God Rewards Those Who Are Unworthy - Ajay Chakravarthy - November 11, 2018
http://rlcf.church River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The central message is that God calls out to those who are unworthy, contrasting them with those who try to satisfy themselves with worldly or religious achievements. Drawing from Isaiah 55 and John 4, the speaker argues that those who have nothing to offer are the ones who can receive God's free, satisfying 'living water.' True satisfaction comes only from acknowledging our unworthiness and coming to Christ, rather than relying on our own 'broken cisterns.'
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Set your mind on things aboveBelievers are encouraged to view life from heaven's perspective by keeping their minds on things above as written in Colossians.Colossians 3:1
Who is God calling in Isaiah 55?The speaker examines the context of Isaiah 55 to see who God is inviting to come and drink without money or cost.Isaiah 55:6
Those who have nothing can comeGod calls out to the thirsty who have no money, contrasting those who come empty-handed with those who try to buy satisfaction with their own wages.Isaiah 55:1–2
Jesus and the woman of SamariaJesus tells the Samaritan woman at the well that anyone who drinks ordinary water will thirst again, but He offers living water.John 4:10
Forsaking the fountain for broken cisternsJeremiah points out that God's people committed two evils by forsaking the fountain of living water and hewing out broken cisterns that hold no water.Jeremiah 2:13
Throwing away our tin cansTo receive God's living water, we must forsake our own broken tin cans, worldly experiences, and religious efforts that fail to satisfy.
Lord, I am not worthyThe Roman Centurion recognized his unworthiness, demonstrating the exact attitude of the people Jesus came to call.Matthew 8:8
Jesus reaches out to the despisedJesus went to the Samaritans and outcasts whom others used as derogatory terms, calling those whom nobody else called.John 8:48
The parable of the great banquetThose who were first invited made excuses because of their land, oxen, or wives, so the master told his servants to bring in the poor, crippled, blind, and lame.Luke 14:16
God's thoughts are higher than our thoughtsIn the context of Isaiah 55, God calls the wicked and unrighteous to forsake their ways so they can receive His higher ways and thoughts.
The kingdom of God is righteousness and peaceThe kingdom of God consists of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit, which flows like rivers of living water when we come to Him.Romans 14:17
Forsake your tin cans and be filledThe speaker concludes with a call to leave behind all self-reliance and tin cans, turning completely to God to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
