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Today's Word 04-17-26 Rise Up: Called, Equipped, and Empowered · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: Nobody does it like your early morning praise party. I
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  Speaker 1: am Sherry Mackie, and it's time right now for today's
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  Speaker 1: word Rise Up, called Equipped and Empowered. Judges five, six,
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  Speaker 1: and seven says, the highways are deserted, and the travelers
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  Speaker 1: walked along the byeway's village. Life ceased, and it ceased
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  Speaker 1: in Israel until I Deborah rose arose in mother in Israel.
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  Speaker 1: You know, there are moments in history and in our
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  Speaker 1: personal lives when things seem to come to a standstill.
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  Speaker 1: Progress feels halted, hope feels distant, and it looks like
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  Speaker 1: the opposition has the upper hand. For far too long,
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  Speaker 1: That's exactly what was happening in Israel during the time
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  Speaker 1: of the Judges. For twenty years, the people lived under oppression.
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  Speaker 1: Fear had silenced movement, life had slowed, purpose had been
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  Speaker 1: put on pause. But then some shifted, not because the
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  Speaker 1: circumstances suddenly changed, but because one person made a decision
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  Speaker 1: to rise. Deborah didn't step forward because everything was easy.
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  Speaker 1: She arose in the middle of adversity in a culture
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  Speaker 1: where women were often overlooked and underestimated by every natural standard.
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  Speaker 1: She wasn't the obvious choice, but God doesn't choose based
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  Speaker 1: on human limitations. He calls based on divine purpose. He
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  Speaker 1: placed a vision in Deborah's heart to lead to judge
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  Speaker 1: and to help bring freedom to God's people. I'm sure
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  Speaker 1: there were moments when the assignment felt too big, when
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  Speaker 1: the responsibility seemed overwhelming, But deep down, Deborah understood a
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  Speaker 1: powerful truth. She was not operating in her own strength.
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  Speaker 1: The same God who called her had already equipped her.
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  Speaker 1: The same God who placed the dream in her heart
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  Speaker 1: had already made provision for it to come to pass.
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  Speaker 1: And when she stepped out in faith, everything began to change.
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  Speaker 1: God moved doors open, victory came. What had been stuck
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  Speaker 1: for years suddenly turned around because one person dared to arise.
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  Speaker 1: That same principle applies to you today. Too often we
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  Speaker 1: discount ourselves. We talk ourselves out of what God has
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  Speaker 1: already placed within us. We focus on what we lack
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  Speaker 1: instead of recognizing the power God has already given us.
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  Speaker 1: We compare, we doubt, and we shrink back when we
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  Speaker 1: should be stepping forward. But you have to change your thinking.
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  Speaker 1: You have to see yourself the way that God sees you.
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  Speaker 1: You are not limited, you are not overlooked. You are
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  Speaker 1: not unqualified. You are chosen, You are equipped, You are
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  Speaker 1: empowered by the creator of the universe. What if the
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  Speaker 1: breakthrough you've been praying for is waiting on you to arise.
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  Speaker 1: What if the change you want to see it begins
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  Speaker 1: when you step into what God created you to be.
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  Speaker 1: There are barriers you can overcome, there are cycles you
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  Speaker 1: can break. There are dreams you can accomplish. Not because
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  Speaker 1: of who you are on your own, but because of
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  Speaker 1: who God is in you. So a rise, step into
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  Speaker 1: your calling, move forward in faith, even when it feels
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  Speaker 1: bigger than you, because when God breathes on your life,
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  Speaker 1: he will take you places you could never go on
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  Speaker 1: your own. Oh Father God, thank you for the favor
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  Speaker 1: on our lives. Thank you for choosing us, calling us,
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  Speaker 1: and equipping us for everything You've placed in our hearts.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for breathing in our direction and opening doors
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  Speaker 1: we could never open on our own. Give us a
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  Speaker 1: courage to arise, to step out in faith and trust
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  Speaker 1: you that you are with us. Oh God, we declare
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  Speaker 1: that we are not limited. We are empowered by You.
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  Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, that's your word for today. Take it
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  Speaker 1: applied to your everyday life, and you continue to be
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  Speaker 1: encouraged and inspired on early morning Praize party would be
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  Speaker 1: your girl.