Resting in God's Kingship: The Power of Obedience
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"God is a god of new beginnings, so take a deep breath let go of yesterday it is gone forever and embrace this day for this day as God's gift for you and lift up your hearts and let's find God in each moment and the question for this moment for you and me today is who will be on the throne, because somebody's going to be on the throne of your life." [00:31:23]
"If you've been a part of this journey as we've been walking through Genesis you might remember on day seven Genesis says that God rested and we've looked at how this was a particular idea in the ancient world a God would rest in his Temple that's why a temple was built, and it didn't mean nothing was going on uh king would rest on his throne in his Palace and what that meant was that the order that was needed to set up the kingdom had been done and now he could get on with establishing the kingdom colleague you could set up a computer and the reason that you do that is so that then you can begin to use it." [00:57:36]
"So when God hits the seventh day he's resting on his throne that means he's going to be establishing his kingdom that's good news for everybody we see this for example in Psalm 132 verse 13 following it says for the Lord has chosen Zion Jerusalem he's desired it for his dwelling this is my resting place forever and ever, here I will sit enthroned as I have desired it so he's resting on his throne then he goes on I will bless her Israel with abundant Provisions whether agriculture stuff going on every second all over the Earth the poor I will satisfied with food I will clothe her priest with salvation and their Saints will ever sing for Joy so God when he rests on his throne is doing good work in the Kingdom that's what happens on the seventh day." [01:02:36]
"Something else to notice about the seventh day, you might have observed this kind of refrain through the first chapter of Genesis God says let there be light, separates light from the darkness verse 5 and there was evening and there was morning the first day, and then verse 8 and there was evening and there was morning the second day and then verse 13 and there was evening and there was morning the third day 19 there was evening and morning the fourth day verse 23 and there was evening and morning the fifth day, verse uh 31 Godzilla he made was very good there was evening and there was morning the sixth day and then on the seventh day God finished the work he'd been doing on the seven day arrested from all his work bless the seventh day made it holy kazana he had rested from all the work of creating he had done." [01:48:68]
"Because it's still the seventh day the whole point of the first six days was to get to the seventh day set up the kingdom set up the computer so that it can be used somebody is on the throne we are still in the seventh day so our invitation to rest is we rest in the knowledge that God is on the throne and therefore we're not on the throne and he will be with us to partner with us in our working and our playing and our resting sometimes we do nothing sometimes we do lots but we're always resting in his kingship in his being on the throne in his presence and his power." [02:04:59]
"The Lord God commanded the man you are free to eat from any tree in the garden but you must not eat from the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil for when you eat of it you will surely die, now it used to be when I would read this I would think it seems kind of arbitrary why does God do this, he could have just not made that stupid tree and not made up any Rule and then human beings would be fine plus when they fell it's not just that they got in trouble we got in trouble for what they did that doesn't seem very fair." [04:10:79]
"This is a description of the human problem that every one of us has and the idea is that there is a moral order to life there is a moral reality to it, and I can embrace it I can submit myself to it I can honor it I can obey it wholeheartedly, or I can defy it I can resist it that's what's going on in this rule that at first glance can seem kind of arbitrary." [05:15:54]
"Because we can obey we are teachable, we can be guided train directed, we can be changed from who we presently are into something more focused more developed more perfect, so for instance our natural capacity for language can be trained into an ability to read, our native mathematical skills can be shaped into an advanced knowledge our bodies can be strengthened by good coaching our moral character given sharp Outline by high expectations, the teacher gives assignments the coach barks orders the parent lays down rules from the beginning therefore the Commandment that calls for human obedience is God's grace." [06:20:46]
"Law and our capacity to be law abiding is the motor of our transformation it is the engine that moves us from the sixth day toward fellowship with God in the seventh where he is on the throne, it is our capacity to be coachable to learn to obey that actually gives us freedom because if I'm always doing whatever impulse grabs me at the moment I am never actually free, so here's a picture of healthy obedience to God actually of discipleship to Jesus from a movie you may or may not have seen from about 40 years ago called The Karate Kid." [07:09:39]
"Mr mayagi I think it is offers to teach Daniel who's tired of being picked on by bullies the art of karate, and what he says is I will make with you a sacred Pact, I will teach you and you will learn, I promise to teach but you must promise to learn I say you do no questions that's the deal, and so Daniel does and then Mr meragi gives him what seemed to be kind of arbitrary assignments kind of strange rules first to wax his car and if you've seen this it's quite a famous line wax on wax off wax on wax off and then paint the feds and and so Daniel doesn't understand this fully he does what he is commanded to do but eventually he just blows a gasket and says Mr Miyagi you're you're just a tyrant you just want slave labor that's all you want." [07:46:44]
"Mr mayagi explains and he begins to throw a punch and Daniel because it's now in his muscle memory wax on wax off paint the fence he's immediately able to defend himself now he understands, there is a reason for this training he was being empowered to do what he couldn't otherwise do why didn't Mr Miyagi just tell him that at the beginning why didn't he explain it first because Daniel is going to be given great power but Mr Miyagi recognizes that uh he must first of all learn humility and submission, he must be willing to surrender his own will otherwise he will use his power to do great damage." [08:31:00]
"Character first then ability, and it's always that order in the Kingdom character first then ability, and the Temptation humanly speaking is I want to be on the throne gratification first ability first the capacity to seize what I want, so today I remember I am not on the throne, I I must learn submission and humility I don't know best there is someone that knows better, obedience rightly understood not robotic mindless Conformity wholehearted thoughtful deep humble submission to the good that I'm not in charge of making up that is Central to our training as a person that's why the presence of the law moral goodness and the demand that we can form ourselves to it is present in the garden even before the fall." [09:36:66]
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"If you've been a part of this journey as we've been walking through Genesis you might remember on day seven Genesis says that God rested and we've looked at how this was a particular idea in the ancient world a God would rest in his Temple that's why a temple was built, and it didn't mean nothing was going on uh king would rest on his throne in his Palace and what that meant was that the order that was needed to set up the kingdom had been done and now he could get on with establishing the kingdom colleague you could set up a computer and the reason that you do that is so that then you can begin to use it." [00:57:36]
"So when God hits the seventh day he's resting on his throne that means he's going to be establishing his kingdom that's good news for everybody we see this for example in Psalm 132 verse 13 following it says for the Lord has chosen Zion Jerusalem he's desired it for his dwelling this is my resting place forever and ever, here I will sit enthroned as I have desired it so he's resting on his throne then he goes on I will bless her Israel with abundant Provisions whether agriculture stuff going on every second all over the Earth the poor I will satisfied with food I will clothe her priest with salvation and their Saints will ever sing for Joy so God when he rests on his throne is doing good work in the Kingdom that's what happens on the seventh day." [01:02:36]
"Something else to notice about the seventh day, you might have observed this kind of refrain through the first chapter of Genesis God says let there be light, separates light from the darkness verse 5 and there was evening and there was morning the first day, and then verse 8 and there was evening and there was morning the second day and then verse 13 and there was evening and there was morning the third day 19 there was evening and morning the fourth day verse 23 and there was evening and morning the fifth day, verse uh 31 Godzilla he made was very good there was evening and there was morning the sixth day and then on the seventh day God finished the work he'd been doing on the seven day arrested from all his work bless the seventh day made it holy kazana he had rested from all the work of creating he had done." [01:48:68]
"Because it's still the seventh day the whole point of the first six days was to get to the seventh day set up the kingdom set up the computer so that it can be used somebody is on the throne we are still in the seventh day so our invitation to rest is we rest in the knowledge that God is on the throne and therefore we're not on the throne and he will be with us to partner with us in our working and our playing and our resting sometimes we do nothing sometimes we do lots but we're always resting in his kingship in his being on the throne in his presence and his power." [02:04:59]
"The Lord God commanded the man you are free to eat from any tree in the garden but you must not eat from the Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil for when you eat of it you will surely die, now it used to be when I would read this I would think it seems kind of arbitrary why does God do this, he could have just not made that stupid tree and not made up any Rule and then human beings would be fine plus when they fell it's not just that they got in trouble we got in trouble for what they did that doesn't seem very fair." [04:10:79]
"This is a description of the human problem that every one of us has and the idea is that there is a moral order to life there is a moral reality to it, and I can embrace it I can submit myself to it I can honor it I can obey it wholeheartedly, or I can defy it I can resist it that's what's going on in this rule that at first glance can seem kind of arbitrary." [05:15:54]
"Because we can obey we are teachable, we can be guided train directed, we can be changed from who we presently are into something more focused more developed more perfect, so for instance our natural capacity for language can be trained into an ability to read, our native mathematical skills can be shaped into an advanced knowledge our bodies can be strengthened by good coaching our moral character given sharp Outline by high expectations, the teacher gives assignments the coach barks orders the parent lays down rules from the beginning therefore the Commandment that calls for human obedience is God's grace." [06:20:46]
"Law and our capacity to be law abiding is the motor of our transformation it is the engine that moves us from the sixth day toward fellowship with God in the seventh where he is on the throne, it is our capacity to be coachable to learn to obey that actually gives us freedom because if I'm always doing whatever impulse grabs me at the moment I am never actually free, so here's a picture of healthy obedience to God actually of discipleship to Jesus from a movie you may or may not have seen from about 40 years ago called The Karate Kid." [07:09:39]
"Mr mayagi I think it is offers to teach Daniel who's tired of being picked on by bullies the art of karate, and what he says is I will make with you a sacred Pact, I will teach you and you will learn, I promise to teach but you must promise to learn I say you do no questions that's the deal, and so Daniel does and then Mr meragi gives him what seemed to be kind of arbitrary assignments kind of strange rules first to wax his car and if you've seen this it's quite a famous line wax on wax off wax on wax off and then paint the feds and and so Daniel doesn't understand this fully he does what he is commanded to do but eventually he just blows a gasket and says Mr Miyagi you're you're just a tyrant you just want slave labor that's all you want." [07:46:44]
"Mr mayagi explains and he begins to throw a punch and Daniel because it's now in his muscle memory wax on wax off paint the fence he's immediately able to defend himself now he understands, there is a reason for this training he was being empowered to do what he couldn't otherwise do why didn't Mr Miyagi just tell him that at the beginning why didn't he explain it first because Daniel is going to be given great power but Mr Miyagi recognizes that uh he must first of all learn humility and submission, he must be willing to surrender his own will otherwise he will use his power to do great damage." [08:31:00]
"Character first then ability, and it's always that order in the Kingdom character first then ability, and the Temptation humanly speaking is I want to be on the throne gratification first ability first the capacity to seize what I want, so today I remember I am not on the throne, I I must learn submission and humility I don't know best there is someone that knows better, obedience rightly understood not robotic mindless Conformity wholehearted thoughtful deep humble submission to the good that I'm not in charge of making up that is Central to our training as a person that's why the presence of the law moral goodness and the demand that we can form ourselves to it is present in the garden even before the fall." [09:36:66]
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