Thank God for Angels: Faithful in Our Failures

Did y'all miss that in the Bible? When I read that when God told Moses to tell them to leave, he said, I refuse to go with them because I'm so sick of them. I might destroy them along the way. But Moses, as they travel to the land that I promised them, I'm sending an angel before them. Yes, Moses, I ain't liking these people. I'm not feeling them, but there are some things that even I as their God can't do. There's something that God can't do. He cannot break his promise. Yes. He cannot break his promise in his word. He says, lo, I'll be with you. Come on. Talk back to me. Always. [01:13:24] (42 seconds)  #UnbreakablePromise

When I say watch your tone and watch how you add in those inflections in your voice and the bass to your voice. You can express yourself, but you might wanna bring it down just a little bit. When I say walk away, I ain't trying to scare you. I'm trying to save you. I need I need to hear from some Christians in this room who can say, I'm a Christian, but I ain't no chump Christian. I'm a Christian, but I love Jesus. I'm saved, but there are some lines that you don't wanna cross. I'm saved, but watch how you handle me because I'm saved, but I got a few cousins who ain't all the way there yet. [01:12:13] (46 seconds)  #NotAChumpChristian

I think that some people should come with warning labels. Yes. Some people should come with warning labels. Matter of fact, some of the people that many of us allowed in our our lives may not have come with warning labels, but they had the word crazy blinking across their foreheads, and we still let them in. Some people are just so mean. And why is it, friends, that people think that because we are Christians, that we are soft, and we are easily frightened, and that people can talk to us any old kind of way. But if you're feeling the preacher right now, just elbow somebody and say, I'm not that one. Come on. Say, I'm not. [01:11:09] (40 seconds)  #WatchWhoYouLetIn

He even when he's angry, y'all, he's still with us. Even when his heart is broken, he's still with us. Even when we don't cross every t or dot, every I, you ought to lift up your hand and say, I'm glad that he's still with me. I'm so glad y'all that even when he doesn't wanna be God, he's still a father, and a good father never turns his back on his child. He's always there. God says, Moses, I'm angry, and I want them to leave. Deserve a punishment, but instead of giving them a punishment, the punishment they deserve, [01:14:06] (36 seconds)  #GodStillWithUs

Why are you always angry? What more does God need to do to make you happy? Not in here, but in some churches. Some people walk in church mean, and then they leave mean. Not in here, but in some churches, if you get there before them and sit in their seat, they get an attitude because you sat. They just stiff necks. Nothing moves them. Nothing changes them. Nothing I [01:08:11] (36 seconds)  #MeanInChurch

know you can't say amen, but there is somebody in church today who is tired, frustrated, and angry because you are a giver, and you don't give to be rewarded or appreciated. Although hearing the words thank you really do feel good, but right now, you are caring for or trying to honor a parent who never seems to appreciate who you've become, what you've been able to achieve, and or what you are able to do for them. And instead of appreciating what you do, all you get is their attitude. Maybe it's a spouse who you've almost given up everything for, leaving [01:08:48] (43 seconds)  #UnappreciatedGiver

Friends, have you ever loved somebody just a little too hard, or maybe it was too long to the point where you became a fool making sacrifices, giving your time, giving your best to people who could really care less about you, your sacrifice, and what you bring to the table. They said what they wanted to say and didn't even think twice. They do as they please and expect you to always forgive them and give them chance after chance. They fail to acknowledge your worth and your voice and your significance. They devalue you and don't [01:10:18] (35 seconds)  #LoveWiselyNotFoolishly