Hello.
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My name is
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Shelley Quinn
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and I welcome you to
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"Exalting His Word".
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You've probably heard
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the term "Payer Warrior" before.
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Well, I wanna
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introduce you to a new term...
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"Word Warrior".
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That's "Word" as
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in the "Word" of God.
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Today I'll be sharing how
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God raised me up
as a "Word Warrior"
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and why he wants
you to be one too.
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I've chosen
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from Psalms 138:2
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which says that
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God exalts His name
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and His word above all things.
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And he magnifies His word
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even above His name.
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When I first read this verse
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I didn't really understand
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the maximum impact that
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it should've had.
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And I had to study in the Hebrew
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to get a better understanding.
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Let me just
share a little bit of
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the deeper meaning with you.
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Beginning with the
obvious conclusion...
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God exalts His
word above everything.
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That means absolutely NOTHING is
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more important to him
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as Commander and Chief
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God has promoted His word to
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the highest rank of importance.
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He exalts His
word above everything
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because he has
empowered His word
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with greater force
than anything else.
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God has granted creative
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live giving power to
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His word
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Power to
accomplish all of His will.
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God exalts His
word above everything!
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That means he has assigned
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the highest position of praise
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to His word.
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And if the word is
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most important to Him...
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Let me ask you...
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What do you think should be
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most important to us?
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The word reveals
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God's plan for our lives.
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His word contains
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the creative power
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to transform our lives.
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In fact God declares
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His word is life to us.
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God has proven to me that
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His word is life.
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He sent His word
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and healed me from a desperate
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and debilitating illness that
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had plagued me for over a year.
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And for the first time
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I understood
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when He says,
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I set before you life-and-death
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choose life that
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what God means
by you choosing life
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is to accept
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the testimony of His word.
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To trust in him
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and not to doubt His ability
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to perform His word.
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Before we begin,
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let's go to the Lord in prayer.
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Heavenly Father,
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we invite you Lord to
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take charge of this time.
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To send the Holy Spirit
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Father God
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just now to be our teacher.
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And we give you
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all the glory
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and all the praise for
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you are worthy
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in Jesus name, amen.
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You know it was in 1996
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when the Lord healed me.
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And just a couple of the weeks
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after He healed me
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I returned to
Houston on a business trip.
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If you didn't hear
my previous testimony
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perhaps I should explain that
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my husband and I had
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relocated from Houston to
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a small farming community
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in Central Texas
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and it had been oh...
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about three
months into my illness
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when we made this move.
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Now,
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when I returned to Houston
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it was nine
months since the move
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and I was eager to visit
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with my old church.
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And my arrival was
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timed perfectly
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for a great blessing!
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A three day revival
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was just starting
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and I could attend
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each evening.
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On the last night
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the worship service
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was particularly special.
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As we sang songs
of worship to God
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and the songs just ascended
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on musical notes to heaven.
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It...
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there was just a...
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profound reverence that
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settled in
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over the congregation!
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And as I often do,
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when I'm singing songs of
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a heartfelt worship
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which I feel our prayers
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set to music.
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When I'm singing to the Lord
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I close my eyes
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so that it would cut out
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all distractions
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and I can keep my focus on him.
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And as I was singing
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I noticed
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the presence of the Lord
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was almost tangible.
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It was just something
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so special that evening.
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Something caused me to
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open my eyes
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and look up.
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And I noticed
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a young man
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on the worship team.
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And from His closed eyes
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and His face
that was just tilted
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ever so slightly upward,
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I sensed that
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he was singing for
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an audience of One.
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A sincere prayer to
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the God of His Salvation.
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It was really precious to see!
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The song service
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achieved its purpose.
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Hearts were softened
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and they were opened to
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receive from God's word.
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Then a dynamic study on
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God's faithfulness followed.
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And at the close of the meeting
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I walked out of the building
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flanked by the young man from
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the worship team.
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So I asked him,
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"how are you doing?"
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And I was I
absolutely flabbergasted
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by His negative reply!
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How could despair
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settle in so quickly
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over him
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after pressing into
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God's presence in song
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and in the word?
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When I returned to
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my hotel room that night,
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I sought God for the answer.
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Why do Christians
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lose their victory?
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Why is it we can cross over to
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the land of promise
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when we're behind church walls,
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worship in spirit and in truth,
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echo "Amen" to the teaching,
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only to return to
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an attitude of defeat
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and discouragement
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when we leave the building?
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I wasn't finger-pointing.
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this young man wasn't
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the only example I had in mind.
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I realized
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most of us suffer
from this syndrome.
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God directed me to
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the Old Testament
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for the answer.
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Let me just give you
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a quick overview of
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what I learned.
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(In case you want to
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(study this for yourself later.)
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You'll find the story
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that I'm about to share
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in several books
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in the Old Testament.
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In Exodus Chapter 3
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and 33,
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in Deuteronomy Chapter 1,
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and Numbers Chapter 13.
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And it's necessary to read
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all of these
different Historical accounts
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to get the full
story of what happened.
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here's the basics of
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how it went.
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When the Lord told Moses that
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He was going to send Him
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to rescue the Israelites
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from the Egyptian bondage,
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He promised that
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He would give them a land that
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was flowing with milk and honey.
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Today
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we refer to that
as the Promised Land.
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And Bible History records
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the many, many miracles that
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God performed
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as He walked with them
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to the Promised Land.
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As He lead them out of Egypt
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His presence went with them.
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And He sustained them
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every step of the way.
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Right to the borders of
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the Promised Land.
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And standing there
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on the edge of promise,
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they were instructed to
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go up
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and
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take the land that the Lord
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had set before them.
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this land was given to them
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by His solemn vow!
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And Moses told them
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"Advance without fear!"
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Yet the Israelites
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would not accept this council.
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In fact,
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rather than going forward,
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based on the
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foundation of God's word,
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the community felt
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it would be better if
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they would select some spies
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to go into the land first
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and to kinda scope things out.
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So, God agreed to
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allow them to do this.
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And He told Moses,
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take one man from
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each of the 12 tribes
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and let them go in in advance.
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The rest is History...
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The 12 spies entered
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the promised land
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and upon their return
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they all agreed on one thing.
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Surely, it flows
with milk and honey.
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Still the differences
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in their reports
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marked the dividing line
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between the faithless
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and the faithful.
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Ten of the scouts returned
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fearful and discouraged.
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Their eyes had beheld
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the inhabitants of the land
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as GIANTS.
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And in comparison,
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they felt as mere grasshoppers!
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The report of the
10 faithless spies
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forecasted doom and defeat.
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But meanwhile,
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two of the
scouts Joshua and Caleb
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they held fast
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to God's promises.
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And on the authority of
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His word they said,
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the land could be conquered
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and it could be possessed
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by the power of God!
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Their attitude was
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"If God is for us
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"who can be against us."
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Joshua and Caleb
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confidently advised
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the people of the camp to
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go up and claim
their possession!
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You know what?
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Which report
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did the Israelite Camp
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believe and received?
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The message of
God's faithfulness
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to His promise
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or the report of
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the faithless men?
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The entire camp heard
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and reacted to one thing.
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There are GIANTS in the land!
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God's word of promise
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was of no value to them
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because they did not combine
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the message of God
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with faith.
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In Hebrews 4:2
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it talks about this.
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And it says,
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[Text on-screen]
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And the writer is referring to
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the Israelites of old.
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When He said,
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they got the good news of
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deliverance from bondage.
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And it came to them.
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And the
scripture goes on to say...
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[Back to text]
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In other words, it
didn't benefit them.
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Why?
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Because
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it was not mixed with faith
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by those who heard it.
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With their own eyes
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they had witnessed
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God's wondrous works
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throughout their journey.
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Yet,
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they still did not trust Him to
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keep the vows that
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were upon Him.
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Sounds of weeping
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and murmuring
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and complaining
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filled the camp.
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The Israelites
brazenly refused to
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receive the testimony of God.
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And because of
their sin of unbelief,
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God sentenced them
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to wonder around the desert
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for 40 years.
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Until the adult
generation passed away.
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They were literally
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shutout of the "Promise Land"
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by their lack of faith.
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It's amazing how faithless
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the people of God can be.
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And we still are today.
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We hear the word of God
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and we become
enthusiastic in hearing.
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But when we look around
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and we see the
obstacles of life,
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don't we do like they did?
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And cry out...
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There are GIANTS in the land!
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You know,
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we suffer from that
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grasshopper identity syndrome
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ourselves.
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And we ring our hands
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and we worry in doubt
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and disbelief.
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Get a strangle
hold on our hearts
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and we literally doubt
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the life of God's promises.
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It chokes off the life of
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His word.
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God's message is
of no value to us
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unless we combine faith
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with the message.
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God's promises are ushered into
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existence by our faith.
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Anyway, that night after
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the first church meeting,
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as I studied in my hotel room,
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God made something
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very clear to me.
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Without faith...
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...I cannot please him.
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Hebrews 11:6
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Says it this way...
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[Text on screen]
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Why is it impossible
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to please God without faith?
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I think the answer is found
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in 1 John 5:10.
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That Scripture says...
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[Text on screen]
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You know, did you catch that?
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If we do not
accept God's testimony
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it's like we're
regarding Him as a liar!
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this lesson should be
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a serious warning to us all.
00:14:12.20\00:14:13.45
When we doubt God's promises
00:14:13.50\00:14:15.88
we doubt His testimony.
00:14:15.93\00:14:17.45
And when we doubt His testimony,
00:14:17.50\00:14:19.48
we're regarding Him as a liar.
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No wonder it's impossible
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to please God without faith!
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In Hebrews 3:18-19
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the Bible says,
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[text on screen]
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So we see that
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they could not enter in
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because of unbelief.
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The Israelites
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wouldn't trust God.
00:14:46.43\00:14:48.62
They doubted His testimony.
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And that doubt was disobedience.
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You know, in the Old Testament,
00:14:53.50\00:14:54.82
disobedience is
called "breaking faith".
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UNBELIEF
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shut them out
from the Promise Land.
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Do you hear what
the Bible is telling us?
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When we don't believe God,
00:15:06.70\00:15:09.15
we're disobeying Him.
00:15:09.20\00:15:12.15
We're breaking faith.
00:15:12.20\00:15:13.52
Just like the
Israelites in the desert.
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Unbelief is a sin that
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keeps us from entering
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into God's promises.
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You know,
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understanding this,
00:15:23.81\00:15:25.28
brought me to
my knees that night
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in my hotel room
00:15:27.13\00:15:28.32
repenting before the Lord.
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He had demonstrated that
00:15:29.90\00:15:31.45
His word is life to me.
00:15:31.50\00:15:33.22
He had proven
00:15:33.27\00:15:34.42
His thoughts were higher than
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I could comprehend.
00:15:36.77\00:15:38.12
Just as it says
in Isaiah 55:8-9.
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For my thoughts
are not your thoughts
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nor are your ways my ways.
00:15:45.90\00:15:48.05
For as the heavens
are higher than the earth
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so are my ways
higher than your ways
00:15:51.37\00:15:53.78
and my thoughts
than your thoughts.
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I had been growing
00:15:56.93\00:15:59.35
in "Word Power" but I knew that
00:15:59.40\00:16:02.45
I had not reached
that dimension of faith
00:16:02.50\00:16:05.95
that God wanted me
00:16:06.00\00:16:07.55
to be walking in.
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I recalled the
many scriptures that
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assure us that
His vows are upon us.
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You know the Bible says in
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Psalms 57:2
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[text on screen]
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I asked the Lord to show me
00:16:35.60\00:16:37.68
what to do that night.
00:16:37.73\00:16:39.75
And the Holy Spirit literally
00:16:39.80\00:16:41.85
kept me up the rest of the night
00:16:41.90\00:16:44.05
flooding my
mind with scriptures.
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It reminded me
of what Jesus said
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in John 14:26.
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That the Holy Spirit
00:16:52.87\00:16:55.05
will bring to our remembrance
00:16:55.10\00:16:56.38
what He had said.
00:16:56.43\00:16:57.68
It seemed that every verse that
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I'd ever heard,
00:17:01.50\00:17:02.65
that night was
brought to my remembrance
00:17:02.70\00:17:05.38
by the Spirit.
00:17:05.43\00:17:06.52
And the Holy Spirit lead me
00:17:06.57\00:17:08.22
to write these promises of God.
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His vows in the
form of affirmations
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beginning with I am.
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And I knew that I was
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to speak these over my life.
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Just as I had spoken
God's healing promises.
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Faith would come by hearing.
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God knew that I needed to hear
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the testimony of my own voice.
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By morning
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over a hundred affirmations
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had been recorded.
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And they were compiled
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quite possibly from five
times as many scriptures.
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So what I did is
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I spent the day
thumbing through my Bible
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and I located a good
many of the references.
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But it required a visit to
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the church library
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and a great effort in
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the Strong's Concordance to
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identify the
remaining scriptures.
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The Church
Secretary there in Houston
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allowed me to
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use her computer
00:18:03.77\00:18:04.74
and I typed up the informations
- or the affirmations
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and then before I left,
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I made sure that the
Pastor received a copy of
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these affirmations
before I left town.
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And, you know,
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what happened after that day,
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God began a
great work in my life
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through the practice
of affirming His word.
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A work that continues to grow.
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And it -not only in me!
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You know, several weeks after
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I had come back
home from Houston
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an Elder from
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the Houston Church phoned
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and evidently
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the Pastor there
had mentioned that
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someone had given Him
affirmations form scripture.
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And the Elder guessed that
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I was the one.
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What thrilled my heart was that
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this Pastor
told the congregation
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that God was changing His life
00:18:54.23\00:18:57.45
through the affirmations.
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this Pastor was a serious
00:19:00.77\00:19:03.35
and accomplished Bible student.
00:19:03.40\00:19:06.72
I felt sure that
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He was familiar with
all the supporting verses
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for these affirmations.
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Yet,
00:19:13.80\00:19:15.05
like me,
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He tapped into a new
00:19:16.53\00:19:20.48
transforming source of power in
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the affirmation practice.
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You know I've written a book.
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A companion book
for this series that
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will teach you how
to do that as well.
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And if you're
interested in this study
00:19:32.57\00:19:35.68
and if you'd
interested in learning that,
00:19:35.73\00:19:37.18
you'll be interested in
the coming up announcement.
00:19:37.23\00:19:40.72
We'll be right back...
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If this dynamic series is making
00:19:45.07\00:19:46.95
a difference in your life,
00:19:47.00\00:19:48.25
then you should know
00:19:48.30\00:19:49.27
about a special study guide
00:19:49.28\00:19:50.52
written by Shelley Quinn.
00:19:50.57\00:19:51.65
Exalting His Word with
00:19:51.70\00:19:52.67
Life Affirmations From Scripture
00:19:52.68\00:19:53.65
is an in depth
study of the word of God.
00:19:53.67\00:19:56.32
Please send
your love gifts to...
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It was 1996
00:20:15.60\00:20:16.68
when the Lord
first raised me up as
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And for the next
two years He used me
00:20:20.17\00:20:23.32
in a ministry
outreach in an incredible way.
00:20:23.37\00:20:26.32
Then, I returned to
the corporate world.
00:20:26.37\00:20:29.95
And for 18 months
00:20:30.00\00:20:32.52
the frenzied schedule of
00:20:32.57\00:20:36.68
my corporate life began to
00:20:36.73\00:20:39.78
take priority
over the word of God.
00:20:39.83\00:20:42.78
And... You guessed it...!
00:20:42.83\00:20:45.12
My backsliding began to
00:20:45.17\00:20:46.58
distance me from the Lord.
00:20:46.63\00:20:48.68
It was something that
00:20:48.73\00:20:52.42
I was enjoying a
lot of career success
00:20:52.47\00:20:56.35
but I was miserable.
00:20:56.40\00:20:58.02
I really, really was!
00:20:58.07\00:20:59.98
And it didn't seem to matter
00:21:00.03\00:21:02.98
what kind of success I had.
00:21:03.03\00:21:05.45
I MISSED my time with God.
00:21:05.50\00:21:08.92
But afterwards,
00:21:08.97\00:21:09.94
God brought me
back to this practice of
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affirming His word.
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And it was in
September of 1999 actually
00:21:14.60\00:21:17.62
when He brought me back.
00:21:17.67\00:21:20.12
And when this happened
00:21:20.17\00:21:22.32
it brought an
incredible revelation!
00:21:22.37\00:21:27.18
Immediately,
00:21:27.23\00:21:28.22
when I returned to
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speaking God's word
00:21:29.50\00:21:30.92
over my life
00:21:30.97\00:21:32.18
and affirming His promises
00:21:32.23\00:21:33.65
there was surge in
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the power and victory
00:21:35.73\00:21:37.05
of my Christian walk.
00:21:37.10\00:21:38.85
"The power really exists
00:21:38.90\00:21:41.32
"in this process!!"
00:21:41.37\00:21:42.85
I shouted inwardly.
00:21:42.90\00:21:43.87
And then I said,
00:21:43.88\00:21:45.05
'Teach me Lord to
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understand why
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so I can teach others
00:21:48.17\00:21:49.38
this marvelous truth!'
00:21:49.43\00:21:51.28
I know that sometimes
00:21:51.33\00:21:53.65
God performs a work in me that
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develops without my awareness.
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In usually I'll enjoy
00:21:58.13\00:21:59.18
the benefits for a
while before I recognize that
00:21:59.23\00:22:02.82
He's changed me.
00:22:02.87\00:22:03.98
But this was different!
00:22:04.03\00:22:05.12
It was immediately obvious that
00:22:05.17\00:22:07.28
I had been endowed
with power from on high!
00:22:07.33\00:22:11.62
The intimacy of
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had been instantly restored.
00:22:14.80\00:22:17.02
He was my first love again.
00:22:17.07\00:22:19.12
And in seeking Him
first in all things
00:22:19.17\00:22:23.08
was my earnest desire.
00:22:23.13\00:22:24.82
Doing His will
was my top priority.
00:22:24.87\00:22:28.35
I realized
00:22:28.40\00:22:29.37
the transformation came through
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the process of
affirming His word.
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I just didn't understand
why it worked so powerfully.
00:22:35.40\00:22:39.55
You know, in Jeremiah 31:21
00:22:39.60\00:22:42.72
the Bible says...
00:22:42.77\00:22:43.78
[Text on screen]
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God has taught me
00:22:54.23\00:22:56.12
to seek Him for understanding
00:22:56.17\00:22:58.15
when He's done in a work in me.
00:22:58.20\00:23:00.18
His ways are
superior to our ways.
00:23:00.23\00:23:03.45
And I'm not satisfied just to
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enjoy a higher
level of experiencing God.
00:23:06.43\00:23:09.12
I want to know how
He transported me there.
00:23:09.17\00:23:13.82
I want to take
note of the highway.
00:23:13.87\00:23:17.68
Understanding His leading
00:23:17.73\00:23:19.65
helps me to set
up those signposts
00:23:19.70\00:23:22.68
on His "Holy Highway"
00:23:22.73\00:23:24.95
and these markers
are critical to me.
00:23:25.00\00:23:28.05
Not merely because I want to
00:23:28.10\00:23:30.92
direct others but also,
00:23:30.97\00:23:32.68
to help identify the way back
00:23:32.73\00:23:35.45
if I should ever step off
00:23:35.50\00:23:37.95
the narrow path.
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After several
weeks of intense study,
00:23:39.70\00:23:42.75
I came to
understand the mystery of
00:23:42.80\00:23:47.65
the power of
affirming God's word
00:23:47.70\00:23:50.92
with my living voice.
00:23:50.97\00:23:53.35
I felt compelled
00:23:53.40\00:23:55.15
to share the
affirmations that I had written
00:23:55.20\00:23:58.35
several years
earlier with others.
00:23:58.40\00:24:00.18
So I self published
a little book called
00:24:00.23\00:24:02.72
"Life
Affirmations From Scripture".
00:24:02.77\00:24:05.18
And I distributed free copies
00:24:05.23\00:24:07.42
to dozens of ministries
00:24:07.47\00:24:09.25
and hundreds of individuals.
00:24:09.30\00:24:11.12
And the moving
testimonies that I received
00:24:11.17\00:24:15.15
were absolutely a confirmation
00:24:15.20\00:24:19.15
or a reconfirmation of
00:24:19.20\00:24:20.92
the power in this
spiritual practice.
00:24:20.97\00:24:25.75
One month later
in January of 2000
00:24:25.80\00:24:28.55
I accepted God's call
to full-time ministry.
00:24:28.60\00:24:31.85
Word Warrior Ministries is
00:24:31.90\00:24:34.08
the ministry the
Lord has entrusted to me.
00:24:34.13\00:24:36.92
And, this was
birthed by God's leading.
00:24:36.97\00:24:40.85
the Lord has provided all of
00:24:40.90\00:24:42.55
my assignments by invitation.
00:24:42.60\00:24:44.65
Opening amazing avenues
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from the very beginning.
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Let me share something with you.
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The Holy Spirit
impressed upon me
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in those still, small,
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unspoken words,
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that doors for television,
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radio
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and publishing would open wide.
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And I would speak to
nations around the world.
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I was astonished
but I didn't doubt Him.
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I confess to thinking,
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'Who am I that you
may use me in this way?'
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The Lord caused me to understand
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it's all about Him
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and it's not about me.
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On December 31st 2002
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I made my first guest appearance
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here on 3ABN.
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This wonderful Christian network
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that reaches every
continent on earth!
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Seated there with
Danny and Linda Shelton
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I reflected in
amazement on God's faithfulness
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to His word.
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By the grace of
God I welcomed in
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the New Year
sharing a Bible teaching
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with the word- the world!!
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AMAZING!
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And then six weeks later
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I was overjoyed to
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receive a second
opportunity to go there
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and share another
message on the network.
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Then a few months past
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and 3ABN invited me
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to host this series
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and to write a
program companion book.
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My miracle
assignment had really arrived!
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I live in a small
rural Texas community
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of about 5000 people.
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Now, a person
would have to be dreaming
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to think such a
weighty assignment
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could find its way to me there,
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Right?
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Yet I knew it would.
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The mission came
sooner than expected
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and was greater than anticipated
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but still by faith
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I eagerly expected it!
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As long as I
keep exalting His Word
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I now the Lord will continue to
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provide ears to hear.
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God called me
through 3ABN to share
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my experience for your benefit.
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And to set your heart toward
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His "Holy Highway".
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To set up the landmarks
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and the guideposts that
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will point you in
the right direction.
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To inform you of
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the transforming power that
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is available to you.
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A power that will produce
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abundant life
here and godliness.
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God wants to raise
up many "Word Warriors".
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A multitude of voices that
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will be exalting His word.
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And it is my earnest prayer that
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this series
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will inspire you to give
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the Lord permission
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to have His way with you.
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I want to pray that
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the Lord will multiply
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His mercy, love,
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and grace to you.
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And I pray also that
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you will spend your time
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making that which is
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most important to God
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the very thing that
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is also most important to you.
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Exalting His Word.
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