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Have you Ever Been Asked to do the Impossible?
Boss, Parent… someone has asked you to do something and you thought, “There is no way I can get this done.”? money, talent, time, connections?
Me at OLOL Hospital - nuns would take me on a do this tour...
God Tests You with STRESS before He trusts you with SUCCESS
Looking at different Tests God uses to test your character and faith
4th Test in Daniels Life
He gets promoted after each test… but each test is getting harder.
Major Change / Social Pressure / Challenges to His Faith - - Impossible Assignment
4th test happens in 2nd year of Neb intern program.
Daniel was only 17
4th Test: Standing Firm When Asked to do the Impossible
Daniel was asked to tell the king what the dream was as well as interpreting it.
No one had been able to do that.
It was an impossible request.
First, let’s read the passage...
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In case you don’t know, this is a crisis.
The king is going to kill them.
You may not face this type of crisis, but you will face crisis.
What’s Going On Here?
They are all trying to figure out what’s going on… why is he so furious.
The reason is ...
A very common Human Trait: We would all like to know the future.
It brings you a sense of control.
We think that if we know the future, we have some control over our lives, but God doesn’t want us to be in control, He wants us to trust him to lead us.
That’s why God doesn’t tell you the future.
The more insecure you are the more you try to control everything… circumstances, people, relationships....
The more insecure you are the more controlling.
The more secure you are, the less you feel the need to control.
2500 years after Daniel lived, people are still striving for control.
People are desperate for control and hope so they put their trust in all kinds of crazy stuff: quakes, fakes, and phonies wanting to make money off of trusting people.
Give me a Word...
Before we look at how to respond to an impossible task, lets look at Daniels test.
The King wanted the magicians to tell him his dream and interpret the dream - an impossible task… He was asking Him to predict the future.
3 THINGS GOD SAYS ABOUT PREDICTING THE FUTURE.
1. NO ONE KNOWS THE FUTURE EXCEPT GOD.
Day before 911, no one would have predicted that.
Most major things in your life surprised you… both good and bad.
No one knows the futre but God.
The Bible says this over and over again.
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Biggest Changes in your life are usually surprises.
Why doesn’t God show me my future?
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We don’t have the mental capacity
2. We Don’t have the perspective God has.
3. Knowing the Future would scare most of us to death.
4. God Wants You to Trust Him
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GOD REVEALS ONLY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO OBEY HIM RIGHT NOW.
HE WANTS YOU TO TRUST HIM WITH THE REST.
God is not in the business of satisfying our curiosity.
He is interested in you and I obeying what he has already told us to do and trusting him for what he hasn[t told you.
Anytime God tells us about the future (like rewards in heaven), it is to motivate us to serve him today regardless of what everyone else is doing.
Obeying God today is more important than guessing about tomorrow.
When is not a question the Lord likes to answer…
ILL - 2,017 years people have been guessing about when Jesus is coming back.
100% of them have been wrong.
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2. PYSCHICS AND MEDIUMS ARE FRAUDS AND FAKES
They are being used by Satan to confuse and draw people away from the Lord.
They don’t know the future… Only god does.
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God is very serious about you avoiding the Occult.
If you are involved in this, you need to stop NOW.
God is serious about you being faithful to Him and Him alone.
Why is God against these people?
It’s dishonest and is usually for money or fame.
It’s controlling other people
It’s an attempt to control the future rather than trusting God.
3. THE TEST OF A TRUE PROPHET OF GOD IS 100% ACCURACY!
2 Checks here: Did it happen & is it Biblical?
A True prophet is never wrong.
It will also match what God has already said in WOG
Some of you need to stop listening to some of the TV preachers because they have a history of prophesying wrongly.
Any prophecy must line up in the Word of God.
God will never tell you to do something he says not to do in His Word… divorce, abuse, abuse drugs or alcohol, mis-treat people, lie, steal, cheat…
In Deut 18:20, it says to put false prophets to death.
Easy Way to Show a Psychic is Fake.
do what King Neb did.
Never give them any information.
Never answer their leading questions.
A True Psychic should never have to ask a question.
ILL - They ask what’s your credit card number?
they ought to know that.
Ask them why you should pay them for something you already know.
Today
In Daniel 2:1-9 Neb has a recurring Dream and he challenges his royal advisers.
Daniel 2:10-13 His advisors fail and he decides to kill them all.
Daniel 2:14-30 Daniel Intervenes to interpret the dream.
Daniel 2:31-45 God gives Daniel the dream and the meaning of the dream
Daniel 2:46-49 The King Honors and promotes Daniel.
Daniel has been given an impossible task where failure was not a good option.
So, We are going to look at that test today by answering the Question,
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN ASKED TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE?
You can use this process over and over again in your lives.
1. DON’T PANIC OR BE AFRAID
In Daniel’s case, he had a legitimate reason to be afraid.
If the government sent someone to assassinate you you might be a little worried too.
Here is another test and Daniel has to trust God.
Daniel’s faith is tested and he passes with flying colors.
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