UMBC AM SERVICE 08-02-2020

Whirlwind of amazing things that God is doing it's a book that looks back deals with what is and even looks ahead lot of prophetic things in the Book of Daniel. We won't be prophetic this morning.

But it's my prayer that we are practical. Amen. Amen in the Book of Daniel going in the fourth chapter.

One of these days I'm going to remember to tell that sister back there. What verse is I'm reading before I get up here.

God's word begins it says Nebuchadnezzar the king.

Unto all people Nations and languages that dwell in all the Earth. Peace be multiplied unto you. I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God has wrought toward me. How greater is signs and how Mighty are his wonders his kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom and his Dominion is from generation to generation father. We love you today. We thank you for your goodness. We thank you for your grace for your mercy. We thank you Lord for the Relentless Pursuit that you make through the Holy Ghost to our hearts. for our very Souls we thank you so much today for each one in this house and Lord for the anointing that we felt Lord when we first walked in today in the Lord for all the prayer requests that were mentioned God each one needs you so much and we lift each one until you today and Lord is my prayer this morning God that you vacate our minds from every thought From Every Avenue of wonder that might that might take us away from from the Simplicity of your word and in Lord that you just for a few moments. Just just just fill this place with a drawing with an annoying both on your word in through your spirit is my prayer Lord lead us listen to you. It is my prayer this morning. And for sure we will follow in the name of Jesus. We pray amen. And amen. Amen this exciting what did encourage reading we just read and and you say will you know, what kind of message you going to preach out a what what you just read this morning brother because what I read, is it exaltations? What I read is a is a profound testimony from a king who sits upon the throne who's got everything at his fingertips and I get that I would argue that one bit. I mean he he doesn't he's not in want not at this particular reading. He's not in and I love what he said man is if we go with those were the old teen bust out on the scene and he says Hey to everybody and every corner of the world. This goes out to all nations. This goes out to all peoples is goes out to everybody that lives on this old place called Hearth, which is under the heaven which belongs to the king to the Lord of lords, and I don't know about you but I like what he's saying, it sounds good. And and this is listen what he said this brother ain't going to let no Rock cry out and get his praise. No, sir. He's going to give it to God himself and he says is he says how great is his signs and how my Tiaras wonders his kingdom is an everlasting take no man has Dominion is from generation to generation. He is blessed. And you can hear it all over him. the interesting thing is a few hours ago. Things were very different.

This is the same thing.

previous chapter has

had three young men called before him because this King has had a a a statue or an image of himself erected. And he's put out of the tree. You're a certain Sound of Music play in whether you're in the marketplace whether you're in the alleys was here in the palace when you hear the music you fall down and you worship the image made of himself.

I mean, I have three young men brought before him that people have said King when that music played they didn't bow. eneloop saddle He says okay. I will give you an opportunity. I'm leaving it today when you hear the music from now on you know what to do. It is is 3 spice to little boys.

And I said, you know King.

We're not even going to pick our words wisely. We're going to be very arrogant about how we first asked for you. We're not going to bother you. Do your statue North anything else. The only one we bout to is the King of Kings and the Lord of lords.

Turn with me over to chapter 3 real quick.

when they tell him that in chapter 3 verse 13

and let me say this to you this morning.

I hope that you you truly realize that this is not just some chance happening going on that it did. It. Just so happened that it got recorded in God's word.

Nebuchadnezzar's on the mission the three Hebrew boys are on a mission. And the fourth man is fixing to walk in a fire zone the mission.

Sodium Morris has answered him and inverse 13. It says did Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach Meshach and Abednego.

Jumbo reverse 18 know that was when he heard he just heard they wasn't doing what they supposed to do now when they answer him.

And basically said you will bow down to it if you want somebody by down to it. Verse 18, they said what if not bidding on under the Old King that we will not serve that guy's nor worship. The golden image which Dow has set up then was Nebuchadnezzar full of what jewelry and the farm of his visit was changed against Shadrach Meshach in a Bendigo and he commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was already already eat it. It was so hot that the very man that cast him into the fire. From the fire their self. You said okay preacher you read it wrong this morning and you should have read this and then carried us to chapter 4. Know when when we read this today.

You seem to extreme within an individual's life.

You see in chapter 4 somebody that you won't sitting beside you on that Pier this morning. Amen, I don't know about you, but I love being around people that love to praise the Lord hallelujah. Any of that third chapter though, we don't see any praise. We only see Rays. We only see Fury. We only see anger and him.

Why is he so?

mad

I want to tell you this morning.

It really don't have nothing to do with those boys disobedience.

It really don't have a whole lot to do with. I'm not borrowing. to his image

but it has all to do. With the struggle going on inside of him.

The Apostle Paul talked about this struggle. The Apostle Paul spoke of a struggle that takes place within a man of Good and Evil. of the spirit and the flesh

the Apostle Paul was so in touch with this trouble that he even said this one day. He said, you know

He said I know to do good this deposit ball. He said I know to do good, but I want to often I do bad. He said why is it that the things that I shouldn't do? I don't in the things I shouldn't do I do.

it's because that struggle Is always there? and for King Nebuchadnezzar that struggle is nearing its it's climax Because at the same time there's a drawing going on within him like they're never been before.

You see the the whole scope of those three young boys being cast into that fire and and the 4th man walking in the flame.

It serves so many purposes but one thing is for sure.

Is that he's there knocking on Nebuchadnezzar's heart also. You know.

When I read that I drift back in my own life so quickly. When I was lost.

The closer I got to Jesus. It seems like the worst I became. The more of the spirit drawing me that the harder I was to be around by other people.

The more that alter beckoned for me to come down the tighter I gripped. that Pew I was setting on because there is a battle going on within me and both sides that are pulling within me or pulling the wind. You following me this morning and you see we still we you and I as Christians. You still fight that battle? And you fight it on some on some big events and you fighting on some small regular day happenings. somebody pulls out in front of you in traffic you have the Fight the urge to say something to him. Somebody honked their horn at you because you know, you're not driving right immediately you your ears turn red and you want to give them a piece of your mind, but you have to fight not doing that. There's a there's a struggle pulling on a person. Because you have an adversary until the day that God glorifies you you have an adversary. That's always going to be trying to drag you back down. and destroy you

we we we fight the struggle of the flash when we know we should forgive but we hold on unforgiveness. We fight the struggle when we know that we should deny self. But we feel the draw to promote self. We fight this battle.

When the holy spirit moves up on us. Yet we resist. And there is a battle in the struggle that goes on every single day. And if I can point this out to you this morning, one of the single greatest reasons that people cannot find true peace in their life is because they are caught up in this struggle and when you get hung up in the struggle, it seems like everything you're doing just don't feel right. It seems like everywhere you go with just don't feel good. It seems like every choice you made there's an issue and you just can't find Joy about nothing you doing amen and I want to tell you the day you will never have that joy that is unspeakable and full of Glory you'll never have that piece of man that allows you to walk into the flame as those three more is done until you have surrendered Amen to the drawing of the Holy Ghost upon your life help you with that, but the Holy Ghost didn't come in. If you turn the keys over to him a minute to renew your life to him and can give you that piece can give you that sense of assurance. You know, when. Was angry because everything that could be wrong. Can I just say this everything that was going on around him in the world was right, but it was all wrong in here in his turning him into a madman and he's at he's even trying to get people to to give him praise to to a quail this problem and it it just ain't working in and then he finally explodes Lenny takes it out on others.

And they cast them boys in there. Getting runs up there to see what happened to. In the fire so hot he's got to be up in the upper part of a palace. And is he looks down there?

He sees that they have. someone that I don't

they don't have my money. They don't have my power. They don't have my authority.

But they're living like kings.

And here I am.

broken

an empty

and at that moment.

at that moment is Is heart melts. And we don't necessarily hear it worded this way in scripture, but the end result testifies to is that it happened. That's somehow or another he

he's ready to surrender.

And it begins weeping and he says Shadrach.

Omission Bendigo

Glory to the God who is most high?

Let this God you serve let him be God of all gods. Any commander them becomes be brought out of that fire and all you make no mistake about it friend Jesus. Was there walking through the flame for those boys, but he was there to get his attention to

if he comes out. but this situation

I got to read it again.

That I thought it was good to show the signs and wonders that the high God has wrought toward me how greater is signs. How many or his wonders his kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom and his Dominion is from generation to generation where you can but then brother has hit a place where that Joy Max Lucado said it like this one time. He said true worship. Amen is the thank you with inside of a person's heart that cannot be kept. There are kept silent anymore. And for Nebuchadnezzar the king little girl Royal won the authoritative won the power of one who rolls out there and he is a whole different person. Why amen because that struggle because that battle a man that he's fighting that he's warned against that's just eating him up inside day after day after day after day after night. Goes everywhere you turn there is pulling on his winning down have finally been put to rest in. This weather has been elevated to a limited only God can a human being a man and he's loving it. I mean he's eating it up. Now. He won't say I'm sure they stay close to that fire and it melted part of his brain and that they said that to him. He probably would said you might be right but glory be to God. I'll take it any day any Manning and for you and I had a day.

sometimes we wonder

wine

It seems like we struggled so much.

Why? it seems like

no matter what we try.

We just can't. All we might have a laugh or two, but we just can't find the true joy in the true. Peace. But this old boy is showing.

Which sometimes I wonder? Why do I feel so good on Sunday, but? Put on Monday boys seem like you're so most little thing sets me off.

Brings me down. Knox my feet out from under me.

Could it be?

Could it be that we we still struggling?

to let go

we still struggle sometimes.

not give me a

completely surrender

in my life

I've looked up.

as a Christian

and my kids will testify to this. that

Turn back. I get to a place where. Any little thing will set me off.

Like any little thing is if is a match waiting to light a stick of dynamite in me. And every single time I've been there. You know what the problem is.

The problem is I've been losing that battle.

Warn against of the flashing unit A1. I lose it. Because I fight it.

Because I'm the one. Try and overcome it.

because I still want to say because I still want to hang onto my pride because I still want to be the master of my own destiny because I still want to call all my shots.

the greatest joy and the greatest piece

that I've had in my heart and I'm going I'm in I'm done this morning. I told you it is a song. I want you to sing this morning y'all come on up. But for till they get here, can I tell you where I found my greatest my greatest joy? and in my greatest sense of focus

It's when?

I have surrendered.

and said Lord I don't know where you're going to take me. I don't know what you're going to do with me. I don't have a clue. How you doing do it?

But here I am.

clean mold heart

And use me if you will.

And being out of control.

has produced

the most in control feeling I've ever had. the stand this morning

might be a little bit of a different message this morning, but

you know, we all we all Wrestle with me. We all struggle, but I want you to know this morning.

You can take something that don't weigh hardly anything. But if you carry it wrong enough friend is going to pull you down.

Morning, Olga. It's my prayer. Did you walk out these doors that's walking on air true is free. truly forgive

How about tomorrow?

How are you today?

originate from

Oh come to the altar.

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