WEBVTT 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:02.919 Are most people you know happy? 00:00:04.560 --> 00:00:05.560 Are you? 00:00:06.980 --> 00:00:10.620 Would you call yourself a happy person right now? 00:00:11.820 --> 00:00:12.839 Let's think about it for a minute. 00:00:13.080 --> 00:00:15.099 What makes people happy? 00:00:16.320 --> 00:00:17.640 What makes you happy? 00:00:18.920 --> 00:00:20.300 Having plenty of money? 00:00:22.260 --> 00:00:24.199 Having a lot of free time? 00:00:24.199 --> 00:00:31.699 Children who obey the first time every time with a good attitude. 00:00:34.259 --> 00:00:40.719 Parents who are not so doggone strict and nag you all the time. 00:00:42.739 --> 00:00:50.179 How about a spouse who makes you the center of his or her world? 00:00:50.179 --> 00:00:53.140 Now these are all what makes us happy. 00:00:53.219 --> 00:00:54.420 Not many people happy are we? 00:00:56.159 --> 00:01:04.239 But the common thought in such responses is that that kind of happiness is dependent on our circumstances. 00:01:05.460 --> 00:01:06.280 Now it's true. 00:01:07.239 --> 00:01:16.460 What's going on around about us, it does contribute to our just happy moods or not. 00:01:16.459 --> 00:01:28.639 But we've got to all guard against finding our happiness or tying our happiness to pleasant circumstances. 00:01:30.059 --> 00:01:34.079 No one's life is always pleasant, is it? 00:01:35.219 --> 00:01:39.659 Our circumstances are in a constant state of change. 00:01:39.899 --> 00:01:42.819 Sometimes everything's going our way or at least most things. 00:01:42.819 --> 00:01:47.719 But sometimes it seems that nothing goes the way we want it to. 00:01:49.679 --> 00:01:54.199 If that's the case, we're going to be emotional roller coasters. 00:01:55.939 --> 00:01:58.519 Well, I want us to look this morning at a passage of Scripture. 00:01:58.679 --> 00:01:59.819 It's Psalm 1 on the screen. 00:01:59.919 --> 00:02:01.039 I want you to go ahead and turn there. 00:02:01.819 --> 00:02:08.819 There's a way that we can experience a deeper level of happiness 00:02:08.819 --> 00:02:11.799 happiness than what we normally think of when we use the word. 00:02:13.620 --> 00:02:15.979 That doesn't have anything to do with our circumstances. 00:02:17.099 --> 00:02:21.239 It's described in Psalm 1 and it begins with the word blessed. 00:02:22.759 --> 00:02:29.120 And this word blessed is sometimes translated, especially in paraphrases, with the word happy. 00:02:29.120 --> 00:02:33.780 Now the word we're going to look at, we're going to read the psalm in just a moment. 00:02:34.280 --> 00:02:41.500 But the word here in verse 1 is the Hebrew equivalent of the Greek word that is found in Matthew 5 00:02:41.500 --> 00:02:43.960 that describes what Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount. 00:02:45.740 --> 00:02:50.719 He described certain character qualities of His people. 00:02:50.719 --> 00:02:57.360 And He talked about them in terms of blessed are the, and a lot of you in here, you're very familiar. 00:02:57.680 --> 00:03:02.099 I'm going to give you three examples that might make us scratch our head. 00:03:03.400 --> 00:03:06.159 Blessed are the poor in spirit. 00:03:07.060 --> 00:03:08.599 Blessed are those who mourn. 00:03:09.139 --> 00:03:13.639 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake. 00:03:14.780 --> 00:03:16.659 That doesn't sound like a kind of circumstance. 00:03:16.659 --> 00:03:22.659 None of those, poor in spirit, mourning, being persecuted for any reason, even right reasons. 00:03:23.379 --> 00:03:30.879 That doesn't sound like the kind of circumstance that would make anyone happy, does it? 00:03:32.120 --> 00:03:37.939 Well, that's a clue that the word blessed is not talking about a happy feeling. 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:42.000 That word blessed really means to be fulfilled. 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:44.860 To be satisfied. 00:03:45.599 --> 00:03:47.280 To be content. 00:03:48.860 --> 00:03:56.460 It refers to an inner joy and satisfaction that is found in a right relationship with God. 00:03:57.719 --> 00:04:04.259 And it is experienced as we live our lives in a way that pleases God. 00:04:04.259 --> 00:04:11.819 So as we talk about happiness, we're not talking about, you know, just good feelings. 00:04:12.899 --> 00:04:15.000 We're talking about something on the insides. 00:04:15.739 --> 00:04:17.099 A real joy. 00:04:18.319 --> 00:04:20.639 A real sense of contentment. 00:04:22.099 --> 00:04:27.060 We're talking about something that God gives us through our relationship with Him. 00:04:27.439 --> 00:04:29.099 Knowing that He is God. 00:04:29.219 --> 00:04:30.199 He's in control. 00:04:31.039 --> 00:04:32.800 He's working in our lives. 00:04:32.800 --> 00:04:39.240 And if we're His children, no matter what, we can count on Him. 00:04:41.020 --> 00:04:47.900 Psalm 1 describes two contrasting ways to pursue this kind of happiness. 00:04:48.759 --> 00:04:50.300 Let's read the Psalm. 00:04:53.300 --> 00:04:55.280 Psalm 1, beginning with verse 1. 00:04:55.279 --> 00:05:06.500 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers. 00:05:07.359 --> 00:05:10.279 But his delight is in the law of the Lord. 00:05:10.819 --> 00:05:13.739 And on his law he meditates day and night. 00:05:14.339 --> 00:05:20.319 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season. 00:05:20.319 --> 00:05:22.560 And its leaf does not wither. 00:05:23.099 --> 00:05:25.800 And all that he does, he prospers. 00:05:26.420 --> 00:05:31.899 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. 00:05:32.719 --> 00:05:36.879 Therefore, the wicked will not stand in the judgment. 00:05:37.500 --> 00:05:39.980 Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 00:05:39.980 --> 00:05:46.020 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. 00:05:47.620 --> 00:05:53.180 If you want to experience deep down, satisfying joy. 00:05:54.680 --> 00:05:58.160 That is not dependent on how somebody's treating you. 00:05:59.259 --> 00:06:01.560 Not dependent on how your job's going. 00:06:02.520 --> 00:06:05.500 Not depending on your physical health. 00:06:05.500 --> 00:06:09.819 We need to heed the warning of the psalmist. 00:06:11.220 --> 00:06:16.319 Number one, you won't find true happiness by associating with ungodly people. 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:20.060 And I want to add to this in terms of application. 00:06:21.079 --> 00:06:26.779 You won't find true happiness by living under ungodly influences. 00:06:27.819 --> 00:06:31.019 Now, as we go through this, we're talking about ungodly people. 00:06:31.019 --> 00:06:35.160 But I want you to think, the application, this is broader. 00:06:35.500 --> 00:06:41.019 We need to be careful of who we are allowing to influence us. 00:06:41.120 --> 00:06:42.639 Not just face to face. 00:06:44.699 --> 00:06:46.879 But the things that we read. 00:06:48.100 --> 00:06:53.019 We need to be careful about the people we are allowing to influence us. 00:06:53.579 --> 00:06:55.420 By the things we watch, we view. 00:06:55.899 --> 00:06:58.180 By whatever we take in through our senses. 00:06:58.759 --> 00:07:00.740 Whatever form of media it may be. 00:07:00.740 --> 00:07:05.560 We are constantly being influenced by people. 00:07:06.300 --> 00:07:08.400 And what people are doing. 00:07:09.079 --> 00:07:16.319 So as we go through this, don't just limit your thinking to the influence of a particular ungodly person. 00:07:16.319 --> 00:07:19.379 Because you really may be in your family, in your job. 00:07:19.620 --> 00:07:22.280 You may be surrounded by some pretty good people. 00:07:22.279 --> 00:07:27.839 But if you live in this world, unless you're just in a cave somewhere, 00:07:28.839 --> 00:07:36.559 you're bombarded by all kinds of ungodly influencers and influences. 00:07:37.399 --> 00:07:38.979 So keep that in mind as we go through this. 00:07:39.659 --> 00:07:42.919 The psalmist begins with a warning about what will happen 00:07:42.920 --> 00:07:52.120 if we allow ungodly influence to just permeate our lives. 00:07:52.699 --> 00:07:54.199 First, verse 1. 00:07:54.939 --> 00:08:01.500 You will be led on a downward path away from God by associating with ungodly people. 00:08:02.500 --> 00:08:03.259 Look at it. 00:08:03.259 --> 00:08:10.960 The downward path begins when we walk in the counsel of the wicked or ungodly, some translations will say. 00:08:10.959 --> 00:08:12.539 The actual verse says, 00:08:12.919 --> 00:08:17.239 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked. 00:08:17.879 --> 00:08:22.899 Now, in this context, you look at, we're talking about the wicked. 00:08:23.299 --> 00:08:24.899 Then we're going to look at the word sinners. 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:26.659 Then we're going to look at the word scoffers. 00:08:27.740 --> 00:08:30.379 He's talking about a downward spiral here. 00:08:31.219 --> 00:08:37.539 So this first person or type of ungodly influence is referring to people who do not take God seriously. 00:08:37.539 --> 00:08:42.439 We're not talking about here someone who is just maybe overtly evil. 00:08:43.579 --> 00:08:49.159 We're talking about somebody who has just basically a secular worldview. 00:08:50.419 --> 00:08:54.339 Their view of life just has no place for God. 00:08:55.279 --> 00:08:57.819 They may not be openly opposed to God. 00:08:58.480 --> 00:09:02.339 May never say anything negative about God or the Bible or Christians. 00:09:02.340 --> 00:09:05.580 They just ignore Him. 00:09:07.620 --> 00:09:12.560 Now, who are some of the people that you admire and want to be like? 00:09:14.000 --> 00:09:15.040 You may know them. 00:09:15.120 --> 00:09:16.160 They may be in your family. 00:09:17.379 --> 00:09:19.660 Maybe somebody a little bit older than you in school. 00:09:20.580 --> 00:09:24.160 Or they may be someone you just read about or watch on TV or in movies. 00:09:24.159 --> 00:09:30.100 The people that you admire and they are influencing you. 00:09:30.139 --> 00:09:31.120 You want to be like them. 00:09:32.059 --> 00:09:38.379 What are they teaching you about God, about a relationship with Him? 00:09:39.240 --> 00:09:46.439 What are they teaching you by the way they live about living a Christian life? 00:09:47.279 --> 00:09:48.360 Think about it for just a moment. 00:09:48.360 --> 00:09:59.139 What would following their example, what would it be if you allowed them to influence you? 00:10:00.480 --> 00:10:02.740 Would they help you draw closer to the Lord? 00:10:03.779 --> 00:10:07.460 Would they really help you to develop Christian character? 00:10:08.860 --> 00:10:12.800 Would they help you to be a true person of integrity? 00:10:13.800 --> 00:10:15.639 You say what you mean, they mean what you say. 00:10:15.639 --> 00:10:20.740 People who do not take God seriously. 00:10:22.960 --> 00:10:25.439 They don't have to be just terribly evil people. 00:10:26.439 --> 00:10:28.720 They will have an influence on us. 00:10:29.659 --> 00:10:32.340 They will gradually influence us. 00:10:32.600 --> 00:10:38.600 And if they don't take God seriously, we will take God less seriously. 00:10:40.100 --> 00:10:43.200 Even though we're in church here this morning. 00:10:43.200 --> 00:10:50.960 If you walk with the wicked, as they're described here, long enough, it will lead to a more serious problem. 00:10:52.280 --> 00:10:55.940 He describes it as we'll stand in the way of sinners. 00:10:57.640 --> 00:11:01.840 This refers to getting involved with people who are truly rebels against God. 00:11:03.280 --> 00:11:07.640 We're talking about people who are, they don't agree with what the Bible teaches. 00:11:07.980 --> 00:11:11.160 About how we should live morally and ethically. 00:11:11.159 --> 00:11:16.839 The idea here is becoming friends with people who openly disobey God. 00:11:18.459 --> 00:11:24.000 The idea here is running with people in a circle, in a group. 00:11:25.339 --> 00:11:32.819 With people who, they knowingly, willingly live a life contrary to what you know. 00:11:33.879 --> 00:11:35.220 And what you've been taught. 00:11:35.220 --> 00:11:37.960 The Bible says a Christian ought to live. 00:11:38.800 --> 00:11:39.920 Now, I want to pause here. 00:11:40.700 --> 00:11:43.980 This does not mean we should not develop relationships with people who are not Christians. 00:11:46.360 --> 00:11:51.279 We as Christians are called to live in this world and be a part of the world but not be like it. 00:11:51.980 --> 00:11:53.560 We're supposed to be salt. 00:11:54.580 --> 00:11:56.240 We're supposed to flavor society. 00:11:56.440 --> 00:11:57.220 We're supposed to be a preservative. 00:11:57.220 --> 00:12:04.680 We're supposed to be light as Christians in this world, in this, what the Bible talks about, a dark world. 00:12:06.019 --> 00:12:07.639 So we need to be in the world. 00:12:08.379 --> 00:12:10.180 We need to be influencing people. 00:12:10.560 --> 00:12:11.700 But here's the caution. 00:12:13.100 --> 00:12:17.820 The idea is for us to be around people and influence them. 00:12:17.820 --> 00:12:23.900 But not be around people if they're going to have the wrong kind of influence on us. 00:12:25.260 --> 00:12:31.340 I have heard young people say before, especially a girl with a guy. 00:12:32.120 --> 00:12:34.020 A girl who's a Christian. 00:12:34.180 --> 00:12:35.460 A professing Christian at least. 00:12:35.600 --> 00:12:36.520 Christian parents. 00:12:37.440 --> 00:12:41.460 And she wants to date a guy who is not a Christian. 00:12:41.800 --> 00:12:42.980 Doesn't go to church. 00:12:43.220 --> 00:12:45.260 Obvious not a good choice. 00:12:45.259 --> 00:12:46.960 I have heard this. 00:12:47.980 --> 00:12:51.799 The excuse to the parents is, well, I can be a good witness to him. 00:12:53.000 --> 00:12:57.419 You're not going to be a good witness, most likely, getting involved in a dating relationship. 00:12:57.700 --> 00:12:59.980 It usually doesn't work that way. 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:10.679 And there's people in your life, if you talk to them about it, they can give you example after example of how that did not work. 00:13:10.679 --> 00:13:14.120 And did not end well. 00:13:15.259 --> 00:13:24.100 This is a warning about allowing yourself to be influenced with people. 00:13:24.819 --> 00:13:30.139 You may not even know them, but what they teach, what they're doing, their example, their model. 00:13:30.139 --> 00:13:37.000 They're going to influence you in such a way as to corrupt your mind. 00:13:37.939 --> 00:13:41.720 They're going to turn you away from God and the kind of life that pleases God. 00:13:41.840 --> 00:13:46.179 The way that God clearly tells us we ought to live as Christians in this world. 00:13:46.740 --> 00:13:47.759 It's a warning. 00:13:48.919 --> 00:13:50.299 But that's not where he stops. 00:13:50.659 --> 00:13:53.759 People who walk in the counsel of the wicked and then stand in the way of sinners. 00:13:53.759 --> 00:14:02.759 If you just continue that way, in time, you'll sit in the seat of scoffers or mockers. 00:14:03.600 --> 00:14:07.620 We're talking about people here who, they're not just against God. 00:14:08.220 --> 00:14:08.759 They ridicule. 00:14:09.399 --> 00:14:09.939 They curse. 00:14:10.059 --> 00:14:13.200 They show contempt for anything about God. 00:14:13.399 --> 00:14:13.960 The Bible. 00:14:14.519 --> 00:14:15.360 Christian truth. 00:14:15.360 --> 00:14:18.680 These are the kind of people you need to avoid. 00:14:18.779 --> 00:14:25.899 This is the kind of influence you need to avoid at all costs because it will corrupt us quickly. 00:14:26.860 --> 00:14:28.360 Now, I want you to think with me. 00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:42.539 This should make sense that we distance ourselves from such people that we don't associate with them because they're hostile toward God. 00:14:46.539 --> 00:14:56.779 Do you or would you associate with someone who spoke disrespectfully about your spouse? 00:14:58.360 --> 00:15:06.560 Would you associate yourself with people who all they did was put down your children? 00:15:08.320 --> 00:15:09.039 No. 00:15:10.399 --> 00:15:23.360 I mean, there's something terribly wrong with you if you would allow someone to just show great contempt and disrespect to or about your spouse or your children. 00:15:23.659 --> 00:15:25.539 We don't do those kind of things. 00:15:26.539 --> 00:15:28.159 It's common sense. 00:15:28.360 --> 00:15:29.820 We're offended. 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:34.560 You don't offend those who are closest to me. 00:15:36.960 --> 00:15:48.740 Well, if we are close to God, why do we associate with people who speak and act in a way that disparages God? 00:15:49.740 --> 00:15:55.440 That dishonors Him, His name, His word, His will. 00:15:55.440 --> 00:15:58.040 Why would you want to be around such people? 00:15:58.040 --> 00:16:15.460 If, if Jesus is real to you and you love Him, you want to defend His name, His character, just like you would a family member. 00:16:15.460 --> 00:16:16.060 If you want to live a family member. 00:16:16.060 --> 00:16:17.060 If you want to live a family member. 00:16:17.060 --> 00:16:29.420 If you really want to live a life of happiness in terms of joy, contentment, don't allow ungodly people to influence you directly or indirectly. 00:16:29.419 --> 00:16:39.459 They'll lead you down a path that will take you further and further away from God and the kind of life that you really want to live if you're a Christian. 00:16:41.019 --> 00:16:44.599 The kind of life that God says we ought to live if we're His people. 00:16:44.600 --> 00:16:50.320 But also notice in verse 4, you'll find nothing of lasting value from the life of ungodly people. 00:16:50.899 --> 00:16:53.700 The psalmist describes such people as chaff. 00:16:55.120 --> 00:16:57.899 Chaff is the outer skin of wheat. 00:16:59.200 --> 00:17:04.579 It's the dry little shells that blow away in the wind or are collected and burned. 00:17:05.740 --> 00:17:06.579 Think about it this way. 00:17:06.960 --> 00:17:11.579 Ungodly people and their way of life is like the shells of a sunflower seed. 00:17:11.579 --> 00:17:17.299 A lot of people love to eat sunflower seeds. 00:17:18.039 --> 00:17:24.439 Some people, I haven't got the knack for sticking a wad in my mouth and being able to get the seed out and spit out the hole. 00:17:24.519 --> 00:17:26.279 But you know what I'm talking about, you spit out the hole. 00:17:29.199 --> 00:17:33.539 They're like, ungodly people are like the wrappers of a candy bar. 00:17:34.699 --> 00:17:35.740 You throw it away. 00:17:35.740 --> 00:17:44.779 Now, we all know ungodly people who've experienced great success in this world. 00:17:46.420 --> 00:17:49.120 I mean, you may have some family members. 00:17:50.400 --> 00:17:51.980 They're just ungodly. 00:17:53.000 --> 00:17:56.839 They may even make fun of you being a Christian or coming to church. 00:17:57.980 --> 00:18:01.420 And they, from all outward appearances, they're very successful. 00:18:01.420 --> 00:18:10.440 We all know professional athletes, actors, politicians, educators, people from every walk of life. 00:18:10.720 --> 00:18:12.980 We know people who are not Christians. 00:18:14.539 --> 00:18:15.940 And they're more than not Christians. 00:18:16.039 --> 00:18:17.340 They're just plain ungodly. 00:18:18.019 --> 00:18:22.080 And they have experienced worldly success to some degree. 00:18:22.079 --> 00:18:25.980 We're not going to deny that. 00:18:27.259 --> 00:18:36.119 We're not going to pretend that they're not living a great life, being ungodly, because some people are, and they're content in it. 00:18:37.460 --> 00:18:44.279 But because they have no place for God in their lives, Scripture says they're going to end up like chaff. 00:18:46.000 --> 00:18:49.240 Like the wrapper of a candy bar. 00:18:49.240 --> 00:18:54.740 Do you really want to envy such a person? 00:18:56.299 --> 00:19:03.660 Do you really want to follow the example of someone, do what someone like that says? 00:19:04.680 --> 00:19:09.200 That you know, if you truly believe in God and believe in a judgment at the end of your life, 00:19:09.500 --> 00:19:18.299 do you want to follow someone and be influenced by someone who's going to lead you to be condemned on the day of judgment? 00:19:18.299 --> 00:19:21.519 That's what you see next in verse 5, latter part of verse 6. 00:19:22.019 --> 00:19:26.240 You will be condemned along with ungodly people on the day of judgment if you follow their example, 00:19:26.379 --> 00:19:28.559 if you allow them to influence you. 00:19:28.960 --> 00:19:31.359 This is a warning to us. 00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:41.139 Now, the psalmist doesn't just warn us about the ungodly. 00:19:41.140 --> 00:19:44.900 He's not just warning us about the wrong road through life. 00:19:45.860 --> 00:19:48.180 He encourages us also about the right road. 00:19:49.020 --> 00:19:50.980 About the right kind of influence. 00:19:51.200 --> 00:19:52.120 So let's look at that now. 00:19:52.440 --> 00:19:58.960 Number two, you will find true happiness only in the life God approves. 00:19:58.960 --> 00:20:02.600 The happiness that brings lasting joy. 00:20:03.480 --> 00:20:07.420 I'm talking about that which the circumstances can't take away from you. 00:20:08.980 --> 00:20:09.420 Contentment. 00:20:11.600 --> 00:20:12.539 Let me say this. 00:20:12.600 --> 00:20:14.299 I've just seen some people in this church right now. 00:20:14.360 --> 00:20:15.240 It makes me think about this. 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:25.460 I have visited members of this church and some family members over the past year, two, three. 00:20:26.220 --> 00:20:28.640 That have had major bypass surgery. 00:20:28.640 --> 00:20:36.640 And I have seen in them as they are in the hospital in real pain, 00:20:37.320 --> 00:20:45.540 also having joy that they know they're in the hands of their Heavenly Father. 00:20:47.240 --> 00:20:52.520 They're suffering physically, but emotionally and spiritually, 00:20:52.519 --> 00:20:59.740 they are still experiencing the joy of being a child of God, 00:21:00.119 --> 00:21:04.920 knowing there's no better place, no safer place to be than in His care. 00:21:07.339 --> 00:21:09.759 Now, let's look back. 00:21:10.819 --> 00:21:15.420 You will find the keys to true happiness taught in God's Word. 00:21:15.660 --> 00:21:17.279 That's what He's talking about in verses 2 and 3. 00:21:17.819 --> 00:21:21.680 I want you to look at the verse or the term, the law of the Lord in verse 2. 00:21:21.680 --> 00:21:26.440 It can be translated instruction of the Lord, 00:21:27.180 --> 00:21:31.100 as the English Standard Version footnote indicates. 00:21:31.860 --> 00:21:35.560 John MacArthur comments on verse 2 in a helpful way. 00:21:35.640 --> 00:21:36.120 Look at this. 00:21:37.940 --> 00:21:39.519 Switching to a positive description, 00:21:39.720 --> 00:21:44.480 the spiritually happy man is characterized by the consistent contemplation 00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:50.080 and internalization of God's Word for ethical direction and obedience. 00:21:51.680 --> 00:21:57.860 The Word of God, the Bible, can be compared to many helpful tools. 00:21:57.960 --> 00:21:58.799 It's like a compass. 00:21:59.759 --> 00:22:05.180 It points us in the right direction for living a faithful Christian life. 00:22:06.160 --> 00:22:07.560 The Bible's like a compass. 00:22:08.060 --> 00:22:14.200 It points us the way to live a life that will please God 00:22:14.200 --> 00:22:17.279 and ultimately bring the most joy to us. 00:22:17.279 --> 00:22:19.660 The Bible's like an owner's manual. 00:22:20.139 --> 00:22:24.460 It provides instructions on how to live life as God designed it. 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:29.299 You see, God made us as we are. 00:22:30.920 --> 00:22:37.420 He has a way that He intends for us to live outlined generally in Scripture. 00:22:37.420 --> 00:22:41.259 And if we'll follow His way, live life according to His design, 00:22:41.700 --> 00:22:43.279 life will work better. 00:22:43.920 --> 00:22:48.880 And it certainly will be more pleasing if we'll just take Him seriously. 00:22:49.920 --> 00:22:52.820 I want you to look at how the psalmist tells us to delight. 00:22:54.060 --> 00:22:58.560 But His delight, the person who does not follow the wrong crowd, 00:22:58.840 --> 00:23:00.820 who is not influenced the wrong way, 00:23:00.819 --> 00:23:03.740 but His delight is in the law of the Lord. 00:23:05.240 --> 00:23:06.259 Let me ask you this. 00:23:06.359 --> 00:23:09.000 And you just, only you can answer this for yourself. 00:23:10.379 --> 00:23:13.919 Do you find joy and pleasure 00:23:13.919 --> 00:23:17.679 in knowing 00:23:17.679 --> 00:23:21.399 and doing 00:23:21.399 --> 00:23:25.779 what the Bible says will please God? 00:23:25.779 --> 00:23:28.960 Do you find joy? 00:23:29.160 --> 00:23:30.500 Do you find delight 00:23:30.500 --> 00:23:34.960 in living a life 00:23:34.960 --> 00:23:37.200 that pleases God? 00:23:38.779 --> 00:23:40.879 I do not like cats. 00:23:41.539 --> 00:23:43.819 If you do, I'm not trying to hurt your feelings 00:23:43.819 --> 00:23:45.220 or anything like that. 00:23:45.819 --> 00:23:47.339 I do not like them. 00:23:47.559 --> 00:23:48.420 I'm being nice. 00:23:48.500 --> 00:23:49.720 I normally would say I hate them, 00:23:49.779 --> 00:23:51.039 but I'm just saying I do not like them. 00:23:51.879 --> 00:23:53.180 I don't have one. 00:23:53.180 --> 00:23:55.079 And I don't want one. 00:23:55.779 --> 00:23:57.579 The only way you'll ever know 00:23:57.579 --> 00:23:59.200 that there's a cat at my place 00:23:59.200 --> 00:24:01.599 is if I cannot kill moles 00:24:01.599 --> 00:24:03.000 any other way. 00:24:03.720 --> 00:24:04.839 I've been told 00:24:04.839 --> 00:24:07.000 that that's a surefire way 00:24:07.000 --> 00:24:08.139 to get rid of moles 00:24:08.139 --> 00:24:09.740 in your yards to have a cat. 00:24:10.500 --> 00:24:10.960 And so, 00:24:11.180 --> 00:24:13.039 if I can't control them any other way, 00:24:13.099 --> 00:24:14.139 I may get a cat. 00:24:15.579 --> 00:24:17.700 I won't treat him like Bernie Sanders. 00:24:18.539 --> 00:24:20.220 I'm not going to feed him, 00:24:20.339 --> 00:24:21.099 take care of him, 00:24:21.180 --> 00:24:22.359 meet all of his needs 00:24:22.359 --> 00:24:23.480 where he don't want to work. 00:24:23.480 --> 00:24:28.000 I'm going to so work with that cat 00:24:28.000 --> 00:24:29.180 if I ever get one 00:24:29.180 --> 00:24:31.059 to make him hungry enough 00:24:31.059 --> 00:24:31.740 to go out there 00:24:31.740 --> 00:24:33.140 and find those moles 00:24:33.140 --> 00:24:33.779 and kill them. 00:24:36.099 --> 00:24:37.240 But I don't like them. 00:24:38.500 --> 00:24:41.019 I would never choose 00:24:41.019 --> 00:24:42.880 just of my own choice 00:24:42.880 --> 00:24:45.960 to buy a picture of a cat. 00:24:45.960 --> 00:24:49.079 But I want you to know something. 00:24:49.900 --> 00:24:50.880 Last year, 00:24:51.100 --> 00:24:53.299 I went to the book fair 00:24:53.299 --> 00:24:56.019 at Pickens Elementary School 00:24:56.019 --> 00:24:59.039 with a special little girl. 00:25:00.519 --> 00:25:02.480 My granddaughter, Olivia, 00:25:03.680 --> 00:25:05.600 wanted a poster 00:25:05.600 --> 00:25:07.559 of a cat. 00:25:07.559 --> 00:25:10.440 And you know what? 00:25:11.700 --> 00:25:13.179 When she told me that 00:25:13.179 --> 00:25:14.039 and she looked at me 00:25:14.039 --> 00:25:15.259 and said, 00:25:15.399 --> 00:25:15.700 Bop, 00:25:15.779 --> 00:25:17.339 would you buy me that poster? 00:25:18.740 --> 00:25:20.379 I was delighted 00:25:20.379 --> 00:25:23.379 to buy Olivia 00:25:23.379 --> 00:25:25.859 the poster of that cat 00:25:25.859 --> 00:25:27.819 with the condition 00:25:27.819 --> 00:25:28.759 that it be put up 00:25:28.759 --> 00:25:29.440 in her house 00:25:29.440 --> 00:25:30.019 and not mine. 00:25:30.019 --> 00:25:32.200 Now, 00:25:32.639 --> 00:25:34.960 I don't think 00:25:34.960 --> 00:25:36.160 we will take delight 00:25:36.160 --> 00:25:37.559 in the Word of God 00:25:37.559 --> 00:25:38.879 unless we first 00:25:38.879 --> 00:25:40.240 define delight 00:25:40.240 --> 00:25:41.460 in the person of God. 00:25:42.900 --> 00:25:44.019 I have no delight 00:25:44.559 --> 00:25:45.460 in cats. 00:25:46.839 --> 00:25:49.240 But I have great delight 00:25:49.240 --> 00:25:52.720 or had great delight 00:25:52.720 --> 00:25:53.920 in buying that poster 00:25:53.920 --> 00:25:56.339 for the person 00:25:56.339 --> 00:25:58.879 that I love dearly, 00:25:58.880 --> 00:26:00.080 my little granddaughter. 00:26:01.700 --> 00:26:02.240 And so I think 00:26:02.240 --> 00:26:02.640 it's just, 00:26:03.200 --> 00:26:04.520 it's this perspective. 00:26:05.840 --> 00:26:06.960 If we truly 00:26:06.960 --> 00:26:08.300 know God 00:26:08.300 --> 00:26:09.000 as our Heavenly Father, 00:26:09.100 --> 00:26:09.840 we have a relationship 00:26:09.840 --> 00:26:10.140 with Him. 00:26:10.300 --> 00:26:11.240 We love Him. 00:26:12.140 --> 00:26:13.500 We have delight 00:26:13.500 --> 00:26:14.040 in Him. 00:26:15.240 --> 00:26:16.280 We'll have delight 00:26:16.280 --> 00:26:16.900 in the teaching 00:26:16.900 --> 00:26:17.700 of His Word. 00:26:19.200 --> 00:26:20.060 And as He talks 00:26:20.060 --> 00:26:20.720 about meditating, 00:26:20.960 --> 00:26:21.880 we'll think deeply 00:26:21.880 --> 00:26:22.640 about what we read 00:26:22.640 --> 00:26:23.480 in God's Word 00:26:23.480 --> 00:26:25.940 because we want 00:26:25.940 --> 00:26:27.720 to understand it. 00:26:27.720 --> 00:26:29.700 we want to make it 00:26:29.700 --> 00:26:31.000 a part of our thinking. 00:26:32.000 --> 00:26:33.200 We want it to guide 00:26:33.200 --> 00:26:34.519 the way that we live. 00:26:36.500 --> 00:26:37.440 That's what the psalmist 00:26:37.440 --> 00:26:38.380 is telling us. 00:26:39.400 --> 00:26:40.240 Look at one more thing 00:26:40.240 --> 00:26:40.839 in verse 3. 00:26:41.839 --> 00:26:42.500 You will enjoy 00:26:42.500 --> 00:26:43.980 stability and prosperity 00:26:43.980 --> 00:26:45.279 by living in obedience 00:26:45.279 --> 00:26:46.140 to God's Word. 00:26:47.180 --> 00:26:47.660 Look at it, 00:26:47.660 --> 00:26:48.539 first part of verse 3. 00:26:48.539 --> 00:26:50.579 This kind of person 00:26:50.579 --> 00:26:51.940 is like a tree 00:26:51.940 --> 00:26:52.960 planted by streams 00:26:52.960 --> 00:26:53.420 of water 00:26:53.420 --> 00:26:54.740 that yields its fruit 00:26:54.740 --> 00:26:55.480 in its season 00:26:55.480 --> 00:26:56.619 and its leaf 00:26:56.619 --> 00:26:58.279 does not wither. 00:26:58.599 --> 00:26:59.200 The psalmist 00:26:59.200 --> 00:26:59.759 is describing 00:26:59.759 --> 00:27:00.379 a man or woman 00:27:00.379 --> 00:27:00.779 of God 00:27:00.779 --> 00:27:01.480 as a tree 00:27:01.480 --> 00:27:02.399 planted beside 00:27:02.399 --> 00:27:02.920 a river 00:27:02.920 --> 00:27:03.779 with a continuous 00:27:03.779 --> 00:27:04.720 source of water 00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:05.619 is what it's talking about. 00:27:06.460 --> 00:27:07.559 It never fails 00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:08.240 to be fruitful. 00:27:09.279 --> 00:27:10.379 It doesn't wither. 00:27:11.019 --> 00:27:11.539 It doesn't lose 00:27:11.539 --> 00:27:12.299 its leaves 00:27:12.299 --> 00:27:14.279 from a lack 00:27:14.279 --> 00:27:14.819 of water. 00:27:14.819 --> 00:27:17.179 If we will seek 00:27:17.179 --> 00:27:17.819 our happiness 00:27:17.819 --> 00:27:18.779 by living the kind 00:27:18.779 --> 00:27:19.159 of life 00:27:19.159 --> 00:27:20.899 that God approves, 00:27:21.939 --> 00:27:23.359 we'll find it. 00:27:24.399 --> 00:27:25.159 Now everything 00:27:25.159 --> 00:27:26.460 will never go our way. 00:27:27.240 --> 00:27:28.619 You can't have a life 00:27:28.619 --> 00:27:30.220 that everything 00:27:30.220 --> 00:27:31.220 goes your way. 00:27:31.339 --> 00:27:32.019 Every circumstance 00:27:32.019 --> 00:27:33.359 is favorable to you. 00:27:34.579 --> 00:27:36.119 But it doesn't have to be 00:27:36.119 --> 00:27:37.519 when we take delight 00:27:37.519 --> 00:27:38.019 in the Lord 00:27:38.019 --> 00:27:38.539 and His way 00:27:38.539 --> 00:27:39.039 and will 00:27:39.039 --> 00:27:42.179 because our delight 00:27:42.179 --> 00:27:43.039 will be found 00:27:43.039 --> 00:27:43.619 in Him. 00:27:44.819 --> 00:27:46.099 and our relationship 00:27:46.099 --> 00:27:46.419 with Him 00:27:46.419 --> 00:27:47.000 and our love 00:27:47.000 --> 00:27:47.480 for Him. 00:27:49.279 --> 00:27:50.259 Note the last phrase 00:27:50.259 --> 00:27:50.779 of the verse 00:27:50.779 --> 00:27:51.519 of this psalm. 00:27:51.799 --> 00:27:52.159 For the Lord 00:27:52.159 --> 00:27:52.899 knows the way 00:27:52.899 --> 00:27:53.519 of the righteous 00:27:53.519 --> 00:27:54.379 or the Lord 00:27:54.379 --> 00:27:55.000 watches over 00:27:55.000 --> 00:27:55.279 the way 00:27:55.279 --> 00:27:55.839 of the righteous. 00:27:56.639 --> 00:27:57.399 That means God 00:27:57.399 --> 00:27:57.859 is not, 00:27:58.200 --> 00:27:58.819 that does not mean 00:27:58.819 --> 00:27:59.879 God's standing back 00:27:59.879 --> 00:28:00.579 and just sort of 00:28:00.579 --> 00:28:02.359 observing our life. 00:28:03.259 --> 00:28:04.119 It's talking about 00:28:04.119 --> 00:28:05.379 how He is involved. 00:28:07.079 --> 00:28:08.159 He guards us. 00:28:08.579 --> 00:28:09.839 He guides us 00:28:09.839 --> 00:28:11.039 according to 00:28:11.039 --> 00:28:11.980 His purpose. 00:28:13.399 --> 00:28:14.200 He provides 00:28:14.200 --> 00:28:16.059 the real joy 00:28:16.059 --> 00:28:16.539 we're talking 00:28:16.539 --> 00:28:17.220 about this morning. 00:28:18.720 --> 00:28:19.380 He's the one 00:28:19.380 --> 00:28:19.860 that can give us 00:28:19.860 --> 00:28:20.500 contentment 00:28:20.500 --> 00:28:21.279 and satisfaction. 00:28:22.940 --> 00:28:23.279 And God 00:28:23.279 --> 00:28:23.700 does this 00:28:23.700 --> 00:28:24.519 not only now 00:28:24.519 --> 00:28:25.000 but He does it 00:28:25.000 --> 00:28:26.039 for all eternity. 00:28:28.420 --> 00:28:29.400 Let's wind it up. 00:28:29.539 --> 00:28:29.980 Let's think about 00:28:29.980 --> 00:28:30.620 what we're talking about. 00:28:31.380 --> 00:28:32.640 If you're a normal person 00:28:32.640 --> 00:28:33.400 you want to be happy. 00:28:34.080 --> 00:28:34.559 Now I know 00:28:34.559 --> 00:28:35.539 there are exceptions. 00:28:36.019 --> 00:28:36.720 You probably know 00:28:36.720 --> 00:28:37.160 some people. 00:28:37.259 --> 00:28:37.880 Probably got somebody 00:28:37.880 --> 00:28:38.640 in your family. 00:28:38.640 --> 00:28:42.360 They can never be happy. 00:28:42.740 --> 00:28:43.920 They like to be negative. 00:28:44.020 --> 00:28:44.920 They like to find fault. 00:28:45.120 --> 00:28:45.600 There are people 00:28:45.600 --> 00:28:46.620 that way for sure. 00:28:47.600 --> 00:28:48.820 But normal people 00:28:48.820 --> 00:28:50.160 want to be happy. 00:28:51.120 --> 00:28:51.740 It's really the way 00:28:51.740 --> 00:28:52.840 God designed us. 00:28:54.080 --> 00:28:54.940 What we need to do 00:28:54.940 --> 00:28:55.640 is just be careful 00:28:55.640 --> 00:28:57.340 how we define happiness 00:28:57.340 --> 00:28:59.340 and where we look for it. 00:28:59.980 --> 00:29:01.060 Don't look to the world 00:29:01.060 --> 00:29:02.480 to provide this 00:29:02.480 --> 00:29:04.000 ultimate joy. 00:29:05.200 --> 00:29:05.940 Certainly don't look 00:29:05.940 --> 00:29:06.920 to ungodly people 00:29:06.920 --> 00:29:08.200 and ungodly influences. 00:29:10.160 --> 00:29:10.960 What the psalmist 00:29:10.960 --> 00:29:11.480 is telling us 00:29:11.480 --> 00:29:12.539 that's a sure way 00:29:12.539 --> 00:29:14.240 to eternal destruction. 00:29:15.680 --> 00:29:16.400 If we want to experience 00:29:16.400 --> 00:29:17.680 a life that is satisfying, 00:29:17.880 --> 00:29:18.360 fulfilling, 00:29:19.480 --> 00:29:21.039 we need to look to God. 00:29:21.940 --> 00:29:22.960 Because it's only found 00:29:22.960 --> 00:29:24.279 in a right relationship 00:29:24.279 --> 00:29:25.039 with Him. 00:29:26.880 --> 00:29:27.539 And if you're not 00:29:27.539 --> 00:29:27.900 a Christian 00:29:27.900 --> 00:29:28.580 I want you to understand 00:29:28.580 --> 00:29:29.600 that what we're talking about 00:29:29.600 --> 00:29:31.539 you're never going to find it 00:29:31.539 --> 00:29:33.360 until you seek it 00:29:33.360 --> 00:29:35.160 through a right relationship 00:29:35.160 --> 00:29:36.160 with Jesus Christ. 00:29:36.920 --> 00:29:38.500 The life we desire 00:29:38.500 --> 00:29:39.880 will only be experienced 00:29:39.880 --> 00:29:41.840 by living a life 00:29:41.840 --> 00:29:43.279 according to God's design. 00:29:44.080 --> 00:29:45.500 It's revealed in Scripture. 00:29:46.779 --> 00:29:47.900 I want to encourage you 00:29:47.900 --> 00:29:49.900 to make His Word 00:29:49.900 --> 00:29:51.920 one of the objects 00:29:51.920 --> 00:29:53.160 of your affections. 00:29:54.240 --> 00:29:55.180 Take delight in it 00:29:55.180 --> 00:29:56.840 because it's His Word. 00:29:56.839 --> 00:30:00.519 make His Word, 00:30:00.619 --> 00:30:01.459 His truth 00:30:01.459 --> 00:30:04.419 the dominant thoughts 00:30:04.419 --> 00:30:05.619 of your mind, 00:30:05.699 --> 00:30:06.959 the influencing thoughts 00:30:06.959 --> 00:30:07.759 in your mind. 00:30:09.119 --> 00:30:10.259 But don't just leave it up 00:30:10.259 --> 00:30:10.839 in your head. 00:30:11.619 --> 00:30:12.439 Put it into practice 00:30:12.439 --> 00:30:13.259 in your life. 00:30:14.579 --> 00:30:15.319 This is the 00:30:15.319 --> 00:30:17.419 the way 00:30:17.419 --> 00:30:20.720 that God will enable us 00:30:20.720 --> 00:30:21.659 to live a truly 00:30:21.659 --> 00:30:23.879 happy as we define it here 00:30:23.880 --> 00:30:25.180 kind of life. 00:30:25.740 --> 00:30:26.640 And what we're talking 00:30:26.640 --> 00:30:27.060 about here 00:30:27.060 --> 00:30:27.980 are living this kind 00:30:27.980 --> 00:30:28.480 of happy, 00:30:28.680 --> 00:30:29.120 joyful, 00:30:29.360 --> 00:30:30.120 purposeful life 00:30:30.120 --> 00:30:32.020 we can experience 00:30:32.020 --> 00:30:33.120 now in this world. 00:30:33.840 --> 00:30:34.940 And as followers 00:30:34.940 --> 00:30:35.820 of Jesus Christ 00:30:35.820 --> 00:30:37.040 depending upon Him 00:30:37.040 --> 00:30:38.920 we can experience 00:30:38.920 --> 00:30:39.720 for all eternity. 00:30:40.420 --> 00:30:41.160 Let's pray together. 00:30:42.220 --> 00:30:42.820 Father, 00:30:42.920 --> 00:30:43.740 we pray now 00:30:43.740 --> 00:30:46.500 that You'll just help us 00:30:46.500 --> 00:30:48.180 to be honest 00:30:48.180 --> 00:30:49.880 about who or what 00:30:49.880 --> 00:30:50.880 is influencing us 00:30:50.880 --> 00:30:52.520 and what kind 00:30:52.520 --> 00:30:53.100 of an effect 00:30:53.100 --> 00:30:53.840 is it 00:30:53.840 --> 00:30:55.320 or are they having. 00:30:57.400 --> 00:30:57.800 Father, 00:30:57.880 --> 00:30:58.300 I pray that You 00:30:58.300 --> 00:30:58.860 would convict 00:30:58.860 --> 00:30:59.840 anyone in this room 00:30:59.840 --> 00:31:02.580 who is allowing 00:31:02.580 --> 00:31:03.880 ungodly 00:31:03.880 --> 00:31:06.740 influences 00:31:06.740 --> 00:31:08.180 and influencers 00:31:08.180 --> 00:31:09.340 in their life. 00:31:10.920 --> 00:31:11.900 Help them to see 00:31:11.900 --> 00:31:12.900 that they're responsible 00:31:12.900 --> 00:31:15.260 for who they associate with, 00:31:16.000 --> 00:31:17.060 what they read, 00:31:17.160 --> 00:31:18.080 what they watch, 00:31:18.700 --> 00:31:19.760 what they listen to. 00:31:20.880 --> 00:31:23.300 Help them to think, 00:31:23.520 --> 00:31:23.660 Father. 00:31:26.240 --> 00:31:28.100 These most powerful 00:31:28.100 --> 00:31:29.720 influences in their life, 00:31:30.420 --> 00:31:31.540 are they drawing 00:31:31.540 --> 00:31:33.200 them closer to You? 00:31:35.560 --> 00:31:37.300 Or are they pushing 00:31:37.300 --> 00:31:38.760 them away from You? 00:31:41.080 --> 00:31:41.620 Lord, 00:31:41.680 --> 00:31:42.880 help us to think 00:31:42.880 --> 00:31:44.280 about where we find 00:31:44.280 --> 00:31:47.300 true delight. 00:31:47.299 --> 00:31:53.359 and among the people 00:31:53.359 --> 00:31:53.839 and things 00:31:53.839 --> 00:31:54.599 in this world, 00:31:56.039 --> 00:31:57.159 help us to be honest 00:31:57.159 --> 00:31:58.599 about where You fit. 00:32:01.079 --> 00:32:02.579 Do we truly find 00:32:02.579 --> 00:32:03.500 delight 00:32:03.500 --> 00:32:05.299 in knowing You 00:32:05.299 --> 00:32:05.779 and knowing what 00:32:05.779 --> 00:32:06.519 pleases You 00:32:06.519 --> 00:32:07.639 and do in life 00:32:07.639 --> 00:32:08.200 that way? 00:32:11.200 --> 00:32:11.720 Father, 00:32:11.839 --> 00:32:12.519 show us 00:32:12.519 --> 00:32:14.399 the way You want us 00:32:14.399 --> 00:32:15.079 to respond. 00:32:15.079 --> 00:32:17.799 If there's sin 00:32:17.799 --> 00:32:18.319 to confess, 00:32:18.460 --> 00:32:19.259 help us to do it. 00:32:19.960 --> 00:32:21.099 If there's some changes 00:32:21.099 --> 00:32:22.619 about who we are allowing 00:32:22.619 --> 00:32:23.519 or what we're allowing 00:32:23.519 --> 00:32:24.339 to influence us, 00:32:24.559 --> 00:32:25.419 help us to do it, 00:32:25.599 --> 00:32:26.259 regardless of what 00:32:26.259 --> 00:32:27.139 anybody else does. 00:32:29.539 --> 00:32:30.139 Show us, 00:32:30.359 --> 00:32:30.399 Father, 00:32:30.480 --> 00:32:31.339 give us the desire 00:32:31.339 --> 00:32:34.519 to truly 00:32:34.519 --> 00:32:37.740 spend time with You, 00:32:38.220 --> 00:32:39.039 unhurried, 00:32:39.759 --> 00:32:40.419 thoughtful, 00:32:41.539 --> 00:32:42.699 prayerful time with You, 00:32:43.000 --> 00:32:43.879 reading Your Word, 00:32:43.880 --> 00:32:45.520 letting it sink in, 00:32:45.680 --> 00:32:46.620 chewing on it, 00:32:48.100 --> 00:32:49.320 and seeking Your help 00:32:49.320 --> 00:32:50.240 to put it into practice. 00:32:51.960 --> 00:32:52.560 And in an attitude 00:32:52.560 --> 00:32:53.000 of prayer, 00:32:53.080 --> 00:32:53.700 let's just listen 00:32:53.700 --> 00:32:54.200 to the Lord 00:32:54.200 --> 00:32:55.960 and obey Him 00:32:55.960 --> 00:32:56.400 right now. 00:32:56.720 --> 00:32:57.540 If I could help you, 00:32:57.700 --> 00:32:58.220 pray with you, 00:32:58.280 --> 00:32:59.380 I'd be happy to do that 00:32:59.380 --> 00:33:00.640 here in front of the church 00:33:00.640 --> 00:33:01.120 right now. 00:33:01.120 --> 00:33:01.180 Amen. 00:33:01.180 --> 00:33:01.380 Amen. 00:33:01.380 --> 00:33:02.260 Amen. 00:33:02.360 --> 00:33:03.000 Amen. 00:33:03.000 --> 00:33:03.220 Amen. 00:33:03.220 --> 00:33:03.720 Amen. 00:33:03.720 --> 00:33:04.180 Amen. 00:33:04.180 --> 00:33:04.200 Amen. 00:33:04.200 --> 00:33:04.240 Amen. 00:33:04.240 --> 00:33:04.880 Amen. 00:33:04.880 --> 00:33:05.360 Amen. 00:33:05.360 --> 00:33:05.440 Amen. 00:33:05.440 --> 00:33:05.980 Amen. 00:33:05.980 --> 00:33:06.100 Amen. 00:33:06.100 --> 00:33:06.340 Amen. 00:33:06.340 --> 00:33:06.460 Amen. 00:33:06.460 --> 00:33:06.640 Amen. 00:33:06.640 --> 00:33:07.380 Amen. 00:33:07.380 --> 00:33:07.440 Amen. 00:33:07.440 --> 00:33:08.460 Amen. 00:33:08.460 --> 00:33:09.320 Amen. 00:33:09.320 --> 00:33:09.420 Amen. 00:33:09.420 --> 00:33:09.620 Amen. 00:33:09.620 --> 00:33:10.420 Amen. 00:33:10.420 --> 00:33:10.480 Amen. 00:33:10.480 --> 00:33:10.540 Amen. 00:33:10.540 --> 00:33:10.620 Amen. 00:33:10.620 --> 00:33:11.020 Amen.