 Yeah, so before the break we were looking at the whole idea of how an attitude of repentance can be lost if we choose to continue deadening our conscience and so it is good to respond to the urging of the Holy Spirit immediately and you know Turn back to the Lord because that keeps us sensitive on the other hand if we continue to Walk in sin we can deaden our conscience to an extent where it is impossible It says in Hebrew 6 or 6 it says it is impossible to be brought back to repentance Okay, so we looked at the seriousness or and the importance of repentance just to dwell on one more passage that talks about repentance if we were to look at Luke chapter 13 versus 1 to 9 There we have a group of people speaking to Jesus about an incident that has happened recently so in Luke 13 Versus 1 to 5 This is what it says it says now there was some present at that time Who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood pilot had mixed with their sacrifices? Jesus answered do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way I tell you no, but unless you repent you too will all perish or those 18 who died when the tar and Siloam fell on them Do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you no, but unless you repent you too will all perish now If you look at this incident, we see these people coming to Jesus and giving this bit of news Almost as if you know, they are Gossiping they are saying to Jesus Lord, did you know that they were these Galilean people and they were murdered by Pilate? Pilate took the blood from their from the from these murdered Galileans He mixed it, you know with the sacrifices that he was making to his pagan gods So these Galilean people must have done something really terrible something very sinful to deserve a death like this and So they probably expected Jesus to say Yeah, you know those people were really rotten and then you know, it's good that you people are not like that But Jesus does not offer any such Encouraging words rather. This is what Jesus says to them in Luke 13 verse 2 He says do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans? Because they suffered this way, you know, he says I tell you no, but unless you repent you too will all perish And then he goes on to give another example. He talks about another incident where there was this unfortunate accident where you had the the the the the tower which fell on 18 persons, you know killing them and so Over here Yeah, so here Jesus says again Do you think that this accident happened to these 18 persons because they were more sinful than others? No He says you too are guilty, you know you too You know need to repent otherwise you also will perish the point that Jesus makes over here Is that we cannot look at other people and pass judgment on them and say oh They are living more sinful lifestyles compared with them. I am good therefore, you know, I don't need to Purify myself or cleanse myself in any way So that would be a wrong assumption for us to make so Jesus says each person must look at their own heart examine themselves and stay alert so that They will not end up in sin And if they see that the fruit of their life is not really It in line with scripture then they must repent otherwise they too will perish So it we cannot comfort ourselves saying that I am better than the others and Therefore, I don't need to repent. No Every person must look at the fruit of their own life and then determine whether or not They are living in a way that honors God if they discover that there is something that needs correction Then they must be willing to submit themselves and you know accept correction So in this context Jesus goes on to give them a parable and he talks about an owner who has a vineyard and who has planted a victory, you know in that vineyard and So he says that the owner comes after three years You know, if you could just excuse me for a for a moment, please Very sorry for that interruption Yes, and so over here You know Jesus says In the parable the owner comes after three years and he finds that the victory has not yet born any fruit And who so he says, you know, let's cut down this tree because it's occupying the space It's using up the nutrients which are there in the soil and it's not yielding anything so you know instead we can plant something else over here and So the owner wishes to cut it down, but the gardener intervenes and over here, you know the gardener is Representing Jesus So the gardener says no, let us give this tree one more chance So he says I will again, you know dig around it. I will you know take care of it I will fertilize it and maybe you know if I keep ministering to it maybe there will be growth and So he says let's give it one more year and then even if next year there is still no fruit, you know, then You know, we can cut it down And so Jesus offers a word of warning and he also offers a word of hope He he points out that if the if their actions if their speech of thoughts Are not in line with what God wants then they must repent if they don't repent Then there is a danger that they would be, you know cut down that they would perish He also offers a word of hope. He says God is still giving you one more chance He is still willing to work with you. He is willing to help you to you know Change yourself and so if you are willing There won't be any need You know to cut down the tree So the Lord is also giving a word of assurance and saying there is still hope There is still another chance and so We need to be people who are constantly looking at the fruit in our lives To see whether the fruit that is being born is something that is honorable to the Lord or not Because that shows what is inside if What inside the heart is Sin and if what is inside the heart is evil then the fruit which comes out will be Sinful it will be worldly It will be displeasing in the eyes of God So if we see that kind of fruit coming out of our words out of our actions then we need to Correct ourselves and we need to straighten out the inside repent and clean up the inside So that good fruit comes out in the future So Jesus says rather than looking at other people and then you know Comparing ourselves with them and thinking that we are doing well rather than taking on that approach We should be people who are constantly looking at the fruit coming out of our own lives because The fruit in our own lives Will reveal whether we are walking in line with God or not so It is important for us Focus on the fruit Just a moment, please Yes, I'm sorry for the interruptions. It's just that I've been having some technical issues And I'm in fact not connected with the google classroom Actually for this recording So, yeah, please I know just bear with me for a for a little bit So yes, so we have seen that Um We must Examine the fruit coming out of our life And if it is not in line with what God wants then Repentance is in order because only then You know if our fruit is God honoring only then can we claim to have an Overcoming life because an overcoming life is all about victory. It's all about overcoming The values set by the world and living in a way that pleases and honors God so you see, um, it's all about uh, following godly principles and um, You know reaching up to standards that are higher than what the world has set So we choose to overcome the world and what it has to offer and what it has to suggest We overcome that and we make a conscious choice to place our faith in the lord and Live in the victory that he gives so the overcoming life is Centred around this whole concept of faith Which is what we see in first john chapter five Versus four to five First john five four to five. This is what it says um, it says This is the victory that has overcome the world Even our faith and then in verse five it says only the one who believes You know, uh, it's the one who who overcomes. So, uh, we see that The victory that we have is Based on our faith now, um You know, uh, even as I have just been reflecting on this whole issue of faith And the struggle that we have as christians What I have, you know, observed is that uh, the christian struggle, you know, this Struggle that we have with faith It lies in three main areas The first area where we struggle Is the area of Inner desires and ambitions that are wrong. Uh, you know, we are tempted to do what goes against the will of god and God, you know, urges us in our hearts to follow what he wants Rather than just given to the desires of our heart That is one area of struggle the second area where we tend to struggle is in this Uh, whole aspect of, you know, hard the hardships of life the trials and the difficulties that come our way and in in that case the temptation is Us feeling that the lord has, you know, abandoned us that he has not Fulfilled his word in protecting us and blessing us And so there is a chance that uh, we would be tempted to grow bitter against him Or we could even maybe get driven into despair, you know, where we lose hope Where we think that uh, the lord is uh, not really going to keep his word So, uh, our faith is affected, you know, in that way A third area of struggle for us believers is this entire World system, you know, where the world Says that life is meant to be lived a certain way, you know, we need to Promote ourselves We need to place ourselves on the top because no one else is going to do that for us So we choose to, you know, chase after wealth and status and power and influence and uh, this is what The world says life is all about and On the other hand, we as believers are called to live according to a totally different set of principles Where it is all about humbling ourselves and placing other people's interests first Where it's all about Honoring what god values rather than what the world values Because god says, you know, he will meet all our needs But then he doesn't say, you know, encourage us to worship mammon. We are, you know, um told not to Make wealth or power our chief priority. So Um Even as we live in this world It becomes very difficult when we are following biblical principles Because the world will not always reward us For following biblical principles, you know, they will say, uh, you are Always putting other people first So you will never rise up in life and also we may see that, you know, this is a reality Where we don't always become the richest or the most popular or the most famous because we are following principles that are not of this world and and so When it comes to uh, such situations, our faith is Tried so we would have to hold on to the lord and say, I know that uh, you know, what god wants is best Even though I don't see the rewards here in this world The world is not You know favoring me because of the principles that I am following But I choose to continue to trust in god because when I go to heaven, you know, I will receive my Eternal reward. So in these three areas, our faith gets tested and the way we overcome and the way we Gain victory is by holding on to our faith. Okay, so So, uh, let's look at how faith, you know Operates in these three areas of struggle and how we Must overcome to take the first, uh, you know, the first area of attack Where uh, our sinful desires our own ambitions Get in the way. So here we would have to assert ourselves, you know and say no what god wants for me is best so even though, uh, uh, you know, the desires of my heart are, um, you know, uh, asserting themselves I choose instead to follow what uh, the lord wants and so, um, you know, like, uh, joseph We we we choose to, you know, flee from the temptation. Why because, um What god values we recognize as being best for us. So joseph, you know, had this, uh, clear knowledge that, uh, what god wants for him is best So even if he goes against potifer's wife, even if there are repercussions in the natural God will ultimately take care of him. He had this deep assurance in his heart And so he asserted his faith and he chose, uh, to do what, uh, god wanted And so, um, you know, um, when it comes to the desires of our heart We choose to Believe that what god has for us is best and so we we suppress those desires We choose not to give in to them because we believe that god has something higher and better for us In the second area of struggle that we know, we we we talked about Where we are facing hardships and trials because we choose to believe that god is faithful that god does provide that god, you know Wants us to prosper. He wants what is best for us. Uh, and so we even though we are going through those hardships We do not grow bitter against the lord because we trust him. We trust who he is and uh, at the same time We also do not give in to despair or go into depression Because we know that ultimately the lord will come through for us So we assert our faith, you know, in that way when it comes to, uh, difficulties and trials Coming to the third area where you have the world Pressurizing us to follow its principles and its values We choose to continue walking in god's ways because we believe that even if we do not receive a reward on this earth, uh, you know When we get to heaven, we will uh receive honor from god himself We will be glorified at that time in god's presence We will receive a reward that will make up for all the sacrifices that we had to make, you know down here So we assert our faith and choose to believe that uh standing for what god, uh, you know is recommending is best so, um Faith becomes the Foundation the stronger our faith is The more we will be able to take a stand and say no I will not give in to uh the temptation or not given to the wrong thoughts that come along, you know When there is trial and difficulties, I will not give in to the worldly values in the worldly system Why because I truly believe I have faith that what god has in store for me is higher and better uh, so That's what jesus promises us in john 10 10, right? So in john 10 10, um, you know, the lord says the thief comes Only to steal and kill and destroy I have come that they may have life and have it to the full and so here Jesus makes the promise that he has come to give his zoe life to his people Um, uh, you know, like that's the greek word that is used over there in that verse for life The word zoe it's talking about a full um complete Life that is also eternal It's the kind of life that god has in him and that same life which he has in him He imparts to those who place their faith in him um Yeah, so so this zoe kind of a life, uh is Not necessarily what the world regards as Life as being as you know as living it up um in the eyes of the world It's only if you're wealthy enough or if you're famous enough or you know If you're chasing after whatever your heart's desires that they consider is life in all of its fullness On the other hand the god, you know, the the zoe life that he offers is all um God-centered it is not people-centered and so, um the God's definition of life and an abundant life will always differ from the world's definition of What life should be and uh, you know what they regard as being the the the best kind of life So they will always be this contrast between what the world regards as life a good life and what god regards as You know the zoe uh life which will which has eternal, uh rewards Now how does this affect us? Uh, you see when When many people come to the lord, uh, they come with wrong expectations because they have been taught a very diluted gospel They have basically been told that if they come to the lord jesus, uh, you know, he will offer them All the things that life is supposed to be about, you know, he will take away all their problems He will make them wealthy He will cause people to favor them and they will be lifted into high positions and everything will go well with them They come to jesus, uh, because that is the kind of gospel that they have heard that everything is just going to become wonderful and So when they start their christian walk and they discover that Wrong things have been told to them and they really discover that jesus does not operate in this way It's not just some kind of a santa claus, you know, who who hands out the These goodies which the world regards as the ultimate in life Then their faith is shaken They have based their faith on Something wrong that was told to them and so their expectation from jesus is completely Different from what god is actually offering Now, I am not saying that god is not offering us prosperity and Shalom and I know the lifting up of our heads and glory and honor and all of that I'm not saying that because the lord definitely has those things in his heart And in fact, he can give them in a far better way than the world can ever give But he does it in his own way and he does it in a way which will bring honor to his name and which will benefit people And which will also, you know, be a blessing to us personally So god does these things in a different way But when people come to jesus when they come to him with all the wrong expectations They are having they are placing a faith in him, which is not really biblical it's more a Wrong faith An entirely wrong idea that they come with and so when that faith is shaken They are nowhere. They in fact go back into the world. They in fact ask themselves if Christian life is going to be this tough. Then is it worth it? You know, I thought i'm going to get rich and famous I thought all my problems will vanish But this is not what this jesus seems to be offering and so because their faith was Entirely wrong first of all they first of all had wrong expectations. You know, they fall away from god um On the other hand a true christian is one who understands what jesus is offering You know, he understands that he is a sinful person Who is destined for hell and there is no way that he can ever stop, you know himself from being punished and being judged in hell Because he does not have the capacity to live a holy life on his own Such a person he comes to jesus christ with deep gratitude because god is now giving him a chance To have all of his sins washed away and he god is god is now going to equip him To live a holy and different life So he comes to god with this expectation that he will be able to Live in a different way. He will now be able to save his soul He will be able to enter into god's presence and there in god's presence He will be richly rewarded for choosing the lord and this person has this deep assurance that while he is on the earth God will take care of everything for him. There will be trials. There will be difficulties But the lord who is present Um, he will guide him through all of it. So his fate is in this that God will lead him through the trials of life that lord the lord will help him to overcome And whatever he requires for his life for living whatever he requires for for his family God will provide out of the abundance of his, you know riches. So he will not be Deprived in any way, but god will do these things in his timing. So there will be seasons of trial There would be seasons of persecution So the believer who comes to the lord with this faith with this biblical faith Understanding what the bible promises an actual believer When they come to the lord with this realistic faith When trials hit them when the pressure of worldly principles, you know are drawing them in the wrong direction When the when the own desires and ambitions of their heart are pulling them away from the lord at that time Because they have a true faith in jesus christ and they have understood what he is offering They will be able to withstand and say no, I know what god has for me is better And in his perfect time, he will grant me these things So they choose to hold on to the lord, you know rather than give in to the temptations of the world so The key to overcoming is by having faith and the right kind of faith You know and having that faith in jesus that he is the one who will give us his zoe life You know, which is far superior to whatever the world has to offer So first john 4 I'm first on chapter 5 versus 4 to 5 very important because the overcoming life is all going to be about Our faith in jesus christ and we choose to believe that what he has to offer is best And that he will give it give this to us in his perfect time Otherwise it becomes very easy to get led away Rather than being overcomers We will be just people who are like the rest of the world and we will no longer be living in victory And this is what happens to the believers in this particular church in revelation chapter 3 versus 15 to 21 Okay, so uh in revelation 3 Verse 17 when jesus is speaking to these people he says You say i am rich I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing But you do not realize that you are wretched pitiful poor blind and naked I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire So that you can become rich and white clothes to wear So you can cover your shameful nakedness and Salve or an ointment to put on your eyes so you can see so Here was this church, uh, which had um, you know Become very rich in earthly terms And so they thought that they were doing well and that god's favor was upon them They did not realize that when it came to spiritual riches They had nothing because uh, they had not repented of so many things They were living so much in the wrong that they had become wretched and pitiful and naked in fact and they did not even realize it You see just because When it came to wealth and power and influence they were doing well They assumed that things must be right with god and they failed to understand that the fruit of their lives Is now so sinful and so fallen that they have become wretched pitiful poor and blind They are unable to even see That the fruit that they are bearing is nowhere in line with god's will And so jesus comes to them with love and he says, you know, I don't want you to be in this pitiful state So I am willing to give you gold which is refined in the fire Not this temporary wealth of the world, you know, which will go away But if you come to me, he says I will give you gold which is refined with fire You know heavenly treasures which will always, you know, uh be of value for you And he says I will clothe you in in white clothes. No longer will you uh be, you know Exposed and shamed in this in this pitiful, you know state Where you're living in sin and you know where the Where all the angels and heavenly beings can see your shameful nakedness, but rather you will be clothed in white robes of righteousness So, uh, you know while they were under the impression the church was under the impression that they are doing really well Actually in the eyes of the principalities and powers Of the dark world in the eyes of uh, satan, you know and his minions They were literally a laughing stock because the you know Evil forces would have laughed at them and said, you know to themselves These people are thinking that they are so wealthy and so well off But this is what they look like in the spiritual realm. They look wretched pitiful poor blind and naked And that is why the lord, you know reaches out to them in love And this is what the lord says in remit revelation chapter 3 verse 19 onwards He says those whom I love I rebuke and discipline So be earnest and repent Uh, here I am I stand at the door and knock if anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come in and eat with that person and they with me So the lord is saying the reason that I'm rebuking you and disciplining you is because I have genuine love for you So he says, you know, be earnest and repent of your wrong ways In fact, he says I'm standing at the door and knocking now, you know This imagery is generally used for people who require salvation But then when we look at the actual, you know passage Where this is written we see that this Imagery is being used for believers where god is standing at the door Of of the heart of believers and he's knocking and is telling them, you know, I'm trying to warn you I'm trying to correct you. Are you willing to open the door and allow me to come in? And he says that if if you know if you know if we are willing to allow him to come in He says I will eat with that person and they with me, you know, if you look in the Jewish culture All of their fellowship was centered around food You would only invite a person to your home for a meal whom you regard as respectable Whom you consider as your you know equal So jesus is saying over here Even though you are so wretched and pitiful and blind and naked I'm willing to come and have fellowship with you I'm willing to have uh, you know a close association and bonding with you because I wish to restore you So are you willing to allow me to come inside and have Fellowship with you and receive and are you willing to receive correction from me? So the lord says that those who are willing to be rebuked and disciplined in this manner Those who are willing to open the door and allow him to come in He says Such people will be the ones who will sit on the throne with me. You know, that's what we see in revelation chapter 3 Verse 21 onwards where he says to the one who is victorious I will give the right to sit with me on my throne Just as I was victorious and sat down with my father on his throne. So um It's not people who are living a worldly version of an abundant life Who will sit on the throne with the lord? It is the ones who have actually overcome The ones who have gained victory by choosing to follow what god wants rather than what the world wants It's those people who ultimately will sit on the throne with him and rule and therefore You know, the lord says in verse 22 Whoever has years Let them hear what the spirit says to the churches So the spirit of god is knocking on our heart And he is saying there are things that need to be corrected in your life You know, uh, there are areas in which you have become wretched and pitiful And I I want to restore you. So will you allow me to come inside? Will you open the door and let me inside so that I can Cover your shame so that I can once more, you know, restore you so that you can be rich with eternal riches Which will never spoil, you know So that is the promise that god is making to to his people And so when we look at john chapter one versus four to five, this is what it says over there It says in john one four to five in him was life And that life was the light of all mankind The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it, you know, so In jesus christ, there is True life The real zoe life is in jesus christ and this real life That life is what he wants to impart to us and this life It not only is is just life. It is also light And this light has the power to dispel the darkness. So When we choose to Allow god's zoe life, you know to prevail in us When we choose to walk according to his standards When we choose to do that His light is able to dispel the darkness Now when we look at the people of the world, you know, they have to Do things for themselves, which is why they are so big on, you know chasing Well, then status and all of that they are so big on promoting themselves because if they don't fend for themselves There's nobody else to watch out for them And so they have to push themselves forward On the other hand when we choose to live in submission to the lord We literally have the zoe life of god in us And the light of his life, you know that dispels all the darkness. We don't have to you know Push ourselves forward And trample upon people To to get the things which are required for living god will provide god will dispel the darkness and See to it that we receive whatever we require I'm so sorry Yeah, so he will take care of our needs. Um, why because In him there is zoe life So the same concept is again repeated In second corinthians chapter four Versus 10 to 12 In second corinthians 4 10 to 12, this is what it says um We always carry around in our body the death of jesus You know, so paul is saying we are carrying around in our body the death of jesus Why are we doing that? You know, why are we crucifying whatever is displeasing to the lord? Why are we making sacrifices? Why are we living as a you know living as a living sacrifice to the lord on a daily basis? We are doing it so that the life of jesus may also be revealed in our body so you see They were choosing uh to go through hardships. They were choosing to make sacrifices for the lord because By doing that, they were also experiencing his glory. They were experiencing his power They were miracles happening through them lives were being changed through the ministry that they were doing All of this was possible because they chose to carry around in inside them The death the death of jesus they shared in his sufferings They in the same way he carried his cross They too were carrying their cross They were putting down everything that is not pleasing to the lord and they were living in repentance And because they were doing that the life of jesus was being revealed in their bodies And then in second corinthians 412 it says so then death is at work in us But life is at work in you because they were choosing to place the other believers first Because they were making sacrifices You know to to benefit other people so in that sense death was working in them You know where they had to sacrifice so much But because of their sacrifices the zoe life of god was at work in the believers that they were ministering to so um When we choose to live this life Where we are submitting to the lord and we are choosing to honor him rather than you know Honor our own desires and ambitions when we are living in this way We see god's power being manifested through us and we also see that the people That we interact with I know that we minister to they get blessed because Through our sacrificial choices we Place their interests before ours and they are blessed and their lives get changed And that is what the christian life is all about right? It's supposed to be a life of service where we choose to imitate our lord and master jesus christ In the same way he chose to serve We also choose to serve And so uh when we look at it in this perspective and overcoming life Is not a life where you just simply sit back and you know, you just know relax and You you you you don't just think about yourself Rather an overcoming life is where you think what does god want? What will please him what will benefit others and so you literally Choose to overcome What the lord, you know, you choose to overcome what the world is offering as a good life So you rather than going along with the flow of the world and living the good life Which the world is offering, you know, uh, which is good only temporarily You choose to overcome that you choose to overcome the desire for that And you instead take a stand and say by faith I choose to believe that god has what god is offering is far better and so The overcoming life is not an easy life But the rewards are eternal and the rewards are very great So we choose this overcoming life not because it is easy But because it leads to a greater reward and it leads to the fact that you know god will One day be pleased with us. He'll be satisfied with us and he will also honor us. So we we Don't go with the easy life that the world has to offer Rather we choose the life in jesus which he has, you know prescribed for us Because that leads to something better So in that context, you know, maybe we could just look at, uh, you know, the the stand which the the stand of faith Which moses takes why did he choose to live an overcoming life? You know, and we see that in uh, hebrus chapter 11 And we see that in verses 24 Up to Verse 27 hebrus 11 24 to 27 This is what it says by faith moses when he was grown up Refused to be called a son of ferus daughter Choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of god than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin Okay, so, um He was part of the royal family Even though he would probably never have ascended the throne But you know, he he had all the privileges and luxuries of royal life open to him But it says here he chose Rather to be ill treated with the people of god Than enjoy those pleasures because those pleasures are fleeting They're only there for a little while and then they will be gone He thought it will be much better to to be ill treated along with god's people Um, why because it says over here in verse 26 He considered the abuse suffered for the safe sake of christ to be greater wealth Than the treasures of egypt for he was looking ahead to the reward Okay, so he was looking ahead to a reward that was awaiting him and it says in verse 27 By faith he left egypt unafraid of the king's anger For he persevered as though he saw him who is invisible so he set his eyes on this invisible god who Is promising him a great reward and he held on by faith He placed his faith in this invisible god whom he could not even see Because he understood that the rewards of holding on to this Invisible god is very very great. The reward would be very very great So the overcoming life is a life that we choose Because even though the world cannot see it even though the world does not understand us We are aiming for something that is of eternal value So why the world looks at us and thinks why are these people being so um, you know Defeatist is the term that they would use so they don't understand We are not allowing ourselves to be defeated Rather we are preparing ourselves for a great victory Where we will sit on the throne with the lord And rule and reign with him because that is the promise that the lord makes to the people who overcome It says in revelation chapter 3 verse 21 to the one who is victorious I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, you know, and so We are aiming for something that is at the moment invisible But we know it is there and by faith we are holding on to what, you know god has to offer so repentance and The the repentant lifestyle and the overcoming life They are, you know closely linked. We choose to walk in repentance on a daily basis Examining ourselves, you know soberly to find out whether or not we are walking in the lord We do that because we know that when we overcome by faith one day the reward that will be Given to us will be extremely great. All right. So, um, let's just close with a word of prayer Lord, we just thank you so much for all the Lessons that you have taught us today through this session We pray oh lord that we will be people who are Overcomers that even though uh, you are invisible even though we do not see the heavenly You know privileges which are there the riches which are there As yet with our physical eyes we know by faith that they exist And so we choose to hold on to you We choose just like moses. We choose to hold on to the invisible one Who is the creator who is sovereign? We choose to hold on to you by faith and rather than following the way of the world We choose to walk by biblical principles so that we can have the reward which you have awaiting us And so oh lord, we pray that even as you knock on the door of our hearts Even as you warn us of things, um of areas where we need to change We pray that we will open the door wide Allow you to come in receive the correction that we need from you so that you can build us up So that we will be Overcomers who can one day sit with you on your throne and rule and reign along with you So I pray oh lord that uh, you would help us to live a repentant lifestyle and to become Overcomers who are not Placing their eyes on the things of the world But who are looking to that which is invisible that which is eternal that which is more solid Than the fleeting things of the world Thank you lord help us lord to get our priorities and perspectives right. Thank you lord in jesus name amen Amen, so yeah, thank you so much and uh, we'll meet again next week