"I Get To Do This"
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1 Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.
2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
3 For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law;
4 but when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.
5 And in those times there was no peace to the one who went out, nor to the one who came in, but great turmoil was on all the inhabitants of the lands.
6 So nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversity.
7 But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!”
TiTle Slide
What does It mean to be with God?
What does It mean to be with God?
The power of a Choice
The power of a Choice
Cause and effect
++If you will, then I will
++If you do this, then I will do that
God’s actions toward you
++Are not automatic
++Are dependent
2 Chronicles 15:2 (NKJV)
"...The Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you...”
God’s desire for you
++Is connected to your desire for Him
++Is upon only those that that seek Him
2 Chronicles 15:2 (NKJV)
"...If you seek Him, He will be found by you...”
It feels good when
++You are in control
++The choice is ours
There are consequences to our choices
There are consequences to our choices
12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
The Prophetic Voice had a Purpose
The Prophetic Voice had a Purpose
1 Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.
Azariah was responding to the Spirit of God
Azariah was responding to the Spirit of God
He was the Son of Obed
He spoke to Asa
Asa was a good king
Asa was a good king
2 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God,
3 for he removed the altars of the foreign gods and the high places, and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images.
Azariah was addressing Israel’s condition
Azariah was addressing Israel’s condition
3 For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law;
Israel had walked away from God
It started with a choice
It started with a choice
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,
5 and said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”
20 that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
Be careful what you ask for
Be careful what you ask for
7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.
God’s people
God’s people
Called to be different
Called to be different
5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine.
They are a
++Covenant People
++A People of the Spirit
3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh?
They started well but became
++Godless
++Guideless
++Lawless
4 but when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.
God is always there
God is always there
1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
When in their trouble
++They turned remembered the Lord
++They sought the Lord
++He was found by him
5 And in those times there was no peace to the one who went out, nor to the one who came in, but great turmoil was on all the inhabitants of the lands.
6 So nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversity.
They found God
++But there was still no peace
++There was great turmoil
++Nations destroyed nation
++The enemy was still their
The Lord is still Working
The Lord is still Working
He has not forgotten us
He has not forgotten us
7 But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!”
In the middle of everything
++Be strong in the lord
++Never give up
++Strengthen your hand
++Your work shall be rewarded
9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
Weapping may endure
joy is come
tears may flow
Joy is Coming
Don’t wait for trouble
Don’t wait for trouble
1 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them”:
We don’t come to God
++Because of trouble
++Because of problems
++To stop the challenges in life
28 But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all Your works.
“I Get To Do This”
“I Get To Do This”
Drawing near declares
++Personal trust is in the Lord
++The personal work He has done
++We recognize his Goodness
++We have receive mercy
37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.
38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”
Do you Believe
Do you Believe
We must recognize the moment we are in
We must recognize the moment we are in
In this life
++There is Pain
++There is Suffering
++There is Misunderstanding
27 “Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.
27 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.
We are living in the last days
We are living in the last days
1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:
The moment we are in does not change the mission we are on.
The moment we are in does not change the mission we are on.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
We will bless God
++Who has Blessed us
++Who Gives to us every Spiritual Blessing
++Who has placed us in heavenly places
++Who has delivered us in Christ
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
This is for
++Those who are Thirsty
37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.
This is for
Those Who are Thirsty
++Those Who Come
++Those Who Drink
3 Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation.