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The first song we sang Saturday night sums up a lot.  All We Need by Charlie Hall.  What an amazing thing stated in this short song.  We can have so much in life, but ALL we need is Jesus.  I post the lyrics here for you to enjoy and ponder…

We have all we need in You
And all we need is You
All we need is You

Verse.1
Rich or poor God I want You more
Than anything that glitters in this world
Be my all, all consuming fire

Verse.2
You can have all my hands can hold
My heart, mind, strength and soul
Be my all, all consuming fire

All we need, all we need, all we need is You
All we need, all we need, all we need is You

In John 7, the Pharisees were upset with Jesus’ teaching. These guys were the religious leaders and biblical experts of their day. Jesus showed up and told all the people that if they believe in Him they would have streams of living water flow within them. You can imagine the Pharisees’ objection to hearing this. They sent the police to arrest Jesus. The police came back and did not have Jesus in custody. They told the Pharisees, “no one has ever spoken like this.” The Pharisees responded by saying, “Are you fooled too? Have any of the rulers believed in him? Or any of the Pharisees? But this crowd, which doesn’t know the law, is accursed!”

The Pharisees had put God in a box They had their trust in what they had seen God do before. They also had their trust in what they understood He would do based on the Old Testament. Based on these two things, they would not believe that 1) a prophet would come from Galilee; 2) God would come to earth as a man; 3) The Messiah would be a humble servant. The leaders “knew” how God would work. Because of this, they missed out. We see the difference in the police. These guys saw the power and authority of Jesus when He spoke. They were so moved by it they didn’t even arrest Him. I wonder if these were the same police who bowed down before Jesus when they arrested Him in John 18?

You and I must be careful. We have had experiences with the Lord, we have read His Word, we have seen Him work. The danger is that we expect Him to act in some type of formula. It is a dangerous place to come to. The Pharisees put God in a box and said He could not do what He was actually doing. They missed it!

I wonder how many times we miss what God is doing because it doesn’t fit our formula for how He is supposed to work in our lives and in the lives of others. What is it in your life that you think He cannot do? What is it in your life that you think He won’t do? Have you come to that decision because God is in your box you have created? Maybe He wants to work beyond what can think or imagine? Trust God for the hard things. Don’t put Him in a box.

We had our first meeting tonight. It was a great time of worship. Those who were there met with the Lord! What an amazing thought, God has reconciled us to Himself! Through our faith in what He suffered we have eternal life. I love the verse in John 17:3, “Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”

Eternal life is not about Heaven. Don’t get me wrong, Heaven will be unbelievable, but the idea of knowing Jesus is great. Actually knowing the Creator of the Universe. That’s much better than some, “meet your hero” deal. God has taken the first step to allow us to meet Him. He did it by reconciling us to Himself through His Son Jesus. Amazing isn’t it? That God would take the first step to allow sinful people like us to come into His presence.

Grow in knowing Jesus…grow in your eternal life.

We have everything ready to go for tomorrow night! We’ve been praying for this worship time for months now and it is finally here. I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night!