WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:00.980 Morning, church family. 00:00:01.540 --> 00:00:05.259 As Dave said, we're going to be hearing from Proverbs chapter 24, 00:00:05.660 --> 00:00:08.140 and we're going to be starting at the start of the chapter 00:00:08.140 --> 00:00:10.320 and reading through to verse 12. 00:00:10.660 --> 00:00:12.000 That's Proverbs 24. 00:00:12.980 --> 00:00:16.620 Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, 00:00:17.019 --> 00:00:20.379 for their hearts devise violence and their lips talk of trouble. 00:00:21.240 --> 00:00:25.379 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established. 00:00:25.879 --> 00:00:29.740 By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches, 00:00:30.660 --> 00:00:35.079 a wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might. 00:00:35.719 --> 00:00:38.340 For by wise guidance you can wage your war, 00:00:38.920 --> 00:00:41.420 and in abundance of counsellors there is victory. 00:00:42.480 --> 00:00:44.200 Wisdom is too high for a fool. 00:00:44.820 --> 00:00:46.920 In the gate he does not open his mouth. 00:00:48.359 --> 00:00:51.039 Whoever plans to do evil will be called a schemer. 00:00:51.579 --> 00:00:53.400 The devising of folly is sin, 00:00:53.400 --> 00:00:56.760 and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind. 00:00:56.759 --> 00:01:01.699 If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. 00:01:02.460 --> 00:01:04.640 Rescue those who are being taken away to death. 00:01:05.519 --> 00:01:07.799 Hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. 00:01:08.879 --> 00:01:11.319 If you say, behold, we do not know this, 00:01:11.879 --> 00:01:14.099 does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? 00:01:14.840 --> 00:01:17.579 Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it? 00:01:17.579 --> 00:01:21.039 And will he not repay man according to his work? 00:01:21.239 --> 00:01:22.859 Good morning everyone. 00:01:24.599 --> 00:01:29.620 It's school lady time, so we are back to the book of Proverbs. 00:01:29.620 --> 00:01:35.680 The book of Proverbs is a bit difficult in a sense, 00:01:35.680 --> 00:01:44.420 talking about it because it sounds like a lot of how to do things, 00:01:44.500 --> 00:01:46.060 or how to live a good life. 00:01:46.659 --> 00:01:52.860 However, we need to see that it's not only teaching us 00:01:52.859 --> 00:01:57.439 that the wise way to live. 00:01:57.700 --> 00:02:01.760 However, more so is to tell us that we don't have that wisdom, 00:02:02.560 --> 00:02:08.500 and we can't live out to what he's teaching us. 00:02:09.860 --> 00:02:13.860 But God does provide us a way for us to do so. 00:02:14.199 --> 00:02:15.539 Last week, if you remember, 00:02:15.539 --> 00:02:18.739 we were talking about wise with money or in money, 00:02:19.419 --> 00:02:24.739 in Proverbs 11, verse 3 says that, 00:02:24.739 --> 00:02:25.899 it would say that, 00:02:25.899 --> 00:02:28.199 riches does not profit in the day of wrath. 00:02:30.340 --> 00:02:35.359 Today, in Proverbs 24, verse 10, 00:02:35.560 --> 00:02:37.519 if you faint in the day of adversity. 00:02:37.919 --> 00:02:41.259 So both of them have got this day of wrath, 00:02:41.439 --> 00:02:42.340 or the day of adversity. 00:02:42.340 --> 00:02:48.819 So today, we would think about how we would stand in that day, 00:02:49.200 --> 00:02:50.920 or in day-to-day as well. 00:02:51.259 --> 00:02:53.439 Let's pray first before we start. 00:02:54.960 --> 00:02:55.500 Almighty God, 00:02:55.560 --> 00:03:01.219 we thank you for the privilege of reading your word, 00:03:02.400 --> 00:03:06.539 and knowing something that is greater, 00:03:06.539 --> 00:03:12.739 and knowing that we could have a life that is different, 00:03:13.579 --> 00:03:15.759 that we have always lived, 00:03:16.819 --> 00:03:22.479 and also knowing that in adversity, 00:03:23.199 --> 00:03:24.280 we are not alone. 00:03:24.959 --> 00:03:29.219 May you help us in understanding this, 00:03:30.219 --> 00:03:33.500 and may you help us to live a life that is worthy of your calling. 00:03:33.819 --> 00:03:34.399 Thank you, Lord. 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:36.020 We pray in Jesus' name. 00:03:36.599 --> 00:03:36.860 Amen. 00:03:41.540 --> 00:03:47.000 I'm going to share the screen while I'm talking. 00:03:52.939 --> 00:03:54.439 So today, the topic is, 00:03:54.520 --> 00:03:55.280 Why is in adversity? 00:03:55.599 --> 00:03:58.420 From Proverbs 24, verses 1 to 12. 00:03:58.419 --> 00:04:08.060 First of all, I'd like to share with you about this man called Rick Ritzkohler. 00:04:08.619 --> 00:04:14.500 Rick Ritzkohler was born on 27th of May, 1939, 00:04:14.959 --> 00:04:17.819 and he died on 11th of September, 2001. 00:04:17.819 --> 00:04:22.180 So about 20 years ago. 00:04:23.279 --> 00:04:29.719 He was the head of security for Morgan Stanley in the South Tower of World Trade Center, 00:04:30.180 --> 00:04:33.959 when both the North and the South Towers were hit by plans. 00:04:35.860 --> 00:04:39.259 Before the towers collapsed, Rick called the authority, 00:04:39.259 --> 00:04:42.060 and he was told to stay put, 00:04:42.560 --> 00:04:45.339 and not to evacuate. 00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:49.120 But Rick did not agree. 00:04:49.300 --> 00:04:51.620 He called his old army mate, 00:04:51.779 --> 00:04:53.439 and that's why we know what he was thinking, 00:04:53.879 --> 00:04:56.899 and told him what happened. 00:04:56.899 --> 00:05:02.979 And he said he was going to disregard the order to stay, 00:05:03.659 --> 00:05:05.339 and he evacuated the building. 00:05:06.060 --> 00:05:10.139 So because of Rick's quick and decisive action, 00:05:11.139 --> 00:05:13.819 2,687 people were saved. 00:05:14.339 --> 00:05:17.719 Only six persons from the South Tower died on that day, 00:05:18.339 --> 00:05:19.919 including Rick himself. 00:05:21.639 --> 00:05:24.139 Why did Rick disregard the order? 00:05:24.139 --> 00:05:31.599 Because he had been expecting such an attack for some time. 00:05:32.019 --> 00:05:36.099 In fact, he had conducted many evacuation drills 00:05:36.099 --> 00:05:38.279 for the employees in the South Tower. 00:05:39.360 --> 00:05:41.099 So in that day of adversity, 00:05:41.419 --> 00:05:42.659 Rick was the first to act, 00:05:43.379 --> 00:05:45.399 and the last to leave the building. 00:05:48.079 --> 00:05:51.399 Don't you wish that we would have such strength 00:05:51.399 --> 00:05:53.739 to stand on our ground 00:05:53.739 --> 00:05:55.500 and act in the face of adversity? 00:05:56.399 --> 00:05:57.199 I do. 00:05:58.179 --> 00:06:01.239 However, we know that this is rare. 00:06:01.959 --> 00:06:04.060 In real life, in our life, 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:07.399 we are usually unprepared for adversity, 00:06:07.819 --> 00:06:11.519 and we try to avoid it 00:06:11.519 --> 00:06:15.439 or not know how to cope with it. 00:06:15.439 --> 00:06:25.540 So we go to Proverbs 24.10 as our words for our day. 00:06:25.540 --> 00:06:27.540 It is to faince in the day of adversity. 00:06:28.319 --> 00:06:30.420 Your strength is small. 00:06:34.120 --> 00:06:39.319 Faince, in the Hebrew word, 00:06:39.319 --> 00:06:43.540 has the meaning of dropping down or letting go. 00:06:45.099 --> 00:06:46.899 And in the Old Testament, 00:06:47.120 --> 00:06:48.639 when God reassured His servants 00:06:48.639 --> 00:06:51.439 that He would not forsake them or fail them, 00:06:51.899 --> 00:06:55.159 this word was used. 00:06:57.379 --> 00:07:00.100 So Proverbs 24.10 can be translated as, 00:07:00.100 --> 00:07:02.680 if you give up easily in the day of adversity, 00:07:02.879 --> 00:07:04.620 your strength is small. 00:07:05.879 --> 00:07:07.840 However, verse 5 tells us that 00:07:07.840 --> 00:07:09.640 a wise man is full of strength. 00:07:10.939 --> 00:07:12.620 So that means, 00:07:12.760 --> 00:07:13.800 verse 10, 00:07:13.900 --> 00:07:16.100 we can also understand it as, 00:07:16.260 --> 00:07:17.520 if you have little wisdom, 00:07:18.360 --> 00:07:21.100 you will not have sufficient strength 00:07:21.100 --> 00:07:22.920 to stand in the day of adversity. 00:07:22.920 --> 00:07:28.460 So an adverse event 00:07:28.460 --> 00:07:31.800 is one that challenges our presuppositions, 00:07:32.080 --> 00:07:33.180 disrupts our plans, 00:07:33.319 --> 00:07:34.379 and dashes our hopes, 00:07:34.699 --> 00:07:36.300 as David shared just now. 00:07:38.520 --> 00:07:41.259 Adversity happens all the time. 00:07:41.639 --> 00:07:42.660 It is an double-double, 00:07:43.040 --> 00:07:44.960 and it will come for each of us. 00:07:46.480 --> 00:07:47.560 So adversity is common. 00:07:48.100 --> 00:07:51.100 I see people facing adversities every workday. 00:07:51.100 --> 00:07:53.420 For example, 00:07:53.660 --> 00:07:54.660 one day last month, 00:07:55.100 --> 00:07:56.420 I had three different patients 00:07:56.420 --> 00:07:57.800 coming in one after another 00:07:57.800 --> 00:07:59.860 with sadness. 00:08:00.720 --> 00:08:02.160 The first one was sad 00:08:02.160 --> 00:08:04.000 because all her adult children 00:08:04.000 --> 00:08:05.860 did not want to talk to her. 00:08:06.520 --> 00:08:08.560 She said everyone was rude to her. 00:08:09.720 --> 00:08:11.340 The second patient was sad 00:08:11.340 --> 00:08:13.939 because his driving license 00:08:13.939 --> 00:08:15.939 had been changed to a conditional one. 00:08:16.780 --> 00:08:18.260 He's about 80 years old. 00:08:18.780 --> 00:08:20.740 He used to drive army trucks in ANZAC. 00:08:20.740 --> 00:08:24.259 He wanted to be able to continue to do so. 00:08:24.699 --> 00:08:28.660 He asked me to remove his sleep apnea 00:08:28.660 --> 00:08:30.860 from the list of his medical conditions 00:08:30.860 --> 00:08:33.560 so that he can get his full license back. 00:08:34.980 --> 00:08:37.639 The third patient had been sad 00:08:37.639 --> 00:08:38.600 for more than a year 00:08:38.600 --> 00:08:40.039 since the death of her partner. 00:08:40.740 --> 00:08:43.039 She did not know what else to live for. 00:08:43.039 --> 00:08:46.319 Sometimes I think, 00:08:46.679 --> 00:08:48.439 if these patients had been given 00:08:48.439 --> 00:08:51.740 wise counsel during their younger days, 00:08:51.959 --> 00:08:54.319 they may not have ended up where they are now. 00:08:55.779 --> 00:08:57.279 But then I think again, 00:08:57.860 --> 00:08:59.919 most of us will only listen to counsels 00:08:59.919 --> 00:09:01.959 which agree with our desires. 00:09:03.639 --> 00:09:06.139 These patients are suffering now 00:09:06.139 --> 00:09:09.079 because they are stuck in their own presuppositions 00:09:09.080 --> 00:09:11.259 of what life should be 00:09:11.259 --> 00:09:14.120 and they just could not get out of it. 00:09:17.639 --> 00:09:21.180 So, we're talking about the nature of adversities 00:09:21.180 --> 00:09:22.360 that is common 00:09:22.360 --> 00:09:26.600 and then we'll talk about unavoidable 00:09:26.600 --> 00:09:29.320 and that is coming for each of us. 00:09:29.680 --> 00:09:29.820 Alright. 00:09:31.800 --> 00:09:34.320 We're still in the common part of it. 00:09:34.659 --> 00:09:37.060 I wonder how the first patient 00:09:37.060 --> 00:09:38.159 built her family 00:09:38.159 --> 00:09:40.040 until all her children 00:09:40.040 --> 00:09:41.320 did not want to talk to her. 00:09:41.960 --> 00:09:43.500 Her presupposition was that 00:09:43.500 --> 00:09:44.920 she had done all her best 00:09:44.920 --> 00:09:45.920 for her children. 00:09:46.580 --> 00:09:48.200 She had built her house well 00:09:48.200 --> 00:09:50.020 and filled the rooms 00:09:50.020 --> 00:09:51.580 with good things for her children. 00:09:52.580 --> 00:09:53.640 She could not understand 00:09:53.640 --> 00:09:56.120 why all her children dislike her now. 00:09:57.500 --> 00:09:58.340 The second patient 00:09:58.340 --> 00:10:00.020 has nothing else to live for 00:10:00.020 --> 00:10:02.140 except his being able to drive 00:10:02.140 --> 00:10:04.140 an army vehicle during the ANZE parade. 00:10:04.860 --> 00:10:06.500 He does not cope with the adversity 00:10:06.500 --> 00:10:09.140 of not having a full driving license. 00:10:10.379 --> 00:10:13.100 The third patient lost her partner to cancer. 00:10:13.620 --> 00:10:15.960 She could not get herself out of her grief. 00:10:15.960 --> 00:10:19.400 As a result, her teenage daughter 00:10:19.400 --> 00:10:21.560 has now also become depressed 00:10:21.560 --> 00:10:24.240 and she actually tried to commit suicide. 00:10:25.519 --> 00:10:27.040 This patient's identity 00:10:27.040 --> 00:10:28.660 was dependent on her partner 00:10:28.660 --> 00:10:31.420 while her daughter's identity 00:10:31.420 --> 00:10:33.100 was based on these two adults. 00:10:34.100 --> 00:10:35.440 They were not able to face 00:10:35.440 --> 00:10:37.320 the adversity they found themselves in. 00:10:38.940 --> 00:10:40.680 All these three patients 00:10:40.680 --> 00:10:42.180 had been building their lives 00:10:42.180 --> 00:10:44.879 expecting favorable outcomes 00:10:44.879 --> 00:10:46.480 like many of us. 00:10:46.799 --> 00:10:48.399 They put their trust and hope 00:10:48.399 --> 00:10:51.460 on weak and transient things or persons. 00:10:52.799 --> 00:10:55.360 Some of us may be able to identify 00:10:55.360 --> 00:10:57.299 with one or more of these patients. 00:10:57.980 --> 00:10:59.159 Some of us may go through 00:10:59.159 --> 00:11:01.340 similar adversities in time to come. 00:11:02.159 --> 00:11:04.299 Some of us are preparing ourselves 00:11:04.299 --> 00:11:05.019 for the future. 00:11:05.600 --> 00:11:08.320 So we try to avoid having such adversity. 00:11:08.320 --> 00:11:12.920 We will try to get the best qualification 00:11:12.920 --> 00:11:13.760 for ourselves 00:11:13.760 --> 00:11:15.420 to get the best job 00:11:15.420 --> 00:11:17.560 or get the best spouse. 00:11:18.920 --> 00:11:20.940 However, we cannot predict the future. 00:11:21.800 --> 00:11:23.200 What we think is best now 00:11:23.200 --> 00:11:24.900 may turn out to be the source 00:11:24.900 --> 00:11:25.840 of our adversity 00:11:25.840 --> 00:11:28.140 in years to come. 00:11:29.920 --> 00:11:31.640 Adversity is unavoidable 00:11:31.640 --> 00:11:34.000 not only because we cannot predict the future 00:11:34.000 --> 00:11:36.279 but because we are building our life 00:11:36.279 --> 00:11:38.659 on false presuppositions. 00:11:39.600 --> 00:11:41.460 The first patient thought 00:11:41.460 --> 00:11:44.019 that she could always derive 00:11:44.019 --> 00:11:45.519 her security and significance 00:11:45.519 --> 00:11:47.080 from her children. 00:11:48.860 --> 00:11:50.559 Eventually, her children would 00:11:50.559 --> 00:11:52.940 become tired of being 00:11:52.940 --> 00:11:55.120 their mother's emotional support. 00:11:55.679 --> 00:11:56.700 They would resent 00:11:56.700 --> 00:11:58.700 their mother's constant dependence on them. 00:11:58.700 --> 00:12:01.140 The second patient 00:12:01.140 --> 00:12:03.120 derives his security and significance 00:12:03.120 --> 00:12:04.660 from his achievement 00:12:04.660 --> 00:12:05.960 in the defense force. 00:12:06.580 --> 00:12:07.800 He cannot accept the fact 00:12:07.800 --> 00:12:09.720 that he has become too frail 00:12:09.720 --> 00:12:11.200 to drive an army vehicle. 00:12:12.440 --> 00:12:13.759 The third patient 00:12:13.759 --> 00:12:16.300 builds her security and significance 00:12:16.300 --> 00:12:17.640 on her partner. 00:12:18.220 --> 00:12:19.879 When her partner dies before her, 00:12:20.500 --> 00:12:21.160 she does not know 00:12:21.160 --> 00:12:22.240 how to cope with life. 00:12:23.400 --> 00:12:25.600 We live in a world of decay 00:12:25.600 --> 00:12:26.520 and disruptions. 00:12:27.000 --> 00:12:28.220 In the past 50 years, 00:12:28.220 --> 00:12:29.279 we have lived through 00:12:29.279 --> 00:12:30.060 the Cold War, 00:12:30.680 --> 00:12:31.700 the Terrorist War, 00:12:32.259 --> 00:12:33.620 Global Financial Crisis, 00:12:34.300 --> 00:12:35.740 Multiple Natural Disasters, 00:12:36.519 --> 00:12:37.840 and now the Pandemic. 00:12:38.920 --> 00:12:40.259 And if we are honest 00:12:40.259 --> 00:12:41.440 in finding the causes 00:12:41.440 --> 00:12:42.600 of adversities, 00:12:42.899 --> 00:12:43.860 we shall find that 00:12:43.860 --> 00:12:45.680 many of the adversities 00:12:45.680 --> 00:12:46.440 are the results 00:12:46.440 --> 00:12:47.720 of our own foolishness. 00:12:49.300 --> 00:12:50.139 Our ill health 00:12:50.139 --> 00:12:51.460 is caused by our lifestyle 00:12:51.460 --> 00:12:53.100 choices and habits. 00:12:53.800 --> 00:12:53.940 So, 00:12:54.460 --> 00:12:56.200 things that we like to eat now 00:12:56.200 --> 00:12:58.040 many a times 00:12:58.039 --> 00:12:59.500 as we get older 00:12:59.500 --> 00:13:01.360 they will be the source 00:13:01.360 --> 00:13:02.339 of our illness. 00:13:04.339 --> 00:13:05.379 Our pollution, 00:13:05.959 --> 00:13:07.839 the pollution of the environment 00:13:07.839 --> 00:13:09.159 is caused by our desire 00:13:09.159 --> 00:13:10.639 for comfort and enjoyment. 00:13:10.959 --> 00:13:11.039 So, 00:13:11.139 --> 00:13:13.039 we are using a lot of 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:14.819 technologies and things 00:13:14.819 --> 00:13:16.659 and we don't know 00:13:16.659 --> 00:13:18.659 how to dispose of them. 00:13:18.659 --> 00:13:23.539 the relationship breakdowns 00:13:23.539 --> 00:13:24.439 are caused by our own 00:13:24.439 --> 00:13:25.519 self-centeredness. 00:13:26.120 --> 00:13:26.240 So, 00:13:26.319 --> 00:13:27.319 we all are so 00:13:27.319 --> 00:13:28.860 busy 00:13:28.860 --> 00:13:31.539 to achieve our own goals 00:13:31.539 --> 00:13:34.519 and the cost of doing it 00:13:34.519 --> 00:13:36.740 we neglected 00:13:36.740 --> 00:13:38.539 relating to people 00:13:38.539 --> 00:13:40.079 or even neglected 00:13:40.079 --> 00:13:40.819 on health 00:13:40.819 --> 00:13:43.240 to do exercise. 00:13:43.240 --> 00:13:45.480 all these things 00:13:45.480 --> 00:13:46.120 that we do 00:13:46.120 --> 00:13:47.899 we are just so focused 00:13:47.899 --> 00:13:49.180 on our goal 00:13:49.180 --> 00:13:49.940 that 00:13:49.940 --> 00:13:51.620 not knowing that 00:13:51.620 --> 00:13:52.279 in the end 00:13:52.279 --> 00:13:53.580 they would bring 00:13:53.580 --> 00:13:54.740 adversity to us. 00:13:56.639 --> 00:13:57.960 In the past few weeks 00:13:57.960 --> 00:13:58.879 almost every day 00:13:58.879 --> 00:13:59.860 in my general practice 00:13:59.860 --> 00:14:00.980 I'm seeing patients 00:14:00.980 --> 00:14:01.759 who are struggling 00:14:01.759 --> 00:14:02.879 with whether to have 00:14:02.879 --> 00:14:03.860 the AstraZeneca 00:14:03.860 --> 00:14:05.080 COVID vaccine. 00:14:05.080 --> 00:14:07.160 they fear getting 00:14:07.160 --> 00:14:08.120 the rare side effects 00:14:08.120 --> 00:14:08.700 of the vaccine 00:14:08.700 --> 00:14:10.100 they also fear 00:14:10.100 --> 00:14:11.160 getting the real disease. 00:14:12.960 --> 00:14:14.320 We are not only foolish 00:14:14.320 --> 00:14:15.379 in the way we live 00:14:15.379 --> 00:14:16.940 that lead to future 00:14:16.940 --> 00:14:17.820 adverse events 00:14:17.820 --> 00:14:18.900 but we are also 00:14:18.900 --> 00:14:19.960 too weak to face 00:14:19.960 --> 00:14:21.120 any adverse events. 00:14:21.780 --> 00:14:22.560 I feel for their 00:14:22.560 --> 00:14:23.879 anxiety and their pain 00:14:23.879 --> 00:14:25.460 we all want to 00:14:25.460 --> 00:14:26.160 avoid adversity 00:14:26.160 --> 00:14:28.259 but it is unavoidable 00:14:28.259 --> 00:14:29.340 because the future 00:14:29.340 --> 00:14:30.980 does not usually turn up 00:14:30.980 --> 00:14:32.200 as we hoped we would 00:14:32.200 --> 00:14:33.960 and also because 00:14:33.960 --> 00:14:34.960 the choices we make 00:14:34.960 --> 00:14:35.820 now usually 00:14:35.820 --> 00:14:36.879 predispose us 00:14:36.879 --> 00:14:38.259 to encounter adversity 00:14:38.259 --> 00:14:39.320 in time to come. 00:14:40.740 --> 00:14:41.920 So adversity will come 00:14:41.920 --> 00:14:43.019 for all of us 00:14:43.019 --> 00:14:45.160 and Proverbs 24 00:14:45.160 --> 00:14:46.820 does not actually say 00:14:46.820 --> 00:14:47.540 we are too weak 00:14:47.540 --> 00:14:48.540 to face adversity 00:14:48.540 --> 00:14:49.700 but it says 00:14:49.700 --> 00:14:50.420 we are too weak 00:14:50.420 --> 00:14:51.600 to face the day 00:14:51.600 --> 00:14:52.440 of adversity. 00:14:53.000 --> 00:14:54.019 The day of adversity 00:14:54.019 --> 00:14:55.200 seems to be pointing 00:14:55.200 --> 00:14:56.379 to more than just 00:14:56.379 --> 00:14:57.080 any day 00:14:57.080 --> 00:14:58.840 that we may find ourselves 00:14:58.840 --> 00:14:59.980 in some encounters 00:14:59.980 --> 00:15:00.780 of adversity. 00:15:01.820 --> 00:15:02.980 In verse 11 and 12 00:15:02.980 --> 00:15:04.660 it is saying that 00:15:04.659 --> 00:15:06.279 there is a day 00:15:06.279 --> 00:15:07.759 when we will need 00:15:07.759 --> 00:15:08.719 to give an account 00:15:08.719 --> 00:15:10.059 of our life. 00:15:10.759 --> 00:15:11.159 The account 00:15:11.159 --> 00:15:12.039 emphasizes on 00:15:12.039 --> 00:15:13.259 how we have 00:15:13.259 --> 00:15:13.879 or have not 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:15.000 helped others 00:15:15.000 --> 00:15:16.199 who are facing adversity. 00:15:16.919 --> 00:15:17.980 During the accounting 00:15:17.980 --> 00:15:18.480 time 00:15:18.480 --> 00:15:20.100 it says that 00:15:20.100 --> 00:15:20.779 we would 00:15:20.779 --> 00:15:21.379 mostly 00:15:21.379 --> 00:15:23.120 have no excuse 00:15:23.120 --> 00:15:24.279 for our behaviors. 00:15:24.279 --> 00:15:27.079 at this point 00:15:27.079 --> 00:15:28.039 we might want 00:15:28.039 --> 00:15:28.879 to pause and ask 00:15:28.879 --> 00:15:29.839 why God 00:15:29.839 --> 00:15:30.879 requires us 00:15:30.879 --> 00:15:31.579 to help others. 00:15:32.000 --> 00:15:32.779 Is it not enough 00:15:32.779 --> 00:15:33.759 if we just do 00:15:33.759 --> 00:15:34.740 no harm to others 00:15:34.740 --> 00:15:36.360 just keep to ourselves? 00:15:38.039 --> 00:15:38.740 The role 00:15:38.740 --> 00:15:39.339 that God has 00:15:39.339 --> 00:15:39.980 in mind 00:15:39.980 --> 00:15:40.519 is a role 00:15:40.519 --> 00:15:41.079 that shows 00:15:41.079 --> 00:15:41.959 love and kindness. 00:15:43.100 --> 00:15:43.439 All of us 00:15:43.439 --> 00:15:44.360 like to be welcome 00:15:44.360 --> 00:15:45.259 when we meet up 00:15:45.259 --> 00:15:45.899 with people 00:15:45.899 --> 00:15:46.980 even as we meet 00:15:46.980 --> 00:15:47.439 online. 00:15:48.919 --> 00:15:49.500 Even though 00:15:49.500 --> 00:15:50.199 we may not be able 00:15:50.200 --> 00:15:51.120 to love others 00:15:51.120 --> 00:15:52.900 we like to be loved 00:15:52.900 --> 00:15:53.460 by others. 00:15:54.620 --> 00:15:56.060 Most of the adversities 00:15:56.060 --> 00:15:56.780 we encounter 00:15:56.780 --> 00:15:57.580 are caused by 00:15:57.580 --> 00:15:58.500 our lack of ability 00:15:58.500 --> 00:15:59.200 and desire 00:15:59.200 --> 00:16:00.440 to love others. 00:16:01.259 --> 00:16:02.120 If there is love 00:16:02.120 --> 00:16:02.860 among people 00:16:02.860 --> 00:16:03.660 there will be less 00:16:03.660 --> 00:16:04.500 conflicts 00:16:04.500 --> 00:16:05.660 and oppressions. 00:16:06.620 --> 00:16:07.540 Even we ourselves 00:16:07.540 --> 00:16:08.120 demand 00:16:08.120 --> 00:16:09.680 love and kindness 00:16:09.680 --> 00:16:11.280 among the people. 00:16:12.040 --> 00:16:12.600 Would God 00:16:12.600 --> 00:16:13.580 not require us 00:16:13.580 --> 00:16:14.580 to live such a life 00:16:14.580 --> 00:16:16.259 when we are 00:16:16.259 --> 00:16:17.420 created in His image? 00:16:17.419 --> 00:16:20.099 Proverbs 24 00:16:20.099 --> 00:16:20.839 implies that 00:16:20.839 --> 00:16:21.219 we are not 00:16:21.219 --> 00:16:21.879 strong enough 00:16:21.879 --> 00:16:22.719 to help others 00:16:22.719 --> 00:16:23.539 and that 00:16:23.539 --> 00:16:24.139 we are not 00:16:24.139 --> 00:16:24.919 even strong enough 00:16:24.919 --> 00:16:25.799 to help ourselves 00:16:25.799 --> 00:16:27.039 to face adversities. 00:16:27.559 --> 00:16:28.599 To have strength 00:16:28.599 --> 00:16:29.599 we need to 00:16:29.599 --> 00:16:30.500 have wisdom. 00:16:31.419 --> 00:16:31.899 Wisdom 00:16:31.899 --> 00:16:33.860 means the ability 00:16:33.860 --> 00:16:35.240 to see a bigger picture 00:16:35.240 --> 00:16:36.879 and the ability 00:16:36.879 --> 00:16:38.019 to suffer loss. 00:16:39.259 --> 00:16:40.579 Rick Raskola 00:16:40.579 --> 00:16:41.179 understood 00:16:41.179 --> 00:16:42.000 the bigger picture 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:42.699 of the threat 00:16:42.699 --> 00:16:43.480 of terrorism 00:16:43.480 --> 00:16:44.339 and therefore 00:16:44.339 --> 00:16:45.120 he was prepared 00:16:45.120 --> 00:16:45.899 for the attack. 00:16:45.899 --> 00:16:47.360 We need to 00:16:47.360 --> 00:16:47.959 understand 00:16:47.959 --> 00:16:48.840 the bigger picture 00:16:48.840 --> 00:16:49.579 of our life 00:16:49.579 --> 00:16:50.360 and the universe 00:16:50.360 --> 00:16:51.019 to know what 00:16:51.019 --> 00:16:52.439 to expect in life. 00:16:53.399 --> 00:16:53.919 However, 00:16:54.039 --> 00:16:54.819 we cannot understand 00:16:54.819 --> 00:16:55.539 the bigger picture 00:16:55.539 --> 00:16:56.019 of life 00:16:56.019 --> 00:16:56.600 because we are 00:16:56.600 --> 00:16:57.759 too self-focused. 00:16:58.259 --> 00:16:59.039 We can only see 00:16:59.039 --> 00:17:00.199 things from our own 00:17:00.199 --> 00:17:01.240 points of view. 00:17:02.039 --> 00:17:02.819 We are the center 00:17:02.819 --> 00:17:04.099 of our own universe. 00:17:04.920 --> 00:17:05.859 The aim of our living 00:17:05.859 --> 00:17:06.660 is to keep ourselves 00:17:06.660 --> 00:17:07.680 comfortable and happy. 00:17:08.400 --> 00:17:09.039 When things 00:17:09.039 --> 00:17:09.920 do not turn out 00:17:09.920 --> 00:17:11.720 as we want them to 00:17:11.720 --> 00:17:13.160 we can only respond 00:17:13.160 --> 00:17:14.039 with anger 00:17:14.039 --> 00:17:15.440 and despair. 00:17:15.900 --> 00:17:19.880 So how do we 00:17:19.880 --> 00:17:22.200 face adversity? 00:17:22.820 --> 00:17:23.640 I would suggest 00:17:23.640 --> 00:17:24.200 two things. 00:17:24.320 --> 00:17:25.040 One is knowing 00:17:25.040 --> 00:17:26.160 the bigger picture. 00:17:26.900 --> 00:17:28.720 Second is to know 00:17:28.720 --> 00:17:29.880 the one who 00:17:29.880 --> 00:17:30.900 was born for 00:17:30.900 --> 00:17:31.540 adversity. 00:17:34.860 --> 00:17:36.519 Before Rick Raskola 00:17:36.519 --> 00:17:37.500 went down 00:17:37.500 --> 00:17:39.480 with the South Tower 00:17:39.480 --> 00:17:40.660 he called his wife 00:17:40.660 --> 00:17:41.519 and told her 00:17:41.519 --> 00:17:42.480 that he loved her 00:17:42.480 --> 00:17:43.480 and that she should 00:17:43.480 --> 00:17:44.420 know that he was 00:17:44.420 --> 00:17:45.279 doing what he lived 00:17:45.279 --> 00:17:45.559 for. 00:17:46.360 --> 00:17:46.960 Rick was not 00:17:46.960 --> 00:17:47.860 suffering in the 00:17:47.860 --> 00:17:48.660 face of adversity. 00:17:49.339 --> 00:17:50.019 He was prepared 00:17:50.019 --> 00:17:50.500 for this 00:17:50.500 --> 00:17:51.539 and the threat 00:17:51.539 --> 00:17:52.059 of death 00:17:52.059 --> 00:17:53.140 did not frighten 00:17:53.140 --> 00:17:54.500 him or weaken 00:17:54.500 --> 00:17:54.799 him. 00:17:55.220 --> 00:17:55.980 The threat of death 00:17:55.980 --> 00:17:56.599 made him more 00:17:56.599 --> 00:17:57.759 resolved to save 00:17:57.759 --> 00:17:59.900 as many people 00:17:59.900 --> 00:18:00.640 as he could 00:18:00.640 --> 00:18:01.460 in the short time 00:18:01.460 --> 00:18:01.900 he had. 00:18:02.559 --> 00:18:03.440 Because Rick was 00:18:03.440 --> 00:18:03.779 prepared, 00:18:03.880 --> 00:18:04.460 he knew the 00:18:04.460 --> 00:18:04.960 bigger picture. 00:18:05.120 --> 00:18:05.660 He knew what 00:18:05.660 --> 00:18:06.180 was coming 00:18:06.180 --> 00:18:07.360 and he was 00:18:07.360 --> 00:18:08.019 prepared to 00:18:08.019 --> 00:18:08.759 die for it. 00:18:09.880 --> 00:18:10.580 What is the 00:18:10.580 --> 00:18:11.080 bigger picture 00:18:11.080 --> 00:18:11.880 for your life 00:18:11.880 --> 00:18:12.680 and my life? 00:18:13.680 --> 00:18:14.740 We cannot see 00:18:14.740 --> 00:18:15.620 this bigger picture 00:18:15.620 --> 00:18:16.360 unless it is 00:18:16.360 --> 00:18:17.560 revealed to us. 00:18:18.200 --> 00:18:19.340 This bigger picture 00:18:19.340 --> 00:18:19.740 we are talking 00:18:19.740 --> 00:18:20.400 about is not 00:18:20.400 --> 00:18:21.360 even to do 00:18:21.360 --> 00:18:22.640 with our world 00:18:22.640 --> 00:18:23.640 in terms of 00:18:23.640 --> 00:18:24.440 our day-to-day 00:18:24.440 --> 00:18:24.799 life. 00:18:25.100 --> 00:18:25.560 It is more 00:18:25.560 --> 00:18:25.980 than that. 00:18:26.120 --> 00:18:27.660 It is for 00:18:27.660 --> 00:18:28.299 the eternity. 00:18:28.799 --> 00:18:29.299 We need to 00:18:29.299 --> 00:18:29.840 know where 00:18:29.840 --> 00:18:30.340 we are heading 00:18:30.340 --> 00:18:30.960 to, where 00:18:30.960 --> 00:18:31.360 we are coming 00:18:31.360 --> 00:18:31.799 from. 00:18:33.299 --> 00:18:34.440 In the 00:18:34.440 --> 00:18:35.440 reading of 00:18:35.440 --> 00:18:36.259 Proverbs today, 00:18:36.660 --> 00:18:37.220 there is some 00:18:37.220 --> 00:18:39.279 truth that has 00:18:39.279 --> 00:18:39.720 been revealed 00:18:39.720 --> 00:18:40.240 to us. 00:18:41.100 --> 00:18:41.820 That is, 00:18:41.920 --> 00:18:42.360 there will be 00:18:42.360 --> 00:18:43.180 a day for us 00:18:43.180 --> 00:18:43.660 to give an 00:18:43.660 --> 00:18:44.340 account of 00:18:44.340 --> 00:18:44.840 our life. 00:18:46.200 --> 00:18:47.120 In that day, 00:18:47.240 --> 00:18:47.640 we will not 00:18:47.640 --> 00:18:48.039 have any 00:18:48.039 --> 00:18:48.840 excuse about 00:18:48.840 --> 00:18:49.700 why we do 00:18:49.700 --> 00:18:50.059 not do 00:18:50.059 --> 00:18:50.900 what is right. 00:18:52.440 --> 00:18:52.880 So, 00:18:53.039 --> 00:18:53.740 that has been 00:18:53.740 --> 00:18:54.380 revealed and 00:18:54.380 --> 00:18:54.860 so what are 00:18:54.860 --> 00:18:55.380 we going to 00:18:55.380 --> 00:18:56.140 do about it? 00:18:57.200 --> 00:18:57.380 So, 00:18:57.820 --> 00:18:58.320 compared to 00:18:58.320 --> 00:18:58.759 this day of 00:18:58.759 --> 00:18:59.140 adversity, 00:18:59.559 --> 00:19:00.240 when we face 00:19:00.240 --> 00:19:00.640 the judgment 00:19:00.640 --> 00:19:01.140 of God, 00:19:01.519 --> 00:19:02.220 our day-to-day 00:19:02.220 --> 00:19:03.820 encounters 00:19:03.820 --> 00:19:04.460 are small 00:19:04.460 --> 00:19:04.799 things. 00:19:05.440 --> 00:19:05.860 Unless we 00:19:05.860 --> 00:19:06.299 can stand 00:19:06.299 --> 00:19:07.000 before God's 00:19:07.000 --> 00:19:07.820 judgment throne 00:19:07.820 --> 00:19:08.220 without 00:19:08.220 --> 00:19:08.820 fainting, 00:19:09.299 --> 00:19:09.720 there is not 00:19:09.720 --> 00:19:10.259 much point 00:19:10.259 --> 00:19:10.920 for us to 00:19:10.920 --> 00:19:11.600 learn how to 00:19:11.600 --> 00:19:12.000 cope with 00:19:12.000 --> 00:19:12.740 our day-to-day 00:19:12.740 --> 00:19:13.400 adversities. 00:19:14.019 --> 00:19:14.700 On the other 00:19:14.700 --> 00:19:15.039 hand, 00:19:15.440 --> 00:19:16.019 if we can 00:19:16.019 --> 00:19:16.600 face the 00:19:16.600 --> 00:19:17.000 day of 00:19:17.000 --> 00:19:17.460 judgment, 00:19:18.259 --> 00:19:18.740 then we 00:19:18.740 --> 00:19:19.120 will know 00:19:19.120 --> 00:19:19.500 how to 00:19:19.500 --> 00:19:19.980 face our 00:19:19.980 --> 00:19:20.440 day-to-day 00:19:20.440 --> 00:19:20.820 adverse 00:19:20.820 --> 00:19:21.620 encounters. 00:19:22.059 --> 00:19:22.240 So, 00:19:24.240 --> 00:19:25.019 God reveals 00:19:25.019 --> 00:19:25.700 to us about 00:19:25.700 --> 00:19:26.180 the bigger 00:19:26.180 --> 00:19:26.759 picture of 00:19:26.759 --> 00:19:27.240 life through 00:19:27.240 --> 00:19:27.740 His written 00:19:27.740 --> 00:19:28.080 word, 00:19:28.440 --> 00:19:28.779 and also 00:19:28.779 --> 00:19:29.279 through the 00:19:29.279 --> 00:19:29.480 word 00:19:29.480 --> 00:19:30.759 becoming 00:19:30.759 --> 00:19:31.340 flesh, 00:19:31.820 --> 00:19:32.160 as He 00:19:32.160 --> 00:19:32.580 sent His 00:19:32.579 --> 00:19:33.199 Son into 00:19:33.199 --> 00:19:34.559 this world 00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:35.639 of adversity 00:19:35.639 --> 00:19:36.159 to live 00:19:36.159 --> 00:19:36.899 among us. 00:19:38.740 --> 00:19:39.259 So, 00:19:39.379 --> 00:19:39.859 while we 00:19:39.859 --> 00:19:40.439 try to 00:19:40.439 --> 00:19:40.720 avoid 00:19:40.720 --> 00:19:41.159 adversity, 00:19:41.619 --> 00:19:42.119 Jesus was 00:19:42.119 --> 00:19:42.639 born for 00:19:42.639 --> 00:19:43.099 adversity. 00:19:43.759 --> 00:19:44.480 In Luke 00:19:44.480 --> 00:19:45.199 chapter 2, 00:19:45.259 --> 00:19:45.819 verse 34 00:19:45.819 --> 00:19:46.539 to 35, 00:19:47.539 --> 00:19:48.179 we read, 00:19:48.180 --> 00:20:08.680 We 00:20:08.680 --> 00:20:09.080 all expect 00:20:09.080 --> 00:20:09.720 ourselves and 00:20:09.720 --> 00:20:10.080 our children 00:20:10.080 --> 00:20:10.640 to live a 00:20:10.640 --> 00:20:11.820 life of 00:20:11.820 --> 00:20:12.320 comfort. 00:20:12.840 --> 00:20:13.060 Jesus' 00:20:13.299 --> 00:20:13.860 parents were 00:20:13.860 --> 00:20:14.380 told not to 00:20:14.380 --> 00:20:15.100 expect such 00:20:15.100 --> 00:20:15.660 a life for 00:20:15.660 --> 00:20:16.420 Him, for 00:20:16.420 --> 00:20:16.680 Jesus. 00:20:16.680 --> 00:20:18.080 Jesus Himself 00:20:18.080 --> 00:20:18.440 did not 00:20:18.440 --> 00:20:19.019 care if 00:20:19.019 --> 00:20:19.240 He had 00:20:19.240 --> 00:20:19.600 a life 00:20:19.600 --> 00:20:20.100 of comfort. 00:20:20.500 --> 00:20:20.779 He came 00:20:20.779 --> 00:20:21.080 for a 00:20:21.080 --> 00:20:21.340 mission. 00:20:22.180 --> 00:20:22.480 He came 00:20:22.480 --> 00:20:22.880 to live 00:20:22.880 --> 00:20:23.400 by the 00:20:23.400 --> 00:20:24.320 word and 00:20:24.320 --> 00:20:24.660 the will 00:20:24.660 --> 00:20:25.180 of God. 00:20:27.560 --> 00:20:27.900 So, 00:20:28.039 --> 00:20:28.500 we can 00:20:28.500 --> 00:20:30.320 look at 00:20:30.320 --> 00:20:30.660 Jesus' 00:20:30.860 --> 00:20:32.039 life and 00:20:32.039 --> 00:20:33.380 how it 00:20:33.380 --> 00:20:34.100 fits into 00:20:34.100 --> 00:20:34.680 Proverbs 00:20:34.680 --> 00:20:35.920 24. 00:20:37.100 --> 00:20:37.980 Jesus did 00:20:37.980 --> 00:20:38.500 not envy 00:20:38.500 --> 00:20:39.080 the ways 00:20:39.080 --> 00:20:39.360 of the 00:20:39.360 --> 00:20:39.620 world. 00:20:41.700 --> 00:20:41.920 He 00:20:41.920 --> 00:20:42.840 actually 00:20:42.840 --> 00:20:43.960 criticized 00:20:43.960 --> 00:20:44.840 those 00:20:44.840 --> 00:20:45.900 who were 00:20:45.900 --> 00:20:46.580 in power. 00:20:46.680 --> 00:20:48.240 He 00:20:48.240 --> 00:20:48.400 was 00:20:48.400 --> 00:20:48.680 therefore 00:20:48.680 --> 00:20:49.039 hated 00:20:49.039 --> 00:20:49.680 by those 00:20:49.680 --> 00:20:50.039 who were 00:20:50.039 --> 00:20:50.480 in power. 00:20:51.220 --> 00:20:51.440 Those 00:20:51.440 --> 00:20:51.840 who could 00:20:51.840 --> 00:20:52.080 not 00:20:52.080 --> 00:20:52.840 tolerate 00:20:52.840 --> 00:20:53.100 the 00:20:53.100 --> 00:20:53.460 godly 00:20:53.460 --> 00:20:53.720 way 00:20:53.720 --> 00:20:54.060 Jesus 00:20:54.060 --> 00:20:54.519 lived 00:20:54.519 --> 00:20:55.299 His 00:20:55.299 --> 00:20:55.759 life 00:20:55.759 --> 00:20:56.279 devised 00:20:56.279 --> 00:20:56.740 violence. 00:20:56.940 --> 00:20:57.039 They 00:20:57.039 --> 00:20:57.259 wanted 00:20:57.259 --> 00:20:57.480 to 00:20:57.480 --> 00:20:57.920 kill 00:20:57.920 --> 00:20:58.759 Jesus. 00:21:00.240 --> 00:21:00.380 So, 00:21:00.460 --> 00:21:00.799 that is 00:21:00.799 --> 00:21:01.120 the 00:21:01.120 --> 00:21:02.440 reader from 00:21:02.440 --> 00:21:02.759 Proverbs 00:21:02.759 --> 00:21:03.180 24, 00:21:03.299 --> 00:21:03.740 1-2. 00:21:04.740 --> 00:21:05.220 Jesus 00:21:05.220 --> 00:21:05.820 was not 00:21:05.820 --> 00:21:06.500 intimidated 00:21:06.500 --> 00:21:07.259 by all 00:21:07.259 --> 00:21:07.380 the 00:21:07.380 --> 00:21:07.960 oppositions 00:21:07.960 --> 00:21:08.680 and threats. 00:21:08.940 --> 00:21:09.019 He 00:21:09.019 --> 00:21:09.420 was not 00:21:09.420 --> 00:21:09.680 tempted 00:21:09.680 --> 00:21:10.080 by the 00:21:10.080 --> 00:21:10.320 offer 00:21:10.320 --> 00:21:11.180 of the 00:21:11.180 --> 00:21:11.500 devil. 00:21:12.340 --> 00:21:12.900 Proverbs 00:21:12.900 --> 00:21:13.299 24, 00:21:13.440 --> 00:21:13.820 5. 00:21:13.819 --> 00:21:14.619 He 00:21:14.619 --> 00:21:14.899 listened 00:21:14.899 --> 00:21:15.419 to the 00:21:15.419 --> 00:21:15.740 counsel 00:21:15.740 --> 00:21:15.980 of 00:21:15.980 --> 00:21:16.299 God. 00:21:17.139 --> 00:21:17.439 Proverbs 00:21:17.439 --> 00:21:17.759 24, 00:21:17.939 --> 00:21:18.279 6. 00:21:20.539 --> 00:21:21.220 He 00:21:21.220 --> 00:21:21.399 was 00:21:21.399 --> 00:21:21.799 building 00:21:21.799 --> 00:21:22.500 God's 00:21:22.500 --> 00:21:22.779 kingdom, 00:21:23.019 --> 00:21:23.220 calling 00:21:23.220 --> 00:21:23.859 people to 00:21:23.859 --> 00:21:24.359 follow 00:21:24.359 --> 00:21:24.700 Him. 00:21:26.379 --> 00:21:26.619 So, 00:21:26.659 --> 00:21:26.839 Jesus 00:21:26.839 --> 00:21:27.279 is building 00:21:27.279 --> 00:21:27.859 something that 00:21:27.859 --> 00:21:28.399 is eternal. 00:21:28.400 --> 00:21:29.680 and He 00:21:29.680 --> 00:21:29.960 filled 00:21:29.960 --> 00:21:30.780 all the 00:21:30.780 --> 00:21:30.980 room 00:21:30.980 --> 00:21:31.320 with 00:21:31.320 --> 00:21:32.560 all the 00:21:32.560 --> 00:21:32.900 precious 00:21:32.900 --> 00:21:33.440 things, 00:21:33.720 --> 00:21:34.240 spiritual 00:21:34.240 --> 00:21:34.740 things. 00:21:38.420 --> 00:21:39.140 At last, 00:21:39.240 --> 00:21:39.420 Jesus 00:21:39.420 --> 00:21:39.840 was 00:21:39.840 --> 00:21:41.420 arrested 00:21:41.420 --> 00:21:41.820 by the 00:21:41.820 --> 00:21:42.200 religious 00:21:42.200 --> 00:21:42.660 leaders, 00:21:43.200 --> 00:21:43.540 those 00:21:43.540 --> 00:21:44.140 leaders who 00:21:44.140 --> 00:21:44.820 thought they 00:21:44.820 --> 00:21:45.480 were wise 00:21:45.480 --> 00:21:46.080 but had 00:21:46.080 --> 00:21:46.680 no idea 00:21:46.680 --> 00:21:47.340 what Jesus 00:21:47.340 --> 00:21:47.800 had been 00:21:47.800 --> 00:21:48.920 teaching. 00:21:49.740 --> 00:21:50.240 Real wisdom 00:21:50.240 --> 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