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Set Apart · The Bible Bit Podcast

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  Welcome back. This is Kimmy Miller of Woman at the Well Ministries bringing
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  you another Bible bit for you to enjoy. Set Apart.
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  As we walk through the scriptures allowing God's holy word to reveal to us the
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  importance of a godly witness, today we are going to explore one of the many
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  benefits of walking with Jesus, living in the center of his will,
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  and having a godly witness.
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  Psalm 4.3 says, But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for
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  himself, The Lord will hear when I call unto him.
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  There is nothing that will give you peace like knowing that the King of kings
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  and the Lord of lords hears you when you call upon him.
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  Someone of my stature in this world has no political pull, no ties to the famous
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  or the so-called movers and shakers in this world.
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  I can't call upon any ruler of this land or highly influential person in this world,
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  But me, just an ordinary girl, saved by grace, washed in the blood of the Lamb,
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  a child of God, can call upon the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth,
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  at any time, and He will answer me.
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  And God is no respecter of persons, Acts 10.34, so what He'll do for me, He'll do for you.
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  We are invited in Jeremiah 33.3 to call unto me and I will answer thee,
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  and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not.
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  What an amazing gift to know that when we call upon the Lord,
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  He will not only answer us, but it will also be the right answer.
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  Let's examine Psalm 4.3 a little more closely, so that we truly understand the
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  benefits of knowing God and walking in his ways.
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  David says that the Lord has set apart for himself and dealt wonderfully with the godly person.
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  A godly person is one who exhibits loving kindness and an honorable character,
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  who demonstrates courage in their convictions and morals, someone who does right
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  and follows the commands and will of God.
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  In Psalm 4.3, we see that it is this person, a godly person,
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  that God listens to and hears their requests and praises.
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  It is the call of the godly person that God hears, responds to, and heeds their call.
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  God has set apart the godly person and in doing so establishes a deep,
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  close, and personal relationship with them.
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  The person whose life is centered around God is living in such a way that they
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  are capable of being blessed.
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  Their lives have made room for Jesus.
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  Those who have made room for Jesus, who have committed their lives to his ways
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  and his word, are the ones used by God to do great and mighty things for him.
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  It isn't necessarily the most qualified or the most likely to be called by him.
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  God calls the one most willing to submit their lives to his will and his commands.
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  It is the one who is willing to allow him to do his work through them and to follow him.
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  Romans 12, 1 and 2 tells us that it is our reasonable service.
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  Here we read, I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God,
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  that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,
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  which is your reasonable service.
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  And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of
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  your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
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  He isn't looking for your abilities. He is looking for your availability.
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  He will fill you and equip you with all you need to do his work.
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  Are you a Romans 12, 1 and 2 kind of Christian? Are you willing to give up your
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  will, your desires, and your plans to follow the perfect will of God?
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  Have you totally surrendered to the Lord your entire being?
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  If so, then you too, like the psalmist David, have been set apart unto God.
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  And when you call upon Him, He will hear you and answer you.
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  Remember, you are loved. Jesus loves you. Please visit Women at the Well Ministries
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