WEBVTT 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:07.759 Let's turn together to the prophecy of Isaiah and chapter number 12 and we can read at the beginning of that chapter. 00:00:09.220 --> 00:00:11.460 ! Isaiah 12 and at verse 1. 00:00:13.560 --> 00:00:24.100 You will say in that day I will give thanks to you O Lord for though you were angry with me your anger turned away that you might comfort me. 00:00:24.100 --> 00:00:27.199 And so on down to the verse number 3. 00:00:27.199 --> 00:00:44.600 Now the last time we were together on Sabbath morning we looked at chapter 6 in this prophecy and at that stage I indicated that I wanted to kind of plot a path through the first part of this prophecy. 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:56.500 In our times together not going through every chapter but looking at key passages in this section of the book of Isaiah to see something of the overall message that Isaiah has for us. 00:00:56.500 --> 00:00:59.700 And I want to continue doing that from this chapter today. 00:01:00.420 --> 00:01:11.340 And we looked at the first chapter in this prophecy where God makes it clear that he is speaking to those who belong to the covenant community. 00:01:11.340 --> 00:01:14.799 To those who belong to the Old Testament church. 00:01:14.799 --> 00:01:19.640 And he is referencing them as those who were his children. 00:01:20.359 --> 00:01:25.620 But despite being his children that they rebelled against him and turned his back on them. 00:01:26.200 --> 00:01:28.179 And that of course has consequences. 00:01:29.159 --> 00:01:35.019 And we saw in chapter number 6 the way in which Isaiah represents the people. 00:01:35.019 --> 00:01:40.579 The way in which Isaiah who has just died is represented of what's happening with the people. 00:01:41.259 --> 00:01:45.359 And we saw that encounter with God in the temple. 00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:51.459 What must be at the very center of our worship of God. 00:01:52.420 --> 00:01:55.079 Now as I read through this book there are many ways of looking at the book. 00:01:55.079 --> 00:02:00.379 But for this book for example we can say that there are books within the book. 00:02:01.079 --> 00:02:02.319 There are sections. 00:02:03.219 --> 00:02:04.420 And I hope that's not confusing. 00:02:04.599 --> 00:02:06.659 But there are books within the book. 00:02:07.459 --> 00:02:13.240 And the section that we are looking at here from chapter 7 to chapter 12 is the book of Emmanuel. 00:02:13.860 --> 00:02:16.120 God with us who is mentioned in chapter 7. 00:02:16.120 --> 00:02:19.659 So it's focused on the person of Jesus. 00:02:20.099 --> 00:02:21.520 The person of Jesus Christ. 00:02:21.700 --> 00:02:24.500 The promised son of God coming into the world. 00:02:24.980 --> 00:02:26.640 And we can read about that in chapter 7. 00:02:27.020 --> 00:02:28.099 And in chapter number 11. 00:02:28.180 --> 00:02:29.219 The previous chapter here. 00:02:29.680 --> 00:02:32.740 We see that Emmanuel is a king who is going to come. 00:02:32.819 --> 00:02:33.599 And he's going to reign. 00:02:33.860 --> 00:02:35.759 And he's going to rescue the people. 00:02:36.840 --> 00:02:40.099 And all of these elements that they apply to ourselves. 00:02:40.439 --> 00:02:43.140 As those who belong to the church of Christ in the world. 00:02:43.139 --> 00:02:46.859 As those who respond to the gospel in different ways. 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:51.199 And as those to whom God is reaching out through the gospel. 00:02:51.479 --> 00:02:57.500 Which he now speaks after Jesus has done his work. 00:02:58.319 --> 00:03:01.139 And today I want us to think of this passage. 00:03:01.939 --> 00:03:04.319 And to think of the life of faith. 00:03:04.979 --> 00:03:07.859 And the experience of God's grace. 00:03:07.860 --> 00:03:14.660 What happens when God comes for our salvation? 00:03:16.240 --> 00:03:18.800 There is the sense here of in that day. 00:03:19.220 --> 00:03:21.340 There is a day referred to in chapter 11. 00:03:21.740 --> 00:03:23.720 It's a day when the Messiah is going to come. 00:03:24.300 --> 00:03:26.920 It's a day when God is going to bring back the people. 00:03:27.260 --> 00:03:30.220 That have scattered across that part of the world. 00:03:31.020 --> 00:03:33.080 God is going to work in that day. 00:03:33.560 --> 00:03:35.060 To bring about change. 00:03:35.660 --> 00:03:36.600 And now in that day. 00:03:36.700 --> 00:03:37.480 In verse 1 here. 00:03:37.479 --> 00:03:42.539 We see something of what that change will look like. 00:03:43.399 --> 00:03:44.319 And we see the prophet. 00:03:44.939 --> 00:03:46.139 He's speaking to the people. 00:03:47.419 --> 00:03:49.159 He's giving his own testimony. 00:03:50.339 --> 00:03:52.379 And he is asking everyone to gather together. 00:03:52.599 --> 00:03:54.579 To rejoice in God's salvation. 00:03:55.120 --> 00:03:57.519 And so we think of the life of faith. 00:03:57.679 --> 00:04:00.099 And the experience of God's grace. 00:04:00.839 --> 00:04:02.239 And the first thing we want to notice is. 00:04:02.479 --> 00:04:04.359 That we have in these verses. 00:04:05.359 --> 00:04:06.299 A proclamation. 00:04:06.300 --> 00:04:11.360 God is proclaiming something to the people. 00:04:11.360 --> 00:04:14.439 That will happen in that day. 00:04:14.439 --> 00:04:19.500 And in the proclamation. 00:04:19.500 --> 00:04:20.060 And in the proclamation. 00:04:20.060 --> 00:04:25.120 God is saying. 00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:32.759 And the priority is always given to what God does apart from us. 00:04:32.759 --> 00:04:34.019 outside of us. 00:04:34.019 --> 00:04:38.060 What God has done in the person and work of his son. 00:04:38.819 --> 00:04:40.579 And we see here that in that day. 00:04:40.819 --> 00:04:42.199 I will give thanks to you. 00:04:42.819 --> 00:04:47.219 For though you were angry with me. 00:04:47.220 --> 00:04:52.280 God we read down from the book of Exodus. 00:04:52.279 --> 00:04:53.199 Exodus and Deuteronomy. 00:04:53.199 --> 00:04:56.419 God is a God who is provoked to anger. 00:04:56.739 --> 00:04:58.779 By the sins of his people. 00:04:59.399 --> 00:05:01.459 His wrath is stirred up against them. 00:05:02.119 --> 00:05:03.579 And in Exodus chapter 32. 00:05:03.739 --> 00:05:04.239 For example. 00:05:04.899 --> 00:05:07.059 God wants to let his wrath out. 00:05:07.279 --> 00:05:08.899 And destroy the people. 00:05:09.339 --> 00:05:12.039 Because they have rebelled against him. 00:05:12.899 --> 00:05:14.819 Our sin offends God. 00:05:15.339 --> 00:05:17.539 God has moved in wrath against us. 00:05:17.540 --> 00:05:20.379 And then we become the objects of his wrath. 00:05:21.879 --> 00:05:24.220 And when we begin to understand. 00:05:24.460 --> 00:05:25.680 What God has done for us. 00:05:26.120 --> 00:05:27.960 In the passion and work of the Lord Jesus. 00:05:28.780 --> 00:05:31.920 Unless we understand the simple fact. 00:05:32.720 --> 00:05:34.220 That your sin and my sin. 00:05:34.800 --> 00:05:36.360 That we offend God. 00:05:37.480 --> 00:05:40.500 And that there is no such thing as great sins or little sins. 00:05:41.220 --> 00:05:42.740 When we rebel against God. 00:05:42.960 --> 00:05:44.280 And break the law of God. 00:05:44.280 --> 00:05:47.160 We are provoking God's wrath. 00:05:47.540 --> 00:05:50.700 And we become the objects of God's wrath. 00:05:52.160 --> 00:05:55.819 And here the prophet is saying that. 00:05:55.900 --> 00:05:56.540 In this day. 00:05:57.560 --> 00:05:59.920 Though you were angry with me. 00:06:01.160 --> 00:06:05.220 Your anger is turned away. 00:06:06.680 --> 00:06:08.900 That's a major transformation. 00:06:08.899 --> 00:06:12.239 That. 00:06:12.519 --> 00:06:14.079 At a human level. 00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:16.339 Suggests to us. 00:06:16.699 --> 00:06:19.060 That God has changed his mind. 00:06:19.399 --> 00:06:21.679 With regard to your sin and mine. 00:06:23.060 --> 00:06:24.879 But the reality is of course. 00:06:25.060 --> 00:06:27.219 That God does not change his mind. 00:06:27.839 --> 00:06:29.539 He does not change his character. 00:06:30.039 --> 00:06:31.579 He does not change his being. 00:06:32.099 --> 00:06:33.579 He is always what he is. 00:06:33.579 --> 00:06:34.679 As the holy God. 00:06:34.959 --> 00:06:36.039 Against our sin. 00:06:36.040 --> 00:06:39.140 So when the Bible is telling me that. 00:06:39.480 --> 00:06:40.500 There is a day. 00:06:41.100 --> 00:06:43.819 When the wrath of God is turned away from me. 00:06:44.240 --> 00:06:46.420 Then it draws our attention to. 00:06:46.780 --> 00:06:47.920 The promise of God. 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:49.100 And sending his son. 00:06:49.480 --> 00:06:50.460 To be the servant. 00:06:50.620 --> 00:06:51.760 In chapter 53. 00:06:51.900 --> 00:06:52.900 Of this prophecy. 00:06:53.420 --> 00:06:54.840 The servant who will be. 00:06:55.660 --> 00:06:56.960 A substitute. 00:06:58.320 --> 00:06:59.920 Who will bear our sin. 00:07:00.800 --> 00:07:02.460 Who will carry it to the cross. 00:07:03.200 --> 00:07:04.580 Who will be the sacrifice. 00:07:04.579 --> 00:07:05.479 For our sin. 00:07:06.800 --> 00:07:08.680 Who will experience the wrath of God. 00:07:08.839 --> 00:07:10.899 In the darkness of Calvary's cross. 00:07:11.219 --> 00:07:12.180 When he cries out. 00:07:12.240 --> 00:07:12.779 My God. 00:07:13.019 --> 00:07:13.519 My God. 00:07:13.620 --> 00:07:15.759 Why have you forsaken me? 00:07:16.979 --> 00:07:19.120 It is because of the wrath of God. 00:07:19.800 --> 00:07:21.060 Against his son now. 00:07:21.099 --> 00:07:22.219 Who is bearing our sin. 00:07:22.539 --> 00:07:24.639 And who is suffering in our place. 00:07:25.019 --> 00:07:26.860 Why have you forsaken me? 00:07:26.860 --> 00:07:28.060 The darkness. 00:07:28.060 --> 00:07:32.079 Of the exile of the son of God. 00:07:32.579 --> 00:07:36.100 From a felt sense of God's delight in him. 00:07:37.160 --> 00:07:41.680 To sense now that he is the object of God's wrath. 00:07:42.860 --> 00:07:44.220 And in that moment. 00:07:44.500 --> 00:07:45.319 And in that place. 00:07:45.699 --> 00:07:47.639 In that day. 00:07:47.639 --> 00:07:52.919 The wrath of God is turned away. 00:07:54.060 --> 00:07:55.680 John tells us in the New Testament. 00:07:55.879 --> 00:07:57.219 In 1 John chapter 4. 00:07:57.360 --> 00:07:58.719 That this is. 00:07:58.919 --> 00:08:00.060 Here is the love of God. 00:08:00.339 --> 00:08:02.379 This is where we find the love of God. 00:08:02.639 --> 00:08:04.779 That God sent his son into the world. 00:08:05.539 --> 00:08:08.339 To be the propitiation for our sins. 00:08:09.180 --> 00:08:10.620 That big word. 00:08:10.719 --> 00:08:11.740 That can be confusing. 00:08:11.899 --> 00:08:13.319 But that can be understood. 00:08:13.319 --> 00:08:14.379 Simply as. 00:08:15.480 --> 00:08:15.959 Jesus. 00:08:16.759 --> 00:08:18.000 Suffering for our sin. 00:08:18.899 --> 00:08:20.719 And because God is satisfied. 00:08:20.719 --> 00:08:22.180 In the sacrifice that he gave. 00:08:22.620 --> 00:08:24.839 That God's wrath is turned away. 00:08:25.839 --> 00:08:28.040 And God is at peace with us. 00:08:28.519 --> 00:08:29.819 Our sins are covered. 00:08:30.539 --> 00:08:31.879 God's wrath is turned away. 00:08:32.819 --> 00:08:34.700 And God is at peace. 00:08:35.139 --> 00:08:35.759 With us. 00:08:37.019 --> 00:08:38.500 And during that day. 00:08:39.360 --> 00:08:40.000 For us today. 00:08:40.179 --> 00:08:41.860 Becomes the day of the gospel. 00:08:41.860 --> 00:08:43.960 There is the proclamation. 00:08:43.960 --> 00:08:45.460 Of what God has done. 00:08:45.539 --> 00:08:46.500 Outside of us. 00:08:46.820 --> 00:08:47.960 In the oppression of his son. 00:08:48.480 --> 00:08:49.940 On the cross of Calvary. 00:08:50.240 --> 00:08:51.620 Where he died for the sins. 00:08:51.639 --> 00:08:52.480 Of the world. 00:08:54.159 --> 00:08:55.700 And the psalmist can say. 00:08:55.960 --> 00:08:57.100 In Psalm number 30. 00:08:57.180 --> 00:08:57.700 For example. 00:08:58.180 --> 00:08:58.360 That. 00:08:59.360 --> 00:09:00.259 But for a moment. 00:09:00.460 --> 00:09:01.519 Lasts your wrath. 00:09:02.399 --> 00:09:04.220 Life and your favor lies. 00:09:05.539 --> 00:09:06.860 For the son of God. 00:09:06.940 --> 00:09:07.879 There were these hours. 00:09:07.980 --> 00:09:08.879 That the wrath of God. 00:09:08.980 --> 00:09:09.620 Lasted. 00:09:10.120 --> 00:09:11.460 As he suffered in our place. 00:09:11.460 --> 00:09:12.420 And then. 00:09:12.420 --> 00:09:14.200 The darkness was gone. 00:09:14.879 --> 00:09:15.480 And Jesus said. 00:09:15.540 --> 00:09:16.379 It is finished. 00:09:17.759 --> 00:09:18.680 The wrath. 00:09:19.200 --> 00:09:20.040 Of God. 00:09:20.759 --> 00:09:21.280 Is turned. 00:09:22.180 --> 00:09:22.700 Away. 00:09:25.060 --> 00:09:26.000 And if. 00:09:27.759 --> 00:09:29.519 As a Christian today. 00:09:30.580 --> 00:09:31.639 We ever think. 00:09:31.840 --> 00:09:32.900 That the wrath has returned. 00:09:33.780 --> 00:09:35.340 Then we are so wrong. 00:09:35.340 --> 00:09:38.660 And we begin to think that. 00:09:39.019 --> 00:09:40.920 Because the devil is on our shoulder. 00:09:41.879 --> 00:09:43.940 And he wants to do everything that he can. 00:09:44.300 --> 00:09:45.720 To undermine our faith. 00:09:46.639 --> 00:09:49.060 To mask and to cover over. 00:09:49.300 --> 00:09:50.980 All that God has done in Christ. 00:09:51.360 --> 00:09:52.240 And even if he. 00:09:52.420 --> 00:09:55.100 Just removes something of the significance of that. 00:09:55.820 --> 00:09:57.060 He's got you thinking. 00:09:57.420 --> 00:09:58.540 He's got you doubting. 00:09:59.000 --> 00:10:00.200 He's got you questioning. 00:10:00.200 --> 00:10:02.820 But the reality is today. 00:10:02.820 --> 00:10:04.600 That Jesus Christ. 00:10:04.920 --> 00:10:06.460 Suffered for our sins. 00:10:06.900 --> 00:10:07.520 When he said. 00:10:07.660 --> 00:10:08.340 It is finished. 00:10:08.740 --> 00:10:09.800 The wrath of God. 00:10:09.940 --> 00:10:11.080 Is gone forever. 00:10:12.360 --> 00:10:13.900 God may be displeased. 00:10:14.100 --> 00:10:14.360 With us. 00:10:14.440 --> 00:10:15.060 When we go wrong. 00:10:15.879 --> 00:10:17.500 But we are never again. 00:10:17.660 --> 00:10:18.440 The objects. 00:10:18.840 --> 00:10:19.800 Of his wrath. 00:10:20.360 --> 00:10:21.240 What God does. 00:10:21.540 --> 00:10:22.600 Outside of me. 00:10:23.240 --> 00:10:23.740 That's. 00:10:24.420 --> 00:10:25.020 The gospel. 00:10:25.019 --> 00:10:28.779 But unless. 00:10:29.000 --> 00:10:29.559 What God does. 00:10:29.620 --> 00:10:30.539 Outside of me. 00:10:31.039 --> 00:10:32.360 Affects me in here. 00:10:33.100 --> 00:10:34.120 Then the gospel. 00:10:34.460 --> 00:10:34.939 Is meaningless. 00:10:35.779 --> 00:10:36.539 It's a story. 00:10:36.539 --> 00:10:37.659 Of somebody suffering. 00:10:38.299 --> 00:10:39.460 But it doesn't change me. 00:10:41.079 --> 00:10:41.740 But the change. 00:10:41.899 --> 00:10:41.960 That. 00:10:42.480 --> 00:10:43.220 The prophet. 00:10:43.419 --> 00:10:44.240 Refers to here. 00:10:44.340 --> 00:10:44.399 Is. 00:10:44.759 --> 00:10:45.279 Your anger. 00:10:45.279 --> 00:10:46.340 Is turned away. 00:10:46.860 --> 00:10:47.159 That. 00:10:47.159 --> 00:10:48.179 You might. 00:10:49.439 --> 00:10:49.939 Comfort. 00:10:50.579 --> 00:10:51.059 Me. 00:10:55.019 --> 00:10:55.620 Comfort. 00:10:56.240 --> 00:10:57.100 In the Old Testament. 00:10:57.360 --> 00:10:57.600 Is. 00:10:58.120 --> 00:10:58.899 An interesting. 00:10:59.079 --> 00:10:59.759 Expression. 00:11:00.000 --> 00:11:00.500 On the part. 00:11:00.559 --> 00:11:01.079 Of God. 00:11:01.819 --> 00:11:02.879 The wrath of God. 00:11:03.000 --> 00:11:03.620 Speaks to me. 00:11:03.720 --> 00:11:03.799 Of. 00:11:04.039 --> 00:11:04.519 Of the. 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:06.720 Breath of God. 00:11:06.879 --> 00:11:07.480 Breathing. 00:11:07.659 --> 00:11:08.139 Heavily. 00:11:08.740 --> 00:11:09.279 Powerfully. 00:11:09.379 --> 00:11:10.079 Against me. 00:11:11.000 --> 00:11:11.919 But when I think. 00:11:11.939 --> 00:11:12.620 Of comfort. 00:11:13.379 --> 00:11:14.079 I think. 00:11:14.079 --> 00:11:14.720 Of God. 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:15.500 Breathing. 00:11:16.059 --> 00:11:16.639 Gently. 00:11:16.639 --> 00:11:17.539 And quietly. 00:11:17.720 --> 00:11:18.279 Over me. 00:11:19.539 --> 00:11:20.120 So that. 00:11:20.199 --> 00:11:20.860 In his breathing. 00:11:21.399 --> 00:11:21.919 Gently. 00:11:22.039 --> 00:11:22.620 And quietly. 00:11:22.819 --> 00:11:23.259 Over me. 00:11:23.259 --> 00:11:24.379 He brings. 00:11:24.379 --> 00:11:25.500 About change. 00:11:26.480 --> 00:11:27.259 And God's. 00:11:27.340 --> 00:11:27.700 Comfort. 00:11:27.860 --> 00:11:28.080 Is. 00:11:28.379 --> 00:11:29.340 About changing. 00:11:29.340 --> 00:11:30.340 My experience. 00:11:31.039 --> 00:11:31.919 And rescuing. 00:11:31.980 --> 00:11:32.080 Me. 00:11:32.080 --> 00:11:32.779 From the very thing. 00:11:32.860 --> 00:11:33.580 That is troubling. 00:11:33.720 --> 00:11:33.899 Me. 00:11:35.019 --> 00:11:36.039 And in this case. 00:11:36.340 --> 00:11:37.259 What is troubling. 00:11:37.419 --> 00:11:37.580 Me. 00:11:37.740 --> 00:11:38.259 And what I need. 00:11:38.259 --> 00:11:38.879 To be rescued. 00:11:38.879 --> 00:11:39.220 From. 00:11:39.220 --> 00:11:40.080 Is the fact. 00:11:40.220 --> 00:11:40.539 That God. 00:11:40.659 --> 00:11:41.100 Is angry. 00:11:41.480 --> 00:11:41.720 With me. 00:11:42.120 --> 00:11:42.399 Personally. 00:11:44.919 --> 00:11:45.960 And the comfort. 00:11:46.179 --> 00:11:46.220 That. 00:11:46.899 --> 00:11:47.240 The prophet. 00:11:47.399 --> 00:11:48.080 Speaks of here. 00:11:48.179 --> 00:11:48.819 As he speaks of. 00:11:48.939 --> 00:11:50.019 In chapter number 40. 00:11:50.439 --> 00:11:51.240 Is a comfort. 00:11:51.360 --> 00:11:51.740 That goes. 00:11:52.200 --> 00:11:52.519 Way. 00:11:52.519 --> 00:11:53.939 And far beyond. 00:11:55.139 --> 00:11:55.699 Somebody. 00:11:55.879 --> 00:11:56.939 Placing their arms. 00:11:57.079 --> 00:11:57.699 Around me. 00:11:58.799 --> 00:11:59.539 And telling me. 00:11:59.620 --> 00:12:00.579 It's all right. 00:12:01.699 --> 00:12:02.240 It goes. 00:12:02.340 --> 00:12:03.199 Beyond that. 00:12:03.679 --> 00:12:04.620 What is the comfort. 00:12:05.340 --> 00:12:06.340 What is the comfort. 00:12:06.500 --> 00:12:06.879 That God. 00:12:07.000 --> 00:12:07.860 Brings to me. 00:12:09.899 --> 00:12:11.340 He comes to me. 00:12:11.860 --> 00:12:12.720 With the comfort. 00:12:12.899 --> 00:12:13.259 Of his. 00:12:13.539 --> 00:12:13.939 Pardon. 00:12:15.500 --> 00:12:16.159 And we'll read. 00:12:16.240 --> 00:12:16.759 Chapter 40. 00:12:16.840 --> 00:12:17.199 At the beginning. 00:12:17.360 --> 00:12:18.039 And that's the way. 00:12:18.120 --> 00:12:18.360 In which. 00:12:18.759 --> 00:12:19.939 The comfort of God. 00:12:20.139 --> 00:12:20.659 Works. 00:12:20.659 --> 00:12:22.299 That God. 00:12:22.299 --> 00:12:22.319 That God. 00:12:22.360 --> 00:12:23.120 Has comforted. 00:12:23.120 --> 00:12:23.699 His people. 00:12:23.699 --> 00:12:24.519 That he has. 00:12:24.519 --> 00:12:25.139 Pardoned. 00:12:25.179 --> 00:12:25.679 Their iniquity. 00:12:26.319 --> 00:12:26.839 Because. 00:12:29.399 --> 00:12:29.980 God. 00:12:30.079 --> 00:12:30.899 Has received. 00:12:31.339 --> 00:12:31.719 Double. 00:12:32.399 --> 00:12:33.399 What their sins. 00:12:33.539 --> 00:12:34.139 Deserved. 00:12:35.240 --> 00:12:35.980 There is. 00:12:36.159 --> 00:12:36.899 Such an. 00:12:37.279 --> 00:12:37.799 Extravagance. 00:12:37.919 --> 00:12:38.539 And such a. 00:12:38.600 --> 00:12:39.139 Fullness. 00:12:39.639 --> 00:12:40.339 In what God. 00:12:40.379 --> 00:12:40.879 Has achieved. 00:12:41.039 --> 00:12:41.899 In Christ Jesus. 00:12:42.299 --> 00:12:42.939 When he died. 00:12:43.019 --> 00:12:43.740 For our sins. 00:12:44.199 --> 00:12:44.639 That there is. 00:12:44.759 --> 00:12:45.439 Much more. 00:12:46.439 --> 00:12:47.000 There is. 00:12:47.120 --> 00:12:47.980 A whole ocean. 00:12:48.039 --> 00:12:48.240 Of. 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:49.000 Redeeming. 00:12:49.060 --> 00:12:49.279 Love. 00:12:49.279 --> 00:12:49.799 And grace. 00:12:49.799 --> 00:12:50.840 That comes. 00:12:50.840 --> 00:12:52.019 To pardon me. 00:12:53.100 --> 00:12:53.480 And. 00:12:53.720 --> 00:12:54.820 When I receive. 00:12:54.940 --> 00:12:55.560 His pardon. 00:12:56.399 --> 00:12:57.060 I see. 00:12:57.139 --> 00:12:57.680 Much more. 00:12:57.779 --> 00:12:57.879 Than. 00:12:58.220 --> 00:12:59.139 The change. 00:12:59.220 --> 00:12:59.940 That takes place. 00:13:00.039 --> 00:13:00.759 Between me. 00:13:00.860 --> 00:13:01.279 And God. 00:13:01.560 --> 00:13:02.180 I see. 00:13:02.320 --> 00:13:02.480 The. 00:13:02.879 --> 00:13:03.320 Great. 00:13:06.120 --> 00:13:06.960 Reservoir. 00:13:07.320 --> 00:13:08.100 Fullness. 00:13:08.960 --> 00:13:10.080 Of God's love. 00:13:10.539 --> 00:13:10.960 In. 00:13:11.759 --> 00:13:12.139 Christ. 00:13:12.600 --> 00:13:12.980 Jesus. 00:13:14.039 --> 00:13:15.019 The comfort. 00:13:16.279 --> 00:13:17.759 Of God's. 00:13:17.759 --> 00:13:18.879 Forgiveness. 00:13:20.240 --> 00:13:20.639 I hear. 00:13:20.720 --> 00:13:21.240 The psalmist. 00:13:21.360 --> 00:13:21.580 Say. 00:13:22.220 --> 00:13:22.600 And I hear. 00:13:22.700 --> 00:13:22.960 Paul. 00:13:23.059 --> 00:13:23.919 Using the same words. 00:13:24.080 --> 00:13:24.500 In Romans. 00:13:24.600 --> 00:13:25.159 Chapter 4. 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:26.080 Blessed. 00:13:26.259 --> 00:13:26.879 Is the man. 00:13:27.319 --> 00:13:27.960 Whose sins. 00:13:28.080 --> 00:13:28.419 Are. 00:13:28.980 --> 00:13:29.460 Forgiven. 00:13:30.899 --> 00:13:31.399 Hush. 00:13:32.120 --> 00:13:32.559 Quietness. 00:13:33.659 --> 00:13:34.100 Calm. 00:13:34.600 --> 00:13:35.379 The storm. 00:13:35.480 --> 00:13:36.019 Of the wrath. 00:13:36.059 --> 00:13:36.399 Of God. 00:13:36.460 --> 00:13:37.159 Has been removed. 00:13:38.240 --> 00:13:38.659 And there is. 00:13:38.779 --> 00:13:39.319 That sense. 00:13:39.319 --> 00:13:40.100 Of calm. 00:13:41.200 --> 00:13:42.240 We are justified. 00:13:42.439 --> 00:13:43.039 By his grace. 00:13:43.039 --> 00:13:43.379 We have. 00:13:43.759 --> 00:13:44.360 A standing. 00:13:44.600 --> 00:13:45.200 Before God. 00:13:45.200 --> 00:13:47.080 We are. 00:13:47.480 --> 00:13:48.300 We have the spirit. 00:13:48.360 --> 00:13:48.840 Of adoption. 00:13:49.000 --> 00:13:49.340 We cry. 00:13:49.440 --> 00:13:49.720 Abba. 00:13:49.800 --> 00:13:50.160 Father. 00:13:51.600 --> 00:13:52.560 The comfort. 00:13:53.160 --> 00:13:53.520 Embraces. 00:13:53.740 --> 00:13:54.120 Everything. 00:13:54.120 --> 00:13:55.180 About our existence. 00:13:55.180 --> 00:13:56.080 And our being. 00:13:56.480 --> 00:13:57.300 And our relationship. 00:13:57.300 --> 00:13:57.840 With God. 00:13:58.160 --> 00:13:59.180 He takes us out of. 00:13:59.540 --> 00:14:00.200 The place. 00:14:00.280 --> 00:14:01.120 That we were in. 00:14:02.080 --> 00:14:03.020 And brings us. 00:14:03.100 --> 00:14:03.420 In. 00:14:04.420 --> 00:14:05.320 To the place. 00:14:05.800 --> 00:14:06.420 That he has. 00:14:06.540 --> 00:14:07.480 Prepared for us. 00:14:07.940 --> 00:14:08.680 In his kingdom. 00:14:09.440 --> 00:14:10.320 In our relationship. 00:14:10.320 --> 00:14:11.980 With Christ. 00:14:11.980 --> 00:14:12.860 Jesus. 00:14:14.540 --> 00:14:16.160 The proclamation. 00:14:17.680 --> 00:14:18.160 Do you. 00:14:18.340 --> 00:14:18.740 Today. 00:14:19.920 --> 00:14:20.600 Know the. 00:14:20.680 --> 00:14:21.280 Whispering. 00:14:22.379 --> 00:14:23.140 Pardoning. 00:14:23.320 --> 00:14:24.260 Voice of God. 00:14:25.260 --> 00:14:26.420 That comes. 00:14:26.660 --> 00:14:27.720 Through Jesus Christ. 00:14:29.000 --> 00:14:30.300 To take away. 00:14:30.420 --> 00:14:31.020 All of your. 00:14:31.580 --> 00:14:32.440 Guilty fears. 00:14:33.600 --> 00:14:34.280 And to give you. 00:14:34.380 --> 00:14:34.700 To be. 00:14:35.160 --> 00:14:35.560 Settled. 00:14:35.640 --> 00:14:36.320 Before God. 00:14:37.340 --> 00:14:38.340 That's what God. 00:14:38.420 --> 00:14:38.780 Says. 00:14:38.779 --> 00:14:39.559 Will happen. 00:14:39.980 --> 00:14:40.879 In this day. 00:14:41.779 --> 00:14:42.600 In the day of. 00:14:42.959 --> 00:14:43.959 Your salvation. 00:14:45.279 --> 00:14:46.720 And if you have that. 00:14:47.399 --> 00:14:47.919 Pardoning. 00:14:47.919 --> 00:14:48.419 Voice. 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:49.100 Of God. 00:14:50.179 --> 00:14:51.159 Don't allow. 00:14:51.699 --> 00:14:52.339 The whispering. 00:14:52.500 --> 00:14:52.879 Voice. 00:14:53.679 --> 00:14:54.379 Of the devil. 00:14:54.519 --> 00:14:55.059 Your enemy. 00:14:55.759 --> 00:14:56.399 Rob you. 00:14:56.480 --> 00:14:57.100 Of the peace. 00:14:57.220 --> 00:14:57.759 And calm. 00:14:58.299 --> 00:14:59.000 Of the place. 00:14:59.199 --> 00:14:59.759 To which God. 00:14:59.860 --> 00:15:00.620 Has taken you. 00:15:01.899 --> 00:15:02.939 The proclamation. 00:15:03.659 --> 00:15:04.559 Let's hear it. 00:15:04.879 --> 00:15:05.919 Let's believe it. 00:15:06.399 --> 00:15:07.579 And let's live it. 00:15:08.779 --> 00:15:10.779 Secondly. 00:15:11.500 --> 00:15:12.179 There is. 00:15:12.659 --> 00:15:13.159 Following on. 00:15:13.240 --> 00:15:13.579 From the. 00:15:13.899 --> 00:15:14.259 Proclamation. 00:15:14.480 --> 00:15:14.839 There is. 00:15:15.019 --> 00:15:15.939 A profession. 00:15:16.879 --> 00:15:17.620 This person. 00:15:18.139 --> 00:15:18.699 Has something. 00:15:18.699 --> 00:15:19.199 To say. 00:15:19.579 --> 00:15:19.980 Of course. 00:15:20.079 --> 00:15:20.339 They do. 00:15:20.939 --> 00:15:21.620 If I'm the child. 00:15:21.620 --> 00:15:21.939 Of God. 00:15:22.019 --> 00:15:22.179 Today. 00:15:22.579 --> 00:15:23.360 I have something. 00:15:23.480 --> 00:15:23.899 To say. 00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:24.740 About what God. 00:15:24.819 --> 00:15:25.059 Has done. 00:15:25.120 --> 00:15:25.480 In my life. 00:15:25.799 --> 00:15:26.779 And that's what I see. 00:15:27.079 --> 00:15:27.519 The prophet. 00:15:27.639 --> 00:15:28.120 Doing here. 00:15:28.839 --> 00:15:29.179 In the verse. 00:15:29.259 --> 00:15:29.659 Number two. 00:15:29.759 --> 00:15:30.279 And it seems. 00:15:30.360 --> 00:15:30.699 That he's. 00:15:30.959 --> 00:15:31.480 He's speaking. 00:15:31.480 --> 00:15:32.639 From his own experience. 00:15:33.319 --> 00:15:34.220 This is what will happen. 00:15:34.220 --> 00:15:34.740 To you. 00:15:35.439 --> 00:15:35.720 I know. 00:15:35.759 --> 00:15:36.419 I want to tell you. 00:15:36.419 --> 00:15:37.199 What it is like. 00:15:37.399 --> 00:15:38.279 Experiencing this. 00:15:39.639 --> 00:15:40.000 Behold. 00:15:40.139 --> 00:15:40.500 God. 00:15:40.559 --> 00:15:41.559 Is my salvation. 00:15:42.240 --> 00:15:43.199 I will trust. 00:15:43.559 --> 00:15:44.639 And will not be. 00:15:45.659 --> 00:15:46.259 Afraid. 00:15:46.819 --> 00:15:47.259 The Lord. 00:15:47.319 --> 00:15:48.099 Is my strength. 00:15:48.139 --> 00:15:48.740 And my song. 00:15:49.120 --> 00:15:50.120 He has become. 00:15:50.539 --> 00:15:50.759 My. 00:15:51.839 --> 00:15:52.360 Salvation. 00:15:55.019 --> 00:15:55.879 The Lord. 00:15:55.959 --> 00:15:56.259 God. 00:15:56.360 --> 00:15:56.719 Is. 00:15:57.879 --> 00:15:58.879 My strength. 00:15:58.879 --> 00:16:00.139 And my song. 00:16:01.339 --> 00:16:02.459 It speaks. 00:16:02.599 --> 00:16:02.919 About. 00:16:02.919 --> 00:16:03.559 What. 00:16:03.559 --> 00:16:03.579 What. 00:16:03.879 --> 00:16:04.319 The prophet. 00:16:04.319 --> 00:16:04.699 Is. 00:16:05.419 --> 00:16:06.179 In his heart. 00:16:08.399 --> 00:16:09.579 He has a song. 00:16:09.699 --> 00:16:10.199 To sing. 00:16:11.000 --> 00:16:11.719 And it's the song. 00:16:11.759 --> 00:16:12.279 Of God's. 00:16:12.399 --> 00:16:12.860 Forgiveness. 00:16:14.299 --> 00:16:15.319 And that song. 00:16:15.399 --> 00:16:15.799 That he has. 00:16:15.879 --> 00:16:16.219 To sing. 00:16:16.639 --> 00:16:17.259 Fills him. 00:16:17.339 --> 00:16:17.519 With. 00:16:17.639 --> 00:16:18.559 Inner strength. 00:16:19.819 --> 00:16:20.579 The fear. 00:16:20.679 --> 00:16:21.000 That he. 00:16:21.059 --> 00:16:21.459 And the people. 00:16:21.559 --> 00:16:21.759 Had. 00:16:22.000 --> 00:16:22.559 With regard. 00:16:22.659 --> 00:16:23.219 To the wrath. 00:16:23.259 --> 00:16:23.639 Of God. 00:16:23.719 --> 00:16:24.439 That is gone. 00:16:25.419 --> 00:16:26.120 The fear. 00:16:26.199 --> 00:16:26.439 That he. 00:16:26.479 --> 00:16:26.879 And the people. 00:16:26.959 --> 00:16:27.120 Had. 00:16:27.120 --> 00:16:27.899 With regard. 00:16:27.899 --> 00:16:28.659 To their enemies. 00:16:29.399 --> 00:16:30.379 That is gone. 00:16:31.219 --> 00:16:32.159 There's a strength. 00:16:32.159 --> 00:16:33.799 There's a fortitude. 00:16:34.500 --> 00:16:35.059 Because. 00:16:35.299 --> 00:16:35.740 God. 00:16:35.819 --> 00:16:36.219 Himself. 00:16:36.740 --> 00:16:37.179 Has. 00:16:37.659 --> 00:16:38.059 Become. 00:16:38.199 --> 00:16:38.459 His. 00:16:39.019 --> 00:16:39.539 Salvation. 00:16:44.000 --> 00:16:45.179 And there is. 00:16:46.179 --> 00:16:46.779 More. 00:16:46.939 --> 00:16:47.879 To that statement. 00:16:49.879 --> 00:16:50.360 Than. 00:16:50.719 --> 00:16:51.219 Saying. 00:16:51.219 --> 00:16:51.939 That God. 00:16:52.059 --> 00:16:52.199 Has. 00:16:52.439 --> 00:16:53.059 Saved him. 00:16:55.319 --> 00:16:55.959 Such. 00:16:55.959 --> 00:16:56.199 Is. 00:16:56.339 --> 00:16:56.939 The nature. 00:16:56.939 --> 00:16:57.799 Of God's. 00:16:58.039 --> 00:16:58.439 Salvation. 00:16:59.839 --> 00:17:00.259 That it. 00:17:00.379 --> 00:17:00.699 Is. 00:17:00.819 --> 00:17:01.120 God. 00:17:01.120 --> 00:17:02.279 That it. 00:17:02.279 --> 00:17:02.560 Is. 00:17:02.560 --> 00:17:02.940 The Lord. 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:03.279 Jesus. 00:17:04.140 --> 00:17:04.559 So. 00:17:04.660 --> 00:17:04.920 When he's. 00:17:04.980 --> 00:17:05.200 Coming. 00:17:05.279 --> 00:17:05.400 To. 00:17:05.740 --> 00:17:06.160 Express. 00:17:06.240 --> 00:17:06.720 The strength. 00:17:06.779 --> 00:17:07.400 That he has. 00:17:08.140 --> 00:17:08.960 And the song. 00:17:09.059 --> 00:17:09.680 That he sings. 00:17:10.440 --> 00:17:10.980 It is. 00:17:11.079 --> 00:17:11.440 Because. 00:17:11.819 --> 00:17:12.400 He sees. 00:17:12.460 --> 00:17:13.059 His relationship. 00:17:13.059 --> 00:17:13.680 With God. 00:17:14.240 --> 00:17:14.700 Not just. 00:17:14.799 --> 00:17:15.640 Being reconciled. 00:17:15.640 --> 00:17:16.019 To him. 00:17:16.279 --> 00:17:16.940 But that God. 00:17:16.980 --> 00:17:17.299 Himself. 00:17:17.420 --> 00:17:18.279 In his character. 00:17:18.660 --> 00:17:19.460 In his being. 00:17:19.640 --> 00:17:20.440 In his work. 00:17:20.519 --> 00:17:21.160 In his promises. 00:17:21.680 --> 00:17:22.859 All that God is. 00:17:23.339 --> 00:17:23.839 That's. 00:17:23.980 --> 00:17:24.279 His. 00:17:25.240 --> 00:17:25.759 Salvation. 00:17:27.079 --> 00:17:27.799 And there is. 00:17:27.859 --> 00:17:28.700 A significant. 00:17:28.700 --> 00:17:29.480 Step. 00:17:30.660 --> 00:17:31.360 In coming. 00:17:31.480 --> 00:17:32.059 From seeing. 00:17:32.640 --> 00:17:33.160 God's. 00:17:33.480 --> 00:17:33.960 Salvation. 00:17:34.080 --> 00:17:34.380 As something. 00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:34.940 That he gives. 00:17:35.080 --> 00:17:35.480 To me. 00:17:36.039 --> 00:17:36.580 To seeing. 00:17:36.700 --> 00:17:37.279 God himself. 00:17:37.360 --> 00:17:38.340 As my salvation. 00:17:39.259 --> 00:17:39.880 And to see. 00:17:39.940 --> 00:17:40.920 The Lord Jesus Christ. 00:17:40.980 --> 00:17:41.960 As my salvation. 00:17:42.480 --> 00:17:43.519 That salvation. 00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:44.539 Is his passion. 00:17:45.900 --> 00:17:46.819 And if I have. 00:17:47.180 --> 00:17:47.700 Salvation. 00:17:47.860 --> 00:17:48.200 Today. 00:17:49.039 --> 00:17:49.880 Jesus Christ. 00:17:49.940 --> 00:17:50.480 Is mine. 00:17:51.539 --> 00:17:52.080 Because. 00:17:52.220 --> 00:17:53.480 All my salvation. 00:17:53.860 --> 00:17:54.180 Is. 00:17:54.360 --> 00:17:54.900 In him. 00:17:54.900 --> 00:17:56.740 My strength. 00:17:56.860 --> 00:17:57.620 And my song. 00:17:58.040 --> 00:17:58.800 Because he. 00:17:59.120 --> 00:18:00.060 Has become. 00:18:00.560 --> 00:18:01.660 My salvation. 00:18:03.280 --> 00:18:04.860 And for that reason. 00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:07.640 Jesus Christ. 00:18:09.060 --> 00:18:10.000 Is the center. 00:18:10.000 --> 00:18:10.600 Of my. 00:18:11.360 --> 00:18:11.880 Experience. 00:18:12.080 --> 00:18:12.900 And my living. 00:18:14.140 --> 00:18:14.500 And. 00:18:15.800 --> 00:18:16.680 Paul says. 00:18:16.900 --> 00:18:17.940 In Galatians chapter 2. 00:18:18.060 --> 00:18:18.160 That. 00:18:18.800 --> 00:18:19.800 For me to live. 00:18:19.860 --> 00:18:20.420 Is Christ. 00:18:21.000 --> 00:18:21.560 It's no longer. 00:18:21.640 --> 00:18:22.180 I that live. 00:18:22.180 --> 00:18:23.120 But Christ. 00:18:23.240 --> 00:18:24.019 Lives in me. 00:18:24.019 --> 00:18:25.339 My salvation. 00:18:25.539 --> 00:18:26.359 Is in God. 00:18:27.000 --> 00:18:27.700 In his passion. 00:18:28.019 --> 00:18:28.440 In the passion. 00:18:28.559 --> 00:18:29.039 Of his son. 00:18:29.819 --> 00:18:30.460 And the passion. 00:18:30.500 --> 00:18:30.859 Of his son. 00:18:30.920 --> 00:18:31.480 Is in me. 00:18:31.720 --> 00:18:32.400 And he's the one. 00:18:32.460 --> 00:18:33.379 Who lives in me. 00:18:34.500 --> 00:18:34.980 It's. 00:18:35.299 --> 00:18:36.019 More than. 00:18:36.299 --> 00:18:36.779 Realigning. 00:18:36.779 --> 00:18:37.319 My life. 00:18:37.639 --> 00:18:38.720 With God's purposes. 00:18:38.859 --> 00:18:39.619 And his word. 00:18:40.759 --> 00:18:41.599 It's placing me. 00:18:41.680 --> 00:18:41.980 In this. 00:18:42.480 --> 00:18:43.000 Relationship. 00:18:43.039 --> 00:18:43.500 With God. 00:18:43.579 --> 00:18:44.359 That is intimate. 00:18:44.539 --> 00:18:45.180 And close. 00:18:46.039 --> 00:18:47.039 That he is mine. 00:18:47.220 --> 00:18:48.160 And I am his. 00:18:49.440 --> 00:18:50.180 And nothing. 00:18:51.379 --> 00:18:52.160 Can ever. 00:18:52.759 --> 00:18:53.639 Undermine that. 00:18:54.019 --> 00:18:54.960 Or reverse that. 00:18:55.599 --> 00:18:57.000 Or change that. 00:18:59.819 --> 00:19:00.900 And it begs. 00:19:01.000 --> 00:19:01.639 The question. 00:19:03.000 --> 00:19:04.200 What happens. 00:19:04.440 --> 00:19:05.119 In your heart. 00:19:05.339 --> 00:19:06.299 And in my heart. 00:19:06.359 --> 00:19:06.660 Today. 00:19:08.420 --> 00:19:09.319 If this. 00:19:09.579 --> 00:19:10.519 Is what God does. 00:19:10.619 --> 00:19:11.539 In that day. 00:19:13.059 --> 00:19:14.059 What goes on. 00:19:14.139 --> 00:19:14.720 In my heart. 00:19:14.859 --> 00:19:15.420 And your heart. 00:19:15.539 --> 00:19:15.680 Now. 00:19:17.420 --> 00:19:18.160 Tells me. 00:19:18.279 --> 00:19:19.220 And tells you. 00:19:19.839 --> 00:19:21.000 Who we are. 00:19:21.000 --> 00:19:23.200 Can you take. 00:19:23.259 --> 00:19:24.000 The profession. 00:19:24.000 --> 00:19:24.480 Of the. 00:19:24.640 --> 00:19:25.380 Of the prophet. 00:19:25.539 --> 00:19:25.700 And say. 00:19:26.380 --> 00:19:27.559 That's my profession. 00:19:28.900 --> 00:19:29.519 I am. 00:19:29.740 --> 00:19:30.519 Like the prophet. 00:19:30.980 --> 00:19:31.180 Therefore. 00:19:31.319 --> 00:19:31.920 I can take. 00:19:31.980 --> 00:19:32.440 What the prophet. 00:19:32.519 --> 00:19:32.759 I said. 00:19:32.920 --> 00:19:33.700 And I can make it. 00:19:33.759 --> 00:19:34.200 My own. 00:19:35.960 --> 00:19:36.539 It's coming. 00:19:36.660 --> 00:19:37.539 To align. 00:19:37.619 --> 00:19:38.059 Ourselves. 00:19:38.119 --> 00:19:38.640 With the people. 00:19:38.680 --> 00:19:38.980 Of God. 00:19:39.220 --> 00:19:39.960 Having the same. 00:19:40.119 --> 00:19:40.460 Faith. 00:19:40.539 --> 00:19:41.000 And trust. 00:19:41.119 --> 00:19:41.720 And confidence. 00:19:42.720 --> 00:19:43.119 In. 00:19:43.119 --> 00:19:44.239 God. 00:19:45.739 --> 00:19:46.559 Your strength. 00:19:47.159 --> 00:19:48.279 And your song. 00:19:49.399 --> 00:19:50.359 There's a joy. 00:19:50.519 --> 00:19:52.099 That cannot be removed. 00:19:53.500 --> 00:19:53.839 And. 00:19:54.199 --> 00:19:55.159 There will be forces. 00:19:55.319 --> 00:19:55.979 That we want to. 00:19:56.299 --> 00:19:57.319 Remove that joy. 00:19:57.759 --> 00:19:58.359 But when. 00:19:58.500 --> 00:19:59.259 We realize. 00:19:59.719 --> 00:20:00.819 That our salvation. 00:20:01.179 --> 00:20:02.139 Is the passion. 00:20:02.139 --> 00:20:02.699 Of God. 00:20:02.939 --> 00:20:03.739 And the passion. 00:20:03.859 --> 00:20:04.619 Of the son of God. 00:20:04.659 --> 00:20:05.159 The Lord Jesus. 00:20:05.779 --> 00:20:06.219 Then. 00:20:06.939 --> 00:20:07.559 Our joy. 00:20:07.559 --> 00:20:08.379 Is built. 00:20:08.699 --> 00:20:08.739 On. 00:20:09.099 --> 00:20:09.539 A sure. 00:20:10.059 --> 00:20:10.459 Foundation. 00:20:11.299 --> 00:20:12.239 The strings. 00:20:12.240 --> 00:20:12.720 On which. 00:20:12.900 --> 00:20:13.099 I. 00:20:13.099 --> 00:20:13.240 I. 00:20:13.240 --> 00:20:13.539 I. 00:20:13.599 --> 00:20:14.079 Rejoice. 00:20:14.079 --> 00:20:14.420 And. 00:20:14.420 --> 00:20:15.259 Make music. 00:20:15.259 --> 00:20:15.960 In my heart. 00:20:16.259 --> 00:20:17.000 Before God. 00:20:17.099 --> 00:20:17.620 Are strings. 00:20:17.620 --> 00:20:18.519 That God. 00:20:18.519 --> 00:20:19.400 Has put in place. 00:20:20.859 --> 00:20:22.240 And they're never out of tune. 00:20:22.720 --> 00:20:23.859 If I recognize. 00:20:24.319 --> 00:20:25.160 And put my trust. 00:20:25.299 --> 00:20:25.799 And see. 00:20:26.559 --> 00:20:27.299 That he is. 00:20:27.599 --> 00:20:28.420 My strength. 00:20:29.019 --> 00:20:29.559 And now. 00:20:29.859 --> 00:20:30.740 My song. 00:20:31.880 --> 00:20:32.960 And that enables. 00:20:33.839 --> 00:20:34.640 The psalmist. 00:20:36.059 --> 00:20:37.380 To trust. 00:20:39.380 --> 00:20:40.359 And not. 00:20:40.640 --> 00:20:40.839 Be. 00:20:40.839 --> 00:20:42.339 Afraid. 00:20:44.220 --> 00:20:44.699 Fear. 00:20:44.699 --> 00:20:44.740 Fear. 00:20:45.480 --> 00:20:46.500 Is a terrible thing. 00:20:48.379 --> 00:20:49.480 You may have fears. 00:20:49.539 --> 00:20:49.939 In your heart. 00:20:50.019 --> 00:20:50.220 Today. 00:20:50.359 --> 00:20:50.679 That are. 00:20:51.279 --> 00:20:51.639 Private. 00:20:51.779 --> 00:20:52.220 And secret. 00:20:52.359 --> 00:20:52.819 To you. 00:20:53.980 --> 00:20:54.699 We fear. 00:20:54.819 --> 00:20:55.259 Our enemies. 00:20:55.480 --> 00:20:56.059 As they did. 00:20:57.000 --> 00:20:57.799 We fear. 00:20:58.039 --> 00:20:58.919 The wrath of God. 00:20:58.980 --> 00:20:59.539 As they did. 00:21:00.159 --> 00:21:00.720 We fear. 00:21:00.779 --> 00:21:01.639 What might happen. 00:21:01.919 --> 00:21:02.639 In our lives. 00:21:02.919 --> 00:21:03.240 Tomorrow. 00:21:03.359 --> 00:21:04.039 Or the coming days. 00:21:04.679 --> 00:21:06.119 There are so many ways. 00:21:06.259 --> 00:21:06.559 In which. 00:21:06.959 --> 00:21:07.279 Fear. 00:21:08.000 --> 00:21:08.819 Comes into. 00:21:09.240 --> 00:21:09.919 Our hearts. 00:21:09.920 --> 00:21:12.840 I feared. 00:21:12.840 --> 00:21:13.240 Coming. 00:21:13.860 --> 00:21:14.800 To stand here. 00:21:15.120 --> 00:21:15.800 To preach today. 00:21:15.960 --> 00:21:16.300 Because. 00:21:17.420 --> 00:21:18.000 It's something. 00:21:18.180 --> 00:21:18.539 That's. 00:21:19.240 --> 00:21:19.759 Scary. 00:21:19.980 --> 00:21:20.740 At a human level. 00:21:21.600 --> 00:21:22.640 Something that God. 00:21:22.740 --> 00:21:23.279 Calls us. 00:21:23.400 --> 00:21:23.800 To do. 00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:25.840 There's a fear. 00:21:25.900 --> 00:21:26.600 In doing anything. 00:21:26.880 --> 00:21:27.840 That God calls us. 00:21:27.900 --> 00:21:28.060 Do. 00:21:28.420 --> 00:21:29.539 To serve him. 00:21:31.500 --> 00:21:32.259 But we. 00:21:32.600 --> 00:21:33.039 Should not. 00:21:33.140 --> 00:21:33.340 Be. 00:21:33.680 --> 00:21:34.120 Afraid. 00:21:34.119 --> 00:21:35.939 The. 00:21:36.539 --> 00:21:37.339 Child of God. 00:21:37.459 --> 00:21:38.159 That the Christian. 00:21:38.279 --> 00:21:38.759 The believer. 00:21:39.559 --> 00:21:40.799 It's not the kind of person. 00:21:41.500 --> 00:21:41.659 Who. 00:21:42.039 --> 00:21:43.379 Is scared of easily. 00:21:44.939 --> 00:21:45.459 Because. 00:21:45.619 --> 00:21:45.899 There is. 00:21:46.479 --> 00:21:46.839 Trust. 00:21:48.679 --> 00:21:49.719 And the trust. 00:21:50.259 --> 00:21:50.639 That. 00:21:50.819 --> 00:21:51.799 Is spoken of here. 00:21:51.979 --> 00:21:52.719 Spoken of widely. 00:21:52.719 --> 00:21:53.439 In the Psalms. 00:21:53.859 --> 00:21:54.219 Is. 00:21:54.319 --> 00:21:54.939 A trust. 00:21:55.099 --> 00:21:56.039 That speaks to us. 00:21:56.459 --> 00:21:56.919 Of a. 00:21:56.919 --> 00:21:57.799 A wired. 00:21:58.500 --> 00:21:59.019 Strong. 00:21:59.399 --> 00:22:00.000 Confidence. 00:22:00.000 --> 00:22:00.539 In God. 00:22:00.759 --> 00:22:01.519 And relationship. 00:22:01.519 --> 00:22:02.099 With him. 00:22:02.099 --> 00:22:04.659 And there is that. 00:22:04.919 --> 00:22:05.559 Sense of. 00:22:05.879 --> 00:22:06.500 Of living. 00:22:06.719 --> 00:22:07.240 Vibrant. 00:22:07.359 --> 00:22:08.119 Relationship. 00:22:09.480 --> 00:22:10.939 That all the promises. 00:22:10.939 --> 00:22:11.699 Of God. 00:22:12.379 --> 00:22:13.119 Are secure. 00:22:13.299 --> 00:22:13.980 And sure. 00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:16.059 And in my. 00:22:16.219 --> 00:22:16.740 Relationship. 00:22:16.779 --> 00:22:17.279 With him. 00:22:19.679 --> 00:22:20.240 I. 00:22:20.799 --> 00:22:21.519 Trust him. 00:22:21.639 --> 00:22:22.039 Because. 00:22:22.599 --> 00:22:23.359 He has proved. 00:22:23.359 --> 00:22:23.779 That he. 00:22:24.240 --> 00:22:25.259 Fulfilled his promises. 00:22:25.419 --> 00:22:26.019 In the past. 00:22:27.039 --> 00:22:27.879 He has proved. 00:22:28.019 --> 00:22:28.480 In the death. 00:22:28.579 --> 00:22:28.959 And resurrection. 00:22:28.959 --> 00:22:29.619 Of his son. 00:22:29.959 --> 00:22:30.779 That he is faithful. 00:22:30.779 --> 00:22:31.859 To all of his promises. 00:22:32.099 --> 00:22:34.139 And today. 00:22:34.959 --> 00:22:36.179 We can trust in him. 00:22:36.559 --> 00:22:37.859 Because of these. 00:22:38.339 --> 00:22:38.740 Evidences. 00:22:39.919 --> 00:22:40.659 And Psalm 22. 00:22:40.879 --> 00:22:41.519 Speaks of the way. 00:22:41.559 --> 00:22:41.759 In which. 00:22:42.139 --> 00:22:42.959 The people of God. 00:22:43.459 --> 00:22:44.599 They trusted. 00:22:45.879 --> 00:22:46.819 And because of that. 00:22:46.899 --> 00:22:47.359 See the psalmist. 00:22:47.919 --> 00:22:48.899 They were not. 00:22:49.500 --> 00:22:50.019 Disowned. 00:22:50.819 --> 00:22:51.619 They were not. 00:22:51.839 --> 00:22:52.480 Put to shame. 00:22:53.879 --> 00:22:54.279 Trust. 00:22:54.519 --> 00:22:56.019 Is transformational. 00:22:57.279 --> 00:22:57.980 It overcomes. 00:22:58.839 --> 00:22:59.719 Our fears. 00:22:59.720 --> 00:22:59.799 Church. 00:23:00.680 --> 00:23:01.740 And it gives to us. 00:23:01.740 --> 00:23:03.039 That constant sense. 00:23:03.579 --> 00:23:04.980 Of having God. 00:23:05.059 --> 00:23:05.720 As our God. 00:23:06.160 --> 00:23:07.319 That constant sense. 00:23:07.319 --> 00:23:08.339 Of having him. 00:23:08.460 --> 00:23:09.200 On our side. 00:23:10.299 --> 00:23:10.900 That sense. 00:23:11.059 --> 00:23:11.620 Of knowing. 00:23:12.319 --> 00:23:13.360 That we are his. 00:23:14.180 --> 00:23:14.740 Never. 00:23:14.960 --> 00:23:15.900 To be disowned. 00:23:17.579 --> 00:23:18.660 The profession. 00:23:20.059 --> 00:23:20.880 The level. 00:23:20.960 --> 00:23:21.380 At which. 00:23:22.539 --> 00:23:23.279 Or to which. 00:23:23.400 --> 00:23:24.039 God wants. 00:23:24.039 --> 00:23:25.180 To take us. 00:23:28.379 --> 00:23:29.339 One of the girls. 00:23:29.420 --> 00:23:29.799 At the. 00:23:29.879 --> 00:23:30.779 Sparkling conference. 00:23:30.899 --> 00:23:32.019 Said something like this. 00:23:32.079 --> 00:23:32.440 Yesterday. 00:23:32.639 --> 00:23:33.839 About her own experience. 00:23:33.980 --> 00:23:35.019 That she. 00:23:36.379 --> 00:23:37.180 Could not see. 00:23:37.279 --> 00:23:38.379 What she could be. 00:23:39.659 --> 00:23:40.139 Because. 00:23:40.339 --> 00:23:41.200 She was so focused. 00:23:41.200 --> 00:23:42.399 On what she had become. 00:23:44.099 --> 00:23:45.079 And that's. 00:23:45.460 --> 00:23:46.519 The kind of thing. 00:23:46.639 --> 00:23:47.619 That traps us. 00:23:47.700 --> 00:23:49.119 In our Christian experience. 00:23:49.119 --> 00:23:51.819 We have to think. 00:23:52.319 --> 00:23:53.819 Of the promises of God. 00:23:54.399 --> 00:23:55.259 We have to think. 00:23:55.339 --> 00:23:56.779 Of what we can become. 00:23:57.159 --> 00:23:59.399 Because of the faithful promises of God. 00:24:00.279 --> 00:24:01.679 And we have to believe that. 00:24:01.939 --> 00:24:03.079 We can become that. 00:24:03.179 --> 00:24:03.419 Because. 00:24:03.779 --> 00:24:05.239 These promises are there. 00:24:05.619 --> 00:24:06.459 Full of. 00:24:07.079 --> 00:24:07.919 The mechanisms. 00:24:08.399 --> 00:24:08.779 And the. 00:24:09.139 --> 00:24:10.359 The things that are required. 00:24:10.799 --> 00:24:11.639 To undo. 00:24:11.639 --> 00:24:12.859 My past. 00:24:12.859 --> 00:24:13.059 Trust. 00:24:15.379 --> 00:24:16.679 And God wants us. 00:24:17.139 --> 00:24:18.099 Wants to bring us. 00:24:18.159 --> 00:24:18.740 To that place. 00:24:19.599 --> 00:24:20.619 Where we have that. 00:24:20.879 --> 00:24:21.399 Profession. 00:24:21.919 --> 00:24:22.839 Where we have that. 00:24:22.959 --> 00:24:23.299 Trust. 00:24:23.979 --> 00:24:24.759 And where we. 00:24:24.959 --> 00:24:25.779 Rely on him. 00:24:26.299 --> 00:24:27.159 And never feel. 00:24:27.279 --> 00:24:27.919 We're disowned. 00:24:28.719 --> 00:24:29.479 But discovered. 00:24:29.779 --> 00:24:30.099 Daily. 00:24:30.699 --> 00:24:31.479 That we are. 00:24:31.819 --> 00:24:32.259 Precious. 00:24:33.000 --> 00:24:33.819 To him. 00:24:35.779 --> 00:24:36.699 And thirdly. 00:24:38.039 --> 00:24:38.879 There is. 00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:39.559 In these verses. 00:24:40.559 --> 00:24:41.740 The idea of. 00:24:41.740 --> 00:24:43.620 Participation. 00:24:46.039 --> 00:24:46.759 That day. 00:24:46.960 --> 00:24:47.759 Has changed. 00:24:47.900 --> 00:24:48.339 The prophet. 00:24:49.539 --> 00:24:50.039 But now. 00:24:50.099 --> 00:24:50.440 The prophet. 00:24:50.539 --> 00:24:51.059 Wants to speak. 00:24:51.140 --> 00:24:51.380 To the. 00:24:51.539 --> 00:24:52.240 To the whole. 00:24:52.319 --> 00:24:53.039 Of the community. 00:24:53.200 --> 00:24:53.940 In verse number three. 00:24:54.819 --> 00:24:55.299 And now. 00:24:55.339 --> 00:24:55.980 He wants to say. 00:24:56.420 --> 00:24:57.019 With joy. 00:24:57.160 --> 00:24:58.120 You will draw water. 00:24:58.519 --> 00:24:59.680 From the wells. 00:24:59.779 --> 00:25:00.880 Of salvation. 00:25:02.359 --> 00:25:03.039 He returns. 00:25:03.039 --> 00:25:03.799 To the joy. 00:25:03.799 --> 00:25:04.759 That belongs. 00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:05.460 To the people. 00:25:05.460 --> 00:25:05.920 Of God. 00:25:06.480 --> 00:25:07.079 The joy. 00:25:07.200 --> 00:25:07.660 That we see. 00:25:07.819 --> 00:25:08.519 In the Psalms. 00:25:08.559 --> 00:25:09.079 As the people. 00:25:09.079 --> 00:25:09.460 Of God. 00:25:09.740 --> 00:25:10.539 Are on their way. 00:25:10.660 --> 00:25:11.240 To the house. 00:25:11.240 --> 00:25:11.720 Of God. 00:25:11.720 --> 00:25:12.539 To the tabernacle. 00:25:12.900 --> 00:25:13.620 To the temple. 00:25:13.980 --> 00:25:15.400 To celebrate their God. 00:25:15.700 --> 00:25:16.620 It's a God. 00:25:16.799 --> 00:25:17.600 Focused joy. 00:25:17.960 --> 00:25:19.079 As we have a Christ. 00:25:19.160 --> 00:25:19.799 Focused joy. 00:25:20.400 --> 00:25:21.039 Christ Jesus. 00:25:21.240 --> 00:25:22.259 Is on his throne. 00:25:22.799 --> 00:25:24.039 We come with joy. 00:25:24.100 --> 00:25:24.519 In our hearts. 00:25:24.600 --> 00:25:25.360 Because that's. 00:25:25.460 --> 00:25:26.360 Where he is. 00:25:27.720 --> 00:25:28.100 And. 00:25:29.940 --> 00:25:30.860 With joy. 00:25:30.860 --> 00:25:31.299 We will. 00:25:31.539 --> 00:25:32.299 Draw water. 00:25:32.299 --> 00:25:33.319 From the wells. 00:25:33.400 --> 00:25:34.860 Of salvation. 00:25:38.740 --> 00:25:39.339 Drawing. 00:25:40.440 --> 00:25:40.960 Water. 00:25:40.960 --> 00:25:41.100 Water. 00:25:41.100 --> 00:25:43.700 If you have ever. 00:25:43.700 --> 00:25:44.420 Drawn water. 00:25:45.700 --> 00:25:46.920 And I may remember. 00:25:47.340 --> 00:25:48.019 Occasional times. 00:25:48.120 --> 00:25:48.559 When I did. 00:25:49.039 --> 00:25:50.039 But if you have ever. 00:25:50.039 --> 00:25:50.860 Drawn water. 00:25:51.519 --> 00:25:52.019 You need. 00:25:52.240 --> 00:25:52.840 To know. 00:25:53.000 --> 00:25:53.819 Where the well is. 00:25:54.759 --> 00:25:55.640 You need to make. 00:25:55.779 --> 00:25:56.200 An effort. 00:25:56.380 --> 00:25:57.079 In going there. 00:25:57.779 --> 00:25:58.680 And you need to make. 00:25:58.799 --> 00:25:59.519 A greater effort. 00:25:59.640 --> 00:26:00.400 In coming back. 00:26:00.480 --> 00:26:00.960 From there. 00:26:02.079 --> 00:26:03.319 To draw water. 00:26:04.039 --> 00:26:04.460 With. 00:26:04.779 --> 00:26:05.480 The right vessel. 00:26:05.559 --> 00:26:06.259 Or utensil. 00:26:06.819 --> 00:26:07.460 It speaks. 00:26:07.640 --> 00:26:08.640 About energy. 00:26:09.140 --> 00:26:09.759 It speaks. 00:26:09.759 --> 00:26:10.720 About purpose. 00:26:10.720 --> 00:26:12.039 It speaks. 00:26:12.039 --> 00:26:12.740 About knowing. 00:26:12.740 --> 00:26:13.700 Where to find. 00:26:13.700 --> 00:26:14.220 The water. 00:26:14.680 --> 00:26:15.880 And giving myself. 00:26:15.880 --> 00:26:16.600 To going. 00:26:16.779 --> 00:26:17.960 To draw water. 00:26:17.960 --> 00:26:18.940 From the well. 00:26:18.940 --> 00:26:21.140 And that. 00:26:22.420 --> 00:26:23.000 Reminds us. 00:26:23.000 --> 00:26:23.380 I think. 00:26:23.900 --> 00:26:24.940 Of the fact. 00:26:24.940 --> 00:26:25.200 That. 00:26:25.799 --> 00:26:26.299 The moment. 00:26:26.480 --> 00:26:26.759 We be. 00:26:26.960 --> 00:26:27.420 We come. 00:26:27.519 --> 00:26:28.480 To know the Lord Jesus. 00:26:28.580 --> 00:26:29.360 As our Savior. 00:26:30.559 --> 00:26:31.440 That is when. 00:26:31.680 --> 00:26:32.720 Our work begins. 00:26:33.640 --> 00:26:34.320 That's when. 00:26:34.460 --> 00:26:34.920 Our energy. 00:26:35.080 --> 00:26:35.539 Is spent. 00:26:36.180 --> 00:26:36.640 We saw. 00:26:36.799 --> 00:26:37.080 In Psalm. 00:26:37.200 --> 00:26:37.820 Number 63. 00:26:37.940 --> 00:26:38.140 The way. 00:26:38.140 --> 00:26:38.840 In which the psalmist. 00:26:39.000 --> 00:26:40.259 Is thirsting. 00:26:40.320 --> 00:26:40.779 In a dry. 00:26:40.900 --> 00:26:41.620 Parched land. 00:26:41.619 --> 00:26:44.159 There is energy. 00:26:44.159 --> 00:26:44.939 To be spent. 00:26:45.639 --> 00:26:46.719 There is a life. 00:26:46.719 --> 00:26:47.399 To be given. 00:26:48.079 --> 00:26:49.519 To draw water. 00:26:49.519 --> 00:26:50.439 From the wells. 00:26:50.539 --> 00:26:51.599 Of salvation. 00:26:54.159 --> 00:26:54.699 And. 00:26:55.379 --> 00:26:56.219 If today. 00:26:56.219 --> 00:26:57.099 You have come. 00:26:57.279 --> 00:26:58.479 To put your trust. 00:26:58.599 --> 00:26:59.239 In the Lord Jesus. 00:27:00.000 --> 00:27:00.799 And think. 00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:01.899 That you have arrived. 00:27:02.000 --> 00:27:02.539 And that's it. 00:27:03.419 --> 00:27:04.399 You are so wrong. 00:27:04.400 --> 00:27:06.560 That is only. 00:27:06.680 --> 00:27:07.140 The beginning. 00:27:07.140 --> 00:27:08.100 Of your journey. 00:27:09.080 --> 00:27:09.820 And your journey. 00:27:09.820 --> 00:27:10.460 Will take you. 00:27:10.860 --> 00:27:11.600 Not just. 00:27:11.700 --> 00:27:12.480 On the Lord's day. 00:27:12.540 --> 00:27:13.080 To the public. 00:27:13.200 --> 00:27:13.980 Worship of God. 00:27:14.720 --> 00:27:15.880 With your vessel. 00:27:15.880 --> 00:27:16.320 To come. 00:27:16.400 --> 00:27:16.680 And take. 00:27:16.820 --> 00:27:17.460 And drink. 00:27:18.140 --> 00:27:19.040 It will take you. 00:27:19.100 --> 00:27:19.519 In your own. 00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:20.380 Private life. 00:27:20.740 --> 00:27:21.040 In your own. 00:27:21.040 --> 00:27:21.820 Personal life. 00:27:22.200 --> 00:27:22.920 In so many. 00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:23.860 Areas of your life. 00:27:24.360 --> 00:27:25.480 It will take you. 00:27:26.220 --> 00:27:27.060 To places. 00:27:27.320 --> 00:27:27.940 Where you want. 00:27:28.759 --> 00:27:30.320 More of the salvation. 00:27:30.320 --> 00:27:31.040 That you have. 00:27:31.759 --> 00:27:32.240 Experienced. 00:27:33.720 --> 00:27:34.280 Drawing. 00:27:34.400 --> 00:27:34.800 Water. 00:27:35.540 --> 00:27:36.259 From the. 00:27:36.500 --> 00:27:36.759 Well. 00:27:36.900 --> 00:27:37.180 Of. 00:27:39.160 --> 00:27:39.600 Salvation. 00:27:42.220 --> 00:27:43.460 And we can recall. 00:27:44.019 --> 00:27:44.740 The words. 00:27:44.840 --> 00:27:45.280 Of the woman. 00:27:45.360 --> 00:27:45.960 Of Samaria. 00:27:48.140 --> 00:27:48.940 When Jesus. 00:27:49.480 --> 00:27:49.759 Came. 00:27:50.060 --> 00:27:50.440 And sat. 00:27:50.500 --> 00:27:50.920 At the well. 00:27:51.759 --> 00:27:52.740 And he was looking. 00:27:52.900 --> 00:27:53.360 For a drink. 00:27:54.780 --> 00:27:56.019 And she said to him. 00:27:56.940 --> 00:27:58.380 You don't have any vessel. 00:27:58.480 --> 00:27:59.140 To draw water. 00:28:00.220 --> 00:28:00.860 So how can you. 00:28:00.920 --> 00:28:01.440 Come for a drink. 00:28:03.360 --> 00:28:04.060 And there is. 00:28:04.059 --> 00:28:04.859 A lesson in that. 00:28:04.859 --> 00:28:05.399 For you. 00:28:05.440 --> 00:28:05.919 And for me. 00:28:07.359 --> 00:28:07.960 The vessel. 00:28:07.960 --> 00:28:08.779 Is our faith. 00:28:08.899 --> 00:28:09.559 Our trust. 00:28:09.679 --> 00:28:10.480 Our confidence. 00:28:10.619 --> 00:28:11.279 In the Lord Jesus. 00:28:12.759 --> 00:28:13.359 The vessel. 00:28:13.539 --> 00:28:14.059 Is the grace. 00:28:14.139 --> 00:28:14.619 In our hearts. 00:28:14.799 --> 00:28:15.619 That enable us. 00:28:15.659 --> 00:28:16.000 To trust. 00:28:16.099 --> 00:28:16.879 In the first place. 00:28:17.899 --> 00:28:18.740 And it's the vessel. 00:28:18.740 --> 00:28:19.460 That needs to be. 00:28:19.859 --> 00:28:20.279 Refilled. 00:28:20.399 --> 00:28:21.000 And topped up. 00:28:21.079 --> 00:28:21.779 All of the time. 00:28:22.099 --> 00:28:22.740 Not because. 00:28:23.279 --> 00:28:24.139 The tasting. 00:28:24.259 --> 00:28:24.759 Of salvation. 00:28:25.839 --> 00:28:26.419 Didn't give us. 00:28:26.659 --> 00:28:27.619 Complete salvation. 00:28:27.619 --> 00:28:29.179 But we are. 00:28:29.179 --> 00:28:29.599 Growing. 00:28:29.739 --> 00:28:30.679 In our understanding. 00:28:31.359 --> 00:28:32.379 Of the salvation. 00:28:33.000 --> 00:28:33.599 That we have. 00:28:33.779 --> 00:28:34.599 In Christ Jesus. 00:28:35.679 --> 00:28:36.419 And we are. 00:28:36.959 --> 00:28:37.239 Growing. 00:28:37.579 --> 00:28:38.319 In understanding. 00:28:39.919 --> 00:28:40.679 I think. 00:28:40.739 --> 00:28:41.359 In this way. 00:28:42.599 --> 00:28:43.779 That we come. 00:28:43.919 --> 00:28:44.899 To understand. 00:28:45.500 --> 00:28:46.299 The work. 00:28:46.379 --> 00:28:47.059 Of the spirit. 00:28:47.139 --> 00:28:47.559 Of God. 00:28:47.739 --> 00:28:48.879 In our hearts. 00:28:49.919 --> 00:28:50.519 Paul speaks. 00:28:50.599 --> 00:28:51.239 In Ephesians 1. 00:28:51.240 --> 00:28:52.319 About God. 00:28:52.319 --> 00:28:52.880 Blessing us. 00:28:52.980 --> 00:28:54.559 With spiritual blessings. 00:28:55.019 --> 00:28:55.779 In heavenly places. 00:28:55.940 --> 00:28:56.680 In Christ Jesus. 00:28:57.279 --> 00:28:58.220 The salvation. 00:28:58.220 --> 00:28:59.079 That we have. 00:28:59.799 --> 00:29:00.579 They are the blessings. 00:29:00.579 --> 00:29:01.839 Of the Holy Spirit. 00:29:01.839 --> 00:29:02.440 Of God. 00:29:03.880 --> 00:29:04.460 And so. 00:29:04.579 --> 00:29:05.059 When I come. 00:29:05.200 --> 00:29:06.339 To draw water. 00:29:06.339 --> 00:29:06.900 From the wells. 00:29:06.900 --> 00:29:07.740 Of salvation. 00:29:08.120 --> 00:29:08.620 I'm coming. 00:29:08.740 --> 00:29:09.240 To drink. 00:29:09.359 --> 00:29:09.819 At the well. 00:29:09.920 --> 00:29:11.039 That Jesus has opened. 00:29:11.440 --> 00:29:11.980 And I'm coming. 00:29:12.099 --> 00:29:13.180 To draw more and more. 00:29:13.460 --> 00:29:14.120 Of water. 00:29:14.240 --> 00:29:15.140 From that well. 00:29:15.440 --> 00:29:16.259 To be filled. 00:29:16.359 --> 00:29:17.039 With the spirit. 00:29:17.039 --> 00:29:17.539 Of God. 00:29:19.940 --> 00:29:20.740 And I think. 00:29:20.740 --> 00:29:21.200 Of Jesus. 00:29:21.240 --> 00:29:22.359 In another place. 00:29:23.440 --> 00:29:24.140 And he's. 00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:24.799 At the feast. 00:29:24.859 --> 00:29:25.660 Of tabernacles. 00:29:26.880 --> 00:29:27.900 And there is water. 00:29:28.180 --> 00:29:28.940 Flowing everywhere. 00:29:29.120 --> 00:29:29.799 At this feast. 00:29:30.220 --> 00:29:31.039 Especially around. 00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:31.579 The altar. 00:29:32.799 --> 00:29:33.779 And on the last. 00:29:33.920 --> 00:29:34.259 Great day. 00:29:34.259 --> 00:29:34.759 Of the feast. 00:29:35.140 --> 00:29:36.400 Jesus stands up. 00:29:36.740 --> 00:29:37.079 In the midst. 00:29:37.160 --> 00:29:37.680 Of the people. 00:29:37.819 --> 00:29:38.539 And said to them. 00:29:38.960 --> 00:29:39.640 If anyone. 00:29:39.859 --> 00:29:40.539 Is thirsty. 00:29:41.519 --> 00:29:42.039 Let him. 00:29:42.480 --> 00:29:42.759 Come. 00:29:43.380 --> 00:29:43.900 To me. 00:29:44.460 --> 00:29:45.120 And drink. 00:29:46.819 --> 00:29:48.120 It's all about him. 00:29:49.160 --> 00:29:49.960 He's telling them. 00:29:50.359 --> 00:29:51.200 The festivals. 00:29:51.200 --> 00:29:51.860 That you've observed. 00:29:51.860 --> 00:29:53.000 The feast of tabernacles. 00:29:53.319 --> 00:29:53.920 The festival. 00:29:53.920 --> 00:29:54.640 That you've observed. 00:29:54.840 --> 00:29:56.120 It points to me. 00:29:57.080 --> 00:29:58.580 And I am standing here now. 00:29:59.799 --> 00:30:00.519 In the sense. 00:30:01.480 --> 00:30:02.299 Removing that. 00:30:02.480 --> 00:30:03.319 From the calendar. 00:30:03.319 --> 00:30:04.160 Of the church. 00:30:05.000 --> 00:30:06.039 And placing myself. 00:30:06.039 --> 00:30:07.000 At its center. 00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:08.900 And. 00:30:09.860 --> 00:30:09.920 He. 00:30:10.180 --> 00:30:10.319 John. 00:30:10.319 --> 00:30:10.720 Was on. 00:30:10.720 --> 00:30:10.720 00:30:10.720 --> 00:30:11.000 To say. 00:30:11.000 --> 00:30:11.220 That. 00:30:11.220 --> 00:30:12.559 Out of his heart. 00:30:12.700 --> 00:30:12.980 Will flow. 00:30:13.299 --> 00:30:13.539 River. 00:30:13.700 --> 00:30:14.679 Of living water. 00:30:16.679 --> 00:30:17.439 And then. 00:30:18.279 --> 00:30:18.939 They understood. 00:30:18.939 --> 00:30:19.839 What he said. 00:30:20.639 --> 00:30:21.419 When they received. 00:30:21.480 --> 00:30:22.220 The Holy Spirit. 00:30:22.519 --> 00:30:23.500 That the Holy Spirit. 00:30:23.500 --> 00:30:24.519 Was not yet given. 00:30:24.980 --> 00:30:25.460 Because. 00:30:25.720 --> 00:30:26.000 Jesus. 00:30:26.000 --> 00:30:26.919 Was not yet. 00:30:27.579 --> 00:30:28.079 Glorified. 00:30:28.319 --> 00:30:29.500 What is Jesus saying to them? 00:30:31.000 --> 00:30:32.159 Come to me. 00:30:32.160 --> 00:30:33.620 And drink. 00:30:33.620 --> 00:30:34.900 Of the power. 00:30:34.900 --> 00:30:35.960 Of the Holy Spirit. 00:30:35.960 --> 00:30:37.019 That water. 00:30:37.019 --> 00:30:37.580 Of God. 00:30:37.820 --> 00:30:38.740 That flows. 00:30:38.740 --> 00:30:39.779 From the throne room. 00:30:39.880 --> 00:30:40.240 Of God. 00:30:40.880 --> 00:30:41.720 And that I send out. 00:30:41.820 --> 00:30:42.380 Into the world. 00:30:42.820 --> 00:30:43.620 That converted. 00:30:44.140 --> 00:30:45.160 The thousands of people. 00:30:45.320 --> 00:30:46.180 In Acts chapter 2. 00:30:46.259 --> 00:30:46.720 At the beginning. 00:30:46.720 --> 00:30:47.860 Of the New Testament church. 00:30:49.660 --> 00:30:50.819 And that works. 00:30:52.220 --> 00:30:53.120 In Stornoway. 00:30:53.440 --> 00:30:54.799 And everywhere else. 00:30:55.259 --> 00:30:55.920 In the world. 00:30:56.019 --> 00:30:56.819 As the gospel. 00:30:57.079 --> 00:30:57.640 Is preached. 00:30:59.000 --> 00:31:00.240 Drinking with joy. 00:31:00.799 --> 00:31:01.279 From. 00:31:02.200 --> 00:31:02.900 The wells. 00:31:03.160 --> 00:31:03.440 Of. 00:31:04.160 --> 00:31:04.720 Salvation. 00:31:06.200 --> 00:31:07.000 You will know. 00:31:07.420 --> 00:31:08.360 And you should know. 00:31:08.360 --> 00:31:08.720 Today. 00:31:09.579 --> 00:31:10.600 That if you drink. 00:31:10.720 --> 00:31:11.680 Of any other well. 00:31:12.440 --> 00:31:13.759 You'll be thirsty again. 00:31:14.519 --> 00:31:15.360 There's no satisfaction. 00:31:16.720 --> 00:31:17.700 In anywhere else. 00:31:18.160 --> 00:31:19.180 Or in any other thing. 00:31:20.559 --> 00:31:21.579 Your satisfaction. 00:31:22.360 --> 00:31:23.319 Is to be found. 00:31:23.519 --> 00:31:24.059 In the well. 00:31:24.480 --> 00:31:25.059 That Jesus. 00:31:25.299 --> 00:31:25.900 Has opened. 00:31:26.940 --> 00:31:27.680 And the question. 00:31:27.799 --> 00:31:28.339 Today is. 00:31:28.400 --> 00:31:28.980 As we close. 00:31:30.319 --> 00:31:30.900 Do you have. 00:31:31.039 --> 00:31:31.440 A vessel. 00:31:31.680 --> 00:31:32.579 With which to draw. 00:31:33.579 --> 00:31:34.180 Do you have. 00:31:34.240 --> 00:31:34.740 The faith. 00:31:34.799 --> 00:31:35.720 With which to come. 00:31:37.039 --> 00:31:37.480 Are you willing. 00:31:37.559 --> 00:31:38.500 To spend the energy. 00:31:38.500 --> 00:31:39.160 And the time. 00:31:39.720 --> 00:31:40.559 Coming repeatedly. 00:31:40.559 --> 00:31:41.319 To the well. 00:31:42.559 --> 00:31:43.079 To draw. 00:31:43.240 --> 00:31:43.720 From its. 00:31:44.059 --> 00:31:45.079 Unsearchable riches. 00:31:46.059 --> 00:31:46.519 And to have. 00:31:46.519 --> 00:31:46.940 Your life. 00:31:47.099 --> 00:31:47.720 Filled with. 00:31:48.079 --> 00:31:48.700 With joy. 00:31:48.819 --> 00:31:49.819 And a growing sense. 00:31:50.720 --> 00:31:51.680 That my salvation. 00:31:51.680 --> 00:31:53.039 Is from God. 00:31:54.000 --> 00:31:54.500 But also. 00:31:54.660 --> 00:31:55.420 That my salvation. 00:31:55.799 --> 00:31:56.480 Is God. 00:31:56.839 --> 00:31:57.480 And is. 00:31:57.960 --> 00:31:58.440 The Lord. 00:31:58.559 --> 00:31:59.279 Jesus Christ. 00:31:59.879 --> 00:32:00.799 May God help us. 00:32:00.900 --> 00:32:01.519 To think about. 00:32:01.859 --> 00:32:02.660 The proclamation. 00:32:02.980 --> 00:32:03.359 May God. 00:32:03.460 --> 00:32:04.000 May help us. 00:32:04.059 --> 00:32:05.119 To think about. 00:32:05.200 --> 00:32:05.859 The profession. 00:32:05.859 --> 00:32:06.339 That will. 00:32:06.680 --> 00:32:07.139 That happens. 00:32:07.279 --> 00:32:07.839 In this day. 00:32:08.639 --> 00:32:09.180 And may. 00:32:09.680 --> 00:32:10.379 He enable us. 00:32:10.480 --> 00:32:11.059 To spend. 00:32:11.200 --> 00:32:11.779 Our lives. 00:32:12.319 --> 00:32:12.839 Sharing. 00:32:12.960 --> 00:32:13.960 In the wonderful riches. 00:32:13.960 --> 00:32:15.200 Of Christ. 00:32:15.319 --> 00:32:15.940 On our journey. 00:32:16.420 --> 00:32:17.220 Through this world. 00:32:17.680 --> 00:32:18.420 May God bless his word. 00:32:18.420 --> 00:32:19.200 Let us pray. 00:32:20.400 --> 00:32:21.960 Most gracious God. 00:32:22.700 --> 00:32:24.140 How great you are. 00:32:24.880 --> 00:32:27.100 How great your salvation is. 00:32:28.120 --> 00:32:29.200 Your word speaks of. 00:32:29.759 --> 00:32:31.860 The unsearchable riches of Christ. 00:32:32.380 --> 00:32:33.620 From which you supply. 00:32:33.740 --> 00:32:34.940 The needs of your people. 00:32:35.660 --> 00:32:36.880 We are thankful to you today. 00:32:37.000 --> 00:32:38.140 For such riches. 00:32:38.759 --> 00:32:39.700 We are thankful to you. 00:32:39.759 --> 00:32:40.759 For every way. 00:32:40.819 --> 00:32:41.660 In which we have access. 00:32:41.660 --> 00:32:42.320 To them. 00:32:42.860 --> 00:32:43.820 We pray that you will give. 00:32:43.820 --> 00:32:44.500 All of us. 00:32:45.100 --> 00:32:46.000 The faith today. 00:32:46.180 --> 00:32:46.840 And always. 00:32:47.460 --> 00:32:48.160 Through which we will. 00:32:48.259 --> 00:32:49.080 Constantly come. 00:32:49.700 --> 00:32:50.800 To be refreshed by you. 00:32:50.860 --> 00:32:51.380 In the gospel. 00:32:51.980 --> 00:32:53.140 To be refreshed by you. 00:32:53.160 --> 00:32:53.800 Under your word. 00:32:54.360 --> 00:32:55.100 And to be refreshed. 00:32:55.279 --> 00:32:56.700 By the power of your Holy Spirit. 00:32:57.120 --> 00:32:57.740 In our hearts. 00:32:57.960 --> 00:32:58.540 And to give us. 00:32:58.900 --> 00:32:59.700 The sense of. 00:32:59.900 --> 00:33:00.680 Belonging to you. 00:33:01.240 --> 00:33:01.740 And you. 00:33:01.940 --> 00:33:02.660 Belonging to us. 00:33:03.120 --> 00:33:03.700 In our journey. 00:33:03.820 --> 00:33:04.220 Through life. 00:33:04.320 --> 00:33:04.940 So bless your word. 00:33:04.980 --> 00:33:05.460 As we pray. 00:33:05.779 --> 00:33:06.580 For Jesus sake. 00:33:07.140 --> 00:33:07.460 Amen. 00:33:07.460 --> 00:33:11.620 So we are now going to praise God. 00:33:11.720 --> 00:33:13.259 From Psalm number 118. 00:33:13.900 --> 00:33:15.220 In the Scottish Psalter. 00:33:15.840 --> 00:33:17.360 At verse number 15. 00:33:19.840 --> 00:33:22.259 And singing down to verse number 19. 00:33:26.579 --> 00:33:28.340 In dwellings of the righteous. 00:33:28.559 --> 00:33:29.500 Is heard the melody. 00:33:30.200 --> 00:33:31.160 Of joy and health. 00:33:31.279 --> 00:33:32.519 The Lord's right hand. 00:33:33.240 --> 00:33:34.620 That doth ever valiantly. 00:33:34.619 --> 00:33:36.559 May God help us to sing. 00:33:36.699 --> 00:33:37.299 From our hearts. 00:33:37.759 --> 00:33:38.559 These wonderful words. 00:33:38.659 --> 00:33:39.339 From verse 15. 00:33:39.819 --> 00:33:41.199 To verse number 19. 00:33:41.759 --> 00:33:42.459 We stand to sing. 00:33:42.459 --> 00:33:42.519 Amen. 00:33:49.000 --> 00:33:56.459 In dwellings of the righteous. 00:33:57.399 --> 00:34:02.779 Is heard the melody. 00:34:02.779 --> 00:34:08.779 Of joy and health. 00:34:08.779 --> 00:34:13.000 The Lord's right hand. 00:34:13.000 --> 00:34:18.980 Doth ever valiantly. 00:34:18.980 --> 00:34:24.779 The right hand. 00:34:24.779 --> 00:34:30.159 O the mighty Lord. 00:34:30.159 --> 00:34:32.159 The right hand. 00:34:32.159 --> 00:34:37.159 Exalted is on high. 00:34:37.159 --> 00:34:41.159 The right hand. 00:34:41.159 --> 00:34:46.159 The mighty Lord. 00:34:46.159 --> 00:34:47.079 The mighty Lord. 00:34:47.079 --> 00:34:54.159 The better mighty King. 00:34:54.159 --> 00:34:59.159 I shall not die. 00:34:59.159 --> 00:35:00.159 I shall not die. 00:35:00.159 --> 00:35:02.159 But live. 00:35:02.159 --> 00:35:04.159 I shall not die. 00:35:04.159 --> 00:35:05.159 But live. 00:35:05.159 --> 00:35:08.159 The works of God. 00:35:08.159 --> 00:35:10.159 This God. 00:35:10.159 --> 00:35:14.159 The Lord. 00:35:14.159 --> 00:35:44.159 may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may may 00:35:44.159 --> 00:36:06.539 I'll go to the main door after the benediction. 00:36:06.539 --> 00:36:15.960 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, the Father and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all now and forevermore. Amen. 00:36:36.539 --> 00:36:38.539 Amen.