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As we begin today, it is
important to remember what we
have talked about before.The
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book of Daniel is broken up into
two major sections: the
historical section, which covers
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Dan 1-6 and the prophetic
section, which covers Dan 7-12.
What we will study today will
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actually prepare us for that
prophetic section. In those
chapters of Daniel 7-12, every
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chapter, except Dan 10 and 11,
contains a very specific time
prophecy. Those prophecies need
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to be properly interpreted in
order to be properly understood.
For instance in Daniel 7:25, the
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little horn
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In addition Daniel 8:14 says it
would take 2,300 days in order
to cleanse the sanctuary. And
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also in Daniel 9:24 seventy
weeks are determined for
Daniel's people and for the holy
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city; verse 25 says that Messiah
the prince will arrive in 69
weeks after the decree is given
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to restore and build Jerusalem.
And Daniel 12:7 says that the
abomination that makes desolate
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would shatter the power of the
holy people for a time, two
times and half a time. That is
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only to name just a few of
the time prophecies in Daniel 7
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through 12. We will study and
have much more to say about
these amazing time prophecies in
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future shows, but for now the
key to understanding these time
prophecies lies in the specific
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relationship between a day, a
month, and a year. There is
actually a remarkable prophecy
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that occurs 7 times in the
scriptures that revolves around
this relationship between a day,
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a month, and a year. Those 7
times are all found in the book
of Daniel and Revelation. Daniel
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and Revelation are really sister
books or book ends of one
another. Daniel was a sealed
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book and in essence the book of
Revelation represents the
unsealing of Daniel. But was is
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this amazing prophecy that
occurs 7 times? It's first
appearance is found in Daniel
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7:25,:
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Then in Daniel 12:7
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As we turn to the
book of Revelation 11:2,
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verses 3, 7,
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While Rev. 12:6, pronounces
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But verses 14, 15 of
Revelation 12 also say,
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And finally
Revelation 13:5-7 states,
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Now I know that this may be a
bit confusing, but here is what
I want you to notice..Each of
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these prophecies is describing
the exact same events. However,
as the timing is described it
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uses different language of have
days, months and times. That
word times is another word for
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years. And so, when we compare
these numbers let's take
particular notice that 1260 days
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equals 42 months and 42 months
equals a time, times and a half
a time, which is clearly 3 and ½
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years. These are three different
ways of expressing the exact
same time period. So you might
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say, what's the big deal? Here's
the big deal and the question we
need to ask - are the prophecies
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of Daniel 7-12 simply limited to
some 3 and a half year period
some 2500 years ago?
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Well we need to go to the book
of Daniel itself to answer this
question. It is interesting how
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Daniel uses the word days in his
book. For example, in Daniel 1:5
and18, the Bible says that
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Daniel and his friends appeared
before the king "at the end of
days." However, their schooling
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covered 3 years. And again in
Daniel 4:34, where King
Nebuchadnezzar lost his mind,
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the king recovered from his
insanity, the Bible states, "at
the end of the days." But we
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know from Daniel 4:25 that the
period involved was 7
years.Daniel 5:11 refers to the
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"days" of Nebuchadnezzar. This
reference was to events that had
occurred more than a half a
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century earlier. Daniel 2:28
speaks of Nebuchadnezzar'
dreamthat revealed what was to
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come in the latter "days."
However those events occurred
years later. Verse 44 of Daniel
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2 says that the great image of
the dream was to come in the
"days" of the kings who were to
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rule the divided kingdom of iron
and clay. Those days are
obviously referring to the years
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of those kings. Daniel 8:26
refers to the sealing up the
vision which pertains to many
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"days," even to the time of the
end. Was the time of the end
just days after Daniel had the
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dream? There are many other
examples, but one of the most
important comes in Daniel 11:33
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which says the persecution would
last for "days." Those "days"
are the same as the time, times
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and half a time, or 3 and half
years of Dan 7:25. What does all
this mean? Quite clearly, in
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prophetic literature, one
prophetic day is equal to that
of one literal year. And so this
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means that 1260 days is equal to
1260 years; 42 months is equal
to 1260 days which is equal to
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1260 years; and 3 and a half
times or years is equal to 1260
days which is equal to 1260
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years. This is not some new
discover that I am sharing with
you. Many Bible students,
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teachers and scholars throughout
the centuries of the past have
utilized this principle in Bible
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prophecy that a prophetic day
represents a literal year. And
all of this is an essential part
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of the building blocks that an
astronomer by the name of
Jean-Phillipe de Chesaux used in
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order to solve a very complex
astronomical problem. What is
fascinating is that his solution
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in astronomy led to the
discovery of the Daniel cycle.
What we are going to see is that
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de Chesaux's discovery actually
confirms the year/day principle
that we just saw in Scripture
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through scientific means.
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So let's talk a little about de
Chesaux's problem. For centuries
astronomers and mathematicians
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have tried for to harmonize the
daily, monthly, and yearly
cycles. Think about for just a
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moment. It is a very
difficult thing to balance.
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A day contains 24 hours and is
the fundamental measure of time.
The month, or the interval
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between one new moon and another
contains 29 days 12 hours 44
minutes and 3 seconds.The year
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occupies 12 months 10 days 21
hours, or 365 days 5 hours 48
minutes and 49 seconds. If we
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were to calculate the number of
days in a month, or in a year;
or how many months in a year our
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answer would involve fractions
that would make the task
increasingly difficult. Don't be
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confused by all of this, but I
want you to imagine for just a
moment that the earth, moon and
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sun were perfectly arranged in a
straight line. Given that the
earth revolves or spins
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completely every 24 hours, and
that the moon takes 29 days 12
hours 44 minutes and 3 seconds
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to go around the earth, and that
a year takes the earth 365 days
5 hours 48 minutes and 49
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seconds to go around the sun,
how long would it take to bring
these cycles together again, so
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that the earth, moon and sun
came back to that same original
position of being in a perfect
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line? Well enter on the scene
astronomer Jean-Philippe de
Chéseaux. He was doing
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chronological research in an
attempt to answer the question
we just talked about. In
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addition, he was seeking to find
an accurate date for the
crucifixion. To accomplish that
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he was studying closely the
prophecies of Daniel, especially
Daniel 8 and Daniel 9. Through
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his study of Daniel, he began to
wonder about the relationship
between the 1260 day and the
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2300 day prophecy being actually
years. Somehow he must have
noticed that these periods are
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linked to one another by various
themes. This led him to a
brilliant idea!! He began to
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analyze these periods from an
astronomical point of view. In
other words, he began to wonder
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if the 1260 and 2300 prophetic
days and literal years might be
the key to harmonizing three
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basic time units of the solar
day, the solar year, and the
lunar month. He concluded that
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there was one of four
possibilities: Now don't lose me
here.the solar day harmonized
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with the solar year, the solar
year somehow harmonized with the
lunar month; the solar day
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someway harmonizes with the
lunar month or all three
harmonized, the day, month, and
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year. And here is the beautiful
thing that de Chesaux discovered
when he applied the year/day
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principle to these mathematical
and astronomical challenges.
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First, he discovered that both
the 1260 and the 2300 prophetic
day prophecies of Daniel were
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remarkably perfect and accurate
luni-solar cycles. Each was a
harmonization of the second
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class, meaning that the solar
year harmonized with the lunar
month. No previous astronomer
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had discovered this
relationship. As de Chéseaux
continued his calculations he
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discovered a cycle of
harmonization between the day,
the month, and the year. This
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also had eluded the astronomers
up to this point. When he looked
at the 1260 years, they were a
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good fit, almost perfect harmony
and "a remarkably small error."
between the day, month and year.
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However the 2300 year prophecy
was even better, it represented
the kind of cycle that had long
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been unsuccessfully demonstrated
by astronomers.In fact by using
the 2300 years to harmonize the
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day, month and year, there was
only an error of 8 hours and 12
minutes, which is remarkable
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small. That's roughly a .005%
error over the 2,300 years! As
de Chéseaux pondered the
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similarity of the very small
error in each of these time
prophecies, he theorized that
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the difference between the 1260
and the 2300 years or 1040
years, would prove to be key to
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unlock the mystery of when the
earth, moon and sun would be in
perfect alignment. And, my dear
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friends, that is exactly what he
found! Let's allow him to
communicate this discovery in
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his own words.
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Perfect harmony. It couldn't be
an accident. De Chesaux recorded
this profound discovery in a
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booklet titled "Historical,
Chronological, and Astronomical
Remarks on Certain Parts of the
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Book of Daniel." It was edited
by his sons, and was published
in 1754 some time after his
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death. But more importantly his
findings were independently
confirmed by Messrs, Mairan and
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Cassini, who were all celebrated
astronomers of the Royal Academy
of Science in Paris. The
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declared de Chasaux's
findings to be in harmony with
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astronomical fact. Don't let all
of this astronomical talk
confuse you. What does this all
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mean? Friends, this demonstrates
that the year/day principle,
which is widely attested to in
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Scripture, finds its ultimate
ground and foundation in the
very material of creation
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itself. You see de Chéseaux own
conclusion of this astonishing
discovery demonstrated to him
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that is provided absolute proof
that the book of Daniel was
divinely inspired. Listen to de
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Cheseaux's own words,
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My dear friends, since de
Chesaux's use of the year/day
principle works in a miraculous
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way to unlock the mathematical
and astronomical problem of
harmonizing the solar day, lunar
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month and solar year, there are
only two possible explanations.
First, this is all just a matter
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of chance or pure luck. Or this
is designed, planned. It is
clear in my mind, that this is
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evidence that a divine hand has
given the prophet divine
information that could only
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point to one conclusion.there is
a divine source things and a
creator, a designer who has
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designed all things. Therefore,
there are only two logical
conclusions to this issue of
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time and prophecy, any other
conclusion would simply be
irrational. The first is that
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God does indeed exist and He
desires personal interaction
with each of us.And secondly,
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this book, the Bibleis divinely
inspired, designed by a master
designer and is authoritative
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and completely trustworthy in
the lives of those who choose to
trust in Him. Listen to these
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provocative words of de Chesaux:
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Will we, as we study this book,
fail to see the creator of the
heavens and the earth? God is
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calling, He is appealing to each
of us to see Him as Creator and
Lord. Author Edwin de Kock
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perfectly summarizes de
Chesaux's discovery when he
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states, Did you hear that? This
book, the Bible, is a message to
you. It is a personal message.
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Directed right at you and in
your heart. God wants to be in
relationship with you. He wants
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you to trust His book. He wants
you to hear his call to come in
relationship with you. My dear
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friend, if God can guide the
universe with such precision,
don't you think He has a plan
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for you? Today, wil you accept
that plan? Today, will you
listen to that call?
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In this quiet place with you
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I bow before your throne
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I bare the deepest part of me
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To you and you alone
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I keep no secrets For there
is no thought You have not known
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I bring my best and all the rest
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To you and lay them down
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With all my heart
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I want to love you Lord
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And live my life
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Each day to know you more
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All that is in me
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Is yours completely
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I'll serve you only
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With all my heart
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You faithfully supply my needs
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According to your plan
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So help me Lord
to seek your face
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Before I seek your hand
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And trust you
know what's best for me
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When I don't understand
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And follow in obedience
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In every circumstance
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With all my heart
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I want to love you Lord
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And live my life
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Each day to know you more
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All that is in me
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Is yours completely
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Thank you Jesus
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I'll serve You
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With all my heart
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>>CHRIS: Friend, would like more
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>>CHRIS: Friend, thank you so
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