WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.840 Real life presents the Jack Hibbs podcast with intention and boldness to proclaim 2 00:00:05.840 --> 00:00:11.040 truth, equip the saints and impact our culture. Your flesh and my flesh is 3 00:00:11.040 --> 00:00:15.080 always talking, my flesh is talking to me saying, you know what we want, don't you? 4 00:00:15.080 --> 00:00:20.120 This is what we want. And then you being the born again you, the spirit of God 5 00:00:20.120 --> 00:00:26.760 says, yeah, we don't do that anymore. And then you have to say, go sit out. Just 6 00:00:26.760 --> 00:00:31.040 get away from me. You're dead. You were crucified at the cross with Jesus 7 00:00:31.040 --> 00:00:34.720 because listen, greater is he that's in me than he that is in the world. And you 8 00:00:34.720 --> 00:00:40.320 flesh, I, I, I remind you old man, Jack, the old Jack has been crucified with 9 00:00:40.320 --> 00:00:43.680 Christ. You get a vaccine. You stay back there. 10 00:00:46.880 --> 00:00:53.600 You can get the outlines of this podcast by going to jackhibbs.com slash podcast. 11 00:00:53.600 --> 00:00:59.000 Today, if this podcast lifts you up and encourages you to live a more fulfilled 12 00:00:59.000 --> 00:01:03.800 life in Christ, then make sure you leave us one of those five star ratings. To us, 13 00:01:03.800 --> 00:01:08.960 that's like saying amen or yes, then that rating will encourage others to 14 00:01:08.960 --> 00:01:15.240 listen. Now open your hearts to what God's word has to say to you. Here is Jack Hibbs. 15 00:01:15.240 --> 00:01:18.960 The scripture makes it clear. We'll write a few things down here before we get 16 00:01:18.960 --> 00:01:23.920 going. And that is this that the lambs book of life comes into mind for me when I 17 00:01:23.920 --> 00:01:29.840 think about these things. The things written, the lambs book of life. There are 18 00:01:29.840 --> 00:01:36.840 many books referred to in the Bible books, books, I'll say books of God. There's 19 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:40.080 books written down. For example, in Malachi chapter three, did you know that 20 00:01:40.080 --> 00:01:43.520 every time you have a conversation that's about the Lord, it says that he 21 00:01:43.520 --> 00:01:47.120 writes it down in a book of remembrance? Did you know that? Read Malachi chapter 22 00:01:47.160 --> 00:01:52.600 three. Every time you talk about God, it says it's written down. Why? Because someday 23 00:01:52.600 --> 00:02:00.040 it's going to matter. Wow. Well, the Bible says there's the book of life, the 24 00:02:00.040 --> 00:02:04.360 book of life. The Bible says regarding the book of life. You want to make sure that 25 00:02:04.360 --> 00:02:09.400 in this life that you don't get your name blotted out of the book of life. So 26 00:02:09.400 --> 00:02:12.440 listen up everybody. I need this is very critical what I'm about to say. So I need 27 00:02:12.480 --> 00:02:19.440 up your awake. So here's the deal. It doesn't matter right now if you're on the moon or 28 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:25.720 if you are, you are the most convinced atheist that God does not exist. It's a, I don't 29 00:02:25.720 --> 00:02:32.960 care who you are or where you're at. If you are a human being, the Bible makes it clear 30 00:02:32.960 --> 00:02:39.960 that God in giving you life has put your name down in what is known as the book of life. 31 00:02:40.120 --> 00:02:46.620 Understand this. This is very critical. For example, Osama bin Laden, his name is written 32 00:02:46.620 --> 00:02:51.140 in the book of life. Listen carefully. Adolf Hitler, his name is written in the book 33 00:02:51.140 --> 00:02:59.140 of life. Name some other crazy person. Okay, be nice. Wait, no, no, be nice. Okay, 34 00:02:59.140 --> 00:03:07.640 I'm sorry I said that. Every human being that has ever been is written in the book of 35 00:03:07.640 --> 00:03:13.520 life. You say, wait a minute. I don't like the way that sounds, Jack. Just hang on. 36 00:03:13.520 --> 00:03:20.020 In Revelation 13 verse 8, the Bible says, all who dwell on the earth will worship him, 37 00:03:20.020 --> 00:03:28.060 whose names watch. Wait, have not been written in the book of life of the lamb slain from 38 00:03:28.060 --> 00:03:32.420 the foundation of the world. Don't panic and don't leave. You'll mess yourself up if 39 00:03:32.420 --> 00:03:37.420 you do. One more verse and then I'll explain. Revelation 21 verse 27. Very important. 40 00:03:38.140 --> 00:03:43.360 But there shall be no means enter in anything that the files or this time out heaven or 41 00:03:43.360 --> 00:03:50.760 abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the lamb's book of life. See, 42 00:03:50.760 --> 00:03:56.640 wait a minute. Which one is it? It's both. Watch every human being. This should terrify 43 00:03:56.640 --> 00:04:04.640 all of us in a good way. What motivation here it comes. If you can hear my voice, your 44 00:04:04.640 --> 00:04:10.000 name has been written. Your life has been written in the book of life. What does that mean? 45 00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:17.480 It's an inventory sheet. It's inventory. It's heaven's inventory. It's heaven's manifesto. 46 00:04:17.480 --> 00:04:28.560 Let me see right here. Okay. Susie Q. Susie Q. Born in such and such a time. Allowed 47 00:04:28.560 --> 00:04:34.260 these many years and weeks, whatever it doesn't matter. He knows old things and her name's 48 00:04:34.260 --> 00:04:43.600 in the book of life. Watch. And let's see now if her name is written in the lamb's book 49 00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:56.380 of life. So we'll go on over here. Lamb's book of life. Susie Q. Susie Q. No Susie Q. Oh my 50 00:04:56.380 --> 00:05:06.540 goodness. No Susie Q. So let me go back to the book of life and Susie Q's names blotted 51 00:05:06.540 --> 00:05:17.580 out of the book of life. Did you get that? Every human being, Adolf Hitler's name. Currently 52 00:05:17.580 --> 00:05:22.500 at this moment, they have judgments not come yet. His name is written in the book of life. 53 00:05:22.500 --> 00:05:26.700 What does that mean? It means God gave him life. What did you do with your life? What 54 00:05:26.700 --> 00:05:33.260 are you doing with your life? Do I know Adolf Hitler? You don't have to be. Whoever you are 55 00:05:33.260 --> 00:05:42.480 is your name highlighted in the book of life because you believe in the Lamb of God and 56 00:05:42.480 --> 00:05:53.120 your name is copy. Over to the other page, pasted Lamb's book of life because watch. Everyone's 57 00:05:53.120 --> 00:05:59.560 names who are not found in the Lamb's book of life will be blotted out of the book of life 58 00:05:59.560 --> 00:06:05.760 in the day of judgment. Have you ever listened? Do you all know how insurance works? Think 59 00:06:05.760 --> 00:06:13.200 about it. Insurance. Insurance is I'm planning ahead regarding the catastrophe so that it goes 60 00:06:13.200 --> 00:06:21.680 well. To give your life to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is to get your name written in the Lamb's 61 00:06:21.680 --> 00:06:29.360 book of life. That's the only way that your name stays in the book of life on the day of judgment 62 00:06:29.440 --> 00:06:37.360 when God all the human mankind will stand before God and the Bible tells us that all those whose 63 00:06:37.360 --> 00:06:44.560 names are not found written in the book were cast into hell. Do you remember when Moses said, 64 00:06:44.560 --> 00:06:48.640 if you don't save these people God, if you don't save them, block my name out of your book of 65 00:06:48.640 --> 00:06:54.640 life. Moses said that and of course God wouldn't do that. That's not how it works. Moses, you can't 66 00:06:54.720 --> 00:06:59.920 save these people. Only I can save them. But I hope you understand that. We deal with it every day. 67 00:06:59.920 --> 00:07:05.600 Just think of two ledgers and your name is on one of them for sure because you were given life and 68 00:07:05.600 --> 00:07:14.000 you're living in this world right now. But have you ever taken God up on his insurance policy that 69 00:07:14.000 --> 00:07:20.480 says, why don't you come to belief in faith in my son, the Lamb of God? So the moment you believe 70 00:07:20.560 --> 00:07:26.160 have your name be copied and then brought over to the Lamb's book of life that ledger and then 71 00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:32.000 hit paste and your name will be enshrined in both places forever because if you don't do the one, 72 00:07:32.000 --> 00:07:38.640 your name will be removed from everything. And that's called hell. Wow. 73 00:07:42.320 --> 00:07:48.560 See where did you get that idea from? Old Testament and New Testament, the full council of God. 74 00:07:48.640 --> 00:07:55.520 But make sure you know, make sure you study, make sure you know that. Ezekiel 34, verse 31, 75 00:07:55.520 --> 00:08:02.400 you are my flock. He's speaking to Israel, the flock of my pasture. You are men and I am your God 76 00:08:02.400 --> 00:08:10.480 says the Lord God. He knows his sheep. He knows those who believe in him. Does every Jew believe in him? 77 00:08:10.480 --> 00:08:17.200 No. Does every Gentile believe in him? No. Does every American believe in him? No. Does every 78 00:08:17.200 --> 00:08:23.760 Israeli believe in him? No. But some do and some in America do. I hope I'm looking at the some 79 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:31.280 right here, right? Think about that. Very important. John chapter 10, verse 27, John 10, 27, Jesus 80 00:08:31.280 --> 00:08:40.480 is speaking. My sheep hear my voice. I know them. Look at that. And they follow me. Do you want to 81 00:08:40.480 --> 00:08:50.000 follow him? Tomorrow's Monday morning. Are you going to want to follow him? See what if I know I 82 00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:55.440 should follow him, but I don't want to. That's okay. We can work with that. Tell God, I don't want to 83 00:08:55.440 --> 00:09:01.920 follow you, but I know I should. So I want you to change my feelings. Did you know that, friends? 84 00:09:02.720 --> 00:09:06.080 So I don't know. I don't think I'm a very good Christian. You maybe you're not. 85 00:09:06.480 --> 00:09:11.840 But I don't know. I don't know if all of us are getting really high grades either. 86 00:09:14.000 --> 00:09:20.480 Thank God for His grace, right? But here's the deal. What do you want? See, well, it's kind of 87 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:25.280 because it goes deep, man. What do you want? Well, what do I want? I want what I want. That's what I 88 00:09:25.280 --> 00:09:33.600 want. But if you pull that layer back, what I really want is whatever God wants. Because my flesh, 89 00:09:33.600 --> 00:09:39.520 your flesh, and don't look at me like that. Your flesh and my flesh is always talking, my flesh 90 00:09:39.520 --> 00:09:44.960 is talking to me saying, you know what we want, don't you? This is what we want. And then you, 91 00:09:44.960 --> 00:09:49.840 being the born again, you, the spirit of God says, yeah, we don't do that anymore. And then you have 92 00:09:49.840 --> 00:09:58.400 to say, go sit out. Just get away from me. You're dead. You were crucified at the cross with Jesus, 93 00:09:58.400 --> 00:10:01.920 and you have no right. You're talking to me around. You're trying to tempt me right now. You're 94 00:10:01.920 --> 00:10:06.160 trying to win this war in my mind, and you're not going to win. Because listen, greater is he 95 00:10:06.160 --> 00:10:11.520 that's in me than he that is in the world. And you flesh, I, I, I, I remind you, old man Jack, 96 00:10:12.320 --> 00:10:16.320 the old Jack has been crucified with Christ. You get a back seat. You stay back there. 97 00:10:18.080 --> 00:10:24.880 Sit on your hands. Think about that. Down deep when nobody's looking and you, if you had a chance 98 00:10:24.880 --> 00:10:31.840 to vote, one vote, would it be for all the money and all the power in the world? Or would it be 99 00:10:32.480 --> 00:10:40.080 Jesus Christ for heaven forever with him? I, you say Jesus. Yes, praise the Lord. There's, 100 00:10:40.080 --> 00:10:45.760 but there's a lot of people that say, yeah, take the world. Because they don't believe him. 101 00:10:45.840 --> 00:10:55.600 Jesus says, I know my sheep. And they'll follow me. And following Jesus is not always a beautiful thing. 102 00:11:01.200 --> 00:11:07.680 We're getting hate mail. Oh, it's an honor. No, it's one. You should, let me, I'm going to say it 103 00:11:07.680 --> 00:11:12.000 again and then you guys clap. Ready? And we'll edit it and we'll make you guys look great. 104 00:11:12.720 --> 00:11:15.840 Ready? Three, two, one. We're getting hate mail. 105 00:11:28.080 --> 00:11:30.640 We're getting hate mail because we, 106 00:11:30.800 --> 00:11:44.160 but you're great. But we're getting that kind of mail because, because that church believes in 107 00:11:44.160 --> 00:11:51.040 the Bible. That's what, oh my goodness. Wait, what? Yes. You guys believe in the Bible. Okay. 108 00:11:51.200 --> 00:11:56.320 We're getting, we're getting hate mail because, because, 109 00:11:59.600 --> 00:12:06.080 because we encourage you to know what's going on in the world around you in politics or school boards 110 00:12:06.080 --> 00:12:12.080 or life. So, and how does that apply to the Bible? How should you do? How should you be a witness 111 00:12:12.160 --> 00:12:20.000 everywhere you go? And we, and so most recently, the, the, you know what, that we're getting, 112 00:12:23.200 --> 00:12:29.920 we can't believe that that church is holding something called pray, vote, stand. Oh my goodness. 113 00:12:30.960 --> 00:12:36.720 That's horrible. That's horrible. And when you read, when you read the criticisms, it's very 114 00:12:36.720 --> 00:12:41.520 comical because I, I was just laughing. And then I had to send it to everybody. No, I just, 115 00:12:41.520 --> 00:12:45.600 look, you got to look at this. This is awesome. Everything the person was upset with us about. 116 00:12:45.600 --> 00:12:50.240 That's what they do for their deem. That's what they do for their atheism. 117 00:12:51.840 --> 00:12:56.000 They speak up for their atheism and then we speak up for Jesus and they say, you can't do that. 118 00:12:57.040 --> 00:13:01.440 And it's actually funny. But that's a good thing. 119 00:13:02.160 --> 00:13:11.760 That's a good thing. Jesus says, I know, I know those who are mine. And then we see this final 120 00:13:11.760 --> 00:13:19.680 part and we'll end with this. It doesn't mean you leave yet. You guys are, try to get out early. 121 00:13:19.680 --> 00:13:25.360 I know all the time. I used to call that ditching class where I came from, but 122 00:13:26.080 --> 00:13:34.640 the inverse for it says to us that we through the patience and comfort of the scriptures might 123 00:13:34.640 --> 00:13:39.840 have hope. And to this, I'd like you to write down, it shows who you belong to. 124 00:13:41.680 --> 00:13:49.760 You so belong to him. The patience and the comfort of the scriptures, Luke chapter 10 verse 1, 125 00:13:49.760 --> 00:13:56.400 Luke 10 verse 1 tells us this, after these things, the Lord appeared or appointed 70 others. 126 00:13:56.400 --> 00:14:01.040 So he first sent out the 12th, the 12th that you know. And then after the 12 came back, the 12 127 00:14:01.040 --> 00:14:08.800 disciples from doing ministry, then he sent out 70. That was the second wave. So 70 followers of 128 00:14:08.800 --> 00:14:16.320 Jesus, he sent out and he sent them two by two before his face into every city and place where he 129 00:14:16.400 --> 00:14:23.120 himself was about to go. So this was like the advanced team, right? So let's say that two of you 130 00:14:23.120 --> 00:14:29.360 would be deployed to this particular neighborhood area of Chino Hills or maybe Diamond Bar, your 131 00:14:29.360 --> 00:14:35.360 Belinda, okay? And you're going ahead and you would be same things like this. Hey, we have met 132 00:14:35.360 --> 00:14:40.320 the Messiah and he's going to be here in the day or two or he's coming soon and we want all of you 133 00:14:40.400 --> 00:14:48.400 to come and listen to him for yourself. Verse 2 and then he said to them, the harvest truly is great 134 00:14:48.400 --> 00:14:54.080 but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest 135 00:14:54.880 --> 00:15:01.520 and go your way, behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves down to verse 17. Then this 70, 136 00:15:01.520 --> 00:15:05.840 because they had a very successful ministry doing what he had told them to go do. Then now they 137 00:15:05.840 --> 00:15:12.960 return. Then the 70 returned with joy saying, Lord, even demons are subject to us in your name. 138 00:15:12.960 --> 00:15:21.520 That's awesome. By the way, that is still true. You need to know that. 139 00:15:25.440 --> 00:15:34.000 I think there's things that are happening in America that the world that doesn't know what to say 140 00:15:34.560 --> 00:15:42.080 when you have police officers tell you it took 11 of us guys and all of us weighed over 200 pounds 141 00:15:42.960 --> 00:15:49.760 to hold down this man who's 135 pounds. The world, the world system like this, well what kind of 142 00:15:49.760 --> 00:15:58.160 drugs was the guy on? They don't want to handle it. I was talking to some guys where this 143 00:15:58.880 --> 00:16:08.000 guy that they were trying to subdue bit one of the officers and I mean it was not even human to 144 00:16:08.000 --> 00:16:15.920 go bite off a chunk of skin down like that and take it out. How does this happen? How does this 145 00:16:15.920 --> 00:16:20.800 and so the world that doesn't know what to say says things like this. Mental illness, just mental 146 00:16:20.800 --> 00:16:25.600 illness, but people who work in that world will tell you there's things that we label mental illness, 147 00:16:25.600 --> 00:16:31.920 we can't explain. How do you explain somebody's eyeballs turning absolutely stone black and you're 148 00:16:31.920 --> 00:16:40.560 not the only one seeing it? It's like, did you see that right now? How do you explain 11 guys 149 00:16:40.560 --> 00:16:46.400 each weighing over 200 pounds and they cannot hold down 135 pound guy and he's not on drugs? 150 00:16:49.040 --> 00:16:52.800 I think we're seeing demonic activity but nobody's got the guts to say anything about it. 151 00:16:53.760 --> 00:16:58.880 I think it's happened in folks and I'm not happy about it but it isn't indicator of the last days. 152 00:16:58.880 --> 00:17:05.600 There's things that are going on you cannot explain and yet Jesus, the Bible, the apostles, 153 00:17:05.600 --> 00:17:12.160 told us in the last days deception will come, evil spirits and doctrines of demons will manifest 154 00:17:12.320 --> 00:17:24.960 themselves. We're seeing this crazy rush toward Satanism and witchcraft. Verse 18 and he said to them, 155 00:17:24.960 --> 00:17:32.720 I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven, Jesus said. Behold, I give you the authority to trample 156 00:17:32.720 --> 00:17:37.920 on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt 157 00:17:37.920 --> 00:17:43.760 you, watch this and that's amazing. Verse 20 though is the punchline. Nevertheless, 158 00:17:43.760 --> 00:17:49.920 do not rejoice in this that the spirits are subject to you but rather rejoice because your names 159 00:17:49.920 --> 00:17:57.440 are written in heaven. Is that awesome? Church family, this is what we should focus on the most. 160 00:17:58.480 --> 00:18:04.480 Not what's over there behind that door. We should rejoice in this. We should be bold in this. 161 00:18:04.480 --> 00:18:09.440 Hey, my name is written down in heaven. Jesus said so. He wrote it there. He's reserved 162 00:18:09.440 --> 00:18:13.520 a place for me. He died for me in the cross. He rose again from the grave. He put his spirit 163 00:18:13.520 --> 00:18:18.640 into my life and that is the assurance. That is the greatest power of all things. No wonder why 164 00:18:18.640 --> 00:18:24.160 Jesus says you've got all power to go deal with the demonic realm and that's going to be amazing 165 00:18:24.160 --> 00:18:27.680 and you're going to be very thrilled about all that but you don't listen. You want to get thrilled? 166 00:18:27.680 --> 00:18:31.280 Here's what you should get thrilled about. You should be thrilled that you have a reserved seat 167 00:18:32.240 --> 00:18:39.840 in heaven. And then, verse 21, this is so precious. In that hour, Jesus rejoiced in the spirit. 168 00:18:39.840 --> 00:18:45.040 His heart was like, hey, these guys got it. It's going. It's happening. 169 00:18:46.080 --> 00:18:50.880 Second Peter, chapter 1, verse 10 tells us, therefore brethren, be even more diligent to make 170 00:18:50.880 --> 00:18:55.520 your calling and your election sure. In other words, those of you most recently have made a 171 00:18:55.520 --> 00:19:03.040 commitment to Christ. Hang in there. Go for it. Read your Bible. Meet other people. Strengthen 172 00:19:03.040 --> 00:19:10.080 the things that you know. God is doing it in your life. Watch what happens. For if you do these 173 00:19:10.080 --> 00:19:15.520 things, you will never stumble. Verse 11, for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly 174 00:19:15.520 --> 00:19:21.680 into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Same into that. Wow, a big door 175 00:19:21.680 --> 00:19:24.960 to go through. We're almost done. In fact, you can stand. That's all done. We are 176 00:19:26.160 --> 00:19:32.080 stand. And final verse, Romans chapter 8, verses, passage. This is so great. 177 00:19:34.400 --> 00:19:43.040 May this fall upon you. May I'm going to read this and I pray that this is your blessing. 178 00:19:44.560 --> 00:19:50.320 For whom he foreknew that is he knew you before time was ever created because he's got. 179 00:19:51.680 --> 00:19:56.240 He also predestined to be conformed to the image of his son. That's why many of you have been 180 00:19:56.240 --> 00:20:03.600 waking up to consider Jesus' thoughts. That he might be the first born or the preeminent one 181 00:20:03.600 --> 00:20:08.800 among many brethren. Moreover, whom he predestined, these are also called, whom he called these 182 00:20:08.800 --> 00:20:13.520 are also justified. Notice it's only the past tense, by the way. And whom he justified, these are 183 00:20:13.520 --> 00:20:18.880 also glorified. And what then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against 184 00:20:19.040 --> 00:20:26.000 us? The answer is a lot of people can be against us, but it won't matter. Let it happen. 185 00:20:27.440 --> 00:20:33.360 He who did not spare his own son but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also 186 00:20:33.360 --> 00:20:40.880 freely give us all things? Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. 187 00:20:40.880 --> 00:20:46.320 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died and furthermore is risen. Who is even at the 188 00:20:46.320 --> 00:20:51.760 right hand of God? Who also makes intercession for us? That means that word intercession means 189 00:20:51.760 --> 00:20:59.680 Jesus is talking to the Father about you right now. Love it. Who shall separate us from the love of 190 00:20:59.680 --> 00:21:05.840 Christ? Shall tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, or peril, or sword, as it is 191 00:21:05.840 --> 00:21:12.400 written? Old Testament. For your sake, we are killed all the day long. We are accounted as sheep 192 00:21:12.400 --> 00:21:18.160 for the slaughter. Yet in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 193 00:21:18.160 --> 00:21:24.560 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities nor powers nor 194 00:21:24.560 --> 00:21:31.040 things present nor things to come nor height nor death nor any other created thing. 195 00:21:31.040 --> 00:21:36.800 Shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 196 00:21:36.800 --> 00:21:42.240 And all God's people said and there.