Who Are You In Christ- You have been made holy

[0:00] Welcome. Thank you for choosing to listen to another word-filled message by David Entry. Preaching is the means by which God manifests His word and nourishes our spirits. May the life of God enter into you and you as you listen to this message. Be blessed.

[0:18] Who are you in Christ? Who are you? Your identity. We have been made righteous and holy. You, holy. You, holy. We have been made righteous. So once we come into Christ, we have been made righteous and holy.

[0:35] Not righteousness that belongs to us, but righteousness of Christ has been given to us. You remember the scriptures that say in 2 Corinthians, it talks about how Christ has become a curse for us.

[0:45] No, sorry. It talks about how God made Him who knew no sin to become sin so that we will become the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah. 1 Corinthians chapter, sorry, 2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 20, 21.

[0:58] Now, the scripture I want you to, let's turn to 1 Corinthians chapter 1, verse 30. 1 Corinthians chapter 1, verse 30 says that, But of Him you are in Christ, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.

[1:22] Hallelujah. So, we have our righteousness. We have been made righteous and we have been sanctified in Christ. In 1 Corinthians chapter 1, verse 4, that's a very important text.

[1:34] I want you to notice that. Ephesians chapter 1, verse 4, just as, let's not read it together. Let's go. Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.

[1:50] Now, when did He choose us in Him? Before the foundation. Now, if before the foundation of the world, that stands to imply that, obviously, it stands to imply that before your mother was born.

[2:02] And that stands to imply that before your great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was born. So, before everything began, you were chosen. So, you see, so you being in Christ is not by accident.

[2:14] Some of us could have died earlier, but because we have been chosen, God protected and preserved us because heaven is our destination. Say amen. Now, so, it says that we were chosen before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless or without blame before Him in love.

[2:33] So, now, watch this. This is very important. The holiness is talking about is not so much as what you have done, but what He has done. Because how can you be without blame before God? Think about it.

[2:44] Perfect before God. He sees everything. But the only way we can become blameless before God is when we come in Christ. Because it is only Him who was without sin, without fault.

[2:58] And so, He credits us His righteousness. He credits to us. So, watch this. You know, we spoke about how we have been forgiven of our sins when you are in Christ. If you are not in Christ, you are not part of what I'm talking about.

[3:09] Please. You are going to hell when you die. Now, this is the truth. But anyway, if you are not born again, I'm telling you, you don't have a rating in heaven. You are a very miserable person.

[3:20] You may be listening to me on radio or on internet anyway. If you are listening to me and you are not born again, you are miserable with double M in the beginning. Miserable. So, well, those of us who are born again, those of us who are born, we have been given the righteousness of Christ.

[3:40] So, anytime, that's why He says that, anything you ask the Father in my name. When you come, say, therefore, let us come boldly before the throne. How can we come boldly? With you? Now, can you imagine?

[3:51] Hebrews chapter 3 verse 1, He addresses us. Look at that. Look at Hebrews chapter 3 verse 1. This is very important. Hebrews chapter 3 verse 1. You need to see that. I love that text so much. Hebrews chapter 3 verse 1 addresses us.

[4:02] I said, therefore, what? Okay, let's read it from the screen. Let's go. Therefore. One more time. Some of you are not reading. Let's read it out loud. Let's go. Just the first line.

[4:18] Let's read it out loud. Look at. It's okay. It's okay. It's okay. Look at someone tell the person, holy brother. Look at someone tell the person, I'm very holy.

[4:30] I'm very holy. Hebrews addresses us, therefore, holy brethren. In other words, brethren, that means brothers and sisters combined. Brethren.

[4:41] It's not, you don't say sister and brethren. Therefore, holy brethren. Now, we are holy. Say, I'm holy. I'm holy. He addresses us. He's talking about us.

[4:52] He said, therefore, holy brethren partakes of the heavenly calling. Consider the apostle and the high priest of our confession. Christ Jesus. Jesus. He's the apostle. He's the high priest of this thing we are talking about.

[5:04] He's the high priest. So, but he's talking about us. Therefore, he said, therefore, holy brethren. Say, I'm holy. I'm holy. Remember, he chose us before the foundation to be holy and without blame in him.

[5:16] Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Now, watch this. This is very interesting. Hebrews chapter 2 verse 11 says that, For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one.

[5:27] For which reason he is not. Jesus. This is too good. This is too good. This is too good. Did you see that? For both he who. Did you see the first he? What's he connoting?

[5:38] So, who is not referring to? Christ. Okay. So, for both he. That's Christ who sanctifies. He's the one who does the cleansing. So, how can you be clean outside of Christ?

[5:49] It doesn't happen. No one. It's only Jesus who said, I can forgive you of your sins. He says that if the son really sets you free, you are free. You are free.

[6:00] You are free. And so, he says that both he who sanctified and those who are being sanctified are all of one. You know what that means? We are made of one substance.

[6:12] Partakers of the divine nature. Divine calling. We have that substance in us. The nature of God. The very essence of God inhabits you. And so, Jesus calls us brethren.

[6:25] So, watch this. He says that, therefore, both he who sanctified and those who are being sanctified are all of one. For which reason he is not ashamed to call them brethren. Jesus looks at you and says, you are my brother.

[6:37] Jesus is not ashamed to call you a brother. So, why are you ashamed to call yourself his brother? Brother there, I hope you know he's not gender sensitive. No, don't say I don't.

[6:48] He says just brother. Brother is the same. He's not ashamed. Say I'm holy. And so, who are we in Christ? We have been made righteous and sanctified. Now, the other time I was studying the text.

[7:00] And this thing hits me so strongly. And I said, wow. I was reading in Hebrew. Sorry, Romans. Where Bible talks about Abraham believed God. Romans chapter 4 verse 17 and 18.

[7:12] Very strange text. It has never occurred to me. Just like about two weeks ago. I was studying my text. And the Bible talks about Abraham believed God. Verse 18.

[7:24] I think verse 18. He believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness. I thought from 16 downward. Somewhere there. Just Romans chapter 4.

[7:34] Just not too far. He believed God and it was accounted to him. 16, 17, 18, 19. Somewhere there. 20. It was credited to him.

[7:44] He believed and they said, okay, that's righteousness for you. So, it wasn't that he was doing. He was acting. Therefore, it was accounted to him for righteousness. Now, and we have come into this same faith.

[7:57] It's faith that makes us righteous. So, the Bible did me tell you, Abraham was an idol worshiper. All that he had done in the past. Once he believed God, it was accounted to him for righteousness.

[8:08] And so, your righteousness has everything to do with your faith in Christ. Which then ends up playing out in your steps, the steps you take.

[8:20] Your righteousness has everything to do with your faith in Christ. Which plays out in the steps you take. So, if you have faith in Christ, we will see it by your steps. You know what I'm saying?

[8:30] I mean, I believe it. It doesn't matter what I do. It's okay. No. We will see. Your faith will always play out in the steps you take. So, let me repeat what I just said. Your righteousness in life has everything to do with your faith in Christ.

[8:43] Which plays out in the steps you take. With your faith in Christ, which plays out in the steps you take. In other words, if you have faith in Christ, it will show in the steps you take.

[8:54] Show me your faith without your works and I will show you my faith by my works. So, when someone says, I believe, I believe. And there's no evidence by virtue of your actions. That believing is fake believing.

[9:06] Faith without action is dead. It's fake. No faith. It's fake. Faith without action is what? Fake. With a double F at the beginning. Praise the Lord.

[9:16] So, we have been made righteous in Christ. Bible said, Abraham believed God. Immediately, a righteous account. They opened an account. They said, that's righteous.

[9:27] It was accounted to him for righteousness. So, then when you believe Christ. You believe God. You put your faith in Christ. Guess what? You are the child of Abraham. It is also accounted to you.

[9:40] So, that's why. That's your identity. You are actually righteous. In the streets. Angels see you. They know that's a righteous man walking. Amen. Demons see you. They know that's a righteous man walking.

[9:51] Because that is your status in Christ. Say amen. Amen. And then, the next one I want to make tonight is that we have been washed, sanctified and justified.

[10:05] We have been washed, sanctified and justified. We have been washed, sanctified and justified. We have been what?

[10:16] Washed. Sanctified. How more time? We have been washed, sanctified and justified. For the last time. we have been washed, sanctified and justified.

[10:26] That's what we are. 1 Corinthians 6, verse 11. 1 Corinthians 6, verse 11. We have been washed, sanctified and justified.

[10:37] And such were some of you, but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus by his Spirit.

[10:48] Now, let's read it to make sense, a bit of sense. Do you not know, verse 9, do you not know that the unrighteous, the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God?

[10:59] Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor raveless.

[11:19] You know what it means to raven? Raveless, yes. Raveless. Nor extortionists. Do you know who an extortionist is?

[11:30] 419. Who entered the kingdom of God. And listen to what it says. Listen, the verse 11. And such were some of you. Now, say I was.

[11:43] I was. Or I were. That's, some of us were like that. He didn't say all of you. He said some of you. That's how you. He think God doesn't know. God knows.

[11:54] All your history is there. Your record is there. He said such were some of you. What were you? Fornicator, adulterer, homosexuals, thieves, extortionists.

[12:06] All that. He said, raveless. Raveless. Ta-ta-ta. Ta-ta. Ta-ta. He said, somewhere. So now there's a problem if you said now I am in him.

[12:19] But there's not I used to be. Some of us, we can't say those things. Because you can't say I used to be. Because you are still is being.

[12:33] I am still is being. And such were some of you. But. Hallelujah. Say but. You remember the but? Say but.

[12:44] Say but. But you were washed. It's important. Why did he say washed? Who needs washing? Who needs washing? So you come.

[12:54] You see. You come from the mat into the room with the stuff again. And if you wash. Why do you go back to the mat and. Like a pig. So he said. You were washed.

[13:04] That means that. People who practice these things like this. Actually stink. Sin. Makes you stink. So when we are all singing. Here I am to worship. You lift up your hand.

[13:15] And just. The guy has come. The guy has just come. See why. You see that righteousness is important. So God gives us his righteousness.

[13:26] So he says that. You were washed. But you were washed. But you were sanctified. Do you know what it means to be sanctified? Set apart. You are different from all the others. So when God.

[13:38] When people are saying. Spiritual things are. Being said about. Or the demons or angels are saying. This one's like this. God said you are sanctified. You are not like the masses. You are very different. Say I'm different.

[13:49] I'm different. You are sanctified. And you know remember. Justified. What does he mean to be justified? Just as if I've not done anything wrong. Or I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in.

[13:59] In the family of God. I'm part of it. I've been justified. Giving the thumbs up. Alright. So that is our identity. Who are you? I'm washed. Who are you? I'm sanctified.

[14:10] Who are you? I'm justified. Who are you? Who are you? I'm sanctified. Who are you? I'm just. Hallelujah. But.

[14:23] I used to be. But now the story has changed. So sometimes people who know you in your past. Or who knew how you used to be. They meet you and they begin to talk to you and address you in a particular way.

[14:35] Just look at them because. Be like Jesus. Say in your heart. Father forgive them. For they know not who they are talking. Because I'm washed. When that old boyfriend of yours shows up again and wants to get you to do what he used to do.

[14:51] Say look at you. Ignorant, hell bound person. I'm washed. I'm washed.

[15:03] I'm sanctified. I'm justified. I'm washed. I'm washed. Put that up on your computer somewhere. On your Facebook. Put it on. I'm washed. I'm sanctified.

[15:14] I'm justified. What washed you? The blood of Christ washed me. I'm washed. Cleanse. I am clean before God. That's why I'm righteous. I'm washed. I'm sanctified.

[15:25] I'm justified. But I'm washed. I'm sanctified. And I'm justified. You should be able to say that with chest heart. You see, when you can say this, that's when you can easily become a victim of demons.

[15:40] Demons only flies. You know flies? Flies don't come. Can you? Fresh food. Warm. Hot. And you say there's maggots in it.

[15:52] No, it doesn't happen. God is fresh. Now, when you become born again, you have become washed. Like fresh. No, demons are like maggots. Like flies.

[16:03] That's why it's not good to get mingled with the thing again. There's a song we used to say. I won't go back. Won't go back. To the way I used to be.

[16:14] Before you present this word. Give him, save me. Hallelujah. Say, I'm washed. I'm washed. Hallelujah. How many of us are washed here? Don't let the devil come telling you about your past. When he comes, tell him I'm washed.

[16:26] Some of us, we may have records. On computer, on phone, emails, and things like that. That shows that, that was telling your past what you used to be. But you have to superimpose it with, I am washed.

[16:39] I'm sanctified. And I'm justified. Justification is a big thing. To be justified. That means that God sees you as one of his special chosen. You cannot be justified and go to hell.

[16:56] Justified people can go to hell. Justified people can go to hell. The way innocent people can go to prison. It can happen. Then that is illegal.

[17:08] Whoever puts you in prison must report to the Hague. And be tried. Because you can't be, you cannot be innocent and be made to go to prison.

[17:19] It's called injustice. And so according to the justice of God, sanctified people cannot go to hell.

[17:30] It's big. See, I'm justified. Remember you have been washed. We have been washed. We have been sanctified, separated from the masses. That's why you can't die like everybody dies. When they say there's an epidemic, it's affecting everybody.

[17:43] Remember that you are sanctified. So you are not, you, why do you have to suffer what everybody suffers? It shouldn't be. You can't suffer. Like if you have gone for your jab.

[17:56] Or if you have been immunized from any form of outbreak or something. Once you have been immunized. In the same way, once you are immune. Because I think medical scientists say that once you've contracted it, your system gets immune, you can't have it again.

[18:10] So once you are immune, that's what I'm talking about. Once you are immune, the things that happen to others can't just happen to you because why? You are immune. You have all your immunization records up to date.

[18:23] So when we talk about you are sanctified means you are immune. You are immune. Don't be walking around. I will show you something quickly. Don't be walking around thinking that, oh, these things happen to everybody so it can happen to me. The devil is a liar.

[18:33] Anytime you begin to think that things that happen to everybody can happen to you, negative things that happen to everybody can happen to you, you are beginning to believe a lie. You are beginning to believe a lie because God's word said you have been sanctified.

[18:45] You have been set apart from the rest. Say, I'm blessed. I'm blessed. And then the next one I want us to notice is that, oh, this is so good. Ephesians chapter 2 verse 8.

[18:57] We have been saved by grace through faith. I almost wanted to leave this out, but I felt let me just chip it in because it's quite strong. Say, I'm saved. Say, I'm saved.

[19:09] Now, there's a place in the scriptures where I will talk about how if anyone is sick amongst you, let them call for the elders of the church and let the elders of the church pray for the person. And Bible says that anointing him with the oil.

[19:21] In James chapter 5 from 14, 15, and 15, and 16, particularly verse 14 and 15. It says that let them call for the elders of the church and let them pray for them. And then Bible says that in the prayer of faith, and then verse 15, and the prayer of faith will do what?

[19:37] The prayer of faith, what does it do? Do you know what that save means? I explained it the other time. It's not talking about salvation. All right. So it saved you from this replication of the sickness that possibly may aggravate and get worse and get into something or may turn to something.

[19:53] It said that prayer of faith can save you. Now, I want to dwell on the word save. So to be saved means that you have been rescued from something disastrous, something that was about to happen or a road you are going down towards, which was going to be unpleasant, not with positive consequences.

[20:11] All right. So now we are saved back to Ephesians chapter two, verse eight. It said, we have been saved. Say, I'm saved. I'm saved. Now, saved from what? Saved from the wrath of God. Saved from hell.

[20:22] Saved from what? Saved from God. And saved from what? Hell. Hell. It's true. I'm saved from hell. So how can a saved person go to hell? If you are not saved, you are going to hell.

[20:33] But if you are saved, you can't go to hell because you are saved. Have you seen someone wearing, what do you call that? Inflated, whatever, life jacket.

[20:45] Well inflated, everything, and it's drowning. So it's drowning with the life jacket on. No, it can't be. Why? Because it doesn't work like that in life.

[20:58] When you are saved, you can't go to hell. When you are saved, heaven's resources are at your disposal. I am saved. Say, I'm saved. I am saved. Saved from what? Saved from anything that was not programmed by God to be for you in life.

[21:12] Saved from marital breakdown. Saved from health breakdown. Saved from shame. Saved from disgrace. Saved from unproductivity. Saved from anything that is not good in life.

[21:24] I'm saved. It's important. Mainly saved from going to hell. And saved from the wrath of God. But once you are saved from the wrath of God, all these things come together. Say, I'm saved.

[21:35] How are we? We are saved. So what's your identity? I'm saved. I'm a safe person walking around. Don't compare me to everybody. I'm washed. I'm justified. I'm sanctified.

[21:46] I'm saved. I'm washed. I'm justified. I'm sanctified. I'm saved. I'm saved. They ask you, what's the evidence? My birth certificate is there.

[21:58] Everything is documented in my birth certificate. I'm saved. Who's your mother? Oh, that's not your mother. Check the birth certificate. And if you want to go scientific, the DNA test will tell you that I am a child of God.

[22:11] Amen. Tell someone you are looking at a saved person. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Am I talking to someone saved in this place?

[22:22] Shout out, I'm saved. I'm saved. All right. I want to. Uh-oh. Okay. Let's get on to the next one quickly and finish on this. Oh. Colossians chapter 3 verse 9 and 10.

[22:33] Let's look at it before I tell you what they point there. Colossians chapter 3 verse 9 and 10. It says that do not lie to one another. Did you see that?

[22:44] Even though lie to one another, let alone to a pastor. Do not lie to one another. Joseph, you have been lied. I found your name here. He said do not lie to one another.

[22:56] You see that? Since you have put off the old man with his deeds. Since when you become born again, you put off the old man. And the old man has got some deeds. You must appreciate the fact that once you are in Christ, you have undergone a change of nature.

[23:11] When we go born again, you feel very bad about yourself and you feel embarrassed. You feel you have dishonored the name of Christ when you lie. We are renewed according to the image of the one who created us in Christ.

[23:26] So, once you become born again, you have a new nature. You have been renewed according to God's image. It's very important. So, you come like a mini-God in that sense.

[23:39] I'm using it. I do say, okay. You're a mini-God. You carry divinity in you. That's the nature. You remember when it talks about Philippians 1, verse 3, that by these precious promises given to us that we may be partakers of the divine nature.

[24:00] So, we are talking about divine nature here. So, when you are born again, you have the divine nature. Say, I've got the divine nature. I've got the divine nature. That means you are not an ordinary human being. You are not an ordinary human being.

[24:12] You carry divinity within you. You carry divinity. You're working with divinity inside you. What are we talking about divinity? Divinity is what created everything that exists.

[24:25] And you carry divinity. You carry God. You have God's nature in you. That's why we are called the sons of God. We have his DNA.

[24:35] We are his children. We carry. There's something about God that is in us. When we become born again, it comes into our system. And as we walk, we walk with that community.

[24:46] So, you don't fear demons. Don't be afraid of demons or spiritual powers. It doesn't matter. They can't do jack. They fear you. They know you.

[24:57] Oh, I like the next one. Then I'll finish with it. Uh-oh. Okay. Let's look at this next one quickly. We have been healed. First, I said we have been healed. We have been healed.

[25:09] Who are you? Who are you? You don't believe it. Who are you? First Peter chapter 2 verse 24. I know someone should know this scripture by heart.

[25:22] As a memory verse. First Peter 2 verse 24. All right. Let's not read it from the screen. Let's read it together. Are you ready? Let's go. Let's read it.

[25:59] You were healed. You were healed. You were. You were. If you were, then you is. You didn't get it. If you didn't get it. If you were healed already, then now you is healed.

[26:12] Yeah. It's not you will be. We are not looking for healing. We already have it. It's somewhere in our system. We just have to leave it out. Who are you?

[26:23] I'm healed. I'm healed. Don't go around talking. Don't go around talking. Oh, I'm sick. Oh, this sickness is killing me. It's killing me. It's killing me. No, it's not. It's not your portion. It's not your portion. Don't be saying. See, when you see Christians talking like that, it's very miserable because it's sad.

[26:38] Someone who has all this available to him and yet is living like a poor. So, you must know who you are. All right. Know who you are. You are healed.

[26:49] Say, I am healed. I am healed. My master, why isn't I still feel it? Yeah, it's just the symptoms. You are just feeling symptoms. Don't read. Nothing has been taken care of by the root.

[26:59] Once you begin to confess it and believe it, you begin to see the manifestation. Amen. Amen. I'm healed. Don't pity yourself because for you, sickness is bothering you. Sickness.

[27:10] Sickness, I don't know what to do again. You know what to do. Activate what already is for you. Yes. Say, I'm healed. I'm healed. And then, the next one is, we have been rescued from the dominion kingdom of darkness.

[27:26] Colossians chapter 1 verse 13. That is so straightforward, isn't it? Let me show you something quickly. Colossians 1 verse 13. Can I draw attention to something?

[27:37] Can we read it out loud together? Let's go. Yes. Let's start. Let's start. Let's go. Let's start. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and will deliver us from the kingdom of darkness.

[27:50] This is my argument. He has done what? Deliver us. The first one. Deliver us. He what? Deliver us. He will deliver us, isn't it? No. He will deliver us.

[28:01] No. So why are you going around looking for deliverance? It's a sign that maybe you are not born again. Or you are just an ignorant Christian. He has delivered us. All right. So he said he has delivered us.

[28:12] Now, is this not what the people are saying that we have to go? Deliver us from what? From the power of darkness. From the powers of darkness. The power of darkness has already conveyed you. And now somebody is telling you, you have to go to be delivered from what?

[28:26] From what? So what's the difference between the one Jesus did? And he said this one is from generational cases. Ah. So Jesus one didn't cover that one too.

[28:37] Am I making spirits? We have been delivered from the Christ of darkness. See, I'm delivered. Pastor, are you trying to say deliverance is not necessary? Deliverance is good.

[28:49] But let's define what we mean by deliverance. In the light of what we have just said. I studied my text. I didn't see anything that else called deliverance. But from this particular one, delivered from the power of darkness.

[29:02] So if you are talking about some other deliverance. Pastor, you don't believe in deliverance. I believe in breaking the powers of darkness. I believe in setting people free. I believe. Somebody may be born again.

[29:13] And through ignorance, I'll be allowing something to build up. We can break that thing. We can pray over it. But that doesn't take any time. It is more difficult to do with the people's mind than the spirits behind them.

[29:24] Spirits, you curse them out. Rikita madimone. So spirits, you curse them out. We have been given the hope of glory. Christ in you the hope of glory. Colossians 1.27. And then finally, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth.

[29:40] The home of the righteous. Or the home of righteousness. Finally, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth. That's who we are. So we don't live like, oh, everything, all there is to life is about here.

[29:54] No. We are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth. We are going somewhere. Bible says that we are pilgrims on this earth. We are pilgrims. We are sojourners.

[30:05] We are on a journey. So we don't live our life as though everything is all about what you get here. We are heaven bound.

[30:16] That's who we are. New heaven and a new earth. We are heaven bound. Listen, that is your identity. So if you are born again, you got to settle with that and know that you are going to heaven.

[30:26] And then let no one tell you, because you are caught doing this thing, because you lied the other time, you are no more going to heaven. And because of this, you are not going to heaven. Even you don't know.

[30:37] No one knows who is going to heaven. Only God knows. You are ignorant as I am talking. I told you no one knows who is going to heaven. My birth certificate says I am going. And you two say no one knows. If you have a birth certificate like I do, you will know.

[30:50] And I read the fine print. It tells me clearly that I am going to heaven. I am going to heaven. Am I talking to someone going to heaven? If you believe you are going to heaven, shout hallelujah.

[31:07] Shout hallelujah. We are going to heaven. First Peter chapter 3 verse 12. Then I stop. First Peter chapter 3 verse 12.

[31:20] Thank you Jesus. Second Peter. I am sorry. Second Peter. I am very sorry. Second Peter chapter 3 verse 12. First Peter. Looking for and hastening the coming of the day of the Lord.

[31:35] Because of which the heavens will be dissolved. Being on fire. And the elements will melt with fervent heat. Everything we see here will be gone. Because there is a new heavens coming.

[31:45] That is where we belong. There is a new heavens coming where there will not be sickness. There will not be sorrow. There will not be pain. There will not be weeping. That is where we are going.

[31:57] And we are going to go there with a glorified body. This is the Christian gospel. We are going to go there with a glorified body. So let us not live as though everything is here. The Bible says that we have to be rich towards God.

[32:10] When they say you are a rich man. Let it be first said that you are rich. Luke chapter 12 I think 21. Rich towards God. You can be rich towards God. He said anyone who is rich on earth and is not rich towards God.

[32:23] Who lays out treasures for himself and is not rich towards God. Will be like a foolish man. Who said I have got everything now. You can't live. And then he died. Then he realized that life. Your life.

[32:33] Jesus said. He said a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possession. I think verse 16 of the same chapter. I think so. Luke chapter 12 verse 16. I suppose it should be there. A man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he has.

[32:46] So the more cash you have. You will have a better life. No. Luke chapter 12 verse 16. It says that a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. Amen.

[32:57] But you have to be rich towards God. Because you know what? We are going to heaven. This is not our destination. Take heed and beware of covetousness. Getting, getting, grabbing, grabbing.

[33:09] Why? For a man's life. Verse 15. A man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses. So the more shoes you have doesn't mean that you have a better life. Your life does not consist in what you've got.

[33:21] But your life finds meaning in Christ Jesus. Nothing else matters. Nothing in this world will do. You are the center. He's at the center of it all. Life is better for us because of Christ.

[33:33] Not because of what we've got. That's why we in church, those of us who have really gotten full into the thing, we are happy. We are the happiest on earth. Physically we may not have everything but we have peace.

[33:47] So, ah, peace. Peace with God and peace in life. Jesus said, peace I give to you. My peace. Not as the world give. It says that in the peace of God that transcends all understanding.

[33:58] In other words, when you are supposed to cry, you don't know. You feel so cool. So, finally, our identity is that we are heaven bound. We are going to, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth. In the name of Jesus.

[34:09] Amen. Did you get something? Hallelujah. Let's thank God for tonight. Father, we give you thanks. We thank you for your word. We thank you for the fact that we have been saved. Thank you that we have redeemed us from the cares of the Lord.

[34:21] Thank you that you have been delivered from the pires of darkness. Thank you that we have, we've been given the hope of glory. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus, that we are overcomers. We give you praise that we have been healed, that we have our nature changed.

[34:35] We thank you that we have been saved by grace through faith. Thank you, Lord Jesus, that we have, we have been made the right, we have been made righteous and holy. Thank you, Jesus, that we have been washed, sanctified and justified.

[34:46] Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. For what you have made us in you. Thank you for listening to this message by David Entry.

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