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 Well, it's been 56 years now this week, this coming week, since the winner of the 1968

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 Olympic Marathon in Mexico City crossed the finish line.

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 And most of us probably weren't alive to see that.

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 Some of you maybe remember that happening.

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 But when looking back on that particular moment in history, it's not the Ethiopian gold medalist

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 named Mamo Waldi that people tend to remember.

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 Instead, it is the runner from Tanzania.

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 His name is John Stephen Okwaring.

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 He finished dead last in that race.

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 And he is the one that has become an Olympic legend, an inspiration for countless athletes ever since.

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 And you say, well, how is that possible to get dead last and become such an inspiration to so many people?

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 Well, I'm glad you asked. I'll tell you.

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 And Okwari was never favored to win that race.

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 He was a good runner, obviously.

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 He was a good runner.

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 He's participating in the Olympics of his time.

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 But he was unfortunately caught up in the middle of the race into a collision with a group of other runners.

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 And he fell.

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 And when he fell, he did significant injury to both his knee and his shoulder,

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 even causing a dislocation in that moment.

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 And while 18 runners with similar or even less significant injuries chose to drop out of the race,

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 Okwari refused to do so.

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 He took a few brief moments to get medical attention from the people responsible for it.

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 And then he resumed the marathon course.

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 And he finished his race.

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 By the time he actually made it to the stadium where the finish line was,

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 you can, if you like the Summer Olympics, you know how this works.

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 They, the last thing that they do in the marathon is they enter the track and field stadium

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 and they do a lap around the track and field and then there's the finish line.

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 And so by the time Okwari actually gets there and he enters the stadium, it's dark outside.

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 He was, they were having to use, follow him with golf carts or cars or whatever they were using with

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 headlights that would show him even where to step as he's outside.

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 He finally makes his way into the stadium.

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 Most of the people had left at that point.

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 You can see even in the picture, most of the stands are empty at this point.

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 The race had been finished for well over an hour.

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 They had already done the award ceremony and everything.

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 Gold, silver, bronze medalists, they had finished their race.

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 They had received their awards.

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 The national anthem for the Ethiopians had played and everybody went home

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 except for the few people that remained in the stadium and John Stephen Okwari.

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 He was determined to finish his race.

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 And when he did finally finish, someone asked him, a reporter asked him,

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 why, why were you so willing to risk your health?

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 I mean, it was a significant risk.

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 Perhaps he might never run again.

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 He did end up running again, but he didn't know that that would be the case at that point.

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 And his response has now become a famous quote.

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 He said, my country didn't send me 5,000 miles to start the race.

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 They sent me 5,000 miles so that I could finish the race.

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 And we find wonderful inspiration in stories like that, don't we?

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 We love them, these stories of perseverance.

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 And the reason we love them is because so few of us are actually that determined.

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 Let me just tell you something.

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 I've run two marathons.

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 And they hurt.

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 They're not fun.

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 In fact, you get to a point around mile 18, 19, 20, somewhere around in there,

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 and what's going through my mind with every single step was, why am I doing this?

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 This is stupid.

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 Why am I doing this?

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 I can guarantee you something.

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 If I collide with somebody in the middle of the race, I hurt my knee and my shoulder,

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 and I dislocate something in the process of that, Jared ain't finishing that race, right?

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 We find inspiration in these stories because we're not like John Stephen Ackroy.

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 And this shows up in all kinds of ways in our lives.

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 Sometimes it's in really kind of insignificant ways like exercise, right?

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 The start of the year, every year, we're determined, all right, New Year's resolution.

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 I'm going to eat good, and I'm going to go to the gym,

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 or I'm going to get involved in this particular routine.

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 And we try our best to do it for a few weeks,

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 but right when the workouts start to get a little more strenuous

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 or they take us away from things that we would rather do,

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 the temptation becomes very strong to do what?

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 Like, sit on the couch with your Cheez-Its and your chocolate chip cookies

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 or whatever it is and just quit, right?

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 That's a less significant way.

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 We do this in more significant ways, though, don't we?

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 Marriage gets really hard.

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 The person that you wake up to every morning doesn't seem like the same person

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 that you fell in love with however many years before,

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 and now you're wondering, what have I done?

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 I'm not happy.

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 I'm not sure if this is going to work.

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 And the overwhelming temptation then is not to be John Stephen Hawkeye.

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 The temptation then is to say, well, I'm just going to do what's best for myself,

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 and I'm going to give up on this.

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 And we could talk about a million other categories of life

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 where we feel this temptation.

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 So finding inspiration in stories of perseverance through trial,

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 it can be the thing that we need in those moments to push us along.

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 The example of people like this tend to boost our own resolve to continue.

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 But what happens?

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 Where do we find help when the temptation to quit is a spiritual temptation?

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 When circumstances are so difficult that the impulse is not to abandon an earthly relationship so much,

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 it's not to quit on our workouts.

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 The temptation is actually to abandon our faith,

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 to abandon our trust in God,

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 to abandon our confidence in the Bible.

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 Where do we go to?

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 Where do we find help in those moments?

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 John Stephen Hawkeye doesn't help us with that.

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 So how do we get help?

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 I think Psalm 11 gives us the answers that we need for those questions.

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 The song, it speaks of a group of counselors

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 who advise David to essentially find his refuge in something other than the Lord.

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 And at the heart of their counsel is this question that they submit in verse 3.

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 They say, if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?

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 David, what more can you do?

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 Nothing's working.

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 This following God's heart thing, this is not working anymore.

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 We've got to do something different now.

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 The wicked had grown so strong that David's advisors believed his best course of action at this point

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 was to abandon his faith and abdicate his responsibility as Israel's king,

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 especially their spiritual leader.

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 And fortunately for us, David refused to heed their counsel.

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 But he doesn't use the psalm to turn our attention to himself.

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 He doesn't want the reader or the hearer of this to persevere by looking at his example.

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 Instead, what does he do in the second part of the psalm?

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 He turns our attention to God's unchanging character, to God's unfailing promises.

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 And he explained how the Lord is the source of his resolve.

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 And he wrote it all in this song so that God's people will sing it and meditate on it

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 when they too are tempted to doubt God and his promises and to turn away from faith in him and his word.

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 There's two main sections to the psalm that we want to deal with.

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 First, we want to look at the temptation to quit in verses 1 through 3.

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 And then we'll move on to David's resolve to continue in verses 4 through 7.

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 But first, the temptation to quit.

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 Look with me again at verses 1 through 3.

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 In the Lord I take refuge.

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 How can you say to my soul?

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 And here's what the advisors were saying.

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 Here's the quote.

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 David, flee like a bird to your mountain.

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 Run and hide.

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 For behold, the wicked, they bend the bow.

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 They've fitted their arrow to the stream to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart.

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 And if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?

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 So David's counselors, they present two circumstances here.

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 First, they say the wicked had grown strong in their war against the righteous.

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 Having prepared their weapons, they took direct aim at the king.

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 And anyone who was following after his pattern of uprightness and of faithfulness to the Lord.

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 And to make matters worse, the enemy was firing from the shadows.

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 Making it difficult to see when the attacks were coming.

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 Now there could be a very physical component to this and what's happening in David's life.

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 I think probably we're meant to see this as spiritual imagery though.

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 Sometimes you don't know where the attack is coming from.

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 Sometimes it's from the least expected places that you begin to be confronted and challenged in your faithfulness to the Lord.

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 So that's the first thing they say.

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 They say the wicked has grown strong.

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 They have readied their bow.

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 They're shooting from the shadows.

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 But then they say there's a second problem here.

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 And that is that the moral fabric of society had degraded to the point that any effort to right the ship seems hopeless.

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 That's what they say in verse 3.

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 If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?

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 So David's counselors declared there's nothing more that the righteous can do.

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 And in the interest of self-preservation, they urged David to flee like a bird to the mountains.

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 To run and hide.

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 To find refuge in some other place than what he has up to this point.

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 That's the essence of the temptation David was facing in Psalm 11.

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 And it's not unlike our own situation.

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 Faithful Christians have no lack for enemies who are prepared to fire their arrows to deal a deadly blow to the influence of our convictions.

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 Some places the war is not even a battle of ideas.

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 It's a literal attempt to destroy the lives of those who follow God and his word.

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 Martyrdom is not a thing of the past.

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 It's as common and prevalent today as it's ever been.

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 It's just not something we deal with in our direct context quite so often.

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 You know, I'm thankful for ministries like Voice of the Martyrs that keep in front of us the reality of the persecuted church around the world.

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 In our world and in our context, this is often a battle of ideas.

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 But for many people and many Christians around the world, it is much more than that.

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 It's much more significant than that.

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 It's also true that the moral decline of our society shows no signs of reversing itself anytime soon, does it?

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 The foundations have been obliterated.

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 It doesn't seem like there's anything that we can do about it anymore.

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 Even the so-called conservatives have proven that they're not actually very righteous.

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 That whatever so-called moral ground they stand on is as faulty as anyone else is.

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 So when you know the wicked are anticipating your fall and working towards it,

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 and that there's no longer an effective influence of righteousness on society,

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 what is the temptation that we face?

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 Is it not to step back and to think, well, maybe we're the ones that's wrong?

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 Maybe we can't trust the Bible.

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 Maybe God has abandoned us at this point.

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 Maybe we need to just give up and give in.

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 I think that's generally the context of what's happening here in Psalm 11.

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 Other than running away, flee like a bird to your mountain.

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 It doesn't tell us a whole lot about what the practical actions were that David's counselors wanted him to take, does it?

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 It's poetic language, isn't it?

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 So we don't know exactly what was happening and what they intended for him to do.

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 But it's David's opening affirmation in verse 1 that sets the context of the advice.

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 Notice what he says.

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 He makes an affirmation from the very beginning.

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 In the Lord I take refuge, he declares.

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 Whatever he was being urged to do, David understood it was fundamentally an abandonment of the Lord as his refuge and strength.

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 The advice meant that he would have to doubt God's character and promises, ultimately finding shelter in some other place or some other person.

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 If you study through the Old Testament, particularly the narratives in the Kings and Chronicles books,

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 you'll find that this was a common occurrence, even as you read in the prophets,

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 that there would be times that Israel's kings, they would be overwhelmed.

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 And rather than trust the Lord and to trust the promises of God, they would go outside of Israel to try to find their help.

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 They would take comfort and shelter in Egypt.

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 Or they would take comfort and shelter in the Assyrians.

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 Or whatever it was, whoever it was that might come to their aid in those moments.

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 And oftentimes the judgment that they faced was because of that.

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 Their judgment was a correction, a punishment from God because they did not trust him and rely on him in those moments.

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 Perhaps that's something similar to the temptation that David has faced here.

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 Whatever it was, at the heart of it is the idea that it would force him to take refuge in something other than the Lord.

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 So the issue at hand here is not what actions should be taken when we're in a similar situation as David.

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 That's not really the issue.

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 The issue is what's at the heart of those actions.

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 Are we acting in trust and in faith?

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 Believing God?

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 Trusting him?

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 Or are our actions a reflection of an abandonment of trust in the Lord and his promises?

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 Your life choice is grounded in faith.

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 Or do you tend to take matters into your own hands?

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 Decidedly abandoning the Lord as your true refuge and strength.

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 This truth is so important for us to grasp.

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 Because the right response to difficulties will vary from situation to situation.

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 Let's say that what David's dealing with here is physical.

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 Well, we know that there were times in David's life where a retreat was the right thing to do.

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 He did it with Saul.

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 He did it with Absalom.

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 He did it in other situations.

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 There were some times where the right thing for David to do was to actually run and to get out of Dodge and to get out of the way.

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 And he was trusting God to preserve him in that.

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 But if that's the case here, he's determined that to take that action now would be to abandon my faith.

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 It would be to abandon trust in the Lord and what he's commanded me to do as Israel's king.

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 It may not have been physical.

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 It may have been something else.

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 That's irrelevant.

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 What matters is that whatever it was he was being tempted to do would have worked against what God had told him to do.

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 There's times when the right thing to do is speak up.

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 There's times when the right thing to do is to be silent.

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 There's times when the right thing to do is to be present.

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 Other times it's best to be absent.

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 But any action that results from abandoning our hope and trust in God will inevitably produce far greater consequences than those posed by the original threat.

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 That was a hard lesson that Israel learned over and over and over.

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 And let's be honest.

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 It's one that we haven't really very faithfully learned ourselves.

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 Loved ones, if we are going to be faithful Christians, we've got to learn to filter our lives through this lens.

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 All of our life.

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 Is any action you're considering right now or any belief that you are adopting or about to espouse,

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 is it fundamentally an abandonment of the Lord and his promises?

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 Have you weighed your counsel against the scripture to determine if you're engaging in sin with your actions and perspectives?

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 All of our thoughts and deeds must be grounded in this opening affirmation.

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 The Lord is my refuge.

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 He is the one I will trust.

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 But let's look a little closer at the counsel itself.

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 In the Psalms, the wicked refers to men and women who set themselves and their whole direction of life against God.

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 It's a designation that we should interpret in light of the introductory Psalms of Psalm 1 and 2 that we studied several weeks ago.

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 There, the wicked set themselves against the Lord, and they are ultimately judged by the Lord, right?

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 We can't forget Psalms 1 and 2.

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 They are the gateway into the Psalter.

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 We interpret the Psalms through the introduction that we are given in Psalms 1 and 2.

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 And that's what we're presented with there.

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 There are these two groups.

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 There is the wicked, who is represented as those whose direction of life is really set against God and His Word.

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 And they take their aim at the upright in heart.

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 The righteous.

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 Those whose direction and determination is to, according to Psalm 1 and 2,

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 delight in the law of the Lord and to meditate on it day and night.

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 So we have two categories.

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 The Bible often does this.

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 It gives us really two categories of people or two categories of destinations,

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 two roads to walk, two gates to enter in.

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 This happens a lot in the Scriptures.

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 So the Psalms are really dealing with these giant categories.

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 Here is the wicked who generally their lives, not everything that they do is evil.

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 That's not what that means.

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 But it means that generally their perspective, their life, their direction of life and of thought and of heart

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 is set against God and His Word.

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 Rather, they are walking in their own way.

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 Choosing to live life their way rather than according to God's plan.

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 And then there's this second category of the righteous or the upright.

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 Those who are determined to delight in the law of the Lord.

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 Not to spurn it, to delight in it, to meditate on it day and night.

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 To be like Jesus who is that tree planted by the rivers of water whose leaf does not wither.

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 Those are the categories here.

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 In Psalm 11, the wicked have grown powerful so that the foundations are nearly destroyed.

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 But what does he mean by foundations?

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 What is that really about?

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 This is where I think Christopher Ashe has a great little paragraph that summarizes it better than what I could.

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 And here's what he says.

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 When Bible poetry speaks of the foundations, it means the moral foundations of society.

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 What theologians sometimes call creation order.

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 It's the pillars upon which the moral order of the world rests.

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 The bulwarks protecting mankind from chaos, evil, disorder, and death.

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 These foundations are summed up in the Ten Commandments.

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 And all around David, these good commandments, the law that's celebrated in Psalm 1, are being trashed.

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 In his attempt to be God's king, David feels like a man trying to shore up a collapsing building in the midst of an earthquake.

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 Isn't that helpful?

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 What does David mean by the foundations or his counselors mean by the foundations being destroyed?

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 They're looking at the world around them.

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 They're looking at their society around them and they're saying,

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 This all has fallen apart.

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 This whole way of life and way of thinking and worldview that we've been trying to cling to and build up,

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 it's all falling apart, David.

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 What can you do now?

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 What can you do but either run from faithfulness, just abandon this whole idea,

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 or maintain it and die from the arrows that are readied by the wicked who are against us?

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 It's a demoralizing feeling, isn't it?

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 It's a demoralizing feeling of hopelessness that's presented here by David's counselors.

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 And again, it's not unfamiliar to us.

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 The moral foundations of our society, those essential ordinances instituted by God at creation and expanded on in God's law,

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 they continue to erode.

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 And remaining faithful to the Lord is going to set you squarely in the crosshairs of those whose God is moral progressivism or expressive individualism,

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 what they call progress.

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 It's not hard to see it.

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 Everything God instituted at creation is attacked.

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 And it has been.

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 It continues to be.

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 We're redefining marriage to accommodate perversion.

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 We've seen God-given roles for men and women reversed.

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 We're even now bringing into question the very truth of gender.

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 What is that?

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 The foundations are eroding.

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 The morality of our society is falling apart.

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 It has been.

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 There's a continued diminishing of the value of human life.

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 If you like politics, and to be honest with you, I don't like them.

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 I follow them because I feel like I need to follow them.

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 Because I know how to engage in an intellectual conversation with somebody.

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 But let's be honest.

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 There is not a political platform that exists in the United States now that is truly righteous and moral.

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 There's not one.

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 There's not one.

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 Even the conservative platform has capitulated to abortion.

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 No longer is the right to life really that important.

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 Is the institution of marriage and the family and the protection of it really that important?

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 It's been removed.

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 There's evident corruption everywhere we look.

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 Every sphere of society has it.

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 It's in government.

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 It's in schools.

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 It's in churches.

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 It's in churches.

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 It's in our homes.

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 It's everywhere.

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 As a society, we tend to call what's evil good and what's good evil.

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 Church, we see this all the time.

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 Look around.

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 David's counselors saw this.

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 It may not have been the same situation.

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 It certainly wasn't the same exact thing that we face now.

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 But whatever they understood to be those moral foundations were eroding.

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 And they looked around and they look at David and they say, this is hopeless.

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 Why are we continuing in this?

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 We are the ones who are on the outside now.

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 What can we actually do anymore but run?

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 Give up.

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 Give up on this, David.

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 Fearing the shots of the wicked.

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 The shots of the wicked, fretting over the degradation of righteousness will inevitably lead to being tempted to question God's commands.

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 is he really right maybe the society's right it'll lead us to doubt his promises

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 will he really judge because it doesn't seem like he's doing it right now

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 it'll tempt us to abandon the faith

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 David's counselors asked what can the righteous do well let me tell you what the righteous must not do

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 don't give in

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 don't give up

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 do as David did

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 return to the scriptures

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 return to prayer

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 let the Lord renew your hope in his goodness and in his promises

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 this is the resolve that David maintained and he explains the source of his resolve

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 in the second part of the psalm let's move on to that resolve to continue look at verse four

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 the Lord is in his holy temple this is David's response to that council the Lord's in his holy

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 temple the Lord's throne is in heaven his eyes see his eyelids test the children of man the Lord

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 tests the righteous but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence let him rain coals

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 on the wicked fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup for the Lord is

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 righteous he loves righteous deeds and the upright shall behold his face the upright shall behold his face

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 David's explanation for continuing to trust the Lord is basically this God has not changed so I will not run

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 the Lord is not abdicated his throne so I will not question his sovereign rule

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 he is righteous in all that he does so I will not doubt his future judgment

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 the Lord's promises are faithful and true and I know I will enjoy his presence in the end

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 all of David's hope here all of it it rested on God's unchanging character and his unfailing promises

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 let's consider three affirmations that he communicates here first the Lord is on his throne

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 the Lord's on his throne verse four the Lord is in his holy temple the Lord's throne is in heaven

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 his eyes see his eyelids test the children of man in Psalm 10 we noted that there is an attitude that marks

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 the wicked and the attitude is either a denial of God's existence or a claim that he does not see

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 and will not judge you can go back and read Psalm 10 you can go forward to Psalm 73 and you'll see the

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 same idea presented there that there is this attitude that marks the wicked that's being characterized here

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 and that is they just kind of either ignore God's existence or they are complacent towards it or they say

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 he's not really active in anything that we're doing and what often produces that attitude is the apparent

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 success of those who follow their own way as opposed to following God's way if you go back and read Psalm 10

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 you'll see it they were successful in doing things their way they had gained wealth and influence and power

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 all the things that they craved and that led them to think well either God's not there there is no God

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 or you don't see he's checked out and it's just up to we can do what we want that's the judgment that's

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 what marks them David knows better than that he says the opposite he says God is in his holy temple

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 that's not a reference to the temple in Jerusalem that didn't even exist when David wrote this Psalm it

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 wasn't there he's not talking about that he's talking about God's cosmic temple

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 it's further clarified in the second line where God is said to be seated in the heavens

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 it's again a poetic picture God is in the place of rule sovereign rule over all of his creation

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 he sees he knows he hears he's aware he's working what David means to say is

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 that the Lord remains on his throne observing and ruling over creation and this truth contributed

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 to his resolve he could persevere through these moments not because he had the gumption to do so

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 he persevered through those moments because he truly believed God is there and he's active and I may not

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 see exactly what he's doing or understand everything that he's doing but I know he's there and I trust him

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 that's what gave him the resolve to continue

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 temptation to doubt the Lord it often follows the observation of the wicked success isn't it

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 because we can't understand why a holy God allows evil to succeed it's easy to question if we've placed

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 our faith and hope in the wrong place

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 we look at the suffering the evil around us and it makes us question doesn't it we're tempted to say

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 well maybe we've got this wrong how can how can God be loving how can he be good and all of these other

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 things be true too

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 you don't understand but God's delays

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 they prove neither his absence nor his idleness

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 we may not always understand his plan in fact most of the time we don't

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 but the faithful know and believe that he reigns

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 that he sees our works that he knows our thoughts

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 and that he will act according to his sovereign divine and perfect plan

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 and affirming that God remains seated on his throne produces the resolve we need

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 to continue when the situation is grim

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 but that brings us to a different question

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 how can we be so certain of this

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 how could David be so certain

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 how can we how can we really know that God is good if he is there

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 how do we make sense of what we see

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 is our faith blind

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 is Christianity a blind faith

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 an unsubstantiated faith

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 no I don't think it is

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 of course

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 that doesn't mean that we have every answer to every question

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 as one may ask

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 we don't claim that

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 but we're not without reason

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 for one

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 for all the evil that we see around the world

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 that suggests God's absence or at least his apathy

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 there is a multitude of good

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 that can only be attributed to his presence

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 we tend to ignore that part in this conversation

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 we focus on the wrong and on the suffering and on the evil

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 and we don't want to acknowledge the good

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 that can only come from the hand of a God

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 who is loving and engaged and good

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 but it's there

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 also God's revelation in the scriptures

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 it affirms again and again

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 that he is always working out his righteous plans

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 not only by what he states he will do

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 but what he has proven in history

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 that he has done

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 in fulfilling those promises

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 he's proved that he's there and that he's active

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 David knew that

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 he experienced it firsthand

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 but nothing gives us more confidence

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 than this

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 the resurrection

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 of Jesus Christ from the dead

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 the resurrection

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 it changes everything

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 it changes the whole conversation

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 it proves that God has a distinct

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 saving purpose

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 in all that he does

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 it shows that he has

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 made a way for the wicked

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 a category to which we all belong by nature

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 that he has made a way

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 for the wicked to be forgiven

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 and to actually be transformed away from their wickedness

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 to display the glory of God

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 for which they were created to display

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 it affirms that Christ is indeed ruling and reigning

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 until every enemy has been defeated

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 and all of his elect has been redeemed

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 ours is not an empty faith

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 it's actually quite a robust faith

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 built on the incarnate word of God

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 Jesus Christ

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 the sinless son

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 and on the inscripturated word of God

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 the fact that

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 our God is a God

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 who has spoken

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 and he has revealed himself

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 in the pages of scripture

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 that is where our hope rests

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 it's not an epiphany

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 it's not in dreams

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 it is in substantiated reason

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 David says

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 because of this

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 the Lord is my refuge

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 and I will keep going

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 so the next time you're tempted

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 to give up and give in

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 consider the good that you see

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 go back to the scriptures

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 study them

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 but most importantly

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 look to the cross

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 in the empty tomb

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 it must mean something

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 it means much

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 the Lord is on his throne

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 the second affirmation here

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 is that

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 the Lord will judge the wicked

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 he will judge them

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 it's coming

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 look at verse 5

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 the Lord tests the righteous

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 but his soul

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 hates

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 the wicked

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 and the one who loves violence

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 let him rain coals on the wicked

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 fire and sulfur

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 and a scorching wind

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 shall be the portion of their cup

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 because David believes

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 that God remains on his throne

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 he also affirms

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 that God will eventually

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 bring his judgment

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 he doesn't do that

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 according to our timeline

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 and to our wishes

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 we aren't God

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 and he's not our pet

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 he's our God

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 we submit to his ways

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 to his plan

00:35:46.160 --> 00:35:48.340
 and what he has affirmed

00:35:48.340 --> 00:35:50.579
 is that judgment will come

00:35:50.579 --> 00:35:52.799
 and clearly the Psalms

00:35:52.799 --> 00:35:54.519
 are meant to assure our hearts

00:35:54.519 --> 00:35:55.699
 of this future judgment

00:35:55.699 --> 00:35:57.779
 a future judgment

00:35:57.779 --> 00:35:59.880
 which the wicked will be destroyed

00:35:59.880 --> 00:36:01.380
 and the righteous will be vindicated

00:36:01.380 --> 00:36:03.119
 it's one of the primary themes

00:36:03.119 --> 00:36:03.819
 that we've seen

00:36:03.819 --> 00:36:05.139
 again and again

00:36:05.139 --> 00:36:06.539
 in these first 11 Psalms

00:36:06.539 --> 00:36:08.019
 and we're going to continue to see it

00:36:08.019 --> 00:36:09.739
 in book 1 of the Psalter

00:36:09.739 --> 00:36:11.079
 over and over

00:36:11.079 --> 00:36:11.719
 it's repeated

00:36:11.719 --> 00:36:14.000
 that God's judgment is coming

00:36:14.000 --> 00:36:17.519
 even though in the present moment

00:36:17.519 --> 00:36:20.239
 it doesn't seem like it is

00:36:20.239 --> 00:36:23.539
 in this Psalm

00:36:23.539 --> 00:36:24.579
 David alludes to

00:36:24.579 --> 00:36:25.739
 God's judgment

00:36:25.739 --> 00:36:26.919
 of Sodom and Gomorrah

00:36:26.919 --> 00:36:27.859
 that's I think

00:36:27.859 --> 00:36:28.379
 the reference

00:36:28.379 --> 00:36:30.119
 that he's pointing us back to

00:36:30.119 --> 00:36:30.939
 in verse 6

00:36:30.939 --> 00:36:33.519
 let God rain coals

00:36:33.519 --> 00:36:33.979
 on the wicked

00:36:33.979 --> 00:36:34.979
 fire and sulfur

00:36:34.979 --> 00:36:35.959
 and scorching wind

00:36:35.959 --> 00:36:36.759
 shall be the portion

00:36:36.759 --> 00:36:38.359
 of their cup

00:36:38.359 --> 00:36:40.719
 the scriptures

00:36:40.719 --> 00:36:42.079
 they routinely refer

00:36:42.079 --> 00:36:42.799
 to that story

00:36:42.799 --> 00:36:43.379
 to emphasize

00:36:43.379 --> 00:36:44.439
 the future judgment

00:36:44.439 --> 00:36:44.919
 of the wicked

00:36:44.920 --> 00:36:46.119
 Jesus does it

00:36:46.119 --> 00:36:47.180
 in Luke 17

00:36:47.180 --> 00:36:49.380
 Peter does it

00:36:49.380 --> 00:36:51.420
 in 2 Peter chapter 2

00:36:51.420 --> 00:36:52.740
 in both places

00:36:52.740 --> 00:36:53.700
 they refer back

00:36:53.700 --> 00:36:54.960
 to Sodom and Gomorrah

00:36:54.960 --> 00:36:57.059
 to encourage those

00:36:57.059 --> 00:36:58.079
 in the present moment

00:36:58.079 --> 00:36:58.900
 who are wondering

00:36:58.900 --> 00:36:59.840
 if God is actually

00:36:59.840 --> 00:37:00.740
 present and active

00:37:00.740 --> 00:37:02.119
 in order that

00:37:02.119 --> 00:37:03.240
 they may set their eyes

00:37:03.240 --> 00:37:04.500
 on a future judgment

00:37:04.500 --> 00:37:05.180
 that's coming

00:37:05.180 --> 00:37:06.780
 so the scriptures

00:37:06.780 --> 00:37:07.220
 routinely

00:37:07.220 --> 00:37:08.159
 they go back to this

00:37:08.159 --> 00:37:09.260
 and I think David's

00:37:09.260 --> 00:37:09.960
 doing it again

00:37:09.960 --> 00:37:11.119
 here

00:37:11.119 --> 00:37:13.039
 so that his resolve

00:37:13.039 --> 00:37:14.319
 to continue trusting God

00:37:14.319 --> 00:37:15.259
 rested on the fact

00:37:15.259 --> 00:37:16.659
 that God will eventually

00:37:16.659 --> 00:37:17.960
 judge all who continue

00:37:17.960 --> 00:37:19.039
 in sin and unbelief

00:37:19.039 --> 00:37:20.000
 and he has proven

00:37:20.000 --> 00:37:20.960
 that he will do that

00:37:20.960 --> 00:37:22.239
 in other moments

00:37:22.239 --> 00:37:24.059
 so that we can trust

00:37:24.059 --> 00:37:24.639
 that those things

00:37:24.639 --> 00:37:25.339
 are pointing forward

00:37:25.339 --> 00:37:26.319
 to a greater judgment

00:37:26.319 --> 00:37:26.819
 for all

00:37:26.819 --> 00:37:29.960
 just because that judgment

00:37:29.960 --> 00:37:31.239
 isn't seen now

00:37:31.239 --> 00:37:32.480
 doesn't mean it isn't coming

00:37:32.480 --> 00:37:33.759
 it is coming

00:37:33.759 --> 00:37:36.139
 that's a reality

00:37:36.139 --> 00:37:37.279
 that should drive

00:37:37.279 --> 00:37:39.119
 unbelievers

00:37:39.119 --> 00:37:39.779
 to repent

00:37:39.779 --> 00:37:40.500
 while there's time

00:37:40.500 --> 00:37:41.260
 to do so

00:37:41.260 --> 00:37:43.900
 but it should encourage

00:37:43.900 --> 00:37:45.059
 believers

00:37:45.059 --> 00:37:47.199
 to remain faithful

00:37:47.199 --> 00:37:47.960
 when we begin

00:37:47.960 --> 00:37:48.460
 to doubt

00:37:48.460 --> 00:37:49.320
 and to question

00:37:49.320 --> 00:37:51.280
 as David was tempted

00:37:51.280 --> 00:37:51.739
 to do

00:37:51.739 --> 00:37:52.780
 so the Lord's

00:37:52.780 --> 00:37:53.219
 on his throne

00:37:53.219 --> 00:37:53.760
 and then he says

00:37:53.760 --> 00:37:54.780
 the Lord will indeed

00:37:54.780 --> 00:37:55.320
 judge the wicked

00:37:55.320 --> 00:37:56.239
 but then the third thing

00:37:56.239 --> 00:37:57.500
 is that really a promise

00:37:57.500 --> 00:37:59.260
 the Lord will bless

00:37:59.260 --> 00:37:59.699
 the righteous

00:37:59.699 --> 00:38:02.219
 he will bless us

00:38:02.219 --> 00:38:03.559
 verse 7

00:38:03.559 --> 00:38:05.480
 for the Lord

00:38:05.480 --> 00:38:06.139
 is righteous

00:38:06.139 --> 00:38:07.679
 he loves

00:38:07.679 --> 00:38:08.679
 righteous deeds

00:38:08.679 --> 00:38:10.919
 the upright

00:38:10.919 --> 00:38:11.699
 shall behold

00:38:11.699 --> 00:38:12.379
 his face

00:38:12.379 --> 00:38:14.599
 that's more

00:38:14.599 --> 00:38:15.519
 than an affirmation

00:38:15.519 --> 00:38:17.919
 he's clinging

00:38:17.919 --> 00:38:18.819
 to a promise

00:38:18.819 --> 00:38:19.139
 here

00:38:19.139 --> 00:38:21.599
 a future hope

00:38:21.599 --> 00:38:23.019
 that for David

00:38:23.019 --> 00:38:23.839
 was as certain

00:38:23.839 --> 00:38:25.119
 as the judgment

00:38:25.119 --> 00:38:26.619
 of the wicked

00:38:26.619 --> 00:38:30.480
 why should you

00:38:30.480 --> 00:38:32.440
 reject the temptation

00:38:32.440 --> 00:38:33.019
 to quit

00:38:33.019 --> 00:38:34.480
 and faithfully

00:38:34.480 --> 00:38:35.359
 continue instead

00:38:35.360 --> 00:38:37.340
 because God

00:38:37.340 --> 00:38:37.980
 is righteous

00:38:37.980 --> 00:38:40.660
 because he loves

00:38:40.660 --> 00:38:41.840
 those who follow

00:38:41.840 --> 00:38:42.640
 his righteousness

00:38:42.640 --> 00:38:43.460
 by faith

00:38:43.460 --> 00:38:45.680
 and because

00:38:45.680 --> 00:38:46.620
 all who do

00:38:46.620 --> 00:38:48.579
 will quote

00:38:48.579 --> 00:38:49.740
 behold

00:38:49.740 --> 00:38:50.800
 his face

00:38:50.800 --> 00:38:52.680
 can we think

00:38:52.680 --> 00:38:53.140
 about this

00:38:53.140 --> 00:38:53.900
 as a motivation

00:38:53.900 --> 00:38:54.720
 on David's part

00:38:54.720 --> 00:38:57.160
 anybody

00:38:57.160 --> 00:38:57.880
 can be

00:38:57.880 --> 00:38:58.579
 motivated

00:38:58.579 --> 00:39:00.820
 to desire

00:39:00.820 --> 00:39:01.620
 refuge

00:39:01.620 --> 00:39:02.180
 from God

00:39:02.180 --> 00:39:03.400
 that's what we see

00:39:03.400 --> 00:39:03.840
 in verse 1

00:39:03.840 --> 00:39:04.440
 in the Lord

00:39:04.440 --> 00:39:05.120
 I take refuge

00:39:05.120 --> 00:39:05.539
 that means

00:39:05.539 --> 00:39:06.180
 that things

00:39:06.180 --> 00:39:06.620
 are hard

00:39:06.620 --> 00:39:07.620
 and difficult

00:39:07.620 --> 00:39:08.900
 I need help

00:39:08.900 --> 00:39:09.900
 and if God's

00:39:09.900 --> 00:39:10.460
 willing to give me

00:39:10.460 --> 00:39:10.900
 that help

00:39:10.900 --> 00:39:11.880
 I'll receive it

00:39:11.880 --> 00:39:12.360
 from him

00:39:12.360 --> 00:39:14.880
 anybody can do that

00:39:14.880 --> 00:39:17.400
 this is different

00:39:17.400 --> 00:39:18.200
 this motivation

00:39:18.200 --> 00:39:18.820
 at the end

00:39:18.820 --> 00:39:19.400
 in verse 7

00:39:19.400 --> 00:39:20.500
 is not like that

00:39:20.500 --> 00:39:23.000
 this is a desire

00:39:23.000 --> 00:39:24.380
 it creates a desire

00:39:24.380 --> 00:39:25.100
 on the part

00:39:25.100 --> 00:39:25.720
 of the believer

00:39:25.720 --> 00:39:27.680
 to want to see

00:39:27.680 --> 00:39:28.680
 God's face

00:39:28.680 --> 00:39:31.059
 that is not

00:39:31.059 --> 00:39:31.740
 motivated

00:39:31.740 --> 00:39:32.480
 by a desire

00:39:32.480 --> 00:39:33.180
 for protection

00:39:33.179 --> 00:39:35.019
 that is produced

00:39:35.019 --> 00:39:36.699
 by a love

00:39:36.699 --> 00:39:38.339
 for a God

00:39:38.339 --> 00:39:39.179
 that you know

00:39:39.179 --> 00:39:40.279
 and believe

00:39:40.279 --> 00:39:41.779
 it's intimate

00:39:41.779 --> 00:39:45.139
 David says

00:39:45.139 --> 00:39:45.619
 the righteous

00:39:45.619 --> 00:39:46.179
 will behold

00:39:46.179 --> 00:39:46.579
 his face

00:39:46.579 --> 00:39:47.359
 and what he's

00:39:47.359 --> 00:39:47.859
 saying is

00:39:47.859 --> 00:39:49.559
 I want to

00:39:49.559 --> 00:39:50.480
 behold the face

00:39:50.480 --> 00:39:50.940
 of God

00:39:50.940 --> 00:39:52.919
 and God

00:39:52.919 --> 00:39:53.639
 has promised

00:39:53.639 --> 00:39:55.219
 that those

00:39:55.219 --> 00:39:55.940
 who continue

00:39:55.940 --> 00:39:56.719
 in faith

00:39:56.719 --> 00:39:58.139
 will see

00:39:58.139 --> 00:39:58.779
 his face

00:39:58.779 --> 00:40:00.039
 they will be

00:40:00.039 --> 00:40:00.599
 with him

00:40:00.599 --> 00:40:01.719
 and he

00:40:01.719 --> 00:40:02.039
 will be

00:40:02.039 --> 00:40:02.619
 with them

00:40:02.619 --> 00:40:06.799
 as certain

00:40:06.799 --> 00:40:07.299
 as God's

00:40:07.299 --> 00:40:07.599
 judgment

00:40:07.599 --> 00:40:08.119
 against the

00:40:08.119 --> 00:40:08.319
 wicked

00:40:08.319 --> 00:40:08.719
 is his

00:40:08.719 --> 00:40:09.039
 eternal

00:40:09.039 --> 00:40:09.440
 blessing

00:40:09.440 --> 00:40:09.659
 of the

00:40:09.659 --> 00:40:09.980
 faithful

00:40:09.980 --> 00:40:11.819
 and while

00:40:11.819 --> 00:40:12.199
 the wicked

00:40:12.199 --> 00:40:12.920
 will suffer

00:40:12.920 --> 00:40:13.819
 in conscious

00:40:13.819 --> 00:40:14.400
 punishment

00:40:14.400 --> 00:40:15.000
 apart from

00:40:15.000 --> 00:40:15.339
 God

00:40:15.339 --> 00:40:17.599
 those who

00:40:17.599 --> 00:40:17.940
 repent

00:40:17.940 --> 00:40:18.880
 and believe

00:40:18.880 --> 00:40:20.339
 will enjoy

00:40:20.339 --> 00:40:20.940
 the presence

00:40:20.940 --> 00:40:21.380
 of God

00:40:21.380 --> 00:40:21.719
 for all

00:40:21.719 --> 00:40:22.139
 eternity

00:40:22.139 --> 00:40:24.199
 if you know

00:40:24.199 --> 00:40:24.659
 Christ

00:40:24.659 --> 00:40:26.380
 this is your

00:40:26.380 --> 00:40:26.839
 hope

00:40:26.839 --> 00:40:27.480
 it's your

00:40:27.480 --> 00:40:28.059
 certainty

00:40:28.059 --> 00:40:29.659
 is that

00:40:29.659 --> 00:40:30.360
 not helpful

00:40:30.360 --> 00:40:31.519
 is that

00:40:31.519 --> 00:40:31.820
 not an

00:40:31.820 --> 00:40:32.460
 encouragement

00:40:32.460 --> 00:40:34.299
 in the

00:40:34.299 --> 00:40:34.619
 midst

00:40:34.619 --> 00:40:35.000
 of a

00:40:35.000 --> 00:40:35.380
 difficult

00:40:35.380 --> 00:40:36.079
 life

00:40:36.079 --> 00:40:37.799
 when the

00:40:37.799 --> 00:40:38.460
 foundations

00:40:38.460 --> 00:40:39.299
 are eroding

00:40:39.299 --> 00:40:41.559
 and the

00:40:41.559 --> 00:40:41.840
 wicked

00:40:41.840 --> 00:40:42.239
 have aimed

00:40:42.239 --> 00:40:42.900
 their arrows

00:40:42.900 --> 00:40:46.119
 this hope

00:40:46.119 --> 00:40:46.579
 of eternal

00:40:46.579 --> 00:40:47.079
 life

00:40:47.079 --> 00:40:48.599
 it produces

00:40:48.599 --> 00:40:49.299
 a resolve

00:40:49.299 --> 00:40:50.219
 to stay

00:40:50.219 --> 00:40:50.980
 faithful now

00:40:50.980 --> 00:40:52.219
 because of

00:40:52.219 --> 00:40:52.659
 what we

00:40:52.659 --> 00:40:53.219
 anticipate

00:40:53.219 --> 00:40:53.659
 will be

00:40:53.659 --> 00:40:54.139
 our future

00:40:54.139 --> 00:40:56.000
 but again

00:40:56.000 --> 00:40:56.860
 that produces

00:40:56.860 --> 00:40:57.219
 a different

00:40:57.219 --> 00:40:57.539
 kind of

00:40:57.539 --> 00:40:57.900
 question

00:40:57.900 --> 00:40:58.280
 for us

00:40:58.280 --> 00:40:58.440
 though

00:40:58.440 --> 00:40:58.739
 doesn't

00:40:58.739 --> 00:40:58.960
 it

00:40:58.960 --> 00:41:00.300
 if all

00:41:00.300 --> 00:41:00.559
 of us

00:41:00.559 --> 00:41:00.900
 are by

00:41:00.900 --> 00:41:01.260
 nature

00:41:01.260 --> 00:41:01.760
 sinners

00:41:01.760 --> 00:41:02.320
 set in

00:41:02.320 --> 00:41:02.699
 rebellion

00:41:02.699 --> 00:41:03.019
 toward

00:41:03.019 --> 00:41:03.420
 God

00:41:03.420 --> 00:41:04.380
 how can

00:41:04.380 --> 00:41:04.699
 anyone

00:41:04.699 --> 00:41:05.000
 be

00:41:05.000 --> 00:41:05.460
 considered

00:41:05.460 --> 00:41:06.059
 upright

00:41:06.059 --> 00:41:06.840
 enough

00:41:06.840 --> 00:41:07.940
 to behold

00:41:07.940 --> 00:41:08.500
 his face

00:41:08.500 --> 00:41:09.800
 doesn't that seem

00:41:09.800 --> 00:41:10.199
 to be what

00:41:10.199 --> 00:41:10.820
 David says

00:41:10.820 --> 00:41:11.179
 at the end

00:41:11.179 --> 00:41:11.539
 of the verse

00:41:11.539 --> 00:41:12.320
 the upright

00:41:12.320 --> 00:41:13.320
 shall behold

00:41:13.320 --> 00:41:13.840
 his face

00:41:13.840 --> 00:41:16.360
 does David

00:41:16.360 --> 00:41:17.059
 mean to say

00:41:17.059 --> 00:41:18.420
 that those

00:41:18.420 --> 00:41:19.199
 whose good

00:41:19.199 --> 00:41:19.820
 outweighs

00:41:19.820 --> 00:41:20.639
 their bad

00:41:20.639 --> 00:41:21.400
 will ultimately

00:41:21.400 --> 00:41:22.119
 be accepted

00:41:22.119 --> 00:41:22.699
 by God

00:41:22.699 --> 00:41:24.139
 no that's

00:41:24.139 --> 00:41:24.559
 not at all

00:41:24.559 --> 00:41:24.980
 what he means

00:41:24.980 --> 00:41:25.380
 to say

00:41:25.380 --> 00:41:28.640
 the scriptures

00:41:28.640 --> 00:41:29.300
 make it clear

00:41:29.300 --> 00:41:30.000
 that all of

00:41:30.000 --> 00:41:30.900
 our righteousness

00:41:30.900 --> 00:41:32.260
 all of our

00:41:32.260 --> 00:41:32.900
 righteous deeds

00:41:32.900 --> 00:41:33.280
 are like

00:41:33.280 --> 00:41:34.480
 polluted garments

00:41:34.480 --> 00:41:34.900
 that's what

00:41:34.900 --> 00:41:35.960
 Isaiah says

00:41:35.960 --> 00:41:36.880
 it's graphic

00:41:36.880 --> 00:41:38.380
 he says

00:41:38.380 --> 00:41:38.940
 even the best

00:41:38.940 --> 00:41:39.380
 that we can

00:41:39.380 --> 00:41:39.720
 offer

00:41:39.720 --> 00:41:40.420
 is not good

00:41:40.420 --> 00:41:40.720
 enough

00:41:40.720 --> 00:41:41.099
 essentially

00:41:41.099 --> 00:41:41.480
 is what

00:41:41.480 --> 00:41:41.960
 Isaiah is

00:41:41.960 --> 00:41:42.220
 saying

00:41:42.220 --> 00:41:45.240
 in Romans

00:41:45.240 --> 00:41:45.820
 we read

00:41:45.820 --> 00:41:46.740
 that by

00:41:46.740 --> 00:41:47.660
 works of

00:41:47.660 --> 00:41:48.019
 the law

00:41:48.019 --> 00:41:48.740
 no human

00:41:48.740 --> 00:41:49.320
 being will

00:41:49.320 --> 00:41:50.019
 be justified

00:41:50.019 --> 00:41:51.019
 in his

00:41:51.019 --> 00:41:51.320
 sight

00:41:51.320 --> 00:41:53.000
 so what

00:41:53.000 --> 00:41:53.559
 hope can

00:41:53.559 --> 00:41:54.160
 we possibly

00:41:54.160 --> 00:41:54.720
 have

00:41:54.719 --> 00:41:55.719
 that we

00:41:55.719 --> 00:41:56.219
 will behold

00:41:56.219 --> 00:41:56.799
 his face

00:41:56.799 --> 00:41:57.679
 or

00:41:57.679 --> 00:41:58.980
 are the

00:41:58.980 --> 00:41:59.219
 Roman

00:41:59.219 --> 00:41:59.679
 Catholics

00:41:59.679 --> 00:42:00.159
 right in

00:42:00.159 --> 00:42:00.480
 this

00:42:00.480 --> 00:42:01.139
 that you

00:42:01.139 --> 00:42:01.480
 can't

00:42:01.480 --> 00:42:01.839
 really

00:42:01.839 --> 00:42:02.259
 know

00:42:02.259 --> 00:42:03.059
 for certain

00:42:03.059 --> 00:42:04.000
 that you

00:42:04.000 --> 00:42:04.339
 can do

00:42:04.339 --> 00:42:05.119
 your best

00:42:05.119 --> 00:42:06.019
 and you

00:42:06.019 --> 00:42:06.359
 can just

00:42:06.359 --> 00:42:06.799
 hope that

00:42:06.799 --> 00:42:07.139
 you build

00:42:07.139 --> 00:42:07.699
 up enough

00:42:07.699 --> 00:42:08.219
 righteousness

00:42:08.219 --> 00:42:08.739
 that you'll

00:42:08.739 --> 00:42:08.980
 be able

00:42:08.980 --> 00:42:09.579
 to escape

00:42:09.579 --> 00:42:09.879
 this

00:42:09.879 --> 00:42:10.359
 kind of

00:42:10.359 --> 00:42:10.879
 intermediate

00:42:10.879 --> 00:42:11.359
 state

00:42:11.359 --> 00:42:12.079
 in purgatory

00:42:12.079 --> 00:42:12.619
 and enjoy

00:42:12.619 --> 00:42:13.079
 the presence

00:42:13.079 --> 00:42:13.459
 of God

00:42:13.459 --> 00:42:13.799
 instead

00:42:13.799 --> 00:42:14.199
 but there's

00:42:14.199 --> 00:42:14.480
 no way

00:42:14.480 --> 00:42:14.799
 for you

00:42:14.799 --> 00:42:15.079
 to really

00:42:15.079 --> 00:42:15.279
 know

00:42:15.279 --> 00:42:15.719
 now

00:42:15.719 --> 00:42:16.399
 are they

00:42:16.399 --> 00:42:16.699
 right

00:42:16.699 --> 00:42:16.939
 about

00:42:16.939 --> 00:42:17.339
 that

00:42:17.339 --> 00:42:18.399
 can we

00:42:18.399 --> 00:42:18.679
 really

00:42:18.679 --> 00:42:19.019
 not

00:42:19.019 --> 00:42:19.500
 know

00:42:19.500 --> 00:42:21.599
 no of

00:42:21.599 --> 00:42:21.780
 course

00:42:21.780 --> 00:42:22.139
 not

00:42:22.139 --> 00:42:23.780
 we have

00:42:23.780 --> 00:42:24.159
 a hope

00:42:24.159 --> 00:42:24.539
 that is

00:42:24.539 --> 00:42:25.199
 far more

00:42:25.199 --> 00:42:25.860
 certain

00:42:25.860 --> 00:42:27.000
 and secure

00:42:27.000 --> 00:42:27.619
 than any

00:42:27.619 --> 00:42:28.119
 hope of

00:42:28.119 --> 00:42:28.480
 righteous

00:42:28.480 --> 00:42:28.880
 deeds

00:42:28.880 --> 00:42:29.199
 that we

00:42:29.199 --> 00:42:29.440
 might

00:42:29.440 --> 00:42:29.900
 compile

00:42:29.900 --> 00:42:30.300
 now

00:42:30.300 --> 00:42:31.380
 you can

00:42:31.380 --> 00:42:31.599
 commit

00:42:31.599 --> 00:42:32.099
 your whole

00:42:32.099 --> 00:42:32.519
 life to

00:42:32.519 --> 00:42:32.960
 goodness

00:42:32.960 --> 00:42:33.920
 and get

00:42:33.920 --> 00:42:34.179
 to the

00:42:34.179 --> 00:42:34.460
 end of

00:42:34.460 --> 00:42:34.579
 it

00:42:34.579 --> 00:42:34.920
 and look

00:42:34.920 --> 00:42:35.159
 at your

00:42:35.159 --> 00:42:35.960
 big pile

00:42:35.960 --> 00:42:36.300
 of good

00:42:36.300 --> 00:42:36.739
 works

00:42:36.739 --> 00:42:37.400
 and you'll

00:42:37.400 --> 00:42:37.800
 still have

00:42:37.800 --> 00:42:38.039
 doubt

00:42:38.039 --> 00:42:38.440
 I wonder

00:42:38.440 --> 00:42:38.760
 if it's

00:42:38.760 --> 00:42:39.119
 enough

00:42:39.119 --> 00:42:40.119
 I hope

00:42:40.119 --> 00:42:40.280
 it's

00:42:40.280 --> 00:42:40.539
 enough

00:42:40.539 --> 00:42:40.960
 I'll cross

00:42:40.960 --> 00:42:41.519
 my fingers

00:42:41.519 --> 00:42:42.400
 oh we

00:42:42.400 --> 00:42:42.679
 have a

00:42:42.679 --> 00:42:42.860
 hope

00:42:42.860 --> 00:42:43.099
 that's

00:42:43.099 --> 00:42:43.400
 far

00:42:43.400 --> 00:42:43.619
 more

00:42:43.619 --> 00:42:44.000
 certain

00:42:44.000 --> 00:42:44.619
 than that

00:42:44.619 --> 00:42:45.360
 far

00:42:45.360 --> 00:42:45.800
 more

00:42:45.800 --> 00:42:47.180
 our

00:42:47.180 --> 00:42:47.480
 one

00:42:47.480 --> 00:42:47.900
 and only

00:42:47.900 --> 00:42:48.300
 hope

00:42:48.300 --> 00:42:48.740
 is the

00:42:48.740 --> 00:42:49.100
 death

00:42:49.100 --> 00:42:49.300
 and

00:42:49.300 --> 00:42:49.840
 resurrection

00:42:49.840 --> 00:42:50.160
 of

00:42:50.160 --> 00:42:50.420
 Jesus

00:42:50.420 --> 00:42:50.960
 Christ

00:42:50.960 --> 00:42:52.240
 he

00:42:52.240 --> 00:42:52.500
 is

00:42:52.500 --> 00:42:52.740
 the

00:42:52.740 --> 00:42:53.220
 sinless

00:42:53.220 --> 00:42:53.539
 son

00:42:53.539 --> 00:42:53.700
 of

00:42:53.700 --> 00:42:54.000
 God

00:42:54.000 --> 00:42:54.580
 he

00:42:54.580 --> 00:42:55.060
 bore

00:42:55.060 --> 00:42:55.580
 God's

00:42:55.580 --> 00:42:56.220
 wrath

00:42:56.220 --> 00:42:56.980
 against

00:42:56.980 --> 00:42:57.320
 our

00:42:57.320 --> 00:42:58.019
 sins

00:42:58.019 --> 00:42:59.240
 he

00:42:59.240 --> 00:42:59.780
 died

00:42:59.780 --> 00:43:00.120
 in our

00:43:00.120 --> 00:43:00.700
 place

00:43:00.700 --> 00:43:01.220
 so that

00:43:01.220 --> 00:43:01.800
 God

00:43:01.800 --> 00:43:02.000
 the

00:43:02.000 --> 00:43:02.400
 father

00:43:02.400 --> 00:43:02.680
 would

00:43:02.680 --> 00:43:02.980
 see

00:43:02.980 --> 00:43:03.200
 us

00:43:03.200 --> 00:43:03.600
 forever

00:43:03.600 --> 00:43:04.100
 more

00:43:04.100 --> 00:43:04.980
 not

00:43:04.980 --> 00:43:05.200
 for

00:43:05.200 --> 00:43:05.480
 our

00:43:05.480 --> 00:43:05.960
 righteousness

00:43:05.960 --> 00:43:07.260
 but

00:43:07.260 --> 00:43:07.500
 with

00:43:07.500 --> 00:43:07.980
 Christ

00:43:07.980 --> 00:43:08.700
 perfect

00:43:08.700 --> 00:43:09.300
 righteousness

00:43:09.300 --> 00:43:11.820
 by

00:43:11.820 --> 00:43:12.300
 raising

00:43:12.300 --> 00:43:12.500
 him

00:43:12.500 --> 00:43:12.660
 from

00:43:12.660 --> 00:43:12.820
 the

00:43:12.820 --> 00:43:13.140
 dead

00:43:13.140 --> 00:43:13.440
 God

00:43:13.440 --> 00:43:13.900
 showed

00:43:13.900 --> 00:43:14.140
 that

00:43:14.140 --> 00:43:14.500
 Jesus

00:43:14.500 --> 00:43:14.760
 is

00:43:14.760 --> 00:43:15.100
 death

00:43:15.099 --> 00:43:15.980
 was

00:43:15.980 --> 00:43:16.880
 enough

00:43:16.880 --> 00:43:19.099
 so that

00:43:19.099 --> 00:43:19.360
 our

00:43:19.360 --> 00:43:19.900
 sins

00:43:19.900 --> 00:43:20.839
 would

00:43:20.839 --> 00:43:21.039
 be

00:43:21.039 --> 00:43:21.440
 forgiven

00:43:21.440 --> 00:43:22.639
 and that

00:43:22.639 --> 00:43:22.819
 we

00:43:22.819 --> 00:43:22.940
 could

00:43:22.940 --> 00:43:23.079
 have

00:43:23.079 --> 00:43:23.420
 eternal

00:43:23.420 --> 00:43:23.699
 life

00:43:23.699 --> 00:43:23.799
 in

00:43:23.799 --> 00:43:23.920
 his

00:43:23.920 --> 00:43:24.119
 name

00:43:24.119 --> 00:43:24.719
 we

00:43:24.719 --> 00:43:24.960
 talked

00:43:24.960 --> 00:43:25.099
 about

00:43:25.099 --> 00:43:25.239
 this

00:43:25.239 --> 00:43:25.380
 with

00:43:25.380 --> 00:43:25.619
 Carmen

00:43:25.619 --> 00:43:25.980
 Carmen

00:43:25.980 --> 00:43:26.179
 and

00:43:26.179 --> 00:43:26.360
 Julie

00:43:26.360 --> 00:43:26.519
 and

00:43:26.519 --> 00:43:26.639
 I

00:43:26.639 --> 00:43:26.880
 sat

00:43:26.880 --> 00:43:27.059
 for

00:43:27.059 --> 00:43:27.219
 an

00:43:27.219 --> 00:43:27.400
 hour

00:43:27.400 --> 00:43:27.679
 or so

00:43:27.679 --> 00:43:28.079
 yesterday

00:43:28.079 --> 00:43:28.599
 just

00:43:28.599 --> 00:43:28.880
 thinking

00:43:28.880 --> 00:43:29.179
 about

00:43:29.179 --> 00:43:29.460
 this

00:43:29.460 --> 00:43:29.860
 idea

00:43:29.860 --> 00:43:30.360
 the

00:43:30.360 --> 00:43:30.799
 idea

00:43:30.799 --> 00:43:31.139
 that

00:43:31.139 --> 00:43:31.440
 what

00:43:31.440 --> 00:43:31.819
 Christ

00:43:31.819 --> 00:43:32.039
 has

00:43:32.039 --> 00:43:32.400
 done

00:43:32.400 --> 00:43:33.179
 is

00:43:33.179 --> 00:43:33.679
 enough

00:43:33.679 --> 00:43:35.139
 it's

00:43:35.139 --> 00:43:35.719
 sufficient

00:43:35.719 --> 00:43:37.739
 you

00:43:37.739 --> 00:43:38.039
 need

00:43:38.039 --> 00:43:38.259
 add

00:43:38.259 --> 00:43:38.639
 nothing

00:43:38.639 --> 00:43:38.920
 to

00:43:38.920 --> 00:43:39.059
 it

00:43:39.059 --> 00:43:39.219
 in

00:43:39.219 --> 00:43:39.440
 fact

00:43:39.440 --> 00:43:39.639
 if

00:43:39.639 --> 00:43:39.759
 you

00:43:39.759 --> 00:43:40.059
 try

00:43:40.059 --> 00:43:40.219
 to

00:43:40.219 --> 00:43:40.420
 add

00:43:40.420 --> 00:43:40.719
 something

00:43:40.719 --> 00:43:40.980
 to

00:43:40.980 --> 00:43:41.079
 it

00:43:41.079 --> 00:43:41.079


00:43:41.079 --> 00:43:41.179
 it

00:43:41.179 --> 00:43:41.440
 means

00:43:41.440 --> 00:43:41.579
 that

00:43:41.579 --> 00:43:41.699
 you

00:43:41.699 --> 00:43:41.980
 don't

00:43:41.980 --> 00:43:42.179
 have

00:43:42.179 --> 00:43:42.360
 the

00:43:42.360 --> 00:43:42.599
 faith

00:43:42.599 --> 00:43:42.780
 that

00:43:42.780 --> 00:43:42.900
 you

00:43:42.900 --> 00:43:43.360
 need

00:43:43.360 --> 00:43:44.119
 to

00:43:44.119 --> 00:43:44.559
 receive

00:43:44.559 --> 00:43:45.039
 Christ

00:43:45.039 --> 00:43:46.199
 to

00:43:46.199 --> 00:43:46.440
 come

00:43:46.440 --> 00:43:46.639
 to

00:43:46.639 --> 00:43:47.119
 Christ

00:43:47.119 --> 00:43:47.559
 is

00:43:47.559 --> 00:43:47.760
 to

00:43:47.760 --> 00:43:48.240
 trust

00:43:48.240 --> 00:43:48.740
 that

00:43:48.740 --> 00:43:48.940
 you

00:43:48.940 --> 00:43:49.440
 can't

00:43:49.440 --> 00:43:49.900
 possibly

00:43:49.900 --> 00:43:50.139
 do

00:43:50.139 --> 00:43:50.519
 enough

00:43:50.519 --> 00:43:51.039
 it's

00:43:51.039 --> 00:43:51.199
 to

00:43:51.199 --> 00:43:51.480
 trust

00:43:51.480 --> 00:43:51.699
 that

00:43:51.699 --> 00:43:51.960
 he

00:43:51.960 --> 00:43:52.199
 has

00:43:52.199 --> 00:43:52.539
 done

00:43:52.539 --> 00:43:53.059
 enough

00:43:53.059 --> 00:43:54.000
 that

00:43:54.000 --> 00:43:54.199
 he's

00:43:54.199 --> 00:43:54.500
 taken

00:43:54.500 --> 00:43:54.719
 your

00:43:54.719 --> 00:43:55.340
 place

00:43:55.340 --> 00:43:55.820
 and

00:43:55.820 --> 00:43:56.079
 to

00:43:56.079 --> 00:43:56.400
 turn

00:43:56.400 --> 00:43:56.600
 from

00:43:56.600 --> 00:43:56.840
 all

00:43:56.840 --> 00:43:56.980
 of

00:43:56.980 --> 00:43:57.160
 those

00:43:57.160 --> 00:43:57.360
 other

00:43:57.360 --> 00:43:57.980
 pursuits

00:43:57.980 --> 00:43:58.720
 and

00:43:58.720 --> 00:43:58.860
 to

00:43:58.860 --> 00:43:59.300
 trust

00:43:59.300 --> 00:43:59.600
 him

00:43:59.600 --> 00:43:59.840
 by

00:43:59.840 --> 00:44:00.440
 faith

00:44:00.440 --> 00:44:01.079
 and

00:44:01.079 --> 00:44:01.220
 to

00:44:01.220 --> 00:44:01.800
 believe

00:44:01.800 --> 00:44:02.440
 that

00:44:02.440 --> 00:44:02.600
 what

00:44:02.600 --> 00:44:02.780
 he

00:44:02.780 --> 00:44:02.980
 has

00:44:02.980 --> 00:44:03.200
 done

00:44:03.200 --> 00:44:03.519
 truly

00:44:03.519 --> 00:44:03.780
 is

00:44:03.780 --> 00:44:04.180
 enough

00:44:04.180 --> 00:44:06.079
 and

00:44:06.079 --> 00:44:06.200
 he

00:44:06.200 --> 00:44:06.640
 invites

00:44:06.640 --> 00:44:06.840
 us

00:44:06.840 --> 00:44:06.980
 to

00:44:06.980 --> 00:44:07.400
 receive

00:44:07.400 --> 00:44:07.660
 it

00:44:07.660 --> 00:44:08.760
 this

00:44:08.760 --> 00:44:09.400
 salvation

00:44:09.400 --> 00:44:09.980
 he

00:44:09.980 --> 00:44:10.559
 invites

00:44:10.559 --> 00:44:10.940
 you

00:44:10.940 --> 00:44:11.960
 he

00:44:11.960 --> 00:44:12.240
 says

00:44:12.240 --> 00:44:12.600
 come

00:44:12.600 --> 00:44:12.860
 to

00:44:12.860 --> 00:44:13.240
 me

00:44:13.240 --> 00:44:14.140
 all

00:44:14.140 --> 00:44:14.320
 of

00:44:14.320 --> 00:44:14.500
 you

00:44:14.500 --> 00:44:14.700
 who

00:44:14.700 --> 00:44:15.300
 labor

00:44:15.300 --> 00:44:15.559
 and

00:44:15.559 --> 00:44:15.720
 are

00:44:15.720 --> 00:44:16.019
 heavy

00:44:16.019 --> 00:44:16.440
 laden

00:44:16.440 --> 00:44:16.800
 he's

00:44:16.800 --> 00:44:17.059
 talking

00:44:17.059 --> 00:44:17.240
 to

00:44:17.240 --> 00:44:17.380
 a

00:44:17.380 --> 00:44:17.539
 group

00:44:17.539 --> 00:44:17.700
 of

00:44:17.700 --> 00:44:17.980
 people

00:44:17.980 --> 00:44:18.480
 who's

00:44:18.480 --> 00:44:18.720
 doing

00:44:18.720 --> 00:44:18.920
 their

00:44:18.920 --> 00:44:19.220
 best

00:44:19.220 --> 00:44:19.400
 and

00:44:19.400 --> 00:44:19.680
 trying

00:44:19.680 --> 00:44:19.880
 their

00:44:19.880 --> 00:44:20.220
 hardest

00:44:20.220 --> 00:44:20.660
 to

00:44:20.660 --> 00:44:21.019
 pile

00:44:21.019 --> 00:44:21.240
 up

00:44:21.240 --> 00:44:21.400
 all

00:44:21.400 --> 00:44:21.539
 the

00:44:21.539 --> 00:44:21.739
 good

00:44:21.739 --> 00:44:22.159
 stuff

00:44:22.159 --> 00:44:22.300
 and

00:44:22.300 --> 00:44:22.519
 hopes

00:44:22.519 --> 00:44:22.679
 that

00:44:22.679 --> 00:44:22.779
 it

00:44:22.779 --> 00:44:22.860
 will

00:44:22.860 --> 00:44:23.039
 get

00:44:23.039 --> 00:44:23.179
 them

00:44:23.179 --> 00:44:23.320
 there

00:44:23.320 --> 00:44:23.400
 and

00:44:23.400 --> 00:44:23.500
 he

00:44:23.500 --> 00:44:23.659
 says

00:44:23.659 --> 00:44:23.860
 this

00:44:23.860 --> 00:44:24.000
 is

00:44:24.000 --> 00:44:24.179
 a

00:44:24.179 --> 00:44:24.519
 burden

00:44:24.519 --> 00:44:24.779
 to

00:44:24.779 --> 00:44:25.099
 you

00:44:25.099 --> 00:44:25.559
 you

00:44:25.559 --> 00:44:25.800
 have

00:44:25.800 --> 00:44:26.019
 that

00:44:26.019 --> 00:44:26.380
 burden

00:44:26.380 --> 00:44:26.860
 he

00:44:26.860 --> 00:44:27.119
 says

00:44:27.119 --> 00:44:27.360
 come

00:44:27.360 --> 00:44:27.579
 to

00:44:27.579 --> 00:44:28.019
 me

00:44:28.019 --> 00:44:29.259
 I

00:44:29.259 --> 00:44:29.440
 will

00:44:29.440 --> 00:44:29.639
 give

00:44:29.639 --> 00:44:29.800
 you

00:44:29.800 --> 00:44:30.539
 rest

00:44:30.539 --> 00:44:31.360
 you'll

00:44:31.360 --> 00:44:31.559
 find

00:44:31.559 --> 00:44:31.960
 rest

00:44:31.960 --> 00:44:32.139
 for

00:44:32.139 --> 00:44:32.320
 your

00:44:32.320 --> 00:44:32.659
 soul

00:44:32.659 --> 00:44:32.900
 he

00:44:32.900 --> 00:44:33.320
 says

00:44:33.320 --> 00:44:34.719
 why

00:44:34.719 --> 00:44:35.679
 because

00:44:35.679 --> 00:44:36.079
 he's

00:44:36.079 --> 00:44:36.279
 done

00:44:36.279 --> 00:44:36.480
 what

00:44:36.480 --> 00:44:36.699
 you

00:44:36.699 --> 00:44:37.119
 cannot

00:44:37.119 --> 00:44:37.559
 do

00:44:37.559 --> 00:44:39.099
 he

00:44:39.099 --> 00:44:39.500
 fulfilled

00:44:39.500 --> 00:44:39.699
 the

00:44:39.699 --> 00:44:39.980
 law

00:44:39.980 --> 00:44:41.360
 never

00:44:41.360 --> 00:44:41.920
 violated

00:44:41.920 --> 00:44:42.119
 it

00:44:42.119 --> 00:44:42.360
 even

00:44:42.360 --> 00:44:42.880
 once

00:44:42.880 --> 00:44:44.000
 and

00:44:44.000 --> 00:44:44.139
 when

00:44:44.139 --> 00:44:44.460
 God

00:44:44.460 --> 00:44:44.840
 raised

00:44:44.840 --> 00:44:44.940
 him

00:44:44.940 --> 00:44:45.099
 from

00:44:45.099 --> 00:44:45.239
 the

00:44:45.239 --> 00:44:45.559
 dead

00:44:45.559 --> 00:44:46.159
 it

00:44:46.159 --> 00:44:46.639
 proved

00:44:46.639 --> 00:44:46.639


00:44:46.739 --> 00:44:46.759
 it

00:44:46.759 --> 00:44:46.900
 was

00:44:46.900 --> 00:44:47.320
 God's

00:44:47.320 --> 00:44:47.480
 way

00:44:51.539 --> 00:44:51.699
 but

00:44:51.699 --> 00:44:51.840
 then

00:44:51.840 --> 00:44:52.019
 it's

00:44:52.019 --> 00:44:52.340
 also

00:44:52.340 --> 00:44:52.779
 God's

00:44:52.779 --> 00:44:52.980
 way

00:44:52.980 --> 00:44:53.139
 of

00:44:53.139 --> 00:44:53.420
 saying

00:44:53.420 --> 00:44:53.619
 to

00:44:53.619 --> 00:44:54.019
 us

00:44:54.019 --> 00:44:55.099
 my

00:44:55.099 --> 00:44:55.559
 son

00:44:55.559 --> 00:44:55.820
 has

00:44:55.820 --> 00:44:56.300
 power

00:44:56.300 --> 00:44:56.579
 over

00:44:56.579 --> 00:44:57.019
 death

00:44:57.019 --> 00:44:57.639
 and

00:44:57.639 --> 00:44:58.199
 life

00:44:58.199 --> 00:44:58.860
 and

00:44:58.860 --> 00:44:59.000
 he

00:44:59.000 --> 00:44:59.159
 has

00:44:59.159 --> 00:44:59.599
 authority

00:44:59.599 --> 00:44:59.860
 to

00:44:59.860 --> 00:45:00.199
 freely

00:45:00.199 --> 00:45:00.460
 give

00:45:00.460 --> 00:45:00.579
 it

00:45:00.579 --> 00:45:00.719
 to

00:45:00.719 --> 00:45:00.920
 all

00:45:00.920 --> 00:45:01.079
 who

00:45:01.079 --> 00:45:01.279
 come

00:45:01.279 --> 00:45:01.400
 to

00:45:01.400 --> 00:45:01.579
 him

00:45:01.579 --> 00:45:01.800
 for

00:45:01.800 --> 00:45:02.000
 it

00:45:02.000 --> 00:45:03.279
 that's

00:45:03.279 --> 00:45:03.420
 the

00:45:03.420 --> 00:45:03.759
 gospel

00:45:03.759 --> 00:45:04.300
 message

00:45:04.300 --> 00:45:07.440
 David

00:45:07.440 --> 00:45:07.739
 doesn't

00:45:07.739 --> 00:45:07.960
 have

00:45:07.960 --> 00:45:08.099
 all

00:45:08.099 --> 00:45:08.279
 those

00:45:08.279 --> 00:45:08.639
 pieces

00:45:08.639 --> 00:45:08.880
 at

00:45:08.880 --> 00:45:09.000
 the

00:45:09.000 --> 00:45:09.199
 time

00:45:09.199 --> 00:45:09.360
 that

00:45:09.360 --> 00:45:09.500
 he

00:45:09.500 --> 00:45:09.739
 lived

00:45:09.739 --> 00:45:10.099
 he's

00:45:10.099 --> 00:45:10.320
 living

00:45:10.320 --> 00:45:10.539
 in

00:45:10.539 --> 00:45:10.719
 an

00:45:10.719 --> 00:45:10.900
 old

00:45:10.900 --> 00:45:11.199
 covenant

00:45:11.199 --> 00:45:11.639
 time

00:45:11.639 --> 00:45:12.179
 he

00:45:12.179 --> 00:45:12.360
 doesn't

00:45:12.360 --> 00:45:12.539
 know

00:45:12.539 --> 00:45:12.860
 Christ

00:45:12.860 --> 00:45:13.000
 yet

00:45:13.000 --> 00:45:13.079
 he

00:45:13.079 --> 00:45:13.199
 has

00:45:13.199 --> 00:45:13.360
 the

00:45:13.360 --> 00:45:13.759
 promises

00:45:13.759 --> 00:45:13.779
!

00:45:14.139 --> 00:45:14.340
 he's

00:45:14.340 --> 00:45:14.599
 clinging

00:45:14.599 --> 00:45:14.800
 to

00:45:14.800 --> 00:45:14.940
 the

00:45:14.940 --> 00:45:15.340
 promises

00:45:15.340 --> 00:45:15.940
 but

00:45:15.940 --> 00:45:16.079
 we

00:45:16.079 --> 00:45:16.240
 have

00:45:16.240 --> 00:45:16.340
 a

00:45:16.340 --> 00:45:16.519
 much

00:45:16.519 --> 00:45:16.800
 greater

00:45:16.800 --> 00:45:17.240
 advantage

00:45:17.240 --> 00:45:17.480
 than

00:45:17.480 --> 00:45:17.800
 David

00:45:17.800 --> 00:45:20.900
 and

00:45:20.900 --> 00:45:21.059
 we

00:45:21.059 --> 00:45:21.240
 have

00:45:21.240 --> 00:45:21.480
 no

00:45:21.480 --> 00:45:21.920
 possible

00:45:21.920 --> 00:45:22.519
 excuse

00:45:22.519 --> 00:45:24.740
 because

00:45:24.740 --> 00:45:25.039
 of

00:45:25.039 --> 00:45:25.179
 what

00:45:25.179 --> 00:45:25.480
 Christ

00:45:25.480 --> 00:45:25.659
 has

00:45:25.659 --> 00:45:25.920
 done

00:45:25.920 --> 00:45:28.200
 every

00:45:28.200 --> 00:45:28.539
 single

00:45:28.539 --> 00:45:28.980
 person

00:45:28.980 --> 00:45:29.179
 who

00:45:29.179 --> 00:45:29.460
 does

00:45:29.460 --> 00:45:29.880
 this

00:45:29.880 --> 00:45:31.179
 will

00:45:31.179 --> 00:45:31.420
 be

00:45:31.420 --> 00:45:31.900
 considered

00:45:31.900 --> 00:45:32.639
 upright

00:45:32.639 --> 00:45:34.240
 not

00:45:34.240 --> 00:45:34.619
 because

00:45:34.619 --> 00:45:34.820
 they

00:45:34.820 --> 00:45:35.119
 truly

00:45:35.119 --> 00:45:35.519
 are

00:45:35.519 --> 00:45:36.940
 but

00:45:36.940 --> 00:45:37.380
 because

00:45:37.380 --> 00:45:38.059
 Christ

00:45:38.059 --> 00:45:38.519
 is

00:45:38.519 --> 00:45:41.720
 and

00:45:41.720 --> 00:45:41.860
 they

00:45:41.860 --> 00:45:42.059
 will

00:45:42.059 --> 00:45:42.380
 all

00:45:42.380 --> 00:45:42.780
 behold

00:45:42.780 --> 00:45:43.000
 the

00:45:43.000 --> 00:45:43.260
 face

00:45:43.260 --> 00:45:43.400
 of

00:45:43.400 --> 00:45:43.619
 God

00:45:43.619 --> 00:45:43.800
 in

00:45:43.800 --> 00:45:44.079
 heaven

00:45:44.079 --> 00:45:45.059
 for

00:45:45.059 --> 00:45:45.239
 all

00:45:45.239 --> 00:45:45.360
 of

00:45:45.360 --> 00:45:45.719
 eternity

00:45:45.719 --> 00:45:46.039
 this

00:45:46.039 --> 00:45:46.179
 is

00:45:46.179 --> 00:45:46.380
 a

00:45:46.380 --> 00:45:46.719
 certain

00:45:46.719 --> 00:45:47.340
 promise

00:45:47.340 --> 00:45:49.420
 for

00:45:49.420 --> 00:45:49.699
 those

00:45:49.699 --> 00:45:49.860
 who

00:45:49.860 --> 00:45:50.299
 believe

00:45:50.299 --> 00:45:51.779
 and

00:45:51.779 --> 00:45:51.920
 it

00:45:51.920 --> 00:45:52.099
 will

00:45:52.099 --> 00:45:52.659
 produce

00:45:52.659 --> 00:45:52.960
 that

00:45:52.960 --> 00:45:53.360
 kind

00:45:53.360 --> 00:45:53.539
 of

00:45:53.539 --> 00:45:54.000
 faith

00:45:54.000 --> 00:45:55.279
 that

00:45:55.279 --> 00:45:55.699
 will

00:45:55.699 --> 00:45:56.519
 never

00:45:56.519 --> 00:45:57.599
 quit

00:45:57.599 --> 00:46:01.659
 John

00:46:01.659 --> 00:46:02.019
 Stephen

00:46:02.019 --> 00:46:02.599
 Ackwary

00:46:02.599 --> 00:46:03.699
 his

00:46:03.699 --> 00:46:04.059
 story

00:46:04.059 --> 00:46:04.239
 is

00:46:04.239 --> 00:46:04.900
 inspirational

00:46:04.900 --> 00:46:06.819
 we

00:46:06.819 --> 00:46:07.059
 should

00:46:07.059 --> 00:46:07.380
 reflect

00:46:07.380 --> 00:46:07.719
 on

00:46:07.719 --> 00:46:07.920
 things

00:46:07.920 --> 00:46:08.079
 like

00:46:08.079 --> 00:46:08.279
 that

00:46:08.279 --> 00:46:08.380
 it

00:46:08.380 --> 00:46:08.500
 will

00:46:08.500 --> 00:46:08.840
 help

00:46:08.840 --> 00:46:09.119
 us

00:46:09.119 --> 00:46:09.299
 those

00:46:09.299 --> 00:46:09.519
 things

00:46:09.519 --> 00:46:09.719
 do

00:46:09.719 --> 00:46:09.960
 good

00:46:09.960 --> 00:46:10.159
 for

00:46:10.159 --> 00:46:10.460
 us

00:46:10.460 --> 00:46:11.579
 we

00:46:11.579 --> 00:46:11.739
 should

00:46:11.739 --> 00:46:11.880
 pay

00:46:11.880 --> 00:46:12.139
 attention

00:46:12.139 --> 00:46:12.380
 to

00:46:12.380 --> 00:46:12.599
 them

00:46:12.599 --> 00:46:13.880
 but

00:46:13.880 --> 00:46:14.039
 you know

00:46:14.039 --> 00:46:14.180
 when

00:46:14.180 --> 00:46:14.420
 John

00:46:14.420 --> 00:46:14.700
 Stephen

00:46:14.700 --> 00:46:15.079
 Ackwary

00:46:15.079 --> 00:46:15.460
 finished

00:46:15.460 --> 00:46:15.660
 the

00:46:15.660 --> 00:46:15.920
 race

00:46:15.920 --> 00:46:16.180
 you know

00:46:16.180 --> 00:46:16.280
 what

00:46:16.280 --> 00:46:16.360
 he

00:46:16.360 --> 00:46:16.660
 got

00:46:16.660 --> 00:46:19.599
 nothing

00:46:19.599 --> 00:46:21.700
 he had

00:46:21.700 --> 00:46:22.019
 a sore

00:46:22.019 --> 00:46:22.360
 knee

00:46:22.360 --> 00:46:24.019
 and a

00:46:24.019 --> 00:46:24.160
 hurt

00:46:24.160 --> 00:46:24.539
 shoulder

00:46:24.539 --> 00:46:27.240
 sure

00:46:27.240 --> 00:46:27.740
 he's an

00:46:27.740 --> 00:46:28.000
 Olympic

00:46:28.000 --> 00:46:28.500
 legend

00:46:28.500 --> 00:46:30.599
 you know

00:46:30.599 --> 00:46:30.900
 I bet

00:46:30.900 --> 00:46:31.079
 if he

00:46:31.079 --> 00:46:31.340
 had an

00:46:31.340 --> 00:46:31.760
 opportunity

00:46:31.760 --> 00:46:32.240
 he would

00:46:32.240 --> 00:46:32.360
 have

00:46:32.360 --> 00:46:32.539
 loved

00:46:32.539 --> 00:46:32.800
 to have

00:46:32.800 --> 00:46:32.920
 had

00:46:32.920 --> 00:46:33.079
 that

00:46:33.079 --> 00:46:33.280
 gold

00:46:33.280 --> 00:46:33.519
 medal

00:46:33.519 --> 00:46:33.780
 though

00:46:33.780 --> 00:46:35.460
 he

00:46:35.460 --> 00:46:35.760
 finished

00:46:35.760 --> 00:46:35.960
 his

00:46:35.960 --> 00:46:36.380
 race

00:46:36.380 --> 00:46:37.140
 but

00:46:37.140 --> 00:46:37.200
 he

00:46:37.200 --> 00:46:37.320
 got

00:46:37.320 --> 00:46:37.539
 nothing

00:46:37.539 --> 00:46:37.800
 for

00:46:37.800 --> 00:46:37.980
 it

00:46:37.980 --> 00:46:39.900
 that

00:46:39.900 --> 00:46:40.039
 is

00:46:40.039 --> 00:46:40.220
 not

00:46:40.220 --> 00:46:40.400
 at

00:46:40.400 --> 00:46:40.740
 all

00:46:40.740 --> 00:46:41.760
 how

00:46:41.760 --> 00:46:41.900
 the

00:46:41.900 --> 00:46:42.180
 Christian

00:46:42.180 --> 00:46:42.460
 life

00:46:42.460 --> 00:46:42.800
 works

00:46:42.800 --> 00:46:44.680
 listen

00:46:44.680 --> 00:46:44.900
 to

00:46:44.900 --> 00:46:45.640
 Paul's

00:46:45.640 --> 00:46:45.960
 words

00:46:45.960 --> 00:46:46.200
 in

00:46:46.200 --> 00:46:46.720
 2nd

00:46:46.720 --> 00:46:47.000
 Timothy

00:46:47.000 --> 00:46:47.280
 chapter

00:46:47.280 --> 00:46:47.560
 4

00:46:47.560 --> 00:46:49.539
 I

00:46:49.539 --> 00:46:49.700
 have

00:46:49.700 --> 00:46:49.880
 fought

00:46:49.880 --> 00:46:50.039
 the

00:46:50.039 --> 00:46:50.180
 good

00:46:50.180 --> 00:46:50.519
 fight

00:46:50.519 --> 00:46:52.160
 I

00:46:52.160 --> 00:46:52.580
 finished

00:46:52.580 --> 00:46:52.780
 the

00:46:52.780 --> 00:46:53.200
 race

00:46:53.200 --> 00:46:54.640
 I

00:46:54.640 --> 00:46:55.019
 kept

00:46:55.019 --> 00:46:55.220
 the

00:46:55.220 --> 00:46:55.560
 faith

00:46:55.560 --> 00:46:57.760
 hence

00:46:57.760 --> 00:46:58.140
 forth

00:46:58.140 --> 00:46:58.620
 there

00:46:58.620 --> 00:46:58.800
 is

00:46:58.800 --> 00:46:59.060
 laid

00:46:59.060 --> 00:46:59.240
 up

00:46:59.240 --> 00:46:59.420
 for

00:46:59.420 --> 00:46:59.680
 me

00:46:59.680 --> 00:47:01.260
 a

00:47:01.260 --> 00:47:01.519
 crown

00:47:01.519 --> 00:47:01.680
 of

00:47:01.680 --> 00:47:02.140
 righteousness

00:47:02.140 --> 00:47:03.780
 which

00:47:03.780 --> 00:47:04.039
 the

00:47:04.039 --> 00:47:04.440
 Lord

00:47:04.440 --> 00:47:06.039
 the

00:47:06.039 --> 00:47:06.539
 righteous

00:47:06.539 --> 00:47:07.140
 judge

00:47:07.140 --> 00:47:07.860
 that

00:47:07.860 --> 00:47:08.200
 David

00:47:08.200 --> 00:47:09.019
 speaks

00:47:09.019 --> 00:47:09.480
 directly

00:47:09.480 --> 00:47:09.860
 of

00:47:09.860 --> 00:47:10.039
 from

00:47:10.039 --> 00:47:10.220
 this

00:47:10.220 --> 00:47:10.680
 psalm

00:47:10.680 --> 00:47:12.180
 will

00:47:12.180 --> 00:47:12.599
 award

00:47:12.599 --> 00:47:12.800
 to

00:47:12.800 --> 00:47:13.079
 me

00:47:13.079 --> 00:47:13.480
 on

00:47:13.480 --> 00:47:13.700
 that

00:47:13.700 --> 00:47:13.980
 day

00:47:13.980 --> 00:47:14.220
 on

00:47:14.220 --> 00:47:14.380
 what

00:47:14.380 --> 00:47:14.620
 day

00:47:14.620 --> 00:47:15.340
 on

00:47:15.340 --> 00:47:15.460
 the

00:47:15.460 --> 00:47:15.660
 day

00:47:15.660 --> 00:47:15.840
 that

00:47:15.840 --> 00:47:15.980
 he

00:47:15.980 --> 00:47:16.260
 stands

00:47:16.260 --> 00:47:16.519
 before

00:47:16.519 --> 00:47:16.700
 the

00:47:16.700 --> 00:47:16.860
 Lord

00:47:16.860 --> 00:47:17.019
 in

00:47:17.019 --> 00:47:17.280
 judgment

00:47:17.280 --> 00:47:19.059
 but

00:47:19.059 --> 00:47:19.160
 he

00:47:19.160 --> 00:47:19.400
 doesn't

00:47:19.400 --> 00:47:19.680
 finish

00:47:19.680 --> 00:47:20.019
 there

00:47:20.019 --> 00:47:20.700
 notice

00:47:20.700 --> 00:47:20.900
 the

00:47:20.900 --> 00:47:21.120
 next

00:47:21.120 --> 00:47:21.500
 phrase

00:47:21.500 --> 00:47:23.019
 not

00:47:23.019 --> 00:47:23.460
 only

00:47:23.460 --> 00:47:23.700
 to

00:47:23.700 --> 00:47:23.980
 me

00:47:23.980 --> 00:47:25.700
 but

00:47:25.700 --> 00:47:26.019
 also

00:47:26.019 --> 00:47:26.240
 to

00:47:26.240 --> 00:47:26.559
 all

00:47:26.559 --> 00:47:26.780
 who

00:47:26.780 --> 00:47:27.000
 have

00:47:27.000 --> 00:47:27.360
 loved

00:47:27.360 --> 00:47:27.620
 his

00:47:27.620 --> 00:47:28.099
 appearing

00:47:28.099 --> 00:47:31.440
 look

00:47:31.440 --> 00:47:34.200
 this

00:47:34.200 --> 00:47:34.400
 whole

00:47:34.400 --> 00:47:34.760
 issue

00:47:34.760 --> 00:47:35.039
 of

00:47:35.039 --> 00:47:35.400
 facing

00:47:35.400 --> 00:47:36.240
 situations

00:47:36.240 --> 00:47:36.440
 and

00:47:36.440 --> 00:47:37.079
 temptations

00:47:37.079 --> 00:47:37.280
 to

00:47:37.280 --> 00:47:37.599
 doubt

00:47:37.599 --> 00:47:37.880
 and to

00:47:37.880 --> 00:47:38.180
 quit

00:47:38.180 --> 00:47:38.480
 and to

00:47:38.480 --> 00:47:38.840
 question

00:47:38.840 --> 00:47:39.059
 whether

00:47:39.059 --> 00:47:39.559
 or not

00:47:39.559 --> 00:47:40.780
 this

00:47:40.780 --> 00:47:41.000
 is

00:47:41.000 --> 00:47:41.620
 all

00:47:41.620 --> 00:47:42.019
 worth

00:47:42.019 --> 00:47:42.240
 it

00:47:42.240 --> 00:47:43.160
 that's

00:47:43.160 --> 00:47:43.280
 going

00:47:43.280 --> 00:47:43.400
 to

00:47:43.400 --> 00:47:43.700
 happen

00:47:43.700 --> 00:47:44.140
 a lot

00:47:44.140 --> 00:47:45.120
 you

00:47:45.120 --> 00:47:45.340
 know

00:47:45.340 --> 00:47:45.480
 it

00:47:45.480 --> 00:47:45.660
 is

00:47:45.660 --> 00:47:45.820
 some

00:47:45.820 --> 00:47:45.960
 of

00:47:45.960 --> 00:47:46.059
 you

00:47:46.059 --> 00:47:46.220
 can

00:47:46.220 --> 00:47:46.579
 testify

00:47:46.579 --> 00:47:46.760
 to

00:47:46.760 --> 00:47:46.900
 that

00:47:46.900 --> 00:47:47.120
 greater

00:47:47.120 --> 00:47:47.300
 than

00:47:47.300 --> 00:47:47.480
 I

00:47:47.480 --> 00:47:47.740
 can

00:47:47.740 --> 00:47:51.680
 don't

00:47:51.680 --> 00:47:52.000
 quit

00:47:52.000 --> 00:47:54.780
 Paul

00:47:54.780 --> 00:47:55.220
 tells us

00:47:55.220 --> 00:47:55.440
 here

00:47:55.440 --> 00:47:56.280
 there

00:47:56.280 --> 00:47:56.880
 there's

00:47:56.880 --> 00:47:57.260
 there's

00:47:57.260 --> 00:47:57.620
 too much

00:47:57.620 --> 00:47:58.000
 waiting

00:47:58.000 --> 00:47:58.360
 for you

00:47:58.360 --> 00:47:58.519
 to

00:47:58.519 --> 00:47:58.780
 quit

00:47:58.780 --> 00:48:01.500
 don't

00:48:01.500 --> 00:48:01.700
 give

00:48:01.700 --> 00:48:01.880
 up

00:48:01.880 --> 00:48:02.059
 on

00:48:02.059 --> 00:48:02.240
 it

00:48:02.240 --> 00:48:04.340
 only

00:48:04.340 --> 00:48:04.680
 those

00:48:04.680 --> 00:48:04.840
 who

00:48:04.840 --> 00:48:05.280
 persevere

00:48:05.280 --> 00:48:05.480
 to

00:48:05.480 --> 00:48:05.640
 the

00:48:05.640 --> 00:48:05.840
 end

00:48:05.840 --> 00:48:06.059
 will

00:48:06.059 --> 00:48:06.460
 receive

00:48:06.460 --> 00:48:06.640
 the

00:48:06.640 --> 00:48:06.920
 crown

00:48:06.920 --> 00:48:10.280
 and

00:48:10.280 --> 00:48:10.500
 God

00:48:10.500 --> 00:48:10.659
 is

00:48:10.659 --> 00:48:10.840
 good

00:48:10.840 --> 00:48:11.039
 to

00:48:11.039 --> 00:48:11.880
 give

00:48:11.880 --> 00:48:12.119
 it

00:48:12.119 --> 00:48:13.860
 his

00:48:13.860 --> 00:48:14.260
 promise

00:48:14.260 --> 00:48:14.500
 is

00:48:14.500 --> 00:48:14.860
 true

00:48:14.860 --> 00:48:15.900
 it's

00:48:15.900 --> 00:48:16.260
 sure

00:48:16.260 --> 00:48:20.420
 don't

00:48:20.420 --> 00:48:20.700
 doubt

00:48:20.700 --> 00:48:20.860
 it

00:48:20.860 --> 00:48:21.200
 anymore

00:48:21.200 --> 00:48:23.840
 what

00:48:23.840 --> 00:48:24.039
 else

00:48:24.039 --> 00:48:24.240
 must

00:48:24.240 --> 00:48:24.400
 he

00:48:24.400 --> 00:48:24.700
 do

00:48:24.700 --> 00:48:25.840
 to

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 convince

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 you

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 this

00:48:30.940 --> 00:48:31.519
 resolve

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 it's

00:48:31.760 --> 00:48:31.940
 only

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 going

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 to

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 come

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 through

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 trusting

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 God's

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 unchanging

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 character

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 in his

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 unfailing

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 word

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 what

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 can

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 the

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 righteous

00:48:40.220 --> 00:48:40.539
 do

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 they

00:48:42.840 --> 00:48:43.059
 can

00:48:43.059 --> 00:48:43.660
 go on

00:48:43.660 --> 00:48:43.940
 being

00:48:43.940 --> 00:48:44.480
 righteous

00:48:44.480 --> 00:48:46.579
 they

00:48:46.579 --> 00:48:46.780
 can

00:48:46.780 --> 00:48:47.360
 go on

00:48:47.360 --> 00:48:47.860
 standing

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 against

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 the

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 evils

00:48:48.800 --> 00:48:48.980
 of

00:48:48.980 --> 00:48:49.440
 society

00:48:49.440 --> 00:48:49.840
 doing

00:48:49.840 --> 00:48:50.280
 whatever

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 we

00:48:50.539 --> 00:48:50.860
 can

00:48:50.860 --> 00:48:51.900
 to

00:48:51.900 --> 00:48:52.180
 help

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 and

00:48:54.620 --> 00:48:54.760
 they

00:48:54.760 --> 00:48:54.920
 can

00:48:54.920 --> 00:48:55.160
 take

00:48:55.160 --> 00:48:55.740
 refuge

00:48:55.740 --> 00:48:56.000
 in

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 the

00:48:56.160 --> 00:48:56.579
 promises

00:48:56.579 --> 00:48:56.860
 of

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 God

00:48:57.220 --> 00:48:58.900
 that

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 are

00:48:59.079 --> 00:48:59.720
 fulfilled

00:48:59.720 --> 00:49:00.280
 and

00:49:00.280 --> 00:49:00.480
 made

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 perfect

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 in

00:49:02.280 --> 00:49:02.440
 the

00:49:02.440 --> 00:49:02.820
 person

00:49:02.820 --> 00:49:03.039
 and

00:49:03.039 --> 00:49:03.300
 work

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 of

00:49:03.539 --> 00:49:03.800
 Jesus

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 Christ

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 that's

00:49:05.420 --> 00:49:05.539
 what

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 the

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 righteous

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 can

00:49:06.119 --> 00:49:06.340
 do

00:49:06.340 --> 00:49:07.159
 and

00:49:07.159 --> 00:49:07.380
 that's

00:49:07.380 --> 00:49:07.519
 what

00:49:07.519 --> 00:49:07.679
 the

00:49:07.679 --> 00:49:07.920
 righteous

00:49:07.920 --> 00:49:08.199
 will

00:49:08.199 --> 00:49:08.460
 do