0:00 You are the author of creation. You are the lord of every man, whether they like it or not. For every tongue shall confess Jesus is Lord. Come to Jesus. Come to Jesus.
0:21 Rest in his love. Oh, Lord, this is the problem of many of us. A lot of striving, a lot of struggling, a lot of fighting, yet not resting in Jesus. Lord, help us truly rest in you. Rest in those words you spoke at the cross.
0:48 It is finished. Lord, we have come here this morning to glorify you, honor you, and study the word, the word of truth, the word of life that you have put in our hands. May your name be glorified in the church and everywhere always in Jesus' name. Amen. We'll continue this morning the series that we began several weeks ago, From Slavery to Freedom, A Short Journey in the Story of the Exodus, if you turn with me to Exodus chapter 14.
1:39 But before we continue, let us briefly remember where we left off. We saw Pharaoh refusing to let Israel go, trying every scheme and every trick to keep them in Egypt, or at least keep something behind. But Moses would not compromise. We see again and again Moses refusing the suggestions of Pharaoh. God said clearly, let my people go and nothing would remain in Egypt.
2:29 Everything that belongs to Israel, their position, their families, their children must go with them. No compromise. Then we came to the Passover. The lamb was slain. The blood was applied.
2:49 And God said, as we have heard, I will see the blood. He did not say, I will see your suffering even though they have suffered a lot. He did not say, I would see your endurance, your pain. No. But I will see the blood and not your blood.
3:14 No. But the blood of the perfect spotless lamb, and I will pass over. It was not their works, their sufferings, their endurance, their pains, their religious rituals, their family lineage that saved them, it was the blood of the perfect lamb. The blood. And Paul tells us that that that Passover lamb speak of our Lord Jesus Christ.
3:56 For Christ, our Passover lamb was sacrificed, was slain for us. But we also saw that salvation is followed by separation. The blood was applied, and then Israel immediately left Egypt. They were no longer under Pharaoh's rule. The evidence of their deliverance was a changed direction, a way, a departure from Egypt.
4:37 And we said that the evidence of a changed life, becoming a Christian is always a changed direction, Always a change direction. And then we saw something else. The Israelite in you where they were going to the land of Canaan, to the promised land, but they did not know the way. God did. There was no map in Moses' hands, but there was a cloud by day and a pillar of fire or cloud by by night.
5:23 God himself would lead them every step of the way. And here where we now continue, they have been delivered. They have left Egypt, but now they must learn how to walk with the God who delivered them. And again, they... Here where we start our journey.
5:51 Let us look at Exodus chapter 14 beginning in verse one. Then the Lord said to Moses, tell the people of Israel to turn back and encamp in front of Pi HaChirot between Migdol and the sea in front of Baal Zippon. You shall encamp facing it by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, they are wandering in the land. The wilderness has shut them in.
6:34 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them, and I will get the glory over Pharaoh and all his host, and the Egyptian shall know that I am the Lord. And they did so. Now have you discovered that God's ways are often different than our ways? Have you ever been on your way to a destination not entirely sure of the route and considered turning down a street only to see no outlet sign, a dead end, and then you decide to turn the other way. And this is exactly what God does with the people of Israel.
7:40 They are supposed to be going to the promised land, yet where does God lead them? In front of P Hechiroth, between Migdol and the sea. A dead end road. I want you to imagine this with me. You are at a place.
8:11 What is in front of you is a raging sea. Nothing else. And you are supposed to be going where? To the promised land, and there were no boats waiting for them. The whole fleet of the world is not enough for a 2,000,000 people at least.
8:43 Egypt is behind them. The sea is before them. It looks like a trap. And this is probably how every Israelite felt. I am trapped.
9:07 Is it this our story sometime? God bring us to a place every door seems shut where it appear that there is no way out. We feel though our hope is gone. When we begin to question God's faithfulness, is he really there? Are his promises truly reliable?
9:47 We stop looking at Christ, and we begin looking at our circumstances, the enemies behind us and the sea before us. We are trapped. Our peace is gone. Our joy is gone. And like Israel, we become anxious, alarmed because of what we are experiencing.
10:25 But how can we not look at our experience? What else do we have? This is what I'm going through right now. It is real to me. And you are not drunk.
10:43 You may be indeed standing at your own p acherot, be... Between Migdol and the sea. But there is one thing you have overlooked. What does means? What does p, hakirot, means?
11:17 It was not a place randomly chosen by God. No. It was there to teach his people an important, very important lesson and to teach each of us today. Pi HaChirot means the opening of freedom, the gate of liberty. But how could the sea, which is the only thing I see in front of me, becomes an opening of freedom?
12:01 How could what looks like a closed door becomes a gate of deliverance? Yes. It was there. In the most desperate condition Israel had ever faced, that they experienced one of the the the greatest miracles ever recorded. It was there.
12:36 My friend, rest assured that the God who made a dry path through the Red Sea for his people Israel is able to make a way for you as well. And not even tomorrow, but today. But make sure. Make sure, dear friend, that you are not where you are because of your own rebellion. That's something altogether different.
13:20 In this story, it was God himself who led Israel down that path. You might find yourself between Egypt and the sea, but not truly at Pi HaChirot. It may have been your own will, your own stubbornness, your own rebellion that brought you there. But, you know, you might be suffering the consequences of your rebellious heart, but even there, do not despair. Even there, do not despair.
14:10 Lift your eyes to Christ. Rest in his love. Lest rest in the words he spoke at the cross, it is finished. And this verse is not just for the Christian who's walking every day a holy and great life, but, no, it is for the Christian who has rebelled for a while. It is for you.
14:35 It's for everybody. It is finished for the sinner. It's for everyone. It's for everyone. You see, Christ is able to rescue all those who have ruined themselves, to restore the broken, to receive the repentant, and shows mercy to those who cry out to him.
15:12 Your failures is not greater than his grace, and your sins are not greater, are not stronger than his mercy. Trust in his grace. Trust in his mercy. Rest in his love. This what the church needs today to rest in the love of the Lord Jesus Christ.
15:42 Are you resting in Christ's love? Are you resting in the words, it is finished? Are you? Turn to him, and you will find that even in the place of your rebellion, Christ is still mighty to save. Now look at verse five.
16:13 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the mind of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people. And they said, what is this we have done that we have let Israel go from serving us? And the word serving in Hebrew is avad, which means also to be slaves to us. What have we done to let our slaves go? They were participants in the sins of pharaoh.
16:53 They were not such nice, innocent people. No. They were guilty before a holy God. Verse six. So he made ready his chariot and took his army with him and took 600 chosen chariots and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them.
17:20 Look at verse 10. When Pharaoh drew near, the people of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians are marching after them. And they feared greatly, and the people of Israel cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us in bringing us out of Egypt?
17:58 They feel trapped. The sea before them, the armies of the Egyptians behind them, but they don't know that they are at They don't recognize that yet. Where are they? They are at They cannot see it. Well, the eye can see only the sea before them, and the enemies are behind them.
18:28 Verse 12. Is it not this what we said to you in Egypt? Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians. So it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than die in the wilderness. Your life was hell in Egypt, wasn't it?
18:52 But right now, they feel like the life of Egypt was good. Now I don't want to be overly harsh with these people because our hearts are not very different from them. These Israelites had witnessed what no other nation had ever witnessed. Yet in the sight of the Egyptians' armies, they were overcome with fear. Now we understand we understand that fear is not always wrong.
19:32 There's a kind of fear that can be healthy and necessary. But when fear springs out of unbelief and lack of trust in God, it becomes sinful. And sin will always produce more sin. Now remember, these were people who had just left Egypt but experienced God's great deliverance when God killed the firstborn Egypt. Yet none of the Israelites who were in their homes protected by the blood of the lamb, none of them were harmed.
20:21 All were saved. We've spoken about that in the last session. The Passover lamb was killed. The blood was sprinkled. And we say that this point to the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ that was shed on the cross and was applied to our hearts, that points to our salvation.
20:49 Now they have been delivered from Egypt by the blood of the lamb. And immediately after their deliverance came their departure from Egypt, which we have seen also represent the world. All this has taken place. Yet remember, they were still near the borders of Egypt. They had just recently left Egypt behind.
21:28 They have not walked with God for years. They knew very little of the character and the dealings of God. And how many Christians today are in very similar condition? A new believer has shown much mercy and grace. He is just beginning his new journey with Christ.
22:00 He is on the right path. He is on the right road. Having left Egypt behind and heading toward his promised land. He may not yet understand the character of God fully or understand God's dealings, but it becomes a serious problem when someone who has been decades with Christ still responds spiritually like a person who has... Like someone who has just recently came to faith.
22:35 And all of us have seen some believers, new believers, young believers who possess more spiritual discernment than many who have claimed decades of walk with Christ. Now this is a sobering thing. But I want you now to consider with me what the Israelites longed for the moment of their testing. What did they long for? They wanted to return to Egypt, the land of yoke and slavery.
23:20 They wanted to return to Egypt. The Israelites were saved. Yet remember, they have not yet been fully delivered. And how many Christians today are not very much different? And I want to ask first those who might not have known Christ yet, why are you still in Egypt?
23:52 Eve speaks of the world again, spiritual Egypt. Why are you still in Egypt? Or if you are a Christian, I'm going to ask you this question. Why are you still longing for Egypt? Does the spirit and lifestyle of Egypt still appeals to you?
24:22 Has the Christian walk become too difficult for you? Have the attacks of the enemy caused you to reconsider and long for the so called easy life of Egypt. The garlic and the onion and the leek that we talked about, the cucumber and the lemon... And and the melon that Egypt offer, the few things that make you content, yet there is not true happiness or joy in them at all. That life in Egypt was never truly easy.
25:11 Never. Think of the darkness Christ brought you out of. Think of the corruption, the emptiness, the bondage that you once lived in. Think of the new life Christ has given you. How can you allow such thoughts of returning back to Egypt a place in your heart again?
25:36 Remember, you are a new creation. God looks as in... At you as he looks at his own son to the perfection of his son Jesus. And what does he see? You see a child of God redeemed by the blood.
25:56 And please, dear brother and sister, see yourself as Christ sees you. I don't believe the lies of the devil. See yourself as Christ sees you. Romans seven describes many believers who are genuinely saved. They are continually struggling.
26:30 Perhaps you see yourself there. This is your constant cry. Oh, rich man that I am. Who shall deliver me from the body, from this body of sin. I have known this struggle.
26:55 Almost every believer has known this struggle once or sometime in their lives. But the question, is this the constant, the continual pattern of your life? Is this your constant tone of your Christian experience? Oh, rich man that I am who shall save me from this body of death. You know forgiveness, yet you have not entered into full freedom in Christ.
27:39 Instead of fixing your eyes on Christ and rejoicing in his full deliverance, what he has accomplished for you. You keep looking toward yourself inside, occupied with yourself and with your sins and failures. Stop doing that and look at Christ. Some believers even begin to question whether they truly belong to Christ because of their repeated failures and their inability to measure up to the holiness God requires. Who can measure up?
28:27 But hear this clearly. Hear this clearly, my friend. Living in constant occupation with yourself will never ever produce victory. Victory, not defeat. Freedom, not bondage, ought to characterize the normal Christian life.
28:56 It should never be the believers constantly cry, oh, rich man that I am who shall deliver me from this body of death. Where is the triumph in that? Where is the victory in that? Where is the peace in that? Where is the joy in that?
29:15 As someone wisely said, how could God command his people to rejoice always if he had given them no higher note to sing than, oh, wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from this body of death? And he's so right. How could God ask you, rejoice evermore? Rejoice always if there's no other note but orchard than I am. In the story of Jonah, we learn a powerful lesson about deliverance.
29:55 Jonah, as we know, was a prophet of God, yet he refused to walk in the path of obedience. So he fled. He fled from the prison the presence of the Lord. Now he finds himself on a ship in a place chosen by his own will. He finds a ship.
30:21 He pays the fare. He rides a ship. Now he's in the middle of the sea, in a place... Circumstances that he created of his own disobedience. And there, God begins to teach his prophet a lesson.
30:47 The Lord sends a violent storm, and suddenly, everyone on board is in danger of perishing at sea. Just imagine that. We know the story. Jonas thrown overboard, swallowed by a great fish. And by the way, it doesn't matter if it was a fish, a shark, a whale.
31:17 Doesn't matter. You know the point? He was swallowed by a great fish. Now he is in a serious trouble. Humanly speaking, his situation is hopeless.
31:38 It's just a matter of hours, he will die. He cannot rescue himself. Deliverance is utterly impossible by his own strength. He's trapped in the belly of the fish. And if you look at chapter two of the book of Jonah, we see Jonah is doing something there in the belly of the fish.
32:11 In verse one, Jonah prays to God. He offer his prayer to God. He prayed. In verse two, he cried out. And then we see he made vows.
32:29 He struggled. He wrestled within himself. Yet with all of that, he remained trapped in the belly of the fish. But when you come to verse nine, it says there... Jonah confessed, and he said, salvation belongs to the Lord.
32:57 And the moment he said salvation belong to the Lord, you know what happened? The fish vomited him upon a dry land. God often waits until our self effort comes to an end, until we stop striving to save ourselves and look to him alone for deliverance. Only then we discover that the God who allowed us to sink is also the God who will reach down to us and save us from the depth of the raging sea. Stop striving.
33:47 Stop fighting. Start trusting in the God who saves. Now the Israelites are standing at Pi HaChirot, the gate of liberty. Though they do not yet realize what awaits them there, they have no clue. The only thing they can think of is the trap.
34:27 There's one thing. One thing. In order for them to enter into liberty, they must not do. They must not try it. They they they must not they must not try to fight the enemy with their own strength.
34:51 They must not panic. They must not run the other direction. In fact, they are not to do anything at all. For in order to experience deliverance, they must stand still and remain silent. This is exactly what Moses tells them in verse thirteen and fourteen.
35:26 Let's just read it. Fear not. Stand firm and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today for the Egyptian for the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be what? Silent?
35:55 Silent? We like to win our battles with our own strength, don't we? We like it. We like to take credit for our successes, don't we? We like to glory in our accomplishments, or it's difficult for us to be silent.
36:13 But what God is asking the Israelites to do, Stand still and remain silent and see the salvation of the Lord. You see, in our warfare against Satan, the greatest victory often comes not through striving, but through trusting, not through frantic activity, but through quiet confidence in God. Sometimes, the most spiritual thing a believer can do is to stand firm and remain silent and watch what God will do. That is not true in every circumstance because sometime God will say to you, move, act, fight. But there are moments with...
37:36 When faith means standing still and waiting upon the Lord and see and watch what he will do. Now I just just as for... Pharaoh pursued Israel seeking to drag them back to Egypt and destroy them, Satan does not let go of his captives freely. He continues to accuse us. He continues to threaten.
38:11 He continues to harass. And many times, he works through his many agents who happen to be, unfortunately, friends and family and coworkers. But do not fear. The God who stood between Israel and Pharaoh still fights for you today. Your responsibility is not to carry the battle on your own strength, but to trust the one who never lost the battle, the Lord Jesus Christ.
38:54 Would you stop striving and fighting and let God fight for you? Remember, you have lost many battles, but there is one who never lost a battle. Who would you like to trust more, yourself or the one who has never lost the battle? Oh, I rather trust trust Jesus. I rather trust my savior and my God.
39:20 Now look at verse 15. The Lord said to Moses, why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. Lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground. Verse 19.
39:43 And the angel of God who was going before them, went before the host of Israel, moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them, coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was a cloud and a darkness, and it lit up the night with one... Without one coming near the other all night. The Egyptian army is now closing in on the Israelites, but the people must stand firm. And as they stand firm in obedience and remain silent before the Lord, God begins to act on their behalf.
40:45 The pillar of cloud moves between Israel and their enemies. To the Israelites, it gives light, guiding their camp and illuminating their path forward. But to the Egyptian, it becomes total darkness. The same presence of God that brings light to the Israelites brought darkness to the unbelieving world. Look at verse 21.
41:31 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on a dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. God used Moses as an instrument to accomplish this great miracle. He also used the forces of nature, the mighty wind to make it happen. And God often works through people to accomplish his will, even in creation itself as a servant of his will.
42:35 Now notice carefully. God did not just merely open a path through the Red Sea for Israel to pass. No. Did you say? Did you pay attention to every word?
42:46 He made the ground dry beneath their feet. We often missed that part. He opened a path. That's not all. He made the ground dry beneath their feet.
43:11 The wind that was sent by God did not only divide the water but dried the seabed, and the Israelite walked comfortably, safely on a dry land. The the the sea which for the Israelites was a picture of death, which it was. What did he see? The sea before them were dying. There's nothing else we can see.
43:41 There is no hope. It was a picture of death for them. Now he's transformed to a pathway of life. No man no man can survive the waters of such sea, yet God made the very place the road to deliverance. As we look to our Lord Jesus Christ, do we not see the same great truth?
44:25 Through death, he brought life to me and you. He entered into death itself and broke its power. And now for the believer, death has become a conquered pathway. It's no longer something to fear. The writer of the Hebrews tells us in Hebrews eleven twenty nine, by faith, the people cross the Red Sea as on a dry land and the Holy Spirit emphasizes a dry land.
45:15 But the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. It was faith. By faith, they trusted that the walls of water would not collapse on them. And I must also say this, that the faith of some strengthen the faith of others. Now this is not in the text, but I am sure of, That the faith of some have strengthened the faith of others.
45:54 Those who were weak in faith found courage as they watch others step forward and trust God and walk in the path. Do you see it? The eyes of faith are willing to move where human reasoning hesitates. Your faith can strengthen those who are weak in faith. Do you want to be in that position that your faith strengthens others?
46:33 Well, I pray that many of us, that all of us would be in the lead in having true and strong faith in the Lord. Faith carries us where logic or reason alone would never dare to do. Okay. Verse 23. The Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
47:13 And in the morning watch, the Lord in the pillar of fire of a cloud looked down on the Egyptian forces and threw the Egyptian forces into a panic, clogging their chariot wheels so they drove heavily. And the Egyptians said, let us flee from before Israel for the Lord fights for them against the Egyptians. Then the Lord said to Moses, stretch out your hand over the sea that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariot, and upon their horsemen. So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal course when the morning appeared. And as the Egyptians fled into it, the Lord threw the Egyptians into the midst of the sea.
48:00 The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen of all the host of pharaoh that had followed them into the sea. Not one of them remained. And verse 29, but the people of Israel walked on a dry ground through the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. I cannot speak of every single thing. We don't have the time.
48:31 The Egyptians' army did not hesitate to pursue Israel. God himself intervened on behalf of his people. He threw the Egyptian's army into confusion, clogged their wheels, the wheels of chariots, and finally drowned him in the sea. Not when Egyptians arrived, not when Israelite was lost. God completely defeated the enemy.
49:09 And what a glorious picture this becomes of the cross of Jesus Christ, a far greater conflict and a far greater victory. Pharaoh, as we have seen, gives us a picture of Satan. Egypt represents the world, the world of bondage where God's people were held under Pharaoh's, under Satan's rule, and the Red Sea becomes a picture of death itself. A place that appeared to be the end, but through which God made a pathway of deliverance for his people. And this is a picture of what Christ has accomplished for us on the cross.
50:04 Through his death, he destroyed the power of death. As Hebrews tells us, through death, he destroyed the one who has the power of death, that is the devil, and delivered those who is... Who are enslaved through fear of death. He entered into death itself and conquered it through his resurrection. Now there are so many believers today, spiritually, still camped at Pi HaChirot, between Migdol and the sea.
50:57 Saved. Yes. Saved. Yet not fully trusting in the freedom Christ has purchased for them. They know forgiveness, but not liberty.
51:15 They have left Egypt, yet Egypt still occupies too much of their hearts and minds. Look to Calvary. Look to the cross. Look at the empty tomb. See the victory Christ won for you.
51:40 At Calvary, the whole world united itself against the son of God. Political power, civil authorities, religious law... Rulers, and the powers of darkness themselves. The prince of peace confronted them. The one who held the power of death confronted them all.
52:03 For a moment, it appeared as though darkness had won. Christ was crucified. He was laid in a tomb, but death could not hold the prince of life. On the third day, he rose victorious. King Hezekiah trembled at the news of death.
52:24 Humanity fears death by nature. Men try not to think about it, yet all know its power. But Jesus entered death itself and came out victorious. Now death is no longer the believer's an enemy to fear, but a doorway into the presence of Christ and eternal life. Satan can never claim you again.
53:01 You have been redeemed. You have been delivered. You have been set free. And because he lives, you shall also live. Verse 30 as we come to an end.
53:17 Does the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the on the seashore. The sea returned to its normal course. The enemies were dead. The Israelite stood safely on the other side, and now the sea itself stood between them and Egypt, a barrier. There was no turning back.
53:59 No turning back. Only one direction remained forward to the promised land. Yes. It may be through a wilderness, but only one direction. One direction, my friend.
54:16 The promised land. Yes. There is a wilderness coming. I know that for all of us, but one direction. The promised land.
54:26 Are you going that direction? The right direction, the promised land. This is not just the story of the Israelites. This is my story. I hope this is your story.
54:44 You have left Egypt, the whole world with all of its pleasure. You have crossed the Red Sea, and now you stand on the other side far from the bondage and from the slavery. And when you look back, what do you see? Dead bodies. Dead bodies on the shore, broken chariots, fragments of Egypt scattered helplessly behind you.
55:13 The old life has lost its power over you. God has shattered your past. He has broken your chains into pieces. Sin has no longer dominion over you. He's no longer your master.
55:35 When I look at those despondent bodies, what do I see? You know what do I see? I see a picture of the world that is dead to me, And I am dead to it because now I stand on the other side. Do you stand on the other side? Only on the other side you can see this.
56:05 What you now possess, child of God, is freedom. You have been delivered by the power of God, not by your own your own strength or or effort. And now, only now, only now can the song of victory rise from your heart. Now I can sing hallelujah. Now I can send no turning back no turning back.
56:34 The cross before me, the world behind me no turning back. Now I can sing. And this exactly what we see, what the Israelite did next. Only they saw the salvation... After they saw the salvation of the Lord, they lifted up their voices, and they sang.
56:57 Look briefly with me at chapter 15. Only the first three verses. Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord saying, I will sing to the Lord for he has triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider, he has thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.
57:30 This is my God, and I will praise him. My father's God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a man of war. The Lord is his name. You see?
57:43 There was no song in Egypt, only waving. There was no song at Pi HaChiroth either. Only fear, terror, panic, and cries of despair. How could he sing? Oh, it reminds me of Psalm one thirty seven when the captives in Balibar were asked to sing, how can we sing a song to the Lord in a foreign land?
58:15 There was no song in Egypt. But now after passing through the Red Sea, now after being delivered, now after witnessing and experiencing the salvation of the Lord, now standing safely on the other side, now they can sing. Now they can truly praise. And isn't this also a picture we see in the story of the prodigal son? It was after the kiss of acceptance from his gracious father, after the son was received, forgiven, and restored that the celebration began.
59:08 Only after the kiss did they begin to be merry. And what was the subject of Israel's songs if you look at it? One thing. Nothing but God. Nothing but God.
59:25 Not one word of self congratulation. Not one stanza about what they have accomplished. No praise for their wisdom, their strength, their efforts. The entire song is a praise unto God. And it shall be eternally in heaven.
59:51 Worthy is the lamb. Worthy is the lamb that was slain. Tell me. Tell me. How has your song been lately?
1:00:07 How has your song song been lately? Your song often reveals the condition of your soul. Are you singing praises to the God who saved you? Are you rejoicing in the work he has done for you? Or have your praises gone silent?
1:00:53 How has your song has been lately? If the Quran's silent, why? You have departed Egypt, didn't you? Maybe years ago, you've been saved. Maybe you've been lingering for so long at Pia Herot.
1:01:23 You're lingering there. Standing at the border for years, not entering into the fullness of Christ's deliverance, Is it time to cross over? Is it not time to stop living defeated, fearful, and constantly looking back? Is it time to change the chorus of your life from all wretched man that I am who shall save me from this body of death too? I am more than conqueror through him who loved me.
1:02:13 Christ died not just merely to forgive you. No. He died to set you free. Not only salvation from judgment, but the freedom in Christ. Liberty, the freedom that Christ has given us.
1:02:35 I pray that this song of true deliverance would be risen from your heart beginning today. We are, I am more than conqueror, more than victorious. Look at the cross. He has won the victory for you and for me. He has won it.
1:03:01 And if he has won it, I have won it already. I just need to live that truth. Let's pray. Gracious father, thank you for Jesus Christ. Thank you for his salvation.
1:03:26 Thank you for his mercy and grace. Thank you that he died for us there on the cross, became our substitute. He took the penalty of our sins upon himself. He died willingly. He came to die.
1:03:46 The son of God, God eternal, became flesh to die for me, for us. Lord, we thank you for what he has done on the cross. We thank you for those word. Those eternal word will ring for eternity. It is finished for us.
1:04:05 For us. Lord, help us to live in the freedom Christ has given us. Help us not live in bondage. Help us not linger at but across the Red Sea. And we thank you.
1:04:22 The land that you had opened for us is a dry land. We can walk safely into it. We thank you that we have the assurance of salvation. We have the peace of Christ with us. We have the Holy Spirit who guide us.
1:04:38 We thank you, Lord Jesus. We praise your holy name. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Let's stand up to worship the Lord together.
