Ep 68: The Only One Left

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Topic:

• ​What can an extinct Hawaiian bird teach us about trusting God?

Discussion Questions:

• Why do we so often feel alone?
• Are we taking the call to build up believers seriously?
• How close are you to your brethren?
• If you aren't close, why is that?
• Are we thankful that God is faithful?

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Episode Transcript

(00:00):
Well, good morning, I'm Daniel Dalp and this is for your Sunday
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This is episode 68, the only oneleft.

(00:45):
Let's go to church. Are we there yet?

(01:24):
The call that you're hearing is that of the Hawaiian Kawaii 00,
and if it strikes you as a melancholy sound, I would have
to agree with you. You see, that recording was the
last known male of the species recorded on the Isle of Kawaii
in 1987, and it hasn't been heard since.
It's a sad and haunting relic ofan extinct species that was

(01:45):
driven to its demise by the introduction of non-native
predators and habitat loss. And it was the last one, and now
it's just gone. But the reason I bring this up
is because sometimes it seems asif we think that God's people
are just as endangered as that Hawaiian bird.
That we are an endangered species for whatever reason.

(02:06):
Sometimes we think that Christians and Christianity is
on the brink of extinction, or maybe on a personal level that
we are the only ones left. Now, first of all, let's
highlight the lack of faith in that line of thinking and maybe
even the arrogance. But of course, I don't want to
discount how dark the world around us is and how sometimes

(02:26):
the devil likes to trick us intothinking that he's won.
And it reminds me of Elijah and the way that he felt even at his
great victory over the prophets of Baal.
It seems that the threats of Queen Jezebel threw him into
such a great deep despair that he thought the same thing he
says in First Kings 1910. I have been very zealous for the
Lord, the God of hosts, for the sons of Israel have forsaken

(02:50):
your covenant, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets
with a sword. And I alone am left and they
seek my life to take it away. I alone and left to me it feels
like he's saying, God, I've doneso much in your name and for
your cause, but no one else around me is faithful.

(03:10):
I'm the only one left. This is it.
God, however, gently rebukes Elijah in verse 18.
He says, yet I will leave 7000 in Israel.
All the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth
that has not kissed him. Not so alone after all, it seems
and friend, do we need that reminder from God today?

(03:31):
Let's say for just a moment thatin a hypothetical world our
fears of being the only one leftare realized.
What's the worst case scenario? I think we can find some wisdom
in the last words that Moses spoke to the Lord's people and
they gave comfort to them, and Ithink they can still ring true
to us today. Deuteronomy chapter 31, verse 6,

(03:51):
Moses says be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the Lord your God is
the one who goes with you, and he will not fail you or forsake
you. We serve that same God, and He
still loves his people just as much.
But what does this mean for us practically?
Well, maybe we don't just blast our swan song out into the ether

(04:14):
like the Kauai 00 and just hope that others hear it.
Perhaps we are more purposeful than that, more strategic.
Maybe we're more attention oriented to build up those
relationships to bring others toChrist.
Maybe we don't let fear have a place in the presence of our
God. Maybe we trust in God a little
more and take a look around us at all the good, faithful

(04:35):
Christians that we are surrounded by.
And instead of discounting them,we talk to them, we encourage
them, we grow close to them. Because, friends, while we need
to take the work of the church seriously, this arrogant
attitude of fear and this alarmist thinking when it comes
to the God that we serve and thechurch that Jesus died for, that

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kind of thinking, well, it's forthe birds.
Well, those are my thoughts for your Sunday morning drive.
Now it's time to hear yours. You can always leave responses
to our discussion questions on our website at for Your Sunday
Morning dr.com. Our discussion questions for

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this week are why do we so oftenfeel alone?
Are we taking the call to build up believers seriously?
How close are you to your brethren?
If you're not as close as you want to be, why is that?
And are we thankful that God is faithful?