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#7. Job 11-15 | We Reap What We Sow... Right? · Dwelling Place: The Bible for Moms

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  so
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  that
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  other
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  moms
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  can
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  find
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  encouragement
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  from
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  God's
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  word
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  well.
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  Today
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  as
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  we
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  continue
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  looking
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  at
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  Job
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  in
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  chapters
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  11
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  through
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  15,
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  we'll
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  see
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  Job
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  defend
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  His
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  righteousness
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  While
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  not
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  claiming
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  he's
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  perfect,
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  he
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  maintains
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  that
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  if
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  he
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  were
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  in
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  a
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  court,
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  no
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  one
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  would
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  be
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  able
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  to
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  convict
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  him
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  of
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  a
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  crime
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  worthy
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  of
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  the
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  suffering
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  that
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  he's
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  experiencing.
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  Still,
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  his
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  friends
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  continue
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  accusing
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  him,
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  saying,
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  this
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  is
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  how
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  the
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  world
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  works.
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  You
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  sin
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  and
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  you
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  suffer
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  consequences.
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  You
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  do
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  good
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  and
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  you're
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  blessed.
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  This
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  is
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  often
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  referred
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  to
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  as
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  the
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  law
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  of
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  sowing
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  and
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  reaping,
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  and
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  we'll
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  talk
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  more
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  about
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  that
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  after
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  I
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  read
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  God's
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  word
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  over
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  you.
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  And
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  of
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  course,
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  we'll
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  end
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  in
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  prayer.
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  So
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  far,
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  the
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  neite
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  kicks
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  off
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  the
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  accusations
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  in
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  chapter
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  11.
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  This
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  is
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  even
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  a
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  more
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  targeted
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  attack
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  than
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  the
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  first
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  two
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  friends.
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  Zohar
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  tells
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  job
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  God
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  is
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  unsearchable.
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  How
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  can
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  you
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  claim
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  to
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  understand
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  his
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  ways
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  and
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  then
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  reiterates?
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  This
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  is
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  obviously
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  a
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  result
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  of
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  your
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  own
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  sin.
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  Zohar
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  needs
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  to
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  apply
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  that
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  reasoning
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  to
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  himself.
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  If
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  God
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  is
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  so
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  unsearchable,
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  why
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  does
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  Zohar
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  think
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  that?
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  He
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  knows
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  why
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  Job
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  is
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  suffering.
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  In
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  chapter
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  12,
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  job
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  begins
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  a
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  powerful
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  defense,
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  and
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  I
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  think
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  that's
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  incredibly
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  impressive
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  because
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  these
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  are
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  the,
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  some
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  of
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  the
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  physical
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  symptoms
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  he's
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  experiencing
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  he
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  has
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  oozing
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  boils
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  from
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  head
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  to
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  toe.
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  His
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  skin
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  is
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  decaying,
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  shriveling
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  up
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  and
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  turning
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  black.
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  He
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  can't
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  sleep.
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  He
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  has
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  heartbreaking
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  grief,
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  severe
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  itching.
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  His
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  flesh
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  is
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  infested
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  with
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  dust
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  and
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  worms.
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  Some
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  of
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  his
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  teeth
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  are
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  flying
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  out.
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  He's
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  in
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  constant
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  agony
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  and
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  pain
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  is
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  losing
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  weight
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  and
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  has
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  a
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  fever.
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  In
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  chapter
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  12,
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  job
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  ban
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  answers.
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  No
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  doubt
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  you
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  are
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  the
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  people
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  and
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  wisdom
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  will
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  die
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  with
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  you,
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  but
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  I
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  have
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  understanding
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  as
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  well
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  as
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  you.
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  I
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  am
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  not
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  inferior
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  to
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  you
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  who
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  does
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  not
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  know
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  such
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  things
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  as
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  these.
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  He
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  goes
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  on
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  to
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  say
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  that
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  even
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  the
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  animals
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  can
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  tell
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  that
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  the
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  hand
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  of
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  God
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  has
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  done
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  this
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  to
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  him.
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  And
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  then
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  he
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  rightly
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  attributes
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  God
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  with
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  all
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  wisdom.
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  Beginning
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  in
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  verse
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  13,
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  with
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  God
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  our
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  wisdom
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  and
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  might,
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  he
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  has
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  counsel
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  and
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  understanding
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  if
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  he
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  tears
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  down,
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  none
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  can
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  rebuild.
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  If
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  he
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  shuts
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  a
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  man
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  in,
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  none
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  can
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  open.
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  If
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  he
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  withholds
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  the
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  waters,
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  they
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  dry
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  up.
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  If
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  he
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  sends
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  them
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  out,
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  they
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  overwhelm
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  the
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  land
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  with
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  him.
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  Our
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  strength
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  and
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  sound
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  wisdom,
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  the
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  deceived
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  and
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  the
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  deceiver
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  are
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  his.
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  He
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  leads
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  counselors
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  away,
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  stripped,
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  and
• 2:18
  judges.
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  He
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  makes
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  fools.
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  He
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  looses
• 2:20
  the
• 2:20
  bonds
• 2:21
  of
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  kings
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  and
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  binds
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  a
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  waist
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  cloth
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  on
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  their
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  hips.
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  He
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  leads
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  priests,
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  a
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  waist
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  stripped
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  and
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  overthrows
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  the
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  mighty.
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  He
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  deprives
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  the
• 2:27
  speech
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  of
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  those
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  who
• 2:28
  are
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  trusted
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  and
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  takes
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  away
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  the
• 2:29
  discernment
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  of
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  the
• 2:30
  elders.
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  He
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  pours
• 2:31
  contempt
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  on
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  princes
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  and
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  looses
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  the
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  belt
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  of
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  the
• 2:33
  strong.
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  He
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  uncovers
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  the
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  deep
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  set
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  of
• 2:35
  darkness
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  and
• 2:36
  brings
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  deep
• 2:37
  darkness
• 2:37
  to
• 2:37
  light.
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  He
• 2:38
  makes
• 2:38
  nations
• 2:39
  great
• 2:39
  and
• 2:39
  he
• 2:39
  destroys
• 2:40
  them.
• 2:40
  He
• 2:40
  enlarges
• 2:41
  nations
• 2:41
  and
• 2:41
  leads
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  them
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  away.
• 2:42
  He
• 2:42
  takes
• 2:43
  away
• 2:43
  understanding
• 2:44
  from
• 2:44
  the
• 2:44
  chiefs
• 2:44
  of
• 2:45
  the
• 2:45
  people
• 2:45
  of
• 2:45
  the
• 2:45
  earth
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  and
• 2:46
  makes
• 2:46
  them
• 2:46
  wander
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  in
• 2:47
  a
• 2:47
  trackless
• 2:47
  waste.
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  They
• 2:48
  grope
• 2:48
  in
• 2:48
  the
• 2:48
  dark
• 2:49
  without
• 2:49
  light,
• 2:49
  and
• 2:49
  he
• 2:49
  makes
• 2:50
  them
• 2:50
  stagger
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  like
• 2:50
  a
• 2:51
  drunken
• 2:51
  man.
• 2:52
  Behold,
• 2:52
  my
• 2:52
  eye
• 2:52
  has
• 2:53
  seen
• 2:53
  all
• 2:53
  this.
• 2:53
  My
• 2:54
  ear
• 2:54
  has
• 2:54
  hurt
• 2:54
  and
• 2:54
  understood
• 2:55
  it,
• 2:55
  what
• 2:55
  you
• 2:56
  know.
• 2:56
  I
• 2:56
  also
• 2:57
  know
• 2:57
  I
• 2:57
  am
• 2:58
  not
• 2:58
  inferior
• 2:58
  to
• 2:59
  you,
• 2:59
  but
• 2:59
  I
• 2:59
  would
• 3:00
  speak
• 3:00
  to
• 3:00
  the
• 3:00
  Almighty
• 3:01
  and
• 3:01
  I
• 3:01
  desire
• 3:01
  to
• 3:02
  argue
• 3:02
  my
• 3:02
  case
• 3:02
  with
• 3:02
  God.
• 3:03
  probably
• 3:04
  the
• 3:04
  most
• 3:04
  well
• 3:05
  known
• 3:05
  verse
• 3:05
  in
• 3:05
  all
• 3:06
  of
• 3:06
  job,
• 3:06
  is
• 3:06
  Though
• 3:07
  he
• 3:07
  slay
• 3:07
  me.
• 3:08
  I
• 3:08
  will
• 3:08
  hope
• 3:08
  in
• 3:09
  him.
• 3:09
  Yet
• 3:09
  I
• 3:10
  will
• 3:10
  argue
• 3:10
  my
• 3:10
  waist
• 3:11
  to
• 3:11
  his
• 3:11
  face.
• 3:12
  This
• 3:12
  will
• 3:12
  be
• 3:12
  my
• 3:13
  salvation.
• 3:14
  Job
• 3:14
  isn't
• 3:14
  handling
• 3:15
  his
• 3:15
  suffering
• 3:15
  perfectly.
• 3:16
  But
• 3:16
  he's
• 3:17
  saying.
• 3:17
  Even
• 3:17
  though
• 3:17
  he
• 3:18
  has
• 3:18
  no
• 3:18
  idea
• 3:19
  why
• 3:19
  God
• 3:19
  is
• 3:19
  allowing
• 3:20
  this
• 3:20
  in
• 3:20
  his
• 3:20
  life,
• 3:21
  he's
• 3:21
  going
• 3:21
  to
• 3:21
  trust
• 3:22
  him.
• 3:22
  He
• 3:22
  knows
• 3:23
  that
• 3:23
  God
• 3:23
  is
• 3:24
  sovereign
• 3:24
  and
• 3:24
  in
• 3:24
  control
• 3:25
  What
• 3:25
  a
• 3:25
  lesson
• 3:26
  for
• 3:26
  us
• 3:27
  that
• 3:27
  we
• 3:27
  can
• 3:27
  choose
• 3:27
  to
• 3:27
  submit
• 3:28
  to
• 3:28
  God's
• 3:28
  plans
• 3:29
  and
• 3:29
  God's
• 3:29
  will
• 3:29
  for
• 3:30
  our
• 3:30
  lives
• 3:30
  over
• 3:31
  our
• 3:31
  own
• 3:31
  plans.
• 3:32
  I
• 3:32
  think
• 3:32
  it's
• 3:32
  important
• 3:33
  that
• 3:33
  we
• 3:33
  confront
• 3:34
  the
• 3:34
  reap
• 3:34
  what
• 3:35
  you
• 3:35
  sow
• 3:35
  mentality.
• 3:36
  It
• 3:36
  is
• 3:36
  a
• 3:36
  biblical
• 3:37
  principle
• 3:37
  and
• 3:38
  it's
• 3:38
  just
• 3:38
  a
• 3:38
  reality
• 3:39
  in
• 3:39
  life
• 3:40
  that
• 3:40
  often
• 3:40
  what
• 3:41
  you
• 3:41
  plant,
• 3:41
  you
• 3:41
  get
• 3:42
  to
• 3:42
  harvest,
• 3:42
  you
• 3:43
  reap
• 3:43
  what
• 3:43
  you
• 3:43
  sow.
• 3:44
  For
• 3:44
  those
• 3:44
  of
• 3:44
  you
• 3:45
  that
• 3:45
  would
• 3:45
  like
• 3:45
  a
• 3:45
  refresher
• 3:46
  reaping
• 3:46
  is
• 3:46
  literally
• 3:47
  casting
• 3:47
  seed
• 3:48
  on
• 3:48
  the
• 3:48
  ground
• 3:48
  or
• 3:49
  digging
• 3:49
  up
• 3:49
  holes
• 3:50
  and
• 3:50
  planting
• 3:50
  the
• 3:50
  seed
• 3:50
  there.
• 3:51
  And
• 3:51
  the
• 3:51
  sowing
• 3:52
  is
• 3:52
  the
• 3:52
  harvesting.
• 3:53
  You
• 3:53
  wait
• 3:53
  until
• 3:53
  the
• 3:53
  plants
• 3:54
  and
• 3:54
  the
• 3:54
  food
• 3:54
  has
• 3:54
  actually
• 3:55
  grown
• 3:55
  and
• 3:55
  then
• 3:55
  you
• 3:55
  pick
• 3:56
  it
• 3:56
  whether
• 3:56
  by
• 3:56
  hands
• 3:57
  or
• 3:57
  with
• 3:57
  a
• 3:57
  tool
• 3:58
  or
• 3:58
  machine.
• 3:59
  When
• 3:59
  people
• 3:59
  say
• 3:59
  you
• 4:00
  reap
• 4:00
  what
• 4:00
  you
• 4:00
  sow,
• 4:01
  often
• 4:01
  that's
• 4:01
  true.
• 4:02
  You
• 4:02
  study
• 4:02
  for
• 4:03
  a
• 4:03
  test,
• 4:03
  you
• 4:04
  do
• 4:04
  well
• 4:04
  on
• 4:04
  it.
• 4:04
  You
• 4:05
  exercise
• 4:05
  a
• 4:05
  need
• 4:05
  healthily.
• 4:06
  You
• 4:06
  often
• 4:07
  maintain
• 4:07
  healthy
• 4:07
  weight.
• 4:08
  You
• 4:08
  invest
• 4:08
  in
• 4:09
  great
• 4:09
  friendships.
• 4:10
  And
• 4:10
  often
• 4:10
  it's
• 4:10
  returned,
• 4:11
  but
• 4:11
  it's
• 4:12
  not
• 4:12
  always
• 4:12
  true.
• 4:13
  I
• 4:13
  find
• 4:13
  that
• 4:14
  often
• 4:14
  my
• 4:15
  understanding
• 4:15
  of
• 4:15
  scripture
• 4:16
  requires
• 4:16
  that
• 4:16
  I
• 4:16
  balance
• 4:17
  two
• 4:17
  ideas,
• 4:18
  and
• 4:18
  it
• 4:19
  requires
• 4:19
  that
• 4:19
  I
• 4:19
  embrace
• 4:20
  an
• 4:20
  idea,
• 4:20
  but
• 4:20
  not
• 4:21
  to
• 4:21
  the
• 4:21
  exclusion
• 4:22
  of
• 4:22
  another
• 4:22
  idea
• 4:22
  in
• 4:22
  scripture.
• 4:23
  It
• 4:23
  reminds
• 4:24
  me
• 4:24
  of
• 4:24
  the
• 4:24
  time
• 4:24
  that
• 4:24
  my
• 4:25
  junior
• 4:25
  high
• 4:25
  basketball
• 4:25
  coach
• 4:26
  told
• 4:26
  me,
• 4:26
  Stephanie,
• 4:27
  you
• 4:27
  take
• 4:27
  everything
• 4:28
  I
• 4:28
  say
• 4:28
  and
• 4:28
  act
• 4:29
  like
• 4:29
  it's
• 4:29
  gold.
• 4:30
  And
• 4:30
  I'm
• 4:30
  sorry
• 4:30
  to
• 4:30
  say,
• 4:31
  but
• 4:31
  in
• 4:31
  my
• 4:31
  know-it-all
• 4:32
  middle
• 4:32
  schooler
• 4:32
  mind,
• 4:32
  I
• 4:32
  thought,
• 4:33
  then
• 4:33
  give
• 4:33
  me
• 4:33
  better
• 4:34
  advice.
• 4:35
  But
• 4:35
  now
• 4:35
  I
• 4:35
  understand
• 4:36
  what
• 4:36
  he
• 4:36
  was
• 4:36
  saying.
• 4:37
  I
• 4:37
  lacked
• 4:37
  the
• 4:37
  wisdom
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  know
• 4:38
  when
• 4:38
  to
• 4:38
  apply
• 4:39
  what
• 4:39
  he
• 4:39
  was
• 4:39
  telling
• 4:39
  me.
• 4:40
  And
• 4:40
  I
• 4:40
  don't
• 4:40
  wanna
• 4:40
  be
• 4:41
  the
• 4:41
  same
• 4:41
  in
• 4:41
  looking
• 4:41
  to
• 4:41
  my
• 4:41
  Bible.
• 4:42
  Here's
• 4:42
  why
• 4:43
  I
• 4:43
  think
• 4:43
  that
• 4:43
  the
• 4:43
  law
• 4:44
  of
• 4:44
  sewing
• 4:44
  and
• 4:44
  reaping
• 4:45
  is
• 4:45
  really
• 4:46
  motivating
• 4:47
  and
• 4:47
  helpful.
• 4:48
  But
• 4:48
  it
• 4:48
  can
• 4:48
  be
• 4:48
  problematic
• 4:49
  if
• 4:49
  we
• 4:49
  take
• 4:49
  it
• 4:49
  to
• 4:50
  an
• 4:50
  extreme
• 4:50
  first.
• 4:51
  If
• 4:51
  we
• 4:51
  believe
• 4:52
  that
• 4:52
  we
• 4:52
  truly
• 4:53
  do
• 4:53
  reap
• 4:53
  everything
• 4:53
  that
• 4:54
  we
• 4:54
  sow
• 4:54
  and
• 4:55
  that
• 4:55
  every
• 4:55
  blessing
• 4:55
  we
• 4:56
  experience
• 4:56
  is
• 4:57
  the
• 4:57
  work
• 4:57
  of
• 4:57
  our
• 4:57
  own
• 4:57
  hands.
• 4:58
  Then
• 4:58
  we're
• 4:58
  taking
• 4:59
  credit
• 4:59
  for
• 4:59
  the
• 4:59
  favor
• 5:00
  and
• 5:00
  blessings
• 5:00
  of
• 5:00
  God
• 5:00
  instead
• 5:01
  of
• 5:01
  giving
• 5:01
  him
• 5:01
  the
• 5:02
  glory
• 5:02
  and
• 5:02
  praise.
• 5:03
  It
• 5:03
  also
• 5:03
  means
• 5:04
  that
• 5:04
  when
• 5:04
  we
• 5:04
  see
• 5:04
  pain
• 5:04
  in
• 5:04
  other
• 5:05
  people's
• 5:05
  lives,
• 5:06
  that
• 5:06
  we'll
• 5:06
  look
• 5:06
  at
• 5:06
  them
• 5:06
  and
• 5:07
  think
• 5:07
  it
• 5:07
  was
• 5:07
  their
• 5:07
  fault
• 5:08
  just
• 5:08
  as
• 5:08
  job's
• 5:08
  friends
• 5:09
  did.
• 5:09
  But
• 5:09
  let's
• 5:10
  say
• 5:10
  we
• 5:10
  completely
• 5:11
  detach
• 5:11
  ourselves
• 5:12
  from
• 5:12
  the
• 5:12
  responsibility
• 5:13
  of
• 5:13
  planting
• 5:14
  so
• 5:14
  that
• 5:14
  we
• 5:14
  can
• 5:14
  harvest
• 5:15
  later.
• 5:15
  What
• 5:15
  does
• 5:15
  that
• 5:16
  look
• 5:16
  like?
• 5:16
  It
• 5:16
  can
• 5:17
  be
• 5:17
  a
• 5:17
  victim
• 5:17
  mentality
• 5:18
  that
• 5:18
  thinks
• 5:18
  that
• 5:18
  everything
• 5:19
  that
• 5:19
  happens
• 5:20
  is
• 5:20
  beyond
• 5:20
  our
• 5:21
  control.
• 5:21
  It
• 5:22
  can
• 5:22
  be
• 5:22
  a
• 5:22
  lifetime
• 5:23
  track
• 5:23
  record
• 5:23
  of
• 5:23
  rushing
• 5:24
  out
• 5:24
  the
• 5:24
  door,
• 5:24
  believing
• 5:25
  that
• 5:25
  things
• 5:25
  just
• 5:26
  always
• 5:26
  happen
• 5:26
  to
• 5:26
  us.
• 5:27
  It's
• 5:27
  the
• 5:27
  kid
• 5:28
  that
• 5:28
  refuses
• 5:28
  to
• 5:29
  study
• 5:29
  because
• 5:29
  tests
• 5:30
  are
• 5:30
  always
• 5:30
  hard.
• 5:30
  We
• 5:31
  need
• 5:31
  to
• 5:31
  believe
• 5:32
  that
• 5:32
  there
• 5:32
  are
• 5:33
  benefits
• 5:33
  of
• 5:33
  persevering
• 5:34
  and
• 5:34
  diligence,
• 5:35
  but
• 5:36
  we
• 5:36
  also
• 5:36
  need
• 5:36
  to
• 5:36
  know
• 5:37
  that
• 5:37
  results
• 5:37
  aren't
• 5:38
  guaranteed
• 5:38
  and
• 5:39
  aren't
• 5:39
  always
• 5:39
  the
• 5:40
  fruit
• 5:40
  of
• 5:40
  our
• 5:40
  actions.
• 5:41
  This
• 5:41
  one
• 5:41
  strikes
• 5:42
  a
• 5:42
  little
• 5:42
  bit
• 5:42
  of
• 5:42
  a
• 5:42
  chord
• 5:43
  for
• 5:43
  me
• 5:43
  right
• 5:43
  now
• 5:43
  as
• 5:44
  I'm
• 5:44
  fresh
• 5:44
  off
• 5:44
  a
• 5:45
  super
• 5:45
  encouraging
• 5:46
  dentist
• 5:46
  appointment.
• 5:46
  If
• 5:47
  I
• 5:47
  may
• 5:47
  borrow
• 5:47
  job's,
• 5:48
  sarcastic
• 5:48
  tone
• 5:48
  for
• 5:49
  a
• 5:49
  moment,
• 5:49
  I'm
• 5:49
  one
• 5:49
  of
• 5:49
  those
• 5:50
  people
• 5:50
  that
• 5:50
  flosses
• 5:51
  religiously.
• 5:52
  My
• 5:52
  husband,
• 5:53
  on
• 5:53
  the
• 5:53
  other
• 5:53
  hand,
• 5:53
  probably
• 5:53
  has
• 5:54
  no
• 5:54
  idea
• 5:54
  where
• 5:54
  our
• 5:54
  dental
• 5:55
  floss
• 5:55
  is
• 5:55
  right
• 5:55
  now.
• 5:56
  Regardless.
• 5:56
  When
• 5:57
  my
• 5:57
  husband
• 5:57
  goes
• 5:57
  to
• 5:57
  the
• 5:58
  dentist,
• 5:58
  every
• 5:58
  time
• 5:58
  they
• 5:59
  tell
• 5:59
  him,
• 5:59
  keep
• 6:00
  up.
• 6:00
  The
• 6:00
  good
• 6:00
  work
• 6:00
  looks
• 6:01
  great
• 6:01
  but
• 6:01
  when
• 6:02
  I
• 6:02
  sit
• 6:02
  down
• 6:02
  in
• 6:02
  the
• 6:02
  chair,
• 6:03
  it
• 6:03
  seems
• 6:03
  they're
• 6:04
  continually
• 6:04
  recommending
• 6:05
  that
• 6:05
  I
• 6:05
  buy
• 6:05
  a
• 6:05
  new
• 6:05
  mouth.
• 6:06
  Sometimes
• 6:06
  we
• 6:07
  don't
• 6:07
  reap
• 6:07
  what
• 6:07
  we
• 6:07
  sow.
• 6:08
  But
• 6:08
  what
• 6:08
  if
• 6:08
  I
• 6:08
  embraced
• 6:09
  a
• 6:09
  complete
• 6:09
  victim
• 6:09
  mentality
• 6:10
  that
• 6:10
  said,
• 6:10
  none
• 6:11
  of
• 6:11
  this
• 6:11
  is
• 6:11
  my
• 6:11
  fault.
• 6:12
  I'd
• 6:12
  give
• 6:13
  up
• 6:13
  flossing
• 6:13
  and
• 6:13
  brushing
• 6:14
  and
• 6:14
  trying
• 6:14
  to
• 6:14
  eat
• 6:15
  healthy
• 6:15
  and
• 6:15
  throw
• 6:15
  on
• 6:15
  the
• 6:15
  towel
• 6:16
  and
• 6:16
  it
• 6:16
  would
• 6:16
  get
• 6:17
  worse.
• 6:17
  Instead
• 6:18
  of
• 6:18
  me
• 6:18
  pressing
• 6:18
  in
• 6:18
  and
• 6:19
  saying,
• 6:19
  you
• 6:19
  know
• 6:19
  what?
• 6:20
  This
• 6:20
  is
• 6:20
  actually
• 6:21
  an
• 6:21
  opportunity
• 6:21
  for
• 6:21
  me
• 6:21
  to
• 6:22
  build
• 6:22
  faithfulness
• 6:22
  and
• 6:22
  character.
• 6:23
  I
• 6:23
  have
• 6:23
  plenty
• 6:24
  of
• 6:24
  other
• 6:24
  blessings
• 6:25
  the
• 6:25
  Lord's
• 6:25
  given
• 6:25
  me.
• 6:26
  This
• 6:26
  is
• 6:26
  just
• 6:27
  a
• 6:27
  bit
• 6:27
  of
• 6:27
  a
• 6:27
  struggle
• 6:27
  in
• 6:27
  my
• 6:27
  life
• 6:28
  and
• 6:28
  I
• 6:28
  can
• 6:29
  trust
• 6:29
  God
• 6:29
  to
• 6:29
  provide.
• 6:30
  Even
• 6:30
  if
• 6:30
  I
• 6:30
  need
• 6:31
  to
• 6:31
  buy
• 6:31
  a
• 6:31
  new
• 6:31
  mouth,
• 6:32
  and
• 6:32
  if
• 6:32
  I
• 6:32
  went
• 6:32
  to
• 6:32
  the
• 6:32
  other
• 6:32
  extreme,
• 6:33
  I
• 6:33
  might
• 6:33
  take
• 6:33
  credit
• 6:34
  for
• 6:34
  the
• 6:34
  other
• 6:34
  blessings
• 6:35
  in
• 6:35
  my
• 6:35
  life
• 6:35
  that
• 6:36
  were
• 6:36
  just
• 6:36
  the
• 6:36
  grace
• 6:36
  of
• 6:36
  God,
• 6:37
  that
• 6:37
  I
• 6:37
  really
• 6:37
  didn't
• 6:38
  have
• 6:38
  to
• 6:38
  work
• 6:38
  for
• 6:39
  Even
• 6:39
  if
• 6:40
  the
• 6:40
  result
• 6:40
  isn't
• 6:40
  guaranteed,
• 6:41
  we
• 6:41
  wanna
• 6:41
  teach
• 6:41
  our
• 6:41
  kids.
• 6:42
  That
• 6:42
  responsibility
• 6:43
  is
• 6:43
  good,
• 6:43
  and
• 6:43
  diligence
• 6:44
  is
• 6:44
  often
• 6:45
  blessed
• 6:45
  while
• 6:46
  also
• 6:46
  training
• 6:46
  them
• 6:47
  that
• 6:47
  sometimes
• 6:48
  hard
• 6:48
  things
• 6:48
  happen
• 6:48
  on
• 6:49
  the
• 6:49
  earth
• 6:49
  and
• 6:49
  it's
• 6:50
  not
• 6:50
  an
• 6:50
  excuse
• 6:50
  to
• 6:50
  completely
• 6:51
  slack
• 6:51
  off.
• 6:52
  We
• 6:52
  also
• 6:52
  want
• 6:53
  them
• 6:53
  to
• 6:53
  be
• 6:53
  people
• 6:53
  who
• 6:53
  have
• 6:53
  compassion
• 6:54
  toward
• 6:54
  others
• 6:55
  when
• 6:55
  they're
• 6:55
  suffering.
• 6:56
  You
• 6:56
  don't
• 6:56
  want
• 6:56
  your
• 6:57
  children
• 6:57
  driving
• 6:57
  by
• 6:57
  someone
• 6:58
  homeless
• 6:58
  and
• 6:58
  thinking,
• 6:59
  well,
• 6:59
  I
• 6:59
  wonder
• 6:59
  what
• 7:00
  they
• 7:00
  did
• 7:00
  to
• 7:00
  get
• 7:00
  there,
• 7:01
  or
• 7:01
  judging
• 7:01
  others
• 7:02
  in
• 7:02
  difficult
• 7:02
  situations.
• 7:03
  them
• 7:03
  to
• 7:03
  persevere
• 7:04
  in
• 7:04
  character
• 7:04
  and
• 7:05
  diligence.
• 7:05
  Since
• 7:06
  I
• 7:06
  knew
• 7:06
  that
• 7:07
  this
• 7:07
  thread
• 7:07
  of
• 7:08
  reaping
• 7:08
  and
• 7:08
  sowing
• 7:09
  is
• 7:09
  woven
• 7:09
  throughout
• 7:10
  scripture,
• 7:10
  I
• 7:11
  wanted
• 7:11
  to
• 7:11
  look
• 7:11
  up
• 7:11
  other
• 7:11
  verses
• 7:12
  that
• 7:12
  talk
• 7:12
  about
• 7:12
  it,
• 7:13
  and
• 7:13
  one
• 7:13
  of
• 7:13
  the
• 7:13
  key
• 7:13
  passages
• 7:14
  is
• 7:14
  Galatians
• 7:15
  six.
• 7:16
  This
• 7:16
  is
• 7:16
  a
• 7:16
  letter
• 7:16
  Paul
• 7:17
  wrote
• 7:17
  in
• 7:17
  the
• 7:17
  New
• 7:17
  Testament,
• 7:18
  and
• 7:18
  it
• 7:18
  can
• 7:18
  give
• 7:19
  us
• 7:19
  a
• 7:19
  unique
• 7:19
  perspective
• 7:20
  when
• 7:20
  we
• 7:20
  apply
• 7:20
  it
• 7:20
  to
• 7:20
  the
• 7:20
  situation
• 7:21
  of
• 7:21
  job.
• 7:21
  It
• 7:22
  begins,
• 7:22
  brothers,
• 7:23
  if
• 7:23
  anyone
• 7:23
  is
• 7:24
  caught
• 7:24
  in
• 7:24
  any
• 7:24
  transgression,
• 7:25
  you
• 7:26
  who
• 7:26
  are
• 7:26
  spiritual
• 7:27
  should
• 7:27
  restore
• 7:27
  him
• 7:28
  in
• 7:28
  a
• 7:28
  spirit
• 7:28
  of
• 7:28
  gentleness.
• 7:29
  Keep
• 7:29
  watch
• 7:30
  on
• 7:30
  yourself.
• 7:30
  Lest
• 7:31
  you
• 7:31
  two
• 7:31
  are
• 7:32
  tempted,
• 7:32
  bear
• 7:33
  one
• 7:33
  another,
• 7:33
  burdens,
• 7:34
  and
• 7:34
  so
• 7:34
  fulfill
• 7:35
  the
• 7:35
  law
• 7:35
  of
• 7:35
  Christ
• 7:36
  for
• 7:36
  if
• 7:36
  anyone
• 7:37
  thinks
• 7:37
  he
• 7:37
  has
• 7:37
  something
• 7:38
  when
• 7:38
  he
• 7:38
  is
• 7:38
  nothing,
• 7:39
  he
• 7:39
  deceives
• 7:39
  himself,
• 7:40
  but
• 7:40
  let
• 7:40
  each
• 7:41
  one
• 7:41
  test
• 7:42
  his
• 7:42
  own
• 7:42
  work
• 7:43
  and
• 7:43
  then
• 7:43
  his
• 7:43
  reason
• 7:43
  to
• 7:44
  boast
• 7:44
  will
• 7:44
  be
• 7:44
  in
• 7:45
  himself
• 7:45
  alone
• 7:46
  and
• 7:46
  not,
• 7:46
  and
• 7:46
  his
• 7:46
  neighbor.
• 7:47
  And
• 7:47
  a
• 7:47
  few
• 7:47
  verses
• 7:48
  later,
• 7:48
  do
• 7:48
  not
• 7:49
  be
• 7:49
  deceived.
• 7:49
  God
• 7:50
  is
• 7:50
  not
• 7:50
  mocked
• 7:51
  for
• 7:51
  whatever
• 7:51
  one
• 7:51
  sows
• 7:52
  that
• 7:52
  will
• 7:52
  he
• 7:52
  also
• 7:53
  reap
• 7:53
  for
• 7:54
  the
• 7:54
  one
• 7:54
  who
• 7:54
  sows
• 7:54
  to
• 7:54
  his
• 7:54
  own
• 7:55
  flesh.
• 7:55
  Wolf
• 7:55
  from
• 7:56
  the
• 7:56
  flesh
• 7:56
  reap
• 7:57
  corruption,
• 7:57
  but
• 7:58
  the
• 7:58
  one
• 7:58
  who
• 7:58
  sows
• 7:58
  to
• 7:58
  the
• 7:58
  spirit,
• 7:59
  wolf
• 7:59
  from
• 8:00
  the
• 8:00
  spirit
• 8:00
  reap
• 8:00
  eternal
• 8:01
  life
• 8:01
  and
• 8:01
  let
• 8:01
  us
• 8:02
  not
• 8:02
  grow
• 8:02
  weary
• 8:02
  of
• 8:03
  doing
• 8:03
  good
• 8:03
  for
• 8:04
  in
• 8:04
  due
• 8:04
  season,
• 8:05
  we
• 8:05
  will
• 8:05
  reap
• 8:05
  if
• 8:05
  we
• 8:06
  do
• 8:06
  not
• 8:06
  give
• 8:06
  up.
• 8:07
  This
• 8:07
  begins
• 8:08
  talking
• 8:08
  about
• 8:08
  if
• 8:09
  someone
• 8:09
  is
• 8:09
  sinful,
• 8:10
  restore
• 8:10
  them
• 8:10
  In
• 8:10
  gentleness,
• 8:11
  we're
• 8:12
  encouraged
• 8:12
  to
• 8:12
  carry
• 8:13
  each
• 8:13
  other's
• 8:13
  burdens.
• 8:14
  Clearly,
• 8:15
  this
• 8:15
  is
• 8:15
  not
• 8:15
  what
• 8:15
  job's
• 8:15
  friends
• 8:16
  were
• 8:16
  doing,
• 8:16
  so
• 8:17
  even
• 8:17
  if
• 8:17
  his
• 8:17
  great
• 8:18
  suffering
• 8:18
  was
• 8:18
  the
• 8:18
  cause
• 8:19
  of
• 8:19
  some
• 8:19
  heinous
• 8:20
  sin
• 8:20
  that
• 8:20
  he
• 8:20
  had
• 8:20
  committed,
• 8:21
  they
• 8:21
  should
• 8:21
  have
• 8:22
  restored
• 8:22
  him
• 8:22
  in
• 8:22
  a
• 8:22
  different
• 8:22
  way
• 8:23
  instead
• 8:23
  of
• 8:24
  accusing
• 8:24
  him
• 8:24
  in
• 8:24
  the
• 8:24
  midst
• 8:25
  of
• 8:25
  his
• 8:25
  pain.
• 8:25
  Still,
• 8:26
  we
• 8:26
  are
• 8:26
  told
• 8:26
  that
• 8:27
  we
• 8:27
  will
• 8:27
  reap
• 8:27
  what
• 8:27
  we
• 8:27
  sow,
• 8:28
  especially
• 8:28
  in
• 8:29
  terms
• 8:29
  of
• 8:29
  eternal
• 8:29
  things.
• 8:30
  And
• 8:30
  this
• 8:31
  is
• 8:31
  where
• 8:31
  I
• 8:31
  think
• 8:32
  the
• 8:32
  law
• 8:32
  holds
• 8:32
  up
• 8:32
  most.
• 8:33
  If
• 8:33
  you've
• 8:34
  been
• 8:34
  trying
• 8:34
  to
• 8:34
  share
• 8:34
  the
• 8:34
  love
• 8:35
  of
• 8:35
  Christ
• 8:35
  with
• 8:35
  others
• 8:36
  and
• 8:36
  you're
• 8:36
  not
• 8:36
  seeing
• 8:37
  fruit,
• 8:37
  don't
• 8:37
  give
• 8:37
  up.
• 8:38
  Often
• 8:39
  there
• 8:39
  is
• 8:39
  fruit
• 8:39
  produced
• 8:40
  that
• 8:40
  we
• 8:40
  can't
• 8:40
  see.
• 8:41
  If
• 8:41
  you've
• 8:41
  been
• 8:42
  consistently
• 8:42
  parenting
• 8:43
  and
• 8:43
  you're
• 8:44
  still
• 8:44
  not
• 8:45
  seeing
• 8:45
  benefits,
• 8:46
  whether
• 8:46
  it's
• 8:46
  the
• 8:47
  kid
• 8:47
  that
• 8:47
  can't
• 8:47
  keep
• 8:48
  his
• 8:48
  draper
• 8:48
  dry,
• 8:49
  or
• 8:49
  the
• 8:49
  reading
• 8:49
  that
• 8:50
  won't
• 8:50
  click,
• 8:51
  or
• 8:51
  the
• 8:51
  constant
• 8:52
  battle
• 8:52
  for
• 8:52
  obedience.
• 8:53
  Don't
• 8:53
  give
• 8:53
  up.
• 8:54
  Don't
• 8:54
  fall
• 8:54
  into
• 8:55
  a
• 8:55
  victim
• 8:55
  mentality,
• 8:56
  but
• 8:56
  also
• 8:56
  don't
• 8:57
  take
• 8:57
  it
• 8:57
  all
• 8:57
  on
• 8:57
  your
• 8:57
  own
• 8:58
  shoulders.
• 8:58
  Ask
• 8:59
  the
• 8:59
  Lord
• 8:59
  for
• 8:59
  help
• 9:00
  so
• 9:00
  that
• 9:00
  together
• 9:01
  you
• 9:01
  can
• 9:01
  reap
• 9:02
  an
• 9:02
  eternal
• 9:02
  harvest
• 9:03
  because
• 9:04
  that's
• 9:04
  the
• 9:04
  one
• 9:05
  that
• 9:05
  matters.
• 9:06
  Lord
• 9:06
  God,
• 9:07
  we
• 9:07
  thank
• 9:07
  you
• 9:07
  that
• 9:08
  all
• 9:08
  wisdom
• 9:09
  and
• 9:09
  understanding
• 9:09
  are
• 9:10
  with
• 9:10
  you.
• 9:10
  We
• 9:11
  thank
• 9:11
  you
• 9:11
  that
• 9:11
  the
• 9:11
  fear
• 9:11
  of
• 9:12
  you
• 9:12
  is
• 9:12
  the
• 9:12
  beginning
• 9:12
  of
• 9:13
  wisdom
• 9:13
  and
• 9:13
  that
• 9:14
  you
• 9:14
  offer
• 9:14
  that
• 9:14
  to
• 9:14
  us.
• 9:15
  We
• 9:15
  come
• 9:16
  before
• 9:16
  you
• 9:16
  asking
• 9:16
  that
• 9:17
  even
• 9:17
  when
• 9:17
  we
• 9:17
  don't
• 9:18
  understand
• 9:18
  what
• 9:18
  you're
• 9:18
  doing,
• 9:19
  that
• 9:19
  you
• 9:19
  would
• 9:19
  give
• 9:20
  us
• 9:20
  clarity
• 9:20
  about
• 9:20
  how
• 9:21
  to
• 9:21
  obey
• 9:21
  your
• 9:21
  word
• 9:22
  I
• 9:22
  pray
• 9:22
  we
• 9:23
  would
• 9:23
  faithfully
• 9:23
  reap
• 9:24
  for
• 9:24
  things
• 9:24
  that
• 9:24
  matter
• 9:25
  for
• 9:25
  eternity
• 9:25
  in
• 9:25
  our
• 9:26
  families.
• 9:26
  And
• 9:26
  in
• 9:26
  those
• 9:27
  you're
• 9:27
  calling
• 9:28
  us
• 9:28
  to
• 9:28
  love,
• 9:29
  help
• 9:29
  us
• 9:29
  to
• 9:29
  faithfully
• 9:30
  train
• 9:30
  and
• 9:30
  love
• 9:30
  our
• 9:31
  children,
• 9:31
  but
• 9:31
  not
• 9:32
  take
• 9:32
  it
• 9:32
  all
• 9:32
  upon
• 9:33
  our
• 9:33
  own
• 9:33
  shoulders.
• 9:34
  May
• 9:34
  we
• 9:34
  understand
• 9:35
  that
• 9:35
  you
• 9:35
  help
• 9:35
  us.
• 9:36
  Lord,
• 9:36
  we
• 9:37
  thank
• 9:37
  you
• 9:37
  that
• 9:37
  if
• 9:37
  you
• 9:37
  tear
• 9:38
  down,
• 9:38
  none
• 9:38
  can
• 9:39
  rebuild.
• 9:40
  We
• 9:40
  also
• 9:40
  know
• 9:40
  that
• 9:40
  means
• 9:41
  what
• 9:41
  you
• 9:41
  build,
• 9:41
  no
• 9:42
  one
• 9:42
  can
• 9:42
  tear
• 9:42
  down.
• 9:43
  So
• 9:43
  we
• 9:43
  ask
• 9:44
  that
• 9:44
  you
• 9:44
  would
• 9:44
  build
• 9:44
  something
• 9:45
  for
• 9:45
  your
• 9:45
  glory
• 9:46
  in
• 9:46
  our
• 9:46
  homes
• 9:46
  and
• 9:46
  in
• 9:47
  our
• 9:47
  hearts.
• 9:47
  We
• 9:48
  love
• 9:48
  you,
• 9:48
  Jesus.
• 9:49
  In
• 9:49
  your
• 9:49
  name
• 9:49
  we
• 9:49
  pray,
• 9:50
  amen.