How Would YourLife Be Different?
Job’s life was devastated by physical loss…How would you cope if you were limitedspiritually?
Job 1:13-22
How Would Your Life Be Different?
•If you could no longer read the Bible?
Matthew 5:6; 2 Peter 3:18
Matthew 5:6
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst forrighteousness, For they shall be filled.”
2 Peter 3:18
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of ourLord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be theglory both now and forever. Amen.”
How Would Your Life Be Different?
•If you could no longer read the Bible?
Matthew 5:6; 2 Peter 3:18
•If you could no longer sing in worship?
Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16
Ephesians 5:19
“Speaking to one another in psalms andhymns and spiritual songs, singing andmaking melody in your heart to the Lord”
Colossians 3:16
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly inall wisdom, teaching and admonishing oneanother in psalms and hymns and spiritualsongs, singing with grace in your hearts to theLord.”
How Would Your Life Be Different?
•If you could no longer read the Bible?
Matthew 5:6; 2 Peter 3:18
•If you could no longer sing in worship?
Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16
•If you could no longer pray?
Philippians 4:6-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Philippians 4:6-7
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything byprayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, letyour requests be made known to God; 7 andthe peace of God, which surpasses allunderstanding, will guard your hearts andminds through Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:17
“Pray without ceasing.”
How Would Your Life Be Different?
•If you could no longer read the Bible?
Matthew 5:6; 2 Peter 3:18
•If you could no longer sing in worship?
Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16
•If you could no longer pray?
Philippians 4:6-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:17
•If you could not assemble for worship
1 Corinthians 14:26; Hebrews 10:24-25
1 Corinthians 14:26
“How is it then, brethren? Whenever youcome together, each of you has a psalm, has ateaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, hasan interpretation. Let all things be done foredification.”
Hebrews 10:24-25
“And let us consider one another in order tostir up love and good works, 25 not forsakingthe assembling of ourselves together, as isthe manner of some, but exhorting oneanother, and so much the more as you seethe Day approaching.”
How Would Your Life Be Different?
•If you could no longer read the Bible?
Matthew 5:6; 2 Peter 3:18
•If you could no longer sing in worship?
Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16
•If you could no longer pray?
Philippians 4:6-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:17
•If you could not assemble for worship
1 Corinthians 14:26; Hebrews 10:24-25
•If you couldn’t tell others about Christ
Romans 1:16; Mark 16:15
Romans 1:16
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel ofChrist, for it is the power of God to salvationfor everyone who believes, for the Jew firstand also for the Greek.”
Mark 16:15
“And He said to them, "Go into all the worldand preach the gospel to every creature.”
Conclusion
If our answer to the above five questions issomething along the lines of…
It wouldn’t be much different…
Then we had better take a better look at ourlives and priorities!
Final question: What if you served the Lordto the best of your abilities? How wouldyour life be different?