Who is Our God?

Take your Bibles this morning, go over to Deuteronomy chapter 32, Deuteronomy chapter 32 this morning.

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American history, we celebrate on the 4th, but July 2nd is actually the day that the resolution passed for our independence.

July 4th was the day that they gathered to sign the document that had been finalized and put all the little nuances on.

You know, it's kind of like we do today.

You can agree upon something and then you kind of make sure everything's in order and everything's put where it ought to be.

And then they signed it, but it was actually the Lee Resolution that they voted on that our nation, our new nation,

broke away in a political separation from the British Empire and the authority of King George III.

Now I want you to understand because we live in an age when people try to, I think, take things opposite of where even the founders intended.

when we understand what's actually taking place because I want you to understand that they did not take what they did lightly.

It wasn't something that was just, let's wake up one day and do this.

It was something that was long time in the process of coming and developing.

And they didn't take it lightly because they knew the ramifications if they failed.

You know, sometimes we fail to measure what things are really going to cost.

But you know, sometimes even though it may have great cost, it's worth investing.

It's worth doing.

When you think about when they wrote at the end of the Declaration of Independence, I took time this week to,

I spent about three days just reading, catching up on American history and what people in modern day are saying.

And it's one of those things, sometimes it makes your head hurt.

You know, how different people want to interpret through their lens the dynamic of what takes place.

To both extremes.

But it said this, it says,

And for the support of this declaration with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence.

Now I want you to understand that the word divine is important.

Because they were saying we're going to rely upon what God would choose to allow to take place.

And they were so firm about that.

Notice what it said.

We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.

I want you to understand, when they signed that, it was not something they did lightly.

They understood that not only were they going to be judged of men,

but I want you to understand by the very phrasing and what they did on their sacred honor was a religious statement.

It was an honoring statement to the Lord to say they understood that they were going to be judged also by God for the choices they made that day.

They were going to be held to account.

Because I want you all to remember one very important thing.

Sometimes we think about consequences in a negative sense,

but you realize every decision you make in life has consequences.

Sometimes they're positive consequences, and sometimes they're negative consequences,

depending upon all the factors involved, including the intent of your heart before God.

And we're going to find out here this morning.

But I want you to be clear here, because as we gather, we need to be careful that we don't gather to worship a nation.

I want you to understand we don't gather to worship a nation that these men founded,

but the God they trusted in and founded upon.

His principles and His truth.

Because our worship belongs to the Lord and to none other.

Now I want you to understand, if you honor the Lord,

God tells us we ought to do those things properly,

to pray for those in authority, to do those things of our nations.

God is the maker and founder of nations.

We have to keep all the scripture in context,

but one of the most important things is to understand who God is,

and that God is the one that we need to look to and to trust.

Because my trust is not in a nation.

When you look at history, nations come and go.

But my Savior stands sure.

He has not changed.

My God has not changed.

He stands for sure.

When we understand that when they wrote the declaration,

another line in there was this.

It says they were appealing to the supreme judge of the world

for the rectitude of our intentions.

You know what?

They understood that what they were doing had consequences.

And they understood not only were they going to have physical consequences if they lost,

they understood that the choices they made that day could have eternal consequences.

It could have accountability to God for the choices that they made.

They would give account to their creator for the course that they set that day.

You know, the same is true today.

We'll give account for our thoughts and actions that we do today.

How we treat and process through these things,

we will one day give account.

And when we look and understand that,

we find that in Deuteronomy chapter 32,

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God brought me to this passage this week,

because I think it's important,

because Deuteronomy 32,

we find Moses getting ready to leave the scene.

And he charges the people

that are about to go into the land to form a new nation.

And he gives them some principles,

because I want you to understand,

America is not Israel.

We didn't replace anything.

But I want you to understand,

God's principles always stand firm.

No matter where it is or what you're doing,

God's principles are unmovable.

And we're going to see some principles

that Moses gave to the people,

some reminders,

some focus to keep in account,

to understand what is critical.

So if you found Deuteronomy chapter 32 this morning,

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let's stand together for the reading of the word of God.

And we're just going to read a couple of verses here

as we get started into this passage here this morning.

And as we look down at verse 3,

the Bible tells us this.

It says,

because I will publish the name of the Lord,

ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

He is the rock.

His work is perfect.

For all His ways are judgment.

A God of truth and without iniquity,

just and right is He.

Let's pray.

Heavenly Father,

as we just come before you this morning,

Lord,

as we consider this challenge of Moses to the people

as they were on the cusp of going into the land

to form a nation that you had set them

and separated them to accomplish,

Lord,

but help us to see the principles

that Moses challenged them with,

the focus and the understanding

as they walk through not only the first generation,

but for generations to come.

Lord,

as we just consider these things today,

Lord,

we just thank you for our nation,

but Lord,

help us to never lose sight

that the ultimate one is you.

You are the one that's over all these things.

Lord,

you are our rock,

the one we can always rely on.

Lord,

help us to keep our focus

in the direction that it ought to be

to keep things in the right priority

in the right place.

And Lord,

we just love you and thank you.

In Jesus' name.

Amen.

May be seated.

You know,

I want you to see here,

Moses,

as he opens his charge to the people,

spoke with the authority

and he declared the greatness of our God.

You know,

no matter where we are,

what we do,

we always need to keep in mind

the greatness of our God.

Because when you'd understand

how great God is,

it keeps you focused

and looking

and attentive

to the right things.

When you lose sight

of who God is,

it's easy to get distracted.

Because there's a lot of things

to draw your attention.

There's a lot of things

that are not necessarily bad.

Some of them may even be good,

but if they're out of priority,

they become a wrong thing.

We need to understand

that the priority given

is important.

Now notice that Moses here

understood

and he wanted the people

to have a focus

upon the greatness

of God.

You'll notice here,

as we see here,

look up in the verse one

of this chapter.

It says this,

Give ear,

O ye heavens,

and I will speak,

and hear, O earth,

the words of my mouth.

My doctrine shall drop

as the rain,

my speech shall distill

as the dew,

as the small rain

upon the tender herb,

and as the showers

upon the grass.

Now notice,

he says,

All creation should listen.

O ye heavens,

O earth.

In other words,

Moses said,

These are things

that apply all the time.

These are principles

for eternity,

for a people

to understand

that personally

you need to know

who God is.

Because I want you

to understand,

we don't have a God

of our nation,

we have a God

of individuals.

He's not concerned

so much about nations

as he is people.

Jesus didn't come

to die for a nation.

He came to die

for you

and for me.

When we understand

what the purpose is

and what took place,

Moses here was publishing,

he was proclaiming

the name of the Lord.

He wanted to give glory

to God.

You know,

above all,

that ought to be

our priority.

To understand

that God deserves

the glory.

You know,

Psalm 96 in verse 8,

the word of God

tells us this,

Give unto the Lord

the glory

due his name.

Give unto him

the glory

due his name.

You know,

and when we give him glory,

I just want you

to notice something,

there's some actions

that come with it.

that reveal that

because it's not

just words.

You know,

one of the things today

that I think gets confusing

for people,

they think if they voice

something,

it's worshiping God.

Worshiping God

in voice is part.

God wants your heart

and direction

of your thoughts

and your minds.

When you understand

that worship

isn't words,

worship is action

and priority.

To say,

God,

you are the priority.

That is worship

to the Lord.

You know,

when we understand

this thing about

the Lord is first

in those things.

You know,

as our nation

was being founded,

one of the things

that's distinct

about our founders

is they were not afraid

to give glory

to God.

They were not afraid

of those things.

You know,

you think about

even the declaration

that we talked about.

Think about that famous line

that all men

are created equal,

that they are endowed

by their creator

with certain inalienable rights

and among these

are life and liberty

and pursuit of happiness

that to secure

these rights,

governments are instituted

among men.

You know,

when you break that down

biblically,

you'll find that

they had a biblical thought.

They had a biblical

understanding,

knowing that God

established government.

You know,

throughout Scripture

you know and realize

that God

is the maker of nations

and He's the one

that takes down nations.

Nations will come and go.

God will one day

judge the nations.

But you know what?

The judgment of the nations

is in this life.

I want you to understand

one day as an individual

you're going to stand

before the Lord

and give account.

When we understand

the life that's given to us,

that's Genesis chapter 1.

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You know,

endowed by our Creator.

The one who started

all this.

The one who is

the author of liberty.

The one that provides

joy and contentment

and the fruit of our labors.

He's the one

that blesses us.

You know,

Psalm 119 verse 45

Psalms 119:45

says,

I will walk at liberty

for I seek thy precepts.

You know,

liberty is not found

in government.

Liberty is found

in Christ.

That we might pursue it.

That we might obtain it.

That we might have it.

It's not built

upon a nation.

You know what

our founders thought?

They said,

we need a nation

where people can be

at liberty

to love God.

And they understood

that principle.

Notice what it tells us here.

Look back at verse 4.

As Moses describes God,

he says this.

He calls God,

he is the rock.

Not a rock.

He is the rock.

Look over to Psalm 95.

Psalm 95 in verse 1 says,

O come,

let us sing unto the Lord.

Let's make a joyful noise

to what?

The rock of our salvation.

Jesus is the author

and finisher

of our faith.

He is the rock

of our salvation.

He is the one

that is there.

You know,

1 Corinthians chapter 10,

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the apostle Paul

reminded the church

at Corinth

and he says,

and did all drink

the same spiritual drink?

For they drank

of that spiritual rock

that followed them

and that rock

was Christ.

I want you to understand

the same one

who brought Israel

out of Egypt

and set them free

is a picture

of the rock

who came and died

on the cross

for our sin

that we might be free.

To understand

that picture

is important.

And we notice here

his description

because oftentimes

I think we lose sight

of this.

It says his work

is perfect.

In other words,

what God does

and what God allows

is morally right

and never wrong.

You know,

sometimes people

get the idea

that, well,

why did God

allow this to happen

to me?

And they start

accusing God.

We're going to look

at that in a little bit

because Moses addresses

that those who want

to judge God.

I want you to understand

it rains on the just

and unjust alike.

Sin and its effect

is affecting everybody.

Whether you're saved

or lost,

there's some effects

of sin that come

in this present life.

There's things

that we cannot control.

Things that God allows.

And we can't say,

God,

you were evil

for allowing this.

I want you to understand

his work is perfect.

All his ways

are judgment.

In other words,

the mode of action

and the verdict

or sentence

of those things

is perfectly true.

He's the God

of truth

and without iniquity.

He acts

in moral fidelity,

never in unrighteousness

or unjustly.

I want you to understand

the God

that Moses

tells us to look to

is right

in everything.

And here in a little bit

we're going to see

Moses warns the people,

don't look back

at God

and say,

God,

we're going to hold

you to account.

You know what?

What we face

in this life

is the consequences

of sin.

A fallen world

has fallen world problems.

The good news is

one day

all this will be gone.

If your hope

is in Christ,

you don't look

for this life

for everything

because we realize

this will pass.

this life

will come and go.

When we understand

this picture,

it's important.

Now look at verse 5.

Notice,

he gives a warning here

and he says,

they have corrupted

themselves.

Their spot

is not the spot

of his children.

They are a perverse

and crooked generation.

Do ye thus

requit the Lord,

O foolish people

and unwise?

Is not he

thy father

that hath brought thee?

Excuse me,

bought thee?

Hath he not made thee

and established thee?

You know,

think about what

he's challenging them.

He says,

don't be foolish.

Moses here

is speaking

this to Israel.

But our nation,

I want you to understand,

needs to understand

that same principle

because you know

what happens?

When God starts blessing,

people get thinking

that it's them

that did it.

Look down at verse 15

in this passage.

Verse 15,

notice what

Moses tells them

and he says,

but Jershom waxed fat,

that's Israel,

and kicked.

Thou art waxen fat,

thou art growing thick,

thou art covered

with fatness.

When he forsook God,

which made him

and lightly esteemed

the rock

of his salvation.

And they provoked him

to jealousy

with strange gods,

with abominations,

provoked they him

to anger.

They sacrificed

unto devils,

not to God,

to gods whom

they knew not,

to new gods

that came newly up,

whom our fathers

feared not.

Of the rock

that begat thee,

thou art unmindful,

and hath forgotten

God

that formed

thee.

Now,

I want you to understand,

this is a very

important principle.

Because the word

fat there means blessed,

which is kind of ironic

when you think

about America.

You know,

one thing that I've

observed as I've

traveled the world,

in most of the rest

of the world,

the fat people

are the rich people.

America is the only

place you'll find

fat poor people

and skinny rich people.

Generally speaking,

when you travel the world,

if you see somebody

that's fat,

means they've got

a lot of resources.

And they don't have

to labor hard,

they don't have

to do a lot.

And people look

and say,

well,

America hasn't been

blessed.

I tell you what,

we're over-blessed.

But you know what

happens when we get

blessed?

We forget our God.

It's easy when

God's blessings

come to forget

who God is.

Moses warns

the people,

and he says,

you'll start doing

things contrary

to what God wants.

You know,

when we understand

as a nation,

he's pointing

to the reality

as Proverbs 14

tells us,

righteousness exalted

the nation,

but sin is a reproach

to any people.

You know,

the natural course

of mankind

is sin.

Notice it says

they corrupted

themselves in verse 5.

God didn't corrupt

them,

they corrupted

themselves.

You know,

sin will corrupt

being a perverse

and crooked

generation.

You know,

I want you to see,

notice in verse 6,

he says,

O foolish people

and unwise,

is not he the

father that bought

thee?

Hath he not made

thee and established

thee?

Here they are,

they're forgetting

who he is

and what he's done.

You know,

they deem

the things of God

inappropriate.

They say,

God,

you've blessed us,

but we don't want

to have a part

in what you've done.

We want to do it

our own way,

to do our own thing.

Moses reminds the people

that the blessings

we receive from God

can themselves

draw us away.

They are wax and fat.

It was then

that they

and even us

can forsake God

and lightly esteem

the rock

of his salvation.

You know,

these verses

ought to do more

than just inform us.

These verses

ought to make us grieve.

It ought to make you sad

to see people

turn away

from the God

who has done everything.

You know,

as I look at our nation

as it's changed

through the generations,

you'll see a pattern

in our nation

of people

trusting God

and then when God

begins to bless

and they get comfortable,

God becomes secondary.

And you'll see

this curve

not only in our nation

but throughout history.

You see it

when you read

through the book

of Judges.

You know,

Judges,

there's this circle

that keeps going.

God blesses them.

They turn away

from God.

God allows

the ramifications,

the consequences

of their choices

to come into play

until they finally

call upon Him.

When they get

their focus back right

and sometimes

it takes a few generations.

You know,

today it's amazing

how people

have turned away

from the God

who our founders

said,

hey,

we need to make sure

He is a focus.

He is the one

that has established

our land

has been overtaken

with things.

Yeah,

I've seen things

in the last five years

it's like you would

never thought

you would have saw.

Sorcery,

witchcraft.

Let me just make

a statement.

The word sorcery

comes from the

Greek word pharma.

Has to do with drugs.

Now,

I'm not talking about

prescription type stuff

that might you get

for,

oh,

Doc,

I got a pain.

People,

I want you to understand

they take drugs

not to relieve

but to try

to reach a place

called nirvana,

a self-consciousness.

You know,

it is a focus

upon self.

We have the practice

of sorcery

within our nation

is extreme.

Say,

preacher,

what do you mean?

You can order

on Etsy

a witch

to cast a spell.

That ought to grieve us

that a nation

who understood

the very liberties

that they were seeking

were from God

have forsaken

those things

to the point

that they've turned

and worshipped

other gods.

Worship things

contrary.

You know,

we see earth worship

today.

You know,

I'll just make

a bold statement.

The environmental movement

in general

is earth worship.

They make this

ball of dirt

their god.

They understand

the amazement

of what this earth

is in which we live

and they forget

the one who created it.

It ought to make us grieve.

We have a love

of self

and pleasure,

materialism

and the love

of money.

False religions

are overtaking

the land.

From new age,

I'll just give you

a little warning.

You need to be careful

who you listen to

that say they're Christian.

There's a lot

of new age

tied into it.

You need to be

understanding

what it is

they're speaking about

because they sound

biblical

but the terms

they use

are new age.

They are terms

that worship

and point you

to another god.

I want you to

understand the danger

of it

and we see

this spiritism.

You know,

think about today

why I'm spiritual

but not religious.

It's like

that's the most

ironic statement

you can make.

I mean,

it's like,

I'll say it's a dumb

statement.

You know,

that's like saying

I had breakfast

but I don't like to eat.

We find these things

in our nation

they exalt men

and the state

above God.

I want you to understand

as believers

we have to be careful

because we need

to look at the scripture

and filter those things

through scripture

to say

God,

help me to know

exactly how to put

these things

in the right priority

and the right place

that Lord,

you are never moved

from being the rock

of my salvation.

that rock

is unmovable.

It never gets usurped

by something else.

You know what?

Politics

can usurp God.

Now I want you to understand

our political dynamic

is important

but there's a balance

to say

I want to make sure

this never

takes the place

of God

because you know

what?

The devil's happy

when people

especially believers

get focused away

worshiping something

other than the God

that saved them.

When we understand

what's happening here

it ought to grieve

our hearts

when we understand

this generation

has grown up

even further

from him.

We have a generation

that does not know

the God

who made them.

Some of them

might be sitting

here today.

You know

we have a system

that's telling our kids

all sorts of

contradictory information.

You know

what amazes me

in a generation

this is a side note

I guess.

One of the things

that grieves my heart

is when I have parents

that you talk to

well I'm going to let

my kids make their

decision about things.

You know what

I want you to understand

something very clearly.

God doesn't tell us

to allow your kids

to make every decision

we are to guide them

and bring them up

in the nurture

and admonition

of the Lord.

That's a responsibility

to not let them

wander wherever

they want to wander.

It's to direct them

and guide them

and let them know

there's a God

that not only loves them

it's a God

who died for them

and to know

why he did.

Because your sinful

heart is wicked

your little kid

is not an angel.

I've got nine

great kids

you know

nine grandkids

they're not great grandkids

yeah I'm not that old

but my grandkids

are great.

But I want you

to understand

I know one thing

they were born

with a sin nature

and they need

to know a Savior

who can save them

no different

than anybody else's.

When we understand

those things

because look here next

as we look

look down

at verse 28

he declares this

as Moses walks through

he gives God's assessment

it says

for they are a nation

void of counsel

neither is there

any understanding

in them

oh that they were wise

that they understood this

that they would consider

their latter end.

You know

I want you to understand

God has not left us

to our own opinion

about ourselves

but the fact is this

when people turn

from God

often times

the things I hear

and the things

that scripture reveals

is people start saying

I don't think God

made the right choice.

I don't think God

is who he says he is.

They begin to render

their own assessment

you know what

it leaves a nation

void of wise counsel

lacking the most basic

understanding

of the things

of God.

You know

one of our founding fathers

George Washington

at his first inaugural address

said this

he said

his fervent supplications

to that almighty being

who rules over the universe

who presides

in the councils

of nations

and whose providential aids

can supply

every human

defect.

You know what

we need

just as even

our founding fathers

especially George Washington

he understood

one thing

he said

I need

God's

direction.

He says

I can't lead

I can't do

what I ought to do

without God.

It's not in my power

in my knowledge

but in what God

has given.

God gives the assessment

of the situation.

Notice what it says

in verse 29

it says here

that they would consider

their latter end

they failed to understand

that they need to look

not merely

for the immediate

benefit

but for the long term good.

You know

one of the problems

we have in our nation today

especially among politicians

I'll just spell out

it's a baseline

they're in it

for the immediate

how does it affect me

right now

instead of

how is it going to affect

my children

and my grandchildren.

Leaders

don't look

for just what's

immediate now

they look

to what they're leaving

what is carried forth

when we understand

that we need to look

not just at the immediate

but understand

their latter end.

God has revealed

his assessment

you know

God says this

in Jeremiah 17

he says

the heart is deceitful

above all things

and desperately wicked

who can know it

I the Lord

search the heart

I try the reins

you know

a wicked heart

is one that places

God

that operates

that places themselves

of judge

of right and wrong

you know

we live in a generation

that tries to judge God

and they miss the reality

of their latter end

because instead of us

judging God

the Bible says

that every knee

will bow

every tongue

confess

and there is

everybody

when you stand

before God

his greatness

and his glory

his holiness

it'll take the most

arrogant soul

and humble them

the question is

where are you going

to be humbled

because if you're

humbled before God

in this life

and you recognize

you need a Savior

and you call upon him

God says

there's a different

accounting

than for if you don't

when we understand

this picture

it's important

look down in verse 31

it says for this

it says

for their rock

is not as our rock

even our enemies

themselves

being judges

you know

trying to judge God

for their vine

is the vine of Sodom

and the fields

of Gomorrah

their grapes

are grapes of gall

and their clusters

are bitter

their wine

is the poison

of dragons

and the cruel venom

of asps

you know

I want you to understand

that everybody's

going to found

their faith

upon a rock

it's either going to be

a rock

of their own imagination

a little r rock

of anything

that they can put there

but it says

their rock

is not as

our rock

if your faith

is in God

if your faith

is in the Lord

Jesus Christ

who came

and saved you

the moment

you called

upon him

you became

part of his family

when you understand

our latter end

I want you to understand

Psalms tells us

some trust in chariots

and some in horses

but we will remember

the name of the Lord

our God

you know

I want you to understand

people today

well I'm agnostic

or I'm atheist

I don't trust anything

yeah you are

you're trusting yourself

or you're trusting

a philosopher

you know

one of the problems

we have today

I think a lot of people

get led astray

because they trust

what somebody says

about the Bible

more than what the Bible says

you don't know

how many times

I've had discussions

and the thing comes up

and says

well did you hear

well such and such

in 1500

wrote this

I'm like

I really don't care

what they wrote

in 1500

it may give you

a little insight

but it doesn't

supersede the book

that's where truth is

truth is in this

pulp of the day

not because of me

but because of the book

when we understand

the scripture

notice as we go on

down through here

this

this morning

look here

it says

this

and it says

in verse 34

it says

is not this

laid up in store

with thee

and sealed up

among thy treasures

to me

belongeth

vengeance

and recompense

for their foot

shall slide

in due time

for the day

of their calamity

is at hand

and the things

that shall come

upon them

make haste

for the Lord

shall judge

his people

I want you to

understand

that we're going

to give account

to God

Peter says

who shall give

account to him

that is ready

to judge

the quick

and the dead

the judgment

of God

Moses reminds

the people

of their latter

ends

you're going

to be judged

of God

God's judgment

will be present

the Lord

will hold

the rebellious

to account

it's in his

hand

to execute

vengeance

and recompense

for the evil

that has been

done

you know

that's reason

the writer

of Hebrews

in chapter 10

verse 31

says

it is a fearful

thing to fall

into the hands

of the living

God

to understand

that the Bible

I want you to

understand

those speaks

of two

judgments

speaks about

his judging

his people

the judgment

seat of

Christ

2nd Corinthians

we find

in chapter 5

and verse 10

that God

says we all

must appear

before him

when we

understand

that picture

even as a

believer

you know

that's the

reason that

salvation

isn't

licensed

God's

still going

to hold

you to

account

for the

decisions

that you

make

the

difference

is

is

one

you're

missing

out

on the

rewards

God

wants

to

give

you

because

you've

invested

in the

wrong

things

you see

once you're

saved

you're

secure

your

eternity

is locked

in

I want

you to

understand

that happens

at the

moment

you call

upon

him

as

savior

he is

the

earnest

of your

salvation

if you

have

not

the

spirit

you're

none

of

his

that's

the

reality

you need

to ask

yourself

is

God's

spirit

working

and talking

in my

life

through

his

word

if it's

not

you ought

to ask

yourself

a question

why not

when we

understand

that God's

going to

judge

but I want

you to

understand

we're

going to

be judged

for reward

not for

condemnation

our works

are going

to be

tried

by fire

you know

I believe

there's

going to

be a lot

of people

that are

going to

be sad

on judgment

day

when they

stand

before the

Lord

even

I'm

talking

about

believers

here

when they

see all

the blessings

and the

rewards

the Lord

wanted

for them

and they

come with

all the

things

that want

to say

Jesus

look what

I did

for you

even after

you're

saved

you can

do

things

for the

wrong

reason

and it

gets

burned

up

because

our

focus

wasn't

on

the

right

things

but there's

another

judgment

the great

white throne

judgment

where God's

going to

judge

all those

that

refused

Revelation

Revelation 20 · chapter mention

chapter 20

speaks of

it

2 Thessalonians

1 9

speaks of

it

it tells

us very

clearly

one day

anybody

who is

not

saved

anybody

who hasn't

called upon

the name

of the Lord

is going

to be

raised

again

to stand

judgment

before God

in a

final

dynamic

and it

says

they'll be

cast

into the

lake

of fire

I want

you to

understand

hell

is a

real

place

we live

in a

generation

it

amazes

me

how

many

people

talk

down

or

reimagine

hell

I want

you to

understand

Jesus

never

speaks

kindly

or gently

about this

place

called

hell

it's a

place

of

weeping

and gnashing

of teeth

why

because

it's an

eternal

separation

from the

God

who

created

them

let's

talk

quickly

about

our

response

look over

to verse

46

and he

said

said

to them

set

your

heart

unto

all

the

words

which

I

testify

among

you

this

day

which

he

commanded

your

children

to

observe

and to

do

all

the

words

of

this

law

for

it

is

not

a

vain

thing

for

you

because

it

is

your

life

words

which

I

testify

among

you

you

know

the

word

of

God

is

powerful

you

know

the

Bible

says

it

discerns

even

the

thoughts

and

intents

of the

heart

you

know

Hebrews

4

12

takes that

very

clear

doesn't

it

he

is

the

discerner

of the

thoughts

and

intents

of the

heart

have you

ever

thought

that

understood

that

that's

one

thing

we

can

never

understand

about

somebody

else

we

can

understand

a lot

of

things

but

you

can

never

truly

understand

somebody

else's

thoughts

or

intents

but

God

knows

yours

he

knows

mine

he

measures

!

from a

different

measurement

when

we

understand

the

law

of

the

!

the

word

psalm

Psalms 19:7

19

verse

7

says

the

law

of

the

Lord

is

perfect

converting

the

soul

the

testimony

of

the

Lord

is

sure

making

wise

the

simple

you know

I want

you to

understand

that

as we

celebrate

as a

nation

we

don't

need

to

be

celebrating

just

worshiping

a

nation

I want

to draw

your

attention

to the

God

that

they

understood

was

there

the

God

they

understood

they

were

going

to

give

account

the

same

God

who

you

and

I

are

going

to

give

account

nations

come

and

go

but

a

soul

is

for

eternity

you know

what

are

you

going

to

do

you

know

they

saw

the

importance

not

only

for

them

but

for

the

generations

to

come

you know

John Adams

made

an

interesting

statement

he

said

this