The Healing of The Land (Part 6)
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The Right Turn
The Right Turn
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
God wants to heal the land
God wants to heal the land
For the land to be healed
++God needs a people
++We must understand the Call
++We must Humble ourselves
++We must be a people of prayer
++We must seek God’s face
++We must turn from our ways
12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
A way is
++Path
++Plan
++Pattern
++Purpose
Not all ways are equal
12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
There is a way that seem right.
Not everything is as it seem.
3 For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
What did he see?
Unlawfulness
Ungratefulness
He saw
++The wicked prosper
4 For there are no pangs in their death, But their strength is firm.
He saw
++The wicked prosper
++Firm strength in them
5 They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like other men.
He saw
++The wicked prosper
++Firm strength in them
++Them Problem free
6 Therefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment.
He saw
++The wicked prosper
++Firm strength in them
++Them Problem free
++They were full of pride
The things he saw was not their problem
3 For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
We are not harmed by what others do, we are harmed by how we respond to it.
He was envious of the prosperity of the wicked
He was envious of the prosperity of the wicked
To be envious
++Jealous
++Get heated
++Annoyed
++Tormented
++Hurt
How could someones prosperity harm us?
How could someones prosperity harm us?
How could lead to such emotions?
How could lead to such emotions?
Something within us tells us
++Good things should happen to good people
++Bad things should happen to bad people
16 When I thought how to understand this, It was too painful for me—
Understanding the prosperity of the wicked
++Was difficult
++Took great effort for me
++Was very painful to me
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.
Every way
++Has an appeal
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;
Every way
++Has an appeal
++Has a destination
12 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Just an Illusion
Just an Illusion
Be careful
++It may looks good
++It may feel good
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who heeds counsel is wise.
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
You have a choice
You have a choice
1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
28 And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
27 Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell forevermore.
11 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons.
12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood.
13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.
14 But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want.
15 Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.
17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you,
19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’
20 “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
And He
++Arose
++Came to the Father
Someone needs to arise
Somebody needs to come to the father
He was a son
He was a son
He no longer bore the resemblance of the father
The world cares little about you
Here he came
Here he came
Broken
Busted
Disc
Soiled with the world
Soiled with the world
20 “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
While he was still a great way off
While he was still a great way off
The Father
++Saw him
++Had Compassion
++Ran to him
++Kissed him
God cares about you
++Not because of our choices
++In spite of our choices
22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;
24 for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.