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 hold the mic in his hand is that actually many years ago we got him in the second hand shot but

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 hope it will get better than that as we go through but at any rate we we come to to look at

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 god's word this morning and um i don't know whether you like myself uh like some of those

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 adverts on on television um i particularly like the spec saver adverts and i always find them quite

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 quite amusing i like that one with the older couple and they sit down to enjoy their cheese sandwiches

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 and suddenly they're caught in in a cage and they're on some ride which absolutely terrifies

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 them and you see them wobbling away at the end and he's saying to his wife i don't know what you put

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 in those cheese sandwiches and the advert is of course you should have gone to spec savers they

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 sat down in the wrong place because they couldn't see properly i wonder what kind of glasses you're

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 wearing this morning whether you're seeing things clearly and indeed if we look at the book of

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 ecclesiastes we can see there that the uh solomon who was a writer of this uh looks through the

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 spectacles of unbelief and he also looks through the spectacles of belief as he looks through the

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 spectacles of unbelief as so many people do nothing makes sense if you leave god out of the equation

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 nothing is seen clearly all is vanity meaningless a chasing after the wind

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 a number a couple of years ago i went to a funeral i'd never been to a funeral like it before it was

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 a secular funeral there was no mention of god and it struck me because the lady who was leading that

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 funeral actually quoted from this particular book ecclesiastes i don't think she knew she was

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 quoting from it and she quoted the word there is a time for everything and it's a time to be born

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 and a time to die she didn't say anything about heaven but she said there is a time for everything

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 a time to be born and a time to die what she didn't realize was ecclesiastes taught the futility of

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 life without god no substance in this life it's just like the morning mist it vanishes away if we look at

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 life through the spectacles of unbelief looking at the world in that way we come to the conclusion of

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 ecclesiastes 1 and verse 14 i have seen all the things that are done under the sun all of them are

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 meaningless a chasing after the wind that's the spectacles of unbelief but if we look through the

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 spectacles of belief we see god is we see god's hand in all things and his purpose is being worked out

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 and if we look through the spectacles of unbelief of course we'll reach a different conclusion

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 ecclesiastes 2 and verse 24 a man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction

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 in his work this too i see is from the hand of god for without him who can eat or find enjoyment

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 or ecclesiastes 3 and verse 14 i know that everything god does will endure forever nothing

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 can be added to it and nothing taken from it god does it so that men may revere him

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 so solomon reaches a conclusion that men ought to seek god from their youth and he comes to the end of

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 the ecclesia the book of ecclesiastes he says to young people in particular remember your creator

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 in the days of your youth before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say

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 i find no pleasure in them so always look through the spectacles of belief do it constantly from youth

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 upwards for that will lead to a happy and blessed life so i ask you the question this morning what

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 spectacles are you wearing are they the spectacles of belief or the spectacles of unbelief and if your

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 particular circumstances this morning mean that you're not seeing clearly i trust that this message

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 will enable you to see that all things are indeed in god's hands and his ecclesiastes 3 and verse 1 says

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 there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under heaven so what do these verses

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 teach us that we read together this morning well the first thing i want to do is to lay down a principle

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 which i think he does in his that first verse there is a time for everything and a season for everything

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 every activity under heaven and the principle is surely this that time is in god's hands time

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 is at the heart of this section of scripture solomon wants us to know that god ordains all events

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 and that everything happens according to his timetable there is an appointed period for every activity

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 for all that happens in life it was true in solomon's day and it hasn't stopped being true that time

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 is in god's hands and the principle is not just here indeed it is right throughout scripture for isn't god the

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 creator of time go back to genesis 1 and verse 1 and we have a beginning a beginning of what the beginning of time

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 before that there was eternity but in the beginning at the start of it all when the clock began to tick

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 it was by the hands of an almighty all-powerful god in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth it was god

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 who ordained that the clock would begin to tick it was in the hands of eternal god the days the nights the seasons

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 were all ordained by him he himself of course remains outside of time he is the eternal i am he is the eternal

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 ever present god he's not restricted by time as you and i are restricted by time we read that one day with him

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 it is a thousand years and a thousand years are as one day god ordains time

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 there is a time for everything and god ordained at that time if it's true that god is a creator of time

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 it is also true that god will bring time to an end we see that in our own individual lives we are told

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 there a time to be born and a time to tithe since time is in his hands it follows that it is his prerogative

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 to bring time to an end it's true for us as individual but it's true also for the whole of time

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 an old hymn puts it like this when the trumpet of the lord will sound and time

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 will be no more a time will be ushered in the bible calls it the day of judgment eternity will then

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 come time will come to an end and eternity will be ushered in

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 paul makes this very clear when he preaches at athens in acts chapter 17 and verse 31

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 for he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice an eternity which will be heaven

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 for those who have put their trust in the lord jesus christ or hell for those who have not put their

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 trust in the lord jesus christ and remember that it will be at that time eternity an eternal life

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 death or an eternal death there will be no end now if god is the creator of time and god who will also

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 bring time to an end it surely follows and we're still looking at the principle of time that all things

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 in between are according to his timetable chapter 3 and verse 1 makes it clear and particularly in the

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 authorized version it puts it like this a time for every purpose under the heaven it is his purpose that

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 we're talking about here that solomon is mentioning we mustn't think of god as a kind of divine watchmaker

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 who made the watch at the beginning of time who wound it up and left it to run on its own sweet way

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 no god is intimately involved in his creation in the timing of events and scripture is clear about this

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 right from genesis through to revelation we see god working out his purposes in time individuals are involved

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 nations are involved but it is his purposes that are being worked out in time

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 sometimes this comes across very clearly when god announces his plan remember that

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 time when nebuchadnezzar had a dream in daniel chapter 2 and he read of a statue whose head was of gold and

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 so forth right down to the feet part of iron and part of clay nebuchadnezzar didn't know what it meant

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 but daniel by the hand of god is able to interpret the dream and this is what he says in daniel 2 and verse 45

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 the great god has shown the king what will take place in the future in the time of those kings

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 the god of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed the parts of the statue represented

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 various kingdoms various empires they would all come to an end but the time would come when god would set

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 up a kingdom he announces his plan because time is at his in his hands and of course we read

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 in the time of those kingdoms a kingdom was set up for galatians 4 and verse 4 tells us when the time

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 had fully come when god's plan had been brought to fruition god sent his son born of a woman

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 made under the law and even as we look at the life of the lord jesus we again see god ordaining time

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 there were occasions when jesus was taken by men or could have been taken by men and thrown over a cliff

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 or stoned to death but the bible tells us his time was not yet but then jesus prays in john

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 17 and verse 17 and verse 1 father he says the time has come and he hangs on the cross according to god's

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 timetable because time was in god's hands there is a time for everything and a season for every activity

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 under heaven that is the principle god is a creator of time there will come a time when god will bring

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 time to an end and usher in eternity and all that happens in between are according to his perfect time

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 table and you say to me well that's all right we've seen the big picture but you don't know what's going on

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 in my life am i my is my life in god's hands indeed our life is in god's hands and that's our second point this morning

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 every person born into this world is born according to god's timetable

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 oh i know we could look at this biologically two people come together and nine months later a child

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 is born but nothing but nothing happens outside of his control he is the giver of life

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 paul preaches to the people of athens from one man he made every nation of men that they should inhabit the

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 whole earth and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live

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 for in him for in him we live and move and have our being we are his offspring and paul wasn't preaching

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 there to christians he was preaching to a heathen people but he says your times ultimately are in god's hands

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 they have been set by him he has determined your times and the exact places where you should live

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 you are he says ultimately god's offspring

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 and when solomon pens these lines he says very clearly that a time has been set for all men

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 and women a time to be born and a time to die

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 psalm 139 and verse 16 all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be

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 and isn't that what solomon is saying here to us all

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 everything that happens in between our birth and our death

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 is part of god's plan for each one of us

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 look at verses 2 down to verse 8

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 and solomon gives a list of contrasts

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 he gives them

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 so that we might know that everything takes place according

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 to his

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 appointed

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 timetable

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 one writer has put it like this

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 every detail of life

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 serves an overall purpose

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 and plays its part in bringing that purpose

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 to pass

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 seemingly chance events

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 are all tied up

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 in his

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 eternal plan

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 all of these activities

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 all of these happenings that he lists

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 there are according to his purpose

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 there's a story told

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 of a man who was sent on a horse

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 to bring reinforcements

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 in order that a battle might be fought

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 it was an important battle

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 but the blacksmith hadn't done a very good job on the horse's shoe

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 a nail hadn't been placed properly

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 so on the way

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 the man

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 the horse became lame

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 because the shoe was loose

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 so the reinforcements were not brought

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 the battle was lost

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 and the kingdom was lost

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 and somebody wrote a little rhyme on it

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 for want of a nail

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 the shoe was lost

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 for want of a shoe

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 the horse was lost

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 for want of a horse

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 the rider was lost

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 for want of a rider

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 the battle was lost

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 for want of a battle

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 a kingdom was lost

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 and all for the want

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 of a horseshoe nail

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 the little things in life

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 that seem so unimportant

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 are all working

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 according to his purpose

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 those times in our lives

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 the planting

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 the uprooting

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 the uprooting

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 the weeping

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 the laughing

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 the mourning

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 the dancing

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 the war

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 the peace

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 they're all part of the fabric

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 of our everyday lives

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 all ordained by God

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 because our times

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 are in his hands

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 what he is saying

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 surely

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 the good times

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 and the bad times

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 the highs

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 and the lows

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 of everyday life

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 our health

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 our illnesses

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 our birth

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 and our death

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 for the believer

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 they are part of those

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 all things

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 that work together

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 for good

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 to those that love God

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 and to those

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 that are the code

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 according to his purpose

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 all that takes place

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 between our life

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 and death

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 happens

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 under his

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 sovereign hand

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 our times

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 have been

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 ordained

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 for us

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 and of course

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 there are

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 so many

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 applications

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 to this truth

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 that help us

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 today

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 help us

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 today

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 as we

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 meet

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 the demands

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 that are placed

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 upon us

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 in our day

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 to day

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 life

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 that will help us

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 in the weeks

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 that lie ahead

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 and I want to close

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 with a number

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 of applications

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 the first application

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 is surely this

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 that life

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 has meaning

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 as we remember

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 these truths

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 the unbeliever

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 looks as everything

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 as luck

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 or chance

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 que sera

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 sera

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 whatever

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 will be

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 will be

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 a fatalistic

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 approach

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 he may have

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 but the believer

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 says

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 with Solomon

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 in Ecclesiastes

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 chapter 3

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 and verse 11

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 the latter part

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 of it

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 he has set

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 eternity

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 in the hearts

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 of men

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 yet they cannot

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 fathom what

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 God has done

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 from the beginning

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 to end

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 but the believer

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 can recognize

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 the hand

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 of God

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 and he knows

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 that his life

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 has meaning

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 everything

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 you see

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 is meaningless

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 if we leave

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 God out

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 we can work

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 but what do we

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 work for

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 to leave

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 any money

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 that we may

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 earn

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 to someone

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 else

00:21:01.079 --> 00:21:02.980
 but the Christian

00:21:02.980 --> 00:21:03.700
 believes

00:21:03.700 --> 00:21:04.539
 that seemingly

00:21:04.539 --> 00:21:05.779
 chance events

00:21:05.779 --> 00:21:07.319
 are all tied up

00:21:07.319 --> 00:21:08.139
 into God's

00:21:08.139 --> 00:21:09.099
 eternal plan

00:21:09.099 --> 00:21:09.899
 he knows

00:21:09.899 --> 00:21:10.480
 that he's not

00:21:10.480 --> 00:21:11.579
 a mere cog

00:21:11.579 --> 00:21:12.259
 in a wheel

00:21:12.259 --> 00:21:13.159
 but here

00:21:13.159 --> 00:21:14.039
 for the glory

00:21:14.039 --> 00:21:14.779
 of God

00:21:14.779 --> 00:21:15.959
 to be pleasing

00:21:15.959 --> 00:21:16.619
 to God

00:21:16.619 --> 00:21:18.519
 and the sad

00:21:18.519 --> 00:21:19.059
 times

00:21:19.059 --> 00:21:20.000
 and the hard

00:21:20.000 --> 00:21:20.399
 times

00:21:20.399 --> 00:21:21.559
 work for his

00:21:21.559 --> 00:21:21.919
 good

00:21:21.919 --> 00:21:23.000
 and the glory

00:21:23.000 --> 00:21:23.699
 of God

00:21:23.699 --> 00:21:24.839
 and he's able

00:21:24.839 --> 00:21:25.459
 to say

00:21:25.459 --> 00:21:26.419
 with the psalmist

00:21:26.419 --> 00:21:27.679
 my times

00:21:27.679 --> 00:21:28.500
 are in

00:21:28.500 --> 00:21:30.039
 your hands

00:21:30.039 --> 00:21:32.839
 he has

00:21:32.839 --> 00:21:33.259
 you see

00:21:33.259 --> 00:21:34.399
 this confidence

00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:34.660
 confidence

00:21:34.660 --> 00:21:35.519
 in God

00:21:35.519 --> 00:21:38.200
 a confidence

00:21:38.200 --> 00:21:39.280
 that God

00:21:39.280 --> 00:21:40.060
 is able

00:21:40.060 --> 00:21:40.759
 to work

00:21:40.759 --> 00:21:41.640
 his purposes

00:21:41.640 --> 00:21:42.080
 out

00:21:42.080 --> 00:21:43.220
 a confidence

00:21:43.220 --> 00:21:44.320
 that God

00:21:44.320 --> 00:21:45.000
 works out

00:21:45.000 --> 00:21:45.600
 everything

00:21:45.600 --> 00:21:46.820
 according to

00:21:46.820 --> 00:21:47.600
 the counsel

00:21:47.600 --> 00:21:48.880
 of his

00:21:48.880 --> 00:21:49.460
 will

00:21:49.460 --> 00:21:51.280
 do you

00:21:51.280 --> 00:21:51.880
 recognize

00:21:51.880 --> 00:21:52.580
 then God

00:21:52.580 --> 00:21:53.640
 as being

00:21:53.640 --> 00:21:54.380
 the author

00:21:54.380 --> 00:21:55.160
 of time

00:21:55.160 --> 00:21:56.180
 do you

00:21:56.180 --> 00:21:56.600
 recognize

00:21:56.600 --> 00:21:57.460
 that God

00:21:57.460 --> 00:21:58.180
 is working

00:21:58.180 --> 00:21:58.980
 his purpose

00:21:58.980 --> 00:21:59.300
 out

00:21:59.300 --> 00:22:00.300
 in your

00:22:00.300 --> 00:22:00.700
 life

00:22:00.700 --> 00:22:01.519
 today

00:22:01.519 --> 00:22:03.940
 life

00:22:03.940 --> 00:22:04.680
 has meaning

00:22:04.680 --> 00:22:05.839
 if you

00:22:05.839 --> 00:22:06.379
 remember

00:22:06.379 --> 00:22:07.059
 these

00:22:07.059 --> 00:22:07.819
 truths

00:22:07.819 --> 00:22:09.460
 the second

00:22:09.460 --> 00:22:10.220
 application

00:22:10.220 --> 00:22:10.859
 is surely

00:22:10.859 --> 00:22:11.220
 this

00:22:11.220 --> 00:22:12.039
 we should

00:22:12.039 --> 00:22:12.740
 not be

00:22:12.740 --> 00:22:13.359
 anxious

00:22:13.359 --> 00:22:14.319
 regarding

00:22:14.319 --> 00:22:14.859
 our

00:22:14.859 --> 00:22:15.539
 times

00:22:15.539 --> 00:22:18.879
 William

00:22:18.879 --> 00:22:19.359
 Freeman

00:22:19.359 --> 00:22:19.819
 Lloyd

00:22:19.819 --> 00:22:20.279
 wrote

00:22:20.279 --> 00:22:20.920
 a hymn

00:22:20.920 --> 00:22:22.480
 and this

00:22:22.480 --> 00:22:22.819
 is what

00:22:22.819 --> 00:22:23.279
 he said

00:22:23.279 --> 00:22:23.720
 in his

00:22:23.720 --> 00:22:24.139
 hymn

00:22:24.139 --> 00:22:25.660
 my times

00:22:25.660 --> 00:22:26.480
 are in

00:22:26.480 --> 00:22:27.420
 thy hand

00:22:27.420 --> 00:22:28.740
 why should

00:22:28.740 --> 00:22:29.379
 I doubt

00:22:29.379 --> 00:22:30.240
 or fear

00:22:30.240 --> 00:22:31.920
 a father's

00:22:31.920 --> 00:22:32.279
 hand

00:22:32.279 --> 00:22:33.019
 will never

00:22:33.019 --> 00:22:33.680
 cause

00:22:33.680 --> 00:22:34.500
 his child

00:22:34.500 --> 00:22:35.980
 a needless

00:22:35.980 --> 00:22:36.640
 tear

00:22:36.640 --> 00:22:37.940
 doesn't mean

00:22:37.940 --> 00:22:38.259
 to say

00:22:38.259 --> 00:22:38.759
 we won't

00:22:38.759 --> 00:22:39.339
 cry

00:22:39.339 --> 00:22:41.079
 as different

00:22:41.079 --> 00:22:41.799
 things happen

00:22:41.799 --> 00:22:42.319
 to us

00:22:42.319 --> 00:22:43.440
 in time

00:22:43.440 --> 00:22:44.579
 but there

00:22:44.579 --> 00:22:45.079
 won't be

00:22:45.079 --> 00:22:46.120
 a needless

00:22:46.120 --> 00:22:46.759
 tear

00:22:46.759 --> 00:22:48.279
 we should

00:22:48.279 --> 00:22:48.759
 not be

00:22:48.759 --> 00:22:49.279
 anxious

00:22:49.279 --> 00:22:50.000
 about

00:22:50.000 --> 00:22:50.500
 our

00:22:50.500 --> 00:22:51.200
 times

00:22:51.200 --> 00:22:52.380
 and we

00:22:52.380 --> 00:22:53.079
 are anxious

00:22:53.079 --> 00:22:53.779
 at times

00:22:53.779 --> 00:22:54.380
 aren't we

00:22:54.380 --> 00:22:56.079
 we worry

00:22:56.079 --> 00:22:56.599
 about

00:22:56.599 --> 00:22:57.519
 the past

00:22:57.519 --> 00:22:58.859
 which we

00:22:58.859 --> 00:22:59.500
 cannot

00:22:59.500 --> 00:23:00.120
 alter

00:23:00.119 --> 00:23:02.179
 we worry

00:23:02.179 --> 00:23:02.699
 about

00:23:02.699 --> 00:23:03.679
 the present

00:23:03.679 --> 00:23:04.559
 because

00:23:04.559 --> 00:23:05.559
 things happen

00:23:05.559 --> 00:23:06.039
 to us

00:23:06.039 --> 00:23:06.739
 that seem

00:23:06.739 --> 00:23:07.099
 to be

00:23:07.099 --> 00:23:07.739
 outside

00:23:07.739 --> 00:23:08.519
 of our

00:23:08.519 --> 00:23:09.399
 control

00:23:09.399 --> 00:23:11.459
 I've been

00:23:11.459 --> 00:23:12.059
 reading in

00:23:12.059 --> 00:23:12.479
 my own

00:23:12.479 --> 00:23:13.139
 quiet time

00:23:13.139 --> 00:23:13.779
 through the

00:23:13.779 --> 00:23:14.459
 book of

00:23:14.459 --> 00:23:14.959
 Job

00:23:14.959 --> 00:23:16.979
 what a

00:23:16.979 --> 00:23:17.819
 difficult time

00:23:17.819 --> 00:23:18.399
 that man

00:23:18.399 --> 00:23:18.699
 had

00:23:18.699 --> 00:23:19.239
 he doesn't

00:23:19.239 --> 00:23:20.039
 understand

00:23:20.039 --> 00:23:20.479
 what is

00:23:20.479 --> 00:23:20.899
 happening

00:23:20.899 --> 00:23:21.519
 to him

00:23:21.519 --> 00:23:23.599
 and even

00:23:23.599 --> 00:23:23.959
 as we

00:23:23.959 --> 00:23:24.359
 come to

00:23:24.359 --> 00:23:24.799
 the end

00:23:24.799 --> 00:23:25.039
 of the

00:23:25.039 --> 00:23:25.239
 book

00:23:25.239 --> 00:23:25.779
 he doesn't

00:23:25.779 --> 00:23:26.199
 fully

00:23:26.199 --> 00:23:26.859
 understand

00:23:26.859 --> 00:23:27.719
 what God

00:23:27.719 --> 00:23:28.359
 is doing

00:23:28.359 --> 00:23:30.559
 and yet

00:23:30.559 --> 00:23:31.379
 behind it

00:23:31.379 --> 00:23:31.719
 all

00:23:31.719 --> 00:23:33.119
 there's

00:23:33.119 --> 00:23:33.299
 this

00:23:33.299 --> 00:23:33.879
 trust

00:23:33.879 --> 00:23:34.639
 in the

00:23:34.639 --> 00:23:35.139
 living

00:23:35.139 --> 00:23:35.939
 God

00:23:35.939 --> 00:23:37.599
 and we

00:23:37.599 --> 00:23:38.099
 can have

00:23:38.099 --> 00:23:38.899
 that trust

00:23:38.899 --> 00:23:39.319
 too

00:23:39.319 --> 00:23:39.899
 we should

00:23:39.899 --> 00:23:40.579
 not be

00:23:40.579 --> 00:23:41.139
 anxious

00:23:41.139 --> 00:23:41.819
 concerning

00:23:41.819 --> 00:23:42.659
 what is

00:23:42.659 --> 00:23:43.079
 happening

00:23:43.079 --> 00:23:43.639
 to us

00:23:43.639 --> 00:23:44.679
 in the

00:23:44.679 --> 00:23:45.259
 present

00:23:45.259 --> 00:23:47.359
 but also

00:23:47.359 --> 00:23:48.039
 we worry

00:23:48.039 --> 00:23:48.559
 don't we

00:23:48.559 --> 00:23:49.059
 about the

00:23:49.059 --> 00:23:49.479
 future

00:23:49.479 --> 00:23:50.679
 as we

00:23:50.679 --> 00:23:50.979
 see

00:23:50.979 --> 00:23:51.759
 problems

00:23:51.759 --> 00:23:52.639
 arising

00:23:52.640 --> 00:23:53.960
 yes

00:23:53.960 --> 00:23:54.820
 we enjoy

00:23:54.820 --> 00:23:55.040
 the

00:23:55.040 --> 00:23:55.540
 planting

00:23:55.540 --> 00:23:56.440
 but perhaps

00:23:56.440 --> 00:23:56.920
 we don't

00:23:56.920 --> 00:23:57.220
 like

00:23:57.220 --> 00:23:57.759
 the

00:23:57.759 --> 00:23:58.759
 uprooting

00:23:58.759 --> 00:24:00.060
 perhaps

00:24:00.060 --> 00:24:00.460
 there's

00:24:00.460 --> 00:24:00.700
 those

00:24:00.700 --> 00:24:01.259
 times

00:24:01.259 --> 00:24:01.740
 when we

00:24:01.740 --> 00:24:02.240
 like to

00:24:02.240 --> 00:24:02.600
 build

00:24:02.600 --> 00:24:03.220
 but we

00:24:03.220 --> 00:24:03.520
 don't

00:24:03.520 --> 00:24:03.780
 like

00:24:03.780 --> 00:24:04.060
 the

00:24:04.060 --> 00:24:04.680
 tearing

00:24:04.680 --> 00:24:05.280
 down

00:24:05.280 --> 00:24:06.240
 the

00:24:06.240 --> 00:24:06.880
 difficulties

00:24:06.880 --> 00:24:07.600
 that come

00:24:07.600 --> 00:24:08.280
 into our

00:24:08.280 --> 00:24:08.560
 life

00:24:08.560 --> 00:24:09.180
 and we're

00:24:09.180 --> 00:24:09.820
 worried about

00:24:09.820 --> 00:24:10.340
 what might

00:24:10.340 --> 00:24:10.880
 happen

00:24:10.880 --> 00:24:11.520
 in the

00:24:11.520 --> 00:24:11.940
 future

00:24:11.940 --> 00:24:12.920
 so that

00:24:12.920 --> 00:24:13.560
 we live

00:24:13.560 --> 00:24:14.340
 not as

00:24:14.340 --> 00:24:14.940
 those who

00:24:14.940 --> 00:24:15.720
 recognize

00:24:15.720 --> 00:24:16.680
 that there

00:24:16.680 --> 00:24:17.120
 is a

00:24:17.120 --> 00:24:17.500
 purpose

00:24:17.500 --> 00:24:18.500
 to every

00:24:18.500 --> 00:24:19.180
 activity

00:24:19.180 --> 00:24:19.720
 under

00:24:19.720 --> 00:24:20.080
 heaven

00:24:20.080 --> 00:24:20.980
 but we

00:24:20.980 --> 00:24:21.660
 live our

00:24:21.660 --> 00:24:22.360
 lives as

00:24:22.360 --> 00:24:23.160
 practical

00:24:23.160 --> 00:24:24.120
 atheists

00:24:24.120 --> 00:24:25.800
 failing to

00:24:25.800 --> 00:24:26.380
 put into

00:24:26.380 --> 00:24:26.880
 practice

00:24:26.880 --> 00:24:27.600
 what we

00:24:27.600 --> 00:24:28.080
 say

00:24:28.080 --> 00:24:28.880
 we

00:24:28.880 --> 00:24:29.860
 believe

00:24:29.860 --> 00:24:31.680
 but

00:24:31.680 --> 00:24:32.420
 God is

00:24:32.420 --> 00:24:32.820
 in

00:24:32.820 --> 00:24:33.519
 control

00:24:33.519 --> 00:24:34.720
 no season

00:24:34.720 --> 00:24:35.900
 no event

00:24:35.900 --> 00:24:37.000
 no time

00:24:37.000 --> 00:24:37.860
 is outside

00:24:37.860 --> 00:24:38.440
 of his

00:24:38.440 --> 00:24:38.840
 control

00:24:38.840 --> 00:24:39.540
 and we

00:24:39.540 --> 00:24:40.259
 can trust

00:24:40.259 --> 00:24:40.640
 him

00:24:40.640 --> 00:24:42.860
 it is

00:24:42.860 --> 00:24:43.160
 this

00:24:43.160 --> 00:24:43.920
 attitude

00:24:43.920 --> 00:24:45.500
 that gave

00:24:45.500 --> 00:24:46.279
 Paul the

00:24:46.279 --> 00:24:47.140
 contentment

00:24:47.140 --> 00:24:47.680
 that he

00:24:47.680 --> 00:24:48.180
 had

00:24:48.180 --> 00:24:49.519
 you remember

00:24:49.519 --> 00:24:50.440
 how he speaks

00:24:50.440 --> 00:24:51.300
 in Philippians

00:24:51.299 --> 00:24:51.980
 4 and

00:24:51.980 --> 00:24:52.720
 verse 11

00:24:52.720 --> 00:24:54.379
 he's received

00:24:54.379 --> 00:24:55.019
 a gift

00:24:55.019 --> 00:24:56.599
 and he

00:24:56.599 --> 00:24:57.339
 thanks the

00:24:57.339 --> 00:24:58.180
 people for

00:24:58.180 --> 00:24:58.919
 their gifts

00:24:58.919 --> 00:25:00.119
 but he

00:25:00.119 --> 00:25:00.559
 says I'm

00:25:00.559 --> 00:25:01.200
 not speaking

00:25:01.200 --> 00:25:01.940
 in respect

00:25:01.940 --> 00:25:02.740
 of want

00:25:02.740 --> 00:25:04.599
 because I

00:25:04.599 --> 00:25:05.240
 says he

00:25:05.240 --> 00:25:05.919
 says I've

00:25:05.919 --> 00:25:06.799
 learned in

00:25:06.799 --> 00:25:07.399
 whatsoever

00:25:07.399 --> 00:25:08.419
 state I

00:25:08.419 --> 00:25:08.819
 am

00:25:08.819 --> 00:25:09.919
 whatever the

00:25:09.919 --> 00:25:10.779
 circumstances

00:25:10.779 --> 00:25:11.919
 I've learned

00:25:11.919 --> 00:25:12.559
 to be

00:25:12.559 --> 00:25:13.399
 content

00:25:13.399 --> 00:25:15.339
 and the

00:25:15.339 --> 00:25:16.059
 secret of

00:25:16.059 --> 00:25:16.839
 contentment

00:25:16.839 --> 00:25:17.339
 is surely

00:25:17.339 --> 00:25:18.599
 to recognize

00:25:18.599 --> 00:25:19.519
 the hand

00:25:19.519 --> 00:25:20.259
 of God

00:25:20.259 --> 00:25:21.359
 in our

00:25:21.359 --> 00:25:22.179
 times

00:25:22.179 --> 00:25:23.939
 we should

00:25:23.939 --> 00:25:24.439
 not be

00:25:24.439 --> 00:25:24.899
 anxious

00:25:24.899 --> 00:25:25.759
 about

00:25:25.759 --> 00:25:26.179
 those

00:25:26.179 --> 00:25:26.719
 times

00:25:26.719 --> 00:25:29.839
 a farmer

00:25:29.839 --> 00:25:30.399
 was once

00:25:30.399 --> 00:25:30.959
 asked the

00:25:30.959 --> 00:25:31.419
 question

00:25:31.419 --> 00:25:34.059
 what was

00:25:34.059 --> 00:25:34.779
 the reason

00:25:34.779 --> 00:25:35.559
 for his

00:25:35.559 --> 00:25:36.639
 contentment

00:25:36.639 --> 00:25:38.059
 well he

00:25:38.059 --> 00:25:38.899
 said it's

00:25:38.899 --> 00:25:39.639
 like this

00:25:39.639 --> 00:25:40.219
 he said

00:25:40.219 --> 00:25:41.480
 when it

00:25:41.480 --> 00:25:42.039
 rains

00:25:42.039 --> 00:25:42.919
 I let

00:25:42.919 --> 00:25:43.199
 it

00:25:43.200 --> 00:25:45.100
 and there's

00:25:45.100 --> 00:25:45.580
 a lot of

00:25:45.580 --> 00:25:46.200
 truth in

00:25:46.200 --> 00:25:46.759
 that isn't

00:25:46.759 --> 00:25:46.980
 there

00:25:46.980 --> 00:25:47.740
 there are

00:25:47.740 --> 00:25:48.299
 things that

00:25:48.299 --> 00:25:49.039
 we cannot

00:25:49.039 --> 00:25:49.600
 alter

00:25:49.600 --> 00:25:51.500
 but though

00:25:51.500 --> 00:25:51.840
 that we

00:25:51.840 --> 00:25:52.400
 might learn

00:25:52.400 --> 00:25:52.779
 to be

00:25:52.779 --> 00:25:53.340
 content

00:25:53.340 --> 00:25:53.960
 whatever

00:25:53.960 --> 00:25:54.880
 happens

00:25:54.880 --> 00:25:55.539
 to our

00:25:55.539 --> 00:25:56.259
 time

00:25:56.259 --> 00:25:57.340
 God

00:25:57.340 --> 00:25:58.279
 ultimately

00:25:58.279 --> 00:25:58.799
 knows

00:25:58.799 --> 00:25:59.480
 what is

00:25:59.480 --> 00:25:59.880
 best

00:25:59.880 --> 00:26:01.000
 for us

00:26:01.000 --> 00:26:02.920
 you may

00:26:02.920 --> 00:26:03.340
 say to

00:26:03.340 --> 00:26:03.480
 me

00:26:03.480 --> 00:26:04.660
 what happens

00:26:04.660 --> 00:26:04.980
 then

00:26:04.980 --> 00:26:05.759
 regarding

00:26:05.759 --> 00:26:06.900
 the problem

00:26:06.900 --> 00:26:07.880
 of sin

00:26:07.880 --> 00:26:09.980
 we may

00:26:09.980 --> 00:26:10.780
 be sinned

00:26:10.780 --> 00:26:11.480
 against

00:26:11.480 --> 00:26:14.020
 we may

00:26:14.020 --> 00:26:14.620
 sin

00:26:14.620 --> 00:26:15.440
 ourselves

00:26:15.440 --> 00:26:16.080
 is this

00:26:16.080 --> 00:26:16.820
 out of

00:26:16.820 --> 00:26:17.280
 God's

00:26:17.280 --> 00:26:18.260
 timetable

00:26:18.260 --> 00:26:19.020
 well we

00:26:19.020 --> 00:26:19.940
 are responsible

00:26:19.940 --> 00:26:20.620
 for our

00:26:20.620 --> 00:26:20.900
 sin

00:26:20.900 --> 00:26:21.860
 and we

00:26:21.860 --> 00:26:22.200
 will have

00:26:22.200 --> 00:26:22.820
 to answer

00:26:22.820 --> 00:26:23.280
 for our

00:26:23.280 --> 00:26:23.700
 sin the

00:26:23.700 --> 00:26:24.060
 same as

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 everybody

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 will have

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 to answer

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 for their

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 sin

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 but

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 ultimately

00:26:29.380 --> 00:26:30.340
 even sin

00:26:30.340 --> 00:26:30.840
 itself

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 cannot

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 thwart

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 the purposes

00:26:32.560 --> 00:26:33.440
 of God

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 he can

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 and he

00:26:36.480 --> 00:26:36.920
 does

00:26:36.920 --> 00:26:37.740
 overrule

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 to bring

00:26:38.320 --> 00:26:38.840
 about

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 his

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 purposes

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 those

00:26:41.360 --> 00:26:41.980
 seasons

00:26:41.980 --> 00:26:42.779
 for his

00:26:42.779 --> 00:26:43.600
 activity

00:26:43.600 --> 00:26:44.640
 under

00:26:44.640 --> 00:26:45.519
 heaven

00:26:45.519 --> 00:26:47.019
 we see

00:26:47.019 --> 00:26:47.519
 this in

00:26:47.519 --> 00:26:47.960
 the life

00:26:47.960 --> 00:26:48.759
 of Joseph

00:26:48.759 --> 00:26:49.700
 remember

00:26:49.700 --> 00:26:50.200
 his brother

00:26:50.200 --> 00:26:51.080
 sold him

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 you meant

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 it for

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 evil

00:26:53.200 --> 00:26:53.640
 he said

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 God

00:26:54.240 --> 00:26:54.539
 meant

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 it for

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 good

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 it doesn't

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 excuse

00:26:56.720 --> 00:26:57.279
 his brother

00:26:57.279 --> 00:26:57.800
 sins

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 but it

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 sees

00:26:58.980 --> 00:26:59.480
 God

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 overruling

00:27:00.640 --> 00:27:01.779
 the wickedness

00:27:01.779 --> 00:27:02.200
 of men

00:27:02.200 --> 00:27:03.039
 to bring

00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:03.660
 about

00:27:03.660 --> 00:27:04.039
 his

00:27:04.039 --> 00:27:04.560
 purposes

00:27:04.560 --> 00:27:05.240
 and do

00:27:05.240 --> 00:27:05.440
 not

00:27:05.440 --> 00:27:05.800
 we see

00:27:05.800 --> 00:27:06.140
 this

00:27:06.140 --> 00:27:06.500
 in the

00:27:06.500 --> 00:27:06.800
 life

00:27:06.799 --> 00:27:07.139
 of the

00:27:07.139 --> 00:27:07.359
 Lord

00:27:07.359 --> 00:27:07.680
 Jesus

00:27:07.680 --> 00:27:08.220
 Christ

00:27:08.220 --> 00:27:10.000
 God

00:27:10.000 --> 00:27:10.639
 planned

00:27:10.639 --> 00:27:11.279
 in all

00:27:11.279 --> 00:27:11.940
 eternity

00:27:11.940 --> 00:27:12.899
 the death

00:27:12.899 --> 00:27:13.279
 of his

00:27:13.279 --> 00:27:13.680
 beloved

00:27:13.680 --> 00:27:14.099
 son

00:27:14.099 --> 00:27:14.419
 upon

00:27:14.419 --> 00:27:14.700
 the

00:27:14.700 --> 00:27:15.159
 cross

00:27:15.159 --> 00:27:15.399
 of

00:27:15.399 --> 00:27:16.039
 Calvary

00:27:16.039 --> 00:27:17.440
 this

00:27:17.440 --> 00:27:17.899
 man

00:27:17.899 --> 00:27:19.480
 says

00:27:19.480 --> 00:27:19.839
 Peter

00:27:19.839 --> 00:27:20.279
 on the

00:27:20.279 --> 00:27:20.519
 day

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 of

00:27:20.720 --> 00:27:21.299
 Pentecost

00:27:21.299 --> 00:27:21.899
 filled

00:27:21.899 --> 00:27:22.299
 with the

00:27:22.299 --> 00:27:22.659
 spirit

00:27:22.659 --> 00:27:23.339
 I remind

00:27:23.339 --> 00:27:23.579
 you

00:27:23.579 --> 00:27:24.519
 this

00:27:24.519 --> 00:27:24.940
 man

00:27:24.940 --> 00:27:25.200
 was

00:27:25.200 --> 00:27:25.579
 handed

00:27:25.579 --> 00:27:25.940
 over

00:27:25.940 --> 00:27:26.200
 to

00:27:26.200 --> 00:27:26.460
 you

00:27:26.460 --> 00:27:26.899
 by

00:27:26.899 --> 00:27:27.639
 according

00:27:27.639 --> 00:27:27.899
 to

00:27:27.899 --> 00:27:28.339
 God's

00:27:28.339 --> 00:27:28.579
 set

00:27:28.579 --> 00:27:29.119
 purpose

00:27:29.119 --> 00:27:29.359
 and

00:27:29.359 --> 00:27:29.579
 for

00:27:29.579 --> 00:27:30.059
 knowledge

00:27:30.059 --> 00:27:31.059
 and

00:27:31.059 --> 00:27:31.440
 you

00:27:31.440 --> 00:27:31.759
 with

00:27:31.759 --> 00:27:31.899
 the

00:27:31.899 --> 00:27:32.200
 help

00:27:32.200 --> 00:27:32.440
 of

00:27:32.440 --> 00:27:32.720
 wicked

00:27:32.720 --> 00:27:33.079
 men

00:27:33.079 --> 00:27:33.599
 put

00:27:33.599 --> 00:27:33.759
 him

00:27:33.759 --> 00:27:33.940
 to

00:27:33.940 --> 00:27:34.339
 death

00:27:34.339 --> 00:27:34.919
 nailing

00:27:34.919 --> 00:27:35.139
 him

00:27:35.139 --> 00:27:35.339
 to

00:27:35.339 --> 00:27:35.539
 the

00:27:35.539 --> 00:27:36.019
 cross

00:27:36.019 --> 00:27:37.000
 wicked

00:27:37.000 --> 00:27:37.619
 men

00:27:37.619 --> 00:27:38.259
 put

00:27:38.259 --> 00:27:38.639
 Jesus

00:27:38.639 --> 00:27:39.160
 on the

00:27:39.160 --> 00:27:39.619
 cross

00:27:39.619 --> 00:27:40.599
 but it

00:27:40.599 --> 00:27:41.059
 worked

00:27:41.059 --> 00:27:41.400
 the

00:27:41.400 --> 00:27:41.960
 purposes

00:27:41.960 --> 00:27:42.799
 of

00:27:42.799 --> 00:27:43.279
 God

00:27:43.279 --> 00:27:45.359
 cannot

00:27:45.359 --> 00:27:45.960
 sin

00:27:45.960 --> 00:27:47.480
 still

00:27:47.480 --> 00:27:47.819
 work

00:27:47.819 --> 00:27:48.059
 the

00:27:48.059 --> 00:27:48.500
 purposes

00:27:48.500 --> 00:27:49.039
 of

00:27:49.039 --> 00:27:49.440
 God

00:27:49.440 --> 00:27:50.660
 today

00:27:50.660 --> 00:27:52.519
 I

00:27:52.519 --> 00:27:53.060
 know

00:27:53.060 --> 00:27:53.680
 who

00:27:53.680 --> 00:27:54.180
 holds

00:27:54.180 --> 00:27:54.360
 the

00:27:54.360 --> 00:27:54.779
 future

00:27:54.779 --> 00:27:56.000
 and

00:27:56.000 --> 00:27:56.300
 he'll

00:27:56.300 --> 00:27:56.660
 guide

00:27:56.660 --> 00:27:56.940
 me

00:27:56.940 --> 00:27:57.180
 with

00:27:57.180 --> 00:27:57.400
 his

00:27:57.400 --> 00:27:57.840
 hand

00:27:57.840 --> 00:27:58.620
 with

00:27:58.620 --> 00:27:59.000
 God

00:27:59.000 --> 00:27:59.460
 things

00:27:59.460 --> 00:27:59.800
 don't

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 just

00:28:00.040 --> 00:28:00.380
 happen

00:28:00.380 --> 00:28:01.400
 everything

00:28:01.400 --> 00:28:01.840
 by

00:28:01.840 --> 00:28:02.100
 him

00:28:02.100 --> 00:28:02.279
 is

00:28:02.279 --> 00:28:02.800
 planned

00:28:02.800 --> 00:28:03.779
 so

00:28:03.779 --> 00:28:04.100
 as

00:28:04.100 --> 00:28:04.300
 I

00:28:04.300 --> 00:28:04.700
 face

00:28:04.700 --> 00:28:05.140
 tomorrow

00:28:05.140 --> 00:28:05.440
 with

00:28:05.440 --> 00:28:05.620
 his

00:28:05.620 --> 00:28:06.240
 problems

00:28:06.240 --> 00:28:06.720
 large

00:28:06.720 --> 00:28:06.920
 and

00:28:06.920 --> 00:28:07.220
 small

00:28:07.220 --> 00:28:07.920
 I'll

00:28:07.920 --> 00:28:08.300
 trust

00:28:08.300 --> 00:28:08.540
 the

00:28:08.540 --> 00:28:08.779
 God

00:28:08.779 --> 00:28:08.960
 of

00:28:08.960 --> 00:28:09.540
 miracles

00:28:09.540 --> 00:28:10.480
 give

00:28:10.480 --> 00:28:10.680
 to

00:28:10.680 --> 00:28:11.060
 him

00:28:11.060 --> 00:28:12.000
 my

00:28:12.000 --> 00:28:12.500
 all

00:28:12.500 --> 00:28:13.800
 time

00:28:13.800 --> 00:28:14.700
 is

00:28:14.700 --> 00:28:14.900
 in

00:28:14.900 --> 00:28:15.220
 his

00:28:15.220 --> 00:28:15.900
 hands

00:28:15.900 --> 00:28:17.560
 two

00:28:17.560 --> 00:28:17.960
 final

00:28:17.960 --> 00:28:18.519
 points

00:28:18.519 --> 00:28:19.220
 in

00:28:19.220 --> 00:28:19.540
 by

00:28:19.540 --> 00:28:19.900
 way

00:28:19.900 --> 00:28:20.200
 of

00:28:20.200 --> 00:28:20.900
 application

00:28:20.900 --> 00:28:22.519
 we

00:28:22.519 --> 00:28:22.759
 should

00:28:22.759 --> 00:28:23.100
 all

00:28:23.100 --> 00:28:23.240
 of

00:28:23.240 --> 00:28:23.480
 us

00:28:23.480 --> 00:28:24.240
 remember

00:28:24.240 --> 00:28:25.320
 that

00:28:25.320 --> 00:28:25.540
 we

00:28:25.540 --> 00:28:25.759
 are

00:28:25.759 --> 00:28:26.380
 here

00:28:26.380 --> 00:28:27.200
 for

00:28:27.200 --> 00:28:27.519
 such

00:28:27.519 --> 00:28:27.740
 a

00:28:27.740 --> 00:28:28.480
 time

00:28:28.480 --> 00:28:29.019
 as

00:28:29.019 --> 00:28:29.720
 this

00:28:29.720 --> 00:28:31.060
 if

00:28:31.060 --> 00:28:31.220
 we

00:28:31.220 --> 00:28:31.700
 believe

00:28:31.700 --> 00:28:31.940
 that

00:28:31.940 --> 00:28:32.140
 there

00:28:32.140 --> 00:28:32.340
 is

00:28:32.340 --> 00:28:32.500
 a

00:28:32.500 --> 00:28:32.900
 time

00:28:32.900 --> 00:28:33.140
 to

00:28:33.140 --> 00:28:33.320
 be

00:28:33.320 --> 00:28:33.680
 born

00:28:33.680 --> 00:28:34.340
 and

00:28:34.340 --> 00:28:34.460
 the

00:28:34.460 --> 00:28:34.680
 Bible

00:28:34.680 --> 00:28:35.180
 says

00:28:35.180 --> 00:28:35.460
 that

00:28:35.460 --> 00:28:35.640
 that

00:28:35.640 --> 00:28:35.920
 is

00:28:35.920 --> 00:28:36.200
 a

00:28:36.200 --> 00:28:36.540
 time

00:28:36.540 --> 00:28:37.700
 and

00:28:37.700 --> 00:28:37.840
 if

00:28:37.840 --> 00:28:38.000
 we

00:28:38.000 --> 00:28:38.420
 believe

00:28:38.420 --> 00:28:38.660
 that

00:28:38.660 --> 00:28:38.880
 our

00:28:38.880 --> 00:28:39.420
 times

00:28:39.420 --> 00:28:39.700
 are

00:28:39.700 --> 00:28:40.019
 in

00:28:40.019 --> 00:28:40.460
 God's

00:28:40.460 --> 00:28:40.759
 hands

00:28:40.759 --> 00:28:41.000
 it

00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:41.560
 follows

00:28:41.560 --> 00:28:42.880
 that

00:28:42.880 --> 00:28:43.040
 we

00:28:43.040 --> 00:28:43.200
 are

00:28:43.200 --> 00:28:43.480
 here

00:28:43.480 --> 00:28:43.900
 now

00:28:43.900 --> 00:28:45.060
 because

00:28:45.060 --> 00:28:45.380
 the

00:28:45.380 --> 00:28:45.720
 Lord

00:28:45.720 --> 00:28:46.079
 has

00:28:46.079 --> 00:28:46.559
 planned

00:28:46.559 --> 00:28:46.960
 us

00:28:46.960 --> 00:28:47.480
 to

00:28:47.480 --> 00:28:47.680
 be

00:28:47.680 --> 00:28:48.200
 here

00:28:48.200 --> 00:28:49.039
 at

00:28:49.039 --> 00:28:49.640
 this

00:28:49.640 --> 00:28:50.480
 time

00:28:50.480 --> 00:28:52.519
 remember

00:28:52.519 --> 00:28:52.720
 the

00:28:52.720 --> 00:28:53.039
 story

00:28:53.039 --> 00:28:53.220
 of

00:28:53.220 --> 00:28:53.559
 Esther

00:28:53.559 --> 00:28:55.039
 remember

00:28:55.039 --> 00:28:55.319
 that

00:28:55.319 --> 00:28:55.839
 drunken

00:28:55.839 --> 00:28:56.460
 banquet

00:28:56.460 --> 00:28:57.680
 where

00:28:57.680 --> 00:28:57.839
 the

00:28:57.839 --> 00:28:58.339
 queen

00:28:58.339 --> 00:28:59.740
 who

00:28:59.740 --> 00:29:00.339
 rejected

00:29:00.339 --> 00:29:01.319
 her

00:29:01.319 --> 00:29:02.140
 husband's

00:29:02.140 --> 00:29:02.759
 request

00:29:02.759 --> 00:29:04.579
 remember

00:29:04.579 --> 00:29:04.940
 the

00:29:04.940 --> 00:29:05.519
 sordid

00:29:05.519 --> 00:29:05.980
 beauty

00:29:05.980 --> 00:29:06.700
 contest

00:29:06.700 --> 00:29:08.420
 remember

00:29:08.420 --> 00:29:08.799
 how

00:29:08.799 --> 00:29:09.220
 Esther

00:29:09.220 --> 00:29:09.779
 keeps

00:29:09.779 --> 00:29:10.299
 quiet

00:29:10.299 --> 00:29:10.620
 about

00:29:10.620 --> 00:29:10.880
 her

00:29:10.880 --> 00:29:11.259
 Jewish

00:29:11.259 --> 00:29:11.920
 heritage

00:29:11.920 --> 00:29:13.279
 and

00:29:13.279 --> 00:29:13.420
 she

00:29:13.420 --> 00:29:13.799
 comes

00:29:13.799 --> 00:29:14.039
 to

00:29:14.039 --> 00:29:14.259
 the

00:29:14.259 --> 00:29:14.700
 throne

00:29:14.700 --> 00:29:16.840
 remember

00:29:16.840 --> 00:29:17.100
 what

00:29:17.100 --> 00:29:17.259
 is

00:29:17.259 --> 00:29:17.500
 said

00:29:17.500 --> 00:29:17.660
 to

00:29:17.660 --> 00:29:17.900
 her

00:29:17.900 --> 00:29:19.480
 you

00:29:19.480 --> 00:29:19.620
 are

00:29:19.620 --> 00:29:19.980
 here

00:29:19.980 --> 00:29:20.799
 for

00:29:20.799 --> 00:29:21.259
 such

00:29:21.259 --> 00:29:21.680
 a

00:29:21.680 --> 00:29:22.200
 time

00:29:22.200 --> 00:29:22.660
 as

00:29:22.660 --> 00:29:23.140
 this

00:29:23.140 --> 00:29:24.480
 and

00:29:24.480 --> 00:29:24.640
 the

00:29:24.640 --> 00:29:24.960
 Jewish

00:29:24.960 --> 00:29:25.460
 people

00:29:25.460 --> 00:29:25.920
 are

00:29:25.920 --> 00:29:26.740
 saved

00:29:26.740 --> 00:29:28.500
 we

00:29:28.500 --> 00:29:28.720
 are

00:29:28.720 --> 00:29:29.200
 here

00:29:29.200 --> 00:29:29.900
 for

00:29:29.900 --> 00:29:30.200
 such

00:29:30.200 --> 00:29:30.380
 a

00:29:30.380 --> 00:29:30.840
 time

00:29:30.840 --> 00:29:31.120
 as

00:29:31.120 --> 00:29:31.480
 this

00:29:31.480 --> 00:29:31.980
 we

00:29:31.980 --> 00:29:32.100
 are

00:29:32.100 --> 00:29:32.400
 here

00:29:32.400 --> 00:29:32.640
 to

00:29:32.640 --> 00:29:33.080
 serve

00:29:33.080 --> 00:29:33.319
 our

00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:33.640
 Lord

00:29:33.640 --> 00:29:33.940
 and

00:29:33.940 --> 00:29:34.279
 Savior

00:29:34.279 --> 00:29:35.019
 Jesus

00:29:35.019 --> 00:29:35.720
 Christ

00:29:35.720 --> 00:29:36.720
 in

00:29:36.720 --> 00:29:36.880
 our

00:29:36.880 --> 00:29:37.279
 places

00:29:37.279 --> 00:29:37.559
 of

00:29:37.559 --> 00:29:38.200
 employment

00:29:38.200 --> 00:29:38.740
 we

00:29:38.740 --> 00:29:38.920
 are

00:29:38.920 --> 00:29:39.220
 here

00:29:39.220 --> 00:29:39.480
 for

00:29:39.480 --> 00:29:39.740
 such

00:29:39.740 --> 00:29:39.920
 a

00:29:39.920 --> 00:29:40.380
 time

00:29:40.380 --> 00:29:40.880
 as

00:29:40.880 --> 00:29:41.400
 this

00:29:41.400 --> 00:29:42.300
 in

00:29:42.300 --> 00:29:42.500
 our

00:29:42.500 --> 00:29:43.340
 schools

00:29:43.340 --> 00:29:44.280
 in

00:29:44.280 --> 00:29:44.480
 our

00:29:44.480 --> 00:29:45.019
 hospital

00:29:45.019 --> 00:29:45.540
 bed

00:29:45.540 --> 00:29:46.759
 in

00:29:46.759 --> 00:29:46.940
 our

00:29:46.940 --> 00:29:47.759
 university

00:29:47.759 --> 00:29:48.660
 at

00:29:48.660 --> 00:29:48.800
 the

00:29:48.800 --> 00:29:49.320
 particular

00:29:49.320 --> 00:29:50.160
 address

00:29:50.160 --> 00:29:50.580
 that we

00:29:50.580 --> 00:29:50.940
 live

00:29:50.940 --> 00:29:51.440
 in

00:29:51.440 --> 00:29:52.860
 there

00:29:52.860 --> 00:29:53.000
 are

00:29:53.000 --> 00:29:53.400
 neighbors

00:29:53.400 --> 00:29:53.920
 around

00:29:53.920 --> 00:29:54.320
 about

00:29:54.320 --> 00:29:54.540
 us

00:29:54.540 --> 00:29:54.800
 we

00:29:54.800 --> 00:29:54.940
 are

00:29:54.940 --> 00:29:55.300
 here

00:29:55.300 --> 00:29:55.560
 for

00:29:55.560 --> 00:29:55.840
 such

00:29:55.840 --> 00:29:56.019
 a

00:29:56.019 --> 00:29:56.480
 time

00:29:56.480 --> 00:29:56.920
 as

00:29:56.920 --> 00:29:57.640
 this

00:29:57.640 --> 00:29:59.140
 and

00:29:59.140 --> 00:29:59.300
 we're

00:29:59.300 --> 00:29:59.620
 here

00:29:59.620 --> 00:29:59.840
 as

00:29:59.840 --> 00:30:00.180
 part

00:30:00.180 --> 00:30:00.420
 of

00:30:00.420 --> 00:30:00.780
 this

00:30:00.780 --> 00:30:01.420
 church

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 for

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 such

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 a

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 time

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 as

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 this

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 we

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 are

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 to

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 live

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 our

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 lives

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 as

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 Jesus

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 lived

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 his

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 life

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 he

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 submitted

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 himself

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 to

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 God's

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 timetable

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 for

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 his

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 life

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 anything

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 else

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 is

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 just

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 so

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 much

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 meaninglessness

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 we

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 are

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 here

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 for

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 such

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 a

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 time

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 as

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 this

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 and

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 the

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 final

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 word

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 by way

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 of

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 application

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 we

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 are

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 not

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 here

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 forever

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 ever

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 in a

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 little

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 booklet

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 it

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 spoke

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 of

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 a

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 man

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 is

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 speaking

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 he's

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 writing

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 it

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 being

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 in

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 his

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 early

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 80s

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 and

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 he's

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 saying

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 there's

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 more

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 before

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 me

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 than

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 is

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 behind

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 me

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 he

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 was

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 in

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 effect

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 saying

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 that

00:30:54.720 --> 00:30:54.860
 there

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 is

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 an

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 eternity

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 to

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 face

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 he

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 says

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 when

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 I

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 get

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 together

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 with

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 my

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 colleagues

00:31:00.440 --> 00:31:00.860
 now

00:31:00.860 --> 00:31:02.320
 we

00:31:02.320 --> 00:31:02.840
 always

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 have

00:31:03.320 --> 00:31:03.640
 an

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 organ

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 recital

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 how's

00:31:06.019 --> 00:31:06.160
 your

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 heart

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 how's

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 your

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 kidneys

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 how's

00:31:08.560 --> 00:31:08.680
 your

00:31:08.680 --> 00:31:09.020
 back

00:31:09.020 --> 00:31:09.440
 it's

00:31:09.440 --> 00:31:09.700
 always

00:31:09.700 --> 00:31:09.980
 an

00:31:09.980 --> 00:31:10.520
 organ

00:31:10.520 --> 00:31:11.280
 recital

00:31:11.280 --> 00:31:12.740
 but

00:31:12.740 --> 00:31:12.900
 we're

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 not

00:31:13.260 --> 00:31:13.640
 here

00:31:13.640 --> 00:31:14.240
 forever

00:31:14.240 --> 00:31:14.640
 that

00:31:14.640 --> 00:31:14.860
 was

00:31:14.860 --> 00:31:15.040
 the

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 burden

00:31:15.380 --> 00:31:15.660
 of

00:31:15.660 --> 00:31:15.800
 the

00:31:15.800 --> 00:31:16.180
 book

00:31:16.180 --> 00:31:17.740
 we

00:31:17.740 --> 00:31:17.900
 are

00:31:17.900 --> 00:31:18.320
 ever

00:31:18.320 --> 00:31:19.100
 complaining

00:31:19.100 --> 00:31:19.460
 said

00:31:19.460 --> 00:31:19.820
 someone

00:31:19.820 --> 00:31:20.060
 that

00:31:20.060 --> 00:31:20.240
 our

00:31:20.240 --> 00:31:20.620
 days

00:31:20.620 --> 00:31:20.900
 are

00:31:20.900 --> 00:31:21.280
 few

00:31:21.280 --> 00:31:22.460
 and

00:31:22.460 --> 00:31:22.600
 at

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 the

00:31:22.800 --> 00:31:23.140
 same

00:31:23.140 --> 00:31:23.620
 time

00:31:23.620 --> 00:31:24.200
 acting

00:31:24.200 --> 00:31:24.500
 as

00:31:24.500 --> 00:31:24.640
 though

00:31:24.640 --> 00:31:24.820
 they

00:31:24.820 --> 00:31:25.020
 will

00:31:25.020 --> 00:31:25.400
 never

00:31:25.400 --> 00:31:26.120
 end

00:31:26.120 --> 00:31:27.100
 there

00:31:27.100 --> 00:31:27.560
 is

00:31:27.560 --> 00:31:27.940
 a

00:31:27.940 --> 00:31:28.480
 time

00:31:28.480 --> 00:31:28.900
 to

00:31:28.900 --> 00:31:29.260
 die

00:31:29.260 --> 00:31:31.620
 sometimes

00:31:31.620 --> 00:31:32.680
 the

00:31:32.680 --> 00:31:33.080
 Christian

00:31:33.080 --> 00:31:33.900
 is

00:31:33.900 --> 00:31:34.380
 accused

00:31:34.380 --> 00:31:34.640
 of

00:31:34.640 --> 00:31:34.980
 not

00:31:34.980 --> 00:31:35.500
 living

00:31:35.500 --> 00:31:35.900
 in

00:31:35.900 --> 00:31:36.080
 the

00:31:36.080 --> 00:31:36.360
 real

00:31:36.360 --> 00:31:36.920
 world

00:31:36.920 --> 00:31:38.620
 but

00:31:38.620 --> 00:31:38.779
 I

00:31:38.779 --> 00:31:38.960
 would

00:31:38.960 --> 00:31:39.620
 argue

00:31:39.620 --> 00:31:39.920
 and

00:31:39.920 --> 00:31:40.380
 scripture

00:31:40.380 --> 00:31:40.720
 would

00:31:40.720 --> 00:31:41.340
 argue

00:31:41.340 --> 00:31:42.060
 that

00:31:42.060 --> 00:31:42.279
 it's

00:31:42.279 --> 00:31:42.700
 only

00:31:42.700 --> 00:31:42.960
 the

00:31:42.960 --> 00:31:43.400
 Christian

00:31:43.400 --> 00:31:43.680
 who

00:31:43.680 --> 00:31:44.019
 lives

00:31:44.019 --> 00:31:44.340
 in

00:31:44.340 --> 00:31:44.500
 the

00:31:44.500 --> 00:31:44.820
 real

00:31:44.820 --> 00:31:45.480
 world

00:31:45.480 --> 00:31:46.259
 because

00:31:46.259 --> 00:31:46.580
 the

00:31:46.580 --> 00:31:47.080
 Christian

00:31:47.080 --> 00:31:47.620
 lives

00:31:47.620 --> 00:31:47.820
 in

00:31:47.820 --> 00:31:48.000
 the

00:31:48.000 --> 00:31:48.340
 light

00:31:48.340 --> 00:31:48.620
 of

00:31:48.620 --> 00:31:49.279
 eternity

00:31:49.279 --> 00:31:49.800
 he

00:31:49.800 --> 00:31:50.360
 always

00:31:50.360 --> 00:31:51.060
 remembers

00:31:51.060 --> 00:31:51.300
 that

00:31:51.300 --> 00:31:51.519
 his

00:31:51.519 --> 00:31:52.180
 citizenship

00:31:52.180 --> 00:31:52.980
 is

00:31:52.980 --> 00:31:53.360
 in

00:31:53.360 --> 00:31:53.740
 heaven

00:31:53.740 --> 00:31:56.000
 he

00:31:56.000 --> 00:31:56.019
 and

00:31:56.019 --> 00:31:56.420
 he

00:31:56.420 --> 00:31:58.920
 and

00:31:58.920 --> 00:31:59.980
 he

00:31:59.980 --> 00:32:00.880
 will

00:32:00.880 --> 00:32:01.259
 bring

00:32:01.259 --> 00:32:01.640
 our

00:32:01.640 --> 00:32:01.980
 life

00:32:01.980 --> 00:32:02.279
 to

00:32:02.279 --> 00:32:02.559
 a

00:32:02.559 --> 00:32:03.120
 close

00:32:03.120 --> 00:32:04.460
 it

00:32:04.460 --> 00:32:04.660
 may

00:32:04.660 --> 00:32:04.859
 be

00:32:04.859 --> 00:32:05.039
 while

00:32:05.039 --> 00:32:05.259
 we're

00:32:05.259 --> 00:32:05.579
 still

00:32:05.579 --> 00:32:06.099
 young

00:32:06.099 --> 00:32:08.059
 so

00:32:08.059 --> 00:32:08.319
 young

00:32:08.319 --> 00:32:08.700
 people

00:32:08.700 --> 00:32:08.960
 here

00:32:08.960 --> 00:32:09.220
 this

00:32:09.220 --> 00:32:09.539
 morning

00:32:09.539 --> 00:32:09.980
 live

00:32:09.980 --> 00:32:10.160
 your

00:32:10.160 --> 00:32:10.519
 life

00:32:10.519 --> 00:32:10.700
 in

00:32:10.700 --> 00:32:10.839
 the

00:32:10.839 --> 00:32:11.099
 light

00:32:11.099 --> 00:32:11.259
 of

00:32:11.259 --> 00:32:11.880
 eternity

00:32:12.800 --> 00:32:14.760
 We turn on the radio, don't we?

00:32:15.180 --> 00:32:20.840
 And we hear of a seven-year-old being suddenly struck by a truck or whatever it was

00:32:20.840 --> 00:32:23.820
 and killed, ushered into eternity.

00:32:24.200 --> 00:32:25.760
 We never know.

00:32:27.940 --> 00:32:32.080
 Death comes to us all at some time.

00:32:32.640 --> 00:32:37.320
 Day will come when God will bring our lives to a close.

00:32:38.319 --> 00:32:42.960
 Therefore, we should constantly live to redeem the time.

00:32:43.460 --> 00:32:45.799
 We should use it wisely and well.

00:32:47.339 --> 00:32:54.200
 Time, said a writer, is the deposit each one of us has in the bank of God.

00:32:55.200 --> 00:32:57.859
 And no one knows the balance.

00:32:58.519 --> 00:33:01.980
 We can check our balance in the bank,

00:33:01.980 --> 00:33:09.160
 but we can't check our balance as far as time is concerned.

00:33:10.180 --> 00:33:14.700
 So let us live our lives, as one man put it,

00:33:15.599 --> 00:33:17.759
 as though Jesus died yesterday,

00:33:18.720 --> 00:33:21.180
 rose again from the dead today,

00:33:21.720 --> 00:33:24.799
 and is coming again tomorrow.

00:33:24.799 --> 00:33:28.819
 A time to be born,

00:33:29.659 --> 00:33:31.099
 a time to die.

00:33:32.039 --> 00:33:33.960
 And all the times in between,

00:33:34.099 --> 00:33:35.720
 the planting, the uprooting,

00:33:35.940 --> 00:33:38.919
 the embracing and the refraining from embracing,

00:33:40.200 --> 00:33:42.299
 they're all part of his timetable.

00:33:43.119 --> 00:33:45.039
 So let us live our lives

00:33:45.039 --> 00:33:49.740
 remembering that we're not here forever.

00:33:49.740 --> 00:33:55.039
 Our times are indeed in God's hands,

00:33:55.859 --> 00:33:58.160
 and there is a time for everything,

00:33:59.039 --> 00:34:04.079
 a season for every activity under heaven.

00:34:04.440 --> 00:34:05.799
 Let's pray together.

00:34:06.900 --> 00:34:10.480
 Lord, thank you for your divine timetable.

00:34:11.619 --> 00:34:14.199
 Help us to be ready to submit to it,

00:34:14.199 --> 00:34:16.899
 both those difficult times

00:34:16.899 --> 00:34:19.559
 and those joyous times.

00:34:20.559 --> 00:34:21.839
 Those times, O Lord,

00:34:21.939 --> 00:34:23.399
 that we face difficulties.

00:34:23.799 --> 00:34:25.219
 May we face them,

00:34:26.019 --> 00:34:28.839
 knowing that you're still working out your purposes.

00:34:29.519 --> 00:34:32.299
 Knowing that all things are working together for good

00:34:32.299 --> 00:34:33.739
 to those that love God

00:34:33.739 --> 00:34:37.079
 and to those that are according to his purpose.

00:34:37.799 --> 00:34:39.299
 Help us to live our lives

00:34:39.299 --> 00:34:42.379
 remembering that we do not know

00:34:42.380 --> 00:34:45.099
 how many days we have left.

00:34:45.760 --> 00:34:49.400
 Indeed, how many hours or minutes we may have left.

00:34:50.340 --> 00:34:51.640
 So help us to live,

00:34:52.160 --> 00:34:53.360
 to glorify you

00:34:53.360 --> 00:34:56.260
 in all that we say and do

00:34:56.260 --> 00:34:59.500
 in all circumstances of life.

00:35:00.059 --> 00:35:02.820
 And this we pray in Jesus' name.

00:35:03.820 --> 00:35:04.200
 Amen.