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 As you're turning to Psalm 16, let me read the superscription.

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 We're told this is a miktum of David.

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 Sometimes we get these old Hebrew words like miktum,

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 and the scholars don't know what they mean.

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 It could be a type of instrument or a melody.

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 That term, miktum, is only used five times in all of the Psalter, 150 psalms.

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 The fact that they're so ancient and the meaning is unknown,

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 it actually adds to the reliability, the credibility of,

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 this is the inspired word of God to ancient prophets long ago like David,

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 preserved by the Holy Spirit through all of the centuries for you today, his people.

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 And so as I read this, I read it believing and hoping you'll receive it

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 as God's inspired, inerrant, infallible, clear, and sufficient word.

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 It's God's very own word for you, his people.

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 So at the end, I'll say this is the word of the Lord,

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 and you can say thanks be to God.

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 Psalm 16, a miktum of David.

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 Preserve me, O God, for in you I put my trust.

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 O my soul, you have said to the Lord,

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 you are my God.

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 My goodness is nothing apart from you.

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 As for the saints who are on the earth,

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 they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

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 Verse 4,

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 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another God.

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 Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer,

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 nor take up their names on my lips.

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 O Lord, you are the portion of my inheritance and my cup.

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 You maintain my lot.

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 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places.

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 Yes, I have a good inheritance.

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 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel.

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 My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.

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 I have set the Lord always before me because he is at my right hand.

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 I shall not be moved.

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 Therefore, my heart is glad and my glory rejoices.

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 My flesh also will rest in hope,

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 for you will not leave my soul in Sheol,

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 nor will you allow your Holy One to see corruption.

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 You will show me the path of life.

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 In your presence is fullness of joy.

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 At your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

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 The Word of the Lord.

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 Thanks be to God.

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 You may be seated.

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 Let's pray and ask the Lord to illuminate the ministry of His Word.

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 Lord, we feel it.

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 We feel the shadows deepen.

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 We feel the darkness all around.

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 We feel these seasons of night.

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 But you, Jesus Christ,

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 you are the light of God

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 who has shone into the darkness

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 and the darkness has not overcome your light.

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 We thank you that you have shown the gospel

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 to our minds and our hearts.

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 We thank you, Lord, that you equip your people.

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 Your troops are willing on the day of war.

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 We thank you that our King Jesus is alive.

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 We thank you that you've put in the hands of your people

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 the sword of the Spirit,

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 the Word of God.

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 We ask that by the power of your Spirit alone

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 you will wield the sword,

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 prune your branches,

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 cut us to the heart, Lord,

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 like only you can do.

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 We ask this for Christ's sake.

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 Amen.

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 What's worth fighting for?

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 What is it that's worth fighting for?

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 During World War I,

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 there was an English parliamentarian

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 who I'm a big fan of,

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 and his name was G.K. Chesterton.

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 He had the fun glasses,

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 a very heavyset man.

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 And listen to what he said.

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 The true soldier fights

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 not because he hates what is in front of him,

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 but because he loves what is behind him.

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 You cannot love a thing

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 without wanting to fight for it.

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 What's worth fighting for?

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 I think Psalm 16

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 is a psalm about a battle

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 against temptation.

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 In verse 1, he uses language of taking refuge.

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 If you're in a battle,

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 you need to find a place

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 you can run to and hide.

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 The language of the cup in verse 5,

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 you can picture like a cafeteria scene

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 at the end of the war.

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 All the loot of the war is piled up,

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 and every soldier gets in line with their cup,

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 and their portion is given to them.

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 In verse 8, he says,

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 because the Lord is at my right hand,

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 I shall not be moved.

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 Some of you played

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 on the defensive line in football.

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 If the Lord is at your right hand,

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 you shall not be moved.

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 David knows what it is to go attack

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 and to have a strong right arm

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 that won't get flanked.

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 It's battle language.

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 So, beloved congregation

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 of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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 the message for you today

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 and for me is

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 how to battle temptation.

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 How to battle temptation.

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 Do you need help with this?

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 I know I do.

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 Number one,

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 we see that the temptation

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 to idolatry is strong.

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 Verse 1, he says,

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 preserve me.

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 Watch over me, O God.

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 The temptation to idolatry is strong.

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 So what is he asking God

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 to preserve him from?

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 Preserve me.

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 Watch over me, God.

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 We have to drop down to verse 4

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 to see what that is.

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 He says,

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 there are many within Israel

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 who are hastening

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 after another God.

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 Verse 4,

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 they drink

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 these offerings of blood.

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 These are people

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 within the nation

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 who have given up hope,

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 who have turned

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 and are running now

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 after these idols

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 of the pagans.

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 They have these

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 worship services

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 with real blood.

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 blood.

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 Not wine

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 or the fruit of the vine,

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 but actual blood.

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 Some scholars

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 say these pagan nations

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 would drink

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 actual human blood

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 as part of their ritual.

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 And David's asking God

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 to preserve him

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 from that,

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 from that temptation.

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 He says,

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 I will not take up

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 their names on my lips.

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 I can't do that.

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 I can't be

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 associated with that.

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 So David is asking God

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 to preserve him

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 from doing

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 what it feels like

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 everyone else is doing,

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 chasing after the idols

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 of the world.

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 Preserve me, God.

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 Watch over me

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 so I don't do that.

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 The temptation

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 to idolatry

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 is strong.

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 So an idol,

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 it could be crafted

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 out of wood,

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 silver,

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 gold,

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 and then you would

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 worship this little statue

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 that you made

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 of a creature.

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 Something else

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 that God made

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 under the sun

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 and now you're

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 worshiping it

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 as if it were

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 the creator.

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 But idolatry

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 is broader than that

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 in the Bible.

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 Idolatry means

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 that you are giving

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 any creature

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 that which

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 only God

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 deserves.

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 The temptation

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 to idolatry

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 is strong.

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 Matthew Henry

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 pointed out,

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 you and I,

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 we have fallen

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 into idolatry

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 every time we have

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 placed our greatest

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 happiness

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 in a creature.

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 if we have sought

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 the comfort

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 or satisfaction

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 that that good

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 that can only

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 be enjoyed in God

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 might come to me

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 from an idol.

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 Instead,

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 we've fallen

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 into idolatry.

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 Idolatry can be

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 summarized

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 as John did

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 in 1 John 2.6.

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 It could be anything

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 that is tempting me

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 through the lust

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 of the flesh,

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 the body,

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 the lust of the eyes,

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 and the pride

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 of life.

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 In other words,

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 it's anything

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 that's of this world,

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 anything for the

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 material world,

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 for the senses,

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 the pride of this world.

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 The reason the battle

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 against temptation

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 is so strong

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 is because it doesn't

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 just come at us

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 from the world,

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 it comes from inside

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 of us as well.

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 That's the source

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 of pride

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 is my own heart.

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 My own body

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 craves the comforts

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 or satisfactions

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 of things of this world.

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 We need to pay attention

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 because if Calvin

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 was right,

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 it affects all of us.

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 He said,

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 every one of us

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 is,

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 even from his mother's womb,

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 a master craftsman

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 of idols.

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 We're warned

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 in 1 Timothy 6.9,

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 you too can fall

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 into temptation,

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 into a snare,

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 into many foolish

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 and harmful lusts

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 which will drown you,

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 destroy you,

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 and will lead you

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 to perdition.

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 And that's what

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 David sees happening.

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 People from his own country,

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 the kingdom

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 that God has claimed,

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 they're following

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 after these idols

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 and it leads to perdition.

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 Perdition is the utter

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 loss of your soul.

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 Your final happiness

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 in a future state

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 is utterly lost.

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 You will instead face

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 misery

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 and eternal death

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 if you chase after

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 these idols.

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 but the temptation

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 is strong.

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 So number two,

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 how do we pray?

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 How do we pray

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 in a battle

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 with temptation?

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 If temptation

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 were only coming at us

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 from the world,

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 we don't battle it,

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 we simply flee,

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 you know,

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 flee temptation.

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 But because it comes

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 from inside of us,

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 we have to battle this.

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 And what weapons

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 does God give us

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 to battle the temptations

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 that creep up

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 through our own hearts?

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 Well, I believe

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 in verses 1, 2, and 3,

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 he shows us how to pray

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 under the inspiration

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 of the Holy Spirit.

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 Pray this way

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 in your battle

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 with temptation.

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 Number one,

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 confess your dependence

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 on God.

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 Look at verse 1.

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 Preserve me,

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 watch over me, God,

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 because only God

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 can preserve you.

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 Because He watches

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 over you.

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 He is the one

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 who has to hold you fast.

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 It has to be His power

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 to strengthen you,

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 to preserve you.

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 Yes, you persevere

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 in the Christian faith,

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 but only because God

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 is preserving you.

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 So confess your dependence

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 on God.

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 Number two,

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 how do we pray?

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 You assess,

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 realistically assess,

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 who or what

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 is worthy of your trust.

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 Assess who is trustworthy.

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 He says in verse 1,

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 in you,

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 I put my trust.

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 You can try putting

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 your trust in anything else,

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 and you will be disappointed.

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 Only God

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 is worthy

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 of your full trust.

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 Proverbs 3,

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 5 reminds us,

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 trust in the Lord

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 with all your heart,

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 and lean not

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 on your own understanding.

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 2 Peter 2,

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 9,

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 the Lord knows

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 how to deliver

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 the godly

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 out of temptations.

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 He knows how.

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 You and I

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 don't know how.

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 Don't trust your own heart.

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 Trust in the Lord.

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 He is worthy

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 of your trust.

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 Number three,

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 remember God's

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 goodness

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 to you.

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 Don't we so quickly forget

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 how good

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 God is.

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 How good God

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 has been to me.

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 In verse 2,

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 he says,

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 O my God,

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 O my soul,

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 you have said

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 to the Lord,

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 you have said

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 to Yahweh,

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 you are my Lord,

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 my captain,

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 my master.

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 My goodness

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 is nothing

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 apart from you.

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 Do you see

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 in verse 2,

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 there's two words

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 for Lord.

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 I think most English

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 Bibles are going

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 to use all caps

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 when it's Yahweh.

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 So,

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 Lord in all caps

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 would be Yahweh.

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 And if it's

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 lower caps,

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 it would be

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 like a boss

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 or a general,

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 a commander.

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 So,

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 O my soul,

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 you have said

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 to Yahweh,

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 you are

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 my master.

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 My goodness

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 is nothing

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 apart from you.

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 Remember

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 God's goodness

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 to you.

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 this word

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 goodness,

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 this is an adjective

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 means pleasant,

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 agreeable,

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 or good.

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 It's the same

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 word that God

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 used in Genesis 2

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 speaking of his

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 creation.

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 He saw all that

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 he had made

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 and it was good.

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 He made it.

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 In fact,

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 it was very good.

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 The psalmist

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 is declaring

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 that back to God.

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 My goodness

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 is nothing

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 apart from you.

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 In the original,

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 the wording

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 is like this,

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 my good

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 is nothing

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 beyond you.

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 In other words,

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 when I am

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 in you,

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 it is all good.

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 The moment

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 a part of me

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 reaches beyond you

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 or outside of you,

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 there's nothing

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 good there.

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 Remind yourself

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 of this truth.

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 There is no good

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 apart from God.

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 Look what happens

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 to those who chase

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 after idols

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 in verse 4.

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 The sorrows

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 of those who

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 worship idols

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 shall be

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 multiplied.

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 They turned

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 this one thing

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 into an idol.

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 Gave themselves

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 to it.

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 Well,

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 here comes

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 another idol

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 now.

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 The need

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 to cover it up

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 and another

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 to deal

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 with that guilt

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 and it just

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 multiplies

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 the sorrow

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 of worshiping

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 anything less

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 than God.

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 There is no good

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 outside of God.

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 I think it was

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 the Belgic

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 Confession

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 said,

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 God is the

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 overflowing

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 fountain

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 of all good.

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 There is no good

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 outside of God.

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 Remember

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 God's goodness

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 to you.

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 And number

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 four,

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 how do you pray

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 in temptation?

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 You pray

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 with your Bible

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 open.

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 Prayer

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 is talking

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 to God

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 and listening

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 to God.

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 Look at verse

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 three.

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 As you pray,

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 read these words

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 for yourself.

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 how God

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 sees you.

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 How good

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 he is to you.

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 In verse

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 three,

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 as for the

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 saints

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 who are

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 on the

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 earth,

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 they are

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 the excellent

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 ones

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 in whom

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 is my

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 delight,

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 says the

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 Lord.

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 That's how

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 God sees

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 you.

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 Read it

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 for yourself.

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 Psalm 16

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 3,

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 read it

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 over and

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 over.

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 This is

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 how God

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 sees you

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 in his

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 son.

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 God

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 sees you

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 as a

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 saint.

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 He sees

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 you in

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 Christ

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 as excellent.

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 He sees

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 you in

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 Christ

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 as his

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 delight.

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 That's

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 how God

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 sees you.

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 Don't let

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 Satan

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 accuse God

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 to you

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 otherwise.

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 There was

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 a Christian

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 in the

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 1200s

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 named

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 Bonaventure

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 and he

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 wrote

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 like a

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 journal

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 of this

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 experience.

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 Satan

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 was accusing

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 him of

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 previous

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 sins

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 and Satan

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 was telling

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 him,

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 Bonaventure,

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 you're not

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 going to

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 heaven.

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 Remember

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 your sins?

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 Remember

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 all that

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 you've

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 done?

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 You

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 lived a

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 sinful

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 life.

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 You

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 lived for

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 worldly

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 pleasure.

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 How

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 could

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 God

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 let

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 someone

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 like

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 you

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 be

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 with

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 him

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 forever?

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 And

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 by the

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 power of

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 the

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 Holy

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 Spirit

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 encouraging

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 him and

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 assuring

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 him of

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 salvation,

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 Bonaventure

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 replied to

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 Satan,

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 if I

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 may not

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 enjoy

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 God in

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 the next

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 life,

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 then let

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 me enjoy

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 him in

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 this

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 life.

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 You

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 battle

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 Satan.

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 Don't

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 let him

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 tempt you

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 or accuse

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 you.

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 You

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 don't

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 want to

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 live in

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 sin because

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 the goodness

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 is in

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 God.

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 That's the

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 only source.

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 He is the

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 fount of

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 all good.

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 That's how

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 we pray

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 from Psalm

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 16,

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 1-3

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 in temptation.

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 Well,

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 with the

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 inspiration of

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 the Holy

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 Spirit,

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 what we

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 get in

00:16:45.299 --> 00:16:45.519
 verses

00:16:45.519 --> 00:16:47.219
 5-9,

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 in my

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 understanding,

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 is a

00:16:50.359 --> 00:16:51.439
 testimony of

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 victory over

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 temptation.

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 Here's how

00:16:55.299 --> 00:16:55.859
 you pray in

00:16:55.859 --> 00:16:56.259
 the battle,

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 and here's a

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 testimony of

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 someone on

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 the far

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 side who

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 had victory

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 over a

00:17:00.699 --> 00:17:01.120
 temptation.

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 Hear their

00:17:01.879 --> 00:17:02.899
 testimony and

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 be encouraged.

00:17:04.619 --> 00:17:05.019
 Picture

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 yourself,

00:17:05.579 --> 00:17:05.980
 if you're a

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 soldier and

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 you're being

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 enlisted,

00:17:07.940 --> 00:17:08.139
 you're going

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 to be sent

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 off to

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 war,

00:17:09.440 --> 00:17:09.599
 wouldn't

00:17:09.599 --> 00:17:09.819
 it be

00:17:09.819 --> 00:17:10.240
 helpful to

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 talk to

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 a veteran?

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 Here's

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 someone who's

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 been there

00:17:12.719 --> 00:17:13.339
 and who

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 came back

00:17:13.879 --> 00:17:14.379
 and is

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 alive,

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 and he

00:17:15.019 --> 00:17:15.339
 can give

00:17:15.339 --> 00:17:15.919
 you this

00:17:15.919 --> 00:17:16.639
 testimony of

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 victory.

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 You're going

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 to be okay,

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 son.

00:17:20.599 --> 00:17:21.219
 What do we

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 see in

00:17:21.559 --> 00:17:22.259
 5-9?

00:17:23.679 --> 00:17:24.119
 The

00:17:24.119 --> 00:17:25.039
 testimony is

00:17:25.039 --> 00:17:25.759
 contentment

00:17:25.759 --> 00:17:26.539
 first.

00:17:27.159 --> 00:17:27.379
 He's

00:17:27.379 --> 00:17:27.819
 content,

00:17:27.959 --> 00:17:28.539
 he's full,

00:17:28.839 --> 00:17:29.519
 he's blessed

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 because he

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 has God.

00:17:31.579 --> 00:17:32.079
 Verse 5,

00:17:32.359 --> 00:17:33.000
 O Lord,

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 you are

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 the portion

00:17:34.959 --> 00:17:35.959
 of my

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 inheritance

00:17:36.639 --> 00:17:37.799
 and my

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 cup.

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 I went

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 to battle

00:17:40.759 --> 00:17:42.039
 in your

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 army.

00:17:43.059 --> 00:17:43.419
 I did

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 not come

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 back

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 disappointed.

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 In fact,

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 what I

00:17:46.179 --> 00:17:46.679
 got is so

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 much better

00:17:47.199 --> 00:17:47.740
 than any

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 idol I

00:17:48.219 --> 00:17:48.519
 could have

00:17:48.519 --> 00:17:48.779
 chased.

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 What I

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 got was

00:17:49.559 --> 00:17:49.799
 you.

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 You are

00:17:51.539 --> 00:17:52.159
 my portion.

00:17:53.000 --> 00:17:53.439
 What goes

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 inside my

00:17:53.959 --> 00:17:54.659
 little soldier's

00:17:54.659 --> 00:17:55.419
 cup is

00:17:55.419 --> 00:17:56.179
 God himself.

00:17:57.139 --> 00:17:57.740
 I get

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 the Holy

00:17:58.219 --> 00:17:58.639
 Spirit.

00:17:59.199 --> 00:17:59.759
 I get to

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 belong to

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 him.

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 I'm content.

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 I'm full.

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 Number

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 two,

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 I'm grateful.

00:18:06.039 --> 00:18:06.599
 God proved

00:18:06.599 --> 00:18:07.539
 himself trustworthy

00:18:07.539 --> 00:18:08.240
 again.

00:18:09.139 --> 00:18:09.680
 In verse 5,

00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:10.019
 he says,

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 you maintain,

00:18:10.980 --> 00:18:11.779
 you uphold

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 my lot.

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 The land

00:18:14.920 --> 00:18:15.299
 you gave

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 me,

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 Lord,

00:18:16.319 --> 00:18:16.859
 on the

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 other side

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 of the

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 battle,

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 it's not

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 going to

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 be taken

00:18:19.319 --> 00:18:19.700
 away.

00:18:20.240 --> 00:18:20.539
 No one

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 can threaten

00:18:21.139 --> 00:18:21.319
 it.

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 You uphold

00:18:21.960 --> 00:18:23.000
 this lot,

00:18:23.799 --> 00:18:24.180
 what you've

00:18:24.180 --> 00:18:24.619
 given me.

00:18:25.740 --> 00:18:27.819
 In verse 6,

00:18:28.619 --> 00:18:29.000
 we see

00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:29.700
 satisfaction.

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 He's satisfied

00:18:31.019 --> 00:18:31.819
 with all that

00:18:31.819 --> 00:18:32.220
 God has

00:18:32.220 --> 00:18:32.680
 provided.

00:18:33.379 --> 00:18:33.720
 God is

00:18:33.720 --> 00:18:34.139
 generous.

00:18:34.319 --> 00:18:34.579
 God is

00:18:34.579 --> 00:18:35.259
 bountiful.

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 Just as

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 God provided

00:18:38.480 --> 00:18:38.859
 for the

00:18:38.859 --> 00:18:39.180
 nation

00:18:39.180 --> 00:18:39.480
 through

00:18:39.480 --> 00:18:39.980
 Joshua

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 as they

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 came into

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 the promised

00:18:41.700 --> 00:18:42.019
 land,

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 he uses

00:18:43.079 --> 00:18:43.500
 the same

00:18:43.500 --> 00:18:44.059
 language in

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 verse 6.

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 So listen

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 for these

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 words,

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 lines that

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 have fallen,

00:18:48.599 --> 00:18:49.279
 places,

00:18:49.559 --> 00:18:50.160
 and inheritance.

00:18:50.720 --> 00:18:51.180
 Throughout the

00:18:51.180 --> 00:18:51.500
 book of

00:18:51.500 --> 00:18:51.819
 Joshua,

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 that's how

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 the people

00:18:53.519 --> 00:18:53.940
 of Israel

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 are given

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 a place to

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 live in

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 the land

00:18:55.839 --> 00:18:56.579
 God promised.

00:18:57.200 --> 00:18:57.700
 In verse 6,

00:18:57.740 --> 00:18:58.019
 he says,

00:18:58.160 --> 00:18:58.839
 the lines have

00:18:58.839 --> 00:18:59.660
 fallen to me

00:18:59.660 --> 00:19:00.539
 in pleasant

00:19:00.539 --> 00:19:01.059
 places.

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 Yes,

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 I have a

00:19:02.400 --> 00:19:02.740
 good

00:19:02.740 --> 00:19:03.660
 inheritance.

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 David,

00:19:05.580 --> 00:19:05.880
 now the

00:19:05.880 --> 00:19:06.100
 king,

00:19:06.200 --> 00:19:06.560
 he looks

00:19:06.560 --> 00:19:06.840
 and he

00:19:06.840 --> 00:19:07.040
 says,

00:19:07.180 --> 00:19:07.380
 I can

00:19:07.380 --> 00:19:08.500
 praise God

00:19:08.500 --> 00:19:09.019
 just like

00:19:09.019 --> 00:19:11.880
 the nation

00:19:11.880 --> 00:19:12.340
 of Israel

00:19:12.340 --> 00:19:13.140
 under Joshua

00:19:13.140 --> 00:19:13.820
 as they

00:19:13.820 --> 00:19:14.200
 entered the

00:19:14.200 --> 00:19:14.360
 land.

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 I can

00:19:14.660 --> 00:19:15.140
 praise him

00:19:15.140 --> 00:19:15.840
 using that

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 same

00:19:16.140 --> 00:19:16.620
 language.

00:19:17.140 --> 00:19:17.500
 God has

00:19:17.500 --> 00:19:18.040
 given me

00:19:18.040 --> 00:19:18.820
 a dwelling

00:19:18.820 --> 00:19:19.200
 place.

00:19:19.300 --> 00:19:19.800
 He's provided

00:19:19.800 --> 00:19:20.300
 all that I

00:19:20.300 --> 00:19:20.600
 need.

00:19:21.279 --> 00:19:21.700
 And it's

00:19:21.700 --> 00:19:22.140
 pleasant.

00:19:22.480 --> 00:19:22.759
 It's

00:19:22.759 --> 00:19:23.080
 good.

00:19:25.340 --> 00:19:26.120
 The fourth

00:19:26.120 --> 00:19:27.720
 testimony is

00:19:27.720 --> 00:19:28.100
 that God

00:19:28.100 --> 00:19:29.019
 strengthens you.

00:19:29.960 --> 00:19:30.279
 First,

00:19:30.400 --> 00:19:30.960
 he strengthens

00:19:30.960 --> 00:19:31.540
 your mind.

00:19:32.120 --> 00:19:32.660
 In verse 7,

00:19:32.720 --> 00:19:32.980
 he says,

00:19:32.980 --> 00:19:33.400
 I will

00:19:33.400 --> 00:19:34.000
 bless the

00:19:34.000 --> 00:19:34.700
 Lord who

00:19:34.700 --> 00:19:35.160
 has given

00:19:35.160 --> 00:19:35.380
 me

00:19:35.380 --> 00:19:35.799
 counsel.

00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:37.220
 The Lord

00:19:37.220 --> 00:19:38.380
 has strengthened

00:19:38.380 --> 00:19:38.920
 my mind.

00:19:39.039 --> 00:19:39.700
 I can see

00:19:39.700 --> 00:19:40.299
 more clearly.

00:19:41.059 --> 00:19:41.519
 He is the

00:19:41.519 --> 00:19:42.160
 path in front

00:19:42.160 --> 00:19:42.339
 of me,

00:19:42.420 --> 00:19:42.940
 opening it

00:19:42.940 --> 00:19:43.140
 up.

00:19:43.660 --> 00:19:43.980
 I was

00:19:43.980 --> 00:19:44.279
 dark,

00:19:44.380 --> 00:19:44.620
 but now

00:19:44.620 --> 00:19:45.140
 it's light.

00:19:45.620 --> 00:19:45.860
 He's

00:19:45.860 --> 00:19:46.299
 counseled.

00:19:46.400 --> 00:19:47.299
 He's given

00:19:47.299 --> 00:19:47.960
 strength to

00:19:47.960 --> 00:19:48.299
 my mind

00:19:48.299 --> 00:19:48.759
 so I can

00:19:48.759 --> 00:19:49.079
 march

00:19:49.079 --> 00:19:49.460
 following

00:19:49.460 --> 00:19:49.779
 him.

00:19:50.539 --> 00:19:51.220
 He also

00:19:51.220 --> 00:19:51.880
 strengthens

00:19:51.880 --> 00:19:52.360
 the heart.

00:19:53.420 --> 00:19:53.680
 He says,

00:19:53.759 --> 00:19:54.240
 my heart

00:19:54.240 --> 00:19:55.480
 also instructs

00:19:55.480 --> 00:19:56.220
 me in the

00:19:56.220 --> 00:19:56.940
 night seasons.

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 It's not

00:19:57.900 --> 00:19:58.240
 just

00:19:58.240 --> 00:19:59.019
 intellectual.

00:19:59.500 --> 00:20:00.360
 I feel

00:20:00.360 --> 00:20:00.559
 it.

00:20:00.559 --> 00:20:02.099
 The Hebrew

00:20:02.099 --> 00:20:02.659
 is the

00:20:02.659 --> 00:20:03.059
 kidneys.

00:20:04.500 --> 00:20:05.139
 In verse 7,

00:20:05.500 --> 00:20:06.379
 my kidneys

00:20:06.379 --> 00:20:07.440
 also instruct

00:20:07.440 --> 00:20:08.240
 me in the

00:20:08.240 --> 00:20:08.919
 night seasons.

00:20:09.359 --> 00:20:09.700
 We would

00:20:09.700 --> 00:20:10.099
 say my

00:20:10.099 --> 00:20:10.500
 gut.

00:20:11.240 --> 00:20:11.779
 My gut

00:20:11.779 --> 00:20:12.319
 tells me

00:20:12.319 --> 00:20:13.339
 this is the

00:20:13.339 --> 00:20:13.799
 way to walk

00:20:13.799 --> 00:20:14.200
 with God.

00:20:14.279 --> 00:20:14.639
 I know

00:20:14.639 --> 00:20:15.200
 what it is.

00:20:15.579 --> 00:20:16.139
 His spirit

00:20:16.139 --> 00:20:16.819
 inside me

00:20:16.819 --> 00:20:17.659
 shows me.

00:20:18.799 --> 00:20:19.200
 And we are

00:20:19.200 --> 00:20:19.940
 strengthened for

00:20:19.940 --> 00:20:20.339
 battle.

00:20:20.659 --> 00:20:21.179
 Verse 8,

00:20:21.559 --> 00:20:22.159
 I have set

00:20:22.159 --> 00:20:22.559
 the Lord

00:20:22.559 --> 00:20:23.460
 always before

00:20:23.460 --> 00:20:24.980
 me because

00:20:24.980 --> 00:20:25.559
 he is at

00:20:25.559 --> 00:20:26.079
 my right

00:20:26.079 --> 00:20:26.480
 hand.

00:20:26.480 --> 00:20:27.259
 I shall

00:20:27.259 --> 00:20:27.779
 not be

00:20:27.779 --> 00:20:28.120
 moved.

00:20:29.039 --> 00:20:29.299
 He has

00:20:29.299 --> 00:20:29.779
 already said,

00:20:30.140 --> 00:20:30.460
 I have no

00:20:30.460 --> 00:20:31.180
 goodness apart

00:20:31.180 --> 00:20:31.640
 from you.

00:20:32.120 --> 00:20:32.460
 My only

00:20:32.460 --> 00:20:32.940
 reason I

00:20:32.940 --> 00:20:33.400
 can trust

00:20:33.400 --> 00:20:33.640
 that I

00:20:33.640 --> 00:20:34.099
 have any

00:20:34.099 --> 00:20:34.460
 hope in

00:20:34.460 --> 00:20:34.799
 the battle

00:20:34.799 --> 00:20:35.460
 is because

00:20:35.460 --> 00:20:35.980
 it's God

00:20:35.980 --> 00:20:37.140
 himself as

00:20:37.140 --> 00:20:37.740
 my strength,

00:20:37.839 --> 00:20:38.220
 my right

00:20:38.220 --> 00:20:38.539
 hand.

00:20:41.440 --> 00:20:42.180
 Not only

00:20:42.180 --> 00:20:42.480
 is he

00:20:42.480 --> 00:20:42.940
 strengthened,

00:20:43.259 --> 00:20:43.779
 the testimony

00:20:43.779 --> 00:20:44.759
 is one of

00:20:44.759 --> 00:20:45.380
 happiness.

00:20:46.279 --> 00:20:46.960
 In verse 9,

00:20:47.880 --> 00:20:48.460
 therefore my

00:20:48.460 --> 00:20:49.059
 heart is

00:20:49.059 --> 00:20:50.319
 glad and

00:20:50.319 --> 00:20:51.059
 my glory

00:20:51.059 --> 00:20:52.019
 rejoices.

00:20:52.700 --> 00:20:53.339
 His heart

00:20:53.339 --> 00:20:53.740
 and his

00:20:53.740 --> 00:20:54.160
 glory,

00:20:54.599 --> 00:20:55.059
 his inner

00:20:55.059 --> 00:20:56.140
 man is

00:20:56.140 --> 00:20:57.480
 happy in

00:20:57.480 --> 00:20:57.880
 the Lord.

00:20:59.320 --> 00:20:59.960
 The idol

00:20:59.960 --> 00:21:00.800
 promises a

00:21:00.800 --> 00:21:01.780
 quick happiness,

00:21:02.320 --> 00:21:03.680
 something worldly

00:21:03.680 --> 00:21:04.340
 that's going to

00:21:04.340 --> 00:21:05.080
 make you feel

00:21:05.080 --> 00:21:05.720
 something or

00:21:05.720 --> 00:21:06.580
 feel happy.

00:21:06.680 --> 00:21:07.160
 You think in

00:21:07.160 --> 00:21:07.460
 the moment,

00:21:07.540 --> 00:21:07.840
 that's the

00:21:07.840 --> 00:21:08.320
 temptation.

00:21:09.120 --> 00:21:09.360
 And the

00:21:09.360 --> 00:21:10.220
 testimony is

00:21:10.220 --> 00:21:11.440
 when the

00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:11.980
 Lord is at

00:21:11.980 --> 00:21:12.380
 your right

00:21:12.380 --> 00:21:12.720
 hand,

00:21:13.180 --> 00:21:13.740
 that's true

00:21:13.740 --> 00:21:14.180
 happiness.

00:21:14.660 --> 00:21:14.980
 That's when

00:21:14.980 --> 00:21:15.360
 your inner

00:21:15.360 --> 00:21:16.180
 being will

00:21:16.180 --> 00:21:16.620
 rejoice.

00:21:18.380 --> 00:21:18.900
 Not only

00:21:18.900 --> 00:21:19.200
 is he

00:21:19.200 --> 00:21:19.540
 happy,

00:21:20.420 --> 00:21:21.259
 he's also

00:21:21.259 --> 00:21:21.740
 hopeful.

00:21:22.880 --> 00:21:23.320
 Verse 9,

00:21:23.380 --> 00:21:24.080
 my flesh

00:21:24.080 --> 00:21:25.360
 will also

00:21:25.360 --> 00:21:26.100
 dwell

00:21:26.099 --> 00:21:26.819
 securely

00:21:26.819 --> 00:21:27.980
 in hope.

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 The

00:21:30.199 --> 00:21:31.119
 Lord at

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 my right

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 hand is

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 my happiness

00:21:32.740 --> 00:21:33.139
 on the

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 inside,

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 my hope,

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 even for

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 my own

00:21:35.519 --> 00:21:36.019
 flesh,

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 my own

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 body as

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 I walk

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 this world.

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 That's the

00:21:40.219 --> 00:21:41.299
 testimony of

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 one who has

00:21:41.819 --> 00:21:42.279
 reached the

00:21:42.279 --> 00:21:43.379
 far side of

00:21:43.379 --> 00:21:43.879
 temptation,

00:21:44.279 --> 00:21:44.659
 one who has

00:21:44.659 --> 00:21:45.399
 been victorious.

00:21:47.119 --> 00:21:48.099
 James 1.12

00:21:48.099 --> 00:21:48.859
 echoes this,

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 blessed is the

00:21:49.639 --> 00:21:50.439
 man who

00:21:50.439 --> 00:21:50.939
 endures

00:21:50.939 --> 00:21:51.579
 temptation,

00:21:52.159 --> 00:21:52.740
 for when he

00:21:52.740 --> 00:21:53.579
 has been

00:21:53.579 --> 00:21:53.980
 approved,

00:21:54.119 --> 00:21:54.419
 he will

00:21:54.419 --> 00:21:55.099
 receive the

00:21:55.099 --> 00:21:55.519
 crown of

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 life,

00:21:56.259 --> 00:21:56.719
 which the

00:21:56.719 --> 00:21:57.139
 Lord has

00:21:57.139 --> 00:21:58.419
 promised to

00:21:58.419 --> 00:21:59.500
 those who

00:21:59.500 --> 00:22:00.019
 love him.

00:22:02.119 --> 00:22:02.939
 But now we

00:22:02.939 --> 00:22:03.519
 need to ask

00:22:03.519 --> 00:22:04.139
 the question,

00:22:05.339 --> 00:22:05.980
 who is the

00:22:05.980 --> 00:22:06.359
 one that

00:22:06.359 --> 00:22:06.939
 reaches the

00:22:06.939 --> 00:22:07.619
 far side of

00:22:07.619 --> 00:22:08.079
 temptation

00:22:08.079 --> 00:22:08.679
 victorious?

00:22:09.359 --> 00:22:09.899
 To whom

00:22:09.899 --> 00:22:10.359
 does God

00:22:10.359 --> 00:22:11.539
 promise the

00:22:11.539 --> 00:22:12.419
 spoils of

00:22:12.419 --> 00:22:12.819
 victory?

00:22:14.379 --> 00:22:15.099
 To whom

00:22:15.099 --> 00:22:15.519
 does God

00:22:15.519 --> 00:22:16.659
 promise all

00:22:16.659 --> 00:22:17.019
 of these

00:22:17.019 --> 00:22:18.099
 blessings on

00:22:18.099 --> 00:22:18.419
 the other

00:22:18.419 --> 00:22:19.659
 side of the

00:22:19.659 --> 00:22:19.939
 battle?

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 if you've

00:22:23.299 --> 00:22:23.759
 been following

00:22:23.759 --> 00:22:24.440
 along with

00:22:24.440 --> 00:22:25.120
 our series

00:22:25.120 --> 00:22:25.460
 in the

00:22:25.460 --> 00:22:25.759
 Psalms,

00:22:25.840 --> 00:22:26.299
 we saw

00:22:26.299 --> 00:22:26.920
 in Psalm

00:22:26.920 --> 00:22:27.460
 14,

00:22:27.580 --> 00:22:27.980
 leading up

00:22:27.980 --> 00:22:28.299
 to this

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 one,

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 how all

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 have

00:22:29.299 --> 00:22:29.660
 turned

00:22:29.660 --> 00:22:30.259
 aside.

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 None

00:22:31.420 --> 00:22:32.299
 who do

00:22:32.299 --> 00:22:32.680
 good,

00:22:33.080 --> 00:22:33.340
 no,

00:22:33.539 --> 00:22:34.559
 not one.

00:22:35.259 --> 00:22:35.660
 So who

00:22:35.660 --> 00:22:36.180
 can receive

00:22:36.180 --> 00:22:36.480
 all the

00:22:36.480 --> 00:22:36.840
 blessings

00:22:36.840 --> 00:22:37.500
 of the

00:22:37.500 --> 00:22:37.779
 battle?

00:22:39.039 --> 00:22:39.440
 In Psalm

00:22:39.440 --> 00:22:39.960
 15,

00:22:40.039 --> 00:22:40.480
 right before

00:22:40.480 --> 00:22:40.740
 this,

00:22:40.840 --> 00:22:41.500
 it's who

00:22:41.500 --> 00:22:41.980
 may dwell

00:22:41.980 --> 00:22:42.580
 with God?

00:22:43.680 --> 00:22:44.220
 We sang

00:22:44.220 --> 00:22:44.580
 the last

00:22:44.580 --> 00:22:45.080
 two weeks,

00:22:45.420 --> 00:22:46.120
 Psalm 24,

00:22:46.279 --> 00:22:46.620
 who may

00:22:46.620 --> 00:22:47.759
 ascend the

00:22:47.759 --> 00:22:48.279
 holy hill.

00:22:50.400 --> 00:22:51.140
 And before

00:22:51.140 --> 00:22:51.519
 we answer

00:22:51.519 --> 00:22:52.099
 that question

00:22:52.099 --> 00:22:52.579
 directly,

00:22:53.460 --> 00:22:54.500
 look at

00:22:54.500 --> 00:22:55.099
 verse 11

00:22:55.099 --> 00:22:55.720
 of our

00:22:55.720 --> 00:22:56.319
 sermon text,

00:22:56.420 --> 00:22:57.079
 Psalm 16,

00:22:57.160 --> 00:22:57.500
 11.

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 The person

00:23:02.379 --> 00:23:03.079
 in the

00:23:03.079 --> 00:23:03.579
 temptation

00:23:03.579 --> 00:23:05.740
 gives a

00:23:05.740 --> 00:23:06.259
 testimony

00:23:06.259 --> 00:23:08.480
 of fullness

00:23:08.480 --> 00:23:09.119
 of joy

00:23:09.119 --> 00:23:10.019
 and pleasures

00:23:10.019 --> 00:23:10.960
 forevermore.

00:23:13.220 --> 00:23:14.119
 So while

00:23:14.119 --> 00:23:14.539
 you're in the

00:23:14.539 --> 00:23:14.839
 battle,

00:23:14.980 --> 00:23:15.740
 fighting temptation

00:23:15.740 --> 00:23:16.579
 in this world,

00:23:17.140 --> 00:23:17.700
 there's also

00:23:17.700 --> 00:23:18.600
 a foretaste

00:23:18.600 --> 00:23:19.200
 of something

00:23:19.200 --> 00:23:19.960
 much more

00:23:19.960 --> 00:23:20.480
 glorious.

00:23:21.819 --> 00:23:22.720
 Verse 11,

00:23:22.900 --> 00:23:23.299
 in your

00:23:23.299 --> 00:23:24.259
 presence is

00:23:24.259 --> 00:23:24.799
 fullness

00:23:24.799 --> 00:23:25.940
 of joy.

00:23:28.519 --> 00:23:29.380
 There's no

00:23:29.380 --> 00:23:29.880
 room for

00:23:29.880 --> 00:23:31.000
 any sadness.

00:23:31.460 --> 00:23:31.819
 There's no

00:23:31.819 --> 00:23:32.200
 room for

00:23:32.200 --> 00:23:32.840
 distraction.

00:23:34.200 --> 00:23:34.580
 Don't we

00:23:34.580 --> 00:23:35.080
 long for

00:23:35.080 --> 00:23:35.340
 that?

00:23:36.559 --> 00:23:37.340
 But the

00:23:37.340 --> 00:23:38.519
 longing of

00:23:38.519 --> 00:23:38.980
 the heart

00:23:38.980 --> 00:23:39.660
 is the

00:23:39.660 --> 00:23:40.160
 eternity

00:23:40.160 --> 00:23:42.160
 that only

00:23:42.160 --> 00:23:42.640
 God can

00:23:42.640 --> 00:23:43.019
 give.

00:23:43.500 --> 00:23:43.860
 And it

00:23:43.860 --> 00:23:44.380
 grows.

00:23:45.100 --> 00:23:45.420
 He says,

00:23:45.700 --> 00:23:45.940
 at your

00:23:45.940 --> 00:23:46.600
 right hand

00:23:46.600 --> 00:23:47.480
 are pleasures

00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:48.440
 forevermore

00:23:48.440 --> 00:23:49.880
 uninterrupted,

00:23:50.220 --> 00:23:50.720
 unbroken.

00:23:55.940 --> 00:23:56.680
 As we're

00:23:56.680 --> 00:23:57.140
 working with

00:23:57.140 --> 00:23:57.460
 some of

00:23:57.460 --> 00:23:58.940
 our folks

00:23:58.940 --> 00:23:59.259
 that are

00:23:59.259 --> 00:23:59.660
 regular

00:23:59.660 --> 00:24:00.160
 attenders

00:24:00.160 --> 00:24:00.460
 toward

00:24:00.460 --> 00:24:00.940
 baptism,

00:24:01.440 --> 00:24:02.200
 this is an

00:24:02.200 --> 00:24:02.519
 important

00:24:02.519 --> 00:24:03.039
 question.

00:24:04.420 --> 00:24:05.420
 I'm saved.

00:24:05.500 --> 00:24:05.720
 I'm a

00:24:05.720 --> 00:24:06.319
 disciple of

00:24:06.319 --> 00:24:06.660
 Christ.

00:24:06.980 --> 00:24:07.380
 Will I

00:24:07.380 --> 00:24:07.940
 still sin?

00:24:08.420 --> 00:24:09.259
 If I get

00:24:09.259 --> 00:24:09.900
 baptized now,

00:24:09.980 --> 00:24:10.440
 what happens

00:24:10.440 --> 00:24:10.960
 if I sin

00:24:10.960 --> 00:24:11.660
 after I get

00:24:11.660 --> 00:24:12.079
 baptized?

00:24:12.079 --> 00:24:12.279
 baptized?

00:24:13.960 --> 00:24:14.500
 And we

00:24:14.500 --> 00:24:15.039
 wrestle with

00:24:15.039 --> 00:24:15.220
 this.

00:24:15.259 --> 00:24:15.859
 As we've

00:24:15.859 --> 00:24:16.319
 talked with

00:24:16.319 --> 00:24:16.659
 the men

00:24:16.659 --> 00:24:17.079
 on Wednesday

00:24:17.079 --> 00:24:17.539
 mornings,

00:24:18.939 --> 00:24:19.460
 we know

00:24:19.460 --> 00:24:19.919
 it's only

00:24:19.919 --> 00:24:20.439
 the power

00:24:20.439 --> 00:24:20.899
 of God

00:24:20.899 --> 00:24:21.619
 to sanctify

00:24:21.619 --> 00:24:22.179
 a Christian.

00:24:22.939 --> 00:24:23.439
 And it's

00:24:23.439 --> 00:24:23.839
 the power

00:24:23.839 --> 00:24:24.099
 of God

00:24:24.099 --> 00:24:24.619
 working in

00:24:24.619 --> 00:24:24.759
 us,

00:24:24.839 --> 00:24:25.139
 but yet

00:24:25.139 --> 00:24:25.579
 in this

00:24:25.579 --> 00:24:25.939
 world,

00:24:26.279 --> 00:24:26.720
 it's a

00:24:26.720 --> 00:24:27.059
 battle.

00:24:28.059 --> 00:24:28.679
 It's a

00:24:28.679 --> 00:24:28.960
 battle.

00:24:29.599 --> 00:24:30.019
 Why does

00:24:30.019 --> 00:24:30.939
 God leave

00:24:30.939 --> 00:24:31.259
 us to

00:24:31.259 --> 00:24:32.299
 battle so

00:24:32.299 --> 00:24:32.740
 hard in

00:24:32.740 --> 00:24:33.220
 this world?

00:24:34.179 --> 00:24:34.579
 And I

00:24:34.579 --> 00:24:34.939
 love how

00:24:34.939 --> 00:24:35.240
 our

00:24:35.240 --> 00:24:36.220
 confession of

00:24:36.220 --> 00:24:36.399
 faith,

00:24:36.539 --> 00:24:36.819
 the second

00:24:36.819 --> 00:24:37.199
 London,

00:24:37.319 --> 00:24:37.960
 chapter 5,

00:24:38.059 --> 00:24:38.779
 paragraph 5,

00:24:38.980 --> 00:24:40.240
 explains the

00:24:40.240 --> 00:24:41.000
 full counsel of

00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:41.759
 biblical truth.

00:24:42.819 --> 00:24:43.400
 The most

00:24:43.400 --> 00:24:44.000
 wise,

00:24:44.259 --> 00:24:44.599
 righteous,

00:24:44.880 --> 00:24:45.359
 and gracious

00:24:45.359 --> 00:24:46.720
 God does

00:24:46.720 --> 00:24:48.079
 oftentimes leave

00:24:48.079 --> 00:24:48.960
 for a season

00:24:48.960 --> 00:24:49.819
 His own

00:24:49.819 --> 00:24:50.799
 children to

00:24:50.799 --> 00:24:52.279
 manifold temptations

00:24:52.279 --> 00:24:52.980
 and the

00:24:52.980 --> 00:24:53.660
 corruptions of

00:24:53.660 --> 00:24:54.079
 their own

00:24:54.079 --> 00:24:54.480
 hearts.

00:24:55.039 --> 00:24:55.380
 Why?

00:24:56.420 --> 00:24:57.240
 To chastise

00:24:57.240 --> 00:24:57.619
 them for

00:24:57.619 --> 00:24:58.140
 their former

00:24:58.140 --> 00:24:58.619
 sins,

00:24:58.839 --> 00:24:59.599
 to discover

00:24:59.599 --> 00:25:00.319
 unto them

00:25:00.319 --> 00:25:00.740
 the hidden

00:25:00.740 --> 00:25:01.839
 strength of

00:25:01.839 --> 00:25:02.759
 corruption and

00:25:02.759 --> 00:25:03.960
 deceitfulness of

00:25:03.960 --> 00:25:04.500
 their hearts,

00:25:04.660 --> 00:25:05.400
 that they may

00:25:05.400 --> 00:25:05.980
 be humbled,

00:25:06.420 --> 00:25:07.119
 and to raise

00:25:07.119 --> 00:25:07.640
 them to a

00:25:07.640 --> 00:25:08.299
 more close

00:25:08.299 --> 00:25:09.299
 and constant

00:25:09.299 --> 00:25:10.579
 dependence for

00:25:10.579 --> 00:25:11.359
 their support

00:25:11.359 --> 00:25:12.460
 upon Himself,

00:25:12.980 --> 00:25:13.599
 and to make

00:25:13.599 --> 00:25:14.059
 them more

00:25:14.059 --> 00:25:15.199
 watchful against

00:25:15.199 --> 00:25:15.980
 all future

00:25:15.980 --> 00:25:16.759
 occasions of

00:25:16.759 --> 00:25:17.879
 sin, and for

00:25:17.879 --> 00:25:19.199
 other just and

00:25:19.199 --> 00:25:20.460
 holy ends, so

00:25:20.460 --> 00:25:21.339
 that whatsoever

00:25:21.339 --> 00:25:23.439
 befalls any of

00:25:23.439 --> 00:25:24.339
 God's elect is

00:25:24.339 --> 00:25:24.899
 by His

00:25:24.899 --> 00:25:26.119
 appointment for

00:25:26.119 --> 00:25:27.240
 His glory and

00:25:27.240 --> 00:25:27.799
 for their

00:25:27.799 --> 00:25:28.399
 good.

00:25:28.899 --> 00:25:29.220
 Amen?

00:25:31.519 --> 00:25:33.079
 Well, let's

00:25:33.079 --> 00:25:33.500
 answer the

00:25:33.500 --> 00:25:34.159
 question now,

00:25:34.759 --> 00:25:35.279
 to whom does

00:25:35.279 --> 00:25:36.119
 God promise the

00:25:36.119 --> 00:25:36.720
 spoils of

00:25:36.720 --> 00:25:37.059
 victory?

00:25:37.059 --> 00:25:38.779
 look at

00:25:38.779 --> 00:25:39.379
 verse 10,

00:25:39.700 --> 00:25:40.440
 Psalm 16,

00:25:40.559 --> 00:25:40.859
 10.

00:25:44.700 --> 00:25:45.519
 You will

00:25:45.519 --> 00:25:46.220
 not leave

00:25:46.220 --> 00:25:46.940
 my soul

00:25:46.940 --> 00:25:48.799
 in Sheol.

00:25:49.819 --> 00:25:50.700
 Sheol is

00:25:50.700 --> 00:25:51.899
 the abode

00:25:51.899 --> 00:25:52.379
 or the

00:25:52.379 --> 00:25:53.059
 dwelling place

00:25:53.059 --> 00:25:53.519
 of the

00:25:53.519 --> 00:25:53.819
 dead.

00:25:54.279 --> 00:25:54.659
 It's where

00:25:54.659 --> 00:25:55.099
 the dead

00:25:55.099 --> 00:25:55.879
 bodies go

00:25:55.879 --> 00:25:57.200
 and stay.

00:25:58.200 --> 00:25:58.740
 Nor will

00:25:58.740 --> 00:25:59.339
 you allow

00:25:59.339 --> 00:26:00.839
 your Holy

00:26:00.839 --> 00:26:02.740
 One to

00:26:02.740 --> 00:26:03.440
 see corruption.

00:26:04.440 --> 00:26:05.119
 You will

00:26:05.119 --> 00:26:05.679
 not let

00:26:05.680 --> 00:26:06.440
 your Holy

00:26:06.440 --> 00:26:07.440
 One undergo

00:26:07.440 --> 00:26:08.700
 decay.

00:26:10.720 --> 00:26:11.420
 We need

00:26:11.420 --> 00:26:11.840
 to let the

00:26:11.840 --> 00:26:12.140
 Scriptures

00:26:12.140 --> 00:26:13.539
 interpret the

00:26:13.539 --> 00:26:13.880
 Scriptures.

00:26:15.140 --> 00:26:15.539
 As the

00:26:15.539 --> 00:26:16.200
 Puritan said,

00:26:16.320 --> 00:26:16.960
 only diamond

00:26:16.960 --> 00:26:17.539
 can cut

00:26:17.539 --> 00:26:17.920
 diamond.

00:26:18.460 --> 00:26:19.060
 So who is

00:26:19.060 --> 00:26:19.820
 Psalm 16

00:26:19.820 --> 00:26:20.500
 ultimately

00:26:20.500 --> 00:26:21.279
 pointing to?

00:26:22.519 --> 00:26:23.019
 Well, Peter

00:26:23.019 --> 00:26:23.900
 stood up in

00:26:23.900 --> 00:26:24.519
 Acts 2,

00:26:24.600 --> 00:26:25.380
 verse 25,

00:26:25.480 --> 00:26:25.720
 and he

00:26:25.720 --> 00:26:26.160
 preached,

00:26:26.740 --> 00:26:27.500
 quoting David,

00:26:28.000 --> 00:26:28.680
 who had said

00:26:28.680 --> 00:26:29.140
 about the

00:26:29.140 --> 00:26:29.620
 Lord Jesus

00:26:29.620 --> 00:26:30.200
 Christ,

00:26:30.960 --> 00:26:31.700
 I saw the

00:26:31.700 --> 00:26:32.440
 Lord always

00:26:32.440 --> 00:26:32.980
 before me

00:26:32.980 --> 00:26:33.620
 because He

00:26:33.620 --> 00:26:34.220
 is at my

00:26:34.220 --> 00:26:34.860
 right hand.

00:26:34.859 --> 00:26:35.699
 I will

00:26:35.699 --> 00:26:36.319
 not be

00:26:36.319 --> 00:26:36.699
 shaken.

00:26:37.439 --> 00:26:37.959
 So the

00:26:37.959 --> 00:26:38.219
 Bible

00:26:38.219 --> 00:26:38.839
 interprets

00:26:38.839 --> 00:26:39.699
 Psalm 16

00:26:39.699 --> 00:26:41.459
 as pointing

00:26:41.459 --> 00:26:41.959
 to Jesus

00:26:41.959 --> 00:26:42.479
 Christ.

00:26:43.319 --> 00:26:43.740
 The only

00:26:43.740 --> 00:26:44.579
 one to

00:26:44.579 --> 00:26:44.979
 whom God

00:26:44.979 --> 00:26:45.559
 can truly

00:26:45.559 --> 00:26:46.519
 promise the

00:26:46.519 --> 00:26:47.059
 spoils of

00:26:47.059 --> 00:26:47.519
 the victory

00:26:47.519 --> 00:26:48.619
 justly is

00:26:48.619 --> 00:26:49.099
 the Holy

00:26:49.099 --> 00:26:49.479
 One.

00:26:50.679 --> 00:26:51.379
 It's the

00:26:51.379 --> 00:26:51.779
 one whose

00:26:51.779 --> 00:26:52.399
 body will

00:26:52.399 --> 00:26:53.059
 not see

00:26:53.059 --> 00:26:53.639
 corruption

00:26:53.639 --> 00:26:54.579
 and decay.

00:26:57.159 --> 00:26:57.959
 And the

00:26:57.959 --> 00:26:58.339
 good news

00:26:58.339 --> 00:26:58.899
 for us

00:26:58.899 --> 00:27:00.259
 is that

00:27:00.259 --> 00:27:00.919
 because Christ

00:27:00.919 --> 00:27:01.359
 fulfilled

00:27:01.359 --> 00:27:02.159
 Psalm 16,

00:27:03.079 --> 00:27:03.819
 He is the

00:27:03.819 --> 00:27:04.599
 only source

00:27:04.599 --> 00:27:05.179
 of power

00:27:05.179 --> 00:27:05.779
 for us

00:27:05.779 --> 00:27:06.639
 now in

00:27:06.639 --> 00:27:07.240
 this battle

00:27:07.240 --> 00:27:07.819
 that we

00:27:07.819 --> 00:27:08.279
 walk on

00:27:08.279 --> 00:27:08.639
 earth.

00:27:09.779 --> 00:27:10.259
 Our

00:27:10.259 --> 00:27:11.240
 righteousness,

00:27:11.839 --> 00:27:12.119
 our

00:27:12.119 --> 00:27:12.859
 sanctification

00:27:12.859 --> 00:27:14.099
 is nothing

00:27:14.099 --> 00:27:15.399
 apart from

00:27:15.399 --> 00:27:15.799
 Christ.

00:27:15.919 --> 00:27:16.119
 Amen?

00:27:17.359 --> 00:27:17.659
 Let me

00:27:17.659 --> 00:27:18.059
 walk through

00:27:18.059 --> 00:27:18.679
 ten ways

00:27:18.679 --> 00:27:19.079
 our Lord

00:27:19.079 --> 00:27:19.740
 Jesus Christ

00:27:19.740 --> 00:27:20.960
 became your

00:27:20.960 --> 00:27:21.960
 goodness and

00:27:21.960 --> 00:27:22.879
 mine, your

00:27:22.879 --> 00:27:23.419
 righteousness,

00:27:23.980 --> 00:27:24.539
 your source

00:27:24.539 --> 00:27:25.720
 of power and

00:27:25.720 --> 00:27:26.139
 victory.

00:27:26.720 --> 00:27:27.179
 Number one,

00:27:27.299 --> 00:27:28.119
 Jesus Christ

00:27:28.119 --> 00:27:29.859
 became your

00:27:29.859 --> 00:27:31.059
 righteousness when

00:27:31.059 --> 00:27:31.679
 He was tempted

00:27:31.680 --> 00:27:32.220
 as we read

00:27:32.220 --> 00:27:32.880
 in Luke 4.

00:27:33.820 --> 00:27:34.360
 Why was

00:27:34.360 --> 00:27:35.060
 Jesus tempted?

00:27:35.680 --> 00:27:36.200
 He lacked

00:27:36.200 --> 00:27:36.600
 nothing.

00:27:37.140 --> 00:27:37.700
 He's God.

00:27:38.460 --> 00:27:38.940
 It's because

00:27:38.940 --> 00:27:39.640
 we often

00:27:39.640 --> 00:27:40.440
 don't put our

00:27:40.440 --> 00:27:41.580
 trust in God

00:27:41.580 --> 00:27:42.100
 to preserve

00:27:42.100 --> 00:27:42.500
 us.

00:27:42.840 --> 00:27:43.220
 That's why

00:27:43.220 --> 00:27:43.880
 Jesus had to

00:27:43.880 --> 00:27:44.420
 took on

00:27:44.420 --> 00:27:45.660
 flesh and

00:27:45.660 --> 00:27:46.660
 He had to

00:27:46.660 --> 00:27:47.080
 pray what

00:27:47.080 --> 00:27:47.380
 we could

00:27:47.380 --> 00:27:48.060
 never pray

00:27:48.060 --> 00:27:48.900
 perfectly.

00:27:49.480 --> 00:27:50.100
 Preserve me,

00:27:50.220 --> 00:27:50.500
 O God,

00:27:50.580 --> 00:27:51.160
 for in You

00:27:51.160 --> 00:27:52.100
 I put my

00:27:52.100 --> 00:27:52.560
 trust.

00:27:53.880 --> 00:27:54.299
 Number two,

00:27:54.380 --> 00:27:54.860
 because we

00:27:54.860 --> 00:27:55.340
 need His

00:27:55.340 --> 00:27:55.880
 righteousness,

00:27:56.480 --> 00:27:56.920
 since we

00:27:56.920 --> 00:27:57.539
 often forget

00:27:57.539 --> 00:27:57.880
 that our

00:27:57.880 --> 00:27:58.500
 goodness is

00:27:58.500 --> 00:27:59.160
 nothing apart

00:27:59.160 --> 00:27:59.680
 from Him,

00:27:59.680 --> 00:28:01.000
 Jesus Christ

00:28:01.000 --> 00:28:02.259
 was born of

00:28:02.259 --> 00:28:02.740
 the Virgin

00:28:02.740 --> 00:28:03.100
 Mary,

00:28:03.220 --> 00:28:03.860
 not inheriting

00:28:03.860 --> 00:28:04.440
 any sin

00:28:04.440 --> 00:28:05.019
 from man.

00:28:06.420 --> 00:28:06.799
 And Jesus

00:28:06.799 --> 00:28:07.840
 Christ became

00:28:07.840 --> 00:28:08.700
 the good

00:28:08.700 --> 00:28:09.779
 new creation.

00:28:11.680 --> 00:28:12.400
 In Christ,

00:28:12.980 --> 00:28:14.140
 you are saints

00:28:14.140 --> 00:28:14.820
 on this earth,

00:28:14.900 --> 00:28:15.840
 you are excellent

00:28:15.840 --> 00:28:16.340
 ones,

00:28:16.740 --> 00:28:17.320
 and you are

00:28:17.320 --> 00:28:18.160
 God's delight.

00:28:18.940 --> 00:28:19.380
 Number three,

00:28:19.460 --> 00:28:20.100
 because our

00:28:20.100 --> 00:28:20.759
 idolatry

00:28:20.759 --> 00:28:21.640
 multiplies our

00:28:21.640 --> 00:28:22.160
 sorrows,

00:28:24.080 --> 00:28:25.100
 you picture a

00:28:25.100 --> 00:28:25.779
 pile of

00:28:25.779 --> 00:28:27.100
 damp filth

00:28:27.100 --> 00:28:27.960
 with cockroaches

00:28:27.960 --> 00:28:28.840
 all around it.

00:28:29.680 --> 00:28:30.940
 being multiplied,

00:28:31.160 --> 00:28:31.440
 growing,

00:28:31.600 --> 00:28:32.100
 becoming a

00:28:32.100 --> 00:28:32.380
 heap,

00:28:32.779 --> 00:28:33.340
 that's what

00:28:33.340 --> 00:28:33.779
 it is to

00:28:33.779 --> 00:28:34.320
 worship an

00:28:34.320 --> 00:28:34.560
 idol.

00:28:36.220 --> 00:28:36.960
 And because

00:28:36.960 --> 00:28:37.440
 that's the

00:28:37.440 --> 00:28:37.920
 state that

00:28:37.920 --> 00:28:38.200
 we're in,

00:28:38.259 --> 00:28:38.740
 we're buried

00:28:38.740 --> 00:28:39.960
 under that

00:28:39.960 --> 00:28:40.680
 sorrow of

00:28:40.680 --> 00:28:41.000
 sin,

00:28:41.900 --> 00:28:42.560
 Jesus Christ

00:28:42.560 --> 00:28:43.500
 became the

00:28:43.500 --> 00:28:44.120
 man of

00:28:44.120 --> 00:28:44.640
 sorrows.

00:28:45.920 --> 00:28:46.740
 He made

00:28:46.740 --> 00:28:47.400
 your ugly

00:28:47.400 --> 00:28:48.240
 sin and

00:28:48.240 --> 00:28:48.779
 mine his

00:28:48.779 --> 00:28:49.039
 own,

00:28:49.779 --> 00:28:51.019
 so that he

00:28:51.019 --> 00:28:51.440
 could turn

00:28:51.440 --> 00:28:52.000
 around and

00:28:52.000 --> 00:28:52.539
 share the

00:28:52.539 --> 00:28:53.060
 blessings,

00:28:53.600 --> 00:28:54.299
 the spoils

00:28:54.299 --> 00:28:54.840
 of war,

00:28:55.640 --> 00:28:56.259
 the portion

00:28:56.259 --> 00:28:56.860
 and the cup

00:28:56.860 --> 00:28:57.340
 that he

00:28:57.340 --> 00:28:58.120
 merited on

00:28:58.120 --> 00:28:58.779
 our behalf,

00:28:58.779 --> 00:28:59.759
 freely,

00:29:00.399 --> 00:29:01.119
 by grace,

00:29:01.259 --> 00:29:02.160
 to you who

00:29:02.160 --> 00:29:02.759
 receive it.

00:29:04.559 --> 00:29:05.160
 Number four,

00:29:05.259 --> 00:29:05.700
 because we

00:29:05.700 --> 00:29:06.519
 were prodigals,

00:29:07.779 --> 00:29:08.500
 we spat

00:29:08.500 --> 00:29:09.519
 at our

00:29:09.519 --> 00:29:09.960
 father's

00:29:09.960 --> 00:29:10.339
 kindness,

00:29:12.119 --> 00:29:12.579
 our Lord

00:29:12.579 --> 00:29:13.259
 Jesus Christ

00:29:13.259 --> 00:29:14.680
 became the

00:29:14.680 --> 00:29:15.139
 true and

00:29:15.139 --> 00:29:16.059
 greater Joshua,

00:29:16.559 --> 00:29:16.980
 Yeshua.

00:29:17.980 --> 00:29:18.980
 He gave us a

00:29:18.980 --> 00:29:20.059
 perfect inheritance.

00:29:21.359 --> 00:29:21.759
 What we

00:29:21.759 --> 00:29:22.420
 inherit in

00:29:22.420 --> 00:29:22.940
 Christ is

00:29:22.940 --> 00:29:23.680
 marked out by

00:29:23.680 --> 00:29:24.879
 generous lines

00:29:24.879 --> 00:29:26.019
 over pleasant

00:29:26.019 --> 00:29:26.599
 places.

00:29:26.599 --> 00:29:28.159
 and even

00:29:28.159 --> 00:29:28.599
 under the

00:29:28.599 --> 00:29:28.819
 son,

00:29:28.919 --> 00:29:29.539
 we enjoy

00:29:29.539 --> 00:29:30.119
 his

00:29:30.119 --> 00:29:30.719
 providence.

00:29:31.500 --> 00:29:31.779
 We take

00:29:31.779 --> 00:29:32.439
 delight in

00:29:32.439 --> 00:29:32.819
 all that

00:29:32.819 --> 00:29:33.299
 he's given

00:29:33.299 --> 00:29:34.519
 us to

00:29:34.519 --> 00:29:34.980
 be able to

00:29:34.980 --> 00:29:35.559
 enjoy and

00:29:35.559 --> 00:29:36.279
 remembering that

00:29:36.279 --> 00:29:36.679
 there's no

00:29:36.679 --> 00:29:37.259
 good apart

00:29:37.259 --> 00:29:37.819
 from him.

00:29:39.439 --> 00:29:40.480
 Number five,

00:29:41.259 --> 00:29:41.879
 because we

00:29:41.879 --> 00:29:42.799
 often lean on

00:29:42.799 --> 00:29:43.199
 our own

00:29:43.199 --> 00:29:43.879
 understanding,

00:29:44.919 --> 00:29:45.219
 our Lord

00:29:45.219 --> 00:29:45.899
 Jesus Christ

00:29:45.899 --> 00:29:47.019
 walked in

00:29:47.019 --> 00:29:47.980
 perfect step

00:29:47.980 --> 00:29:48.679
 with the

00:29:48.679 --> 00:29:49.379
 Holy Spirit.

00:29:49.619 --> 00:29:50.159
 Verse seven,

00:29:50.959 --> 00:29:51.359
 the Spirit

00:29:51.359 --> 00:29:52.139
 counseled him

00:29:52.139 --> 00:29:52.980
 in the flesh

00:29:52.980 --> 00:29:54.180
 so that the

00:29:54.180 --> 00:29:54.700
 Holy Spirit

00:29:54.700 --> 00:29:55.380
 can now

00:29:55.380 --> 00:29:56.740
 dwell in

00:29:56.740 --> 00:29:57.279
 our hearts

00:29:57.279 --> 00:29:57.839
 and instruct

00:29:57.839 --> 00:29:58.720
 us in

00:29:58.720 --> 00:29:59.160
 those night

00:29:59.160 --> 00:29:59.839
 seasons as

00:29:59.839 --> 00:30:00.079
 well.

00:30:01.000 --> 00:30:01.380
 We can

00:30:01.380 --> 00:30:02.059
 receive the

00:30:02.059 --> 00:30:02.720
 Holy Spirit

00:30:02.720 --> 00:30:03.700
 because God

00:30:03.700 --> 00:30:04.380
 counts us

00:30:04.380 --> 00:30:05.539
 holy in

00:30:05.539 --> 00:30:05.960
 Christ.

00:30:07.440 --> 00:30:08.200
 Because we

00:30:08.200 --> 00:30:08.599
 are often

00:30:08.599 --> 00:30:09.819
 moved by

00:30:09.819 --> 00:30:10.279
 the idols

00:30:10.279 --> 00:30:10.620
 of our

00:30:10.620 --> 00:30:11.200
 own heart,

00:30:11.779 --> 00:30:12.140
 our Lord

00:30:12.140 --> 00:30:13.099
 Jesus became

00:30:13.099 --> 00:30:13.779
 our righteousness.

00:30:15.079 --> 00:30:15.360
 In the

00:30:15.360 --> 00:30:15.740
 words of

00:30:15.740 --> 00:30:16.299
 verse eight,

00:30:16.980 --> 00:30:17.420
 he set

00:30:17.420 --> 00:30:18.200
 God always

00:30:18.200 --> 00:30:18.920
 before his

00:30:18.920 --> 00:30:20.240
 sight and

00:30:20.240 --> 00:30:20.559
 with the

00:30:20.559 --> 00:30:21.099
 Holy Spirit

00:30:21.099 --> 00:30:21.500
 at his

00:30:21.500 --> 00:30:22.220
 right hand,

00:30:22.220 --> 00:30:23.100
 our Lord

00:30:23.100 --> 00:30:23.799
 Jesus Christ

00:30:23.799 --> 00:30:24.460
 was never

00:30:24.460 --> 00:30:25.380
 moved,

00:30:26.019 --> 00:30:26.960
 not even

00:30:26.960 --> 00:30:27.279
 in the

00:30:27.279 --> 00:30:28.000
 final breaths

00:30:28.000 --> 00:30:28.420
 on the

00:30:28.420 --> 00:30:28.779
 cross.

00:30:29.339 --> 00:30:29.880
 He would

00:30:29.880 --> 00:30:30.240
 not

00:30:30.240 --> 00:30:31.000
 disobey.

00:30:31.360 --> 00:30:32.039
 He would

00:30:32.039 --> 00:30:32.779
 fulfill all

00:30:32.779 --> 00:30:33.220
 righteousness

00:30:33.220 --> 00:30:34.460
 for us.

00:30:36.079 --> 00:30:36.600
 Number seven,

00:30:36.720 --> 00:30:37.180
 while we were

00:30:37.180 --> 00:30:37.660
 hopeless,

00:30:38.420 --> 00:30:38.740
 shameful,

00:30:38.920 --> 00:30:39.440
 and sad,

00:30:40.380 --> 00:30:40.880
 our Lord

00:30:40.880 --> 00:30:41.640
 Jesus Christ

00:30:41.640 --> 00:30:42.240
 endured

00:30:42.240 --> 00:30:43.600
 the cross

00:30:43.600 --> 00:30:44.819
 for the joy

00:30:44.819 --> 00:30:45.440
 set before

00:30:45.440 --> 00:30:45.680
 him,

00:30:45.819 --> 00:30:46.420
 despising

00:30:46.420 --> 00:30:47.000
 its shame

00:30:47.000 --> 00:30:48.259
 so that

00:30:48.259 --> 00:30:48.759
 he can now

00:30:48.759 --> 00:30:49.360
 sing over

00:30:49.360 --> 00:30:50.360
 you and

00:30:50.360 --> 00:30:50.600
 me.

00:30:51.799 --> 00:30:52.079
 Be

00:30:52.079 --> 00:30:52.759
 glad of

00:30:52.759 --> 00:30:53.019
 heart

00:30:53.019 --> 00:30:53.659
 with me.

00:30:54.599 --> 00:30:55.099
 Rejoice

00:30:55.099 --> 00:30:55.519
 in my

00:30:55.519 --> 00:30:55.919
 glory.

00:30:59.759 --> 00:31:00.819
 I died

00:31:00.819 --> 00:31:02.819
 and I

00:31:02.819 --> 00:31:03.299
 rose

00:31:03.299 --> 00:31:05.319
 hoping for

00:31:05.319 --> 00:31:05.659
 you.

00:31:07.879 --> 00:31:08.679
 Number eight,

00:31:08.759 --> 00:31:09.980
 because the

00:31:09.980 --> 00:31:10.859
 grave and

00:31:10.859 --> 00:31:11.480
 death are

00:31:11.480 --> 00:31:12.000
 the wages

00:31:12.000 --> 00:31:12.419
 that our

00:31:12.419 --> 00:31:13.240
 sins deserve,

00:31:14.019 --> 00:31:14.559
 the last

00:31:14.559 --> 00:31:15.059
 enemy to

00:31:15.059 --> 00:31:15.639
 be destroyed

00:31:15.639 --> 00:31:16.179
 is death.

00:31:16.339 --> 00:31:16.699
 Our Lord

00:31:16.699 --> 00:31:17.500
 Jesus Christ

00:31:17.500 --> 00:31:18.460
 died and

00:31:18.460 --> 00:31:19.079
 was buried

00:31:19.079 --> 00:31:19.799
 trusting,

00:31:19.960 --> 00:31:20.439
 verse 10,

00:31:20.440 --> 00:31:21.120
 that God

00:31:21.120 --> 00:31:21.960
 will not

00:31:21.960 --> 00:31:22.460
 leave his

00:31:22.460 --> 00:31:23.320
 soul in

00:31:23.320 --> 00:31:23.700
 the realm

00:31:23.700 --> 00:31:24.019
 of the

00:31:24.019 --> 00:31:24.320
 dead.

00:31:24.799 --> 00:31:25.140
 Our Lord

00:31:25.140 --> 00:31:25.779
 Jesus Christ

00:31:25.779 --> 00:31:26.820
 became God's

00:31:26.820 --> 00:31:27.620
 holy one.

00:31:28.120 --> 00:31:28.440
 He was

00:31:28.440 --> 00:31:28.920
 buried,

00:31:29.400 --> 00:31:29.960
 trusting that

00:31:29.960 --> 00:31:30.360
 God would

00:31:30.360 --> 00:31:30.779
 not let

00:31:30.779 --> 00:31:31.360
 his body

00:31:31.360 --> 00:31:32.460
 see decay

00:31:32.460 --> 00:31:33.259
 or corruption.

00:31:35.100 --> 00:31:35.600
 Number nine,

00:31:35.700 --> 00:31:36.120
 because we

00:31:36.120 --> 00:31:36.600
 were blind

00:31:36.600 --> 00:31:37.180
 sheep without

00:31:37.180 --> 00:31:37.700
 a shepherd,

00:31:37.880 --> 00:31:38.259
 our Lord

00:31:38.259 --> 00:31:38.980
 Jesus Christ

00:31:38.980 --> 00:31:39.880
 sent his

00:31:39.880 --> 00:31:40.559
 Holy Spirit

00:31:40.559 --> 00:31:42.160
 to show us

00:31:42.160 --> 00:31:42.980
 in verse 11

00:31:42.980 --> 00:31:43.960
 the path

00:31:43.960 --> 00:31:44.539
 of life

00:31:44.539 --> 00:31:45.740
 and how

00:31:45.740 --> 00:31:46.320
 only in

00:31:46.320 --> 00:31:47.019
 Christ's

00:31:47.019 --> 00:31:47.680
 presence is

00:31:47.680 --> 00:31:48.340
 fullness of

00:31:48.339 --> 00:31:48.639
 joy.

00:31:49.639 --> 00:31:50.519
 Because Christ

00:31:50.519 --> 00:31:50.919
 is seated

00:31:50.919 --> 00:31:51.279
 at the

00:31:51.279 --> 00:31:51.759
 right hand

00:31:51.759 --> 00:31:52.159
 of God,

00:31:52.240 --> 00:31:52.480
 we are

00:31:52.480 --> 00:31:53.519
 with him

00:31:53.519 --> 00:31:54.339
 in the

00:31:54.339 --> 00:31:54.919
 presence of

00:31:54.919 --> 00:31:55.839
 God where

00:31:55.839 --> 00:31:56.139
 there are

00:31:56.139 --> 00:31:56.559
 pleasures

00:31:56.559 --> 00:31:57.319
 forevermore.

00:31:59.159 --> 00:31:59.439
 Number

00:31:59.439 --> 00:31:59.859
 ten,

00:32:01.980 --> 00:32:02.299
 Jesus

00:32:02.299 --> 00:32:03.259
 battled to

00:32:03.259 --> 00:32:03.599
 be our

00:32:03.599 --> 00:32:04.319
 vine,

00:32:05.799 --> 00:32:06.519
 truly God,

00:32:06.659 --> 00:32:07.259
 truly man,

00:32:07.539 --> 00:32:07.879
 the only

00:32:07.879 --> 00:32:08.480
 mediator,

00:32:09.139 --> 00:32:09.619
 so that we

00:32:09.619 --> 00:32:10.299
 could abide

00:32:10.299 --> 00:32:11.919
 in him and

00:32:11.919 --> 00:32:12.459
 have communion

00:32:12.459 --> 00:32:13.099
 with God.

00:32:14.059 --> 00:32:14.699
 And as we

00:32:14.699 --> 00:32:15.220
 abide in

00:32:15.220 --> 00:32:15.599
 Christ,

00:32:16.500 --> 00:32:17.220
 we experience

00:32:17.220 --> 00:32:17.919
 the truth of

00:32:17.920 --> 00:32:18.519
 second Peter

00:32:18.519 --> 00:32:19.279
 that his

00:32:19.279 --> 00:32:20.320
 divine power

00:32:20.320 --> 00:32:21.920
 in fact

00:32:21.920 --> 00:32:22.500
 gives us

00:32:22.500 --> 00:32:23.440
 all that we

00:32:23.440 --> 00:32:23.940
 need for

00:32:23.940 --> 00:32:24.640
 life and

00:32:24.640 --> 00:32:25.100
 godliness

00:32:25.100 --> 00:32:26.000
 through the

00:32:26.000 --> 00:32:26.560
 knowledge of

00:32:26.560 --> 00:32:26.820
 him,

00:32:27.700 --> 00:32:28.340
 Jesus Christ

00:32:28.340 --> 00:32:28.759
 who called

00:32:28.759 --> 00:32:29.019
 us.

00:32:31.100 --> 00:32:31.920
 Our only

00:32:31.920 --> 00:32:32.460
 source of

00:32:32.460 --> 00:32:33.019
 power to

00:32:33.019 --> 00:32:33.700
 have victory

00:32:33.700 --> 00:32:35.039
 over temptation

00:32:35.039 --> 00:32:36.279
 is union

00:32:36.279 --> 00:32:37.259
 to Christ.

00:32:38.860 --> 00:32:39.820
 So beloved

00:32:39.820 --> 00:32:40.480
 congregation

00:32:40.480 --> 00:32:42.019
 of our

00:32:42.019 --> 00:32:42.539
 Lord Jesus,

00:32:44.220 --> 00:32:46.080
 God proved

00:32:46.079 --> 00:32:46.980
 by the

00:32:46.980 --> 00:32:47.359
 life,

00:32:47.759 --> 00:32:48.039
 death,

00:32:48.139 --> 00:32:48.359
 and

00:32:48.359 --> 00:32:48.740
 resurrection

00:32:48.740 --> 00:32:49.339
 of his

00:32:49.339 --> 00:32:49.679
 son,

00:32:50.480 --> 00:32:51.500
 that you

00:32:51.500 --> 00:32:52.279
 are worth

00:32:52.279 --> 00:32:53.139
 fighting for.

00:32:55.240 --> 00:32:56.179
 Jesus Christ

00:32:56.179 --> 00:32:56.740
 is the true

00:32:56.740 --> 00:32:57.119
 soldier.

00:32:59.139 --> 00:32:59.879
 It's true

00:32:59.879 --> 00:33:00.179
 that you

00:33:00.179 --> 00:33:01.000
 cannot love

00:33:01.000 --> 00:33:01.339
 a thing

00:33:01.339 --> 00:33:01.939
 without wanting

00:33:01.939 --> 00:33:02.480
 to fight

00:33:02.480 --> 00:33:02.939
 for it.

00:33:03.539 --> 00:33:03.799
 And our

00:33:03.799 --> 00:33:04.259
 Lord Jesus

00:33:04.259 --> 00:33:04.759
 Christ,

00:33:04.879 --> 00:33:05.339
 he fought

00:33:05.339 --> 00:33:05.899
 for you

00:33:05.899 --> 00:33:06.419
 and for

00:33:06.419 --> 00:33:07.500
 me because

00:33:07.500 --> 00:33:08.000
 he loves

00:33:08.000 --> 00:33:08.199
 you.

00:33:09.639 --> 00:33:10.439
 He took

00:33:10.439 --> 00:33:11.079
 on flesh

00:33:11.079 --> 00:33:12.099
 and battled

00:33:12.099 --> 00:33:13.079
 every temptation

00:33:13.079 --> 00:33:13.839
 that we

00:33:13.839 --> 00:33:14.419
 will face

00:33:14.419 --> 00:33:15.159
 and he

00:33:15.159 --> 00:33:16.139
 was victorious.

00:33:17.679 --> 00:33:18.539
 He leaves

00:33:18.539 --> 00:33:18.899
 his Holy

00:33:18.899 --> 00:33:19.699
 Spirit in

00:33:19.699 --> 00:33:19.919
 you.

00:33:20.299 --> 00:33:20.879
 He is at

00:33:20.879 --> 00:33:21.279
 your right

00:33:21.279 --> 00:33:21.699
 hand.

00:33:22.199 --> 00:33:22.839
 He is your

00:33:22.839 --> 00:33:23.399
 strength.

00:33:24.000 --> 00:33:24.339
 And he

00:33:24.339 --> 00:33:24.859
 reminds you

00:33:24.859 --> 00:33:25.299
 that in

00:33:25.299 --> 00:33:26.019
 his presence

00:33:26.019 --> 00:33:27.079
 are pleasures

00:33:27.079 --> 00:33:28.279
 forevermore.

00:33:29.699 --> 00:33:30.539
 So here's

00:33:30.539 --> 00:33:31.079
 the secret

00:33:31.079 --> 00:33:32.519
 to sanctification.

00:33:33.839 --> 00:33:34.759
 Every time

00:33:34.759 --> 00:33:35.419
 you believe

00:33:35.419 --> 00:33:36.879
 him and

00:33:36.879 --> 00:33:37.639
 trust him,

00:33:38.500 --> 00:33:38.919
 the battle

00:33:38.919 --> 00:33:39.299
 is won.

00:33:40.379 --> 00:33:41.179
 Let's pray.

00:33:41.179 --> 00:33:41.259
 Amen.

00:33:43.079 --> 00:33:50.539
 Lord, we

00:33:50.539 --> 00:33:50.960
 praise you

00:33:50.960 --> 00:33:51.299
 for your

00:33:51.299 --> 00:33:51.759
 righteousness.

00:33:53.439 --> 00:33:54.220
 We thank

00:33:54.220 --> 00:33:54.659
 you, Lord,

00:33:54.919 --> 00:33:55.419
 that you

00:33:55.419 --> 00:33:56.559
 battled to

00:33:56.559 --> 00:33:57.019
 save a

00:33:57.019 --> 00:33:57.480
 people for

00:33:57.480 --> 00:33:57.960
 yourself.

00:34:00.939 --> 00:34:01.939
 Lord, we

00:34:01.939 --> 00:34:02.419
 pray that you

00:34:02.419 --> 00:34:03.059
 will preserve

00:34:03.059 --> 00:34:04.819
 us when

00:34:04.819 --> 00:34:05.379
 Satan wants

00:34:05.379 --> 00:34:06.000
 to accuse

00:34:06.000 --> 00:34:06.819
 you to us

00:34:06.819 --> 00:34:07.379
 that we'll

00:34:07.379 --> 00:34:08.239
 remember how

00:34:08.239 --> 00:34:08.699
 good you

00:34:08.699 --> 00:34:10.199
 are and

00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:10.460
 how there

00:34:10.460 --> 00:34:10.699
 is no

00:34:10.699 --> 00:34:11.199
 pleasure

00:34:11.199 --> 00:34:12.579
 that earth

00:34:12.579 --> 00:34:13.139
 can offer

00:34:13.139 --> 00:34:14.819
 that could

00:34:14.819 --> 00:34:15.299
 even come

00:34:15.299 --> 00:34:15.880
 close to

00:34:15.880 --> 00:34:16.400
 the glory

00:34:16.400 --> 00:34:17.639
 of being

00:34:17.639 --> 00:34:17.940
 in your

00:34:17.940 --> 00:34:18.400
 presence

00:34:18.400 --> 00:34:19.099
 forevermore.

00:34:20.360 --> 00:34:21.219
 We trust

00:34:21.219 --> 00:34:21.619
 you, Lord,

00:34:21.759 --> 00:34:22.420
 that your

00:34:22.420 --> 00:34:23.039
 spirit will

00:34:23.039 --> 00:34:23.719
 preserve us

00:34:23.719 --> 00:34:24.239
 and remind

00:34:24.239 --> 00:34:24.659
 us that

00:34:24.659 --> 00:34:25.279
 you are

00:34:25.279 --> 00:34:25.699
 good.

00:34:26.699 --> 00:34:27.199
 And in

00:34:27.199 --> 00:34:27.719
 Christ, we

00:34:27.719 --> 00:34:28.219
 will desire

00:34:28.219 --> 00:34:28.639
 more and

00:34:28.639 --> 00:34:29.739
 more to

00:34:29.739 --> 00:34:30.219
 walk by

00:34:30.219 --> 00:34:30.739
 your power

00:34:30.739 --> 00:34:31.299
 in us.

00:34:31.519 --> 00:34:31.819
 For your

00:34:31.819 --> 00:34:32.319
 glory we

00:34:32.319 --> 00:34:32.539
 pray.

00:34:32.539 --> 00:34:33.400
 Amen.