Haggai 2:20-23 the might of the Messiah

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We're gonna be in Haggai chapter 2 today and Today is gonna be the last text that we have

in Haggai for for our messages ago I'm sure we'll read out of it in weeks to come as we

look at things and consider things and whatnot.

But this is going to be the last message from the book of Haggai that we have today.

So it's Haggai chapter 2 verses 20 Through 23.

So before we read that text before we consider what it says, let's go ahead and just pray right now Lord

God Be glorified Lord, let us know you

Lord.

I pray for everyone in this church today Lord.

In the ways that we hurt in the ways that we walk in the ways that we have difficulties and hardships Lord I

pray that your providence might be clear and that we can have faith in a God that is Sovereign and has a plan and a

purpose in all things Lord and God.

I pray that your light would shine in this darkness That's before us Lord that we would we would lean

evermore upon that that true light you Jesus Christ Lord, I pray that we

can have a An Unconditional love for our neighbors Lord

in our community that's around us that we're so blessed to be a part of Lord.

I just pray That we just know more about your goodness today Lord.

I just pray that this text today would refine us reform us bring us to a

better and deeper knowledge of who you are Lord and That's we would glorify you in the

hearing and the preaching and the teaching of your word today we say this in your name Jesus Christ.

Amen.

I Have absolutely loved going through the book Haggai with everyone today.

And so it's a little bit of bittersweetness to read the final message for today as we look at this.

But Haggai chapter 2 verse 20 through 23 says

this.

Then the word of Yahweh the Lord Came a second time to Haggai on

the 24th day of the month saying speak to Zerubbabel

governor of Judah saying I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.

I Will overthrow the kings the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the

strength of the kingdoms of the nations.

And I will overthrow the chariots and their riders and their horses and their riders will go down

everyone by the sword of another on that day declares

Yahweh of hosts.

I Will take you Zerubbabel son of Shatil

my servant Declares Yahweh and I will make you like a signet

ring.

For I have chosen you declares Yahweh of hosts.

Let's pray specifically over this text Lord God, I do pray that we would

Correctly and appropriately understand what you have here before us today Lord in these four verses.

Lord I pray that we would Take these things that we would apply them and understand them in a way that would

glorify you.

And that it would encourage us to know and to seek your face and to tell the world about

This great God who is shaken both heaven and earth.

Lord God, I pray that we would be that much more understanding of what your kingdom is

today and That we would look to the might of our Messiah Jesus Christ

as the one that has established this kingdom the one that has Built an

unshakable house that we are a part of Lord and God.

I just say these things in your name Jesus the Christ.

Amen.

Let's talk a little bit about context here.

Just as a reminder as last week we had brother Habs Addison teach us through Ephesians chapter 1 and verse chapter

2 as a as kind of a Overlook of what takes place in that text and then the week prior to that we had

Christmas and so it's been a little while.

Since we've been in this text here before us Haggai chapter 1 chapter 2

takes place in the years of 520 ish BC.

We see in here that there's four prophecies or four letters that has been given to Haggai the prophet unto

Zerubbabel unto these different individuals into the the remnant of Israel as we would

see in chapter 2 and All these things are meant to encourage it's meant to

push.

It's meant to be applied to the people in that day.

To whom they do apply and they do listen to these words and they build the temple the second temple in

516 BC after 20 years of no building or just laying a foundation and not finishing what they

had started had taken place.

This word does what it was meant to do it encourages those people it lights up fire underneath their their bottoms.

They get up and they build they do what God commanded them to do.

And so we should see that that God in this this text and all the book of Haggai has a

glorious redemptive plan.

For his people he has a glorious redemptive plan for his people.

He has set this up in such a way that there is a new number of

shadows prefigures types prophecies about what he was going to do

in 500 years from then and 2 ,000 years ago for us and we're gonna discuss a little

bit about this.

But let me read verse 9 of chapter 2 is I think that this whole book Especially what comes after verse 9

needs to be centered upon this reality.

Haggai chapter 2 verse 9 the latter glory of this house.

So so imagine that you are again you are in that day.

The foundation has been laid you've had a hardship and heartbreak and you haven't been satisfied by the

works of your hands.

You are seeking these things and you see the foundation and the foundation is already smaller than what the first

temple was.

You're discouraged you're having a hardship of trying to understand what's before you what's coming after and

does God really have a redemptive plan for you still and They see the small foundation and this is what

God says to them the latter glory of this house Will be greater

than the former says Yahweh of hosts and in this place.

I Will give peace declares Yahweh of hosts.

This is the very temple the the one that is being discussed here in the entirety book of Haggai is the very

temple that Jesus Himself would go in and cleanse.

It's the very temple that he would point to and say I am the true vine.

It's the very temple of the people the Pharisees that crucified Christ.

Those high priests would go into this temple that we're reading about right now.

And so when we read this we need to consider what is being spoken about in this whole book.

What what was the temples for what were the priests for what were the people for?

They were all pointing us and bringing us about to the Messiah.

They were bringing us to the better temple to the better Messiah to the better covenant to the better, right?

That's what we've been seeing in this whole book of Hebrews for our Bible studies is that we have the better Jesus Christ.

And in fact in Hebrews chapter 8 through chapter 10, I encourage you to go read this later.

It says over and over and over again that the things of this earth this temple that standing then back

then 2 ,000 years ago that was a mere copy of the the heavenly.

It was a mere copy of the reality that we have in Christ Jesus that Christ when he ascended He

actually entered into what the reality and the substance was for those shadows the

copies.

And so when we read in here the latter glory of this house will be greater than the former says Yahweh of hosts and in This place

I will give peace declares Yahweh.

Do we ever get peace by entering any building made with human hands?

No.

Do we get atonement for our sins through the suffering of sacrifices other than Jesus Christ animals?

No, that only comes about in Jesus.

And so this whole text is saying look Jesus is coming the Messiah is coming the might of our Savior is going to be

present With us soon Israel.

Don't give up keep on going build this shadow build these copies because Jesus is right around the

corner For you, and so when we look here in Haggai chapter 2 verse

20 through 23 This is the immediate context that is going on in here and it's speaking about a day

that is somewhat near for these people.

So in verse 20 It says that the word of Yahweh Came a second time to Haggai

on the 24th day of the month saying so this is the fourth message that Haggai is delivering to these

individuals.

This is the second message that he's received this day.

If you look at the prior context the prior prophecy that he had received it's the same day.

So this is the second one that he's receiving this day that he's giving to these people.

Again this is going to be the final Final message from Haggai, and I

hope as it did back then it served as an encouragement for those people.

I hope that it serves for an encouragement for us today.

I really do that's the whole point that I wanted to go through the book of Haggai with us as a church.

Was that there's some sweet things about the reality of what Christ has done for us in here.

So let us heed what this fourth message has for us verse 21.

What I plan on doing today before I read this is I plan on reading this giving a little bit of narrative and context for Us what's going

on?

And then I want to go to the New Testament and see the ways that this applies directly to us.

So just know that that's what the plan is for day.

So God says in this speak to Zerubbabel.

Who is this Zerubbabel?

Who is Zerubbabel?

That's a constant theme that takes place all through the book of Haggai is this individual named Zerubbabel the son of Shattail.

Well this son of Zerubbabel we will talk about a little bit more in depth here most likely in verse 23.

But just know that the son of Zerub Zerubbabel or the speak to Zerubbabel.

Zerubbabel himself.

What what line is he from in the twelve tribes of Israel?

Judah.

Judah.

Where is the Messiah prophesied about coming through which tribe?

Judah.

We would see in the book of Revelation that the lamb that was slain comes as the lion of

Judah and stands before the father on the throne that he's this lamb standing as if slain the lion

of Judah.

So we see Zerubbabel is the governor of Judah.

He's from the tribe and lineage of Judah.

Okay.

This will be important for us to understand here in a moment.

And he says in here speak saying or saying I am going to shake the

heavens and the earth.

Now this is the second time this phrase has been used for us in the book of Haggai and as we looked at last time.

How does the New Testament so whenever we apply?

Text whenever we try to understand what the Bible is saying to us.

We need to look and see how other authors other writers of the Bible how they applied this text.

And we actually have a quotation of this verse for us in the book of Hebrews.

We'll go there later.

But just know this that the book of Hebrews applies this to today as well as 2 ,000 years ago that at the

cross Christ did something that was remarkable for the people.

He did something that was remarkable now think about this now.

Why would God say this to the people of Israel to 2 ,500 years ago?

You see this this foundation before you you see that you've gone to the vat the wine

vat and you've drawn 50 troughs.

But you've only received 20 you're unsatisfied.

There's there's heartbreak and disappointment everywhere around you.

You're not satisfied by the work of your hands.

You're not bringing home the wheat from that you were thinking that you were going to receive and this temple that still lays in

ruin.

Is there before you you are are are shaking your your neighbors the surrounding nations?

You have more enemies than you have neighbors as this nation of Israel goes.

This is hard times for the nation of Israel.

You just got released from captivity of Babylon and you don't know what's coming next.

You might even be thinking in your head.

Well, God promised this to us many many years ago.

Does he still remember his promise?

Does he remember what he told us that was going to come about it's heartbreak.

It's it's difficulty that they see before them.

And so think about this again.

We talked about this the last time we talked about I'm going to shake the heavens and the earth if I said to you that I was

going to lock horns with an individual.

What do you guys think?

I'm meaning about I'm gonna get into a fight.

Maybe an argument of some kind.

It's gonna be Spectacular.

It's gonna be amazing.

What's taking place, right?

And so this disappointed heartbroken stricken nation that sees enemies around them.

What does God tell them?

What's coming is going to shake the heavens and the earth.

It's going to be remarkable nation.

Don't don't don't look and just see what's presently before you and lose hope for the future.

What's coming is going to be great.

Don't forget what I've promised to you nation.

Like we read about in the beginning of this book and Haggai that they are to remember the cutting of the covenant.

They're to remember what God has promised to them and it's supposed to help them move forward as a nation.

So he's saying I am going to do something remarkable.

I'm going to shake the heavens and the earth themselves and In verse

22.

So again, this nation is surrounded right now.

Israel is surrounded Geographically by more enemies than they have neighbors in this day.

And so this is a this is a this is a fearful type of people.

This is a people that don't feel secure in their houses again.

They're not able to fill their bellies and their needs that they want and it says I will overthrow so God

promises to them I will overthrow thrones of kingdoms and Destroy

the strengths of the kingdoms of the nations.

I will overthrow chariots and their riders and the horses and their riders will go down.

Everyone by the sword of another.

Think about this now, so you're this nation that is fearfully of living.

It's this nation that that's having a difficulty seeing the promise of God before them.

They're worried about what their neighbors there in these other nations are going to do to them and God says to them.

Don't you worry?

What's going to actually happen is that they're gonna bring about their own downfall their own sword is going to kill them.

They're gonna be slain by this and you don't have anything to worry about Israel.

I have a plan for you.

Redemptive plan and this redemptive plan is going to be far superior than anything that you can think of

Israel.

Far better than anything that you can think of now, it doesn't take much to understand.

What were the Jewish Pharisees looking for when Christ came?

They were looking for this Conquering Messiah this one that was gonna ride in the horseback with a sword and they were

gonna be the mighty nation of the whole World, right?

That's what they were looking for looking for this this mighty Messiah.

Little did they know that this conquering Messiah that's prophesied about right here would come about

in swaddling clothes.

Little did they know that it was going to be this all -powerful all -knowing all -present and God dwelling amongst

them.

That was going to bring about this great redemptive plan of salvation through his very own

death.

Little did they know that little did they know that that's what this text is still

pointing towards.

So it says in here that these other kingdoms not not you as an as an as a nation of Israel.

You won't be destroyed, but these other nations will fall by their own hands.

They will go down their horse riders.

They will fall off of them.

Essentially.

They will be killed by the sword of another and in verse 23 says

this on that day Declares Yahweh of hosts.

This will be the last time the second to last time that we see that term Yahweh of hosts applied on

that day declares Yahweh of hosts.

I Will take you Zerubbabel

son of Chateau.

My servant declares Yahweh.

And I will make you like a signet ring for I have chosen you declares Yahweh of hosts.

What does this text mean?

Did this ever take place in the day of Zerubbabel?

It didn't so this seems kind of strange to God's promise failed.

And if it didn't take place to the to the son of Chateau Zerubbabel, did it fail?

Absolutely, not.

This is prophesying about something that is going to come about.

Listen to this again on that day Declares Yahweh of hosts.

I will take you Zerubbabel son of Chateau my servant.

My servant my servant my servant.

This is common language that is used all throughout the Old Testament.

You know who it's always prophesying about you should go and read Isaiah 53 and see you are my servant whom I have

chosen.

And it's prophesying about Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ has prophesied about by being the seed of Abraham.

Right that in Abraham in him in Abraham all the nations would be blessed.

We see this language over and over and over again that in this individual in this individual in this seed and this

promise.

The Messiah is going to come my servant whom I have chosen.

It's prophesying and pointing us to the Christ.

Now Zerubbabel who is Zerubbabel as we have mentioned before and in passing in Matthew chapter 1

We would read that Zerubbabel is the great -great -great -grandfather of whom?

Jesus Christ.

So in Zerubbabel His servant has been chosen in Zerubbabel.

The seed is going to come about that God has not forgotten his promise that he made to Abraham that in

Abraham all the nations would be blessed because Zerubbabel is an offspring of

Abraham himself.

What tribe is he from?

Judah what day is he living in.

He's living in a day where he was just recently released from captivity.

Now, let's think about this for a moment longer.

What does it mean when it says I will make you like a signet ring.

So in that day Kings Would often have Symbols

rings that they would wear that would show their power right, so I have a ring on today and what would

take place is that they would take some wax and they would imprint their Signet their

symbol of their authority in that wax and it would send letters off or they would do that.

We'd even see that in Daniel chapter 6 when when Daniel is put into the lions.

Then that Nebuchadnezzar goes with his signet ring.

And he stamps it saying that this is by my own authority.

This is my authority that's done this.

Right, we see that often in the in the Old Testament.

Well, the grandfather of Zerubbabel had some language that was said to him as well.

Let's go to Jeremiah chapter 22 here.

Jeremiah chapter 22 Verses 24 through 25.

We might just read a little bit more around it just for helping us understand this but Jeremiah

Chapter 22 verse 24 through 25.

Jeremiah chapter 22 verse 24 through 25 this just as in

context goes.

This is prior to the captivity in the Babylon.

This is prior to those things 24

through 25.

So it says in here as I live declares Yahweh declares the Lord.

Even though Kona the son of Jehoiakim King of Judah were a

signet Ring on my right hand.

So God's saying I have this signet ring on my right hand.

So this is symbolic language of authority that it's speaking that God's authority was in for this

person.

This king of Judah back in this day.

It then says it's on my right hand yet.

I would pull you off.

So God just told these people this individual you were my signet ring my authority here

I'm going to actually pull you off my right hand.

Is that a good thing?

That's just been told to him.

This is bad.

This is not good.

And in verse 25, I will give you over into the hand of those who are seeking your life.

So he takes his signet ring and he sets it over into the hand of these kingdoms.

Says you're you're over there now.

Into the hand of those whom you dread even to the hand of Nebuchadnezzar

King of Babylon and into the hand of the Chaldeans.

So the signet ring has been given to the Babylonians.

What takes place in this day they get conquered they get taken into captivity.

So now fast forward 150 years or so we now go to Haggai in chapter 2

and what is the promise now made?

To Zerubbabel the grandson of the individual that spoken of in this text.

The one that was like a signet ring on God's right hand that was taken off and removed and given to the hand of another.

He is now saying Zerubbabel this Davidic Kingdom line

this line of Judah.

I have a plan for you Zerubbabel.

I am going to make you the signet ring.

I'm going to take what was lost and I'm going to put it back on Zerubbabel and I have a

plan that's coming for you.

This is remarkable when we understand that it's his grandfather.

That was like the signet ring that was taken off.

Now.

The signet ring has been put back on.

On that day Claire's declares Yahweh of hosts.

I will take you Zerubbabel son of Shattah ill my servant declares Yahweh and I

will make you a Make my.

I will make you like a signet ring for I have chosen you

Declares Yahweh of hosts.

Now think about this for a moment.

Was it the Zerubbabel son of Shattah ill that is choosing God that's choosing him saying you are going

to make me like this God.

No, this is God's plan that's taking place in this.

We're living out his history his story and it says that I will make you.

I have chosen you Zerubbabel.

To be the signet ring for me to be this this picking back up what was lost in the day of your grandfather.

I've chosen you.

So now let's let's consider this.

There's there's been several things that have been mentioned here in this text that I really Want us to pay attention of and

glorify God through we see in here that there is a shaking of the heavens and the

earth.

We're gonna read Hebrews chapter 12 here in a little bit.

But first I want you to consider this.

Colossians chapter 1 verse 15 through 22.

Colossians chapter 1.

Colossians chapter 1 verse 15

through 22.

So this is speaking about the Christ and I wanted to back up and read a multitude of these verses to Emphasize

the fulfillment of who Christ is in this text.

Verse 15.

Who is the image of the invisible God the firstborn of all creation.

For in him?

All things were created both in the heavens and on earth both

visible and invisible.

Whether thrones or Dominions or rulers or authorities all things have been created

Through him and for him and he is before all things and in him all things are held

together.

He is the head of the body the church.

Who is the beginning the firstborn from the dead so that he himself will have come to have

first place in everything?

For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell and Through him to reconcile

all things To himself having made peace through his blood on his of

his cross through him whether things on earth or things

in heaven.

And Though you were formerly alienated and

enemies in mind and in evil deeds but now he has reconciled you in the body of his

flesh through death in order to present you before him holy and blameless and

beyond reproach.

The Jewish people 2 ,000 years ago Couldn't recognize Christ as the

fulfillment of all things.

In this text it says that he has reconciled everything in heaven and on earth.

Through what how did he make this peace as we read the latter temple of the latter?

Glory of this temple will be greater than the first.

For I will give you peace in verse 9 of Haggai chapter 2.

It says that we have peace through his blood and that he's reconciled things in heaven and on earth and that all

authority and all Power has been given to him in this text.

The shaking of the heavens and the earth Is found there in the cross.

It's found in the cross.

That is the most remarkable thing.

This is the the glory of what Christ and God has been speaking about since the beginning is that the Messiah

the promised seed is Going to be a conquering Messiah as far as he's going to crush the very head

of the serpent and That you the enemies me the enemy

Who is a part of these other kingdoms are going to be shaken and we're gonna fall and we're gonna be planted

upon the unshakable kingdom.

We're gonna read about that here in a moment.

But let know this that Christ has reconciled things in heaven and things on earth.

Ephesians chapter 2.

Let's read this next.

Ephesians chapter 2 verses 1 through 6.

Again speaking about us It says.

And you were dead in your transgressions and sin in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world according to the ruler

Of the power of the air.

Is this ruler of the power of the air still active today?

Absolutely.

Absolutely, he is.

But you who were formerly walking like this have now had something happen to you.

It says among whom we also formerly conducted ourselves in the lust of our flesh Doing the desires of

the flesh and of the mind and were by nature children of wrath even as the rest.

But God being rich in his mercy because of his great love with which he loved us.

Even when we were dead in our transgressions made us alive together with Christ by grace.

You have been saved and raising us up with him.

He seated us in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus

you Me we used to be a part of the power of the air.

We used to be a part of that kingdom Formally walked in the power of that

air.

But we've had a Conquering Messiah not one that had came with a physical sword but one that has

cut our very deep and has brought about a Redemption far greater than anything that we could have fathomed.

He shook both heavens and earth.

I Want to now read another thing so we have this conquering Messiah this conquering King that has saved you and I who were dead in

our sins.

Ephesians chapter 2 just a few verses later in verse 19 through 22.

It says this.

So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners.

But you are fellow citizens with the Saints and are of God's household having been built upon the

foundation Of the apostles and prophets Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone in whom

the whole building being joined together is Growing into a holy sanctuary in the Lord in whom you

are also being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

The latter glory of this house will be far greater Than the past.

I'm quoting from the book of Haggai right our our chief cornerstone.

He is the foundation before us.

He is that foundation and we are being built up as the church upon whom upon him.

This is remarkable.

So we understand heaven and earth.

We understand conquering King.

We understand the foundation is Christ.

Let us now read Hebrews chapter 12.

We're gonna go and read a few verses out of Hebrews now Hebrews chapter 12

verse 18 and Verse 22 through 24.

We'll just read a partial of Hebrews chapter 12 verse 18 here.

Hebrews chapter 12 verse 18

for you have not come to a mountain that can be touched.

Old Testament mountains were always signified as kingdoms.

You have not come to a mountain that you can be touched in verse

22 through 24.

But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the Living God

the heavenly Jerusalem and to myriads of angels to the festival

gathering and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven and to

God the judge of all and to the spirits of the righteous made

perfect and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant and

to the sprinkled blood.

Which speaks what's the word that we talked about in the book of Hebrews every single Bible study?

Better.

Which speaks better than the blood of Abel?

It speaks better than that very first blood that was spilt many many many years ago.

I want to now continue to read in verses 25 through 29.

I want to make note of these things.

See to it that you do not refuse him who is speaking for if those did not escape when they refused him

who warned them on Earth much less will we escape who turn away from him who warns from

heaven and his voice shook the earth.

Then this is speaking of the day of Moses when the whole mountain before

them shook.

Says his voice shook the earth then but now this is a current thing.

He has promised.

Saying yet once more I will in the shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.

Where did that just quote from?

Haggai chapter 2 now this is

expression yet once more indicates the removing of those things which can be shaken as

I've created things so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain

therefore since we are.

Therefore since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken.

Let us show gratitude by which we may offer to God an acceptable

service with reverence and offer.

Our God is an all -consuming fire.

It's a consuming fire.

Think about this when you win.

I've never done this before but you've gone gold panning or you've seen it done before you you go and you you dip

The the pan and the dirt in the water and you shake it right and why do you shake it?

What's the purpose of the shaking of that gold pan?

You're separating the dirt from the gold.

You're separating those things.

It says in here that the shaking that it's being spoken of is speaking of that which is created

so that we can see and recognize the thing which cannot be shaken the thing that

remains and What is that thing that remains it's speaking of the kingdom of

God the kingdom of heaven.

When we look here on all these verses that we have read We see in this

That Christ has reconciled things both in the heaven and on earth.

What he has done two thousand years ago is far more Remarkable than what even the Jews two

thousand years ago thought could be done.

It's far more better than anything that you can I could ever conceive and it took place there on the

cross.

That through his blood we have been have this peace.

We have entered into this better temple this better city this better mountain and

this is all because we have entered into a better covenant that has been offered by the better blood and

It has been done so by the better mediator Jesus Christ Himself

and because of this we have entered into a kingdom that cannot be shaken.

So when you go to Haggai chapter 2 and you see in here That God

is promising that in Zerubbabel the son of Shattail that he is going to bring about this this making him a

signet ring.

And you go to Matthew and you read why does Matthew even start out with genealogy?

It's teaching that Christ has a significant purposeful plan for the people of

Israel.

That it's going to be through this lineage through this road that the might of the Messiah is going to come

and he is going to conquer and he did conquer if you don't see yourself today as

The ones that were at war with God and he has defeated you.

He has conquered you and he has taken you captive in this way.

He's released you from that kingdom and he's put you underneath the feet of himself.

You don't understand what the Messiah was 2 ,000 years ago for us.

He was not just this weak Messiah that just happened to bring about the redemption of man.

No.

This is the most purposeful plan that we could ever see and it's the most wonder with wonderful plan that we

could ever think about and it's one that is So

remarkable that we must say that this is something that shook the heavens and the earth it was that

great.

It was that great.

Brothers and sisters.

Let's finish on this in knowing that we worship the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords the

mighty Messiah that has come and has conquered you and I and he's coming again.

He's coming again.

Upon which we say Lord Jesus come quickly.

Let us pray Lord God, I do.

Thank you for the opportunity and time.

It's been going through this entire book of Haggai and seeing week after week after week you promising

coming Lord and we thank you for this coming that you you have you've came and you've ransom you've broken

down and You've built us up Lord.

And Lord, I thank you so much for being a part of this.

Holy heavenly temple that we have here and Lord, I pray that as we go out into this world that

we can recognize you and all that we do and that we can Tell all those that are in under the heavens

and those that are of the earth here with us today Lord.

That you are King and that you deserve to be recognized.

You deserve to be feared.

You deserve to be professed with her with her mouth and our hearts the Lord God.

Be glorified in our final singing today and be known that much more better and that much more

Intimately in our lives.

Lord and God we say this in your name.

Amen.

Brethren.