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[377.78 --> 380.02] But our connection to God |
[380.02 --> 381.54] is sustained by the hope |
[381.54 --> 382.30] that we have |
[382.30 --> 383.98] in Christ's return. |
[384.16 --> 384.92] Be patient. |
[385.42 --> 386.84] The Lord is coming back. |
[389.02 --> 391.30] And that's when He will make all things new |
[391.30 --> 393.34] and make all things right. |
[394.86 --> 396.54] And that's the view of eternity |
[396.54 --> 397.60] that we profess. |
[399.26 --> 400.98] And it's contrasted in James |
[400.98 --> 403.02] with two other scenarios |
[403.02 --> 404.80] that James presents |
[404.80 --> 406.32] to help us understand |
[406.32 --> 407.10] the importance |
[407.10 --> 408.90] of learning to live |
[408.90 --> 410.64] in the light of eternity. |
[411.24 --> 412.18] The first scenario |
[412.18 --> 414.26] is back in chapter 4, |
[414.32 --> 416.10] at the end of chapter 4, in fact, |
[417.08 --> 418.66] where he characterizes |
[418.66 --> 420.24] people who make plans |
[420.24 --> 421.34] assuming they're in control. |
[421.60 --> 422.96] And James, I'm warning you, |
[423.06 --> 424.00] James hits hard. |
[424.38 --> 425.42] So this is what he says. |
[426.44 --> 427.92] Now listen, you who say |
[427.92 --> 429.00] today or tomorrow |
[429.00 --> 430.48] we'll go to this or that city |
[430.48 --> 431.60] and spend a year here, |
[431.60 --> 433.12] carry on business |
[433.12 --> 434.26] and make money there. |
[434.38 --> 435.72] Why, you don't even know |
[435.72 --> 437.60] what will happen tomorrow. |
[437.80 --> 438.60] What is your life? |
[438.76 --> 440.20] You are a mist |
[440.20 --> 442.12] that appears for a little while |
[442.12 --> 442.96] and then vanishes. |
[443.26 --> 444.92] Instead, you ought to say, |
[445.38 --> 446.46] if it is the Lord's will, |
[446.60 --> 448.38] we'll live and do this or that. |
[453.38 --> 454.88] James is addressing people |
[454.88 --> 456.86] who thought that they had life |
[456.86 --> 458.00] all under control, |
[458.00 --> 459.74] that they were living life |
[459.74 --> 461.14] on their own. |
[461.60 --> 463.16] And James' point is, |
[463.56 --> 466.14] you cannot stay connected to God |
[466.14 --> 468.98] if you think you own your life. |
[471.76 --> 473.00] It's like this. |
[475.10 --> 478.74] Imagine that we could enjoy |
[478.74 --> 480.26] international travel again. |
[480.26 --> 483.46] And I get so excited about this |
[483.46 --> 485.88] that I spend just a ton of money |
[485.88 --> 488.58] on planning a great vacation |
[488.58 --> 489.56] for my wife and I. |
[490.14 --> 493.50] And I plan this thing out beautifully, |
[493.72 --> 494.26] which is funny |
[494.26 --> 495.34] because I don't plan anything. |
[495.60 --> 499.10] But I plan this amazing vacation. |
[499.30 --> 500.86] It's going to be a great getaway. |
[501.06 --> 502.44] And on the morning of our departure, |
[502.62 --> 504.18] I get up, I jump out, |
[504.44 --> 505.56] and I say to my wife, |
[505.62 --> 506.18] are you ready? |
[506.28 --> 506.84] This is going to be |
[506.84 --> 508.22] the best vacation ever. |
[508.22 --> 508.62] Ever. |
[509.02 --> 511.26] And she looks at me stunned |
[511.26 --> 513.04] because she doesn't know |
[513.04 --> 513.64] anything about it |
[513.64 --> 514.72] because I never told her. |
[515.26 --> 516.96] And she is offended |
[516.96 --> 518.76] that I never consulted with her. |
[520.46 --> 521.98] And then I'm offended |
[521.98 --> 524.00] because she doesn't want |
[524.00 --> 525.40] to bless my plans. |
[527.50 --> 528.44] Now, honest, |
[528.62 --> 529.72] that's just a purely |
[529.72 --> 530.98] hypothetical situation. |
[532.32 --> 534.88] But that's sometimes |
[534.88 --> 537.98] how we interact with God, |
[538.04 --> 538.48] isn't it? |
[540.08 --> 541.92] That we make all of our plans. |
[542.04 --> 543.28] We think we're in control |
[543.28 --> 544.30] of our lives. |
[544.52 --> 546.90] And then we fire up a prayer to God |
[546.90 --> 548.26] and we wonder why |
[548.26 --> 549.62] He doesn't bless our plans. |
[551.06 --> 552.20] Because we've not been |
[552.20 --> 553.28] connected to Him. |
[553.28 --> 559.60] So that's the first scenario |
[559.60 --> 562.08] that James warns against. |
[562.98 --> 564.72] You are not in control |
[564.72 --> 565.38] of your life. |
[565.54 --> 566.54] Learn to live |
[566.54 --> 568.46] in the light of eternity. |
[568.74 --> 569.84] The second scenario |
[569.84 --> 570.64] he presents |
[570.64 --> 571.92] immediately follows that |
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