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One way to measure how important people consider this issue is to look at the money involved with it.
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! $21 billion spent on home security systems every year. $60 billion was sent on cyber security in 2021.
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! Up from $41 billion just a year before.
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$60 billion. The stores and businesses cost retailers over $68 billion a year.
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Personal security is a $300 billion business. As a matter of fact, you can have your own 24-7 bodyguard for $500,000
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or $900,000 if they can make you pay that much. Also, to protect from financial tragedy,
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Americans spend over $600 billion on property and casualty premiums, $600 billion on life,
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annuity premiums, and over $1 trillion in health insurance premiums every year.
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There are an estimated 12.5 million police officers in the world, most paid in taxes,
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$2.1 trillion in health insurance.
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The world's military every year. By the way, 72% of that, or $800 million, is in the US.
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$1 trillion in health insurance.
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Now, according to the Bible, God cares immensely about our security.
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In the US.
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When the Lord placed people on the earth, He started with a man and a woman who were created to represent Him,
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uniquely to represent Him.
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He started with a man, multiplying and filling the world with His creation, His children,
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bringing order to the earth through cultivation and natural resource and wildlife management.
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Adam and Eve's disobedience didn't remove God's mandate,
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but the resulting curse did bring about a change in the difficulty of the mandate.
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As a loving Father, as a sustaining Father, our Creator has a deep interest in His children's well-being in a world affected by the curse.
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He delights to see His children enjoying the pleasures of His creation,
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and He blesses the fruit of hard work and diligence of building and of securing what is built.
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God has always encouraged His people to look to Him for their sustenance and security.
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And the family itself was designed by God as an essential part of His way of providing protection and security.
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It's no wonder as well that when Jesus refers to the church that He is building,
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which is in reality the redeemed family of God,
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He mentions security right away.
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He says, I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.
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Our Heavenly Father wants us to experience His providence and protection in our homes and in our churches.
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Psalm 127 is a wisdom psalm that gives us a glimpse of God's heart in the matter.
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It's a psalm that God included in the scriptures to remind us to trust Him for our well-being.
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God wants you and me to completely depend upon Him to establish and maintain your life and your calling.
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He cares about you as a father cares for his child,
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and He wants you to know that you can trust His way of providing for and defending you.
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God wants you and me to know that you can trust Him for your life and your calling.
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Now we find this psalm right in the middle,
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the Songs of Ascent,
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a series of psalms that are said to have been sung by pilgrims traveling up to Jerusalem.
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These psalms encourage trust in and with fear of Yahweh,
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the Lord.
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This morning I'd like to highlight three important truths from Psalm 127
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that the poet has given to encourage you to greater dependence on the Lord.
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So let's look at verse 1 again.
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Unless the Lord builds the house,
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those who build it may be the day.
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Unless the Lord watches over the city,
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the watchman stays awake in vain.
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Now this psalm begins with a proverb.
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That's one reason why they categorize it as a wisdom psalm.
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The proverb serves as a merciful reminder and warning.
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In it, God wants us,
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He warns us, that is,
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that it's possible to be deceived by a false sense of security.
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So the first truth then,
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is that God wants you to beware of a false sense of security.
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And by it, He wants to save you
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from what would otherwise be a wasted life.
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There's two main images here in this verse.
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One is of laborers building a house,
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and one is of a watchman guarding a city at night.
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These are two very different tasks
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that are considered essential to human security.
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We live in a physical world
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that can be very harsh at times
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and requires shelter.
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Cold, wind, rain, and heat
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bring death to many people every year.
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We also live in a world
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where thieves and violent criminals exist.
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And so we need protection.
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But notice the word that's used here
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to describe these two activities
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of building and protection.
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He calls it vain.
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It doesn't say that
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building isn't or can't be done without God,
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but that apart from Him,
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these activities are considered vain.
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Now, I don't know about you,
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but when I normally think of the word vanity,
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I used to think of it
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as describing something
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that's applied to more extravagant
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or excessive aspects of life.
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Like a person spends all his time
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in front of the mirror
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or wondering if everybody is thinking
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about him or her.
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Positive.
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But the psalm, in this psalm,
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the term is applied to
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some very essential aspects of life.
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The Hebrew word shab
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or vain
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is different from the word hevel
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or vanity
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that occurs 36 times
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in the book of Ecclesiastes.
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Yes, they're synonyms,
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but shab has a different usage.
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And it also has a poetic element
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in the sense that
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when you read the psalm verbally,
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it's a lot less creepy than heaven.
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It's shab.
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Unless God is this shab
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the way the poet wanted to communicate
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to us.
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But not only does it refer to
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emptiness or wastefulness,
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but it's primarily used
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to describe falsehood and deceit.
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In fact, the false prophets of Israel
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were described as bringing
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vain or false visions
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to the people.
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Same word, shab.
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And so vanity,
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in this sense,
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here in Psalm 127,
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is used to describe
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something that isn't
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what it appears to be.
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So in the context of this passage,
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we are warned
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that involvement
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in even the most basic
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needs of life
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can deceive us
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if God is not the one
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providing it.
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In these situations,
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any security we gain
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is really
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a false security.
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This kind of delusion
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is everywhere.
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I remember as a young man
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in 1981,
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a report came out
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that listed the most ideal locations
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to live in the world.
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They were rated
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according to several
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different criteria,
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but security was one
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of its primary concerns.
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And among the top five
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on the list
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were some beautiful islands
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off the coast
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of Argentina
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called
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the Bauchlin Islands.
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One year later,
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on April 2nd,
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World News reported
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the headlines,
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Argentine forces
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invade the Bauchlin Islands.
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The ensuing
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two and a half months
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war with Britain
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claimed
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1,200 lives.
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Whatever security
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the islands offered
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was
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no,
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it didn't really exist.
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That's natural
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for us to feel secure
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in our accomplishments.
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We have prosperous cities.
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We have developed
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highly developed skills,
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nice homes,
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many churches,
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police,
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and a strong military.
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But I wonder
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if it's possible
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that these things
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have masked
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an ever-increasing
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spiritual meaning.
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in our generation
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we've seen
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the church
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there are programs
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for every imaginable
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problem.
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Never has there been
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as many
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marriage seminars
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and books
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available.
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But the results
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have been disappointing.
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Divorce among
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nominal Christians
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has officially
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surpassed
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that
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non-insuredness.
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The passage here
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doesn't say
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that it's impossible
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to build
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or provide
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some sense
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of security
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but it does warn us
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that all our efforts
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all our goals
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our successes
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can amount
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to nothing.
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In order to be
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truly dependent
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upon God
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we must be aware
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that it's possible
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to be met
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and misled
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by a private sense
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of security.
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There is here
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in these verses
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a second truth
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that God wants
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you to know.
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That truth
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is simply
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that
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God
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himself
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is
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your ultimate
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source
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of sustenance
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and security.
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Not only
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should we be aware
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of a false
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sense of security
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but
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God wants you
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to be assured
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that he alone
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provides
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what you need
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and what
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he provides
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is
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what you need.
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Look at these
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verses again
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verses 1 and 2
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each stanza
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begins
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or each stanza
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in the verse
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refers to
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the Lord
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Yahweh
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unless Yahweh
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goes
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unless Yahweh
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watches
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and in verse 2
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he
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referring to
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the Lord
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he gives
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there's a wonderful
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truth implied here
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and you have to
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look at it
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from the back
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side
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but it's true
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the God
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who created
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the universe
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and who appeared
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to Abraham
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and Isaac
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and Jacob
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is not
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some distant
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creator
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who left us
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to run
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our own lives
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he's the creator
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and sustainer
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of the universe
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he builds
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he secures
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he gives
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and he does this
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all the time
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of Yahweh
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and we
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are created
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in his image
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to work
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with him
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in his
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work
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but he
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is the owner
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the architect
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the general
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contractor
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the foreman
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the inspector
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and the maintainer
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is Shomer
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Iskael
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the keeper
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of Israel
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now verse 2
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reveals a further
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aspect of this
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truth about the
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Lord
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the vanity
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mentioned here
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is that of
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attempting to
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cram more work
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today than is
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necessary
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it is vain
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for you
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rising early
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going late
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to rest
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eating the bread
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of an anxious
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toil
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you might think
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of the typical
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workaholic
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something compels
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that person
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not to want
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to stop
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it could simply
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be a desire
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to provide
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well
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this activity
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is also
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vain
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because
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it defeats
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the person
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into thinking
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that this
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is necessary
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or advantageous
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to get ahead
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maybe even
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break you
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these persons
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might quickly
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rise to the top
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but often
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lose anything
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value to them
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like family
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and friends
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along the way
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the point of
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the passage
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is that
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what God
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says about
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this
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or actually
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what God
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says about
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himself
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it is vain
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for you
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to live
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like this
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because
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God
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gives
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his beloved
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sleep
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God
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created
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us
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people
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who
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need
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to sleep
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!
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Now sleep
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is God's
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means for us
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to maintain
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health
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mentally
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physically
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sleep
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good night's
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sleep
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is necessary
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it rests
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the mind
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it allows
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the body
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to prepare
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itself
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well
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the sleep
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is a
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powerful
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illustration
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of dependence
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on God
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most of
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the vital
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aspects
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of our
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lives
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really we
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have no
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control
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over
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can we
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really be
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in control
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when we
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have to
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check out
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eight hours
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every single
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day
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what a
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vulnerable
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activity
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you don't
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have to
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work more
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than one
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day each
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day to
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meet your
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needs
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because God
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provides what
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you really
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need
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you don't
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have to
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work
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seven days
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a week
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just to
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survive
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because God
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provides
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what you
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need
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I think
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Jesus
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emphasized
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this when
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he said
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seek first
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the kingdom
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of God
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and all
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of these
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things
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the things
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that you
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really need
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will be
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added
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to you
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now
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we must
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recognize
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that our
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involvement
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in our
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own
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sustenance
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and security
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is obvious
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but it's
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not enough
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our sustainer
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is the
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ultimate
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source
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of our
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well-being
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really
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there's only
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two ways
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to live
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you can
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either build
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with God
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or you can
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build without
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him
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you can
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either
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attempt to
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secure
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your life
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with God
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or without
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him
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and we
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know from
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the scripture
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that the
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Lord's
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favor is
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upon
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those
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who
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build
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with
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him
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and
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secure
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with
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him
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but he
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is against
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those
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who
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build
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without
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him
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when God
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is for
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us
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we call
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that grace
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when God
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is against
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us
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we call
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that
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wrath
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now think
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about it
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the all
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knowing
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omnipresent
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all wise
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all powerful
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infinitely
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good
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God
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is for
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you
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isn't that
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security
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enough
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but if God
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is against
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you
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all your
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building
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and attempt
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to secure
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your life
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will amount
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to nothing
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of course
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there is
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good news
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for those
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who build
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without
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him
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God
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has
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provided
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the way
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for anyone
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to move
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from wrath
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to grace
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that is
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the essence
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of the gospel
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of Jesus
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Christ
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that we love
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so much
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Jesus'
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death
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and resurrection
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satisfied
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the demands
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of justice
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against
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our
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independence
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when we
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believe in
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Jesus
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we are
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laying down
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our own
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false
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sense of
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self-sufficiency
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and we
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depend
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entirely
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upon
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him
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receiving
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God's
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grace
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begins
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with a
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simple
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act of
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faith
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but it
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follows
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with a
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lifetime
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commitment
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of faith
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to build
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only what
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he is
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building
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to guard
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only what
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he is
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concerned
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about
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and to
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work
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within
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the means
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and gifts
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that he
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provides
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that is the
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Christian life
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God wants you
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to give him
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your complete
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trust
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God not only
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wants to warn
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us against
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the delusion
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of false
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purity
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and to
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show us
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that he
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is the
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only source
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of true
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security
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but in
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this song
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there appears
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to be
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something
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which I
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consider
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fascinating
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thirdly
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he gives
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us an
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important
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illustration
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of the
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role of
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children
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in how
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he
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provides
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security
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for us
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so the
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third point
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God wants
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you to
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know
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that he
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gives
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children
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as a
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means
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to
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security
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look
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about
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look
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at what
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God
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says
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about
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verse
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three
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behold
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children
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are
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inherited
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from
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the
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Lord
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of
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the
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womb
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of
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the
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Lord
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now both
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of those
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terms
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are value
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terms
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used to
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describe
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how
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children
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contribute
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to God
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care for
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a family
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I know
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we get
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to
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summarize
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them as
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children
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are
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blessings
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but if
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we do
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that we're
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missing
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the point
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of this
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passage
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inheritance
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from the
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Lord or
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literally
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of the
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Lord
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and a
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reward
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generally
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we don't
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understand
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these verses
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as a little
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context
21:31
right now
21:32
in the
21:33
period of
21:33
the kings
21:34
of Israel
21:34
when the
21:35
psalm was
21:36
written
21:36
families
21:37
depended
21:38
greatly
21:38
on
21:39
children
21:39
for their
21:40
prosperity
21:41
and
21:43
protection
21:44
against
21:44
threats
21:45
and in
21:46
agrarian
21:48
society
21:48
children
21:48
worked
21:49
in fields
21:49
and care
21:50
for
21:50
lives
21:50
and as
21:53
they grew
21:53
they were
21:54
essential
21:55
for
21:55
social
21:57
security
21:58
and the
22:00
care
22:00
of their
22:01
elderly
22:01
parents
22:02
that was
22:04
the way
22:04
of life
22:05
now most
22:07
of us
22:07
will confess
22:08
children
22:09
are
22:09
blessings
22:10
but
22:12
practically
22:13
many think
22:14
of them
22:15
as liabilities
22:17
out of the
22:20
cost
22:21
of childhood
22:22
the cost of
22:23
feeding
22:24
and clothing
22:25
the child
22:25
money needed
22:27
for a good
22:27
education
22:28
and other
22:29
wants
22:31
needs
22:32
it can be
22:34
quite expensive
22:35
in our
22:37
society
22:37
we hear
22:38
more arguments
22:39
against
22:40
having
22:41
children
22:41
they're an
22:43
inconvenience
22:44
not ready
22:46
they're a
22:48
choice
22:48
our perception
22:52
of the
22:53
blessings
22:53
of children
22:54
has
22:55
changed
22:55
when the
23:01
Israelites
23:01
sang this
23:02
song on
23:02
the way
23:03
to Jerusalem
23:03
during each
23:04
of the
23:04
three
23:04
great
23:06
festivals
23:07
they understood
23:07
exactly what
23:08
they were
23:09
saying
23:09
God gives
23:10
children for
23:11
the prosperity
23:12
and security
23:13
of the family
23:14
of the nation
23:15
and of the
23:16
fulfillment
23:16
of the
23:17
gospel
23:18
there's
23:22
something
23:22
about
23:22
God's
23:23
choice
23:23
of
23:24
Abraham
23:24
that
23:24
affirms
23:25
this
23:25
when you
23:27
think of
23:27
Abraham
23:28
what
23:28
first comes
23:29
to your
23:29
mind
23:29
father of
23:31
all nations
23:31
faith
23:33
father of
23:37
all nations
23:37
right
23:37
we have
23:39
those terms
23:40
to describe
23:41
him and
23:41
they're
23:41
completely
23:42
accurate
23:42
when we
23:46
think of
23:46
him
23:47
as a
23:49
man of
23:49
faith
23:49
don't
23:50
we
23:50
by faith
23:53
in God's
23:54
command
23:55
he left
23:57
his homeland
23:58
and his
24:00
father's
24:01
house
24:01
to travel
24:02
to
24:02
command
24:03
his
24:03
promise
24:03
to start
24:04
all over
24:04
by faith
24:07
in God's
24:07
command
24:07
he trusted
24:10
the Lord
24:11
would give
24:12
him
24:13
a son
24:13
even though
24:14
he was
24:14
99 years
24:15
old
24:15
and also
24:18
by faith
24:19
he obeyed
24:20
the Lord's
24:20
test
24:21
and offered
24:23
up his
24:23
son Isaac
24:24
as a
24:25
sacrifice
24:25
fully believing
24:28
that God
24:29
was able
24:29
to raise
24:30
him from
24:30
the dead
24:31
but Abraham's
24:33
role in
24:34
redemptive
24:35
history
24:35
was so
24:36
much more
24:36
than a few
24:37
amazing
24:38
demonstrations
24:39
of faith
24:40
what was
24:42
Abraham's
24:43
daily
24:43
essential
24:44
role
24:45
in redemptive
24:46
history
24:46
he was a
24:49
father
24:49
he taught
24:55
his family
24:55
faithfully
24:56
and this
24:58
disciple
24:59
them
25:00
discipline
25:01
that
25:01
disciple
25:02
them
25:02
in the way
25:03
of the
25:03
Lord
25:04
how do I
25:07
do that
25:07
right after
25:09
God told
25:09
Abraham
25:10
that within
25:10
a year
25:11
his 90
25:12
year old
25:12
wife
25:12
Sarah
25:13
would have
25:13
a child
25:14
and on
25:16
his way
25:17
to destroy
25:17
the cities
25:18
of the
25:18
plain
25:19
near the
25:20
salt
25:20
sea
25:20
he said
25:22
something
25:22
that I
25:24
think is
25:24
amazing
25:25
verse 17
25:27
of chapter
25:28
18
25:29
of Genesis
25:29
the Lord
25:30
said
25:30
shall I
25:31
hide from
25:32
Abraham
25:32
what I
25:33
am about
25:34
to do
25:34
seeing
25:36
that Abraham
25:37
shall surely
25:38
become a
25:38
great and
25:39
mighty nation
25:40
and that all
25:41
the nations
25:42
of the earth
25:43
will be
25:43
blessed in
25:44
him
25:44
familiar with
25:46
that phrase
25:46
right
25:46
that's the
25:47
gospel
25:48
that's what
25:49
we are
25:49
benefiting from
25:50
to this
25:51
day
25:51
then he
25:56
says
25:56
for I
25:57
have
25:57
chosen
25:58
him
25:58
that
25:59
listen
26:00
carefully
26:01
he may
26:02
command
26:03
his
26:03
children
26:04
and his
26:04
household
26:05
after him
26:06
to keep
26:07
the way
26:08
of the
26:09
Lord
26:09
doing
26:10
righteousness
26:11
and justice
26:13
and then
26:16
further
26:16
so that
26:17
the Lord
26:19
may bring
26:20
to Abraham
26:21
what he
26:22
has promised
26:23
him
26:23
the Lord
26:28
himself
26:29
here
26:29
says
26:30
that the
26:31
accomplishment
26:31
of his
26:32
great plan
26:34
of salvation
26:35
required
26:36
that a
26:37
man
26:37
Abraham
26:38
command
26:39
his children
26:40
and household
26:40
after him
26:41
to keep
26:42
the way
26:42
of the
26:42
Lord
26:43
by human
26:43
righteousness
26:43
and justice
26:44
be a
26:47
faithful
26:47
father
26:48
God's
26:52
way
26:52
involves
26:55
a
26:56
godly
26:56
heritage
26:57
now look
27:00
how up
27:00
Scott
27:00
describes
27:01
Christ's
27:02
children
27:03
in verse
27:03
4 he
27:04
calls them
27:04
arrows
27:05
in the
27:06
hands
27:07
of a
27:07
mighty
27:07
warrior
27:08
there are
27:11
plenty of
27:11
things we
27:12
can call
27:12
children
27:13
but why
27:13
arrows
27:14
an
27:17
arrow
27:17
was
27:17
what
27:18
a
27:18
weapon
27:18
of
27:19
war
27:19
you might
27:20
be tempted
27:20
to think
27:20
of it
27:21
solely in
27:21
terms of
27:22
hunting
27:22
but really
27:24
the
27:25
mighty
27:27
man's
27:28
arrows
27:28
were
27:29
his
27:30
protection
27:30
they were
27:31
his
27:32
second
27:33
amendment
27:34
right
27:34
as a
27:37
weapon
27:38
they had
27:38
to be
27:39
adequately
27:39
prepared
27:40
and available
27:42
at hand
27:42
they were
27:44
the mighty
27:44
man's
27:45
defense
27:45
they were
27:46
meant to
27:46
be aimed
27:47
and fired
27:48
at a
27:49
threatening
27:49
target
27:50
a great
27:52
warrior
27:52
was one
27:53
with a
27:53
good aim
27:54
and who
27:55
made each
27:55
arrow
27:56
count
27:57
in view of
28:00
this it
28:00
makes sense
28:00
that an
28:01
effective
28:01
warrior
28:02
would have
28:02
more than
28:02
1.93
28:04
arrows
28:05
in his
28:05
equipment
28:05
now
28:09
does this
28:10
description
28:11
of children
28:11
make you
28:12
feel a
28:13
little bit
28:13
uncomfortable
28:14
well the
28:16
godless
28:17
philosophy
28:18
of our
28:18
name
28:18
says that
28:19
children
28:20
are
28:20
individuals
28:21
which
28:21
are
28:21
free
28:21
to
28:22
discover
28:22
their
28:22
own
28:23
purposes
28:23
in life
28:24
and interests
28:25
this is not
28:27
god's
28:28
perspective
28:28
can you
28:30
imagine a
28:31
warrior
28:31
taking his
28:32
arrows
28:32
and tossing
28:33
them up
28:33
in the
28:33
air
28:33
to see
28:34
where
28:34
they
28:34
will
28:34
go
28:34
if you
28:39
as a
28:40
parent
28:40
lay down
28:40
your
28:41
responsibility
28:41
to
28:42
train
28:42
direct
28:44
teach
28:46
to
28:47
guide
28:47
your
28:48
children
28:48
someone
28:50
else
28:51
will
28:52
if you
28:54
don't
28:54
take
28:55
and aim
28:56
your
28:56
arrows
28:56
at the
28:57
appropriate
28:57
target
28:57
you can
28:58
be sure
28:59
that your
29:00
enemy
29:00
will take
29:01
them
29:01
and aim
29:02
them
29:02
back
29:03
at you
29:04
the
29:09
end of
29:09
verse 5
29:10
highlights
29:10
the final
29:11
way
29:11
children
29:12
become
29:12
god's
29:13
meaning
29:13
of
29:14
security
29:14
notice
29:16
here the
29:17
image of
29:17
a family
29:18
having
29:18
a
29:18
convocation
29:19
in
29:19
the
29:20
city
29:21
perhaps
29:25
these
29:25
enemies
29:25
were
29:25
accusing
29:26
the
29:26
man
29:26
falsely
29:27
in
29:27
court
29:27
perhaps
29:28
the
29:29
man
29:29
is
29:29
being
29:29
taken
29:30
advantage
29:30
of
29:30
in
29:31
business
29:31
we
29:31
really
29:32
don't
29:32
know
29:32
from
29:32
the
29:33
context
29:33
but what
29:35
is clear
29:36
is that
29:37
this
29:38
family
29:38
man
29:39
had his
29:41
children
29:41
with him
29:42
riding
29:44
the
29:44
gate
29:44
standing
29:45
with him
29:47
reminds me
29:49
of Ben
29:50
Cartwright
29:51
the
29:51
man
29:51
facing a
29:55
couple of
29:55
renegades
29:56
in the
29:57
town
29:57
just as
29:58
the men
29:58
talk and
29:59
try to
30:00
take advantage
30:01
of old
30:01
Ben
30:01
you'd
30:02
hear
30:03
click
30:03
click
30:04
click
30:05
three guns
30:07
held by
30:08
Adam
30:08
Haas
30:09
and
30:09
little
30:09
yo
30:09
cocked
30:11
and aimed
30:11
from three
30:12
different
30:12
directions
30:13
as a
30:19
wisdom
30:19
song
30:20
psalm 127
30:21
doesn't
30:22
address
30:23
all the
30:23
issues
30:24
that the
30:24
view
30:25
of God's
30:26
sovereignty
30:26
raises
30:27
God
30:29
doesn't
30:29
give
30:29
everyone
30:30
lots of
30:30
children
30:30
sometimes
30:32
he doesn't
30:32
give
30:33
anything
30:33
having
30:36
and raising
30:36
children
30:37
doesn't
30:37
well
30:39
doesn't
30:39
mean
30:39
that they
30:40
will all
30:40
turn out
30:41
well
30:41
and
30:43
sometimes
30:43
we
30:44
experience
30:44
tragic
30:46
loss
30:47
and even
30:48
the
30:49
ungodly
30:49
have
30:51
children
30:51
God
30:55
has good
30:55
reasons
30:56
for
30:56
the
30:57
truth
30:58
of
30:58
psalm
30:59
1.7
31:00
is still
31:00
valid
31:01
God
31:02
wants
31:03
you
31:03
to
31:03
completely
31:04
depend
31:05
on
31:05
him
31:05
to
31:06
establish
31:07
and
31:08
maintain
31:08
your
31:08
life
31:09
and
31:10
calm
31:10
cares
31:11
about
31:11
and
31:12
he
31:12
wants
31:13
you
31:13
to
31:13
know
31:13
that
31:13
you
31:14
can
31:14
trust
31:14
his
31:15
way
31:15
of
31:16
providing
31:16
to
31:17
benefit
31:21
from all
31:21
this
31:21
you need
31:22
to be
31:22
aware
31:22
in
31:23
some
31:24
ways
31:24
the
31:25
deception
31:25
of
31:26
false
31:26
security
31:27
you need
31:28
to
31:28
trust
31:28
that
31:29
he
31:29
is
31:29
the
31:29
only
31:30
source
31:31
for
31:31
true
31:31
security
31:32
and
31:32
what
31:32
he
31:33
provides
31:33
is
31:33
what
31:34
you
31:34
really
31:34
need
31:34
and
31:36
he
31:36
needs
31:36
to
31:37
value
31:37
his
31:38
way
31:39
of
31:39
providing
31:40
children
31:40
as a
31:42
means
31:42
of
31:43
security
31:44
a
31:46
strong
31:47
family
31:47
will have
31:47
a
31:48
positive
31:48
influence
31:49
in the
31:49
church
31:50
in the
31:50
community
31:51
and in
31:52
the
31:52
world
31:52
and a
31:53
strong
31:53
church
31:54
family
31:54
made
31:55
up
31:55
strong
31:55
families
31:56
can
31:56
have
31:56
a
31:56
great
31:57
impact
31:57
for
31:58
effective
31:58
discipleship
31:59
life
32:00
transformation
32:01
and the
32:02
fulfillment
32:02
of our
32:03
evangelistic
32:05
task
32:05
in the
32:07
world
32:07
today
32:08
so I
32:11
would encourage
32:11
to build
32:12
what the
32:13
father is
32:13
doing
32:14
protect
32:15
what he
32:16
cares
32:16
about
32:17
look to
32:18
him
32:18
alone
32:19
for what
32:19
he needs
32:20
and value
32:21
value
32:24
to
32:24
children
32:25
in your
32:26
life
32:26
and
32:28
service
32:28
that's
32:29
right
32:29
a
32:29
Thank you.