{"id":303776,"date":"2015-12-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/defeating-your-jericho\/"},"modified":"2015-12-10T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T17:00:00","slug":"defeating-your-jericho","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/defeating-your-jericho\/","title":{"rendered":"Defeating Your Jericho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>guest: Max Lucado | Series: Glory Days | Are you feeling defeated? If you&#8217;re a believer, there&#8217;s no need to be. Max Lucado, author of &#8220;Glory Days,&#8221; reminds us that while each of us faces challenges, we can be of good cheer because Christ has overcome this world. 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Max reflects on his conversion to Christ.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylifetoday.com\/fl2015-12-10.pdf","transcript_content":"<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Christmas is the celebration of the coming to earth of the One who would be King of kings\u2014the One who came to save His people from their sins. Max Lucado says, \u201cOur focus during the Christmas season, and all year long, should be on the mission of Jesus.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Max: <\/strong>We all need a king \/ we all need a savior\u2014that\u2019s the deepest need of every human being. If you don\u2019t have a king, then, it\u2019s all up to you. Consequently, your world spirals out of control because you think you\u2019ve got to control it all; and you end up never doing that\u2014that creates anxiety and fear. If you don\u2019t have a savior, then, you live with guilt. We need a King who runs our world \/ we need a Savior who washes away our sin. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Thursday, December 10<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We\u2019ll hear from Max Lucado today about how we can learn about our King and our Savior by looking at Joshua and the battle of Jericho. Stay tuned. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. So, you grew up singing the song; didn\u2019t you?\u00a0 [Singing quietly] \u201cJoshua fought the battle of Jericho\u201d\u2014you sang that; didn\u2019t you?\u2014growing up?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think it was in some kind of small men\u2019s group where we went to\u2014I think we went to state singing that\u2014not very good, by the way. [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Really?!\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 Well, it\u2019s one of those beloved songs\u2014everybody loves singing about the walls tumbling down. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I mean, it\u2019s got some catchy beats. I think this book that Max Lucado has written\u2014<em>Glory Days<\/em>\u2014is going to be catchy with a whole lot of believers. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Should have put a CD there in the front cover of the book. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You could\u2014with you singing that. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>I think you would be the one to do that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I was singing with you earlier, and I was going: \u201cHe\u2019s got a good voice. He\u2019s not just a good poet and a prophet, but he can proclaim it singing too.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>You\u2019re not very picky. [Laughter]\u00a0 You have <em>low<\/em> standards. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Welcome back to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Thank you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Glad you are here. Max, you\u2019ve written this book to speak to people who feel like they are failing. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Yes, I wrote this book to talk to people who feel like they are not moving forward in their spiritual lives. What fascinates me about the Book of Joshua is that it narrates a time of unprecedented success for the ancient Israelites\u2014the children of Israel. When you think about the Israelites and you read the Old Testament, it seems like it was one fumble after another\u2014you know, 400 years in slavery, 70 years in Babylonian detention, the Temple was overrun, and the Ark of the Covenant was lost. It just seems like they really had\u2014and they did\u2014one chapter after another of difficulty. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut then, right in the middle of it all, there is the is this story of Joshua, in which, for seven years, they were basically\u2014for all practical purposes, undefeated\u2014seven years!\u00a0 These Bedouins [wanderers] marched into their inheritance\u2014and by the end of seven years, they were inhabiting farms that they didn\u2019t create and reaping from vineyards they didn\u2019t sow. It was a great time of victory. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd so, we\u2019ve approached the study of the Joshua book, thinking, \u201cWhat could we learn?\u2014for people who feel like they are wandering in a spiritual wilderness, out of Egypt. They\u2019ve been delivered from slavery through the grace of Christ, but they still don\u2019t feel like they are pressing forward. They just have a sense that they are missing out \/ something is falling short.\u201d\u00a0 We went into the Book of Joshua looking for those kinds of answers, and I was thrilled with the study. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I wonder, Max\u2014if, sometimes\u2014we, who are preachers; we who proclaim standards on the radio; who write books\u2014don\u2019t create this idea that real people don\u2019t ever struggle \/ real people don\u2019t ever fail and that, really, there is some level of growth\u2014there is some road you can get on that it\u2019s almost all downhill, where you just pick up speed on your way to the finish line. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut the older I\u2019ve gotten, the more I\u2019ve realized that the growth is really in some of the challenges and some of the things that come my way that test my faith\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014see: \u201cWill I obey?\u201d \u201cWill I listen and believe? Isn\u2019t that what\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Absolutely. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014you\u2019re challenging people to do here?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>And it is a challenge. You don\u2019t want to ever leave the impression that the Christian life is absent of challenges. Jesus never said that. I think that the summary statement of it all is [John 16:33]: \u201cIn this world, you will have tribulation,\u201d Jesus said, \u201cbut be of good cheer; I\u2019ve overcome the world.\u201d\u00a0 Again, there\u2019s the Joshua message\u2014God said to Joshua: \u201cI have already taken this land. Now, receive it as your inheritance.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Was there ever a Jericho for you?\u00a0 Was there one that really, really pressed you against God in an unusual way, where, you looking back on it, go: \u201cYou know what?\u00a0 That is similar to the battle of Jericho\u201d?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>For me, the stronghold was the question, \u201cCan God forgive me?\u201d\u00a0 By the time I was 20 years of age, I was a very heavy drinker \/ I was a destructive womanizer. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI was on a path that, really, I had seen several of my relatives\u2014aunts and uncles\u2014go down. I was just headed down that muddy path myself. By the influence of a good friend, who is with me today\u2014whom you know, Steve Green\u2014I went to church on a Sunday morning as a sophomore in college, and we kept going several Sundays in a row. That preacher just kept telling me that God loved me and that God would forgive me. I just could not believe that \/ I could not believe it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019ve come to see that\u2019s what we call a stronghold. It was a stronghold of guilt. It just had a strong hold on me. I could believe that Jesus could come out of the tomb\u2014that wasn\u2019t hard for me. I had faith that Jesus\u2014that if God became a human being, He could defeat death. For some reason, I could calculate that; but could He forgive a kid, like me\u2014who had hurt so many people \/ who had abused so many friendships\u2014could He really forgive me?\u00a0 It was a stronghold. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd the day I decided to quit trying to argue with God about His grace and trust His grace, that\u2019s when the Jericho wall came down for me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI have, ever since then, lived in great gratitude for that forgiveness. But it was a stronghold. It was a breakthrough moment when I finally said, \u201cOkay, I\u2019m going to trust God and believe that He\u2019ll forgive me.\u201d\u00a0 <br><br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>You define a stronghold as a belief \/ a premise\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014that is contrary to the promise. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Exactly. It\u2019s a premise that denies God\u2019s promise. In my case, it was a premise that said, \u201cI am unforgiveable.\u201d\u00a0 The promise says, \u201cYou\u2019re forgivable,\u201d\u2014there\u2019s the promise\u2014but I had this mindset, this premise, this philosophy, this warped assumption. I was building my life \/ making decisions based on that false premise. Those were keeping me from God\u2019s promise. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo much of our spiritual life is wrapped up in recognizing a stronghold \/ a false premise. It could be pride. It could be, \u201cI\u2019m not worth anything.\u201d\u00a0 It could be my values based on what I own or what I drive. All of those are false premises. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you build a life on those false premises, you are going to miss out on God\u2019s promises; and it\u2019s going to take you down a path that God doesn\u2019t want you to be on. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think finding glory days is like a Jericho moment\u2014we are facing those strongholds whenever we realize, \u201cOh, I\u2019ve been listening to a lie all these years,\u201d\u2014we\u2019re going to pray about it \/ we\u2019re going to press into God\u2019s Scripture and trust God\u2019s promises over those false premises. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Walking by faith is walking by promises. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>I like that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Walking by sight is walking by the false premises that we embrace. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Yes\u2014exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And walking by feelings\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014that gets a lot of people too. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Absolutely. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You\u2019ve got to step out and trust that it\u2019s true. What would you say to someone, who is listening right now\u2014they\u2019re going, \u201cYou\u2019re describing my life.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Yes.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m filled with shame\/guilt.\u201d\u00a0 Lead the person, who is listening, who would like out and like to move into the Promised Land. <br><br><strong>Max: <\/strong>We are the most anxious nation and the most anxious generation in history. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re so anxiety-driven. We\u2019re anxious about whether we are going to be able to avoid nuclear war. We\u2019re anxious about whether or not we\u2019re going to have a job. Every time we turn around, we have another reason to be anxious. Yet, I think the reason for the cause of our anxiety is even deeper; and that is, this unresolved guilt. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe know that we have failed God \/ we\u2019ve failed in our own expectations of ourselves. Yet, instead of acknowledging that and seeking forgiveness, we try to deny it, we try to dismiss it, we try to pretend we never did it, we try to cover it up, we get angry at others, and we create a system of anxiety that never deals with the very thing that needs to be dealt with\u2014and that is our guilt. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt is the story of Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve sinned. They disobeyed God. So, what did they do?\u00a0 They ran and they hid. Those are the two words that describe anxiety\u2014running and hiding, running and hiding, running and hiding. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, through Jesus Christ, God sends the message: \u201cYou can come out of hiding. It\u2019s safe to come out.\u201d\u00a0 And He died a death on the cross, receiving on Himself all of those sins\u2014every single one of them\u2014and He paid adequate sacrifice for all of those sins so that whoever would place their trust in Him can say: \u201cWhat I did was bad, but who I am is better. I am God\u2019s child, and I am forgiven for all of those sins.\u201d\u00a0 God moves us out of a place in which we feel like there\u2014we need to be condemned\u2014and He moves us into a place of forgiveness because there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>So, to that person\u2014who is running, and hurrying, and scurrying through life\u2014I would suggest that one reason you are is because you have this unresolved guilt in\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0your life. You, not only feel bad for doing things, you think you are bad. Guilt can create a sense of, \u201cI don\u2019t even deserve to be on this earth.\u201d Well, God can deal with that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe can take that shame and that sin, and He can forgive it, and He can restore, and within you \/ place within you the very presence of God. All you\u2019ve got to do is cry out to Him, and He\u2019ll do it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes, and I want you to explain how you did that\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014but I want to read a verse because this is a promise. These are Jesus Christ\u2019s words to us\u2014He said [John 5:24]: \u201cTruly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life. He does not come into judgment but has passed from death to life.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s the picture of what we\u2019re talking about here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tTake us to the day you prayed that prayer. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>I was 20 years old. I was sitting in that church. I could take you to the very church building. I could take you to the section of the church. I could take you to the seat I was sitting in. That preacher, who is still a good friend of mine to this day\u2014he began talking about how God loves you no matter who you are and that God has a plan for your life that is out of this world. I love that phrase\u2014\u201ca plan for your life.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI thought: \u201cReally?\u00a0 You mean there is more to life than this life?\u201d\u00a0 He talked about heaven \/ he talked about forgiveness. He said, \u201cAll you\u2019ve got to do is say, \u2018Yes,\u2019 to Jesus.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd when he invited those who wanted to say, \u201cYes,\u201d to Christ to come to the front, chains could not have held me in that seat. I was so tired of my miserable life\u2014I was really just so weary of it. The truth of the matter is\u2014chains had held me back\u2014chains of guilt, and of shame, and of destructive behavior. So, I was the first one down the aisle, and I was at a point of desperation. I just wanted to say, \u201cYes,\u201d to hope; and I did\u2014I did. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd you know, I\u2019ve sure not led a perfect life since then; but I will say that I have never feared that God won\u2019t forgive me. I just don\u2019t have that fear. I know I screw up. I know my attitude isn\u2019t what it needs to be. I know I could do better, but I do not believe I\u2019m saved by doing better. I just believe I\u2019m saved because Jesus said He wants me saved, and He\u2019s preparing a kingdom of people with whom He will reign forever in eternity. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You don\u2019t have to be in a church or have an aisle in front of you\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014to say, \u201cYes,\u201d to God; do you?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>You can do that right now. In fact, some of you are being called by God the same way I was called so many years ago\u2014just to say, \u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0 And the Bible says, \u201cWhoever confesses the name of the Lord shall be saved.\u201d\u00a0 And Jesus said [John 3:16], \u201cFor God so loved the world, He gave His one and only Son so that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.\u201d\u00a0 <br><br>So, all you\u2019ve got to do is say: \u201cI\u2019m a \u2018whoever\u2019\u2014I\u2019m a \u2018whoever who believes in Him.\u2019\u00a0 I believe in Him.\u201d Just cry out to Him and say: \u201cLord, I need Your forgiveness. I need Your touch. I need Your help. I need Your strength. I call You my Father. I call Jesus my Savior, and I place my life \/ my eternal life in Your hands. I repent from my sins, and I give my heart to You.\u201d\u00a0 And it really is that simple. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I don\u2019t want to move past this moment because I believe there is a person listening to this broadcast who really identifies with your burden of guilt and shame\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014feeling under judgment, not viewing their life with any degree of hope\u2014and they\u2019d like to get out from under that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLead them in the prayer that will take them there. You\u2019ve told them what you did, but go ahead and lead them in the prayer right now. And I just say to you\u2014if you are driving, pull off. If you are jogging, stop and sit down or kneel; or if you are in a home, listening\u2014the point is\u2014bow your neck \/ bow your will before Almighty God, symbolically\u2014not that that\u2019s going to get you into heaven\u2014but, symbolically, saying, \u201cI yield to You, God.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Put your hands up\u2014surrender; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Absolutely. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Absolutely. Basically, we all need a king \/ we all need a savior. We need a King who runs our world \/ we need a Savior who washes away our sin\u2014that\u2019s the deepest need of every human being. If you don\u2019t have a king, then, it\u2019s all up to you. Consequently, your world spirals out of control because you think you\u2019ve got to control it all; and you end up never doing that\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014and that creates anxiety and fear. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>No doubt. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>If you don\u2019t have a savior, then, you live with guilt. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And you\u2019ve got to try to do that too, and you\u2019re not\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014you\u2019re not going to please Almighty God\u2014\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>No, you\u2019re going to live\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014you\u2019re a lawbreaker. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. You either become a legalist or you become defeated. Either of those two options is devastating. So, what we\u2019re going to do is\u2014we\u2019re going to say: \u201cLord Jesus, I need a king \/ I need a savior. Will you be my King?\u201d\u2014and He is so ready to be your king \/ you were made to have a king. \u201cI need a savior,\u201d\u2014and you were made to have a Savior. You were never intended to try to compensate for your sin by good behavior or living under the weight of bad behavior. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, let\u2019s just ask Jesus\u2014and if you\u2019d like to pray this prayer with me, like Dennis said, bow your head before your King and your Savior: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOh, Heavenly Father, grant us now the privilege of a moment in Your presence. We confess that You are our King. You\u2019re the One who runs the world, and we are here because You decided we would be. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe confess that everything is in Your sovereign plan, and we\u2019re ready to surrender our lives to You. We call upon You as our Savior, our Forgiver, our Redeemer. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe need someone to forgive us \/ we need someone to redeem us. We have taken the wrong turns. We have done what we\u2019ve said we never would. We have disobeyed You \/ we have even disobeyed our own conscience. But we bow before You\u2014we ask for mercy and grace. Do not punish our sins. Wash our sins away. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou have said You would be our King and You have said there is hope for the weary. You have said there is grace for the sinner. So, we come and we stand on Your promises now, and we receive this salvation in Jesus\u2019 name. Amen. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And at the point we do that, the Bible promises us\u2014I just read it a few moments ago\u2014Jesus said, \u201cYou do not come into judgment but have eternal life, and you have passed from death into life.\u201d Andy you also\u2014He says, \u201cYou become a new creation.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMax Lucado, at 20 years of age, coming out of a dark period of time\u2014of not obeying God\/ pleasing God in any way\u2014what was that like for you to put on that new creation: \u201cMax Lucado redeemed \/ Max Lucado the joint heir with Christ\u201d?\u00a0 What did that look like\/feel like?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>For the guilt to be taken away, I literally moved from a sense of self-loathing to more of a sense of God-loving. It really was deliverance for me. It was pretty dramatic in the happiness \/ in the joy. The first thing I did was go buy a Bible\u2014I mean, the very first thing. I\u2019d never spent a penny on anybody except on something that would make me feel good; but the first thing\u2014I had a hunger for God\u2019s Word. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, temptations did not go away. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI had established some relationships with friends that I needed to break, and I needed to quit hanging out with certain circles of people. That was hard. They mocked me \/ they gave me a hard time. I think it is so funny because several of those guys are walking with the Lord today. I\u2019ve given them a hard time about giving me a hard time back then. [Laughter]\u00a0 That\u2019s what happens!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I want to stop you there because one of the first things you did\u2014was you told somebody\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>I did. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014that you\u2019d made that commitment. That\u2019s really important for a new follower of Jesus. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>I even called my parents the next day. I said, \u201cI want you to know I\u2019m sorry I haven\u2019t been the son I should have been, but I\u2019m\u201d\u2014they had raised me to know better \/ I should have known better. And I said, \u201cI\u2019m back in church \/ I\u2019m loving God.\u201d\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if they took me seriously or not; but over the years, they realized it was for real. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>But you know, as a parent, to get a call like that from a son\u2014even if you\u2019re not sure where it is\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Oh, yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014that gives you great hope; doesn\u2019t it?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Great hope. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>I\u2019ll oftentimes talk to parents of prodigals\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014I\u2019ll say to them, \u201cYou wouldn\u2019t have wanted me for a son for about four years out of my life either\u201d; but there\u2019s hope\u2014there\u2019s hope. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Don\u2019t miss what Max models there. He broke fellowship with bad company. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>First Corinthians 15 [verse 33] says, \u201cBad company corrupts good morals.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s a warning that who we hang around\u2014and it doesn\u2019t mean we should totally separate ourselves from the world\u2014it just means: \u201cWho are you going to for encouragement, identification, and relationship? Your love for God ought to cause you to want to hang out with other people who also love God.\u201d That\u2019s going to lead a person to go to church; right, Max?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>Exactly. I was afraid that I would lose the influence battle. I was afraid that they would influence me away from the decision that I\u2019d made. So, just kind of out desperation, I said: \u201cI\u2019ve got to change friends. I\u2019ve got to change circles.\u201d\u00a0 So, I started hanging out with church people. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI did whatever they needed at church. I volunteered to teach in the children\u2019s ministry. I just needed to be\u2014I remember showing up at a preacher\u2019s door on a Monday night because somebody had told me, \u201cHe has a Bible study on Monday nights.\u201d I interrupted his dinnertime\u2014he said, \u201cI don\u2019t have a Bible study tonight.\u201d I was kind of on the prowl, looking for somebody to lift my spirit and to encourage me; but I was hungry for God\u2019s Word. That was good for me\u2014it was good for me. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut yes, I did have to break that circle of friends\u2014it was a drinking circle. The only thing we knew to do was to go to a pool hall and drink beer and chase girls. That\u2019s all we knew how to do. I did not know how to be with them and not do that. So, I had to say, \u201cNo,\u201d to them for\u2014I stayed friends with them, and they did give me a hard time. As it turned out, all of us are going to be in heaven together. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>We don\u2019t have time for the whole story, but how long until you met your bride?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>I met Denalyn\u2014see, that was 20\u2014and we met at the age of\u2014I was 25. So, it was five years later when we met, and it was two years later that we married. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>He had to get you marriage-worthy; didn\u2019t He?\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Max: <\/strong>I still married up\u2014I did. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I want to encourage our listeners because there are listeners, who have identified with your story, and they are not living in victory \/ they are living in defeat and in shame. Your book has a good solid theme from the Book of Joshua that, frankly, every Christian needs to read \/ needs to be encouraged by because we all go through dry times in our walk with God, just like there are dry times in a marriage relationship. I think this book is going to be a spiritual wheel alignment for some folks who kind of feel a wobble in the frontend of their Christian life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We would love to send you a copy of the book\u2014it\u2019s called <em>Glory Days<\/em>. It\u2019s the newest book from Max Lucado. It\u2019s all about the life of Joshua. You can order a copy of the book from us, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOr you can call to order <em>Glory Days<\/em>. Our toll-free number is 1-800-358-6329. That\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLet me mention\u2014when you go by our website at FamilyLifeToday.com, we have had a lot of parents tell us they are pretty excited about the resource that we have created for children. It\u2019s a series of Christmas tree ornaments called \u201cThe Twelve Names of Christmas<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u201d\u2014ornaments that describe different names of Jesus, along with a story book, so that, as you hang these ornaments on your tree, you can read these stories aloud to your children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tGo find out more about \u201cThe Twelve Names of Christmas,\u201d along with the ornaments that Barbara Rainey has created for Christmas 2015\u2014her new line of Adorenaments<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. You can see all of this or order, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call 1-800-358-6329. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd Dennis, I know you wanted to step back in here and just remind our listeners about the matching-gift opportunity that\u2019s available to us here during the month of December. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s right, Bob. In fact, our listeners provide over a third of all of our operating revenue, here in the month of December. It\u2019s really important that you stand with us. I want you to know that I\u2019m not asking you to do something that Barbara and I are not doing. In fact, we are donors. We have been since we started <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, all the way back to 1992. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve got a bunch of listeners, who have participated with us through donations, and a whole lot more listeners who listen, and who need to step up, and say: \u201cYou know what?\u00a0 I want to keep this message coming on strong across the nation because this country needs it.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, our listeners may not realize this\u2014but all of the royalties from the books that you and Barbara have written over the years have been donated to Family Life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn addition to that, you raise your own support to work here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I don\u2019t take a penny from FamilyLife in terms of salary. Barbara and I have raised our own support and been in ministry for over 45 years. The bottom line is\u2014we are working hard to help you and to help others build their marriage and family God\u2019s way. Will you stand with us?\u2014we need you to, right now. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, during the month of December, we\u2019ve had a very special opportunity that\u2019s been presented to us. Some friends of the ministry, who have come to us, and they have agreed that, during this month, they will match every donation we receive two-to-one. So, if you make a donation of $50 today, they are going to kick in $100; and we\u2019ll wind up with $150 donation to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. They are doing that up to a total of $2 million. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, to take full advantage of that matching gift, we\u2019d like to encourage you, today, to go to FamilyLifeToday.com and make a yearend contribution. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can make that, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY\u2014make your donation over the phone\u2014or mail your donation to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> at PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; and our zip code is 72223. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, Max Lucado will be with us again as we continue to explore lessons we can learn from the life of Joshua. That\u2019s coming up tomorrow. Hope you can be with us for that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back tomorrow for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. If you\u2019ve benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider <a href=\"http:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/donate\">donating today<\/a> to help defray the costs?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tCopyright <sup>\u00a9<\/sup> 2015 FamilyLife. 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