Galatians 4
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Yeah. Okay, sorry. So yeah, that's go ahead and open your Bibles us this evening. We're going to turn me in the book of Galatians getting back to Galatians. We had brother Brandon from The Gideons last week you shared with us verses of Romans chapter 1 and that was good to hear from him and gave you guys a break from me. But we're back in the book of Galatians this evening and we're going to be finishing up chapter 2 Galatians Chapter 2 verses 16 through 21 is where we're going to be at and if you don't have a Bible with you or if you just want to follow along in the screen, it should be up on the screen as well. There's going to read these passages of scripture and then we'll go to the Lord in prayer and ask him to reveal to us illuminate us to us through the power of the spirit what he has for us in this passage. So let's read Versa Universe 16 the Apostle Paul writes and yet because we know that a person is not justified by The Works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we ourselves have believed in Christ Jesus this was so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by The Works of the law Because by the works of the law, no human being will be justified. If we ourselves are also found to be Sinners while seeking to be justified by Christ is Christ in a promoter of sin the answer absolutely not. Verse 18 if I rebuild those things that I tore down I show myself to be a lawbreaker. For through the law. I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live but Christ lives in me the life. I now live in the body. I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not set aside. The grace of God for if righteousness comes to the law. Then Christ died for nothing that spray father God. We thank you for this opportunity Lord to open up your your word this evening to hear from from you guide through the illumination of the spirit that are preserved word that you've given us the spirit that works in the heart of our every believer father the spare two convicts the center of their need for 2 to receive Jesus were so grateful to be recipients of your goodness in your blessing that is found in Jesus in The Gospel in the way you've chosen to intervene and and interact with your creation God we're so thankful for these things. And I Lord we I be a mister or remiss. If I didn't just bring up our country this evening. We're on the eve of a of a very important and scary time with the election coming gotten so we just pray father we our hearts are concerned for our country and for our citizens and for the states and cities throughout our landlord that whatever happened to come Tuesday father that the that you threw your the power of your spirit Lord that you piece would rain in our land that we would have a peaceful transition of peaceful election in power of you note resubmission or transmission of a power of government father. However, the election turns out we just pray all those things would be peaceful father that you would allow our election to be
Of the people and by the people and not interfere by or just got we just we call out to you and asked if she would you would comfort us first and and and I guess firstly Lord that you would you would just we know you're in control of all things. And so we just ask that you help us to rest in you and and the control that you have over all things you do you work all things to good and For Your Glory but we also asked Lord that everything that happens is coming days father would be pleasing and honoring to you that you would use it for good. And not for evil. Father we we trust in you. And we ask that you give us wisdom as we make the coming of decisions in the boat that's coming this week Lord. And saying all that father. We just now asked Lord that you would meet with us that you would remind us of everything that this world has to offer fathers. Just a fleeting moment compared to the riches of eternal life that you've given to us in Christ Jesus, and that is what we get to look at this evening and see what Jesus has done for us God and we're still thankful for this opportunity. So hope I'm not regard Lord. Meet with us help us to set aside the distractions of things going on outside of the walls of this church this evening and that we would continue to worship you as Cory mentioned father not only in song but now we worship you by the preaching of your word and we asked your spirit with meet with us would teach us withdraws close to you and make us more like Jesus. Through your enabling power. We asked who sings The Name of Jesus Amen. Alright, so we have these passages of scripture. I cannot wait till we get to Galatians chapter 3 almost just wanted to jump over these last few verses here. Go straight to Galatians 2 relations 3, probably my one of my most favorite chapters of all the Bible at least this week or this month for this year. I am changes. I probably said that in every every sermon series I've done but it's just what I love about Galatians chapter 3 is that Paul Paul gives us the reason why it's by grace and not by works of the law and he gives us the reason why the law what's the difference in the first place and all these things and it was never got first plan to make us do it be able to be reconciled to him. The law was never given to Moses for that fact and Paul just just wonderful, is that out for us and Galatians chapter 3 and so I can't wait for next week and I saw I just encourage you to be here or be to listen to the to the Women's it's not me but just the power that is found in glacial chapter 3 and you know, if you're a big picture Lerner like me, if you need to know the big picture Galatians chapter 3, is it where does the law work in all this if it's always been by Grace? How does that work? Why did why even bring the lol? I don't even give us the lot Paul answers those things in Galatians chapter 3 and 4 Paul before he does that he lays out this this thesis statements this premise of his letter that is given to the Galatians. If we remember he's writing this letter to a shirt to the churches in the region of galatia that he's established on his first missionary journey more than likely and he's heard that he's they've allowed judaizers me deals with the bad guys right there people that have come in and said yes Gentiles you can be you. Can you can that be embraced Jesus says you're my Messiah you can have eternal life, but you first have to be circumcised and follow the laws of Moses. You have to become a Jew first and then you can receive Jesus as a massage and Paul says no we can Add anything to the free salvation is found in Jesus Christ at every given to us by grace through faith alone. And by doing so by adding back the law. We're making Grace void. And remember how he starts the letter off if anyone else teaches. If even I come back to unite each to you another gospel. Let him be accursed. Let him be accursed. because Preaching a false message a fault gospel dams people to their Eternal reality of hell. I'm mixing up in taking truth and mixed in Fall cities reduces the the power in the potency of the Gospel message and Paul recognizes that and so he's writing this letter saying looked foolish Galatians. That's how it starts Galatians chapter 3 now. You want to bring the law back into it? And so his premise statement here in verse 16.
Are Justified God is Holy and just he is the just judge of his creation. He will judge every sin. He will judge every slight mishap that has been found in this earth. Revelations Revelations. Sorry Tara. She hates it when you call the Book of Revelation Revelations.
Revelation chapter 20 describes this great time of judgment is coming the future the great white Throne judgment and everyone who's not written in the Lamb's Book of Life will be judged according to their works because he's holding just and if he's just if he's a just judge he must punish sin. The graves people were ice in the grace and they will be judged according to their sin. Except for those are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. Those are covered in the blood of Jesus. Not that God has winked at our sin that Jesus Took the punishment for us on the cross. God's Wrath was laid upon him for us.
He remains just because he punished Jesus for our sin these also the justifier because he's always that's always been the plan. That he would make a way for sinners like you and I who are dead and separated from him because of our said he would make a way through sending his son to die on our account to take that penalty for us. And those who receive and believe Jesus write how many times have you saw that in the Gospel of John the last couple of August for us last year as we're going to the Gospel of John John do the his breaking the holy spirit said it again looking at those who believe who is synonymous with by faith believe that Jesus a compass work is enough that those are the days were written in the Lamb's Book of Life. Those are they who will have eternal life and those who do not believe are condemned already? Because they do not believe in what Jesus has done this belief. Is this faith that Paul speaks about here in Galatians. Having faith in a saving faith is of hearing about this gospel message that Jesus came and died for your sins took the penalty and all you must do and receive and believe that and by placing your faith and trust in him the promise of scriptures that were born. Again. We're Made Alive in the Christ. We are now identified in Christ's death burial and resurrection and just as he rose from the grave and is sending at the right hand of the Father the promise is it all of us will one day be in the presence of our God will dwell among him. He will be our God and he will be with his people. And it is all because of what Jesus has done by placing our faith in Christ alone. God declares us to be justified. I judge stands and says you're Justified. It's a legal declaration.
You are perfectly just because you now stand in Christ Christ made that justification for us verse 16. And yeah, because we know he's talking to Peter I who Peter who kind of slipped it remember a couple weeks ago. He was eating with Gentiles and having a good time because they realized it was not only for the Jews but for the Gentiles also that wall of separation between Gentile and Jew had been torn down to the New Covenant. And all of a sudden these men from James a representative James top of the Jerusalem Church, and and the other Jewish and all the sudden Peter starting with M and separates himself in the Gentiles cuz that's always the tradition of other Jews that were Messianic Christians begin to follow him and Paul calls them out for it in public cuz you messed up and he's finishing his argument here and yet we know that a person is not justify this legally declared righteous in the eyes of a holy God by The Works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ as I clock or bull juice, we know that the Mosaic law we understand now it was never meant for that.
It's not for the works of our but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we ourselves have believed in Christ Jesus. They repented they were trusts him in the ways of the Mosaic law. They were trusting in the traditions of the fathers the encounter Jesus they repented they they saw their are in following and trying to make themselves write this in front of a holy God by their work by their self righteous work. They they saw they had to change their mind and they instead Embrace what Jesus has done for had done for them?
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They believe in Christ alone. The turn from their righteous religious acts and trusted in Christ righteousness alone. And he seemed like we even understood this Peter. And this was so that we might be justified again this legal declaration not by The Works of the law but by faith in Christ and not by The Works of the law because they by The Works of the law. No human being will be justified.
417 there's three different points that I want to talk about now that I've spent.
15 minutes on the reviews. I was supposed to do just quickly bras over those things in them. There's three point that I wanted to point out a verses 17 through 21. Then I hope hope that will help us today and tonight thank on and to reflect on what Christ has done in the first point and they ought to do with death. I know it's kind of dark, but that's just what I came up with. So sorry for the title to your dad is dead. That is that verse 17. But if we ourselves are also found to be Sinners while seeking to be justified by Christ is Christ not than a promoter of sin. Absolutely. Not so Peter saying look, he's a he's a he's a rag knowledge in that hems declaring to the do to Jews that we are no longer justify where we've never been justified by the law the law over here instead justified by had placed in her faith in Jesus Christ. He can see them saying wait a minute what you're saying is if you can just be a sinner you can just be with however you want to be because you're identifying with Jesus and and so he's saying I understand that what you think is going to happen. Is that Christ it but believing in Christ Christ is promoting send right we can just do whatever we want. How many people in here have heard that response by other people. So let me get this straight you believe in Jesus Christ and then you just go on sinning and doing whatever you want. Then he's just going to take you to heaven after you die because right that's what Paul saying. He's he's seeing this this objection, but if we ourselves are also found to be Sinners while seeking to be justified in Christ as Christ then a promoter of sin and our response his response. Our response is absolutely not Because we're made born again. We're giving a new heart. We Are Made Alive unto God We are giving a heart that is able to pursue God and wants to please him not because of we want to earn favor with him because of what he's done for us. It is the spirit of God working within us.
That now is the means in which we pursue a life that pleases and honors Our God for what he has done. So absolutely not. Price is not being in Christ is not a means and which sin is promoted. And this is the dead is dead. If I rebuild those things I tore down. I show myself to be a lawbreaker.
He's saying look these things the law that I've torn down that used to be than a number one thing in my life. The Mosaic law all the things that I did. I was the Pharisee of Pharisees. We've been through all that. We saw with Paul's testimony of who he was and he was persecuting the church and he rejected those things he turned from those things and he tore those things down those were no longer of walls, and he was held in bondage of the law. If I rebuild the things that tore down I show myself to be lawbreaker. He says look I've toured that down, but if I return to it I show myself to be a lawbreaker. If I come back to do this law which the spirit of God has testified to me that I cannot be justified in the presence of a holy God and I must Trust and Believe In Christ a compass work alone. If I really begin to add things to Christ a compass work begin to Build That Wall of Separation that receive a versus Gentile and sinners are Gentiles and Jews. He's truly shown himself to be a law keeper doesn't say that. Does he allow Breaker by rebuild the walls are all I'm going to do show myself to be a lawbreaker again. That's all I've been able to do all of us. The law is given to us to be a tutor so that we can see our need for the Messiah because we are not Lock Keeper's brothers and sisters were born Sinners were lawbreakers. And that is what the law was given to us for to see that we'd fall drastically short of holy and just God. And if we add mob to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we only thing we're doing is showing ourselves that we fall drastically short where law Breakers not law keepers. That is dead verse 19 for through the law. I died to the law. That I might live for God. That's my testimony and I I know some of you have that same testimony I grew up in and the legalistic religious system where you said you must do these things you must do this and this and this and if you do me wrong enough and sincere enough then God May accept you You may I might not be able to have a relationship with him as long as you keep these rules and these laws and guess what happened? I keep them good far as I thought for a few months, but I always trip up. And I repent and in that case of repentance when I felt bad for it. I promise not to do it again showed. I'll show God that I really really meant it this time and I'm not going to do it anymore go few months later and then trip up again. remind Tyler young adult life again again failing miserably Early twenties. Okay. I'm an adult now and I have the maturity to be able to to do these rules.
I didn't. Look myself in the mirror every Sunday morning put my tongue on you hypocrite.
Thoughts in my mind the Run holy the last and desires of my heart. I can pretend that they're not there, but I know who I am, and I'm not that person. I'm pretending to be And it was a law that show me this and I failed miserably time and time again and Paul's testimony here is for through the law. I died the lock the same thing happened to the humans compared himself to the law and the Holiness of who God is he died to the law? Because he realized he couldn't do it. He realized he could not live up to that expectation that God has laid in his case in the mosaic. Covenant
Through the law him seeing his his lack of ability to fulfill the law and every point right James 2:10 quotes the Old Testament the half-brother James says he that keeps the whole law. So you're doing good and everything you're you're doing their ties, you're doing your ceremonial stuff. You're washing your hands on your supposed to you're you're you're doing everything is obeying the Sabbath you're not you're doing all these things James Arthur the closest Old Testament quote that says he that keeps the whole lot yet offend in one point. Is guilty of it all. That is the law. It doesn't we can we can measure out where are these are really bad sins and and these aren't so bad as soon as in the consequences of those send probably are worse than some others and others like murder versus Ingrid somebody but in the eyes of a holy and just God you're guilty of it all. That's why Jesus said he who hates his brother has committed murder in his heart already. We're guilty. In the eyes of Allah Paul have his testimony saw himself. He was and he died he put himself in Christ. He repented and received Jesus because the Lost showed him of his need. I'll look at this the good news of the Gospel so that I might live for God. I might live for him. That our purpose our lives this evening in Idaho Falls has a purpose we can all commit to living for God. Bruce Kingdom
so they might live for God because of what Christ has done if you're in Christ you can live for God. That is dead. Romans 7 talks about this Paul writes in Romans. I just want to read these verses what it means to to why why is he's bringing up the stuff? I died to the law or through the law died to the law and Paul really expands upon this in Romans chapter 7. He gives us a picture of what it means to to be dead to the law. k And if you're in Christ, this this is the good news. The Mosaic law God's law that is written on our hearts of Gentiles and Romans 2 is what it says. He's done rooms 220. God says that the law is written on our hearts so that we are without excuse.
Pollux bouncy of why we can Embrace this being dead to the law first one in Romans chapter 7 since I am speaking to those who know the law brothers and sisters don't you know that the law rules over someone as long as he lives to the law that the legal laws like we have today, they they rule over us as long as we live right the marriage covenant. We submit ourselves and marriage to the male and female under God in the presence of witnesses until death do us part.
And he says look you're under the law of these these things that God has given in here as long as you live verse to for example, a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law regarding the husband. The law no longer has bearing over her. Because her husband is past the Covenant she made with her husband was only good until death do they part? And if her husband died, she's released from the law regarding the husband. So then if she is married to another man while her husband is living she will be called to so then if she is married to another man while her husband is living to I'll be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies she is free from that law. Then if she is married to another man, she is not an adult is so if the first husband dies. The wife is more than she can go out and find another person to marry and she would not be considered an adulteress. That's the Old Testament law. Repulsed giving us an example of here of how the law no longer takes effect because of death. There's more there for my brothers and sisters. You also were perc put to death in relation to the law through the body of Christ that you may belong to another. You belong to him. Who is raised from the dead in order that we may bear fruit unto God and so just as the the wife could was free to marry another man because the law allowed for it if the lock man was to pass away we who are in Christ Christ has what died for us was buried in 3 days later rose again, and we as Baptist we identify with being in Christ and his death. We were dying. We're dead in Christ and going into the water. We we demonstrate that we are old person is dead or our sins are washed away and we we come up out of the water into newness of life because not because what we have done but because what Christ is on Android dinner fine with that he rose from the dead 3 Days Later having victory over death having victory over sin. And so we are dead to the law. Because we're in Christ Christ.
Died so we might be dead to the law. He fulfilled the law perfectly for us brothers and sisters Their Fear and Christ this evening than the law no longer has any subjection over you or power over you because you are dead to the law because you're in Christ and he had victory over death and sin.
ascend no longer is our we're not longer bound tonight. We are we have no condemnation in the eyes of a holy God because we're in Christ. He says you belong to him who was raised from the dead in order that we might bear fruit for God. And until the good news is he doesn't just said our shackles for you and say you're free to do whatever we now have the opportunity in their ability in the gifting. to bear fruit Eternal fruit unto God
fruit that last gold silver precious stone that will last until you turn all the Eternal reality that comes when Christ returns for us. That is Deborah Spivey goes on the Romans for when we were in the flesh the sinful passions arouse the log. We're working in us, right we've all been there because we've had those are Rouses of passions aroused with a lot of the laws magnifies it right. We know it's bad right that when I had kids growing up sore when I was growing up with my kids.
It's almost as if you told them but you know, they get the three or four and you say don't touch the stove. What are they want to do though? There's a rule. I need to break that rule right and we know the natural consequences will teach them a lesson, but that's the natural sinful nature. We see a law. We see a rule our sinful nature is want to say
Career in the flash that simple passions are also the longer working in us to bear fruit unto death those things the bears fruit unto death. It can only condemn us. We're sick, but now we have been released from the law since we have died to what held us so that we may serve in the newness of spirit. Did you know got the spirit inside of you see evening if you're a believer? the very God of Gods Has chosen you as a temple a place to dwell. desires illuminate YouTube the truth of who he is and who got isn't any desire to transform you into the image of Jesus. These are all things given to us as a down payment of what is to come. What is embrace? With the passion these wonderful gift God has given us that we may serve in the newness of the spirit and not in the old letter of the law not check. Check. Check is Lord. What can I do for you today? How can I glorify you today? Lord use me God to glorify your name.
We may serve him in newness of the spirit being empowered by the spirit of God. What a beautiful and great blessing for 7. What should we say? Then is the lost in absolutely not but I would I would not have known sin if it were not for the line. That's what is Paul saying look I I would have known how much of a sinner I was unless the law was presented to us. And so if you want to know why the Mosaic law was given to Moses the cliff note portion of it is so that we can know how soon till we truly are.
And how there's no way we can meritoriously earn favor with God through our own self-righteousness. It's always been not to the law of Moses but through the promise of Abraham. I came before the law. Always been God plan. Not out of law, but out of a promise given to Abraham. Thousands of years ago we stand here 2020 benefactors for the promise you gave to Abraham. amazing
What should we say then is the last man absolutely not but I would not have known sin. If it were not for the law. For example, I would not have known what it was to cover. If the law did not say do not come in and hopefully we have all been there, right? We've all seen how holding the law of Moses as a mirror and our lives can demonstrate to us house until we truly are.
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That's what the law does. It's our tutor to show us our need for Jesus to getting back to Galatians Chapter 2. We going to finish up here the death of Christ should Define our life. And so Paul says look Peter were not justified by The Works of the law but by faith in Christ, and it's the space that I'm taking wholeheartedly now, I'm trusting in Christ. My life is no longer mine. I'm living for Christ alone man, Lord, Jesus help me to be more like this. Then my life would be live for the glory of God and not my own passions and desires.
Paul says I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live He's identifying himself with the death of Jesus. I am crucified with Christ. I'm in Christ my identities now in Christ. I no longer have no identity outside of Christ. the Christ lives in me The life I now live in the body. I live by faith in the son of God. the love me
and gave himself for me. This personal appropriation of what Jesus has done. We can stand back and scholarly look at what Jesus did on the cross and how these big fancy words of propitiation and justification and all these other things of of what happened there. And we can talk about how Christ God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son. We can speak of the world wholeheartedly and me we can see in Ephesians where he says Christ died for the church the ones that are called out and that's all great. That's all Danny. But here this is what it comes down to. The personal appropriation what Jesus has done for you? for you It's you too may live for Christ that you two may have identity in Christ. The life I now live in the body. I live by faith in the son of God. Who love me? And gave himself for me.
the death of Christ Define our life
The dentist of Christ the death of Christ should demonstrate God's grace to us. License to 21 that says I do not set aside the grace of God. He's saying I don't set aside God's grace is unmerited love and favor for a frightened. Miss come to the lodge and Christ died for nothing. But Peter was doing was setting aside this beautiful gift of Grace and embracing the login. He says I'm never I never want to do that. I never want to set aside God's grace because if righteousness come to the living Christ died for nothing is like, it's either Christ and him from feeling the completely in Foley for me or there's nothing I have no hope Are trust and faith in Christ, but is not righteousness doesn't come through him is in vain. In Christ died for nothing. He's holding fast to this beautiful promise of Grace unmerited favor given to us. a lot of tourists through the sacrifice of Christ disgrace Paul speaks of an Ephesians chapter one of them closing with us.
It's just a beautiful description of what Grace is how truly we don't learn that we saw Paul's testimony Paul's testimony how he was persecuted on the road to Damascus to persecute the church and Christ encountered him. he was on the road to the jail and 2in to persecute and Steven kill fellow brothers and sisters in Christ and Christ chose him to be an apostle to the Gentiles. It's truly unmerited. Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will to the faithful Saints in Christ. Jesus ffss. He says again this beautiful greeting that we often see grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ blessed is the god and father of our Lord Jesus Christ to us blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens and Christ. Are you poor on this Earth? If you're in Christ this evening, you have every spiritual blessing in the heavens because you're in Christ. What a gift for he chose us in him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in love before him. He predestined us to be adopted as Sons through Jesus Christ for himself. According. Why did the good pleasure of his will? And what is Paul's response to the praise of his glorious Grace is unmerited favor is extension of his love to you. Not giving a judging you not saying you haven't done your you just done haven't done it. He gives it to all who will receive them. Believe him. We don't have to earn it. If you're not in Christ this evening, you can this evening call out to him and he the promises he will save you. Because he desires to give you his grace is unmerited favor. This this salvation that he's given to us through his death burial and Resurrection to the praise of his glorious Grace that he lavished on us. He didn't just give us a little bit of Grace. Gravy boat comes around right now. I'm just pouring it on the potatoes and and a turkey God says the spirit says through through Paul. This crazy he didn't just give us a little bit. He Lobster in the beloved one in Jesus in him. We have Redemption through his blood. the Forgiveness of our trespasses according to the riches of his grace
amazing thing. I hope I never get over how good God is an amazing. His grace is and let us reflect on that in the weeks to come. No matter what happens in this world. You're in Christ this morning this evening. You're in crisis evening. He's giving you all the blessings and Heaven is giving you an eternal life. That is to come. He's giving you a tree of life. The changes that screwed every month. You will dwell with our God and he will be with us will be no more. Sorrow No More Pain No More Death. That is what God has given us in Christ Jesus. May we praise his glorious Grace and how we treat others around us? Hi, Jonathan, Scott said this he gave us he gave two different demonstrations of what how what how a person can interact with with the teachings that are Grayson and how God has given that to us and how are our need for Jesus. There's a guy named William Henley who boasted this it matters not how Strait the gate or how charged with punishments the scroll I am. The master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul self-righteousness, right? I don't need God. I don't need Grace. I don't need all that. I am the captain of my soul matters not I am the master of my fate. the Christina G Rossetti said this none other lamb no other name. Not another hope in heaven or Earth RC. Not another hiding place from guilt and shame none beside thee Oh Lord. Where's your heart this evening? Which one are you? Which one of those are you? I pray if you have not encountered Christ that tonight would be the night. When you get banned and hoping all else you were printed turn a new brace Chrysler compass work alone that you two would understand that there is no other name. There's no other hope in heaven or Earth RC whatever happens come the election. That is not the hope. That was a Christian server that Reston.
I hope the rest in Christ. There's no other hiding place from guilt and shame none. But the Lord let's pray father God be thankful for this opportunity to open your word to to see this beautiful gift that you've given us of the Salvation of the stove. Rich and deep God. And more thankful Lord. We're thankful tended to not only have your word but to be able to see how you've used it throughout human history to the show your your rescue story. The Jesus has always been your plan. And we're still thankful that we can place our faith and trust in him and have relationship with you because of him and have our identity in you and the things of Heaven because of what he's done for us Lord. I thankful that we become to you and you see not our sin, but his righteousness God. You're so good to us. Thank you Father. Help us to reflect that. Your goodness in your love to those around us may be the light that you called us to be in this Dark World. Do you all praise and honor and glory be father the name of your son Jesus? Amen?