Now Faith is Part 4
James 1:12-15
Loving God Under Trials
How Faith relates to temptations,test and trails and how faith is so post to work
This will help get you out of Temptations,test, and trails
King James Version (KJV)
12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Notice he does not say blessed is the man that has temptation he said blessed is the man that endures temptation and what it means endure temptation is the man that goes into it and comes out of it
we love to tabulate to talk about our tabulations,tests and trails and we like talking about what we are going though well why don't you just come out on the other side
God wants to bring us to a place of victory on the other side
13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
Temptation is not only the enticement to sin but the Greek word for Temptation is pressure brought to bear because of the adversity in our life
If you ever had any pressure or adversity in your life that is another way of saying temptation,test or trail
Pressure comes to bear to get you to sin and get you to quit
You might not be in sin but you are still tempted to quit
14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
Lust is a strong uncontrolled desire
Now you can have a sexual lust but you can have a chocolate cake lust to you can have a strong uncontrolled designer for food and all kinds of things
James 1:14
New King James Version (NKJV)
14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.
God created us to have sexual desire
God gave perimeters for that desire temptation or enticement get into sin is when you get out beyond those perimeters when you get out beyond the bounties God has set forth there
Temptation for sin comes when someone is enticed and go's beyond the borders of desire God has Proscribed in whatever area and sin comes about we carry out or express that desire
God created us to have sexual desire
God gave perimeters for that desire temptation or enticement get into sin is when you get out beyond those perimeters when you get out beyond the bounties God has set forth there
Temptation for sin comes when someone is enticed and go's beyond the borders of desire God has Proscribed in whatever area and sin comes about we carry out or express that desire
James 1:15-17
New King James Version (NKJV)
15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
The scriptures tell us that temptation,test and trail do not come from God God has nothing to do with temptation test and trails He hates temptation, test and trails so if God doesn't have anything to do with it and he hates it then where do you think Temptations,Test, and Trails come from the enemy know some things we bring a pound ourselves but it can all be traced back to and generated by the enemy
Notice what he said in verse 16 the in 17
16Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
This is what it is talking about when it said err
God does not cause bad things to happen Like car wreaks because if God wanted to target that Uncle suchensuch, he would not have made it to the hospital in other world Uncle suchensuch would not be here if God had targeted that God does not miss nor does he do anything half way
There are people everyday that turn to God with out having a car wreck then there is people everyday that have car wreaks and don't turn to God Let me tell you what happens in those situations so you will have an understanding about that and you won't be tempted to say something like that and you might be able to help someone that does Uncle suchensuch had from somewhere in his life had some knowledge about God in his heart and what that car wrack did was woke him up and he turned his heart into knowledge that he already knew about God and he awake to that and then began to respond to it. See what the car wrack did but Thank God Uncle suchensuch turned his heart to the Lord .This is the error that some people get into God didn't have anything to do with that and we need to understand that
God is not doing bad things I know that is simple you would be amazed at how many Christians straggle with that little peace of theology God does not do bad things part b of that is nor does he work with the devil to discipline his children let me help you understand let say you lived across the street and had a next door neighbor that was mean to children just a mean person and so you had children and so your child acted up a little bit and so you grab your child by the hand march them out side go over and knock on your next door neighbors door and you say uh my child is acting up a little bit I understand your mean to children so could you please rough up my child just a little bit and maybe teach them that they don't need to do that anymore Now how stupid does that sound so as stupid as that sounds it just as dumb for us to say things like God gets the devil to do stuff in our life to discipline us this is not the truth it's not true from God's word
we have to get rid of questions so you have to know were temptations, test and trails are concerned in other words if you have any kind of question going on like is the Lord involved with this whats the deal with all of this does God really want to help me get out of this as long as you have questions like that lingering you won't be able to use your Faith to get out of that situation so we have to eliminate the questions
7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
,
What it looks like peter is saying is that trails are more precious then gold
First of all Peter is drawing a metaphor for us in other worlds he's using natural things to illustrate spiritual things for us
Notice he says in this verse the trail of your Faith Faith being much more precious then gold thou it be tried with firer might be found unto praise and honor and glory
GOLD FAITH
FIRE TRAILS
What Peter is telling us is Gold is to Faith what fire is to trails
12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
Gold is very extremely rare and precious it not something plenteous Iron-or is more plenteous then Gold
Gold is a rare commodity
Paul wrote in
13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Temptations tests and trails is plenteous and very common it's not the temptation test and trail that a rare commodity it is the gold - Faith is a rare commodity in other worlds Faith is highly valuable and extremely precious and rare
7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Gold is to Faith as fire is to trails
People that use there Faith to get out of temptations ,test and trails is very rare and very precious
Paul said temptations are common
Peter said Faith is rare and precious
everyone has experience trouble but few use there Faith to get out of troubles and temptations
Just like Gold you have to dig for Faith Faith doesn't come easy
it takes labor it takes time and it takes effort and what we have to realize is that Faith is extremely precious and rare in it's purest form Faith is very precious and rare
What do you do to gold to = a bar of Gold you put fire to itwhat that fire does is it heats up the Gold
Fire will never destroy Gold
Temptations,test ,and trails can never destroy your Faith if you use it if you don't use it it will
you put fire to gold it may change from but its still gold and what people do that is purifying and all these impurities that are in that God will float to the top and some of it will just straight up burn up because of the high temperature but the other thing they can do is take a device and scrap the top of it out and get the impurities out here the point Fire will never destroy Gold but what fire will do is reveal the impurities in it so you can get rid of them Fire will never destroy your Faith but what firer will do is reveal the impurities that are present so you can scrap them off and get rid of them so your Faith can become pure
Fire will never produce Gold fires will never destroy gold fires can't create Faith Faith must be present before the fire is ever put to it
Fire doesn't create Faith
If trails produce great Faith then Fires ought to produce gold and we know that does not happen based on the analogy that peter gives to us gold comes from deep deep work
Trails will never destroy your faith your Faith gets destroyed when you quit using it
here's what I want you to see trails have the ability to weaken your Faith you do
What that tells me if you are in the oven and the fire is on and your in the middle of that pressure
that temptation,test and trail if you will do everything that is necessary to maintain Faith your Faith will never weaken because of the pressure the only thing that the enemy can do in a difficult time is get you to quit there is nothing he can do to diminish your Faith but what he can do is keep enough pressure on you where you will get tiered and quit and give up
Faith will always contain the power of God to over come any trail Faith will always contain enough and connect you enough to the power of God that can get you out of any trail
let use the analogy weight lifting -weight lifting build does not build muscle a misconception that we have is thinking it does
weight lifting brakes down your body(the cells in your muscles) resistance will brake down the cells in you muscles because if weight lifting was able to build your muscle then you would be stronger at about 8,9 ,and 10 reps then you where at 1,2.and ,3 reps and that is not the case because at 9,10,11, and 12 what starts happening your arms may start shaking letting you know you have to let go If weight lifting built muscle then by the time you got to 10,11,12,13 and 14 reps you could just keep on going it don't work that way what happens is the pressure brakes down the cells in your muscles then when you quit when you relax and you are at a state of rest what those cells do go to the rest of the body and they say hey come here I need your help we got are buts whooped yesterday at the gym and we are tiered and we are tore up and we are broke down come and help us so what they do they go to other parts of the body and get cells and then they team up together and go to the arms and whatever is broken down and rebuild one another when they rebuild one another that's what makes muscle get at it Here is my point in saying that weight lifting the pressure does not generate muscle what generates muscle is the response to the weight lifting
Faith grows and develops as we respond to pressure not because of the pressure do you see the difference
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego,
OK Israel had been divided into two kingdoms Israel in the north and the south Judea in the south had the capital of Jerusalem Judea and there leader had become very corrupt over time and because of that corruption,sin and everything that was rapid on the people the Lord permitted the Babylonian armys and the king to be able to come down and take the people captive but what the Babylon King did
and what the king Nebuchadnezzar did is he took the choices(the best of the best) back to Babylon with him and so what he did is he kinda called out the people took a lot of college age young men who was the brightest of the society back to Babylon so when he got these smart young men he put them in his service in the government made them and trained them to do work for the government of Babylon and that God blessed them and they where far more wise then all the natives there in chapter 1
In chapter 3 Of Daniel
threescore cubits =90 feet
six cubits=9 feet
so it was very tall and when Nebuchadnezzar and the army's came down from Judea they raided Jerusalem they went into the Temple Salmon had built and took everything and took it back to Babylon with them
2Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
3Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
5That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
6And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Imagen this 90 foot statue is covered in pure Gold were standing out in the desert sun so how bright and shinny this this must have been
the height was 60 cubits it was 6 cubits wide and he instructed that 6 instruments be used to worship an idle he had set up so we have 6 66 was definitely an identifying factor of this statue that Nebuchadnezzar had made What that said is Nebuchadnezzar was not really the root of all of this it was an effort by Satin his self to accomplish something So lets see what he was after
6And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Everyone was instructed to worship that big statue So the enemy Satin had set this up
18 Now at the end of
the days, when the king had said that they should be brought in, the
chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 Then the king interviewed[a] them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they served before the king. 20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king examined them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm.
Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah was the hebrew names for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego which were there Babylon names
14 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up? 15 Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?”
Satin was out to embarrass God Satin was out to prove the God is not the most power God or not the most high God So what he was going to do is set these three Hebrew boys up so that there God would end up getting embarrassed and Nebuchadnezzar God would look like he is it
Why were these three men being pick on they didn't have anything to do with the exiles in Babylon they loved God they worshiped God and they ended up in a situation
that they did not create they didn't make on there own but yet they got picked on and here the king himself was threatening them he would kill them if they did not worship why it is very simple its because they represented God
Have you ever asked this question why is this happening to me
Do you want me to tell you its because you represent God you are a child of God God has gotten involved in your life and you represent Jesus on earth part of it is that you have eyes, ears, noise, mouth, you walk , you talk, and all though things and guess who you look like Jesus matter of fact you are created in the image of God so Satin can't get to God he tried that one time and it did not work out to well for him
So if he can't get to God the next best thing is to get to Gods kids so if you ever find your self asking the question why God why me just understand it's because your a child of God
Do you think God is the kind of parent if he found out some bully was picking on one of his kids that he would say well that's your problem you need to just deal with it the best that you can you know your on your own no what would you think about some parent who was told there kid was being bullied at school and they just said o well you would think they were off there rocker
If earthly parents love there children enough to cover for them and to look after them and take care of the and defend them in a situation like that How much more does God care about us how much more does God want to defend us how much more do you think God want to take care of a bully that trying to harass us How much more more then we can possibly understand God wants to help his children we need to understand that God isn't about you getting in the middle of a bad situation and telling you you know what you are on your own that isn't our God God wants to get involved in your situation and help you out of it God wants to help you get out of your time of trail
God Help only operates when we are in Faith
Faith is what releases his help
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
The scriptures tell us that temptation,test and trail do not come from God God has nothing to do with temptation test and trails He hates temptation, test and trails so if God doesn't have anything to do with it and he hates it then where do you think Temptations,Test, and Trails come from the enemy know some things we bring a pound ourselves but it can all be traced back to and generated by the enemy
Notice what he said in verse 16 the in 17
James 1:16-17
King James Version (KJV)
16Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
This is what it is talking about when it said err
There are people everyday that turn to God with out having a car wreck then there is people everyday that have car wreaks and don't turn to God Let me tell you what happens in those situations so you will have an understanding about that and you won't be tempted to say something like that and you might be able to help someone that does Uncle suchensuch had from somewhere in his life had some knowledge about God in his heart and what that car wrack did was woke him up and he turned his heart into knowledge that he already knew about God and he awake to that and then began to respond to it. See what the car wrack did but Thank God Uncle suchensuch turned his heart to the Lord .This is the error that some people get into God didn't have anything to do with that and we need to understand that
God is not doing bad things I know that is simple you would be amazed at how many Christians straggle with that little peace of theology God does not do bad things part b of that is nor does he work with the devil to discipline his children let me help you understand let say you lived across the street and had a next door neighbor that was mean to children just a mean person and so you had children and so your child acted up a little bit and so you grab your child by the hand march them out side go over and knock on your next door neighbors door and you say uh my child is acting up a little bit I understand your mean to children so could you please rough up my child just a little bit and maybe teach them that they don't need to do that anymore Now how stupid does that sound so as stupid as that sounds it just as dumb for us to say things like God gets the devil to do stuff in our life to discipline us this is not the truth it's not true from God's word
we have to get rid of questions so you have to know were temptations, test and trails are concerned in other words if you have any kind of question going on like is the Lord involved with this whats the deal with all of this does God really want to help me get out of this as long as you have questions like that lingering you won't be able to use your Faith to get out of that situation so we have to eliminate the questions
1 Peter 1:7
King James Version (KJV)
7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
What it looks like peter is saying is that trails are more precious then gold
First of all Peter is drawing a metaphor for us in other worlds he's using natural things to illustrate spiritual things for us
Notice he says in this verse the trail of your Faith Faith being much more precious then gold thou it be tried with firer might be found unto praise and honor and glory
GOLD FAITH
FIRE TRAILS
What Peter is telling us is Gold is to Faith what fire is to trails
1 Peter 4:12
King James Version (KJV)
12Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
Gold is very extremely rare and precious it not something plenteous Iron-or is more plenteous then Gold
Gold is a rare commodity
Paul wrote in
1 Corinthians 10:13
King James Version (KJV)
13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
1 Peter 1:7
King James Version (KJV)
7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Gold is to Faith as fire is to trails
People that use there Faith to get out of temptations ,test and trails is very rare and very precious
Paul said temptations are common
Peter said Faith is rare and precious
everyone has experience trouble but few use there Faith to get out of troubles and temptations
Just like Gold you have to dig for Faith Faith doesn't come easy
it takes labor it takes time and it takes effort and what we have to realize is that Faith is extremely precious and rare in it's purest form Faith is very precious and rare
What do you do to gold to = a bar of Gold you put fire to itwhat that fire does is it heats up the Gold
Fire will never destroy Gold
Temptations,test ,and trails can never destroy your Faith if you use it if you don't use it it will
you put fire to gold it may change from but its still gold and what people do that is purifying and all these impurities that are in that God will float to the top and some of it will just straight up burn up because of the high temperature but the other thing they can do is take a device and scrap the top of it out and get the impurities out here the point Fire will never destroy Gold but what fire will do is reveal the impurities in it so you can get rid of them Fire will never destroy your Faith but what firer will do is reveal the impurities that are present so you can scrap them off and get rid of them so your Faith can become pure
Fire will never produce Gold fires will never destroy gold fires can't create Faith Faith must be present before the fire is ever put to it
Fire doesn't create Faith
If trails produce great Faith then Fires ought to produce gold and we know that does not happen based on the analogy that peter gives to us gold comes from deep deep work
Trails will never destroy your faith your Faith gets destroyed when you quit using it
here's what I want you to see trails have the ability to weaken your Faith you do
What that tells me if you are in the oven and the fire is on and your in the middle of that pressure
that temptation,test and trail if you will do everything that is necessary to maintain Faith your Faith will never weaken because of the pressure the only thing that the enemy can do in a difficult time is get you to quit there is nothing he can do to diminish your Faith but what he can do is keep enough pressure on you where you will get tiered and quit and give up
Faith will always contain the power of God to over come any trail Faith will always contain enough and connect you enough to the power of God that can get you out of any trail
let use the analogy weight lifting -weight lifting build does not build muscle a misconception that we have is thinking it does
weight lifting brakes down your body(the cells in your muscles) resistance will brake down the cells in you muscles because if weight lifting was able to build your muscle then you would be stronger at about 8,9 ,and 10 reps then you where at 1,2.and ,3 reps and that is not the case because at 9,10,11, and 12 what starts happening your arms may start shaking letting you know you have to let go If weight lifting built muscle then by the time you got to 10,11,12,13 and 14 reps you could just keep on going it don't work that way what happens is the pressure brakes down the cells in your muscles then when you quit when you relax and you are at a state of rest what those cells do go to the rest of the body and they say hey come here I need your help we got are buts whooped yesterday at the gym and we are tiered and we are tore up and we are broke down come and help us so what they do they go to other parts of the body and get cells and then they team up together and go to the arms and whatever is broken down and rebuild one another when they rebuild one another that's what makes muscle get at it Here is my point in saying that weight lifting the pressure does not generate muscle what generates muscle is the response to the weight lifting
Faith grows and develops as we respond to pressure not because of the pressure do you see the difference
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego,
OK Israel had been divided into two kingdoms Israel in the north and the south Judea in the south had the capital of Jerusalem Judea and there leader had become very corrupt over time and because of that corruption,sin and everything that was rapid on the people the Lord permitted the Babylonian armys and the king to be able to come down and take the people captive but what the Babylon King did
and what the king Nebuchadnezzar did is he took the choices(the best of the best) back to Babylon with him and so what he did is he kinda called out the people took a lot of college age young men who was the brightest of the society back to Babylon so when he got these smart young men he put them in his service in the government made them and trained them to do work for the government of Babylon and that God blessed them and they where far more wise then all the natives there in chapter 1
In chapter 3 Of Daniel
Daniel 3
King James Version (KJV)
Daniel 3:1-6
1Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.threescore cubits =90 feet
six cubits=9 feet
so it was very tall and when Nebuchadnezzar and the army's came down from Judea they raided Jerusalem they went into the Temple Salmon had built and took everything and took it back to Babylon with them
2Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
3Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
5That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
6And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Imagen this 90 foot statue is covered in pure Gold were standing out in the desert sun so how bright and shinny this this must have been
the height was 60 cubits it was 6 cubits wide and he instructed that 6 instruments be used to worship an idle he had set up so we have 6 66 was definitely an identifying factor of this statue that Nebuchadnezzar had made What that said is Nebuchadnezzar was not really the root of all of this it was an effort by Satin his self to accomplish something So lets see what he was after
6And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Everyone was instructed to worship that big statue So the enemy Satin had set this up
Daniel 1:18-20
New King James Version (NKJV)
Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah was the hebrew names for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego which were there Babylon names
Daniel 3:14-15
New King James Version (NKJV)
Satin was out to embarrass God Satin was out to prove the God is not the most power God or not the most high God So what he was going to do is set these three Hebrew boys up so that there God would end up getting embarrassed and Nebuchadnezzar God would look like he is it
Why were these three men being pick on they didn't have anything to do with the exiles in Babylon they loved God they worshiped God and they ended up in a situation
that they did not create they didn't make on there own but yet they got picked on and here the king himself was threatening them he would kill them if they did not worship why it is very simple its because they represented God
Have you ever asked this question why is this happening to me
Do you want me to tell you its because you represent God you are a child of God God has gotten involved in your life and you represent Jesus on earth part of it is that you have eyes, ears, noise, mouth, you walk , you talk, and all though things and guess who you look like Jesus matter of fact you are created in the image of God so Satin can't get to God he tried that one time and it did not work out to well for him
So if he can't get to God the next best thing is to get to Gods kids so if you ever find your self asking the question why God why me just understand it's because your a child of God
Do you think God is the kind of parent if he found out some bully was picking on one of his kids that he would say well that's your problem you need to just deal with it the best that you can you know your on your own no what would you think about some parent who was told there kid was being bullied at school and they just said o well you would think they were off there rocker
If earthly parents love there children enough to cover for them and to look after them and take care of the and defend them in a situation like that How much more does God care about us how much more does God want to defend us how much more do you think God want to take care of a bully that trying to harass us How much more more then we can possibly understand God wants to help his children we need to understand that God isn't about you getting in the middle of a bad situation and telling you you know what you are on your own that isn't our God God wants to get involved in your situation and help you out of it God wants to help you get out of your time of trail
God Help only operates when we are in Faith
Faith is what releases his help
Daniel 3:16
New King James Version (NKJV)
16 Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have
no need to answer you in this matter.
In other words king if this irritates you this much why don't you change it
And He who formed you, O Israel:
“ Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name;
You are Mine.
In other words king if this irritates you this much why don't you change it
Daniel 3:17
New King James Version (NKJV)
17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.
18 But if not, let it
be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we
worship the gold image which you have set up.”
what they are saying is King if its going to happen where you though us in the fire then our God is able to deliver us out of the fire and he will there is no question about what the will of God is
They refused to worship the idle it not enough to think God is able you have to know what the will of God is If you want to get out of a temptation,test.or trail you have to use your Faith and must know what the will of God is The will of God is in the book If you find yourself in temptation,test, or tail where sickness and disease is concerned The will of God is in the bible if you find yourself in any temptations, test ,or trails the will of God has already been stated and its already been bought and paid for
By his stripes ye were healed it's a dun deal this is the will of God So where you know the will of God you have a basis for faith
If they knew that God was able then how did they know that God was willing from the word well what word look at
Daniel 3:18
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what they are saying is King if its going to happen where you though us in the fire then our God is able to deliver us out of the fire and he will there is no question about what the will of God is
They refused to worship the idle it not enough to think God is able you have to know what the will of God is If you want to get out of a temptation,test.or trail you have to use your Faith and must know what the will of God is The will of God is in the book If you find yourself in temptation,test, or tail where sickness and disease is concerned The will of God is in the bible if you find yourself in any temptations, test ,or trails the will of God has already been stated and its already been bought and paid for
By his stripes ye were healed it's a dun deal this is the will of God So where you know the will of God you have a basis for faith
If they knew that God was able then how did they know that God was willing from the word well what word look at
Isaiah 43:1
Isaiah 43:1-2
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Isaiah 43
The Redeemer of Israel
1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob,And He who formed you, O Israel:
“ Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name;
You are Mine.
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.
Daniel 3:18
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18 But if not, let it
be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we
worship the gold image which you have set up.”
God doesn't just show up and your Faith is enough reason for God to show up but it doesn't just happen God likes the fact when you are not willing to compromise but you still have to have Faith for God to show up in your situation
Hall of fame of faith
28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel[a]
and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated
the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve
nor worship any god except their own God! 29
Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which
speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash
heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this.”
30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon.
Same thing happened when Daniel was brought out
24 And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they ever came to the bottom of the den.
God doesn't just show up and your Faith is enough reason for God to show up but it doesn't just happen God likes the fact when you are not willing to compromise but you still have to have Faith for God to show up in your situation
Hall of fame of faith
Hebrews 11:33-34
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33 who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34
quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of
weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight
the armies of the aliens.
how did they over come the violence of fire though faith how did the fire get quenched though faith not because they were good not because they stood up to Nebuchadnezzar was because they believed God and stood in Faith so much in Hebrews 11 they were commended for there Faith
They had Faith because they had heard the word did they forget the word no they held on to it
What got them though the fire was the word of God
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
They had Faith because they had heard the word did they forget the word No they held on to it
what go them though the fire was the word of God
Nebuchadnezzar was tiring to punish (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego)them he turns the fire up seven times so it would kill them instantly if he was really thinking he would have turn the fire down that would have burned them slowly but he didn't do that he turned it up so hot it killed the guys that open the door to throw them in to the fire the ropes and things they use to tie them up was the only thing used that got burned up and burnt them off they came out of that situation not even smelling like smoke
The bible said they got out not even smelling like smoke
They went into a fiery furnis seven times hotter and did not even come out smelling like smoke though Faith they came out because they knew what the word said and they believed what the word said
The reason they came out was because of Faith they came out because they knew what the word said and they believed what the word said
Now let's talk about Daniel now Daniel got into a similar situation what's interesting about Daniel the bible said Daniel prayed three times a day and the king said Daniel ( and by this time Nebuchadnezzar was dead and so they had taken over Babylon at this point) and he said to Daniel that he didn't want him praying anymore
Let me tell you what it meant to pray to a Hebrew its not like when we go to God it's not even what the Muslims do when they pray five times a day to a Hebrew when you say he prayed three time that would be equivalent to us having our quit time where we have spent time in the world of God and fellowshipping with God three times a day why is that important it's because that's what it might take to get inside of you
Sometimes we are lazy we want victory but we will not do what it takes to get the victory we think we can go to the freezer of Faith and take our Lean Cuisine pop the top off a little bit pop the top back on then
put it in the microwave for five min. next thing we know we have victory it does not work that way You have got to get the word of God down on the inside of you
Daniel knew the word and the king came to him and told him not to pray anymore and he said yes I am
Then the king was like you know what I am going to hook you up and had him arrested then he thou him in the lions din and made him spend the night with the lions Daniel said you can do that king but I am going to be alright and I am still going to pray then the king arose early in the morning and called for Daniel Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.”
Daniel had Faith and knew God would save him from the lions den
6 So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: “King Darius, live forever! 7 All the governors of the kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the counselors and advisors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. 8 Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.” 9 Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.
11 Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. 12 And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king’s decree: “Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?”
The king answered and said, “The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.”
13 So they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is one of the captives[a] from Judah, does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”
14 And the king, when he heard these words, was greatly displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him. 15 Then these men approached the king, and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is the law of the Medes and Persians that no decree or statute which the king establishes may be changed.”
16 So the king gave the command, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. But the king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” 17 Then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signets of his lords, that the purpose concerning Daniel might not be changed.
18 Now the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no musicians[b] were brought before him. Also his sleep went from him. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning and went in haste to the den of lions. 20 And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
21 Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! 22 My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.”
23 Now the king was exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no injury whatever was found on him, because he believed in his God.
24 And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they ever came to the bottom of the den.
25 Then King Darius wrote:
To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth:
Peace be multiplied to you.
26 I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel.
For He is the living God,
And steadfast forever;
His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed,
And His dominion shall endure to the end.
27 He delivers and rescues,
And He works signs and wonders
In heaven and on earth,
Who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Where did Faith come from psalms 91
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
how did they over come the violence of fire though faith how did the fire get quenched though faith not because they were good not because they stood up to Nebuchadnezzar was because they believed God and stood in Faith so much in Hebrews 11 they were commended for there Faith
They had Faith because they had heard the word did they forget the word no they held on to it
What got them though the fire was the word of God
Romans 10:17
New King James Version (NKJV)
They had Faith because they had heard the word did they forget the word No they held on to it
what go them though the fire was the word of God
Nebuchadnezzar was tiring to punish (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego)them he turns the fire up seven times so it would kill them instantly if he was really thinking he would have turn the fire down that would have burned them slowly but he didn't do that he turned it up so hot it killed the guys that open the door to throw them in to the fire the ropes and things they use to tie them up was the only thing used that got burned up and burnt them off they came out of that situation not even smelling like smoke
The bible said they got out not even smelling like smoke
They went into a fiery furnis seven times hotter and did not even come out smelling like smoke though Faith they came out because they knew what the word said and they believed what the word said
The reason they came out was because of Faith they came out because they knew what the word said and they believed what the word said
Now let's talk about Daniel now Daniel got into a similar situation what's interesting about Daniel the bible said Daniel prayed three times a day and the king said Daniel ( and by this time Nebuchadnezzar was dead and so they had taken over Babylon at this point) and he said to Daniel that he didn't want him praying anymore
Let me tell you what it meant to pray to a Hebrew its not like when we go to God it's not even what the Muslims do when they pray five times a day to a Hebrew when you say he prayed three time that would be equivalent to us having our quit time where we have spent time in the world of God and fellowshipping with God three times a day why is that important it's because that's what it might take to get inside of you
Sometimes we are lazy we want victory but we will not do what it takes to get the victory we think we can go to the freezer of Faith and take our Lean Cuisine pop the top off a little bit pop the top back on then
put it in the microwave for five min. next thing we know we have victory it does not work that way You have got to get the word of God down on the inside of you
Daniel knew the word and the king came to him and told him not to pray anymore and he said yes I am
Then the king was like you know what I am going to hook you up and had him arrested then he thou him in the lions din and made him spend the night with the lions Daniel said you can do that king but I am going to be alright and I am still going to pray then the king arose early in the morning and called for Daniel Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.”
Daniel had Faith and knew God would save him from the lions den
Daniel 6:1-28
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Daniel 6
The Plot Against Daniel
1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom; 2 and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss. 3 Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm. 4 So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him. 5 Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”6 So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: “King Darius, live forever! 7 All the governors of the kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the counselors and advisors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. 8 Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.” 9 Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.
11 Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. 12 And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king’s decree: “Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?”
The king answered and said, “The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.”
13 So they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is one of the captives[a] from Judah, does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”
14 And the king, when he heard these words, was greatly displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him. 15 Then these men approached the king, and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is the law of the Medes and Persians that no decree or statute which the king establishes may be changed.”
16 So the king gave the command, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. But the king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” 17 Then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signets of his lords, that the purpose concerning Daniel might not be changed.
Daniel Saved from the Lions
18 Now the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no musicians[b] were brought before him. Also his sleep went from him. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning and went in haste to the den of lions. 20 And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
21 Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! 22 My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.”
23 Now the king was exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no injury whatever was found on him, because he believed in his God.
Darius Honors God
24 And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they ever came to the bottom of the den.
25 Then King Darius wrote:
To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth:
Peace be multiplied to you.
26 I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel.
For He is the living God,
And steadfast forever;
His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed,
And His dominion shall endure to the end.
27 He delivers and rescues,
And He works signs and wonders
In heaven and on earth,
Who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Where did Faith come from psalms 91
Psalm 91:1
New King James Version (NKJV)
Psalm 91
Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most HighShall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:13
New King James Version (NKJV)
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
Daniel had Faith and knew God would save him from the lions den and God is going to get the honor and the glory because the word said so
Nebuchadnezzar was tiring to punish and throw him into the Fiery furnace (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego)
They had Faith because they had heard the word did they forget the word No they held on to it
what got them though the fire was the word of God
then
They had Faith because they had heard the word did they forget the word No they held on to it
what got them though the fire was the word of God
then
Daniel 3:28-30
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30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon.
Same thing happened when Daniel was brought out
Daniel 6:24
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Darius Honors God
24 And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they ever came to the bottom of the den.
We need to have Faith like them if we start living in faith and demnstate Faith and show our God
Faith in God will bring you out every time there is no fire that can destroy your Faith the only thing that will allow the fire to over come you is if you quit
Galatians 6:9
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9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
You are going to have to find out what the will of God is the will of God is in the word of God and get that down on the inside of you and have Faith
Preached By Pastor Brad
http://springhill.cc/
Faith in God will bring you out every time there is no fire that can destroy your Faith the only thing that will allow the fire to over come you is if you quit
Galatians 6:9
New King James Version (NKJV)
9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
You are going to have to find out what the will of God is the will of God is in the word of God and get that down on the inside of you and have Faith
Preached By Pastor Brad
http://springhill.cc/
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