13 Jul Will You Finish Well?
Pastor Vincent - 12 February 2015
Hearing The Voice Of God
Unlike animals, God has created man from dust of the ground into a living being, one with soul, with spirit that can converse with God. Because man is constantly influenced by the voices in the spiritual realm, it is important to hear the right voice so that it shapes the disposition of our hearts. Often, we're subjected to the wrong voice, Satan's voice. The voice we hear draws us away from God, encouraging us to compromise on the truth we know, yielding to our own sovereignty and will. As a result, man are led into a living that is in total separation from God, not knowing their glorious identity and dignified purpose in life. They are made to reflect the glory of God. Through the message today, may we seek to hear the right voice of God through the inspired word of God henceforth, for the Word of God is constantly inspiring us, and giving us guidance. If we deliberately take notice of it, we will be able to discern His loving voice, and be led by it. The fear and uncertainties in the heart will dissipate as we submit to the right voice of God. May the voice of God shapes the inclination of our hearts today!
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Are we doing well?
1) Am I closer to God than half a year ago?
2) Have I allowed any weakness or sin to fester without dealing with it?
3) How have I stretched my faith this year?
4) How about my relationships with others?
Obstacles to finishing well:
- <Heb 12:1> “…let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us”
1) Sin.
- “Fruitfulness” ≠ Holiness
- Holiness > Outcomes
- Battle sin
- Don’t hide
2) “Everything that hinders”.
- May not be outright sin
- Complacency
- Indifference
- Laziness
How can we finish well then?
1) The grace of God above all else.
- <1 Co 15:10> But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
2) Daily “uncompromised” time with God.
- Usually fall not suddenly but bit by bit.
- Daily doses of God’s word and intimate prayers.
3) Offer ourselves as daily living sacrifices to God.
- The power to do so comes from remembering God’s mercy on us.
4) The support of the body of Christ.
- <2 Ti 2:22> “Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”
5) Always carry an eternal perspective.
- Learn to number our days <Ps 90:12>, so that we can live wisely.
Two Sauls:
King Saul- Started well, ended bad
Saul/Paul-Bad start, finished well
“It is more important to finish well than to start well.”
“No one finishes well by accident, it comes with prayerful, deliberate efforts.”
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