170115 AM Repond to the Lord (For the Sake of His Name)
Respond to the Lord For the Sake of His Nam e When we do not respond: · Did we _______ _ ? · Are we preoccupied? · Are we opting to _____________ _ ? · Are we being neglectful, self – centered, or rude? · Are we intentionally using the opportunity to make some sort of a point? · Are we choosing to defiantly ___________ _ against the one who is seeking a response? In many ways, it depends: · _______ _ is seeking a response? · Who am __ _ in relation to them? · In this instance, what is the … thing to do? Pharaoh in Exodus 5 provides a great example of the principle: · “Who is the LORD?” ( Exo 5:1 – 2 a ) · “Who is the LORD, that I should _________ _ his voice? ” ( Exo 5:2 b ) · “Moreover, I will not. ” ( Exo 5:2 c ) Throughout the Bible, we find God seeking a response: · From Adam and Eve: “ ___________ _ ?” ( Gen 3: 9 ) · From Cain: “ _________ _ ?” ( Gen 4:1 0 ) · From Job: “ _______ _ ?” ( Job 38:1 – 2 ) · From all of his people: “ ________ _ ?” ( Isa 55:2 – 3 ) The point: He still seeks a response – for our good and for the sake of his name ( Psa 23:1 – 3; 31:3; 79:9; Rom 1:4 – 5 ) · Have I heard? ( Rom 10:14 – 1 7 ) · Am I __________________ _ ? ( Mark 4:18 – 1 9 ) · Am I opting to ignore? ( Acts 17:28 – 3 2 ) · Am I being ______________ _ , self – centered, or rude? ( Rom 1:2 1 ) · Am I intentionally using the opportunity to make some sort of a point? ( Exo 5: 2 ) · Am I choosing to defiantly rebel? ( Matt 21:28 – 2 9 ) · Will I respond as I ____________ _ , for my good, and for the sake of his name? ( 1 Sam 3: 9 ) |