Hey friends, here at Team Brilliant, our heart's desire is to live astonished by who God is.

And on this podcast, we'll be exploring some of the more radiant and lesser known perspectives

of the kingdom of God and the Christian faith.

Today, we'll be talking about the resolutions of God.

These are the words that He is constantly declaring over you.

Let's dive in with Graham Cook, as we learn more about the resolute intentions of God.

I think this time of year, you know, it's fairly traditional for people to think about change,

to think about doing something different or trying to be someone different, particularly

if you've had a really difficult year. You just feel like I'm so glad to see the back end of

that year that I want to look forward with some more optimism.

I don't want to take all my negatives into next year.

You know, I want to do something new.

So the motivation behind resolutions is really good,

but sometimes the will is not going to be present throughout the whole year.

And then six weeks later, you think, I can't find my resolutions. Because they were on a

piece of paper, but they weren't really in your heart. We all know that stuff takes effort.

And this is the prime thing, I think, about religion. It's always about what are you going to do for God?

When the real issue in the kingdom is, hey, this is what we've done for you. This is what Jesus did for you.

This is what it means in the context of your fellowship and relationship with us.

And this is how we see you now.

So this is where we're going to operate from.

The brilliant thing about the difference between old and new testament is the Old Testament was a visitational culture.

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