The Heartbeat of God (Part 1) by Dr. Rod Mattoon

About this sermon

1 Timothy 2:4-6....Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. If you have ever hunted for butterflies when you were a kid, then you probably have had times when you were able to catch one that was beautiful and put it in a glass jar. If so, you were able to examine it and look at it closely. Monarch butterflies were some of my favorite ones to catch. If you have ever seen them migrate by the thousands, it is a sight to behold. The trees where they rest look like they are alive as they are covered with these beautiful insects moving their wings. Here in this portion of 1 Timothy, Paul has placed in a jar the heart of God for us to see, examine, feel, and know. Like the child that rests his head on the chest of his father and feels and hears the beating of his heart, Paul gives us a chance to draw close to the Lord and know His heartbeat, His heart’s desire. Like oozing honeycombs laden with golden droplets of honey, these verses drip with the sweet truths of God’s desire for all men to be saved and the sacrifice He made to give us a choice to respond to His invitation to trust in Him for eternal life. That invitation was not etched in gold or silver, but in His crimson blood that was shed on Calvary’s cross. From these few verses, we find that we are extremely important to God. You may feel that no one cares about you, but these verses show the sign attached to all of us is “Handle with Care.” You and I are so important that Jesus decided to die for what we did wrong so that we could be forgiven, free from sin’s bondage, fruitful in service , and fit for the King of kings. This is accomplished by putting your faith in Jesus for eternal life. In this series of messages we will look at the heartbeat of God and His desire to see men and women be saved. We will also begin to look at the reasons why people reject God’s invitation to be saved. This 31-minute message was preached on Sunday morning, January 22, 2023, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.