"I Get To Do This"

2 Chronicles 15:1–7 NKJV

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?

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

Proverbs 14:12 NKJV

12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

Deuteronomy 30:19 NKJV

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

2 Chronicles 15:1 NKJV

1 Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.

Azariah was responding to the Spirit of God

He was the Son of Obed

He spoke to Asa

Asa was a good king

2 Chronicles 14:2–3 NKJV

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

2 Chronicles 15:3 NKJV

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

1 Samuel 8:4–5 NKJV

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.”

1 Samuel 8:20 NKJV

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

1 Samuel 8:7 NKJV

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

Called to be different

Exodus 19:5 NKJV

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

Galatians 3:3 NKJV

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

2 Chronicles 15:4 NKJV

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

Psalm 46:1 NKJV

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

2 Chronicles 15:5–6 NKJV

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

He has not forgotten us

2 Chronicles 15:7 NKJV

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

Galatians 6:9 NKJV

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

Ecclesiastes 12:1 NKJV

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

Psalm 73:28 NKJV

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”

Drawing near declares

++Personal trust is in the Lord

++The personal work He has done

++We recognize his Goodness

++We have receive mercy

John 7:37–38 NKJV

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

We must recognize the moment we are in

In this life

++There is Pain

++There is Suffering

++There is Misunderstanding

John 12:27 NKJV

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.

John 12:27 NIV

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

2 Timothy 3:1 NKJV

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.

Ephesians 1:3 NKJV

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

2 Corinthians 4:7 NKJV

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

John 7:37 NKJV

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

Isaiah 12:3 NKJV

3 Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation.