WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:09.759 Welcome to Pinoy Tagalog Sermon Podcast, your daily dose of inspiring, 2 00:00:10.039 --> 00:00:13.800 heartfelt tagalog sermons from different factors and speakers all over 3 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:16.679 the Philippines. We hope that this podcast finds you in 4 00:00:16.800 --> 00:00:23.120 good shape. And now here's your message. All right, let's 5 00:00:23.160 --> 00:00:27.600 say this together. Are you ready? This is my Bible. 6 00:00:27.960 --> 00:00:30.920 It is a standard I lived my life by. I 7 00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:35.039 am a spirit filled believer, sustained by my personal relationship 8 00:00:35.079 --> 00:00:39.039 with the Lord, empowered by my commitment to community and 9 00:00:39.159 --> 00:00:46.359 express throughout reach to others. Therefore, I can say and 10 00:00:46.399 --> 00:00:49.679 don't forget it. All right, turn your bulletin over a 11 00:00:49.679 --> 00:00:52.640 lot of scripture, a lot of things I need you 12 00:00:52.719 --> 00:00:54.960 to look at. This whole year, we're going to be 13 00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:58.359 looking at the blessed life. What that means. We used 14 00:00:58.439 --> 00:01:00.719 January to kind of look at our fine answers and 15 00:01:01.119 --> 00:01:05.120 get them in biblical order. All that's on our victory 16 00:01:05.159 --> 00:01:08.359 app Any messages you missed go and you can listen 17 00:01:08.439 --> 00:01:12.040 to it or actually watch it. Then we transition this 18 00:01:12.159 --> 00:01:16.079 month into being free. Indeed, there's no way to be 19 00:01:16.519 --> 00:01:20.359 blessed and live a blessed life if we're dealing with bondage. Amen, 20 00:01:21.359 --> 00:01:24.159 just things lingering or things that we've opened the doors. 21 00:01:24.239 --> 00:01:27.519 So last week I really tried to get the point across. 22 00:01:27.560 --> 00:01:32.840 Satan does not want you free. Ay, don't want you 23 00:01:32.920 --> 00:01:36.599 to hear this because listen, if you really hear what 24 00:01:36.640 --> 00:01:39.599 I have to say today, it's very important and you 25 00:01:39.719 --> 00:01:44.959 apply this, it can lead to a life of being free. 26 00:01:45.040 --> 00:01:46.640 And I don't know about you. I don't want to 27 00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:51.480 be in bondage. And we've got to understand this. Believers 28 00:01:51.920 --> 00:01:57.400 can choose to be in bondage. Did you hear me, Oh, 29 00:01:57.480 --> 00:01:59.879 I've been saved. I can't be in bondage. Get over that. 30 00:02:00.079 --> 00:02:03.040 Yes you can. I'm gonna sure's a lot of scripture today. 31 00:02:03.200 --> 00:02:04.840 You don't have to be and you don't need to 32 00:02:04.840 --> 00:02:07.799 be fearful of that. But just because you got saved, 33 00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:10.080 or just because you've got filled with the Holy Spirit, 34 00:02:10.439 --> 00:02:12.639 the devil's not rolling out the red carpet in front 35 00:02:12.680 --> 00:02:15.560 of you going to make life easy, and he's wanting 36 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:19.919 to make life very difficult in heart. Think about this. 37 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:23.280 Here's a couple of questions we're gonna look at today. 38 00:02:24.280 --> 00:02:27.000 We're gonna look at the question, does God ever grant 39 00:02:27.240 --> 00:02:35.680 Satan permission to attempt to bring us into bondage. Does 40 00:02:35.719 --> 00:02:40.639 God ever grant Satan permission? Okay? Think about that in 41 00:02:40.639 --> 00:02:43.960 regard to the o halt all the Old Testament. Okay, 42 00:02:45.560 --> 00:02:48.719 God's people would sin, God would grant the enemy permission 43 00:02:48.879 --> 00:02:53.240 to take the people into bondage. They would repent. There's 44 00:02:53.319 --> 00:02:58.759 the key, and then God would deliver them. Repentance is 45 00:02:58.800 --> 00:03:02.639 the cure. By say repentance. So last week we talked 46 00:03:02.639 --> 00:03:05.400 about Satan is a thief, and Jesus said in John ten, 47 00:03:05.560 --> 00:03:09.639 he's always looking to climb into the sheepfold. By the way, 48 00:03:09.680 --> 00:03:12.000 he can't come through me. I'm the door. But he's 49 00:03:12.039 --> 00:03:16.560 trying to get in in your life, in your family, 50 00:03:16.759 --> 00:03:20.199 believers' lives and all of that. Joel said, he comes 51 00:03:20.240 --> 00:03:23.280 in through windows or open doors. So we'll look at 52 00:03:23.599 --> 00:03:25.639 one major door today. We're just going to look at 53 00:03:25.639 --> 00:03:28.520 one and kind of discuss it and look at it. 54 00:03:28.639 --> 00:03:30.439 So I need you to pay attention. I want you 55 00:03:30.560 --> 00:03:33.840 to study these scriptures. Don't take anything from me. I 56 00:03:33.919 --> 00:03:37.759 want you to look at the word amen. Okay, And 57 00:03:37.840 --> 00:03:41.599 the door that even very mature believers can open there 58 00:03:41.599 --> 00:03:47.879 in your notes where permission is granted is the word pride. Pride. 59 00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:51.360 Everybody say pride and it's amazing how you can go 60 00:03:51.439 --> 00:03:54.479 into an arena. And when you talk about, say, pride, 61 00:03:55.159 --> 00:04:01.560 how many people are proud that they don't deal with pride? Yeah, 62 00:04:01.879 --> 00:04:05.039 we all deal with it. Come on, let's just be honest. 63 00:04:05.719 --> 00:04:08.319 So we're going to look at three definitions of it. 64 00:04:08.360 --> 00:04:11.879 Are three examples of it in scripture, And don't be 65 00:04:11.960 --> 00:04:15.840 thinking about cousin so and so or the boss served 66 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:18.920 the neighbor. Okay, let me look at this for my 67 00:04:19.040 --> 00:04:22.439 own life. Are you with me? Because I love you, man, 68 00:04:22.519 --> 00:04:25.399 I want to see you the Lord Terry five years 69 00:04:25.399 --> 00:04:29.600 from out, ten years from now, running free and full 70 00:04:29.639 --> 00:04:32.199 of life. Why do some people they have life? And 71 00:04:32.240 --> 00:04:36.439 then they don't. They've opened the door, They've opened a door, 72 00:04:36.800 --> 00:04:38.560 And we want to be sure we keep all the 73 00:04:38.600 --> 00:04:42.480 wrong doors closed and the right doors open. So number one, 74 00:04:42.519 --> 00:04:44.759 if you want to turn to Luke chapter twenty two, 75 00:04:45.600 --> 00:04:49.399 turn there, Luke twenty two. Pride is trusting in your 76 00:04:49.439 --> 00:04:54.879 own strength, your own strength, Luke twenty two, Verse thirty one. 77 00:04:54.920 --> 00:04:57.120 Let's look at Peter for just a little bit. And 78 00:04:57.160 --> 00:05:02.439 the Lord said Simon, Simon. Indeed, Satan has asked, okay, 79 00:05:02.519 --> 00:05:08.000 you're seeing this. Satan has asked for you that he 80 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:13.120 may stifft you as wheat. This is an amazing passage 81 00:05:13.120 --> 00:05:16.319 of scripture. New Testament. Jesus is saying to a believer, 82 00:05:16.480 --> 00:05:24.160 Satan has asked permission to try to sift you next verse, 83 00:05:25.079 --> 00:05:27.759 but I have prayed for you, aren't you glad? Jesus 84 00:05:27.879 --> 00:05:30.319 is seated at the right hand of the Father. He's 85 00:05:30.360 --> 00:05:34.319 praying for us when we face test that we choose 86 00:05:34.319 --> 00:05:36.759 to be an overcomer. I pray for you that your 87 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:41.680 faith should not fail. Look at this, and when you 88 00:05:41.759 --> 00:05:43.720 have returned. In other words, you're gonna fall flat on 89 00:05:43.759 --> 00:05:47.560 your face. You are going to fall, You're going to 90 00:05:47.600 --> 00:05:50.120 mess up because you're gonna try to do something in 91 00:05:50.160 --> 00:05:54.000 your own strength. When you have returned to me, you're 92 00:05:54.040 --> 00:05:57.160 able to strengthen your brethren. I want you to see 93 00:05:57.199 --> 00:06:01.079 something here. When something happens and we return back to 94 00:06:01.120 --> 00:06:04.920 God mightily repent, then that even becomes a testimony. I mean, 95 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:08.040 I'm not excited. Being hurt his knee skiing all those 96 00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:10.199 skin sounds pretty fun right now, especially if you're watching 97 00:06:10.199 --> 00:06:12.680 the Olympics at all looks fun. They make all those 98 00:06:12.680 --> 00:06:15.879 slips look so easy. You'd be calling nine to one 99 00:06:15.920 --> 00:06:18.560 one if I try one of those. But you know, 100 00:06:18.600 --> 00:06:20.639 look what God does with that. And he could have 101 00:06:20.720 --> 00:06:23.319 sucked this on for the rest of his life. Why God, 102 00:06:23.399 --> 00:06:26.439 did I blow my knee? I thought you loved me. 103 00:06:27.199 --> 00:06:31.000 Come on, but no, wait wait, we're gonna turn this around. 104 00:06:31.000 --> 00:06:33.800 I'm gonna get healing and I'm going to use this 105 00:06:34.000 --> 00:06:37.399 as an opportunity to help minister other people. Okay, so 106 00:06:37.480 --> 00:06:40.639 he's been strengthened and now, but he's able to help 107 00:06:40.839 --> 00:06:44.279 other people with it now. In other words, here in 108 00:06:44.399 --> 00:06:50.120 verse thirty two, the new tested word for ask. Very 109 00:06:50.120 --> 00:06:54.240 often the Greek, their language is so powerful. We might 110 00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:57.720 have one word ask, and they've got three or four 111 00:06:57.879 --> 00:07:01.639 flavors of that word that helps get the point across better. 112 00:07:01.720 --> 00:07:04.800 Are you with me? So that word asking the Greek 113 00:07:04.959 --> 00:07:10.959 means to ask forcefully and you get it, not like 114 00:07:11.160 --> 00:07:14.920 could I may I, but like I'm saying I want it, 115 00:07:15.000 --> 00:07:18.040 and they get it. So Satan asked and they receive 116 00:07:18.240 --> 00:07:23.240 permission to sift Peter. The new American standard says that 117 00:07:23.360 --> 00:07:30.399 this way, Satan has demanded permission. Wow, so could there 118 00:07:30.399 --> 00:07:33.680 be an open door some type of life assignment to 119 00:07:33.800 --> 00:07:37.360 try to sift you? Look, I'm not preaching doom in gloomy. 120 00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:41.079 I'm trying to just get you aware. I just want 121 00:07:41.120 --> 00:07:44.720 you free, I want you serving God with you. I 122 00:07:44.759 --> 00:07:46.360 want you to be able to see the different things 123 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:49.560 when they come at you and just have the understanding 124 00:07:49.600 --> 00:07:53.639 and the wisdom to walk in humility and brokenness before God. 125 00:07:54.079 --> 00:07:56.439 So you come up with Andrew was talking about man. 126 00:07:56.600 --> 00:07:58.920 Just life happens, and I've got to align myself with 127 00:07:58.959 --> 00:08:01.879 his presence. And really that's what we need to do 128 00:08:01.920 --> 00:08:05.519 every day with these things, align ourselves. And I personally 129 00:08:05.519 --> 00:08:09.480 think this door is pride, just like Satan who trusted 130 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:13.040 in his own strength. Okay, And I think Peter is 131 00:08:13.079 --> 00:08:18.560 dealing with that because look at the conversation before this. 132 00:08:20.279 --> 00:08:23.959 Luke doesn't actually record the conversation. That's why if you 133 00:08:24.000 --> 00:08:26.480 read a chronological Bible, especially when you get to the 134 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:29.920 New Testament, all these stories come in line. But the 135 00:08:29.959 --> 00:08:35.720 other three gospels do record the conversation right before this. Matthew, Mark, 136 00:08:36.159 --> 00:08:39.080 and John, let me read it to you out of Mark, 137 00:08:39.200 --> 00:08:42.639 the conversation that's going on right before this. So are 138 00:08:42.720 --> 00:08:47.919 you still with me? Okay? Mark, it'd be good if 139 00:08:47.919 --> 00:08:51.960 I turn there, Okay, Mark, Chapter fourteen, and I'm gonna 140 00:08:51.960 --> 00:08:56.120 start in verse twenty seven. This is a conversation right 141 00:08:56.159 --> 00:09:02.519 before then, Jesus said to them, the disciples, all of you, 142 00:09:02.600 --> 00:09:08.159 every by say, all will be made to stumble because 143 00:09:08.200 --> 00:09:12.799 of me this night. For it is written now Jesus 144 00:09:12.879 --> 00:09:14.919 is going to quote one of the things that would 145 00:09:15.000 --> 00:09:17.879 happen out of the Old Testament. It is written, I 146 00:09:17.919 --> 00:09:22.440 will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered 147 00:09:23.279 --> 00:09:27.480 verse twenty eight. But after I have been raised, referring 148 00:09:27.480 --> 00:09:30.240 to his death, burreau and resurrection, I will go before 149 00:09:30.279 --> 00:09:34.440 you to Galilee. Then Peter said to him, even if 150 00:09:34.519 --> 00:09:39.799 all are made to stumble, yeah, not me. Won't be me. 151 00:09:42.320 --> 00:09:46.960 Jesus said to him assuredly. I say to you that 152 00:09:47.080 --> 00:09:51.840 today we know Jesus didn't wear glasses, But how many 153 00:09:51.840 --> 00:09:53.159 of you have watched the person when they want to 154 00:09:53.159 --> 00:09:55.919 get something across they'd lower their glasses and they look 155 00:09:55.960 --> 00:09:59.919 over them, actually real sternly, Jesus saying assuredly, even this night, 156 00:10:00.200 --> 00:10:03.759 before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me how 157 00:10:03.759 --> 00:10:09.000 many times? Three times? Wow? But he spoke, here's Peter 158 00:10:09.240 --> 00:10:15.720 more vehemently. I meant arrogantly. Can I use the word pridefully? 159 00:10:15.840 --> 00:10:19.559 Because of his own strength. He's thinking, can of himself, 160 00:10:19.960 --> 00:10:22.639 even if I have to die with you, I will 161 00:10:22.639 --> 00:10:26.600 not deny you. And everybody else said the same thing. Now, 162 00:10:26.639 --> 00:10:32.039 I think Jesus was just trying to tell Peter, Hey, guy, 163 00:10:32.440 --> 00:10:36.559 what part of all do you not understand? All of 164 00:10:36.600 --> 00:10:41.080 you are going to deny me, not me. They're weaklings, 165 00:10:41.120 --> 00:10:44.279 they're little sissies. But I'm not going to do that. Well, 166 00:10:44.360 --> 00:10:47.279 let me tell you. You're going to do it three times, 167 00:10:48.519 --> 00:10:50.799 and it's written in the word. Oh no, no, the 168 00:10:50.840 --> 00:10:57.000 Bible is wrong. All right, Matthew turned there, Matthew sixteen. 169 00:10:57.279 --> 00:11:00.720 We're still on this first point about pride through sixteen, 170 00:11:00.879 --> 00:11:07.600 verse twenty one. From that time, Jesus began to show 171 00:11:08.080 --> 00:11:10.240 to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and 172 00:11:10.240 --> 00:11:13.320 suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, 173 00:11:13.360 --> 00:11:17.679 and be killed and be raised from the dead. Then 174 00:11:17.759 --> 00:11:23.879 Peter took him aside, and he began to rebuke him. Look, 175 00:11:24.960 --> 00:11:29.919 you gotta be pretty bold and think mighty good of 176 00:11:29.960 --> 00:11:34.440 yourself if you're going to rebuke Jesus, are you with me? 177 00:11:34.960 --> 00:11:38.919 Everybody here began to rebuke him, saying, far be it 178 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:42.240 from you, Lord. This should not happen to you. But 179 00:11:42.360 --> 00:11:47.639 he turned to him. Jesus did said, Peter, get behind me. What, 180 00:11:49.120 --> 00:11:52.519 oh my, you are an offense to me, for you 181 00:11:52.600 --> 00:11:56.240 are not mindful of the things of God. How God 182 00:11:56.320 --> 00:11:58.000 is going to work this out. You're just thinking like 183 00:11:58.039 --> 00:12:01.559 a man, just thinking about how you could do with 184 00:12:01.600 --> 00:12:04.399 your own strength. Now, if this doesn't help you, open 185 00:12:04.440 --> 00:12:06.679 your eyes to something. Jesus looked right at them in 186 00:12:06.759 --> 00:12:13.600 and said, get behind me, Satan. He addresses Satan in 187 00:12:13.799 --> 00:12:17.039 the man again, I don't know in him on him 188 00:12:17.039 --> 00:12:20.639 near him, as I said, it's too close. It's too 189 00:12:20.919 --> 00:12:24.080 close of an agreement with the wrong spirit, and this 190 00:12:24.200 --> 00:12:27.240 spirit is pride right here. You have to deal with 191 00:12:27.279 --> 00:12:32.440 this scripture. You got to get behind me, Satan. In 192 00:12:32.480 --> 00:12:38.600 the story before this, Jesus had promoted Peter. Jesus had 193 00:12:38.679 --> 00:12:41.600 changed his name from Simon to Peter. Now he calls 194 00:12:41.639 --> 00:12:45.120 him Satan. He's probably scratching his head and said, I 195 00:12:45.240 --> 00:12:49.399 like Peter better than Satan. Come on making fun there. 196 00:12:49.759 --> 00:12:53.159 It's arrogance, it's pride, it's trusting in your own strength. 197 00:12:53.200 --> 00:12:56.480 So when they came to arrest Jesus, one of disciples 198 00:12:56.480 --> 00:12:59.080 cut off one of the soldier's ear. Who was that? 199 00:13:00.879 --> 00:13:03.639 You know why he cut off his ear. He missed 200 00:13:03.639 --> 00:13:10.879 his head trying to split his head wide open. He's 201 00:13:10.879 --> 00:13:15.600 coming against a whole garrison of soldiers, and Peter was 202 00:13:15.639 --> 00:13:18.039 going to be Indiana Jones and take control of the 203 00:13:18.080 --> 00:13:22.480 situation with his own strength and rescue the lore. That's 204 00:13:22.480 --> 00:13:25.879 trusting in your strength. But because of this, Jesus said, 205 00:13:26.679 --> 00:13:32.639 because you're doing it, Satan has got a right an 206 00:13:32.679 --> 00:13:36.440 open door. He's coming because you have opened a door 207 00:13:36.480 --> 00:13:42.120 to him. And then Peter does something that totally is 208 00:13:42.159 --> 00:13:45.600 out of character. He does deny the Lord three times, 209 00:13:45.639 --> 00:13:49.519 which he said he wouldn't one time, even cursing just 210 00:13:49.600 --> 00:13:54.279 talking to a waitress girl. I don't know him. So 211 00:13:54.399 --> 00:13:57.279 hear me what I'm going to share today, Many mature 212 00:13:57.320 --> 00:14:01.279 believers can even fall trap. Examine our life. Lets me 213 00:14:01.320 --> 00:14:03.759 an example of the Lord's work where we just choose 214 00:14:04.360 --> 00:14:10.879 humility and brokenness, just aligning ourselves back in his presence 215 00:14:10.919 --> 00:14:15.320 on a daily or even hourly basis. Is it possible? 216 00:14:15.360 --> 00:14:21.200 Think with me? Is this why King David fell? He 217 00:14:21.320 --> 00:14:29.279 was a very strong, strong, principled man. Pride is trusting 218 00:14:29.360 --> 00:14:34.200 in your own strength. One Corinthians ten, verse twelve. Now 219 00:14:34.200 --> 00:14:37.799 I quote verse thirteen often, but let me read verse twelve. Therefore, 220 00:14:37.879 --> 00:14:43.799 let him who thinks he stands take heed lest default. 221 00:14:43.840 --> 00:14:46.639 What would cause him to fault? I think pride then 222 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:51.879 verse thirteen, which I love, because Jesus, even if he 223 00:14:51.960 --> 00:14:54.559 allows Satan to attack in some way, he's going to 224 00:14:54.600 --> 00:14:57.519 make a way of escape. I said, he will make 225 00:14:57.519 --> 00:15:01.480 a way of escape. No temptation overtaking you, such as 226 00:15:01.559 --> 00:15:04.000 is coming to man. But God is faithful. He'll not 227 00:15:04.080 --> 00:15:06.600 allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able. 228 00:15:07.360 --> 00:15:10.919 But with that temptation, with that open door, with that 229 00:15:11.039 --> 00:15:13.879 issue going on, we'll also make the way of escape 230 00:15:13.919 --> 00:15:17.840 that you may be able to bear it. Amen. So 231 00:15:18.000 --> 00:15:21.440 pride is trusting in your own strength. Number two, it's 232 00:15:21.480 --> 00:15:27.360 trusting in your own righteousness, your own righteousness. Now, I'm 233 00:15:27.360 --> 00:15:29.720 going to make the book of Job come alive for 234 00:15:29.799 --> 00:15:33.320 you today. I'm going to show you why Job took 235 00:15:33.399 --> 00:15:38.120 so long to get straight because there was an issue 236 00:15:38.159 --> 00:15:41.960 in his life. Are you with me? Because I need 237 00:15:42.000 --> 00:15:44.559 you to pay I need you to pay attention. Turn 238 00:15:44.639 --> 00:15:49.320 to Job Job Chapter one. You're going to see it, 239 00:15:49.519 --> 00:15:51.960 and this book is going to come alive to you, hopefully, 240 00:15:52.039 --> 00:16:02.399 like never before. Job one, it'd be good if I 241 00:16:02.399 --> 00:16:08.440 get to the first chapter. There we go, and we're 242 00:16:08.480 --> 00:16:14.639 going to begin here. Let's see, let me start. Where 243 00:16:14.639 --> 00:16:18.120 do I have it coming up? Miss Carrol? One through six? Okay, 244 00:16:18.200 --> 00:16:22.720 let's read just six and seven. Okay. Now, there was 245 00:16:22.759 --> 00:16:25.320 a day when the sons of God came to present 246 00:16:25.399 --> 00:16:33.159 themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. 247 00:16:33.919 --> 00:16:37.679 I don't understand all this. All I know is Satan 248 00:16:38.559 --> 00:16:41.879 made it up and presented himself before the Lord. I'm 249 00:16:41.879 --> 00:16:44.600 gonna show you another verse that fallen angels even had 250 00:16:44.639 --> 00:16:49.080 that ability, and we're able to do that. Verse seven. 251 00:16:49.159 --> 00:16:52.039 And the Lord said to Satan, from where do you come? 252 00:16:52.159 --> 00:16:54.960 So Satan answered the Lord and said, from going to 253 00:16:55.039 --> 00:16:57.679 and from the earth, and from walking back and forth 254 00:16:58.240 --> 00:17:01.159 on it. This is what we said last week. He 255 00:17:01.240 --> 00:17:03.919 just goes around like a roaring line, seeking whom he 256 00:17:03.960 --> 00:17:06.599 made devour. So what is he looking for? Open doors? 257 00:17:09.079 --> 00:17:12.440 He's looking for opportunity. This is what we talked about. 258 00:17:12.640 --> 00:17:15.720 Verse eight. Then the Lord said to Satan, have you 259 00:17:15.799 --> 00:17:18.440 considered my servant Joe, that there's none like him on 260 00:17:18.440 --> 00:17:21.759 the earth, A blameless and upright man. He was walking 261 00:17:21.799 --> 00:17:24.960 in this but something happened, and I'll show you who 262 00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:28.799 fears God shuns evil. So Satan answered the Lord and said, 263 00:17:28.839 --> 00:17:31.759 does job fear God for nothing? Have you not made 264 00:17:31.799 --> 00:17:34.119 a hedge of protection around him? I meant claim that 265 00:17:34.200 --> 00:17:39.240 hedge every day, folks, Amen, claim it, believe art. But 266 00:17:39.319 --> 00:17:41.519 then you still have to submit to the Lord properly. 267 00:17:42.240 --> 00:17:44.319 I can't claim a hedge of protection and live like 268 00:17:44.400 --> 00:17:47.559 the devil and expect that hedge to protect me. I 269 00:17:47.599 --> 00:17:52.039 can't claim a hedge of protection and open doors. I 270 00:17:52.079 --> 00:17:58.559 love you, you love me, okay, just checking quiet on me. See. 271 00:17:58.799 --> 00:18:00.960 I want you to just go and far in God, 272 00:18:01.240 --> 00:18:03.920 so far in God. This is not feared the Lord. Friend, 273 00:18:03.920 --> 00:18:06.319 You've put a hedge of protection around him on every side. 274 00:18:06.359 --> 00:18:08.000 You have blessed the work of his hands, and his 275 00:18:08.079 --> 00:18:12.759 possessions eve increased in the land verse eleven. But now 276 00:18:12.799 --> 00:18:14.920 stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, 277 00:18:14.960 --> 00:18:19.279 and he will surely curse you to his face. Verse twelve, 278 00:18:19.359 --> 00:18:22.119 the Lord said to Satan, behold all that he has 279 00:18:22.720 --> 00:18:28.319 is in your power. Listen, Satan was granted permission. You 280 00:18:28.440 --> 00:18:30.559 just have to see that he was permanded. He was 281 00:18:30.720 --> 00:18:33.799 granted permission, But do not lay handle on this person, 282 00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:37.000 so Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. 283 00:18:37.519 --> 00:18:42.640 Then for thirty chapters, Job has three friends who try 284 00:18:42.640 --> 00:18:44.680 to comfort him. And by the way, you really don't 285 00:18:44.680 --> 00:18:48.400 want these three type of friends if you read it. 286 00:18:49.000 --> 00:18:52.519 But in essence, though some of what they said was truth, 287 00:18:53.359 --> 00:18:56.960 it just always had a dig and it just wasn't 288 00:18:57.000 --> 00:19:00.720 done right. Amen, over and over. Are you sure there's 289 00:19:00.720 --> 00:19:03.680 no open door of your life? I'm paraphrasing it because 290 00:19:03.680 --> 00:19:06.079 the enemy sure has come against you mighty hard. Job 291 00:19:06.160 --> 00:19:09.839 says nope, nope, and hess the things he has done 292 00:19:09.960 --> 00:19:13.480 and the things he hasn't done. And then in chapter 293 00:19:13.680 --> 00:19:16.680 thirty two, I want you to turn there, Job thirty two. 294 00:19:17.119 --> 00:19:20.880 See this in your bible, please underline it, mark it, 295 00:19:21.640 --> 00:19:24.119 or if you don't have the market with you today 296 00:19:24.200 --> 00:19:27.599 or anything, please do this later on because this two 297 00:19:27.759 --> 00:19:31.519 verses will make this book come alive. Are you excited 298 00:19:31.559 --> 00:19:34.319 to see what will make this come alive? Okay, there's 299 00:19:34.359 --> 00:19:38.759 a young man named Elihu and he's been sitting there 300 00:19:38.839 --> 00:19:41.920 the whole time, listening to the three friends and all that. 301 00:19:42.440 --> 00:19:44.759 In essence, this is what this young man says. I've 302 00:19:44.799 --> 00:19:48.799 heard it all and I can't hold it back any longer. Nope, 303 00:19:48.799 --> 00:19:51.119 you haven't figured out. So I'm going to tell you 304 00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:54.720 what the problem is. So we're going to pick up 305 00:19:54.799 --> 00:19:59.359 right there with this guy speaking. Chapter thirty two, verse one. 306 00:20:00.079 --> 00:20:04.480 So these three men ceased answering Job. Here we go 307 00:20:04.920 --> 00:20:09.119 underline it because he was righteous in his own eyes. 308 00:20:13.200 --> 00:20:16.720 He was righteous in his own eyes. What's point number two? 309 00:20:16.960 --> 00:20:21.640 Pride is trusting in your own righteousness. I've done this, 310 00:20:21.759 --> 00:20:24.400 I haven't done that. I do do do do do. 311 00:20:26.039 --> 00:20:28.200 We're gonna see it. It's gonna keep coming alive. Do 312 00:20:28.279 --> 00:20:32.440 you see that? Though? Right there? Next verse? Then the 313 00:20:32.480 --> 00:20:40.680 wrath of Ali, who the son of a hard name person. There, Sorry, 314 00:20:41.680 --> 00:20:46.680 what's aroused against Job? His wrath was aroused here we 315 00:20:46.720 --> 00:20:56.640 go because he justified himself rather than God. Trusting in 316 00:20:56.680 --> 00:21:02.119 your own righteousness, your own righteous business. He goes on 317 00:21:02.279 --> 00:21:10.079 for several chapters. Chapter thirty three, verse eight. Surely you 318 00:21:10.200 --> 00:21:14.519 have spoken in my hearing. I heard this come out 319 00:21:14.519 --> 00:21:17.680 of your own mouth, and I've heard the sound of 320 00:21:17.720 --> 00:21:22.039 your words saying if I am pure, I am excuse me, 321 00:21:22.119 --> 00:21:25.960 I am pure without transgression, I am innocent, and there 322 00:21:26.039 --> 00:21:30.440 is no iniquity in me. Man, he'd have to be Jesus. 323 00:21:30.440 --> 00:21:33.319 For that to be true, folks, Are you with me? 324 00:21:34.119 --> 00:21:37.759 He'd have to be Jesus. In part of his conclusion, 325 00:21:38.079 --> 00:21:40.839 he says, this chapter thirty six, I'm just jumping it 326 00:21:40.880 --> 00:21:43.960 and you run with it. Verse three, the end of 327 00:21:44.000 --> 00:21:48.119 the part. And this is Eli who the young man speaking. 328 00:21:48.400 --> 00:21:54.119 I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. Now you're ascribing 329 00:21:54.160 --> 00:21:56.920 it to your works, what you've done and haven't done, 330 00:21:57.240 --> 00:22:01.519 I'm going to ascribe it to my maker. Oh, it's 331 00:22:01.559 --> 00:22:04.799 so crucial that we see this in the book of Job. 332 00:22:04.920 --> 00:22:08.720 I mean Job. I know if you called it job. Hey, look, 333 00:22:08.759 --> 00:22:12.599 everybody's done that at some point. Here's a sinner the 334 00:22:12.640 --> 00:22:16.000 open door. He was righteous because of what he did, 335 00:22:16.119 --> 00:22:19.160 not because of who he knew. Even though he did 336 00:22:19.200 --> 00:22:21.400 the right things, and he would worship and offer the 337 00:22:21.480 --> 00:22:26.119 sacrifices appropriately, he would kind of brownie point God, why 338 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:28.519 I did this and I didn't do this? And do 339 00:22:28.519 --> 00:22:31.359 do do do? And he was a good man. He 340 00:22:31.400 --> 00:22:33.880 was a good man. Are you with me? Hear me again? 341 00:22:33.920 --> 00:22:36.960 Mature believers can fall into this area. See when you 342 00:22:36.960 --> 00:22:40.960 get saved, you're so thankful. You know, you're just a 343 00:22:40.960 --> 00:22:43.799 Obama la law going to hell and you're so grateful 344 00:22:43.799 --> 00:22:47.079 when Jesus saved you. How many remember that day? Yes, 345 00:22:47.799 --> 00:22:49.519 you know, it has nothing new with you. It's all 346 00:22:49.519 --> 00:22:51.720 because of Him and his righteousness and his blood and 347 00:22:51.759 --> 00:22:54.599 his sacrifices, and man, he's making that available to me, 348 00:22:54.640 --> 00:22:58.119 and it's so exciting. But ten twenty thirty years ago, 349 00:22:58.279 --> 00:23:03.920 by okay, and we've improved, Lord willing, and we're not 350 00:23:04.039 --> 00:23:05.680 doing some of the things that we know that are 351 00:23:05.720 --> 00:23:08.440 detrimental to our walk, and we are doing the things 352 00:23:08.480 --> 00:23:11.759 that are beneficial for our walk. And you can kind 353 00:23:11.799 --> 00:23:16.599 of start saying, hmm, I got this thing together now. 354 00:23:20.000 --> 00:23:22.440 And we're not righteous because of what we do. We're 355 00:23:22.519 --> 00:23:27.680 righteous because of the blood of Jesus, folks only only, 356 00:23:28.640 --> 00:23:31.319 And that revelation, really, that would encourage you every day, 357 00:23:31.759 --> 00:23:34.839 you know, Andrew talking about aligning, aligning yourself to his love, 358 00:23:35.039 --> 00:23:40.000 to his heart, to his righteousness, to him, aligning yourself 359 00:23:40.079 --> 00:23:42.680 up to him. It's only the reason we're righteous. And 360 00:23:42.759 --> 00:23:46.599 anytime we begin to believe in our own righteousness, it's pride. 361 00:23:49.480 --> 00:23:54.200 Jesus talked about the Pharisee in the church praying thus 362 00:23:54.279 --> 00:23:58.160 with himself, because God sure wouldn't paying attention. I thank 363 00:23:58.200 --> 00:23:59.920 you I do this, and I do that, and then 364 00:24:00.160 --> 00:24:03.240 I'm not like that scum over there. I'man pointing at 365 00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:05.400 the guy. And that guy said, Lord, be merciful to me. 366 00:24:05.559 --> 00:24:09.480 I'm a sinner. Jesus watching said, that's the one that 367 00:24:09.559 --> 00:24:14.200 went home forgiven because the other guy was boasting and 368 00:24:14.240 --> 00:24:17.599 trusting in his own righteousness. Well let me show you 369 00:24:17.640 --> 00:24:20.640 something here. Okay, remember what we talked about. Well we've exposed. 370 00:24:21.599 --> 00:24:27.640 God showed up yep. So God says, okay, you want 371 00:24:27.640 --> 00:24:31.119 to do some comparisons. We're going to compare yourself to 372 00:24:31.160 --> 00:24:33.960 me for a while. Little man, here we go, and 373 00:24:34.039 --> 00:24:36.559 here's just a few things God said to Job. See 374 00:24:36.559 --> 00:24:39.880 if you'd like to be Job on this day. So 375 00:24:40.000 --> 00:24:45.680 turn to chapter thirty eight. See, maybe you've wondered why God, 376 00:24:45.759 --> 00:24:48.000 why did he come up at him like this? Because 377 00:24:48.000 --> 00:24:51.480 he trusted in his own righteousness and all his good works. 378 00:24:52.119 --> 00:24:55.039 Then the Lord answered Job, out of the whirl win 379 00:24:55.160 --> 00:24:58.799 and say, who is this? He darkens counsel by words 380 00:24:58.839 --> 00:25:02.799 without knowledge. Let me put in, good old Kentucky lingo, 381 00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:07.200 what idiot is talking to me? Right now? Come on, 382 00:25:07.319 --> 00:25:11.759 let's just be real, okay, Now, prepare yourself like a 383 00:25:11.839 --> 00:25:17.720 man I'm gonna question you. Wow, you're gonna be able 384 00:25:17.720 --> 00:25:20.680 to answer me. Verse four? Where were you when I 385 00:25:20.759 --> 00:25:24.160 laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you 386 00:25:24.279 --> 00:25:29.839 have such great understanding, who determined its measurements? I mean 387 00:25:30.400 --> 00:25:34.240 I can see God almost being lovingly sarcastic. There, okay, 388 00:25:34.799 --> 00:25:38.599 surely you know? Or who stretched out the light upon it? 389 00:25:39.000 --> 00:25:43.319 To what where it's foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone? 390 00:25:43.400 --> 00:25:48.240 Verse twelve? Jump there? Have you commanded the morning since 391 00:25:48.279 --> 00:25:52.200 your day's begun? And cause the dawn to know its place? 392 00:25:53.359 --> 00:25:55.559 One version? Have you ever told the sun when to 393 00:25:55.599 --> 00:26:01.480 come up? Verse twenty two? Have you the treasury of snow? 394 00:26:01.680 --> 00:26:05.400 Or have you seen the treasury of hell? Man? Can 395 00:26:05.440 --> 00:26:07.519 you make it snow and rain and all this stuff 396 00:26:07.519 --> 00:26:10.119 when you want to? Verse thirty four. Can you lift 397 00:26:10.200 --> 00:26:13.519 up your voice to the clouds? Then an abundance of 398 00:26:13.599 --> 00:26:18.519 water may cover you? Verse thirty five. Can you send 399 00:26:18.559 --> 00:26:22.079 out lightnings that they may go and say to you 400 00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:27.400 here we are? I mean, does lightning come to you 401 00:26:27.480 --> 00:26:30.720