SPEED OF LIGHT 2: IT’S RELATIVE TO RELATIONSHIP
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Pastor Troy Brewer, OpenDoor Church, Burleson, TX
WHAT IS LIGHT?
- LIGHT IS WHEN GOD SHOWS UP AND ACTUALLY INTERJECTS HIMSELF INTO A SITUATION.
- WITHOUT FORM: LIGHT SHOWS UP AS ORDER
- 1. an authoritative direction a condition in which each thing is properly disposed with harmonious arrangement:
- VOID: LIGHT SHOWS UP AS LIFE
- Ecclesiastes 3:11 says that God has put eternity in man’s heart.
- THERE IS SOMETHING ETERNAL WITHIN YOU THAT CAN ONLY BE ANSWERED BY ETERNAL LIFE.
- DARKNESS: THE DARK IS NO MATCH FOR LIGHT
- Darkness can never master light.
18 IN THE NEGATIVE REPRESENTS BONDAGE
18 IN THE POSITIVE MEANS LIFE-GIVING
This symbol, commonly seen on necklaces and other jewelry and ornaments, is simply the Hebrew word Chai (living), with the two Hebrew letters Cheit and Yod attached to each other. Some say it refers to the Living God; others say it simply reflects Judaism’s focus on the importance of life. Whatever the reason, the concept of chai is important in Jewish culture. The typical Jewish toast is l’chayim (to life). Gifts to charity are routinely given in multiples of
18 (the numeric value of the word Chai).
19 REPRESENTS EXTREME FAITH:
19 PEOPLE LISTED IN HEBREWS 11 FAITH HALL OF FAME
Discovered in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls were found east of Jerusalem. Among all the scrolls unearthed over the years, 19 copies of Isaiah the prophet have been identified.
MARY IS IN THE BIBLE 19 TIMES
20 – EXPECTANCY, WAITING ON GOD AND BELIEVING BEFORE YOU SEE IT HAPPEN
21 – I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH TURNING TO THE FATHER
The word Frankincense occurs 21 times in Scripture, as well as the phrase ‘the Father.’
How is the number 21 related to sin?
In 2 Timothy 3, the apostle Paul writes of 21 actions which show the exceeding wickedness of self and sin.
He begins the chapter with a warning and then starts his list with the words “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will . . .”
Selfishly love themselves
Love money
Brag quite a bit
Be proud of themselves
Blaspheme
Disregard and disobey their parents
Not be thankful for what they have
Reject being holy
Will not have natural affection
Be uncompromising
Falsely accuse others
Lack self-control
Be fierce
Hate anyone who does good
Betray others
Will act Hard-headed
Will have exalted, selfish views
Love pleasure
Reject loving God
Will look from the outside as being Godly
On the inside they will deny God’s power (2 Timothy 3:1-4)
Paul’s advice to Timothy is 2 Timothy 3:5 – “…turn away from these.”
22 LIGHT
- The Hebrew alphabet is made up of 22 letters, which are used to compose the Word of God. The word of God is called a lamp (Psalms 119:105, Proverbs 6:22), thus it is the light by which we are to live. The word light is found 264 times in Scripture. (12 X 22)
- God created 22 things in the six days of creation.
- Light is used 22 times in the Gospel of John.
- The 22nd time John uses the word, he quotes Jesus: “I have come as a light into the world . . .” (John 12:46).
- Christians are to walk in the light of Christ (John 3:21), and be the light of the world (Matthew 5:14-15).
- The 22nd word in the Bible when counting the Hebrew words, is “a light”
- The 186th word in the Bible when counting the hebrew words is, “a light”
SPEED OF LIGHT: 186,000 MILES PER SECOND
- THE ULTIMATE SPEED LIMIT OF THE UNIVERSE .
- YOU CAN’T GO FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT BECAUSE LIGHT HAS NO MASS.
- Everything is moving relative to everything else.
- THERE ARE TWO SETS OF RULES YOU CAN PUT YOURSELF UNDER. ONE IS CALLED GENERAL RELATIVITY AND THE OTHER IS CALLED SPECIAL RELATIVITY.
- GENERAL RELATIVITY IS JUST HOW THIS SYSTEM WORKS.
- ISSAC NEWTON CALLED IT “THE THEORY OF MECHANICS.”
RAGING AGAINST THE MACHINE
THINGS LINE UP IN A CERTAIN WAY
- Psalm 16:6 – The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance.
- Tapping into my inheritance is about agreeing with what God has lined up for me.
- The devil’s line up is a machine.
- Man against the machine.
- There is a machine that human beings have to deal with. THE MACHINE IS THE SYSTEM, the economic and cultural, NATIONAL, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS structures we all live in.
The machine is cause and effect.
The machine is you reap what you sow.
The machine is an eye for an eye .
The machine is for every action there is a reaction.
The machine is the system of checks and balances that make sure things turn out in a certain way.
- If the enemy can get you to live according to the machine, he will eventually kill you with it.
- Blind mechanical, impartial – it’s the way it is and just like the Terminator, it is relentless in coming after you.
- It can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.
The machine says if your poor you can’t live life like other people.
The machine says if you’re a minority you can’t have opportunity.
The machine says if you made bad grades, you can’t further your education.
The machine says if you have been incarcerated everyone will always see you as a convict.
The machine says if your father was alcoholic you will be an alcoholic.
The machine says if you were molested then you will become a pedophile.
The machine says if you’re above the age of 40 nobody will hire you.
The machine says if you don’t have insurance you can’t get health care.
The machine says if you’ve made bad mistakes it’s too late.
The machine says if you live in a bad neighborhood your kids are going to do drugs.
The machine says if you got pregnant before you were married your kids will do the same thing.
JUST LIKE THE SPEED OF LIGHT, THESE ARE PRINCIPLE MECHANICS
- JUST LIKE IN THE LAWS OF PHYSICS, THE MACHINE IS CONSTANT AND DOESN’T CHANGE EXCEPT AS WE HAVE LEARNED IN SPECIAL RELATIVITY… EXCEPT FOR SPECIAL CASES.
- Everything is moving relative to everything else.
- General relativity vs. special relativity because it applies only to special cases
- EINSTEIN’S THEORY OF RELATIVITY BASICALLY SAYS RELATIONSHIP TRUMPS THE MACHINE
- You can first see it in the laws of the universe
- Einstein’s theory of relativity http://www.stresswarrior.com/Einstein%20E=Mc2.jpg
- Everything is moving relative to everything else.
The First Law: The Greatest Commandment
Mark 12:30 – “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.”
RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD CHANGES YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE RULES.
IN THE KINGDOM, GOD LOVES RESTORATION MORE THAN PUNISHMENT
- The laws of the universe say I am rebellious against God but the higher law of relationship with God through Jesus Christ says I am the righteousness of God through Jesus Christ.
- The machine says I’m filthy, but my relationship with Jesus says I am clean.
- John 15:3 – Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
- The rules say if I don’t have tons of money in the bank then I am poor. But according to the infallible rules of relationship with God through Jesus Christ, I am rich with the inexhaustible riches of Heaven.
- Alone and by myself, the machine tells me I’m a loser and easily defeated, but because of relationship in Christ, JESUS TELLS ME I AM MORE THAN A CONQUEROR
Relationship trumps the machine
If I let anything other than my relationship with Him take priority, then the machine wins. If I let relationship take priority over everything then LIFE WINS.
EVERYTHING IN THE KINGDOM IS RELATIONAL
- Religion must never replace relationship.
- Service must never be a substitute for intimacy.
- Work must never replace worship.
- Ministry to the people should never be a substitute for ministry to the Lord.
INTIMACT: IN-TO-ME-SEE
Ephesians 3:17 – …that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
THAT YOU MIGHT KNOW THE WIDTH, BREATH, THE HEIGHT AND THE DEPTH OF THE LOVE OF GOD
WE ARE GOING AFTER INTIMACY WITH GOD