True Sight

Do you walk by sight or do you walk by faith? Are you looking at the things the world says is attractive or are you looking at things that God says is attractive? Are you doing what God wants you to do or are doing things that the world tells you you need to do? I want you to be heroic in your faith, not in the haughtiness of your eyes. Right? Don't be prideful with your eyes. Don't don't look and and think that you're better than other people. Just humbly say, God, how can you use me to help those? Guard what you look at, church. Guard what you look at. [01:13:46] (35 seconds)  #WalkByFaith

Grace often operates in spite of our blindness. Let that think through. Let that sink in. If God's grace still operates in spite of our blindness. He's still gonna use you. You might be blind, you might not be able to see the image, you might not be able to see what God is doing, but God is still going to use you. So many times, I'll bet you, God has already used you and you didn't even know it. God has already touched you in a conversation, in a word, in a in a way that you you've come alongside somebody and God has used you and you didn't even know it. [01:09:43] (40 seconds)  #GodUsesYou

He was so physically strong that he had no idea that the spirit of God had left him. But he did not know that the spirit of God see, he was so strong physically that he didn't need God. He didn't need God. And all of a sudden when it came time for him to need God, he didn't realize that God had left him. Wow. I want you to ask this question of yourself. It's a hard question, it's a deep question, and maybe it's a question you should just ponder. Would you recognize if the spirit of God left you? [01:16:57] (37 seconds)  #NoticeTheSpirit

Here's the good news, church. The good news for him and the good news for us. God still works despite Samson's failures. God still works Samson's failures. God still works despite despite our failures. Church, that's the really good news. The good news is there's a huge amount of grace that is available for us. We can fail, we can fall, we can stumble, but God's purpose for us cannot be thwarted sometimes. We still have a mission to accomplish. We still have a purpose to fulfill. [01:09:06] (37 seconds)  #GodWorksDespiteFailure

There's a cross. And sometimes people think that the cross is just hidden amongst the chaotic swirls of life and it's just part of the pattern of life. But you know what church? Honestly, the cross is obvious. It's always there and all you have to do is when you see the carcass or when you see temptation, turn to the cross and follow it instead of your temptation or your vices or your weaknesses and we can walk in a manner worthy of the Lord. Let's pray. Jesus, thank you for this morning. [01:21:13] (34 seconds)  #FollowTheCross

Watch for small compromises in your faith. Think about your faith. Samson, small compromised. He compromised when he looked at the carcass and it isn't a sin to look at the carcass. But then all of a sudden, he saw the honey. And when he saw the honey, he had to go explore. See, it wasn't along the path, it was over there and he remembered that victory that he had and he moved over there and he went over there and he gave in. He got the honey, he touched the dead carcass, then he gave some to his parents. [01:14:56] (37 seconds)  #AvoidSmallCompromises

Temptation's path, Evil desires lead to enticement. Enticement leads to conception and conception leads to sin. So watch for the compromises. If you've got to get off the path of righteousness to go and enjoy that thing, maybe you shouldn't go and enjoy that thing. Be cautious. Another warning then I'm gonna summarize it. Be cautious. Your strength can be your weakness. I don't know how many of you have thought about that but your actual strength can be your weakness, it's the opposites of it. [01:15:52] (38 seconds)  #TemptationLeadsToSin

See, he didn't care about culture or tradition, he only wanted what his eyes saw. You're catching the theme of sight throughout the text. He only wanted what his eyes saw. Judges fourteen three says, she is right in my eyes. Not God, God, what should I do? No. She is right in my eyes, in my flesh. She's perfect for me. Is she? No. But Judges twenty one twenty five says, everyone did what was right in his or her own eyes. [01:05:56] (44 seconds)  #StopLivingBySight