Today’s sermon on God’s Hall of Fame will probably be
the most relevant of all to American Christians.
Moses is an example of faith that led him to place His
service to God above any earthly possessions.
Somewhere we came up with our own mixed up gospel that
combines the American dream with the Lordship of
Jesus.
Hebrews 11:23-29 “By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the
king's edict. By faith Moses,
when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He chose to be mistreated
along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the
pleasures of sin for a short time.
He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of
Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.
By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; he
persevered because he saw him who is invisible. By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the
destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn
of Israel.
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians
tried to do so, they were drowned.”
They would NEVER have happened if Moses had not turned his back on all his worldly goods so he could place God first in his life.
We can ask God to fulfill His word in our life and let His
Spirit have control so that He can bring victory in our lives or we can fulfill our own will and quench the Spirit’s working in
our lives.
Today we are at the edge of the river that has kept many of you from trusting God with all
your life.
Many Christians today can’t submit the control of their life to God because they are so focused on what they would
have to give up they don’t see what they would gain.
Isaiah 40:5-8: “Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people will see it. The Lord himself has promised
this. A voice cries out, ‘Proclaim a message!’ ‘What message shall I proclaim?’ I
ask.
‘Proclaim that all human beings are like grass; they
last no longer than wild flowers. Grass withers and flowers fade when the Lord
sends the wind blowing over them. People are no
more enduring than grass. Yes, grass withers and
flowers fade, but the word of our God endures
forever.’”
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