Kiss the Son Lest He Be Angry | 2.26.23 | Sunday AM | On Fire Christian Church

Kiss the Son Lest He Be Angry

1. “Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know, and then come and stand before Me in this house which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered to do all these abominations’? Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of thieves in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” says the Lord.” Jeremiah‬ ‭7‬:‭9‬-‭11‬ ‭‬‬‬‬

1. 1. There is a shift coming! The shift will focus on the holiness of the Lord! People will writhe over their sin! This revival will be as a John the Baptist cry!
   2. “In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” Matthew‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬‬‬

1. 1. 2. John’s message was that of Isaiah the prophet, “Prepare the way of the Lord”

2. Sin cannot be treated lightly

1. 1. “If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.” Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭29‬-‭30‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬‬‬
   2. Sins ability to destroy Gods plan. Cannot be treated lightly because of its ability to completely destroy. We cannot wink at sin
   3. “For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil; But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death, Her steps lay hold of hell.” Proverbs‬ ‭5‬:‭3‬-‭5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬‬‬

1. 1. 2. “Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths; For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men. Her house is the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death.” Proverbs‬ ‭7‬:‭25‬-‭27‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬‬‬

3. Jeremiah spoke to a people coming into the house of the Lord! John the Baptist was speaking to any who would hear, repent! Prepare!

1. 1. “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:” Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬
   2. ‬‬“You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD. And you shall put it on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban. So it shall be on Aaron’s forehead,” Exodus‬ ‭28‬:‭36‬NKJV‬‬‬‬
   3. “In that day “HOLINESS TO THE LORD” shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. The pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar. Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holiness to the Lord of hosts. Zechariah‬ ‭14‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‬‬‬
   4. “A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it.” Isaiah‬ ‭35‬:‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬‬

4. A pure repentant humble heart will not be ignored

1. 1. “He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.” Proverbs‬ ‭28‬:‭13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬‬

5. The Father has committed all judgment to the Son

1. 1. “For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.” John‬ ‭5‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬‬‬
   2. Knowing Jesus is the judge all should come to Him in humility
   3. “Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.” Psalms‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬‬

6. Kiss the Son – pay homage and adoration.

1. 1. Lest you perish in the way-if you do not submit to the Son and cherish His instructions you will leave the right way
   2. John 8:24 “Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
   3. When is wrath is kindled but a little- The least degree of his anger is very terrible,
   4. Or For his wrath will be kindled shortly, or suddenly. His patience will not last always, but will shortly be turned into fury; and, therefore, take heed that you neither deny nor delay to be subject to him; but speedily comply with his offers before it be too late

7. Do not think you are safe while living in sin

1. 1. Example: Lonnie Frisbee scandal while in ministry
   2. 1 John 1:5 through chapters 2 and 3

8. “And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.” Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭21‬-‭23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬‬‬‬‬