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PROOF OF LIFE
Luke 24:36-53 Dr. Chuck DeVane, Pastor Lake Hamilton Baptist Church Hot Springs, Arkansas July 21, 2019 36 As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” 37 But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. 38 And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” 40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate before them. 44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” 50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple blessing God. — Luke 24:36-53, ESV Heaven forbid that any of us should ever be kidnapped. It is a horrific, largely unreported crime that is occurring with increasing frequency around the globe. Some companies now offer “K&R Insurance” (Kidnapping and Ransom) for employers who send employees to countries with high kidnapping rates, like India, Nigeria, and Mexico. Those insured must complete “Proof of Life” documents, a list of little known facts about the person, to be used in negotiations with the kidnappers to make sure the kidnapped is still alive. The best proof of life, however, is when the victim is released and returns, in person, to his family and friends. Our Lord Jesus Christ was once kidnapped by sin and death. He committed no sin, but suffered death to pay the ransom for sinners with His substitutionary death on the cross. The ransom would have been paid in vain, however, if Jesus had not risen from the dead. If God Himself could not make death give way to eternal life, there would be no hope for the rest of us to experience life after death. But we believe the Apostle Paul where he so eloquently wrote, “Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, he was buried, and He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures” (ref. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4). Would anyone like some proof? Jesus is Proof of Life After Death There is ample proof that Jesus died. The Bible and extra-biblical sources record it. The Romans did not break Jesus’ legs on the cross, like they did to the two thieves, because they knew Jesus was dead. Joseph and Nicodemus embalmed Him and laid Him in the tomb, because they knew Jesus was dead. The tomb was sealed until the third day and any man placed inside, even the God-man, the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, would be an irrefutably dead man. Then, up from the grave He arose! The women saw Him, but the testimony of women in those patriarchal days was not sufficient proof. Simon Peter saw Him, along with the two men walking on the road to Emmaus, and their words carried weight. As the small band of the earliest Christians contemplated the combined testimony of the witnesses, Jesus appeared, alive, which is the greatest proof possible of His resurrection and life after death. Jesus showed them His hands and His feet, and they could see the scars. Apparently, our bodies in our life after death will be perfect, but they will resemble our earthly bodies and retain certain redemptive marks. Will we appear to be in the prime of our lives or simply the stage of life we were at when we moved on to the afterlife? Jesus was (both). Will we be recognizable to our family and friends? With minor difficulties, Jesus was. Jesus was and is the proof of life after death. Jesus shared food with them, and ate it in front of them. Apparently, we will enjoy food in our lives after death. How could it be Heaven without great food? Food and fellowship is a highlight of our earthly lives and a higher joy awaits those who follow Jesus into life after death. Jesus was and is the proof of life after death. Jesus spoke to them, the gospel and the word of God, words of comfort and words of commandment, and His words changed the people who heard Him. They still do. Apparently, the key to experiencing and enjoying life after death is believing God’s word, especially the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and life after death. We must accept it as an atonement for sin. We must trust in God and all of God’s word for life, death, and life after death. Jesus died for us. We must live for Him. Jesus was and is the proof of life after death, and we can prove it, too. Jesus showed up, shared food, and spoke to His disciples to prove there is life after death. To enjoy it with Jesus, however, you must be a disciple, too. A true disciple will enjoy life after death because they have experienced life after life. Disciples are Proof of Life after Life If you are alive, it is because you were born. If you are a Christian, one who will experience life after death in Heaven with the Lord, it is because you have been born again (ref. John 3:3,5). Just as there are many proofs of life when a baby is born into this world, so there are many proofs of life after life, the Christian life, for those who have been born again into the kingdom of God. Being born again is synonymous with being Christian or being saved. Salvation can be summarized as a right relationship with the triune God that grants full forgiveness of sins and guarantees eternal life. It is received by the free grace of God, through the spiritual gifts and means of repentance and faith. Saved people put sole trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. Saved people willingly submit to Jesus’ lordship in one’s life. The changed life you live after giving your life to Christ is the proof of salvation, the proof of life after life, for which you will receive life after death. Life after life, the Christian life, changes you from a fool to a genius. “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’” (ref. Psalm 14:1). It is equally foolish to trust in a false god. Equally foolish, still, to approach or interpret the true and living God in the wrong or heretical way. The majority of men live in error, and at death it will be their eternal regret. The first disciples, however, took three years to transform from bumbling Jewish fishermen who barely knew the Law, the Writings, and the Prophets of the Old Testament into New Testament professors and writers and teachers. All the scientific knowledge in the world will be of no use to you if you do not understand and accept the gospel of Jesus Christ. And the simplest man or woman who knows the Lord is of greater use and glory to God than a million geniuses who do not. The Christian life is a matter of learning and practicing what matters most in this life, and the life to come. Life after life, the Christian life, changes you from cowardice to confidence. So many refuse to trust in Christ because they are simply afraid. They are afraid of what it may cost, which is everything. They are afraid of what other people may say about them or do to them. Fearing men leads to death after life. Fearing God leads to life after life. The first Christians were in retreat and defeat until Jesus came to give them victory and peace. They doubted and disbelieved until they “disbelieved for joy.” What does that mean? Have you ever discovered news so wonderful you said, “That’s unbelievable!”? What you mean is that you believe the news, and it’s the best news you’ve ever believed. The Christian life is a matter of believing the gospel, really believing it, and living like it is the best news you’ve ever received. God’s Spirit indwells you and promises to empower you to witness and serve the Lord with all of your life. Life after life, the Christian life, changes you from a waster to a worshiper. Those who refuse to believe in Jesus Christ will one day have to stand before Him and admit they have wasted their life. “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul” (ref. Matthew 16:26)? Those early Christians, and true Christians today, worship the Lord. This means He is central to their lives and purposes on this planet. We give Him the first day of the week, we give Him the first fruits of our income, we give Him first place in everything, and we give His word the determining factor in our faith, morals, ethics, and relationships in life, unto everlasting life. Remember, this change, this life after life which secures life after death, is a gift of God’s grace. God initiates, God opens the mind and heart, God indwells, God delivers, God saves. Salvation is what God does for man, not what man does for God. God saves by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, so that you will never be alone, but enjoy life after life and life after death. Luke ends His Gospel with Jesus ending His ministry on earth. He left us, at least physically, to return to His glory in Heaven. The first disciples were not worried or afraid anymore as they joyfully worshiped and witnessed for the Lord. True disciples today feel the same way and do the same things. One day Christ will return, with death for those who have ignored or denied Him, and life for those who believe and follow Him. This Gospel of Luke, which we finish today, is proof of life. Copyright © 2019 Lake Hamilton Baptist Church, All rights reserved. Check out the weekly happenings at Lake Hamilton Baptist Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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WALKING WITH THE LORD
Luke 24:13-35 Dr. Chuck DeVane, Pastor Lake Hamilton Baptist Church Hot Springs, Arkansas July 14, 2019 13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17 And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. 18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” 19 And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. 22 Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. 24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” 25 And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. 28 So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, 29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. 30 When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. 32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” 33 And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” 35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread. — Luke 24:13-35, ESV Some walks are easy, like walking into almost any restaurant, or walking into your home at the end of a long day, or walking into your church on Sunday to worship with people you love. Some walks are hard, like walking into a workplace you don’t like, or a hospital room you don’t want, or even to the cemetery to say goodbye. At the end of the day, however, it doesn’t matter where you’re walking as much as who is walking with you. Whether your walk is easy or hard, make sure you are walking with the Lord. Walk with Jesus through the Bad Times We don’t know much about Cleopas and his friend. They were walking together to “a village named Emmaus,” they were Jewish, and they were returning from the most raucous Passover they had ever attended. At some time during the past three years they had cast their lot with the carpenter from Nazareth and “hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.” But you know what happened, and how the hopes of the earliest followers of Jesus had been dashed by the religious rulers and the Roman government. Sure, there was some rumor being spread by women that the tomb was empty and Jesus was alive, but men didn’t much listen to women in those days, and they had yet to hear the confirmation in Jerusalem from Simon Peter and the eleven. This walk was a bad time for the two men, a terrible time of death, loss, and separation from the man they most trusted in this life. What do you do when you win, when times are good? You celebrate, you tell everyone, and sometimes you thank God. What do you do when you lose, when times are bad? You keep to yourself, you’re afraid to tell anyone, and you need God more than ever. Bad times are the most important times to walk with the Lord. These two were like dead men walking, discouraged, desperate, maybe even determined to flee far from Jerusalem for fear the people who conspired to kill Christ would come after His followers next. They really needed to walk with Jesus at this moment, and lo and behold Jesus showed up! He still does, whether you see Him or not. Walk with Jesus through the Bible Jesus met these men on the road, thought they did not know it was Jesus at first. He knew they were downtrodden and let them tell their side of the story. The Lord knew they needed Him, they needed encouragement, they needed something spectacular to turn their mourning into gladness and their sorrow into joy. So He dazzled them with a miracle, right? So He brought out a praise team from Hillsong to make the mood more upbeat, right? So He promised them if they would plant a monetary seed with Him a tree of prosperity would grow in their own back yard, right? No. Jesus walked with them, into the Bible. I would give anything to have sat in on this particular Bible study. Jesus guided His two walking buddies through a myriad of Old Testament texts that map out a Messianic trip. “Beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them the scriptures the things concerning himself.” Jesus probably began at the beginning, Genesis, and stopped at the first proclamation of the gospel in the garden after the fall. He traveled with them to Bethlehem with prophet Micah and showed them pictures of His birth, then more photos of His birth and death with the prophet Isaiah. He probably passed through the messianic Psalms before going back to the Law, which declares without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin. The hermeneutical feast the Lord provided for His followers gave them a holy heartburn, one that all believers should share when we read the Scriptures. Those who walk with Jesus the most will know their Bibles the best. Those who know their Bibles the best will walk with Jesus the most, and be better enabled to enjoin others on the walk. You cannot walk with the Lord, especially in this age, without a firm grip on the inspired and infallible word of God, the Bible. Yet as important as the Bible is, it will ultimately not make sense to your brain if you do not understand its heart. The heart of the Bible is the gospel of Jesus Christ. Walk with Jesus through the Gospel These guys were devout Jews, observant of the Passover, accepting of the authority of Scripture, and almost certainly fledging followers of Jesus. However, they had a somewhat flawed view of the person and work of the Messiah. They first thought, like many Jews of their day, that when Messiah came he would lead a political and military coup that would liberate Israel from the Roman Empire and set up come kind of socialist nirvana on earth. Some Jews are still looking for this kind of Messiah. Some so-called Christians are looking for a Messiah that will make them healthy and wealthy beyond measure. Most people in the world are seeking some kind of political or economic savior to satisfy their worldly needs and desires. But what kind of Messiah is Jesus? They way Jesus explained it to the two men on the road to Emmaus, He is the Messiah of Israel and the Savior of the world because He was willing to “suffer” before gaining His “glory.” Suffering is really a euphemism for the work of Christ, who endured hardship beyond measure, pain beyond endurance, and a death that defied the realm of reason and justice. Jesus suffered indeed, died, was buried, and rose again the third day. This is the gospel. The gospel is God’s plan, decreed before creation. The gospel is God’s work, the only thing that can atone for sin, purchase forgiveness, unite one with God, and guarantee eternal life. The gospel is God’s love, embodied in the person and work of His Son and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Walking with Jesus is the only way to make sense of suffering, understand Scripture, and secure His work on the cross for your sins. Does Jesus have your hand? Do you have His? Are you walking with the Lord in repentance, faith, and true salvation? Being hand in hand and walking heart to heart with Jesus offers a life of abundant and eternal opportunties. Walk with Jesus through Life As a result of walking with Jesus on the road to Emmaus, these men were encouraged, to say the least. These men gained a deeper appreciation of Holy Scripture, that good holy heartburn if you will, as they testified, “Did not our hearts burn within us … while he opened to us the Scriptures.” These men finally understood and fully accepted the good news of Jesus Christ’s life, suffering, death, and resurrection. Because they did, they never wanted to stop walking with the Lord. “Stay with us,” they prayed. Let that be your prayer and mine. Let us be confident that then God saves us by grace through faith in Christ, He will never, never leave us. He takes the initiative and comes to us on our own Emmaus road. He gives us the discipline and encouragement to persevere in walking with Him through every stage and phase of life. Our prayer is the same as the original two on the road, “Stay with us,” we pray. So let us stay in our walk with the Lord, every Lord’s Day. Walk with the Lord with worship regulated by the preaching of the gospel and the observance of the sacraments, which go hand in hand. Notice that is was the teaching of Jesus combined with “the breaking of bread” that enabled the two men to really recognized Jesus. We walk with Him in his way every Lord’s Day in this church. And let us stay in our walk with the Lord every day of our lives. Sabbath worship and rest equips us and sustains us for the weekly walk ahead. On the road there will be good times and bad, quiet times in the Scriptures and times to tell the gospel out loud. There will be others watching our walk and family and friends who want to walk with us, so let us walk with the Lord every day of our lives. Finally, let us stay in our walk with the Lord and walk like the Lord walked. He walked for the glory of God. He walked in sacrifice for the souls of men, women, boys, and girls. He walked in perfect obedience to the word of God. And He walked in love, reaching out His hands, offering His heart, inviting everyone to come and walk with Him. Walk with the Lord. “When we walk with the Lord, In the light of His Word What a glory He sheds on our way! Let us do His good will; He abides with us still, And with all who will trust and obey. Trust and obey, for there's no other way To be happy in Jesus, But to trust and obey” (John Sammis) Copyright © 2019 Lake Hamilton Baptist Church, All rights reserved. Check out the weekly happenings at Lake Hamilton Baptist Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas. REVIVAL AND REVIVALISM2 Chronicles 7:14-15
Dr. Chuck DeVane, Pastor Lake Hamilton Baptist Church Hot Springs, Arkansas July 7, 2019 14 If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. — 2 Chronicles 7:14-15, ESV When America was an experiment, a collection of colonists pre-Declaration of Independence, the churches lamented what they feared was a lessening of faith and a loosening of morals. God sent revival, a great revival known as the “First Great Awakening,” through the prayers of His people and the preaching of His word by faithful servants like George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards. In the aftermath, a nation was born with God-given freedom and God-written morality. A hundred years later the church lamented again what seemed to be God’s waning influence upon society. A “Second Great Awakening” ensued, although it was remarkably different from the First. Instead of a wonderful surprise, a season of special grace that accompanied the right preaching of the gospel and observance of the sacraments, it was planned, scheduled, even manipulated by what its leading proponent called “the right use of means.” The so-called altar call was invented, expository preaching and sacred songs were supplanted with motivational talks and rousing music, and herds came into the churches only to stray away in short time. The First Great Awakening was a revival. The Second Great Awakening was revivalism. There is a heaven and a world of difference between the two. Revivalism, lingering largely in our day, is man-centered, manipulative, with mostly superficial results. Revival is God-centered, miraculous, with spiritual and lasting results. We do not want revivalism or any of its relatives. We want revival. The Recipients of Revival I have heard this text and the term “revival” used many times in many places. It used to be the staple of many Baptist and Methodist church calendars in the hope that many lost people would crowd into the church and become members. It has been used to promote a nation-wide or even world-wide turning to God, an outreach to degenerates and lost sinners everywhere. But revival is not for the degenerate, it is for the regenerate. “If My people who are called by My name …” God did not originally offer this principle and promise to the Edomites, the Moabites, or the Philistines. God was speaking to the Israelites, His people, who called upon and were called by His name. In this generation they had subdued all the promised land under the leadership of King David. At this moment they were celebrating the completion of the Temple under the leadership of King Solomon. They were in the right place at the right time doing the right things before the right God, but God knew that things would not always be right with them. The day would come when they would need a revival. The same thing is true for the Christian church and the Christian man or woman. The church at Ephesus had lost its first love and needed revival. Simon Peter denied the Lord and had to be revived before preaching his powerful pentecostal sermon. The truth is that the love of God and the passion for the Scriptures and our usefulness as servants of the Lord ebbs and flows. And if yours or mine is ebbing any lower that it once flowed, we need revival, a renewal of our love and commitment to God, the things of God, the people of God, and reaching people for God. The world is filled with moral, social, political, economic, and other problems. But the greatest problem in the world at large is the large amount of people with spiritual problems. People do not know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. People who claim to know do not act like they know. The only thing I know is that before I can reach lost people, before I can reform church people, I must confess that I am one of the people of God who need revival in my soul. I do. Do you? The Requirements of Revival The requirements of revival are much like the requirements of regeneration, which no mortal can meet, apart from the sovereign grace of God. A lost person cannot repent and believe, he or she is dead and lifeless spiritually, until God’s grace grants them repentance and faith sufficient to turn and trust in Him. So also a saved person, desirous of revival, cannot do the things God requires for revival without an unusual movement of God’s Spirit which bears revival fruit. Here we arrive at an intersection commonly found in Holy Scripture, where the sovereignty of God is met with equal emphasis upon the responsibility of man. In John’s sixth chapter on sovereign grace, Jesus is recorded as saying, “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” You cannot be saved and you cannot be revived apart from the decree of our Almighty God; yet, anyone who desires God it shall have Him. Do you want to be saved? Repent and believe the gospel, call upon the name of the Lord, and you will be saved. Do you want revival in your soul, in your church? Then here is map to take a Christian church and a Christian directly into the refreshing and reviving presence of God: “ … humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, …” Such things are easier said than done, especially the first thing, humility, which is actually the first word of the text in its original Hebrew. To be humble, biblically speaking, is to be in absolute submission to a higher authority. It means to live like a servant or bond-slave, which was the Apostle Paul’s favorite word for the Christian life. The authority we serve is supremely God, of course, but it also includes virtually every other person the Lord has placed in our lives. Imagine how a helping of true humility would impact a marriage, a friendship, a workplace, even a church. If everyone lived to serve God and one another, it would be a picture of true revival (not to mention the end of road rage). Humility is wrought through prayer. Jesus prayed perfect prayers in the upper room and at Gethsemane, then humbled Himself on the cross. You cannot be haughty and pray at the same time. Prayer humbles your heart towards God, towards other Christians and fellow church members, even towards people who are lost, ungodly, and who even may have personally hurt you in some way. Pray the model prayer Jesus taught His disciples to pray, and a spirit of humility, perhaps even revival, can take hold. Seeking God’s face is essentially worship, private and public. Falling away from God can only be remedied by facing Him, lovingly and reverently, in our own quiet times and in regular, regulative corporate worship. Revivalism can come with any plan or packaged program from the church growth gurus. Revival can come when we come to God on God’s terms in personal and church life through humble prayer and genuine worship. Yet there is still one more requirement, one we typically think is for others instead of us. We watch the news these days and think those people should repent. We look at other churches making compromising choices and think our brothers and sisters need to repent. When was the last time you thought you needed to repent? And when was the last time you thought of yourself as involved in something wicked? That’s language for the lost and the liberals, right? Wrong, according to God. A wicked way is any way of doing things that are not right with God. Scripture shows us the right way (murder, adultery, etc., are always wrong), conscience can be a variable guide (dress, diet, and drinks, etc.), but when you draw near to God, humbly, prayerfully, worshipfully, the light of God’s holiness will reveal any blemish in your spiritual face. Love the God who loves you unconditionally enough to unconditionally let your sin go. Then, enjoy the rewards. The Rewards of Revival “ … then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” God always hears but He does not always harken. He is omniscient but He has high standards. When we meet His requirements, trusting solely in His grace, He is faithful to give faith for salvation, or revival in the blessed communion between the Heavenly Father and His dear child. A fully right relationship between God and the Christian, and His church, is Heaven on earth. It is revival. Forgiveness, like its precursor repentance, is the gift that keeps on giving, and forgiving. Our essential forgiveness is guaranteed in Christ’s finished work on the cross, but our experiential forgiveness is needed every time we sin, and desperately if we have entered into a season of sins by either commission or omission. The feeling is palpable, more so than the hottest shower on the dirtiest day. It is revival to know all is right between you and the Lord. The first two rewards, perhaps two sides to the same coin, are personal. The last one is repercussional. It reveals that maybe not all of those old fashioned notions about revival are entirely wrong. God promises His people He will “heal their land.” Of course, the Old Covenant context is quite plain. Israel was a theocracy, a special spiritual people and a political national entity at the same time. If one when wrong, the other would be diminished, and vice versa. So what is the New Covenant application? Land is something, or some people, larger than ourselves. It could be that a church suffering discord and decline may be rescued by revival, real revival. It could be that an entire denomination of churches can return to God and become healthy and strong again. It could be that a community, a city, or even an entire country may be reached for Christ when a group of God’s people get thoroughly right with Him. Why don’t we just let God determine the exact rewards, while we His people concentrate on confessing our need and meeting His requirements. Let us trust in God. Let us obey His commandments. Let us love Him, love one another, and love our neighbors. Finally, let us hear and heed the opportunity of the fifteenth verse by joining together to pray for real revival to come. For the Lord has said, “Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.” Copyright © 2019 Lake Hamilton Baptist Church, All rights reserved. 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AuthorDr. Charles F. "Chuck" DeVane, Jr., is the Pastor of Lake Hamilton Baptist Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas. His weekly sermon article, "The Gospel Truth," has been published in newspapers in Arkansas and Georgia. Dr. DeVane is a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and has served in the pastorate for over 20 years. Contact Pastor Chuck at PastorChuck@lakehamiltonbaptistchurch.org
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