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Today is the last message in the series The Names of God.
Next week, we will begin a new message series called The Good Life.
Everybody wants to have the good life.
Many people think that the good life is about having financial security or living in the lap of luxury.
We are going to look at how to truly have “the good life”.
Before we begin the message this morning, let’s read our theme verse together.
When you think of the throne room of God, what images come to your mind?
Close your eyes and picture what the prophet Isaiah recorded as a heavenly vision he had in .
The prophet Isaiah recorded a heavenly vision he had in .
The prophet Isaiah recorded a heavenly vision he had in .
Isaiah 6:1-
Several times in Scripture we are given peeks into the throne room of God.
It is an awe inspiring picture of the greatness, majesty, and splendor of God.
It seems these days we are so focused on the personal and relational aspects of God’s nature and character that we have forgotten the truly awesome grandeur of who he is.
We need to make sure that in our efforts to relate to God that we continue to have reverence and adoration for him as well.
Several times in Scripture we are given peeks into the throne room of God.
It is an awe inspiring picture of the greatness, majesty, and splendor of God.
It seems these days we are so focused on the personal and relational aspects of God’s nature and character that we have forgotten the truly awesome grandeur of who he is.
We need to make sure that in our efforts to relate to God that we continue to have reverence and adoration for him as well.
In this passage, God reveals himself as Yahweh Sabaoth.
God is the God of hosts.
God is the God of angel armies.
Don’t get confused.
God is the God of the sabbath, the day of rest, but that is not what we are talking about here.
God is Yahweh Sabaoth.
God is the God of hosts, the LORD of angel armies.
Now you might be thinking, “Well, that’s great.
God is the commander of the armies of heaven, but what does that mean to me.
How does that help me in my problems today?”
How does this help you when your boss is treating you unfairly?
How does this help you when you are suffering with health conditions?
How does this help you in your marriage?
How does this help you when you are feeling the pressures and problems of life?
Let me tell you, this aspect of God’s nature and character is extremely practical and powerful.
For me, of all of the different perspectives of God’s nature and character, this one speaks to me the loudest.
This is the one, I think, we have failed to understand and take hold of as a practical matter of our spiritual lives.
People of God, our churches, nationally, are in crisis.
Followers of Jesus are abandoning the faith.
Churches are closing their doors left and right.
Pastors are leaving the ministry by the truck load.
Why?
I believe it is because we don’t understand who God is.
God is Yahweh Sabaoth.
He is the God of hosts.
Churches are focusing on process and programs, rather than on people.
People matter more than anything else, but we are forgetting that.
We want to protect our pet peeves and processes more than we want to see lives changed.
We have decided to turn to self-help, pithy statements, therapies, and programs.
Our churches are in crisis because we have stopped living by faith and have started living by sight.
Without faith it is impossible to please God.
Say it with me.
Without faith it is impossible to please God.
The reality of God as Yahweh Sabaoth requires us to live by faith.
Let me show you what this looks like.
Open your Bibles to .
Without faith it is impossible to please God.
Say it with me.
Without faith it is impossible to please God.
The reality of God as Yahweh Sabaoth requires us to live by faith.
Let me show you what this looks like.
Open your Bibles to .
In , the king of Aram (modern day Syria), was at war with the nothern kingdom of Israel.
At this point in Israel’s history, the kingdom was split into two parts; the northern kingdom, Israel, and the southern kingdom, Judah.
Elisha was the prophet of God at this point in time and he had sent a message to the king of Israel warning him that the king of Aram was moving to attack him.
The king of Aram found out that the king of Israel was put on his guard and thought there was a spy in his ranks.
The king of Aram was enraged that the king of Israel had been tipped off to his troop movements.
He wanted to know who the spy was.
One of the his servants told him,
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Now, that is better than Siri or Alexa.
We know they are always listening, but at least you can turn them off or get them out of your bedroom.
What you didn’t know that they were always listening?
How do you think you get the ads you get?
One day you are talking about getting a new car.
Then, bam, the next day, 600 ads from car dealerships.
Anyway, the servant told his king, that there was a prophet in Israel who is so powerful, he knows what you are saying, even in the most private of situations.
Think about that.
Do you think that was Elisha’s power?
No, of course not.
It is the power of God revealing things to Elisha.
The king wanted to know where Elisha was.
He needed to get him out of the picture if he was going to be successful.
He couldn’t have someone revealing his battle plans before he strikes.
The king found out that Elisha was in a city called Dothan.
If you remember, Dothan was the place that Joseph’s brothers dumped him into a pit before trading him to slave traders.
Dothan was on an ancient international highway.
Dothan reminds us that what we perceive is not always reality.
Well, the king sent his soldiers by night to surround Dothan.
He sent horses, chariots, and a massive army.
He wanted to make sure no one could get in and no one could get out.
Probably none of us has ever walked out the door in the morning to confront an armed barbarian horde in the front yard waiting to do us bodily harm.
But we all know what it’s like to be suddenly confronted with life-threatening problems beyond our control.
And we all can relate to the servant’s panic in the crisis.
I would imagine that the people who were victims of the latest hurricane have asked the question, “What are we going to do?”
I would imagine those who have been victimized by mass murders have asked the question, “What are we going to do now?”
When our apartment burned after only being married about six month, Karen and I wondered, “What are we going to do?”
When your spouse suddenly walks out on you, you ask, “What am I going to do?”
When you health fails, “What are we going to do?”
When you child is diagnosed with something terrible, “What are we going to do?”
When you lose you job, “What are we going to do?” Do you feel the panic and the pressure?
What am I going to do now?
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