2024.07.28 - Looking To Heaven

2024.07.28 - Looking To Heaven 

Saturday, July 27, 2024

8:32 PM

1. 1. Intro - Ruth 

1. a. We have started a sermon series on The Book of Ruth.

1. i. We see their entire lives played out in four short chapters, we cannot see the end but God does - (I could feel your broken heart when I was writing my notes)

1. ii. There will come a day when you  will see the entire picture and the things right now that don’t make sense will make sense then

1. 1. Will you still trust Him 

1. a. When it doesn’t make sense?

1. b. When it hurts?

1. c. When you are all alone and abandoned by church, family and friends?

1. 2. Rooted

1. a. Genesis 26:18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. KJV

1. i. The enemy wants to fill up your wells and stop your flow of anointing. 

1. 1. Beer-sheba - well of an oath 

1. a. God has made you promises, and He will keep His Word

1. b. Rehoboth - broad places - streets

1. i. Streets of gold is where we will walk!

1. c. Esek - quarrel - I must earnestly contend for the faith

1. b. Psalms 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. KJV

1. i. You cannot cut off my flow, my anointing - the joy of The Lord is my strength 

1. 3. Looking Ahead

1. a. Sometimes we cannot see far enough "into the future" to grab a hold of Heaven bc we are busy looking behind us at the Cross to make sure we are still saved . . . we must be "confident of this one thing" that what He started in me he will finish 

1. i. Lemme ask you a question - do you spend more time thinking about Heaven or more time trying to stay saved?

1. ii. Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: KJV

1. 4. I Will Trust 

1. a. Isaiah 12:2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. KJV

1. i. The longer I walk the less I need to look at the ground, my very nature and gift of sight causes me to not look at where I am at but where I am going !!!

1. ii. Trust God - take Him at His word event when we don’t understand (D.W.)

1. 5. Convinced

1. a. 1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen , nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. KJV

1. i. Series of events have been set in order since before time began to bless your life and bring you to an expected end - just like those in The Book of Ruth - God has a plan for you 

1. ii. We have not convinced ourselves thoroughly that Heaven will be better than what we are leaving behind so we move slowly forward while ever looking back

1. 1. Remember Lot’s wife what’s in front you is beyond your imagination Got what u wanted and weren’t satisfied - things here can’t satisfy. 

 

1. b. Bypass barrenness