"DON'T JUST DO SOMETHING,
STAND THERE
"

MF Blume
December 19, 1999 am

Exod 14:10-13  And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD. And they said unto Moses, Because [there were] no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? [Is] not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For [it had been] better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness. And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

Numb 9:6-8  And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day: And those men said unto him, We [are] defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel? And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.

Josh 3:7-8  And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee. And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.

Job  37:14  Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.



Many, many people have heard about Jesus Christ and have chosen to serve Him to a degree. They went ahead and did something, set out to serve Him, but perhaps went too soon.

Don’t just do something, stand there.

I want us all to stand still and consider the wondrous works of God this morning.

Israel was ready to act in haste and foolishly attempt to solve their own problems. Later on, Israel was ready to enter the Promised land. Even Jesus said look and then enter.
John 3:3  Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 3:5  Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

You have to LOOK before you enter.
Ephe 1:3-4  Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:  According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
The foundation of the world is what you read about in the first chapters of Genesis. Each day of Genesis chapter 1, when God said, “Let there be,” afterward “He called.” God “said” and then “called.” And after He spoke about fruit and seeds, we read the story of Adam and Eve, and how they sinned and disobeyed God.

And God said something that made mention of seeds.

Gene 3:14-15  And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou [art] cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
From a long lineage of fallen humanity, every one of them born in sin because of what their great ancestor Adam did, would come a seed. Wise men would come to Him. The all-important key is to realize who he is. In Genesis we see Him referred to as a Seed.

In Revelation we see Him standing in the midst of a seven-branched candlestick, like a tree.

It was the third day when God declared that the fruit would contain its seed within itself.

Sounds like eternal life.

And it was on a third day that this third day principle was fulfilled.

No wonder God spoke about seeds on the first third day.

Like Jesus, a Seed is born and its whole purpose is to be buried and come forth again with more of itself.

One seed is buried and when it comes out of the ground as a plant, there are perhaps thousands of seeds that are in that plant.

This is a perfect picture of Jesus resurrection, because everyone who is baptized into Jesus Christ’s death are united to Him and God declares that they have resurrected with Jesus Christ into a newness of life.

When you hear about Jesus, don’t just do something... STAND THERE. Some think that He is nothing as great as what is said about Him. Billions of dollars are spent in producing songs and music that blasphemes and denies Jesus Christ. Among all religions and all so-called holy people, they will curse the name of Jesus more than any other. God said there would be enmity between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent.

The world’s lack of silence about Him, and their abundance of criticism about Him only proves that He is the most profound individual who ever lived on the face of the earth.

And He never walked more than 100 miles away from the place of His birth!

I’d like to make a bumper sticker:
 


* JESUS CHRIST *
IF HE’S NOT SO GREAT, WHY CAN’T THE WORLD STOP TALKING ABOUT HIM?

Don’t take Him lightly.

Don’t just do something when you hear of Him, STAND STILL AND SEE HIS FULL GLORY.

Here is the good news for all those who stand still and appreciate Him.
 
Ephe 1:15-21  Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,  And what [is] the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places], Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
Ephe 2:4-7  But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in [his] kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Hear what this said.

God raised Jesus up to sit at the very place of POWER.

And then we read that God took all of us who truly stood still and saw Jesus’ glory, and raised us up with Him. An AGE is a period distinguished from other periods by unique characteristics and events. After this world is gone and a new world comes, and time is over and nothing but eternity shoots on into the future, what ages will there be? Don’t just do something hasty.
Stand still and see His glory.

Eternity never ends.

 God set Jesus up higher than any other. Matt 25:31-36
Hebrews 2:5,8
John 5:25-29

Don’t just do something hastily.
Stand there and look carefully.  AND THEN ENTER.