Been seeking and praying wrongly for my passions!and find myself in prayer more when seeking for success in my career and personal life and heart desires. And this message convicted me. God is the gospel ! Thank you sensei John piper. He is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him. Not in the gifts but the giver. Praying and trusting God to get to God, HE is the treasure infinitely worthy! ❤😢
Genesis 41:46-49 "46 Joseph 😊❤ was thirty ( 30)years old when entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egyt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt. 47 During seven plentiful years the earth produced abundantly. 48 and he gathered up all the food of these seven years, which occured in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the cities. He put in every city the food from the fields around it. 49 And Joseph😊❤ up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be measured."( Genesis 41:46-49 ESV Study Bible) Romans 8:28-30❤ "28And we😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ know❤ that for those who love😊❤ God( God😊100%❤, our Father in heaven) all things😊❤ work together❤ for good😊❤ for those (😊❤😊❤ 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤) who are called😊❤ according to his( God's 😊❤) purpose😊❤."( Romans 8:28 ESV Study Bible)
Matthew 27:11-14 (Jesus😊1st❤ before Pilate) "11 Now Jesus(😊1st❤) stood before the governor, and the governor asked him(Jesus😊1st❤), " Are you the King of the Jews? " Jesus(😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ said.) said, " You have said so." 12 But when he( Jesus😊1st❤) was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answered. 13 The Pilate said to him( Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ), " Do you hear how many things they testify against you? " 14 But 😊❤ he(Jesus😊1st❤ our savior and our Lord of lords and King of kings ( Revelation 19:16b)) gave him no answered, not even a single charge, so the governor was greatly amazed."( Matthew 27:11-14 ESV Study Bible)
Isaiah 25:8😊❤ " 8 He will swallow death forever; and the LORD GOD😊❤ will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD 😊❤ has spoken."( Isaiah 25 :8 ESV Study Bible) Isaiah 65:19-20❤😊 "19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people😊❤; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress."( Isaiah 65:19-20😊❤) Revelation 21:4😊❤ "4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."( Revelation 21:4 ESV Study Bible😊❤ )
I love all that God gives me because I love the giver. I don't love His gifts for their own sake but for His sake. I love God when He gives and when He takes away. Just like Job says, "He gave and He took away, blessed be the name of the LORD." We will be tested by God to prove who or what we love more. Food, clothes, sports, sex, popularity, fame, beautiful figure, hair, children, ect. You get the idea. So what is your idol? Is it a movie star or some famous singer? O how many idols there are out there!! Let us search our own hearts and ask God to see if there be any thing in our lives that we love too much!! Psalm 139❤❤❤
Matthew 27:11-14 (Jesus😊1st❤ before Pilate) "11 Now Jesus(😊1st❤) stood before the governor, and the governor asked him(Jesus😊1st❤), " Are you the King of the Jews? " Jesus(😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ said.) said, " You have said so." 12 But when he( Jesus😊1st❤) was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answered. 13 The Pilate said to him( Jesus😊1st❤ our savior in Christ), " Do you hear how many things they testify against you? " 14 But 😊❤ he(Jesus😊1st❤ our savior and our Lord of lords and King of kings ( Revelation 19:16b)) gave him no answered, not even a single charge, so the governor was greatly amazed."( Matthew 27:11-14 ESV Study Bible)
Isaiah 25:8❤😊 " 8 He will swallow death forever; and the LORD GOD😊❤ will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD 😊❤ has spoken."( Isaiah 25 :8 ESV Study Bible) Isaiah 65:19-20❤😊 "19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people😊❤; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress."( Isaiah 65:19-20😊❤) Revelation 21:4😊❤ "4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."( Revelation 21:4 ESV Study Bible😊❤ )
Isaiah 25:8 " 8 He will swallow death forever; and the LORD GOD😊❤ will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD 😊❤ has spoken."( Isaiah 25 :8 ESV Study Bible) Isaiah 65:19-20 "19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people😊❤; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress."( Isaiah 65:19-20😊❤) Revelation 21:4😊❤ "4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."( Revelation 21:4 ESV Study Bible😊❤ )
They believed in Him; to be the messianic King who would bring Rome into subjection and rule from David's throne; hence the need for burgeoning popular support!
I really don’t like that when we get to the end of the sermon we have a prayer and then we have someone talk right away. Wait a minute let people amen and take the prayer and and faith in the prayer asking God before you start opening your mouth.
