Life It Hurts, Part 2: Do I Know You?

  The Title of my message is:  Do I know You? (2 Corinthians 4:4) “The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” (Ephesians 1:17) “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.” Views of God:o    Angry(Micah 7:18) “Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.” (Psalm 103:9-10) “He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.”o    Distant (Acts 17:26) “From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.” (Acts 17:27) “God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.”o    Critical (Ephesians 2:8-9) “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.” What I should do: 1.    Seek God.(Jeremiah 29:13-14) “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity.” 2.    Choose Faith. (Hebrews 11:6) “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” (Luke 17:33) (MSG) “…If you grasp and cling to life on your terms, you'll lose it, but if you let that life go, you'll get life on God's terms.” 3.    Experience His power. (John 9:17) “Finally they turned again to the blind man, "What have you to say about him?” (John 9:25) “He replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!"4.    Surrender your life. (Romans 10:9) “That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”