WHAT DO I STILL LACK-WHAT'S MISSING?

Team:

Have you ever felt Invincible? Have you ever felt like you couldn't lose?

"PROSPEROUS TIMES PRODUCE PASSIVITY"

Sometimes in life we have moments when we fool ourselves and think we are better than we actually are. We get complacent and suddenly the bottom falls out. We get hit with a ton of bricks.

WHAT JUST HAPPENNED?

Maybe it's not something outwardly but it's something in our inner soul that makes us feel this way.

WHAT DO I STILL LACK-WHAT'S MISSING?

"Everything was going so well. I had no problems. Now I'm in the Storm of Life ready to go under."


"Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me." King David Psalm 42:7

Even the Greatest King of all time had Storms in his life. David was a Sheppard Boy a Musician a Warrior and a King. He had everything but something was missing in his Inner Soul. He felt Overwhelmed!

In Matthew 19 we see a Rich Young Ruler. This guy thought he had it made. He had anything and everything he could ever want.

WHAT DO I STILL LACK-WHAT'S MISSING?

He had everything here on earth but deep down inside he knew there was more. He had an Emptiness and a Void in his life that money,riches and drugs couldn't fix.

WHAT DO I STILL LACK-WHAT'S MISSING?

The young man said to Him, "All these things I have kept from my youth.[j] What do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. Matt 19:20-22

WHAT DO I STILL LACK-WHAT'S MISSING?

Here was a guy who lacked nothing here on earth but knew he was still missing something. He had a hole in his heart. He went away sad.

Jesus didn't say, "if you want to be Average. If you want to just get by. If you just want to go day by day."

Jesus went for the Prize. He said, "if you want to be Perfect."

In other words, "since you want to be Perfect."

We all want Perfection! We all want to go through life unscathed. But Jesus knew it was impossible.

In fact later Jesus says, "However with God All Things are Possible."

Why was the Rich Young Ruler sad?

Because his possessions owned him. He was a Slave to his Riches, Wealth, Power, Prestige, Good Looks, Fame, Fortune, Drugs ect.. He didn't want to let go of the things that Controlled him.

"He had a Grip on his POSSESSIONS but his POSSESSIONS had a Bigger Grip on him."

Friends, this is true with us as well. In some ways we are all like this Rich Young Ruler.

There are things we are Holding on to with a Tight Grip. These things are keeping us from Reaching our full Potential with God.

It may be a Relationship, Addiction, Drugs, Alcohol, Money, Power, Prestige, ect...

We think these "Things" will Satisfy us but they only Pacify us.

The Rich Young Ruler thought he did enough to get Eternal Life.

"Ya I've done all those things."

"Ya I've been baptized. I go to church every other week or so. ect... "

However, deep down inside we know there is something missing.

WHAT DO I STILL LACK?

Jesus told him to sell everything, get rid of the FALSE SECURITY and FOLLOW ME.

John the Baptist said, "He must increase and I must decrease."

When God increases in our Life we Lack Nothing.

ANSWER: Jesus said, "if any man thirst let him come to me and I will give him living water that will spring forth real life."

WHAT DO I STILL LACK-WHAT'S MISSING?
God told Moses to speak to the Rock at the waters of Meribah (Strife). Moses struck it instead of speaking to it.

Moses was Frustrated so he lashed out! He lost it! Because of this He lost the opportunity to enter the Promise Land.

I don't know about you but I have done this. I have been Frustrated! I have been at Meribah which means Strife.

God said speak to the Rock. Jesus
said, "come to me all you that are in Strife and I will give you Rest for your Soul!"

THE PROMISE LAND

"Run after God and He will Enlarge my Heart."

"Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God."
Psalms 43-5

WHAT DO I STILL LACK-WHAT'S MISSING?

"Stay Thirsty For God My Friend!"

Just Go!

Leave Nothing Behind!

Rick

Jan 29 Readings - EXODUS 8:1-9:35 |
MATTHEW 19:13-30 | PSALM 24:1-10 | PROVERBS 6:1-5

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