{"id":1253,"date":"2025-02-02T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/333-everett-muniz-if-god-be-for-us\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T08:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:29:41","slug":"333-everett-muniz-if-god-be-for-us","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/333-everett-muniz-if-god-be-for-us\/","title":{"rendered":"333: Everett Muniz – If God Be For Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we are listening to a class by Bro. Everett Muniz that was give at the Ontario Winter Bible School in 2015 on the subject “Be Ye Holy”, this is Class 5 which is titled, “If God Be For Us”. <\/p>\n

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\nWelcome to good Chris Selfian
\ntalks. <\/p>\n

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\nI’m Levi.
\nI’m Chris. <\/p>\n

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\nI’m Jason.
\nAnd I’m Brian, thank you for <\/p>\n

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\njoining us this week on this
\npodcast. <\/p>\n

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\nWe select one talk a week to
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\nEach week we post a talk that we<\/p>\n

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\npreviewed from suggestions sent
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\nworld.
\nThen we record a short intro <\/p>\n

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\nbeforehand as a personalized
\nrecommendation to you on why we <\/p>\n

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\nare sharing the talk.
\nAnd now let’s talk more about <\/p>\n

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\nthis week’s talk.
\nHey everyone, it’s Jason <\/p>\n

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\nHensley.
\nThis week we are going to be <\/p>\n

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\nlistening to a talk by brother
\nEverett Muniz and this talk was <\/p>\n

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\ngiven in 2015 at the Ontario
\nWinter Bible School. <\/p>\n

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\nIt is part of a series, it’s the
\nlast in a series and this whole <\/p>\n

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\nseries was recommended to us.
\nI listened to it, I recommend it<\/p>\n

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\nas well.
\nI particularly felt that this <\/p>\n

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\nlast class, though, really
\nbrought the series together and <\/p>\n

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\nleft us with a very powerful,
\nenduring message. <\/p>\n

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\nSo the series is on holiness.
\nIt’s called Be ye Holy, the high<\/p>\n

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\ncalling of God in Christ Jesus.
\nSo that’s the whole series on <\/p>\n

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\nholiness.
\nAnd this particular talk, the <\/p>\n

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\nlast one in the series is called
\nIf God Be for Us. <\/p>\n

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\nI really loved this talk because
\nsometimes, as Brother Everett <\/p>\n

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\nacknowledges, sometimes
\ndiscussing holiness can be <\/p>\n

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\nchallenging.
\nIt can be intimidating because <\/p>\n

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\nwe realize how unholy we really
\nare, or at least how unholy we <\/p>\n

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\ntend to live.
\nThis last class brings that <\/p>\n

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\ntogether because it’s an
\nacknowledgement that God is our <\/p>\n

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\nFather.
\nIt’s an acknowledgement that <\/p>\n

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\neven though holiness is
\nchallenging, that God cares for <\/p>\n

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\nus as a father and that he will
\nultimately bring us to true <\/p>\n

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\nholiness.
\nOne of the lines that I found <\/p>\n

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\nmost powerful was when Brother
\nEverett went through Romans <\/p>\n

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\nchapter 8 where the apostle Paul
\nsays what will separate us from <\/p>\n

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\nthe love of God.
\nI mean, that’s just such a a <\/p>\n

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\npowerful section.
\nAnd after reading it, Brother <\/p>\n

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\nEverett concludes the only thing
\nthen that can separate us from <\/p>\n

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\nGod is really us if we make that
\nchoice to make that separation. <\/p>\n

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\nSo even though holiness is a
\nhigh calling, even though it can<\/p>\n

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\nbe challenging, we have God on
\nour side. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I hope that this class can
\nencourage us in that, remind us <\/p>\n

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\nof that, and help us to really
\nstrive for that holiness. <\/p>\n

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\nSo here we go, if God before us,
\nBrother Everett Muniz. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’ve titled our final session,
\nIf God Be for Us. <\/p>\n

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\nIn our first session together,
\nwe looked at Our Calling to <\/p>\n

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\nholiness, and we noted the
\nprominence of the theme <\/p>\n

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\nthroughout the Bible.
\nWe suggested a contextual <\/p>\n

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\ndefinition, and we looked at a
\nmodel for the pursuit of <\/p>\n

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\nholiness from Philippians
\nchapter 3. <\/p>\n

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\nIn our second session, we
\nfollowed the cues that we found <\/p>\n

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\nin first Peter chapters one and
\ntwo back to the events of the <\/p>\n

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\nExodus to see what we could
\nlearn about Our Calling to <\/p>\n

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\nholiness from the experience of
\nIsrael. <\/p>\n

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\nWe saw that our holiness
\nrequires God’s intervention to <\/p>\n

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\nredeem us and that He has done
\nso in order to make U.S. <\/p>\n

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\ncitizens of a Kingdom that He
\nwill use to fill the earth with <\/p>\n

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\nHis glory.
\nWe also looked at His desire to <\/p>\n

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\ndwell with His people and the
\nrequirement that His dwelling be<\/p>\n

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\na holy place and that ultimately
\nHe wants to dwell within each <\/p>\n

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\none of us.
\nIn our third session, we looked <\/p>\n

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\nat the priestly aspect to our
\ncall to holiness. <\/p>\n

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\nGod has called us to be priests
\nafter the order of Melchizedek <\/p>\n

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\nin order to make us part of his
\nwork to prepare the whole earth <\/p>\n

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\nto be a holy place where He can
\ndwell. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd so we looked at a few
\nlessons about priesthood <\/p>\n

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\ngenerally based on the example
\nof the Levitical priesthood. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd then in our fourth session
\nyesterday, we, we shifted gears <\/p>\n

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\na bit and we looked at the
\nopposition to holiness that we <\/p>\n

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\nface from our nature and its
\ngreater manifestation in the <\/p>\n

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\nworld, along with a couple of
\nimportant ways that we can <\/p>\n

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\nresist those influences.
\nNow in our session today, we’re <\/p>\n

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\ngoing to look at 4 things.
\nWe changed the the forecast a <\/p>\n

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\nlittle bit from yesterday, but
\nthe content is more or less the <\/p>\n

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\nsame.
\nEssentially what we want to look<\/p>\n

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\nat this morning is some of the
\ncomfort and the encouragement to<\/p>\n

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\nbe found for those who’ve chosen
\nto do the difficult work of <\/p>\n

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\ncrucifying the flesh with its
\naffections and lusts in pursuit <\/p>\n

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\nof holiness.
\nBecause it is difficult and <\/p>\n

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\nwearying work, It’s not to say
\nthat it isn’t also satisfying <\/p>\n

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\nand rewarding as well.
\nBut the fact remains that the <\/p>\n

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\npursuit of holiness involves
\ntoil and adversity. <\/p>\n

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\nThere are times in life when the
\nstruggle can feel particularly <\/p>\n

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\nonerous.
\nIt can seem as if, in spite of <\/p>\n

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\nour best intentions, our nature
\ngets the better of us over and <\/p>\n

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\nover, as if we’re failing our
\nGod at every turn. <\/p>\n

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\nWhatever the reasons may be, we
\ncan begin to feel as if the <\/p>\n

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\nfailures that we are
\nexperiencing define us and that <\/p>\n

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\nultimately they amount to
\ndefeat. <\/p>\n

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\nIf you felt this way, then you
\nknow how utterly crushing it can<\/p>\n

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\nbe.
\nYou know how isolated and alone <\/p>\n

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\nit can leave you feeling.
\nBut we are not alone, brothers <\/p>\n

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\nand sisters and young people.
\nThe assurance that Samuel offers<\/p>\n

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\nIsrael is no less relevant to
\nus, for the Lord will not <\/p>\n

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\nforsake His people for His great
\nname’s sake. <\/p>\n

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\nNot only that, we’re in good
\ncompany because everyone that’s <\/p>\n

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\nchosen to take up God’s call to
\nholiness has experienced this <\/p>\n

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\nkind of adversity.
\nAnd we know that Paul expresses <\/p>\n

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\nsomething of this struggle with
\nthe flesh in Romans Chapter 7. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd in the process, he seems to
\ntouch on something that may be <\/p>\n

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\nof help when we encounter one of
\nthese particularly rough patches<\/p>\n

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\nin our pursuit of holiness.
\nAnd what we’d like to do is come<\/p>\n

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\nto Romans Chapter 7, which
\nshould just be a page back or so<\/p>\n

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\nfrom where we were in our
\nreading for this morning. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd for the sake of time, we’ll
\njust look at verses 16 and 17, <\/p>\n

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\nand then we’ll skip down to
\nverse 20. <\/p>\n

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\nSo reading from Romans Chapter
\n7, verse 16 and 17. <\/p>\n

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\nIf then I do that, which I would
\nnot, I consent to the law that <\/p>\n

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\nit is good.
\nNow then, it is no more I that <\/p>\n

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\ndo it, but sin that dwelleth in
\nme. <\/p>\n

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\nNow if I do that, I would not,
\nit is no more. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’re skipping down to verse 20,
\nby the way. <\/p>\n

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\nNow that if I do that I would
\nnot, it is no more I that do it,<\/p>\n

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\nbut sin that dwelleth in me.
\nI find that a law that when I <\/p>\n

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\nwould do good, evil is present
\nwith me. <\/p>\n

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\nFor I delight in the law of God
\nafter the inward man, but I see <\/p>\n

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\nanother law in my members,
\nwarring against the law of my <\/p>\n

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\nmind and bringing me into
\ncaptivity to the law of sin, <\/p>\n

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\nwhich is in my members.
\nA wretched man that I am, who <\/p>\n

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\nshall deliver me from the body
\nof this death. <\/p>\n

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\nI thank God through Jesus Christ
\nour Lord. <\/p>\n

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\nSo then with the mind, I myself
\nserve the law of God, but with <\/p>\n

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\nthe flesh the law of sin.
\nBut did you notice what Paul <\/p>\n

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\nsaid at the end of verses 17 and
\n20? <\/p>\n

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\nHe says it is not I that do it,
\nbut sin that dwelleth in me. <\/p>\n

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\nWhat would you say if a brother
\nor sister said to you, it is not<\/p>\n

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\nI that do it, but sin that
\ndwelleth in me? <\/p>\n

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\nI think I’d be inclined to
\nwonder if if he or she wasn’t <\/p>\n

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\nshirking their responsibility.
\nBut of course we know that the <\/p>\n

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\napostle Paul is not shirking his
\nresponsibility for sin. <\/p>\n

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\nSo So what does he mean?
\nI think the answer may be in <\/p>\n

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\nverse 25.
\nNotice he says with the mind, I <\/p>\n

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\nmyself serve the law of God.
\nIt seems that Paul saw his flesh<\/p>\n

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\nas other than himself.
\nOh yes, it was a part of him, <\/p>\n

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\nand he knew that he was
\nresponsible for the sins that he<\/p>\n

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\ncommitted.
\nHe certainly understand <\/p>\n

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\nunderstood rather the need to
\nconfess those sins, repent and <\/p>\n

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\nseek forgiveness.
\nNevertheless, Paul was in <\/p>\n

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\npursuit of the prize of our high
\ncalling. <\/p>\n

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\nSo he refused to identify with
\nor be defined by the flesh. <\/p>\n

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\nHe chose instead to be defined
\nby the law of God, as he says in<\/p>\n

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\nRomans Chapter 7, verse 22.
\nFor I delight in the law of God <\/p>\n

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\nafter the inward man.
\nThis is what shaped Paul’s mind.<\/p>\n

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\nAnd if our mind, our inward man,
\nis shaped by the law of God, we <\/p>\n

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\ntoo can find comfort in the hope
\nof God’s ultimate deliverance. <\/p>\n

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\nTo be clear, brothers and
\nsisters, sin is A cause for <\/p>\n

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\nsorrow.
\nIt was an important step for <\/p>\n

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\nthose to whom James wrote.
\nBe afflicted and mourn and weep.<\/p>\n

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\nLet your laughter be turned to
\nmourning and your joy to <\/p>\n

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\nheaviness.
\nHumble yourselves in the sight <\/p>\n

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\nof the Lord, and he shall lift
\nyou up. <\/p>\n

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\nThey had befriended the world,
\nwhich put them at enmity with <\/p>\n

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\nGod, and that was cause for
\naffliction and mourning and <\/p>\n

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\ntears.
\nIn a more positive context, <\/p>\n

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\nJesus tells his disciples,
\nBlessed are they that mourn, for<\/p>\n

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\nthey shall be comforted in
\nMatthew chapter 5 and verse 4. <\/p>\n

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\nIf we’re genuinely invested in
\nthe pursuit of holiness, we <\/p>\n

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\ncan’t help but feel sorrow over
\nsin. <\/p>\n

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\nThat said, we have to bear in
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\nCorinthians Chapter 7 and verse
\n10. <\/p>\n

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\nFor godly sorrow worketh
\nrepentance to salvation, not to <\/p>\n

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\nbe repented of.
\nThe sorrow of the world worketh <\/p>\n

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\ndeath.
\nTo the extent that our sorrow <\/p>\n

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\nover sin leads us to confess and
\nto repent and to seek <\/p>\n

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\nforgiveness, it’s necessary,
\nhealthy and good. <\/p>\n

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\nBut beyond that, it becomes a
\ndistraction from true <\/p>\n

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\nreconciliation and the pressing
\nwork of actually being holy in <\/p>\n

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\nresponse to Our Calling.
\nOne of the reasons the sorrow of<\/p>\n

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\nthis world is so deadly is that
\nit blinds us to the reality of <\/p>\n

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\nGod’s presence and the tools
\nthat he’s provided to affect <\/p>\n

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\nreconciliation and move forward
\nin hope of ultimate deliverance.<\/p>\n

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\nAnd this is when we lose
\ncourage. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd a loss of courage is an
\nenormous loss. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s an enormous loss, because
\nwhen courage fails, we’re more <\/p>\n

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\nlikely to consider giving up or
\nchanging course. <\/p>\n

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\nOf course, our Heavenly Father
\nknows this all too well. <\/p>\n

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\nHe understands our need for
\nencouragement, and there’s no <\/p>\n

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\nshortage of it to be found in
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\nFor instance, Psalms 27 and 31
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\ncourage.
\nIn Psalm 27 at verse 14, we read<\/p>\n

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\nWait on the Lord, Be of good
\ncourage, and he shall strengthen<\/p>\n

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\nthine heart.
\nWait, I say, on the Lord. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd in Psalm 31, which is
\ndisplayed on the slide, O love <\/p>\n

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\nthe Lord, all ye his Saints, for
\nthe Lord preserveth the <\/p>\n

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\nfaithful, and plentifully
\nrewardeth the proud doer. <\/p>\n

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\nBe of good courage, and he shall
\nstrengthen your heart, all ye <\/p>\n

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\nthat hope in the Lord.
\nSo the goal of this session is <\/p>\n

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\nto look at the encouragement
\nthat God has provided to help us<\/p>\n

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\ncontinue struggling against sin
\nin pursuit of holiness. <\/p>\n

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\nNow when we’re feeling
\ndiscouraged and hopeless about <\/p>\n

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\nour struggle against sin, it may
\nbe helpful to recall the <\/p>\n

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\nsentiments that are expressed in
\nfirst John chapter one, verse 8 <\/p>\n

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\nthrough chapter 2, verse 2.
\nIf we say that we have no sin, <\/p>\n

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\nwe deceive ourselves, and the
\ntruth is not in us. <\/p>\n

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\nBut if we confess our sins, He
\nis faithful and just to forgive <\/p>\n

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\nus our sins and to cleanse us
\nfrom all unrighteousness. <\/p>\n

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\nIf we say that we have not
\nsinned, we make Him a liar, and <\/p>\n

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\nHis word is not in us.
\nMy little children, these things<\/p>\n

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\nwrite I unto you, that ye sin
\nnot. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd if any man sin, we have an
\nadvocate with the Father, Jesus <\/p>\n

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\nChrist the righteous, and He is
\nthe propitiation for our sins, <\/p>\n

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\nand not for ours only, but also
\nfor the sins of the whole world.<\/p>\n

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\nAnd when we’re in the midst of
\ndiscouragement, it’s easy to <\/p>\n

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\nforget that God, as a loving and
\nmerciful Father, has made every <\/p>\n

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\nprovision for our success.
\nIf we confess our sins, He is <\/p>\n

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\nfaithful and just to forgive us
\nour sins and to cleanse us from <\/p>\n

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\nall unrighteousness.
\nAnd if any man sin, we have an <\/p>\n

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\nadvocate with the Father, Jesus
\nChrist the Righteous, and He is <\/p>\n

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\nthe propitiation for our sins,
\nand not for ours only, but also <\/p>\n

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\nfor the sins of the whole world.
\nOf course, we know that the fact<\/p>\n

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\nthat God has graciously made
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\nmean that we can presume upon
\nHis grace. <\/p>\n

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\nAfter all, John says, My little
\nchildren, these things write I <\/p>\n

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\nunto you that ye sin not.
\nOur purpose this morning is not <\/p>\n

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\nto diminish the seriousness or
\nsignificance of sin in the <\/p>\n

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\nleast, but rather to provide a
\nbeacon that can lead us back to <\/p>\n

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\nthe pursuit of holiness when the
\nmanifestation of sin in our <\/p>\n

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\nlives has left us feeling
\ndiscouraged and hopeless. <\/p>\n

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\nIn Psalm 32, David writes about
\nhis experience of the process <\/p>\n

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\nthat we’ve just looked at in
\nfirst John he says, I <\/p>\n

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\nacknowledged my sin unto thee,
\nand my iniquity have I not hid. <\/p>\n

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\nI said, I will confess my
\ntransgressions unto the Lord, <\/p>\n

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\nand now forgavest the iniquity
\nof my sin. <\/p>\n

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\nIf we truly and sincerely in
\npursuit of, rather, if we are <\/p>\n

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\ntruly and sincerely in pursuit
\nof holiness, then God has <\/p>\n

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\nprovided a process to deal with
\nsin. <\/p>\n

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\nGod doesn’t make mistakes.
\nBrothers and sisters, you didn’t<\/p>\n

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\nget the invitation in error.
\nHe means for each of us to be <\/p>\n

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\npermanent members of His family,
\nbut we can get bogged down in <\/p>\n

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\nworldly sorrow.
\nWe have to embrace the process <\/p>\n

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\nthat God has provided.
\nSin is an offense against Him, <\/p>\n

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\nso He defines the terms of our
\nreconciliation. <\/p>\n

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\nIf our lives are characterized
\nby striving against sin and we <\/p>\n

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\nsubmit to the process of
\nreconciliation God has provided <\/p>\n

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\nwhen it occurs, then we can
\nreturn to our pursuit of the <\/p>\n

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\nprize of our high calling in
\ntrust and confidence that our <\/p>\n

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\nsins have been forgiven.
\nThere must be a typo. <\/p>\n

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\nI I gather that from smiles.
\nI see these various smiles that <\/p>\n

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\nsuggest that maybe there’s a
\ntypo. <\/p>\n

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\nSo we’ll, we’ll look for that
\nafterwards or somebody can point<\/p>\n

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\nit out to me.
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\nsection, it’s just worth
\npointing out that when the <\/p>\n

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\noverarching goal of our lives is
\nthe pursuit of holiness, God <\/p>\n

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\ndoes not judge us by our worst
\nfailures. <\/p>\n

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\nConsider this, brothers and
\nsisters and young people through<\/p>\n

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\nSamuel, God provide.
\nGod describes David as a man <\/p>\n

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\nafter his own heart in First
\nSamuel 13 and verse 14. <\/p>\n

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\nWhat’s more, God makes a
\ncovenant with him to raise up a <\/p>\n

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\nSavior to Israel in Second
\nSamuel Chapter 7. <\/p>\n

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\nAll the while, God knew the
\nevents of Second Samuel 11 would<\/p>\n

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\ntake place.
\nHe knew that God would commit <\/p>\n

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\nadult.
\nThank God, I apologize. <\/p>\n

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\nHe knew that David would commit
\nadultery with Bathsheba and <\/p>\n

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\nconspire in the death of her
\nhusband. <\/p>\n

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\nBut he also knew that those sins
\ndid not define the man David. <\/p>\n

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\nThose sins did not describe the
\ntrajectory of his life. <\/p>\n

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\nThey did not truly express the
\ncontent of His character. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd so it can be with us,
\nbrothers and sisters and young <\/p>\n

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\npeople.
\nIf the trajectory of our lives <\/p>\n

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\nis described by our desire to be
\nholy as He is holy, and we <\/p>\n

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\npursue that end with the energy
\nand ability that God has made <\/p>\n

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\navailable to us, then He does
\nnot define us by our greatest <\/p>\n

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\nfailures.
\nGod’s work with humanity has <\/p>\n

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\nalways been based on the family
\nmodel. <\/p>\n

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\nHe presents himself to mankind
\nover and over again as a father <\/p>\n

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\nbecause he wants us to be his
\nsons and daughters in love. <\/p>\n

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\nIn fact, He will only have us as
\nhis children. <\/p>\n

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\nThink of the parable of the lost
\nsons. <\/p>\n

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\nThe younger son returns home
\nafter squandering his <\/p>\n

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\ninheritance and riotous living,
\nand he seeks a place in his <\/p>\n

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\nFather’s house as a servant.
\nBut his Father will only have <\/p>\n

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\nhim back as a son.
\nAnd so it is with our heavenly <\/p>\n

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\nFather, brothers and sisters and
\nyoung people. <\/p>\n

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\nOur place in his eternal purpose
\nis based on his fatherhood. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd if God dealt with us as
\nslaves who could only receive <\/p>\n

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\nwhat we earn, we’d be doomed
\nbecause all have sinned and come<\/p>\n

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\nshort of the glory of God.
\nAnd we know that the wages of <\/p>\n

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\nsin is death.
\nInstead, he’s extended the gift <\/p>\n

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\nof eternal life through Jesus
\nChrist our Lord, according to <\/p>\n

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\nthe great love of a Father for
\nhis children. <\/p>\n

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\nDavid takes up this theme of
\nGod’s fatherhood in Psalm 103. <\/p>\n

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\nI invite you to join me there.
\nSo we’ll spend a moment just <\/p>\n

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\nlooking at this Psalm.
\nIt says, Bless the Lord, O my <\/p>\n

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\nsoul.
\nAll that is within me, bless his<\/p>\n

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\nholy name, bless the Lord, O my
\nsoul, and forget not all his <\/p>\n

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\nbenefits.
\nWho forgiveth all thine <\/p>\n

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\niniquities, Who healeth all thy
\ndiseases? <\/p>\n

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\nWho redeemeth thy life from
\ndestruction? <\/p>\n

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\nWho crowneth thee with loving
\nkindness and tender mercies, Who<\/p>\n

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\nsatisfieth thy soul with good
\nthings, so that thy youth is <\/p>\n

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\nrenewed like the eagles?
\nThe Lord executed righteousness <\/p>\n

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\nand judgment for all that are
\noppressed. <\/p>\n

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\nHe made known his ways unto
\nMoses, his acts unto the <\/p>\n

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\nchildren of Israel.
\nThe Lord is merciful and <\/p>\n

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\ngracious, slow to anger, and
\nplenteous in mercy. <\/p>\n

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\nHe will not always chide,
\nneither will He keep his anger <\/p>\n

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\nforever.
\nHe will not. <\/p>\n

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\nHe has not dealt with us after
\nour sins, nor rewarded us <\/p>\n

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\naccording to our iniquities.
\nFor the heaven is high above the<\/p>\n

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\nearth.
\nAs the heaven is high above the <\/p>\n

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\nearth, so great is His mercy
\ntoward them that fear Him. <\/p>\n

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\nAs far as the east is from the
\nWest. <\/p>\n

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\nSo far hath He removed our
\ntransgressions from us. <\/p>\n

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\nLike as a father pitieth His
\nchildren, so the Lord pitieth <\/p>\n

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\nthem that fear Him, for He
\nknoweth our frame, He <\/p>\n

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\nremembereth that we are dust.
\nAs for man, His days are as <\/p>\n

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\ngrass as a flower of the field,
\nso He flourisheth, for the wind <\/p>\n

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\npasseth over it, and it is gone,
\nand the place thereof shall know<\/p>\n

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\nit no more.
\nBut the mercy of the Lord is <\/p>\n

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\nfrom everlasting to everlasting
\nupon them that fear Him, and His<\/p>\n

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\nrighteousness unto children’s
\nchildren, to such as keep His <\/p>\n

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\ncovenant, and to those that
\nremember His commandments to do <\/p>\n

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\nthem.
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\nquite beautiful really.
\nWe see a nurturing Father deeply<\/p>\n

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\ninvested in the success of
\nchildren who reverence Him, keep<\/p>\n

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\nHis covenant, and remember His
\ncommandments to do them. <\/p>\n

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\nWhile He doesn’t overlook their
\nsins, He’s also abundantly <\/p>\n

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\nmerciful toward them, and He has
\ncompassion on them and <\/p>\n

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\nunderstanding of their
\nweaknesses. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’re told that all of these
\nbenefits are described in in <\/p>\n

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\nverse one as the outworking of
\nHis Holy Name. <\/p>\n

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\nBrothers and sisters, this is
\nour Father. <\/p>\n

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\nHe’s not waiting for us to make
\na mistake that so so that he can<\/p>\n

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\ndestroy us in anger.
\nIt’s his earnest desire to <\/p>\n

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\ntransform us if we reverence
\nhim, keep his covenant and <\/p>\n

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\n00:22:51,080 –> 00:22:53,440
\nremember his commandments to do
\nthem. <\/p>\n

327
\n00:22:55,400 –> 00:22:58,280
\nBefore we continue, I’ll just
\nmention one thing about verse <\/p>\n

328
\n00:22:58,280 –> 00:23:00,960
\nfive that really stood out to me
\nas I looked into this Psalm. <\/p>\n

329
\n00:23:02,560 –> 00:23:06,120
\nGod is described as satisfying
\nour mouth with good things so <\/p>\n

330
\n00:23:06,120 –> 00:23:09,440
\nthat our youth is renewed, like
\nthe eagles. <\/p>\n

331
\n00:23:11,400 –> 00:23:15,920
\nThis may have reference to the
\nway that eagles are designed by <\/p>\n

332
\n00:23:15,920 –> 00:23:18,840
\nGod to molt.
\nAnd this is what the National <\/p>\n

333
\n00:23:18,840 –> 00:23:22,520
\nEagle Center has to say about an
\neagle’s molting process. <\/p>\n

334
\n00:23:22,520 –> 00:23:25,920
\nIt says molting is the natural
\nprocess of replacing feathers. <\/p>\n

335
\n00:23:26,360 –> 00:23:29,400
\nFeathers wear out and and they
\nneed to be replaced over time. <\/p>\n

336
\n00:23:30,880 –> 00:23:34,320
\nRaptors molt once a year,
\nusually in spring and summer. <\/p>\n

337
\n00:23:34,720 –> 00:23:40,000
\nThey tend to molt symmetrically,
\nmeaning if they lose the third <\/p>\n

338
\n00:23:40,000 –> 00:23:43,360
\nprimary on the right, they also
\nlose the third primary on the <\/p>\n

339
\n00:23:43,360 –> 00:23:46,400
\nleft.
\nRaptors do not lose all their <\/p>\n

340
\n00:23:46,400 –> 00:23:54,600
\nflight feathers at one time and
\nare never rendered flightless by<\/p>\n

341
\n00:23:54,600 –> 00:23:58,680
\na molt.
\nIt can take up to four years for<\/p>\n

342
\n00:23:58,680 –> 00:24:04,240
\nan eagle to complete a molt.
\nTo put it simply, an eagle has <\/p>\n

343
\n00:24:04,240 –> 00:24:08,520
\nto be able to soar to survive.
\nI’m not sure any of us have ever<\/p>\n

344
\n00:24:08,520 –> 00:24:11,400
\nseen a nature documentary where
\nan eagle is running down its <\/p>\n

345
\n00:24:11,400 –> 00:24:12,960
\nprey.
\nIt’s not the way. <\/p>\n

346
\n00:24:13,240 –> 00:24:14,640
\nIt’s not the way eagles hunt, is
\nit? <\/p>\n

347
\n00:24:14,640 –> 00:24:16,880
\nThey have to be able to get
\nabove the earth. <\/p>\n

348
\n00:24:18,320 –> 00:24:21,600
\nTheir life depends on being able
\nto rise above the earth, and God<\/p>\n

349
\n00:24:21,600 –> 00:24:25,920
\ndesigned them to be sure that’s
\nalways possible. <\/p>\n

350
\n00:24:25,920 –> 00:24:30,840
\nTheir youth, as it were, is
\nrenewed in such a way that their<\/p>\n

351
\n00:24:30,840 –> 00:24:36,520
\nlife is never in jeopardy.
\nThe children of God, like <\/p>\n

352
\n00:24:36,520 –> 00:24:40,560
\neagles, have to be able to soar
\nto survive. <\/p>\n

353
\n00:24:40,920 –> 00:24:44,720
\nWe have to be able to rise above
\nearthly lusts and desires in <\/p>\n

354
\n00:24:44,720 –> 00:24:49,000
\norder to be successful in our
\npursuit of holiness. <\/p>\n

355
\n00:24:51,200 –> 00:24:54,760
\nBrothers and sisters, if the
\nFather has taken such care for <\/p>\n

356
\n00:24:54,760 –> 00:24:59,840
\neagles, then how much greater
\nmust his care be for his <\/p>\n

357
\n00:24:59,840 –> 00:25:03,640
\nchildren who reverence him and
\nkeep his covenant and remember <\/p>\n

358
\n00:25:03,760 –> 00:25:13,880
\nHis commandments to do them?
\nIn first John 3 John touches on <\/p>\n

359
\n00:25:13,880 –> 00:25:15,680
\nthe theme of God’s fatherhood as
\nwell. <\/p>\n

360
\n00:25:17,000 –> 00:25:19,600
\nIt says, Behold, what manner of
\nlove the Father hath bestowed <\/p>\n

361
\n00:25:19,600 –> 00:25:23,600
\nupon us, that we should be
\ncalled the sons of God. <\/p>\n

362
\n00:25:24,520 –> 00:25:28,160
\nTherefore the world knoweth us
\nnot, because it knew him not. <\/p>\n

363
\n00:25:28,920 –> 00:25:32,080
\nBehold, now are we the sons of
\nGod, and it does not yet appear <\/p>\n

364
\n00:25:32,080 –> 00:25:35,720
\nwhat we shall be, but we know
\nthat when He shall appear, we <\/p>\n

365
\n00:25:35,920 –> 00:25:40,080
\nshall be like Him, for we shall
\nsee him as he is. <\/p>\n

366
\n00:25:40,080 –> 00:25:45,320
\nAnd every man that hath this
\nhope in him, this expectation, <\/p>\n

367
\n00:25:46,080 –> 00:25:49,800
\npurifieth himself even as he is
\npure. <\/p>\n

368
\n00:25:51,240 –> 00:25:55,760
\nThis is what God has always
\nwanted from humanity, sons and <\/p>\n

369
\n00:25:55,760 –> 00:25:59,680
\ndaughters who purify themselves
\nbecause they want to be like <\/p>\n

370
\n00:25:59,960 –> 00:26:04,360
\ntheir heavenly Father.
\nTragically, in spite of all that<\/p>\n

371
\n00:26:04,360 –> 00:26:08,200
\nhe’s done for us, very few of us
\nare willing to respond to God <\/p>\n

372
\n00:26:08,200 –> 00:26:11,960
\nthis way.
\nAnd the language of a family <\/p>\n

373
\n00:26:11,960 –> 00:26:14,400
\nisn’t just a convenient
\nmetaphor. <\/p>\n

374
\n00:26:14,840 –> 00:26:17,720
\nGod deliberately reveals himself
\nas a father to help us <\/p>\n

375
\n00:26:17,720 –> 00:26:21,960
\nunderstand who he is and how he
\nfeels towards us. <\/p>\n

376
\n00:26:22,640 –> 00:26:25,560
\nIn fact, it’s so important to
\nhim that that he’s established <\/p>\n

377
\n00:26:25,560 –> 00:26:30,320
\nthe institution of the family in
\npart to reinforce that lesson. <\/p>\n

378
\n00:26:31,720 –> 00:26:34,240
\nIt’s a theme that runs right
\nthroughout the Bible, isn’t it? <\/p>\n

379
\n00:26:35,000 –> 00:26:39,040
\nWe can never forget that God is
\na righteous judge that requires <\/p>\n

380
\n00:26:39,040 –> 00:26:42,880
\nobedience from His children, but
\nHe is also a loving father, <\/p>\n

381
\n00:26:42,880 –> 00:26:45,680
\ndeeply invested in their
\nsuccess. <\/p>\n

382
\n00:26:46,280 –> 00:26:49,960
\nIn fact, God’s judgement is
\noften the direct outworking of <\/p>\n

383
\n00:26:49,960 –> 00:26:53,160
\nHis fatherhood, either in
\ndefense of those who respond to <\/p>\n

384
\n00:26:53,160 –> 00:26:57,520
\nHis love with faithfulness and
\nthankfulness or in punishment of<\/p>\n

385
\n00:26:57,520 –> 00:27:01,640
\nthose who show contempt for it.
\nOne of the important lessons <\/p>\n

386
\n00:27:01,640 –> 00:27:05,400
\nthat we learn about our Heavenly
\nFather from our experience of <\/p>\n

387
\n00:27:05,400 –> 00:27:09,160
\nparenthood has to do with why He
\nloves us. <\/p>\n

388
\n00:27:10,000 –> 00:27:12,400
\nWhy do parents love their
\nchildren? <\/p>\n

389
\n00:27:13,720 –> 00:27:17,040
\nDo our children earn it?
\nSome would argue at times they <\/p>\n

390
\n00:27:17,040 –> 00:27:20,520
\ndo just the opposite.
\nIn the way that they behave, <\/p>\n

391
\n00:27:20,520 –> 00:27:23,960
\nthey may provoke us from time to
\ntime. <\/p>\n

392
\n00:27:26,000 –> 00:27:28,520
\nI think most parents would say
\nthat they love their children <\/p>\n

393
\n00:27:28,600 –> 00:27:33,400
\nlong before their children could
\nhave possibly done anything to <\/p>\n

394
\n00:27:33,400 –> 00:27:36,600
\ndeserve it.
\nBrothers and sisters, God made <\/p>\n

395
\n00:27:36,600 –> 00:27:40,120
\nus this way.
\nHe made us this way because he <\/p>\n

396
\n00:27:40,120 –> 00:27:44,160
\nwants us to understand and to
\nappreciate how he feels towards <\/p>\n

397
\n00:27:44,160 –> 00:27:47,480
\nus.
\nHe loves us because it’s who He <\/p>\n

398
\n00:27:47,480 –> 00:27:50,960
\nis.
\nIt is part of his identity. <\/p>\n

399
\n00:27:51,960 –> 00:27:56,640
\nWe haven’t done anything to earn
\nit, John says. <\/p>\n

400
\n00:27:56,640 –> 00:28:00,120
\nWe love him because he first
\nloved us. <\/p>\n

401
\n00:28:01,880 –> 00:28:04,480
\nThis is much like the message
\nthat Moses delivered to Israel <\/p>\n

402
\n00:28:04,480 –> 00:28:06,800
\non the eve of their entry into
\nthe Promised Land. <\/p>\n

403
\n00:28:07,680 –> 00:28:12,040
\nHe says to them, For thou art an
\nholy people unto the Lord thy <\/p>\n

404
\n00:28:12,040 –> 00:28:16,240
\nGod.
\nThe Lord thy God hath chosen <\/p>\n

405
\n00:28:16,240 –> 00:28:20,200
\nthee to be a special people unto
\nhimself, above all people upon <\/p>\n

406
\n00:28:20,200 –> 00:28:21,720
\nthe face of the earth.
\nAnd why? <\/p>\n

407
\n00:28:21,880 –> 00:28:24,920
\nWhy did God do this?
\nWhy had he made them a holy <\/p>\n

408
\n00:28:24,920 –> 00:28:28,880
\npeople?
\nMoses goes on to say, The Lord <\/p>\n

409
\n00:28:28,880 –> 00:28:31,920
\ndid not set his love on you, nor
\nchoose you, because you were <\/p>\n

410
\n00:28:31,920 –> 00:28:34,880
\nmore in number than any people,
\nfor you were the fewest of all <\/p>\n

411
\n00:28:34,880 –> 00:28:40,040
\npeople, but because the Lord
\nloved you, and because he would <\/p>\n

412
\n00:28:40,040 –> 00:28:43,960
\nkeep the oath which he had sworn
\nunto your Father’s hath. <\/p>\n

413
\n00:28:43,960 –> 00:28:47,640
\nThe Lord brought you out with a
\nmighty hand, and redeemed you <\/p>\n

414
\n00:28:47,680 –> 00:28:51,000
\nout of the House of bondsman
\nfrom the hand of Pharaoh king of<\/p>\n

415
\n00:28:51,000 –> 00:28:55,360
\nEgypt.
\nLike the Israelites who God <\/p>\n

416
\n00:28:55,360 –> 00:29:00,160
\nbrought out of Egypt, we are
\nborn into slavery, slavery to <\/p>\n

417
\n00:29:00,160 –> 00:29:04,560
\nsin and death, but our heavenly
\nFather redeems us out of the <\/p>\n

418
\n00:29:04,560 –> 00:29:07,320
\nHouse of bondsman with a
\nstretched out arm, and with <\/p>\n

419
\n00:29:07,320 –> 00:29:12,160
\ngreat judgments.
\nHe blesses us with all spiritual<\/p>\n

420
\n00:29:12,160 –> 00:29:16,960
\nblessings in heavenly places,
\naccording as He hath chosen us <\/p>\n

421
\n00:29:16,960 –> 00:29:21,160
\nin Him before the foundation of
\nthe world, that we should be <\/p>\n

422
\n00:29:21,160 –> 00:29:27,720
\nholy and without blame before
\nHim in love, having predestined <\/p>\n

423
\n00:29:27,720 –> 00:29:33,200
\nus unto the adoption of children
\nby Jesus Christ to Himself, <\/p>\n

424
\n00:29:33,960 –> 00:29:38,000
\naccording to the good pleasure
\nof His will, the praise of the <\/p>\n

425
\n00:29:38,000 –> 00:29:42,680
\nglory of His grace, wherein He
\nhath made us accepted in the <\/p>\n

426
\n00:29:42,680 –> 00:29:48,720
\nBeloved.
\nGod has chosen us to be His <\/p>\n

427
\n00:29:48,720 –> 00:29:54,200
\nchildren because of His love and
\nbecause He would keep the oath <\/p>\n

428
\n00:29:54,200 –> 00:29:57,160
\nwhich He swore to Abraham and
\nIsaac and Jacob, that they would<\/p>\n

429
\n00:29:57,160 –> 00:30:00,360
\nbe fathers of a great nation and
\nthrough one of their descendants<\/p>\n

430
\n00:30:00,480 –> 00:30:03,240
\nall nations of the earth would
\nbe blessed. <\/p>\n

431
\n00:30:04,800 –> 00:30:08,960
\nThrough Jesus we have received
\nthe adoption of children <\/p>\n

432
\n00:30:10,120 –> 00:30:12,920
\naccording to our Heavenly
\nFather’s good pleasure. <\/p>\n

433
\n00:30:14,800 –> 00:30:17,400
\nThink of it, brothers and
\nsisters and young people, it is <\/p>\n

434
\n00:30:17,400 –> 00:30:21,520
\nthe good pleasure of God
\nAlmighty that you and I should <\/p>\n

435
\n00:30:21,520 –> 00:30:25,160
\nbe His children, members of His
\nfamily. <\/p>\n

436
\n00:30:27,000 –> 00:30:30,240
\nPaul expands on the incredible
\nprivilege of being a part of the<\/p>\n

437
\n00:30:30,240 –> 00:30:36,160
\ndivine family in Romans chapter
\n8 when he says, among other <\/p>\n

438
\n00:30:36,160 –> 00:30:39,520
\nthings in verse 15, not
\nreceived. <\/p>\n

439
\n00:30:39,520 –> 00:30:42,720
\nWe have not received the spirit
\nof bondage again to fear, but ye<\/p>\n

440
\n00:30:42,720 –> 00:30:47,160
\nhave received the spirit of
\nadoption whereby we cry ABBA, <\/p>\n

441
\n00:30:47,200 –> 00:30:52,640
\nfather, the spirit itself bear
\nwitness with our spirit that we <\/p>\n

442
\n00:30:52,640 –> 00:30:55,640
\nare the children of God.
\nAnd if children then heirs, <\/p>\n

443
\n00:30:55,920 –> 00:30:59,200
\nheirs of God and joint heirs
\nwith Christ. <\/p>\n

444
\n00:31:01,240 –> 00:31:04,600
\nHere Paul links our adoption
\ninto the family of God with the <\/p>\n

445
\n00:31:04,600 –> 00:31:09,480
\ncry ABBA father.
\nThis same phrase shows up in <\/p>\n

446
\n00:31:09,480 –> 00:31:13,080
\nGalatians chapter 4 verse six in
\na very similar context. <\/p>\n

447
\n00:31:13,680 –> 00:31:17,720
\nPaul says that because we are
\nsons, God has sent forth the <\/p>\n

448
\n00:31:17,720 –> 00:31:23,240
\nspirit of his son into our
\nhearts, crying ABBA father. <\/p>\n

449
\n00:31:24,600 –> 00:31:28,480
\nThis phrase only appears in one
\nother passage, and that passage <\/p>\n

450
\n00:31:28,480 –> 00:31:31,400
\nhighlights the incredible
\nprivilege that we have to be <\/p>\n

451
\n00:31:31,400 –> 00:31:36,800
\ncalled into the family of God.
\nJesus uses this very phrase in <\/p>\n

452
\n00:31:36,800 –> 00:31:39,360
\nGethsemane before his trial and
\ncrucifixion. <\/p>\n

453
\n00:31:41,080 –> 00:31:43,840
\nIn a profound depth of sorrow,
\nhe prays ABBA. <\/p>\n

454
\n00:31:44,160 –> 00:31:46,560
\nFather, all things are possible
\nunto thee. <\/p>\n

455
\n00:31:46,720 –> 00:31:51,880
\nTake away this cup from me,
\nnevertheless, not what I will, <\/p>\n

456
\n00:31:51,880 –> 00:31:57,000
\nbut what thou wilt.
\nThis is the intimate plea of a <\/p>\n

457
\n00:31:57,000 –> 00:32:03,400
\nbeloved son in great distress.
\nLuke records God’s response. <\/p>\n

458
\n00:32:04,280 –> 00:32:07,800
\nAnd there appeared an Angel unto
\nhim from heaven, strengthening <\/p>\n

459
\n00:32:07,800 –> 00:32:11,960
\nhim.
\nBrothers and sisters, our Father<\/p>\n

460
\n00:32:11,960 –> 00:32:17,320
\nis not an absentee parent.
\nHe is ever present to guide and <\/p>\n

461
\n00:32:17,320 –> 00:32:20,640
\nto strengthen His children in
\ntheir pursuit of holiness. <\/p>\n

462
\n00:32:22,200 –> 00:32:25,680
\nConsider the Lord’s words in
\nMatthew Chapter 7, verses 7:00 <\/p>\n

463
\n00:32:25,680 –> 00:32:28,640
\nto 11:00.
\nAsk, and it shall be given. <\/p>\n

464
\n00:32:28,640 –> 00:32:31,800
\nYou seek, and ye shall find
\nknock, and it shall be opened <\/p>\n

465
\n00:32:31,800 –> 00:32:34,080
\nunto you.
\nFor everyone that asketh <\/p>\n

466
\n00:32:34,080 –> 00:32:37,840
\nreceiveth, and he that seeketh
\nfindeth unto him that knocketh <\/p>\n

467
\n00:32:38,040 –> 00:32:42,240
\nit shall be opened.
\nOr what man is there of you, <\/p>\n

468
\n00:32:42,280 –> 00:32:44,760
\nwhom, if his son ask bread, will
\nhe give him a stone? <\/p>\n

469
\n00:32:45,080 –> 00:32:47,320
\nOr if he ask a fish, will he
\ngive him a serpent? <\/p>\n

470
\n00:32:47,960 –> 00:32:51,680
\nIf ye then, being evil, know how
\nto give good gifts unto your <\/p>\n

471
\n00:32:51,680 –> 00:32:56,760
\nchildren, how much more shall
\nyour Father, which is in heaven,<\/p>\n

472
\n00:32:57,400 –> 00:32:59,960
\ngive good things to them that
\nask Him? <\/p>\n

473
\n00:33:01,720 –> 00:33:05,320
\nJesus testifies to our Heavenly
\nFather’s willingness and ability<\/p>\n

474
\n00:33:05,560 –> 00:33:11,680
\nto provide those things we need
\nso that His will is done both in<\/p>\n

475
\n00:33:12,000 –> 00:33:15,600
\nand through us.
\nBack in Romans 8, Paul touches <\/p>\n

476
\n00:33:15,600 –> 00:33:20,440
\non that on what that will is for
\nyou and I We left off in verse <\/p>\n

477
\n00:33:20,440 –> 00:33:22,800
\n17, but we’ll pick back up in
\nverse 28. <\/p>\n

478
\n00:33:24,720 –> 00:33:27,240
\nWe know that all things work
\ntogether for good to them that <\/p>\n

479
\n00:33:27,240 –> 00:33:30,760
\nlove God to them who are the
\ncalled according to his purpose,<\/p>\n

480
\n00:33:31,280 –> 00:33:34,320
\nfor whom he did for know.
\nHe also did predestinate to be <\/p>\n

481
\n00:33:34,320 –> 00:33:38,480
\nconformed to the image of His
\nSon, that He might be the first <\/p>\n

482
\n00:33:38,480 –> 00:33:41,880
\nborn among many brethren.
\nMoreover, whom He did <\/p>\n

483
\n00:33:41,880 –> 00:33:45,240
\npredestinate them He also
\ncalled, and whom He called them <\/p>\n

484
\n00:33:45,480 –> 00:33:49,880
\nhe also justified, and whom He
\njustified them he also <\/p>\n

485
\n00:33:50,040 –> 00:33:54,520
\nglorified.
\nGod’s will for you and me is <\/p>\n

486
\n00:33:54,520 –> 00:33:59,600
\nthat we should be conformed to
\nthe image of His Son the Holy 1,<\/p>\n

487
\n00:34:00,480 –> 00:34:02,920
\nand ultimately that we should be
\nglorified. <\/p>\n

488
\n00:34:03,960 –> 00:34:07,320
\nAnd isn’t it beautiful that Paul
\nuses the past tense here? <\/p>\n

489
\n00:34:07,640 –> 00:34:10,480
\nIt may represent an instance of
\nthat principle that he refers to<\/p>\n

490
\n00:34:10,480 –> 00:34:14,159
\nin Romans chapter 4, that God
\ncalls those things that are not <\/p>\n

491
\n00:34:14,800 –> 00:34:17,920
\nas though they were.
\nIn other words, he speaks of the<\/p>\n

492
\n00:34:17,920 –> 00:34:20,080
\nfuture as though it had already
\nhappened. <\/p>\n

493
\n00:34:21,159 –> 00:34:25,120
\nThis is a testimony to the
\nabsolute certainty of God’s work<\/p>\n

494
\n00:34:25,120 –> 00:34:29,840
\nin us.
\nIf we allow Him to do it, He is <\/p>\n

495
\n00:34:29,840 –> 00:34:34,000
\nable to do exceeding abundantly
\nabove all that we are able to <\/p>\n

496
\n00:34:34,000 –> 00:34:39,760
\nask or think by the power that
\nworketh in US. <\/p>\n

497
\n00:34:39,760 –> 00:34:45,480
\nAnd this is another awe
\ninspiring aspect to God’s <\/p>\n

498
\n00:34:45,480 –> 00:34:48,239
\nfatherhood.
\nIsaiah expresses it this way. <\/p>\n

499
\n00:34:48,239 –> 00:34:53,120
\nBut now, O Lord, thou art our
\nFather, we are the clay, and <\/p>\n

500
\n00:34:53,120 –> 00:34:57,080
\nThou our Potter, and we all are
\nthe work of Thy hand. <\/p>\n

501
\n00:34:58,760 –> 00:35:02,920
\nOur heavenly Father is carefully
\nand lovingly at work to make us <\/p>\n

502
\n00:35:03,240 –> 00:35:06,320
\nconformable to the image of His
\nSon. <\/p>\n

503
\n00:35:06,440 –> 00:35:10,080
\nWe are vessels of mercy which He
\nis preparing for glory. <\/p>\n

504
\n00:35:10,720 –> 00:35:14,880
\nAs Paul says in Ephesians
\nchapter 2, we are his <\/p>\n

505
\n00:35:15,280 –> 00:35:21,240
\nworkmanship.
\nThose of you who are makers of <\/p>\n

506
\n00:35:21,240 –> 00:35:25,160
\none sort or another understand
\nthe intimate connection that <\/p>\n

507
\n00:35:25,160 –> 00:35:28,680
\nexists between the maker and the
\nthing made. <\/p>\n

508
\n00:35:29,560 –> 00:35:34,120
\nIf we feel that way about the
\nthings we make with our hands, <\/p>\n

509
\n00:35:34,240 –> 00:35:37,600
\nhow must our heavenly Father
\nfeel about us? <\/p>\n

510
\n00:35:38,800 –> 00:35:42,880
\nUndoubtedly He is deeply
\ninvested, and personally so in <\/p>\n

511
\n00:35:42,880 –> 00:35:45,320
\nthe work He has begun in each
\none of us. <\/p>\n

512
\n00:35:46,160 –> 00:35:50,080
\nLike a master Potter, He softens
\nus with the water of His Word, <\/p>\n

513
\n00:35:50,240 –> 00:35:53,720
\nand through the loving pressure
\nof His providential hands, He <\/p>\n

514
\n00:35:53,720 –> 00:35:57,440
\nshapes us.
\nWe know, don’t we, that that <\/p>\n

515
\n00:35:57,440 –> 00:36:00,480
\npressure can occasionally be
\nintense. <\/p>\n

516
\n00:36:01,800 –> 00:36:04,000
\nBut God’s purpose is always
\ncreative. <\/p>\n

517
\n00:36:05,000 –> 00:36:09,040
\nThe unswerving intention of our
\nheavenly Father is to prepare us<\/p>\n

518
\n00:36:09,600 –> 00:36:19,640
\nfor glory, to prepare us to be
\npartakers of His Holiness, and <\/p>\n

519
\n00:36:19,640 –> 00:36:21,360
\nHebrews chapter 12 speaks to
\nthis. <\/p>\n

520
\n00:36:21,360 –> 00:36:24,720
\nWe’re exhorted to look to Jesus,
\nthe Author and the finisher of <\/p>\n

521
\n00:36:24,720 –> 00:36:29,320
\nour faith, who is set down at
\nthe right hand of God, as proof <\/p>\n

522
\n00:36:30,000 –> 00:36:33,600
\nthat even when God’s hand feels
\nheavy upon us, we can rest <\/p>\n

523
\n00:36:33,600 –> 00:36:38,160
\nassured that He is preparing us
\nto be partakers of His Holiness.<\/p>\n

524
\n00:36:40,920 –> 00:36:43,760
\nBeginning at verse 5 of Hebrews
\nchapter 12, it says, And ye have<\/p>\n

525
\n00:36:43,760 –> 00:36:48,360
\nforgotten the exhortation which
\nwhich speaketh unto you as unto <\/p>\n

526
\n00:36:48,800 –> 00:36:53,640
\nchildren, my son, despise not
\nthou the chastening of the Lord,<\/p>\n

527
\n00:36:53,960 –> 00:36:55,880
\nnor faint when thou art rebuked
\nof him. <\/p>\n

528
\n00:36:55,880 –> 00:36:58,760
\nFor when the whom the Lord
\nloveth, he chasteneth, and <\/p>\n

529
\n00:36:58,760 –> 00:37:02,640
\nscourgeth every son whom he
\nreceiveth, if he endure <\/p>\n

530
\n00:37:02,640 –> 00:37:05,760
\nchastening, God dealeth with you
\nas with sons. <\/p>\n

531
\n00:37:06,320 –> 00:37:09,360
\nFor what son is he whom the
\nFather chasteneth not? <\/p>\n

532
\n00:37:10,600 –> 00:37:12,160
\nBut if he be without
\nchastisement? <\/p>\n

533
\n00:37:12,160 –> 00:37:16,600
\nWherefore all are partakers.
\nThen are ye bastards and not <\/p>\n

534
\n00:37:16,600 –> 00:37:20,400
\nsons.
\nFurthermore, we have had fathers<\/p>\n

535
\n00:37:20,400 –> 00:37:23,600
\nafter our flesh, which corrected
\nus, and we gave them reverence. <\/p>\n

536
\n00:37:24,240 –> 00:37:27,040
\nShall we not much rather be in
\nsubjection into the Father of <\/p>\n

537
\n00:37:27,040 –> 00:37:31,440
\nspirits, and live?
\nFor they verily for a few days <\/p>\n

538
\n00:37:31,440 –> 00:37:36,360
\nchastened us after their own
\npleasure, but He for our <\/p>\n

539
\n00:37:36,360 –> 00:37:40,840
\nProphet, that we might be
\npartakers of His Holiness. <\/p>\n

540
\n00:37:42,760 –> 00:37:46,520
\nNow no chastening for the
\npresent seemeth to be joyous, <\/p>\n

541
\n00:37:46,520 –> 00:37:50,680
\nbut grievous nevertheless.
\nAfterward it yieldeth the <\/p>\n

542
\n00:37:50,680 –> 00:37:52,880
\npeaceable fruit of
\nrighteousness. <\/p>\n

543
\n00:37:53,440 –> 00:37:59,760
\nAnd to them which are exercised
\nthereby, how truly incredible <\/p>\n

544
\n00:38:00,160 –> 00:38:03,520
\nthat the Creator of heaven and
\nearth should want us as His <\/p>\n

545
\n00:38:03,520 –> 00:38:10,880
\nchildren, and take such personal
\ninterest in each one of us to <\/p>\n

546
\n00:38:10,880 –> 00:38:14,960
\nmake us partakers of His
\nHoliness. <\/p>\n

547
\n00:38:16,320 –> 00:38:19,920
\nThe prophet Malachi has this to
\nsay about those that cooperate <\/p>\n

548
\n00:38:20,080 –> 00:38:24,640
\nwith the Father’s efforts to
\nprepare them to be partakers of <\/p>\n

549
\n00:38:24,640 –> 00:38:28,360
\nHis Holiness.
\nReading from Malachi chapter 3, <\/p>\n

550
\n00:38:28,360 –> 00:38:32,640
\nverse 16, it says then they that
\nfear the Lord spake often one to<\/p>\n

551
\n00:38:32,640 –> 00:38:34,760
\nanother.
\nAnd the Lord hearkened and heard<\/p>\n

552
\n00:38:34,760 –> 00:38:38,240
\nit, and a book of remembrance
\nwas written before him for them <\/p>\n

553
\n00:38:38,240 –> 00:38:41,640
\nthat feared the Lord, and that
\nthought upon his name. <\/p>\n

554
\n00:38:43,120 –> 00:38:45,840
\nAnd they shall be mine, saith
\nthe Lord of Hosts, in that day <\/p>\n

555
\n00:38:45,840 –> 00:38:52,440
\nwhen I make up my jewels, and I
\nwill spare them as a man spareth<\/p>\n

556
\n00:38:52,920 –> 00:39:03,000
\nhis own son that serveth him.
\nWe would be remiss if we didn’t <\/p>\n

557
\n00:39:03,000 –> 00:39:06,160
\nalso mention that the blessing
\nof being adopted into the family<\/p>\n

558
\n00:39:06,440 –> 00:39:09,520
\nof God comes with the
\nsignificant responsibility of <\/p>\n

559
\n00:39:09,760 –> 00:39:15,760
\ndeveloping a family resemblance.
\nIn Matthew chapter 5, Jesus says<\/p>\n

560
\n00:39:15,760 –> 00:39:19,160
\nto his disciples, Let your light
\nso shine before men, that they <\/p>\n

561
\n00:39:19,440 –> 00:39:26,400
\nmay see your good works and
\nglorify your Father which is in <\/p>\n

562
\n00:39:26,400 –> 00:39:31,520
\nheaven.
\nIn the disciples of Christ the <\/p>\n

563
\n00:39:31,560 –> 00:39:35,880
\ncharacter of God, a family
\nresemblance ought to be evident.<\/p>\n

564
\n00:39:36,640 –> 00:39:40,040
\nGod expects His children to
\nrepresent the family well. <\/p>\n

565
\n00:39:40,800 –> 00:39:44,120
\nOur character and our works
\nshould reflect the character and<\/p>\n

566
\n00:39:44,120 –> 00:39:47,400
\nthe purpose of our heavenly
\nFather to His glory. <\/p>\n

567
\n00:39:48,520 –> 00:39:51,960
\nYou recall that Peter framed his
\nargument for our holiness on the<\/p>\n

568
\n00:39:51,960 –> 00:39:57,000
\nbasis of God’s fatherhood back
\nin first Peter chapter 1 in <\/p>\n

569
\n00:39:57,000 –> 00:40:00,600
\nverse 14.
\nHe says as obedient children, <\/p>\n

570
\n00:40:01,160 –> 00:40:04,280
\nnot fashioning yourselves
\naccording to the former lusts in<\/p>\n

571
\n00:40:04,280 –> 00:40:08,520
\nyour ignorance, but as he which
\nhas called you as holy, so be ye<\/p>\n

572
\n00:40:08,640 –> 00:40:11,600
\nholy in all manner of
\nconversation, because it is <\/p>\n

573
\n00:40:11,600 –> 00:40:14,600
\nwritten, Be ye holy, for I am
\nholy. <\/p>\n

574
\n00:40:16,080 –> 00:40:21,320
\nAnd if ye call on the Father.
\nWho without respect of persons, <\/p>\n

575
\n00:40:21,320 –> 00:40:24,960
\njudgeth according to every man’s
\nwork, Pass the time of your <\/p>\n

576
\n00:40:24,960 –> 00:40:31,200
\nsojourning here in fear the
\nimpetus for our holiness. <\/p>\n

577
\n00:40:31,200 –> 00:40:35,920
\nThe argument, the necessity has
\nto do with the fact that we are <\/p>\n

578
\n00:40:35,920 –> 00:40:41,560
\nchildren of our Father, and he
\nrequires that we demonstrate a <\/p>\n

579
\n00:40:41,560 –> 00:40:46,160
\nfamily resemblance.
\nPaul touches on this as well in <\/p>\n

580
\n00:40:46,160 –> 00:40:49,920
\nSecond Corinthians chapter 6,
\nverse 14 through Chapter 7 and <\/p>\n

581
\n00:40:49,920 –> 00:40:52,760
\nverse one.
\nHaving pressed his exhortation <\/p>\n

582
\n00:40:52,960 –> 00:40:56,480
\nnot to be unequally yoked with
\nunbelievers, he goes on to say, <\/p>\n

583
\n00:40:56,680 –> 00:40:59,960
\nYou are the temple of the living
\nGod, as God had said, I will <\/p>\n

584
\n00:40:59,960 –> 00:41:03,040
\ndwell in them and walk in them,
\nand I will be their God, and <\/p>\n

585
\n00:41:03,040 –> 00:41:06,840
\nthey shall be my people.
\nAnd he goes on to say, Wherefore<\/p>\n

586
\n00:41:06,840 –> 00:41:10,560
\ncome out from among them, and be
\nseparate, saith the Lord, and <\/p>\n

587
\n00:41:10,560 –> 00:41:15,600
\ntouch not the unclean thing, and
\nI will receive you, and will be <\/p>\n

588
\n00:41:15,600 –> 00:41:21,200
\na father unto you, and ye shall
\nbe my sons and daughters, saith <\/p>\n

589
\n00:41:21,280 –> 00:41:26,360
\nthe Lord Almighty.
\nHaving therefore these promises,<\/p>\n

590
\n00:41:26,360 –> 00:41:29,840
\ndearly beloved, let us cleanse
\nourselves from all filthiness of<\/p>\n

591
\n00:41:29,840 –> 00:41:34,640
\nflesh and spirit, perfecting
\nholiness in the fear of God. <\/p>\n

592
\n00:41:36,480 –> 00:41:39,800
\nBeing received by God as His
\nsons and daughters is contingent<\/p>\n

593
\n00:41:39,800 –> 00:41:44,840
\nupon separating from unholy
\nthings, brothers and sisters and<\/p>\n

594
\n00:41:44,840 –> 00:41:46,760
\nyoung people.
\nWhen we make a place for <\/p>\n

595
\n00:41:46,760 –> 00:41:51,680
\nunholiness in ourselves, we undo
\nthe work that God has done in <\/p>\n

596
\n00:41:51,680 –> 00:41:55,720
\nUS.
\nHow can we love and honor our <\/p>\n

597
\n00:41:55,720 –> 00:42:03,960
\nGod as we undo His work?
\nJesus tells us that unto <\/p>\n

598
\n00:42:03,960 –> 00:42:08,400
\nwhomsoever much is given of Him
\nshall much be required. <\/p>\n

599
\n00:42:09,240 –> 00:42:14,000
\nOur Heavenly Father has given us
\nan amazing gift of love, and He <\/p>\n

600
\n00:42:14,000 –> 00:42:17,760
\nrequires that we love and honor
\nHim in return. <\/p>\n

601
\n00:42:19,400 –> 00:42:22,920
\nIn Ephesians verse chapter 6 and
\nverse one, Paul points out that <\/p>\n

602
\n00:42:23,200 –> 00:42:26,520
\nhonor thy Father and thy mother
\nis the first commandment with <\/p>\n

603
\n00:42:26,520 –> 00:42:30,160
\npromise.
\nIf our natural parents are <\/p>\n

604
\n00:42:30,160 –> 00:42:34,400
\nworthy of love and honor, and
\nthere is a promise associated <\/p>\n

605
\n00:42:34,560 –> 00:42:38,800
\nwith that, and how much more do
\nwe owe it to our heavenly Father<\/p>\n

606
\n00:42:38,800 –> 00:42:42,840
\nto honor and to love Him?
\nAnd how much greater is the <\/p>\n

607
\n00:42:42,840 –> 00:42:47,680
\npromise that He has extended to
\nus by grace through faith? <\/p>\n

608
\n00:42:52,160 –> 00:42:55,840
\nOne of the things that seems to
\nhappen as we embrace God’s call <\/p>\n

609
\n00:42:55,840 –> 00:42:59,720
\nto holiness is that we become
\nincreasingly aware of our need <\/p>\n

610
\n00:42:59,720 –> 00:43:03,840
\nto change.
\nIt can be the source of no small<\/p>\n

611
\n00:43:03,840 –> 00:43:07,400
\namount of stress and anxiety.
\nWhere do we start? <\/p>\n

612
\n00:43:08,240 –> 00:43:12,760
\nHow precisely do we go about it?
\nHow do we measure progress? <\/p>\n

613
\n00:43:13,960 –> 00:43:17,760
\nWhen we imagine that we’re
\nresponsible for overseeing the <\/p>\n

614
\n00:43:17,760 –> 00:43:21,000
\nprocess, it can be downright
\noverwhelming. <\/p>\n

615
\n00:43:24,760 –> 00:43:29,280
\nBut thankfully, we’re not
\nresponsible for overseeing the <\/p>\n

616
\n00:43:29,280 –> 00:43:32,200
\nprocess.
\nOur primary responsibility is to<\/p>\n

617
\n00:43:32,200 –> 00:43:35,840
\ntake in a regular diet of God’s
\nWord and then apply what we’ve <\/p>\n

618
\n00:43:35,840 –> 00:43:43,040
\nlearned to the moment that we’re
\nin over and over and over again.<\/p>\n

619
\n00:43:44,200 –> 00:43:48,800
\nThankfully, God is a change
\nexpert and if we put ourselves <\/p>\n

620
\n00:43:48,800 –> 00:43:53,240
\ninto His infinitely wise and
\nloving hands, He will oversee <\/p>\n

621
\n00:43:53,480 –> 00:43:58,800
\nthe process of change in US.
\nThere are a couple of passages <\/p>\n

622
\n00:43:58,800 –> 00:44:03,960
\nthat I resort to regularly to
\nremind myself of my part in the <\/p>\n

623
\n00:44:03,960 –> 00:44:07,760
\nprocess of change, and one of
\nthem is Ecclesiastes chapter 12 <\/p>\n

624
\n00:44:07,760 –> 00:44:11,440
\nand verse 13.
\nLet us hear the conclusion of <\/p>\n

625
\n00:44:11,440 –> 00:44:13,920
\nthe whole matter.
\nFear God and keep His <\/p>\n

626
\n00:44:13,920 –> 00:44:19,200
\ncommandments, for this is the
\nwhole duty of man. <\/p>\n

627
\n00:44:22,000 –> 00:44:25,320
\nOur son Isaiah when he was very
\nsmall, this was one of his very <\/p>\n

628
\n00:44:25,320 –> 00:44:29,520
\nfirst memory verses this and
\nPsalms 9 verse one. <\/p>\n

629
\n00:44:29,600 –> 00:44:30,880
\nThat’s exactly how you would say
\nit. <\/p>\n

630
\n00:44:30,880 –> 00:44:34,480
\nPsalms 9 verse one.
\nAnd every time I read this <\/p>\n

631
\n00:44:34,480 –> 00:44:38,920
\nverse, I I have a picture of his
\njubilant little face. <\/p>\n

632
\n00:44:39,200 –> 00:44:45,160
\nHe was a a square of a toddler,
\nvery a very blocky little guy <\/p>\n

633
\n00:44:45,680 –> 00:44:52,480
\nand he would say with with just
\nso much enthusiasm, fear God and<\/p>\n

634
\n00:44:52,480 –> 00:44:55,200
\nkeep his commandments for this
\nis the whole duty of man. <\/p>\n

635
\n00:44:58,320 –> 00:45:05,480
\nIt’s it’s the kind of precept
\nthat even a small child can <\/p>\n

636
\n00:45:05,480 –> 00:45:07,680
\nremember.
\nAnd so for me, I tend to sort of<\/p>\n

637
\n00:45:07,680 –> 00:45:09,960
\ndiscount it.
\nIt’s not all that significant <\/p>\n

638
\n00:45:09,960 –> 00:45:11,520
\nright.
\nI mean, if a kid can remember it<\/p>\n

639
\n00:45:11,680 –> 00:45:14,680
\na little one, right, How how
\nimportant could it really be? <\/p>\n

640
\n00:45:15,800 –> 00:45:18,880
\nEnormously so to my life,
\nbrothers and sisters. <\/p>\n

641
\n00:45:19,520 –> 00:45:23,400
\nIt frames our responsibility in
\nthe process of change that God <\/p>\n

642
\n00:45:23,400 –> 00:45:28,840
\nhas has invited us into.
\nThe other passage that’s been <\/p>\n

643
\n00:45:28,840 –> 00:45:31,960
\nhelpful to me in this regard is
\nMicah chapter 6 and verse 8. <\/p>\n

644
\n00:45:33,400 –> 00:45:36,240
\nHe has showed the old man what
\nis good and what does the Lord <\/p>\n

645
\n00:45:36,240 –> 00:45:40,800
\nrequire of thee.
\nNotice overseeing the process of<\/p>\n

646
\n00:45:40,800 –> 00:45:42,520
\nour change is not part of it, is
\nit? <\/p>\n

647
\n00:45:43,680 –> 00:45:49,680
\nIt’s to do justly and to love
\nmercy and to walk humbly with <\/p>\n

648
\n00:45:49,680 –> 00:45:53,080
\nour God.
\nNot to make sure other people do<\/p>\n

649
\n00:45:53,080 –> 00:45:57,720
\njustly and love mercy and walk
\nhumbly with their God, but <\/p>\n

650
\n00:45:57,720 –> 00:46:02,840
\nourselves to do justly and to
\nlove mercy and to walk humbly <\/p>\n

651
\n00:46:02,840 –> 00:46:07,360
\nwith our heavenly Father.
\nPassages like these describe our<\/p>\n

652
\n00:46:07,360 –> 00:46:10,720
\npart in God’s work of
\ntransformation in a simple but <\/p>\n

653
\n00:46:10,720 –> 00:46:13,800
\npowerful way that’s pretty easy
\nto remember. <\/p>\n

654
\n00:46:14,960 –> 00:46:17,400
\nThey can be a touchstone for
\nthose moments when we begin to <\/p>\n

655
\n00:46:17,400 –> 00:46:22,360
\nfeel overwhelmed by our
\nperception of all the work that <\/p>\n

656
\n00:46:22,360 –> 00:46:24,760
\nneeds to be done to make us
\nready. <\/p>\n

657
\n00:46:27,960 –> 00:46:31,360
\nWe’ve seen that God likens our
\npursuit of holiness to a <\/p>\n

658
\n00:46:31,360 –> 00:46:34,680
\njourney.
\nHiking imagery comes to mind for<\/p>\n

659
\n00:46:34,680 –> 00:46:37,520
\nme when I think about this.
\nIt was certainly a common way to<\/p>\n

660
\n00:46:37,520 –> 00:46:40,320
\nget from here to there in Bible
\ntimes. <\/p>\n

661
\n00:46:41,400 –> 00:46:44,440
\nAn important part of hiking,
\nespecially over rough terrain, <\/p>\n

662
\n00:46:44,440 –> 00:46:47,440
\nis to focus on the step that
\nyou’re taking. <\/p>\n

663
\n00:46:49,560 –> 00:46:52,400
\nYou certainly have to look
\nahead, but if you’re too focused<\/p>\n

664
\n00:46:52,840 –> 00:46:59,720
\ntoo far ahead, or worse yet, on
\nsome previous step, then you’re <\/p>\n

665
\n00:46:59,720 –> 00:47:05,000
\nlikely to take a nasty tumble.
\nAs we said in a previous <\/p>\n

666
\n00:47:05,000 –> 00:47:09,000
\nsession, the moment over which
\nwe have the greatest opportunity<\/p>\n

667
\n00:47:09,600 –> 00:47:13,680
\nfor effect is the one that we’re
\nin right now. <\/p>\n

668
\n00:47:14,800 –> 00:47:18,160
\nIf we focus on being present for
\nthe moment that we’re in and <\/p>\n

669
\n00:47:18,160 –> 00:47:22,480
\ndoing what’s right with what’s
\nright in front of us, then God <\/p>\n

670
\n00:47:22,480 –> 00:47:25,720
\nwill be able to do the work of
\nchange that needs to be done in <\/p>\n

671
\n00:47:25,720 –> 00:47:28,800
\nus.
\nIn effect, to God changes us <\/p>\n

672
\n00:47:28,800 –> 00:47:34,320
\nthrough our obedience, one
\nchoice at a time. <\/p>\n

673
\n00:47:35,640 –> 00:47:38,080
\nWe don’t have to concern
\nourselves so much with the <\/p>\n

674
\n00:47:38,080 –> 00:47:42,640
\ngreater process, only with the
\nchoices before us today. <\/p>\n

675
\n00:47:44,000 –> 00:47:48,360
\nWhat a blessing that our Father
\nshould have structured things <\/p>\n

676
\n00:47:48,880 –> 00:47:52,600
\nthis way.
\nYou know, we have an interesting<\/p>\n

677
\n00:47:52,600 –> 00:47:58,240
\ncase study for God’s ability to
\nexpertly manage even the most <\/p>\n

678
\n00:47:58,240 –> 00:48:03,560
\nsignificant changes in His
\nchildren in the model for our <\/p>\n

679
\n00:48:03,560 –> 00:48:05,840
\npursuit of holiness that we
\nlooked at earlier in the week. <\/p>\n

680
\n00:48:05,840 –> 00:48:11,520
\nFrom Philippians chapter 3
\nverses 13 and 14, Paul says this<\/p>\n

681
\n00:48:11,520 –> 00:48:13,920
\none thing I do for getting those
\nthings which are behind and <\/p>\n

682
\n00:48:13,920 –> 00:48:18,960
\nreaching forth unto those things
\nwhich are before I press for the<\/p>\n

683
\n00:48:18,960 –> 00:48:23,120
\nmark for the prize of the high
\ncalling of God in Christ Jesus. <\/p>\n

684
\n00:48:24,840 –> 00:48:28,400
\nOne of the other occurrences of
\nthe Greek word that’s translated<\/p>\n

685
\n00:48:28,440 –> 00:48:32,880
\npress here in Philippians
\nchapter 3 and verse 14 is in <\/p>\n

686
\n00:48:32,880 –> 00:48:38,320
\nActs Chapter 9 and verse 4, and
\nit helps us to understand the <\/p>\n

687
\n00:48:38,320 –> 00:48:44,480
\nkind of intensity Paul brought
\nto his pursuit of holiness in <\/p>\n

688
\n00:48:44,480 –> 00:48:47,240
\nActs Chapter 9 and verse 4.
\nAs Saul was journeying toward <\/p>\n

689
\n00:48:47,240 –> 00:48:50,080
\nDamascus, there was suddenly a
\nlight from heaven that shined <\/p>\n

690
\n00:48:50,080 –> 00:48:53,360
\naround about him, and after
\nfalling to the earth, he heard a<\/p>\n

691
\n00:48:53,360 –> 00:49:04,080
\nvoice, and the voice said, Saul,
\nSaul, why persecutest thou me? <\/p>\n

692
\n00:49:05,920 –> 00:49:10,800
\nThe word persecutest here in
\nActs 9 and verse 4 is the same <\/p>\n

693
\n00:49:10,800 –> 00:49:15,680
\nword translated press in
\nPhilippians chapter 3 and verse <\/p>\n

694
\n00:49:15,680 –> 00:49:21,080
\n14.
\nWe know the intensity and sheer <\/p>\n

695
\n00:49:21,240 –> 00:49:25,840
\nferocity that Paul brought to
\nthe persecution of the early <\/p>\n

696
\n00:49:25,840 –> 00:49:28,680
\nchurch.
\nHe testifies to it himself. <\/p>\n

697
\n00:49:29,120 –> 00:49:40,400
\nHe was dogged and relentless.
\nWhat an incredible change our <\/p>\n

698
\n00:49:40,400 –> 00:49:42,880
\nHeavenly Father affected in this
\nman. <\/p>\n

699
\n00:49:47,080 –> 00:49:51,240
\nWhereas he had doggedly,
\nrelentlessly pursued those of <\/p>\n

700
\n00:49:51,240 –> 00:49:57,800
\nthe way to their destruction in
\nPhilippians Chapter 3, Paul <\/p>\n

701
\n00:49:57,800 –> 00:50:05,120
\nhimself has become a fellow
\ntraveller on that way, doggedly,<\/p>\n

702
\n00:50:06,400 –> 00:50:16,120
\nrelentlessly pursuing the prize
\nof our high calling in Christ <\/p>\n

703
\n00:50:16,120 –> 00:50:28,840
\nJesus.
\nBrothers and sisters, if God <\/p>\n

704
\n00:50:28,840 –> 00:50:37,400
\ncould affect such a change in
\nPaul, He can surely change us in<\/p>\n

705
\n00:50:37,400 –> 00:50:43,280
\nmind now in order to prepare us
\nfor a change in body when His <\/p>\n

706
\n00:50:43,280 –> 00:50:56,160
\nSon returns
\nin Paul’s own words. <\/p>\n

707
\n00:50:56,320 –> 00:51:00,200
\nBrothers and sisters, reading
\nfrom Romans chapter 8, verses 31<\/p>\n

708
\n00:51:00,200 –> 00:51:07,120
\nto 39.
\nIf God be for us, who can be <\/p>\n

709
\n00:51:07,120 –> 00:51:11,000
\nagainst us?
\nHe that prepared, not prepared? <\/p>\n

710
\n00:51:11,240 –> 00:51:14,920
\nExcuse me, He that spared not
\nhis own Son, but delivered him <\/p>\n

711
\n00:51:14,920 –> 00:51:19,320
\nup for us all, how shall he not
\nwith Him freely give us all <\/p>\n

712
\n00:51:19,320 –> 00:51:22,360
\nthings?
\nWho shall lay anything to the <\/p>\n

713
\n00:51:22,360 –> 00:51:25,280
\ncharge of God’s elect?
\nIt is God that justifieth. <\/p>\n

714
\n00:51:25,640 –> 00:51:28,920
\nWho is he that condemneth?
\nIt is Christ that died ye rather<\/p>\n

715
\n00:51:28,920 –> 00:51:32,840
\nthat is risen, who is even at
\nthe right hand of God, who also <\/p>\n

716
\n00:51:32,840 –> 00:51:37,280
\nmaketh intercession for us, Who
\nshall separate us from the love <\/p>\n

717
\n00:51:37,280 –> 00:51:40,920
\nof Christ?
\nShall tribulation, or distress, <\/p>\n

718
\n00:51:40,920 –> 00:51:45,200
\nor persecution, or famine, or
\nnakedness, or peril, or sword, <\/p>\n

719
\n00:51:46,160 –> 00:51:49,200
\nas it is written, for thy sake?
\nWe are killed all the day long. <\/p>\n

720
\n00:51:49,200 –> 00:51:51,120
\nWe are counted as sheep for the
\nslaughter. <\/p>\n

721
\n00:51:52,440 –> 00:51:56,200
\nNay, in all these things we are
\nmore than conquerors through Him<\/p>\n

722
\n00:51:56,200 –> 00:52:00,800
\nthat loved us.
\nFor I am persuaded that neither <\/p>\n

723
\n00:52:00,800 –> 00:52:07,040
\ndeath, nor life, nor angels, nor
\nprincipalities, nor powers, nor <\/p>\n

724
\n00:52:07,040 –> 00:52:10,560
\nthings present, nor things to
\ncome, nor height, nor depth, nor<\/p>\n

725
\n00:52:10,560 –> 00:52:16,400
\nany other creature, shall be
\nable to separate us from the <\/p>\n

726
\n00:52:16,400 –> 00:52:20,480
\nlove of God, which is in Christ
\nJesus our Lord. <\/p>\n

727
\n00:52:24,200 –> 00:52:28,440
\nBrothers and sisters, the only
\nthing that can separate us from <\/p>\n

728
\n00:52:28,440 –> 00:52:35,600
\nthe love of God is us.
\nBut if our earnest desire is to <\/p>\n

729
\n00:52:35,600 –> 00:52:39,480
\nbe holy as He is holy, and we
\nreverence Him, we keep His <\/p>\n

730
\n00:52:39,480 –> 00:52:42,880
\ncovenant and remember His
\ncommandments to do them, then we<\/p>\n

731
\n00:52:42,880 –> 00:52:48,960
\nhave nothing to fear and every
\nreason to be strong and of good <\/p>\n

732
\n00:52:48,960 –> 00:52:52,680
\ncourage.
\nSo, brothers and sisters, we’ll <\/p>\n

733
\n00:52:52,680 –> 00:52:55,920
\nbring our time together this
\nweek to a close with the words <\/p>\n

734
\n00:52:55,920 –> 00:53:03,080
\nof Isaiah 35 Versus four to 10.
\nBe strong, fear not. <\/p>\n

735
\n00:53:04,000 –> 00:53:06,960
\nBehold, your God will come with
\nvengeance, even God with a <\/p>\n

736
\n00:53:06,960 –> 00:53:09,720
\nrecompense, He will come and
\nsave you. <\/p>\n

737
\n00:53:10,440 –> 00:53:12,920
\nThen the eyes of the blind shall
\nbe opened, and the ears of the <\/p>\n

738
\n00:53:12,920 –> 00:53:17,040
\ndeath shall be unstopped.
\nThen shall the lame man leap as <\/p>\n

739
\n00:53:17,040 –> 00:53:19,200
\nin heart, and the tongue of the
\ndumb sing. <\/p>\n

740
\n00:53:20,000 –> 00:53:23,200
\nFor in the wilderness shall
\nwaters break out, and streams in<\/p>\n

741
\n00:53:23,200 –> 00:53:26,480
\nthe desert, and the parched
\nground shall become a pool in <\/p>\n

742
\n00:53:26,480 –> 00:53:30,120
\nthe thirsty land, springs of
\nwater, in the habitation of <\/p>\n

743
\n00:53:30,120 –> 00:53:34,040
\nDragons, where each lay shall be
\ngrass with reeds and rushes. <\/p>\n

744
\n00:53:34,920 –> 00:53:37,920
\nAnd in highway she’ll be there
\nand away. <\/p>\n

745
\n00:53:38,960 –> 00:53:41,640
\nAnd it shall be called the way
\nof holiness. <\/p>\n

746
\n00:53:42,800 –> 00:53:47,160
\nThe unclean shall not pass over
\nit, but it shall be for those <\/p>\n

747
\n00:53:47,160 –> 00:53:50,360
\nthe wayfaring men.
\nThose, though fools shall not <\/p>\n

748
\n00:53:50,360 –> 00:53:54,400
\nair therein.
\nNo lion shall be there, nor any <\/p>\n

749
\n00:53:54,400 –> 00:53:56,560
\nravenous beast shall go up
\nthereon. <\/p>\n

750
\n00:53:57,480 –> 00:54:02,320
\nIt shall be.
\nIt shall not be found there, but<\/p>\n

751
\n00:54:02,320 –> 00:54:05,040
\nthe redeemed shall walk there,
\nand the ransomed of the Lord <\/p>\n

752
\n00:54:05,040 –> 00:54:09,600
\nshall return and come to Zion
\nwith songs and everlasting joy <\/p>\n

753
\n00:54:09,600 –> 00:54:13,640
\nupon their heads they shall
\nobtain joy, and gladness, and <\/p>\n

754
\n00:54:13,640 –> 00:54:16,800
\nsorrow, and sighing shall flee
\naway. <\/p>\n

755
\n00:54:18,640 –> 00:54:23,760
\nThis is the way, brothers and
\nsisters, and May God bless our <\/p>\n

756
\n00:54:23,760 –> 00:54:30,160
\nefforts to walk in it so that we
\nare blessed to come together <\/p>\n

757
\n00:54:31,200 –> 00:54:37,280
\nwith the faithful of every
\ngeneration to Zion with songs <\/p>\n

758
\n00:54:38,080 –> 00:54:40,480
\nand everlasting joy upon our
\nheads. <\/p>\n

759
\n00:54:41,760 –> 00:55:01,600
\nEven so, come Lord Jesus.
\nThank you for listening to the <\/p>\n

760
\n00:55:01,600 –> 00:55:03,200
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\npodcast. <\/p>\n

761
\n00:55:04,000 –> 00:55:06,440
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\nyour walk and brightened your <\/p>\n

762
\n00:55:06,440 –> 00:55:08,800
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763
\n00:55:08,800 –> 00:55:10,560
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764
\n00:55:10,960 –> 00:55:14,200
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765
\n00:55:15,320 –> 00:55:17,800
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766
\n00:55:17,800 –> 00:55:19,720
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767
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768
\n00:55:23,360 –> 00:55:27,240
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769
\n00:55:27,240 –> 00:55:30,960
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770
\n00:55:30,960 –> 00:55:34,000
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771
\n00:55:34,000 –> 00:55:36,920
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772
\n00:55:36,920 –> 00:55:39,720
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773
\n00:55:39,720 –> 00:55:41,400
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774
\n00:55:41,400 –> 00:55:44,040
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776
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778
\n00:55:53,640 –> 00:55:55,560
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333: Everett Muniz – If God Be For Us<\/a><\/blockquote>