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Depending on the Lord · Stornoway Free Church of Scotland - Sermons

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I'm going to do prayers this evening.
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2 Chronicles chapter 14.
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!
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Well, as we pray this evening, and especially as we've been thinking of the matters in our prayers,
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we realise how often there is that variety in our prayers, the highs, the lows, the challenges that we often face.
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And we've been looking at the Lord's Prayer recently.
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We've begun looking at it.
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And as we just share some words from this passage this evening, it's in light of the Lord's Prayer as well,
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because there we are reminded who we are praying to.
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We've looked at that part of the prayer which says,
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Our Father who art in heaven.
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It is about that relationship that we have with the Lord our God as his people.
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Not just as the Lord who is the creator of all things, but the Lord who is indeed our Father.
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We've thought of John 3 verse 1.
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How we read there,
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How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called the children of God.
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And that is what we are.
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So there's great reminders for us as we turn to Scripture at such difficult times to pray,
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because sometimes we just don't know what to pray.
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We feel that just sense of burden for people, for situations,
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and especially as we think of young Caleb tonight, just we wonder, what do we pray?
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But let's not just think, what do we pray?
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But let's think, who are we praying to?
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So that whatever our words are, even if they're just the groanings of our heart,
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they are known by God.
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And they are known by God who is our Father in heaven.
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And the wonderful thing about Scripture at such times as this,
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is that it speaks into the reality of every situation that we find ourselves in.
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We see prayers throughout the Scriptures that remind us of just how many different prayers there are.
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You think of the many psalms that are prayers,
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and the variety that you find in the psalms.
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There's both delight and rejoicing,
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but there's also crying to the Lord in trouble.
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There's crying out to him for help.
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There's crying out with questions,
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such as we may have at these times.
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But we thank God that he has given us that in his word,
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the reality of all the different situations that we find ourselves in.
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And even when you reflect on Jesus' prayers,
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we've read John 17 recently as we were looking at the Lord's Prayer,
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that wonderful prayer where Jesus prays for his people,
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where he prays for you and for me.
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And even as we think of those who we are praying for this evening,
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we can have that assurance that the Lord has prayed for them,
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that we come through his name.
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But we also see the challenge of prayer with Jesus.
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You think of his prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane,
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how he was in agony, how he was praying to the Father,
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if it be your will, let this cup pass me by,
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but not my will be done, but yours.
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The challenge that there is in that prayer.
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And isn't there such a blessing that we can come to all of these passages in Scripture
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and just remind ourselves we come to God.
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We come to the Father in heaven.
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As there begs daily reading today, very apt for today,
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a reminder to pray was the heading of it.
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How there are times when we can try and go on in our own strength,
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managed by ourselves,
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but we are reminded that we can't.
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And we are often taken to those points
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where we remember we cannot manage by ourselves.
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No matter how much we would love to,
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we depend on God.
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And as the begs said in his daily reading today,
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for when you pray and watch what God does,
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you discover that he does far more
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than you had even dared ask or thought to imagine.
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And that is a hope that we have as we pray tonight.
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That we pray and we watch what God does.
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We don't know what it will be.
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We don't know what the outcome will be.
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But we watch what God does.
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And God is able to do far more
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than we ever dared ask or thought to imagine.
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So our Lord reigns.
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And that is our hope as we come in prayer.
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And as we see with Asa here,
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we see that element of prayer in his experience as well.
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Prayer in good times,
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prayer in difficult times.
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But whether it's success or otherwise,
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it was not dependent on his power.
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It was all dependent on God.
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On God who reigns on high.
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We see in verse 2 there how Asa's reign begins
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in a good way.
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It begins by getting his priorities right.
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He begins by,
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Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord,
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he took away the foreign altars,
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the high places.
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He broke down the pillars,
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cut down the ashram.
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He got rid of the idols that people were worshipping.
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And so he began with this.
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And he made God the focus of worship.
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And they enjoy a long time of peace.
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But then an army arises against their nation.
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And trouble comes.
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But he is ready to trust God.
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Even in the midst of that,
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when there seems a likelihood
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that their victory would be slim.
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But he prays.
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And he organises his troops.
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And so there's a reminder to us
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that whether it's in the good times
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or the difficult times,
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we pray.
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And we do as God asks.
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We look for God's help and blessing.
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And may we continue to pray with that confidence
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that Asa has here,
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that his God reigns,
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our God reigns.
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And just three things very briefly
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as we look at this passage.
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First of all,
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we see that Asa felt powerless.
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We see secondly,
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he cried out.
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And then thirdly,
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he went to battle.
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So he felt powerless.
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When you read the beginning of the chapter,
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verse 1 through to verse 7,
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you see peace mentioned often.
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Times of peace are mentioned.
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And it tells us that there was no war in those years.
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There was peace for 10 years.
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They had this period
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where it all was well.
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But it's never just wasted in that sense.
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It's not just a case of things going on well.
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As we saw in verse 2,
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Asa was making it clear for the people,
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this is a time we worship God.
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Things may go well,
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but we still worship God.
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And when we have that
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in our times of peace,
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we are far better prepared then
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for when the times of challenge come.
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Because we see that comes
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in Asa's experience.
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The Ethiopian army
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arises against him
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and his people.
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And from there
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comes trouble.
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War is imminent.
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What do they do?
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You look at the numbers.
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The numbers are recorded for us here.
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And you think,
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what's the purpose in that?
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In verse 8,
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Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah
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and he had 280,000 men from Benjamin
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that carried shields and drew bows.
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All were mighty men of valor.
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You think,
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well,
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there's half a million soldiers that he has.
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But then when you look at verse 9,
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you see a number there as well.
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Sarah,
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the Ethiopian,
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came out against them
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with an army of a million men
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and 300 chariots.
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So the numbers are there for us
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to show that this is
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two against one.
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Asa's army
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is outnumbered
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two to one.
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And there's this sense of
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where do we go?
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What do we do?
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How are we going to go
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into this battle?
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What can I do?
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Would be Asa's cry.
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Where can I go?
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Well,
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what did he do?
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He did what we see
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in verse 11.
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He cried out
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to the Lord,
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his God.
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He wasn't dismayed.
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He wasn't discouraged.
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He cried out
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to the Lord.
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And that's
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a powerful reminder
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to us
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at this time.
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We enjoy
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times
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of peace
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and times
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of blessing.
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But where do we turn
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when we feel powerless
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or when we feel powerless
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for others?
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And what we do,
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we feel that sense
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of powerless
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nature
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because what can we do
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for Caleb?
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What can we do
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for the family?
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Well,
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we can do the greatest thing
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of all.
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We cry out
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to God
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for them,
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for us,
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for all
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who are going through
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these difficult times.
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We cry out
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to God.
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And that's never
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a waste
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of time.
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The psalm,
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one of the psalms
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that we sang
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had mentioned
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that how often
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you see people
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around saying,
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where is your God now?
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What is your God
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going to do?
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How will God
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help
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in this situation?
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Why has God
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allowed this
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to happen?
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We don't lose
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hope
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in the midst
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of it,
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even though people
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might say these
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things.
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They would maybe
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say to Asa,
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if you look at the
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numbers,
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how are you going
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to manage
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two against one?
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It's a hopeless
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situation,
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a powerless
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situation.
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But no,
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it's not
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because he has
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the Lord
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with him.
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So whether it's
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peace or trouble
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we are in,
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what a blessing
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to know
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that God
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is there
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for us
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to call upon.
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So he felt
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helpless,
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we may feel
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helpless,
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but that's what
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takes us
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to God
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because we
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cannot do it,
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but he can.
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And that's
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what we see
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here,
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secondly,
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with Asa.
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he cries out
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to the Lord
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from feeling
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helpless and
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powerless.
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You see in
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verse 11
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here his
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prayer.
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And it's
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only a few
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words,
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and yet it
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says so
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much to us.
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Asa cried
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out to the
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Lord his
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God,
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O Lord,
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there is
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none like
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you.
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What
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confidence
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he has.
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There is
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none like
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you.
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To help
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between the
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mighty
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and the
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weak,
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help us.
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O Lord,
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our God,
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for we
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rely on
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you,
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and on
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your name
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we have
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come against
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this multitude.
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O Lord,
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you are
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our God,
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let not
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man prevail
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against you.
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That's his
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prayer.
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It's only
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one verse,
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and yet it's
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full of
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so much
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for us.
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He cries
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out to
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God,
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and it's
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obvious,
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it's the
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God he
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knows.
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It's
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obvious that
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the ten
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years of
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peace that
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they have
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enjoyed,
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has been
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a time
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of a
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close
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relationship
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with
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God.
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Because
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he's able
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to say
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these things
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with confidence.
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There is
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none like
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you to
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help.
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There's
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been peace,
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there's
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been no
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war,
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so it's
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not like
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they've
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seen it
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time and
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time again.
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Here is
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maybe a
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new situation
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for many
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of the
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people,
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but Asa
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is confident
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in this
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situation,
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there is
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none like
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you to
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help.
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help.
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And when
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we come
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into
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trying
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situations,
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difficult
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situations,
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new
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situations
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for us,
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there is
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none like
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you to
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help.
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There is
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none like
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God to
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help.
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There is
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nothing too
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difficult
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for you.
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When it
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says there
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is none
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like you
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to help,
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another way
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of translating
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it that may be
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closer is,
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Lord, in the
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scheme of
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things, this
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is nothing
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to you.
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In the
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scheme of
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things, this
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is nothing
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to you.
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That is
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who God
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is.
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He is
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powerful,
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he is
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able, he
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reminds us
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in so many
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different ways,
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this is
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nothing to
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you.
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We are
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in your
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hands, we
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are committing
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others into
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your hands
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because there
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is nothing
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too difficult
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for you.
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there are
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times when
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we can
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feel alone,
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times when
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we maybe
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feel, where
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is God?
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John Knox,
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I'm sure
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you've heard
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of him,
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a reformer
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in Scotland,
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he was used
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by God in a
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mighty way,
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but he said
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this, a man
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with God
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is always
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in the
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majority.
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A man
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with God
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is always
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in the
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majority.
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Why was he
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saying that?
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because there
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were many
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times when
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he felt
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alone,
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when he
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felt that
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there was
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maybe no
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one to
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help around
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him, and
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yet he was
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able to
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say a man
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with God
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is always
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in the
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majority.
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And that
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is who
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is on
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our side
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as well.
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He doesn't
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leave his
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people.
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He doesn't
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abandon us
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in our
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time of
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need.
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Asa knew
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that.
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He went
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and cried
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to the
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Lord,
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there is
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none like
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you to
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help.
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Between the
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mighty and
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the weak,
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it doesn't
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matter who
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we are,
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it doesn't
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matter what
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situation
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we're in,
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mighty or
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weak,
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he is
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able to
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help.
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Oh Lord,
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we rely
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on you.
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That is
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our cry
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to the
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Lord of
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the
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impossible,
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to the
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one who
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is able.
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next week
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we're going
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to be with
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the children
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God willing
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in the
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hall.
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We're going
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to be
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focusing on
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the armour
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of God.
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That's going
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to be our
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focus.
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But this
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isn't just
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something we
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teach young
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people.
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This isn't
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just something
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to teach
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the children.
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First and
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foremost,
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it's to
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remind
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ourselves.
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Take up
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the armour
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of God
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as it
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says in
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Ephesians
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6.
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That's what
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we need
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at this
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time.
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That's
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what we
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need
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day by
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day.
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All
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these
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bits
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of armour
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that help
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us to
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know God
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with us,
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to help
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us know
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God's
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protection.
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And with
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that we
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stand.
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With
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that we
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defend
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ourselves
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against
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the
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attacks.
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We have
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that armour
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of God
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to help
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us.
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His
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word,
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the
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spirit,
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faith,
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all of
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these
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things.
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We
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have
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them.
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We
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rely
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on them.
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We
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depend
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on
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them.
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That's
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what
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Asa
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was
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depending
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on
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here.
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Oh
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Lord,
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there
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is
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none
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like
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you
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to
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help.
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That
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is
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what
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we
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have.
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That
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is
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who
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we
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have.
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We
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cry
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out
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to
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God.
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Back
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in the
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16th
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century,
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he was
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a man,
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Sir
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Walter
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Raleigh.
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He
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used to
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come,
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it
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with
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requests
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to
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such
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an
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extent
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that
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one
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day
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she
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said
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to
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him
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when
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he
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had
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come
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with
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another
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request,
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Riley,
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when
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will
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you
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stop
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coming
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to
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me
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begging?
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Sir
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Walter
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reply
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was,
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when
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your
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majesty
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stops
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giving.
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And
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there's
17:13
a great
17:13
reminder
17:14
to us
17:14
there.
17:15
God
17:15
doesn't
17:16
say,
17:17
when
17:17
will
17:17
you
17:18
stop
17:18
coming
17:18
with
17:19
your
17:19
requests
17:20
because
17:20
he
17:21
never
17:21
stops
17:22
giving.
17:23
He
17:24
never
17:24
says
17:25
to
17:25
us
17:25
enough,
17:26
you've
17:27
had
17:27
your
17:27
fill.
17:28
Instead
17:29
he
17:29
says
17:29
come,
17:31
cast
17:31
your
17:31
cares
17:32
upon
17:32
me
17:33
for
17:33
I
17:34
care
17:34
for
17:35
you.
17:36
And
17:37
so
17:37
let
17:37
us
17:37
cry
17:38
out
17:38
to
17:38
the
17:38
one
17:39
with
17:39
whom
17:40
all
17:40
things
17:40
are
17:41
possible.
17:43
So
17:43
Asa
17:44
cried
17:44
out,
17:45
O
17:45
Lord,
17:46
you
17:46
are
17:47
able,
17:47
there
17:47
is
17:47
none
17:48
like
17:48
you
17:48
to
17:49
help.
17:51
But
17:51
you
17:51
see,
17:51
thirdly,
17:52
hear us
17:52
well.
17:53
He
17:53
went
17:54
into
17:54
battle.
17:57
In
17:57
verse
17:57
12,
18:01
the
18:02
Lord
18:02
went
18:02
into
18:02
battle
18:03
with
18:03
him.
18:03
So
18:03
the
18:03
Lord
18:04
defeated
18:04
the
18:04
Ethiopians
18:05
before
18:06
Asa
18:07
and before
18:08
Judah
18:08
and the
18:09
Ethiopians
18:10
bled.
18:14
Asa
18:14
didn't
18:15
just
18:15
say,
18:16
Lord,
18:16
that's
18:17
it,
18:17
I'm
18:17
done.
18:19
He
18:19
went
18:19
into
18:20
battle.
18:20
You
18:20
see
18:20
that
18:20
as
18:21
you
18:21
read
18:21
on
18:21
how
18:21
they
18:22
pursued
18:22
after
18:23
the
18:23
Ethiopians.
18:25
They
18:25
went
18:26
into
18:26
battle
18:26
two
18:27
against
18:27
one,
18:28
but
18:28
they
18:28
went
18:29
with
18:29
God
18:30
on
18:30
his
18:31
side.
18:31
They
18:31
went
18:31
in
18:32
confidence.
18:34
They
18:35
went
18:35
relying
18:35
on
18:36
God,
18:36
on
18:36
his
18:37
name.
18:38
They
18:39
went
18:39
relying
18:39
and
18:40
believing
18:40
that
18:40
he
18:40
was
18:41
able
18:41
to
18:41
fight
18:42
for
18:42
them.
18:44
And
18:44
look at
18:44
the
18:44
way
18:44
it
18:44
says
18:44
in
18:45
verse
18:45
11,
18:50
O
18:50
Lord,
18:51
you
18:51
are
18:52
our
18:52
God,
18:52
let
18:52
not
18:53
man
18:53
prevail
18:54
against
18:54
you.
18:56
Let
18:57
not
18:57
man
18:57
prevail
18:58
against
18:58
you.
19:00
It's
19:00
like
19:00
he's
19:01
saying,
19:01
Lord,
19:01
show
19:02
us
19:02
your
19:02
glory
19:03
in
19:03
the
19:04
midst
19:04
of
19:04
this.
19:04
Let
19:05
not
19:05
man
19:05
prevail
19:06
against
19:07
you.
19:09
They
19:09
wanted
19:09
to see
19:10
the
19:10
glory
19:11
of
19:11
God
19:12
in
19:12
the
19:12
midst.
19:13
They
19:13
wanted
19:14
to see
19:14
God
19:15
fighting
19:16
for
19:16
them
19:17
that
19:17
they
19:18
might
19:18
praise
19:19
his
19:20
name.
19:22
And
19:22
it's
19:22
a
19:23
reminder
19:23
to
19:23
us
19:24
as
19:24
well.
19:25
We
19:26
go
19:26
into
19:26
battle.
19:27
When
19:27
you
19:28
think
19:28
of
19:28
the
19:28
armour
19:28
of
19:29
God,
19:30
it's
19:30
to
19:30
go
19:30
into
19:30
battle.
19:31
It's
19:31
because
19:31
we're
19:32
in a
19:32
day
19:32
by
19:33
day
19:33
battle
19:34
against
19:35
an
19:35
enemy
19:35
who
19:36
wants
19:36
to
19:36
defeat
19:37
us.
19:38
But
19:38
as
19:38
we
19:38
take
19:39
up
19:39
the
19:40
armour
19:40
of
19:40
God
19:41
and
19:41
as
19:41
we
19:41
pray
19:41
to
19:42
God,
19:42
we
19:43
do
19:43
so,
19:43
Lord,
19:44
that
19:44
we
19:44
might
19:44
see
19:45
your
19:45
glory.
19:47
Not
19:47
that
19:50
but
19:51
for
19:51
his.
19:52
That
19:53
even
19:53
through
19:54
the
19:54
most
19:54
difficult
19:54
of
19:55
times
19:55
and
19:55
experiences
19:56
as
19:57
has
19:57
been
19:57
prayed
19:58
that
19:59
we
19:59
would
19:59
see
20:00
God
20:00
working.
20:02
That
20:02
we
20:02
would
20:02
see
20:02
God
20:03
giving
20:03
blessings
20:04
in
20:05
extraordinary
20:06
ways.
20:07
That
20:08
we
20:08
would
20:08
see
20:08
a
20:09
witness
20:09
to
20:10
those
20:10
around
20:11
us
20:11
who
20:11
have
20:12
maybe
20:12
no
20:12
thought
20:13
of
20:13
God
20:14
at
20:14
this
20:14
time
20:15
and
20:15
yet
20:15
who
20:15
are
20:15
showing
20:15
an
20:16
interest
20:16
in
20:17
the
20:17
situation
20:18
that
20:18
Caleb
20:19
and the
20:19
family
20:19
find
20:20
themselves
20:20
in.
20:21
That
20:21
the
20:21
witness
20:22
of
20:22
the
20:22
church
20:22
that
20:23
the
20:23
prayers
20:23
of
20:23
the
20:24
church
20:24
that
20:24
the
20:24
love
20:25
of
20:25
Christ
20:26
that
20:26
the
20:26
church
20:26
shows
20:27
will
20:27
be
20:27
a
20:27
witness
20:28
to
20:28
all
20:28
around.
20:30
Let
20:31
the
20:31
glory
20:31
of
20:31
God
20:32
be
20:32
seen
20:33
in
20:33
it.
20:33
But
20:33
again
20:34
the
20:34
glory
20:34
of
20:35
God
20:35
the
20:35
peace
20:35
of
20:36
God
20:36
would
20:37
shine
20:37
upon
20:37
them
20:38
as
20:38
a
20:38
family
20:38
and
20:39
upon
20:39
all
20:39
who
20:40
need
20:40
the
20:40
Lord
20:40
in
20:41
special
20:41
ways
20:42
at
20:42
this
20:43
time.
20:45
Asa's
20:49
with
20:50
all
20:50
our
20:50
fights
20:51
are
20:52
with
20:52
the
20:52
Lord
20:52
on
20:53
our
20:53
side.
20:54
As
20:54
Psalm
20:54
18
20:55
verse
20:55
29
20:55
says
20:56
with
20:56
help
20:56
from
20:57
God
20:57
I
20:58
can
20:58
advance
20:58
against
20:59
a
20:59
troop
21:00
and
21:00
rout
21:00
them
21:00
all
21:01
and
21:01
with
21:02
the
21:02
aid
21:02
my
21:02
God
21:03
will
21:03
give
21:03
I
21:04
can
21:04
leap
21:04
over
21:05
any
21:05
wall.
21:07
That's
21:07
what
21:07
Asa knew
21:08
in his
21:09
experience
21:09
here.
21:10
With
21:10
the
21:10
help
21:11
of
21:11
God
21:12
I
21:12
can
21:12
advance.
21:13
God
21:13
was
21:14
with
21:14
him.
21:15
And
21:15
as
21:15
we
21:15
go
21:15
into
21:16
the
21:16
battle
21:16
of
21:19
prayer
21:21
that
21:21
we
21:22
go
21:22
with
21:22
faith
21:23
that
21:23
we
21:23
go
21:23
with
21:24
confidence
21:24
in
21:25
God
21:25
that
21:25
we
21:25
do
21:25
not
21:25
lose
21:26
heart
21:26
as
21:27
we
21:27
pray
21:27
even
21:28
in
21:28
the
21:28
most
21:28
difficult
21:28
situations
21:29
but
21:30
that
21:30
we
21:30
pray
21:30
with
21:31
faith
21:32
with
21:32
confidence
21:33
in
21:33
God
21:34
the
21:34
God
21:35
who
21:35
is
21:36
able
21:36
the
21:37
God
21:38
who
21:38
there
21:38
is
21:39
none
21:39
like
21:39
you
21:40
to
21:40
help
21:40
that
21:41
is
21:41
the
21:41
same
21:42
God
21:42
that
21:43
we
21:43
pray
21:44
to
21:44
as
21:44
well
21:45
a
21:46
man
21:46
called
21:46
Lancelot
21:47
Andrews
21:48
he
21:48
was one
21:48
of the
21:49
translators
21:50
involved
21:51
in the
21:51
King
21:51
James
21:52
Bible
21:52
back
21:52
in
21:53
1611
21:54
there's
21:54
a
21:54
prayer
21:55
of
21:55
his
21:55
recorded
21:57
and I
21:58
think
21:59
it's
21:59
a
21:59
great
21:59
little
22:00
prayer
22:00
for us
22:01
to
22:01
think
22:01
of
22:02
even
22:02
as
22:02
we
22:02
think
22:03
of
22:03
how
22:03
we
22:03
pray
22:04
to
22:04
God
22:04
just
22:04
now
22:05
he
22:06
prayed
22:06
this
22:06
!
22:07
He
22:32
was
22:32
praying
22:33
for
22:33
God
22:34
all
22:35
encompassing
22:36
in
22:37
every
22:37
way
22:37
surrounding
22:38
him
22:39
and
22:40
that's
22:40
our
22:40
prayer
22:41
for
22:41
those
22:42
in
22:42
need
22:42
tonight
22:43
it's
22:43
our
22:43
prayer
22:44
for
22:44
ourselves
22:45
be
22:45
within
22:45
me
22:46
to
22:46
strengthen
22:46
me
22:47
without
22:47
me
22:47
to
22:47
keep
22:48
me
22:48
above
22:49
me
22:49
to
22:49
protect
22:50
me
22:50
beneath
22:51
me
22:51
to
22:52
uphold
22:52
me
22:52
before
22:53
me
22:53
to
22:54
direct
22:54
me
22:55
behind
22:55
me
22:56
to
22:57
keep
22:57
me
22:57
from
22:57
straying
22:58
round
22:59
about
22:59
me
22:59
to
23:00
defend
23:01
me
23:01
that's
23:02
our
23:02
prayer
23:03
for
23:04
those
23:04
in
23:04
need
23:05
and
23:05
for
23:05
ourselves
23:06
may
23:07
we
23:07
keep
23:07
praying
23:08
keep
23:09
praying
23:10
for
23:10
those
23:10
in
23:11
need
23:11
keep
23:12
praying
23:13
with
23:13
confidence
23:14
we
23:15
feel
23:15
helpless
23:16
for
23:16
ourselves
23:17
and
23:18
for
23:18
others
23:18
but
23:19
we
23:19
are
23:19
reminded
23:20
we
23:20
have
23:20
a
23:20
great
23:21
God
23:21
we
23:22
have
23:22
a
23:22
father
23:23
in
23:24
heaven
23:24
to
23:24
come
23:25
to
23:25
who
23:26
hears
23:27
who
23:27
answers
23:28
our
23:29
prayers
23:30
as
23:30
he
23:30
knows
23:31
best
23:31
asa
23:32
cried
23:33
to
23:33
the
23:33
Lord
23:33
O
23:34
Lord
23:34
there
23:35
is
23:35
none
23:35
like
23:35
you
23:36
to
23:36
help
23:36
we
23:37
cry
23:38
to
23:38
the
23:38
Lord
23:38
in
23:39
the
23:39
same
23:39
way
23:39
because
23:39
there
23:40
is
23:40
none
23:40
like
23:41
you
23:41
to
23:42
help
23:42
O
23:43
Lord
23:43
between
23:44
the
23:44
mighty
23:45
and
23:46
the
23:46
weak
23:46
help
23:47
us
23:47
help
23:48
us
23:49
Lord
23:49
keep
23:49
praying
23:50
help
23:51
those
23:51
who
23:52
need
23:52
you
23:52
let
23:53
us
23:53
pray
23:54
Lord
23:58
our
23:58
gracious
23:58
God
23:59
we
23:59
thank
23:59
you
24:00
that
24:00
we
24:00
have
24:01
your
24:01
word
24:01
we
24:02
have
24:02
that
24:02
assurance
24:03
from
24:04
it
24:04
we
24:04
have
24:04
that
24:05
confidence
24:05
in
24:06
it
24:06
O
24:07
Lord
24:07
there
24:07
is
24:07
none
24:08
like
24:09
you
24:09
to
24:09
help
24:09
between
24:10
the
24:10
mighty
24:11
and
24:12
the
24:12
weak
24:12
help
24:13
us
24:13
O
24:14
Lord
24:14
we
24:14
pray
24:45
to
24:45
be
24:45
be
24:45
all
24:46
around
24:46
them
24:46
day
24:47
by
24:47
day
24:47
Lord
24:48
be
24:49
our
24:49
guide
24:49
be
24:50
our
24:50
shepherd
24:51
as
24:52
we
24:52
ask
24:52
it
24:52
all
24:52
in
24:53
Jesus
24:53
name
24:54
Amen
24:55
we
25:00
we're
25:00
going
25:00
to
25:01
conclude
25:01
by