Glen Bond Nov. 20 2005 Picayune Subject: You hath he quickened. Ephesians 2:1 1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; I remember when I was dead. Every sinner is dead, but "you hath he quickened". Acts 12:6,7 6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. 7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands Peter was Dead to the world. You are a prisioner of satan. Isaiah 42:7 7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. Luke 19:10 Christ came to seek and to save that which was lost. He doesn't wait for you to seek him, you are bound by satan. He takes the first step. ---------------------- John 4:5 Look at the woman by the well. She was living in adultery, going on with her life, not seeking the Lord. Matt henrey notes for vs 26 ---------------------- Look at the syrophenecian woman. She came because her child was sick and dying. She would not come until the Lord caused her daughter to be sick. ---------------------- The list goes on.. Mark 10:46 Blind Bartamaeus. The Lord passed by. Bartamaeus was not out seeking the Lord. The Lord comes seeking for each of us. If you are crying after the Lord, it is Him that caused you to have a desire after him. He is already beginning to quicken you!!! If you want to be saved, beg the Lord to save you. keep on begging, or you might forget what you are doing. Yes, you will have to beg. All of our examples show a person begging Christ. John chapter 5 the man by the pool. 2 chronicles 16:9 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. The lord wants to help you.