WEBVTT 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:04.800 Grace and peace to you all, in Jesus’ name. 00:00:04.800 --> 00:00:06.600 My name is Christina. 00:00:06.600 --> 00:00:13.920 And today, I have the incredible privilege of sharing the Word of God with you. 00:00:13.920 --> 00:00:19.520 My prayer is that the Word of God that you will receive today will not return void 00:00:19.520 --> 00:00:26.160 but it would accomplish the purposes of God in your life today, in Jesus’ name. 00:00:26.160 --> 00:00:35.280 Now, I don't know about you but I love food and I especially love freshly baked bread. 00:00:35.280 --> 00:00:38.600 And I'm always excited if I go to the bakery 00:00:38.600 --> 00:00:42.920 and discover that they're just bringing out those warm loaves. 00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:47.440 The finished product is magnificent. 00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:51.520 And I love it when friends and family come to visit me, 00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:53.840 and when they enter through my front door, 00:00:53.840 --> 00:00:59.160 they're greeted with that smell of freshly baked bread. 00:00:59.160 --> 00:01:02.080 It's so inviting. 00:01:02.080 --> 00:01:07.440 But can you imagine for a moment being invited for breakfast, 00:01:07.440 --> 00:01:11.520 but instead of being served up that delicious loaf, 00:01:11.520 --> 00:01:15.360 you are instead given the individual ingredients. 00:01:15.360 --> 00:01:21.120 Can you imagine how horrible it would be to eat a cup of plain flour 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:26.520 or drink a glug of oil or have to eat a packet of yeast? 00:01:26.520 --> 00:01:34.200 No one would enjoy that because the individual ingredients are bitter and bland. 00:01:34.200 --> 00:01:41.560 But a skilled baker can work them together for our good. 00:01:41.560 --> 00:01:45.840 And before that bread can be enjoyed, it goes through quite a process - 00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:50.080 a process of kneading and then being left alone to rise. 00:01:50.080 --> 00:01:51.880 Then it goes into the oven. 00:01:51.880 --> 00:01:56.760 But then out comes an amazing loaf of bread. 00:01:56.760 --> 00:02:03.840 To me, this is a picture of life - both good and hard times. 00:02:03.840 --> 00:02:08.400 Times of kneading and times of rising again. 00:02:08.400 --> 00:02:13.800 Times of growth in lonely places before facing the furnace 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:18.840 but without which, the artisan loaf cannot be enjoyed. 00:02:18.840 --> 00:02:22.680 Now, we know in Romans 8:28, it tells us that 00:02:22.680 --> 00:02:28.560 God works all things together for the good of those who love Him. 00:02:28.560 --> 00:02:32.520 But if we are not careful when we go through hard times, 00:02:32.520 --> 00:02:39.160 we can be like those who see the individual bitter and bland experiences of life, 00:02:39.160 --> 00:02:44.440 thinking that's all there is without understanding there is a bigger picture, 00:02:44.440 --> 00:02:48.800 without thinking about what God is preparing us for. 00:02:48.800 --> 00:02:58.520 You see, God sometimes allows hard times not to impair us but to improve us. 00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:05.480 But if we fail to seek God's heart to see life clearly, 00:03:05.480 --> 00:03:11.720 we will never understand what God says about our situation. 00:03:11.720 --> 00:03:19.080 And this will take us to the title of the message today - See Life Clearly. 00:03:19.080 --> 00:03:23.000 Now, I don’t know what kind of week you have had this week 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:27.240 and what encounters or situations you may have faced. 00:03:27.240 --> 00:03:29.480 Perhaps you're feeling lonely. 00:03:29.480 --> 00:03:31.800 Maybe you're tired or anxious. 00:03:31.800 --> 00:03:34.800 Perhaps you're feeling insecure. 00:03:34.800 --> 00:03:39.080 Maybe you are weary from looking after your dependants. 00:03:39.080 --> 00:03:43.240 Perhaps you're facing a relationship issue or a health challenge. 00:03:43.240 --> 00:03:46.960 Maybe it's a financial battle that you're having right now. 00:03:46.960 --> 00:03:49.560 Perhaps you're simply feeling overwhelmed 00:03:49.560 --> 00:03:53.840 by some of the news headlines that you've come across this week. 00:03:53.840 --> 00:04:01.040 Maybe you've received some worrying news and you just can't seem to see beyond it. 00:04:01.040 --> 00:04:06.240 Well, can we stop for a moment and remember that we do not serve a God 00:04:06.240 --> 00:04:11.600 who is unable to sympathise with our situation. 00:04:11.600 --> 00:04:19.560 Jesus Christ is the Word that became flesh and dwelt among us. 00:04:19.560 --> 00:04:23.360 The God who knit you together in your mother's womb - 00:04:23.360 --> 00:04:27.120 who knows the number of hairs on your head, 00:04:27.120 --> 00:04:29.080 who knows the length of your days - 00:04:29.080 --> 00:04:34.200 certainly knows what you are facing right now. 00:04:34.200 --> 00:04:41.200 And the Bible says in Hebrews 4:14. 00:04:41.200 --> 00:04:47.480 “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into Heaven, 00:04:47.480 --> 00:04:55.320 Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 00:04:55.320 --> 00:05:01.480 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathise with our weaknesses, 00:05:01.480 --> 00:05:09.720 but we have one who has been tempted in all ways, just as we are - yet he did not sin. 00:05:09.720 --> 00:05:15.480 Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, 00:05:15.480 --> 00:05:23.440 so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” 00:05:23.440 --> 00:05:29.320 Since Jesus Christ feels what we feel and understands our situation, 00:05:29.320 --> 00:05:35.720 today, let us accept that invitation to come boldly before the throne of grace 00:05:35.720 --> 00:05:40.000 and let us find mercy and grace in our time of need, 00:05:40.000 --> 00:05:47.360 as we spend a moment looking at how Jesus Christ handled His own real situations. 00:05:47.360 --> 00:05:58.840 And I want to take us today to the book of John 11. Let’s read from verse one. 00:05:58.840 --> 00:06:02.480 “Now, a man named Lazarus was sick. 00:06:02.480 --> 00:06:07.960 He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister, Martha. 00:06:07.960 --> 00:06:12.560 This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:17.840 who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair. 00:06:17.840 --> 00:06:25.480 So the sister sent word to Jesus, ‘Lord, the one you love is sick.’ 00:06:25.480 --> 00:06:31.720 Now, when he heard this, Jesus said, ‘This sickness will not end in death. 00:06:31.720 --> 00:06:39.320 No, it is for God's glory so that God’s son may be glorified through it’.” 00:06:39.320 --> 00:06:43.840 Wow. You see, something special and significant happened 00:06:43.840 --> 00:06:46.960 between verses three and four. 00:06:46.960 --> 00:06:52.480 Although it doesn't explicitly say this, when Jesus heard the news with His physical ears, 00:06:52.480 --> 00:06:56.000 that ‘the one you love is sick’, 00:06:56.000 --> 00:07:02.520 He stopped and He listened with the ears of His heart. 00:07:02.520 --> 00:07:06.720 He looked with the eyes of His faith. 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:10.800 He sought the Father's heart to see life clearly, 00:07:10.800 --> 00:07:16.520 to understand what Father God had to say about the situation. 00:07:16.520 --> 00:07:23.680 Now, we know this because Jesus’ response was not one that sprung out of emotion. 00:07:23.680 --> 00:07:26.080 Jesus was not suddenly overwhelmed 00:07:26.080 --> 00:07:29.640 by the news that His dear friend Lazarus was sick. 00:07:29.640 --> 00:07:33.560 He did not begin to panic and rush off to be with the family 00:07:33.560 --> 00:07:40.600 without first finding out what Father God had to say about the situation. 00:07:40.600 --> 00:07:49.400 And we could see here that Jesus Christ had a great relationship with this man, Lazarus. 00:07:49.400 --> 00:07:54.160 Lazarus was the kind of friend that was more like family. 00:07:54.160 --> 00:07:58.520 But Jesus had an even greater relationship with the Father. 00:07:58.520 --> 00:08:01.200 He cherished that relationship with the Father. 00:08:01.200 --> 00:08:08.200 Therefore, He went to pray in secret before He did anything in public. 00:08:08.200 --> 00:08:11.640 You see, knowing what God says about your situation 00:08:11.640 --> 00:08:18.400 is a greater blessing than healing itself, than breakthrough itself, than restoration itself. 00:08:18.400 --> 00:08:24.320 Because what God says about the situation settles the matter. 00:08:24.320 --> 00:08:25.760 Now, let's stop for a moment 00:08:25.760 --> 00:08:31.080 and think about how we are likely to respond to unfavourable news. 00:08:31.080 --> 00:08:33.920 For example, when your child comes to you 00:08:33.920 --> 00:08:38.920 and tells you that they have a strange pain in their body, what's your first response? 00:08:38.920 --> 00:08:45.840 Do you start to consult ‘Dr. Google’ and ask the Internet what it says about the symptoms? 00:08:45.840 --> 00:08:52.200 Do you find yourself scrolling through pages of parents recounting worst case situations 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:56.200 before asking God what He says about the matter? 00:08:56.200 --> 00:08:58.600 What about in the workplace? 00:08:58.600 --> 00:09:04.480 Maybe you overhear your senior leaders discussing staff budget restraints, 00:09:04.480 --> 00:09:07.960 voluntary exit schemes and redundancies. 00:09:07.960 --> 00:09:11.000 Do you immediately jump onto your LinkedIn profile 00:09:11.000 --> 00:09:14.800 and start updating your CV, turning on job alerts 00:09:14.800 --> 00:09:19.080 before asking God where He wants you to work? 00:09:19.080 --> 00:09:21.920 What about if you received a text message from a neighbour, 00:09:21.920 --> 00:09:25.400 telling you that they saw your spouse in what looked to them 00:09:25.400 --> 00:09:29.080 as a very compromising situation? 00:09:29.080 --> 00:09:31.840 Do you immediately start to doubt them? 00:09:31.840 --> 00:09:35.440 Do you start to consult those who allow your imagination 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:38.640 to run wild in support of your doubts 00:09:38.640 --> 00:09:43.480 before asking God what He says about your marriage? 00:09:43.480 --> 00:09:47.520 You know, if we are not careful, even our circumstances 00:09:47.520 --> 00:09:51.120 can dictate the direction of our prayer. 00:09:51.120 --> 00:09:53.280 When we are sick, we pray for healing. 00:09:53.280 --> 00:09:56.800 When we lose our job, we pray for breakthrough. 00:09:56.800 --> 00:10:03.880 But Jesus Christ understood that Spirit prayer does not spring from emotion. 00:10:03.880 --> 00:10:08.440 But when we ask the Father God what He has to say about the situation 00:10:08.440 --> 00:10:13.720 and we pray according to His will, He answers us. 00:10:13.720 --> 00:10:17.840 You see, Jesus understood that He was not going to rush 00:10:17.840 --> 00:10:21.920 and pray the prayer of healing because God's plan was bigger. 00:10:21.920 --> 00:10:23.480 God's plan was better. 00:10:23.480 --> 00:10:27.000 No, He was about to pray the prayer of resurrection. 00:10:27.000 --> 00:10:30.640 Death was about to be swallowed up in victory. 00:10:30.640 --> 00:10:33.520 He wasn't rushed by the emergency of others. 00:10:33.520 --> 00:10:37.640 In fact, He stayed where He was for two more days. 00:10:37.640 --> 00:10:41.560 Now, this seeming inactivity of staying two more days 00:10:41.560 --> 00:10:45.760 was actually evidence of a very active faith. 00:10:45.760 --> 00:10:52.440 Because within these two days, Lazarus goes from a sick man to a dead man. 00:10:52.440 --> 00:10:56.440 And there were those who had differing opinions about what Jesus was doing. 00:10:56.440 --> 00:10:59.160 Some of them looked at Him and said, ‘Oh, how He loved.’ 00:10:59.160 --> 00:11:02.240 But others looked at Him and spoke with criticism 00:11:02.240 --> 00:11:04.360 and said, ‘Well, if He had gone earlier, 00:11:04.360 --> 00:11:08.080 He could have prayed for this man and healed him. 00:11:08.080 --> 00:11:11.560 After all, didn't He open the eyes of the blind man?’ 00:11:11.560 --> 00:11:17.800 But Jesus Christ was not swayed by the opinions of others or confused by all of this. 00:11:17.800 --> 00:11:22.800 He steadfastly held fast to the promise of God - 00:11:22.800 --> 00:11:28.280 that this sickness would not end in death but it would be for the glory of God. 00:11:28.280 --> 00:11:33.520 So, let's see in verse 38 what happens when Jesus arrived on the scene. 00:11:33.520 --> 00:11:37.480 “Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. 00:11:37.480 --> 00:11:40.720 It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 00:11:40.720 --> 00:11:42.880 ‘Take away the stone’, he said. 00:11:42.880 --> 00:11:46.240 ‘But, Lord’, said Martha, the sister of the dead man, 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:50.720 ‘by this time there is a bad odour for he has been there four days.’ 00:11:50.720 --> 00:11:57.280 Then Jesus said, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God?’ 00:11:57.280 --> 00:11:59.360 So they took away the stone. 00:11:59.360 --> 00:12:07.600 Then Jesus looked up and said, ‘Father, I thank You’.” 00:12:07.600 --> 00:12:16.400 Yes, Jesus said, ‘I thank You’ in front of that dead, smelly corpse. 00:12:16.400 --> 00:12:18.880 Now, understand very clearly. 00:12:18.880 --> 00:12:21.960 Jesus Christ was not socially awkward. 00:12:21.960 --> 00:12:27.400 It wasn't that He didn't understand the cultural cues of the day. No. 00:12:27.400 --> 00:12:30.720 But Jesus Christ was a tomorrow thinker. 00:12:30.720 --> 00:12:34.640 You see, when he was at the burial ground of Lazarus, 00:12:34.640 --> 00:12:37.840 in His mind, He was at a revival ground - 00:12:37.840 --> 00:12:40.720 because He understood that this was not just an opportunity 00:12:40.720 --> 00:12:42.720 for Him to show compassion to people 00:12:42.720 --> 00:12:44.640 or to go and pray the prayer of healing. 00:12:44.640 --> 00:12:49.920 No, this was an opportunity to demonstrate that He is the Resurrection and the Life, 00:12:49.920 --> 00:12:54.880 that what was dead that no doctor could restore, no therapist could redeem, 00:12:54.880 --> 00:13:01.240 no amount of human power or might could revive - Jesus Christ could resurrect! 00:13:01.240 --> 00:13:07.000 That gave Him the boldness and confidence to stand before that corpse, 00:13:07.000 --> 00:13:12.360 in the midst of that decomposing situation that everyone was grieving about 00:13:12.360 --> 00:13:16.720 and say, ‘Father, I thank You.’ 00:13:16.720 --> 00:13:20.880 “I thank You that you have heard me. I knew that You always hear me, 00:13:20.880 --> 00:13:24.160 but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, 00:13:24.160 --> 00:13:28.040 that they may believe that You sent Me’. 00:13:28.040 --> 00:13:34.960 And when He said this, Jesus called out in a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ 00:13:34.960 --> 00:13:38.360 And the dead man came out.” 00:13:38.360 --> 00:13:43.760 Wow. What a victorious God we serve! 00:13:43.760 --> 00:13:48.520 You see, when you seek God's heart and you see life clearly, 00:13:48.520 --> 00:13:55.920 you can be happy even when there's nothing to be happy about on the outside. 00:13:55.920 --> 00:13:58.240 So viewers all over the world, 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:03.160 have you said thank You to Jesus today despite your situation? 00:14:03.160 --> 00:14:05.880 If not, do so right now. 00:14:05.880 --> 00:14:09.400 For yes, you may have endured a night of weeping 00:14:09.400 --> 00:14:14.120 but as a Christian, the Bible says that joy comes in the morning. 00:14:14.120 --> 00:14:18.520 You may have been experiencing firsthand the troubles of this world. 00:14:18.520 --> 00:14:23.200 But God's Word says, ‘Take heart, for I have overcome them’. 00:14:23.200 --> 00:14:27.000 You may be familiar with the arrow that flies by day 00:14:27.000 --> 00:14:32.080 or the pestilence that stalks by night or the plague that strikes at midday. 00:14:32.080 --> 00:14:35.080 But as a child of God, it shall not come near you. 00:14:35.080 --> 00:14:39.720 In fact, right now you may be walking through the valley of the shadow of death. 00:14:39.720 --> 00:14:44.280 But if the Lord is your Shepherd, you shall fear no evil. 00:14:44.280 --> 00:14:49.200 For Emmanuel, God is with you. 00:14:49.200 --> 00:14:55.680 So right now, begin to cultivate an attitude of thanksgiving, 00:14:55.680 --> 00:15:01.120 an attitude of appreciation despite your situation. 00:15:01.120 --> 00:15:07.880 You see, when you give thanks to God in an attitude of faith and devotion, 00:15:07.880 --> 00:15:13.440 it plunges the kingdom of darkness into a confused commotion. 00:15:13.440 --> 00:15:22.440 Yes, this is exactly what happened in 2 Chronicles 20 00:15:22.440 --> 00:15:28.320 when the people of Israel were faced with their own unfavourable news. 00:15:28.320 --> 00:15:32.720 I want to read from 2 Chronicles 20:1. 00:15:32.720 --> 00:15:37.080 “After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites 00:15:37.080 --> 00:15:39.880 came to wage war against Jehoshaphat. 00:15:39.880 --> 00:15:42.520 Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, 00:15:42.520 --> 00:15:47.560 ‘A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. 00:15:47.560 --> 00:15:51.720 It is already in Hazezon Tamar’ (that is, En Gedi). 00:15:51.720 --> 00:15:55.880 Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to...” 00:15:55.880 --> 00:15:59.400 Did he resolve to fall into depression? 00:15:59.400 --> 00:16:04.880 Did he start to consult alternative solutions? No. 00:16:04.880 --> 00:16:11.720 “Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. 00:16:11.720 --> 00:16:15.720 The people of Judah came together to seek help from the Lord; 00:16:15.720 --> 00:16:20.200 they came from every town in Judah to seek Him.” 00:16:20.200 --> 00:16:24.480 And then verse 12 - they said, “Our God, will you not judge them? 00:16:24.480 --> 00:16:28.840 For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. 00:16:28.840 --> 00:16:34.480 We don't know what to do, but our eyes are on You’.” 00:16:34.480 --> 00:16:37.800 So when the people of Israel heard this unfavourable news - 00:16:37.800 --> 00:16:40.240 they learned that they were under attack - 00:16:40.240 --> 00:16:42.520 they cried out to the Lord and said, 00:16:42.520 --> 00:16:47.080 ‘We don't know what to do, but our eyes are on You. 00:16:47.080 --> 00:16:51.200 For in the natural, our situation looks like death and destruction 00:16:51.200 --> 00:16:54.040 but Your Word will point us to life. 00:16:54.040 --> 00:16:58.760 So we seek Your heart to see life clearly.’ 00:16:58.760 --> 00:17:03.680 And you know what? God is faithful! That answer came in verse 15. 00:17:03.680 --> 00:17:08.280 “He said, ‘Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem, 00:17:08.280 --> 00:17:10.040 this is what the Lord says to you: 00:17:10.040 --> 00:17:13.520 Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. 00:17:13.520 --> 00:17:16.760 For the battle is not yours, but God's’.” 00:17:16.760 --> 00:17:21.080 And verse 17, “You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; 00:17:21.080 --> 00:17:26.360 stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem.” 00:17:26.360 --> 00:17:29.520 And put your name there where it is personal. 00:17:29.520 --> 00:17:32.240 “Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged. 00:17:32.240 --> 00:17:38.400 Go out and face them tomorrow and the Lord will be with you.” 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:40.720 So, you know what happened? 00:17:40.720 --> 00:17:46.720 King Jehoshaphat, led by the Holy Spirit, sent out people ahead of the army 00:17:46.720 --> 00:17:48.600 to lift up a shout of praise, 00:17:48.600 --> 00:17:51.880 to thank God for His faithfulness throughout generations, 00:17:51.880 --> 00:17:57.680 saying, ‘Give thanks to the Lord for His love endures forever’. 00:17:57.680 --> 00:18:01.360 Wow! What great faith. 00:18:01.360 --> 00:18:05.240 You know, anyone can say, ‘Thank You, Jesus’, after the miracle, 00:18:05.240 --> 00:18:08.120 when the pregnancy test is positive 00:18:08.120 --> 00:18:11.720 or when that letter of employment lands in your inbox 00:18:11.720 --> 00:18:14.520 or when that physical sickness is no more. 00:18:14.520 --> 00:18:20.320 But it takes faith to stand eye to eye with the enemy and give thanks to the Lord, 00:18:20.320 --> 00:18:23.320 for His love endures for all generations. 00:18:23.320 --> 00:18:26.600 But this is what the people of God did in this situation. 00:18:26.600 --> 00:18:32.000 They had the confidence to do that because they sought God's heart and saw life clearly. 00:18:32.000 --> 00:18:35.720 They understood what God had to say about their situation. 00:18:35.720 --> 00:18:39.040 And something incredible happened. 00:18:39.040 --> 00:18:46.000 Yes. The enemy was so confused that they started to attack one another 00:18:46.000 --> 00:18:49.040 and the Word of God came to pass that day. 00:18:49.040 --> 00:18:57.000 The people of Israel only needed to stay still and see the battle was won. 00:18:57.000 --> 00:18:59.200 So what's the lesson here? 00:18:59.200 --> 00:19:09.400 When you give thanks to God, despite your situation, your situation will change. 00:19:09.400 --> 00:19:13.320 When you give thanks to God, no matter your situation, 00:19:13.320 --> 00:19:16.160 it weakens the devil's determination 00:19:16.160 --> 00:19:20.320 to afflict you with sickness, with disease, with oppression. 00:19:20.320 --> 00:19:24.360 Because when the devil realises the more he gives you that sickness, 00:19:24.360 --> 00:19:26.240 the more you give thanks to God, 00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:28.120 the more committed you are in prayer, 00:19:28.120 --> 00:19:30.360 the more devoted you are to Him, 00:19:30.360 --> 00:19:35.360 then his plan is thwarted and your situation will change. 00:19:35.360 --> 00:19:41.280 So right now let us say, ‘Thank You, Jesus Christ. 00:19:41.280 --> 00:19:44.680 I will not sink into depression. 00:19:44.680 --> 00:19:48.400 I will not be crushed by inflation rates. 00:19:48.400 --> 00:19:55.040 No, I shall not drown when my God is the God who walks on water. 00:19:55.040 --> 00:20:00.240 Yes. I will not be fearing death and destruction 00:20:00.240 --> 00:20:05.680 when my God is the Resurrection and the Life. Hallelujah! 00:20:05.680 --> 00:20:11.520 I will not be overwhelmed by my weakness or thoughts of worthlessness 00:20:11.520 --> 00:20:16.880 when Jesus clothed me with strength and dignity.’ 00:20:16.880 --> 00:20:20.880 Right now, begin to laugh without fear of the future. 00:20:20.880 --> 00:20:24.280 Begin to walk as a blessed child. 00:20:24.280 --> 00:20:27.320 Stop talking about your circumstances. 00:20:27.320 --> 00:20:30.880 Stop lamenting about your barrenness 00:20:30.880 --> 00:20:35.880 for the Lord's faithful love endures forever. 00:20:35.880 --> 00:20:43.840 So today, as we have taken a moment to seek God's heart by looking at His Word, 00:20:43.840 --> 00:20:48.960 I pray that this Word of God would abide in you and you in it, 00:20:48.960 --> 00:20:53.920 and you shall see life clearly in Jesus’ name. Amen!