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He Goes Before Us - What Does That Mean? · Kate’s Devotional Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Kate Dreston here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Have you ever heard the phrase, "God goes before us"?
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  SPEAKER_00: What does that mean?
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  SPEAKER_00: In today's four-minute episode, we'll see what the Bible has to say, so stay tuned.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hi, guys.
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  SPEAKER_00: What keeps you up at night?
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  SPEAKER_00: Is it the fact that all your expenses keep going up and it's hard to make ends meet?
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  SPEAKER_00: Or maybe it's worries from your own home, like your kids, your marriage, or your relationships?
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  SPEAKER_00: With all the uncertainty in the world today,
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  SPEAKER_00: the future can be pretty unsettling, to say the least.
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  SPEAKER_00: And why is it so easy to worry?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, I think it's the unknown.
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  SPEAKER_00: We don't know how something's going to turn out,
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  SPEAKER_00: so usually we're thinking of all the things that can go wrong.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thankfully, God goes before us.
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  SPEAKER_00: How do I know this?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, there are times in the Bible where it speaks of God going before us.
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  SPEAKER_00: In Deuteronomy chapter 31,
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  SPEAKER_00: Moses is speaking to the Israelites,
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  SPEAKER_00: and he's telling them that he has come to the end of his life,
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  SPEAKER_00: and Joshua's the one who's going to lead them into the Promised Land.
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  SPEAKER_00: In verse 3,
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  SPEAKER_00: he tells the people,
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  SPEAKER_00: and you shall dispossess them."
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  SPEAKER_00: And a few verses later,
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  SPEAKER_00: Moses speaks directly to his successor Joshua in front of everyone, and he said,
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  SPEAKER_00: "And the Lord, He is the one who goes before you.
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  SPEAKER_00: He will be with you.
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  SPEAKER_00: He will not leave you nor forsake you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Do not fear nor be dismayed."
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  SPEAKER_00: What a comfort!
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  SPEAKER_00: I love that verse.
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  SPEAKER_00: This phrase,
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  SPEAKER_00: "He goes before us,"
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  SPEAKER_00: it means He knows every detail of my future and He's in control of it all.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, God is all-knowing, so He knows past, present, and future.
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  SPEAKER_00: Psalms 139 tells us that He knew every day of our lives before we were ever even born.
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  SPEAKER_00: It means He's also preparing me to handle whatever's going to be coming my way.
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  SPEAKER_00: Since He knows my future, He knows my path and how I'm going to get there.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's already taking care of whatever we're going to need for the journey.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you know, He leads us through the darkness of the valleys.
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  SPEAKER_00: And He holds on to us when we're walking just a couple of inches from the edge of that cliff.
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  SPEAKER_00: He guides us through the dense forest when we're just struggling
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  SPEAKER_00: because we can't find a clear path.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, as we wrap it up today, what's got you tied in knots?
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  SPEAKER_00: Whatever it is, you don't have to fear.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're not alone and you don't have to be overwhelmed.
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  SPEAKER_00: You just have to trust in the One who's already gone before you because I'm going
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  SPEAKER_00: to be doing the same.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you want more of my one-minute written devotionals or my five-minute podcast,
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  SPEAKER_00: you can check out my website at www.katedreston.com
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  SPEAKER_00: and Dreston is spelled D-R-E-S-T-O-N. Make it a great day and thanks for listening.