100:00:00,240 –> 00:00:08,420that is the great invitation of the Bible. We read these words in the New200:00:08,420 –> 00:00:17,160Testament. Come and see. Look at what Jesus did listen to what Jesus said take300:00:17,160 –> 00:00:26,379an honest look at what he claims and at what he offers. You may not believe but400:00:26,379 –> 00:00:33,180at least would you dear friend be open to allow the possibility that what God500:00:33,180 –> 00:00:37,540has said in the Bible just might possibly be true! Welcome to open the600:00:37,540 –> 00:00:41,959Bible with Pastor Colin Smith. I’m David Pick glad you could join us today. And700:00:41,959 –> 00:00:46,060Colin this invitation we often talk about to the person who doesn’t know800:00:46,060 –> 00:00:50,779Jesus I think they’re aware they don’t know him and they’re kind of curious but900:00:50,779 –> 00:00:54,459they hear this invitation come and see and they just wonder what does this1000:00:54,480 –> 00:00:58,759mean so can you just tell us a little bit more about what you mean by this1100:00:58,759 –> 00:01:03,400invitation to come and see… You know if the person you’re describing had lived1200:01:03,400 –> 00:01:09,879two thousand years ago in Israel and one of the disciples of Jesus had said come1300:01:09,879 –> 00:01:14,959and see what that would have meant is come to some place where Jesus is and1400:01:14,959 –> 00:01:20,080actually listen to what he says look at what he’s doing he’s performing miracles1500:01:20,080 –> 00:01:24,239and you can come and you can actually have a look for yourself now obviously1600:01:24,320 –> 00:01:28,199no one listening to this program was living 2000 years ago so what does it1700:01:28,199 –> 00:01:35,279mean for us today to come and see for us today means that we open the Bible1800:01:35,279 –> 00:01:41,040that’s why we are open the Bible the way in which you take a look at who Jesus is1900:01:41,040 –> 00:01:48,279and listen to what Jesus said is in the Gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the2000:01:48,279 –> 00:01:53,080four books at the beginning of the New Testament that are given to us for this2100:01:53,120 –> 00:01:57,260precise reason John says at the end of the fourth Gospel that these things are2200:01:57,260 –> 00:02:02,739written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God and that by2300:02:02,739 –> 00:02:09,419believing you may have life in his name so the invitation is for any person and2400:02:09,419 –> 00:02:14,960for every person to come and to listen to what Jesus said recorded for us in2500:02:14,960 –> 00:02:22,800the Gospels to see what Jesus has done and to receive by faith what Jesus2600:02:23,020 –> 00:02:27,639offers to every person who believes in him and there’s level ground for all of2700:02:27,639 –> 00:02:33,720us here in that any person can come and see any person can come and listen any2800:02:33,720 –> 00:02:39,740person can come and receive and what you’re going to discover if you do open2900:02:39,740 –> 00:02:44,759your mind and heart to Jesus through the Word of God you’re going to discover3000:02:44,759 –> 00:02:50,220that what he offers and what he’s able to do in your life is absolutely unique3100:02:50,660 –> 00:02:55,059absolutely wonderful so for example Jesus said on one occasions here3200:02:55,059 –> 00:02:58,979something that you’ll see in the Bible for yourself if you open it listen it I’m3300:02:58,979 –> 00:03:05,979just reading from John in chapter 7 Jesus said if anyone thirsts now that’s3400:03:05,979 –> 00:03:10,020going to be a whole lot of people thirsting looking for something in life3500:03:10,020 –> 00:03:16,580that you have not found if anyone thirsts let him come to me and drink3600:03:17,039 –> 00:03:24,720whoever believes in me out of his heart will flow rivers of living water well3700:03:24,720 –> 00:03:30,539there’s one promise of Jesus one word of Jesus that we can listen to believe and3800:03:30,539 –> 00:03:34,699and see that this is what he offers oh there’s a whole lot more to be3900:03:34,699 –> 00:03:37,979discovered and in the program we’re going to take a little look at some of4000:03:37,979 –> 00:03:43,119that today let’s do just that as we continue our message God will bless us4100:03:43,600 –> 00:03:46,240Yes here is Pastor Colin4200:03:46,240 –> 00:03:50,880Now friends what we have here is the remarkable story not4300:03:50,880 –> 00:03:56,839only of how God wonderfully supplied food and thereby delivered on what he4400:03:56,839 –> 00:04:04,139had promised but also the equally wonderful story of how God overcame all4500:04:04,139 –> 00:04:10,059the barriers that stood in the way of the people actually receiving this4600:04:10,240 –> 00:04:16,820provision that God had made the first barrier of course was the selfishness4700:04:16,820 –> 00:04:23,420of the lepers here are these men feasting and storing up money4800:04:23,420 –> 00:04:31,660while people are dying in the city until God awakened their conscience so that4900:04:31,660 –> 00:04:39,019they said we are not doing right and now we have the second barrier which is the5000:04:39,019 –> 00:04:45,140unbelief of the King and I want you to notice how this barrier was overcome5100:04:45,140 –> 00:04:50,980one of the servants urged the King to send out horsemen to see if what the5200:04:50,980 –> 00:04:58,320lepers had said was actually true and thank God the king agreed to investigate5300:04:58,320 –> 00:05:05,019verse 14 so they took to horsemen and the king sent them after the army of the5400:05:05,559 –> 00:05:14,859saying go and see this is very important the King did not believe the Word of God5500:05:14,859 –> 00:05:22,019but unlike the captain he at least allowed the possibility that it just5600:05:22,019 –> 00:05:33,679might be true he was open to investigate he said go and see and difference that5700:05:33,760 –> 00:05:39,299is the great invitation of the Bible we read these words in the New Testament5800:05:39,299 –> 00:05:48,519come and see look at what Jesus did listen to what Jesus said take an honest5900:05:48,519 –> 00:05:57,920look at what he claims and at what he offers you may not believe but at least6000:05:58,119 –> 00:06:04,200would you dear friend be open to allow the possibility that what God has said6100:06:04,200 –> 00:06:08,859in the Bible just might possibly be true that was the Salvation of the king in6200:06:08,859 –> 00:06:12,399the end as we’re going to see the servants say to now what do you have to6300:06:12,399 –> 00:06:18,119lose what do you have to lose by making an honest investigation of this6400:06:18,119 –> 00:06:23,359extraordinary good news that has just been proclaimed to you that was the6500:06:24,059 –> 00:06:31,160servants and the King was persuaded by it he said go and see and these words6600:06:31,160 –> 00:06:38,079actually led to the salvation of the entire city . So the king sent out his6700:06:38,079 –> 00:06:44,399horsemen they went as far as the River Jordan. Verse 15 and behold all the way6800:06:44,399 –> 00:06:48,640was littered with garments and equipment that the Assyrians had thrown away in6900:06:48,640 –> 00:06:56,399their haste and the messengers returned and told the king. This was a day of the7000:06:56,399 –> 00:07:02,720most extraordinary good news for the king and for all of the people God had7100:07:02,720 –> 00:07:12,700promised an abundance of food and God delivered on what he had promised. But7200:07:12,899 –> 00:07:19,980there is a somber end to this story and it relates to the captain who we met7300:07:19,980 –> 00:07:27,820earlier, the captain who refused to believe. Remember we saw in chapter 7 and7400:07:27,820 –> 00:07:32,779verse 2 that the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the man of God7500:07:32,779 –> 00:07:40,540if the Lord himself should make windows in heaven could this thing be? And7600:07:40,540 –> 00:07:46,899Elisha the man of God said to him you shall see it with your own eyes but you7700:07:46,899 –> 00:07:56,380shall not eat of it there was a very big difference between the king and the7800:07:56,380 –> 00:08:02,000captain. The king did not believe but at least he7900:08:02,000 –> 00:08:10,820was open to investigate go and see but you see this captain’s heart was closed8000:08:10,820 –> 00:08:19,540he refused to believe. If the Lord himself should make windows in heaven8100:08:19,540 –> 00:08:28,779could this thing be. Well now this captain on whose hand the king relied8200:08:28,779 –> 00:08:35,619had been put in charge of the city gate. That meant that the gatekeepers would8300:08:35,619 –> 00:08:43,500have reported to him. So when the king having now believed the good news gave8400:08:43,500 –> 00:08:48,260the order that the gates of the city should be opened the captain of course8500:08:48,260 –> 00:08:55,099was there and I want you to picture him there with his back to the gate looking8600:08:55,380 –> 00:09:00,099to the city and there are crowds and crowds of people who are hearing the8700:09:00,099 –> 00:09:04,580good news that there is food freely available just outside the city walls8800:09:04,580 –> 00:09:10,099and they’re gathering and they’re coming towards the gate and here’s this captain8900:09:10,099 –> 00:09:18,520and he’s trying to maintain order and he’s shouting out instructions and he’s9000:09:18,520 –> 00:09:24,659telling people, get in line, get in line and nobody’s listening. And as the gates9100:09:24,700 –> 00:09:32,000open the crowd surges forward, the captain falls backwards and as the9200:09:32,000 –> 00:09:35,859people rush through the gate he has trampled to death.9300:09:35,859 –> 00:09:43,859Elisha had said to the captain you shall see it with your own eyes but you will9400:09:43,859 –> 00:09:53,940not eat of it. And we read in verse 17 that the captain died as the Man of God9500:09:54,059 –> 00:10:00,099had said when the king came down… to him.’9600:10:00,099 –> 00:10:02,539You’re listening to Open The Bible with9700:10:02,539 –> 00:10:07,539Pastor Colin Smith and a message called God will Bless Us from our series In9800:10:07,539 –> 00:10:13,260God We Trust. Taken from Two Kings, all about the life of Elisha. We’ve got to9900:10:13,260 –> 00:10:17,900pause briefly here but we’ll be back very shortly so do stay with us. If you10000:10:17,900 –> 00:10:21,820ever miss one of the messages you can catch up or go back and listen again by10100:10:22,219 –> 00:10:28,440website, which is at openthebible.org.uk. They’re also available as a podcast on10200:10:28,440 –> 00:10:31,739all the main podcast sites. You can find those by searching for10300:10:31,739 –> 00:10:38,299open the Bible UK. Many of us love reading but our busy lives don’t allow10400:10:38,299 –> 00:10:43,039much time for that so we often listen to audio books and podcasts. Maybe when10500:10:43,039 –> 00:10:48,559we’re driving or out for a walk. We have a new podcast starting this month10600:10:48,580 –> 00:10:52,739and it’s called Hike Through the Bible. Yeah and the Hike Through the Bible10700:10:52,739 –> 00:10:57,200podcast will take you on a journey through the entire Bible story giving10800:10:57,200 –> 00:11:02,520you the option of listening or watching rather than reading. And in each episode10900:11:02,520 –> 00:11:06,479I’ll read a chapter of my book, Hike Through the Bible, and then I’ll discuss11000:11:06,479 –> 00:11:12,219it with some friends. I hope you’ll join me in hiking through the Bible. You’ll11100:11:12,219 –> 00:11:17,260grow in your faith, you’ll deepen your grasp of Scripture and you’ll come to11200:11:17,299 –> 00:11:20,700love Jesus more. So that’s the Hike Through the Bible11300:11:20,700 –> 00:11:25,440podcast and it’s not too late to get started. You’ll find the Hike Through the11400:11:25,440 –> 00:11:29,859Bible podcast wherever you get your podcasts. And there’s a link on our11500:11:29,859 –> 00:11:35,539website at openthebible.org.uk. You’ll also find more information about11600:11:35,539 –> 00:11:38,859the podcast. Back to the message now, here again is11700:11:38,859 –> 00:11:46,960Pastor Colin. Now the leper’s words this is a day of good news are really at the11800:11:47,039 –> 00:11:54,679heart of this story. And this remarkable story points us very clearly to our Lord11900:11:54,679 –> 00:12:01,159Jesus Christ. We remember that when he was born the angel announced to the12000:12:01,159 –> 00:12:07,799shepherds, fear not for behold I bring you good news of great joy that will be12100:12:07,799 –> 00:12:13,440for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour12200:12:13,440 –> 00:12:19,760who is Christ the Lord. And the word gospel that you’ll hear often in Church12300:12:19,760 –> 00:12:26,460because it’s often in the Bible, the word gospel simply means good news. And here12400:12:26,460 –> 00:12:32,599is the good news. The good news is that God has opened the window of heaven. He12500:12:32,599 –> 00:12:39,359sent his son into the world. That the Lord Jesus Christ has defeated the enemy12600:12:40,239 –> 00:12:47,099and that he now freely offers an abundant and eternal life to all who12700:12:47,099 –> 00:12:55,960will come, and receive it from him. And among us in this service today there12800:12:55,960 –> 00:13:06,359will be four different responses to this good news, because I fear that some of us12900:13:06,419 –> 00:13:12,539will be like the captain. We hear the good news, we are used to hearing it, but we13000:13:12,539 –> 00:13:22,380simply refuse to believe it. And I have to say to you, dear friend, today, that the13100:13:22,380 –> 00:13:28,500Lord Jesus gave a very solemn picture of what the last day will be like. He said13200:13:28,500 –> 00:13:34,900many, many, will come from east and west. People will be coming from all over the13300:13:34,900 –> 00:13:42,619world and they’ll be sharing in a great feast, sitting down at table with13400:13:42,619 –> 00:13:55,260Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. But outside there will be people like the captain.13500:13:55,260 –> 00:14:01,260That is people who have heard the good news as you, my dear friend, have heard it13600:14:01,479 –> 00:14:08,479many times but refused to believe it. And Jesus said outside there will be13700:14:08,479 –> 00:14:21,799weeping and gnashing of teeth because you heard, saw what could have been yours13800:14:21,799 –> 00:14:29,700but you refuse to believe it and therefore you did not taste of this13900:14:29,799 –> 00:14:37,419great feast. Dear friends you do not want to be among those who refuse to believe14000:14:37,419 –> 00:14:43,539on the last day. So there really is a solemn warning in this story that you14100:14:43,539 –> 00:14:50,340really need to hear if you’re refusing to believe God is speaking to you today.14200:14:50,340 –> 00:14:56,460Do you not hear it? He is warning you of the danger of persisting14300:14:57,340 –> 00:15:06,580in your unbelief. So today if you hear his voice dear friend please do not14400:15:06,580 –> 00:15:17,859harden your heart and then some of us will be like the king. That is, we hear14500:15:17,859 –> 00:15:25,520the good news but we doubt it. I’ve been thinking a lot about this king he did14600:15:25,539 –> 00:15:30,200some good things in his life. Remember this is the king who set a14700:15:30,200 –> 00:15:37,380great feast before his enemies. This king set a great feast before his enemies but14800:15:37,380 –> 00:15:40,580he found it very difficult to believe that God would set a great feast before14900:15:40,580 –> 00:15:46,320him. Why did he find that so difficult to believe? Why do you find it so difficult15000:15:46,320 –> 00:15:52,739to believe that God would set a great feast before you? Well I suspect it was15100:15:52,739 –> 00:15:58,960because this King had also done some terrible things in his life. I mean, we’ve15200:15:58,960 –> 00:16:04,799seen today he ordered the execution of the man of God, the Prophet Elijah. But15300:16:04,799 –> 00:16:12,059his servants urged him to take a look and see and that’s what I want to urge15400:16:12,059 –> 00:16:18,960of you today. Come and see the provision that God has15500:16:19,020 –> 00:16:26,960made for you. Come and see the Son of God who, when15600:16:26,960 –> 00:16:34,400soldiers nail him to a cross, says, father, forgive them. They don’t know what15700:16:34,400 –> 00:16:43,380they’re doing. Come and see the mercy of God that is on offer to you, that you can15800:16:43,500 –> 00:16:50,559receive it, can be yours today. This is a day of good news. There’s forgiveness,15900:16:50,559 –> 00:16:55,940there’s reconciliation with God. There is a glorious eternal life in heaven16000:16:55,940 –> 00:17:00,960that are possible for you. And God wants you to have this life and for you to16100:17:00,960 –> 00:17:06,180enjoy it. He tells you that this life is in his Son. Come and see what do you have16200:17:06,260 –> 00:17:14,099to lose. And if like the King, you have questions and there are some here this16300:17:14,099 –> 00:17:19,880morning you say well I’ve got serious questions. Well if you have serious16400:17:19,880 –> 00:17:26,599questions as the King had, then do what this King did. That is, go and investigate.16500:17:26,599 –> 00:17:35,599Come and see. Look for the answers. There is no question that you’re asking about16600:17:35,640 –> 00:17:39,920the Christian faith that many other people have not asked before and have16700:17:39,920 –> 00:17:46,160found answers to. And if you will seek, you will find. If you will knock, the door16800:17:46,160 –> 00:17:53,020will be open to you. If you will ask, you will receive. If you will investigate,16900:17:53,020 –> 00:18:02,780there will be hope for you. And then, there will be some of17000:18:03,599 –> 00:18:10,739who respond to the good news like the lepers. That is, we have heard the good17100:18:10,739 –> 00:18:17,180news, and we have believed it, but we are keeping it to ourselves.17200:18:17,180 –> 00:18:23,380We’re very busy, and the reason we’re so busy is that we are storing away17300:18:23,380 –> 00:18:29,400treasures that God himself has given. We are eating and drinking and all that God17400:18:29,599 –> 00:18:34,920has provided, and there’s so little time left, really, for anything else and the17500:18:34,920 –> 00:18:42,479word of God to us today is very simple, we are not doing what is right.17600:18:42,479 –> 00:18:49,599Christ died that we should no longer live for ourselves.17700:18:49,599 –> 00:18:56,599Dear friends, God has trusted to us, that is to his children, the greatest good17800:18:56,599 –> 00:18:58,180news this world has ever heard.17900:18:58,180 –> 00:19:02,099What will the king say if we keep it to ourselves?18000:19:02,099 –> 00:19:08,640And so it’s very clear, isn’t it, that God is calling us through this story in18100:19:08,640 –> 00:19:18,040the Bible to a very different response to the good news, from the captain, the king,18200:19:18,040 –> 00:19:20,599or the lepers.18300:19:20,599 –> 00:19:26,119We are to respond as the lepers did in the end by sharing the good news that we18400:19:26,199 –> 00:19:30,599have discovered with others.18500:19:30,800 –> 00:19:37,319Friends, with with all that’s within my soul, I am convinced that the greatest need18600:19:37,319 –> 00:19:44,319and the greatest opportunity of our time is that those who have heard and believed the18700:19:44,319 –> 00:19:49,439good news of the Lord Jesus Christ should share it with others.18800:19:49,439 –> 00:19:56,040And here’s the thing, you don’t need to be a prophet like Elisha to do that.18900:19:56,859 –> 00:20:01,880This is something that even a leper can do.19000:20:01,880 –> 00:20:07,680And you know what, if you think about this story, in this story it’s something that19100:20:07,680 –> 00:20:11,760only the lepers could have done.19200:20:11,760 –> 00:20:15,959Because if these men had not been lepers they wouldn’t have been outside the city gate19300:20:15,959 –> 00:20:19,619and if they’d still been in the city, they would never have been allowed to leave.19400:20:19,959 –> 00:20:26,459The only people to discover the Good News of the Lord Jesus Christ are sinners like19500:20:26,459 –> 00:20:35,239us and the only people therefore who can share this Good News are sinners like us, who have19600:20:35,239 –> 00:20:38,140come to believe.19700:20:38,140 –> 00:20:41,260Brothers, sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ,19800:20:41,260 –> 00:20:48,699we dare not keep this Good News to ourselves.19900:20:49,060 –> 00:20:57,920And if all who hear this message today will share what we have discovered and believed20000:20:58,060 –> 00:21:06,339with others, then a vast number of dying people will live.20100:21:06,339 –> 00:21:08,680You’ve been listening to Open The Bible20200:21:08,680 –> 00:21:14,119with Pastor Colin Smith and a message called God Will Bless Us. It is part of the series20300:21:14,300 –> 00:21:19,900In God We Trust, taken from the Book of 2 Kings all about the life of Elisha. If you20400:21:19,900 –> 00:21:23,939miss one of the messages in the series, you can easily catch up or go back and listen20500:21:23,939 –> 00:21:30,939again by coming to our web-site at OpenTheBible.org.uk and you’ll also find Pastor Colin’s messages20600:21:31,579 –> 00:21:38,880on all the main podcast sites. Find them there by searching for OpenTheBible.org.kg.20700:21:38,880 –> 00:21:43,540When you are checking out our website, don’t forget about Open the Bible Daily, that’s20800:21:43,579 –> 00:21:49,079Our series of two to three minute Reflections, based on Pastor Colin’s teaching and read20900:21:49,079 –> 00:21:55,000in the UK. There’s a new one every day and many Christians find it’s a great way to start21000:21:55,000 –> 00:22:02,000the day, that’s Open the Bible daily available on free on our website and also as a podcast.21100:22:02,819 –> 00:22:08,260Also on our website you’ll find our Bible study course Fly Through the Bible, this short21200:22:08,640 –> 00:22:14,300journey through the Bible story can be enjoyed on your own with a friend or as a group. For21300:22:14,300 –> 00:22:20,359each of the 15 sessions you can watch a short video then work through the questions. If21400:22:20,359 –> 00:22:25,680you want to do a more detailed Bible study, a guide is available for use in small groups21500:22:25,680 –> 00:22:29,380or one to one. To make the most of Fly Through the Bible21600:22:29,380 –> 00:22:34,660we recommend buying the book. There is also a free app that can be used alongside all21700:22:35,140 –> 00:22:38,900materials. To find Fly Through the Bible, go to our website21800:22:38,900 –> 00:22:44,099OpenTheBible.org.uk and click on Courses.21900:22:44,099 –> 00:22:46,979Open the Bible is supported by our many listeners,22000:22:46,979 –> 00:22:53,819and if you are one of them thank you so much! It’s not just The Radio Programme, the website22100:22:53,819 –> 00:22:58,099and podcasts that you are supporting. Here’s Open the Bible’s Executive director22200:22:58,099 –> 00:22:59,099John Martin.22300:22:59,099 –> 00:23:03,979David, let me tell you about some stories from the Northern Islands.22400:23:03,979 –> 00:23:08,219We are delighted at a growing network of churches taking interest in Open the Bible22500:23:08,219 –> 00:23:13,280resources, with Pastor Colin having been invited to speak at Christian conferences for a number22600:23:13,280 –> 00:23:17,400of years in a row. This year, Pastor Colin taught Fly Through22700:23:17,400 –> 00:23:23,180the Bible, based on his short book, and he did this in an evening at Hamilton Road Baptist22800:23:23,180 –> 00:23:28,439Church in Banga, Northern Ireland. It was a packed auditorium. Members from around22900:23:28,479 –> 00:23:34,80020 churches came, some bringing guests. Pastor Sam Castles from Lisnerbreen Presbyterian23000:23:34,800 –> 00:23:35,979Church said,23100:23:35,979 –> 00:23:41,359What I’ve really enjoyed and found tremendously useful is that pastor Colin is able to give23200:23:41,359 –> 00:23:49,280a good overview of the bible with rich theology in a very clear, concise, and very understandable,23300:23:49,280 –> 00:23:50,239applicable way.23400:23:50,239 –> 00:23:54,780Following this event in Banga, a number of churches are helping us trial a23500:23:54,780 –> 00:24:00,540three session version of Fly Through the Bible as a video based enquirers course.23600:24:00,540 –> 00:24:06,680One church had over 60 people attend, including many exploring the Christian faith.23700:24:06,680 –> 00:24:10,780Their pastor, Keith McIlwayne from Hamilton Road Baptist Church said,23800:24:10,780 –> 00:24:15,319We’ve never had an Evangelistic course night like it.23900:24:15,319 –> 00:24:21,239We had Catholics, atheists, Buddhists, all here tonight and a good number of newcomers24000:24:21,239 –> 00:24:22,780from our church.24100:24:22,780 –> 00:24:27,400Unbelieving husbands, brothers, children and parents were all in the room.24200:24:27,400 –> 00:24:32,780We are very thankful for the inquirers course and the people God brought along.24300:24:32,780 –> 00:24:38,880So David, if any listeners out there are interested in looking at the inquirers course24400:24:38,880 –> 00:24:44,239based on Fly Through the Bible they can go to our website and look for the course Fly Through the Bible24500:24:44,239 –> 00:24:46,459and click to access the free resources.24600:24:47,020 –> 00:24:51,579You can get involved in supporting Open the Bible’s work by coming to our website24700:24:51,579 –> 00:24:57,979openthebible.org.uk you’ll find lots more information, terms and conditions24800:24:57,979 –> 00:24:59,420and you can give online.24900:24:59,420 –> 00:25:02,359For Open the Bible and Pastor Colin Smith25000:25:02,359 –> 00:25:07,099I’m David Pick, join us again next time on Open the Bible.25100:25:07,739 –> 00:25:16,060Open the Bible25200:25:18,219 –> 00:25:22,540Imagine what it would be like to just love God naturally, without25300:25:22,540 –> 00:25:26,140really having to try. That was true of one man.25400:25:26,140 –> 00:25:30,699Meet Him next time on Open The Bible