1 00:00:14,099 --> 00:00:17,339 Welcome to the Lansdale Life Church podcast. 2 00:00:18,359 --> 00:00:24,100 If you're seeking a closer relationship with Jesus Christ, this podcast is for you. 3 00:00:24,739 --> 00:00:26,760 Thank you for joining us today. 4 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:37,380 So I'm gonna need you guys prayer. 5 00:00:38,420 --> 00:00:44,159 Me and my two brothers started a diet called the carnivore diet. If anyone's ever heard of it, it's great. 6 00:00:44,439 --> 00:00:49,000 You only eat meat exclusively and some dairy and apparently it's really good for you. 7 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,560 But I overdid it and I ate way too much meat right before coming here. 8 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,140 So a little nauseous, but we're gonna make it through all right. 9 00:00:55,140 --> 00:00:58,619 So pray for me when you think about it because you don't want to see it, right? 10 00:01:00,020 --> 00:01:03,299 We made it through Leviticus. So give yourselves a round of applause. 11 00:01:05,340 --> 00:01:10,359 Wasn't it better than you expected? You always hear like how awful Leviticus is and it was great. 12 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:18,299 So we're in Numbers and to do a little math. So Exodus was one year for the Israelites. 13 00:01:18,939 --> 00:01:22,420 Leviticus was one month for the Israelites. 14 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:23,659 And then 15 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,159 Numbers is 28 or 38 years. 16 00:01:27,540 --> 00:01:32,040 So if you do the math that it took us six months to get through one month of Bible time, 17 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,879 that means we're gonna be studying Numbers for 224 years. 18 00:01:36,359 --> 00:01:38,799 So if that math pans out, we'll see. 19 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:43,420 I think we'll be studying it in heaven because I don't think we're gonna be doing it this long, but. 20 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:48,620 Anyway, so just wanted to go through a little bit of a high level of Numbers. 21 00:01:48,620 --> 00:01:55,379 Before we really get into chapters one and two, we're not gonna read the entirety of the chapters. I feel like 22 00:01:55,980 --> 00:02:01,400 really these chapters, it's a census. So it talks about the total numbers of people 23 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:07,159 in in Israel at that time. So for me when I read this, I see like, okay, 24 00:02:07,159 --> 00:02:14,639 this is straightforward numbers of people, but what we see here is it's a fulfilled promise that we're gonna talk about and that's really the 25 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,080 significance of this. So in 26 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:17,460 Hebrew, 27 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:24,939 they don't call it Numbers. They actually call it in the wilderness because that's the first opening line of 28 00:02:24,939 --> 00:02:29,740 Numbers. It says when the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness. And 29 00:02:29,740 --> 00:02:36,360 Moses wrote this. It's a continuation of Exodus, then Leviticus and now into Numbers. And 30 00:02:36,920 --> 00:02:43,060 like I said, Leviticus was one month. Now Numbers is 38 years. It was not supposed to be 38 years. 31 00:02:43,939 --> 00:02:50,460 That first generation coming out of Egypt was supposed to inherit the Promised Land, but they disobeyed, 32 00:02:50,599 --> 00:02:57,719 they didn't have faith in God, and they had to wander until the 40 years ended. The whole generation died and the new generation 33 00:02:57,719 --> 00:03:00,340 went into the Promised Land. So 34 00:03:00,860 --> 00:03:05,960 Numbers is broken up really into two sections, and that is chapters 1 through 10, which is 35 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:10,039 preparation for the journey. So it's gonna cover some, you know, 36 00:03:10,039 --> 00:03:14,939 they're doing a census here, some rules, what to expect, I guess, and then 37 00:03:14,939 --> 00:03:22,560 chapters 10 through 36 is the actual journey. And you'll see that rebellion, the punishment, and the preparation for the new generation 38 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,719 going in. And, 39 00:03:24,719 --> 00:03:28,300 you know, Numbers is great. There's some crazy stuff that happens. 40 00:03:28,580 --> 00:03:33,500 And I know a lot of pastors that will teach from the Old Testament love the stories in here. 41 00:03:33,500 --> 00:03:35,680 So there's a lot of application and 42 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:43,860 pretty entertaining stories. And while I was reading this, it says that Moses wrote this book in around the 43 00:03:43,860 --> 00:03:46,479 1400s BC. And 44 00:03:46,479 --> 00:03:50,819 for a while there were a bunch of scholars that said, there's no way Moses wrote this. 45 00:03:51,099 --> 00:03:53,599 This was actually written when they were in Babylon. 46 00:03:54,479 --> 00:03:58,680 Hundreds and hundreds of years later, I think in the years like 4 to 500 BC. 47 00:03:59,099 --> 00:04:05,039 So we're looking at like almost a thousand years later. And I love this because then this was debunked. 48 00:04:05,039 --> 00:04:07,740 Like you can't go against God. If you go against Him, 49 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:11,340 you're gonna lose. And they actually discovered something called the silver 50 00:04:12,740 --> 00:04:16,759 katathinom scrolls in 1979. You probably haven't heard of it, neither did I. 51 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:23,779 But the oldest Bible verse we have written verbatim was discovered on these silver scrolls. 52 00:04:24,180 --> 00:04:29,600 And it was Numbers 6 24 through 26 that says, the Lord bless you and keep you. 53 00:04:29,899 --> 00:04:32,959 The Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. 54 00:04:32,959 --> 00:04:36,240 The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. 55 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,800 Isn't that a beautiful one? So that was discovered on these scrolls. 56 00:04:40,819 --> 00:04:45,560 That's from the year 700 BC, prior to the exile age. 57 00:04:45,959 --> 00:04:49,920 So we know for sure that this is definitely from Moses's time. 58 00:04:50,019 --> 00:04:52,560 He wrote it and this theory is totally wrong. 59 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,699 So this was written at the time that we believe it to be written. 60 00:04:57,339 --> 00:04:57,899 Alright, so 61 00:04:58,780 --> 00:05:03,139 let's see what we can get out of chapters 1 through 2. 62 00:05:03,300 --> 00:05:05,480 It's actually, there's a lot packed in here 63 00:05:06,020 --> 00:05:08,040 because of the importance of this promise fulfilled. 64 00:05:08,259 --> 00:05:11,779 But let's read just chapter 1 verses 1 through 3. 65 00:05:12,899 --> 00:05:15,480 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai 66 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:20,180 in the tabernacle of meeting on the first day of the second month in the second year. 67 00:05:20,459 --> 00:05:23,980 So this is the second year, like we said, on the second month in the wilderness. 68 00:05:24,900 --> 00:05:26,060 And the Lord says, 69 00:05:26,620 --> 00:05:31,519 take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel by their families, 70 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:36,180 by their father's houses, according to the numbers of the names of every male individual, 71 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:40,579 from 20 years old and above, all who are able to go to war in Israel. 72 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:42,920 You and Aaron shall number them by their armies. 73 00:05:44,740 --> 00:05:48,439 So here we see that they are going to number the people. 74 00:05:48,879 --> 00:05:53,240 And the reason they're actually able to do this is because already there was organization 75 00:05:53,980 --> 00:05:58,160 by Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, who said, 76 00:05:58,300 --> 00:06:01,019 look, this is too much work for you to manage all the people. 77 00:06:01,519 --> 00:06:05,259 Put people below you in charge of the thousands and the hundreds and the tens. 78 00:06:05,740 --> 00:06:09,079 So now you have people who are in charge of ten people and a family, 79 00:06:09,399 --> 00:06:14,980 and so they count the names and return those numbers to the next stage, up to the next stage, 80 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,079 so they could actually take a census pretty accurately and quickly. 81 00:06:18,420 --> 00:06:22,899 So this isn't just like Moses going through these crazy amounts of people 82 00:06:22,899 --> 00:06:24,060 and trying to add them up. 83 00:06:24,259 --> 00:06:26,319 He had all these people coming to him, and they totaled it up. 84 00:06:26,579 --> 00:06:33,199 This number, which is amazing, you'll see in verse 45, we jump there. 85 00:06:34,579 --> 00:06:35,819 So it says, 86 00:06:36,819 --> 00:06:40,420 so all who were numbered of the children of Israel by their father's houses, 87 00:06:40,620 --> 00:06:45,279 from 20 years old and above, all who were able to go to war in Israel, 88 00:06:45,660 --> 00:06:49,759 all who were numbered were 603,550. 89 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:55,040 That's just men over the age of 20 who could go to war. 90 00:06:55,300 --> 00:06:58,600 There's possibly some people that weren't capable of going to war 91 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,620 that were not counted in that number, 92 00:07:01,079 --> 00:07:07,079 and in addition to that, scholars say, based on the factors of children and females 93 00:07:07,079 --> 00:07:08,740 and people not able to go to war, 94 00:07:08,779 --> 00:07:14,259 we'd be looking at somewhere between 2 to 2.5 million people going into the wilderness. 95 00:07:15,319 --> 00:07:16,199 Isn't that incredible? 96 00:07:16,439 --> 00:07:18,740 So I went to chat GPT, and I'm like, okay. 97 00:07:19,759 --> 00:07:22,620 If we had normal people with large families, 98 00:07:22,759 --> 00:07:25,339 because think about these people having like 10, 12 kids or something, 99 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,100 and I put in all the numbers, 100 00:07:27,459 --> 00:07:30,240 and it turned out this number that's actually like, 101 00:07:30,259 --> 00:07:31,720 yes, this number is feasible, 102 00:07:32,180 --> 00:07:34,379 especially if there's heavy group identity, 103 00:07:34,500 --> 00:07:36,079 which there is the people of God, 104 00:07:36,500 --> 00:07:39,839 and also spiritual blessing, you can't take God out of this. 105 00:07:40,180 --> 00:07:42,420 He blessed the families, and they were doing great. 106 00:07:42,839 --> 00:07:45,279 So there's literally over 2 million people, 107 00:07:45,860 --> 00:07:48,279 and chat GPT even agrees with me, no. 108 00:07:49,379 --> 00:07:51,899 But why does this matter, right? 109 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:53,439 You might be wondering, okay, cool. 110 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,839 A lot of people came out, and now we numbered them. 111 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:58,199 This seems pretty dry. 112 00:07:58,980 --> 00:08:04,519 Well, the reason this is so important is because God keeps his promises. 113 00:08:05,399 --> 00:08:10,860 God made massive, incredible promises over this very chapter, 114 00:08:11,519 --> 00:08:13,399 430 years before. 115 00:08:14,180 --> 00:08:16,079 So let's turn to Genesis 12. 116 00:08:22,339 --> 00:08:23,880 Verse 1 through 3. 117 00:08:26,779 --> 00:08:29,339 Now the Lord had said to Abram, 118 00:08:29,740 --> 00:08:31,720 who would later be renamed Abraham, 119 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,779 get out of your country from your family and from your father's house 120 00:08:36,779 --> 00:08:38,980 to a land that I will show you. 121 00:08:39,399 --> 00:08:42,299 I will make you a great nation. 122 00:08:42,940 --> 00:08:44,879 I will bless you and make your name great, 123 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:46,620 and you shall be a blessing. 124 00:08:46,620 --> 00:08:48,740 I will bless those who bless you, 125 00:08:48,940 --> 00:08:50,620 and I will curse those who curse you, 126 00:08:50,740 --> 00:08:54,539 and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 127 00:08:55,279 --> 00:08:58,919 He said to Abraham, I will make you a great nation. 128 00:08:59,500 --> 00:09:03,779 Now Abraham was already 75 years old when he got this word from the Lord. 129 00:09:04,799 --> 00:09:07,240 And he believed him, but then he struggled, 130 00:09:07,500 --> 00:09:09,720 but then he believed him and struggled, but still believed. 131 00:09:10,779 --> 00:09:16,399 And it actually took another 25 years until his son came Isaac. 132 00:09:16,399 --> 00:09:19,740 So he was 100 years old when he had this promise son 133 00:09:19,740 --> 00:09:23,620 that was then going to turn into two and a half million people. 134 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,779 So let's turn to Genesis 15 now, 135 00:09:27,059 --> 00:09:31,120 because this promise is again confirmed. 136 00:09:33,059 --> 00:09:33,559 Verse 1. 137 00:09:34,500 --> 00:09:37,259 After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, 138 00:09:37,419 --> 00:09:40,620 saying, do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield, 139 00:09:40,860 --> 00:09:42,840 your exceedingly great reward. 140 00:09:43,379 --> 00:09:47,259 But Abram said, Lord God, what will you give me 141 00:09:47,259 --> 00:09:48,600 seeing I go childless? 142 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,759 And the heir of my house is Eleazar of Damascus. 143 00:09:52,620 --> 00:09:55,299 Then Abram said, look, you have given me no offspring. 144 00:09:55,519 --> 00:09:57,519 Indeed, one born in my house is my heir. 145 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,360 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him saying, 146 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:01,860 this one shall not be your heir, 147 00:10:02,139 --> 00:10:05,399 but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir. 148 00:10:06,059 --> 00:10:07,879 And he brought him outside and said, 149 00:10:08,159 --> 00:10:11,220 look now to award heaven and count the stars. 150 00:10:11,860 --> 00:10:14,899 If you are able to number them, and he said to him, 151 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:18,480 so shall your descendants be, and he believed in the Lord 152 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:21,480 and he accounted it to him for righteousness. 153 00:10:23,500 --> 00:10:27,059 It goes on to say that he was going to give him also the land of Canaan 154 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,659 and that these people would actually be slaves 155 00:10:30,659 --> 00:10:33,419 in a foreign land in the land of Egypt 156 00:10:33,419 --> 00:10:35,100 and it would be 400 years. 157 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,279 Now, if you have questions about the 400 years 158 00:10:38,279 --> 00:10:40,419 because they were actually only enslaved for 215, 159 00:10:41,220 --> 00:10:43,700 well, that actually adds up that Ishmael, 160 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,879 the son of Hagar in Egyptian at the age of five, 161 00:10:47,220 --> 00:10:51,480 started persecuting Isaac, the chosen son. 162 00:10:51,779 --> 00:10:54,980 And so God is saying at that time in this foreign land, 163 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,779 even at the persecution when Isaac was a kid, 164 00:10:58,100 --> 00:11:00,419 this is the beginning of the 400 years of persecution. 165 00:11:01,839 --> 00:11:05,419 But this promise is being fulfilled right here. 166 00:11:05,740 --> 00:11:09,059 Now they're coming out of the strongest country 167 00:11:09,059 --> 00:11:11,220 at that time, this nation of Egypt. 168 00:11:11,580 --> 00:11:14,220 Super evil, super strong, nobody can beat them. 169 00:11:14,820 --> 00:11:19,039 And the Lord does these crazy plagues 170 00:11:19,039 --> 00:11:21,279 and just shows his power and his wrath 171 00:11:21,279 --> 00:11:22,779 and takes them out of there. 172 00:11:23,279 --> 00:11:27,500 And he also makes two and a half million people thrive 173 00:11:27,500 --> 00:11:30,159 in the wilderness and he's taking them there 174 00:11:30,159 --> 00:11:32,019 to the promised land, to Canaan now. 175 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,759 He's giving it to them, he's confirming it 176 00:11:34,759 --> 00:11:36,840 and he's equipping them and he even calls them 177 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:38,659 before they've ever fought a war, 178 00:11:39,019 --> 00:11:40,159 he calls them their armies. 179 00:11:41,379 --> 00:11:43,659 Aren't you glad that God sees the good in you 180 00:11:43,659 --> 00:11:44,960 before you ever even see it? 181 00:11:45,799 --> 00:11:48,360 Like he can see the destiny that's on you, 182 00:11:48,399 --> 00:11:49,980 he can see what he's called you to, 183 00:11:50,039 --> 00:11:51,360 even when you don't believe it yourself. 184 00:11:51,899 --> 00:11:54,580 And here he is, he's calling these people armies 185 00:11:54,580 --> 00:11:56,519 and he's preparing and equipping them 186 00:11:56,519 --> 00:11:58,919 to do the very thing that he's called them to do, 187 00:11:59,059 --> 00:12:02,159 that he's promised 430 years before. 188 00:12:04,560 --> 00:12:08,600 Now, the last part of the promise that we first read was, 189 00:12:10,639 --> 00:12:13,440 in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. 190 00:12:14,259 --> 00:12:17,539 So we don't see that right here, how this is happening. 191 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,600 But Galatians 3 16 says, 192 00:12:24,100 --> 00:12:27,519 now to Abraham and his seed where the promise is made. 193 00:12:28,019 --> 00:12:30,779 He does not say and to seeds as of many, 194 00:12:30,779 --> 00:12:34,460 but as of one to your seed, who is Christ? 195 00:12:35,879 --> 00:12:39,399 This promise was not only fulfilled 400 years later, 196 00:12:39,700 --> 00:12:44,700 but we're looking at what is that 1800 years later 197 00:12:44,700 --> 00:12:49,500 when Jesus is born is the final fulfillment of this promise 198 00:12:49,500 --> 00:12:51,360 because the seed who is Jesus, 199 00:12:51,779 --> 00:12:54,500 a descendant of Abraham is now blessing 200 00:12:54,500 --> 00:12:57,720 all the nations of the world through salvation, 201 00:12:57,759 --> 00:12:59,879 which is by his death on the cross. 202 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:04,240 And this doesn't, this isn't free, right? 203 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,159 This actually comes at great cost. 204 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:10,860 And let's take a look right here in, 205 00:13:11,460 --> 00:13:13,100 actually let's finish Galatians 3, it says, 206 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:15,980 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, 207 00:13:16,419 --> 00:13:18,080 having become a curse for us. 208 00:13:18,700 --> 00:13:20,279 And the blessing of Abraham 209 00:13:20,279 --> 00:13:23,139 might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus 210 00:13:23,139 --> 00:13:27,200 that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. 211 00:13:28,460 --> 00:13:31,059 Abraham, the father of the faith, right? 212 00:13:31,340 --> 00:13:33,480 He believed and it was counted to him as righteousness 213 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,259 before the law ever came. 214 00:13:35,879 --> 00:13:36,799 Faith made you righteous. 215 00:13:37,460 --> 00:13:40,080 Then the law came and that was to guide them 216 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:41,360 to realize they need a savior. 217 00:13:42,399 --> 00:13:44,659 But here he is, he realizes, 218 00:13:46,019 --> 00:13:48,539 and I believe he probably captured part of it. 219 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:49,720 He didn't even know the full thing, 220 00:13:49,799 --> 00:13:52,559 but one day Jesus would come from him. 221 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,779 He would save all the nations of the world 222 00:13:54,779 --> 00:13:56,259 and actually give us his spirit, 223 00:13:56,259 --> 00:13:58,720 the greatest fulfilled promise of all. 224 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,480 But this does come at a cost, right? 225 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:04,600 At the end of Genesis 15, 226 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,299 when we saw this whole, 227 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:09,899 like when he gives up promises 228 00:14:09,899 --> 00:14:11,039 accounted to him as righteousness, 229 00:14:11,879 --> 00:14:14,200 they do this thing called a cutting ceremony. 230 00:14:14,759 --> 00:14:17,919 Now, this is actually somewhat common 231 00:14:17,919 --> 00:14:19,740 back in the day at that time. 232 00:14:20,340 --> 00:14:22,519 They would get animals, they would cut them in half, 233 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:24,620 put one on each side, kind of like these chairs. 234 00:14:25,319 --> 00:14:27,360 One person who was saying, 235 00:14:27,539 --> 00:14:29,259 yes, I'm gonna agree to this promise, 236 00:14:29,500 --> 00:14:30,600 this covenant is on that end. 237 00:14:31,179 --> 00:14:32,059 The other person's here 238 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:34,220 and they walk through the middle 239 00:14:34,220 --> 00:14:35,279 and meet in the middle 240 00:14:35,820 --> 00:14:37,639 and they then like shake hands, 241 00:14:37,700 --> 00:14:39,559 whatever they do, I don't know at that point, 242 00:14:39,659 --> 00:14:42,000 but they say something and they make this promise. 243 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:43,539 And what it's saying is, 244 00:14:43,580 --> 00:14:46,259 if either of us breaks this promise, 245 00:14:46,340 --> 00:14:47,659 we're gonna be like these animals. 246 00:14:48,059 --> 00:14:50,159 That person has the punishment of death 247 00:14:50,159 --> 00:14:52,820 being broken in half and dead. 248 00:14:53,459 --> 00:14:55,259 But Moses is put under, 249 00:14:55,419 --> 00:14:56,039 I mean, not Moses, 250 00:14:56,460 --> 00:14:58,139 Abraham is put under a deep sleep, 251 00:14:58,600 --> 00:14:59,159 which we see. 252 00:14:59,879 --> 00:15:01,720 It says in verse 10, 253 00:15:01,899 --> 00:15:03,320 he brought all these to him, 254 00:15:03,539 --> 00:15:03,980 these animals, 255 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:05,460 and then verse 12, 256 00:15:05,940 --> 00:15:07,120 when the sun was going down, 257 00:15:07,220 --> 00:15:08,620 a deep sleep fell upon Moses 258 00:15:08,620 --> 00:15:09,179 and behold, 259 00:15:09,820 --> 00:15:11,840 horror and great darkness fell upon him. 260 00:15:12,259 --> 00:15:13,080 And he said to Abram, 261 00:15:13,279 --> 00:15:15,340 no, certainly that your descendants 262 00:15:15,340 --> 00:15:16,659 will be strangers in a land 263 00:15:16,659 --> 00:15:17,340 that is not theirs 264 00:15:17,340 --> 00:15:18,639 and will serve them 265 00:15:18,639 --> 00:15:20,279 and they will flick them 400 years. 266 00:15:21,100 --> 00:15:22,840 And the nation whom they serve, 267 00:15:22,860 --> 00:15:23,519 I will judge. 268 00:15:24,100 --> 00:15:25,799 And then jump down to 17, 269 00:15:25,980 --> 00:15:26,139 it says, 270 00:15:26,299 --> 00:15:28,019 it came to pass when the sun was down 271 00:15:28,019 --> 00:15:28,820 and it was dark, 272 00:15:29,019 --> 00:15:29,799 that behold, 273 00:15:30,059 --> 00:15:31,200 there appeared a smoking oven 274 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:32,120 and a burning torch 275 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,379 that passed between those pieces of animals. 276 00:15:35,919 --> 00:15:36,779 On the same day, 277 00:15:36,820 --> 00:15:38,139 the Lord made covenant with Abram. 278 00:15:39,419 --> 00:15:40,500 This is incredible 279 00:15:40,500 --> 00:15:41,860 because think about it, 280 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:43,980 Abraham was supposed to walk 281 00:15:43,980 --> 00:15:45,460 halfway through and meet with God. 282 00:15:46,059 --> 00:15:47,299 But while he's asleep, 283 00:15:48,139 --> 00:15:50,000 God walks all the way through. 284 00:15:50,279 --> 00:15:52,080 And what he's saying is, 285 00:15:52,860 --> 00:15:54,440 if you break this covenant, 286 00:15:55,179 --> 00:15:55,860 I will die. 287 00:15:58,360 --> 00:15:59,820 We see Jesus here. 288 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,879 Usually if you break the covenant, 289 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:07,940 you deserve to be like the animals 290 00:16:07,940 --> 00:16:09,720 and get the punishment and die. 291 00:16:10,500 --> 00:16:12,039 But God walks all the way through 292 00:16:12,039 --> 00:16:13,340 who can't break a promise, 293 00:16:13,899 --> 00:16:15,500 who could never fail. 294 00:16:24,740 --> 00:16:25,440 And he says, 295 00:16:25,580 --> 00:16:26,500 if you break the promise, 296 00:16:27,279 --> 00:16:28,519 I will die for you. 297 00:16:31,879 --> 00:16:32,840 We see you, Jesus. 298 00:16:33,059 --> 00:16:33,820 We thank you, Lord. 299 00:16:37,940 --> 00:16:39,299 Lord, we thank you that you took 300 00:16:39,299 --> 00:16:40,279 the punishment, God, 301 00:16:40,299 --> 00:16:40,960 that we deserved. 302 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:45,559 And you fulfill all promises, God. 303 00:16:46,340 --> 00:16:47,340 You're faithful, God. 304 00:16:47,500 --> 00:16:48,080 You're faithful 305 00:16:48,879 --> 00:16:50,519 to generations and generations. 306 00:16:52,740 --> 00:16:54,460 So God keeps his promises 307 00:16:54,460 --> 00:16:55,539 over the centuries 308 00:16:55,539 --> 00:16:57,539 as we see over the millennium 309 00:16:57,539 --> 00:16:58,500 and for eternity. 310 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:01,659 And the thing that's so great 311 00:17:01,659 --> 00:17:02,320 about God 312 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:03,679 is that his faithfulness 313 00:17:03,679 --> 00:17:05,099 isn't dependent on us, 314 00:17:05,099 --> 00:17:06,339 on our actions, right? 315 00:17:07,500 --> 00:17:09,079 It's actually who he is. 316 00:17:09,859 --> 00:17:11,019 It's hidden in his name 317 00:17:11,019 --> 00:17:12,099 and we see Moses 318 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:13,640 when he goes out 319 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:14,519 to the burning bush 320 00:17:14,519 --> 00:17:15,339 before he goes 321 00:17:15,339 --> 00:17:16,480 and saves these people, 322 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:17,299 the Israelites, 323 00:17:17,299 --> 00:17:17,960 out of Egypt. 324 00:17:18,759 --> 00:17:19,920 He sees the burning bush 325 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:21,079 and he meets with God. 326 00:17:23,039 --> 00:17:23,980 And he tells him 327 00:17:23,980 --> 00:17:24,779 all the great things 328 00:17:24,779 --> 00:17:25,720 that he's gonna do. 329 00:17:26,380 --> 00:17:26,900 And he says, 330 00:17:27,099 --> 00:17:29,339 who am I that I can't do this? 331 00:17:30,460 --> 00:17:31,640 And then the Lord speaks to him 332 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,460 and then Moses says, 333 00:17:33,599 --> 00:17:36,039 well, who should I say you are? 334 00:17:36,460 --> 00:17:37,240 Like, I know your God, 335 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:38,460 but what's your name? 336 00:17:38,660 --> 00:17:39,920 Who should I say you are? 337 00:17:40,579 --> 00:17:41,720 And God says, 338 00:17:41,799 --> 00:17:43,519 my name is Yahweh. 339 00:17:43,619 --> 00:17:45,099 I am who I am. 340 00:17:46,039 --> 00:17:46,559 Now, you might think 341 00:17:46,559 --> 00:17:47,359 that's like a riddle 342 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:48,180 and that's confusing, 343 00:17:48,380 --> 00:17:49,440 but with the beauty 344 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:50,500 and the depth of God, 345 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:52,420 you understand something 346 00:17:52,420 --> 00:17:53,380 about his character 347 00:17:53,380 --> 00:17:55,160 that I am who I am 348 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:56,160 means he's unchanging. 349 00:17:57,500 --> 00:17:58,519 He never changes. 350 00:17:58,640 --> 00:17:59,319 At all times, 351 00:17:59,420 --> 00:18:01,000 he is who he is 352 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:02,140 and there's no changing 353 00:18:02,140 --> 00:18:02,799 who he is. 354 00:18:03,799 --> 00:18:04,640 And this also shows 355 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:05,680 that he's self-existent. 356 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:06,839 He's outside of time. 357 00:18:06,900 --> 00:18:07,680 There was no beginning 358 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:08,559 and there's no end. 359 00:18:09,279 --> 00:18:10,599 That's a dependable God. 360 00:18:11,380 --> 00:18:12,579 That is the God 361 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:14,160 who loves you, 362 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:15,839 who made promises 363 00:18:15,839 --> 00:18:16,740 to you and me. 364 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:19,559 And later, 365 00:18:19,740 --> 00:18:20,660 when we see Moses 366 00:18:21,199 --> 00:18:22,779 ask to see God's glory, 367 00:18:24,140 --> 00:18:24,559 God says, 368 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:25,779 I can't show you my face, 369 00:18:25,900 --> 00:18:26,299 which really, 370 00:18:26,660 --> 00:18:26,880 you know, 371 00:18:27,220 --> 00:18:28,019 it could be his face 372 00:18:28,019 --> 00:18:29,039 or his poetically, 373 00:18:29,039 --> 00:18:30,039 his full glory. 374 00:18:30,980 --> 00:18:32,480 You can't see his glory 375 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:33,039 and live, 376 00:18:33,220 --> 00:18:34,700 but you can see my back 377 00:18:34,700 --> 00:18:36,240 or the aftermath 378 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:37,799 of my glory going by. 379 00:18:39,180 --> 00:18:40,240 I can't even imagine 380 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:41,119 what that would be like. 381 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:42,980 Moses, after he meets with God, 382 00:18:43,079 --> 00:18:44,519 his face is shining for days. 383 00:18:44,519 --> 00:18:46,480 That's aftermath of his glory. 384 00:18:46,619 --> 00:18:47,859 And he didn't even see his face. 385 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:49,539 He just saw the aftermath 386 00:18:49,539 --> 00:18:50,279 of God's glory 387 00:18:50,279 --> 00:18:51,480 is now leaving aftermath 388 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:52,579 of the glory on him. 389 00:18:54,380 --> 00:18:55,720 And when he passes by 390 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:56,480 in front of Moses, 391 00:18:56,599 --> 00:18:57,180 he says, 392 00:18:58,579 --> 00:19:00,000 this is what God says, 393 00:19:00,220 --> 00:19:00,940 the Lord, the Lord, 394 00:19:01,259 --> 00:19:02,160 Yahweh, Yahweh, 395 00:19:02,339 --> 00:19:03,539 I am who I am, 396 00:19:04,099 --> 00:19:05,220 merciful and gracious. 397 00:19:05,779 --> 00:19:07,140 He's declaring who he is here. 398 00:19:07,579 --> 00:19:08,539 I am who I am, 399 00:19:08,759 --> 00:19:09,940 merciful and gracious, 400 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:11,339 long suffering 401 00:19:11,339 --> 00:19:12,559 and abounding in goodness 402 00:19:12,559 --> 00:19:13,240 and truth, 403 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:16,059 keeping mercy, 404 00:19:16,299 --> 00:19:17,460 man, sorry guys, 405 00:19:19,220 --> 00:19:20,700 keeping mercy for thousands, 406 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:22,019 forgiving iniquity 407 00:19:22,019 --> 00:19:23,339 and transgression and sin, 408 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:26,180 by no means clearing the guilty 409 00:19:26,180 --> 00:19:27,420 but visiting the iniquity 410 00:19:27,420 --> 00:19:28,019 of the fathers 411 00:19:28,019 --> 00:19:29,079 upon the children 412 00:19:29,079 --> 00:19:30,220 and the children's children 413 00:19:30,759 --> 00:19:31,240 to the third 414 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:32,119 and fourth generation. 415 00:19:32,799 --> 00:19:34,460 And Moses made haste 416 00:19:34,460 --> 00:19:36,000 and bowed down his head 417 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,480 towards the earth and worshiped. 418 00:19:38,460 --> 00:19:39,099 Then he said, 419 00:19:39,559 --> 00:19:40,799 if now I have found grace 420 00:19:40,799 --> 00:19:41,359 in your sight, 421 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:41,980 oh Lord, 422 00:19:41,980 --> 00:19:43,099 let my Lord, 423 00:19:43,259 --> 00:19:44,740 I pray go among us. 424 00:19:45,539 --> 00:19:47,059 Even though we are a stiff neck 425 00:19:47,059 --> 00:19:48,079 to stubborn people, 426 00:19:48,599 --> 00:19:50,079 pardon our iniquity and sin 427 00:19:50,079 --> 00:19:53,099 and take us as your inheritance. 428 00:19:54,940 --> 00:19:56,599 It's such an amazing response, 429 00:19:57,059 --> 00:19:58,940 like all he wants 430 00:19:58,940 --> 00:20:00,420 is Lord be with me 431 00:20:00,420 --> 00:20:01,400 and Lord, 432 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:03,220 can we be yours? 433 00:20:04,819 --> 00:20:05,960 Knowing that you're stubborn 434 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,000 and knowing that you're fail 435 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:09,900 and you already had the golden calf 436 00:20:09,900 --> 00:20:11,579 and there was wrath 437 00:20:11,579 --> 00:20:12,039 against you, 438 00:20:12,099 --> 00:20:12,660 all this stuff 439 00:20:12,660 --> 00:20:13,240 and he's saying, 440 00:20:13,460 --> 00:20:15,039 can we be your inheritance? 441 00:20:15,299 --> 00:20:17,019 Can we be your people? 442 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:18,079 Can we be yours? 443 00:20:18,779 --> 00:20:20,559 And I see that when we see God 444 00:20:20,559 --> 00:20:21,500 in his glory, 445 00:20:21,539 --> 00:20:23,819 when we know who he truly is, 446 00:20:25,279 --> 00:20:26,980 there's nothing in you 447 00:20:27,700 --> 00:20:29,559 except to want to be with him 448 00:20:29,559 --> 00:20:31,460 and to want to be his 449 00:20:31,460 --> 00:20:32,539 and he be yours. 450 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:35,240 And I love that 451 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:37,039 this is who he says he is, 452 00:20:37,259 --> 00:20:40,059 like that this is not dependent 453 00:20:40,059 --> 00:20:41,000 on what we do. 454 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:42,119 So often, 455 00:20:42,819 --> 00:20:43,740 we as Christians 456 00:20:43,740 --> 00:20:44,759 can like mess up 457 00:20:44,759 --> 00:20:45,460 and we know like, 458 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,079 okay, we're supposed to be holy, 459 00:20:47,099 --> 00:20:49,299 we're supposed to do all the right things 460 00:20:49,299 --> 00:20:50,220 and now I messed up 461 00:20:50,220 --> 00:20:51,460 and God must be distant 462 00:20:51,460 --> 00:20:52,420 and far from me 463 00:20:52,420 --> 00:20:53,660 and I have to do all this stuff 464 00:20:53,660 --> 00:20:54,740 to make him happy again 465 00:20:54,740 --> 00:20:56,380 and then maybe we'll be good. 466 00:20:57,779 --> 00:20:59,240 And he says that this is unconditional. 467 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:00,880 This isn't based on you. 468 00:21:00,940 --> 00:21:03,119 I've known everything you've ever done 469 00:21:03,740 --> 00:21:05,559 and we can actually have the boldness 470 00:21:05,559 --> 00:21:06,259 to say Lord, 471 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:07,859 in spite of this, 472 00:21:08,319 --> 00:21:09,700 thank you for forgiveness, 473 00:21:09,839 --> 00:21:10,779 but in spite of this, 474 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:11,859 I want to be yours 475 00:21:11,859 --> 00:21:13,240 and I want you to be with me 476 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:16,740 and he accepts us wholeheartedly 477 00:21:18,180 --> 00:21:19,900 because it's who he is. 478 00:21:20,319 --> 00:21:21,240 He is the one 479 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:23,619 who is gracious, merciful, 480 00:21:23,839 --> 00:21:24,400 long suffering, 481 00:21:24,599 --> 00:21:26,619 abounding in goodness and truth, 482 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:28,259 keeping mercy for thousands 483 00:21:28,259 --> 00:21:29,599 and forgiving iniquity, 484 00:21:29,660 --> 00:21:31,339 transgression and sins. 485 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:34,220 Second Timothy says, 486 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:35,839 if we are faithless, 487 00:21:35,839 --> 00:21:37,440 he remains faithful. 488 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:39,420 He cannot deny himself. 489 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:46,799 Now Jesus is the ultimate revelation 490 00:21:46,799 --> 00:21:48,140 of the faithfulness of God. 491 00:21:48,339 --> 00:21:51,019 Like we saw this promise of Abraham 492 00:21:51,019 --> 00:21:52,259 went all the way to Jesus 493 00:21:52,259 --> 00:21:53,400 like we read in Galatians. 494 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:55,940 He is the image of the invisible God. 495 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:57,839 The reason we can even know God 496 00:21:57,839 --> 00:21:59,000 is because we know him 497 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:02,380 and he says because you've seen me, 498 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:03,160 you've seen the Father. 499 00:22:03,339 --> 00:22:04,359 We can actually know 500 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:05,960 what the invisible God, 501 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:07,140 Father is like 502 00:22:07,140 --> 00:22:08,519 because we've seen Jesus 503 00:22:08,519 --> 00:22:09,339 in the Word 504 00:22:09,339 --> 00:22:10,339 and also in our hearts. 505 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:12,700 And he is the fulfillment 506 00:22:12,700 --> 00:22:13,740 of every single covenant 507 00:22:13,740 --> 00:22:14,359 in the Bible. 508 00:22:14,839 --> 00:22:16,660 And I'm not going to go through them all. 509 00:22:16,839 --> 00:22:17,759 There's seven of them, 510 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:18,960 some debate more, 511 00:22:19,059 --> 00:22:20,839 but there's the covenant of Adam, 512 00:22:21,039 --> 00:22:23,339 Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, 513 00:22:23,799 --> 00:22:24,619 the land covenant, 514 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:25,839 and then the new covenant. 515 00:22:26,140 --> 00:22:26,700 And look it up. 516 00:22:26,799 --> 00:22:27,700 It's pretty amazing. 517 00:22:27,859 --> 00:22:28,599 Every single one. 518 00:22:29,140 --> 00:22:31,019 God, Jesus is the fulfillment of, 519 00:22:31,140 --> 00:22:31,619 not the people. 520 00:22:33,140 --> 00:22:34,259 And in Numbers 2, 521 00:22:35,220 --> 00:22:36,460 we're going to jump forward. 522 00:22:38,099 --> 00:22:39,880 There's such great symbolism 523 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:42,039 pointing that Jesus is the fulfillment. 524 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:43,359 Jesus is the one 525 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:44,319 we should be looking for. 526 00:22:45,279 --> 00:22:46,619 And we jump to, 527 00:22:46,900 --> 00:22:47,740 well, verse 1. 528 00:22:48,319 --> 00:22:50,019 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron 529 00:22:50,019 --> 00:22:50,440 saying, 530 00:22:50,799 --> 00:22:52,440 Every one of the children of Israel 531 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:54,259 shall camp by his own standard 532 00:22:54,259 --> 00:22:55,579 beside the emblems 533 00:22:55,579 --> 00:22:56,579 of their father's house. 534 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:58,359 They shall camp some distance 535 00:22:58,359 --> 00:22:59,819 from the tabernacle of meeting. 536 00:23:00,420 --> 00:23:01,960 On the east side 537 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:04,059 toward the rising of the sun, 538 00:23:04,500 --> 00:23:05,640 those of the standard 539 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:07,240 of the forces with Judah 540 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:09,839 shall camp according to their armies. 541 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,259 Now we see between the rising of the sun 542 00:23:14,259 --> 00:23:16,740 and between the tabernacle, 543 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,480 the actual presence of God is in there. 544 00:23:20,019 --> 00:23:21,279 The entrance to that 545 00:23:21,279 --> 00:23:22,319 is on the east side. 546 00:23:22,700 --> 00:23:25,079 So we see from the rising of the sun 547 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:26,500 to the entrance 548 00:23:26,500 --> 00:23:27,720 into the presence of God, 549 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,279 there is the tribe of Judah. 550 00:23:31,539 --> 00:23:33,140 Now Jesus is born 551 00:23:33,140 --> 00:23:34,980 from the tribe of Judah. 552 00:23:35,759 --> 00:23:36,279 Also, 553 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:39,599 Zachariah in Luke, 554 00:23:40,019 --> 00:23:41,359 when he sees pregnant Mary 555 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:41,880 in the temple, 556 00:23:42,019 --> 00:23:42,920 he runs up to her 557 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:46,119 and says of Jesus in her womb 558 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:47,059 without even knowing. 559 00:23:47,279 --> 00:23:48,579 The Holy Spirit reveals and says, 560 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:50,480 This is the dawn. 561 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:51,859 The day spring. 562 00:23:52,039 --> 00:23:53,279 The dawn from on high 563 00:23:53,279 --> 00:23:54,539 has visited us, 564 00:23:55,319 --> 00:23:56,799 calling Jesus the dawn. 565 00:23:57,180 --> 00:23:58,740 So he is the light of the world, 566 00:23:58,799 --> 00:23:59,319 he also says. 567 00:23:59,519 --> 00:24:00,940 So the sun is rising. 568 00:24:01,579 --> 00:24:02,619 Through Judah, 569 00:24:02,619 --> 00:24:04,000 there is entrance 570 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,079 into the presence of God. 571 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:07,839 We see the dawn 572 00:24:07,839 --> 00:24:09,220 of Jesus in our hearts. 573 00:24:09,559 --> 00:24:11,460 He is the only light of the world. 574 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:12,920 And through him, 575 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:14,799 we actually have the ability 576 00:24:14,799 --> 00:24:16,460 to enter the presence of God. 577 00:24:22,339 --> 00:24:24,279 So my main takeaway 578 00:24:24,279 --> 00:24:25,880 from here is pretty simple, 579 00:24:26,079 --> 00:24:28,119 that Jesus is faithful. 580 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:29,160 Amen. 581 00:24:30,599 --> 00:24:32,299 Jesus is faithful. 582 00:24:32,860 --> 00:24:34,380 And I've experienced 583 00:24:34,380 --> 00:24:35,579 his faithfulness 584 00:24:35,579 --> 00:24:36,819 honestly every day. 585 00:24:37,019 --> 00:24:38,619 Like, it doesn't have to be 586 00:24:38,619 --> 00:24:39,819 crazy answered prayers. 587 00:24:40,420 --> 00:24:41,579 The fact that I wake up 588 00:24:41,579 --> 00:24:42,759 and I know he's with me 589 00:24:42,759 --> 00:24:44,660 is proof of his faithfulness, right? 590 00:24:45,099 --> 00:24:45,839 You wake up, 591 00:24:46,180 --> 00:24:47,019 you talk to him. 592 00:24:47,140 --> 00:24:48,180 He's right there. 593 00:24:48,740 --> 00:24:50,059 You know he's with you. 594 00:24:50,079 --> 00:24:51,000 You feel his presence. 595 00:24:51,700 --> 00:24:53,079 That is just proof 596 00:24:53,079 --> 00:24:54,359 of how faithful he is 597 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:55,339 because guys, 598 00:24:55,339 --> 00:24:56,059 we're not perfect. 599 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:57,039 We mess up, 600 00:24:57,119 --> 00:24:57,920 we get distracted. 601 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:00,059 We know we should be 602 00:25:00,059 --> 00:25:01,200 maybe more serious 603 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:02,440 about things of God 604 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:03,480 and we get distracted 605 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:04,140 and, you know, 606 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:05,519 maybe do dumb things. 607 00:25:05,599 --> 00:25:07,220 But like, he's still there. 608 00:25:07,380 --> 00:25:08,279 He's still faithful. 609 00:25:08,500 --> 00:25:09,519 He's still forgiving. 610 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:11,160 Generation to generation, 611 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:12,140 he's never failed. 612 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:15,500 And I see in 2 Corinthians, 613 00:25:16,059 --> 00:25:16,880 verse 1, 614 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:19,279 2 Corinthians 1 verse 20 says, 615 00:25:19,519 --> 00:25:21,900 For all the promises of God, 616 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:23,180 in him are yes, 617 00:25:23,519 --> 00:25:25,079 and in him are amen, 618 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:27,799 to the glory of God through us. 619 00:25:28,579 --> 00:25:29,900 In him, all the promises, 620 00:25:30,220 --> 00:25:32,039 every single promise in the word is yes. 621 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:33,279 It doesn't say, 622 00:25:33,759 --> 00:25:34,579 through our obedience, 623 00:25:34,799 --> 00:25:35,839 all the promises of God 624 00:25:35,839 --> 00:25:36,579 are yes and amen. 625 00:25:36,980 --> 00:25:38,539 It says in him, 626 00:25:38,660 --> 00:25:40,019 all the promises of God 627 00:25:40,019 --> 00:25:41,539 are yes and amen, 628 00:25:41,779 --> 00:25:44,740 to the glory of God through us. 629 00:25:46,159 --> 00:25:48,119 So I was writing down a list 630 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:49,140 of some of the promises 631 00:25:49,140 --> 00:25:50,380 just to think about. 632 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:51,440 This actually is for you. 633 00:25:51,619 --> 00:25:52,299 This is for me. 634 00:25:52,519 --> 00:25:53,700 This is real life, 635 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,140 something we can actually experience. 636 00:25:57,259 --> 00:25:58,519 So some of these promises, 637 00:25:58,660 --> 00:25:59,440 and there's tons of them. 638 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:00,539 There's too many to write down. 639 00:26:00,539 --> 00:26:02,619 But forgiveness of sins, 640 00:26:03,059 --> 00:26:04,920 we have complete and total 641 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:06,119 forgiveness of sins 642 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:06,920 in the past, 643 00:26:07,279 --> 00:26:08,440 present, and the future. 644 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:10,339 We have his mercy, 645 00:26:10,660 --> 00:26:12,160 which is not getting what we deserve, 646 00:26:12,740 --> 00:26:13,559 and his grace, 647 00:26:13,779 --> 00:26:15,519 which is getting far more 648 00:26:15,519 --> 00:26:16,700 than we could ever expect, 649 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:18,339 and we do not deserve at all. 650 00:26:19,079 --> 00:26:20,119 We have eternal life. 651 00:26:20,380 --> 00:26:21,059 So this life, 652 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:22,279 though it's important, 653 00:26:22,500 --> 00:26:23,539 we know it's not our home, 654 00:26:23,599 --> 00:26:24,720 and there's something far greater. 655 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:27,240 We have his constant presence 656 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:28,839 with us at all times. 657 00:26:28,839 --> 00:26:31,920 We have the indwelling Holy Spirit 658 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:33,799 living inside of us, 659 00:26:33,940 --> 00:26:35,099 refining us, 660 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:36,619 making us look more like him. 661 00:26:37,420 --> 00:26:39,200 We have guidance, wisdom, 662 00:26:39,539 --> 00:26:41,480 comfort, help, provision, 663 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:43,960 empowerment, peace, joy, 664 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:45,160 answered prayers, 665 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:46,519 a heavenly home, 666 00:26:47,019 --> 00:26:49,660 and adoption as sons and daughters 667 00:26:49,660 --> 00:26:51,039 of the Most High God. 668 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:54,920 Don't doubt his faithfulness. 669 00:26:55,940 --> 00:26:58,539 Don't doubt his faithfulness. 670 00:26:59,759 --> 00:27:01,779 You know, I love Romans 8. 671 00:27:06,599 --> 00:27:09,400 It says, chapter 8, verse 15, 672 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:11,220 we do not receive the spirit 673 00:27:11,220 --> 00:27:12,539 of bondage again to fear, 674 00:27:14,019 --> 00:27:15,240 but you receive the spirit 675 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:17,380 of adoption by whom we cry out, 676 00:27:17,559 --> 00:27:18,039 Abba Father. 677 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:19,920 That's like Daddy God. 678 00:27:20,519 --> 00:27:22,059 This is how intimate 679 00:27:22,059 --> 00:27:22,819 and close we are. 680 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:24,180 Jesus called him Abba Father. 681 00:27:24,660 --> 00:27:26,000 We call him Abba Father. 682 00:27:26,779 --> 00:27:27,779 And that spirit, 683 00:27:27,779 --> 00:27:30,460 the spirit himself bears witness 684 00:27:30,460 --> 00:27:31,640 with our spirit 685 00:27:32,259 --> 00:27:33,799 that we are children of God. 686 00:27:34,420 --> 00:27:35,500 And if children and heirs 687 00:27:35,500 --> 00:27:36,539 and heirs of God 688 00:27:36,539 --> 00:27:37,839 and joint heirs with Christ, 689 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:40,700 that is something you can 690 00:27:40,700 --> 00:27:41,920 lean on and rely on. 691 00:27:42,519 --> 00:27:43,519 If you ever doubt, 692 00:27:44,299 --> 00:27:45,119 maybe, like honestly, 693 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:46,380 sin causes confusion. 694 00:27:46,700 --> 00:27:48,200 It's, there's no doubt about it. 695 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:50,740 If you're not walking closely with him, 696 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:52,680 the enemy will put doubts in your mind 697 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:54,380 and you will go off the rails. 698 00:27:55,579 --> 00:27:57,579 But if we come to him, 699 00:27:58,399 --> 00:27:59,900 he promises here 700 00:27:59,900 --> 00:28:02,259 that his spirit will tell your spirit 701 00:28:02,259 --> 00:28:04,140 that you are a child of God 702 00:28:04,140 --> 00:28:05,599 and you will be reminded 703 00:28:05,599 --> 00:28:07,440 of the joy of your salvation 704 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:09,359 and the confidence of your faith. 705 00:28:11,579 --> 00:28:12,519 And so in my life, 706 00:28:13,259 --> 00:28:15,480 you know, I see so much faithfulness. 707 00:28:15,579 --> 00:28:16,779 I'm just gonna share a few stories 708 00:28:16,779 --> 00:28:17,720 that are kind of cool. 709 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:18,880 Yeah, a little bit of time. 710 00:28:20,420 --> 00:28:21,839 So, you know, Philippians says, 711 00:28:22,500 --> 00:28:24,200 being confident that he has begun 712 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:25,380 a good work will carry it on 713 00:28:25,380 --> 00:28:27,099 to completion until the day of Jesus. 714 00:28:28,659 --> 00:28:30,819 So, that means the good work in you, 715 00:28:30,900 --> 00:28:32,900 your faith and being formed 716 00:28:32,900 --> 00:28:34,119 to look more like God, 717 00:28:34,380 --> 00:28:34,920 more like Jesus. 718 00:28:35,259 --> 00:28:36,940 He is the one doing the work in us. 719 00:28:37,140 --> 00:28:37,880 All we do is submit. 720 00:28:38,599 --> 00:28:39,819 So when I was 13, 721 00:28:42,019 --> 00:28:43,380 I was just kind of like 722 00:28:43,380 --> 00:28:44,400 in a weird place with faith. 723 00:28:44,619 --> 00:28:45,539 We had a small group, 724 00:28:46,019 --> 00:28:46,920 or not small group, 725 00:28:47,339 --> 00:28:48,119 Question Time, 726 00:28:48,259 --> 00:28:49,339 whenever you call it after this. 727 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:50,839 So I already shared the story there. 728 00:28:50,900 --> 00:28:51,460 I'll keep it brief. 729 00:28:51,759 --> 00:28:54,720 But I was at a point in my walk 730 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:55,880 where, you know, you're 13, 731 00:28:56,059 --> 00:28:56,980 so you're still a kid. 732 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:58,940 Nothing's super serious yet. 733 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:01,619 But I still felt God's like 734 00:29:01,619 --> 00:29:03,359 speaking to me and wanting me 735 00:29:03,359 --> 00:29:05,240 to just like spend more time 736 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:06,240 with him and read the word. 737 00:29:06,819 --> 00:29:09,059 You know, my parents are obviously 738 00:29:10,219 --> 00:29:12,019 super, super strong in their faith. 739 00:29:12,500 --> 00:29:13,220 And they weren't pastors. 740 00:29:13,839 --> 00:29:15,279 My dad wasn't a pastor at the time, 741 00:29:15,339 --> 00:29:16,880 but still like my mom and my dad 742 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:18,480 showed me how to read the Bible 743 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:20,119 and journal and all that stuff. 744 00:29:20,700 --> 00:29:22,799 So I knew what I was supposed to do, 745 00:29:22,799 --> 00:29:24,140 but I didn't want to. 746 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:25,420 And honestly, like, 747 00:29:25,420 --> 00:29:26,599 it was hard for me to think 748 00:29:26,599 --> 00:29:27,839 that Christianity was fun. 749 00:29:28,059 --> 00:29:29,019 It kind of seemed boring. 750 00:29:29,700 --> 00:29:30,000 And I'm like, 751 00:29:30,039 --> 00:29:31,200 do I really want to do this? 752 00:29:31,319 --> 00:29:32,240 Like, God, I know you're real. 753 00:29:32,460 --> 00:29:33,220 I know I'm a Christian. 754 00:29:33,599 --> 00:29:34,319 But like, I don't want 755 00:29:34,319 --> 00:29:36,000 to really do this, right? 756 00:29:36,759 --> 00:29:38,619 And so it was like right around Christmas, 757 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:40,279 right after Christmas. 758 00:29:40,460 --> 00:29:41,240 And we go to church, 759 00:29:41,380 --> 00:29:41,819 Central Bucks, 760 00:29:42,099 --> 00:29:42,680 Calvary Central Bucks, 761 00:29:43,119 --> 00:29:43,819 sitting there. 762 00:29:44,279 --> 00:29:45,079 It's like all the chairs 763 00:29:45,079 --> 00:29:45,799 are kind of like this, 764 00:29:45,859 --> 00:29:47,339 but really long rows. 765 00:29:47,980 --> 00:29:49,220 And there's this guy next to me, 766 00:29:49,319 --> 00:29:49,960 this bigger guy 767 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:51,299 I've never seen ever before 768 00:29:51,299 --> 00:29:52,220 sitting next to me. 769 00:29:52,559 --> 00:29:53,740 And he keeps interrupting me 770 00:29:53,740 --> 00:29:54,680 while I'm listening to the message. 771 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:55,400 And I'm like thinking 772 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:56,259 about all this stuff. 773 00:29:56,259 --> 00:29:56,819 And I'm like, 774 00:29:57,019 --> 00:29:57,740 man, like, okay. 775 00:29:58,440 --> 00:29:58,740 We talked, 776 00:29:58,920 --> 00:29:59,839 he asked me what he got for Christmas, 777 00:30:00,059 --> 00:30:01,359 you know, like 13-year-old questions. 778 00:30:02,079 --> 00:30:02,880 And then I was like, 779 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:03,960 I feel like I should be paying attention, 780 00:30:04,059 --> 00:30:05,319 but this guy keeps talking to me. 781 00:30:05,779 --> 00:30:08,099 And then the main thing 782 00:30:08,099 --> 00:30:08,859 I was struggling with 783 00:30:08,859 --> 00:30:09,839 was reading the Word. 784 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:13,099 And he leans next to me 785 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:14,680 and he speaks. 786 00:30:14,839 --> 00:30:16,019 And it was totally God. 787 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:16,519 He says, 788 00:30:16,619 --> 00:30:17,440 read this. 789 00:30:17,619 --> 00:30:18,440 And he hands me a book 790 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:19,480 of the Psalms of Proverbs. 791 00:30:19,660 --> 00:30:19,960 He says, 792 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:22,519 read this every single day 793 00:30:22,519 --> 00:30:23,940 and it will change your life. 794 00:30:24,259 --> 00:30:25,400 Right while I'm struggling 795 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:26,480 with this very thing. 796 00:30:27,420 --> 00:30:28,960 And he also gave me a silver dollar, 797 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:30,500 which I still have to remember. 798 00:30:31,660 --> 00:30:32,500 And so I was like, 799 00:30:32,500 --> 00:30:33,000 oh, wow, 800 00:30:33,079 --> 00:30:34,039 that's kind of cool timing. 801 00:30:34,299 --> 00:30:34,859 I was like, thank you. 802 00:30:34,980 --> 00:30:35,940 So I put in my pocket 803 00:30:35,940 --> 00:30:38,539 and then the whole service ends 804 00:30:38,539 --> 00:30:39,660 and I turn to my parents 805 00:30:39,660 --> 00:30:41,359 and my brother and sister 806 00:30:41,359 --> 00:30:42,440 and we're like talking and stuff. 807 00:30:43,059 --> 00:30:46,220 And like maybe 60 to 90 seconds later 808 00:30:46,220 --> 00:30:47,000 I turn around and look 809 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,400 and he's not there anymore. 810 00:30:48,599 --> 00:30:49,000 I'm like, okay, 811 00:30:49,019 --> 00:30:49,940 well, he probably just left. 812 00:30:50,420 --> 00:30:50,619 I was like, 813 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:51,460 but there's people down. 814 00:30:51,660 --> 00:30:52,500 There's like six people 815 00:30:52,500 --> 00:30:53,220 at the end of the aisle. 816 00:30:53,339 --> 00:30:54,019 They'd all have to get up. 817 00:30:54,339 --> 00:30:54,940 And he's not like 818 00:30:54,940 --> 00:30:55,940 the type of guy that just jump 819 00:30:55,940 --> 00:30:56,980 over the row, you know. 820 00:30:57,359 --> 00:30:58,200 So then I'm like, 821 00:30:58,259 --> 00:30:59,839 okay, I look like in the back 822 00:30:59,839 --> 00:31:00,579 and he's not there 823 00:31:00,579 --> 00:31:01,740 and there's a window and I look out 824 00:31:01,740 --> 00:31:02,799 and he's not in the parking lot. 825 00:31:02,900 --> 00:31:04,000 And I never saw him again. 826 00:31:04,839 --> 00:31:05,400 So I'm like, 827 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:06,940 okay, either this guy is like 828 00:31:06,940 --> 00:31:09,079 a spiritual ninja sent by God 829 00:31:09,079 --> 00:31:10,220 to a 13 year old 830 00:31:10,220 --> 00:31:11,839 or maybe this was an angel, 831 00:31:11,980 --> 00:31:13,339 which I have faith it was 832 00:31:13,339 --> 00:31:14,160 because it had such 833 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:16,140 a profound impact on my life. 834 00:31:17,519 --> 00:31:18,319 Another one 835 00:31:18,859 --> 00:31:20,559 that I see God's faithfulness 836 00:31:21,099 --> 00:31:22,119 to me was 837 00:31:23,899 --> 00:31:24,779 buying a house. 838 00:31:24,779 --> 00:31:26,480 Back in the day, 839 00:31:26,579 --> 00:31:27,380 it was like 2018 840 00:31:28,020 --> 00:31:28,700 and I was like, 841 00:31:28,779 --> 00:31:29,339 okay, there's no way 842 00:31:29,339 --> 00:31:30,039 we're going to afford a house. 843 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:30,660 We'll just try. 844 00:31:30,900 --> 00:31:31,920 Get pre-approved for a mortgage. 845 00:31:32,180 --> 00:31:32,940 I'm like, okay, cool. 846 00:31:33,599 --> 00:31:35,180 So then we see this house 847 00:31:35,180 --> 00:31:36,160 on the market, 848 00:31:36,220 --> 00:31:36,700 put in an offer, 849 00:31:36,799 --> 00:31:37,299 we lose it. 850 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:37,900 It's Nashville. 851 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:38,740 Things are crazy. 852 00:31:39,059 --> 00:31:39,980 It's like hard to get a house. 853 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:41,579 Then there's this like, 854 00:31:41,700 --> 00:31:42,759 we're just driving home 855 00:31:42,759 --> 00:31:44,339 kind of down about the fact 856 00:31:44,339 --> 00:31:44,599 we're like, 857 00:31:44,619 --> 00:31:45,359 we're never going to be able 858 00:31:45,359 --> 00:31:45,960 to buy a house. 859 00:31:46,660 --> 00:31:47,039 And then, 860 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:48,059 you know like when clouds 861 00:31:48,059 --> 00:31:49,059 have silver linings 862 00:31:49,059 --> 00:31:50,500 from the sun behind it, 863 00:31:50,579 --> 00:31:52,160 it's one of those silver lining clouds 864 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:53,400 and there's rays of light 865 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:54,400 shooting through it. 866 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:56,460 And I randomly get emotional 867 00:31:56,460 --> 00:31:57,599 and I tear up. 868 00:31:57,920 --> 00:31:58,059 I'm like, 869 00:31:58,099 --> 00:31:58,539 what the heck? 870 00:31:58,720 --> 00:31:59,680 Like why am I crying 871 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:00,519 at this sunset? 872 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:01,980 And I, 873 00:32:02,059 --> 00:32:02,859 but I just felt like 874 00:32:02,859 --> 00:32:03,859 I turned to Maria. 875 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:04,259 We're driving. 876 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:04,579 I'm like, 877 00:32:04,599 --> 00:32:05,660 I think this means 878 00:32:05,660 --> 00:32:07,039 something for our house. 879 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:08,039 Don't know what, 880 00:32:08,039 --> 00:32:08,779 but I feel like God 881 00:32:08,779 --> 00:32:09,759 has something for us. 882 00:32:10,039 --> 00:32:10,920 And I believe them. 883 00:32:11,500 --> 00:32:13,299 The very next morning, 884 00:32:14,119 --> 00:32:15,359 Maria went on Zillow. 885 00:32:16,079 --> 00:32:17,559 There's a house that pops up. 886 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:18,619 It looks perfect. 887 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:21,980 It's in Sunset Hills neighborhood 888 00:32:21,980 --> 00:32:24,359 on sundown drive. 889 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:27,079 We go in. 890 00:32:27,519 --> 00:32:28,420 We put in an offer. 891 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:29,539 They're Christians. 892 00:32:29,799 --> 00:32:30,740 We tell them we're Christians. 893 00:32:31,019 --> 00:32:31,880 There's seven offers 894 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:32,559 ahead of us. 895 00:32:33,019 --> 00:32:34,059 There's better offers, 896 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:34,900 cash offers, 897 00:32:35,279 --> 00:32:36,559 and they see 898 00:32:36,559 --> 00:32:37,200 that we're Christians 899 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:38,359 and a young couple 900 00:32:38,359 --> 00:32:39,079 that's going to have kids 901 00:32:39,079 --> 00:32:39,440 and they say, 902 00:32:39,559 --> 00:32:40,259 we want to give it to them. 903 00:32:40,740 --> 00:32:41,599 And we get the house. 904 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:45,160 Another one. 905 00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:45,500 One more. 906 00:32:46,479 --> 00:32:47,759 So when we were praying 907 00:32:47,759 --> 00:32:48,579 about getting pregnant 908 00:32:49,099 --> 00:32:49,759 with Beau. 909 00:32:50,500 --> 00:32:51,460 So, you know, 910 00:32:51,460 --> 00:32:52,259 we're thinking of names. 911 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:53,119 Like, what could we do? 912 00:32:53,279 --> 00:32:53,720 I don't know. 913 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:54,079 Maria. 914 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:56,180 There's a rainbow outside. 915 00:32:56,599 --> 00:32:57,119 So Maria says, 916 00:32:57,259 --> 00:32:57,799 what about rain? 917 00:32:58,160 --> 00:32:59,420 Well, turns out is like, 918 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:00,619 I said no right away 919 00:33:00,619 --> 00:33:01,319 because I knew when she's 920 00:33:01,319 --> 00:33:01,779 in middle school, 921 00:33:01,779 --> 00:33:02,880 she liked a guy named rain. 922 00:33:03,039 --> 00:33:03,920 I'm like, there's no way 923 00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:05,980 you're naming our kid rain. 924 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:07,019 And she's like, 925 00:33:07,039 --> 00:33:07,759 well, what about Beau? 926 00:33:08,099 --> 00:33:08,299 I was like, 927 00:33:08,299 --> 00:33:09,099 it's pretty good. 928 00:33:09,099 --> 00:33:09,960 Actually, I like Beau. 929 00:33:11,060 --> 00:33:12,900 And BAU is how we spelled it. 930 00:33:13,500 --> 00:33:14,220 So Maria, 931 00:33:14,619 --> 00:33:15,339 you know how it is 932 00:33:15,339 --> 00:33:16,019 your first time. 933 00:33:16,319 --> 00:33:16,920 And I think there were 934 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:17,819 some things actually, 935 00:33:18,079 --> 00:33:19,420 like when they were doing scans 936 00:33:19,420 --> 00:33:20,400 that we're a little worried about. 937 00:33:21,339 --> 00:33:23,140 So Maria would just pray 938 00:33:23,140 --> 00:33:23,819 and ask God, 939 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:24,680 like, Lord, I pray 940 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:26,000 that you would keep Beau healthy 941 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:27,539 and that he would be born 942 00:33:27,539 --> 00:33:28,240 a healthy baby. 943 00:33:28,539 --> 00:33:29,660 And I kid you not, 944 00:33:29,740 --> 00:33:30,740 we would see rainbows, 945 00:33:30,839 --> 00:33:32,859 like more in those nine months 946 00:33:32,859 --> 00:33:33,859 than my entire life, 947 00:33:33,859 --> 00:33:34,519 like combined. 948 00:33:35,039 --> 00:33:36,180 And there's rainbows everywhere. 949 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,259 And then when she's in labor 950 00:33:39,259 --> 00:33:41,019 and we're flying to the hospital, 951 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:42,240 it's raining. 952 00:33:42,759 --> 00:33:43,519 The clouds break. 953 00:33:43,700 --> 00:33:44,579 The sun shoots through. 954 00:33:44,779 --> 00:33:45,759 There's a huge rainbow 955 00:33:45,759 --> 00:33:46,539 going over the highway 956 00:33:46,539 --> 00:33:47,480 when we're five minutes 957 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:48,579 out from the hospital. 958 00:33:48,859 --> 00:33:49,740 And I'm like, what? 959 00:33:50,299 --> 00:33:51,079 So we're just like, 960 00:33:51,119 --> 00:33:51,680 thank you, Lord. 961 00:33:51,839 --> 00:33:53,000 And we go in and like, 962 00:33:53,059 --> 00:33:53,900 there was a moment there 963 00:33:53,900 --> 00:33:54,579 where the heartbeat, 964 00:33:54,740 --> 00:33:55,839 his heartbeat was dropping 965 00:33:55,839 --> 00:33:57,400 and everyone starts running around. 966 00:33:57,839 --> 00:33:58,500 And I just knew, 967 00:33:58,519 --> 00:33:59,460 I'm like, the promise, 968 00:33:59,819 --> 00:34:00,819 the faithfulness of God, 969 00:34:01,279 --> 00:34:02,140 we're going to be okay. 970 00:34:02,559 --> 00:34:03,279 And he's born, 971 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:04,920 he's super healthy and awesome. 972 00:34:05,619 --> 00:34:06,759 And he's, you know, 973 00:34:07,059 --> 00:34:08,599 it just, it proves that like, 974 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:10,519 if we just open our eyes 975 00:34:10,519 --> 00:34:11,820 and pray and look around, 976 00:34:11,980 --> 00:34:12,539 he's going to prove 977 00:34:12,539 --> 00:34:13,699 his faithfulness all the time. 978 00:34:16,079 --> 00:34:17,599 And one last thing, 979 00:34:17,599 --> 00:34:19,400 just thinking about 980 00:34:20,460 --> 00:34:22,440 the Israelites during this time, 981 00:34:22,900 --> 00:34:25,159 like, sometimes when we 982 00:34:25,159 --> 00:34:26,780 are in perceived chaos, 983 00:34:27,079 --> 00:34:28,380 like things are going crazy, 984 00:34:28,900 --> 00:34:30,219 we actually don't realize 985 00:34:30,219 --> 00:34:32,139 that God's fully in control, right? 986 00:34:32,659 --> 00:34:33,960 Like he fully knows 987 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:34,699 what's going to happen 988 00:34:34,699 --> 00:34:35,940 and he's going to use 989 00:34:35,940 --> 00:34:36,960 all things together 990 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:38,400 for the good of those who love him 991 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:39,260 and are called 992 00:34:39,260 --> 00:34:40,300 according to his purpose. 993 00:34:40,900 --> 00:34:42,179 So here, the Israelites 994 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:45,119 are slaves. 995 00:34:45,460 --> 00:34:46,039 They don't realize 996 00:34:46,039 --> 00:34:47,159 that this was part 997 00:34:47,159 --> 00:34:48,119 of the promise of God 998 00:34:48,119 --> 00:34:49,539 to do something great through them, 999 00:34:50,059 --> 00:34:51,519 to bring about the savior 1000 00:34:51,519 --> 00:34:52,579 of the world, right? 1001 00:34:53,260 --> 00:34:55,360 And so they're slaves, 1002 00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:56,800 they're being tormented. 1003 00:34:57,300 --> 00:34:58,820 And then this random guy Moses 1004 00:34:58,820 --> 00:35:01,239 who used to be part of the nation 1005 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:02,320 that was tormenting him, 1006 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:03,280 he was a Jew, 1007 00:35:03,699 --> 00:35:04,420 but he, you know, 1008 00:35:04,579 --> 00:35:05,820 adopted by Pharaoh. 1009 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:06,880 So they're like, 1010 00:35:06,940 --> 00:35:08,000 do we trust this guy? 1011 00:35:08,300 --> 00:35:09,699 And then God starts 1012 00:35:09,699 --> 00:35:10,559 doing these plagues, 1013 00:35:10,900 --> 00:35:12,679 just like unbelievable plagues. 1014 00:35:13,079 --> 00:35:13,980 And, you know, 1015 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:14,559 they're in the midst 1016 00:35:14,559 --> 00:35:15,239 of this chaos 1017 00:35:15,239 --> 00:35:16,500 and they're probably thinking like, 1018 00:35:16,500 --> 00:35:17,760 man, if this keeps up, 1019 00:35:18,059 --> 00:35:19,320 maybe we're going to die from a plague, 1020 00:35:20,099 --> 00:35:21,880 maybe Pharaoh's going to kill us 1021 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:23,280 because Moses just keeps 1022 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:24,280 going back and doing this, 1023 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:25,219 like what's his problem? 1024 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:27,539 And then God pulls them out, 1025 00:35:27,639 --> 00:35:28,579 but then they're in the wilderness 1026 00:35:28,579 --> 00:35:30,300 and then like all this mayhem 1027 00:35:30,300 --> 00:35:30,920 is happening. 1028 00:35:31,699 --> 00:35:34,159 But the whole time 1029 00:35:34,159 --> 00:35:35,340 God had a plan 1030 00:35:35,340 --> 00:35:36,940 and was actually in control. 1031 00:35:37,559 --> 00:35:39,860 And in the midst of perceived chaos, 1032 00:35:40,420 --> 00:35:42,679 there was actually extreme peace 1033 00:35:42,679 --> 00:35:43,480 they could have 1034 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:45,420 knowing that God is faithful 1035 00:35:45,420 --> 00:35:48,820 and there was an extreme sense of order. 1036 00:35:49,099 --> 00:35:51,079 Like they met the God of order 1037 00:35:51,079 --> 00:35:51,840 when they went out there. 1038 00:35:51,940 --> 00:35:52,980 The laws of Leviticus, 1039 00:35:53,139 --> 00:35:54,519 like can you get more in depth 1040 00:35:54,519 --> 00:35:55,719 and orderly than that? 1041 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:56,780 That is our God. 1042 00:35:57,599 --> 00:35:58,860 And so all I want to say 1043 00:35:59,420 --> 00:36:00,820 is with that in mind, 1044 00:36:01,539 --> 00:36:02,480 like you might feel 1045 00:36:03,019 --> 00:36:04,599 like you're in chaos, 1046 00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:06,320 like maybe personally, 1047 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:08,480 maybe mentally, emotionally. 1048 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:11,840 Maybe it's, you know, 1049 00:36:11,900 --> 00:36:12,940 your family, your work, 1050 00:36:13,079 --> 00:36:13,699 whatever in life, 1051 00:36:13,699 --> 00:36:16,000 you might feel like it's chaos. 1052 00:36:16,579 --> 00:36:17,539 But remember that 1053 00:36:17,539 --> 00:36:18,760 God is a faithful God. 1054 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:20,400 That God has a plan 1055 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:21,480 that's bigger than anything 1056 00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:22,639 we can be going through. 1057 00:36:23,139 --> 00:36:24,199 And that he who began 1058 00:36:24,199 --> 00:36:25,539 a good work in you 1059 00:36:25,539 --> 00:36:27,280 will bring it to completion. 1060 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:29,260 He will not fail. 1061 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:33,639 So let's just pray it out. 1062 00:36:33,699 --> 00:36:34,500 I got some questions 1063 00:36:34,500 --> 00:36:35,320 we can go over, 1064 00:36:35,420 --> 00:36:36,639 but I just want to pray 1065 00:36:36,639 --> 00:36:37,300 and thank him 1066 00:36:37,300 --> 00:36:39,340 for how good he is. 1067 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:45,940 Lord, Yahweh, I am who I am. 1068 00:36:46,099 --> 00:36:46,760 Lord, we thank you 1069 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:47,599 that you never change. 1070 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:49,719 Lord, we thank you 1071 00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:50,820 that in you, 1072 00:36:52,340 --> 00:36:53,460 the father of lights, 1073 00:36:54,019 --> 00:36:55,420 every good and perfect gift 1074 00:36:55,420 --> 00:36:56,519 comes from you, Lord. 1075 00:36:57,340 --> 00:36:58,340 There is no variation 1076 00:36:58,340 --> 00:36:59,900 or shadow of turning God. 1077 00:37:00,260 --> 00:37:02,159 You will never stop being faithful. 1078 00:37:02,599 --> 00:37:04,480 It is who you are, Lord. 1079 00:37:05,739 --> 00:37:06,900 And I just pray, God, 1080 00:37:07,059 --> 00:37:08,059 that like Moses, 1081 00:37:09,340 --> 00:37:10,099 we would have hearts 1082 00:37:10,099 --> 00:37:10,840 that would just say, 1083 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:13,780 Lord, would you just be with me? 1084 00:37:13,960 --> 00:37:15,219 I want to be with you. 1085 00:37:15,820 --> 00:37:17,039 I want to be yours. 1086 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:19,139 And I pray, God, 1087 00:37:19,139 --> 00:37:20,840 that we would open our eyes, Lord, 1088 00:37:21,199 --> 00:37:22,760 that your spirit would reveal 1089 00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:25,340 how you've been so faithful 1090 00:37:25,340 --> 00:37:26,619 every single day, God. 1091 00:37:27,139 --> 00:37:29,000 And I pray that we would also see, 1092 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:31,260 Lord, where there's chaos, 1093 00:37:31,500 --> 00:37:33,000 there's a peace-filled, 1094 00:37:33,300 --> 00:37:35,320 loving God that has a plan. 1095 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:36,579 And I pray that that 1096 00:37:36,579 --> 00:37:38,300 would rise up faith in us. 1097 00:37:38,940 --> 00:37:40,000 We love you so much. 1098 00:37:40,199 --> 00:37:41,159 In Jesus' name, Amen. 1099 00:37:44,980 --> 00:37:46,480 Thanks for joining us 1100 00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:47,820 at Lansdale Life Church 1101 00:37:47,820 --> 00:37:49,019 as we praise God 1102 00:37:49,019 --> 00:37:50,340 and discuss His word. 1103 00:37:51,059 --> 00:37:52,320 Don't forget to join us 1104 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:54,119 for worship lives Sunday mornings 1105 00:37:54,119 --> 00:37:56,519 at 10 a.m. Eastern on YouTube. 1106 00:37:57,500 --> 00:37:57,940 Be blessed 1107 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