Our Need for a New Heart - Part 2 — Joshua Daniel

The Desire for Absolute Power

Worst degree and what for? What is the end would you wish to attain? Well if we got rid of all these fellows who don't think or believe as I do Then I can reign supreme. So you want to be alone? Is that your goal and You want to crown yourself a king?

Nathan Confronts the King

Over a mass of dead bodies. Now, what are people after these days? Here comes a prophet. By the name of Nathan. He has the courage to say yes. You are the man. Not withstanding the fact that he was addressing the king.

You're the man. My dear friends if we carefully look at our lives You will find as I often find That I Am not doing the good which I ought to do, you know, there isn't the confession Which people pray every Sunday in several parts of the world.

We have done what we ought not to have done and we have not done What we should have done. Well, that is a very general kind of confession. But you know, you can't bundle up things in that fair fashion.

Confession Requires Naming Specific Sins

What is it that you have done which ought not to have been done? Well, I fudged the accounts. I Grabbed my employers money. Well, what do you do? You first go to the Lord and say Lord this thing is bothering my heart.

It's right there in my conscience. I have stolen in that supermarket and I will go return it. I have broken the heart of my wife by my evil conduct. I Will ask a pardon. I have lied to my children Appalling lying to a child.

Forgiveness and the New Creation

I Will ask my child's pardon and tell the child the Lord Jesus Christ has forgiven me and Given me a new heart. Now my dear friends. Now let us not think Anymore that religion is a thin coat of paint to cover up all the cracks or all the blots and stains.

No, not at all. That may be the usual way religion works. But let me tell you that's not the way God works. God makes you a new creation. You become a person who be who is able to impart blessing to others.

You know, wherever you go you carry the Lord Jesus Christ with you. Thou art the man now what was the sequel. The sequel was very sad. It was a sad History that followed. Three of his children died and one of his daughters was deflowered by her brother.

The Consequences of Unchecked Sin

Now, you know, there are some people today and many people in that for that matter. Who have gone into? Incestuous Behavior and Lifestyle, you know this kind of Perverted minds Corrupted lives when the daughters are Attacked by their own dad cannot believe this.

But this is happening To many unfortunate girls thou art the man, you know. There are many people who are being Just to earn a little more money. They go and hire themselves out as maids housemaids and The man of the house takes advantage of these poor women.

Exploitation and the Corruption of Culture

It's tragic. I've seen this in the Middle East. And this is well known in other parts of the world. Why? Is there a beast in you which if unleashed and often it is will Destroy other lives. Well, my dear friends what has happened to all our wanted education and all our culture and enlightenment.

Evil Proceeds from the Human Heart

You know, we are reforming ourselves. Refining ourselves. We are doing yoga. We are doing this that and the other To improve ourselves, but the house maids are not safe. Oh My beloved people what did the Lord Jesus Christ say out of the heart proceeds?

Evil thoughts adulteries fornications murder. Yes, we see a lot of native grown terrorists. Getting ready To be a wave of suicide bombers today and some of them are people born in the land. Educated in the land.

Maybe bought their guns in the land. Or maybe went to Afghanistan and got some specialized training in Pakistan. Whatever it is Whatever training you have had To sharpen your instinct to murder it is native to the heart of man.

It's there already. You have just honed it. That's all.