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 Go ahead and take your Bibles tonight and go over to the book of 2 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles chapter 16.

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 And teenagers can head on up to their class here tonight.

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 I apologize, you're going to have to find your own note card.

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 There's some paper in the back if you'd like tonight.

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 We didn't have a chance to get that all worked out here with the short week.

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 When it comes to coming to Wednesday, you know, Wednesdays come pretty fast anyways.

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 Then you take a day away and it comes even faster.

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 So we're going to look at continuing our series here, looking at the kings here tonight.

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 We're going to be looking at the last acts of Asa.

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 You know, and we're going to look here because Asa has a lot of application even for our lives.

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 And to remember as we walk through life because Asa definitely began well in his reign in the sight of God and of the people.

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 You know, Asa, as we learned a few weeks ago, literally transformed the spiritual dynamic within the nation that had plagued them for many years.

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 Because his reforms as a leader of what he put in impacted the nation as a whole.

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 Because remember he removed the idols from out of the land.

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 He did away with the abominations that were within the land.

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 He had reinstated wanting people to come and to worship the Lord in that.

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 It also, he directed the people to that.

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 And we saw great victories early on.

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 If you remember, he went out to face the Ethiopian army.

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 That was almost twice his size.

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 And as he trusted the Lord that God gave a great victory in all that.

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 And we see all this taking place.

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 But, you know, Asa also stands as a great reminder to us that to start well does not guarantee you end well.

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 Because how you start is important.

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 But how you end is even more important.

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 You know, because the dynamic is this.

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 If you think about it, what would you rather do?

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 Begin poorly and end well.

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 Or to begin good and end poorly.

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 You know?

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 The end really makes a bigger impact, doesn't it?

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 And we're going to see here in Asa's life.

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 Because just because somebody starts well is not a guarantee they're going to end well.

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 And we see that throughout life, even today.

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 Because how many times have you witnessed good starts in life?

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 Whether it be a school or career or excited about the future.

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 Only to see those dreams diminish and dissolve because of poor choices.

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 You know?

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 Along the way.

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 You know, how many times have you seen couples excited about getting married.

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 And they get married and they get together and then things taper off.

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 You know?

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 Those things happen because of choices that people make.

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 And we need to guard our choices.

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 And Asa's one that stands.

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 Very stark reminder about our choices.

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 Not only at the beginning, but at the end to make a difference.

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 And we're going to look at some of those tonight.

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 And understand those choices that he made along the way.

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 Because even tonight we find many like Asa who started off well to serve the Lord.

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 They were excited about the opportunity only to slip away from the commitment they made to the Lord.

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 And I think there's some reasons we're going to look at here tonight.

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 Why people let things slide sometimes when it comes to their service even to the Lord.

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 And the priority that he has in their life.

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 Because, you know, causes are varied.

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 You know, I want you to understand there's not just one thing that causes somebody not to end well.

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 Sometimes it might be peer pressure that they fold to.

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 You know, you could have cultural pressures.

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 You know, sometimes just people will make choices for expediency that gets them in trouble.

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 You know?

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 Have you ever seen somebody get in trouble because they take a shortcut?

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 Or what they thought was a shortcut?

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 Not really understanding where it leads them?

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 You know, things like that can get us in trouble along the way.

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 You know, sometimes there's issues of integrity.

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 You know, there's lots of things.

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 A list could go on of reasons that impact.

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 It's not just guard for one.

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 You need to be paying attention to our relationship with the Lord.

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 Because in the life of Asa, we can see his strong commitment to the Lord wane to the point.

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 And we're going to see here, which is really a difficult commentary,

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 because it waned from total trust in God to not wanting to listen to God.

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 And even trusting in men more than God.

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 And Asa here, we see those dangers, because as we examine this, what took place,

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 I want you to remember that Judah had experienced a great revival under Asa.

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 You know, followed by a season that we talked about, you know, that peace and prosperity.

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 The blessing that lasted for a whole decade.

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 You know?

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 Even the thing that had been dedicated to the house of the Lord.

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 If you remember, look here in 1 Kings, back in 1 Kings chapter 15.

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 Because make sure to keep a ribbon there in 2 Chronicles 16, but 1 Kings chapter 15.

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 And you'll find here in 1 Kings where this same account is accounted something interesting

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 that we can make note of, because here in chapter 15 and verse 15,

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 in 1 Kings, there we go.

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 All right, down here in verse 15.

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 Notice what Asa did right before this, as he brought in the things which his father had dedicated.

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 Now, I want you to understand, what Asa did is his father had dedicated things to the Lord,

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 but never took them to the temple.

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 Asa picks up all the things his dad dedicated, and then dedicated things of his own,

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 and brings it to the temple of God, to say these belong to God.

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 These are dedicated unto the Lord.

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 Now, this is an important step in realizing where Asa made some decisions that are contrary.

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 Because he was trying to fulfill all the things, all the things that he would to honor the Lord.

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 But, you know, if we're not careful, we can fall into the same thing I think that Asa did.

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 And one of the things I think we see here in Asa's life that we'll talk about as we go through

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 is two things that get us when we have prosperity and everything's going well

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 is complacency and self-reliance.

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 We think what we have is because of who we are.

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 Now, I want you to understand that we don't have anything because of who we are.

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 We have it because God gives it to us.

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 Now, we're going to see how this plays out here because he had this complacency.

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 You know, everything's going good and self-sufficiency.

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 Our eyes begin to focus on the expectation of blessing instead of obedience.

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 You know, God doesn't call us to be blessed.

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 God says, be obedient and enjoy my blessings.

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 But obedience is important when sometimes,

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 have you ever caught yourself almost expecting God to bless something?

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 You're almost like an expectation like, God, I just expect you to do this.

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 You know, that's contrary to obedience.

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 God doesn't call us to blessing.

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 He calls us to obedience and then he blesses.

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 Those blessings come from obedience.

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 And we see here that he had been enjoying that and he got caught in those things.

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 And I think we can very easily take a good lesson from that

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 because of all these things we're going to see in his life.

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 But what came about after he had had this season of peace,

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 we find that God allows Asa to face a challenge.

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 You know, one of the things you'll find within the scripture is oftentimes God sends something to test your life.

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 Because, you know, it's easy to say you trust God when things are going well.

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 You know, if everything's coasting along without a glitch,

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 it's easy for people to say, I trust God, praise God.

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 But, you know, it's a real test of whether you trust God is when the time are difficult,

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 when the challenges come,

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 when you have to make a decision,

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 do I really trust God?

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 Am I really trusting God or am I not?

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 You know, if you read through the book of Job,

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 you'll see that played out in Job's life, isn't it?

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 Because what did they accuse Job of?

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 Oh, you just serve God because he blesses you.

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 Look at all the great things God did.

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 You know, that's the only reason you do that.

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 Now, we know as we go through the book of Job,

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 did Job just worship God because of all the blessings?

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 No, he truly wanted to honor the Lord.

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 And some of the struggles that come sometimes through that are not comfortable.

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 But we find here that God raises up Basha,

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 king of the northern kingdom here.

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 And after he takes up the kingdom from Nadab,

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 the son of Jeroboam, by force,

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 his aspirations are not just for the northern kingdom,

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 but he sought also to bring Judah and Benjamin back,

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 gathered under that authority.

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 And so in the middle of Asa's reign,

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 Basha moves to restrict the trade and access to Jerusalem.

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 And we're going to see this tension build here and Asa's response

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 because he accomplished,

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 Basha accomplishes this by taking Ramah.

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 And now this city, you know,

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 oftentimes one of the things I encourage you to do

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 is get yourself a good map

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 that's associated with the time that you're reading in the Bible

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 because you'll hear a lot of cities mentioned.

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 And you're like, okay, how does that correlate?

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 Well, let me put it this way.

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 Jerusalem sits here and Ramah sits here right on the trade route.

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 So to plug this up impacts the city.

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 Now the distance was four miles.

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 That's not very far, is it?

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 Basically, Asa's facing the enemy taking a city,

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 blockading a city within four miles.

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 And conflicting trade and issues.

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 You know, we see here this dynamic taking place.

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 So let's look back here in 1 Kings chapter 15 for a moment.

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 Then we'll come over here into Chronicles.

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 But I want you to see here 1 Kings chapter 15.

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 Look down at verse 17.

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 And it says,

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 And Basha, king of Israel, went up against Judah

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 and built up Ramah,

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 that he might not suffer any to go out

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 or come in to Asa, king of Judah.

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 So we see here Basha's intent was first to restrict the resources,

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 but also to prevent people from going.

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 Because remember what had been happening?

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 All the blessing that God had been given to Judah,

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 there was an impact upon Israel, the northern tribes.

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 We understand 1 Kings chapter 15.

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 Look down in verse 9.

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 Because I think Basha's response to this is,

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 if I get the right,

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 I got the wrong,

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 just a second here.

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 Pat fingered something,

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 got in the wrong one.

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 But 1 Kings chapter 15,

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 that's not the one I wanted, is it?

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 I'll figure it out there.

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 The verse I'm looking for,

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 it talks about it fell out,

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 the people fell out in abundance

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 from the northern tribes.

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 I apologize for that.

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 Got the wrong verse there.

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 But we understand that all of Israel,

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 the priests and those that wanted to serve the Lord,

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 what were they doing?

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 They were coming down into Judah.

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 And they were there.

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 And the pressure from this dynamic of Basha

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 wanting to stop those leaving Israel

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 to go down into Judah

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 and block off all this.

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 And we find the pressure from the intrusion

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 into his territory

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 really marks a turn in Asa's life

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 regarding the Lord.

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 because you'll find either the account here

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 in 1 Kings or 2 Chronicles,

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 neither one reveals the details

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 that are there,

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 both Basha and Israel

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 and to Asa.

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 We understand all the things

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 of taking place there.

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 Ah, that's where it is.

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 2 Chronicles chapter 15.

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 That's...

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 I told you I fat fingered something.

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 I don't know about you,

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 but sometimes swinging between both of these,

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 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles,

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 and you get the wrong spot.

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 I had the right verse

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 and the wrong book here.

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 But in 2 Chronicles chapter 15

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 and verse 9,

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 And gathered all Judah and Benjamin

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 and the strangers with them

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 out of Ephraim and Asa

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 and the Lord of Simeon.

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 For they fell to him out of Israel

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 in abundance

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 when they saw the Lord his God

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 was with him.

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 And so, in verse 10,

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 So they gathered themselves together

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 in Jerusalem in the third month

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 in the 15th year of the reign of Asa.

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 And so, in other words,

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 we see this gathering

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 of the people come together

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 and Basha wanted to hinder that

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 by taking the city.

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 Now, we see this being laid out here

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 and the pressure that was coming

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 upon Asa from Basha's pressure

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 he was putting upon him.

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 I want you to,

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 we're going to look tonight

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 at the response of Asa.

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 Because we know that Basha and Israel

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 were all evil.

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 They had turned and rejected God.

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 They turned away from God.

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 But here we have Asa

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 who started out well

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 and was accomplishing much

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 but we find something happened.

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 Because Asa here turns

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 from trusting God

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 to trusting himself

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 and trusting others

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 more than God.

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 And we might ask ourselves,

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 how does that happen?

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 You know?

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 Because we see the first thing

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 that he does here.

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 Look over here in chapter 16.

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 Let's look

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 in verse 2 here of chapter 16.

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 It says,

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 Then Asa brought out silver and gold

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 out of the treasures

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 of the house of the Lord

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 and the king's house

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 and sent to Ben-Hadad,

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 king of Syria,

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 that dwelt at Damascus,

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 saying,

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 There's a league between me and thee

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 and there was between,

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 as there was between my father

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 and thy father.

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 Behold,

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 I have sent thee silver and gold.

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 Go break thy league

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 with Basha,

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 king of Israel,

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 that he may depart from me.

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 Now notice what Asa does here.

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 I want you to see here

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 because in response

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 to Basha's taking of Ramah,

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 we find here

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 that Asa's response is,

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 I'm going to gather up

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 all the things

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 I dedicated to the Lord.

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 He takes the gold

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 and the silver

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 and the things

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 dedicated to the Lord

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 and sends them

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 to Damascus

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 to buy relief.

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 Now we need to think

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 about that for a moment.

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 What would cause

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 an individual

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 that said

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 they trusted the Lord

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 and not that much time

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 before this,

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 he had gathered

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 all those things

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 that were dedicated

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 to the Lord

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 and set them aside

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 for God,

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 suddenly goes

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 and robs the temple

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 to pay off

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 a foreign adversary

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 to come and relief

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 the pressure

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 that the other adversary

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 was putting on him.

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 It's an interesting

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 plot twist,

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 isn't it?

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 You know,

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 I want you to understand

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 it's more than just

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 a plot that was happening.

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 It was a reality.

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 Daryl,

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 did you have a...

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 Yeah,

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 I think

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 you might have

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 been nervous

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 but

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 very often

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 in the relationship.

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 Yeah,

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 we're going to talk

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 about that

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 in just a moment too.

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 But,

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 you know,

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 he was trying

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 to buy those things off.

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 But,

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 you know,

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 sometimes

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 I think

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 one of the things

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 we'll find

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 from Asa here

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 who was feeling

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 isolated

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 and cut off.

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 You know,

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 one of the things

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 even in our life

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 because remember

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 the Old Testament

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 was written

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 for our learning

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 and for our instruction.

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 Have you ever noticed

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 that when the devil

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 gets you isolated

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 you don't make good choices?

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 When the devil

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 tries to isolate you,

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 if you don't keep

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 your eyes on the Lord,

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 it's easy to start

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 making bad choices.

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 Asa was feeling isolated

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 and so what do you do?

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 He goes and makes

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 evil associations.

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 He makes

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 partnership

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 with those

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 that he shouldn't

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 looking for support

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 from places

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 that he shouldn't

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 have been looking.

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 Because we're going to talk

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 how God deals

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 with him through this.

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 Because he doesn't go

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 without God

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 rebuking him

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 as we're going to find.

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 But I want you

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 to understand

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 that isolation

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 is one of the

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 primary tools

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 that the devil

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 loves to use

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 against us.

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 Think about

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 Elijah the prophet.

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 He called down

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 fire from heaven

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 and the feeling

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 of isolation

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 and you say

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 well how would you

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 think he was isolated?

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 Lord only I

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 only I am left.

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 I'll know about you

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 but that's a pretty

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 isolated statement.

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 I'm all alone.

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 There's nobody

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 with me.

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 It's a reality

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 we can feel

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 like that sometimes.

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 The devil loves

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 to make us

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 feel isolated.

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 You know

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 you can read

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 about David.

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 Did David

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 as you read

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 through the Psalms

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 did you ever

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 see where David

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 felt isolated?

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 You know

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 everybody's against me

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 and all the

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 everybody's forsaken me.

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 But the decisions

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 we make in those

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 moments are important.

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 The decisions

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 that we make

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 because when we

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 feel alone

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 I want you

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 to understand

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 that if you're

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 saved you're

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 not alone.

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 God has promised

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 to never leave you

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 or forsake you.

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 if you feel

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 isolated from God

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 it's because we

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 have moved

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 God hasn't

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 and we need to

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 grab a hold

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 of that reality

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 even in Asa's life

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 he got his eyes

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 on the wrong things.

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 You know

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 the problem is

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 we can look

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 for acceptance

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 and help

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 in the wrong places

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 and make unwise

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 choices

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 in life.

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 And we're going

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 to see that

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 play out

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 in Asa's life

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 because consider

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 remember Asa

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 was a fearless

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 one in the face

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 of even overwhelming

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 things for the Lord.

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 Earlier in his

00:18:35.000 --> 00:18:36.940
 reign he had

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 went out to face

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 the Ethiopian

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 army that had

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 come up

00:18:41.460 --> 00:18:43.200
 from overwhelming

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 forces

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 and now he

00:18:45.059 --> 00:18:46.019
 faces Basha

00:18:46.019 --> 00:18:47.059
 on his doorstep

00:18:47.059 --> 00:18:47.680
 and instead of

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 turning to the Lord

00:18:48.539 --> 00:18:49.279
 for direction

00:18:49.279 --> 00:18:50.640
 and relief

00:18:50.640 --> 00:18:51.600
 he turns to

00:18:51.600 --> 00:18:52.319
 logic and

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 expediency.

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 You know

00:18:55.620 --> 00:18:56.700
 let's look at

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 his attempt

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 of what we're

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 going to call

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 his own self

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 rescue

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 instead of

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 turning to God

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 when the

00:19:01.840 --> 00:19:02.680
 Ethiopians

00:19:02.680 --> 00:19:03.440
 came up

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 we're going

00:19:04.260 --> 00:19:05.100
 to see here

00:19:05.100 --> 00:19:06.800
 that he cried

00:19:06.800 --> 00:19:07.700
 unto the Lord

00:19:07.700 --> 00:19:09.280
 but this time

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 instead of

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 praying unto

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 the Lord

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 he makes a

00:19:12.520 --> 00:19:13.200
 choice to say

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 I'm going to

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 be expedient

00:19:14.440 --> 00:19:15.220
 in what I do.

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 Look back over

00:19:17.020 --> 00:19:17.860
 in 2 Chronicles

00:19:17.860 --> 00:19:18.740
 chapter 14

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 for a moment.

00:19:19.900 --> 00:19:20.660
 2 Chronicles

00:19:20.660 --> 00:19:21.660
 chapter 14

00:19:21.660 --> 00:19:22.960
 look here

00:19:22.960 --> 00:19:23.700
 in verse 11

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 because this is

00:19:24.400 --> 00:19:25.180
 where we find

00:19:25.180 --> 00:19:25.780
 Asa

00:19:25.780 --> 00:19:27.580
 going out

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 and he faces

00:19:28.300 --> 00:19:29.220
 this large

00:19:29.220 --> 00:19:30.380
 Ethiopian army

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 with overwhelming

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 numbers

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 and notice

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 his response

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 look there

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 at verse 11

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 and Asa

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 cried unto

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 the Lord

00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:37.339
 his God

00:19:37.339 --> 00:19:37.720
 and said

00:19:37.720 --> 00:19:38.019
 Lord

00:19:38.019 --> 00:19:38.759
 it is nothing

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 with thee

00:19:39.240 --> 00:19:39.779
 to help

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 whether with

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 many or

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 with them

00:19:41.600 --> 00:19:41.980
 that have

00:19:41.980 --> 00:19:42.559
 no power

00:19:42.559 --> 00:19:43.140
 help us

00:19:43.140 --> 00:19:43.500
 O Lord

00:19:43.500 --> 00:19:43.980
 our God

00:19:43.980 --> 00:19:44.400
 for we

00:19:44.400 --> 00:19:45.140
 rest on

00:19:45.140 --> 00:19:45.519
 thee

00:19:45.519 --> 00:19:46.319
 and in

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 thy name

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 we go

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 against

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 the multitude

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 O Lord

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 thou art

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 our God

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 let no

00:19:50.640 --> 00:19:51.440
 man prevail

00:19:51.440 --> 00:19:52.180
 against thee

00:19:52.180 --> 00:19:53.559
 you know

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 when you're

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 in trouble

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 that's

00:19:54.460 --> 00:19:54.779
 pretty good

00:19:54.779 --> 00:19:55.140
 prayer

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 Lord

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 I'm in

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 trouble

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 but it's

00:19:59.559 --> 00:19:59.879
 not too

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 big a

00:20:00.159 --> 00:20:00.399
 trouble

00:20:00.399 --> 00:20:00.940
 you can't

00:20:00.940 --> 00:20:01.220
 handle

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 Asa

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 goes from

00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:03.500
 that

00:20:03.500 --> 00:20:03.960
 to his

00:20:03.960 --> 00:20:04.639
 response

00:20:04.639 --> 00:20:04.980
 now

00:20:04.980 --> 00:20:05.399
 of self

00:20:05.399 --> 00:20:05.980
 sufficiency

00:20:05.980 --> 00:20:08.339
 and complacency

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 as he

00:20:09.319 --> 00:20:09.799
 presents

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 these things

00:20:10.559 --> 00:20:11.139
 the time

00:20:11.139 --> 00:20:11.639
 of peace

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 and prosperity

00:20:12.519 --> 00:20:13.960
 led Asa

00:20:13.960 --> 00:20:14.539
 to trusting

00:20:14.539 --> 00:20:15.619
 his resources

00:20:15.619 --> 00:20:16.299
 instead of

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 trusting upon

00:20:17.000 --> 00:20:17.379
 God

00:20:17.379 --> 00:20:17.839
 you know

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 today

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 we can

00:20:18.720 --> 00:20:19.119
 fall into

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 that same

00:20:19.539 --> 00:20:20.079
 category

00:20:20.079 --> 00:20:20.700
 very easily

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 when God

00:20:22.839 --> 00:20:23.619
 blesses

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 we can

00:20:23.980 --> 00:20:24.659
 sometimes

00:20:24.659 --> 00:20:25.759
 rest upon

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 God's

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 blessing

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 instead of

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 saying

00:20:28.900 --> 00:20:29.300
 no matter

00:20:29.300 --> 00:20:29.840
 what God

00:20:29.840 --> 00:20:30.240
 has blessed

00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:30.600
 me with

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 I still

00:20:31.019 --> 00:20:31.360
 need to

00:20:31.360 --> 00:20:31.800
 trust him

00:20:31.800 --> 00:20:32.040
 and be

00:20:32.040 --> 00:20:32.420
 obedient

00:20:32.420 --> 00:20:33.040
 God

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 desires

00:20:33.759 --> 00:20:34.280
 those things

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 to keep

00:20:34.620 --> 00:20:35.080
 the right

00:20:35.080 --> 00:20:35.800
 mindset

00:20:35.800 --> 00:20:37.100
 you know

00:20:37.100 --> 00:20:37.519
 think about

00:20:37.519 --> 00:20:38.100
 what David

00:20:38.100 --> 00:20:38.620
 wrote over

00:20:38.620 --> 00:20:38.980
 in Psalm

00:20:38.980 --> 00:20:39.460
 33

00:20:39.460 --> 00:20:40.080
 for a moment

00:20:40.080 --> 00:20:40.360
 Psalm

00:20:40.360 --> 00:20:40.840
 33

00:20:40.840 --> 00:20:41.220
 in verse

00:20:41.220 --> 00:20:41.700
 16

00:20:41.700 --> 00:20:42.960
 you'll find

00:20:42.960 --> 00:20:44.040
 that King

00:20:44.040 --> 00:20:44.500
 David

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 understood

00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:45.580
 something

00:20:45.580 --> 00:20:45.940
 that was

00:20:45.940 --> 00:20:46.540
 always very

00:20:46.540 --> 00:20:47.080
 important

00:20:47.080 --> 00:20:48.040
 because he

00:20:48.040 --> 00:20:48.540
 said this

00:20:48.540 --> 00:20:48.840
 he says

00:20:48.840 --> 00:20:49.400
 there is no

00:20:49.400 --> 00:20:49.800
 king

00:20:49.800 --> 00:20:50.300
 saved by

00:20:50.300 --> 00:20:50.820
 the multitude

00:20:50.820 --> 00:20:51.460
 of a host

00:20:51.460 --> 00:20:52.800
 a mighty

00:20:52.800 --> 00:20:53.259
 man

00:20:53.259 --> 00:20:53.759
 is not

00:20:53.759 --> 00:20:54.200
 delivered

00:20:54.200 --> 00:20:54.740
 by much

00:20:54.740 --> 00:20:55.180
 strength

00:20:55.180 --> 00:20:57.160
 you know

00:20:57.160 --> 00:20:58.779
 he understood

00:20:58.779 --> 00:20:59.480
 that God

00:20:59.480 --> 00:20:59.940
 is the one

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 that's going

00:21:00.220 --> 00:21:00.660
 to deliver

00:21:00.660 --> 00:21:01.000
 us

00:21:01.000 --> 00:21:02.100
 and to

00:21:02.100 --> 00:21:02.460
 keep our

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 eyes on

00:21:03.080 --> 00:21:03.440
 the right

00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:03.840
 thing

00:21:03.840 --> 00:21:04.120
 so

00:21:04.120 --> 00:21:05.360
 Asa here

00:21:05.360 --> 00:21:06.039
 turns

00:21:06.039 --> 00:21:06.980
 in his own

00:21:06.980 --> 00:21:07.759
 self-help

00:21:07.759 --> 00:21:08.600
 methodology

00:21:08.600 --> 00:21:09.320
 to an evil

00:21:09.320 --> 00:21:10.160
 association

00:21:10.160 --> 00:21:11.400
 he turns

00:21:11.400 --> 00:21:11.940
 to the king

00:21:11.940 --> 00:21:12.500
 of Syria

00:21:12.500 --> 00:21:13.100
 he sends

00:21:13.100 --> 00:21:13.660
 a messenger

00:21:13.660 --> 00:21:14.560
 to Damascus

00:21:14.560 --> 00:21:15.640
 and tries

00:21:15.640 --> 00:21:16.279
 to purchase

00:21:16.279 --> 00:21:17.080
 the protection

00:21:17.080 --> 00:21:18.400
 of Benadad

00:21:18.400 --> 00:21:19.019
 the king

00:21:19.019 --> 00:21:20.140
 of Syria

00:21:20.140 --> 00:21:22.600
 do you

00:21:22.600 --> 00:21:22.900
 notice

00:21:22.900 --> 00:21:23.259
 something

00:21:23.259 --> 00:21:23.600
 here

00:21:23.600 --> 00:21:23.980
 that when

00:21:23.980 --> 00:21:24.900
 he starts

00:21:24.900 --> 00:21:25.440
 down this

00:21:25.440 --> 00:21:25.920
 road of

00:21:25.920 --> 00:21:26.960
 self-reliance

00:21:26.960 --> 00:21:28.800
 that the

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 sacred

00:21:29.280 --> 00:21:29.980
 takes second

00:21:29.980 --> 00:21:30.420
 place

00:21:30.420 --> 00:21:31.100
 the things

00:21:31.100 --> 00:21:31.380
 he had

00:21:31.380 --> 00:21:31.920
 dedicated

00:21:31.920 --> 00:21:32.660
 unto God

00:21:32.660 --> 00:21:33.300
 take second

00:21:33.300 --> 00:21:33.780
 place in

00:21:33.780 --> 00:21:34.200
 his life

00:21:34.200 --> 00:21:34.700
 he took

00:21:34.700 --> 00:21:35.160
 the very

00:21:35.160 --> 00:21:35.700
 things he

00:21:35.700 --> 00:21:36.080
 had given

00:21:36.080 --> 00:21:36.500
 to the

00:21:36.500 --> 00:21:36.880
 Lord

00:21:36.880 --> 00:21:38.140
 and took

00:21:38.140 --> 00:21:38.880
 them back

00:21:38.880 --> 00:21:39.300
 to try

00:21:39.300 --> 00:21:39.820
 to be

00:21:39.820 --> 00:21:40.540
 self-sufficient

00:21:40.540 --> 00:21:41.500
 to remove

00:21:41.500 --> 00:21:42.220
 those things

00:21:42.220 --> 00:21:42.840
 and we see

00:21:42.840 --> 00:21:43.340
 here that he

00:21:43.340 --> 00:21:43.820
 sends it

00:21:43.820 --> 00:21:44.300
 to try to

00:21:44.300 --> 00:21:44.860
 buy help

00:21:44.860 --> 00:21:47.120
 you know

00:21:47.119 --> 00:21:48.599
 he sends

00:21:48.599 --> 00:21:49.139
 them there

00:21:49.139 --> 00:21:50.679
 to Benadad

00:21:50.679 --> 00:21:51.079
 the king

00:21:51.079 --> 00:21:51.579
 of Syria

00:21:51.579 --> 00:21:52.099
 that dwelt

00:21:52.099 --> 00:21:52.979
 in Damascus

00:21:52.979 --> 00:21:53.979
 and notice

00:21:53.979 --> 00:21:54.619
 verse 3

00:21:54.619 --> 00:21:54.979
 here of

00:21:54.979 --> 00:21:55.779
 chapter 16

00:21:55.779 --> 00:21:56.239
 of 2nd

00:21:56.239 --> 00:21:56.699
 chronicles

00:21:56.699 --> 00:21:56.979
 and there

00:21:56.979 --> 00:21:57.759
 is league

00:21:57.759 --> 00:21:58.459
 between me

00:21:58.459 --> 00:21:58.839
 and thee

00:21:58.839 --> 00:21:59.179
 as there

00:21:59.179 --> 00:21:59.719
 was between

00:21:59.719 --> 00:22:00.259
 my father

00:22:00.259 --> 00:22:00.579
 and thy

00:22:00.579 --> 00:22:00.879
 father

00:22:00.879 --> 00:22:01.859
 behold I

00:22:01.859 --> 00:22:02.279
 have sent

00:22:02.279 --> 00:22:02.799
 thee silver

00:22:02.799 --> 00:22:03.179
 and gold

00:22:03.179 --> 00:22:03.799
 go break

00:22:03.799 --> 00:22:04.379
 thy league

00:22:04.379 --> 00:22:04.919
 with Basha

00:22:04.919 --> 00:22:05.399
 king of

00:22:05.399 --> 00:22:05.799
 Israel

00:22:05.799 --> 00:22:06.579
 that he

00:22:06.579 --> 00:22:07.279
 may depart

00:22:07.279 --> 00:22:07.799
 from me

00:22:07.799 --> 00:22:08.579
 you know

00:22:08.579 --> 00:22:09.159
 we find

00:22:09.159 --> 00:22:09.399
 here

00:22:09.399 --> 00:22:10.859
 we see

00:22:10.859 --> 00:22:11.439
 here as

00:22:11.439 --> 00:22:11.639
 he

00:22:11.639 --> 00:22:12.619
 fears he

00:22:12.619 --> 00:22:13.000
 couldn't

00:22:13.000 --> 00:22:13.559
 overcome

00:22:13.559 --> 00:22:14.639
 he sends

00:22:14.639 --> 00:22:16.679
 money

00:22:16.680 --> 00:22:17.539
 up to

00:22:17.539 --> 00:22:17.960
 Syria

00:22:17.960 --> 00:22:18.380
 knowing

00:22:18.380 --> 00:22:19.080
 that Syria

00:22:19.080 --> 00:22:19.539
 is in

00:22:19.539 --> 00:22:19.860
 league

00:22:19.860 --> 00:22:20.539
 with Israel

00:22:20.539 --> 00:22:22.019
 Basha

00:22:22.019 --> 00:22:22.799
 and Benadad

00:22:22.799 --> 00:22:23.160
 were in

00:22:23.160 --> 00:22:23.400
 league

00:22:23.400 --> 00:22:23.900
 together

00:22:23.900 --> 00:22:25.840
 and you

00:22:25.840 --> 00:22:25.960
 know

00:22:25.960 --> 00:22:26.740
 over here

00:22:26.740 --> 00:22:27.340
 in chronicles

00:22:27.340 --> 00:22:27.880
 we find

00:22:27.880 --> 00:22:28.200
 a little

00:22:28.200 --> 00:22:28.600
 statement

00:22:28.600 --> 00:22:29.100
 as we get

00:22:29.100 --> 00:22:29.600
 into this

00:22:29.600 --> 00:22:29.920
 that the

00:22:29.920 --> 00:22:30.220
 prophet

00:22:30.220 --> 00:22:30.940
 brings out

00:22:30.940 --> 00:22:31.759
 that God

00:22:31.759 --> 00:22:32.460
 was using

00:22:32.460 --> 00:22:32.860
 this

00:22:32.860 --> 00:22:33.360
 what looked

00:22:33.360 --> 00:22:34.360
 like a

00:22:34.360 --> 00:22:34.700
 terrible

00:22:34.700 --> 00:22:35.500
 situation

00:22:35.500 --> 00:22:36.259
 God was

00:22:36.259 --> 00:22:36.779
 using it

00:22:36.779 --> 00:22:37.240
 to provide

00:22:37.240 --> 00:22:37.799
 a victory

00:22:37.799 --> 00:22:38.660
 Asa had

00:22:38.660 --> 00:22:39.440
 an opportunity

00:22:39.440 --> 00:22:40.200
 for a great

00:22:40.200 --> 00:22:40.660
 victory

00:22:40.660 --> 00:22:41.080
 that he

00:22:41.080 --> 00:22:41.640
 missed

00:22:41.640 --> 00:22:43.480
 in his

00:22:43.480 --> 00:22:44.140
 life

00:22:44.140 --> 00:22:46.460
 as king

00:22:46.460 --> 00:22:47.019
 and ruler

00:22:47.019 --> 00:22:47.960
 for Israel

00:22:47.960 --> 00:22:49.620
 because he

00:22:49.620 --> 00:22:50.000
 got his

00:22:50.000 --> 00:22:50.460
 eyes on

00:22:50.460 --> 00:22:50.720
 the wrong

00:22:50.720 --> 00:22:51.259
 things

00:22:51.259 --> 00:22:51.740
 and we're

00:22:51.740 --> 00:22:51.920
 going to

00:22:51.920 --> 00:22:52.220
 look at

00:22:52.220 --> 00:22:52.600
 that here

00:22:52.600 --> 00:22:53.000
 in just a

00:22:53.000 --> 00:22:53.420
 little bit

00:22:53.420 --> 00:22:53.660
 but I

00:22:53.660 --> 00:22:53.960
 want you

00:22:53.960 --> 00:22:54.340
 to see

00:22:54.340 --> 00:22:54.660
 here

00:22:54.660 --> 00:22:56.600
 this

00:22:56.600 --> 00:22:57.319
 dynamic

00:22:57.319 --> 00:22:58.100
 but you

00:22:58.100 --> 00:22:58.200
 know

00:22:58.200 --> 00:22:58.740
 let's look

00:22:58.740 --> 00:22:59.120
 on down

00:22:59.120 --> 00:22:59.279
 here

00:22:59.279 --> 00:22:59.759
 look at

00:22:59.759 --> 00:23:00.680
 chapter 16

00:23:00.680 --> 00:23:01.039
 look down

00:23:01.039 --> 00:23:01.740
 at verse 7

00:23:01.740 --> 00:23:02.940
 we'll skip

00:23:02.940 --> 00:23:03.420
 ahead here

00:23:03.420 --> 00:23:04.039
 just a moment

00:23:04.039 --> 00:23:05.299
 because after

00:23:05.299 --> 00:23:05.799
 all this

00:23:05.799 --> 00:23:06.480
 happens

00:23:06.480 --> 00:23:08.200
 look at

00:23:08.200 --> 00:23:08.620
 verse 7

00:23:08.620 --> 00:23:09.059
 and at that

00:23:09.059 --> 00:23:09.380
 time

00:23:09.380 --> 00:23:10.000
 Hanai the

00:23:10.000 --> 00:23:10.360
 seer

00:23:10.360 --> 00:23:10.860
 came to

00:23:10.860 --> 00:23:11.420
 Asa king

00:23:11.420 --> 00:23:11.799
 of Judah

00:23:11.799 --> 00:23:12.160
 and said

00:23:12.160 --> 00:23:12.700
 unto him

00:23:12.700 --> 00:23:13.980
 because thou

00:23:13.980 --> 00:23:14.799
 hast relied

00:23:14.799 --> 00:23:15.319
 on the

00:23:15.319 --> 00:23:15.720
 king of

00:23:15.720 --> 00:23:16.100
 Syria

00:23:16.460 --> 00:23:17.180
 not relied

00:23:17.180 --> 00:23:17.500
 on the

00:23:17.500 --> 00:23:17.920
 Lord thy

00:23:17.920 --> 00:23:18.380
 God

00:23:18.380 --> 00:23:19.579
 therefore

00:23:19.579 --> 00:23:20.160
 is the

00:23:20.160 --> 00:23:20.640
 host of

00:23:20.640 --> 00:23:20.980
 the king

00:23:20.980 --> 00:23:21.539
 of Syria

00:23:21.539 --> 00:23:22.019
 escaped

00:23:22.019 --> 00:23:22.360
 out of

00:23:22.360 --> 00:23:22.539
 thine

00:23:22.539 --> 00:23:22.940
 hand

00:23:22.940 --> 00:23:24.900
 what's

00:23:24.900 --> 00:23:25.460
 Hanai the

00:23:25.460 --> 00:23:25.840
 prophet

00:23:25.840 --> 00:23:26.460
 saying to

00:23:26.460 --> 00:23:26.640
 him

00:23:26.640 --> 00:23:28.220
 he says

00:23:28.220 --> 00:23:28.880
 God was

00:23:28.880 --> 00:23:29.500
 waiting for

00:23:29.500 --> 00:23:30.160
 Syria to

00:23:30.160 --> 00:23:30.880
 join Israel

00:23:30.880 --> 00:23:31.400
 because he

00:23:31.400 --> 00:23:31.720
 was going to

00:23:31.720 --> 00:23:31.980
 put them

00:23:31.980 --> 00:23:32.519
 together and

00:23:32.519 --> 00:23:33.059
 take care of

00:23:33.059 --> 00:23:33.200
 it

00:23:33.200 --> 00:23:33.539
 you know

00:23:33.539 --> 00:23:33.759
 it's a

00:23:33.759 --> 00:23:34.299
 good lesson

00:23:34.299 --> 00:23:34.799
 for us

00:23:34.799 --> 00:23:35.240
 too

00:23:35.240 --> 00:23:37.059
 to realize

00:23:37.059 --> 00:23:37.559
 that sometimes

00:23:37.559 --> 00:23:38.140
 we miss

00:23:38.140 --> 00:23:38.640
 blessings

00:23:38.640 --> 00:23:39.240
 because we're

00:23:39.240 --> 00:23:40.059
 not obeying

00:23:40.059 --> 00:23:40.500
 what God

00:23:40.500 --> 00:23:40.860
 told us

00:23:40.860 --> 00:23:41.259
 to do

00:23:41.259 --> 00:23:42.640
 because we're

00:23:42.640 --> 00:23:43.220
 not trusting

00:23:43.220 --> 00:23:43.600
 him

00:23:43.599 --> 00:23:45.859
 that God

00:23:45.859 --> 00:23:46.500
 has things

00:23:46.500 --> 00:23:47.059
 ready to

00:23:47.059 --> 00:23:48.259
 go for a

00:23:48.259 --> 00:23:48.839
 blessing and

00:23:48.839 --> 00:23:49.319
 we can get

00:23:49.319 --> 00:23:49.839
 in the way

00:23:49.839 --> 00:23:51.819
 you know I

00:23:51.819 --> 00:23:52.219
 want you to

00:23:52.219 --> 00:23:52.839
 remember that

00:23:52.839 --> 00:23:53.500
 no matter how

00:23:53.500 --> 00:23:54.019
 rough it

00:23:54.019 --> 00:23:55.659
 looks that

00:23:55.659 --> 00:23:56.079
 we're not

00:23:56.079 --> 00:23:56.539
 supposed to

00:23:56.539 --> 00:23:57.139
 try to use

00:23:57.139 --> 00:23:58.279
 evil to do

00:23:58.279 --> 00:23:58.740
 good

00:23:58.740 --> 00:24:00.879
 matter of fact

00:24:00.879 --> 00:24:01.179
 we're supposed

00:24:01.179 --> 00:24:01.699
 to overcome

00:24:01.699 --> 00:24:02.480
 evil with

00:24:02.480 --> 00:24:02.819
 good

00:24:02.819 --> 00:24:05.039
 and these

00:24:05.039 --> 00:24:05.839
 unfruitful

00:24:05.839 --> 00:24:06.439
 connections

00:24:06.439 --> 00:24:07.179
 because he

00:24:07.179 --> 00:24:07.599
 went and

00:24:07.599 --> 00:24:08.339
 made league

00:24:08.339 --> 00:24:09.099
 with evil

00:24:09.099 --> 00:24:10.639
 if you want

00:24:10.639 --> 00:24:11.179
 to study a

00:24:11.179 --> 00:24:11.619
 little history

00:24:11.619 --> 00:24:12.179
 you can find

00:24:12.179 --> 00:24:12.500
 out the

00:24:12.500 --> 00:24:13.019
 kings of

00:24:13.019 --> 00:24:13.619
 Syria and

00:24:13.619 --> 00:24:13.939
 what they

00:24:13.939 --> 00:24:14.759
 they were

00:24:14.759 --> 00:24:15.219
 just as

00:24:15.219 --> 00:24:15.919
 pagan and

00:24:15.919 --> 00:24:16.480
 wicked and

00:24:16.480 --> 00:24:17.000
 evil

00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:19.799
 as Israel

00:24:19.799 --> 00:24:20.299
 was

00:24:20.299 --> 00:24:21.419
 matter of

00:24:21.419 --> 00:24:21.679
 fact you

00:24:21.679 --> 00:24:21.899
 probably

00:24:21.899 --> 00:24:22.319
 couldn't tell

00:24:22.319 --> 00:24:22.679
 the difference

00:24:22.679 --> 00:24:23.159
 between the

00:24:23.159 --> 00:24:23.419
 two

00:24:23.419 --> 00:24:25.579
 but Judah

00:24:25.579 --> 00:24:26.539
 stood out

00:24:26.539 --> 00:24:27.539
 in that they

00:24:27.539 --> 00:24:28.179
 had separated

00:24:28.179 --> 00:24:29.019
 themselves under

00:24:29.019 --> 00:24:29.399
 the Lord

00:24:29.399 --> 00:24:29.719
 you know let's

00:24:29.719 --> 00:24:30.119
 look into the

00:24:30.119 --> 00:24:30.619
 New Testament

00:24:30.619 --> 00:24:31.059
 for a moment

00:24:31.059 --> 00:24:31.459
 because this

00:24:31.459 --> 00:24:32.279
 principle applies

00:24:32.279 --> 00:24:32.919
 to us too

00:24:32.919 --> 00:24:34.619
 look over here

00:24:34.619 --> 00:24:35.279
 to Ephesians

00:24:35.279 --> 00:24:36.259
 chapter 5 for

00:24:36.259 --> 00:24:36.599
 a moment

00:24:36.599 --> 00:24:38.199
 Ephesians chapter

00:24:38.200 --> 00:24:39.100
 5 and verse

00:24:39.100 --> 00:24:40.180
 11 it says

00:24:40.180 --> 00:24:40.700
 this and have

00:24:40.700 --> 00:24:41.460
 no fellowship

00:24:41.460 --> 00:24:41.960
 with the

00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:42.960
 unfruitful works

00:24:42.960 --> 00:24:43.600
 of darkness

00:24:43.600 --> 00:24:45.319
 but rather

00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:46.580
 reprove them

00:24:46.580 --> 00:24:47.620
 you know

00:24:47.620 --> 00:24:49.460
 that dynamic

00:24:49.460 --> 00:24:50.480
 of no fellowship

00:24:50.480 --> 00:24:51.819
 with those

00:24:51.819 --> 00:24:52.660
 things that are

00:24:52.660 --> 00:24:52.980
 wicked

00:24:52.980 --> 00:24:54.640
 you know that's

00:24:54.640 --> 00:24:55.259
 to separate

00:24:55.259 --> 00:24:56.220
 ourselves from

00:24:56.220 --> 00:24:56.559
 them

00:24:56.559 --> 00:24:58.019
 you know

00:24:58.019 --> 00:24:58.680
 turn over to

00:24:58.680 --> 00:24:59.319
 2nd Corinthians

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 chapter 6 for

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 a moment

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 2nd Corinthians

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 chapter 6 we

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 see here in

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 verse 14 and

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 15

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 here Paul's

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 telling the

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 church at

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 Corinth this

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 same principle

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 that we see

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 because he

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 tells us here

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 he says be

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 not what

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 unequally yoked

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 together with

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 unbelievers

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 that word

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 unequally yoked

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 means bound

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 together

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 we can see

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 very clearly

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 that was

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 Asa's

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 connection

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 with Ben

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 Hadad

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 was it a

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 equally yoked

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 or unequally yoked

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 connection

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 extremely unequal

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 wasn't it

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 now we

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 want you to

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 understand

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 because notice

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 what it

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 continues

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 says

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 for what

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 fellowship

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 hath righteousness

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 with unrighteousness

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 and what

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 communion

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 hath light

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 with darkness

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 and what

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 concord

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 hath Christ

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 with Belial

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 or what

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 part

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 hath he

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 that

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 believeth

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 with an

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 infidel

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 now I want

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 you to

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 understand

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 this applies

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 to a lot

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 of things

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 in life

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 everything

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 from our

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 relationships

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 I want

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 you to

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 understand

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 you need

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 to be

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 friends

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 with

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 you can

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 be

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 friends

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 with

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 people

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 but

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 not

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 but

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 if an

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 unsaved

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 person

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 or somebody

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 is going

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 to bring

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 you to

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 evil

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 you have

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 to make

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 in that

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 relationship

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 that doesn't

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 draw you

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 away

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 and that

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 connection

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 you know

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 you hear a lot

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 of things

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 today

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 you know

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 I want

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 you to

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 understand

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 that people

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 get a

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 you know

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 we talk

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 about

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 relationships

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 and marriage

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 today

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 a lot

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 of people

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 get in

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 trouble

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 with marriage

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 because they're

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 unequally yoked

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 now that goes

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 beyond just

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 salvation

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 unequally yoked

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 is to have a

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 different understanding

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 about what God

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 says

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 that's a problem

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 because you're

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 moving different

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 directions

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 you're opening

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 the door

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 for a big

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 problem

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 you know

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 when you're

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 yoked

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 with somebody

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 you know

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 it's kind of

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 have you ever

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 had a three-legged

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 race

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 this is the

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 picture that you

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 have of being

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 yoked together

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 you know

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 if you watch

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 a three-legged

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 race

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 who wins

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 the race

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 the two

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 that do

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 what

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 work together

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 what happens

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 if they both

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 want to do

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 their own

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 thing

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 you know

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 we can laugh

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 about them

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 falling and

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 stumbling

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 but you know

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 what

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 oftentimes

00:27:00.519 --> 00:27:01.279
 in life

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 when we're

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 unequally yoked

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 I think in

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 God's eyes

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 we look like

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 the two people

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 that are tied

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 together

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 trying to

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 do different

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 things

00:27:08.019 --> 00:27:09.799
 God says

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 don't do it

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 because what

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 will happen

00:27:13.319 --> 00:27:14.079
 is they will

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 bring you

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 to evil

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 you will not

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 bring them

00:27:17.660 --> 00:27:18.339
 to do good

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 it will draw

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 you away

00:27:19.859 --> 00:27:20.740
 notice what

00:27:20.740 --> 00:27:21.500
 Proverbs chapter

00:27:21.500 --> 00:27:22.559
 2 tells us

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 Proverbs chapter

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 2 and verse

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 20

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 says this

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 that thou

00:27:26.599 --> 00:27:27.299
 must walk

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 in the way

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 of good men

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 and keep

00:27:28.759 --> 00:27:29.299
 the paths

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 of righteousness

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 for the upright

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 shall dwell in the land

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 and the perfect man

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 shall remain in it

00:27:34.220 --> 00:27:35.180
 but the wicked

00:27:35.180 --> 00:27:36.140
 shall be cut off

00:27:36.140 --> 00:27:36.720
 from the earth

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 and the transgressors

00:27:37.779 --> 00:27:38.519
 shall be rooted

00:27:38.519 --> 00:27:40.220
 out of it

00:27:40.220 --> 00:27:41.799
 you know

00:27:41.799 --> 00:27:43.019
 think about the psalmist

00:27:43.019 --> 00:27:44.279
 in Psalm 119

00:27:44.279 --> 00:27:45.100
 verse 63

00:27:45.100 --> 00:27:45.480
 he says

00:27:45.480 --> 00:27:46.380
 I am a companion

00:27:46.380 --> 00:27:47.779
 of all them

00:27:47.779 --> 00:27:48.620
 that fear thee

00:27:48.620 --> 00:27:49.240
 and of them

00:27:49.240 --> 00:27:50.579
 that keep thy precepts

00:27:50.579 --> 00:27:50.700
 you know

00:27:50.700 --> 00:27:51.360
 that's a pretty good

00:27:51.360 --> 00:27:52.819
 way to find a friend

00:27:52.819 --> 00:27:53.400
 if they're going to

00:27:53.400 --> 00:27:54.100
 honor God

00:27:54.100 --> 00:27:54.660
 that's a friend

00:27:54.660 --> 00:27:55.700
 you want to hang out with

00:27:55.700 --> 00:27:58.299
 because that's going to be

00:27:58.299 --> 00:27:59.680
 an encouragement to you

00:27:59.680 --> 00:28:01.480
 to hang out

00:28:01.480 --> 00:28:02.400
 with the right ones

00:28:02.400 --> 00:28:03.880
 and so we see here

00:28:03.880 --> 00:28:04.420
 why his

00:28:04.420 --> 00:28:05.700
 Asa's scheme

00:28:05.700 --> 00:28:07.300
 was effective

00:28:07.300 --> 00:28:07.920
 in turning

00:28:07.920 --> 00:28:08.960
 Basha's attention

00:28:08.960 --> 00:28:09.560
 to defending

00:28:09.560 --> 00:28:10.200
 his kingdom

00:28:10.200 --> 00:28:12.980
 the means

00:28:12.980 --> 00:28:13.540
 by which

00:28:13.540 --> 00:28:14.519
 Asa chose

00:28:14.519 --> 00:28:15.200
 would cause

00:28:15.200 --> 00:28:15.840
 his faith

00:28:15.840 --> 00:28:16.480
 to continue

00:28:16.480 --> 00:28:17.060
 to falter

00:28:17.060 --> 00:28:17.540
 you know

00:28:17.540 --> 00:28:18.200
 today we live

00:28:18.200 --> 00:28:18.700
 in an age

00:28:18.700 --> 00:28:19.280
 that sometimes

00:28:19.280 --> 00:28:20.220
 expediency

00:28:20.220 --> 00:28:21.000
 supersedes

00:28:21.000 --> 00:28:21.820
 everything else

00:28:21.820 --> 00:28:24.320
 there's some things

00:28:24.320 --> 00:28:24.720
 you cannot

00:28:24.720 --> 00:28:25.640
 take a shortcut to

00:28:25.640 --> 00:28:26.400
 some things

00:28:26.400 --> 00:28:26.800
 have to be

00:28:26.800 --> 00:28:27.519
 meticulously

00:28:27.519 --> 00:28:29.980
 step by step

00:28:29.980 --> 00:28:30.820
 we need to keep

00:28:30.820 --> 00:28:31.860
 those in the right

00:28:31.860 --> 00:28:32.000
 order

00:28:32.000 --> 00:28:32.619
 because notice

00:28:32.619 --> 00:28:33.240
 here we find

00:28:33.240 --> 00:28:33.740
 that God

00:28:33.740 --> 00:28:34.599
 sends a prophet

00:28:34.599 --> 00:28:35.319
 to Asa

00:28:35.319 --> 00:28:36.900
 to rebuke him

00:28:36.900 --> 00:28:37.740
 for not trusting

00:28:37.740 --> 00:28:38.019
 him

00:28:38.019 --> 00:28:38.880
 now let's look

00:28:38.880 --> 00:28:39.420
 back over to

00:28:39.420 --> 00:28:40.160
 2nd Chronicles

00:28:40.160 --> 00:28:40.980
 chapter 16

00:28:40.980 --> 00:28:41.319
 here

00:28:41.319 --> 00:28:42.400
 and we already

00:28:42.400 --> 00:28:43.339
 read verse 7

00:28:43.339 --> 00:28:43.660
 there

00:28:43.660 --> 00:28:44.720
 where he talked

00:28:44.720 --> 00:28:45.519
 where Hanai the

00:28:45.519 --> 00:28:46.259
 seer came to

00:28:46.259 --> 00:28:46.880
 Asa the king

00:28:46.880 --> 00:28:47.279
 of Judah

00:28:47.279 --> 00:28:47.920
 and said unto him

00:28:47.920 --> 00:28:48.400
 because thou

00:28:48.400 --> 00:28:48.819
 hast relied

00:28:48.819 --> 00:28:49.279
 on the king

00:28:49.279 --> 00:28:49.720
 of Syria

00:28:49.720 --> 00:28:50.400
 and not relied

00:28:50.400 --> 00:28:50.839
 on the Lord

00:28:50.839 --> 00:28:51.420
 thy God

00:28:51.420 --> 00:28:52.599
 therefore as the

00:28:52.599 --> 00:28:53.059
 host of the

00:28:53.059 --> 00:28:53.660
 king of Syria

00:28:53.660 --> 00:28:54.380
 escaped out of

00:28:54.380 --> 00:28:54.880
 thine hand

00:28:54.880 --> 00:28:56.039
 look at verse 8

00:28:56.039 --> 00:28:56.660
 were not the

00:28:56.660 --> 00:28:57.559
 Ethiopians

00:28:57.559 --> 00:28:58.440
 and the

00:28:58.440 --> 00:28:59.079
 Lubim

00:28:59.079 --> 00:29:00.699
 a huge host

00:29:00.699 --> 00:29:02.339
 with very many

00:29:02.339 --> 00:29:03.059
 chariots and

00:29:03.059 --> 00:29:03.539
 horsemen

00:29:03.539 --> 00:29:04.619
 yet because thou

00:29:04.619 --> 00:29:05.740
 didst rely on

00:29:05.740 --> 00:29:06.139
 the Lord

00:29:06.139 --> 00:29:06.819
 he delivered

00:29:06.819 --> 00:29:07.879
 them into

00:29:07.879 --> 00:29:08.779
 thine hand

00:29:08.779 --> 00:29:10.439
 for the eyes

00:29:10.439 --> 00:29:11.039
 of the Lord

00:29:11.039 --> 00:29:12.279
 run to and

00:29:12.279 --> 00:29:13.079
 fro throughout

00:29:13.079 --> 00:29:14.000
 the whole earth

00:29:14.000 --> 00:29:15.960
 to show himself

00:29:15.960 --> 00:29:17.439
 strong on behalf

00:29:17.439 --> 00:29:18.159
 of them whose

00:29:18.159 --> 00:29:19.059
 heart is perfect

00:29:19.059 --> 00:29:19.740
 toward him

00:29:19.740 --> 00:29:21.119
 herein thou

00:29:21.119 --> 00:29:21.659
 hast done

00:29:21.659 --> 00:29:22.539
 foolishly

00:29:22.539 --> 00:29:23.659
 therefore from

00:29:23.659 --> 00:29:24.480
 henceforth thou

00:29:24.480 --> 00:29:25.220
 shall have

00:29:25.220 --> 00:29:26.339
 wars

00:29:26.339 --> 00:29:28.240
 they've had

00:29:28.240 --> 00:29:28.880
 peace and

00:29:28.880 --> 00:29:29.519
 prosperity

00:29:29.519 --> 00:29:31.019
 the enemy

00:29:31.019 --> 00:29:31.740
 was putting

00:29:31.740 --> 00:29:32.200
 a pinch

00:29:32.200 --> 00:29:32.700
 on them

00:29:32.700 --> 00:29:35.319
 in the midst

00:29:35.319 --> 00:29:35.779
 of this

00:29:35.779 --> 00:29:36.420
 peace and

00:29:36.420 --> 00:29:37.140
 prosperity

00:29:37.140 --> 00:29:37.620
 it seemed

00:29:37.620 --> 00:29:38.059
 like things

00:29:38.059 --> 00:29:39.360
 were spooling

00:29:39.360 --> 00:29:39.779
 up there

00:29:39.779 --> 00:29:40.160
 you might

00:29:40.160 --> 00:29:40.519
 say

00:29:40.519 --> 00:29:41.380
 of conflict

00:29:41.380 --> 00:29:42.819
 and what

00:29:42.819 --> 00:29:43.140
 does the

00:29:43.140 --> 00:29:43.799
 prophet tell

00:29:43.799 --> 00:29:43.940
 him

00:29:43.940 --> 00:29:44.299
 he says

00:29:44.299 --> 00:29:44.640
 hey

00:29:44.640 --> 00:29:47.079
 if you

00:29:47.079 --> 00:29:47.680
 had trusted

00:29:47.680 --> 00:29:48.440
 the Lord

00:29:48.440 --> 00:29:49.640
 there would

00:29:49.640 --> 00:29:49.799
 have been

00:29:49.799 --> 00:29:50.140
 a great

00:29:50.140 --> 00:29:50.559
 victory

00:29:50.559 --> 00:29:51.900
 but he

00:29:51.900 --> 00:29:52.500
 says instead

00:29:52.500 --> 00:29:53.140
 of trusting

00:29:53.140 --> 00:29:53.599
 him like

00:29:53.599 --> 00:29:53.839
 he did

00:29:53.839 --> 00:29:54.220
 before

00:29:54.220 --> 00:29:54.660
 you did

00:29:54.660 --> 00:29:55.000
 what

00:29:55.000 --> 00:29:56.000
 that's

00:29:56.000 --> 00:29:56.400
 the important

00:29:56.400 --> 00:29:56.860
 word there

00:29:56.860 --> 00:29:57.480
 how does

00:29:57.480 --> 00:29:58.059
 he describe

00:29:58.059 --> 00:29:58.700
 his actions

00:29:58.700 --> 00:29:59.259
 how does

00:29:59.259 --> 00:29:59.759
 the prophet

00:29:59.759 --> 00:30:00.360
 describe

00:30:00.360 --> 00:30:01.259
 Asa's actions

00:30:01.259 --> 00:30:02.200
 there in

00:30:02.200 --> 00:30:03.039
 chapter 16

00:30:03.039 --> 00:30:05.100
 what's that

00:30:05.100 --> 00:30:05.480
 word

00:30:05.480 --> 00:30:07.460
 foolishly

00:30:07.460 --> 00:30:08.200
 is it hard

00:30:08.200 --> 00:30:08.480
 to do

00:30:08.480 --> 00:30:09.120
 something foolish

00:30:09.120 --> 00:30:09.960
 foolishness

00:30:09.960 --> 00:30:10.519
 happens pretty

00:30:10.519 --> 00:30:10.819
 easily

00:30:10.819 --> 00:30:11.299
 doesn't it

00:30:11.299 --> 00:30:13.680
 I want you

00:30:13.680 --> 00:30:14.299
 to understand

00:30:14.299 --> 00:30:14.799
 that he's

00:30:14.799 --> 00:30:15.279
 telling him

00:30:15.279 --> 00:30:16.240
 here that

00:30:16.240 --> 00:30:17.120
 Hanai the

00:30:17.120 --> 00:30:17.920
 seer comes

00:30:17.920 --> 00:30:18.220
 to him

00:30:18.220 --> 00:30:18.460
 with a

00:30:18.460 --> 00:30:19.100
 rebuke

00:30:19.100 --> 00:30:20.640
 and whenever

00:30:20.640 --> 00:30:21.180
 we get a

00:30:21.180 --> 00:30:22.079
 rebuke like

00:30:22.079 --> 00:30:22.720
 this there's

00:30:22.720 --> 00:30:23.259
 only two

00:30:23.259 --> 00:30:23.720
 things that

00:30:23.720 --> 00:30:24.200
 can happen

00:30:24.200 --> 00:30:24.680
 you know

00:30:24.680 --> 00:30:25.220
 the Lord

00:30:25.220 --> 00:30:26.240
 sends

00:30:26.240 --> 00:30:26.799
 correction

00:30:26.799 --> 00:30:29.180
 the question

00:30:29.180 --> 00:30:29.680
 is how do

00:30:29.680 --> 00:30:30.279
 you respond

00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:30.880
 to correction

00:30:30.880 --> 00:30:31.480
 because I

00:30:31.480 --> 00:30:31.900
 want you to

00:30:31.900 --> 00:30:32.640
 see a contrast

00:30:32.640 --> 00:30:33.279
 here think

00:30:33.279 --> 00:30:33.960
 about David

00:30:33.960 --> 00:30:35.059
 King David

00:30:35.059 --> 00:30:37.080
 he committed

00:30:37.080 --> 00:30:37.840
 an atrocious

00:30:37.840 --> 00:30:38.840
 sin with

00:30:38.840 --> 00:30:39.420
 Bathsheba

00:30:39.420 --> 00:30:40.400
 Nathan the

00:30:40.400 --> 00:30:41.259
 prophet shows

00:30:41.259 --> 00:30:43.920
 up and

00:30:43.920 --> 00:30:44.539
 rebukes

00:30:44.539 --> 00:30:44.900
 David

00:30:44.900 --> 00:30:45.420
 can you

00:30:45.420 --> 00:30:45.880
 imagine

00:30:45.880 --> 00:30:47.460
 David with

00:30:47.460 --> 00:30:48.380
 Nathan standing

00:30:48.380 --> 00:30:48.880
 there because

00:30:48.880 --> 00:30:49.720
 remember this

00:30:49.720 --> 00:30:51.140
 David was

00:30:51.140 --> 00:30:51.759
 even more

00:30:51.759 --> 00:30:52.440
 his kingdom

00:30:52.440 --> 00:30:52.960
 was even

00:30:52.960 --> 00:30:53.720
 more glorious

00:30:53.720 --> 00:30:54.100
 than what

00:30:54.100 --> 00:30:54.480
 they have

00:30:54.480 --> 00:30:54.720
 at the

00:30:54.720 --> 00:30:55.039
 moment

00:30:55.039 --> 00:30:55.900
 and Nathan

00:30:55.900 --> 00:30:56.559
 standing there

00:30:56.559 --> 00:30:57.420
 before David

00:30:57.420 --> 00:30:59.960
 and say you

00:30:59.960 --> 00:31:00.640
 are the man

00:31:00.640 --> 00:31:01.339
 but I want

00:31:01.339 --> 00:31:01.799
 you to see

00:31:01.799 --> 00:31:02.240
 here if you

00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:02.779
 remember the

00:31:02.779 --> 00:31:03.759
 contrast between

00:31:03.759 --> 00:31:04.299
 David's

00:31:04.299 --> 00:31:04.960
 response

00:31:04.960 --> 00:31:07.440
 and Asa's

00:31:07.440 --> 00:31:07.960
 response

00:31:07.960 --> 00:31:08.680
 because they

00:31:08.680 --> 00:31:09.220
 show you the

00:31:09.220 --> 00:31:09.900
 two directions

00:31:09.900 --> 00:31:10.480
 you can go

00:31:10.480 --> 00:31:11.160
 from correction

00:31:11.160 --> 00:31:12.059
 you'll either

00:31:12.059 --> 00:31:12.940
 accept it

00:31:12.940 --> 00:31:14.500
 or you'll

00:31:14.500 --> 00:31:15.080
 reject it

00:31:15.080 --> 00:31:16.420
 David accepted

00:31:16.420 --> 00:31:17.559
 God's correction

00:31:17.559 --> 00:31:18.279
 you can read

00:31:18.279 --> 00:31:19.100
 Psalm 51

00:31:19.100 --> 00:31:19.820
 it does a pretty

00:31:19.820 --> 00:31:20.360
 good job of

00:31:20.360 --> 00:31:21.779
 describing David

00:31:21.779 --> 00:31:22.820
 accepting God's

00:31:22.820 --> 00:31:23.240
 correction

00:31:23.240 --> 00:31:24.279
 Psalm 51

00:31:24.279 --> 00:31:24.960
 gives a great

00:31:24.960 --> 00:31:25.620
 picture of what

00:31:25.620 --> 00:31:26.559
 repentance really

00:31:26.559 --> 00:31:27.279
 looks like

00:31:27.279 --> 00:31:28.200
 because repentance

00:31:28.200 --> 00:31:29.360
 isn't just crying

00:31:29.360 --> 00:31:30.120
 in tears

00:31:30.120 --> 00:31:32.039
 repentance isn't

00:31:32.039 --> 00:31:33.180
 sad because you

00:31:33.180 --> 00:31:33.920
 got caught

00:31:33.920 --> 00:31:36.920
 repentance is

00:31:36.920 --> 00:31:37.640
 remorse

00:31:37.640 --> 00:31:38.779
 because you have

00:31:38.779 --> 00:31:40.000
 violated God's

00:31:40.000 --> 00:31:40.759
 law

00:31:40.759 --> 00:31:41.840
 it's important to

00:31:41.840 --> 00:31:42.840
 realize here that

00:31:42.839 --> 00:31:43.399
 while David

00:31:43.399 --> 00:31:44.220
 repented and

00:31:44.220 --> 00:31:44.720
 turned to the

00:31:44.720 --> 00:31:45.359
 Lord we find

00:31:45.359 --> 00:31:46.699
 Asa's response

00:31:46.699 --> 00:31:48.119
 was opposite

00:31:48.119 --> 00:31:49.079
 you know the

00:31:49.079 --> 00:31:49.759
 prophet made

00:31:49.759 --> 00:31:50.359
 very clear he

00:31:50.359 --> 00:31:51.079
 says because you

00:31:51.079 --> 00:31:51.879
 relied on the

00:31:51.879 --> 00:31:52.619
 king of Syria

00:31:52.619 --> 00:31:53.220
 and not the

00:31:53.220 --> 00:31:53.559
 Lord

00:31:53.559 --> 00:31:55.799
 you know the

00:31:55.799 --> 00:31:56.240
 Lord would have

00:31:56.240 --> 00:31:56.980
 delivered you

00:31:56.980 --> 00:31:57.980
 but notice here

00:31:57.980 --> 00:31:59.000
 verse 9 this is

00:31:59.000 --> 00:31:59.980
 an important part

00:31:59.980 --> 00:32:01.419
 of the lesson

00:32:01.419 --> 00:32:02.319
 for us tonight

00:32:02.319 --> 00:32:03.240
 because notice

00:32:03.240 --> 00:32:03.799
 this for the

00:32:03.799 --> 00:32:04.459
 eyes of the

00:32:04.459 --> 00:32:05.119
 Lord run to

00:32:05.119 --> 00:32:05.859
 and fro throughout

00:32:05.859 --> 00:32:06.579
 the whole earth

00:32:06.579 --> 00:32:08.099
 to show himself

00:32:08.099 --> 00:32:09.740
 strong on behalf

00:32:09.740 --> 00:32:10.559
 of them whose

00:32:10.559 --> 00:32:11.419
 heart is perfect

00:32:11.419 --> 00:32:12.119
 towards him

00:32:12.119 --> 00:32:14.579
 in other words

00:32:14.579 --> 00:32:15.359
 he's reminding

00:32:15.359 --> 00:32:16.219
 Asa what

00:32:16.219 --> 00:32:17.119
 if you're right

00:32:17.119 --> 00:32:17.639
 with God

00:32:17.639 --> 00:32:18.359
 if you're obedient

00:32:18.359 --> 00:32:18.959
 to God

00:32:18.959 --> 00:32:19.719
 if you're following

00:32:19.719 --> 00:32:20.159
 God

00:32:20.159 --> 00:32:21.059
 God says I'm

00:32:21.059 --> 00:32:21.699
 watching I'm

00:32:21.699 --> 00:32:22.339
 paying attention

00:32:22.339 --> 00:32:23.659
 and my heart

00:32:23.659 --> 00:32:24.619
 is bent towards

00:32:24.619 --> 00:32:25.879
 having you

00:32:25.879 --> 00:32:27.539
 protected and

00:32:27.539 --> 00:32:28.019
 successful

00:32:28.019 --> 00:32:29.539
 God desires for

00:32:29.539 --> 00:32:30.579
 us to understand

00:32:30.579 --> 00:32:31.359
 this principle

00:32:31.359 --> 00:32:32.159
 instead of doing

00:32:32.159 --> 00:32:33.179
 foolishly

00:32:33.179 --> 00:32:34.619
 now notice here

00:32:34.619 --> 00:32:35.699
 his foolishness

00:32:35.699 --> 00:32:36.259
 that was going to

00:32:36.259 --> 00:32:37.099
 rescue him from

00:32:37.099 --> 00:32:38.000
 wars caused

00:32:38.000 --> 00:32:38.799
 what more

00:32:38.799 --> 00:32:39.299
 conflict

00:32:39.299 --> 00:32:39.960
 more wars

00:32:39.960 --> 00:32:42.619
 in other words

00:32:42.619 --> 00:32:43.480
 he escalated

00:32:43.480 --> 00:32:44.279
 his own problem

00:32:44.279 --> 00:32:45.180
 in disobedience

00:32:45.180 --> 00:32:46.119
 as a believer

00:32:46.119 --> 00:32:46.680
 we need to be

00:32:46.680 --> 00:32:47.399
 careful that we

00:32:47.399 --> 00:32:48.200
 make choices

00:32:48.200 --> 00:32:48.879
 of obedience

00:32:48.879 --> 00:32:49.539
 to God

00:32:49.539 --> 00:32:49.899
 and don't

00:32:49.899 --> 00:32:50.579
 escalate our

00:32:50.579 --> 00:32:51.139
 problems

00:32:51.139 --> 00:32:53.460
 from disobedience

00:32:53.460 --> 00:32:54.220
 because I want

00:32:54.220 --> 00:32:54.799
 you to understand

00:32:54.799 --> 00:32:55.519
 what God was

00:32:55.519 --> 00:32:56.119
 telling him is

00:32:56.119 --> 00:32:57.000
 here's the outcome

00:32:57.000 --> 00:32:57.899
 of your choice

00:32:57.899 --> 00:32:58.799
 God says I

00:32:58.799 --> 00:32:59.299
 wanted to give

00:32:59.299 --> 00:33:00.000
 you victory

00:33:00.000 --> 00:33:00.659
 but instead

00:33:00.659 --> 00:33:02.259
 you didn't

00:33:02.259 --> 00:33:03.200
 choose to be

00:33:03.200 --> 00:33:04.079
 obedient so I

00:33:04.079 --> 00:33:04.519
 could give you

00:33:04.519 --> 00:33:04.859
 victory

00:33:04.859 --> 00:33:05.919
 we see here

00:33:05.919 --> 00:33:07.279
 that this

00:33:07.279 --> 00:33:07.819
 principle

00:33:07.819 --> 00:33:09.719
 plays out

00:33:09.719 --> 00:33:10.099
 in the New

00:33:10.099 --> 00:33:10.399
 Testament

00:33:10.399 --> 00:33:10.839
 let's go to

00:33:10.839 --> 00:33:11.359
 1st Peter

00:33:11.359 --> 00:33:12.019
 chapter 3

00:33:12.019 --> 00:33:12.599
 for a moment

00:33:12.599 --> 00:33:14.779
 1st Peter

00:33:14.779 --> 00:33:15.500
 chapter 3

00:33:15.500 --> 00:33:15.979
 look here in

00:33:15.979 --> 00:33:16.579
 verse 12

00:33:16.579 --> 00:33:17.619
 1st Peter

00:33:17.619 --> 00:33:18.259
 gives us a

00:33:18.259 --> 00:33:18.919
 great promise

00:33:18.919 --> 00:33:19.359
 here notice

00:33:19.359 --> 00:33:19.919
 the promise

00:33:19.919 --> 00:33:20.399
 given here

00:33:20.399 --> 00:33:20.659
 it says

00:33:20.659 --> 00:33:21.799
 for the eyes

00:33:21.799 --> 00:33:22.379
 of the Lord

00:33:22.379 --> 00:33:22.899
 are over

00:33:22.899 --> 00:33:23.199
 who

00:33:23.199 --> 00:33:25.439
 the righteous

00:33:25.439 --> 00:33:26.879
 and his ears

00:33:26.879 --> 00:33:27.439
 are open

00:33:27.439 --> 00:33:28.000
 unto their

00:33:28.000 --> 00:33:28.479
 prayers

00:33:28.479 --> 00:33:30.019
 but the face

00:33:30.019 --> 00:33:30.459
 of the Lord

00:33:30.459 --> 00:33:31.000
 is against

00:33:31.000 --> 00:33:31.879
 them that do

00:33:31.879 --> 00:33:33.199
 evil

00:33:33.200 --> 00:33:33.980
 this same

00:33:33.980 --> 00:33:34.460
 promise

00:33:34.460 --> 00:33:35.160
 applies to

00:33:35.160 --> 00:33:35.740
 us today

00:33:35.740 --> 00:33:37.400
 that if

00:33:37.400 --> 00:33:38.240
 you're saved

00:33:38.240 --> 00:33:38.700
 if you ought

00:33:38.700 --> 00:33:39.319
 to be serving

00:33:39.319 --> 00:33:39.779
 the Lord

00:33:39.779 --> 00:33:40.299
 desiring

00:33:40.299 --> 00:33:41.000
 God says

00:33:41.000 --> 00:33:41.819
 that he's

00:33:41.819 --> 00:33:42.279
 there

00:33:42.279 --> 00:33:43.120
 he's paying

00:33:43.120 --> 00:33:43.600
 attention

00:33:43.600 --> 00:33:43.980
 and he

00:33:43.980 --> 00:33:44.480
 hears

00:33:44.480 --> 00:33:45.799
 our prayers

00:33:45.799 --> 00:33:48.580
 but notice

00:33:48.580 --> 00:33:49.380
 the response

00:33:49.380 --> 00:33:49.900
 to this

00:33:49.900 --> 00:33:50.319
 look down

00:33:50.319 --> 00:33:50.660
 at verse

00:33:50.660 --> 00:33:51.059
 10

00:33:51.059 --> 00:33:53.460
 and Asa

00:33:53.460 --> 00:33:54.620
 was wroth

00:33:54.620 --> 00:33:55.440
 with the

00:33:55.440 --> 00:33:55.799
 seer

00:33:55.799 --> 00:33:57.519
 and put

00:33:57.519 --> 00:33:57.920
 him in

00:33:57.920 --> 00:33:58.319
 the prison

00:33:58.319 --> 00:33:58.740
 house

00:33:58.740 --> 00:34:00.920
 for he

00:34:00.920 --> 00:34:01.460
 was in

00:34:01.460 --> 00:34:02.200
 a rage

00:34:02.200 --> 00:34:02.700
 with him

00:34:02.700 --> 00:34:03.059
 because

00:34:03.059 --> 00:34:03.799
 of this

00:34:03.799 --> 00:34:04.200
 thing

00:34:04.200 --> 00:34:06.460
 so what

00:34:06.460 --> 00:34:06.680
 was

00:34:06.680 --> 00:34:07.539
 Asa's

00:34:07.539 --> 00:34:08.559
 response

00:34:08.559 --> 00:34:09.260
 he got

00:34:09.260 --> 00:34:09.659
 upset

00:34:09.659 --> 00:34:10.179
 you know

00:34:10.179 --> 00:34:10.440
 what the

00:34:10.440 --> 00:34:10.800
 one thing

00:34:10.800 --> 00:34:11.539
 I found

00:34:11.539 --> 00:34:12.760
 that's true

00:34:12.760 --> 00:34:13.340
 just as true

00:34:13.340 --> 00:34:13.940
 today as it

00:34:13.940 --> 00:34:14.500
 was then

00:34:14.500 --> 00:34:15.980
 when people

00:34:15.980 --> 00:34:16.800
 are confronted

00:34:16.800 --> 00:34:17.480
 with sin

00:34:17.480 --> 00:34:18.139
 they respond

00:34:18.139 --> 00:34:18.619
 one of two

00:34:18.619 --> 00:34:18.960
 ways

00:34:18.960 --> 00:34:19.480
 they either

00:34:19.480 --> 00:34:20.059
 get mad

00:34:20.059 --> 00:34:20.440
 and upset

00:34:20.440 --> 00:34:21.019
 or they

00:34:21.019 --> 00:34:21.340
 turn to

00:34:21.340 --> 00:34:21.679
 the Lord

00:34:21.679 --> 00:34:22.179
 we have

00:34:22.179 --> 00:34:22.480
 the same

00:34:22.480 --> 00:34:23.000
 two choices

00:34:23.000 --> 00:34:23.440
 today

00:34:23.440 --> 00:34:26.400
 it's no

00:34:26.400 --> 00:34:26.780
 different

00:34:26.780 --> 00:34:27.400
 he gets

00:34:27.400 --> 00:34:27.820
 upset

00:34:27.820 --> 00:34:28.880
 with the

00:34:28.880 --> 00:34:29.159
 seer

00:34:29.159 --> 00:34:29.519
 with the

00:34:29.519 --> 00:34:29.820
 prophet

00:34:29.820 --> 00:34:30.220
 of God

00:34:30.220 --> 00:34:30.699
 he throws

00:34:30.699 --> 00:34:31.039
 him in

00:34:31.039 --> 00:34:31.360
 jail

00:34:31.360 --> 00:34:32.920
 but notice

00:34:32.920 --> 00:34:33.480
 it didn't

00:34:33.480 --> 00:34:33.780
 just

00:34:33.780 --> 00:34:34.579
 his anger

00:34:34.579 --> 00:34:34.940
 didn't

00:34:34.940 --> 00:34:35.599
 just affect

00:34:35.599 --> 00:34:36.079
 him

00:34:36.079 --> 00:34:36.519
 and the

00:34:36.519 --> 00:34:36.880
 seer

00:34:36.880 --> 00:34:38.300
 look at

00:34:38.300 --> 00:34:38.599
 the next

00:34:38.599 --> 00:34:38.900
 part of

00:34:38.900 --> 00:34:39.320
 that verse

00:34:39.320 --> 00:34:39.599
 for a

00:34:39.599 --> 00:34:39.840
 moment

00:34:39.840 --> 00:34:41.960
 notice

00:34:41.960 --> 00:34:42.300
 what it

00:34:42.300 --> 00:34:42.539
 says

00:34:42.539 --> 00:34:43.380
 and Asa

00:34:43.380 --> 00:34:43.940
 oppressed

00:34:43.940 --> 00:34:44.340
 some of

00:34:44.340 --> 00:34:44.740
 the people

00:34:44.740 --> 00:34:45.079
 at the

00:34:45.079 --> 00:34:45.680
 same time

00:34:45.680 --> 00:34:46.340
 in other

00:34:46.340 --> 00:34:46.579
 words

00:34:46.579 --> 00:34:47.220
 him being

00:34:47.220 --> 00:34:47.780
 upset

00:34:47.780 --> 00:34:48.400
 of God

00:34:48.400 --> 00:34:49.019
 correcting

00:34:49.019 --> 00:34:49.340
 him

00:34:49.340 --> 00:34:49.740
 made him

00:34:49.740 --> 00:34:50.019
 upset

00:34:50.019 --> 00:34:50.440
 with other

00:34:50.440 --> 00:34:50.740
 people

00:34:50.740 --> 00:34:51.160
 also

00:34:51.160 --> 00:34:51.780
 now you

00:34:51.780 --> 00:34:52.099
 can probably

00:34:52.099 --> 00:34:52.420
 think

00:34:52.420 --> 00:34:52.680
 in your

00:34:52.680 --> 00:34:52.920
 life

00:34:52.920 --> 00:34:53.079
 have you

00:34:53.079 --> 00:34:53.380
 ever seen

00:34:53.380 --> 00:34:53.760
 somebody

00:34:53.760 --> 00:34:54.300
 that God

00:34:54.300 --> 00:34:55.340
 comes and

00:34:55.340 --> 00:34:55.780
 corrects

00:34:55.780 --> 00:34:55.960
 and they

00:34:55.960 --> 00:34:56.460
 get upset

00:34:56.460 --> 00:34:56.680
 and they

00:34:56.680 --> 00:34:57.019
 get upset

00:34:57.019 --> 00:34:57.420
 a lot of

00:34:57.420 --> 00:34:57.760
 people at

00:34:57.760 --> 00:34:57.940
 the same

00:34:57.940 --> 00:34:58.200
 time

00:34:58.199 --> 00:34:58.899
 same thing

00:34:58.899 --> 00:34:59.199
 today

00:34:59.199 --> 00:34:59.879
 you see it

00:34:59.879 --> 00:35:00.439
 play out

00:35:00.439 --> 00:35:01.079
 in lives

00:35:01.079 --> 00:35:01.460
 because

00:35:01.460 --> 00:35:02.539
 notice what

00:35:02.539 --> 00:35:03.299
 happens here

00:35:03.299 --> 00:35:04.679
 we see this

00:35:04.679 --> 00:35:05.239
 progression

00:35:05.239 --> 00:35:06.599
 we've seen

00:35:06.599 --> 00:35:07.299
 this progression

00:35:07.299 --> 00:35:08.439
 of the trusting

00:35:08.439 --> 00:35:09.299
 himself and

00:35:09.299 --> 00:35:09.960
 trusting in

00:35:09.960 --> 00:35:10.899
 men

00:35:10.899 --> 00:35:11.559
 trusting in

00:35:11.559 --> 00:35:12.039
 the things

00:35:12.039 --> 00:35:12.399
 of this

00:35:12.399 --> 00:35:12.859
 world

00:35:12.859 --> 00:35:14.239
 rejecting

00:35:14.239 --> 00:35:14.879
 the word

00:35:14.879 --> 00:35:15.139
 of the

00:35:15.139 --> 00:35:15.460
 Lord

00:35:15.460 --> 00:35:15.779
 I mean

00:35:15.779 --> 00:35:16.019
 that's

00:35:16.019 --> 00:35:16.519
 really what

00:35:16.519 --> 00:35:16.899
 happened

00:35:16.899 --> 00:35:17.239
 here

00:35:17.239 --> 00:35:18.559
 when he

00:35:18.559 --> 00:35:19.079
 rejected

00:35:19.079 --> 00:35:19.679
 the seer

00:35:19.679 --> 00:35:20.219
 that God

00:35:20.219 --> 00:35:20.579
 sent

00:35:20.579 --> 00:35:21.159
 the prophet

00:35:21.159 --> 00:35:21.659
 that God

00:35:21.659 --> 00:35:22.159
 sent to him

00:35:22.159 --> 00:35:22.759
 he rejected

00:35:22.759 --> 00:35:23.159
 the word

00:35:23.159 --> 00:35:23.359
 of the

00:35:23.359 --> 00:35:23.619
 Lord

00:35:23.619 --> 00:35:25.000
 you know

00:35:25.000 --> 00:35:25.279
 oftentimes

00:35:25.279 --> 00:35:26.039
 people when

00:35:26.039 --> 00:35:26.519
 they get upset

00:35:26.519 --> 00:35:27.079
 with God

00:35:27.079 --> 00:35:27.340
 and what

00:35:27.340 --> 00:35:27.699
 God's

00:35:27.699 --> 00:35:28.019
 correcting

00:35:28.019 --> 00:35:28.159
 them

00:35:28.159 --> 00:35:28.480
 they don't

00:35:28.480 --> 00:35:28.840
 like what

00:35:28.840 --> 00:35:29.279
 God said

00:35:29.279 --> 00:35:29.719
 about it

00:35:29.719 --> 00:35:31.860
 and they

00:35:31.860 --> 00:35:32.400
 get upset

00:35:32.400 --> 00:35:32.679
 and they

00:35:32.679 --> 00:35:33.219
 start taking

00:35:33.219 --> 00:35:33.579
 it out

00:35:33.579 --> 00:35:33.920
 on other

00:35:33.920 --> 00:35:34.239
 people

00:35:34.239 --> 00:35:34.799
 that's a

00:35:34.799 --> 00:35:35.000
 great

00:35:35.000 --> 00:35:35.619
 perspective

00:35:35.619 --> 00:35:36.219
 to keep

00:35:36.219 --> 00:35:36.759
 and understand

00:35:36.759 --> 00:35:37.340
 also

00:35:37.340 --> 00:35:39.279
 that sometimes

00:35:39.279 --> 00:35:39.759
 people's

00:35:39.759 --> 00:35:40.539
 response to

00:35:40.539 --> 00:35:41.039
 you has

00:35:41.039 --> 00:35:41.480
 nothing to

00:35:41.480 --> 00:35:41.819
 do with

00:35:41.819 --> 00:35:42.019
 you

00:35:42.019 --> 00:35:42.559
 you know

00:35:42.559 --> 00:35:43.259
 if you're

00:35:43.259 --> 00:35:43.480
 going to

00:35:43.480 --> 00:35:43.880
 serve the

00:35:43.880 --> 00:35:44.079
 Lord

00:35:44.079 --> 00:35:44.460
 you better

00:35:44.460 --> 00:35:44.920
 understand

00:35:44.920 --> 00:35:45.420
 that

00:35:45.420 --> 00:35:47.579
 because

00:35:47.579 --> 00:35:47.759
 you're

00:35:47.759 --> 00:35:47.940
 going to

00:35:47.940 --> 00:35:48.400
 live for

00:35:48.400 --> 00:35:48.659
 God

00:35:48.659 --> 00:35:48.900
 there's

00:35:48.900 --> 00:35:49.019
 going to

00:35:49.019 --> 00:35:49.460
 be people

00:35:49.460 --> 00:35:49.759
 who get

00:35:49.759 --> 00:35:50.000
 upset

00:35:50.000 --> 00:35:50.400
 with you

00:35:50.400 --> 00:35:50.960
 you might

00:35:50.960 --> 00:35:51.299
 not even

00:35:51.299 --> 00:35:51.480
 know

00:35:51.480 --> 00:35:51.699
 maybe

00:35:51.699 --> 00:35:52.299
 find out

00:35:52.299 --> 00:35:52.480
 you're

00:35:52.480 --> 00:35:52.599
 a

00:35:52.599 --> 00:35:52.819
 Christian

00:35:52.819 --> 00:35:53.099
 and they're

00:35:53.099 --> 00:35:53.460
 mad at

00:35:53.460 --> 00:35:53.639
 you

00:35:53.639 --> 00:35:54.159
 let it

00:35:57.079 --> 00:35:57.559
 next

00:35:57.559 --> 00:35:58.159
 look here

00:35:58.159 --> 00:35:58.539
 at verse

00:35:58.539 --> 00:35:58.980
 11

00:35:58.980 --> 00:35:59.759
 and behold

00:35:59.759 --> 00:36:00.420
 the acts

00:36:00.420 --> 00:36:00.940
 of Asa

00:36:00.940 --> 00:36:01.579
 first and

00:36:01.579 --> 00:36:02.000
 last

00:36:02.000 --> 00:36:02.380
 lo there

00:36:02.380 --> 00:36:02.739
 are written

00:36:02.739 --> 00:36:03.019
 in the

00:36:03.019 --> 00:36:03.380
 books of

00:36:03.380 --> 00:36:03.799
 the kings

00:36:03.799 --> 00:36:04.860
 of Judah

00:36:04.860 --> 00:36:05.519
 in Israel

00:36:05.519 --> 00:36:06.159
 and Asa

00:36:06.159 --> 00:36:06.460
 in his

00:36:06.460 --> 00:36:06.980
 thirty and

00:36:06.980 --> 00:36:07.559
 ninth year

00:36:07.559 --> 00:36:07.819
 remember

00:36:07.819 --> 00:36:08.079
 he only

00:36:08.079 --> 00:36:08.340
 reigned

00:36:08.340 --> 00:36:08.940
 forty-one

00:36:08.940 --> 00:36:09.380
 years

00:36:09.380 --> 00:36:11.579
 was diseased

00:36:11.579 --> 00:36:11.940
 in his

00:36:11.940 --> 00:36:12.279
 feet

00:36:12.279 --> 00:36:12.840
 until his

00:36:12.840 --> 00:36:13.259
 disease

00:36:13.259 --> 00:36:14.279
 was exceedingly

00:36:14.279 --> 00:36:14.739
 great

00:36:14.739 --> 00:36:16.840
 now notice

00:36:16.840 --> 00:36:17.380
 this last

00:36:17.380 --> 00:36:18.079
 phrase again

00:36:18.079 --> 00:36:18.500
 this is

00:36:18.500 --> 00:36:19.039
 important

00:36:19.039 --> 00:36:21.420
 yet in

00:36:21.420 --> 00:36:22.299
 his disease

00:36:22.299 --> 00:36:23.179
 he sought

00:36:23.179 --> 00:36:24.179
 not

00:36:24.179 --> 00:36:25.239
 the Lord

00:36:25.239 --> 00:36:25.699
 you know

00:36:25.699 --> 00:36:26.119
 the final

00:36:26.119 --> 00:36:26.579
 step of

00:36:26.579 --> 00:36:27.039
 this is a

00:36:27.039 --> 00:36:27.539
 hard heart

00:36:27.539 --> 00:36:27.840
 towards

00:36:27.840 --> 00:36:28.159
 God

00:36:28.159 --> 00:36:28.840
 people's

00:36:28.840 --> 00:36:29.059
 heart

00:36:29.059 --> 00:36:29.300
 gets

00:36:29.300 --> 00:36:29.739
 hardened

00:36:29.739 --> 00:36:30.139
 towards

00:36:30.139 --> 00:36:30.599
 God

00:36:30.599 --> 00:36:31.699
 Asa's

00:36:31.699 --> 00:36:32.000
 heart

00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:32.259
 at the

00:36:32.259 --> 00:36:32.480
 end of

00:36:32.480 --> 00:36:32.619
 his

00:36:32.619 --> 00:36:32.980
 life

00:36:32.980 --> 00:36:33.159
 was

00:36:33.159 --> 00:36:33.500
 hard

00:36:33.500 --> 00:36:33.800
 against

00:36:33.800 --> 00:36:34.259
 God

00:36:34.259 --> 00:36:35.920
 it

00:36:35.920 --> 00:36:36.099
 says

00:36:36.099 --> 00:36:36.259
 he

00:36:36.259 --> 00:36:36.699
 trusted

00:36:36.699 --> 00:36:36.940
 the

00:36:36.940 --> 00:36:37.539
 physicians

00:36:37.539 --> 00:36:37.940
 more

00:36:37.940 --> 00:36:38.079
 than

00:36:38.079 --> 00:36:38.239
 he

00:36:38.239 --> 00:36:38.559
 trusted

00:36:38.559 --> 00:36:39.019
 God

00:36:39.019 --> 00:36:39.380
 now

00:36:39.380 --> 00:36:39.500
 I

00:36:39.500 --> 00:36:39.699
 want

00:36:39.699 --> 00:36:39.820
 you

00:36:39.820 --> 00:36:40.019
 to

00:36:40.019 --> 00:36:40.960
 understand

00:36:40.960 --> 00:36:41.599
 something

00:36:41.599 --> 00:36:41.940
 here

00:36:41.940 --> 00:36:42.340
 because

00:36:42.340 --> 00:36:42.759
 Asa

00:36:42.759 --> 00:36:43.279
 continued

00:36:43.279 --> 00:36:43.539
 to

00:36:43.539 --> 00:36:43.840
 harden

00:36:43.840 --> 00:36:44.059
 his

00:36:44.059 --> 00:36:44.380
 heart

00:36:44.380 --> 00:36:45.099
 against

00:36:45.099 --> 00:36:45.380
 the

00:36:45.380 --> 00:36:45.739
 Lord

00:36:45.739 --> 00:36:45.920
 and

00:36:45.920 --> 00:36:46.119
 his

00:36:46.119 --> 00:36:46.639
 correction

00:36:46.639 --> 00:36:47.960
 you know

00:36:47.960 --> 00:36:48.179
 we don't

00:36:48.179 --> 00:36:48.360
 have

00:36:48.360 --> 00:36:48.719
 time

00:36:48.719 --> 00:36:49.119
 tonight

00:36:49.119 --> 00:36:49.480
 but you

00:36:49.480 --> 00:36:49.880
 can read

00:36:49.880 --> 00:36:50.119
 the

00:36:50.119 --> 00:36:50.699
 Hebrews

00:36:50.699 --> 00:36:51.139
 chapter

00:36:51.139 --> 00:36:51.779
 12

00:36:51.779 --> 00:36:52.759
 in

00:36:52.759 --> 00:36:53.000
 verses

00:36:53.000 --> 00:36:53.400
 3

00:36:53.400 --> 00:36:53.639
 through

00:36:53.639 --> 00:36:54.039
 10

00:36:54.039 --> 00:36:54.259
 you can

00:36:54.259 --> 00:36:54.539
 go home

00:36:54.539 --> 00:36:54.920
 and read

00:36:54.920 --> 00:36:55.099
 that

00:36:55.099 --> 00:36:55.239
 it

00:36:55.239 --> 00:36:55.539
 talks

00:36:55.539 --> 00:36:55.820
 about

00:36:55.820 --> 00:36:56.279
 God's

00:36:56.279 --> 00:36:56.699
 chastening

00:36:56.699 --> 00:36:57.039
 in our

00:36:57.039 --> 00:36:57.380
 life

00:36:57.380 --> 00:36:59.779
 if you're

00:36:59.779 --> 00:37:00.039
 being

00:37:00.039 --> 00:37:00.559
 chastened

00:37:00.559 --> 00:37:01.259
 by God

00:37:01.259 --> 00:37:01.460
 it's

00:37:01.460 --> 00:37:01.699
 because

00:37:01.699 --> 00:37:01.920
 you

00:37:01.920 --> 00:37:02.219
 belong

00:37:02.219 --> 00:37:02.400
 to

00:37:02.400 --> 00:37:02.639
 him

00:37:02.639 --> 00:37:04.880
 because

00:37:04.880 --> 00:37:05.039
 he

00:37:05.039 --> 00:37:05.480
 chastens

00:37:05.480 --> 00:37:05.679
 us

00:37:05.679 --> 00:37:05.840
 as

00:37:05.840 --> 00:37:05.980
 a

00:37:05.980 --> 00:37:06.340
 son

00:37:06.340 --> 00:37:07.900
 you

00:37:07.900 --> 00:37:07.980
 know

00:37:07.980 --> 00:37:08.159
 you

00:37:08.159 --> 00:37:08.360
 can

00:37:08.360 --> 00:37:09.179
 look

00:37:09.179 --> 00:37:09.340
 at

00:37:09.340 --> 00:37:09.619
 those

00:37:09.619 --> 00:37:10.079
 things

00:37:10.079 --> 00:37:10.259
 but

00:37:10.259 --> 00:37:10.380
 I

00:37:10.380 --> 00:37:10.599
 want

00:37:10.599 --> 00:37:10.699
 you

00:37:10.699 --> 00:37:10.840
 to

00:37:10.840 --> 00:37:11.340
 understand

00:37:11.340 --> 00:37:11.880
 something

00:37:11.880 --> 00:37:12.259
 here

00:37:12.259 --> 00:37:12.940
 very

00:37:12.940 --> 00:37:13.380
 important

00:37:13.380 --> 00:37:13.699
 because

00:37:13.699 --> 00:37:13.900
 of

00:37:13.900 --> 00:37:14.059
 his

00:37:14.059 --> 00:37:14.400
 hard

00:37:14.400 --> 00:37:14.860
 heart

00:37:14.860 --> 00:37:15.940
 Asa's

00:37:15.940 --> 00:37:16.559
 departure

00:37:16.559 --> 00:37:16.860
 of

00:37:16.860 --> 00:37:17.079
 this

00:37:17.079 --> 00:37:17.480
 life

00:37:17.480 --> 00:37:17.679
 was

00:37:17.679 --> 00:37:17.900
 one

00:37:17.900 --> 00:37:18.039
 of

00:37:18.039 --> 00:37:18.619
 misery

00:37:18.619 --> 00:37:20.400
 and

00:37:20.400 --> 00:37:20.519
 he

00:37:20.519 --> 00:37:20.739
 had

00:37:20.739 --> 00:37:20.960
 that

00:37:20.960 --> 00:37:21.519
 disease

00:37:21.519 --> 00:37:21.699
 in

00:37:21.699 --> 00:37:21.840
 his

00:37:21.840 --> 00:37:22.000
 feet

00:37:22.000 --> 00:37:22.139
 now

00:37:22.139 --> 00:37:22.259
 we

00:37:22.260 --> 00:37:22.400
 don't

00:37:22.400 --> 00:37:22.500
 know

00:37:22.500 --> 00:37:22.680
 what

00:37:22.680 --> 00:37:22.760
 it

00:37:22.760 --> 00:37:23.000
 is

00:37:23.000 --> 00:37:23.120
 I

00:37:23.120 --> 00:37:23.240
 mean

00:37:23.240 --> 00:37:23.360
 it's

00:37:23.360 --> 00:37:23.560
 funny

00:37:23.560 --> 00:37:23.920
 I

00:37:23.920 --> 00:37:24.420
 often

00:37:24.420 --> 00:37:24.900
 get a

00:37:24.900 --> 00:37:25.380
 laugh

00:37:25.380 --> 00:37:25.600
 out of

00:37:25.600 --> 00:37:25.800
 reading

00:37:25.800 --> 00:37:26.560
 commentaries

00:37:26.560 --> 00:37:27.480
 when it

00:37:27.480 --> 00:37:27.860
 comes to

00:37:27.860 --> 00:37:28.380
 things like

00:37:28.380 --> 00:37:28.620
 this

00:37:28.620 --> 00:37:28.900
 because

00:37:28.900 --> 00:37:29.140
 you get

00:37:29.140 --> 00:37:29.400
 all these

00:37:29.400 --> 00:37:29.620
 guys

00:37:29.620 --> 00:37:30.320
 speculating

00:37:30.320 --> 00:37:31.980
 oh it

00:37:31.980 --> 00:37:32.340
 was this

00:37:32.340 --> 00:37:32.760
 disease

00:37:32.760 --> 00:37:33.140
 or that

00:37:33.140 --> 00:37:33.580
 disease

00:37:33.580 --> 00:37:34.320
 and you

00:37:34.320 --> 00:37:34.420
 know

00:37:34.420 --> 00:37:34.520
 what I'm

00:37:34.520 --> 00:37:34.680
 saying

00:37:34.680 --> 00:37:35.040
 if God

00:37:35.040 --> 00:37:35.380
 wanted us

00:37:35.380 --> 00:37:35.500
 to know

00:37:35.500 --> 00:37:35.720
 what the

00:37:35.720 --> 00:37:36.020
 disease

00:37:36.020 --> 00:37:36.260
 was

00:37:36.260 --> 00:37:36.360
 he

00:37:36.360 --> 00:37:36.460
 would

00:37:36.460 --> 00:37:36.560
 have

00:37:36.560 --> 00:37:36.760
 told

00:37:36.760 --> 00:37:36.960
 us

00:37:36.960 --> 00:37:37.300
 I

00:37:37.300 --> 00:37:37.460
 want

00:37:37.460 --> 00:37:37.560
 you

00:37:37.560 --> 00:37:37.600
 to

00:37:37.600 --> 00:37:38.040
 understand

00:37:38.040 --> 00:37:38.240
 it

00:37:38.240 --> 00:37:38.380
 was

00:37:38.380 --> 00:37:38.680
 something

00:37:38.680 --> 00:37:38.900
 that

00:37:38.900 --> 00:37:39.080
 was

00:37:39.080 --> 00:37:39.460
 very

00:37:39.460 --> 00:37:39.980
 painful

00:37:39.980 --> 00:37:40.220
 in

00:37:40.220 --> 00:37:40.360
 his

00:37:40.360 --> 00:37:40.720
 life

00:37:40.720 --> 00:37:42.760
 it

00:37:42.760 --> 00:37:42.920
 was

00:37:42.920 --> 00:37:43.060
 a

00:37:43.060 --> 00:37:43.540
 disease

00:37:43.540 --> 00:37:43.900
 that

00:37:43.900 --> 00:37:44.080
 was

00:37:44.080 --> 00:37:45.080
 a

00:37:52.260 --> 00:37:52.580
 that

00:37:52.580 --> 00:37:53.020
 but

00:37:53.020 --> 00:37:53.360
 instead

00:37:53.360 --> 00:37:53.620
 of

00:37:53.620 --> 00:37:54.080
 trusting

00:37:54.080 --> 00:37:54.860
 God

00:37:54.860 --> 00:37:55.640
 he

00:37:55.640 --> 00:37:56.080
 trusted

00:37:56.080 --> 00:37:56.300
 the

00:37:56.300 --> 00:37:56.760
 physicians

00:37:56.760 --> 00:37:58.200
 now

00:37:58.200 --> 00:37:58.320
 I

00:37:58.320 --> 00:37:58.540
 want

00:37:58.540 --> 00:37:58.640
 you

00:37:58.640 --> 00:37:58.780
 to

00:37:58.780 --> 00:37:59.280
 understand

00:37:59.280 --> 00:37:59.500
 we

00:37:59.500 --> 00:37:59.860
 glean

00:37:59.860 --> 00:38:00.060
 an

00:38:00.060 --> 00:38:00.480
 important

00:38:00.480 --> 00:38:00.940
 lesson

00:38:00.940 --> 00:38:01.200
 here

00:38:01.200 --> 00:38:01.440
 from

00:38:01.440 --> 00:38:01.920
 Asa's

00:38:01.920 --> 00:38:02.340
 failure

00:38:02.340 --> 00:38:03.580
 because

00:38:03.580 --> 00:38:03.980
 this

00:38:03.980 --> 00:38:04.480
 statement

00:38:04.480 --> 00:38:05.060
 has not

00:38:05.060 --> 00:38:05.280
 a

00:38:05.280 --> 00:38:05.720
 statement

00:38:05.720 --> 00:38:06.240
 against

00:38:06.240 --> 00:38:06.500
 the

00:38:06.500 --> 00:38:06.960
 physicians

00:38:06.960 --> 00:38:07.440
 I

00:38:07.440 --> 00:38:07.580
 want

00:38:07.580 --> 00:38:07.660
 to

00:38:07.660 --> 00:38:07.800
 just

00:38:07.800 --> 00:38:08.000
 make

00:38:08.000 --> 00:38:08.280
 something

00:38:08.280 --> 00:38:08.600
 clear

00:38:08.600 --> 00:38:08.800
 because

00:38:08.800 --> 00:38:09.040
 sometimes

00:38:09.040 --> 00:38:09.380
 people

00:38:09.380 --> 00:38:09.700
 draw

00:38:09.700 --> 00:38:10.140
 wrong

00:38:10.140 --> 00:38:10.680
 conclusions

00:38:10.680 --> 00:38:11.480
 God's

00:38:11.480 --> 00:38:11.680
 not

00:38:11.680 --> 00:38:12.120
 speaking

00:38:12.120 --> 00:38:12.520
 against

00:38:12.520 --> 00:38:12.760
 the

00:38:12.760 --> 00:38:13.380
 physicians

00:38:13.380 --> 00:38:14.440
 trying

00:38:14.440 --> 00:38:14.660
 to

00:38:14.660 --> 00:38:14.960
 help

00:38:14.960 --> 00:38:15.300
 him

00:38:15.300 --> 00:38:16.680
 he's

00:38:16.680 --> 00:38:17.040
 speaking

00:38:17.040 --> 00:38:17.460
 about

00:38:17.460 --> 00:38:17.700
 who

00:38:17.700 --> 00:38:18.020
 Asa

00:38:18.020 --> 00:38:18.240
 was

00:38:18.240 --> 00:38:18.680
 trusting

00:38:18.679 --> 00:38:19.139
 I

00:38:19.139 --> 00:38:19.279
 think

00:38:19.279 --> 00:38:19.359
 you

00:38:19.359 --> 00:38:19.460
 can

00:38:19.460 --> 00:38:19.639
 look

00:38:19.639 --> 00:38:19.759
 in

00:38:19.759 --> 00:38:19.899
 the

00:38:19.899 --> 00:38:20.199
 scripture

00:38:20.199 --> 00:38:20.559
 God

00:38:20.559 --> 00:38:20.980
 gives

00:38:20.980 --> 00:38:21.159
 us

00:38:21.159 --> 00:38:21.440
 people

00:38:21.440 --> 00:38:21.639
 with

00:38:21.639 --> 00:38:22.179
 abilities

00:38:22.179 --> 00:38:22.599
 and

00:38:22.599 --> 00:38:23.879
 science

00:38:23.879 --> 00:38:24.279
 and

00:38:24.279 --> 00:38:24.619
 things

00:38:24.619 --> 00:38:24.759
 that

00:38:24.759 --> 00:38:24.859
 can

00:38:24.859 --> 00:38:25.019
 be

00:38:25.019 --> 00:38:25.419
 beneficial

00:38:25.419 --> 00:38:25.859
 to

00:38:25.859 --> 00:38:26.139
 us

00:38:26.139 --> 00:38:27.679
 but

00:38:27.679 --> 00:38:28.279
 ultimately

00:38:28.279 --> 00:38:28.659
 your

00:38:28.659 --> 00:38:29.039
 life

00:38:29.039 --> 00:38:29.199
 is

00:38:29.199 --> 00:38:29.339
 in

00:38:29.339 --> 00:38:29.919
 God's

00:38:29.919 --> 00:38:30.239
 hands

00:38:30.239 --> 00:38:33.419
 nowhere

00:38:33.419 --> 00:38:34.299
 am I

00:38:34.299 --> 00:38:34.699
 telling you

00:38:34.699 --> 00:38:34.960
 tonight

00:38:34.960 --> 00:38:35.359
 not to

00:38:35.359 --> 00:38:35.599
 use

00:38:35.599 --> 00:38:35.739
 a

00:38:35.739 --> 00:38:36.099
 physician

00:38:36.099 --> 00:38:36.679
 okay

00:38:36.679 --> 00:38:37.759
 I

00:38:37.759 --> 00:38:37.879
 was

00:38:37.879 --> 00:38:38.000
 going

00:38:38.000 --> 00:38:38.039
 to

00:38:38.039 --> 00:38:38.239
 make

00:38:38.239 --> 00:38:38.440
 that

00:38:38.440 --> 00:38:38.699
 clear

00:38:38.699 --> 00:38:38.899
 that

00:38:38.899 --> 00:38:40.739
 you

00:38:40.739 --> 00:38:40.960
 can

00:38:40.960 --> 00:38:41.179
 go

00:38:41.179 --> 00:38:41.339
 to

00:38:41.339 --> 00:38:41.500
 a

00:38:41.500 --> 00:38:41.919
 physician

00:38:41.919 --> 00:38:42.279
 and

00:38:42.279 --> 00:38:42.659
 physicians

00:38:42.659 --> 00:38:42.919
 can

00:38:42.919 --> 00:38:43.199
 help

00:38:43.199 --> 00:38:43.339
 you

00:38:43.339 --> 00:38:43.480
 but

00:38:43.480 --> 00:38:43.579
 I

00:38:43.579 --> 00:38:43.759
 want

00:38:43.759 --> 00:38:43.839
 you

00:38:43.839 --> 00:38:43.899
 to

00:38:43.899 --> 00:38:44.299
 understand

00:38:44.299 --> 00:38:44.519
 your

00:38:44.519 --> 00:38:45.139
 primary

00:38:45.139 --> 00:38:45.799
 trust

00:38:45.799 --> 00:38:46.399
 ought

00:38:46.399 --> 00:38:46.579
 not

00:38:46.579 --> 00:38:46.739
 to

00:38:46.739 --> 00:38:46.879
 be

00:38:46.879 --> 00:38:46.979
 and

00:38:46.979 --> 00:38:47.119
 the

00:38:47.119 --> 00:38:47.559
 physician

00:38:47.559 --> 00:38:47.739
 is

00:38:47.739 --> 00:38:47.859
 going

00:38:47.859 --> 00:38:47.899
 to

00:38:47.899 --> 00:38:48.019
 be

00:38:48.019 --> 00:38:48.239
 my

00:38:48.239 --> 00:38:48.679
 rescue

00:38:48.679 --> 00:38:50.799
 because

00:38:50.799 --> 00:38:50.959
 the

00:38:50.959 --> 00:38:51.159
 only

00:38:51.159 --> 00:38:51.439
 one

00:38:51.439 --> 00:38:51.579
 that

00:38:51.579 --> 00:38:51.739
 can

00:38:51.739 --> 00:38:52.139
 preserve

00:38:52.139 --> 00:38:52.699
 you

00:38:52.699 --> 00:38:53.319
 and

00:38:53.319 --> 00:38:53.659
 keep

00:38:53.659 --> 00:38:53.819
 you

00:38:53.819 --> 00:38:53.979
 is

00:38:53.979 --> 00:38:54.339
 God

00:38:54.339 --> 00:38:55.939
 and

00:38:55.939 --> 00:38:56.099
 our

00:38:56.099 --> 00:38:56.419
 trust

00:38:56.419 --> 00:38:56.659
 needs

00:38:56.659 --> 00:38:56.779
 to

00:38:56.779 --> 00:38:56.919
 be

00:38:56.919 --> 00:38:57.039
 in

00:38:57.039 --> 00:38:57.299
 him

00:38:57.299 --> 00:38:58.599
 I

00:38:58.599 --> 00:38:58.799
 want

00:38:58.799 --> 00:38:58.879
 to

00:38:58.879 --> 00:38:59.339
 understand

00:38:59.339 --> 00:38:59.539
 the

00:38:59.539 --> 00:39:00.259
 condemnation

00:39:00.259 --> 00:39:00.519
 here

00:39:00.519 --> 00:39:00.659
 is

00:39:00.659 --> 00:39:01.000
 against

00:39:01.000 --> 00:39:01.459
 Asa

00:39:01.459 --> 00:39:01.739
 not

00:39:01.739 --> 00:39:01.919
 the

00:39:01.919 --> 00:39:02.339
 physicians

00:39:02.339 --> 00:39:03.639
 okay

00:39:03.639 --> 00:39:04.339
 I

00:39:04.339 --> 00:39:04.819
 just

00:39:04.819 --> 00:39:04.979
 want

00:39:04.979 --> 00:39:05.039
 to

00:39:05.039 --> 00:39:05.199
 make

00:39:05.199 --> 00:39:05.359
 that

00:39:05.359 --> 00:39:05.559
 clear

00:39:05.559 --> 00:39:05.719
 because

00:39:05.719 --> 00:39:05.959
 people

00:39:05.959 --> 00:39:06.159
 hear

00:39:06.159 --> 00:39:06.539
 strange

00:39:06.539 --> 00:39:06.879
 things

00:39:06.879 --> 00:39:07.359
 sometimes

00:39:07.359 --> 00:39:09.479
 I

00:39:09.479 --> 00:39:09.699
 want

00:39:09.699 --> 00:39:09.799
 to

00:39:09.799 --> 00:39:10.139
 understand

00:39:10.139 --> 00:39:10.339
 the

00:39:10.339 --> 00:39:10.719
 focus

00:39:10.719 --> 00:39:10.939
 was

00:39:10.939 --> 00:39:11.219
 about

00:39:11.219 --> 00:39:11.719
 Asa's

00:39:11.719 --> 00:39:12.039
 heart

00:39:12.039 --> 00:39:12.859
 his

00:39:12.859 --> 00:39:13.419
 condition

00:39:13.419 --> 00:39:15.139
 you

00:39:15.139 --> 00:39:15.259
 know

00:39:15.260 --> 00:39:15.920
 how often

00:39:15.920 --> 00:39:16.580
 do we

00:39:16.580 --> 00:39:16.920
 like

00:39:16.920 --> 00:39:17.480
 Asa

00:39:17.480 --> 00:39:17.880
 fail

00:39:17.880 --> 00:39:18.100
 to

00:39:18.100 --> 00:39:18.360
 turn

00:39:18.360 --> 00:39:18.520
 to

00:39:18.520 --> 00:39:18.680
 the

00:39:18.680 --> 00:39:19.040
 Lord

00:39:19.040 --> 00:39:19.720
 and

00:39:19.720 --> 00:39:19.920
 try

00:39:19.920 --> 00:39:20.080
 to

00:39:20.080 --> 00:39:20.440
 trust

00:39:20.440 --> 00:39:20.600
 in

00:39:20.600 --> 00:39:20.720
 our

00:39:20.720 --> 00:39:20.940
 own

00:39:20.940 --> 00:39:21.340
 selves

00:39:21.340 --> 00:39:21.540
 and

00:39:21.540 --> 00:39:21.680
 in

00:39:21.680 --> 00:39:21.960
 others

00:39:21.960 --> 00:39:22.200
 to

00:39:22.200 --> 00:39:22.560
 accomplish

00:39:22.560 --> 00:39:22.960
 something

00:39:22.960 --> 00:39:25.360
 we need to

00:39:25.360 --> 00:39:25.740
 trust

00:39:25.740 --> 00:39:26.340
 God

00:39:26.340 --> 00:39:26.860
 and

00:39:26.860 --> 00:39:27.320
 perhaps

00:39:27.320 --> 00:39:27.600
 our

00:39:27.600 --> 00:39:27.980
 hearts

00:39:27.980 --> 00:39:28.360
 are not

00:39:28.360 --> 00:39:28.760
 hardened

00:39:28.760 --> 00:39:28.940
 or

00:39:28.940 --> 00:39:29.380
 obstinate

00:39:29.380 --> 00:39:29.740
 towards

00:39:29.740 --> 00:39:30.180
 God

00:39:30.180 --> 00:39:30.720
 but

00:39:30.720 --> 00:39:30.900
 when

00:39:30.900 --> 00:39:31.020
 we

00:39:31.020 --> 00:39:31.420
 neglect

00:39:31.420 --> 00:39:31.700
 to

00:39:31.700 --> 00:39:31.960
 call

00:39:31.960 --> 00:39:32.240
 upon

00:39:32.240 --> 00:39:32.480
 for

00:39:32.480 --> 00:39:32.800
 help

00:39:32.800 --> 00:39:33.300
 we

00:39:33.300 --> 00:39:33.480
 are

00:39:33.480 --> 00:39:33.980
 failing

00:39:33.980 --> 00:39:34.240
 to

00:39:34.240 --> 00:39:34.640
 trust

00:39:34.640 --> 00:39:34.940
 him

00:39:34.940 --> 00:39:35.120
 for

00:39:35.120 --> 00:39:35.400
 what's

00:39:35.400 --> 00:39:35.620
 going

00:39:35.620 --> 00:39:35.920
 on

00:39:35.920 --> 00:39:36.080
 in

00:39:36.080 --> 00:39:36.460
 life

00:39:36.460 --> 00:39:36.760
 you

00:39:36.760 --> 00:39:36.840
 know

00:39:36.840 --> 00:39:36.880
 I

00:39:36.880 --> 00:39:37.040
 think

00:39:37.040 --> 00:39:37.640
 Asa

00:39:37.640 --> 00:39:38.760
 gives

00:39:38.760 --> 00:39:38.900
 us

00:39:38.900 --> 00:39:39.040
 a

00:39:39.040 --> 00:39:39.220
 good

00:39:39.220 --> 00:39:39.760
 example

00:39:39.760 --> 00:39:40.060
 of

00:39:40.060 --> 00:39:40.280
 what

00:39:40.280 --> 00:39:41.200
 foolishness

00:39:41.200 --> 00:39:42.420
 looks like

00:39:42.420 --> 00:39:42.920
 he had

00:39:42.920 --> 00:39:43.420
 all the

00:39:43.420 --> 00:39:43.960
 things

00:39:43.960 --> 00:39:44.560
 God

00:39:44.560 --> 00:39:44.760
 was

00:39:44.760 --> 00:39:45.160
 watching

00:39:45.160 --> 00:39:45.440
 over

00:39:45.440 --> 00:39:45.580
 him

00:39:45.580 --> 00:39:45.860
 God

00:39:45.860 --> 00:39:46.060
 was

00:39:46.060 --> 00:39:46.340
 taking

00:39:46.340 --> 00:39:46.680
 care

00:39:46.680 --> 00:39:46.820
 of

00:39:46.820 --> 00:39:46.940
 him

00:39:46.940 --> 00:39:47.080
 and

00:39:47.080 --> 00:39:47.320
 God

00:39:47.320 --> 00:39:47.500
 was

00:39:47.500 --> 00:39:47.800
 saying

00:39:47.800 --> 00:39:49.000
 trust

00:39:49.000 --> 00:39:49.240
 me

00:39:49.240 --> 00:39:49.600
 you

00:39:49.600 --> 00:39:49.960
 trusted

00:39:49.960 --> 00:39:50.140
 me

00:39:50.140 --> 00:39:50.280
 in

00:39:50.280 --> 00:39:50.460
 this

00:39:50.460 --> 00:39:51.060
 situation

00:39:51.060 --> 00:39:51.460
 trust

00:39:51.460 --> 00:39:51.640
 me

00:39:51.640 --> 00:39:51.740
 in

00:39:51.740 --> 00:39:51.840
 the

00:39:51.840 --> 00:39:52.060
 next

00:39:52.060 --> 00:39:52.280
 one

00:39:52.280 --> 00:39:54.300
 trust

00:39:54.300 --> 00:39:54.500
 me

00:39:54.500 --> 00:39:54.620
 in

00:39:54.620 --> 00:39:54.820
 that

00:39:54.820 --> 00:39:55.019
 one

00:39:55.019 --> 00:39:55.220
 move

00:39:55.220 --> 00:39:55.340
 to

00:39:55.340 --> 00:39:55.440
 the

00:39:55.440 --> 00:39:55.680
 next

00:39:55.680 --> 00:39:55.920
 one

00:39:55.920 --> 00:39:56.300
 because

00:39:56.300 --> 00:39:56.540
 all

00:39:56.540 --> 00:39:56.640
 of

00:39:56.640 --> 00:39:56.740
 us

00:39:56.740 --> 00:39:56.840
 are

00:39:56.840 --> 00:39:56.940
 going

00:39:56.940 --> 00:39:57.040
 to

00:39:57.040 --> 00:39:57.320
 face

00:39:57.320 --> 00:39:57.860
 challenges

00:39:57.860 --> 00:39:58.140
 that

00:39:58.140 --> 00:39:58.240
 we

00:39:58.240 --> 00:39:58.480
 don't

00:39:58.480 --> 00:39:58.780
 know

00:39:58.780 --> 00:39:58.980
 or

00:39:58.980 --> 00:39:59.560
 understand

00:39:59.560 --> 00:40:01.200
 but

00:40:01.200 --> 00:40:01.480
 God

00:40:01.480 --> 00:40:01.820
 doesn't

00:40:01.820 --> 00:40:02.100
 say

00:40:02.100 --> 00:40:02.320
 that

00:40:02.320 --> 00:40:03.040
 we're

00:40:03.040 --> 00:40:03.140
 going

00:40:03.140 --> 00:40:03.180
 to

00:40:03.180 --> 00:40:03.340
 have

00:40:03.340 --> 00:40:03.500
 all

00:40:03.500 --> 00:40:03.680
 the

00:40:03.680 --> 00:40:04.060
 answers

00:40:04.059 --> 00:40:04.239
 he

00:40:04.239 --> 00:40:04.440
 says

00:40:04.440 --> 00:40:04.739
 trust

00:40:04.739 --> 00:40:04.960
 me

00:40:04.960 --> 00:40:05.340
 and

00:40:05.340 --> 00:40:05.500
 see

00:40:05.500 --> 00:40:05.679
 what

00:40:05.679 --> 00:40:06.840
 unfolds

00:40:06.840 --> 00:40:08.279
 because

00:40:08.279 --> 00:40:08.679
 that's

00:40:08.679 --> 00:40:08.799
 where

00:40:08.799 --> 00:40:08.980
 you're

00:40:08.980 --> 00:40:09.019
 going

00:40:09.019 --> 00:40:09.099
 to

00:40:09.099 --> 00:40:09.500
 find

00:40:09.500 --> 00:40:10.219
 the

00:40:10.219 --> 00:40:10.579
 victory

00:40:10.579 --> 00:40:11.860
 by

00:40:11.860 --> 00:40:12.239
 trusting

00:40:12.239 --> 00:40:12.759
 God

00:40:12.759 --> 00:40:13.860
 as

00:40:13.860 --> 00:40:13.980
 we

00:40:13.980 --> 00:40:14.239
 walk

00:40:14.239 --> 00:40:14.519
 through

00:40:14.519 --> 00:40:15.739
 let's

00:40:15.739 --> 00:40:16.019
 close

00:40:16.019 --> 00:40:16.239
 in a

00:40:16.239 --> 00:40:16.340
 word

00:40:16.340 --> 00:40:16.460
 of

00:40:16.460 --> 00:40:16.579
 prayer

00:40:16.579 --> 00:40:16.820
 heavenly

00:40:16.820 --> 00:40:17.179
 fathers

00:40:17.179 --> 00:40:17.519
 we just

00:40:17.519 --> 00:40:17.699
 come

00:40:17.699 --> 00:40:17.960
 before

00:40:17.960 --> 00:40:18.099
 you

00:40:18.099 --> 00:40:18.380
 tonight