WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.780 Hey, good morning, church. 00:00:07.500 --> 00:00:12.280 Thanks for being with us again for our second virtual live stream. 00:00:12.620 --> 00:00:15.640 It's good to be with you all, even if it's over the Internet. 00:00:16.719 --> 00:00:20.120 Before we get started, I just want to highlight a couple announcements, since we're not able 00:00:20.120 --> 00:00:23.179 to have announcements timed together like we would in a normal service. 00:00:23.740 --> 00:00:28.460 First of all, we're going to have another church town hall this Wednesday, April the 00:00:28.460 --> 00:00:33.079 first at 7 p.m. And so if you're finding it here, you can find it in the same place. 00:00:33.079 --> 00:00:34.640 It's going to be on Facebook Live. 00:00:35.160 --> 00:00:38.859 And just like we're doing for this message and our other videos, you can also find it 00:00:38.859 --> 00:00:42.320 embedded on our website because we know that not everyone has Facebook. 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any page, there will be a place where you can enter your email 00:01:22.439 --> 00:01:23.799 address to sign up. 00:01:24.120 --> 00:01:26.879 So I want to highlight that as we're beginning. 00:01:28.120 --> 00:01:33.579 This morning, we are gathering together like we always do, no matter what, because we believe 00:01:33.579 --> 00:01:39.780 that there's no one so good that they don't need God's grace and no one so bad that they 00:01:39.780 --> 00:01:45.079 can't have it, which means it's important, whether we're in person or at home, to return 00:01:45.079 --> 00:01:47.239 again and again to God and his word. 00:01:47.239 --> 00:01:53.399 Last week, we finished our series on 1 Peter, and we're going to return for this Sunday to 00:01:53.399 --> 00:01:54.219 the book of Psalms. 00:01:54.299 --> 00:01:57.419 If you've been with us for a while, you know that we've been in Psalms multiple times. 00:01:57.579 --> 00:02:02.879 We were there for Advent in December of 2018, and then we were also there this past summer 00:02:02.879 --> 00:02:03.780 in 2019. 00:02:04.179 --> 00:02:08.299 So you'll remember that the Psalms are a book in the Old Testament, and they're the prayer 00:02:08.299 --> 00:02:10.579 book and the hymn book of God's people. 00:02:11.639 --> 00:02:16.379 It's a guide for us of how we speak to God in various situations. 00:02:16.379 --> 00:02:17.879 It's our guide for worshiping him. 00:02:18.740 --> 00:02:22.060 And the Psalms continue to be used, not just by God's people in the Old Testament, but 00:02:22.060 --> 00:02:24.419 also by the church in the New Testament. 00:02:24.799 --> 00:02:30.019 It's an incredible resource for Christians, no matter what they face in life. 00:02:31.340 --> 00:02:34.859 This Sunday, we're going to be talking or looking at Psalm 46. 00:02:35.780 --> 00:02:39.740 And as we look at Psalm 46, it's going to address the topic of fear. 00:02:41.479 --> 00:02:45.919 In fact, that's something that I've been thinking a lot about over the last couple weeks. 00:02:45.919 --> 00:02:52.639 It's certainly our experience, right, during these times that we have the emotion of fear. 00:02:53.359 --> 00:02:59.619 And yet we're going to see in this passage that God's going to tell us not to fear, which 00:02:59.619 --> 00:03:01.899 can be confusing at times for us as Christians. 00:03:02.019 --> 00:03:03.959 So we're going to look at what that actually means. 00:03:04.619 --> 00:03:09.519 Just like I'm concerned at times when people say, have faith, depending on what they mean 00:03:09.519 --> 00:03:09.899 by that. 00:03:09.900 --> 00:03:12.340 I'm also concerned sometimes when people say, don't fear. 00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:17.659 Do they mean that this is a license for foolishness, for example? 00:03:17.840 --> 00:03:21.879 Does not having fear mean we can do whatever we want without fear of consequence? 00:03:23.099 --> 00:03:26.159 Perhaps telling someone not to fear is a tool of shame, right? 00:03:26.200 --> 00:03:31.200 They're sharing with you some of their frustrations and what they think might happen in the future, 00:03:31.200 --> 00:03:32.599 and you'd rather not listen to it. 00:03:32.599 --> 00:03:34.579 And so you just tell them not to be afraid. 00:03:35.939 --> 00:03:40.019 There are certainly appropriate ways to use fear and inappropriate, and so we're going 00:03:40.019 --> 00:03:42.560 to look at that this morning from Psalm 46. 00:03:42.799 --> 00:03:45.620 What does it mean not to have a fear? 00:03:46.699 --> 00:03:49.159 It's with that question, we're going to turn to God's Word. 00:03:50.079 --> 00:03:52.979 You can turn with me in your Bible as I'm turning in mine. 00:03:53.079 --> 00:03:56.620 You can turn on your phone, or you can also find it on the internet. 00:03:56.740 --> 00:03:58.199 Just search Psalm 46. 00:03:58.199 --> 00:04:01.939 And as we come to this Psalm, remember that this is God's Word. 00:04:03.339 --> 00:04:07.359 And God tells us that His Word is more precious than gold, even the finest gold. 00:04:08.019 --> 00:04:12.060 And it's sweeter than honey, even honey that comes straight from the honeycomb. 00:04:12.839 --> 00:04:15.419 And so that's why we're going to read it now, starting at verse 1. 00:04:16.539 --> 00:04:22.419 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 00:04:23.519 --> 00:04:26.740 Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth gives way, 00:04:26.740 --> 00:04:29.939 though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea. 00:04:30.680 --> 00:04:35.980 Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. 00:04:37.199 --> 00:04:37.680 Verse 4. 00:04:38.439 --> 00:04:41.699 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, 00:04:42.340 --> 00:04:44.280 the holy habitation of the Most High. 00:04:45.319 --> 00:04:46.620 God is in the midst of her. 00:04:47.579 --> 00:04:48.680 She shall not be moved. 00:04:49.540 --> 00:04:51.800 God will help her when morning dawns. 00:04:52.879 --> 00:04:53.540 Verse 6. 00:04:53.540 --> 00:04:57.120 The nations rage, the kingdoms totter. 00:04:57.879 --> 00:05:00.640 He utters His voice, the earth melts. 00:05:01.640 --> 00:05:03.740 The Lord of hosts is with us. 00:05:04.360 --> 00:05:06.460 The God of Jacob is our fortress. 00:05:07.700 --> 00:05:08.220 Verse 8. 00:05:08.879 --> 00:05:13.100 Come, behold the works of the Lord, how He has brought desolations on the earth. 00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:16.000 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. 00:05:16.460 --> 00:05:18.740 He breaks the bow and shatters the spear. 00:05:19.340 --> 00:05:21.340 He burns the chariots with fire. 00:05:21.339 --> 00:05:24.579 Be still and know that I am God. 00:05:25.139 --> 00:05:27.179 I will be exalted among the nations. 00:05:27.779 --> 00:05:29.179 I will be exalted in the earth. 00:05:29.939 --> 00:05:32.039 The Lord of hosts is with us. 00:05:32.659 --> 00:05:34.979 The God of Jacob is our fortress. 00:05:35.679 --> 00:05:39.439 I invite you to pray with me this morning as we come to this portion of God's word. 00:05:39.439 --> 00:05:46.500 Our Father in heaven, we thank you that you are our refuge and our strength. 00:05:47.300 --> 00:05:49.120 A very present help in trouble. 00:05:50.219 --> 00:05:54.180 And we thank you that one of the ways that you are a present help to us is through your word. 00:05:55.259 --> 00:05:59.199 And so we thank you for Psalm 46 and we ask that you would use it this morning. 00:05:59.379 --> 00:06:00.899 That you'd speak to us through it. 00:06:01.759 --> 00:06:03.899 You'd comfort us in our fears. 00:06:03.899 --> 00:06:06.439 And you'd encourage us in our trials. 00:06:07.399 --> 00:06:10.399 We ask all of these things knowing that you are with us. 00:06:10.500 --> 00:06:12.939 And you're with us not because of what we've done. 00:06:13.579 --> 00:06:15.339 But because of what Jesus has done. 00:06:15.419 --> 00:06:16.679 And so we ask it in his name. 00:06:17.399 --> 00:06:17.620 Amen. 00:06:17.620 --> 00:06:29.720 In December of 2018, when we were looking at the Psalms, when we came to Psalm 13, I shared with you the idea of the open when letter. 00:06:30.379 --> 00:06:38.680 If you've been in a long distance relationship or you just have someone that you care about, a friend who's gone for a long time, maybe this is something on a deployment. 00:06:39.240 --> 00:06:46.800 You might set together a list of letters, make a stack of letters, and you'd say you open this letter when a certain situation happens. 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:48.800 Open this letter when you're sad. 00:06:49.819 --> 00:06:52.020 Open this letter when you've had a bad day. 00:06:53.259 --> 00:06:55.819 Open this letter when you're missing home. 00:06:57.280 --> 00:07:01.439 And as I told you then, the Psalms are God's open when letters. 00:07:02.699 --> 00:07:10.620 He gives us different Psalms for different circumstances, knowing that we'll face all kinds of trials and struggles in this life. 00:07:10.800 --> 00:07:16.000 This Psalm, Psalm 46, is an open when Psalm for times of crisis. 00:07:16.800 --> 00:07:23.879 God knows that there will be times when we feel like the world is falling apart. 00:07:25.400 --> 00:07:29.980 And he cares so much that he's given us a Psalm for moments like that. 00:07:31.040 --> 00:07:33.879 And that Psalm, one of them, is Psalm 46. 00:07:33.879 --> 00:07:37.120 It's a Psalm for when the world is falling apart. 00:07:37.219 --> 00:07:41.920 And here, what's described is the world is actually literally falling apart. 00:07:43.439 --> 00:07:45.000 Verses 2 and 3. 00:07:45.000 --> 00:07:51.639 We will not fear, though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea. 00:07:52.660 --> 00:07:56.300 Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. 00:07:56.339 --> 00:07:59.860 In other words, things are so bad that the very mountains are falling. 00:07:59.860 --> 00:08:07.240 I wonder if you've felt like the mountains are falling the last couple weeks. 00:08:07.240 --> 00:08:12.420 And maybe, like, the world is literally falling apart. 00:08:14.560 --> 00:08:16.780 Maybe it's something in your personal life. 00:08:17.000 --> 00:08:19.360 Maybe you've lost a job. 00:08:20.100 --> 00:08:21.220 Maybe you have fewer hours. 00:08:21.800 --> 00:08:23.100 You have less income. 00:08:24.139 --> 00:08:27.220 Maybe the world's falling apart because you're an extrovert. 00:08:27.759 --> 00:08:29.139 And you're not just a normal extrovert. 00:08:29.199 --> 00:08:30.220 You're a super extrovert. 00:08:30.220 --> 00:08:34.180 And suddenly, you find yourself in your worst nightmare. 00:08:35.000 --> 00:08:36.120 Having to stay at home. 00:08:37.600 --> 00:08:42.460 Maybe your world's falling apart because you relied on the schools and what they provided. 00:08:42.600 --> 00:08:43.139 The structure. 00:08:44.360 --> 00:08:46.379 And then suddenly, all your children are at home. 00:08:47.279 --> 00:08:48.960 And you have to figure out what's next. 00:08:50.639 --> 00:08:52.259 All sorts of things are collapsing. 00:08:52.420 --> 00:08:53.800 Maybe it's a bigger picture. 00:08:53.940 --> 00:08:55.460 Maybe it's not something in your personal life. 00:08:55.519 --> 00:08:56.920 But you look at the world around us. 00:08:56.919 --> 00:09:00.199 And you think, there are things that seem so secure. 00:09:00.339 --> 00:09:01.740 In fact, that's part of the point of this psalm. 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:02.559 The mountains, right? 00:09:02.879 --> 00:09:04.759 What could be more secure than the mountains? 00:09:06.639 --> 00:09:10.019 What could be more secure than our healthcare system? 00:09:11.439 --> 00:09:14.079 What could be more secure than our economic system? 00:09:15.639 --> 00:09:19.259 What could be more secure than our government? 00:09:19.259 --> 00:09:30.240 Times of crisis highlight that there are many things that are not as strong or reliable or secure as we once thought they were. 00:09:31.460 --> 00:09:35.399 It can feel like the mountains are falling into the sea. 00:09:35.480 --> 00:09:37.360 It was all a facade or an illusion, right? 00:09:37.419 --> 00:09:40.039 An illusion of security or control. 00:09:41.159 --> 00:09:44.460 That's what the psalmist is speaking to in this passage. 00:09:44.519 --> 00:09:46.879 And he tells us in the middle what we can do. 00:09:46.879 --> 00:09:48.779 In verse 2, he says, 00:09:48.899 --> 00:09:51.279 Therefore, we will not fear. 00:09:52.399 --> 00:09:58.480 In the midst of this trial, in the midst of this trouble, in the midst of a situation where it feels like the world is literally falling apart, 00:09:58.600 --> 00:10:01.360 the psalmist comes and says, God's people won't fear. 00:10:03.799 --> 00:10:09.039 Which raises the question, what exactly does he mean by fear in that moment? 00:10:09.159 --> 00:10:10.879 What's being described here? 00:10:10.940 --> 00:10:13.200 There's different types of fear, different kinds of fear. 00:10:13.620 --> 00:10:15.539 And it's important for us not to confuse them. 00:10:15.539 --> 00:10:17.439 I've been asking this question the last couple weeks. 00:10:17.539 --> 00:10:19.319 What is good fear and wrong fear? 00:10:19.399 --> 00:10:21.519 What's appropriate and inappropriate fear? 00:10:22.059 --> 00:10:25.860 And there's one man, a pastor named Michael Coggin, who's really helpful. 00:10:26.419 --> 00:10:30.139 And he's given some categories for fear to help us think through these things. 00:10:30.719 --> 00:10:32.179 He gives four types of fear. 00:10:32.240 --> 00:10:33.719 I'm just going to highlight two of them. 00:10:34.099 --> 00:10:38.439 The first type is this, a God-given emotional response for our benefit. 00:10:38.440 --> 00:10:44.620 A God-given emotional response for our benefit. 00:10:44.700 --> 00:10:47.140 In other words, there's actually types of fear that are good. 00:10:48.460 --> 00:10:51.840 There's types of fear that are helpful for us that are gifts from God. 00:10:51.900 --> 00:10:52.640 I'll give you an example. 00:10:53.280 --> 00:10:57.380 Some of you may remember in September of 2018, I was gone for a couple Sundays, 00:10:57.380 --> 00:11:00.120 and I was in Breckenridge taking some time away. 00:11:00.220 --> 00:11:02.660 And while I was there, I took a hike on the Peaks Trail, 00:11:03.219 --> 00:11:06.120 which is in the White River National Forest. 00:11:06.240 --> 00:11:08.600 It's right by Peak 7, if you're a skier. 00:11:09.620 --> 00:11:11.919 And while I was hiking on that trail all by myself, 00:11:12.019 --> 00:11:15.620 enjoying some good introvert time, I came across a moose. 00:11:17.059 --> 00:11:19.319 Now, if you're familiar with the moose, 00:11:19.379 --> 00:11:21.919 you know that it's not a safe or tame animal. 00:11:22.899 --> 00:11:25.480 And in that moment, when I saw this moose coming towards me, 00:11:25.519 --> 00:11:26.639 I'm walking along the trail. 00:11:26.779 --> 00:11:29.379 It's coming from my right side towards me. 00:11:29.620 --> 00:11:31.879 There's a sense of fear that I felt, right? 00:11:33.659 --> 00:11:36.279 And in that fear, what I didn't do was I didn't say, 00:11:36.419 --> 00:11:37.899 well, I have faith. 00:11:38.759 --> 00:11:40.879 And God tells me not to fear. 00:11:41.419 --> 00:11:43.799 So I'm going to look this moose in the eyes, 00:11:43.919 --> 00:11:46.279 and I'm going to let him know that I'm not afraid. 00:11:47.779 --> 00:11:49.740 No, that wouldn't be faith, right? 00:11:49.779 --> 00:11:50.579 That wouldn't be faith. 00:11:50.659 --> 00:11:51.719 That would be foolishness. 00:11:52.339 --> 00:11:54.939 The last thing I want is an encounter with this moose. 00:11:55.639 --> 00:11:57.879 This moose does not have good things in mind for me, 00:11:57.919 --> 00:12:01.019 and so I used my God-given Lamberfittis, 00:12:01.019 --> 00:12:02.299 and I got out of there. 00:12:03.480 --> 00:12:07.819 In that moment, fear was a gift from God to me. 00:12:08.600 --> 00:12:12.419 It was a gift to help me take the right and appropriate action 00:12:12.419 --> 00:12:13.439 in that situation. 00:12:13.579 --> 00:12:15.439 I mention that because sometimes I've heard, 00:12:15.539 --> 00:12:16.240 even in this crisis, 00:12:16.659 --> 00:12:18.980 people misusing this idea of not having fear. 00:12:19.759 --> 00:12:21.559 They might say, well, we have faith, right? 00:12:21.779 --> 00:12:23.480 God is going to take care of us, 00:12:23.519 --> 00:12:25.399 and so we don't need to worry about the virus. 00:12:25.799 --> 00:12:28.659 We're going to go out into wherever we want, 00:12:28.659 --> 00:12:29.879 whatever group we want to, 00:12:30.120 --> 00:12:32.379 and we're not going to be scared or afraid 00:12:32.379 --> 00:12:33.879 because God is so great, 00:12:34.399 --> 00:12:37.199 and yet that's not faith. 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:38.799 That's foolishness. 00:12:39.659 --> 00:12:42.059 There is a right and good fear 00:12:42.059 --> 00:12:43.939 of things that are threatening in this world. 00:12:44.079 --> 00:12:46.539 God gives us fear to help us. 00:12:47.219 --> 00:12:48.639 It's an emotional response 00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:50.339 that's meant to propel us to action, 00:12:50.439 --> 00:12:51.639 often the right action, 00:12:52.159 --> 00:12:55.679 and so that's a category one of fear. 00:12:55.679 --> 00:12:58.000 It's not always wrong to feel afraid. 00:12:59.299 --> 00:13:01.059 Sometimes, in fact, it's a gift from God. 00:13:01.179 --> 00:13:02.979 Imagine, for example, if I had decided 00:13:02.979 --> 00:13:05.399 I was not going to do anything about this moose. 00:13:05.419 --> 00:13:06.959 I was just going to stand there on the trail. 00:13:08.099 --> 00:13:09.819 That might not have ended very well. 00:13:12.159 --> 00:13:14.579 The next category that I'm going to highlight 00:13:14.579 --> 00:13:15.759 is a different one, 00:13:15.879 --> 00:13:18.259 fear as a sinful response 00:13:18.259 --> 00:13:20.240 to God's providential care. 00:13:20.240 --> 00:13:24.399 Fear as a sinful response 00:13:24.399 --> 00:13:26.379 to God's providential care. 00:13:26.580 --> 00:13:27.759 This is the kind of fear 00:13:27.759 --> 00:13:30.120 that's being talked about in this psalm. 00:13:31.360 --> 00:13:32.480 And this man, Michael Coggin, 00:13:32.639 --> 00:13:33.820 defines it this way, 00:13:33.960 --> 00:13:36.940 our default mode is to doubt God's goodness. 00:13:39.580 --> 00:13:42.259 We know that we've slipped into that kind of fear 00:13:42.259 --> 00:13:44.500 when our default mode is to doubt God's goodness. 00:13:45.680 --> 00:13:47.279 He also describes it this way, 00:13:47.279 --> 00:13:49.680 the belief, I have to do this on my own. 00:13:50.899 --> 00:13:51.860 God isn't good, 00:13:52.180 --> 00:13:55.419 and it's up to me to make it happen. 00:13:57.120 --> 00:13:58.340 I actually don't believe 00:13:58.340 --> 00:14:00.000 that God's a good and loving father. 00:14:00.919 --> 00:14:04.480 Instead, I believe that he has left me alone as an orphan. 00:14:05.700 --> 00:14:07.039 That's the type of fear 00:14:07.039 --> 00:14:09.480 that's being talked about in this psalm. 00:14:12.419 --> 00:14:15.779 And so that's what we are talking about in verse two 00:14:15.779 --> 00:14:16.259 when we say, 00:14:16.580 --> 00:14:17.600 therefore we will not fear, 00:14:18.100 --> 00:14:19.740 though the earth gives way. 00:14:19.740 --> 00:14:22.419 We continue to believe that God's a good father. 00:14:24.200 --> 00:14:25.960 And we know that we're not alone, 00:14:26.620 --> 00:14:28.980 and we don't have to do it all by ourselves. 00:14:29.620 --> 00:14:32.120 We know, as the psalmist is going to highlight later, 00:14:32.360 --> 00:14:34.060 that God is with us. 00:14:34.100 --> 00:14:36.620 He says that in verses seven and 11. 00:14:37.680 --> 00:14:38.960 But before we get there, 00:14:39.200 --> 00:14:40.759 it's easy on the one hand to say, 00:14:40.840 --> 00:14:41.259 don't fear. 00:14:41.340 --> 00:14:42.680 It's a much harder thing to do. 00:14:42.679 --> 00:14:45.620 So what is it that helps us not to fear? 00:14:46.539 --> 00:14:49.099 What are the tools that we have 00:14:49.099 --> 00:14:51.659 when the mountains are moved into the heart of the sea? 00:14:52.479 --> 00:14:54.159 Well, the psalmist goes on to tell us, 00:14:54.179 --> 00:14:55.959 and he's telling us in verses four through seven 00:14:55.959 --> 00:14:57.000 about God's city. 00:14:58.079 --> 00:15:00.399 And there's a contrast here being drawn 00:15:00.399 --> 00:15:02.479 between what's happening in the world 00:15:02.479 --> 00:15:04.179 and what's happening in God's place. 00:15:04.179 --> 00:15:05.559 In the world, 00:15:06.299 --> 00:15:08.299 the mountains are moved into the heart of the sea. 00:15:08.519 --> 00:15:10.559 There's these threatening waters, right, 00:15:10.620 --> 00:15:13.799 that are roaring and foaming, verse three. 00:15:14.959 --> 00:15:15.739 In God's city, 00:15:16.339 --> 00:15:17.239 things are different. 00:15:18.019 --> 00:15:18.799 There's a river, 00:15:19.199 --> 00:15:19.799 not an ocean, 00:15:20.519 --> 00:15:21.399 and it's not roaring. 00:15:21.639 --> 00:15:23.799 This river has streams 00:15:23.799 --> 00:15:25.419 that make glad the city of God. 00:15:25.419 --> 00:15:29.120 So rather than being a place of chaos, 00:15:29.379 --> 00:15:31.979 it's a place of peace and blessing. 00:15:32.120 --> 00:15:34.099 It's not waters that destroy, 00:15:34.979 --> 00:15:36.899 but a river that gives life. 00:15:38.419 --> 00:15:39.539 We see the same thing 00:15:39.539 --> 00:15:41.740 in verses two and three in verse five. 00:15:42.259 --> 00:15:42.740 Verse two, 00:15:42.839 --> 00:15:44.279 the mountains are moved. 00:15:46.319 --> 00:15:48.579 God's city, verse five, is not. 00:15:49.339 --> 00:15:50.539 God is in the midst of her. 00:15:50.939 --> 00:15:52.039 She shall not be moved. 00:15:52.899 --> 00:15:53.819 God will help her 00:15:53.820 --> 00:15:55.540 when morning dawns. 00:15:56.620 --> 00:15:57.879 The mountains are moved. 00:15:59.200 --> 00:16:00.440 God and his city 00:16:00.440 --> 00:16:02.460 and his people are not. 00:16:04.780 --> 00:16:06.480 Waters of chaos and destruction, 00:16:07.020 --> 00:16:07.720 river of life. 00:16:08.500 --> 00:16:09.440 Things that are moved, 00:16:09.879 --> 00:16:11.040 things that are not moved. 00:16:12.580 --> 00:16:13.940 Then in verses four and five, 00:16:14.020 --> 00:16:15.180 we learn why it is 00:16:15.180 --> 00:16:16.660 that these things don't move. 00:16:17.700 --> 00:16:18.240 Verse four, 00:16:18.640 --> 00:16:19.880 this is the holy habitation 00:16:19.880 --> 00:16:20.680 of the Most High. 00:16:20.920 --> 00:16:22.380 This is where God lives. 00:16:22.379 --> 00:16:25.340 God lives in his city. 00:16:26.399 --> 00:16:26.899 Verse five, 00:16:27.019 --> 00:16:28.159 God is in the midst of her. 00:16:28.659 --> 00:16:30.159 She shall not be moved. 00:16:31.939 --> 00:16:33.419 The mountains may move. 00:16:33.939 --> 00:16:35.559 God and his people will not 00:16:35.559 --> 00:16:37.080 because he is with them. 00:16:39.500 --> 00:16:41.139 And it tells us in verse five 00:16:41.139 --> 00:16:42.460 that he's going to help them. 00:16:42.460 --> 00:16:46.940 So why is it that these people 00:16:46.940 --> 00:16:48.379 don't fear? 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:49.340 It's because of this. 00:16:49.500 --> 00:16:50.780 God is more powerful 00:16:50.780 --> 00:16:52.420 than the other forces 00:16:52.420 --> 00:16:53.180 in the world. 00:16:53.300 --> 00:16:54.860 Verses five and six, 00:16:56.259 --> 00:16:57.720 especially verse six. 00:16:57.800 --> 00:16:58.820 The nations rage, 00:16:58.900 --> 00:16:59.820 the kingdoms totter. 00:16:59.980 --> 00:17:01.120 He uttered his voice, 00:17:01.759 --> 00:17:02.560 the earth melts. 00:17:03.900 --> 00:17:05.019 Again, a contrast. 00:17:05.559 --> 00:17:06.740 The mountains may fall 00:17:06.740 --> 00:17:07.440 into the sea. 00:17:08.600 --> 00:17:09.600 God is so powerful 00:17:09.599 --> 00:17:10.299 that he can make 00:17:10.299 --> 00:17:12.159 the entire earth melt. 00:17:15.679 --> 00:17:16.559 And so the world 00:17:16.559 --> 00:17:18.359 around us may collapse. 00:17:20.500 --> 00:17:22.019 God and his people 00:17:22.019 --> 00:17:23.019 will not. 00:17:25.240 --> 00:17:26.740 The world around us 00:17:26.740 --> 00:17:27.519 may collapse. 00:17:28.879 --> 00:17:30.599 God and his people 00:17:30.599 --> 00:17:32.439 will not. 00:17:32.440 --> 00:17:35.480 They will stand firm 00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:38.220 because God is with them. 00:17:40.680 --> 00:17:42.259 Now this does not mean 00:17:42.259 --> 00:17:44.000 there isn't a real suffering. 00:17:45.360 --> 00:17:46.160 God's people here 00:17:46.160 --> 00:17:46.840 aren't pretending 00:17:46.840 --> 00:17:48.059 that something isn't wrong. 00:17:48.160 --> 00:17:49.080 In fact, they acknowledge it. 00:17:49.120 --> 00:17:49.900 The mountains are falling 00:17:49.900 --> 00:17:50.640 into the seas. 00:17:51.519 --> 00:17:52.900 They're not putting their hands 00:17:52.900 --> 00:17:53.500 over their ears 00:17:53.500 --> 00:17:54.460 and closing their eyes. 00:17:54.539 --> 00:17:55.380 They recognize 00:17:55.380 --> 00:17:56.779 the real trouble 00:17:56.779 --> 00:17:57.860 that's going on in the world. 00:17:57.980 --> 00:17:59.100 That's why this psalm is here 00:17:59.100 --> 00:18:00.420 because there's real problems. 00:18:02.440 --> 00:18:03.720 And yet, 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:05.900 it's not that they 00:18:05.900 --> 00:18:07.039 don't recognize that. 00:18:07.100 --> 00:18:08.100 It's that they have security. 00:18:09.360 --> 00:18:10.420 It's not that they 00:18:10.420 --> 00:18:11.120 don't recognize 00:18:11.120 --> 00:18:12.380 that the world around them 00:18:12.380 --> 00:18:14.420 is frightening 00:18:14.420 --> 00:18:15.860 and unpredictable. 00:18:17.120 --> 00:18:18.340 It's that they also 00:18:18.340 --> 00:18:19.480 recognize that God 00:18:19.480 --> 00:18:20.279 is fixed 00:18:20.279 --> 00:18:21.259 and secure. 00:18:23.220 --> 00:18:24.500 And so it's not that 00:18:24.500 --> 00:18:25.759 one is true 00:18:25.759 --> 00:18:26.660 and the other isn't 00:18:26.660 --> 00:18:27.860 but that the two truths 00:18:27.860 --> 00:18:29.080 are put together. 00:18:29.080 --> 00:18:30.000 The world may be 00:18:30.000 --> 00:18:30.680 falling apart. 00:18:31.299 --> 00:18:31.940 God is not. 00:18:32.440 --> 00:18:34.920 God is not. 00:18:34.920 --> 00:18:36.220 Many things 00:18:36.220 --> 00:18:37.180 of great value 00:18:37.180 --> 00:18:38.519 will be lost 00:18:38.519 --> 00:18:39.539 during this time. 00:18:41.600 --> 00:18:42.880 What we have 00:18:42.880 --> 00:18:44.279 that is of ultimate value 00:18:44.279 --> 00:18:45.840 will not be lost. 00:18:47.460 --> 00:18:48.759 Many things 00:18:48.759 --> 00:18:50.100 of great value 00:18:50.100 --> 00:18:51.400 will be lost 00:18:51.400 --> 00:18:52.460 during this time. 00:18:53.920 --> 00:18:55.019 What we have 00:18:55.019 --> 00:18:56.299 that is of ultimate value 00:18:56.299 --> 00:18:57.840 will not be lost. 00:18:57.839 --> 00:19:03.240 when this passage is talking about the city of God 00:19:03.240 --> 00:19:06.399 the people in the Old Testament would have understood it as the city of Jerusalem 00:19:06.399 --> 00:19:10.720 now we know that we don't look to the city of Jerusalem 00:19:10.720 --> 00:19:13.359 specifically for God's presence as we're the church 00:19:13.359 --> 00:19:16.039 but we look to him as he's in the middle of his people 00:19:16.039 --> 00:19:20.039 in the same way he dwelled in the middle of his people in the tabernacle 00:19:20.039 --> 00:19:21.839 when they moved in the desert 00:19:21.839 --> 00:19:27.339 and so our hope is in what we can't lose 00:19:27.339 --> 00:19:28.919 not in what we can 00:19:28.919 --> 00:19:33.480 I had a friend remind me this week that if we have faith in God 00:19:33.480 --> 00:19:35.639 there's always a future for us 00:19:35.639 --> 00:19:40.980 if we have faith in God there's always a future for us 00:19:40.980 --> 00:19:44.159 and so that's what causes us not to fear the knowledge 00:19:44.159 --> 00:19:46.500 that because of our faith and trust in God 00:19:46.500 --> 00:19:48.879 we don't have to be afraid of this being the end 00:19:48.879 --> 00:19:51.740 I'll put it a different way 00:19:51.740 --> 00:19:54.279 and I'm not going to say this in any way to be morbid 00:19:54.279 --> 00:19:56.839 but to bring clarity to this situation 00:19:56.839 --> 00:19:58.279 what our hope looks like 00:19:58.279 --> 00:20:01.019 because of the coronavirus 00:20:01.019 --> 00:20:04.759 there will be Christians that die 00:20:04.759 --> 00:20:09.899 and they have a future 00:20:09.899 --> 00:20:13.539 and so in that sense 00:20:13.539 --> 00:20:15.879 they don't need to fear 00:20:15.879 --> 00:20:17.939 you can imagine this 00:20:17.939 --> 00:20:21.879 what if a dear brother or sister in the Lord became infected 00:20:21.880 --> 00:20:26.500 and it came to a point where because of that infection 00:20:26.500 --> 00:20:29.060 God brought them home to be with himself 00:20:29.060 --> 00:20:29.940 they died 00:20:29.940 --> 00:20:33.180 we can say 00:20:33.180 --> 00:20:35.480 they don't need to fear in the midst of that 00:20:35.480 --> 00:20:37.480 in the sense that they know 00:20:37.480 --> 00:20:39.320 that their relationship with God 00:20:39.320 --> 00:20:40.620 is not threatened by that 00:20:40.620 --> 00:20:43.780 and we don't need to fear 00:20:43.780 --> 00:20:46.080 in the sense that we know 00:20:46.080 --> 00:20:47.220 the same thing 00:20:47.220 --> 00:20:51.100 and so what does it mean 00:20:51.100 --> 00:20:53.180 that we will not fear 00:20:53.180 --> 00:20:57.140 well there's a healthy sense of fear 00:20:57.140 --> 00:20:57.420 right 00:20:57.420 --> 00:20:59.000 we actually fear 00:20:59.000 --> 00:21:00.920 what's going on right now 00:21:00.920 --> 00:21:03.519 in the sense that it could hurt our ability to care 00:21:03.519 --> 00:21:04.839 for others and ourselves 00:21:04.839 --> 00:21:08.099 and so that sense of fear 00:21:08.099 --> 00:21:10.399 propels us to the appropriate actions 00:21:10.399 --> 00:21:13.220 it propels us to be careful in certain situations 00:21:13.220 --> 00:21:15.980 it propels us to take precautions that are appropriate 00:21:15.980 --> 00:21:17.839 that's a right sense of fear 00:21:17.839 --> 00:21:20.939 we don't have fear 00:21:20.939 --> 00:21:23.980 in the sense that we know it can't threaten 00:21:23.980 --> 00:21:25.139 what's of ultimate value 00:21:25.139 --> 00:21:27.240 and so there's a right fear 00:21:27.240 --> 00:21:28.679 and a wrong fear 00:21:28.679 --> 00:21:31.059 God's people have the kind of fear 00:21:31.059 --> 00:21:33.579 not that allows them to escape this world 00:21:33.579 --> 00:21:36.000 but to have hope beyond this world 00:21:36.000 --> 00:21:38.399 they know 00:21:38.399 --> 00:21:41.019 there's a river who makes glad 00:21:41.019 --> 00:21:42.960 streams make glad the city of God 00:21:42.960 --> 00:21:44.240 and this city of God 00:21:44.240 --> 00:21:45.960 cannot be moved 00:21:45.960 --> 00:21:47.619 no matter what happens in the world 00:21:47.619 --> 00:21:51.939 and so that is the kind of fear 00:21:51.939 --> 00:21:53.599 that we refuse to have 00:21:53.599 --> 00:21:57.359 about a year and a half ago 00:21:57.359 --> 00:21:58.179 almost two years ago 00:21:58.179 --> 00:21:59.919 I had a phone call with a friend of mine 00:21:59.919 --> 00:22:01.759 that helped me clarify 00:22:01.759 --> 00:22:04.440 what good and wrong fear looked like 00:22:04.440 --> 00:22:07.279 he was in between jobs at the time 00:22:07.279 --> 00:22:10.119 he was moving from one part of the country 00:22:10.119 --> 00:22:10.799 to the other 00:22:10.799 --> 00:22:14.119 and he wasn't sure what his future held for him 00:22:14.119 --> 00:22:15.059 in fact he shared with me 00:22:15.059 --> 00:22:16.599 that he had about a hundred dollars 00:22:16.599 --> 00:22:18.019 left to his name at that point 00:22:18.019 --> 00:22:20.579 and he wasn't sure 00:22:20.579 --> 00:22:21.819 where his next paycheck 00:22:21.819 --> 00:22:23.339 was going to come from 00:22:23.339 --> 00:22:26.519 but he was also someone 00:22:26.519 --> 00:22:27.819 who has faith 00:22:27.819 --> 00:22:29.160 in Jesus Christ 00:22:29.160 --> 00:22:31.480 and as he described to me 00:22:31.480 --> 00:22:33.300 the way that he was thinking through this 00:22:33.300 --> 00:22:34.180 and working through it 00:22:34.180 --> 00:22:35.820 as he had his own fears and anxieties 00:22:35.820 --> 00:22:37.660 I found it so helpful 00:22:37.660 --> 00:22:38.460 that actually at the time 00:22:38.460 --> 00:22:39.900 I sat down and I wrote it down 00:22:39.900 --> 00:22:42.460 I asked his permission yesterday 00:22:42.460 --> 00:22:43.220 to share this 00:22:43.220 --> 00:22:45.540 this is essentially what he said to me 00:22:45.540 --> 00:22:47.880 he said something like this 00:22:47.880 --> 00:22:49.700 when our body and mind 00:22:49.700 --> 00:22:52.019 in a fallen state are going crazy 00:22:52.019 --> 00:22:55.519 we remember God's truth and love for us 00:22:55.519 --> 00:22:59.379 my body and mind are going crazy on me 00:22:59.379 --> 00:23:03.480 I know that God will provide for me 00:23:03.480 --> 00:23:05.619 and I have to trust him 00:23:05.619 --> 00:23:09.720 this is an opportunity for me to seek him 00:23:09.720 --> 00:23:11.460 and to exercise faith 00:23:11.460 --> 00:23:15.759 I know that God is not going to leave me 00:23:15.759 --> 00:23:19.180 I don't know the future 00:23:19.180 --> 00:23:21.299 and I'm really anxious about it 00:23:21.299 --> 00:23:24.180 but I'm choosing to believe in that 00:23:24.180 --> 00:23:25.879 that God loves me 00:23:25.879 --> 00:23:27.859 he is for me 00:23:27.859 --> 00:23:29.819 he is with me 00:23:29.819 --> 00:23:31.960 and it's going to be okay 00:23:31.960 --> 00:23:35.119 it might look like I'm failing 00:23:35.119 --> 00:23:37.740 but God is with me 00:23:37.740 --> 00:23:41.119 brothers and sisters 00:23:41.119 --> 00:23:44.319 that is what faith rather than fear looks like 00:23:44.319 --> 00:23:47.759 it's not a denial of the reality around us 00:23:47.759 --> 00:23:49.059 it's not a denial of the facts 00:23:49.059 --> 00:23:50.000 but it's a recognition 00:23:50.000 --> 00:23:52.480 that we can still believe 00:23:52.480 --> 00:23:53.579 and have faith 00:23:53.579 --> 00:23:56.079 as he says here 00:23:56.079 --> 00:23:58.139 this is an opportunity for me to seek him 00:23:58.139 --> 00:23:59.579 and exercise faith 00:23:59.579 --> 00:24:03.460 I know that God is not going to leave me 00:24:03.460 --> 00:24:07.720 the same is true for us 00:24:07.720 --> 00:24:10.500 if we have faith in Jesus 00:24:10.500 --> 00:24:13.019 we know no matter what happens 00:24:13.019 --> 00:24:15.700 he is not going to leave us 00:24:15.700 --> 00:24:22.279 now this passage tells us 00:24:22.279 --> 00:24:23.160 verse 1 00:24:23.160 --> 00:24:24.539 God's our refuge and strength 00:24:24.539 --> 00:24:26.940 a very present help in trouble 00:24:26.940 --> 00:24:30.259 I've given you some sense at this point 00:24:30.259 --> 00:24:31.799 of what it means for him to be 00:24:31.799 --> 00:24:33.620 that refuge and strength 00:24:33.620 --> 00:24:34.960 there's a refuge there right 00:24:34.960 --> 00:24:35.559 in the sense that 00:24:35.559 --> 00:24:38.240 what's most valuable can't be taken away from us 00:24:38.240 --> 00:24:41.160 but it also tells us that he's very present 00:24:41.160 --> 00:24:42.980 and he's a help 00:24:42.980 --> 00:24:46.519 what does that mean in practical terms 00:24:46.519 --> 00:24:47.980 what does that mean in everyday terms 00:24:47.980 --> 00:24:50.200 what does that mean this afternoon 00:24:50.200 --> 00:24:52.720 as we think about what's going on in our world 00:24:52.720 --> 00:24:54.040 and we're tempted 00:24:54.040 --> 00:24:55.840 with fear and anxiety 00:24:55.840 --> 00:24:58.540 I've made a list 00:24:58.540 --> 00:25:00.140 of a few things here 00:25:00.140 --> 00:25:01.400 that I believe are true 00:25:01.400 --> 00:25:02.380 from the Bible 00:25:02.380 --> 00:25:03.500 and true for us 00:25:03.500 --> 00:25:04.160 first of all 00:25:04.160 --> 00:25:06.380 God provides real help 00:25:06.380 --> 00:25:07.300 for his people 00:25:07.299 --> 00:25:08.740 verse 5 00:25:08.740 --> 00:25:09.980 God will help her 00:25:09.980 --> 00:25:11.259 when morning dawns 00:25:11.259 --> 00:25:13.159 that doesn't mean 00:25:13.159 --> 00:25:13.960 we won't suffer 00:25:13.960 --> 00:25:16.079 it does mean 00:25:16.079 --> 00:25:17.180 God will never leave us 00:25:17.180 --> 00:25:18.319 nor forsake us 00:25:18.319 --> 00:25:20.559 second 00:25:20.559 --> 00:25:21.519 God provides 00:25:21.519 --> 00:25:22.220 his people 00:25:22.220 --> 00:25:23.500 for his people 00:25:23.500 --> 00:25:25.799 God provides 00:25:25.799 --> 00:25:26.319 his people 00:25:26.319 --> 00:25:27.119 for his people 00:25:27.119 --> 00:25:28.240 we should take these references 00:25:28.240 --> 00:25:29.319 to Zion now 00:25:29.319 --> 00:25:30.200 and we can apply them 00:25:30.200 --> 00:25:31.259 to the church 00:25:31.259 --> 00:25:32.559 there's a talk of a city 00:25:32.559 --> 00:25:34.259 well what is in a city 00:25:34.259 --> 00:25:35.359 there's people 00:25:35.359 --> 00:25:38.179 you're not alone 00:25:38.179 --> 00:25:38.919 not only in the sense 00:25:38.919 --> 00:25:39.919 that God hasn't left you 00:25:39.919 --> 00:25:40.979 but he's also provided 00:25:40.979 --> 00:25:42.299 a community for you 00:25:42.299 --> 00:25:44.059 he's provided other people 00:25:44.059 --> 00:25:45.259 to come alongside you 00:25:45.259 --> 00:25:46.240 and walk with you 00:25:46.240 --> 00:25:47.759 no matter what you suffer 00:25:47.759 --> 00:25:51.519 he is present 00:25:51.519 --> 00:25:52.500 in the sense 00:25:52.500 --> 00:25:53.619 that he's given us 00:25:53.619 --> 00:25:54.519 each other 00:25:54.519 --> 00:25:57.159 and so God's a help 00:25:57.159 --> 00:25:58.619 because he provides real help 00:25:58.619 --> 00:25:59.799 he's a help 00:25:59.799 --> 00:26:01.059 because he's given us each other 00:26:01.059 --> 00:26:02.679 he's also a very present help 00:26:02.679 --> 00:26:03.619 because he's given us 00:26:03.619 --> 00:26:04.239 his word 00:26:04.239 --> 00:26:05.500 to guide us 00:26:05.500 --> 00:26:06.500 and instruct us 00:26:06.500 --> 00:26:08.279 the fact that Psalm 46 00:26:08.279 --> 00:26:09.479 is in the Bible 00:26:09.479 --> 00:26:11.000 and it's designed as a psalm 00:26:11.000 --> 00:26:12.039 for times of crisis 00:26:12.039 --> 00:26:12.779 when it feels like 00:26:12.779 --> 00:26:13.939 the world is falling apart 00:26:13.939 --> 00:26:16.779 is a very present help to us 00:26:16.779 --> 00:26:19.659 this psalm 00:26:19.659 --> 00:26:21.039 that we're looking at right now 00:26:21.039 --> 00:26:22.939 is part of God's 00:26:22.939 --> 00:26:24.359 very present help 00:26:24.359 --> 00:26:28.859 God's also very present to us 00:26:28.859 --> 00:26:29.839 in the sense that 00:26:29.839 --> 00:26:31.919 he's immediately available to us 00:26:31.919 --> 00:26:32.979 through prayer 00:26:32.980 --> 00:26:35.099 and we have promises 00:26:35.099 --> 00:26:35.799 about that 00:26:35.799 --> 00:26:36.519 in the Bible 00:26:36.519 --> 00:26:39.240 in James chapter 1 verse 5 00:26:39.240 --> 00:26:40.599 he promises to give wisdom 00:26:40.599 --> 00:26:42.019 to people who ask for wisdom 00:26:42.019 --> 00:26:45.420 in James chapter 5 verse 17 00:26:45.420 --> 00:26:46.539 he promises us 00:26:46.539 --> 00:26:48.500 that prayer really does change things 00:26:48.500 --> 00:26:50.000 and so I said earlier 00:26:50.000 --> 00:26:50.720 God's presence 00:26:50.720 --> 00:26:51.740 his help doesn't mean 00:26:51.740 --> 00:26:53.120 that we're going to escape suffering 00:26:53.120 --> 00:26:55.180 that's true on the one hand 00:26:55.180 --> 00:26:56.640 on the other hand 00:26:56.640 --> 00:26:57.599 we believe that God 00:26:57.599 --> 00:26:59.360 really does provide help 00:26:59.360 --> 00:27:01.180 to people who pray to him for it 00:27:01.180 --> 00:27:03.940 both of those things are true 00:27:03.940 --> 00:27:07.759 they are part of God's help for us 00:27:07.759 --> 00:27:09.019 his very present help 00:27:09.019 --> 00:27:12.100 finally God gives us 00:27:12.100 --> 00:27:13.420 not just a very present help 00:27:13.420 --> 00:27:15.100 it tells us he's our strength 00:27:15.100 --> 00:27:17.000 part of that means 00:27:17.000 --> 00:27:18.480 he's given us his spirit 00:27:18.480 --> 00:27:20.299 to live in us 00:27:20.299 --> 00:27:22.700 it also means he's given us 00:27:22.700 --> 00:27:24.039 the truths and the story 00:27:24.039 --> 00:27:25.779 that we need to move forward 00:27:25.779 --> 00:27:28.119 it's that strength 00:27:28.119 --> 00:27:30.059 that my friend drew upon 00:27:30.059 --> 00:27:31.019 when he was in 00:27:31.019 --> 00:27:32.700 a moment of uncertainty 00:27:32.700 --> 00:27:36.319 with almost no financial resources 00:27:36.319 --> 00:27:38.359 and unsure of what the future held for him 00:27:38.359 --> 00:27:40.079 he drew strength 00:27:40.079 --> 00:27:41.660 from the knowledge 00:27:41.660 --> 00:27:42.660 of what we're reminded here 00:27:42.660 --> 00:27:43.299 in this psalm 00:27:43.299 --> 00:27:44.299 knowing that God 00:27:44.299 --> 00:27:45.579 was going to provide for him 00:27:45.579 --> 00:27:48.279 and God was not going to leave him 00:27:48.279 --> 00:27:53.039 Hebrews chapter 13 verses 5 and 6 00:27:53.039 --> 00:27:53.740 tell us this 00:27:53.740 --> 00:27:54.779 keep your life free 00:27:54.779 --> 00:27:55.759 from the love of money 00:27:55.759 --> 00:27:57.680 and be content with what you have 00:27:57.680 --> 00:27:58.620 for he has said 00:27:58.620 --> 00:28:00.319 I will never leave you 00:28:00.319 --> 00:28:01.380 nor forsake you 00:28:01.380 --> 00:28:03.759 so we can confidently say 00:28:03.759 --> 00:28:04.839 the Lord is my helper 00:28:04.839 --> 00:28:05.980 I will not fear 00:28:05.980 --> 00:28:08.779 what can man do to me 00:28:08.779 --> 00:28:12.359 finally 00:28:12.359 --> 00:28:13.900 God tells us 00:28:13.900 --> 00:28:15.579 not just that we have a future 00:28:15.579 --> 00:28:18.579 but we see in verses 8 through 11 00:28:18.579 --> 00:28:20.039 that he tells us the future 00:28:20.039 --> 00:28:22.779 that is part of our strength 00:28:22.779 --> 00:28:23.859 and help 00:28:23.859 --> 00:28:27.619 we see in verses 8 and 9 00:28:27.619 --> 00:28:29.399 that one day 00:28:29.399 --> 00:28:31.000 God is going to bring 00:28:31.000 --> 00:28:32.240 wars to cease 00:28:32.240 --> 00:28:33.159 to the end of the earth 00:28:33.159 --> 00:28:35.480 there's going to come a time 00:28:35.480 --> 00:28:36.159 when there will be 00:28:36.159 --> 00:28:37.500 no more war in this world 00:28:37.500 --> 00:28:40.059 we could adapt this 00:28:40.059 --> 00:28:40.659 if we wanted to 00:28:40.659 --> 00:28:41.440 and we could say 00:28:41.440 --> 00:28:43.899 he makes pandemics 00:28:43.899 --> 00:28:44.559 to cease 00:28:44.559 --> 00:28:45.819 to the end of the earth 00:28:45.819 --> 00:28:48.659 there will come a time 00:28:48.659 --> 00:28:49.619 when we don't fear 00:28:49.619 --> 00:28:50.960 sickness or disease 00:28:50.960 --> 00:28:51.559 anymore 00:28:51.559 --> 00:28:55.139 and nothing that happens 00:28:55.139 --> 00:28:55.679 in this world 00:28:55.679 --> 00:28:56.480 can threaten that 00:28:56.480 --> 00:28:58.339 we're told 00:28:58.339 --> 00:28:59.139 at the very end 00:28:59.139 --> 00:29:00.059 of the book of Revelation 00:29:00.059 --> 00:29:00.919 that God's going to 00:29:00.919 --> 00:29:01.879 wipe every tear 00:29:01.879 --> 00:29:02.919 away from 00:29:02.919 --> 00:29:03.819 from our eyes 00:29:03.819 --> 00:29:06.839 and so we see 00:29:06.839 --> 00:29:07.839 a vision here 00:29:07.839 --> 00:29:09.139 of what's coming 00:29:09.140 --> 00:29:11.440 one day 00:29:11.440 --> 00:29:12.420 God will bring 00:29:12.420 --> 00:29:13.540 wickedness and evil 00:29:13.540 --> 00:29:14.580 to an end 00:29:14.580 --> 00:29:15.300 we see that here 00:29:15.300 --> 00:29:15.980 in verse 9 00:29:15.980 --> 00:29:17.180 bringing wars to an end 00:29:17.180 --> 00:29:18.720 and his name 00:29:18.720 --> 00:29:19.759 is going to be exalted 00:29:19.759 --> 00:29:20.840 among all the nations 00:29:20.840 --> 00:29:22.500 and all the earth 00:29:22.500 --> 00:29:25.980 the mountains may fall 00:29:25.980 --> 00:29:26.600 into the sea 00:29:26.600 --> 00:29:29.520 and we may tremble 00:29:29.520 --> 00:29:31.640 verse 6 00:29:31.640 --> 00:29:32.620 the nations may rage 00:29:32.620 --> 00:29:33.580 and the kingdoms totter 00:29:33.580 --> 00:29:35.540 but verse 10 00:29:35.540 --> 00:29:37.120 God will be exalted 00:29:37.120 --> 00:29:37.920 among the nations 00:29:37.920 --> 00:29:39.039 God will one day 00:29:39.039 --> 00:29:39.740 be recognized 00:29:39.740 --> 00:29:41.259 for what he already is 00:29:41.259 --> 00:29:41.980 which is the one 00:29:41.980 --> 00:29:42.940 who is in control 00:29:42.940 --> 00:29:44.080 of all things 00:29:44.080 --> 00:29:45.700 and the one 00:29:45.700 --> 00:29:46.539 who's more powerful 00:29:46.539 --> 00:29:48.140 than any other force 00:29:48.140 --> 00:29:48.759 in the world 00:29:48.759 --> 00:29:49.800 and so we can say 00:29:49.800 --> 00:29:52.740 as it said here 00:29:52.740 --> 00:29:53.340 in verse 11 00:29:53.340 --> 00:29:54.140 the Lord of hosts 00:29:54.140 --> 00:29:54.980 is with us 00:29:54.980 --> 00:29:56.380 the God of Jacob 00:29:56.380 --> 00:29:57.180 is our fortress 00:29:57.180 --> 00:29:59.720 we can have hope 00:29:59.720 --> 00:30:00.640 in that now 00:30:00.640 --> 00:30:02.039 even when we know 00:30:02.039 --> 00:30:03.400 it won't be fully realized 00:30:03.400 --> 00:30:04.779 until the future 00:30:04.779 --> 00:30:07.960 in fact 00:30:07.960 --> 00:30:08.279 Jesus 00:30:08.279 --> 00:30:09.420 himself 00:30:09.420 --> 00:30:10.099 instructs us 00:30:10.099 --> 00:30:11.799 to look to the future 00:30:11.799 --> 00:30:13.240 when we need hope 00:30:13.240 --> 00:30:14.639 he tells us 00:30:14.639 --> 00:30:15.940 in John chapter 14 00:30:15.940 --> 00:30:17.299 let not your hearts 00:30:17.299 --> 00:30:17.920 be troubled 00:30:17.920 --> 00:30:19.160 believe in God 00:30:19.160 --> 00:30:20.460 believe also in me 00:30:20.460 --> 00:30:21.960 and he tells us 00:30:21.960 --> 00:30:22.539 how our hearts 00:30:22.539 --> 00:30:23.059 are untroubled 00:30:23.059 --> 00:30:23.559 is a picture 00:30:23.559 --> 00:30:24.359 towards the future 00:30:24.359 --> 00:30:25.920 in my father's house 00:30:25.920 --> 00:30:26.619 are many rooms 00:30:26.619 --> 00:30:28.440 if it were not so 00:30:28.440 --> 00:30:29.420 would I have told you 00:30:29.420 --> 00:30:30.220 that I go to prepare 00:30:30.220 --> 00:30:31.019 a place for you 00:30:31.019 --> 00:30:32.460 and if I go 00:30:32.460 --> 00:30:33.240 and prepare a place 00:30:33.240 --> 00:30:33.559 for you 00:30:33.559 --> 00:30:34.359 I will come again 00:30:34.359 --> 00:30:35.039 and I will take you 00:30:35.039 --> 00:30:35.619 to myself 00:30:35.619 --> 00:30:37.259 that where I am 00:30:37.259 --> 00:30:38.839 you may be also 00:30:38.839 --> 00:30:42.099 when we suffer 00:30:42.099 --> 00:30:43.440 and we face 00:30:43.440 --> 00:30:44.359 moments of crisis 00:30:44.359 --> 00:30:46.940 it's a wonderful time 00:30:46.940 --> 00:30:48.019 for us to look 00:30:48.019 --> 00:30:48.779 and focus 00:30:48.779 --> 00:30:50.099 on the glories 00:30:50.099 --> 00:30:50.579 of heaven 00:30:50.579 --> 00:30:53.339 to long 00:30:53.339 --> 00:30:54.159 for the time 00:30:54.159 --> 00:30:54.619 when Jesus 00:30:54.619 --> 00:30:55.919 is going to make 00:30:55.919 --> 00:30:57.139 all things right 00:30:57.139 --> 00:30:57.980 not as a form 00:30:57.980 --> 00:30:58.899 of escapism 00:30:58.899 --> 00:31:00.960 and not as a way 00:31:00.960 --> 00:31:02.000 to say that this world 00:31:02.000 --> 00:31:02.679 doesn't matter 00:31:02.680 --> 00:31:04.440 but as an act 00:31:04.440 --> 00:31:04.880 of hope 00:31:04.880 --> 00:31:07.220 and actually 00:31:07.220 --> 00:31:08.039 to say this world 00:31:08.039 --> 00:31:09.220 matters so much 00:31:09.220 --> 00:31:11.100 that God's coming 00:31:11.100 --> 00:31:12.180 back to restore 00:31:12.180 --> 00:31:13.259 everything 00:31:13.259 --> 00:31:13.940 one day 00:31:13.940 --> 00:31:16.980 and so it's that 00:31:16.980 --> 00:31:18.480 future orientation 00:31:18.480 --> 00:31:20.360 that helps us 00:31:20.360 --> 00:31:24.279 we're told twice 00:31:24.279 --> 00:31:28.180 in this psalm 00:31:28.180 --> 00:31:28.700 that God 00:31:28.700 --> 00:31:29.559 is with us 00:31:29.559 --> 00:31:30.339 verse 7 00:31:30.339 --> 00:31:32.099 the Lord of hosts 00:31:32.099 --> 00:31:33.099 is with us 00:31:33.099 --> 00:31:34.279 verse 11 00:31:34.279 --> 00:31:35.859 the Lord of hosts 00:31:35.859 --> 00:31:36.759 is with us 00:31:36.759 --> 00:31:39.480 now this would have 00:31:39.480 --> 00:31:40.240 been a comfort 00:31:40.240 --> 00:31:41.059 and an encouragement 00:31:41.059 --> 00:31:42.059 towards the people 00:31:42.059 --> 00:31:43.259 originally reading 00:31:43.259 --> 00:31:43.819 this psalm 00:31:43.819 --> 00:31:44.579 in the Old Testament 00:31:44.579 --> 00:31:46.339 and yet it wasn't 00:31:46.339 --> 00:31:46.839 fulfilled 00:31:46.839 --> 00:31:49.459 we know 00:31:49.459 --> 00:31:50.639 from the promise 00:31:50.639 --> 00:31:52.399 of Isaiah chapter 7 00:31:52.399 --> 00:31:53.159 that there was going 00:31:53.159 --> 00:31:53.819 to be one 00:31:53.819 --> 00:31:54.599 named Emmanuel 00:31:54.599 --> 00:31:56.240 which means 00:31:56.240 --> 00:31:57.139 God with us 00:31:57.139 --> 00:31:59.399 in Matthew chapter 1 00:31:59.399 --> 00:32:00.059 verse 23 00:32:00.059 --> 00:32:01.019 tells us who 00:32:01.019 --> 00:32:01.859 this person is 00:32:01.859 --> 00:32:02.579 and it's Jesus 00:32:02.579 --> 00:32:05.279 our ultimate hope 00:32:05.279 --> 00:32:05.899 and confidence 00:32:05.899 --> 00:32:06.899 comes from knowing 00:32:06.899 --> 00:32:07.419 that God 00:32:07.419 --> 00:32:07.939 has not just 00:32:07.939 --> 00:32:08.939 given us words 00:32:08.939 --> 00:32:10.319 that he's with us 00:32:10.319 --> 00:32:11.000 but he's given us 00:32:11.000 --> 00:32:11.819 his action as well 00:32:11.819 --> 00:32:12.419 he's given us 00:32:12.419 --> 00:32:13.220 his very son 00:32:13.220 --> 00:32:13.819 who came 00:32:13.819 --> 00:32:14.879 as a man 00:32:14.880 --> 00:32:15.360 and walked 00:32:15.360 --> 00:32:16.600 on this earth 00:32:16.600 --> 00:32:18.520 living the life 00:32:18.520 --> 00:32:19.560 that we should have 00:32:19.560 --> 00:32:19.960 lived 00:32:19.960 --> 00:32:20.940 and dying the death 00:32:20.940 --> 00:32:22.540 that we should have 00:32:22.540 --> 00:32:22.840 died 00:32:22.840 --> 00:32:25.360 he's God's seal 00:32:25.360 --> 00:32:26.420 and promise to us 00:32:26.420 --> 00:32:27.060 that he truly 00:32:27.060 --> 00:32:27.840 is with us 00:32:27.840 --> 00:32:28.600 so much so 00:32:28.600 --> 00:32:29.700 that he became 00:32:29.700 --> 00:32:30.120 a man 00:32:30.120 --> 00:32:32.520 and so all of this 00:32:32.520 --> 00:32:33.540 hope is tied up 00:32:33.540 --> 00:32:34.300 with our hope 00:32:34.300 --> 00:32:35.080 and our faith 00:32:35.080 --> 00:32:36.400 in Jesus Christ 00:32:36.400 --> 00:32:38.620 the hope 00:32:38.620 --> 00:32:39.100 that's offered 00:32:39.100 --> 00:32:40.060 in this psalm 00:32:40.060 --> 00:32:41.500 the fear 00:32:41.500 --> 00:32:42.420 that we can avoid 00:32:42.420 --> 00:32:43.620 is something 00:32:43.620 --> 00:32:44.500 that it is 00:32:44.500 --> 00:32:45.440 for Christians 00:32:45.440 --> 00:32:46.099 and it's only 00:32:46.099 --> 00:32:46.740 for Christians 00:32:46.740 --> 00:32:48.400 it's only 00:32:48.400 --> 00:32:49.019 for people 00:32:49.019 --> 00:32:50.660 who long 00:32:50.660 --> 00:32:51.099 and want 00:32:51.099 --> 00:32:51.619 to be 00:32:51.619 --> 00:32:52.599 part of that city 00:32:52.599 --> 00:32:55.140 so if you're 00:32:55.140 --> 00:32:55.819 someone who 00:32:55.819 --> 00:32:56.779 is unsure 00:32:56.779 --> 00:32:58.099 about Jesus 00:32:58.099 --> 00:32:58.859 and Christianity 00:32:58.859 --> 00:33:01.119 this psalm 00:33:01.119 --> 00:33:01.579 holds out 00:33:01.579 --> 00:33:02.299 part of the hope 00:33:02.299 --> 00:33:03.059 that God offers 00:33:03.059 --> 00:33:03.759 for his people 00:33:03.759 --> 00:33:05.000 and it's for those 00:33:05.000 --> 00:33:05.500 who have faith 00:33:05.500 --> 00:33:06.299 in Jesus Christ 00:33:06.299 --> 00:33:06.680 faith 00:33:06.680 --> 00:33:08.019 has three parts 00:33:08.019 --> 00:33:08.319 to it 00:33:08.319 --> 00:33:08.839 according to 00:33:08.839 --> 00:33:09.559 Charles Spurgeon 00:33:09.559 --> 00:33:10.900 it is 00:33:10.900 --> 00:33:11.700 belief 00:33:11.700 --> 00:33:13.119 it's believing 00:33:13.119 --> 00:33:13.720 the facts 00:33:13.720 --> 00:33:15.160 about the gospel 00:33:15.160 --> 00:33:15.620 that Jesus 00:33:15.620 --> 00:33:16.079 came 00:33:16.079 --> 00:33:17.319 that we deserve 00:33:17.319 --> 00:33:17.960 God's punishment 00:33:17.960 --> 00:33:18.640 for our sin 00:33:18.640 --> 00:33:19.220 but he took it 00:33:19.220 --> 00:33:19.839 on our behalf 00:33:19.839 --> 00:33:21.920 it's not just 00:33:21.920 --> 00:33:22.319 knowledge 00:33:22.319 --> 00:33:23.019 but it's also 00:33:23.019 --> 00:33:23.620 belief 00:33:23.620 --> 00:33:24.400 actually believing 00:33:24.400 --> 00:33:24.860 those things 00:33:24.860 --> 00:33:25.299 are true 00:33:25.299 --> 00:33:27.000 and then it's 00:33:27.000 --> 00:33:27.600 not just belief 00:33:27.600 --> 00:33:28.100 but it's also 00:33:28.100 --> 00:33:28.539 trust 00:33:28.539 --> 00:33:29.120 it's living 00:33:29.120 --> 00:33:29.720 as if those 00:33:29.720 --> 00:33:30.339 things are true 00:33:30.339 --> 00:33:30.880 demonstrating 00:33:30.880 --> 00:33:31.819 by our lives 00:33:31.819 --> 00:33:32.779 that we have 00:33:32.779 --> 00:33:33.120 hope 00:33:33.120 --> 00:33:33.980 and faith 00:33:33.980 --> 00:33:34.799 in Jesus Christ 00:33:34.799 --> 00:33:37.299 that's what's 00:33:37.299 --> 00:33:37.660 offered 00:33:37.660 --> 00:33:38.759 to God's 00:33:38.759 --> 00:33:39.100 people 00:33:39.099 --> 00:33:41.039 and so 00:33:41.039 --> 00:33:41.419 that's the 00:33:41.419 --> 00:33:41.740 offer 00:33:41.740 --> 00:33:42.599 for you 00:33:42.599 --> 00:33:43.019 as well 00:33:43.019 --> 00:33:43.619 to repent 00:33:43.619 --> 00:33:44.819 and believe 00:33:44.819 --> 00:33:45.319 the gospel 00:33:45.319 --> 00:33:45.899 and to follow 00:33:45.899 --> 00:33:46.679 after Jesus 00:33:46.679 --> 00:33:50.759 we're told 00:33:50.759 --> 00:33:51.819 a story 00:33:51.819 --> 00:33:53.279 in several 00:33:53.279 --> 00:33:54.000 of the gospels 00:33:54.000 --> 00:33:55.519 about a time 00:33:55.519 --> 00:33:56.439 that Jesus 00:33:56.439 --> 00:33:57.000 is with his 00:33:57.000 --> 00:33:57.379 disciples 00:33:57.379 --> 00:33:57.899 in a boat 00:33:57.899 --> 00:34:00.859 and a great 00:34:00.859 --> 00:34:01.859 storm comes up 00:34:01.859 --> 00:34:02.219 while they're 00:34:02.219 --> 00:34:02.639 in the boat 00:34:02.640 --> 00:34:05.780 and they're 00:34:05.780 --> 00:34:06.500 very afraid 00:34:06.500 --> 00:34:09.059 being very 00:34:09.059 --> 00:34:09.340 afraid 00:34:09.340 --> 00:34:09.900 they wake 00:34:09.900 --> 00:34:10.220 up 00:34:10.220 --> 00:34:10.700 Jesus 00:34:10.700 --> 00:34:12.579 and ask 00:34:12.579 --> 00:34:12.880 for his 00:34:12.880 --> 00:34:13.099 help 00:34:13.099 --> 00:34:13.559 they wonder 00:34:13.559 --> 00:34:14.119 why it is 00:34:14.119 --> 00:34:14.440 that he's 00:34:14.440 --> 00:34:14.760 sleeping 00:34:14.760 --> 00:34:17.519 Jesus calms 00:34:17.519 --> 00:34:18.059 the storm 00:34:18.059 --> 00:34:20.059 and then he 00:34:20.059 --> 00:34:20.579 rebukes them 00:34:20.579 --> 00:34:20.940 and says 00:34:20.940 --> 00:34:21.579 oh ye of 00:34:21.579 --> 00:34:22.160 little faith 00:34:22.160 --> 00:34:24.880 because during 00:34:24.880 --> 00:34:25.400 the storm 00:34:25.400 --> 00:34:26.099 even before 00:34:26.099 --> 00:34:26.539 he calmed 00:34:26.539 --> 00:34:26.880 anything 00:34:26.880 --> 00:34:27.480 Jesus was 00:34:27.480 --> 00:34:28.059 with them 00:34:28.059 --> 00:34:29.280 and so 00:34:29.280 --> 00:34:29.579 they were 00:34:29.579 --> 00:34:29.940 safe 00:34:29.940 --> 00:34:32.220 and after 00:34:32.220 --> 00:34:32.760 the storm 00:34:32.760 --> 00:34:33.679 he was 00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:34.220 with them 00:34:34.220 --> 00:34:34.940 as well 00:34:34.940 --> 00:34:36.740 it wasn't 00:34:36.740 --> 00:34:37.000 their 00:34:37.000 --> 00:34:37.840 circumstances 00:34:37.840 --> 00:34:39.679 that determined 00:34:39.679 --> 00:34:40.400 whether they 00:34:40.400 --> 00:34:40.860 should fear 00:34:40.860 --> 00:34:41.420 or not 00:34:41.420 --> 00:34:42.880 but it was 00:34:42.880 --> 00:34:43.740 Jesus presence 00:34:43.740 --> 00:34:44.659 with them 00:34:44.659 --> 00:34:47.220 brothers and 00:34:47.220 --> 00:34:47.440 sisters 00:34:47.440 --> 00:34:48.119 that's our 00:34:48.119 --> 00:34:48.599 same 00:34:48.599 --> 00:34:49.340 hope 00:34:49.340 --> 00:34:50.700 as well 00:34:50.700 --> 00:34:53.539 and so 00:34:53.539 --> 00:34:54.139 why is it 00:34:54.139 --> 00:34:54.440 that we 00:34:54.440 --> 00:34:55.139 don't fear 00:34:55.139 --> 00:34:57.420 we don't 00:34:57.420 --> 00:34:57.860 fear because 00:34:57.860 --> 00:34:58.340 we know 00:34:58.340 --> 00:34:58.840 that even 00:34:58.840 --> 00:34:59.200 if the 00:34:59.200 --> 00:34:59.579 mountains 00:34:59.579 --> 00:35:00.279 fall 00:35:00.279 --> 00:35:02.539 God 00:35:02.539 --> 00:35:02.880 and his 00:35:02.880 --> 00:35:03.380 love for 00:35:03.380 --> 00:35:03.779 us will 00:35:03.779 --> 00:35:04.119 not 00:35:04.119 --> 00:35:06.400 the mountains 00:35:06.400 --> 00:35:06.860 can't 00:35:06.860 --> 00:35:07.119 threaten 00:35:07.119 --> 00:35:07.539 what's of 00:35:07.539 --> 00:35:07.840 ultimate 00:35:07.840 --> 00:35:08.400 value to 00:35:08.400 --> 00:35:08.739 us 00:35:08.739 --> 00:35:11.639 we don't 00:35:11.639 --> 00:35:11.960 fear 00:35:11.960 --> 00:35:13.119 because we 00:35:13.119 --> 00:35:13.659 know that 00:35:13.659 --> 00:35:13.900 we have 00:35:13.900 --> 00:35:14.340 a future 00:35:14.340 --> 00:35:16.840 and we 00:35:16.840 --> 00:35:17.239 don't fear 00:35:17.239 --> 00:35:17.699 because we 00:35:17.699 --> 00:35:18.179 know that 00:35:18.179 --> 00:35:18.659 God is a 00:35:18.659 --> 00:35:19.279 very present 00:35:19.279 --> 00:35:19.799 help to 00:35:19.799 --> 00:35:20.119 us 00:35:20.119 --> 00:35:21.000 in trouble 00:35:21.000 --> 00:35:23.679 and so 00:35:23.679 --> 00:35:24.039 we can 00:35:24.039 --> 00:35:24.460 say 00:35:24.460 --> 00:35:25.000 with the 00:35:25.000 --> 00:35:25.360 psalmist 00:35:25.360 --> 00:35:25.840 God 00:35:25.840 --> 00:35:26.900 is our 00:35:26.900 --> 00:35:27.460 refuge 00:35:27.460 --> 00:35:28.219 and strength 00:35:28.219 --> 00:35:29.639 a very 00:35:29.639 --> 00:35:30.059 present 00:35:30.059 --> 00:35:30.439 help 00:35:30.439 --> 00:35:30.819 in 00:35:30.819 --> 00:35:31.119 trouble 00:35:31.119 --> 00:35:32.719 therefore 00:35:32.719 --> 00:35:33.159 we will 00:35:33.159 --> 00:35:33.779 not fear 00:35:33.779 --> 00:35:34.179 though the 00:35:34.179 --> 00:35:34.439 earth 00:35:34.439 --> 00:35:35.139 gives way 00:35:35.139 --> 00:35:36.359 though the 00:35:36.359 --> 00:35:36.939 mountains be 00:35:36.939 --> 00:35:37.319 moved 00:35:37.319 --> 00:35:38.239 into the 00:35:38.239 --> 00:35:38.519 heart of 00:35:38.519 --> 00:35:38.879 the sea 00:35:38.879 --> 00:35:41.039 please pray 00:35:41.039 --> 00:35:41.639 with me 00:35:41.639 --> 00:35:45.000 our father 00:35:45.000 --> 00:35:45.379 in heaven 00:35:45.379 --> 00:35:46.159 we thank 00:35:46.159 --> 00:35:46.399 you 00:35:46.399 --> 00:35:47.139 that you 00:35:47.139 --> 00:35:47.619 give us 00:35:47.619 --> 00:35:48.059 tremendous 00:35:48.059 --> 00:35:48.919 strength 00:35:48.919 --> 00:35:49.859 and encouragement 00:35:49.859 --> 00:35:50.339 through your 00:35:50.339 --> 00:35:50.619 word 00:35:50.619 --> 00:35:52.259 we ask 00:35:52.259 --> 00:35:52.579 you do 00:35:52.579 --> 00:35:52.940 that this 00:35:52.940 --> 00:35:53.159 morning 00:35:53.159 --> 00:35:53.599 you remind 00:35:53.599 --> 00:35:54.039 us of 00:35:54.039 --> 00:35:54.299 what's 00:35:54.299 --> 00:35:54.579 true 00:35:54.579 --> 00:35:56.099 and you 00:35:56.099 --> 00:35:56.519 use it 00:35:56.519 --> 00:35:56.920 to give 00:35:56.920 --> 00:35:57.259 us an 00:35:57.259 --> 00:35:58.000 unshakable 00:35:58.000 --> 00:35:58.960 confidence 00:35:58.960 --> 00:36:01.059 even as we 00:36:01.059 --> 00:36:01.719 see mountains 00:36:01.719 --> 00:36:02.500 falling around 00:36:02.500 --> 00:36:03.099 us we know 00:36:03.099 --> 00:36:03.460 that you 00:36:03.460 --> 00:36:03.940 will not 00:36:03.940 --> 00:36:05.279 and so we 00:36:05.279 --> 00:36:05.739 can trust 00:36:05.739 --> 00:36:06.059 you and 00:36:06.059 --> 00:36:06.559 hold on 00:36:06.559 --> 00:36:06.759 to you 00:36:06.759 --> 00:36:07.079 no matter 00:36:07.079 --> 00:36:07.279 what 00:36:07.279 --> 00:36:07.659 happens 00:36:07.659 --> 00:36:09.039 we thank 00:36:09.039 --> 00:36:09.279 you that 00:36:09.279 --> 00:36:09.579 this is 00:36:09.579 --> 00:36:10.039 not because 00:36:10.039 --> 00:36:10.519 of anything 00:36:10.519 --> 00:36:11.059 that we've 00:36:11.059 --> 00:36:11.539 earned or 00:36:11.539 --> 00:36:11.859 deserved 00:36:11.859 --> 00:36:12.400 but it's 00:36:12.400 --> 00:36:12.859 because of 00:36:12.859 --> 00:36:13.139 Jesus 00:36:13.139 --> 00:36:13.960 and so we 00:36:13.960 --> 00:36:14.319 ask it 00:36:14.319 --> 00:36:14.619 in his 00:36:14.619 --> 00:36:14.920 name 00:36:14.920 --> 00:36:16.119 amen