Call for the End Times!
The sermon emphasizes the importance of giving God the glory by committing our wills to Him and trusting in His goodness, even in difficult times.
In this sermon, Basil E. Shlink emphasizes the importance of responding to God's call to give Him glory in our daily lives. He references Revelation 14:7, where a mighty angel proclaims the need to fear God and worship Him. Shlink explains that worshiping God is significant, especially in the end times when God's judgment is imminent. He encourages believers to trust God even when they don't understand Him, and to commit their wills to Him. By glorifying God in their lives, believers can have a transformed life and the authority to hold back God's judgment. Shlink also highlights the comfort and preparation for glory that comes from accepting the cross and trusting God in difficult situations. He shares an example of a family who, despite losing their child to murder, chose not to rebel or accuse God, but instead found comfort in glorifying Him.
Full Transcript
God lives and works today. In view of our day and age, it is of utmost importance that we respond to a special call from God, which we read about in the book of Revelation 14. It is the call to give God the glory.
But what does this actually mean for our daily lives? Listen to the following meditation by Basilia Schlink. It is not by chance that in the end times, before the wrath and judgment of God is poured out on mankind, a mighty angel of God proclaims, Fear God, and give Him glory. For the hour of His judgment has come.
And worship Him who made heaven and earth. Revelation 14, verse 7. Worship of God is of tremendous significance. Today is never before.
To give God the glory means to commit our wills in all earnestness to Him. When God strikes us or leads us along difficult, meaningless paths, when He allows us to experience sorrow and trouble in our families, let us say, Let Him do what seems good to Him. 1 Samuel 3. In this way, we want to give God the glory by our trust, by holding on to the fact that God is a true Father.
If we accept our cross in this manner, then in the life to come, we'll be most grateful for the difficult paths or suffering. They will have prepared us for glory for all eternity. Yes, if we glorify God in this way, in our own situation, particularly in these last times, then we will comfort Him.
In our town, a family had lost an especially dear child. He'd been murdered. When we visited the parents, we were deeply moved that there was no asking, Why? No rebellion or accusation towards God.
They received a card from Mother Basilea that had the words written on it, My father, I do not understand you, but I trust you. They placed it beside the picture of their child, and so they humbled themselves beneath the will of God. This gesture must have really reached God's heart and brought glory to Him, in view of the millions of clenched fists raised up in anger against Him.
Today, the sorrow of God is very great. The wickedness of millions of His created people, their revolts against Him, yes, their hatred and ridicule of God and their blasphemy, deeply grieve Him, just as in the time before the flood. But each one of us, if we glorify God in our lives, even when we can't understand Him, will find His life transformed.
If we give God the glory, then, like the prayers of Abraham, our prayers will have the authority to hold back God's judgment upon a world which is sinking deeper and deeper into the mire of sin and immorality. And also, we ourselves will be completely hidden in God in the coming times of hardship. So today, this call of the angel is God's call for our lives.
Fear God and give Him glory, for the hour of His judgment has come. Who is like God? Who is like God? No one like Thee, no one, no, none with Thee compared. You have been listening to a program written by Basileus Schlink of the Little Land of Canaan.
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Sermon Outline
- The Importance of Giving God the Glory
- What it means to give God the glory
- The consequences of giving God the glory
- The impact of glorifying God on our lives
- Finding God's life transformed in us
- Having authority to hold back God's judgment
Key Quotes
“Fear God, and give Him glory. For the hour of His judgment has come.” — Basilea Schlink
“Worship of God is of tremendous significance.” — Basilea Schlink
“Who is like God? Who is like God? No one like Thee, no one, no, none with Thee compared.” — Basilea Schlink
Application Points
- We should commit our wills to God in all earnestness and trust in His goodness, even when we can't understand Him.
- We should worship God in our daily lives and give Him the glory.
- We should trust in God's goodness and accept our cross, even in difficult times.