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Main Point: The Lord’s Will Be Done!
If you know what you have compelled to do, are you doing it?
Have you ever known what you should do but been scared to do it?
Noah knew what he had to do.
Abraham knew what he had to do.
David knew what he had to do.
Jesus knew what He had to do.
Today, we are going to see that Paul knew what he had to do, and did it.
Some would call this Paul’s Gethsemane.
At the beginning of Acts, Paul is persecuting, arresting, and overseeing the murder of Christians.
At the end of Acts, Paul is being persecuted, arrested, and will be murdered for being a Christian.
Maybe we all have sort Gethsemane moments in our lives.
Moments in-between life and death where direction is given.
Because...
In a long line of faithful people, we consistently see God calling people to do things outside of their ability and things that would risk their lives or livelihood.
Exegesis:
Was Paul disobedient by going to Jerusalem?
What it meant to them:
Paul traveled with “iron” sharpens “iron” kind of people.
Their love goes beyond a business transaction and reveals the bond of the Spirit they had.
Paul stayed faithful in difficult times.
They tried to persuade him.
Paul was able to challenge his “iron” strong companions.
He challenged them.
What it means to us:
Truth reveals tension.
(Prophesy reveals truth, truth can be hard to hear)
Tension reveals character.
Difficult situations give us the opportunity to display a consistent morality and wisdom.
Character reveals faith.
Consistent morality and wisdom come from faith.
Difficult situations reveal authentic faith.
Lies postpone tension and bring a false relief of tension.
The truth brings tension to light.
Character reveals morality and wisdom in the midst of the truth.
And ultimately it affirms an authentic faith.
Paul’s life was put on full display in front of Agabus the prophesier, Philip the Evangelist, and the disciples.
In front of them all, he knew what he had to do, and he remained faithful.
Will we?
Jesus was sent into this world knowing what He had to do.
The Bible says that God sent forth His Son.
That’s intent.
It says God loved the world in this way, He gave His only Son… It says that Jesus came for the sick… Jesus life was a part of the plan.
The plan of God to seek and save me and you.
Without the plan, we wouldn’t be here, and without the plan we would never be in Heaven.
Jesus knew what He had to do for you and me, and He did it.
Now we know what we have to do for Him, will we do it?
We have an unstoppable God with an unstoppable plan.
Our question is: will we be a part of it?
Main Point: The Lord’s Will Be Done!
Paul said: Acts 21:14
Jesus said: Luke 22:42
If you know what you have been convicted andcompelled to do, are you doing it?
If you know what you are convicted and compelled to do, are you doing it?
Have you been afraid to step out?
We see throughout scripture that it’s better to follow God’s will than do our will.
Even when God’s will is more dangerous, faithfulness leads to life, sometimes on earth and sometimes in eternity, but always life.
Unfaithfulness typically ends up in death on earth and for eternity.
Gospel Response:
Are you running from a God given opportunity?
Replace “I can’t” with “God can.”
Replace “I don’t want to” with “whatever God’s will is.”
Share God’s conviction and compelling for your life with someone.
Give Space for a Gethsemane Moment.
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