The Real Picture Of God (9)

So we are still on THE REAL PICTURE OF GOD And I will want to do some recap right now We started with the fact that 'God has been misread and misinterpreted by so many people because No one has ever seen Him' and then we also established last week that 'the revelation of Jesus is the real picture of God' He was God in the flesh(incarnation) and He manifested His love for us in several ways In His presence,those who are imperfect didn't feel fearful of Him OR sense judgment or condemnation from Him. And we also established the fact that we aren't the ones that gave our life to Christ at Salvation, He gave His for us. And then we were able to see together what Mathew 7:21 was actually talking about. That Jesus didn't say those words to promote FEAR in the heart of the people but rather LOVE by saying 'But whosoever does the will of the Father' And the will of the Father in John 6,Is that we all believe in His only Son,Jesus Christ John 6:40 KJV:And *this is the will of him that sent me*, *that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life*: and I will raise him up at the last day. So for tonight,I'm going to allow us to ask questions. I won't want to agree that none of us have any question since we started the series as regards the topic. So please,if you have any question,you can ask now, and then afterward will shortly share with us what God has in store for us tonight. So from now till the next 15minutes, questions can come in So in the absence of any question, I want to believe the series has been clear and precise so far. Before we call it a day tonight,let me remind us some few things *How well you are enjoying God in your personal life is how far you know Him* To the depth at which you know Him is the depth you can experience Him Who is He to you has an influence on how you relate to Him even at the place of prayer If you want to get any of the previous episodes,you can send me a DM Except there is any other question,we will continue next week! And we will be considering the story of THE PRODIGAL SON

The Real Picture Of God (8)

We started a series early July and we planned to end it by December, so without doubts we will continue tonight

But before we start tonight, I want to personally know those of us that have learnt one or two things in the course of the series. If the series has been able to renew your mind,please type

It has renewed my mind so I'm raising my hand too

Thank you!

The feedback we get from you goes a long way most especially in Motivating us to continue to do things like this

So its a good place to start from.tonight

We have the links to the previous sessions of the series. If you want them you can send me a DM

And over time,one of the key things we have been able to see so far is the fact that *fear is not from God*

And also *Fear and love cannot co exist*

And I remembered I lay a challenge to us that

*If you read any portion of the scripture and it promotes fear in your heart,please look at that portion closely,its probably because you are reading that portion with a religious sun glasses*

For tonight,we will talk about Job

I want to believe that Job's story for some of us is like a mystery

Some say what happened to him is from God and all sort

So let's see what really happened together from the Bible

Are we ready?

Job 1: 6

KJV:Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

This is a good place to start with

Few of us need to see something here

Job 1: 6

KJV:Now there was a day when the *sons of God* came to present themselves before the Lord, *and Satan* came also among them.

Sons of God came to present themselves to the Lord

And Satan also joined them

I pray I won't be tempted to dwell on this for the rest of today's session

To start with

*It is fallacy to say that a person is not supposed to come to the presence of God because of what he or she has done*

If Satan, the greatest enemy standing, can come to the PRESENCE OF GOD,then I can tell you the default state of God; *plenteous in mercy*

And verse 7 even says God spoke with him

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KJV:And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

I expected God to just either rebuke him or command him to leave His presence

If you will ponder very well on this portion of the scripture,then you will begin to see what the real picture of God really is.

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KJV:And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

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KJV:Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

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KJV:Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

So the conversation continued between them and then they talked about Job

And here is the interesting part

Satan said to God in verse 11

Kjv:But Put Forth Thine Hand Now, And Touch All That He Hath, And He Will Curse Thee To Thy Face.

He told God to touch or take all what Job has...

This may not go too well with your theology but *GOD DOESN'T TAKE FROM US,HE RATHER GIVES TO US,AND IF HE TELLS YOU TO GIVE HIM,IT'S BECAUSE HE IS SETTING YOU UP FOR A BLESSING*

So satan tried to tempt God there by saying God should take what He has already given to Job

But see what God told him in verse 12

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KJV:And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

So God had to tell him indirectly that *I am the source of evil,so I won't take from him his belongings*  @all that he has is in your power just save his life

God is not the author of afflictions,satan is

God is the deliverer

Halleluyah

So God permitted Satan to take from Job

Let me quickly make us understand something in the latter verse of that chapter

Job doesn't know that we will be reading about him today

He didn't know about the meeting God and the devil already had

He didn't know

So he said something that people can easily misquote

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KJV:Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

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KJV:And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: THE LORD GAVE, AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY; BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD.

Verse 21

...the Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away...

That isn't true

That was Job's word

He didn't know that SATAN was the one who took from him

We need to understand this truth else we may find it easy to portray God to be whom He isn't

So it was satan that took from Job and not God

Job wasn't aware of this

Alright let's continue

Let me now show you something that set me free sometimes ago

I was once like

IF GOD REALLY LOVES JOB,WHY WILL HE EVEN ALLOW SATAN TO TAKE FROM HIM AT THE FIRST PLACE

And then I stumbled across a scripture that answered my question

There is something I believe few of us are going to learn tonight that will change our paradigm forever

Job 3:25

KJV:For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

I mean if your money is too much and you just wish people come and rob you,I can teach you how to be robbed

Its very simple

If you want to learn how,send me a DM.

But the thing is,your thoughts over time will sure come to pass.

If you keep thinking that you will fail a particular course and you fail,you won't be surprised

Back to this before we start thinking I have another intention

Its very simple

Just make sure that we will see everyday for the period of at least 2 weeks,and then for each day I will keep on telling you news about those that have been robbed,and we will talk and gist about it for at least 2 hours each day. Trust me before the end of the two weeks...

So let me show you something here

In Job 1,what happened to Job happens to him

But in Job chapter 3,this was what he said

Job 3:25

KJV: *For the thing which I greatly feared* is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

That which he has GREATLY feared happened to him...

First of all,like we have established, God is not the author of FEAR

Secondly,I personally want to believe that the reason why God even gave Satan the permission to access Job's belongings is because *JOB ALREADY PROMOTED THAT FEAR IN HIS HEART*

For some of us,that are always worried when everything is going well with us,and we are always like

*hope it's not that something bad wants to happen,maybe that's why everything is just going well for now*

The only way satan can get to you is to do Fear

*Fear is to the devil as faith is to God*

If we don't read our bible very well, we will conclude Job's misfortune came from God,but in unveiling the real picture of God,we need to look closely.

I hope against what you thought was the source of Job's misfortune,you have been able to see that His greatest fear was what happened to him.

In short, even when things were going on well with Job,he was always afraid he might loose everything one day...

Finally lets see Job 42

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KJV:And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also *the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before*

God gives only

He doesn't take

And I remembered I have told us before in this group that 'we are not the ones that gave our lifes to Chirst,He gave His for us'

So we are the Receiver or taker,he is always the Giver

Halleluyah

Understanding this,you will know that sickness is not from God.

He would never want to take your health for any reasons.

Its a good place to tie it up tonight, we will continue from here next week

Please for those of us that have questions,you can ask them now

And those of us that asked during the session,you can please ask again. I didn't get those questions cleared

Thank you!

The Real Picture Of God (7)

So tonight,we will see God from another point of view and I believe at the end of tonight's session,we will all come to a place where we all see God as who He really is The picture of God I want to relay to us tonight is that God that is always reaching out to man and not we reaching out to him as many people would say. For some of us,we say we are waiting on God,but I may in few minutes prove to us that God is actually the one waiting for us Luke 15 KJV:Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. 2 KJV:And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 3 KJV:And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4 KJV:What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 KJV:And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 KJV:And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. This is the parable of the lost sheep in Luke 15 We are going to verse 3,but I don't mind we starting from verse 1 Luke 15 KJV:Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. Publicans and SINNERS wants to hear Jesus speak Anytime I read something like this in my bible *Sinners* wanting to hear Jesus speak, it ministers alot to me. *There is a vacuum in the heart of every man that can only be filled with God's love* There is nothing that can be replaced with the presence of God in our lives. That is the only thing that can make you complete Isaiah 55 says 'Why do you spend money on what is not bread and wages on what does not satisfy... You can desire everything you want to desire in the would, but we all know and Economics even proved it to us that *The wants of man is insatiable* So we need to Understand that we are not complete without Jesus Then let's go to verse 2. Luke 15:2 KJV:And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. Against the opinions of the pharisees,Jesus received the sinners and He ate with them. This didn't go well with their theology. But the truth is Jesus came purposefully for the sinners. Let me just ask you a question right here and you can answer in your mind For SINNERS to seek to hear Jesus speak,For them to have the boldness to approach the Holy Jesus, *What did you think they heard about Him at the first place?* Whatsoever they heard I believe must either promote LOVE or the opposite FEAR in their hearts. Either ways,they heard something about Him before they decided to take a step and decided they wanted to hear Him speak So to the parable 3 KJV:And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 4 KJV:What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 KJV:And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 KJV:And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. So the bible said And He(Jesus) spoke to them(the sinners) in parables saying.... We need to understand who is reaching out to who,else we will be apt to conclude wrongly The parable Jesus told them was actually intentional The compendium of the parable is that *each of you matter to God* He was able to compare 99 believers to 1 unbeliever And permit me to show you something right now Verse 7 KJV:I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth... The bible says ...OVER THE SINNER THAT REPENTS... And from the parable,it wasn't showed that the sheep was the one looking for the shepherd So there are more to the parable than what meets the eye 4 KJV:What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 KJV:And when *He* hath found it, he layeth it on *His* shoulders, rejoicing. 6 KJV:And when *He* cometh home, *He* calleth together *His* friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for *I* have found my sheep which was lost. So see who is reaching out to who The emphasis was on the Shepherd (HE) here and not the sheep From verse 5 And when He(the shepherd) hath found... You can't find a thing until you have sought for that particular thing. So the shepherd went out of His way to Find the sheep Did you see that? And then when He found the sheep,He carried the sheep on his shoulders😊😊 How sweet! And then He was rejoicing And when He got home,he had to tell his neighbors to rejoice with him... God has always been the saviour from day1. And I'm glad he was able to make the sinners who came to hear him speak that even though they have come to Hear him speak, He came first by leaving his kingdom in heaven and IN HIS LOVING KINDNESS employed the faculties of man in other to reach out to them first Did you get that? So this is the repentance that was hidden behind the letters The sheep allowed the shepherd to carry Him on his shoulders. It wasn't by force,for God would never force a man,the sheep had to CONSENT to be carried. To understand this better, we will see together the parable of the prodigal son next week and then we can continue from there Please ask questions if you have any