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Quench the Fiery Darts| Putting on the Armor of God (Sept 28) · 1 Year Audio Bible Podcast

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Ow! That stinger, zinger comment,
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that cutting remark, that flaming
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arrow, those hurtful words.
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Sometimes we struggle when unkind,
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hurtful words come at us, and we struggle with forgiving the
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person who said those things. But we need to remember that
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we are not fighting against people made of flesh and
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blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities
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of the unseen world, against mighty powers of
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darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits in
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heavenly places. How do
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we deflect these fiery darts, these hurtful
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words, these cutting remarks? We need to put
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on the full armor of God. Listen in today as we unpack
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this. Welcome to the Daily
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Audio Torah.
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Welcome to the Daily Audio Torah. Today is September 28th.
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Now let's continue our journey reading through the entire Bible in
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one year. This week we are reading from the New Living Translation
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for the Old Testament and for the New Testament.
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Deuteronomy 31:11-20.
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You must read this book of instruction to all the people of Israel when they
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assemble before the Lord your God at the place he chooses.
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Call them all together— men, women, children,
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and the foreigners living in your towns— so they may hear this
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book of instruction and learn to fear the Lord your God and carefully
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obey all the terms of these instructions.
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Do this so that your children who have not known these instructions will
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hear them and will learn to fear the Lord your God.
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Do this as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan
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to occupy. Then the Lord said to Moses,
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the time has come for you to die. Call Joshua and
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present yourselves at the Tabernacle so that I may commission him there.
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So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the Tabernacle,
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and the Lord appeared to them in a pillar of cloud that stood at the
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entrance to the sacred tent. The Lord
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said to Moses, you are about to die and join your ancestors. After you have
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gone, these people will begin to worship foreign gods
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and the gods of the land where they are going. They will abandon me
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and break my covenant that I have made with them.
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Then my anger will blaze forth against them.
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I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured.
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Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say,
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these disasters have come down on us because God is
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no longer among us. At that time I will
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hide my face from them on account of all the evil they commit by worshiping
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other gods. So write
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down the words of this song and teach it to the people of Israel.
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Help them learn it so it may serve as a witness for me
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against them. For I will bring them into the land
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I swore to give their ancestors, a land flowing
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with milk and honey. There they will become
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prosperous, eat all the food they want, and become fat.
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But They will begin to worship other gods. They will
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despise Me and break My covenant.
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Isaiah 54:1-57:14.
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Sing, O barren woman! Break forth into
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loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem!
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Even though you never gave birth to a child,
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For the woman who could bear no children now has
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more than all the other women, says the Lord.
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Enlarge your house, build an addition, spread out your
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home, for you will soon be bursting at the seams.
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Your descendants will take over other nations and live in their cities.
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Fear not, you will no longer live in shame.
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The shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood will be
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remembered no more. For your Creator will be your husband; the
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Lord Almighty is his name. He is your Redeemer,
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the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth.
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For the Lord has called you back from your grief, as though you were
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a young wife abandoned by her husband, says the,
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the Lord. For a brief moment I abandoned
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you, but with great compassion I will take
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you back. In a moment of anger, I turned My face away
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for a little while, but with everlasting love I
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will have compassion on you, says the Lord your Redeemer.
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Just as I swore in the time of Noah that I would never again
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let a flood cover the earth and destroy its life,
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so I now swear that I will never again pour out My anger
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on you.
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For the mountains may depart and the hills disappear,
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but even then I will remain loyal to you.
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My covenant of blessing will never be broken, says the Lord,
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who has mercy on you. O storm-battered
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city, troubled and desolate, I will rebuild you on
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a foundation of sapphires, and make the walls of your houses from
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precious jewels. I will make your towers
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of sparkling rubies and your gates and walls
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of shining gems. I will teach all your
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citizens and their prosperity will be great.
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You will live under a government that is just and fair.
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Your enemies will stay far away. You will live in peace.
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Terror will not come near you.
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If any nation comes to fight you,
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it will not be because I sent them to punish you.
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Your enemies will always be defeated because I am
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on your side. I have
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created the blacksmith who fans the coals beneath the forge
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and makes the weapons of destruction.
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And I have created the armies that destroy. But in that coming
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day, no weapon turned against you will succeed. And everyone
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who tells lies in court will be brought to justice.
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These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord. Their vindication
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will come from Me. I, the Lord, have spoken.
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Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink,
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even if you have no money. Come, take your choice
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of wine or milk. It's all free.
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Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength?
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Why pay for food that does, does you no good?
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Listen, and I will tell you where to get food that
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is good for the soul. Come to Me with your ears wide
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open. Listen, for the life of your soul is
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at stake. I am ready to make an everlasting
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covenant with you. I will give you all the mercies
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and unfailing love that I promised to David. He displayed
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My power by being My witness and a leader among the nations.
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You also will command the nations, and they will come running to
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obey. Because I, the Lord your God, the Holy One of
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Israel, have made you glorious.
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Seek the Lord while you can find Him. Call on Him
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now while He is near. Let the people turn
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from their wicked deeds. Let them banish from
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their minds the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn
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to the Lord that He may have mercy on them.
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Yes, turn to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
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My thoughts are completely different from yours, says the Lord,
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and My ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
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For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are
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My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
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The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to
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water the earth. They cause the grain to grow,
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producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry.
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It is the same with My Word. I send it out,
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and it always produces fruit.
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It will accomplish all I want it to do,
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and it will prosper everywhere I send it. You will
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live in joy and peace. The mountains and
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hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap
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their hands. Where once there were thorns,
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cypress trees will grow. Where briars grew,
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myrtles will sprout up. This miracle will bring great honor to the Lord's
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name. It will be an everlasting sign of His power and
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love. Be just and fair to all,
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says the Lord. Do what is right and good, for I
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am coming soon to rescue you. Blessed are those who
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are careful to do this. Blessed are those who honor My Sabbath days
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of rest by refusing to work. And blessed
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are those who keep themselves from doing wrong.
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And My blessings are for Gentiles too when they commit themselves
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to the Lord. Do not let them think that I consider them second-class
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citizens.
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And My blessings are also for the eunuchs.
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They are as much Mine as anyone else. For I say
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this to the eunuchs who keep My Sabbath days holy, who choose to do
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what pleases Me and commit their lives to Me: I will
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give them, in My house, within My walls, a memorial
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and a name far greater than the honor they would have received by
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having sons and daughters. For the name I give them is
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an everlasting one; it will never disappear.
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I will also bless the Gentiles who commit themselves to the Lord
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and serve Him and love His name, who worship Him and do not
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desecrate the Sabbath day of rest, and who have accepted His
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covenant. I will bring them also to My holy mountain
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of Jerusalem and will fill them with joy in My house
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of prayer. I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices,
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because my Temple will be called a house of prayer
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for all nations. For the Sovereign
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Lord, who brings back the outcasts of Israel, says,
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I will bring others too, besides my people
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Israel. Come,
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wild animals of the field, come,
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Wild animals of the forest, come and devour my people!
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For the leaders of my people, the Lord's watchmen, his shepherds,
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are blind to every danger. They are like silent
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watchdogs that give no warning when danger comes. They love
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to lie around sleeping and dreaming, and they are as greedy
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as dogs, never satisfied. They are stupid shepherds,
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all following their own path. All of them intent
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on personal gain. Come, they say,
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we will get some wine and have a party. Let's all get drunk.
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Let this go on and on, and tomorrow will be even better.
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The righteous pass away, the godly often die before their time,
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and no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to understand
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that God is protecting them from the evil to come.
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For the godly who die will rest in peace.
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But you— come here, you witches' children, you offspring
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of adulterers and prostitutes! Whom do you mock,
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making faces and sticking out your tongues?
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You children of sinners and liars! You worship your idols with great
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passion beneath every green tree. You slaughter
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your children as human sacrifices down in the valleys under overhanging
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rocks. Your gods are the smooth stones in the
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valleys. You worship them with drink offerings and grain offerings.
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They, not I, are your inheritance.
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Does all this make Me happy? You have committed adultery
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on the mountaintops by worshiping idols there, and so you have
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been unfaithful to Me. Behind closed doors
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you have set up your idols and worshiped them instead of Me.
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This is adultery, for you are loving these idols instead
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of loving Me. You have climbed right into bed with these detestable
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idols. You have given olive oil and
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perfume to Molech as your gift. You have traveled far,
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even into the world of the dead, to find new gods to love.
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You grew weary in your search, but you never gave up.
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You strengthened yourself and went on, Why were you more
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afraid of them than of me? How is it that you don't even remember me
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or think about me? Is it because I have not corrected you that
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you have no fear of me? So I will now expose your so-called
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good deeds that you consider so righteous. None of
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them will benefit or save you. Let's see if your idols can do
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anything for you when you cry to them for help.
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They are so helpless that a breath of wind can knock them down.
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But whoever trusts in me will possess the land and inherit
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my holy mountain. I will say,
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rebuild the road, clear away the rocks and stones so my
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people can return from captivity.
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Ephesians 6:1-24.
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Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the
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right thing to do. Honor your father and mother.
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This is the first of the Ten Commandments that ends with a promise.
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And this is the promise: if you honor your
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father and mother, you will live a long life full of blessing.
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And now a word to your fathers. Don't make
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your children angry by the way you treat them. Rather,
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bring them up with the discipline and instruction approved
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by the Lord. Slaves, obey your earthly masters
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with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as
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you would serve Christ. Work hard, but not just
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to please your masters when they are watching. As slaves of
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Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.
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Work with enthusiasm as though you were working for the Lord
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rather than for people. Remember that the Lord
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will reward each one of us for the good we do,
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whether we are slaves or free. And in the same way,
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you masters must treat your slaves right. Don't threaten
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them. Remember, you both have the same Master
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in heaven, and he has no favorites. A final word.
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Be strong with the Lord's mighty power. Put on all
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of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against
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all strategies and tricks of the devil. For we
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are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil
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rulers and authorities of the unseen world,
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against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world,
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and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms.
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Use every piece of God's armor to resist the enemy in
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the time of evil, so that after the battle you will
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still be standing firm. Stand your ground,
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putting on the sturdy belt of truth and the
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body armor of God's righteousness. For shoes,
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put on the peace that comes from the Good News, so that you
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will be fully prepared. In every battle,
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you will need faith as your shield to stop the fiery arrows
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aimed at you by Satan.
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Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of
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the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Pray at all times
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and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for
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all Christians everywhere. And pray for me too.
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Ask God to give me the right words as I boldly explain
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God's secret plan, that the Good News is
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for the Gentiles too. I am in chains now for preaching
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this message as God's ambassador, but pray that I
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will keep on speaking boldly for Him as I should.
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Tychicus, a much-loved brother and faithful helper
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in the Lord's work, will tell you all about how I
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am getting along. I am sending him to you for just this purpose.
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He will let you know how, how we are, and he will encourage
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you. May God give you peace, dear brothers and sisters,
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and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord
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Jesus Christ. May God's grace be upon all who love
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our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
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Psalm 70:1-5.
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Please, God, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me!
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May those who tried to destroy me be humiliated and put to shame!
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May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace!
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Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said,
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aha! We've got Him now. But may all who
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search for You be filled with joy and gladness. May those
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who love Your salvation repeatedly shout,
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God is great! But I am poor and needy. Please hurry
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to my aid, O God. You are my Helper and
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my Savior. O Lord, do not delay.
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Proverbs 24:8.
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A person who plans evil will get a reputation
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as a troublemaker. I want to speak to
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you today from Isaiah chapter 55, and then
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we're going to look at Ephesians chapter 6.
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And I want to begin with chapter 55, starting with verse
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10. The rain and the snow come down from
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the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth.
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They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and
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bread for the hungry. It is the same with my
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word. I send it out and it
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always produces fruit. It will accomplish
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all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send
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it. You will live in joy and peace.
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So this is such a beautiful thought that
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God is the one who sends His Word forth out
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into the atmosphere, into the earth, and He
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always accomplishes what He wishes to accomplish with
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the, the Word of God. Remember, Jesus was
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the Word made flesh. He was
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the Word before He was ever born,
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and then the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.
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So when we consume the Word of God, when we take it
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in into our ears, through our ears, and into our heart,
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we're basically communing with and dialoguing
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with Jesus Christ Himself. And God
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makes a promise here that when we hear the Word,
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God is going to accomplish something, and it will
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produce results. It will produce a crop, a harvest.
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It will produce fruit. The Word of God
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does that. And so I know that there are many
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competing things that pull and tug at our time and
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our attention. There are so many different podcasts out
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there and so many different programs on TV and many things
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that we must do in a day with tasks— grocery
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shopping, paying the bills, working,
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taking care of our families. But when you spend time
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with Jesus, when you take time to hear and
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listen to the Word of God, It is
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going to produce great fruit in your life.
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It is time well spent. Your heart
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is like the soil that receives the seed,
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and the Word of God is the seed. Make sure that
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the soil of your heart has been plowed and
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is open and receptive to receive the seed.
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Now the other place I want to go to is in Ephesians chapter 6,
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and Paul
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gives a final word. And starting in verse 10, a final
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word: Be strong with the Lord's mighty power.
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Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able
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to stand firm against all the strategies and
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tricks of
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the devil. For we are not fighting against people
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who are made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers
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and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers
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of darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits
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in the heavenly places. So this
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is an important principle, and we can know it and then we can forget
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it, and we have to be reminded of it.
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Especially when we are in the heat of battle.
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So when you're not in the heat of battle, this is the time to really
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sink this truth deep into your heart and your spirit.
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So the next time you find yourself in any kind of
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a conflict where someone is verbally assaulting
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or attacking you, yelling at you, hurling threats
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and insults at you, you need to remember it's
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not the person. Who is your enemy.
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There is an evil spirit who is acting
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through that person. It is Satan himself
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who is wanting to attack you through that person, and the
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evil spirit is your enemy, not the person.
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That is such an important distinction to make when we
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have someone who cancels us,
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or openly is hostile toward us or is
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name-calling or puts us down or whatever
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it might be, we need to remember it is not the person,
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that there is an evil spirit operating and working through that
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person. It goes on to say,
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verse 13, use every piece of God's armor to resist the
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enemy in the time of evil. So that after the
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battle you will still be standing firm.
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Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth,
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the breastplate or body armor of God's righteousness.
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Put on the shoes of the gospel of peace so
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that you will be fully prepared. In every battle,
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you will need faith as your shield to stop
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the fiery arrows aimed at you by Satan.
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Put on salvation as your helmet and wear the
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sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.
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Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of
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the Holy Spirit. Stay alert and be
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persistent in your prayers for all Christians everywhere.
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So again, it's another reminder, and, and we know it And
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then we forget it. We just easily forget it, that when
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a fiery dart, when words come at us that are
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hurtful, that are stingers, that are zingers that hurt us,
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we get offended sometimes with that person who said those things.
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But we need to remember the fiery darts aimed at us
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came from Satan, and that
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person was perhaps an unknowing vessel
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that he used to get to you or to me.
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And so we need to put up our shield of faith
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that quenches, deflects those
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fiery darts. A really great example
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of someone who was really good at this that we can
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all relate to perhaps is Charlie Kirk,
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who was recently assassinated. And he would go
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on college campuses and put up a tent that says, ask me any question.
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Ask me, inviting them to come and talk to him,
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inviting them to have a dialogue, a discussion, a conversation.
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He would give people that, who were diametrically opposed
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to him, a microphone and allow
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them to speak and to ask questions. And he was always
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respectful, He listened. He was
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courteous. He was kind. He would listen
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to their questions or their comments, and then he would respond.
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And he never retaliated if they were rude
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to him, if they attacked him verbally or assaulted him verbally.
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He never retaliated. He simply listened,
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and then he would respond. He would have an answer.
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And again, if the person wasn't going to hear or receive
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what he had to say, he would usually conclude the conversation with,
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hey, I hear you. God bless you, and may
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you come to know Jesus as your Lord and Savior. He did
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not allow fiery darts coming from him,
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coming at him from the enemy to ruffle his
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feathers. He had his shield of faith up,
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and he always responded with kindness, with courtesy,
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and with respect to those who were
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diametrically opposed to him.
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Recently, his wife, Erica Kirk,
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on national TV shared her words at
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his memorial service,
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and the Spirit of God was truly upon
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her as she shared in tears to
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the killer of Charlie Kirk. She said,
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I forgive you.
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So when you want to look at an example of how to
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wear the spiritual armor, how to operate
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wearing the spiritual armor when you're around in a hostile
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environment, around people who are
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very much opposed to the things of God and to the Word
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of God, watch some of the Charlie Kirk
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video clips and see how he operated when
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he was in that kind of an environment. He's a great example.
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Of how to do that, how to keep your
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shield of faith up to quench those fiery darts. And remember,
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it's not coming from the person. It's coming from a
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demonic entity that is operating in and through that person,
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trying to get a rise up out of you. So when
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you remember that, and you remember to put on that
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spiritual armor and to wear it and to operate with it.
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It will serve you greatly. And remembering to pray at
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all times and on every occasion in the power of
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the Holy Spirit. Have a blessed day, and we'll see you
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tomorrow. Shalom.
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विहिष्मरेखा यह
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है आदुना
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है पनाविलका
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विकुन्ने का Yisrael
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Adonai,
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love Eleka,
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v'yese Eleka,
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Eleka
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Shalom.
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The Aaronic Blessing from Numbers chapter 6, 24 to
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26. Adonai bless you and
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keep you. Adonai make his face to shine
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upon you and be gracious to you.
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Adonai lift up his countenance upon you and
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give you peace.