DIED FOR US
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Reality Check
Reality Check
I am so excited to bring you this message today
I pray that todays message
awakes YOU
Educates YOU
and ENCOURAGES you
I pray that THIS MESSAGE Rings in your HEART and MIND every moment for the REST OF YOUR LIFE.
Hard Truth time —— prior to accepting Christ you were not a GOOD person.
You lived in a KINGDOM made by MAN
RULED by a SPIRITUAL DARKNESS that drove you to SEEK the WONDERS of this WORLD
27 ... you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting;
There’s a story told of a king who wanted to find truly wise men.
He invited many to present their wisdom, but one presented a simple very large wooden box.
When opened, it revealed nothing but darkness.
The king found it perplexing, but the wise man explained, 'This represents our human nature.
We all contain darkness, yet in that darkness, the light of Christ shines.'
Romans 5:8 reassures us that while we may not be good on our own, God's love fills the void and brings light into our lives!
As the King reached into to search the box
he searched for anything in the darkness in the very dark void of the box
it was a very large box
but suddenly he felt a candle and realized it was attached to the bottom of the box
not able to remove it
he called for a flame
the king moved the flame into the box
and lite the candle
Suddenly the darkness was defeated
and the king revealed a very thick GOLD lining in the box
the amount of wealth in that GOLD was unbelievable
it was more wealth than anyone imagined in that simple wooden Chest
what appeared SIMPLE, UGLY, on his own thought was an empty, worthless chest
was revealed to be of IMMENSE VALUE
This is like us
before the presentation of the to the KING
before coming before HIM
to lay the chest of darkness at the feet of the king
our interior self was DARK and EMPTY
but when the light of JESUS was ignited
the TRUE wealth
the TRUE beauty was revealed in us.
Our worth was revealed.....
Truth Exercised
Truth Exercised
When we were called to enter the THRONE ROOM of GOD
we were invited in
John 3:16 “16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
Prior to CHRIST the KINGDOM was there
we were not able to enter because we lived our lives outside of the CASTLE WALLS
we were called to COME
the KING is calling will you COME or GO
we tried to do RIGHT and GOOD things
we lived seeking SHINEY THINGS in your world
we knew there was a KING
we knew there was a CASTLE
We could see many many things that we didn’t understand
We followed the direction of other lost souls
telling us of POWER and WEALTH
Andrew Carnegie — wrote a book called “The GOSPEL of WEALTH”
in it he stated a few things
“the man who dies rich, dies disgraced”
and added “Millionares who laugh are RARE”
The real wealth is in knowing CHRIST
but prior to CHRIST —- GOD was DISTANT —- we were unable to reach HIM
no matter the size of the TOWER we build
or the height and quality of the LADDER
GOD was unreachable
But GOD knew and provided a WAY
but we could not enter the CASTLE to see the KING
the KING was a distant figure that was spoken of by others
we were told that we could not enter
YET in HIS perfect TIMING
through CHRIST we were invited to ENTER
to be reconciled to the KING
to become HIS
it was not our WISDOM, our WISENESS that got us in
but the INVITATION FROM the KING OF KINGS
GOD sent HIS SON to make this REUNION POSSIBLE
and HIS SON paid the PRICE so that we could enter in
We accepted the INVITATION by SUBMISSION
and WE called on HIS NAME, HIS invitation
We were INVITED to COME before the LORD
We brought our BOX of DARKNESS which was our HEART and SOUL
the KING OF KINGS gave the FLAME the LIGHT
to NOW see the WORTH inside each of US
Justified and Reconciled
Justified and Reconciled
We are JUSTIFIED by our FAITH
our TRUE place in the KINGDOM was REVEALED
the KING OF KINGS sent others to TELL of HIS invitation - TO INVITE YOU
We accepted the invitation
We entered the THRONE ROOM
our TRUE value revealed
and we gave ourselves to the KING
We were now PART of the KINGDOM
Our verses today all center around the RESOLUTION
that GOD LOVED us that even while we were DARK inside
we were WEAK —- Unable on our STRENGTH
to ACHIEVE what we DESIRED
our old way —— just climb another step, another amount of power or wealth
our ladder was short
that the KING OF KINGS wanted us to COME TO HIM
the KING OF KINGS reached down and offered HIS MIGHTY HAND
He PAID THE PRICE, so that we could COME IN
You see the Words of SCRIPTURE
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
resolved the issue in Romans 3:23
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
we could not pay the price
we could not enter the KINGDOM
Jesus PAID THE ENTRY FEE— JESUS REACHED DOWN to save us from that LADDER
Do you know the feeling of standing on top of a ladder
the ladder flexing and feeling UNSTABLE
we trust the LADDER and CLIMB higher and higher
FEAR enters and we start to doubt
we FEAR FALLING, We FEAR THE PAIN
Most of us are not really afraid of HEIGHT
but afraid of FALLING
But JESUS REACHED DOWN and BROUGHT us to a NEW LEVEL
a NEW SECURE, SOLID PLACE
and we GRABBED on to HIM —- We came to the THRONE
with our LACK, our SIN, our DARKNESS revealed
our FEAR no longer there
and once that LIGHT shone in the DARKNESS
the DARKNESS was overcome
OUR VALUE REVEALED
GOD’s LOVE
GOD’s LOVE
God’s love was an INSPITE OF—- LOVE
Inspite of our MESSY LIFE
INSPITE of our SIN
InSPITE of our WEAKNESS
GOD SHOWED HIS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
SENT JESUS to DIE —- to PAY the PRICE
it was not a matter of our GOODNESS
it is TRIUMPH only through CHRIST
we were LOST, ALONE, seemingly EMPTY, FULL OF DARKNESS
BUT in HIS LOVE we RECEIVED, ACCEPTED HIS LIGHT
The LIGHT of the WORLD
LITE inside of US
in Verse 9
9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.
we were JUSTIFIED
and in VERSE 10
10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
we are reconciled
This words are closely related
study the similarities of VERSE 9 and 10 this week
we were enemies of GOD
BUT NO LONGER
JUSTIFIED and RECONCILED to GOD
We are now HIS —— PROVISIONED, PROTECTED, and PROVIDED for
The beauty of the TRUTH
even starting with our SIN and DARKNESS
HIS LOVE SHINES
Vs 10 tells us the BEAUTY OF THE REALITY
no matter your PAST
Your weakness
YOUR not good enough
You are LOVED we are all loved —- LOST or FOUND
Loved so much that GOD sent HIS SON, to pay the price that we couldn’t PAY
HIS BLOOD SHED to GRANT us ETERNAL LIFE
WE are SAVED
and able to REJOICE
REJOICING in HIS GIFT
REJOICING in HIS GIFT
so what does this all MEAN in our DAILY LIFE
what does it mean for our FUTURE
REJOICING
Peace through FAITH
JOY beyond MEASURE
a CHANGE in our MINDSET
20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
We are NEW
it is all changed in YOU
I want to close today with
11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
WE REJOICE
WE are BACK in the FOLD of the SHEPHARD
we were LAMBS
lost in the DARKNESS
the GREAT SHEPHERD in HIS LOVE
CALLED TO US
We heard HIS VOICE
and FOLLOWED it
not matter the REASON for wandering off
NO matter of what we were FOCUSED on in our walk outside in the DARKNESS
HE CALLED and WE ANSWERED
and that MADE ALL the DIFFERENCE
Lets PRAY
Dear FATHER
THANK YOU
MY LIFE IS SAVED
MY IDENTITY IS NOW serving the KING OF KINGS
I walk in the HALLS our YOUR THRONE ROOM
LOST, FOUND, JUSTIFIED and RECONCILED
thank you JESUS
