TheKilling Nap

00:05Let's welcome Dr. Gian

[Narrator] Let's welcome Dr. Gian.

00:13A nap after lunch

In many countries around the world, taking a nap after lunch is not only common, it is actually considered healthy and wise. Here in America, we tend to do the exact opposite. We often try to wolf down lunch in 15 minutes or less, just so we can rush back to work as fast as possible. Today, I want to tell you the story of a man who decided to take a nap after lunch and ended up getting into more trouble than he could have ever imagined.

01:39When you feel you've earned the right to rest

Certainly, once your job or business is going really well, when you finally have success, money, and possessions, it's easy to feel like you've earned the right to rest.

01:53Sleeping too much will bring you a lot of problems

Sleeping too much will bring you a lot of problems. Maybe you don't agree on that, but it's true.

02:04The hidden dangers of an innocent afternoon nap

Here's the question. What are the hidden dangers of taking what seems like an innocent afternoon nap?

02:14King David's nap: 2 Samuel 11

You know, King David, while his army was fighting, he decided to take a nap. And when he woke up, he saw a beautiful woman bathing. This story in the chapters 11 and 12 of the second book of Samuel is pretty interesting, and I suggest you to read it. I will just tell you details that are important for you to reflect about.

02:49Were the bathing areas near the palace open?

The first question that I have is, "Were the areas for bathing in homes near the palace open?" What do you think? It is a little bit too much to think that from the roof of the palace where the king used to go, he will be able to see all the people taking baths, do you think?

03:14If you search for bad things, you will find them

It's just too much of a coincidence. But on the other hand, if you are searching for bad things, you will find them. Whatever is what you are thinking, that you are wanting, if you are longing for something wrong, and you begin to search, you will find them. Is that what you want in your life, my friend?

03:41From shepherd to king, and everybody to battle

King David was a little young shepherd who became a soldier, defeated Goliath. He was called to the palace of King Saul, became a musician, an entertainer, if you like. Then he was the worst enemy of King Saul, and eventually he became a king. And now is the time for everybody to go to battle. Everybody except King David.

04:10Sexual desires can control a person to the point of destruction

My friend, sexual desires can control a person to the point of destruction. And it sounds like it's a story from the Bible that happened to David alone. Other people might say, "Well, no. I know about these celebrities. In fact, you should know this, Pastor Gian. There are many pastors that are even in prison for something like that." And many other people will. Do you know the case of an ex-president who was actually... Let's not talk about it.

04:51Sexual sin includes at least one person

The thing is, sexual sin includes at least one person, because one person alone can be thinking and doing things on his own, in his private home that are not right in the eyes of the Lord God, my friend. Sexual sin blinds the mind of a person.

05:14Sexual sin blinds the mind

Like it happened with the case of David. David had not just one woman. He had concubines. He had a lot to have fun with. But something was in his mind. And if you remember the story of his son Solomon, well, that's a different episode to talk about.

05:36People around you can tell you are out of order

But the truth is, people around you can tell that you are out of order. Sexual sin is so obvious. People begin to act in certain way, and it is so evident to everybody.

05:54David and Uriah

To the point that David decided to send Uriah to battle. He brought Uriah to the house, and Uriah said, "I cannot go to sleep with my wife and be comfortable knowing that my soldiers are fighting." You know what? Much more conscience than David. That's embarrassing.

06:27David ordered the death of Uriah

But David didn't stop there. David ordered the death of Uriah. How can you explain that? How can you explain that someone that was so good became so evil at some point? An adulterer, and now he is a murderer. Because sexual sin blinds the mind of a person. And the general does that.

06:54Sooner or later, your sins bring terrible consequences

Sooner or later, your sins will bring terrible consequences. Like for everybody else. Even ex-presidents.

07:09People don't stop when they realize the severity

Sometimes people don't stop when they realize the severity of the situation. So Uriah died. And now he's trying to look good in the eyes of people. He brings this woman to the palace. She's going to be now my wife. I'm going to protect her and provide for her. Yeah, right. But no.

07:40The prophet Nathan

It wasn't until the moment that the prophet Nathan came and told him a story.

07:47The voice of a true prophet is not about material prosperity

You know, my friend, the voice of a true prophet is not about material prosperity. Is there prosperity, material prosperity, for you from God? Possible? Of course it is. But a true prophet is not going to be talking to you about material prosperity because the Lord God is not interested in your material prosperity. He can do that for you in many ways as He pleases.

08:20God's desire: discover His vision

The desire of the Lord God for each one of His children is that for us to discover His vision so we can accomplish the things that He wants us to do. And everyone is going to be doing different things.

08:35Nathan's story: the rich man and the poor man's pet

But imagine that the prophet Nathan comes and tells him a story. The story more or less is like this. He says, "Your Majesty, I have a situation to tell you. Tell me about it, David." Well, there are two neighbors. One is poor and the other is rich. And one day somebody comes to see the rich guy. But he doesn't want to kill any animal to feed the guest. So he decided to go and kill the only one animal the poor neighbor had. Actually, they never saw that animal. As a such, they saw the animal as a pet. They were playing with the pet animal and feeding them and taking care of the little animal because they love them. The kids love them. And David said, "Are you telling me that the rich guy got the animal, the pet of the poor guy, and killed it? To feed his guest?" Exactly, Your Majesty. What do you think about that?

09:47"This guy needs to die"

David was furious and said, "This guy needs to die." I mean, David was so furious about it.

09:57"Well, that's you"

And then the prophet Nathan said, "Well, that's you." I'm sorry, what?

10:04"I'm sorry, what?"

How many times have I said to people, "That's you." You are doing what is wrong. That's you. And the response of people is, "I'm sorry, what?"

10:19"You are not a true prophet"

You know what happens every time I say to somebody, "That is just not right. Do you know what happens every time? They leave me. They don't want to hear anything else." They say, "You are a bad pastor. You are a bad preacher. Because you are saying bad things to me. You are not blessing me because I want material prosperity." Okay, let's put again this interesting slide here. You are not talking to me about material prosperity. You are not a true prophet, they say to me. Whatever.

11:03Most of the time sexual sin will bring death

How about that? Most of the time, sexual sin will bring death to you.

11:09Christians fooling around

In between alcohol and death, that is what is happening today with people that they are called Christians. They are Christians, but they are just fooling around and getting drunk and getting high and cheating. What do you think is going to bring that to you?

11:28Can God forgive an adulterer, for real?

But the question that I would like us to reflect about is, can God forgive for real an adulterer? What do you think? Well, of course, there are two positions about it, right? One is, well, why would you forgive somebody that has done something like that? Then on the other hand, you have people that love the grace of God. They say, "Oh, there is mercy enough for everybody."

11:54Both sides make sense

And both sides make sense. First of all is that when you are not the one, when you are not the victim, you shall say, "Yeah, there is mercy for everyone, but if you are the victim," you know, that reminds me the story of someone who told me this one day. He said, "You know, I never thought that I will wish that justice will bring death to somebody on a trial because I always thought we need to be merciful no matter what. But I changed my mind. This gentleman said to me, he was in his late 60s when he told me that, and I said, "What made you change your mind?" Well, one of my friends' children was kidnapped. That changes things.

12:52When you are the one offended

You always think, "I can't forgive. I can't forgive. We should forgive. We need to be merciful. Come on. This is Christianity, forgiveness." You say that when you are not the one offended. But if you were the one whose spouse cheated on you, probably you will not feel the same way. I don't know. Everyone is different.

13:16Killing the confidence others had in you

But how about killing the confidence others had in you? How can you restore that confidence? Let's suppose in a marriage relationship, someone betrays the other. Do you think it's simple just to say, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." You know, it was just a one-nighter. "Come on. Let's make up. Let's make up. What can I get you so we are at peace?" Do you think it's easy to restore that confidence?

13:52Seven days of fasting and praying

David was really in trouble with that situation. And the kid was ill for seven days. He was begging God, "Seven days, fasting and praying." Please, Lord God. Please, Lord God. He was even on the floor, on the ground. Every servant in the house saw King David. In so much distress, they were even afraid to tell them the reality that the kid was dead. But he realized that eventually. And then, God got up and they asked him, "Why are you up now? Why do you want to eat now? We don't get it." He said, "I beg God, but if His will, His will was just to take the life of this baby. Because of my sin is not God's fault. I accept it. Now I need to move forward." That was a good point. You know?

14:55Psalm 51: true repentance

It is interesting when you read Psalm 51, because those are words of repentance. The repentance came to David, my friend. He was truly repented. And perhaps that's why the Lord said, "Well, Solomon will be the next king." Because after all, with this woman, they conceived.

15:19Joab, an accomplice

There was a guy who was part of this thing: Joab. He was an accomplice to David in many things, from Uriah to other things happening later. Joab was an accomplice. Someone participating in something that was wrong to begin with. No wonder why he betrayed him later. At the end of that relationship, Joab was not loyal to David. There's a problem when you are not loyal.

15:54What seems to be fun ends up worse than a nightmare

What seems to be fun ends up worse than a nightmare. Every person that you talk to that have an affair, they can tell you with a big smile and a big laugh how much fun they had. For a little while. Until they get caught. Because sooner or later, everyone is going to get caught in the wrongdoings.

16:24Do people really forgive and forget adultery?

To what degree do people really forgive and forget adultery? What do you think? You're doing what is wrong. You failed. You were cheating. Whatever the case may be. To what degree do you think people forget about it? Do they forget about it? More likely don't.

16:50Would you forgive an adulterer who betrayed you?

Will you truly forgive and forget an adulterer who betrayed you? In the business arena? Working? Relationships? Friendship? Romantically? Would you truly forgive and forget an adulterer who betrayed you? It's a problem.

17:12Why would you search for a lover?

But I would like us to think for a second, why would you search for a lover? What could be the reason? You know, we can talk many things about David and Solomon and everybody else, ex-presidents and whatnot. But that's out of your reality. Why would you search for a lover? Well, of course, you are unhappy.

17:42Have you talked with your spouse?

So have you talked about your sexual dissatisfaction with your spouse?

17:47A Christian marriage, and the value of repentance

Because if you are married, and I hope you are one of the two natural genders in a marriage, in a Christian marriage, not just living together but being married, that's the basics of Christianity, guys. Okay? What if the person, what if someone is watching, listening to me, and you are a transgender or you are a homosexual? Are you totally out of God's forgiveness? No, my friend, but you need to get it right. That's the value of repentance. But that aside, it's a marriage, one of the two natural genders, and you are not happy with your sexual life. Have you talked with your spouse about it? Because there is the beginning of the problem.

18:47Have you asked for professional help?

Sometimes could be the husband, sometimes could be the wife. There is dissatisfaction. What they need to talk about how they can be satisfied about it, and if they cannot come up with a solution, would they need to talk with someone that is an expert in that field? There are professionals for that matter. Have you talked to one of them? Have you asked for professional help?

19:17Like going to the dentist

It's too embarrassing to talk about it. My friend is like any other problem. Like every and each one of us feels so uncomfortable going to the dentist appointment, and then he says, "Open your mouth." I mean, do you like that idea? Do you enjoy opening your mouth wide open? And when you have your mouth wide open, they ask you, "How have you been?" You're like, "I don't know." But that doesn't mean that you are not going to go to the dentist. And many other specialists, you just need to find the solution because that is a sign of humility. Understanding there is a problem. You don't talk about the problem.

20:06Children suffer greatly with adultery

You think that the problem is going to disappear and it's not going to affect your life. You are wrong. The problem is children suffer greatly with adultery. In this case, the kid was dead. We don't know the name of that kid. We don't know if it was a boy or a girl.

20:26Hypothetically: meeting that baby

But can you imagine for a second, hypothetically speaking, okay? Hypothetically speaking, we are having one day and then we are there hanging out and suddenly we meet somebody. And when we tell them, "Who are you on earth?" And this person says, "Well, I am the guy who died on the seventh day." Do you remember my dad, David, and the chief of my mom? What can you say to this person? "Oh, you are that baby." Wow. I'm sorry about that. That's just hypothetically speaking.

21:10Kids are aware

Now let's talk about the reality. The reality in today's lives, where there are unmarried couples having sex in their homes and there are kids, and they know what is happening. Kids are aware of the sexual behavior of people. For many reasons, we are not going to discuss how they know. And then they wonder, "Why is it that my children don't like him?" Why? Why do you think? Unmarried couples having sex and they pretend that it's normal is not okay. Children suffer greatly. And the worst part of that is that not just the image in the mind of the kids, that can mislead them to live that kind of life themselves.

22:08Victories can be reversed

Victories the Lord gave you can be reversed in your life if you do what is wrong. Here's David with a great victory, a great kingdom, doing great things. And the Lord said, "Well, you just messed up, buddy. That is just wrong. His kingdom never grew ever again." He never expanded the kingdom ever again. And there are many more things that happened to David as a result of this with his own children and other things.

22:44Stop now, or regret it tomorrow

If you don't stop your wrongdoings now, you will regret it tomorrow, like David did.

22:55Is your conscience dead?

Is it possible that your conscience is dead? Well, how can you tell? Well, your conscience is dead if you don't feel bad about sin. You know what's wrong with what you are doing, but you just say, "That's okay." If you are doing what is wrong, my friend, and you know it, and you just say to yourself, "It's okay. It's not a big deal." It's a secret thing. It's something that only I know. Nobody else knows. Well, God knows. Everything. He knows everything. If you don't feel bad about your sin, your conscience is dead. That's a disaster, my friend.

23:43Do you think you are better than David?

You know that the Lord God knew all about it. In His eyes, what David did was evil. Do you think you are better than David? Be careful.

23:59The grace of God: be honest and serious with Him

My friend, the grace of God comes to you as long as you are honest and serious with him. The Lord God is willing to forgive you, to work with you, to help you and restore you, but you have to be honest, and you need to be serious because you know this deal about crying, feeling bad, and saying, "I'm not going to do that again," and then you come back to the same thing. That is what gets you into more trouble.

24:29Two conversions: your heart and your wallet

It's funny to say this, but I want you to know that there are two types of conversion. One is the conversion of your heart. Two is the conversion of your wallet. When you repent in your heart, you say, "I want to get it right." But at the same time, when you truly repent, you say, "I need to honor God with the first 10% of my income."

24:58Supporting a ministry that saves souls

That is why we said to everybody, "What is wrong with supporting our ministry?" You know, we work saving souls, saving souls. Oh, you are the Holy Spirit now, Pastor Gian? Is this video more important than the Holy Spirit? Everybody, you don't even understand what you are saying. You are so against the idea that myself, my team, my ministry, we are doing so many good things, you can't stand it, and you can just not even say, "Thank you, Pastor, and thank you, people in the ministry." You can't stand it. How can you understand the importance of supporting our ministry? Saving souls, because we save souls. Do you realize that by leading you to change your way of thinking, we are saving your soul? How do you think I changed in the first place?

26:02"Saved" as a figure of speech

How many times the Lord God have saved my soul? Well, here's an interesting point of theology for people. Can you be saved and saved and saved? It's a way of speaking. Every single time in my life that I didn't have any money, the Lord saved me. It's a way of speaking. Every time I have been wrong, and the Lord helped me to get it right, He saved me. It's a way of speaking. And who saved me? Well, the one Savior I have is the Lord Jesus Christ, but many people have helped me to be saved. Many people saved me when they say, "Okay, here are the $20 you need for this." My parents saved me many times. My mentors saved me many times when they say, "No, no, no, no. Listen, brother, what you are thinking is wrong. Think about this from this other angle. They saved me." It's a way of speaking. It's a figure of speech. And that is what we do. Videos and everything and all that needs money.

27:27We broadcast 24/7: website, YouTube, TV apps

That's why I told you there are two conversions, the conversion of your heart and the conversion of your wallet. And all that is because we need to continue broadcasting. And we do broadcast through our website and YouTube and Facebook, Twitch and Rumble all the time, 24/7. And at the same time, through four TV apps, Roku, Apple, Amazon, and Samsung TV. Do you think those things run magically with air? Oh, no, you just plug a device. Well, okay, let's suppose it's true. Just plug a device. Do you think that device is plugged into a tree?

28:15Loyalty disappears faster than nachos at a party

Anyway, however, I want to tell you something funny that one day said to me, one of my friends said to me, speaking about why he was not interested in having a serious relationship with someone. I said, "Why do you not want to commit with anybody?" He said, "Well, in these days, serious relationship, loyalty disappears faster than nachos at a party." I think it's funny.

28:49John 8: the woman caught in adultery

But in a little more serious note, there is a story the Lord Jesus lived. And the chapter 8 of the Gospel of John tells us about this woman who was not totally the bad person in the story. One day, I will tell you more about it. But let's say she is the total guilty, not the rest. I don't believe that, but she was caught. And when she was caught, the Lord Jesus started writing on the ground the commandments. And one at a time, everyone accusing this woman left.

29:36"Go and sin no more"

That's why I'm telling you, she was not the only bad person in this story. Where is the guy? Why they only caught the woman? And how convenient that people caught the woman precisely when the Lord Jesus was walking there. There was a plot just to test the Lord Jesus. But he, as smart as the Lord God is, wrote on the ground, probably commandments, everyone left. And then he asked the woman, "Where are those guys that were accusing you?" And she said, "Everybody left." Well, I don't condemn you either. Go and sin no more. Sin no more.

30:17You want to restart your life? You can do it

That is the whole point. You want to restart your life? You can do it. But you need to be serious about this. Sin no more in Jesus' name.

30:29Outtake

Certainly, once your job or business is going really well, when you finally have success, money, and possessions, it's easy to feel like you have... Oh,

30:45A little humor: the stingy man

I want to tell you a very funny story. Somebody told me that there was a guy who was very stingy. So he comes to his house in the middle of the afternoon, unannounced, and he was happy. He wanted to tell his wife about the new gun. He bought a pistol. He has the pistol there in his hand, and he's just cleaning it up. And he was so happy. Comes inside of the house quietly. He's going to the bedroom. And then when he opens the bedroom, he finds the wife with the man. And they are standing in front of the window. So he knew immediately this guy was a lover. She was being unfaithful, obviously. So this guy says to the other guy, the bad guy says, "I want to kill you with this pistol that I just bought for $500." The guy said, "I give you a thousand." Sold.

31:50"Your COVID test came out negative"

There is a couple that they are famous for having communication problems. So the husband comes to the house, gets into the kitchen and says to their wife, "You are negative." So the wife gets upset. So she says, "And you are ugly, and fat, and smell bad." So the husband interrupts. And he says, "Your COVID test came out negative."

Transcribed from the video and lightly corrected. Spoken words are kept as Dr. Gian said them.