100:00:00,860 –> 00:00:03,180Colin’s sermon200:00:03,260 –> 00:00:08,720Your prevailing attitude towards God will spill over into everything else in your life300:00:09,420 –> 00:00:16,820It’s the deepest thing about you and therefore it will manifest itself in other spheres of your life400:00:17,280 –> 00:00:19,799so if this changes everything else changes500:00:20,959 –> 00:00:23,379Welcome to open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith600:00:23,379 –> 00:00:28,900I’m David picke glad you could join us today and Colin this series is about repentance700:00:29,340 –> 00:00:35,139So you’re saying that if you really want your life to change you have to have the right attitude to God800:00:35,139 –> 00:00:38,099Yeah, that’s right the right prevailing attitude towards God900:00:38,099 –> 00:00:40,080I mean what is that for you right now?1000:00:40,259 –> 00:00:45,959Would you say that the first thing that comes to your mind with regards to your attitude to God?1100:00:45,959 –> 00:00:50,660Is that you’ll love him that you worship him that you treasure him1200:00:50,779 –> 00:00:53,220I mean that’s gonna spill out into your life1300:00:53,799 –> 00:01:00,240If your prevailing attitude is that you struggle with him that you question him that you doubt him1400:01:00,419 –> 00:01:02,980Well that’s gonna spill out into your life as well1500:01:03,020 –> 00:01:08,199And we’re looking today at the story of Job and he had real struggles with God1600:01:08,279 –> 00:01:15,540but what happened was that he caught a greater glimpse of the glory of God and that changed his prevailing attitude and1700:01:15,820 –> 00:01:17,300he came from being a1800:01:17,300 –> 00:01:23,860Struggler and a questioner in the light of difficult things that had happened in his life tragic things that had happened in his life1900:01:23,860 –> 00:01:30,339But he became a worshiper and it transformed him from the inside out and that opens up a glorious possibility2000:01:30,379 –> 00:01:32,379I think for every one of us today2100:01:32,419 –> 00:01:35,900So if you’re listening and thinking how can that happen for me?2200:01:35,900 –> 00:01:42,720This program is definitely for you. So join us if you can in Job chapter 42 as we continue the message2300:01:43,080 –> 00:01:46,540Worshiping as much as you know of your God here is pastor Colin2400:01:46,620 –> 00:01:52,839Now the breakthrough in Job’s life as a believing man who has issues with God2500:01:53,599 –> 00:01:59,660comes in this great encounter that’s described in chapter 38 through2600:02:00,680 –> 00:02:06,68040 41 and if you turn to these chapters for a moment now, if you would job chapter 382700:02:09,679 –> 00:02:14,179You’ll see there if you just glanced through it that that God asks of job2800:02:14,979 –> 00:02:20,259nearly 40 questions and Job can’t answer a single one of them2900:02:22,179 –> 00:02:24,259He’d been a worshipper of God all his life3000:02:27,179 –> 00:02:34,479But now he’s seeing that God is far greater and far more glorious than he had ever imagined3100:02:35,460 –> 00:02:36,759and3200:02:36,759 –> 00:02:42,460He realizes that all of his big questions about what he doesn’t understand in his own life3300:02:42,660 –> 00:02:47,440all these questions are only a tiny fraction of3400:02:48,460 –> 00:02:50,460What he does not know3500:02:52,100 –> 00:02:57,240Job had been trying to make sense of the mystery of his suffering3600:02:58,440 –> 00:03:03,059He’d been at odds with God though. He were a faithful man the finest man who ever lived3700:03:05,020 –> 00:03:08,580But when he saw the glory of God3800:03:09,160 –> 00:03:10,580He3900:03:10,580 –> 00:03:14,259found that he could live with his pain and4000:03:15,100 –> 00:03:17,559He could live with his unanswered4100:03:18,300 –> 00:03:22,160Questions because he knew this God4200:03:24,179 –> 00:03:28,139He says in Chapter 42 I spoke of things I did not understand4300:03:29,779 –> 00:03:34,619My ears had heard of you now my eyes have seen you4400:03:34,619 –> 00:03:37,699You there for our repent4500:03:41,199 –> 00:03:44,899In order to apply this let me ask you a question you might like to take a bit of paper4600:03:45,660 –> 00:03:47,660two sides to questions4700:03:47,960 –> 00:03:49,380The answer to each4800:03:49,380 –> 00:03:53,380Question one on each side of a bit of paper if you want to do this or you might just want to do it in4900:03:53,380 –> 00:03:56,119Your mind that’s fine, but will you engage with these two questions?5000:03:57,300 –> 00:03:58,820number one5100:03:58,820 –> 00:04:00,820What is your?5200:04:01,279 –> 00:04:04,240Prevailing attitude towards God right now5300:04:05,500 –> 00:04:10,759What is your prevailing attitude towards God right now? Can you get it in one word?5400:04:12,080 –> 00:04:16,040See some of us will want to say honestly with Jobed questioning5500:04:18,079 –> 00:04:20,079Complaining5600:04:21,279 –> 00:04:23,279Resenting5700:04:23,459 –> 00:04:27,179That’s okay job was there and God knows about it5800:04:27,679 –> 00:04:29,679Now5900:04:30,079 –> 00:04:33,420On the other side of the bit of paper will you answer this question?6000:04:34,600 –> 00:04:41,359What would be your prevailing attitude towards God if you saw his glory?6100:04:43,239 –> 00:04:46,040See if you saw his glory6200:04:47,600 –> 00:04:51,459You would have complete confidence in him6300:04:52,579 –> 00:04:54,579for all the unknown future6400:04:55,320 –> 00:04:57,160if you saw his glory6500:04:58,119 –> 00:05:04,920If you saw his glory you would be able to trust him with what you don’t understand now6600:05:06,179 –> 00:05:09,200And if you saw his glory6700:05:10,579 –> 00:05:12,100You would love him6800:05:12,100 –> 00:05:13,540in6900:05:13,540 –> 00:05:20,899Fact the answer to the second question is if you saw his glory your prevailing attitude towards God would be faith7000:05:21,619 –> 00:05:23,619hope and7100:05:23,660 –> 00:05:25,540love7200:05:25,540 –> 00:05:26,859and7300:05:26,859 –> 00:05:33,260And you know this your prevailing attitude towards God will spill over into everything else in your life7400:05:33,260 –> 00:05:35,739you know if your prevailing attitude towards God is7500:05:36,600 –> 00:05:38,600questioning or complaining or resenting7600:05:39,899 –> 00:05:43,079It will spill over into your relationship with your spouse7700:05:44,820 –> 00:05:50,299It’ll spill over into your relationship with your kids your grandkids your colleagues at work7800:05:50,579 –> 00:05:55,260It’s the deepest thing about you and therefore it will manifest7900:05:55,299 –> 00:05:58,059Manifest itself in other spheres of your life8000:06:00,260 –> 00:06:03,079So if this changes everything else changes8100:06:04,200 –> 00:06:06,420That’s why it’s the first issue that will address it8200:06:07,700 –> 00:06:13,079You come to know God it changes you at the deepest level you come to know him more8300:06:13,079 –> 00:06:17,140It changes you more at the deepest level and that will spill over8400:06:18,779 –> 00:06:20,779everywhere else8500:06:22,899 –> 00:06:24,899Knowing God8600:06:25,339 –> 00:06:32,679Will change your life. It’s what happened to job when he caught a glimpse of God’s glory8700:06:35,059 –> 00:06:37,459Now we’ll come in just a few moments time to8800:06:38,540 –> 00:06:42,519Getting a glimpse of God’s glory, but I want to give a second benefit first8900:06:42,540 –> 00:06:46,059It’s very obvious here in the story of Job9000:06:46,059 –> 00:06:52,299And that is that knowing God will not only change your life, but knowing God will heal your heart9100:06:53,220 –> 00:06:58,019This is a wonderful thing that knowing God will heal your9200:06:58,820 –> 00:07:01,459heart as a Christian believer9300:07:02,420 –> 00:07:07,480Now here’s something very very fascinating that I discovered this week. At least it was fascinating to me9400:07:08,820 –> 00:07:10,820CH Spurgeon notes that9500:07:11,619 –> 00:07:13,619the Hebrew word9600:07:14,299 –> 00:07:18,019that is rightly translated in Job 42 as9700:07:18,700 –> 00:07:20,700repent is9800:07:21,179 –> 00:07:26,859Also used and translated in several other places in the Old Testament to express9900:07:27,859 –> 00:07:29,119comfort10000:07:29,119 –> 00:07:33,220And when I read this I was a little surprised. I’ve checked to such absolutely, right?10100:07:34,420 –> 00:07:36,619Genesis chapter 24 in verse 6710200:07:38,140 –> 00:07:42,940Isaac took Rebecca and she became his wife and he loved her and Isaac was10300:07:43,540 –> 00:07:49,420Comforted after his mother’s death the word that is used there in Genesis 24 for Isaac was10400:07:49,700 –> 00:07:53,799Comforted after his mother’s death is the same word as Job uses for I repent10500:07:55,559 –> 00:08:00,160You said very odd that one word could be translated repent and comfort10600:08:01,619 –> 00:08:09,540Hey, well, maybe it’s not so odd if there’s joy in repentance. There’s comfort in repentance too10700:08:11,100 –> 00:08:12,540and10800:08:12,540 –> 00:08:18,000so it would be legitimate actually to translate what Job says here in chapter 42 as10900:08:18,899 –> 00:08:21,019My ears had heard of you11000:08:21,760 –> 00:08:24,519but now my eyes have seen you and so I11100:08:25,140 –> 00:08:27,140comfort myself11200:08:27,799 –> 00:08:29,799with dust and11300:08:30,380 –> 00:08:35,960Ashes you say now. Wait a minute that makes no sense. How what comfort could there possibly be in dust and ashes?11400:08:37,039 –> 00:08:39,039Well just this11500:08:39,400 –> 00:08:42,619That he has finally resolved his conflict with God11600:08:43,179 –> 00:08:49,960So, let’s face it being out of sorts with going is the most terrible thing for a Christian believer11700:08:50,059 –> 00:08:52,059it’s awful and11800:08:53,099 –> 00:08:57,140When job sees the glory of God and he finally is able to live11900:08:57,380 –> 00:09:03,719With his unresolved questions and to set aside the complaint. That’s been burning within him12000:09:03,979 –> 00:09:08,099It’s a tremendous relief because he loves God12100:09:10,000 –> 00:09:12,359And they’ve been carrying this awful doing12200:09:12,739 –> 00:09:19,059Burden of a strain in the relationship that matters most in his life and now the conflict is over12300:09:19,059 –> 00:09:21,059It’s like a monkey is off his back12400:09:22,479 –> 00:09:28,719Now you see if you have come to a place like job where experiences of life have raised12500:09:30,020 –> 00:09:33,979hard hard questions for you before God12600:09:36,000 –> 00:09:37,859And you may have come12700:09:38,000 –> 00:09:40,640Even as someone who attends church on Sunday morning12800:09:40,640 –> 00:09:47,640You may have become someone who’s more a questioner of God standing there with all your questions when others are singing his praises12900:09:49,419 –> 00:09:51,679Boy to see his glory and13000:09:52,599 –> 00:09:56,979For that to be resolved between you and God would be the greatest relief of your life13100:09:58,179 –> 00:10:00,739It would be a healing of your heart13200:10:00,799 –> 00:10:02,719I13300:10:02,719 –> 00:10:08,159Found that as long as he was out of sorts with God he could not find peace and13400:10:09,179 –> 00:10:11,179So when he comes to that?13500:10:11,580 –> 00:10:14,619resolution there’s this huge relief I13600:10:16,820 –> 00:10:19,260Repent I comfort myself13700:10:19,780 –> 00:10:20,780in13800:10:20,780 –> 00:10:25,679Dust and in ashes by the way this reference to dust is very interesting13900:10:27,179 –> 00:10:28,940Dust14000:10:28,940 –> 00:10:34,859Many times the old testament refers to repentance either in dust and ashes or in14100:10:35,099 –> 00:10:38,500Sackcloth these folks in the old testament used these14200:10:39,119 –> 00:10:41,280physical outward material14300:10:42,099 –> 00:10:48,260expressions to express the inwardness of what was going on in their hearts why dust well14400:10:49,099 –> 00:10:52,299The Bible tells us that we’re made from dust14500:10:53,900 –> 00:10:56,760That will return to dust and14600:10:57,099 –> 00:11:02,140And in Psalm 103 it tells us that God remembers that we’re dust14700:11:03,520 –> 00:11:07,919The problem is sometimes we forget that we’re dust and expect to know and understand everything14800:11:09,119 –> 00:11:11,119And that’s where job had got to14900:11:12,299 –> 00:11:18,679To want to understand all things to be able to control all things to be able to shape all things and he finds15000:11:18,979 –> 00:11:23,359Tremendous comfort in being able to say no. That’s for God. I15100:11:23,979 –> 00:11:26,400Now remember now who I am15200:11:28,260 –> 00:11:32,059See trying to Be God tears you apart15300:11:32,260 –> 00:11:35,039But submitting yourself to God15400:11:35,780 –> 00:11:37,739brings comfort and15500:11:37,739 –> 00:11:41,460Peace and the dust reminds us of who we are. I15600:11:42,320 –> 00:11:48,400Comfort myself with dust and ashes. I don’t need to know all the mysteries of life15700:11:49,080 –> 00:11:52,219All I need to know is that you are in15800:11:52,419 –> 00:11:56,200Control of my life and that I am a child of your love15900:11:57,700 –> 00:12:00,700It is enough for me to know that you have made me16000:12:01,719 –> 00:12:05,919That you breathe life into me and that when this body returns to dust16100:12:05,919 –> 00:12:08,780I will see you and I will be with you and16200:12:09,299 –> 00:12:11,299Then I will know16300:12:11,619 –> 00:12:15,340Even as now I am known what a relief16400:12:15,700 –> 00:12:18,020To stop the16500:12:19,440 –> 00:12:21,440Churning questioning and complaining16600:12:22,400 –> 00:12:28,880the resenting the struggling the conflict in the relationship that matters most and it happened when16700:12:29,359 –> 00:12:31,400Job saw God’s16800:12:32,440 –> 00:12:34,440glory16900:12:34,799 –> 00:12:39,619Knowing God will change your life knowing God will heal your heart17000:12:40,119 –> 00:12:44,179You’re listening to open the Bible with pastor Colin Smith17100:12:44,719 –> 00:12:49,559We’ve got to pause the message there very briefly, but we’ll be back shortly. So do stay with us17200:12:50,119 –> 00:12:52,919Open the Bible is supported by our listeners17300:12:52,919 –> 00:12:59,780It’s people just like you who keep open the Bible on this station on the internet and on all the podcast sites17400:13:00,039 –> 00:13:03,859So if you already give to support the work, thank you so much17500:13:04,359 –> 00:13:06,359if supporting open the Bible17600:13:06,900 –> 00:13:09,739Is something that you’d like to begin to do this month17700:13:09,739 –> 00:13:12,900We’d love to say thank you by sending you a free gift17800:13:12,900 –> 00:13:18,440if you’re able to begin a new direct debit or of five pounds per month or more or a17900:13:18,820 –> 00:13:24,859One-off gift of sixty pounds or more. We’d love to send you a copy of Nancy Guthrie’s book18000:13:24,859 –> 00:13:30,099I’m praying for you. Forty days of praying the Bible for someone who is suffering18100:13:30,719 –> 00:13:32,820Colin who would you say this book is for?18200:13:33,280 –> 00:13:40,659Well, it’s for anyone who has ever said to someone I’m praying for you and that surely is every Christian18300:13:40,859 –> 00:13:44,780We’ve all said to someone who’s in need or perhaps a loved one in our family18400:13:44,979 –> 00:13:48,039I’m praying for you, but here’s the challenge18500:13:48,239 –> 00:13:50,820How do you keep your prayers fresh?18600:13:51,219 –> 00:13:55,359When you’ve been praying for someone for some time perhaps even for many years18700:13:55,359 –> 00:13:58,580I mean, what are you gonna do? Just keep saying. God bless them. God bless them18800:13:59,059 –> 00:14:01,460How do you keep your prayers fresh18900:14:01,460 –> 00:14:09,280And Nancy Guthrie has done a wonderful job in putting together a book that draws deeply from Scripture19000:14:09,460 –> 00:14:17,159So that we are given 40 practical suggestions as to how you can pray for a friend, a loved one19100:14:17,159 –> 00:14:19,979or someone who’s going through a really difficult time19200:14:20,099 –> 00:14:24,979It’s a marvellous resource. And I think folks are going to find it. Very, very helpful19300:14:25,739 –> 00:14:29,799Well, we’d love to send you a copy of Nancy Guthrie’s book, I Am Praying For You19400:14:29,820 –> 00:14:32,859when you begin a new, direct debit to the work of Open The Bible19500:14:32,859 –> 00:14:35,719of £5 per month or more19600:14:35,719 –> 00:14:38,080or a one-off gift of £60 or more19700:14:38,400 –> 00:14:41,460You’ll find full terms and conditions online at our website19800:14:41,460 –> 00:14:44,760OpenTheBible.org.uk19900:14:44,760 –> 00:14:46,780and you can also give online20000:14:47,239 –> 00:14:50,320Back to the message now. Here, again, is Pastor Colin20100:14:50,599 –> 00:14:54,179Knowing God will change your life. Knowing God will heal your20200:14:54,679 –> 00:14:55,679heart20300:14:56,760 –> 00:14:59,760This is where real change begins. This is where we find20400:14:59,760 –> 00:15:00,760the hidden path20500:15:01,400 –> 00:15:03,080to a transformed life20600:15:03,979 –> 00:15:05,780Well that leaves with20700:15:06,119 –> 00:15:09,179one very obvious question. And it’s simply this then20800:15:09,179 –> 00:15:11,599How can I know God?20900:15:12,520 –> 00:15:16,080How can I see some glimpse of His glory?21000:15:18,320 –> 00:15:20,979One suggests two answers to that question21100:15:20,979 –> 00:15:23,359They’re very practical and they’re things to pursued21200:15:23,440 –> 00:15:26,299Not tried once but to be pursued21300:15:26,299 –> 00:15:27,739as the pattern of life21400:15:28,700 –> 00:15:31,020They’re very simple simply ask and look21500:15:31,619 –> 00:15:34,320Number one ask…ask21600:15:36,059 –> 00:15:38,280The great prayer of Moses21700:15:39,179 –> 00:15:41,960recorded in Exodus chapter thirty three21800:15:41,960 –> 00:15:42,960in verse eighteen21900:15:43,799 –> 00:15:46,000Where Moses prays22000:15:46,260 –> 00:15:49,400Show me your glory22100:15:51,119 –> 00:15:52,119Now22200:15:53,640 –> 00:15:56,039have you prayed like that?22300:15:57,780 –> 00:16:00,700Is that a prayer that often22400:16:01,520 –> 00:16:04,640characterizes what you ask of God22500:16:04,640 –> 00:16:06,440You ask many things of God if you’re a Christian22600:16:07,200 –> 00:16:08,700Do you ever ask for this?22700:16:09,539 –> 00:16:11,140Do you ask for it often?22800:16:13,260 –> 00:16:15,539It’s probably Moses greatest prayer22900:16:15,539 –> 00:16:18,619It’s one of the shortest and great prayers in all of the Bible23000:16:18,619 –> 00:16:21,679Lord show me23100:16:21,679 –> 00:16:23,679give me your glory23200:16:25,659 –> 00:16:27,659Ask23300:16:29,440 –> 00:16:32,719For it is God who reveals himself to us23400:16:35,820 –> 00:16:37,859Now, the Lord Jesus Christ23500:16:37,859 –> 00:16:39,340has something very important23600:16:39,340 –> 00:16:40,719to say to us about this23700:16:40,719 –> 00:16:42,419you’ll find this in Matthew chapter 1123800:16:42,419 –> 00:16:44,700in verse 2723900:16:45,359 –> 00:16:47,340Matthew 11 2724000:16:47,340 –> 00:16:48,960Jesus says this24100:16:49,239 –> 00:16:51,539No one knows the Father24200:16:51,539 –> 00:16:53,739except the Son24300:16:54,419 –> 00:16:56,140and those24400:16:56,140 –> 00:17:00,080to whom the Son chooses to reveal him24500:17:01,760 –> 00:17:03,679No one knows the Father except the Son24600:17:03,679 –> 00:17:05,140and those24700:17:05,140 –> 00:17:08,040to whom the Son chooses to reveal him24800:17:08,040 –> 00:17:10,359in other words it’s Jesus24900:17:10,359 –> 00:17:12,859who will make25000:17:12,859 –> 00:17:14,760the glory of God known to you25100:17:14,760 –> 00:17:17,380this Risen Lord Jesus Christ25200:17:17,380 –> 00:17:18,780through whom you come25300:17:18,800 –> 00:17:20,180and you bring your prayer to God25400:17:20,180 –> 00:17:22,900it is He who will choose25500:17:22,900 –> 00:17:25,339to make the Father’s glory known to you25600:17:25,339 –> 00:17:27,420in other words you will never know the glory25700:17:28,300 –> 00:17:31,040of God apart from Jesus Christ25800:17:31,040 –> 00:17:34,000you have to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ25900:17:34,000 –> 00:17:37,400you have to come to this Risen Lord Jesus Christ26000:17:37,400 –> 00:17:40,160and say Lord Jesus show me your glory26100:17:40,160 –> 00:17:42,939show me the glory of the Father26200:17:44,140 –> 00:17:48,300Spiritual things are spiritually discerned26300:17:48,819 –> 00:17:55,040why is it that in a gathered congregation26400:17:58,199 –> 00:18:02,300worshiping together some people see26500:18:02,300 –> 00:18:04,599the glory of God and others don’t26600:18:04,599 –> 00:18:05,819why is that?26700:18:10,439 –> 00:18:13,459ask that you may see26800:18:13,459 –> 00:18:19,300what a tragedy to be someone who is26900:18:19,300 –> 00:18:25,099generally a believer who never glimpses27000:18:25,099 –> 00:18:28,040much more of the glory of the Lord than27100:18:28,040 –> 00:18:30,140you did 10 or 20 years ago27200:18:32,300 –> 00:18:35,000make this your prayer every time you read the Bible27300:18:36,199 –> 00:18:37,900make this your prayer every time you come27400:18:37,900 –> 00:18:38,880to worship27500:18:40,660 –> 00:18:42,020Lord show me your glory27600:18:42,479 –> 00:18:45,280let me see with the eyes of faith27700:18:45,280 –> 00:18:47,439something more of how great and27800:18:47,439 –> 00:18:49,280marvelous you are because if that27900:18:49,280 –> 00:18:51,199happens I will change28000:18:52,640 –> 00:18:53,599he will28100:18:54,260 –> 00:18:56,900and if that happens, my heart will be healed28200:18:58,680 –> 00:19:00,099ask28300:19:01,000 –> 00:19:02,380and here’s the second thing28400:19:03,380 –> 00:19:03,880look28500:19:04,640 –> 00:19:05,140look28600:19:06,339 –> 00:19:08,579Second Corinthians chapter 4 in verse 628700:19:09,699 –> 00:19:10,219Paul says to28800:19:10,479 –> 00:19:14,199that God has made the light, His light shine into our hearts28900:19:14,199 –> 00:19:18,099to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God29000:19:18,099 –> 00:19:21,359in the face of Jesus Christ29100:19:23,859 –> 00:19:27,800he’s given us the light of the knowledge of His glory29200:19:27,800 –> 00:19:29,500He’s given it to us29300:19:29,500 –> 00:19:32,540in the face29400:19:32,540 –> 00:19:36,380of Jesus Christ29500:19:37,079 –> 00:19:41,280so if I am asking of God that He would give me the29600:19:41,280 –> 00:19:45,219spiritual discernment to perceive His glory29700:19:45,219 –> 00:19:48,760then the natural response is that I should look29800:19:48,760 –> 00:19:51,800in the direction from which His glory is revealed29900:19:51,800 –> 00:19:55,540and that is the person and the work of Jesus Christ30000:19:55,540 –> 00:19:58,300you see30100:19:58,300 –> 00:20:02,599Job had a theophany30200:20:02,780 –> 00:20:07,900you have the incarnation30300:20:07,900 –> 00:20:12,020and the incarnation is more30400:20:12,020 –> 00:20:15,939than a theophany30500:20:15,939 –> 00:20:20,760so if you want to see the glory of God, look as fully as you can into the face30600:20:20,760 –> 00:20:25,579of the Lord Jesus Christ30700:20:25,579 –> 00:20:30,439look at Him in His compassion30800:20:30,439 –> 00:20:34,800embracing children in His arms30900:20:34,800 –> 00:20:38,239weeping with family31000:20:38,239 –> 00:20:41,319and friends at a graveside31100:20:41,319 –> 00:20:46,599touching a leper that no one else would go near31200:20:46,599 –> 00:20:49,780this is your God!31300:20:49,780 –> 00:20:56,359See His glory. Look at Him in His authority31400:20:56,520 –> 00:21:00,880confronting those who abuse power in His temple31500:21:00,880 –> 00:21:05,959throwing them out casting out demons a hundred of them from a man who is out in31600:21:05,959 –> 00:21:06,599his mind31700:21:06,599 –> 00:21:12,619and restoring him to sanity. Breathing on His disciples and saying31800:21:12,619 –> 00:21:17,520receive the Holy Spirit! And as the Father sent Me now, so I am sending you31900:21:17,520 –> 00:21:24,000this is your God! Look at Him at His greatest work, dying32000:21:24,000 –> 00:21:28,260on the cross as an atonement for your sins.32100:21:28,260 –> 00:21:32,260Rising from the dead so that32200:21:32,260 –> 00:21:39,199you could have everlasting life. Ascending to the right hand of the Father32300:21:39,199 –> 00:21:43,780so that there He should represent you and speak your name32400:21:43,780 –> 00:21:48,459and give to you what you need in all the struggles and unresolved mysteries of32500:21:48,459 –> 00:21:49,060your life.32600:21:49,060 –> 00:21:52,060This is your32700:21:52,060 –> 00:21:55,459God. Look32800:21:55,459 –> 00:21:58,780and then ask yourself what is32900:21:58,780 –> 00:22:02,140there about this Jesus that I cannot trust.33000:22:02,140 –> 00:22:06,859What is there about this Jesus that I cannot love?33100:22:06,859 –> 00:22:10,459And if I come to know as I do33200:22:10,459 –> 00:22:13,500this Jesus why should I not have hope.33300:22:13,500 –> 00:22:16,780The first33400:22:16,780 –> 00:22:19,459direction for lasting change in life33500:22:19,459 –> 00:22:23,380is knowing God.33600:22:23,380 –> 00:22:28,119When God’s glory begins33700:22:28,119 –> 00:22:31,739increasingly to captivate your mind and your heart33800:22:31,739 –> 00:22:36,380you will change and you will33900:22:36,380 –> 00:22:39,260find yourself34000:22:39,260 –> 00:22:42,420on the hidden path34100:22:42,420 –> 00:22:44,359that leads to34200:22:44,439 –> 00:22:46,959a transformed life.34300:22:46,959 –> 00:22:50,280Pastor Colin Smith there reminding us that if we want to34400:22:50,280 –> 00:22:54,280experience true and lasting change we need to get our eyes34500:22:54,280 –> 00:22:57,160off ourselves and on to Him.34600:22:57,160 –> 00:23:00,380You’ve been listening to Pastor Colin Smith on Open The Bible34700:23:00,380 –> 00:23:04,859and a message called Worshipping As Much As You Know of Your God.34800:23:04,859 –> 00:23:09,180Part of the series Repentance The Hidden Path to A Transformed Life34900:23:09,180 –> 00:23:12,699and if you’ve missed any of the series you can catch up or go back and listen35000:23:12,699 –> 00:23:13,640again35100:23:13,640 –> 00:23:18,839by coming online to our website openthebible.org.uk35200:23:18,839 –> 00:23:22,739or by finding us as a podcast on all the main podcast sites35300:23:22,739 –> 00:23:28,619search for openthebible.uk or follow the link from our website.35400:23:28,619 –> 00:23:32,219Colin I’m sure there are many listening today who can relate to having questions35500:23:32,219 –> 00:23:34,160for God,35600:23:34,160 –> 00:23:37,619if they feel they don’t want to stay in that position35700:23:37,619 –> 00:23:40,540can you pray for them? Well, I’d love to do that35800:23:41,140 –> 00:23:44,280we’re never going to get beyond the point where we have questions35900:23:44,280 –> 00:23:47,939but God is bigger than your question36000:23:47,939 –> 00:23:50,979and so here’s how we should pray together today36100:23:50,979 –> 00:23:55,459like Moses who said, Lord show me your glory36200:23:55,459 –> 00:23:58,800God will not answer all of your questions but he is36300:23:58,800 –> 00:24:02,819bigger than your questions and if you can see that36400:24:02,819 –> 00:24:08,180you will find a measure of peace in this world in which we walk by faith36500:24:08,180 –> 00:24:11,420until in the sight he gives us in heaven36600:24:11,420 –> 00:24:15,339our questions will finally be answered36700:24:15,339 –> 00:24:19,319Lord, Father in heaven I have so36800:24:19,319 –> 00:24:22,560many questions thank you36900:24:22,560 –> 00:24:26,560that you are bigger than my questions37000:24:26,560 –> 00:24:29,699show me your37100:24:29,699 –> 00:24:34,979glory, in your word, in worship among your people37200:24:35,939 –> 00:24:40,300help me to grasp something more of your greatness that I may be able to live37300:24:40,300 –> 00:24:41,239with faith37400:24:41,239 –> 00:24:44,699and with unanswered questions until faith37500:24:44,699 –> 00:24:47,739is turn to sight and then37600:24:47,739 –> 00:24:50,859I will know, even as you already know me37700:24:50,859 –> 00:24:54,040hear this prayer, in Jesus name37800:24:54,040 –> 00:24:56,180Amen37900:24:56,180 –> 00:25:01,060thank you Colin, you’ve been listening to Open the Bible with pastor Colin Smith38000:25:01,060 –> 00:25:04,060I’m David Pick and I hope you’ll join us again next time38100:25:04,219 –> 00:25:13,859next time38200:25:13,859 –> 00:25:17,500you’ve made the decision to follow Christ38300:25:17,500 –> 00:25:21,819so why do you struggle with so many sins and temptations38400:25:21,819 –> 00:25:25,359is it normal? is there something wrong with you?38500:25:25,359 –> 00:25:28,199find out next time on Open the Bible