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[0:00] Hallelujah! Thank you for tuning in to this powerful message by David Entry at Karis Phase 2, our Christ-centered youth services. You can never find Christ outside of the open Word of God. May Jesus Christ reveal Himself to you as you listen.

[0:18] Praise the Lord. Ephesians chapter 4. Today we are going to take a different turn because it's a special day, right?

[0:31] So we are starting from Ephesians chapter 4, verse 1. Therefore, I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called.

[0:47] Say, I am called. I am called. Say, I am called. I am called. So, the New King James Version does not use vocation.

[1:00] The New King James uses calling. So, work worthy of the calling. The calling.

[1:13] There is a certain calling that you have been called with. So, God called you with a calling. Wow! He called you, not by your name, but He called you with a calling.

[1:29] Even if He mentions your name still, there is a certain calling. That means that it's a very unique, specific calling on with a specific reason.

[1:40] It's called you. It's called you. It's called you. It's called you, not just for the sake of calling, but it called you with a specific reason. Called you.

[1:52] God has, every Christian has been called. Every Christian has been called. First, chapter 2.

[2:07] I'm trying, please. Don't laugh at me. I'm trying. Chapter 2. Let's go to verse 9. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that ye should show forth the praise of Him who has called you from where?

[2:24] Out of darkness. Out of darkness. Out of darkness. From a dark place.

[2:36] Out of darkness. You are young, but you are in a dark place. Yeah. You are in a dark place. God chooses to call you.

[2:47] Don't stay there. When you watch, there's a movie I watched many years ago. Those times I used to watch movies. And that movie, somebody, a guy was struggling.

[3:01] He was struggling to make ends meet. And he got a job in a restaurant. So he was working at the restaurant. And he was sent to go and be washing the dishes in the kitchen.

[3:13] The guy was struggling. It was hard. And one day, he found out that actually that restaurant where he was working in is a French guy.

[3:28] The restaurant where he was working in, his dad or somebody owned it and died and bequeathed it to him. So the way was made to him. So he owned it, but he didn't know.

[3:40] He owned it before he grew up. Before he matured. He owned it. Before he grew up. Before he got a job in that restaurant. He actually, it was already his.

[3:51] But I didn't know. You can be called into something. And you don't know. And you are still living in a state. Wow. Wow. Your name is on some blessings.

[4:06] Amen. It's yours. By destiny. Amen. There are things that by nature and by birth and by destiny, it belongs to you.

[4:21] Amen. Your name has been attached to something beautiful in destiny. But look at you. Look at you. You are in a dark place.

[4:33] I'm talking to somebody. You know what? I found out that when you are lost, you know you are lost. Yes. Sometimes you don't know until you come to church.

[4:46] A good church, obviously. When you come into the temple of God, the church of God, something, a scale falls off. And you realize how miserable your life is.

[4:57] How lost you are. And suddenly, you can tell you are in a very dark place. But God is the only one who calls us out of darkness.

[5:07] We are called. We are called. See, I'm called. I'm called. There was a young man in first Samuel. He was sleeping. He heard the sound.

[5:19] He heard the voice. I'm not. He was sleeping. He heard the voice. Someone was calling. Someone. No, it's not calling. Calling. Calling. Someone calling. Someone calling. Someone calling. He got up.

[5:30] He went to Eli. He said, Eli. He ran to Eli. And he said, here am I. For thou calling. You can use. Here am I. For you called me.

[5:42] And he said, I did not call you. Lie down again. And he went and lay down. And he heard it a second time again. He got up. He went to Eli. Here am I.

[5:54] You called me. He said, no, I did not call you. And he said, for I called. You called me. And he answered, I did not call you, my son. Go and lay down again. And the third time.

[6:06] Now, someone. No, no, never. So he went. And then someone. They called again. The Lord called again. Somewhere. The third time. So he arose and went to Eli. And he said, here am I.

[6:17] You called me. This calling will not stop. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. This calling will not stop. Pastor, I'm standing here not because I went to Bible school.

[6:32] I'm standing here not because I. Purely because I love church and I love Jesus. All those things are part of it. But I'm standing here because. Listen. You are looking at the man. Who has heard the calling of God.

[6:46] I heard God calling. And that call does not leave you. And yet you can't deny it. I used to be a master.

[6:59] I would go sometimes in church. Sitting in church. And I can hear. I can feel. Not physically here. I can feel. I don't belong here. I need God. Something is calling me.

[7:10] But I don't know what it is. I can't explain it. I don't know who to talk to. Because there was nobody there who looked like someone who. Was walking the calling. I don't know.

[7:22] I felt it. I would go to church with my parents. I would be in church. It's not every day. But there are times. Seasonally. You feel. This is not me.

[7:33] Something. Something. What is it? Something is missing. Sometimes that's how the calling translates to your mind. It's like something is missing. I'm not myself. Why am I here?

[7:43] Why am I alive? What's going on with my life? I'm not happy. Sometimes it translates like that. You feel that there's something you're supposed to be doing. But for some reason you're in a dark place.

[7:55] And you don't know what you're supposed to do. But I still feel there's something. And one day. I went to a gathering. In secondary school. In a boarding school.

[8:06] Christians. Some Christians who have gathered. They are praying. And they are singing. I went there. As I sat there. The guy was preaching. I sat there. He didn't say anything unique. But as he preached.

[8:17] I felt. Oh yeah. This is it. Something. This is it. I now know. I need Jesus. I have to start. This is it. They didn't do a taco.

[8:28] This is it. When I left. I said I found him. I found him. You find him in certain places. The call will not leave you.

[8:38] That's my first calling. It was calling unto Christ. Romans chapter 8 verse 28. Romans chapter 8 verse 28. It says that. All things work together.

[8:50] Let's not read it. Let's go. I'm surprised some of you are not reading. It's the word of God. Let's go. And those who are called according to his purpose.

[9:06] Who. Who are the called according to his purpose. Called. Then you know what he said. After that. He didn't. This calling is so.

[9:18] They said something about the calling so much. He didn't stop there. He proceeded and talked more about the calling. Took it further. He said. Look at the next. He said. Watch this. The first word is important. The previous verse.

[9:30] Oh. This is Bible exegesis. The previous verse says that. And. We know. We know. This is not something hidden. We know. That all things work together.

[9:42] For those who love God. Not just love God. And. Are called. According to God's purpose. That's the. He called you with the purpose. And then he says that.

[9:54] For. So. You can tell. Things work together. For a certain type of people. Those who love him. And those who are called. Then he took the. The. The calling further. In the next verse.

[10:05] He says. For. Who God foreknew. He. He also predestinated. To be conformed to the image of his son. That he might be the firstborn. Amongst many brethren. Watch this.

[10:17] Then. For. Moreover. Who he predestinated. Does. He. Also. Called. God. So. Your calling. Happened.

[10:27] In time. Your. The manifestation. Of your calling. Happened. In time. But. It's because. God has already. Set it in motion. There are people.

[10:38] Who are living. Like slaves. Meanwhile. Your destiny. Is a king. Destiny. Is a prince. There's a princely status. In your destiny. There's a princess status.

[10:49] In your destiny. And it will never happen. Unless you answer the call. For those. Those who you phone your call. Now. He puts it this way. In 1st Corinthians chapter 1.

[11:00] Verse 24. Verse 23. Talks about how. The preacher of the gospel. Is foolishness. To the. For the Greeks. Look for a sign. And then he said. But we preach Christ. Right. Verse 23. Says.

[11:11] We preach Christ. Crucified. For the Jews. The stumbling block. To the Greeks. Is foolishness. But to those of us. Who are. Is the calling. That makes the Bible.

[11:22] Sensible to you. One of the signs. That show a person. Is not called. Is when you say. Oh this. I don't believe. Oh this. You are even not called. You are going to hell. Oh this.

[11:33] I don't believe. Oh this. I don't believe. Oh this. Yeah. When you are called. The same things. That others say. Is foolishness. That same thing. Is the power. Is the power.

[11:44] When it comes to you. It begins to change. Some things in your life. Is. While others are mocking. It's shaking things. In your spirit. How many of you. Maybe you are. Working with some friends.

[11:55] Somebody preached to you. The three of you. The three of. They preached to three of you. Or four of you. Or five of you. And some of your friends. Were mocking and laughing. But even though you were laughing with them. The thing was.

[12:06] Something was shaking. In your spirit. To you. It was a calling. To them. To them. It was some noise. Someone talking. But to you.

[12:16] It was calling. When it's a call of God. It goes. Past your ears. Into your heart. To other. To those who are not called. Or who are not responding to a call.

[12:28] It is from the preacher's lips. To their ears. To those who are called. God takes it from your ears. Into your heart. And so you cannot deny.

[12:38] It. The calling. Doesn't leave you alone. Yeah. That's my first. The three ears of the calling. He has called us. He has called us.

[12:49] He has called us. Walk worthy. Of the calling. And he said. This calling is so heavily. It's heavily in nature. He says that.

[13:01] Hebrews chapter 3 verse 1. My beloved brethren. Partakers of the heavily calling. Oh. This heavily calling. Is heavy. It's heavily calling.

[13:14] It's not ordinary. It's not a phone call. It's not a phone call. It's not a text message. It's not WhatsApp. It's a heavily calling.

[13:25] Hallelujah. But as I was saying. In fact. That was the first call. That makes you born again. When you respond. But there's another call. That.

[13:35] That one. Not everybody experiences that call. It's for some chosen people. And. My sister. I experienced that call. I told some friends.

[13:46] Years ago. No. It's about. Almost 20 years. Or something. After I'm born again. Sometimes. I'll be there. And I could feel. Sometimes. David.

[13:58] You don't hear. With your natural ears. It's deep. It's a David. David. David. And my passion. God. One day. I told my friends.

[14:08] Wherever God is. I'm going to look for him. I'll find him. Wherever he is. I will look for him. Till I find him. Because I feel some restlessness. And I feel. He's hiding. And calling me.

[14:19] Moses. Moses. I said. Who are you? Where are you? Where are you? It's a calling. It's a calling. When God is calling you.

[14:30] You know it. You can't fake it. Your friends might not know it. When Saul of Tarsus. When he fell from the horse. Bible said. He heard a call. Saul. Saul. Why persecuting me.

[14:42] He said. I heard it. But those who were with me. Didn't hear it. They were traveling with me. My companions. They were together with me. And the man who was dealing with me. Stood speechless.

[14:54] Hearing a voice. But they didn't see. Nobody. Nobody. What I heard was different. So it was Paul who was communicating with this voice. And I think Genesis.

[15:04] Acts chapter 26. It makes it very clear. The 36 account. Says that. They were with me. But they didn't know what was going on. Saul. Saul. I don't know who God is calling.

[15:17] It doesn't need plenty preaching. Sometimes without preaching. You come into an atmosphere. You feel. You know. The first time.

[15:28] When you get into a place. Of destiny. When it comes to church. And spiritual journey. When the hand of God is upon you. And there's a calling on your life.

[15:39] When you get to a place of destiny. You know. This is the place. Some of you. As soon as you entered here. You knew. Yes. Finally I found a place. Because I knew there's a place.

[15:50] Your. Your. Your spirit was telling. There's a place you have to find. And you are restless. You've been to other places. But you are not the same. Until you step here. You know. Oh wow. This is it. First few minutes.

[16:02] You made up your mind. That's it. It's not everywhere you are called to. You can come here with a friend. And the friend is not called here. But you are called here.

[16:13] You know it. When is there calling for you? You know it. In your inner man. It's not intellectual. It's deeper than intellectual. Know it in your inner man. No.

[16:23] Don't follow that friend. Because you are in your place of appointment. Your place of calling and place of appointment. Let that friend go. He said. No.

[16:35] You can't encourage them. You can keep encouraging them. Because sometimes. In listening to your following. One day. They will hear the voice. They will know. Ah. That's it. Sometimes. Sometimes people are in the states.

[16:46] In a particular time. Some of you wouldn't have ever come to Jesus. You even. If I know a guy. He came to Caris. Many years ago. When we were in Graceland. And. His work colleague invited him.

[16:58] He came. He left. He never came back. Never came back. Years later. He came and found out. That's my church. I've been looking for. Ah. But the first time he came. He didn't know.

[17:09] But years later. He came back and. Ah. That's it. That's it. When there's a calling on your life from God. The calling is also place sensitive.

[17:21] Location sensitive. I could hear. God is calling me. God is calling me. God is calling me. When you. When that call is there. You feel restless in life.

[17:34] People might not see you are. Not restful. They might not see. They might see everything looks okay. But deep in you. You know it. You are not okay. You are not in the best place. You are not in the best place.

[17:44] People say. Wow. You look good. You know. Everything is good. Good for you. And things look to be going good for you. But in. In. You're. Internally. You just know. You haven't found it.

[17:56] Somebody learning something. Oh yeah. He said. Walk. Worthy. Walk. The calling came so much. That I just couldn't leave the calling.

[18:09] Because I feel. God is calling somebody. Don't go to Eli. Some of you are going to your boyfriend. Let's go to your boyfriend.

[18:20] Said no. He has not had the calling. You are the one God is calling. Yeah. And the truth is. When God calls you. And you don't respond.

[18:30] Where any direction you take. Wherever you go. There will never be peace. Not only you. But everybody around you. Their life has taken. Because. Ask Jonah.

[18:42] He was in the boat. The boat was about to sink. But there is somebody who was running away from a call. Only you. You joined the company. Two months later. They are closing down. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh.

[18:52] Oh. You think that boy will stay with you? No. No. No. No. No. No. Nothing stays in the life of a person who is running away from God.

[19:09] Wow. Nothing stays. Either a boy or a girl. Money. Job. Greatness. Nothing stays in the life of anyone running away from God.

[19:23] When you are running away from God. You are running away from victory. Wow. Because closer to God. Closer to victory.

[19:38] Thank you Jesus. Thank you Lord. He has called us out. Of darkness. You are in a dark place. You got to come out. And I see you coming out.

[19:51] Your amen was very weak. I see you coming out. I see you coming out. He has called us.

[20:02] Where are we going? Oh. Bible says that by faith Abraham obeyed. When he was called to go out. Not knowing where he was going. You might not know where this thing is leading you.

[20:14] But definitely I want to tell you where this thing is leading you. When you say yes to a calling. It's leading you to some places. Yes. Number one. The calling.

[20:25] We ask. I like this one. You will like this one. Colossians chapter 3 verse 15. He has called us into peace. Your life is too chaotic.

[20:36] That's right. Oh yes. Say yes to God. And let the peace of God rule in your heart. To which also you will call in one body. And be thankful.

[20:47] Let the peace of God rule in your heart. To which you will call. You will call into this peace. Oh yes. If you are restless. It's because you are running away from God.

[21:05] Say yes to God. It's saying yes to peace. Maybe. The way your health is going.

[21:17] Let me tell you something. When I was. Before I became born again. I was in a boarding school. Every time. I will have to. Be in the sick bay for a few days. Boarding schools.

[21:28] We have a sick bay. Not hospital. But when you are sick. There is a school nurse. You go. There is almost like hospital. But you will be there. And the school nurse will come and attend to you.

[21:38] Give you medication. Injections. If it's a bit critical. Then they will have to take you to the main hospital. So it's like a. A clinic. In the school. When I became born again.

[21:50] Eventually. The school nurse. Ask me to take care of the clinic. So I was. Normally there is someone. Who is like a prefect. Who is in charge of the. Sick bay. We call it. It's not a clinic.

[22:00] It's a sick bay. Only sick people go there. And it has. Like beds. Hospital beds. About. You know. About 10 beds. Or something like that. And I was always there. Since I got in there.

[22:12] And I became kind of. I was in a prefect. It's a sick. The nurse asked me to just. They always. So I had the keys. And if someone. Had to be admitted there. He would tell me. And I would open it.

[22:22] They would bring him there. And then the nurse would come. And we are attending to the person. Every now and then. Most times. In secondary school. Boarding school. Most times. People are rushed to the hospital. From there.

[22:33] Since I took over. Not once. Was anyone. The nurse. This is how the nurse. The nurse said. David. Since you took over. Every time someone gets sick. And they come. They get healed. And go back. They get healed.

[22:45] And go back. They get healed. And go back. So the nurse liked me. Because I was making his work easy. Yes. You will be carried away. Because you are misplaced.

[22:56] You are lost. Why are you afraid? Why are you afraid? You look. You are not afraid. You are an afraid man. You don't have peace.

[23:10] But he has called us into peace. Oh yes. Jesus said. He blew on his disciples. In John chapter 14. Verse 28. He said. Peace I give unto you.

[23:21] My peace. Ah. Verse 27. Peace I have. I live with you. My peace. I give to you. Not as the world gives. Do I give you.

[23:32] Let not your heart be trouble. Neither let it be afraid. He said. When he was dying. Some of you. When your uncle was dying. Or some. They left a shoe.

[23:43] They left a house. They left a car. Jesus when he was dying. He said. I don't leave anything. I'll just leave peace. This one. Just before he died. He said. Peace I live with you.

[23:54] I'm going. But I leave peace with you. I leave peace with you. You have been called into this peace. That's why in Colossians. Philippians chapter 4. He said. Let not. Verse 6.

[24:04] Let not your heart be troubled. But in everything. By prayer and supplication. Let your request be made. With thanksgiving. Let your request be made. Then there were services. And the peace of God. Ah. Someone shout.

[24:16] Hallelujah. The peace of God. Which is nonsense. Doesn't make sense. This is. You are going through this.

[24:27] And you are so peaceful. You are able to eat well. You are able to sleep well. You are going through this. Oh yes. After peace of God. Hallelujah. Peace.

[24:38] He's called us into peace. Number two. Ah. I like number two. Hmm. I feel. First Corinthians chapter 1 verse 9. Yeah. Oh.

[24:50] I feel like she's screaming about it. Oh. God is. That's already a lot of. Let's go. Lord. Lord. I am able. I am able. I am able to hold you. To the church of your son.

[25:00] Jesus Christ. I am able to hold. I told you it's better than the one. You have been called into. Partnership. Koinonia. Koinonia.

[25:12] Is this Siamese twins? You have been called to be like a Siamese twins of Christ. Siamese twins. Siamese twins. Nothing can separate us. Romans chapter 8 verse 13 to 37.

[25:22] Who shall separate us? Ah. Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. Nothing shall separate us. He has called us into union.

[25:35] Amen. Into partnership. Right. Into fellowship. Into koinonia. Into oneness. That you and Christ are one.

[25:47] Anything that wants to touch you is touching Christ. Amen. Into fellowship. We have been called into fellowship. We have been called into a better partnership with Christ.

[26:01] Amen. Bible says that there's a gentleman in Acts chapter 9 verse 1. And this Saul. As for this Saul. He said that Saul still breathing threats and murder.

[26:14] Against. Against. He didn't know they are in union with the Lord. Ah. Yeah. So on his way going.

[26:26] Verse 5. He says that he fell on the ground and he heard. Why are you persecuting me? No. It's not you. Ah. You touch the church. You touch the church.

[26:38] You touch the church. You are. It's me you are dealing with. Because I am in union. They have been brought into. Partnership with me. I want you to like this partnership. Demons from your mother's background.

[26:50] They will stop you. You want to be a celebrity. No one can be a celebrity from your background. Because the demons are wild. That's true.

[27:01] Some of you. When you look at your background. No one gets married. When you look at your background. No one lives. For a long life. When you look at your background. Every male goes to prison.

[27:13] Every male. And you are already getting closer to 20. Your own is on the way. You need to be in partnership with Jesus. You need to.

[27:25] So he can bail you from this ravaging spirit from your background. Are you guys seeing what I'm saying? Some of us. No woman ever remains healthy in your family.

[27:40] Everybody is sickly. Everybody is sickly. Like a leaf in the storm. Everybody is sickly. Everybody is sickly. Everybody. Every time. Your family. Every day. Someone is going to hospital.

[27:50] Every day. Someone has to be in hospital. Every. Every. It's like. The hospital knows your family so well. Is it a crime? It's not a crime. But it's not peaceful.

[28:02] It's not peaceful. It's not peaceful. By God's grace. In my house. We don't do hospital. Oh yes.

[28:14] We don't do hospital. That somebody is sick. We are taking them to the hospital. By God's grace. By God's grace. If you do hospital. It doesn't mean you are a sinner. But I'm just telling you.

[28:26] My partnership with Christ. I was telling you about sickbay. I didn't even finish that story. Sickbay. When I go. I was in secondary school.

[28:36] Every time. I would have to be in sickbay. Until I got born again. I went and got born again. That was the last time ever. From the very day I got born again. That was the last time.

[28:48] That was the last time. I enjoyed peace because. I've come into partnership. I've come into coinonia. I've come into fellowship. And now. Nobody gets married in my family.

[28:59] You will be the first. Nobody ever gets wedded in my family. You will be the first. And your wedding. Your wedding will be like a fairy tale wedding.

[29:10] Seremon. Seremon. Why? Because you are in partnership with Jesus Christ.

[29:23] And you didn't get into the partnership by yourself. He says that. Dance be to God. Who has called us into. He has called us.

[29:33] He has called us. He has called us. Partners. Almost like Jesus is your business partner. If someone touches the business.

[29:45] He has touched Jesus' business. Oh yes. Oh yes. Yes. God said to Abraham. If I find only 50 men righteous.

[29:57] I will spare the place. If I find 40 men righteous. If I find Genesis chapter 19. If I find chapter 18 and 19. If I find 30 men righteous.

[30:08] If I find 10 men righteous. If I find 5 men righteous. And even when. Even if one man righteous. One. It's enough for me to spare the land.

[30:19] Why? Because a righteous man is in partnership with God. Some of you. You are the biggest blessing of. In your family. Is that you. Are now in church.

[30:31] You are now in Christ. That is the biggest. The greatest blessing for your family. That you. You. Are also in church. You know. Some of you write off people so quickly.

[30:44] If Saul of Tarsus. Could be a preacher. Saul. He was killing. People doing church. Closing down churches. You look at the book of Acts. Saul of Tarsus. Shouldn't be a preacher.

[30:54] But if Saul of Tarsus. Can be a preacher. Then don't give up on anybody. Don't give up on anybody. And not even just that. You have to. Book of Acts is too far.

[31:05] Look at your life. If you. Today you can be in church. You are coming in Christ. Then don't give up on others. Look at the mirror. Look at you. You today. You are also in the choir. You are also in the ashes.

[31:15] You are also in church. Shouting hallelujah. And getting excited. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Partnership. Partnership.

[31:28] Thanks be to God. Who has called us. Into partnership. What? Who? You were. By whom? God is faithful. By whom? You were called into fellowship.

[31:41] Koinonia. Partnership. Joint relationship. Koinonia. Koinonia. So he called us into partnership.

[31:51] So first he called us into peace. Called us into partnership. Can I tell you one more? Yes. He called us into eternal life.

[32:04] There's a difference between eternal life and internal life. I'm talking about eternal life. Life that doesn't end. Life that doesn't die.

[32:15] Nothing can kill that life. Stop that life. It is always. It's always alive. First Timothy chapter 6.

[32:26] Verse 12. But thou old man of God. Flee these things. I feel like preaching, you know. But thou old man of God.

[32:38] Flee these things. And let's say that's what. First Timothy chapter 6. But thou. Verse 12. Let's go to verse 12. Fight a good fight of faith. Do what? And then what?

[32:50] Lay hold on what? New King James. New King James. New King James. He says. Fight a good fight of faith.

[33:02] Lay hold on eternal life. To which you were also. You were called into eternal life. Yes. You were called to it. He called you and he says that.

[33:13] Come into this. Come into it. Step into eternal life. You didn't work for it. But step into it. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. So he's called you number one. Into peace. Number two. Into fellowship.

[33:24] Number three. Number four. First Peter chapter 5 verse 10. I like that one. I like that one. But may the God of all grace.

[33:36] Who has called us into his eternal. Hallelujah. You might not have all the nice things here.

[33:51] But they should wait. Your enemies should wait. They will see you in glory. It will be too nice. You have a glorious future. Glorious future.

[34:05] Nobody knew you were going to be what you are. He said even where you grew up. The people you play with. Nobody knew this is the kind of David you were going to be. It was coded and it was buried in God.

[34:21] It's when I said yes to the call. The call brought me into what I'm standing. It is not schooling that brings me into this. Even though schooling is so crucial and important.

[34:32] You can have all the best education in your life. But there is no guarantee that you will have the glory of life. Oh yes.

[34:44] He has called us into glory. Young man. Young lady. Can I tell you something? Your location is your destination.

[34:59] Don't judge your future by where you are. Times will change. But you must learn how to cooperate with God to effect the change now.

[35:10] Because the older you are, the more complicated life becomes. That's why you do all your degree programs and your education when you are young. Don't wait when you become a grandmother.

[35:23] And now you are going to do your masters. You are now, now that you are 40, you are now going to do GCSE mass. Please. Somebody say Jesus. Jesus. Did you understand that?

[35:37] Don't wait. It's too late. So what you got to do for your destiny. Anything that is worth doing. Is worth doing. Is worth doing well.

[35:49] Do it well and do it early. Do it well and do it early. Can you imagine someone with a PhD who is just 24? 25. Oh.

[36:00] I tell you. You are a PhD holder from Oxford. At the age of 25. You can imagine the days ahead of you. So something you have to do.

[36:14] When you are young, you don't have time. You don't have time. Because the younger you are. The more you can build the major platforms for greatness and glory.

[36:27] The more you can put systems in place to guarantee a sustained glorious life. Anyone who lives life to lack is not smart.

[36:42] Maybe my lack. Maybe my lack. You are not smart. No. Don't wait for lack. Because it might never come. If you are not smart. If you wait for lack. You will always lack good things in life. You will always be in lack.

[36:55] If you wait for lack. You are lacking. You are lacking. L. L. U. C. K. If you wait for L. U. C.

[37:05] K. You will always be in L. A. C. K. Yeah. That's why you coming here is not for me.

[37:22] Oh yeah. When I was your age, I was doing better. That's why I'm standing where I'm standing. But if you don't do it early, 20 years time, you will see your friends and you are hiding.

[37:35] Because when you go for meetings, you drive your car, everybody goes to sit in a car. You park somewhere far because your car can't spark by itself. You need a chance that.

[37:49] And your friends are driving nice car. Because when it was time to pay the price, you didn't. Glory. Glory. Someone shout glory. Glory. He's called us into glory.

[38:03] The glory there means when we die. But it's also a price to earth. By God's grace, with all humility, permit me to say this. With all humility, I have a certain level of glorious life.

[38:17] I'm not talking about luxury. No, there's a difference between glory and luxury. You may not have a lot, but your life is glorious. People travel from places.

[38:27] They say, we've heard about you. Want to say hello. Want to say hello. I want me. It's a glory that you pay for. You prepare because he has called us into glory. Called us. For those he predestined, for new, he also predestined.

[38:40] Those he predestined, he called. Those he called, he justified. And those he justified, he glorified. He has called us onto glory. And let me add one more. He has called us the last one.

[38:51] He has called, I like this one. I like this one. Into hope. Hope. Don't give up. I know a lot might have gone wrong. When you look at your family situation, you feel down.

[39:04] You feel discouraged. When you look at, you've tried this course. You've tried it several times. It's not working. You've tried, applied for every job since you finished uni. You are not getting for the past four years.

[39:15] You are not getting. And sometimes, sometimes, to be honest, you are down. Sometimes you are. Some of you, sometimes you look at yourself in the mirror. And you are wondering about God. Why did you do it like this?

[39:27] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You know, people, sometimes people don't want to say, that's my mom.

[39:40] What I'm trying to say is that sometimes, when you look at your condition, you look at your mother's state. You look at your father's state. You didn't do it. But it breaks your heart.

[39:52] Look at what your mom is going through. Look at what your sister's condition. Maybe her health challenge. Maybe his, your brother's situation.

[40:05] He's, he's been admitted in hospital. And then he has, he keeps having episodes. Your mom keeps crying. Well, you know, these things can break hearts.

[40:16] When you see the way your dad and mom, the conditions at home are so bad. Tension. Some people talk, someone tell me, sometimes I don't want to go home. I don't want to go home. I don't want to go home.

[40:26] Because my parents are always fighting. And it breaks your heart. And when every time you look around you, it looks like there's no hope. Oh, come on. He has called us into hope.

[40:41] Yeah. You are in a dark place, but God is calling you into hope. I don't know who I'm talking to. You know you are in a dark place. But it's a season in life.

[40:52] Why would you stay there? Don't stay there. And it's only God who can call you out of that darkness into hope. You don't have to look like you break through in life.

[41:05] Just walk with God. Those who used to ask you, who are you? Who are you? They would ask, hello, how are you? Hello, how are you? Hello, how are you? Because he has called us into hope.

[41:18] He has called us into glory. He has called us into eternal life. He has called us into peace. And he has called us into fellowship. He said, walk worthy of this calling. Wow.

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