1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,438 Brothers and sisters, 2 00:00:01,438 --> 00:00:03,864 we've come here to meet with the living God. 3 00:00:03,864 --> 00:00:05,838 The One who is your Savior, your Lord, 4 00:00:05,838 --> 00:00:07,172 the Lover of your soul. 5 00:00:07,172 --> 00:00:09,033 He's loved you from all of eternity. 6 00:00:09,033 --> 00:00:12,725 The One who began your salvation 7 00:00:12,725 --> 00:00:14,271 back in eternity, if you will, 8 00:00:14,271 --> 00:00:19,316 who foreknew you; will glorify you. 9 00:00:19,316 --> 00:00:21,809 And without faith it is impossible 10 00:00:21,809 --> 00:00:22,981 to please Him, 11 00:00:22,981 --> 00:00:24,347 for he who comes to God 12 00:00:24,347 --> 00:00:26,580 must believe that He is, 13 00:00:26,580 --> 00:00:29,392 and that He is a rewarder of those 14 00:00:29,392 --> 00:00:31,323 who seek Him. 15 00:00:31,323 --> 00:00:32,732 We come to Him by faith. 16 00:00:32,732 --> 00:00:35,321 We come looking to Him; trusting Him. 17 00:00:35,321 --> 00:00:38,415 Our eyes are on Him. 18 00:00:38,415 --> 00:00:39,985 Who has He revealed Himself to? 19 00:00:39,985 --> 00:00:41,671 Who are you coming to here? 20 00:00:41,671 --> 00:00:42,745 To meet with? 21 00:00:42,745 --> 00:00:43,885 The living God. 22 00:00:43,885 --> 00:00:44,838 The Omniscient One. 23 00:00:44,838 --> 00:00:46,214 The All-Powerful One. 24 00:00:46,214 --> 00:00:49,222 The One who owns the cattle on a thousand hills. 25 00:00:49,222 --> 00:00:52,815 The One who all things are open and laid bare before Him. 26 00:00:52,815 --> 00:00:54,563 The One who knows your every need; 27 00:00:54,563 --> 00:00:57,815 who has every hair of your head numbered. 28 00:00:57,815 --> 00:00:59,807 When you come to Him to ask for a fish, 29 00:00:59,807 --> 00:01:01,555 here in a moment, 30 00:01:01,555 --> 00:01:03,802 He's not going to give you 31 00:01:03,802 --> 00:01:06,786 something that you don't want - a snake. 32 00:01:06,786 --> 00:01:08,891 When you come and ask Him for an egg, 33 00:01:08,891 --> 00:01:10,353 He's not going to trick you 34 00:01:10,353 --> 00:01:12,942 and give you a scorpion - something that will hurt you. 35 00:01:12,942 --> 00:01:15,563 Your Father is a good Father. 36 00:01:15,563 --> 00:01:17,830 Your Savior, your Lord on the cross 37 00:01:17,830 --> 00:01:19,799 bought all the benefits that allows you 38 00:01:19,799 --> 00:01:22,229 right now to come into the presence, 39 00:01:22,229 --> 00:01:24,028 and be seen by your Heavenly Father 40 00:01:24,028 --> 00:01:27,810 holy and blameless and without any reproach. 41 00:01:27,810 --> 00:01:29,992 And He is a rewarder 42 00:01:29,992 --> 00:01:31,149 of those who seek Him. 43 00:01:31,149 --> 00:01:32,633 So, when you come to the Lord, 44 00:01:32,633 --> 00:01:34,796 expect He's not only going to hear you 45 00:01:34,796 --> 00:01:36,496 and meet with you, 46 00:01:36,496 --> 00:01:38,224 but there is reward there. 47 00:01:38,224 --> 00:01:39,987 And there's reward beyond what you 48 00:01:39,987 --> 00:01:41,386 can grasp with your hand. 49 00:01:41,386 --> 00:01:44,027 It's things that will be granted by grace 50 00:01:44,027 --> 00:01:46,307 to perceive with your heart and your mind. 51 00:01:46,307 --> 00:01:48,575 To be enriched as an heir of God 52 00:01:48,575 --> 00:01:50,336 and a fellow heir with Christ. 53 00:01:50,336 --> 00:01:52,795 So remember a couple little exhortations 54 00:01:52,795 --> 00:01:55,195 from Luke 11, for instance. 55 00:01:55,195 --> 00:01:57,200 Remember this One who you come to 56 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:58,746 is like the friend at midnight. 57 00:01:58,746 --> 00:02:00,044 You come desperate. 58 00:02:00,044 --> 00:02:02,910 You come at a very importune moment. 59 00:02:02,910 --> 00:02:05,674 And yet, He's willing to give to you 60 00:02:05,674 --> 00:02:07,384 because you persist. 61 00:02:07,384 --> 00:02:10,185 You won't let go of this God. 62 00:02:10,185 --> 00:02:12,319 What you need, you don't come, 63 00:02:12,319 --> 00:02:15,688 with a quiet, little voice: "May I please have...?" 64 00:02:15,688 --> 00:02:17,290 There's a sense of boldness 65 00:02:17,290 --> 00:02:20,516 as you come before His throne of grace. 66 00:02:20,516 --> 00:02:23,319 Remember the widow who needed help 67 00:02:23,319 --> 00:02:25,089 and she came to the unjust judge. 68 00:02:25,089 --> 00:02:27,343 She would not leave that judge alone. 69 00:02:27,343 --> 00:02:29,633 He finally gave in. 70 00:02:29,633 --> 00:02:32,048 How much more your Heavenly Father 71 00:02:32,048 --> 00:02:36,534 willingly gives in. 72 00:02:36,534 --> 00:02:38,334 And then lastly, 73 00:02:38,334 --> 00:02:40,025 remember a few words 74 00:02:40,025 --> 00:02:42,325 from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 75 00:02:42,325 --> 00:02:43,960 out of John 14. 76 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:45,770 "Whatever you ask in My name, 77 00:02:45,770 --> 00:02:47,674 that will I do, so that the Father 78 00:02:47,674 --> 00:02:49,366 may be glorified in the Son. 79 00:02:49,366 --> 00:02:53,630 If you ask Me anything in My name, 80 00:02:53,630 --> 00:02:55,163 I will do it. 81 00:02:55,163 --> 00:02:57,706 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, 82 00:02:57,706 --> 00:02:59,118 ask whatever you wish, 83 00:02:59,118 --> 00:03:01,612 and it will be done for you. 84 00:03:01,612 --> 00:03:04,364 In that day, you will not question Me about anything. 85 00:03:04,364 --> 00:03:06,847 Truly, truly, I say to you, 86 00:03:06,847 --> 00:03:09,549 if you ask the Father for anything in My name, 87 00:03:09,549 --> 00:03:10,800 He will give it to you. 88 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,738 Until now, you have asked for nothing in My name. 89 00:03:13,738 --> 00:03:17,277 Ask and you will receive, 90 00:03:17,277 --> 00:03:19,617 so that your joy may be made full." 91 00:03:19,617 --> 00:03:21,393 Don't forget that last part. 92 00:03:21,393 --> 00:03:23,800 So that your joy may be made full. 93 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:25,061 Amen.