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Morgan Wallen's dad, Tommy, has returned with another episode of 'Tommy's Sunday Seven.' The father of the country megastar releases a 7-minute sermon every Sunday, where he guides his listeners in biblical study on 'Morgan Wallen Radio' via SiriusXM.
This week, Tommy opens with the message of God's almighty power, rule, and authority over all creation. He meditates on the Lord's independence and sovereignty, as he quotes Genesis 18:25, "Far be it from you to do such a thing - to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the judge of all the earth do right?"
The Tennessee preacher uses this specific verse and belief about God to explain that if his listeners are not set on this foundation, they will have issues coping with different events in their lives and the world around them.
He expands on this by noting what could possibly be adding fuel to the fire for many Christians: going to non-believers, or non-practicing Christians for conversation, advice, and thoughts about God, as well as not spending time reading the Bible.
Tommy also makes it a point to tell his listeners that, even though he's been studying the Bible for over 35 years, there are still things about scripture he doesn't understand. Displaying his boundless faith, he shares that he's made his peace with not understanding everything, because what he does understand is the all-powerful nature of God, a trait that Tommy takes immense comfort in.
"I am completely okay with that because, God is God, and I am not," Tommy expresses before sharing Isaiah 55:8-9 with his listeners, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts."
He uses the disciples, other authors, and persons of the Bible as examples of humans who kept their faith, even when they couldn't fully understand the nature or ways of God and Jesus. As he quotes Daniel 12:8-9, Tommy states, "I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will the outcome of all this be?” He replied, “Go your way, Daniel, because the words are rolled up and sealed until the time of the end.
He gives his listeners another verse for meditation by mentioning Ecclesiastes 3:11, "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end."
Tommy notes that not everything God has done has been recorded in the Bible for humans to know throughout the course of their earthly lives. Quoting John 20:30-31, he notes, "Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."
He follows this up with John 21:25, "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written."
Tommy uses these verses to expand on the message of having faith in uncertainty. He tells listeners that many of God's works are left unwritten on purpose - God gives us just enough information so that we have confirmation of his good works but leaves out the fullness of his glory so that we may have the opportunity to practice faith.
The Sneedville native also simply notes how loved humans are by God, outlining both His goodness and mercy.
"He wants what is best for us more than we want it for ourselves," Tommy expressed before quoting Psalm 86:15, "But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness."
Tommy uses this Psalm as well as Psalm 103:8-18 to describe God's mercy, understanding, and removal of our sin through his unfailing love for all of his children, before moving onto Jeremiah 29:11, which states, "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
To cap off the hopeful message, Tommy reminds listeners to take the advice of the Bible to combat different negative events of life, and that those events give Christians the opportunity to grow in faith.
New episodes of 'Tommy's Sunday Seven' air on 'Morgan Wallen Radio' via SiriusXM every Sunday.
