2. SO HOWZ IT GOING? Discovering the Salvation of the Lord Through The Grace of God Isaiah 3:1-26

3. SO HOWZ IT GOING 1.When God withholds His blessings vs.1-15 a)Things begin to evaporate away b)When integrity becomes a rare thing c)When leadership cannot be found

4. SO HOWZ IT GOING 1.When God withholds His blessings vs.1-15

5. SO HOWZ IT GOING 1.When God withholds His blessings vs.1-15 a)Things begin to evaporate away

6. “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Matthew 6:24

7. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. Proverbs 23:5

8. Seek the LORD while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. Isaiah 55:6-7

9. And the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the LORD will drive you. 28 And there you will serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell. 29 But from there… Deuteronomy 4:27-29

10. you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. 30 When you are in distress, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, when you turn to the LORD your God and obey His voice Deuteronomy 4:27-30

11. SO HOWZ IT GOING 1.When God withholds His blessings vs.1-15 a)Things begin to evaporate away b)When integrity becomes a rare thing

12. But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7

13. Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” John 7:24

14. SO HOWZ IT GOING 1.When God withholds His blessings vs.1-15 a)Things begin to evaporate away b)When integrity becomes a rare thing c)When leadership cannot be found

15. 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness… 24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among… Romans 1:18, 24-27

16. themselves, 25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. :26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women… Romans 1:18, 24-27

17. exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. Romans 1:18, 24-27

18. There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler: Ecclesiastes 10:5

19. When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29:2

20. Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.” … Psalms 2:1-5

21. 4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The LORD shall hold them in derision. 5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure: Psalms 2:1-5

22. SO HOWZ IT GOING 1.When God removes the wantsvs.16-23

23. SO HOWZ IT GOING 2.When God removes the wantsvs.16-23 a)When nothing of this world is left

24. For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil. 4 But in the end she is as bitter as poison, as dangerous as a double-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. 6 For she cares nothing… Proverbs 5:3-11, 22-23

25. about the path to life. She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it. 7 So now, my sons, listen to me. Never stray from what I am about to say: 8 Stay away from her! Don’t go near the door of her house! 9 If you do, you will lose your honor and will lose to… Proverbs 5:3-11, 22-23

26. merciless people all you have achieved. 10 Strangers will consume your wealth, and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor. 11 In the end you will groan in anguish when disease consumes your body… 22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are… Proverbs 5:3-11, 22-23

27. ropes that catch and hold him. 23 He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness. Proverbs 5:3-11, 22-23

28. For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day… 1 Corinthians 3:11-15

29. will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned, … 1 Corinthians 3:11-15

30. he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. 1 Corinthians 3:11-15

31. SO HOWZ IT GOING 2.When God removes the wantsvs.16-23 a)When nothing of this world is left b)When status is reduced to ashes

32. SO HOWZ IT GOING 3.When God leaves us to ourselvesvs.24-26

33. SO HOWZ IT GOING 3.When God leaves us to ourselvesvs.24-26 a)When there is nothing to hold on to

34. Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. 9 And let us not grow weary while doing… Galatians 6:7-9

35. good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Galatians 6:7-9

36. And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell… Joshua 24:15

37. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15

38. I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; 20 that you may love the LORD your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you… Deuteronomy 30:19-20

39. may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.” Deuteronomy 30:19-20

40. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 10:9-10

41. The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. 9 Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.” Psalms 32:8-9

42. SO HOWZ IT GOING 3.When God leaves us to ourselvesvs.24-26 a)When there is nothing to hold on to b)When what we needed cannot be had

43. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. Jeremiah 29:11

44. SO HOWZ IT GOING 3.When God leaves us to ourselvesvs.24-26 a)When there is nothing to hold on to b)When what we needed cannot be had c)When we are brought to the end of us

45. “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. 1 Samuel 15:22

46. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? Mark 8:35-37

47. For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Romans 15:4