Don't Push God Off

real life presents the Jack Kibs podcast with intention and boldness to proclaim truth equip the saints and impact our culture but when you love your enemy this changes everything your enemy knocks on the door and if your enemy says let's go ahead let's go go for something non that interested but if your enemy knocks on the door and says I just cut my finger off I need help you're gonna help them in an instant because you love them because Jesus loves them you can get the outlines of this podcast by going to Jack Kibs.com slash podcast today if this podcast lifts you up and encourages you to live a more fulfilled life in Christ then make sure you leave us one of those five star ratings to us that's like saying amen or yes then that rating will encourage others to listen now open your hearts to what God's word has to say to you here is Jack Kibs. The scripture teaches us regarding being a grateful follower there's an amazing precious event Mark chapter five you guys all know the story do you remember Jesus is ministering it's a very very cool thing Jesus is on the other side of the sea of Galilee and he's ministering to the people he gets in a boat and he goes to the other side it's about from that from Tiberius over to Godera to the gatherings it's about seven miles at most across the sea of Galilee that way and the Bible says the moment Jesus gets to the shore in Mark five that this there's a demonic act a man whose demon possessed who living among the dead in the tombs would cut himself self mutilation cry and scream in the night he was filled the Bible says with many demons but he was controlled by one by the way you read that you read Mark five it's very amazing because it says that he has an unclean spirit singular he's naked out of his mind scares people and some tried to bind him with chains and he would break the chains that's demonic power and so Jesus gets in the boat leaves Tiberius goes over the boat lands in Galilee as soon as Jesus steps out of the boat the Bible says that this demoniac came running can you imagine comes running out of the tombs and running straight to Jesus and says Jesus now son of God what would you have to do with us have you come to torment us before the time isn't it weird think about wait a minute Jesus we're a bunch of demons we know who you are we still have more time to terrorize people don't we times up have you come to torment us before the time and Jesus said listen Jesus said what is your name and he says my name is Legion there's many of us and the Bible has what's called a parenthetical insert it says and they were dwelling there 2000 swine then they baked Jesus do not send us it's Tardarus the abuso do not send us to the hell that's reserved for devils don't send us there this is so weird send us into the herd of swine and Jesus grants them the request all right and it says that they left the man they entered the pigs and the pigs ran crazy crazy nuts over the cliff and into the Galilee and drown the man had been completely delivered of the Donac spirit and the Bible says he's sitting in his right mind and he says to Jesus I will follow you anywhere you go by the way that should be our response and Jesus says what Jesus always says he always blows your mind he always you can never predict Jesus is nope not gonna happen can you imagine I want to you just you just saved me from Satan I'll follow you anywhere Jesus says no no you're not you're gonna go home I want you to go home now isn't that great the Bible we know that he lives in the decapolis decapolis for those of you who've been with us Israel the chief city of decapolis is ski topolis which you know it by its Roman name Bethesien and we've walked those streets it's one of the most beautiful preserved ancient Roman cities it's incredible that's where that man lived in in the decapolis it was the chief city it's pagan worshiping the man goes there and the Bible says that he went home and all of the decapolis marveled at him the man went home thankful the man went home grateful he told people listen I sure hope you have a testimony about Jesus I sure hope you have a story to tell others about who Jesus Christ is in your life don't tell people who Jesus Christ is in my life or your neighbor's life you need to have a message if you don't you better figure this out quick can you imagine this guy going home open the door you kind of look like our dad but he's running around in Gideira naked cutting himself and screaming like a wild lunatic filled with demons who are you I'm your dad what Jesus came into my life he transformed my life who's that the door kids mom it's dad she can you imagine she looks completely different life Jesus does this stuff he did it then he still does it he's still doing this you need to know that he's still doing it but it says in verse four not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance this is a humble witness where to be a humble witness Christian listen we are of very strange people we are very strange people we are humble because we've looked at his incredible greatness and we're so thankful and we've seen the power of God enough in our lives nothing compared to what's coming but we've seen enough to the point where we can't deny him even if we tried we would only be lying because we've been convinced the amazing thing is we are such a strange group of people because we're not arrogant but we're extremely confident right we we are not we are not bombastic but we're bold because we know him who we believe it we don't have everything that the world says we should have but we lack nothing how is it that it doesn't matter if we live in a mansion or on the side of a hill because we've learned great contentment and just knowing him and we look around the world that's imploding and it's only increasing our strength when I turn on Middle Eastern TV and I see Christians being marched through their death and then singing worship songs I say Lord that's not for me today but living for you is for me today so until that happens to me if it does what do you want me to do Jesus but what are what are we going to do today Jesus a proud Christian is an oxy what's known as an oxy moronic statement you cannot be a proud Christian nobody likes nobody nobody likes that okay what do you mean if you think you are better than anybody else than your Romans chapter 2 people that's what Paul is saying knock it off if we have encountered forgiveness it's going to be pretty easy to issue forgiveness towards other people and the people that we have a hard time with remember this Jesus said in Luke 6 love your enemies do good to those that drug your nuts listen he said love your enemies he didn't say like him I think it's very key you know like to like when you like somebody you hang out with them you want to go hang out we like him let's go spend some time together you don't like your enemy and probably walking in wisdom in Romans chapter 12 Paul said as much as it is possible live at peace with all people you know what that means that means some people you can talk up a storm with them some people it's all you should say is hello and you leave it is just like even in the family of God it's like oil and water with some people look from here on out I'm gonna say hi you're gonna say hi back that's it because it doesn't go good after that but when you love your enemy this changes everything your enemy knocks on the door and if you're enemy says let's go let's go hang out let's go go for something I'm not interested but if you're enemy knocks on the door and says I just cut my finger off I need help you're gonna help them in an instant because you love them because Jesus loves them and it's a very important thing because our witness should be humble we should never say well yes I'm a Christian you shouldn't do that and you see right here in verse four the word knowing Ignatio say Ignatio that sounds a lot like ignoramus because it is that's the word says right here if you don't recognize God's goodness and God's long suffering and his patience with you then what you're doing is you're being an ignoramus by the way cheer up the word ignoramus is the root word to agnostic the an agnostic to an agnostic I know agnostics here's the funny thing you know agnostics but the agnostics don't know themselves and agnostic means I believe God exists he just can't be known he's out there somewhere well how do you know I don't I just think he's out there somewhere that's what an agnostic is at least what I just be an atheist instead but an agnostic is like I don't know and I'm too lazy to care so I'm gonna say I'm an agnostic just know the Bible says you're an ignoramus you could know but you choose not to know don't tell me right I don't want to know he's out there but I don't want to talk to him no listen knowing that the goodness of God leads a man to repentance this is this is sweet God's goodness should cause you listen are you an atheist or an agnostic God's goodness should cause you to metanoya meta is to after think noya think thought after thought meta noya haven't after thought think again it means think again think again about who God is so he is good yeah he is good you're breathing right now that's him giving you breath in a moment you're gonna get up and you're gonna walk that's him giving you the power to do that we can't even fathom how much grace he gives us in one hour infinite some people think maybe you know if you don't turn and follow christ you're gonna burn I mean there is true that's true but you don't say hey there's what attention everyone so let you know you're gonna burn it doesn't go well and then yeah I know you turn on TV and there's a guy preaching I'm telling it to you gonna come to christ you need a Jesus now you're gonna go to hell in the flame the fire gonna look your face off and you're gonna burn and yeah and it's all this bomb and it's like oh man you're not helping that never does it and you see people I don't know why they always go to the beach you'd be having a perfect beach then there's some guy with a sign saying you a turn or burn you're seeing that guy it's always there it's weird they're like everywhere that doesn't work when you get them to listen the goodness of God leads you to change your mind that's there's power in that the goodness of God is available of course to the unbeliever and of course to the believer always so in Moses went to the mountain to speak with God God calls him to the mountain mountain sign 90s there the mountain is shrouded in smoke and fire and lightning and thunder and Moses is up in and Joshua sees him disappear into the mountain top and amazing and God says Moses I want you to go and tell these people that I am that I am and I'm leading them out of Egypt they're my people I'm gonna take them into the promised that and Moses is what if they don't believe me and God says take your staff throw it on the ground and he throws it on the ground it turns into a snake and the Bible says read it go read Exodus 4 Moses on the mountain top throws down his staff turns into a snake and the Bible says and Moses ran wouldn't you did I would do that I hate snakes this is the funny though God says this is how you this tell you how turn it on your your staff turns in a snake Moses runs God calls Moses back then he says it's not doesn't get better God says grab it by the tail it does he says take it by the tail now for me that would be torture I hate snakes I don't even like worms Moses grabs it turns back into his his staff and God says seal on with you and then Moses you could see Moses it's like what if they don't listen to me okay Moses take your hand and put your hand inside you like Napoleon right put your hand inside and then pull it out and his hand is completely covered leprosy imcurable now Moses put it back inside your your jacket your shirt and pull it out and it's like baby skin Moses still not gonna do it they don't what if they don't believe me all right Moses take the jug of water you have and pour it on the ground and he pours it out and blood comes out and Moses you see Moses it's the third thing this isn't God amazing so merciful slow and then Moses says I can't talk I have a speech impediment I stutter and God says who made the mouth clearly Moses didn't like snakes clearly nobody wants leprosy listen nobody wants to see blood come out of your your water bottle okay and so Moses goes for it here's the here's the here's the show stopper God I stutter I'm slow speech I can't do it and God says I've showed you all this stuff let me remind you about something I made your mouth he just evaporates every excuse takes him away and so Moses goes down the mountain and changes the entire world this jack hips podcast as well as all 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