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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is impossible to deceive the One from whom we are expecting to receive.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.04,0:00:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Grace and peace to you all, people of God, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.60,0:00:24.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the grace of God, I'm here to share with you a message from the living Word of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.72,0:00:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Word that takes us into a genuine relationship with God.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.44,0:00:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I say genuine, I mean a relationship without deception,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.04,0:00:41.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a relationship without pretense,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.32,0:00:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a relationship without makeup.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.32,0:00:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, in fact, I would like to begin this message today by talking about
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.64,0:00:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the makeup culture of today.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.92,0:01:01.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know everyone here \Nknows what makeup is.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.80,0:01:07.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm referring to those cosmetic \Nproducts we mainly put on our face
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.88,0:01:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to enhance or modify our \Nphysical appearance.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.16,0:01:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are countless videos we \Ncan find on the internet
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.08,0:01:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how makeup can change, \Ntransform someone's appearance.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.68,0:01:33.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To many, makeup is an art to beautify
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.72,0:01:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the face and even a way to strengthen someone's self-esteem.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.68,0:01:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But unfortunately for many, many others,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.40,0:01:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,makeup is used to hide, \Nto disguise, their true nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.88,0:02:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For you to better understand what I'm talking about, I would like us to watch
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.12,0:02:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a short video about the power of makeup.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.36,0:02:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in this video, we are looking at a makeup artist that took a stone,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.92,0:02:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an ordinary stone, and she's doing \Na full makeup session for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.48,0:02:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we can see how she's applying so many cosmetic products to a stone.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.24,0:02:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we can see she's putting \Nthe foundation now, concealer.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.24,0:02:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She really means it! And she's \Nnow putting on the powder,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.72,0:02:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now she's going to do the eyebrows and she's going to put the eyelashes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.48,0:02:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow, it is very interesting to see \Nwhat the artist is doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.36,0:02:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even she drew a nose.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.08,0:02:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now she's going to put \Nsome lipstick to do the lips.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.20,0:03:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, voila! An ordinary object
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.24,0:03:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been transformed into a beautiful \Nface by the power of makeup.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.16,0:03:25.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, people of God, the power of makeup can be dangerous because it shows us
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.32,0:03:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a completely false image \Nof what the person,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.00,0:03:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this case, the object, really looks like.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.56,0:03:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Makeup can hide reality from us.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.00,0:03:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the problem is that many people today
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.24,0:03:50.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are taking this makeup culture\Nbeyond the physical.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.40,0:03:59.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before I go on, I want to make it clear that by no means am I against makeup.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.12,0:04:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, today I have used some makeup \Nto enhance my own facial features.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.28,0:04:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this message today is not to determine whether makeup is good or not.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.44,0:04:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what I want to call your attention to is to beware of this makeup culture that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.16,0:04:30.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many have fallen into \Neven as children of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.40,0:04:34.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People want to live by \Nappearance and not by truth.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.92,0:04:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a culture of falsehood.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.96,0:04:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a culture in which \Nwe are no longer sincere,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.32,0:04:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which we are no longer genuine.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.08,0:04:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And many people try to \N‘makeup’ their heart
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.60,0:05:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by deceiving others, deceiving themselves, and behaving as if they can deceive God.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.48,0:05:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the true motives of the heart \Ncannot be disguised before Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.40,0:05:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This brings me to the title of this message,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.52,0:05:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“You Cannot ‘Makeup’ Your Heart.”
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.00,0:05:24.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I want you, wherever you are, \Nto say it out loud,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.20,0:05:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“You cannot ‘makeup’ your heart.”
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.16,0:05:30.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now say it to yourself,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.40,0:05:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“I cannot ‘makeup’ my heart.”
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.88,0:05:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Throughout the Bible, the \Nimportance of our motives
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.00,0:05:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,behind our actions is emphasised to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.52,0:05:54.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Jeremiah 17:10, the Bible says \Nthat God examines our hearts
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.84,0:06:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to know our motives, to see \Nif they are pure or corrupt.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.84,0:06:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1 Chronicles 28:9, the Bible says that it is He, God, who searches the heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.52,0:06:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And God is the One \Nthat judges the unseen,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.52,0:06:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the secret things, as Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 says.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.76,0:06:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our motives are as important as our actions.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.52,0:06:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.52,0:06:47.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what the Bible \Nsays in 1 Samuel 16:7.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.20,0:06:57.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brethren, with our lips we profess to be Christian, but are we such in heart?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.48,0:07:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of us consider ourselves Christians because we go to church,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.60,0:07:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we carry the Bible under our arm, because we greet others, “God bless you,”
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.92,0:07:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we kneel down to \Npray or we worship aloud.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.80,0:07:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But are you such in heart?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.60,0:07:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you really mean it?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.76,0:07:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God values our intentions, our motives, because He's seeking true worshipers.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.08,0:07:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God is looking for sincere followers.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.24,0:07:38.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John 4:23 says this.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.44,0:07:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as Prophet TB Joshua often taught us, true Christianity lies in the heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.88,0:07:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know that every one of you connected here today, you have a prayer request.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.00,0:07:59.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are seeking God's intervention\Nin your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.04,0:08:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I want you to ask yourself,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.00,0:08:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is the motive behind \Nthat prayer request?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.56,0:08:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not asking you what \Nyour prayer request is.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.00,0:08:18.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm asking you, what is \Nthe motive behind it?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.92,0:08:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because it is impossible to deceive
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.88,0:08:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the One from whom we \Nare expecting to receive.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.00,0:08:35.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me give you some examples \Nabout insincerity and sincerity.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.20,0:08:40.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, examples of wrong \Nmotives and right motives
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.12,0:08:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can find in the \NBible for us to reflect on
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.52,0:08:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of the signs that \Nwill help us to identify
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.12,0:08:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which category our own prayer \Nrequests, our own actions, fall into.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.40,0:09:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I would like to start first \Nby reading 1 Samuel 8.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.72,0:09:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are going to read verses \Nfour and five and then we will be
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.96,0:09:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,jumping into some verses \Nin the same chapter.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.12,0:09:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the Bible says, “Then all the elders of Israel gathered together
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.32,0:09:23.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and came to Samuel at Ramah,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.44,0:09:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and said to him, ‘Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.84,0:09:36.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now make us a king to judge \Nus like all the nations.’”
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.92,0:09:39.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now let's jump to verse seven.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.92,0:09:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“And the Lord said to Samuel, \N‘Heed the voice of the people
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.20,0:09:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in all that they say to you;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.72,0:09:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for they have not rejected you, \Nbut they have rejected Me,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.12,0:09:56.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I should not reign over them.’”
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.12,0:10:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then now let us jump to \Nverses 19 and 20.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.28,0:10:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Nevertheless, the people refused \Nto obey the voice of Samuel;
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.40,0:10:12.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they said, ‘No, but we \Nwill have a king over us.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.12,0:10:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.72,0:10:25.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and go out before us and fight our battles.’”
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.48,0:10:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, people of God, we read about when the people of Israel asked Samuel
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.16,0:10:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the prophet, who was also judging Israel at that time, to anoint a king for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.88,0:10:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As we see, though the reasons of their petition seemed to be legitimate -
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.28,0:10:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Samuel was very old, and his sons \Ndid not follow his ways -
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.52,0:11:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their petition was born out of comparison.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.24,0:11:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In verse five and verse 20,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.04,0:11:13.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they said, “Make us a king, so we \Nmay be like all the nations.”
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.24,0:11:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The people of Israel compared \Nthemselves with others
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.20,0:11:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and desired to be like them.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.28,0:11:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their petition was ‘makeup’ by first saying something that seemed true and justifiable.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.76,0:11:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, know that when your motives are born out of comparison,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.00,0:11:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your prayers, your actions, \Nare not sincere before the Lord.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.92,0:11:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Christians, we need to be careful \Nto avoid the trap of comparison.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.68,0:12:07.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When our prayers or actions are born \Nout of comparison, it is because
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.88,0:12:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our heart is more focused on \Nman's opinion than God's opinion.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.96,0:12:22.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Petitions out of comparison \Ncome from a heart
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.28,0:12:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is more interested in \Npleasing men than pleasing God.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.00,0:12:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you are there right now, asking God for that blessing, for that breakthrough,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.36,0:12:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in whatever area of your life,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.84,0:12:41.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is important, people of God, \Nthat you examine yourself,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.12,0:12:44.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you examine your motives.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.16,0:12:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is the motivation of that prayer request because you are comparing yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.64,0:12:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with others, because you are \Ndesiring in the carnal, in the flesh,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.40,0:13:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be like others or to \Nhave what others have?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.00,0:13:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And are you allowing this \Ncomparison to direct your prayers?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.48,0:13:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, let us check ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.24,0:13:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us check where our prayers \Nand actions are coming from.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.00,0:13:23.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of you, as you continue \Nreading this story, you may say,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.20,0:13:30.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘But God finally granted their petition \Nas He anointed Saul as the king!’
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.40,0:13:32.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, people of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.32,0:13:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the Bible also says that \NGod was not pleased
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.72,0:13:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that God gave them a clear warning of what would happen to them if they had a king.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.28,0:13:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Bible says that they \Nwould become his servants.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.16,0:13:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other Bible versions say that \Nthey would become the king's slaves.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.72,0:14:04.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, let us not become slaves
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.48,0:14:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the very thing we are asking God \Nto give us because of wrong motives.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.04,0:14:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another example of \Ninsincerity can be taken
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.00,0:14:26.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the life of King Saul and his \Nact of worship that displeased God.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.76,0:14:31.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can find it in 1 Samuel 15.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.68,0:14:41.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After having spared the life of the King of Amalek, Israel's enemy at that time,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.32,0:14:47.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,King Saul received a rebuke \Nfrom Prophet Samuel.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.24,0:14:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Saul justified himself by \Nsaying that he kept alive
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.28,0:15:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the best of the cattle to offer them \Nas a sacrifice to the Lord.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.24,0:15:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And apparently, Saul acknowledged his sin,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.04,0:15:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Saul acknowledged his mistake, \Nbut his vain words of repentance
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.88,0:15:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were nothing more than ‘makeup’ \Nto hide the true intentions,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.08,0:15:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the true motives of his heart: \Npride and self-sufficiency.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.56,0:15:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He only wanted to maintain \Nhis fame, his reputation.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.76,0:15:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,King Saul did not mean to \Nworship the Lord from his heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.68,0:15:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Offering sacrifices, worshiping the Lord, were acts of righteousness, but King Saul
Dialogue: 0,0:15:54.16,0:16:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was rejected by God because \Nof the wrong motives in his heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.48,0:16:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us reflect on these examples.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.24,0:16:12.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us come to God in sincerity of heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:12.96,0:16:16.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I know that no one here
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.60,0:16:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,connected to this service \Ntoday wants to be
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.16,0:16:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like the type of people Jesus \Nspoke about in Mark 7:6,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:29.84,0:16:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when He said, “These people \Nhonour Me with their lips,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:35.32,0:16:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but their hearts are far from Me.”
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.76,0:16:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And people of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:41.08,0:16:48.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you may also say that these examples \Nare extreme cases of insincerity.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:48.64,0:16:55.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you may think that we all \Nknow that King Saul had a wicked heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:55.56,0:17:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we may also say that at that \Ntime the people of Israel were wicked,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.92,0:17:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were not sincere.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.24,0:17:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in the light of this message, \NI want to share with you
Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.04,0:17:14.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something that happened to \Nme in my first year of marriage
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.84,0:17:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we can all see how easily \Nwe can fall into insincerity
Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.60,0:17:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we don't constantly check our motives.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.16,0:17:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For those who don't know, \Nby the amazing grace of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:31.48,0:17:40.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am married to a wonderful, loving, caring, but most importantly God-fearing man,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.12,0:17:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a man of faith. I'm married to Brother Chris.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.20,0:17:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And one day we were at home
Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.40,0:17:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the time to do one of the activities \Nthat I enjoy more, cooking, came.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.40,0:17:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I went to the kitchen.\NI opened the fridge.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.76,0:18:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We had chicken and beef, so I \Nneeded to decide what to cook that day.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.00,0:18:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I said to myself,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:10.60,0:18:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Oh, well, I don't have much time.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:13.60,0:18:20.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps cooking chicken will be faster \Nand I feel like eating chicken. But still,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.44,0:18:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let me ask Chris what he would prefer.”
Dialogue: 0,0:18:24.64,0:18:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I went to see him and I asked \Nhim in a very charming way,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:30.36,0:18:37.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Mi amor, what would you like for lunch: chicken or beef?”
Dialogue: 0,0:18:37.28,0:18:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So he replied and said, “Oh, thank you. \NI would like to eat beef today.”
Dialogue: 0,0:18:43.24,0:18:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So immediately, without thinking, \NI said to him, “Oh, you know what?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:48.60,0:18:53.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to cook chicken. It is faster. \NI prefer chicken.”
Dialogue: 0,0:18:53.88,0:19:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Brother Chris corrected me and said, “Why did you even ask my opinion
Dialogue: 0,0:19:03.04,0:19:08.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you already concluded \Nwhat you wanted to cook?”
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.36,0:19:10.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, in fact,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:10.80,0:19:21.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at that moment, I realised that the motive behind my question was not sincere.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:21.72,0:19:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Normally, he enjoys my \Nfood whatever I cook.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:26.84,0:19:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He never demands from \Nme a specific type of food.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:33.04,0:19:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when it came to this question, \NI’d already made up my mind
Dialogue: 0,0:19:38.88,0:19:42.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,concerning what I wanted to cook that day.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:42.88,0:19:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this showed that I was not ready to hear something different to what I wanted.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:52.12,0:19:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my question was provoking because
Dialogue: 0,0:19:57.44,0:20:02.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was ‘makeup’ with a fake consideration
Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.88,0:20:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to include my husband’s opinion \Nin a very simple decision,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.68,0:20:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when my true motive was \Nalready to cook chicken.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:16.04,0:20:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, this can happen \Nbetween God and us.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.56,0:20:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This can happen in our \Nrelationship with God.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:26.48,0:20:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, when we approach God \Nand when we make our petitions,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:33.44,0:20:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are not sincere because we \Nhave placed our own will above His will.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:43.24,0:20:53.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we make our petitions to God with nice words and smooth speech,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:53.36,0:21:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we are not prepared to hear something different to what we really want.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:01.92,0:21:09.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I ask you again, what is the motive behind your prayer request,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:09.72,0:21:13.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,behind your petition, behind your action?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:13.48,0:21:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because, no matter how clever you are, you cannot ‘makeup’ your heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:21.12,0:21:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I want to ask this sincere \Nquestion to every one of you:
Dialogue: 0,0:21:28.84,0:21:34.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How sincere are your prayers?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:34.52,0:21:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I would like to highlight some examples in the Bible of sincere prayer
Dialogue: 0,0:21:43.00,0:21:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we can be inspired by them.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:46.12,0:21:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we come to God, we don't need to be perfect to approach God.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:54.16,0:21:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We only need to be sincere.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:57.92,0:22:09.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1 Samuel 1, we read the story about Hannah, Prophet Samuel's mother.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:09.48,0:22:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She made a vow to the Lord when she asked Him for a child.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:17.20,0:22:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hannah's petition was for \NGod to release her from
Dialogue: 0,0:22:22.88,0:22:29.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the distress and the affliction \Nof having a closed womb.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:29.00,0:22:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And perhaps her petition was influenced by the provocation of the second wife
Dialogue: 0,0:22:35.80,0:22:39.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Elkanah, Hannah's husband.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:39.56,0:22:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the true motive behind Hannah's petition was to glorify God,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:48.20,0:22:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it doesn't make sense in the natural, from a human point of view,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:54.36,0:23:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ask for something that \Nlater on she will give away.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:03.04,0:23:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hannah’s petition was motivated \Nby her desire to glorify God.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:12.72,0:23:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her motives were not to glorify herself
Dialogue: 0,0:23:16.72,0:23:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to pretend that she \Nwas better than her rival.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:22.00,0:23:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She wanted to honour God.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:26.36,0:23:34.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her petition was not ‘makeup’ \Nwith empty confessions and tears.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:34.84,0:23:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her petition was not ‘makeup’ \Nby sentimentalism and drama.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:41.48,0:23:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hannah meant what she prayed and God saw her heart and blessed her.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:50.76,0:23:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the test of time, people of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:54.28,0:24:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,showed the genuineness of that prayer, because when the time came,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:00.64,0:24:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hannah gave her child to God’s service.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:07.12,0:24:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How can I know if my prayer is sincere?
Dialogue: 0,0:24:14.60,0:24:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the motive of that \Nprayer is to glorify the Lord,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:21.04,0:24:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the motive of my \Nprayer is to do His will,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:27.44,0:24:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when what I'm asking for is \Nto bring me closer to God,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:34.20,0:24:39.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when what I'm asking for is \Nfor the salvation of my soul.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:39.44,0:24:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brethren, the right motives are critical
Dialogue: 0,0:24:45.52,0:24:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for us to have a good \Nrelationship with the Father.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:51.36,0:25:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's why I want you to go \Nwith me in the Bible, to Psalm 145,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:01.48,0:25:06.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are going to read verse 18 and 19.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:06.52,0:25:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Bible says, “The Lord is near \Nto all who call upon Him,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:13.16,0:25:18.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to all who call upon Him in truth.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:18.72,0:25:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will fulfill the desire \Nof those who fear Him;
Dialogue: 0,0:25:24.16,0:25:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He also will hear their cry and save them.”
Dialogue: 0,0:25:29.64,0:25:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is very clear.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:32.56,0:25:38.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Lord is near to those \Nwho call upon Him in truth,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:38.80,0:25:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in sincerity, with transparent motives.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:44.60,0:25:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, “He will fulfill the \Ndesire of those who fear Him.”
Dialogue: 0,0:25:49.24,0:25:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because when we fear God, people \Nof God, we only want to do His will.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:57.16,0:26:05.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you see how important is sincerity when we approach God?
Dialogue: 0,0:26:05.32,0:26:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to conclude with another \Ngreat example of sincerity from
Dialogue: 0,0:26:12.00,0:26:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our Lord and Saviour, \NJesus Christ, in the prayer
Dialogue: 0,0:26:17.48,0:26:26.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Garden of Gethsemane in \NMatthew 26 from verse 36 to 46.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:26.68,0:26:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Bible says that \NJesus Christ was sorrowful
Dialogue: 0,0:26:31.72,0:26:38.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even to death, and He prayed \Nthree times to the Father,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:38.08,0:26:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying, ‘Father, if it is possible, \Npass this cup from Me.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:47.00,0:26:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.’
Dialogue: 0,0:26:54.32,0:26:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What a sincere prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:58.44,0:27:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus Christ let the Father know that He was in agony, that He was sorrowful.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:07.36,0:27:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But immediately, He asked the \NFather to remove the suffering from Him,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:14.08,0:27:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He revealed His motive: \N‘Nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.’
Dialogue: 0,0:27:23.00,0:27:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus’ motives were to fulfill God’s will.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:30.08,0:27:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His motivation was to honour God, \Nto glorify Him, to do His will
Dialogue: 0,0:27:38.92,0:27:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and fulfill the plan for our salvation.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:44.80,0:27:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He did not hide His \Nfeelings to the Father,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:48.60,0:27:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet He did not allow those \Nfeelings to direct His prayers.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:54.88,0:28:05.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the Bible says in Luke 22:43, \Nthat God sent an angel to strengthen Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:05.56,0:28:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that when we are sincere to God, when we have the right motives,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:12.72,0:28:18.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if it is not the will of God to give us what we are asking for,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:18.56,0:28:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will not leave us,\NHe will not forsake us.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:24.16,0:28:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will strengthen us whatever life brings.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:28.84,0:28:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my brothers and sisters, \Nwe cannot ‘makeup’ our hearts.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:37.00,0:28:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No matter how many layers \Nof foundation, concealer,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:42.16,0:28:48.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,powder, lipstick we use to disguise \Nour motives, our true motives,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:48.56,0:28:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God sees the heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:52.88,0:29:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, you are here to receive a touch \Nfrom God, not from men.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:01.00,0:29:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So don't waste time pretending.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:05.04,0:29:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No makeup can move your Maker
Dialogue: 0,0:29:11.08,0:29:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to release something that you \Nare not ready to receive.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:15.52,0:29:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, people of God, check \Nyour motives and be sincere
Dialogue: 0,0:29:21.16,0:29:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right here, right now before the Lord \Nand leave aside every wrong motive.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:29.52,0:29:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Leave aside every comparison, \Npride, selfish intention
Dialogue: 0,0:29:35.88,0:29:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and focus on glorifying the Lord and submitting to His will for your life
Dialogue: 0,0:29:49.12,0:29:51.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Jesus’ name.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:51.28,0:29:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally, I just want to \Nleave you with this Bible verse.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:56.80,0:30:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So please, go quickly to 1 John 5:14-15.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:07.72,0:30:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Now this is the confidence that \Nwe have in Him, that if we ask
Dialogue: 0,0:30:13.88,0:30:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anything according to His will, He hears us.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:19.28,0:30:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if we know that He \Nhears us, whatever we ask,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:23.56,0:30:30.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we know that we have the \Npetitions that we have asked of Him.”
Dialogue: 0,0:30:30.88,0:30:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,May the Lord bless the seed of His Word in our hearts, in Jesus’ name.