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Seeing the Horizons
On a clear day
Rise and look around you
And you see who you are
On a clear day
How it will astound you
That the glow of your being
Outshines every star
You'll feel part of
Every mountain, sea, and shore
You can hear from far and near
A world you've never, never heard before
And on a clear day
On that clear day
You can see forever, and ever, and ever
And ever more
Recap
Two weeks ago - Our Identity as God’s Children
Last week - Confidence in God’s Promises, not our circumstances
Today - Seeing God’s Horizon 8:28-39
Pt. 1 - I can see clearly now
προορίζω 1 aor.
προώρισα, pass.
προωρίσθην: decide upon beforehand, predetermine, of God (Iren.
2, 33, 5 [Harv.
I 380, 5]) τινά someone .
Related noun: ὅριον, ου, τό (ὅρος; Soph., Thu.
et al.; ins, pap, LXX; TestJud, JosAs) marker of division between two areas, boundary mostly, in our lit.
exclusively, pl.
boundaries = region, district (; , al. in LXX; TestJud 2:6; JosAs) ; ; ; .
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English derivative: Horizon
[1] Arndt, W., Danker, F. W., Bauer, W., & Gingrich, F. W. (2000).
A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian literature (3rd ed., p. 723).
Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
God set His boundary for His purpose.
Just as surely as He set the boundaries of the heaven, to “separate the waters from the waters” (), so He set the boundaries that separate you from the efforts of Satan to rob you of your inheritance.
Two can be a figure both of unity and of division.
Man and woman form the basic family unit (; , ).
Animals associate in pairs and enter the ark in twos ().
Two people often work together in companionship, e.g.
Joshua’s spies (), and the Twelve and Seventy disciples were sent out in pairs (; ).
In addition, at Sinai there were two stone tablets, and animals were often offered for sacrifice in pairs.
By contrast two is used with separating force in , as it is also implied in the two ‘ways’ of .
There is a relationship between our position as God’s beloved children and our experience in our vocations.
It isn’t one of ease, however, as some proclaim, but one of vigilance.
The world wants the Kingdom without the Cross, love without incarnation, justification without sanctification.
it seeks a God who is not our Father, but our granddad.
It hates the truth as it is in Christ, as does its father, the Devil.
Since it hates Christ, it hates those who love Him.
In fact, one accurate measure of your love for Christ and the closeness of your walk with Him is how much the words despises and tries to push away from you.
Jesus said, “If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”
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The purpose of God for redeemed humanity is that it be conformed to the image of His Son (), but many church-folk seem to be a little too eager to fit in with the world.
In last week’s parable of the Sower, the enemy sowed weeds that looked like wheat.
Today, we spend too much time, talent and treasure trying to look like weeds.
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version.
(2016).
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Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.
The world values size, because size seems to reflect power.
In the world, the small bow to the big, the big to the bigger, and everyone to the biggest.
If you listen to that lie long enough, you’ll begin to think like it.
You’ll “despise the day of small things.”
The bible tells me that God sees things differently.
When we appear to be our weakest, we can cling to God, Who chooses the weak to confound the wise.
God valued Israel, not for its size, but because of His promise to the fathers.
God is not looking for a big church to fulfill His purpose.
God is looking for a church that takes His Word seriously.
God is not looking to work through a famous preacher.
He’s looking to work through a trusting preacher.
God is not looking for success stories - He turns sinners into saints, failures into phenomenons, and corpses into conquerors, when His Word is exalted above everything else.
When His Word means more than the world’s admiration, you’ll keep His Word even when the world rejects it.
When the Gospel means more than the world’s praise, you’ll proclaim the Gospel even when the world says it’s old fashioned and out of date.
When you long for the kingdom of God more than you do the power of the world, you’ll seek the Kingdom even as the world looks everywhere else.
Romans 8:37-39
Christ didn’t just talk about it - He did it for 6 hours on Passover day, after being beaten, mocked and cursed all night.
He took every blow, accepted every insult, and drank every drop of the cup His Father gave Him.
Not to shame you, nor to win your approval, but to save you from your sins.
Whether you receive it, or reject it; whether you “Stand Up,” or stay in your seats.
Jesus died for you.
His blood was shed for you.
His life was laid down for yours.
His body was placed in a tomb for you.
He tasted death for you.
Christ didn’t just talk about it - He did it for 6 hours on Passover day, after being beaten, mocked and cursed all night.
He took every blow, accepted every insult, and drank every drop of the cup His Father gave Him.
Not to shame you, nor to win your approval, but to save you from your sins.
Whether you receive it, or reject it; whether you “Stand Up,” or stay in your seats.
Jesus died for you.
His blood was shed for you.
His life was laid down for yours.
His body was placed in a tomb for you.
He tasted death for you.
And then He rose again for you!
If that means little to you now, it’s because you’re still walking in your flesh.
Maybe you’ve forgotten your baptism, or maybe you’ve never been buried with Him.
Maybe the passing pleasures of sin just seem to sweet right now, but unless you repent, like that rich man, in Hell, you’ll lift up your eyes....
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