1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,140 If you have your Bibles or if you 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:11,740 have your Bible app, I want you 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:13,880 to turn to the book of Numbers 4 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:17,880 chapter 25 for us to consider 5 00:00:13,980 --> 00:00:19,820 this afternoon. 6 00:00:17,980 --> 00:00:23,920 Numbers chapter 25, if you don't 7 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:27,920 have a physical Bible or if you 8 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:34,860 don't have a Bible, I want you 9 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:36,860 to turn to the book of Numbers 10 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,860 chapter 25. 11 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:40,900 We're going to be reading a 12 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,900 little bit today and I'm going 13 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,900 to ask for you to bear with me. 14 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,900 We'll be jumping a little bit on 15 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,940 some verses. 16 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:51,940 So we'll begin with verse one. 17 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:54,940 Now Israel remained in Necasia 18 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:56,920 Grove and the people began to 19 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:00,940 pray. 20 00:00:58,940 --> 00:01:03,460 The people laid down their 21 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:06,480 hands on the cross, the people 22 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:09,480 lay and bow down to their gods. 23 00:01:06,580 --> 00:01:11,480 So Israel was joined by all of 24 00:01:09,580 --> 00:01:13,480 pure and the anger of the Lord 25 00:01:11,580 --> 00:01:15,480 was aroused against Israel. 26 00:01:13,580 --> 00:01:18,620 The Lord said to Moses take all 27 00:01:15,580 --> 00:01:20,820 the leaders of the people and 28 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:23,620 hang the offenders before the 29 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:25,260 Lord out in the sun that the 30 00:01:25,260 --> 00:01:28,700 Lord had made. 31 00:01:26,900 --> 00:01:31,300 And indeed one of the children 32 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:33,300 of Israel came and presented to 33 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,300 his brethren a Midianite woman 34 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:37,300 in the sight of Moses and in 35 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,180 the sight of all the 36 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:41,340 congregation of the children of 37 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:43,280 Israel who were weeping at the 38 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:45,380 door of the tabernacle of 39 00:01:43,380 --> 00:01:47,380 meeting. 40 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:49,380 And when Phineas the son of 41 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:51,420 Eleazar, the son of Aaron the 42 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:53,420 priest saw it, he rose from 43 00:01:53,420 --> 00:01:57,260 the tent and he took the 44 00:01:55,420 --> 00:01:59,320 woman in his hand and he went 45 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,320 after the man of Israel. 46 00:01:59,420 --> 00:02:03,360 Can somebody say Javelin in his 47 00:02:01,420 --> 00:02:05,360 hand? 48 00:02:03,460 --> 00:02:07,360 And he went after the man of 49 00:02:05,460 --> 00:02:09,340 Israel into the tent and thrust 50 00:02:07,460 --> 00:02:11,340 both of them through the man of 51 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:13,340 Israel and the woman through her 52 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,340 body. 53 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,340 So the plague was stopped among 54 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:21,340 the children of Israel. 55 00:02:21,340 --> 00:02:27,280 And the name of the Midianite 56 00:02:25,340 --> 00:02:29,320 woman was Zimri the son of 57 00:02:27,380 --> 00:02:31,320 Saulu, a leader of a father's 58 00:02:29,420 --> 00:02:33,320 house among the Semianites. 59 00:02:31,420 --> 00:02:35,320 And the name of the Midianite 60 00:02:33,420 --> 00:02:37,320 woman who was killed was caused 61 00:02:35,420 --> 00:02:39,320 by the daughter of Zer. 62 00:02:37,420 --> 00:02:41,360 He was head of the people of a 63 00:02:39,420 --> 00:02:45,360 father's house in Midian. 64 00:02:41,460 --> 00:02:49,360 I've entitled this stop kill 65 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:55,280 program to you. 66 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:57,280 I pray that you raise up your 67 00:02:55,380 --> 00:02:58,280 hands and bow your heads and 68 00:02:57,380 --> 00:02:59,280 let's go before the Lord in 69 00:02:58,380 --> 00:03:00,280 prayer. 70 00:02:59,380 --> 00:03:01,280 Father, we thank you for your 71 00:03:00,380 --> 00:03:03,280 presence. 72 00:03:01,380 --> 00:03:05,280 We thank you for your precious 73 00:03:03,380 --> 00:03:07,280 spirit that's in this place 74 00:03:05,380 --> 00:03:09,280 right now. 75 00:03:07,380 --> 00:03:11,280 I pray, Father, that you would 76 00:03:09,380 --> 00:03:13,280 anoint my lips of clay to speak 77 00:03:11,380 --> 00:03:15,300 your word with all boldness and 78 00:03:13,380 --> 00:03:17,300 with all authority and I pray 79 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:19,300 for every person that's sitting 80 00:03:19,300 --> 00:03:22,240 here today. 81 00:03:21,260 --> 00:03:24,240 I pray that you raise up your 82 00:03:22,340 --> 00:03:25,240 precious name. 83 00:03:24,340 --> 00:03:26,240 I pray against any spirit of 84 00:03:25,340 --> 00:03:28,240 distraction. 85 00:03:26,340 --> 00:03:29,240 I pray against any spirit that 86 00:03:28,340 --> 00:03:30,240 wants to contend with your 87 00:03:29,340 --> 00:03:32,240 spirit, Jesus, that wants to 88 00:03:30,340 --> 00:03:34,240 rise up against you in the 89 00:03:32,340 --> 00:03:36,240 precious name of Jesus. 90 00:03:34,340 --> 00:03:47,260 Would you clap your hands? 91 00:03:47,260 --> 00:04:01,180 I pray that you raise up your 92 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:03,180 hands and bow your heads and 93 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:05,180 let's go before the Lord in 94 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:07,180 prayer. 95 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:09,180 I pray that you raise up your 96 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:11,180 precious name. 97 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:13,180 I pray that you raise up your 98 00:04:13,180 --> 00:04:19,100 precious name. 99 00:04:15,180 --> 00:04:19,820 I pray that you keep your 100 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:20,800 precious name and let our 101 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,720 souls steel for the power of 102 00:04:20,900 --> 00:04:25,200 their disbelief and do not 103 00:04:22,820 --> 00:04:25,760 want to get into the promised 104 00:04:25,300 --> 00:04:29,740 land. 105 00:04:25,860 --> 00:04:31,760 It's a meeting the Israelites 106 00:04:29,840 --> 00:04:33,680 shocked me. 107 00:04:31,860 --> 00:04:36,540 They were one of the few people 108 00:04:33,780 --> 00:04:37,680 in history that got to see the 109 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:40,680 hand of God move as a witness. 110 00:04:37,780 --> 00:04:42,980 They were able to see the mighty 111 00:04:42,980 --> 00:04:46,980 about these people being delivered by their God. 112 00:04:47,940 --> 00:04:49,140 What a sight to see. 113 00:04:49,140 --> 00:04:51,820 And despite everything that they have seen, 114 00:04:51,820 --> 00:04:55,220 we get to this city in Acacia Grove. 115 00:04:55,220 --> 00:04:57,860 And we find that this is the last city. 116 00:04:57,860 --> 00:05:02,140 This is a very important city because it's in this city 117 00:05:02,140 --> 00:05:05,660 that would be the last city where the Israelites would camp 118 00:05:05,660 --> 00:05:09,740 before they would finally cross over to Jericho. 119 00:05:09,740 --> 00:05:13,660 They would cross over the Jordan to conquer Jericho. 120 00:05:13,660 --> 00:05:17,500 If you look at a map, you will see that Jericho is to the west, 121 00:05:17,500 --> 00:05:18,820 then it's the Jordan River, 122 00:05:18,820 --> 00:05:22,620 and then you have Acacia Grove to the east. 123 00:05:22,620 --> 00:05:24,740 And now they were in there last year 124 00:05:24,740 --> 00:05:27,180 before the conquest of the land. 125 00:05:27,180 --> 00:05:30,260 And in this story, it's a very unfortunate story 126 00:05:30,260 --> 00:05:31,900 because we find the Israelites, 127 00:05:31,900 --> 00:05:34,980 while remaining in Acacia Grove, 128 00:05:34,980 --> 00:05:38,780 were committing harlotry with the woman of Moab. 129 00:05:38,780 --> 00:05:41,220 The word of the Lord went forth as we just read, 130 00:05:41,220 --> 00:05:45,620 and Moses and his obedience instructed every one of the leaders 131 00:05:45,620 --> 00:05:47,940 to kill the men who were joined 132 00:05:47,940 --> 00:05:52,940 and hang them up under the sun, visible to everybody, 133 00:05:53,220 --> 00:05:54,900 visible to the Israelites 134 00:05:54,900 --> 00:05:57,700 who possibly were contemplating in their hearts 135 00:05:57,700 --> 00:06:00,940 or contemplating in their minds to join this feast, 136 00:06:00,940 --> 00:06:04,180 to give in to the temptation of all these feasts 137 00:06:04,180 --> 00:06:05,620 that were happening. 138 00:06:05,620 --> 00:06:10,340 And I can only think in the minds of the Israelites 139 00:06:10,340 --> 00:06:14,380 being so close to the end of their 40-year judgment, 140 00:06:14,380 --> 00:06:17,340 being so close to be able to enter in 141 00:06:17,340 --> 00:06:20,060 into the land that God has promised them, 142 00:06:20,060 --> 00:06:22,940 how powerless the Israelites who were weeping 143 00:06:22,940 --> 00:06:26,380 at the door of the tabernacle must have felt. 144 00:06:26,380 --> 00:06:30,500 One brother goes to the feast and eats of the sacrifices, 145 00:06:30,500 --> 00:06:33,940 and maybe a cousin or maybe a father 146 00:06:33,940 --> 00:06:37,580 or maybe a brother goes and falls into temptation 147 00:06:37,580 --> 00:06:41,060 and commits harlotry with the woman of Moab. 148 00:06:41,060 --> 00:06:42,580 And one begins to wonder, 149 00:06:42,580 --> 00:06:45,900 how is it possible that the children of Israel, 150 00:06:45,900 --> 00:06:48,100 hearing and seeing the miracles 151 00:06:48,100 --> 00:06:50,740 that God performed in their former life, 152 00:06:50,740 --> 00:06:53,580 hearing the story of their God judging Egypt 153 00:06:53,580 --> 00:06:56,500 with the 10 plagues and parting the Red Sea open, 154 00:06:56,500 --> 00:06:59,460 how is it possible knowing that they were one day 155 00:06:59,460 --> 00:07:01,140 going to cross over into the Jordan, 156 00:07:01,140 --> 00:07:03,980 why would they now just compromise? 157 00:07:03,980 --> 00:07:06,620 Why would they now just let their guard down? 158 00:07:07,580 --> 00:07:10,340 And it possibly, this is just a theory, 159 00:07:10,340 --> 00:07:12,380 Israel may have possibly let their guard down 160 00:07:12,380 --> 00:07:15,140 because the Moabites were family. 161 00:07:15,140 --> 00:07:18,820 They were descendants of Lot, which was Abraham's nephew. 162 00:07:18,820 --> 00:07:21,100 And I mean, we begin to let our guard down 163 00:07:21,100 --> 00:07:23,620 when we come into the face of temptation, right? 164 00:07:23,620 --> 00:07:25,740 Imagine how the Israelites must have felt. 165 00:07:25,740 --> 00:07:27,700 They're just family, right? 166 00:07:27,700 --> 00:07:29,300 We probably shouldn't be too harsh. 167 00:07:29,300 --> 00:07:31,700 We probably shouldn't be rude guests 168 00:07:31,700 --> 00:07:35,380 because they're after all, they're our just family. 169 00:07:35,380 --> 00:07:37,700 We shouldn't, we're not even in the promised land. 170 00:07:37,700 --> 00:07:38,940 And so I begin to wonder, 171 00:07:38,940 --> 00:07:40,780 why would they let their guard down? 172 00:07:40,780 --> 00:07:42,820 And so we find in the scripture, 173 00:07:42,820 --> 00:07:46,780 a man named Zimri as a leader in his tribe. 174 00:07:46,780 --> 00:07:48,380 And just like a leader in his tribe, 175 00:07:48,380 --> 00:07:50,580 he heard the commandment from Moses. 176 00:07:50,580 --> 00:07:53,860 And like Zimri, we all have a responsibility, 177 00:07:53,860 --> 00:07:57,420 whether or not to obey the word of God, church. 178 00:07:57,420 --> 00:07:59,140 We all have a responsibility. 179 00:07:59,140 --> 00:08:01,700 Whether it's the choices completely up to us. 180 00:08:01,700 --> 00:08:04,540 Every day that was we read the scriptures 181 00:08:04,540 --> 00:08:06,540 or every day that we hear the preacher preach 182 00:08:06,540 --> 00:08:11,540 the word of God, we all have a choice to obey or not to obey. 183 00:08:12,140 --> 00:08:14,460 It's not something that's going to be automatic 184 00:08:14,460 --> 00:08:16,500 like a robot or like on autopilot. 185 00:08:16,500 --> 00:08:20,300 We have a choice, a decision to make every day, 186 00:08:20,300 --> 00:08:23,060 whether to, if I'm going to obey the word of God, 187 00:08:23,060 --> 00:08:26,020 or am I not going to obey the word of God? 188 00:08:26,020 --> 00:08:27,420 Whether you're working at a job 189 00:08:27,420 --> 00:08:29,660 and you must deal with that naggy coworker. 190 00:08:29,660 --> 00:08:33,220 We have a choice whether to sink to their level or not. 191 00:08:33,220 --> 00:08:35,660 It may be a temptation, a gossip about someone 192 00:08:35,660 --> 00:08:38,380 we don't particularly like or not. 193 00:08:38,380 --> 00:08:41,420 The choice is completely up to us as believers, 194 00:08:41,420 --> 00:08:43,580 whether we will take heed to the word of God, 195 00:08:43,580 --> 00:08:45,620 which leads me to my first point, 196 00:08:45,620 --> 00:08:49,340 to take care of your obedience to God. 197 00:08:49,340 --> 00:08:51,460 To take care of your obedience to God. 198 00:08:51,460 --> 00:08:53,660 And so something unfortunate happens. 199 00:08:54,540 --> 00:08:56,780 The Bible doesn't necessarily tell us what happened 200 00:08:56,780 --> 00:08:59,580 when Zimri on his way to bring the offenders, 201 00:08:59,580 --> 00:09:02,340 but the only thing we know was that Zimri 202 00:09:02,340 --> 00:09:06,140 presented to his brethren a Midianite woman. 203 00:09:07,700 --> 00:09:09,580 Zimri fell into temptation 204 00:09:09,580 --> 00:09:12,740 and you were on your way obeying the word of God, Zimri. 205 00:09:12,740 --> 00:09:15,380 You were on your way to do what God has said 206 00:09:15,380 --> 00:09:16,940 through his servant Moses. 207 00:09:16,940 --> 00:09:17,980 So what happened? 208 00:09:17,980 --> 00:09:20,660 And so the Bible declares that he presented 209 00:09:20,660 --> 00:09:24,300 to his brethren a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses 210 00:09:24,300 --> 00:09:26,940 and in the sight of all the congregation of the children 211 00:09:26,940 --> 00:09:27,780 of Israel. 212 00:09:27,780 --> 00:09:30,860 Partial obedience church is not merely enough. 213 00:09:30,860 --> 00:09:33,620 Partial obedience is not going to cut it. 214 00:09:33,620 --> 00:09:36,940 We must obey the word of God in its totality. 215 00:09:36,940 --> 00:09:39,740 Zimri in direct violation of the word of God 216 00:09:39,740 --> 00:09:42,740 brought back a Midianite woman from the Moabites. 217 00:09:42,740 --> 00:09:45,180 Not only did he violate the direct word of God, 218 00:09:45,180 --> 00:09:47,620 but he brought her in the sight of Moses, 219 00:09:47,620 --> 00:09:50,900 where Moses could see and I can only begin to think 220 00:09:50,900 --> 00:09:52,140 what Moses must have, 221 00:09:52,140 --> 00:09:54,500 what must have run through Moses' mind 222 00:09:54,500 --> 00:09:56,860 because he's like, probably here we go again. 223 00:09:56,860 --> 00:09:59,700 I'm gonna have to now intercede for these people. 224 00:09:59,700 --> 00:10:02,460 I'm gonna have to intercede for all the, 225 00:10:02,460 --> 00:10:05,420 for this plague is coming around and it's killing the people 226 00:10:05,420 --> 00:10:06,620 and I'm gonna have to intercede 227 00:10:06,620 --> 00:10:09,020 so that God would spare the Israelites. 228 00:10:09,020 --> 00:10:10,940 And amid the plague that was going around, 229 00:10:10,940 --> 00:10:12,900 this was a very bold move. 230 00:10:13,940 --> 00:10:17,500 Zimri really had the nerves to stand before the congregation 231 00:10:17,500 --> 00:10:20,780 without shame and present this illegitimate relationship 232 00:10:20,780 --> 00:10:22,660 before the congregation. 233 00:10:22,660 --> 00:10:26,420 If we're not careful with taking care of our obedience 234 00:10:26,420 --> 00:10:28,860 of obeying the word of God in our totality, 235 00:10:28,860 --> 00:10:31,820 we too church can fall into temptation. 236 00:10:31,820 --> 00:10:34,220 We can come to this house with our sin 237 00:10:34,220 --> 00:10:36,180 and never bring it before God. 238 00:10:36,180 --> 00:10:37,580 We can be good at hiding it. 239 00:10:37,580 --> 00:10:39,980 Somebody said we can be Oscar actors, 240 00:10:39,980 --> 00:10:42,140 win Oscar awards because we're so good at acting. 241 00:10:42,140 --> 00:10:44,580 We can be so good at hiding our sins 242 00:10:44,580 --> 00:10:46,140 and what's worse, we can hide it, 243 00:10:46,140 --> 00:10:48,740 but then there's also some people that may know about it, 244 00:10:48,740 --> 00:10:51,420 but there's still be no conviction of the sin. 245 00:10:51,420 --> 00:10:52,820 And so here's a warning. 246 00:10:52,820 --> 00:10:55,100 The moment sin stops bringing shame, 247 00:10:55,100 --> 00:10:57,380 when we come into the presence of God, 248 00:10:57,380 --> 00:11:00,100 immediately that should ring the spiritual alarms 249 00:11:00,100 --> 00:11:02,940 in our spirit because it is a cause to worry. 250 00:11:04,940 --> 00:11:07,380 It can be a habit we picked up as we were walking 251 00:11:07,380 --> 00:11:10,220 and doing the will of God in our daily lives. 252 00:11:10,220 --> 00:11:13,140 Maybe we were trying to teach our kids to pray 253 00:11:13,140 --> 00:11:16,380 and read the word and we end up idolizing TV shows 254 00:11:16,380 --> 00:11:19,620 that are demonic or pervert the mind of the viewer. 255 00:11:19,620 --> 00:11:21,340 Maybe it's a commitment to the Lord, 256 00:11:21,340 --> 00:11:24,620 God, I will read more of your word this week. 257 00:11:24,620 --> 00:11:25,660 Amen. 258 00:11:25,660 --> 00:11:26,980 God, I will pray more. 259 00:11:27,940 --> 00:11:30,860 But then when we look at it, we get our screen report. 260 00:11:30,860 --> 00:11:33,620 At the end of the week, we find that we spent 10 hours 261 00:11:34,780 --> 00:11:37,540 on our screens, on our phones. 262 00:11:37,540 --> 00:11:40,820 So we pass hours and maybe it's living 263 00:11:40,820 --> 00:11:43,220 with the sin of pornography and still living with that, 264 00:11:43,220 --> 00:11:44,980 regardless of people knowing or not. 265 00:11:44,980 --> 00:11:48,580 It's all a choice or maybe it's an issue of pride. 266 00:11:48,580 --> 00:11:50,820 Maybe we want to prove a point to someone else 267 00:11:50,820 --> 00:11:53,580 that we know and we end up compromising the truth 268 00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:55,380 and partaking a sinful act. 269 00:11:55,380 --> 00:11:58,380 And so we must take care of our obedience 270 00:11:58,380 --> 00:12:02,580 to fulfill the word of God when this word goes forth, church. 271 00:12:02,580 --> 00:12:05,060 John chapter 14 verse 24 said, 272 00:12:05,060 --> 00:12:10,060 Jesus says, if you love me, keep my commandments. 273 00:12:11,820 --> 00:12:14,140 If you love me, keep my commandments. 274 00:12:14,140 --> 00:12:16,180 It doesn't say, Jesus doesn't say, 275 00:12:16,180 --> 00:12:18,540 if you love me, partially obey. 276 00:12:18,540 --> 00:12:22,100 It doesn't say, listen to me 75% of the time, 277 00:12:22,100 --> 00:12:24,220 it's keep my commandments. 278 00:12:24,220 --> 00:12:25,860 So we all have a choice. 279 00:12:25,860 --> 00:12:27,900 So Zimri presents a Midianite woman 280 00:12:27,900 --> 00:12:31,900 and goes into his tent thinking he was going to get away. 281 00:12:31,900 --> 00:12:34,260 However, when we see this man named Phineas 282 00:12:34,260 --> 00:12:36,220 enter the picture, verse seven, 283 00:12:36,220 --> 00:12:40,180 now when Phineas saw it, he rose from among the congregation 284 00:12:40,180 --> 00:12:42,380 and took a javelin in his hand. 285 00:12:42,380 --> 00:12:44,780 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent 286 00:12:44,780 --> 00:12:46,580 and thrust both of them through. 287 00:12:46,580 --> 00:12:49,940 So the plague was stopped among the children of Israel. 288 00:12:49,940 --> 00:12:53,140 And those who died in the plague were 24,000. 289 00:12:53,140 --> 00:12:56,100 Phineas was among those in the congregation 290 00:12:56,100 --> 00:12:57,900 who were weeping. 291 00:12:57,900 --> 00:12:59,820 The Israelites had one more year 292 00:12:59,820 --> 00:13:02,460 before they were able to see God's promise 293 00:13:02,460 --> 00:13:04,500 come through and enter into the land 294 00:13:04,500 --> 00:13:06,100 that God has promised them. 295 00:13:06,100 --> 00:13:09,700 The Bible declares that the congregation was weeping. 296 00:13:09,700 --> 00:13:11,780 The congregation was weeping. 297 00:13:11,780 --> 00:13:14,380 And we can only begin to imagine 298 00:13:14,380 --> 00:13:16,940 how much they had in their hearts. 299 00:13:16,940 --> 00:13:18,580 The Israelites saw the plague 300 00:13:18,580 --> 00:13:20,580 consuming the children of Israel. 301 00:13:20,580 --> 00:13:23,100 This probably in the mind of the Israelite 302 00:13:23,100 --> 00:13:25,940 brought back many memories of how God dealt with them 303 00:13:25,940 --> 00:13:27,780 in the past when they murmured. 304 00:13:27,780 --> 00:13:30,020 They probably remembered about the rebellions, 305 00:13:30,020 --> 00:13:33,420 the murmurings of the past or the judgment of God over them. 306 00:13:33,420 --> 00:13:34,620 And so they must have prayed, 307 00:13:34,620 --> 00:13:37,220 God, don't let us wander in this desert 308 00:13:37,220 --> 00:13:40,260 for the sins of the men who are committing harlots 309 00:13:40,260 --> 00:13:41,580 with the Moabites. 310 00:13:41,580 --> 00:13:44,140 God, don't judge me for the sin of my brother. 311 00:13:44,140 --> 00:13:46,420 I don't know if this has been a prayer of somebody, 312 00:13:46,420 --> 00:13:48,420 maybe somebody has been interceding, 313 00:13:48,420 --> 00:13:51,940 but this is what happened in the Israelite camp. 314 00:13:51,940 --> 00:13:54,180 And so this leads me to my next point. 315 00:13:54,180 --> 00:13:58,300 Your zeal for God prompts you to deal with your sin. 316 00:13:59,300 --> 00:14:02,060 Phineas has turned back my wrath 317 00:14:02,060 --> 00:14:03,380 from the children of Israel 318 00:14:03,380 --> 00:14:08,380 because he was zealous with my zeal among them 319 00:14:08,940 --> 00:14:11,180 so that I did not consume the children of Israel 320 00:14:11,180 --> 00:14:13,020 in my zeal. 321 00:14:13,020 --> 00:14:17,140 And it was here at the tabernacle where we found Phineas 322 00:14:17,140 --> 00:14:19,420 and it was here at this prayer meeting 323 00:14:19,420 --> 00:14:22,180 where among his brethren which were weeping 324 00:14:22,180 --> 00:14:24,820 that Phineas arises and takes action 325 00:14:24,820 --> 00:14:29,820 by grabbing the javelin and goes to kill Zimri and Chosbi. 326 00:14:30,340 --> 00:14:33,100 And immediately the plague stops. 327 00:14:33,100 --> 00:14:35,300 Immediately people stop dying, 328 00:14:35,300 --> 00:14:39,620 but not before 24,000 Israelites dying. 329 00:14:40,820 --> 00:14:43,660 We must learn from this posture of Phineas 330 00:14:43,660 --> 00:14:46,860 because church, it's in the prayer room 331 00:14:46,860 --> 00:14:48,620 and it's in the reading of the word of God 332 00:14:48,620 --> 00:14:51,380 where the zeal for God is built. 333 00:14:51,380 --> 00:14:52,900 It's where it's developed. 334 00:14:52,900 --> 00:14:54,620 There's something very important here 335 00:14:54,620 --> 00:14:58,340 that the word zeal here references that of a jealous spouse 336 00:14:58,340 --> 00:15:00,500 like the arduous jealousy of that for a spouse. 337 00:15:00,500 --> 00:15:03,980 So because Israel was joined to Baal of Puyur, 338 00:15:03,980 --> 00:15:07,340 Israel adopted Israel, put them as their God. 339 00:15:07,340 --> 00:15:10,580 And Phineas was not going to let this slide. 340 00:15:10,580 --> 00:15:13,180 Like the 24,000 dead Israelites 341 00:15:13,180 --> 00:15:15,460 when we bring these sins to our lives, 342 00:15:15,460 --> 00:15:18,980 can I tell you that things are going to begin to die? 343 00:15:18,980 --> 00:15:21,420 The reverence for God begins to die. 344 00:15:21,420 --> 00:15:23,540 Our prayer life begins to die. 345 00:15:23,540 --> 00:15:25,820 Our zeal for the Lord begins to die. 346 00:15:25,820 --> 00:15:28,660 The reading of the word and the fervency behind it 347 00:15:28,660 --> 00:15:29,620 begins to die. 348 00:15:29,620 --> 00:15:32,260 The spiritual conversations begin to die. 349 00:15:32,260 --> 00:15:34,420 Reverence for the King of Kings begins to die. 350 00:15:34,420 --> 00:15:36,300 And all these things begins to die. 351 00:15:36,300 --> 00:15:38,260 And maybe you noticed and maybe you haven't, 352 00:15:38,260 --> 00:15:41,060 but there comes a point in our life as a Christian 353 00:15:41,060 --> 00:15:45,180 where we say that enough is enough. 354 00:15:45,180 --> 00:15:47,660 I've neglected the word of God for too long. 355 00:15:47,660 --> 00:15:49,860 I've been disobedient for far too long. 356 00:15:49,860 --> 00:15:52,380 I've entertained that ungodly relationships 357 00:15:52,380 --> 00:15:54,100 or friendships for far too long. 358 00:15:54,100 --> 00:15:56,740 I've been having those ungodly conversations 359 00:15:56,740 --> 00:15:57,740 for far too long. 360 00:15:57,740 --> 00:16:00,220 I've been dealing with this depression for too long. 361 00:16:00,220 --> 00:16:02,700 I've been dealing with this addiction for too long. 362 00:16:02,700 --> 00:16:05,580 I'm done having things die around me that matter to me 363 00:16:05,580 --> 00:16:08,340 all because this sin has entered my mind 364 00:16:08,340 --> 00:16:11,220 and I haven't brought it out and I have not killed it. 365 00:16:11,220 --> 00:16:14,700 It doesn't matter if I'm the busiest person on the planet. 366 00:16:14,700 --> 00:16:17,700 I have to make time to seek the face of God. 367 00:16:17,700 --> 00:16:20,820 We must get to a point where we say enough is enough 368 00:16:20,820 --> 00:16:24,300 and we must grab the javelin and kill Shemri and Cosby 369 00:16:24,300 --> 00:16:27,940 that are dwelling in our tent church. 370 00:16:27,940 --> 00:16:32,940 The name Phineas means mouth of brass. 371 00:16:34,180 --> 00:16:35,860 Brass was a metal. 372 00:16:35,860 --> 00:16:38,780 More than that, it was a symbol of insensibility 373 00:16:38,780 --> 00:16:43,100 of sin and strength and Phineas was jealous 374 00:16:43,100 --> 00:16:45,500 for the obedience of God. 375 00:16:45,500 --> 00:16:48,740 There's power in the things that we name church. 376 00:16:48,740 --> 00:16:51,020 There's power in the things that we name. 377 00:16:51,020 --> 00:16:54,180 Phineas was jealous for the obedience of God. 378 00:16:55,180 --> 00:16:58,940 At some point you get tired and the effects of sin 379 00:16:58,940 --> 00:17:00,340 and seeing things just die around you. 380 00:17:00,340 --> 00:17:01,780 I don't know if somebody's been there 381 00:17:01,780 --> 00:17:04,580 where you start to see these things just die around you. 382 00:17:05,700 --> 00:17:08,420 And it has to get to a point where you say no more 383 00:17:08,420 --> 00:17:12,900 because this zeal can only be found in the presence of God. 384 00:17:12,900 --> 00:17:15,220 This zeal can only be birthed in the presence of God 385 00:17:15,220 --> 00:17:18,980 and when God wanted to expose the sin 386 00:17:18,980 --> 00:17:21,140 for the rest of the Israelites to see 387 00:17:22,140 --> 00:17:24,380 the offenders on the sun, we may think church, 388 00:17:24,380 --> 00:17:26,380 we may think that we are exempt. 389 00:17:27,540 --> 00:17:28,980 We may think that we are exempt 390 00:17:28,980 --> 00:17:31,660 and this doesn't apply to me. 391 00:17:31,660 --> 00:17:33,140 That this doesn't apply to me 392 00:17:33,140 --> 00:17:37,820 and I can say that I'm the most important person in the room 393 00:17:37,820 --> 00:17:40,460 but church we are not exempt. 394 00:17:40,460 --> 00:17:42,220 We're not exempt. 395 00:17:42,220 --> 00:17:46,140 This is going to require for us to do the hard things 396 00:17:46,140 --> 00:17:51,020 and I can only begin to think how Phineas must have felt 397 00:17:51,020 --> 00:17:53,100 when he thrusted that javelin 398 00:17:54,220 --> 00:17:57,500 and looking into the eyes of Zemri, 399 00:17:57,500 --> 00:18:00,100 a brother who he thought he was going to be able 400 00:18:00,100 --> 00:18:05,100 to cross over the Jordan and conquer the land of Jericho. 401 00:18:05,300 --> 00:18:07,300 I can only begin to think like, why brother, 402 00:18:07,300 --> 00:18:08,780 why did you give it? 403 00:18:08,780 --> 00:18:11,940 Why did you not heed to the word of God? 404 00:18:11,940 --> 00:18:15,980 Why did you not, why did you let your guard down Zemri? 405 00:18:15,980 --> 00:18:17,700 Why did you let your guard down? 406 00:18:17,700 --> 00:18:19,380 Why did we let our guard down church? 407 00:18:19,380 --> 00:18:22,580 Maybe it's a question that we must ask ourselves. 408 00:18:22,580 --> 00:18:24,220 Why do we let our guard down 409 00:18:24,220 --> 00:18:26,220 for the things that may seem friendly 410 00:18:26,220 --> 00:18:28,500 or the things that may seem familiar? 411 00:18:35,540 --> 00:18:38,220 Some things must die in order for us to cross over 412 00:18:39,140 --> 00:18:40,620 into the next level. 413 00:18:40,620 --> 00:18:45,620 And it's very interesting because the Midianite woman 414 00:18:45,940 --> 00:18:50,940 named Cosby, the name Cosby means my falsehood. 415 00:18:52,140 --> 00:18:53,220 It means my lie. 416 00:18:55,180 --> 00:19:00,180 In the zeal of God, we cannot let our lies 417 00:19:00,980 --> 00:19:02,580 live in the face of God. 418 00:19:04,140 --> 00:19:09,140 We have to come with full obedience and with full honesty 419 00:19:09,140 --> 00:19:12,980 before the presence of Jesus church. 420 00:19:12,980 --> 00:19:16,180 We must deal with them and get that same spirit 421 00:19:16,180 --> 00:19:17,780 that Thineos had. 422 00:19:17,780 --> 00:19:20,780 Jesus said in John chapter four, verse 24, 423 00:19:20,780 --> 00:19:24,820 for God is a spirit and those who worship him 424 00:19:24,820 --> 00:19:27,100 must worship him in spirit and in, 425 00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:31,420 worship him in spirit and in truth. 426 00:19:34,420 --> 00:19:37,100 Which leads me to my last point. 427 00:19:37,100 --> 00:19:42,100 Your zeal for God causes you to drive out your temptations. 428 00:19:44,380 --> 00:19:46,020 Your zeal for God begins, 429 00:19:46,020 --> 00:19:48,900 causes you to drive out your temptations. 430 00:19:50,780 --> 00:19:52,900 I'm gonna invite the piano player to come up 431 00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:56,900 as we're getting ready to conclude. 432 00:19:56,900 --> 00:19:58,540 Man, time flies fast. 433 00:19:58,540 --> 00:20:01,340 When Zemri was killed by Thineos, 434 00:20:01,340 --> 00:20:03,940 there's no doubt that this took a lot of courage. 435 00:20:03,940 --> 00:20:06,540 This is not something church that's easy 436 00:20:06,540 --> 00:20:08,900 to kill something within ourselves. 437 00:20:08,900 --> 00:20:10,300 It's not easy. 438 00:20:10,300 --> 00:20:11,540 It takes a lot of humbling. 439 00:20:12,780 --> 00:20:15,820 Thineos and his zeal, the Bible declares, 440 00:20:15,820 --> 00:20:19,860 behold, I will give to him my covenant of peace 441 00:20:19,860 --> 00:20:22,980 and it shall be to him and his descendants after him 442 00:20:22,980 --> 00:20:25,860 a covenant of an everlasting priesthood 443 00:20:25,860 --> 00:20:28,460 because he was zealous for his God 444 00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:31,500 and made atonement for the children of his people. 445 00:20:31,500 --> 00:20:34,220 He was zealous for his God and made atonement 446 00:20:34,220 --> 00:20:35,940 for the children of Israel. 447 00:20:35,940 --> 00:20:37,340 I'm gonna tell you something, church. 448 00:20:37,340 --> 00:20:39,580 Thineos was never guaranteed this 449 00:20:39,580 --> 00:20:42,340 prior to killing Zemri and Cosby. 450 00:20:43,500 --> 00:20:45,340 He was never guaranteed it. 451 00:20:45,340 --> 00:20:48,180 He was never told that he would receive a covenant 452 00:20:48,180 --> 00:20:49,460 of everlasting priesthood. 453 00:20:49,460 --> 00:20:52,580 He was never told that God was going to bless him. 454 00:20:52,580 --> 00:20:54,500 He never received that word. 455 00:20:54,500 --> 00:20:57,980 What Thineos did was purely out of his zeal 456 00:20:57,980 --> 00:20:59,980 and for the love of God. 457 00:20:59,980 --> 00:21:01,740 These things that you're dealing with, 458 00:21:01,740 --> 00:21:05,300 they're going to be the most private battles. 459 00:21:05,300 --> 00:21:07,660 They're not going to be something that we could, 460 00:21:07,660 --> 00:21:10,260 that's going to be public and for all of us to see, 461 00:21:10,260 --> 00:21:12,780 to deal with, to kill Zemri and Cosby 462 00:21:12,780 --> 00:21:15,980 because when Thineos did it, he did it in their tent. 463 00:21:15,980 --> 00:21:18,060 So some of these things are going to be 464 00:21:18,060 --> 00:21:20,460 the most private battles that we have. 465 00:21:26,620 --> 00:21:29,180 Killing Zemri and Cosby is not going to be easy. 466 00:21:29,180 --> 00:21:30,780 It's going to cost us something 467 00:21:32,700 --> 00:21:35,140 and it's our love for God, church. 468 00:21:35,140 --> 00:21:37,460 It's our love for the things of God. 469 00:21:40,820 --> 00:21:43,020 It's our love for his word, church, 470 00:21:44,860 --> 00:21:48,180 that's going to prompt us to say this will die. 471 00:21:49,620 --> 00:21:51,260 This will die. 472 00:21:51,260 --> 00:21:53,300 I'm not going to let this live. 473 00:21:54,220 --> 00:21:56,580 This bad habit must die. 474 00:21:56,580 --> 00:21:58,780 My quick timberness must die. 475 00:21:58,780 --> 00:22:00,620 My bitterness must die. 476 00:22:00,620 --> 00:22:02,460 My love for money must die. 477 00:22:02,460 --> 00:22:04,260 My slothfulness must die. 478 00:22:04,260 --> 00:22:06,140 These things must die. 479 00:22:07,580 --> 00:22:09,220 Clap your hands, church. 480 00:22:19,220 --> 00:22:21,300 The Lord spoke to Moses saying, 481 00:22:23,060 --> 00:22:26,900 harass the Midianites and attack them. 482 00:22:26,900 --> 00:22:29,980 Listen, for they harassed you with their schemes 483 00:22:30,820 --> 00:22:33,980 by which they seduced you in the matter of Pior 484 00:22:33,980 --> 00:22:35,500 and in the matter of Cosby. 485 00:22:36,900 --> 00:22:38,540 Harass the Midianites. 486 00:22:38,540 --> 00:22:39,940 What? 487 00:22:39,940 --> 00:22:44,140 Why would God instruct us to do something like that? 488 00:22:44,140 --> 00:22:44,980 Right? 489 00:22:44,980 --> 00:22:47,740 Isn't our God, isn't our God love? 490 00:22:48,660 --> 00:22:49,780 I'm going to tell you something, church, 491 00:22:49,780 --> 00:22:51,300 that our God is a jealous God 492 00:22:51,300 --> 00:22:53,980 and our God is an all-consuming fire. 493 00:22:53,980 --> 00:22:56,380 And just as he is jealous for his sin, 494 00:22:56,380 --> 00:22:57,860 jealous for his people, 495 00:22:57,860 --> 00:23:00,060 God is jealous for his church. 496 00:23:01,380 --> 00:23:04,380 So when God tells Moses to harass the Midianites, 497 00:23:04,380 --> 00:23:06,020 it's because they caused them, listen, 498 00:23:06,020 --> 00:23:08,060 it's because they caused them to fall 499 00:23:08,060 --> 00:23:11,340 and to sin against the king of kings 500 00:23:11,340 --> 00:23:14,020 in the matter of Baal of Pior. 501 00:23:14,020 --> 00:23:16,540 It is never the intention of God for us 502 00:23:16,540 --> 00:23:20,860 to let the things that cause us to stumble to live. 503 00:23:20,860 --> 00:23:23,780 It is not the intention of God for us to, 504 00:23:23,780 --> 00:23:27,580 for the things that causes us to stumble into temptation 505 00:23:27,580 --> 00:23:31,180 or to fall into temptation for those things to live 506 00:23:31,180 --> 00:23:32,420 in our lives. 507 00:23:32,420 --> 00:23:35,780 They have no business being there in our lives, church. 508 00:23:35,780 --> 00:23:38,300 My brother and my sister, we are called, 509 00:23:38,300 --> 00:23:41,140 but it is the plan of God for us to drive out those things 510 00:23:41,140 --> 00:23:43,740 that causes us to fall into temptation. 511 00:23:43,740 --> 00:23:46,380 We have labored far too long, 512 00:23:46,380 --> 00:23:48,980 especially if we have been a Christian faith 513 00:23:48,980 --> 00:23:49,820 and the Christian faith, 514 00:23:49,820 --> 00:23:51,540 we've been a Christian for most of our lives. 515 00:23:51,540 --> 00:23:54,660 We have labored far too long and made it this far 516 00:23:54,660 --> 00:23:57,780 into this life, into this timetable 517 00:23:57,780 --> 00:24:01,220 for allow these sins to be in the camp. 518 00:24:01,220 --> 00:24:02,940 And we are called to bring out 519 00:24:02,940 --> 00:24:05,420 and drive out those Midianites in our lives 520 00:24:05,420 --> 00:24:06,860 that causes us to stumble. 521 00:24:06,860 --> 00:24:09,780 We're called to drive out and to harass the Midianites 522 00:24:09,780 --> 00:24:12,460 that causes us to severe the relationships 523 00:24:12,460 --> 00:24:13,860 that we have with God. 524 00:24:13,860 --> 00:24:15,980 I don't know if somebody believes that with me. 525 00:24:15,980 --> 00:24:18,140 There's some things that we're gonna have to kill. 526 00:24:18,140 --> 00:24:20,300 There's some things that we're gonna have to let go of. 527 00:24:20,300 --> 00:24:22,380 Yes, it's gonna hurt, but we must kill him 528 00:24:22,380 --> 00:24:27,220 because God instructed Moses to harass the Midianites. 529 00:24:27,220 --> 00:24:28,980 That's the attitude that God had. 530 00:24:29,900 --> 00:24:31,980 These things can't be, Moses. 531 00:24:33,020 --> 00:24:35,620 These things can't, these people can't dwell here. 532 00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:38,500 These people that were offending, 533 00:24:38,500 --> 00:24:41,820 that were committing harlotry with the woman of Moab, 534 00:24:41,820 --> 00:24:43,060 these men can't be here. 535 00:24:43,060 --> 00:24:46,060 And so it comes a point where, you know, 536 00:24:46,060 --> 00:24:48,540 where we have to get to a point where it says, 537 00:24:48,540 --> 00:24:50,740 again, I'm done letting these things kill the things 538 00:24:50,740 --> 00:24:52,460 that should matter to me the most. 539 00:24:53,780 --> 00:24:57,260 I'm done letting sin kill my time with my family. 540 00:24:59,900 --> 00:25:01,300 Amen, church. 541 00:25:01,300 --> 00:25:04,140 I'm done letting sin rob me of my peace. 542 00:25:05,340 --> 00:25:06,620 Amen, church. 543 00:25:06,620 --> 00:25:07,460 Amen. 544 00:25:07,460 --> 00:25:08,300 Amen. 545 00:25:08,300 --> 00:25:09,140 Amen. 546 00:25:09,140 --> 00:25:09,980 Amen. 547 00:25:09,980 --> 00:25:10,820 Amen. 548 00:25:10,820 --> 00:25:11,660 Amen. 549 00:25:11,660 --> 00:25:16,660 I'm done letting sin hold me back 550 00:25:16,740 --> 00:25:19,940 from fulfilling God's purpose in my life. 551 00:25:20,900 --> 00:25:25,220 And look, it may look like deleting Instagram, if we must. 552 00:25:26,820 --> 00:25:29,500 It may look like we may have to delete Snapchat. 553 00:25:29,500 --> 00:25:30,980 It may look like we have to probably 554 00:25:30,980 --> 00:25:32,820 cut that business relationship. 555 00:25:33,780 --> 00:25:36,100 It may look like we have to say no to TV. 556 00:25:37,660 --> 00:25:38,620 It may look attractive. 557 00:25:38,620 --> 00:25:39,460 I'm gonna tell you something. 558 00:25:39,460 --> 00:25:42,380 The worship of Baal of Pur looked attractive 559 00:25:42,380 --> 00:25:43,940 to the Israelites. 560 00:25:43,940 --> 00:25:45,820 It wasn't something that looked ugly. 561 00:25:45,820 --> 00:25:48,980 It wasn't something, it was something that was mechanical. 562 00:25:48,980 --> 00:25:50,260 It was something that looked beautiful. 563 00:25:50,260 --> 00:25:51,940 The worship of Baal of Pur, 564 00:25:51,940 --> 00:25:55,700 that was something that looked appealing to the eyes. 565 00:25:56,900 --> 00:25:57,740 It looked appealing. 566 00:25:57,740 --> 00:25:59,900 And just like those things looked appealing, 567 00:25:59,900 --> 00:26:02,420 I'm gonna tell you that the kingdom of darkness, 568 00:26:02,420 --> 00:26:05,860 the kingdom of Satan is not going to present sin 569 00:26:05,860 --> 00:26:06,740 as unappealing. 570 00:26:06,740 --> 00:26:11,020 He's going to present things as appealing to the eye. 571 00:26:11,020 --> 00:26:12,940 He's going to present things that are gonna look like, 572 00:26:12,940 --> 00:26:14,620 oh man, I wanna do that. 573 00:26:14,620 --> 00:26:15,900 Has anybody been there? 574 00:26:15,900 --> 00:26:16,740 I wanna do that. 575 00:26:16,740 --> 00:26:17,560 I wanna say that. 576 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:18,460 I wanna hear that. 577 00:26:18,460 --> 00:26:19,820 I wanna watch that. 578 00:26:19,820 --> 00:26:23,340 It's not gonna look ugly. 579 00:26:23,340 --> 00:26:24,780 It's gonna look attractive. 580 00:26:28,820 --> 00:26:32,140 Harass and kill the Midianites, Moses. 581 00:26:32,140 --> 00:26:34,460 Don't let them in your house. 582 00:26:34,460 --> 00:26:36,380 Make the hard decision. 583 00:26:36,380 --> 00:26:40,100 We must grab the spirit that Phineas had and kill Zimri 584 00:26:40,100 --> 00:26:41,660 and Cosby in the tents. 585 00:26:41,660 --> 00:26:43,820 Make the hard decision. 586 00:26:43,820 --> 00:26:46,140 Break that relationship if it causes you 587 00:26:46,140 --> 00:26:48,500 to compromise your salvation. 588 00:26:48,500 --> 00:26:52,820 If it causes you to compromise your relationship with God. 589 00:26:52,820 --> 00:26:56,380 Mark chapter nine, verse 47 says this, Jesus says this, 590 00:26:56,380 --> 00:27:00,260 and if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. 591 00:27:01,660 --> 00:27:04,060 For it is better for you to enter 592 00:27:04,060 --> 00:27:07,540 into the kingdom of God with one eye 593 00:27:10,620 --> 00:27:15,100 rather than having two eyes and be cast into hell fire. 594 00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:17,940 Man, don't you just love that the scriptures 595 00:27:17,940 --> 00:27:19,060 just make it plain? 596 00:27:20,380 --> 00:27:21,820 It's going to cost something. 597 00:27:22,780 --> 00:27:24,740 It's going to cost something, church. 598 00:27:27,020 --> 00:27:30,380 It is better to enter into the kingdom of heaven 599 00:27:30,380 --> 00:27:33,060 maned with one arm missing 600 00:27:33,060 --> 00:27:36,380 than to have both arms and to be cast into hell fire. 601 00:27:37,980 --> 00:27:39,620 I'm going to invite you to stand 602 00:27:39,620 --> 00:27:43,140 as we begin to conclude this message. 603 00:27:49,740 --> 00:27:53,860 Just like Phineas who did not know what was gonna happen, 604 00:27:53,860 --> 00:27:57,020 how many of you want the blessing of God over your life? 605 00:27:57,940 --> 00:28:01,460 How many of you want the approval? 606 00:28:01,460 --> 00:28:05,780 Imagine to be told that this man named Phineas had my zeal 607 00:28:07,260 --> 00:28:09,980 to be able to kill Zimri and Cosby 608 00:28:11,860 --> 00:28:16,180 because he made an atonement for the children of Israel. 609 00:28:16,180 --> 00:28:20,580 And that day 24,000 people died and more could have died. 610 00:28:20,580 --> 00:28:23,580 Too many things, church, has already died. 611 00:28:23,580 --> 00:28:27,180 Too many things have already died probably in the past. 612 00:28:27,180 --> 00:28:30,700 We gotta expose the lie, we gotta expose Cosby. 613 00:28:30,700 --> 00:28:33,500 Don't live with the hidden or a blatant sin. 614 00:28:33,500 --> 00:28:37,100 We are called to be holy because God is holy 615 00:28:37,100 --> 00:28:39,860 and nobody is exempt from this call. 616 00:28:39,860 --> 00:28:41,900 Nobody is exempt from this call. 617 00:28:41,900 --> 00:28:46,220 Listen, you may be at your point of receiving your miracle. 618 00:28:46,220 --> 00:28:48,980 You may be at the point of receiving your breakthrough 619 00:28:48,980 --> 00:28:51,340 just like the Israelites had one more year 620 00:28:51,340 --> 00:28:53,900 to cross over into Jericho. 621 00:28:53,900 --> 00:28:57,260 You may be at the point of crossing over your Jordan River 622 00:28:57,260 --> 00:29:00,780 to conquer the land, but there's sin lingering around. 623 00:29:00,780 --> 00:29:04,180 This is the sin that introduced itself into your heart. 624 00:29:04,180 --> 00:29:05,940 It's called Zimri and Cosby 625 00:29:05,940 --> 00:29:08,620 and it takes the Phineas to kill him. 626 00:29:08,620 --> 00:29:11,220 It takes the Phineas to drive him out. 627 00:29:11,220 --> 00:29:13,940 God will deal with those who cause you to stumble. 628 00:29:13,940 --> 00:29:16,420 You wanna know what happened to Phineas? 629 00:29:16,420 --> 00:29:18,500 In six chapters later in the book of Numbers, 630 00:29:18,500 --> 00:29:21,340 we find that Moses sends Phineas with the army 631 00:29:21,340 --> 00:29:23,860 to smite the Midianites for what they did. 632 00:29:23,860 --> 00:29:26,340 And we also find that Balaam, that prophet 633 00:29:26,340 --> 00:29:28,340 that was hired to curse Israel, 634 00:29:28,340 --> 00:29:31,780 that he couldn't curse Israel, he had to bless Israel. 635 00:29:31,780 --> 00:29:34,020 But we find out six chapters later 636 00:29:34,020 --> 00:29:39,020 that he counseled Balaam, he counseled Balak, excuse me. 637 00:29:39,300 --> 00:29:43,100 He counseled Balak to seduce the Israelites, 638 00:29:44,780 --> 00:29:48,780 to seduce the Israelites into the worship of Baal of Peor. 639 00:29:50,020 --> 00:29:52,420 And so we gotta be careful because the saying, 640 00:29:52,420 --> 00:29:55,940 the kingdom of Satan is not holding back, church. 641 00:29:55,940 --> 00:29:57,660 It's not holding back, church. 642 00:29:58,540 --> 00:29:59,620 It's not holding back. 643 00:29:59,620 --> 00:30:00,860 They're not gonna hold back. 644 00:30:00,860 --> 00:30:02,940 So why should we let our guard down? 645 00:30:02,940 --> 00:30:06,820 Why should we have a passive spirit? 646 00:30:06,820 --> 00:30:09,100 Why should we have a passive spirit? 647 00:30:10,220 --> 00:30:13,180 Those things that cause you to fall into sin, 648 00:30:13,180 --> 00:30:16,060 kill those things, do what you must, 649 00:30:16,060 --> 00:30:19,300 do what you have to, take the extreme measures 650 00:30:19,300 --> 00:30:22,620 to kill those things that are causing you 651 00:30:22,620 --> 00:30:49,620 to cut your relationship with God.