“Live your life so that the preacher won’t have to lie at your funeral.”
Proverbs 23:7 (KJV) 7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:
Matthew 9:36 (NLT) 36
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Song- “I can’t get no satisfaction” People are trying to find something or someone that can satisfy their thirst for life-
Revelation 22:17 (KJV) 17
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Problem-
Mark 7:20 (NLT) 20
And then he added, “It is what comes from inside that defiles you.
Romans 12:2 (NLT) 2
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
2 Corinthians 10:5 (KJV) 5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
Daniel 12:4 (NLT) 4
But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase.”
“We say kids are smarter today than ever before”
Hosea 4:1 (NLT) 1
Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel! The LORD has brought charges against you, saying: “There is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land.
Hosea 4:6 (KJV) 6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:
Hosea 8:4 (NLT) 4
The people have appointed kings without my consent, and princes without my knowledge. By making idols for themselves from their silver and gold, they have brought about their own destruction.
2 Timothy 3:7 (KJV) 7
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
So, what is the truth about life today?
Romans 1:28-32 (NLT) *28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done. 29 Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. 30 They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents. 31 They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy. 32 They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.
Answer- Knowledge through the power of the Holy Spirit;
John 4:10 (NLT) 10
Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”
Drink- to imbibe; To receive and absorb into the mind: To permeate; saturate. To take in; as, to imbibe knowledge.
John 4:16-18 (NLT) 16 “Go and get your husband,” Jesus told her. 17 “I don’t have a husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said, “You’re right! You don’t have a husband— 18 for you have had five husbands, and you aren’t even married to the man you’re living with now. You certainly spoke the truth!”
Romans 8:5 (NLT) 5
Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.
Philippians 4:8 (NLT) 8
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
God’s Promise-
Revelation 22:17 (NLT)
17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come, ” Let anyone who hears this say, “Come” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life.
Isaiah 11:2 (NLT) 2
And the Spirit of the LORD will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
John 10:10 (KJV) 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.