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 Amen. Well, let's open up our Bibles this morning to the Book of Psalms. Book of Psalms. We are

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 diving into our summer series in the Book of Psalms this morning, beginning again. We preached

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 Psalms chapters 1 through 9 last summer, and we're beginning in chapter 10 this summer. And for the

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 next 11 weeks, we'll be walking through the Book of Psalms, chapters 10 through 20. We paused our

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 series in Daniel. We were preaching Daniel chapter 1 through 6, and we'll pick that up, Lord willing,

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 in the fall. But this morning, we begin with Psalm chapter 10. So when you found that in your Bibles,

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 if you would, let's stand together in honor of God's Word as I read Psalm chapter 10.

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 Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In arrogance,

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 the wicked hotly pursue the poor. Let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.

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 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces

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 the Lord. In the pride of his face, the wicked does not seek him. All his thoughts are, there is no

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 God. His ways prosper at all times. Your judgments are on high, out of his sight. As for all his foes,

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 he puffs at them. He says in his heart, I shall not be moved. Throughout all generations, I shall not

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 meet adversity. His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression. Under his tongue are

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 mischief and iniquity. He sits in ambush in the villages. In hiding places, he murders the innocent.

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 His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless. He lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket.

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 He lurks that he may seize the poor. He seizes the poor when he draws him into his net. The helpless

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 are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might. He says in his heart, God has forgotten. He has hidden

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 his face. He will never see it. Arise, O Lord. O God, lift up your hand. Forget not the afflicted.

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 Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, you will not call to account?

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 But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands.

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 To you, the helpless commits himself. You have been the helper of the fatherless.

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 Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer. Call his wickedness to account until you find none.

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 The Lord is king forever and ever. The nations perish from his land. O Lord, you hear the desire of the

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 afflicted. You will strengthen their heart. You will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and

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 the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more. Lord, we thank you again for your

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 good and holy word. And we pray for ears to hear it and hearts to receive it and to understand it. We pray in Christ's name. Amen.

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 You may be seated.

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 You may have heard and seen a missions organization in the news over the past few weeks called Missions in Haiti, Inc.

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 And the website for Missions in Haiti, Inc. says that its goal as an organization is to see the gospel of Christ make a difference in the lives of Haiti's young people.

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 And so the organization, it seeks specifically to share the gospel with the youth in Haiti because as they said on their website,

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 they said although the entire nation is steeped in poverty, the children suffer the worst.

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 Thousands are malnourished, uneducated, and headed for hopeless lives apart from Christ. That's the situation in Haiti.

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 The organization has started a home called the House of Compassion that houses 18 boys and 18 girls

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 through their schooling age all the way until they are independent and able to provide for themselves.

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 They've started another boys' home that has 22 young boys there cared for,

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 along with a church that they've established there in Haiti and a school with over 240 students,

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 all with the goal of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ and the love of Jesus Christ with the young and the weak and the vulnerable there in Haiti.

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 That's what Christians do. That's what God has done for us in Christ.

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 And so we share that heart of compassion for the weak.

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 But if you saw them in the news, then you know that they weren't in the news for the incredible work that they've been doing.

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 They were in the news because three of their leaders, Davy and Natalie Lloyd, age 23 and 21,

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 as well as Jude Montice, the country's director for Missions in Haiti, Inc.,

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 were ambushed as they left their church and eventually were gunned down and murdered by a gang.

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 And the sad truth is that this is the world that we live in.

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 The world that we live in is broken and it's cursed by sin.

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 And events like this, like what happened in Haiti, are commonplace.

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 They happen every day all over the globe.

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 And we know this. We know that this happens.

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 But even still, when we hear things like this, we have to ask,

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 why does this happen?

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 And our heart feels the injustice of situations like this.

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 And we want to cry out, God, that's not fair.

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 God, don't you see?

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 God, don't you care?

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 Where is God when things like this happen?

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 Where is God when the wicked attack?

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 Does he not see what's happening here?

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 Why does he not step in and act and make things right?

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 Well, thankfully, none of us in the room, as far as I'm aware,

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 have experienced that level of attack and injustice.

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 But I'd be willing to bet that all of us on some level have seen or experienced some sort of injustice.

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 You know what unfair feels like, don't you?

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 And maybe you've been taken advantage of or treated unfairly.

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 Maybe you've been hurt and you feel like you did nothing to deserve it.

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 All of us in the world that we live in have come in close contact with wickedness.

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 And if you've ever asked these questions,

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 God, where are you?

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 God, why don't you act?

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 God, do you care?

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 God, do you see?

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 God, are you hearing my prayers?

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 If you've ever asked these questions, well, guess what?

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 You have a lot in common with King David here in Psalm chapter 10.

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 In fact, this entire section of Psalms that we're beginning this morning,

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 Psalms chapter 10 through 14,

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 they give us an up close and personal view into the lives of the wicked.

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 And they describe for us what wickedness looks like here in our world.

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 And it gives us the response of the righteous to the wicked as well as God's response to the wicked.

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 Here in Psalm chapter 10, David shows us the response of the king to the actions of the wicked.

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 And we're going to see that response in three parts here this morning.

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 If you're taking notes, this helps you to follow along.

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 We see three responses here to the wicked.

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 We have the question in verse 1.

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 We have the case in verses 2 through 11.

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 And lastly, we'll see the confidence in verses 12 through 18.

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 The question, the case, and the confidence.

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 First, verse 1, it gives us the question.

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 It really is two questions, isn't it?

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 Look there to verse 1.

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 David is looking out at the actions of the wicked,

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 and we'll see exactly what those actions were here in just a moment.

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 But he looks out at the actions of the wicked, and he calls out to God,

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 God, why are you not doing something about this?

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 God, where are you?

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 And sometimes when we see the wickedness in the world, we want to cry out,

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 why is it that the wicked seem to be able to do whatever it is they want to do,

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 and they prosper?

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 Why is it that the wicked get to take advantage of the poor and the vulnerable?

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 Why is it that the wicked seem to run rampant,

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 and God doesn't seem to do anything about it?

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 They don't suffer any sort of consequence.

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 Why is it that the wicked seem to prosper while the righteous seem to suffer?

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 But you know, it's interesting here, the questions David asks.

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 He doesn't ever ask why the wicked do what they do.

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 That question never crosses his mind.

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 He understands that the wicked are wicked.

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 He doesn't need anybody to explain why the wicked act wickedly.

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 His questions, they're directed to the Lord.

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 You see this too, don't you?

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 You know, aren't you seeing the same thing that I'm seeing?

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 So why does it seem as if you've hidden yourself?

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 Why do you stand far away while the wicked go and they do whatever they want to do?

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 You know, at first glance, as we read this, these questions,

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 they seem on the surface like they might be offensive to the Lord

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 or irreverent to ask these questions.

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 But really, what I want you to see here is that

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 these questions are rooted in what David knows

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 and believes to be true about God and his character.

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 David knows that God is just,

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 so therefore, why is he letting all of this slide?

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 David knows that God sees all.

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 He knows that he's sovereign,

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 so therefore, why does it seem like God has hidden himself?

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 David knows that God is good,

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 so therefore, he asks God,

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 God, where are you?

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 See, these questions, they aren't attacks on God's character.

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 These questions, these are questions of faith.

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 These are expressions of confidence in the character of God.

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 The wicked may ask,

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 where is your God?

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 And they ask in disbelief,

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 not thinking that God will ever call them to account,

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 but the righteous,

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 they look out and they see the wicked running rampant,

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 and they ask,

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 God, where are you?

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 Not because they don't believe God is there,

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 but because they do believe he's there.

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 So they ask these questions in faith.

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 You know, these questions are rooted in a tension

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 that I'm confident all of us feel.

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 Am I alone in this?

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 All of us feel this tension here on this side of eternity.

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 We know that God is good.

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 We know that God is sovereign.

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 We know that God is just.

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 We know that God will right every wrong.

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 We know that God sees and he cares,

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 and yet, here and now,

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 the wicked seem to get away with a whole lot, don't they?

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 And the wicked are often successful in their efforts.

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 They pile up money.

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 They get promoted at work.

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 They seem like they can do whatever they want to do without any consequence.

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 Those who know the Lord, we feel this tension.

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 We know God is good.

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 So where is he?

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 Where is he when three missionaries are gunned down by wicked men in Haiti?

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 And how can they just get away with it?

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 We know the names of the dead, but we have no idea the names of the attackers.

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 Why?

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 Because they're off running free.

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 When will a good God step in and make things right?

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 This is the tension that David is feeling.

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 Do you feel it?

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 And I know that we understand these questions too, church.

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 This isn't just an abstract concept for us.

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 You know, we pray together every week in Sunday school,

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 and as we meet together in different venues,

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 and I hear your struggles.

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 Where is God when evil men hack into our bank accounts and steal our money?

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 Steal our identity.

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 Make our lives difficult.

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 Where is God when someone lets their dogs loose on our property?

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 Wreak havoc.

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 Destroy what belongs to us.

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 Where is God when a contractor takes all of our money and doesn't come to finish the job?

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 Why is he not stepping in and coming to the rescue like he did with Daniel?

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 We've been studying Daniel.

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 And Daniel was tossed into the lion's den.

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 The scheme of the wicked was to destroy him.

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 God intervened, redeemed him immediately.

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 Why does he do that all the time?

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 You know, the hard truth is that that sort of miraculous intervention of divine justice,

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 like what we saw with Daniel, is the exception rather than the rule.

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 Often, unfortunately, we don't get justice here.

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 Often, unfortunately, the wicked seem to win.

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 And unfortunately, we may never fully have these questions answered on this side of eternity,

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 at least not in the way that we want them to be.

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 But if anything, this first verse of Psalm chapter 10, I think David shows us that these questions are okay to ask.

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 These questions are okay for us to ask as we look out and we see the wickedness around us.

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 But more than that, I believe that if you are grieved by injustice that you see here in the world,

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 if you're bothered by wickedness,

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 if you're personally affected by any sort of injustice or wickedness,

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 it is good and it is right for us as God's people to cry out in prayer and call upon the Lord to act.

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 Not doubting who he is, not doubting his goodness, but appealing to his goodness.

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 God, would you see and would you do something about this?

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 David shows us that it's okay to ask these questions in faith

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 and appeal to God's holiness and his justice

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 and to ask, Lord, I know you're good, I know you're sovereign, I know you're just,

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 so will you act?

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 David asks these questions in verse 1 and then 2nd, in verses 2 through 11,

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 David lays out his case before the Lord.

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 This is our second point.

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 The second response is the case.

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 David is fully aware of the wickedness around him

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 and so he begins to call it out.

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 It's as if he's acting like a prosecuting attorney.

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 He's bringing his case before the judge.

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 He's listing out all the offenses,

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 all the ways that the wicked are guilty.

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 Verses 2 through 11 are exhibit A through Z.

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 So what is it that has David so bothered?

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 Well, we don't know exactly the specific situation,

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 what the issue was here,

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 but we do know clearly that these wicked people

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 were taking advantage of the poor.

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 Look there to verse 2.

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 Verse 2 says,

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 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor.

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 In verse 8,

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 it says,

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 He sits in ambush in the villages,

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 in hiding places.

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 He murders the innocent.

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 His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless.

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 He lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket.

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 David says,

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 The wicked lurks that he may seize the poor

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 and draws him into his net.

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 The helpless are crushed,

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 sink down,

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 and fall by his might.

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 The wicked are attacking the poor.

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 Why would they do this?

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 It's because the poor are vulnerable.

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 They're an easy target.

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 And these wicked people aren't pursuing the rich.

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 They're not pursuing the strong.

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 They're not pursuing anybody

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 who might theoretically be able to defend themselves.

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 They're taking advantage of the weak and the vulnerable.

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 It says that they lurk like a lion.

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 I don't know if you've ever watched a National Geographic show

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 and seen a lion go on the hunt.

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 Lions go after the weak, don't they?

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 And the vulnerable,

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 they take the first easy meal they can get.

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 If a zebra falls away from that pack,

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 if they start to slow down,

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 if they break their leg,

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 they don't keep running for the strong,

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 what do they do?

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 They attack the weak.

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 That's who the lion is after.

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 In a similar way,

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 David says,

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 The wicked are hunting down the poor

00:17:09.920 --> 00:17:11.339
 and the vulnerable

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 because to them,

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 they're easy targets.

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 This is evil behavior.

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 This is far from the heart of God.

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 The Lord cares for the orphan and the widow.

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 The Lord has a heart that cares for the fatherless,

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 for the poor,

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 for the helpless,

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 for the oppressed,

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 and he calls his people to do the same.

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 But to the wicked,

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 they don't see a need to meet

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 or a person to love.

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 They see an opportunity to exploit.

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 And apparently,

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 their weapon of choice here,

00:17:43.780 --> 00:17:44.240
 verse 7,

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 it says,

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 is their words.

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 Verse 7 says,

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 Their mouths are filled with cursing

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 and deceit

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 and oppression.

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 And under his tongue

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 are mischief

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 and iniquity.

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 The weapon that the wicked

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 use to trap the poor

00:18:02.440 --> 00:18:03.060
 and the vulnerable

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 is a net of lying words.

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 And I know I don't have to tell you

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 that here,

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 some 3,000 years later

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 in the year 2024,

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 not much has changed.

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 It's a sad truth,

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 but we know this.

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 You cannot believe

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 everything somebody tells you.

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 You cannot believe

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 everything you see on television.

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 You cannot trust

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 every word that you read.

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 You cannot trust

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 every person that you meet.

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 Now, we don't need to be

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 jaded

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 and distrust anybody

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 and everything.

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 We don't need to be

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 overly skeptical

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 of everybody

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 and everything that we hear,

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 but we do need to be

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 wise as serpents

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 and innocent as doves.

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 We do need to understand

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 that wicked people then

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 and wicked people now

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 still want to trap you

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 with lying words.

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 I almost got caught

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 the other day.

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 Everywhere you turn,

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 there's a new scam

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 to fall into.

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 I don't know how many times

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 I've been called

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 saying that I owe back taxes

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 or need a new insurance plan.

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 It's about every day now.

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 I saw somebody

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 giving away a guitar.

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 They said that

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 they had the sob story.

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 It was moving.

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 Their son had died

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 in a car crash

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 and they had this guitar

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 at their home

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 that they wanted to go

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 to a good home.

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 They didn't want to sit there

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 and look at it anymore.

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 And they said,

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 I will give this guitar

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 away for free

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 if you will just give me

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 your payment information

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 so that you can pay

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 shipping for it,

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 but you get the instrument

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 for free, right?

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 Should have known better.

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 But the fact is

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 there are scams

00:19:53.400 --> 00:19:54.599
 everywhere you turn.

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 There's people wanting

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 to take advantage of you

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 everywhere you turn.

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 Elder fraud

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 is increasingly common

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 and the FBI actually says

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 that senior citizens

00:20:03.799 --> 00:20:05.660
 lose over $3 billion

00:20:05.660 --> 00:20:06.940
 every year

00:20:06.940 --> 00:20:08.319
 to elder fraud.

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 And I won't tell you

00:20:10.079 --> 00:20:11.400
 who fits in this category

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 and who doesn't?

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 You can do that yourself.

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 But I will just say this.

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 We need to be aware.

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 People want to take

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 advantage of you.

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 They'll call you

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 and tell you

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 that you've won a sweepstakes

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 for just a small fee

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 you can collect.

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 And they'll sell you insurance

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 or some policy

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 you don't really need

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 or that may not exist.

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 They'll call you

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 and tell you

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 a loved one is in jail

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 and need money

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 to be bailed out.

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 There are a million ways

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 that you can get

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 taken advantage of.

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 The possibilities are endless

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 and increasingly endless

00:20:44.240 --> 00:20:45.620
 for a wicked person

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 to make a quick dime

00:20:46.700 --> 00:20:48.640
 off of somebody vulnerable.

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 And David's bothered

00:20:51.200 --> 00:20:52.280
 by this.

00:20:53.640 --> 00:20:54.960
 David's upset

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 about this.

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 And David says

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 that ultimately

00:20:59.000 --> 00:21:00.400
 this type of wickedness,

00:21:00.440 --> 00:21:01.560
 you know where it begins?

00:21:02.540 --> 00:21:03.160
 Ultimately,

00:21:03.380 --> 00:21:04.600
 this type of wickedness

00:21:04.600 --> 00:21:06.160
 is rooted in a

00:21:06.160 --> 00:21:07.600
 heart rejection

00:21:07.599 --> 00:21:08.799
 of God.

00:21:10.240 --> 00:21:11.079
 Verse 3.

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 It says,

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 the wicked boast

00:21:13.819 --> 00:21:14.599
 of the desires

00:21:14.599 --> 00:21:15.279
 of his soul.

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 He's prideful.

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 And the one greedy

00:21:17.980 --> 00:21:18.599
 for gain

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 curses

00:21:19.500 --> 00:21:20.839
 and renounces

00:21:20.839 --> 00:21:22.000
 the Lord.

00:21:22.839 --> 00:21:23.480
 In the pride

00:21:23.480 --> 00:21:24.139
 of his face,

00:21:24.219 --> 00:21:25.159
 the wicked does not

00:21:25.159 --> 00:21:26.240
 seek him.

00:21:26.939 --> 00:21:27.899
 All of his thoughts

00:21:27.899 --> 00:21:29.740
 are there is no God.

00:21:29.819 --> 00:21:29.980
 You know,

00:21:30.000 --> 00:21:31.240
 another way to translate that,

00:21:31.299 --> 00:21:32.059
 you might have a footnote

00:21:32.059 --> 00:21:33.259
 there at the bottom,

00:21:33.259 --> 00:21:34.859
 is that in the pride

00:21:34.859 --> 00:21:35.660
 of his anger,

00:21:35.779 --> 00:21:36.579
 the wicked says

00:21:36.579 --> 00:21:37.879
 he will not

00:21:37.879 --> 00:21:39.019
 call to account.

00:21:40.279 --> 00:21:41.339
 In other words,

00:21:42.319 --> 00:21:43.680
 God won't do

00:21:43.680 --> 00:21:45.279
 anything about this.

00:21:46.299 --> 00:21:47.420
 I can do

00:21:47.420 --> 00:21:48.039
 whatever

00:21:48.039 --> 00:21:49.440
 I want.

00:21:50.160 --> 00:21:50.839
 And God

00:21:50.839 --> 00:21:51.440
 won't

00:21:51.440 --> 00:21:52.359
 call it

00:21:52.359 --> 00:21:53.680
 to account.

00:21:53.819 --> 00:21:54.779
 And David says,

00:21:55.200 --> 00:21:55.480
 God,

00:21:55.599 --> 00:21:56.740
 don't you see

00:21:56.740 --> 00:21:57.640
 what they're doing?

00:21:58.900 --> 00:21:59.559
 Here in verses

00:21:59.559 --> 00:22:00.400
 2-11,

00:22:00.519 --> 00:22:01.200
 it's as if David

00:22:01.200 --> 00:22:02.059
 is pointing

00:22:02.059 --> 00:22:03.000
 all of this out.

00:22:03.059 --> 00:22:03.899
 He's laying it all out

00:22:03.899 --> 00:22:04.539
 before the Lord.

00:22:04.879 --> 00:22:05.779
 And he's saying,

00:22:06.179 --> 00:22:06.399
 God,

00:22:06.500 --> 00:22:07.859
 they say you won't

00:22:07.859 --> 00:22:08.819
 judge them

00:22:08.819 --> 00:22:09.940
 because you

00:22:09.940 --> 00:22:11.659
 haven't judged them.

00:22:13.000 --> 00:22:13.720
 They're saying

00:22:13.720 --> 00:22:14.819
 there's no consequence

00:22:14.819 --> 00:22:15.759
 for their actions

00:22:15.759 --> 00:22:16.919
 because there haven't

00:22:16.919 --> 00:22:17.919
 been any consequences

00:22:17.919 --> 00:22:18.980
 for their actions.

00:22:19.919 --> 00:22:20.879
 They're rich

00:22:20.879 --> 00:22:21.460
 and fat

00:22:21.460 --> 00:22:22.079
 and happy

00:22:22.079 --> 00:22:22.879
 and successful

00:22:22.879 --> 00:22:24.419
 and they're doing great

00:22:24.419 --> 00:22:26.059
 while your people

00:22:26.059 --> 00:22:27.279
 are struggling.

00:22:27.940 --> 00:22:29.139
 Why don't you

00:22:29.139 --> 00:22:30.500
 do something about it?

00:22:32.059 --> 00:22:32.960
 His ways

00:22:32.960 --> 00:22:34.679
 prosper at all times,

00:22:34.779 --> 00:22:35.940
 he says in verse 5.

00:22:37.159 --> 00:22:38.159
 And because of this,

00:22:38.179 --> 00:22:38.740
 because of this

00:22:38.740 --> 00:22:39.799
 complete lack

00:22:39.799 --> 00:22:40.419
 of consequence,

00:22:40.619 --> 00:22:41.460
 he says in his heart,

00:22:41.579 --> 00:22:42.899
 I shall not be moved.

00:22:43.700 --> 00:22:44.980
 Throughout all generations,

00:22:45.159 --> 00:22:46.179
 I shall not meet

00:22:46.179 --> 00:22:47.139
 adversity.

00:22:49.059 --> 00:22:50.019
 The issue here

00:22:50.019 --> 00:22:50.960
 is that God's

00:22:50.960 --> 00:22:52.000
 inaction

00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:52.960
 in the face

00:22:52.960 --> 00:22:54.179
 of injustice

00:22:54.179 --> 00:22:55.279
 makes the wicked

00:22:55.279 --> 00:22:56.639
 feel invincible.

00:22:56.640 --> 00:22:56.759
 evil.

00:22:58.960 --> 00:22:59.720
 They've assumed

00:22:59.720 --> 00:23:00.840
 that God's inaction

00:23:00.840 --> 00:23:02.560
 means God's indifference.

00:23:04.180 --> 00:23:04.920
 But we know

00:23:04.920 --> 00:23:06.200
 that that's a fatal mistake.

00:23:08.060 --> 00:23:08.720
 And we know

00:23:08.720 --> 00:23:10.940
 God is not

00:23:10.940 --> 00:23:11.980
 indifferent

00:23:11.980 --> 00:23:13.640
 to the actions

00:23:13.640 --> 00:23:14.520
 of the wicked.

00:23:15.940 --> 00:23:16.660
 And the Bible

00:23:16.660 --> 00:23:17.960
 speaks about God's

00:23:17.960 --> 00:23:19.740
 delaying judgment

00:23:19.740 --> 00:23:20.720
 not as a sign

00:23:20.720 --> 00:23:21.660
 of indifference

00:23:21.660 --> 00:23:23.080
 but as a demonstration

00:23:23.080 --> 00:23:25.480
 of his patience.

00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:28.019
 It's our issue

00:23:28.019 --> 00:23:29.920
 and when we look out

00:23:29.920 --> 00:23:30.900
 and when we see

00:23:30.900 --> 00:23:31.940
 wickedness

00:23:31.940 --> 00:23:33.079
 all around us,

00:23:33.120 --> 00:23:33.960
 when we see the wicked

00:23:33.960 --> 00:23:35.400
 being successful

00:23:35.400 --> 00:23:36.259
 in their efforts

00:23:36.259 --> 00:23:37.500
 to exploit the poor,

00:23:37.599 --> 00:23:38.360
 when we see the wicked

00:23:38.360 --> 00:23:39.039
 doing whatever

00:23:39.039 --> 00:23:40.180
 they want to do

00:23:40.180 --> 00:23:41.400
 and it seems like

00:23:41.400 --> 00:23:42.140
 God isn't doing

00:23:42.140 --> 00:23:43.120
 anything about it,

00:23:43.279 --> 00:23:44.039
 our issue

00:23:44.039 --> 00:23:45.140
 isn't that we

00:23:45.140 --> 00:23:46.099
 are more just

00:23:46.099 --> 00:23:46.779
 than God

00:23:46.779 --> 00:23:48.620
 or that we

00:23:48.620 --> 00:23:49.620
 are more holy

00:23:49.620 --> 00:23:50.420
 than God

00:23:50.420 --> 00:23:51.880
 or that we

00:23:51.880 --> 00:23:53.039
 are more aware

00:23:53.039 --> 00:23:53.940
 of the situation

00:23:53.940 --> 00:23:54.759
 than God.

00:23:54.759 --> 00:23:56.240
 but that we

00:23:56.240 --> 00:23:57.019
 are far less

00:23:57.019 --> 00:23:57.460
 patient

00:23:57.460 --> 00:23:58.059
 than God.

00:24:00.299 --> 00:24:00.940
 God

00:24:00.940 --> 00:24:02.960
 is infinitely

00:24:02.960 --> 00:24:03.779
 just.

00:24:04.920 --> 00:24:06.539
 He is infinitely

00:24:06.539 --> 00:24:07.599
 holy.

00:24:08.519 --> 00:24:09.180
 He is

00:24:09.180 --> 00:24:10.039
 totally

00:24:10.039 --> 00:24:10.879
 aware

00:24:10.879 --> 00:24:11.859
 of every

00:24:11.859 --> 00:24:12.700
 situation

00:24:12.700 --> 00:24:13.859
 in his domain

00:24:13.859 --> 00:24:14.339
 everywhere

00:24:14.339 --> 00:24:15.079
 on the earth

00:24:15.079 --> 00:24:15.900
 at all times

00:24:15.900 --> 00:24:16.980
 and in all places

00:24:16.980 --> 00:24:18.079
 and yet

00:24:18.079 --> 00:24:19.119
 God is

00:24:19.119 --> 00:24:20.079
 patient

00:24:20.079 --> 00:24:21.160
 towards the wicked.

00:24:21.160 --> 00:24:23.400
 God is

00:24:23.400 --> 00:24:24.140
 long

00:24:24.140 --> 00:24:25.000
 suffering

00:24:25.000 --> 00:24:26.600
 towards the wicked.

00:24:27.700 --> 00:24:28.920
 He delays

00:24:28.920 --> 00:24:29.940
 judgment

00:24:29.940 --> 00:24:30.920
 but not

00:24:30.920 --> 00:24:31.840
 forever.

00:24:32.960 --> 00:24:33.960
 He is not

00:24:33.960 --> 00:24:34.740
 infinitely

00:24:34.740 --> 00:24:35.620
 patient

00:24:35.620 --> 00:24:36.840
 towards the wicked

00:24:36.840 --> 00:24:37.620
 and one day

00:24:37.620 --> 00:24:38.259
 that bill

00:24:38.259 --> 00:24:39.140
 will come

00:24:39.140 --> 00:24:40.019
 due.

00:24:40.180 --> 00:24:40.560
 And so it's

00:24:40.560 --> 00:24:41.460
 because of this

00:24:41.460 --> 00:24:42.519
 that David

00:24:42.519 --> 00:24:43.360
 calls out to the

00:24:43.360 --> 00:24:44.180
 Lord third

00:24:44.180 --> 00:24:46.060
 with confidence.

00:24:46.059 --> 00:24:47.279
 here in

00:24:47.279 --> 00:24:48.019
 verses 12

00:24:48.019 --> 00:24:48.879
 through 18

00:24:48.879 --> 00:24:49.480
 this is the

00:24:49.480 --> 00:24:50.579
 third response

00:24:50.579 --> 00:24:51.720
 of the king

00:24:51.720 --> 00:24:52.319
 the Lord

00:24:52.319 --> 00:24:53.220
 David

00:24:53.220 --> 00:24:54.639
 calls out

00:24:54.639 --> 00:24:55.659
 in confidence

00:24:55.659 --> 00:24:56.759
 to the Lord.

00:24:56.839 --> 00:24:57.039
 Look there

00:24:57.039 --> 00:24:57.679
 to verse 12.

00:24:59.079 --> 00:24:59.619
 David turns

00:24:59.619 --> 00:25:00.539
 his attention

00:25:00.539 --> 00:25:01.279
 from the wicked

00:25:01.279 --> 00:25:02.379
 now to the Lord

00:25:02.379 --> 00:25:03.619
 and he prays

00:25:03.619 --> 00:25:04.459
 arise

00:25:04.459 --> 00:25:05.119
 arise O Lord

00:25:05.119 --> 00:25:05.539
 O God

00:25:05.539 --> 00:25:06.119
 lift up

00:25:06.119 --> 00:25:06.759
 your hand

00:25:06.759 --> 00:25:08.319
 forget not

00:25:08.319 --> 00:25:09.259
 the afflicted

00:25:09.259 --> 00:25:10.699
 why does the

00:25:10.699 --> 00:25:10.899
 wicked

00:25:10.899 --> 00:25:11.759
 renounce God

00:25:11.759 --> 00:25:12.699
 and say in his

00:25:12.699 --> 00:25:13.319
 heart you will

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 not call to

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 account

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 but you do

00:25:16.379 --> 00:25:17.119
 see

00:25:17.119 --> 00:25:19.259
 you note

00:25:19.259 --> 00:25:20.139
 mischief

00:25:20.139 --> 00:25:21.379
 and vexation

00:25:21.379 --> 00:25:22.439
 that you may

00:25:22.439 --> 00:25:23.059
 take it into

00:25:23.059 --> 00:25:24.419
 your hands

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 to you

00:25:25.679 --> 00:25:26.179
 the helpless

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 commits himself

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 you have been

00:25:28.259 --> 00:25:29.039
 the helper

00:25:29.039 --> 00:25:30.159
 of the fatherless

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 break the arm

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 of the wicked

00:25:32.619 --> 00:25:33.699
 and evil doer

00:25:33.699 --> 00:25:35.339
 call his wickedness

00:25:35.339 --> 00:25:35.899
 to account

00:25:35.899 --> 00:25:36.859
 till you find

00:25:36.859 --> 00:25:37.819
 none

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 this is a call

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 for God

00:25:40.439 --> 00:25:41.239
 to take action

00:25:41.239 --> 00:25:41.619
 why?

00:25:42.299 --> 00:25:43.239
 because again

00:25:43.239 --> 00:25:44.579
 David is confident

00:25:44.579 --> 00:25:45.379
 in the holy

00:25:45.379 --> 00:25:46.459
 character of God

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 and once again

00:25:47.019 --> 00:25:47.500
 we've come

00:25:47.500 --> 00:25:48.679
 full circle here

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 you see that?

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 once again

00:25:50.459 --> 00:25:51.039
 we're back

00:25:51.039 --> 00:25:51.979
 to the holy

00:25:51.979 --> 00:25:52.579
 righteous

00:25:52.579 --> 00:25:54.059
 character of God

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 the sovereign

00:25:55.159 --> 00:25:55.939
 kingship

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 of a good

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 and holy God

00:25:57.139 --> 00:25:57.619
 the same

00:25:57.619 --> 00:25:58.479
 character

00:25:58.479 --> 00:25:58.879
 the same

00:25:58.879 --> 00:25:59.579
 confidence

00:25:59.579 --> 00:26:00.859
 in the character

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 of God

00:26:01.299 --> 00:26:01.979
 that led David

00:26:01.980 --> 00:26:02.660
 to ask

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 the question

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 where are you?

00:26:05.120 --> 00:26:05.880
 is the same

00:26:05.880 --> 00:26:06.740
 character

00:26:06.740 --> 00:26:07.519
 and confidence

00:26:07.519 --> 00:26:09.140
 that leads

00:26:09.140 --> 00:26:09.740
 David now

00:26:09.740 --> 00:26:10.960
 to call God

00:26:10.960 --> 00:26:12.259
 to action

00:26:12.259 --> 00:26:13.740
 David shows us

00:26:13.740 --> 00:26:14.360
 that the confidence

00:26:14.360 --> 00:26:15.120
 of the righteous

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 in the face

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 of wickedness

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 and injustice

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 is that

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 the Lord

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 is king

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 verse 16

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 the Lord

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 is king

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 forever

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 and ever

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 the nations

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 perish

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 from his land

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 oh Lord

00:26:32.000 --> 00:26:33.019
 you hear

00:26:33.019 --> 00:26:33.619
 the desire

00:26:33.619 --> 00:26:34.480
 of the afflicted

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 you will

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 strengthen

00:26:36.139 --> 00:26:36.839
 their heart

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 you will

00:26:38.359 --> 00:26:38.839
 incline

00:26:38.839 --> 00:26:39.440
 your ear

00:26:39.440 --> 00:26:40.859
 to do justice

00:26:40.859 --> 00:26:41.859
 to the fatherless

00:26:41.859 --> 00:26:42.559
 and the oppressed

00:26:42.559 --> 00:26:43.599
 so that man

00:26:43.599 --> 00:26:44.779
 who is of the earth

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 may strike terror

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 no more

00:26:47.379 --> 00:26:47.799
 church

00:26:47.799 --> 00:26:48.519
 God's

00:26:48.519 --> 00:26:49.839
 kingship

00:26:49.839 --> 00:26:51.079
 is our

00:26:51.079 --> 00:26:52.259
 ultimate confidence

00:26:52.259 --> 00:26:53.680
 in the face

00:26:53.680 --> 00:26:54.539
 of wickedness

00:26:54.539 --> 00:26:55.539
 and injustice

00:26:55.539 --> 00:26:58.180
 David the king

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 he looks up

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 and he

00:27:00.140 --> 00:27:01.039
 he rests

00:27:01.039 --> 00:27:01.599
 in the truth

00:27:01.599 --> 00:27:02.700
 that ultimately

00:27:02.700 --> 00:27:03.539
 God

00:27:03.539 --> 00:27:04.900
 the king

00:27:04.900 --> 00:27:06.440
 does what a good

00:27:06.440 --> 00:27:07.440
 king ought to do

00:27:07.440 --> 00:27:09.099
 that God

00:27:09.099 --> 00:27:09.619
 the king

00:27:09.619 --> 00:27:10.460
 makes certain

00:27:10.460 --> 00:27:11.299
 that justice

00:27:11.299 --> 00:27:11.980
 is done

00:27:11.980 --> 00:27:13.559
 that God

00:27:13.559 --> 00:27:14.059
 the king

00:27:14.059 --> 00:27:14.980
 makes certain

00:27:14.980 --> 00:27:15.779
 that the afflicted

00:27:15.779 --> 00:27:16.000
 one

00:27:16.000 --> 00:27:17.319
 is cared for

00:27:17.319 --> 00:27:17.940
 and restored

00:27:17.940 --> 00:27:18.500
 that God

00:27:18.500 --> 00:27:18.940
 the king

00:27:18.940 --> 00:27:19.859
 makes certain

00:27:19.859 --> 00:27:20.819
 that all his enemies

00:27:20.819 --> 00:27:21.480
 are dealt with

00:27:21.480 --> 00:27:21.980
 in full

00:27:21.980 --> 00:27:23.500
 he rests

00:27:23.500 --> 00:27:24.019
 in the truth

00:27:24.019 --> 00:27:24.519
 that God

00:27:24.519 --> 00:27:25.000
 the king

00:27:25.000 --> 00:27:25.439
 is both

00:27:25.439 --> 00:27:26.259
 strong

00:27:26.259 --> 00:27:27.200
 and tender

00:27:27.200 --> 00:27:28.279
 he is a terror

00:27:28.279 --> 00:27:29.099
 to the wicked

00:27:29.099 --> 00:27:29.939
 but a helper

00:27:29.939 --> 00:27:31.319
 to the fatherless

00:27:31.319 --> 00:27:34.480
 this is both

00:27:34.480 --> 00:27:35.139
 a word of

00:27:35.139 --> 00:27:36.859
 warning for the wicked

00:27:36.859 --> 00:27:38.059
 and a word of comfort

00:27:38.059 --> 00:27:39.679
 for the afflicted

00:27:39.679 --> 00:27:41.240
 God

00:27:41.240 --> 00:27:42.339
 is king

00:27:42.339 --> 00:27:44.000
 and God

00:27:44.000 --> 00:27:44.939
 sees

00:27:44.939 --> 00:27:45.500
 all

00:27:45.500 --> 00:27:47.619
 it's a warning

00:27:47.619 --> 00:27:48.259
 for the wicked

00:27:48.259 --> 00:27:49.799
 that when we think

00:27:49.799 --> 00:27:50.279
 that no one

00:27:50.279 --> 00:27:50.799
 is watching

00:27:50.799 --> 00:27:51.319
 when we think

00:27:51.319 --> 00:27:51.919
 that we've

00:27:51.919 --> 00:27:53.119
 successfully hidden

00:27:53.119 --> 00:27:53.859
 our sin

00:27:53.859 --> 00:27:55.659
 maybe we can hide

00:27:55.659 --> 00:27:56.819
 things from one another

00:27:56.819 --> 00:27:57.879
 maybe we can deceive

00:27:57.879 --> 00:27:58.519
 one another

00:27:58.519 --> 00:27:59.139
 but the Lord

00:27:59.139 --> 00:28:00.859
 is not fooled

00:28:00.859 --> 00:28:02.839
 the Lord

00:28:02.839 --> 00:28:04.319
 takes note

00:28:04.319 --> 00:28:05.879
 of every evil deed

00:28:05.879 --> 00:28:07.899
 this is a call

00:28:07.899 --> 00:28:08.879
 for the wicked

00:28:08.879 --> 00:28:09.440
 to repent

00:28:09.440 --> 00:28:10.319
 because no one

00:28:10.319 --> 00:28:11.279
 can hide their sin

00:28:11.279 --> 00:28:11.919
 from the Lord

00:28:11.919 --> 00:28:12.940
 the only place to run

00:28:12.940 --> 00:28:14.359
 is to him

00:28:14.359 --> 00:28:15.139
 for mercy

00:28:15.139 --> 00:28:16.519
 it's a warning

00:28:16.519 --> 00:28:17.559
 to the wicked

00:28:17.559 --> 00:28:18.859
 and at the same time

00:28:18.859 --> 00:28:19.579
 it's a comfort

00:28:19.579 --> 00:28:20.960
 for those

00:28:20.960 --> 00:28:21.960
 who are afflicted

00:28:21.960 --> 00:28:22.500
 God

00:28:22.500 --> 00:28:23.460
 the king

00:28:23.460 --> 00:28:24.279
 will take

00:28:24.279 --> 00:28:25.619
 your affliction

00:28:25.619 --> 00:28:26.839
 into his

00:28:26.839 --> 00:28:27.399
 own

00:28:27.399 --> 00:28:28.379
 hands

00:28:28.379 --> 00:28:30.240
 God

00:28:30.240 --> 00:28:31.159
 hears

00:28:31.159 --> 00:28:32.519
 your cries

00:28:32.519 --> 00:28:34.099
 God

00:28:34.099 --> 00:28:35.039
 sees

00:28:35.039 --> 00:28:36.460
 your struggle

00:28:36.460 --> 00:28:38.319
 verse 14

00:28:38.319 --> 00:28:38.599
 says

00:28:38.599 --> 00:28:39.639
 you will take

00:28:39.639 --> 00:28:40.099
 it into

00:28:40.099 --> 00:28:40.599
 your

00:28:40.599 --> 00:28:41.399
 hands

00:28:41.400 --> 00:28:42.580
 you break

00:28:42.580 --> 00:28:43.060
 the arm

00:28:43.060 --> 00:28:43.580
 of the wicked

00:28:43.580 --> 00:28:43.940
 and the

00:28:43.940 --> 00:28:44.519
 evildoer

00:28:44.519 --> 00:28:45.880
 you call

00:28:45.880 --> 00:28:46.540
 his wickedness

00:28:46.540 --> 00:28:47.060
 to account

00:28:47.060 --> 00:28:47.740
 till you find

00:28:47.740 --> 00:28:48.060
 none

00:28:48.060 --> 00:28:49.259
 how liberating

00:28:49.259 --> 00:28:50.080
 is that truth

00:28:50.080 --> 00:28:52.440
 some of us

00:28:52.440 --> 00:28:53.160
 have a hard time

00:28:53.160 --> 00:28:54.040
 with this

00:28:54.039 --> 00:28:55.539
 as we get

00:28:55.539 --> 00:28:55.920
 this

00:28:55.920 --> 00:28:57.099
 this pent up

00:28:57.099 --> 00:28:57.599
 anger

00:28:57.599 --> 00:28:58.659
 and frustration

00:28:58.659 --> 00:28:59.799
 we call it

00:28:59.799 --> 00:29:00.299
 righteous

00:29:00.299 --> 00:29:00.940
 anger

00:29:00.940 --> 00:29:02.460
 we get so

00:29:02.460 --> 00:29:02.879
 mad

00:29:02.879 --> 00:29:03.220
 and so

00:29:03.220 --> 00:29:03.879
 worked up

00:29:03.879 --> 00:29:04.940
 and we

00:29:04.940 --> 00:29:05.440
 turn on the

00:29:05.440 --> 00:29:05.720
 news

00:29:05.720 --> 00:29:06.019
 and we

00:29:06.019 --> 00:29:06.799
 see injustice

00:29:06.799 --> 00:29:07.619
 everywhere

00:29:07.619 --> 00:29:08.379
 we look

00:29:08.379 --> 00:29:08.759
 but listen

00:29:08.759 --> 00:29:09.200
 to this

00:29:09.200 --> 00:29:10.559
 and just rest

00:29:10.559 --> 00:29:11.240
 in this truth

00:29:11.240 --> 00:29:11.680
 Christian

00:29:11.680 --> 00:29:13.000
 our confidence

00:29:13.000 --> 00:29:13.599
 is that

00:29:13.599 --> 00:29:14.220
 God

00:29:14.220 --> 00:29:14.960
 the king

00:29:14.960 --> 00:29:16.059
 will himself

00:29:16.059 --> 00:29:16.980
 take up

00:29:16.980 --> 00:29:17.539
 the cause

00:29:17.539 --> 00:29:18.180
 of the weak

00:29:18.180 --> 00:29:19.839
 God

00:29:19.839 --> 00:29:20.399
 himself

00:29:20.399 --> 00:29:21.440
 will take up

00:29:21.440 --> 00:29:21.940
 the cause

00:29:21.940 --> 00:29:23.519
 of the afflicted

00:29:23.519 --> 00:29:24.360
 and the poor

00:29:24.360 --> 00:29:25.740
 God

00:29:25.740 --> 00:29:26.220
 himself

00:29:26.220 --> 00:29:27.200
 will defend

00:29:27.200 --> 00:29:27.940
 his people

00:29:27.940 --> 00:29:28.519
 and God

00:29:28.519 --> 00:29:29.120
 himself

00:29:29.120 --> 00:29:30.100
 will repay

00:29:30.100 --> 00:29:31.539
 every wicked

00:29:31.539 --> 00:29:32.220
 deed

00:29:32.220 --> 00:29:32.960
 which means

00:29:32.960 --> 00:29:34.799
 we don't have

00:29:34.799 --> 00:29:35.620
 to go around

00:29:35.620 --> 00:29:36.799
 breaking the arms

00:29:36.799 --> 00:29:37.539
 of the wicked

00:29:37.539 --> 00:29:38.340
 and evildoers

00:29:38.340 --> 00:29:39.799
 as much as

00:29:39.799 --> 00:29:40.660
 we may like to

00:29:40.660 --> 00:29:42.320
 God

00:29:42.320 --> 00:29:43.299
 will do it

00:29:43.299 --> 00:29:45.279
 we can

00:29:45.279 --> 00:29:46.279
 turn the other

00:29:46.279 --> 00:29:46.680
 cheek

00:29:46.680 --> 00:29:47.559
 when we're

00:29:47.559 --> 00:29:48.200
 wronged

00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:48.700
 not because

00:29:48.700 --> 00:29:49.640
 justice is not

00:29:49.640 --> 00:29:50.259
 important

00:29:50.259 --> 00:29:50.940
 but because

00:29:50.940 --> 00:29:51.440
 we are

00:29:51.440 --> 00:29:52.059
 confident

00:29:52.059 --> 00:29:52.480
 God

00:29:52.480 --> 00:29:52.940
 our king

00:29:52.940 --> 00:29:53.640
 has seen

00:29:53.640 --> 00:29:53.900
 it

00:29:53.900 --> 00:29:54.840
 and God

00:29:54.840 --> 00:29:55.380
 our king

00:29:55.380 --> 00:29:55.799
 will

00:29:55.799 --> 00:29:57.299
 address it

00:29:57.299 --> 00:29:58.960
 if any

00:29:58.960 --> 00:29:59.220
 of us

00:29:59.220 --> 00:29:59.600
 have been

00:29:59.600 --> 00:30:00.779
 wronged

00:30:00.779 --> 00:30:00.960
 we

00:30:00.960 --> 00:30:02.140
 we rest

00:30:02.140 --> 00:30:02.440
 in the

00:30:02.440 --> 00:30:02.799
 sovereign

00:30:02.799 --> 00:30:03.440
 reign

00:30:03.440 --> 00:30:04.340
 of God

00:30:04.340 --> 00:30:04.600
 and we

00:30:04.600 --> 00:30:04.940
 trust

00:30:04.940 --> 00:30:05.420
 that God

00:30:05.420 --> 00:30:05.860
 himself

00:30:05.860 --> 00:30:06.360
 will take

00:30:06.360 --> 00:30:06.680
 up

00:30:06.680 --> 00:30:07.039
 our

00:30:07.039 --> 00:30:08.120
 cause

00:30:08.120 --> 00:30:10.000
 commit

00:30:10.000 --> 00:30:10.600
 yourself

00:30:10.600 --> 00:30:12.320
 to him

00:30:12.320 --> 00:30:14.279
 and our

00:30:14.279 --> 00:30:15.140
 confidence

00:30:15.140 --> 00:30:17.039
 and David's

00:30:17.039 --> 00:30:17.660
 confidence

00:30:17.660 --> 00:30:18.259
 is that

00:30:18.259 --> 00:30:18.640
 God

00:30:18.640 --> 00:30:19.120
 the king

00:30:19.120 --> 00:30:19.860
 will execute

00:30:19.860 --> 00:30:21.140
 justice

00:30:21.140 --> 00:30:22.560
 God

00:30:22.560 --> 00:30:23.000
 the king

00:30:23.000 --> 00:30:23.300
 will

00:30:23.300 --> 00:30:24.020
 relieve

00:30:24.020 --> 00:30:24.360
 his

00:30:24.360 --> 00:30:24.720
 people

00:30:24.720 --> 00:30:25.080
 and he

00:30:25.080 --> 00:30:25.280
 will

00:30:25.280 --> 00:30:25.680
 judge

00:30:25.680 --> 00:30:25.900
 the

00:30:25.900 --> 00:30:26.180
 wicked

00:30:26.180 --> 00:30:26.520
 but I

00:30:26.520 --> 00:30:26.800
 have one

00:30:26.800 --> 00:30:26.980
 more

00:30:26.980 --> 00:30:27.440
 question

00:30:27.440 --> 00:30:27.900
 here

00:30:27.900 --> 00:30:28.640
 for us

00:30:28.640 --> 00:30:29.360
 which is

00:30:29.360 --> 00:30:29.880
 when

00:30:29.880 --> 00:30:33.460
 when

00:30:33.460 --> 00:30:38.100
 we believe

00:30:38.100 --> 00:30:38.660
 that God

00:30:38.660 --> 00:30:38.980
 will do

00:30:38.980 --> 00:30:39.320
 this

00:30:39.320 --> 00:30:41.280
 we believe

00:30:41.280 --> 00:30:41.700
 that there's

00:30:41.700 --> 00:30:42.560
 relief coming

00:30:42.560 --> 00:30:43.300
 for his

00:30:43.300 --> 00:30:43.680
 people

00:30:43.680 --> 00:30:45.080
 we believe

00:30:45.080 --> 00:30:45.400
 that there's

00:30:45.400 --> 00:30:45.660
 a day

00:30:45.660 --> 00:30:46.040
 coming

00:30:46.040 --> 00:30:47.080
 when judgment

00:30:47.080 --> 00:30:47.580
 will be

00:30:47.580 --> 00:30:48.400
 brought upon

00:30:48.400 --> 00:30:48.880
 the wicked

00:30:48.880 --> 00:30:50.040
 but when

00:30:50.040 --> 00:30:52.560
 I'd like you

00:30:52.560 --> 00:30:53.240
 to flip over

00:30:53.240 --> 00:30:54.920
 to 2nd

00:30:54.920 --> 00:30:55.680
 Thessalonians

00:30:55.680 --> 00:30:56.360
 as we close

00:30:56.360 --> 00:30:57.620
 chapter 5

00:30:57.620 --> 00:30:58.180
 through 9

00:30:58.180 --> 00:30:58.920
 excuse me

00:30:58.920 --> 00:30:59.840
 chapter 1

00:30:59.840 --> 00:31:00.600
 verses 5

00:31:00.600 --> 00:31:01.080
 through 9

00:31:01.080 --> 00:31:05.100
 Paul writes

00:31:05.099 --> 00:31:06.639
 this is evidence

00:31:06.639 --> 00:31:07.439
 of the righteous

00:31:07.439 --> 00:31:08.279
 judgment of

00:31:08.279 --> 00:31:08.639
 God

00:31:08.639 --> 00:31:10.139
 that you may

00:31:10.139 --> 00:31:10.759
 be considered

00:31:10.759 --> 00:31:11.659
 worthy of the

00:31:11.659 --> 00:31:12.179
 kingdom of

00:31:12.179 --> 00:31:12.480
 God

00:31:12.480 --> 00:31:12.899
 for which

00:31:12.899 --> 00:31:13.539
 you are also

00:31:13.539 --> 00:31:14.159
 suffering

00:31:14.159 --> 00:31:15.779
 since indeed

00:31:15.779 --> 00:31:16.759
 God considers

00:31:16.759 --> 00:31:17.500
 it just

00:31:17.500 --> 00:31:18.819
 to repay

00:31:18.819 --> 00:31:19.779
 with affliction

00:31:19.779 --> 00:31:20.559
 those who

00:31:20.559 --> 00:31:21.500
 afflict you

00:31:21.500 --> 00:31:22.599
 and to grant

00:31:22.599 --> 00:31:23.740
 relief to you

00:31:23.740 --> 00:31:24.740
 who are afflicted

00:31:24.740 --> 00:31:25.659
 as well as

00:31:25.659 --> 00:31:26.500
 to us

00:31:26.500 --> 00:31:27.000
 when

00:31:27.000 --> 00:31:28.699
 when will

00:31:28.699 --> 00:31:29.679
 justice come

00:31:29.679 --> 00:31:31.079
 when will

00:31:31.079 --> 00:31:31.759
 God repay

00:31:31.759 --> 00:31:32.319
 his enemies

00:31:32.319 --> 00:31:32.959
 and relieve

00:31:32.959 --> 00:31:33.839
 his afflicted

00:31:33.839 --> 00:31:34.439
 people

00:31:34.440 --> 00:31:34.900
 look there

00:31:34.900 --> 00:31:36.480
 when the

00:31:36.480 --> 00:31:37.000
 Lord

00:31:37.000 --> 00:31:37.620
 Jesus

00:31:37.620 --> 00:31:39.140
 is revealed

00:31:39.140 --> 00:31:39.820
 from heaven

00:31:39.820 --> 00:31:40.860
 with his

00:31:40.860 --> 00:31:41.680
 mighty angels

00:31:41.680 --> 00:31:42.240
 and flaming

00:31:42.240 --> 00:31:42.759
 fire

00:31:42.759 --> 00:31:44.000
 inflicting

00:31:44.000 --> 00:31:44.539
 vengeance

00:31:44.539 --> 00:31:45.320
 on those

00:31:45.320 --> 00:31:45.660
 who do

00:31:45.660 --> 00:31:46.279
 not know

00:31:46.279 --> 00:31:46.820
 God

00:31:46.820 --> 00:31:47.460
 and on

00:31:47.460 --> 00:31:47.860
 those who

00:31:47.860 --> 00:31:48.240
 do not

00:31:48.240 --> 00:31:48.680
 obey

00:31:48.680 --> 00:31:49.340
 the gospel

00:31:49.340 --> 00:31:49.759
 of our

00:31:49.759 --> 00:31:50.180
 Lord

00:31:50.180 --> 00:31:50.820
 Jesus

00:31:50.820 --> 00:31:52.420
 they will

00:31:52.420 --> 00:31:52.980
 suffer the

00:31:52.980 --> 00:31:53.380
 punishment

00:31:53.380 --> 00:31:54.100
 of eternal

00:31:54.100 --> 00:31:54.799
 destruction

00:31:54.799 --> 00:31:56.500
 away from

00:31:56.500 --> 00:31:56.980
 the presence

00:31:56.980 --> 00:31:57.340
 of the

00:31:57.340 --> 00:31:57.620
 Lord

00:31:57.620 --> 00:31:57.900
 and from

00:31:57.900 --> 00:31:58.420
 the glory

00:31:58.420 --> 00:31:58.920
 of his

00:31:58.920 --> 00:31:59.299
 might

00:31:59.299 --> 00:32:00.080
 when

00:32:00.080 --> 00:32:01.680
 when he

00:32:01.680 --> 00:32:02.500
 comes on

00:32:02.500 --> 00:32:03.160
 that day

00:32:03.160 --> 00:32:05.060
 to be glorified

00:32:05.060 --> 00:32:05.440
 in his

00:32:05.440 --> 00:32:05.920
 saints

00:32:05.920 --> 00:32:07.340
 and to be

00:32:07.340 --> 00:32:08.100
 marveled at

00:32:08.100 --> 00:32:08.720
 among all

00:32:08.720 --> 00:32:09.120
 who have

00:32:09.120 --> 00:32:09.720
 believed

00:32:09.720 --> 00:32:10.440
 because our

00:32:10.440 --> 00:32:10.920
 testimony

00:32:10.920 --> 00:32:12.080
 to you

00:32:12.080 --> 00:32:13.320
 was believed

00:32:13.320 --> 00:32:16.200
 church our

00:32:16.200 --> 00:32:16.740
 ultimate

00:32:16.740 --> 00:32:17.820
 hope

00:32:17.820 --> 00:32:19.759
 for justice

00:32:19.759 --> 00:32:21.900
 is not

00:32:21.900 --> 00:32:22.460
 here

00:32:22.460 --> 00:32:23.240
 and now

00:32:23.240 --> 00:32:25.480
 we may

00:32:25.480 --> 00:32:26.000
 never

00:32:26.000 --> 00:32:26.559
 get

00:32:26.559 --> 00:32:27.279
 perfect

00:32:27.279 --> 00:32:27.980
 justice

00:32:27.980 --> 00:32:28.620
 here

00:32:28.620 --> 00:32:29.460
 and now

00:32:29.460 --> 00:32:31.140
 we may

00:32:31.140 --> 00:32:32.180
 suffer loss

00:32:32.180 --> 00:32:32.900
 here

00:32:32.900 --> 00:32:33.440
 and now

00:32:33.440 --> 00:32:35.000
 we will

00:32:35.000 --> 00:32:35.700
 be cheated

00:32:35.700 --> 00:32:36.539
 and we

00:32:36.539 --> 00:32:36.900
 will be

00:32:36.900 --> 00:32:37.700
 wronged

00:32:37.700 --> 00:32:38.160
 and the

00:32:38.160 --> 00:32:38.400
 wicked

00:32:38.400 --> 00:32:39.019
 will look

00:32:39.019 --> 00:32:39.500
 like they're

00:32:39.500 --> 00:32:39.900
 getting

00:32:39.900 --> 00:32:40.620
 away with

00:32:40.620 --> 00:32:40.819
 it

00:32:40.819 --> 00:32:41.380
 but our

00:32:41.380 --> 00:32:41.819
 hope

00:32:41.819 --> 00:32:42.220
 and our

00:32:42.220 --> 00:32:42.700
 confidence

00:32:42.700 --> 00:32:43.640
 is not

00:32:43.640 --> 00:32:44.500
 in the

00:32:44.500 --> 00:32:44.880
 here

00:32:44.880 --> 00:32:45.599
 and now

00:32:45.599 --> 00:32:46.480
 ultimately

00:32:46.480 --> 00:32:47.160
 our

00:32:47.160 --> 00:32:47.720
 confidence

00:32:47.720 --> 00:32:48.180
 is in

00:32:48.180 --> 00:32:48.759
 the day

00:32:48.759 --> 00:32:49.359
 of the

00:32:49.359 --> 00:32:49.799
 Lord

00:32:49.799 --> 00:32:51.099
 when our

00:32:51.099 --> 00:32:51.720
 King

00:32:51.720 --> 00:32:52.440
 Jesus

00:32:52.440 --> 00:32:53.039
 Christ

00:32:53.039 --> 00:32:54.039
 will return

00:32:54.039 --> 00:32:55.140
 to relieve

00:32:55.140 --> 00:32:55.500
 his

00:32:55.500 --> 00:32:55.980
 saints

00:32:55.980 --> 00:32:56.660
 and to

00:32:56.660 --> 00:32:57.100
 afflict

00:32:57.100 --> 00:32:57.519
 his

00:32:57.519 --> 00:32:58.000
 enemies

00:32:58.000 --> 00:32:58.600
 for

00:32:58.600 --> 00:32:59.259
 final

00:32:59.259 --> 00:32:59.820
 and

00:32:59.820 --> 00:33:00.400
 complete

00:33:00.400 --> 00:33:01.779
 justice

00:33:01.779 --> 00:33:04.180
 it's

00:33:04.180 --> 00:33:04.640
 then

00:33:04.640 --> 00:33:05.920
 that the

00:33:05.920 --> 00:33:06.140
 wicked

00:33:06.140 --> 00:33:06.759
 will finally

00:33:06.759 --> 00:33:07.420
 be judged

00:33:07.420 --> 00:33:07.720
 and the

00:33:07.720 --> 00:33:08.019
 righteous

00:33:08.019 --> 00:33:08.720
 will finally

00:33:08.720 --> 00:33:09.240
 be

00:33:09.240 --> 00:33:10.220
 delivered

00:33:10.220 --> 00:33:10.940
 here in

00:33:10.940 --> 00:33:11.279
 part

00:33:11.279 --> 00:33:11.880
 but then

00:33:11.880 --> 00:33:12.340
 in

00:33:12.340 --> 00:33:13.240
 full

00:33:13.240 --> 00:33:13.580
 that's

00:33:13.580 --> 00:33:13.720
 our

00:33:13.720 --> 00:33:14.019
 hope

00:33:14.019 --> 00:33:15.600
 so

00:33:15.600 --> 00:33:15.840
 church

00:33:15.840 --> 00:33:16.180
 our

00:33:16.180 --> 00:33:17.519
 call

00:33:17.519 --> 00:33:18.820
 as we

00:33:18.820 --> 00:33:19.259
 face

00:33:19.259 --> 00:33:19.900
 all sorts

00:33:19.900 --> 00:33:20.680
 of wickedness

00:33:20.680 --> 00:33:21.039
 here

00:33:21.039 --> 00:33:21.799
 in this

00:33:21.799 --> 00:33:22.200
 world

00:33:22.200 --> 00:33:22.500
 our

00:33:22.500 --> 00:33:22.980
 call

00:33:22.980 --> 00:33:23.400
 is to

00:33:23.400 --> 00:33:24.160
 rest

00:33:24.160 --> 00:33:24.819
 in the

00:33:24.819 --> 00:33:25.360
 reign

00:33:25.360 --> 00:33:25.660
 of

00:33:25.660 --> 00:33:26.240
 King

00:33:26.240 --> 00:33:27.000
 Jesus

00:33:27.000 --> 00:33:28.340
 and to

00:33:28.340 --> 00:33:28.980
 call upon

00:33:28.980 --> 00:33:29.279
 him

00:33:29.279 --> 00:33:29.500
 for

00:33:29.500 --> 00:33:30.059
 that

00:33:30.059 --> 00:33:30.740
 future

00:33:30.740 --> 00:33:31.160
 coming

00:33:31.160 --> 00:33:31.580
 justice

00:33:31.580 --> 00:33:32.279
 to break

00:33:32.279 --> 00:33:32.860
 its way

00:33:32.860 --> 00:33:33.279
 into

00:33:33.279 --> 00:33:33.559
 the

00:33:33.559 --> 00:33:33.960
 present

00:33:33.960 --> 00:33:34.319
 but we

00:33:34.319 --> 00:33:34.700
 know

00:33:34.700 --> 00:33:35.360
 that

00:33:35.360 --> 00:33:35.900
 justice

00:33:35.900 --> 00:33:36.539
 will only

00:33:36.539 --> 00:33:37.059
 come in

00:33:37.059 --> 00:33:37.440
 full

00:33:37.440 --> 00:33:37.799
 on that

00:33:37.799 --> 00:33:38.059
 day

00:33:38.059 --> 00:33:38.539
 when he

00:33:38.539 --> 00:33:39.039
 returns

00:33:39.039 --> 00:33:39.440
 and so

00:33:39.440 --> 00:33:40.000
 we live

00:33:40.000 --> 00:33:40.460
 each

00:33:40.460 --> 00:33:40.860
 day

00:33:40.860 --> 00:33:41.440
 now

00:33:41.440 --> 00:33:42.500
 in light

00:33:42.500 --> 00:33:42.960
 of that

00:33:42.960 --> 00:33:43.460
 coming

00:33:43.460 --> 00:33:44.400
 day

00:33:44.400 --> 00:33:46.820
 if

00:33:46.820 --> 00:33:46.920
 you're

00:33:46.920 --> 00:33:47.180
 not

00:33:47.180 --> 00:33:48.560
 a

00:33:48.560 --> 00:33:48.940
 follower

00:33:48.940 --> 00:33:49.900
 of

00:33:49.900 --> 00:33:50.160
 Jesus

00:33:50.160 --> 00:33:50.720
 Christ

00:33:50.720 --> 00:33:52.220
 the

00:33:52.220 --> 00:33:52.660
 application

00:33:52.660 --> 00:33:53.680
 for you

00:33:53.680 --> 00:33:54.080
 from this

00:33:54.080 --> 00:33:54.640
 passage

00:33:54.640 --> 00:33:56.120
 is to

00:33:56.120 --> 00:33:56.580
 repent

00:33:56.580 --> 00:33:57.920
 and to

00:33:57.920 --> 00:33:58.519
 call upon

00:33:58.519 --> 00:33:58.940
 him in

00:33:58.940 --> 00:33:59.300
 faith

00:33:59.300 --> 00:34:01.160
 to bend

00:34:01.160 --> 00:34:01.780
 the knee

00:34:01.780 --> 00:34:02.620
 to King

00:34:02.620 --> 00:34:03.500
 Jesus

00:34:03.500 --> 00:34:04.180
 to trust

00:34:04.180 --> 00:34:04.920
 in him

00:34:04.920 --> 00:34:05.259
 and he

00:34:05.259 --> 00:34:05.960
 will not

00:34:05.960 --> 00:34:06.620
 turn even

00:34:06.620 --> 00:34:07.019
 the most

00:34:07.019 --> 00:34:07.700
 wicked

00:34:07.700 --> 00:34:08.240
 sinner

00:34:08.240 --> 00:34:08.900
 away

00:34:08.900 --> 00:34:10.780
 and if

00:34:10.780 --> 00:34:11.300
 you are

00:34:11.300 --> 00:34:12.440
 afflicted

00:34:12.440 --> 00:34:12.720
 if you're

00:34:12.720 --> 00:34:13.139
 tired

00:34:13.139 --> 00:34:13.660
 of seeing

00:34:13.660 --> 00:34:14.300
 injustice

00:34:14.300 --> 00:34:15.220
 every single

00:34:15.220 --> 00:34:15.460
 day

00:34:15.460 --> 00:34:15.860
 here in

00:34:15.860 --> 00:34:16.019
 this

00:34:16.019 --> 00:34:16.340
 present

00:34:16.340 --> 00:34:16.780
 age

00:34:16.780 --> 00:34:17.420
 our

00:34:17.420 --> 00:34:18.059
 application

00:34:18.059 --> 00:34:18.559
 this

00:34:18.559 --> 00:34:18.860
 morning

00:34:18.860 --> 00:34:19.200
 is to

00:34:19.200 --> 00:34:19.559
 take

00:34:19.559 --> 00:34:20.260
 heart

00:34:20.260 --> 00:34:20.980
 Christ

00:34:20.980 --> 00:34:21.340
 our

00:34:21.340 --> 00:34:21.820
 King

00:34:21.820 --> 00:34:22.579
 knows

00:34:22.579 --> 00:34:23.380
 exactly

00:34:23.380 --> 00:34:23.880
 what it's

00:34:23.880 --> 00:34:24.139
 like

00:34:24.139 --> 00:34:24.619
 to face

00:34:24.619 --> 00:34:25.320
 affliction

00:34:25.320 --> 00:34:25.740
 at the

00:34:25.740 --> 00:34:25.980
 hands

00:34:25.980 --> 00:34:26.300
 of evil

00:34:26.300 --> 00:34:26.599
 men

00:34:26.599 --> 00:34:28.139
 does he

00:34:28.139 --> 00:34:28.420
 not

00:34:28.420 --> 00:34:30.160
 Christ

00:34:30.160 --> 00:34:30.440
 the

00:34:30.440 --> 00:34:30.800
 King

00:34:30.800 --> 00:34:32.059
 steps

00:34:32.059 --> 00:34:32.440
 down

00:34:32.440 --> 00:34:32.660
 into

00:34:32.660 --> 00:34:32.960
 our

00:34:32.960 --> 00:34:33.480
 weakness

00:34:33.480 --> 00:34:35.139
 steps

00:34:35.139 --> 00:34:35.639
 down

00:34:35.639 --> 00:34:36.280
 into

00:34:36.280 --> 00:34:36.639
 our

00:34:36.639 --> 00:34:37.220
 flesh

00:34:37.219 --> 00:34:38.559
 to

00:34:38.559 --> 00:34:39.039
 suffer

00:34:39.039 --> 00:34:40.239
 to

00:34:40.239 --> 00:34:40.399
 be

00:34:40.399 --> 00:34:40.759
 beaten

00:34:40.759 --> 00:34:41.679
 and

00:34:41.679 --> 00:34:41.819
 to

00:34:41.819 --> 00:34:42.159
 die

00:34:42.159 --> 00:34:42.339
 if

00:34:42.339 --> 00:34:42.619
 anybody

00:34:42.619 --> 00:34:42.939
 had

00:34:42.939 --> 00:34:43.399
 a

00:34:43.399 --> 00:34:43.619
 claim

00:34:43.619 --> 00:34:43.759
 to

00:34:43.759 --> 00:34:43.899
 say

00:34:43.899 --> 00:34:44.279
 that's

00:34:44.279 --> 00:34:44.539
 not

00:34:44.539 --> 00:34:44.980
 fair

00:34:44.980 --> 00:34:45.179
 it

00:34:45.179 --> 00:34:45.359
 was

00:34:45.359 --> 00:34:45.859
 Christ

00:34:45.859 --> 00:34:47.819
 and

00:34:47.819 --> 00:34:47.939
 that

00:34:47.939 --> 00:34:48.059
 he

00:34:48.059 --> 00:34:48.759
 triumphed

00:34:48.759 --> 00:34:48.919
 over

00:34:48.919 --> 00:34:49.379
 sin

00:34:49.379 --> 00:34:49.679
 and

00:34:49.679 --> 00:34:50.119
 darkness

00:34:50.119 --> 00:34:50.399
 and

00:34:50.399 --> 00:34:50.539
 the

00:34:50.539 --> 00:34:50.879
 grave

00:34:50.879 --> 00:34:51.079
 he

00:34:51.079 --> 00:34:51.839
 rose

00:34:51.839 --> 00:34:52.179
 from

00:34:52.179 --> 00:34:52.399
 the

00:34:52.399 --> 00:34:52.739
 grave

00:34:52.739 --> 00:34:52.939
 the

00:34:52.939 --> 00:34:53.219
 first

00:34:53.219 --> 00:34:53.500
 time

00:34:53.500 --> 00:34:53.659
 he

00:34:53.659 --> 00:34:53.980
 came

00:34:53.980 --> 00:34:54.179
 to

00:34:54.179 --> 00:34:54.519
 suffer

00:34:54.519 --> 00:34:54.819
 and

00:34:54.819 --> 00:34:55.099
 die

00:34:55.099 --> 00:34:55.279
 and

00:34:55.279 --> 00:34:55.679
 rise

00:34:55.679 --> 00:34:56.059
 and

00:34:56.059 --> 00:34:56.199
 the

00:34:56.199 --> 00:34:56.439
 next

00:34:56.439 --> 00:34:56.719
 time

00:34:56.719 --> 00:34:56.899
 he

00:34:56.899 --> 00:34:57.259
 comes

00:34:57.259 --> 00:34:57.519
 it

00:34:57.519 --> 00:34:57.679
 will

00:34:57.679 --> 00:34:57.919
 be

00:34:57.919 --> 00:34:58.179
 to

00:34:58.179 --> 00:34:59.000
 reign

00:34:59.000 --> 00:34:59.819
 forever

00:34:59.819 --> 00:35:00.819
 and

00:35:00.819 --> 00:35:00.959
 to

00:35:00.959 --> 00:35:01.399
 bring

00:35:01.399 --> 00:35:02.159
 perfect

00:35:02.159 --> 00:35:03.159
 justice

00:35:03.159 --> 00:35:05.199
 I

00:35:05.199 --> 00:35:05.299
 want

00:35:05.299 --> 00:35:05.379
 to

00:35:05.379 --> 00:35:05.599
 close

00:35:05.599 --> 00:35:05.799
 this

00:35:05.799 --> 00:35:06.059
 morning

00:35:06.059 --> 00:35:06.279
 by

00:35:06.280 --> 00:35:07.540
 pointing

00:35:07.540 --> 00:35:07.800
 you

00:35:07.800 --> 00:35:08.540
 to

00:35:08.540 --> 00:35:08.700
 a

00:35:08.700 --> 00:35:08.980
 passage

00:35:08.980 --> 00:35:09.160
 that

00:35:09.160 --> 00:35:09.240
 we

00:35:09.240 --> 00:35:09.420
 know

00:35:09.420 --> 00:35:09.720
 well

00:35:09.720 --> 00:35:09.900
 from

00:35:09.900 --> 00:35:10.000
 the

00:35:10.000 --> 00:35:10.160
 book

00:35:10.160 --> 00:35:10.280
 of

00:35:10.280 --> 00:35:10.820
 Revelation

00:35:10.820 --> 00:35:12.240
 this

00:35:12.240 --> 00:35:12.380
 is

00:35:12.380 --> 00:35:12.580
 where

00:35:12.580 --> 00:35:12.780
 the

00:35:12.780 --> 00:35:13.180
 story

00:35:13.180 --> 00:35:13.820
 ends

00:35:13.820 --> 00:35:14.280
 church

00:35:14.280 --> 00:35:14.519
 this

00:35:14.519 --> 00:35:14.640
 is

00:35:14.640 --> 00:35:14.860
 our

00:35:14.860 --> 00:35:15.780
 hope

00:35:15.780 --> 00:35:15.920
 that

00:35:15.920 --> 00:35:16.019
 we

00:35:16.019 --> 00:35:16.280
 have

00:35:16.280 --> 00:35:16.420
 to

00:35:16.420 --> 00:35:16.580
 look

00:35:16.580 --> 00:35:16.980
 forward

00:35:16.980 --> 00:35:17.360
 to

00:35:17.360 --> 00:35:18.519
 gives

00:35:18.519 --> 00:35:18.539
 gives

00:35:18.539 --> 00:35:18.660
 us

00:35:18.660 --> 00:35:18.760
 a

00:35:18.760 --> 00:35:19.019
 picture

00:35:19.019 --> 00:35:19.200
 of

00:35:19.200 --> 00:35:19.340
 what

00:35:19.340 --> 00:35:19.700
 God's

00:35:19.700 --> 00:35:19.960
 people

00:35:19.960 --> 00:35:20.240
 have

00:35:20.240 --> 00:35:20.380
 to

00:35:20.380 --> 00:35:20.500
 look

00:35:20.500 --> 00:35:20.820
 forward

00:35:20.820 --> 00:35:21.120
 to

00:35:21.120 --> 00:35:21.579
 when

00:35:21.579 --> 00:35:22.420
 Christ

00:35:22.420 --> 00:35:23.860
 returns

00:35:23.860 --> 00:35:25.180
 Revelation

00:35:25.180 --> 00:35:25.860
 22

00:35:25.860 --> 00:35:28.140
 it says

00:35:28.140 --> 00:35:28.640
 behold

00:35:28.640 --> 00:35:29.180
 the dwelling

00:35:29.180 --> 00:35:29.620
 place

00:35:29.620 --> 00:35:30.180
 of God

00:35:30.180 --> 00:35:30.840
 is with

00:35:30.840 --> 00:35:31.620
 man

00:35:31.620 --> 00:35:32.920
 he will

00:35:32.920 --> 00:35:33.220
 dwell

00:35:33.220 --> 00:35:33.720
 with them

00:35:33.720 --> 00:35:34.019
 and they

00:35:34.019 --> 00:35:34.380
 will be

00:35:34.380 --> 00:35:34.620
 his

00:35:34.620 --> 00:35:35.039
 people

00:35:35.039 --> 00:35:35.280
 and

00:35:35.280 --> 00:35:35.860
 God

00:35:35.860 --> 00:35:36.360
 himself

00:35:36.360 --> 00:35:36.599
 will

00:35:36.599 --> 00:35:36.800
 be

00:35:36.800 --> 00:35:37.079
 with

00:35:37.079 --> 00:35:37.360
 them

00:35:37.360 --> 00:35:37.660
 as

00:35:37.660 --> 00:35:37.860
 their

00:35:37.860 --> 00:35:38.280
 God

00:35:38.280 --> 00:35:38.420
 he

00:35:38.420 --> 00:35:38.579
 will

00:35:38.579 --> 00:35:38.980
 wipe

00:35:38.980 --> 00:35:39.340
 away

00:35:39.340 --> 00:35:39.660
 every

00:35:39.660 --> 00:35:40.039
 tear

00:35:40.039 --> 00:35:40.280
 from

00:35:40.280 --> 00:35:40.460
 their

00:35:40.460 --> 00:35:40.880
 eyes

00:35:40.880 --> 00:35:41.059
 and

00:35:41.059 --> 00:35:41.420
 death

00:35:41.420 --> 00:35:41.700
 shall

00:35:41.700 --> 00:35:41.880
 be

00:35:41.880 --> 00:35:42.099
 no

00:35:42.099 --> 00:35:42.500
 more

00:35:42.500 --> 00:35:43.760
 neither

00:35:43.760 --> 00:35:44.059
 shall

00:35:44.059 --> 00:35:44.220
 there

00:35:44.220 --> 00:35:44.380
 be

00:35:44.380 --> 00:35:44.780
 mourning

00:35:44.780 --> 00:35:45.140
 nor

00:35:45.140 --> 00:35:45.640
 crying

00:35:45.640 --> 00:35:45.880
 nor

00:35:45.880 --> 00:35:46.240
 pain

00:35:46.239 --> 00:35:46.679
 anymore

00:35:46.679 --> 00:35:46.879
 for

00:35:46.879 --> 00:35:47.059
 the

00:35:47.059 --> 00:35:47.359
 former

00:35:47.359 --> 00:35:47.839
 things

00:35:47.839 --> 00:35:48.099
 have

00:35:48.099 --> 00:35:48.619
 passed

00:35:48.619 --> 00:35:49.659
 away

00:35:49.659 --> 00:35:51.359
 it says

00:35:51.359 --> 00:35:51.839
 no longer

00:35:51.839 --> 00:35:52.139
 will there

00:35:52.139 --> 00:35:52.279
 be

00:35:52.279 --> 00:35:52.679
 anything

00:35:52.679 --> 00:35:53.199
 accursed

00:35:53.199 --> 00:35:53.399
 but

00:35:53.399 --> 00:35:53.979
 the throne

00:35:53.979 --> 00:35:54.679
 of God

00:35:54.679 --> 00:35:54.919
 and of

00:35:54.919 --> 00:35:55.059
 the

00:35:55.059 --> 00:35:55.319
 lamb

00:35:55.319 --> 00:35:55.500
 will

00:35:55.500 --> 00:35:55.679
 be

00:35:55.679 --> 00:35:55.939
 in

00:35:55.939 --> 00:35:56.099
 it

00:35:56.099 --> 00:35:56.259
 and

00:35:56.259 --> 00:35:56.459
 his

00:35:56.459 --> 00:35:56.879
 servants

00:35:56.879 --> 00:35:57.139
 will

00:35:57.139 --> 00:35:57.619
 worship

00:35:57.619 --> 00:35:58.279
 him

00:35:58.279 --> 00:35:58.459
 they

00:35:58.459 --> 00:35:58.639
 will

00:35:58.639 --> 00:35:59.079
 see

00:35:59.079 --> 00:35:59.519
 his

00:35:59.519 --> 00:36:00.299
 face

00:36:00.299 --> 00:36:00.439
 and

00:36:00.439 --> 00:36:00.699
 here's

00:36:00.699 --> 00:36:00.839
 how

00:36:00.839 --> 00:36:00.979
 it

00:36:00.979 --> 00:36:01.299
 ends

00:36:01.299 --> 00:36:02.579
 he

00:36:02.579 --> 00:36:02.819
 who

00:36:02.819 --> 00:36:03.539
 testifies

00:36:03.539 --> 00:36:03.759
 to

00:36:03.759 --> 00:36:03.979
 these

00:36:03.979 --> 00:36:04.379
 things

00:36:04.379 --> 00:36:04.779
 says

00:36:04.779 --> 00:36:05.219
 surely

00:36:05.219 --> 00:36:05.559
 I

00:36:05.559 --> 00:36:05.739
 am

00:36:05.739 --> 00:36:06.159
 coming

00:36:06.159 --> 00:36:07.439
 soon

00:36:07.439 --> 00:36:09.659
 surely

00:36:09.659 --> 00:36:10.059
 I

00:36:10.059 --> 00:36:10.239
 am

00:36:10.239 --> 00:36:10.759
 coming

00:36:10.759 --> 00:36:12.059
 soon

00:36:12.059 --> 00:36:13.799
 surely

00:36:13.799 --> 00:36:14.299
 I

00:36:14.299 --> 00:36:14.500
 am

00:36:14.500 --> 00:36:15.119
 coming

00:36:15.119 --> 00:36:16.639
 soon

00:36:16.639 --> 00:36:18.859
 if you

00:36:18.859 --> 00:36:19.000
 are

00:36:19.000 --> 00:36:19.400
 walking

00:36:19.400 --> 00:36:19.900
 in

00:36:19.900 --> 00:36:20.559
 wickedness

00:36:20.559 --> 00:36:20.779
 the

00:36:20.779 --> 00:36:21.079
 day

00:36:21.079 --> 00:36:21.299
 of

00:36:21.299 --> 00:36:21.759
 judgment

00:36:21.759 --> 00:36:22.099
 is

00:36:22.099 --> 00:36:22.539
 coming

00:36:22.539 --> 00:36:23.079
 soon

00:36:23.079 --> 00:36:24.719
 and

00:36:24.719 --> 00:36:24.819
 if

00:36:24.819 --> 00:36:24.920
 you

00:36:24.920 --> 00:36:25.059
 are

00:36:25.059 --> 00:36:25.940
 afflicted

00:36:25.940 --> 00:36:27.139
 if

00:36:27.139 --> 00:36:27.219
 you

00:36:27.219 --> 00:36:27.359
 are

00:36:27.359 --> 00:36:27.739
 tired

00:36:27.739 --> 00:36:27.960
 of

00:36:27.960 --> 00:36:28.599
 injustice

00:36:28.599 --> 00:36:29.819
 if

00:36:29.819 --> 00:36:29.900
 you

00:36:29.900 --> 00:36:30.059
 are

00:36:30.059 --> 00:36:30.420
 ready

00:36:30.420 --> 00:36:30.679
 for

00:36:30.679 --> 00:36:31.219
 wickedness

00:36:31.219 --> 00:36:31.500
 to be

00:36:31.500 --> 00:36:31.739
 dealt

00:36:31.739 --> 00:36:32.159
 with

00:36:32.159 --> 00:36:33.299
 surely

00:36:33.299 --> 00:36:33.839
 I

00:36:33.839 --> 00:36:34.000
 am

00:36:34.000 --> 00:36:34.559
 coming

00:36:34.559 --> 00:36:35.819
 soon

00:36:35.819 --> 00:36:38.159
 we

00:36:38.159 --> 00:36:38.299
 say

00:36:38.299 --> 00:36:38.759
 amen

00:36:38.759 --> 00:36:39.239
 come

00:36:39.239 --> 00:36:39.699
 Lord

00:36:39.699 --> 00:36:40.159
 Jesus

00:36:40.159 --> 00:36:40.579
 let's

00:36:40.579 --> 00:36:40.859
 pray

00:36:40.860 --> 00:36:45.720
 Lord

00:36:45.720 --> 00:36:45.880
 we

00:36:45.880 --> 00:36:46.039
 do

00:36:46.039 --> 00:36:46.519
 desire

00:36:46.519 --> 00:36:47.000
 for

00:36:47.000 --> 00:36:48.519
 wickedness

00:36:48.519 --> 00:36:48.680
 in

00:36:48.680 --> 00:36:48.880
 this

00:36:48.880 --> 00:36:49.220
 day

00:36:49.220 --> 00:36:49.400
 to

00:36:49.400 --> 00:36:49.539
 be

00:36:49.539 --> 00:36:50.000
 dealt

00:36:50.000 --> 00:36:50.559
 with

00:36:50.559 --> 00:36:52.500
 Lord

00:36:52.500 --> 00:36:52.660
 it's

00:36:52.660 --> 00:36:52.800
 our

00:36:52.800 --> 00:36:53.019
 heart

00:36:53.019 --> 00:36:53.480
 desire

00:36:53.480 --> 00:36:53.780
 that

00:36:53.780 --> 00:36:54.519
 you

00:36:54.519 --> 00:36:54.780
 would

00:36:54.780 --> 00:36:55.140
 bring

00:36:55.140 --> 00:36:55.720
 justice

00:36:55.720 --> 00:36:56.000
 and

00:36:56.000 --> 00:36:56.140
 we

00:36:56.140 --> 00:36:56.620
 thank

00:36:56.620 --> 00:36:56.860
 you

00:36:56.860 --> 00:36:57.200
 Father

00:36:57.200 --> 00:36:57.500
 for

00:36:57.500 --> 00:36:58.059
 the

00:36:58.059 --> 00:36:58.440
 hope

00:36:58.440 --> 00:36:58.640
 of

00:36:58.640 --> 00:36:59.200
 Christ

00:36:59.200 --> 00:37:00.300
 that

00:37:00.300 --> 00:37:00.400
 you

00:37:00.400 --> 00:37:00.519
 have

00:37:00.519 --> 00:37:00.780
 shown

00:37:00.780 --> 00:37:00.960
 us

00:37:00.960 --> 00:37:01.079
 at

00:37:01.079 --> 00:37:01.220
 the

00:37:01.220 --> 00:37:01.760
 cross

00:37:01.760 --> 00:37:02.460
 how

00:37:02.460 --> 00:37:03.120
 seriously

00:37:03.120 --> 00:37:03.480
 you

00:37:03.480 --> 00:37:03.800
 take

00:37:03.800 --> 00:37:04.280
 sin

00:37:04.280 --> 00:37:05.740
 that

00:37:05.740 --> 00:37:05.860
 you

00:37:05.860 --> 00:37:05.940
 have

00:37:05.940 --> 00:37:06.120
 shown

00:37:06.120 --> 00:37:06.300
 us

00:37:06.300 --> 00:37:06.740
 perfect

00:37:06.740 --> 00:37:07.440
 justice

00:37:07.440 --> 00:37:07.680
 and

00:37:07.680 --> 00:37:07.860
 given

00:37:07.860 --> 00:37:08.140
 us

00:37:08.140 --> 00:37:09.000
 certain

00:37:09.000 --> 00:37:09.680
 hope

00:37:09.680 --> 00:37:10.140
 for

00:37:10.140 --> 00:37:10.660
 salvation

00:37:10.659 --> 00:37:10.920
 at

00:37:10.920 --> 00:37:11.059
 the

00:37:11.059 --> 00:37:11.599
 cross

00:37:11.599 --> 00:37:13.000
 and

00:37:13.000 --> 00:37:13.159
 Lord

00:37:13.159 --> 00:37:13.339
 the

00:37:13.339 --> 00:37:14.119
 great

00:37:14.119 --> 00:37:14.379
 hope

00:37:14.379 --> 00:37:14.519
 that

00:37:14.519 --> 00:37:14.619
 we

00:37:14.619 --> 00:37:14.920
 have

00:37:14.920 --> 00:37:15.039
 of

00:37:15.039 --> 00:37:15.219
 his

00:37:15.219 --> 00:37:15.739
 return

00:37:15.739 --> 00:37:15.980
 that

00:37:15.980 --> 00:37:16.119
 he

00:37:16.119 --> 00:37:16.319
 will

00:37:16.319 --> 00:37:16.759
 come

00:37:16.759 --> 00:37:16.980
 and

00:37:16.980 --> 00:37:17.539
 reign

00:37:17.539 --> 00:37:18.420
 forever

00:37:18.420 --> 00:37:19.899
 no

00:37:19.899 --> 00:37:20.279
 longer

00:37:20.279 --> 00:37:20.480
 will

00:37:20.480 --> 00:37:20.599
 there

00:37:20.599 --> 00:37:20.779
 be

00:37:20.779 --> 00:37:21.259
 anything

00:37:21.259 --> 00:37:21.940
 accursed

00:37:21.940 --> 00:37:23.219
 any

00:37:23.219 --> 00:37:23.960
 wickedness

00:37:23.960 --> 00:37:24.079
 or

00:37:24.079 --> 00:37:24.239
 any

00:37:24.239 --> 00:37:24.619
 death

00:37:24.619 --> 00:37:24.779
 or

00:37:24.779 --> 00:37:24.960
 any

00:37:24.960 --> 00:37:25.399
 pain

00:37:25.399 --> 00:37:26.879
 Father

00:37:26.879 --> 00:37:27.139
 we

00:37:27.139 --> 00:37:27.920
 we

00:37:27.920 --> 00:37:28.339
 pray

00:37:28.339 --> 00:37:28.819
 God

00:37:28.819 --> 00:37:28.980
 that

00:37:28.980 --> 00:37:29.139
 if

00:37:29.139 --> 00:37:29.299
 there

00:37:29.299 --> 00:37:29.440
 are

00:37:29.440 --> 00:37:29.619
 any

00:37:29.619 --> 00:37:29.779
 who

00:37:29.779 --> 00:37:30.079
 do

00:37:30.079 --> 00:37:30.399
 not

00:37:30.399 --> 00:37:30.719
 know

00:37:30.719 --> 00:37:30.980
 you

00:37:30.980 --> 00:37:31.239
 Lord

00:37:31.239 --> 00:37:31.399
 would

00:37:31.399 --> 00:37:31.500
 you

00:37:31.500 --> 00:37:31.920
 draw

00:37:31.920 --> 00:37:32.239
 them

00:37:32.239 --> 00:37:32.500
 to

00:37:32.500 --> 00:37:33.219
 yourself

00:37:33.219 --> 00:37:34.739
 and

00:37:34.739 --> 00:37:34.899
 give

00:37:34.899 --> 00:37:35.019
 them

00:37:35.019 --> 00:37:35.159
 the

00:37:35.159 --> 00:37:35.339
 hope

00:37:35.339 --> 00:37:35.500
 of

00:37:35.500 --> 00:37:35.779
 Christ

00:37:35.779 --> 00:37:36.019
 this

00:37:36.019 --> 00:37:36.279
 morning

00:37:36.279 --> 00:37:36.480
 we

00:37:36.480 --> 00:37:36.799
 pray

00:37:36.799 --> 00:37:37.440
 all

00:37:37.440 --> 00:37:37.579
 of

00:37:37.579 --> 00:37:37.759
 this

00:37:37.759 --> 00:37:37.899
 in

00:37:37.900 --> 00:37:38.119
 Jesus

00:37:38.119 --> 00:37:38.460
 name

00:37:38.460 --> 00:37:39.720
 amen