Book Club: Insecurity Breach- “Corrective Lenses”

Book Club: Insecurity Breach
“Corrective Lenses”
6/15/25
Pastor Mark England

Mark 10:46-52 (CSB) They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road. ⁴⁷ When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁸ Many warned him to keep quiet, but he was crying out all the more, “Have mercy on me, Son of David!” ⁴⁹ Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man and said to him, “Have courage! Get up; he’s calling for you.” ⁵⁰ He threw off his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus. ⁵¹ Then Jesus answered him, “What do you want me to do for you?” “Rabboni,” the blind man said to him, “I want to see.” ⁵² Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has saved you.” Immediately he could see and began to follow Jesus on the road.

Proverbs 29:18 (CSB) Without revelation people run wild, but one who follows divine instruction will be happy.

The devil knows you were born with a to bring and have an eternal kingdom impact on people. That alone threatens his agenda, so he wages war on your .

His war tactic is to , , and .

John 10:10 (CSB) A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.

He vision and purpose for life by creating .

He vision and purpose by making you yourself.

He vision and purpose by limiting your to one thing.

Genesis 3:1-7 (CSB) Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You can’t eat from any tree in the garden’?”  ² The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit from the trees in the garden. ³ But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, ‘You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.’” ⁴ “No! You will certainly not die,” the serpent said to the woman. ⁵ “In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” ⁶ The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. ⁷ Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

The devil didn’t all the other trees that God said were permissible for them to eat from. He just put the on the that God said “no” to.

The first of humanity happened immediately after Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. They they were naked and they hid themselves.

Insecurity is the internal that you’ve left the and of God.

You would never leave the presence and safety of God if you knew your … or understood how much He you.

If you cannot see the God sees, then it’s time for !

Psalm 139:13-16 (CSB) For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. ¹⁴ I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made. Your works are wondrous, and I know this very well. ¹⁵ My bones were not hidden from you when I was made in secret, when I was formed in the depths of the earth. ¹⁶ Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in your book and planned before a single one of them began.

That means God took His time when He created you. He put time and into your being which in turn gives you .

Ephesians 2:10 (CSB) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.

The greatest expression of value, purpose, and vision for your life was from on the .

Luke 23:33-34 (CSB) When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left. ³⁴ Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.”

Jesus was saying “You are for, so I can have a with you.”

Your , your current , your , and all of your hidden CANNOT KEEP JESUS AWAY!

Psalm 146:8 (CSB) The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord raises up those who are oppressed. The Lord loves the righteous.

Acts 26:17-18 (CSB) I am sending you to them¹⁸ to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

Luke 4:18 (CSB) The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,

If Jesus gives you the vision for your life, and He’s constantly pursuing you… .