WEBVTT 00:00:01.600 --> 00:00:04.400 We'll do better about um spreading it out a little more. 00:00:04.639 --> 00:00:09.839 But anyway, um this morning we're gonna uh continuing our prayer today. 00:00:09.919 --> 00:00:11.599 We're gonna pray for those in healthcare. 00:00:11.679 --> 00:00:12.800 Um lift them up. 00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:21.519 We're coming from first from Romans chapter 13, um, in a way that I think applies to all of us. 00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:27.039 Then we're gonna juxtapose that with Isaiah chapter 10, verses 1 and 2. 00:00:27.199 --> 00:00:32.479 Romans chapter 13, it's a very interesting passage of scripture, which my father would say. 00:00:32.640 --> 00:00:40.560 Um the first part, particularly verse 1 through 7, 1 through 5, I like to say, talks about un authority. 00:00:41.600 --> 00:00:45.759 And we know that that gets interesting. 00:00:45.920 --> 00:00:55.359 Um, so unin authority, it talks about God ordained institute authority, and how um government is an arm of the Lord. 00:00:55.600 --> 00:01:04.560 Particularly um, if you look Old Testament, that is about a lot of it is about how God set up the country of Israel. 00:01:04.879 --> 00:01:10.079 And we know that with the coming of Jesus, the government shall be upon his shoulder. 00:01:10.239 --> 00:01:14.000 So we know that government has a role, has a place. 00:01:15.040 --> 00:01:24.239 So um, in the effort of balance, what do you do when the government doesn't always um do look out for those? 00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:28.879 We know one of the things, particularly Mike is seek justice, love mercy, while humbly with our God. 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:36.000 And honestly, as I think about it in the moment, I can't help but think about um Galatians chapter five. 00:01:37.599 --> 00:01:44.400 And if you roll down to the end of the chapter, it talks about the fruits of the spirit. 00:01:44.480 --> 00:01:46.239 I just alluded to a second ago. 00:01:47.359 --> 00:02:01.120 Um it says, but the Holy Spirit or the fruits of the Spirit produces out of the NLT, I apologize, produce this type of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. 00:02:01.519 --> 00:02:07.120 Last part there is no law against these things. 00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:10.159 There is no law. 00:02:10.400 --> 00:02:12.560 And think about what that means. 00:02:12.800 --> 00:02:26.960 Look at if you look at the globe, the different types of rulers and authority, democracy in America, communism in China, dictatorship, other parts of the world, uh, republic, democratic republics in some places. 00:02:27.199 --> 00:02:51.840 Um, and it said if you look at all these from the most flax of laws to the most oppressive of law, there is no law against love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, justness, self-control, particularly as described by those that proceed from the Holy Spirit. 00:02:52.240 --> 00:03:03.439 Emphasize that because we know that other belief systems have their own interpretations of love, especially and rolled down how this stuff looks. 00:03:03.840 --> 00:03:07.439 But the writer of Galatians, we know this is Paul. 00:03:08.159 --> 00:03:10.400 He had an interesting view of the world. 00:03:10.560 --> 00:03:12.000 He was raised a Jew. 00:03:12.080 --> 00:03:20.080 Not only was he raised a Jew, he was um the Pharisee of the Pharisees who had a divine encounter with Christ. 00:03:20.319 --> 00:03:26.240 Then he left that environment, then went and worked into the non-Jewish world. 00:03:26.639 --> 00:03:30.319 Hence, he wrote the book of Romans to the Church of Italy. 00:03:30.719 --> 00:03:37.120 And so he said, particularly once you talk about government, he said government has a role in society. 00:03:37.439 --> 00:03:38.960 Has a role in society. 00:03:39.199 --> 00:03:45.199 And so he was like, hey, as believers, there's things that we should do. 00:03:45.360 --> 00:03:49.039 We should pray for the peace of our nation. 00:03:49.360 --> 00:03:52.800 So pray for the goals in authority. 00:03:53.840 --> 00:04:03.439 My prayers from the world leaders down to local HOA leaders, because I don't know about you all, but the HOA could either make or break your peace at home. 00:04:04.159 --> 00:04:10.800 I know um Tony left out uh our Christmas reef on on the door a little too long. 00:04:10.960 --> 00:04:14.639 And so this is this is about um February, March. 00:04:14.879 --> 00:04:15.840 It was still up. 00:04:16.000 --> 00:04:22.399 And so the HOA, you know, about springtime, they get busy, it's time to do their job. 00:04:22.560 --> 00:04:25.439 All of a sudden we we get a little thing in the mail. 00:04:25.680 --> 00:04:26.800 Please take a read down. 00:04:27.040 --> 00:04:28.639 Tony had a fit. 00:04:29.439 --> 00:04:33.199 I'm like, that's what you pay into the HOA for, Tony. 00:04:33.279 --> 00:04:37.680 That's kind of what they do, and so it all has a place. 00:04:38.079 --> 00:04:47.040 But what happens when it's like they do things that are oppressive, make life more difficult. 00:04:47.920 --> 00:04:50.160 So God addresses that too. 00:04:50.399 --> 00:04:51.920 We're gonna go to the Old Testament. 00:04:52.160 --> 00:04:59.120 Romans chapter 13, 1 through 10, particularly 1 through 7, talks about dealing with government. 00:04:59.519 --> 00:05:08.160 Honor it, we give honor respect toward it in the sense of we pray for them and we follow God's law. 00:05:08.399 --> 00:05:11.600 Now, how does that juxtapose, particularly health care? 00:05:11.839 --> 00:05:18.480 It's like, I mean, honestly, all of our fields, particularly healthcare, because we pray over today, but think about it, what do we do? 00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:22.399 It's like, Pastor Reggie, this is making stuff more difficult. 00:05:22.560 --> 00:05:27.120 And not only that, it's oppressing people, not making things better, it's making it worse. 00:05:27.279 --> 00:05:28.639 What do we do? 00:05:29.199 --> 00:05:32.480 Well, fortunately, it's a couple of things. 00:05:32.639 --> 00:05:37.759 One, the most basic thing, please participate in the process as much as possible. 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:39.920 If you're able to, please vote. 00:05:40.160 --> 00:05:41.759 First of all, please vote. 00:05:42.079 --> 00:05:46.560 Pray, do your research, vote, first of all. 00:05:46.879 --> 00:05:59.199 Second of all, continue, do not underestimate the power of prayer, your prayers, and how God will look after the things concerning you. 00:05:59.439 --> 00:06:07.920 Not only that, this is where we need more believers in places of influence and authority. 00:06:08.720 --> 00:06:17.839 Because if I was talking to um to somebody recently, they're in a government position, one of the alphabet agencies, and it was interesting. 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:19.759 Um, they were frustrated. 00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:23.920 Oh my gosh, this is going wrong, that's going wrong, this is going wrong, that's going wrong. 00:06:24.079 --> 00:06:29.759 I'm like, okay, based on your job performance, what do they want you to do? 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:32.879 They actually want me to be a supervisor. 00:06:34.480 --> 00:06:37.439 Okay, so why not? 00:06:38.319 --> 00:06:42.240 Then they got that little scrappy on, we don't want them problems, problems. 00:06:43.279 --> 00:06:45.439 I'm like, okay, I hear what you're saying. 00:06:45.680 --> 00:06:55.040 I cognitive understand what you're saying, but at the same time, God wants to use you, he's giving you a passion of frustration or irritation about this. 00:06:55.279 --> 00:07:06.079 Yes, taking him in prayer, but also you have the position, you have the opportunity to be in a position to directly influence not all of it, but some of it. 00:07:06.879 --> 00:07:08.240 What am I saying? 00:07:08.480 --> 00:07:20.079 Leadership positions, the head, not the tail, above, not beneath, the lender, not the borrower. 00:07:21.040 --> 00:07:33.360 As you are in your professions, work diligently so that men may see a good work so that the evaluation process where we reflect what we already know. 00:07:34.079 --> 00:07:46.319 You're honorable in what you do, and so God can lift you up, exalt you, put you in the position to fix some of those things that irritated you when you were in the lower level. 00:07:46.800 --> 00:07:49.040 We need more people in these positions. 00:07:49.360 --> 00:07:54.000 And then Isaiah 10, 1 and 2. 00:07:54.800 --> 00:08:01.360 Well, sorrow awaits judges, awaits the unjust judges and those who issue unfair laws. 00:08:01.519 --> 00:08:05.199 They deprive the poor of just and deny the rights of the needy amongst my people. 00:08:05.279 --> 00:08:08.720 They prey on widows and take advantage of orphans. 00:08:09.120 --> 00:08:12.240 What will you do when I punish you? 00:08:12.399 --> 00:08:15.040 When I send disaster upon you from a distant land. 00:08:15.199 --> 00:08:17.839 So God is like, hey, vengeance shall be mine. 00:08:18.800 --> 00:08:22.560 Please know that God keeps accurate records. 00:08:22.800 --> 00:08:24.720 God keeps accurate skills. 00:08:24.879 --> 00:08:27.920 The question is, are we doing our part? 00:08:28.000 --> 00:08:30.079 Like, all right, God, you see this. 00:08:30.560 --> 00:08:31.439 You see this. 00:08:31.600 --> 00:08:33.840 So, first of all, I'm gonna do my part. 00:08:34.000 --> 00:08:43.120 I'm gonna pray for the righteous to be in power, to be in authority, and not only righteous because they're saved, but righteous because they're good. 00:08:43.279 --> 00:08:45.279 They're the right people for job. 00:08:45.679 --> 00:08:49.519 Not only that, I'm gonna be work diligent with my hand. 00:08:49.679 --> 00:08:53.120 I'm gonna pray for laws and policies and procedures that work in our favor. 00:08:53.360 --> 00:08:57.200 Pray for those at the top and those at the those that receive the care. 00:08:57.519 --> 00:09:02.639 Not only that, I'm gonna pray to God, Lord. 00:09:04.320 --> 00:09:05.440 Let's go. 00:09:06.159 --> 00:09:07.039 You see this. 00:09:07.279 --> 00:09:08.960 What do you want me to say with me to do? 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:15.039 I'm gonna make sure I manifest the fruits of the spirit, because against such things, there is no law. 00:09:15.519 --> 00:09:16.559 Fruits of the spirit. 00:09:16.960 --> 00:09:20.480 There is no law against the fruits of the spirit we may manifest in our lives. 00:09:20.879 --> 00:09:29.039 And so God is like, hey, I have my body in this earth to shake up some things, and this is what we shall do. 00:09:29.759 --> 00:09:31.200 This is what we shall do. 00:09:31.440 --> 00:09:32.000 How? 00:09:32.240 --> 00:09:34.399 First of all, it goes back to your prayer life. 00:09:35.600 --> 00:09:37.679 Prayer is a conversation with God. 00:09:38.399 --> 00:09:40.720 The world has questions, God has answers. 00:09:40.799 --> 00:09:56.559 But the question is, are the believers who stand willing to stand in the gap, the people who say we believe God, we say we believe God enough to I hope we're obeying him. 00:09:56.799 --> 00:10:03.679 So as we're obeying him, then what happens is we get to be his hands and feet and his voice into the earth. 00:10:04.240 --> 00:10:10.879 So we hear from heaven, we pray about these issues because he's concerned about it all. 00:10:12.399 --> 00:10:13.200 It all. 00:10:20.639 --> 00:10:21.039 Amen. 00:10:22.799 --> 00:10:27.200 To take some time and pray, to make it a prayer prize. 00:10:27.440 --> 00:10:28.799 This is my assignment. 00:10:28.960 --> 00:10:29.840 I am here. 00:10:30.080 --> 00:10:32.000 This ain't right, Father God. 00:10:32.080 --> 00:10:33.279 Let's go do work. 00:10:33.840 --> 00:10:41.759 And I promise you it works because prayer works when we work what we pray about. 00:10:42.559 --> 00:10:50.399 Because if this is a conversation with God, He's if we go to Him, He responds back and we obey. 00:11:03.840 --> 00:11:08.000 So what does God want to say to you about your industry? 00:11:08.559 --> 00:11:14.399 Like I said, in our breakout rules, we live another three healthcare workers from the global leaders down to the local leaders. 00:11:15.200 --> 00:11:18.000 Of course, no, we're kind of biased. 00:11:18.320 --> 00:11:21.120 We got healthcare workers in our midst here. 00:11:21.440 --> 00:11:35.679 And if you're still praying for the beginning of the school year, you got teachers that teach healthcare, the science teachers and the industry leaders who teach it, the future healthcare workers, particularly for the students. 00:11:35.840 --> 00:11:38.639 Um, those that rely on student loans, looking for student loans. 00:11:38.879 --> 00:11:44.320 We we know there were shifts in that that honestly have shaken a lot of students. 00:11:46.000 --> 00:11:46.960 Pray for that as well. 00:11:47.600 --> 00:11:47.919 All right. 00:11:48.080 --> 00:11:51.039 I kept that out on yesterday, not gonna do it this morning. 00:11:52.159 --> 00:11:53.200 Give me a second. 00:11:53.440 --> 00:11:54.639 We're gonna breakout rooms. 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:56.320 I pray I saw once we get back. 00:11:56.399 --> 00:11:57.840 I'll see y'all surely, okay?