Mar Mari Emmanuel teaches that focusing on God's promises and will, rather than circumstances or feelings, positions believers to receive the beautiful blessings Jesus has prepared.
In this devotional sermon, Mar Mari Emmanuel explores how Jesus' true kingship was established through obedience to the Father's will and the cross. He encourages believers to focus on God's promises rather than their feelings or circumstances, emphasizing patience, righteousness, and trust. Through biblical examples and practical insights, the speaker challenges listeners to live with an upright heart and rejoice in the joy of the Lord despite life's trials.
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So the Lord Jesus came to be king Well Two wanted to make Jesus King one was Satan. The other one was people Satan came to the Lord Jesus He said I will give you all the kingdoms of the world and their glory if you fall down and worship me Then Jesus said to him away with you Satan for it is written You shall worship the Lord your God and him only you shall serve Be gone Satan. You're not gonna make me king and then another occasion the Lord Jesus fed thousands of people they came chasing him and They were intending to making him king over their life.
They said if he becomes our king, we're not gonna starve anymore We know we don't need to work anymore because whatever we need he'll give us looks like this guy is a miracle doer So we make him king and we will live like kings The Lord Jesus said to them you did not follow me because you believed in me but because your tummies got filled I Don't want people like that to be king over Why The Lord Jesus rejected both offers from Satan and people why because the Lord Jesus says my father is the one who made me king Not you Satan not you people. It was my father who made me king He made me king long time ago. Look at this song Psalm number 2 verses 6 to 8 look at look at King David He says yet.
I have set my king over my holy hill of Zion Yet I have set my king on my holy hill of Zion who is speaking here God the Father yet. I have set my king on my holy hill of Zion I will declare the decree the Lord has said to me. You are my son The Lord has said to me you are my son So who is the Lord God the Father said to Jesus Christ the Son of God you are my son Today I have begotten you ask of me and I will give you the nations for your inheritance and the ends Of the earth for your possession And I have set my king on My holy hill of Zion God the Father made Jesus Christ King over all long time ago God the Father promised my son you will be king over all nations the Lord Jesus was patient with the Father's promise The Father said you are my son you'll be king over all nations The Lord Jesus was patient with this promise When did the Lord Jesus become king when he was Well done when the Lord was nailed on the cross That moment he reigned That moment he reigned So God the Father said you'll be king but through the cross why Why can't I just be king with glory by the cross He did not question the Lord Jesus said Not everyone who says Lord Lord shall enter the kingdom of God, but he who does the will of my father shall enter I Came to do the will of my father the will of whom? Has sent me I came to live not for me But for my father then whatever my father has chosen for me into in my path I am Happy my heart is upright My heart is with my dad That's why I rejoice and because I put my dad's word before my own feelings.
I Am glad I'm righteous By the way, the Lord Jesus as a human being had a human being feelings So somebody said a nasty word to him. He got upset Somebody slapped him. He got hurt He cried he was hungry.
He had to sleep Like a human being So he had human feelings But he chose to put God's Word before his own feelings. That's why he was glad always righteous and Because he was righteous it led him to the second point Upright in heart his heart walked in only one way the father's way No other way not his way not anyone else's not Satan's not humans Not his own but his dad's way. That's why He rejoiced he rejoiced and Because he was patient with the father's will He gained His soul at the end The father raised him from the dead in glory the father raised him from the dead in glory those who Ridiculed him made fun of him Spattered him kicked him punched him dragged him in the streets of Jerusalem on Good Friday.
All of them trembled and fell From their thrones on Sunday resurrection. I've improved a lot I mean with the hair with the song and the announcement like it's heavy. It's been an hour.
It's incredible So can't complain anymore. The bishop talks for two hours. I don't It's been probably 50 minutes God the bishop baby my beloved One will say I'm not happy in my marriage.
I wish I had never Gotten married wishful thinking get a life Right just wake up to yourself and get a life One will say I wish I was never a bishop Too late brother You're wearing you are the man of the cloth Too late one would say I wish I could married This guy definitely lost his marbles. We always wish for things That whether should have happened or should have never happened But we never focus on Thank you Lord for everything. How about this? Thank you Lord for everything.
We need to learn When are we going to learn we need to learn and stop dwelling on the dark past of yours Stop dwelling on the wrong decisions. You've made you've made them. They're gone dust them off and walk away Go forward stop living a fantasy Stop chasing the mirage There is no water face reality and when you face reality Thank him for what you have Because you don't know what Jesus Christ is doing now in your life You will understand later So the husband you're not happy with maybe it was from the Lord Because maybe through this man the Lord was trying to teach you something that was weak in you Maybe you didn't have patience So the Lord is trying to teach you to be patient Maybe if he had an angel of a husband you would have been a lost soul away from the Lord But that difficult husband brought you close to the Lord.
Hallelujah and the same thing to you my son Thank God for the lovely wife That you have and thank God For what you have if you can't afford to buy a house, so be it What does it benefit a man if he gains the whole world and loses himself at the end So many people live in mansions, but live in misery Why those mansions are empty of the Lord? So many people drive Ferraris Lamborghinis and expensive cars but are Empty from within because let me tell you this The only one the only one the only one who can fill the within is God And I've said this before and I'll say it again Close your eyes for a moment. What do you see? endless space Incredible we are a minute piece of dust We are so tiny. It's not a joke But this tiny minute piece of dust human being when they close their eyes they see infinite space You know, I you see infinite space Because the one who created you God The Father the Son and the Holy Spirit one in nature one in essence the one who created you says I Have allowed that infinite space to be in you when you close your eyes to tell you my child that infinite space No one can fill but the infinite God, but the infinite God.
That's why when you try to Make yourself happy when you are seeking happiness when you are seeking whatever in this world Remember whatever the world offers you it is external and what is external can never fill the Internal for the external is temporal but the internal is eternal only the eternal God fills from within but externally Whatever your circumstances are saying to you They are against what God's promises but put choose to put God's promise before your own Feelings and your own circumstances when you put God's Word before your circumstances you have achieved the external Achievement now you will be glad because now you are seen in the eyes of God as righteous The one who puts God's promise before their own sincere and true feelings and when you walk in his path You'll have an upright heart When you follow Christ the only way and there is no other way, but him don't falter between Ways there's only one way that is Jesus Christ of Nazareth when you follow the Lord Wholeheartedly, you've got an upright heart you will rejoice when you rejoice the Lord Jesus says This joy of yours the world cannot take from you. They'll persecute you They'll go against you They will bring out all the nasty things about you, but from inside you are dancing brother I'm rejoicing No matter what is happening outside from within God Gave me his joy because my heart was upright in his way Amen through your patience gain your souls Be patient with the Lord don't forget as Christians on earth we are living in the kingdom of Christ and his patience So sometimes things will not go the way we want him sometimes You know The waves will come and strike us left right and center but be patient because the Lord promised I Will never leave you orphans I am with you all the days of your life and until the end of all ages. I Am with you all the days of your life.
I've said it before and I'll say it again I am with you all the days of your life. What does that mean? Think about it my beloved son and daughter. I am with you all the days of your life The question is are we with the Lord all the days of our lives? No The Lord says but I am I am with you on the day that you were with me And I am still with you on the day that you walked away and denied me.
I never denied you I Am with you when you were faithful and I am with you when you were unfaithful to me I am with you when you were in the church, and I am with you when you were in the bosom of Satan. I Never walked away Because I promised but you see when you walked away from me You remained in darkness when you looked at yourself. You are living in total darkness You said Why did God leave me? I didn't you did I? Didn't you did If you genuinely sit within yourself and Check everything from within genuinely and honestly, you'll realize it very clearly You walked away from me.
I never Never did never have never will so From now on Lord Help me and teach me To be patient in whatever is happening in my life. I Entrust you my life. I entrust you my whole being I entrust you with everything I have because at the end Lord Everything is yours Nothing is mine This body is not mine These clothes are not mine The church is not mine The cross is not mine The crown is not mine The throne is not mine.
The altar is not mine. The body and the blood are not mine Everything is the Lord's the Grand Weaver is making is making something beautiful out of you Trust him Amen
Sermon Outline
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I. The Rejection of False Kingship
- Jesus rejects Satan's offer of worldly kingdoms
- Jesus refuses to be king based on people's desires or miracles
- God the Father is the one who appointed Jesus as King
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II. Jesus' Kingship Through the Cross
- Jesus becomes king at the moment of crucifixion
- His reign is established through obedience to the Father's will
- Righteousness and patience characterize Jesus' heart
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III. The Believer's Response to God's Will
- Stop dwelling on past mistakes and focus on God's promises
- Trust God even in difficult circumstances like unhappy relationships
- Recognize that only God can fill the internal void
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IV. Living with an Upright Heart and Patience
- Put God's Word before feelings and circumstances
- Rejoice in the Lord's joy despite external persecution
- Be patient and trust God’s timing and plan
Key Quotes
“You're not gonna make me king... it was my father who made me king.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
“Whatever the world offers you it is external and what is external can never fill the internal for the external is temporal but the internal is eternal.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
“Be patient because the Lord promised I will never leave you orphans I am with you all the days of your life.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
Application Points
- Focus on God's promises rather than your current circumstances to receive His blessings.
- Practice patience and trust God's timing even when life is challenging.
- Put God's Word before your feelings to maintain an upright heart and rejoice in the Lord.
