Little Children In The Bible Show Us The Whole Path Of Faith From Coming To Christ, To Being Formed By Christ, To Abiding Until He Comes. That’s Faith Like A Child

Faith like a child is not weak faith, ignorant faith, or blind religious sentiment; it is the right kind of faith because it comes to Christ with empty hands and a dependent heart. When the Lord Jesus said, “Suffer little children to come unto me,” He showed us that the doorway is not pride, performance, intellect, ritual, or religious self-confidence, but simple trust in the One who calls. A child does not negotiate terms, present qualifications, or boast in achievement; a child simply comes because he is invited and because he believes the one calling him is good. That is the beginning of true faith: not confidence in the flesh, but helpless dependence upon the Lord Jesus Christ. But childlike faith does not end with merely coming to Christ; it continues as Christ is formed in the believer and the believer abides in Him until He appears.

“But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.” Luke 18:16 (KJB)

SUNDAY SERVICE STUDY NOTES: Faith Like A Child

Faith Like A Child

Little Children: From Coming To Christ To Being Ready At His Coming

Main Texts

“But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.” Luke 18:16 (KJB)

“My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,” Galatians 4:19 (KJB)

“And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.” 1 John 2:28 (KJB)

The Bible presents a spiritual progression in these three uses of “little children.” The Bible uses the phrase “little children” to denote actual little children who are seeking to come to Jesus, and it also uses that phrase to denote the “little children” that are formed, in people of any age, through the new birth.

First, the little children are called to come to Christ. That is the beginning. No one enters the kingdom through pride, religious performance, self-righteousness, or human merit. The child comes empty-handed, dependent, trusting, and helpless.

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJB)

Second, the little children must have Christ formed in them. Paul is not dealing with unsaved pagans in Galatians 4:19, but with believers who had been turned aside by legalism. They had begun in the Spirit, but were being tempted to be made perfect by the flesh. Paul travailed over them because doctrine matters, grace matters, and Christ must be formed in the believer.

Third, the little children are told to abide in Him until He appears. John brings the thought to the Judgment Seat and the appearing of Jesus Christ. It is possible for a saved person to be ashamed at His coming, not because salvation is lost, but because fellowship, fruit, doctrine, and testimony were neglected. We cannot lose our salvation, but we can lose our inheritance.

“Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” Colossians 3:22-25 (KJB)

In the case of a Christian who might have lived in such a way as to lose their inheritance, you would need to plead the “sure mercies of David” before the Lord.

“God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.” Acts 13:33,34 (KJB)

“Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.  Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” Psalm 51:2,3,7 (KJB)

Come to Christ → Christ formed in you → Abide in Christ until He appears

That is reception, formation, and expectation.

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.” 1 John 3:1-3 (KJB)

Application

I. The Child Must First Come To Christ

“But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.” Luke 18:16 (KJB)

The first issue is not religion, church attendance, moral reform, or personal improvement. The first issue is coming to Christ. A child does not come with a résumé. A child does not come boasting. A child comes because he is called, welcomed, and received.

This is the simplicity of salvation. The sinner comes to Jesus Christ by faith, with nothing to offer and everything to receive.

“Nothing in my hand I bring, simply to the cross I cling;
naked, come to thee for dress; helpless, look to thee for grace;
foul, I to the fountain fly; wash me, Savior, or I die.”

Doctrinal Point: Salvation begins with helpless dependence on the Lord Jesus Christ, not confidence in the flesh.

II. The Child Must Then Be Formed By Christ

“My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,” Galatians 4:19 (KJB)

Paul calls the Galatians “my little children” because he had spiritual responsibility for them. But they were in trouble. They had been pulled toward law-keeping, religious bondage, and fleshly performance after having begun in grace.

Christ being “formed” in them speaks of more than profession. It speaks of doctrine taking root. Grace replacing bondage. The inner man being shaped by the truth of Christ according to Paul’s gospel.

Doctrinal Point: The saved person must grow beyond merely being brought to Christ; Christ must be formed in him through sound doctrine, grace, and the renewing of the mind.

III. The Child Must Abide Until Christ Appears

“And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.” 1 John 2:28 (KJB)

John brings the child of God face to face with the appearing of Jesus Christ. This is not merely sentimental language. This is accountability language. A believer may have confidence at His coming, or he may be ashamed.

The issue is abiding. Remaining in fellowship, continuing in truth, and not being seduced by antichrists, false doctrine, worldliness, and spiritual drift.

Doctrinal Point: The Christian life is lived in view of the appearing of Jesus Christ, and the believer should desire confidence, not shame, at His coming.

Closing Challenge

The connection between these three verses is not accidental. The Holy Spirit shows us the whole path of the child of God.

The little child comes to Christ.
The little child has Christ formed in him.
The little child abides in Christ until He appears.

Many are content to say they came to Christ, but they resist being formed by Christ. Others begin well, but fail to abide. The Bible calls the believer to all three.

So the question is not only, Have you come to Christ?

The deeper questions are:

• Is Christ being formed in you?
• Are you abiding in Him?
• Will you have confidence when He appears, or will you be ashamed before Him at His coming?

The Lord does not merely call little children to come near. He calls them to grow in grace, stand in truth, abide in Him, and be ready when He appears. Whenever that may be.

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

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Paul Never Forgot That He Had Persecuted The Church, But He Refused To Let His Past Become Greater Than The Grace Of God

Paul’s testimony is one of the greatest encouragements in the entire word of God, because Paul is not presented to us as a man who had no past. He is presented as a man with a terrible past, a religious past, a violent past, a Christ-rejecting past — and yet a man who found mercy in Jesus Christ. That is what makes Paul’s testimony so powerful. He was not merely a sinner who lived carelessly in the world. He was a sinner who sinned while thinking he was serving God. He was religious, zealous, educated, separated, serious, and completely wrong. Saul of Tarsus had Bible, religion, tradition, authority, and zeal — but he did not have Jesus Christ.

“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” 1 Timothy 1:15 (KJB)

Paul never forgot what he was when Jesus Christ found him. He was not looking for the Lord. He was not seeking truth. He was breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord. When Paul says he was “the least of the apostles,” he is not denying his apostleship. He is remembering the mercy that made him an apostle. He knew he was called by the risen Christ, but he also knew he had once persecuted the church of God. This is why he calls himself the “least of all saints”, and the “chief of sinners”. Paul’s authority was real. His calling was real. His office was real. But none of it produced pride in him, because grace always points back to the One who gave it. If God can do all that that through Paul, he can do it through you, too. If you are discouraged today, this message will give you a real hope that God can give you a better future.

SUNDAY SERVICE STUDY NOTES: Chief Of Sinners

Chief Of Sinners

“For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.” 1 Corinthians 15:9 (KJB)

“Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;” Ephesians 3:8 (KJB)

“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” 1 Timothy 1:15 (KJB)

“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13,14 (KJB)

I. Paul Remembered What He Had Been

Paul never tried to rewrite his testimony. He had been a persecutor, a blasphemer, and injurious. He had dragged believers out, consented to the death of Stephen, and fought against the very Lord who would later save him.

“Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.” 1 Timothy 1:13 (KJB)

Paul did not hide his past, but neither did he let his past define his future. He remembered it only as a monument to the mercy of God.

Application

Some sinners think they are too far gone. Some Christians think they have ruined everything beyond repair. Some carry memories that still accuse them when they lay their head on the pillow at night. But Paul’s life says otherwise.

If God could save Saul of Tarsus, the persecutor of Christians, He can save anyone. If God could put Paul into the ministry after what Paul had done, then no sinner should ever say, “There is no hope for me.”

Closing Challenge

Do not let the devil preach your past louder than Christ preaches His blood.

II. Paul Humbled Himself Under Grace

Paul’s spiritual progression was downward in self and upward in Christ.

He said:

• “I am the least of the apostles.”
• “I am less than the least of all saints.”
• “I am chief of sinners.”

That was not despair. That was humility born from grace. Paul knew exactly what he had been, but he also knew exactly what Christ had done.

“But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly then they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.” 1 Corinthians 15:10 (KJB)

Application

Grace does not make a man proud. Grace makes a man useful.

Paul did not say, “Because I sinned so badly, I cannot serve God.” He said, in effect, “Because God had mercy on me, I will spend my life preaching the One who saved me.”

The same grace that saves the sinner also strengthens the servant.

Closing Challenge

Your past may explain where grace found you, but it does not have the authority to cancel what God has called you to do now.

III. Paul Refused To Be Chained To What Was Behind Him

This is the missing piece:

“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13,14 (KJB)

Paul had much to forget.

• He had the memory of persecuting the church.
• He had the memory of opposing Christ.
• He had the memory of wasted years in religion.
• He had the memory of blood, rage, blindness, and pride.

But Paul did not live looking backward. He looked forward. He reached forward. He pressed forward. This does not mean Paul denied what he had done. It means he refused to let what he had done become greater in his mind than what Christ had done for him.

Application

There are sinners who need to hear this plainly: you cannot undo yesterday, but Jesus Christ can save you today.

There are Christians who need to hear this just as plainly: you cannot serve God while dragging the chains of forgiven sin behind you as though the blood of Christ was not enough.

Paul did not forget his past by pretending it never happened. He forgot it by refusing to let it control the race set before him.

Closing Challenge

Are you reaching forth unto those things which are before, or are you still reaching backward into the graveyard of sins Christ already judged at Calvary?

IV. Paul’s Past Became A Testimony, Not A Tomb

Paul’s sin was great, but God’s grace was greater. Why did Jesus chose Saul to be the leader of the Church? Because He wanted to give us a living example of the power of the grace of God. He took the worst person He could find, a man whose whole live was devoted to killing the followers of Jesus Christ, and saved him and showed him grace.

“I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.” Acts 22:3-5 (KJB)

“And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.” 1 Timothy 1:14 (KJB)

That phrase “exceeding abundant” is the answer to every sinner who thinks he has sinned too much, fallen too far, or waited too long. Paul was not merely forgiven quietly in a corner. God made him a public display of long-suffering mercy.

“Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.” 1 Timothy 1:16 (KJB)

Paul became a pattern. His life says: “Look what Christ can do with the chief of sinners.”

Application

That is the encouragement for sinners.

• The drunkard can be saved.
• The blasphemer can be saved.
• The religious hypocrite can be saved.
• The immoral sinner can be saved.
• The bitter rebel can be saved.
• The backslider can be restored.
• The ashamed believer can get back up and press toward the mark.

Paul’s past did not become his excuse. It became his pulpit.

Closing Challenge

Will you let your past be the place where the devil buries you, or the place where God displays His mercy?

V. Paul Pressed Toward The Mark

Paul did not merely stop looking back. He started pressing forward. Ceasing to do a negative resets you back to zero, and that’s good but not good enough. Once you are able to stop living in the negative, there must be a pressing forward into the positive!

“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 (KJB)

That word “press” matters. Paul’s life was not passive. He ran. He reached. He laboured. He endured. He followed Christ with urgency. Grace did not make Paul careless. Grace made Paul determined.

Application

The answer to a sinful past is not self-pity. It is not denial. It is not pretending sin was harmless. It is bringing it under the blood of Jesus Christ and then getting up to follow the Lord.

The sinner needs salvation.
The saved man needs cleansing.
The discouraged servant needs to press on.
The ashamed believer needs to stop staring at the ashes and start looking at Christ.

Closing Challenge

You cannot run today’s race while living in yesterday’s failure.

“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1,2 (KJB)

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Great Is Thy Faithfulness: From The Garden To The Kingdom, God Has Never Failed His Word, His Promises, Or His People

The faithfulness of God is one of the great golden threads that runs unbroken from Genesis to Revelation. Man changes, nations rise and fall, kings make promises they cannot keep, and generations pass away like grass in the field, but God remains exactly who He said He is. When Adam fell, God was faithful. When Noah stood alone in a wicked world, God was faithful. When Abraham looked for a city whose builder and maker is God, God was faithful. When Israel wandered, rebelled, murmured, sinned, and went into captivity, God was still faithful. His compassions failed not then, and they do not fail now. My message for this Memorial Day Sunday Service is “The Faithfulness Of God In Every Dispensation”.

“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22,23 (KJB)

That is why Jeremiah could look out over the ruins of Jerusalem and still say, “great is thy faithfulness.” He was not speaking from a place of ease, comfort, or outward victory; he was standing in the ashes of judgment and declaring that God had not changed. The faithfulness of God is not proven only when the sun is shining, the bills are paid, and the blessings are obvious. It is proven in the furnace, in the wilderness, in the storm, and at the graveside. From the garden to the cross, from the empty tomb to the coming kingdom, God has never failed His word, never forgotten His people, and never once been late in keeping His promises.

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SUNDAY SERVICE STUDY NOTES: The Faithfulness Of God In Every Dispensation

The Faithfulness Of God In Every Dispensation

“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22,23 (KJB)

From the fall of man in Genesis to the final triumph of Jesus Christ in Revelation, the Bible reveals one unbroken truth: God is faithful. Man fails in every dispensation, but God never fails. His word stands, His promises remain, His covenants are sure, His judgments are righteous, and His mercy is everlasting. Today I want to show you the faithfulness of God in every dispensation.

“For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” 2 Timothy 1:12 (KJB)

Faithfulness:

“Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.” Psalm 119:90 (KJB)

“I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.” Hosea 2:20 (KJB)

I. God Was Faithful In Innocence — Genesis

Main Text

“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” Genesis 2:16 (KJB)

“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” Genesis 3:15 (KJB)

In the first dispensation, man failed under the simplest possible command. Adam fell, sin entered, and death passed upon all men. Yet God was faithful. Before Adam and Eve ever left the garden, God gave the first prophecy of the coming Redeemer.

Application

When man ruined everything, God immediately revealed that He had a plan of redemption. The faithfulness of God did not begin after man got better; it appeared when man was fallen, guilty, and hiding.

“Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.” Genesis 3:21 (KJB)

Closing Challenge

Trust the God who promised a Saviour before man ever knew how to ask for one.

II. God Was Faithful In Conscience — From Adam To Noah

Main Text

“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” Genesis 6:5 (KJB)

“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.” Genesis 6:8 (KJB)

“Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.” Genesis 6:22 (KJB)

From the fall to the flood, man lived under conscience, and conscience did not save him. Violence filled the earth, corruption spread, and judgment came. But God was faithful to preserve a righteous remnant through Noah.

Application

God’s faithfulness does not mean He overlooks sin. It means He always does exactly what He said He would do — in judgment and in mercy.

Closing Challenge

Be found like Noah: believing God, obeying God, and standing apart from a condemned world.

III. God Was Faithful In Human Government — Noah To Babel

Main Text

“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.” Genesis 9:6 (KJB)

“And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:” Genesis 9:12 (KJB)

“And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.” Genesis 11:1 (KJB)

After the flood, God established human government and gave man authority to restrain evil. But man gathered at Babel in rebellion, seeking unity without God. Once again, man failed. Once again, God was faithful.

Application

God is faithful to restrain man’s rebellion, even when man uses unity, technology, and ambition against Him.

Closing Challenge

Do not be impressed by the world’s towers. God still comes down, God still judges, and God still rules.

IV. God Was Faithful In Promise — Abraham, Isaac, And Jacob

Main Text

“Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:” And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 12:1-3 (KJB)

“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” Genesis 15:6 (KJB)

God called Abraham and made promises concerning a land, a seed, a nation, and blessing to all families of the earth. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had failures, but God remained faithful to His covenant.

Application

God’s promises do not rest upon man’s perfection but upon God’s own faithfulness.

Closing Challenge

Believe God as Abraham believed God. Faith takes God at His word before it sees the fulfillment.

V. God Was Faithful Under The Law — Moses To Christ

Main Text

“Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;” Deuteronomy 7:9 (KJB)

“The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.” Numbers 14:18 (KJB)

“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness” Lamentations 3:22,23 (KJB)

Under the Law, Israel repeatedly failed. They murmured in the wilderness, demanded a king, worshipped idols, rejected the prophets, and went into captivity. Yet God remained faithful to His covenant promises, faithful in chastisement, faithful in mercy, and faithful to preserve Israel.

Application

God’s faithfulness is not sentimental. He is faithful to bless obedience, faithful to chasten disobedience, and faithful to keep His word even when His people are unfaithful.

Closing Challenge

Do not mistake chastening for abandonment. The God who corrects His people is the God who keeps His covenant.

VI. God Was Faithful In The Coming Of Christ

Main Text

“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” Micah 5:2 (KJB)

“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” Matthew 1:23 (KJB)

“But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.” Galatians 4:4,5 (KJB)

God was faithful to every prophecy concerning the first coming of Jesus Christ. The seed of the woman came. The son of Abraham came. The son of David came. The virgin-born Saviour came. God kept His word exactly.

Application

The first coming of Christ proves that God does not forget prophecy, delay prophecy without purpose, or fulfill prophecy vaguely. He fulfills it literally, perfectly, and on time.

Closing Challenge

If God was faithful to send Christ the first time, He will be faithful to send Him the second time.

VII. God Is Faithful In The Dispensation Of Grace

Main Text

“God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:9 (KJB)

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJB)

“Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 (KJB)

“If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 (KJB)

In this present dispensation, God is calling out the body of Christ by the gospel of the grace of God. The believer is saved by grace through faith, sealed by the Spirit, kept by the power of God, and promised a heavenly calling in Christ.

Application

Our assurance rests not in the strength of our grip on God, but in the faithfulness of the God who saved us, sealed us, and promised to finish what He began.

Closing Challenge

Stop measuring God’s faithfulness by your feelings. Measure it by the cross, the empty tomb, and the written word of God.

VIII. God Will Be Faithful In The Time Of Jacob’s Trouble

Main Text

“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.” Jeremiah 30:7 (KJB)

“And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:” Romans 11:26 (KJB)

“For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.” Romans 11:27 (KJB)

Truth

After the Church is caught up, God will resume His prophetic dealings with Israel. The time of Jacob’s trouble will be terrible, but God will be faithful to purify, preserve, and restore His covenant people.

Application

God has not replaced Israel, forgotten Israel, or broken His promises to Israel. The same faithful God who called Abraham will keep every promise He made to Abraham’s seed.

Closing Challenge

Rightly divide the word of truth. Do not steal Israel’s promises, and do not miss the faithfulness of God in keeping them.

IX. God Will Be Faithful At The Second Coming

Main Text

“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.” Revelation 19:11 (KJB)

“And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” Revelation 19:16 (KJB)

Truth

When Jesus Christ returns, He comes not as the suffering Lamb but as the conquering King. His very name in Revelation 19 is Faithful and True. He will judge, make war, overthrow Antichrist, and establish His righteous rule.

Application

The faithfulness of God is not only comfort for the saint; it is terror to the rebel. Every warning will come to pass just as surely as every promise.

Closing Challenge

Be on the right side of the Faithful and True. The next great event for this world is not revival, reformation, or global peace — it is the return of the King.

X. God Will Be Faithful In The Kingdom And Eternity

Main Text

“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.” Revelation 11:15 (KJB)

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.” Revelation 21:1 (KJB)

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Revelation 21:4 (KJB)

“And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.” Revelation 21:5 (KJB)

God’s faithfulness carries history all the way to its appointed end. The kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of Christ. Sin will be judged. Satan will be cast into the lake of fire. Death will be destroyed. God will make all things new.

Application

The believer’s hope is not wishful thinking. It is anchored in the faithful word of the faithful God.

Closing Challenge

Live now in light of the ending God has already written.

FRANK JENNER stood on a streetcorner in Australia for 40 years, asking people one simple question. “If YOU were to die tonight, would you go to Heaven or Hell”?

• THE FRANK JENNER QUESTION: If You Were To Die Tonight, Would You Be in Heaven Or Hell?

The circumstances of the Second World War – particularly the horrific images of Japan after the atomic bombs – so heightened Jenner’s sense of urgency that he felt it necessary to confront others directly about their standing before God. Not that this came easily: Jenner struggled to overcome a gambling habit acquired as a sailor, and he suffered persistent health problems throughout his life. He was so aware of his weakness that before each encounter on George Street he silently prayed: “I can do all things through him who gives me strength”. He first coined his now-famous question in 1937, and over the years probably asked nearly 100,000 people.

Final Application

From Genesis to Revelation, every dispensation proves two things: man fails, and God is faithful. Innocence failed. Conscience failed. Human government failed. Promise revealed man’s weakness. The Law exposed sin. Israel stumbled. The nations rebelled. The Church age is filled with apostasy. The Tribulation will reveal man’s final rebellion against God.

But God remains faithful.

He was faithful in the garden.
He was faithful at the flood.
He was faithful to Abraham.
He was faithful to Israel.
He was faithful at Calvary.
He is faithful to the body of Christ.
He will be faithful in the time of Jacob’s trouble.
He will be faithful at the Second Advent.
He will be faithful in the kingdom.
He will be faithful in eternity.

Closing Challenge

Build your life on the faithfulness of God, not the instability of man.

“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)” Hebrews 10:23 (KJB)

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