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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you go where\Nyou are not meant to be,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.60,0:00:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will find what you \Nare not meant to see.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.40,0:00:17.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, grace and peace \Nto you all in Jesus' mighty name.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.84,0:00:26.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us pray together right now and commit\Nthis time into the mighty hands of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.88,0:00:29.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us pray.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.16,0:00:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lord Jesus Christ, we thank You\Nfrom the depths of our hearts
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.52,0:00:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the precious blood You shed\Nfor us on the cross of Calvary.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.08,0:01:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We acknowledge, we recognise\Nhow undeserving we are
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.08,0:01:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are grateful\Nfor everything You are,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.48,0:01:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for everything You have done.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.60,0:01:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lord Jesus Christ,\Nlet the light of Your Word
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.36,0:01:39.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shine bright in our hearts \Ntoday with understanding.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.96,0:01:51.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let Your Word have its way in our hearts\Nand help us to apply this truth
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.52,0:02:02.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to our daily lives,\Nin Jesus' mighty name, we pray.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.96,0:02:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the children of God said, 'Amen!'
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.84,0:02:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank You, Lord! \NThank You, Jesus Christ!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.24,0:02:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to share a message today that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.64,0:02:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe will encourage you,\Nbut also challenge you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.00,0:02:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was speaking with someone recently and\Nthe person asked a very good question
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.72,0:02:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I want to share the question asked.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.04,0:02:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The answer to that question gave birth to the message you're about to hear today.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.76,0:02:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the person was asking me about something I had said in a previous message.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.76,0:02:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In that message, I had said, \N'If God permits it,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.76,0:03:00.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will prepare you for it,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.20,0:03:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will give you peace in the midst of it,\Nand He will promote you through it.'
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.88,0:03:09.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you remember that message.\NIt's a word of encouragement.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.08,0:03:14.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whatever we may be facing as \NChristians, as children of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.72,0:03:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,listen, if God permits you \Nto pass through it,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.08,0:03:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will provide peace in the \Nprocess of seeing you through it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.52,0:03:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a word of hope.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.52,0:03:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the question this brother asked \Nme was very straightforward.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.72,0:03:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, 'Brother Chris, I'm \Ngoing through a difficult situation
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.64,0:03:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right now and I don't have \Nany peace in the midst of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.16,0:03:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does this mean God did not permit it?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.36,0:03:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going through a terrible situation
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.16,0:03:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and God did not prepare me for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.32,0:04:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't have peace in the midst of it.\NI'm not seeing promotion coming from it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.64,0:04:05.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So does that mean God was not aware,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.68,0:04:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God did not permit it,\NGod did not allow it?'
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.00,0:04:12.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, 'This is a very good question.'
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.76,0:04:20.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, if you are going \Nthrough a difficult situation
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.60,0:04:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you don't have peace of heart\Nin the midst of that situation,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.56,0:04:41.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,oftentimes it is because it is\Nself-inflicted, not divinely permitted.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.20,0:04:47.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take note, I said, 'Oftentimes'.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.32,0:04:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many times you're going \Nthrough a challenge, trial,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.04,0:04:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't have \Npeace in the midst of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.96,0:05:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're filled with worry, anxiety, fear.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.00,0:05:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oftentimes it's because it is \Nself-inflicted, not divinely permitted.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.68,0:05:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not always.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.44,0:05:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There can be some situations where God \Nallows it, but maybe that situation
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.48,0:05:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shifts our focus off God and we fall \Ninto that trap of panic, fear, worry.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.44,0:05:31.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember our Lord Jesus Christ\Nwhen He called Simon Peter to come.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.32,0:05:33.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was an instruction from Jesus, 'Come!'
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.72,0:05:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Peter came, but when he saw the waves,\Nthe winds, what happened?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.40,0:05:44.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His focus left the Saviour \Nand turned to the storm.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.12,0:05:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he saw the waves and \Nthe winds, fear stepped in.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.60,0:05:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He began to sink.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.64,0:05:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes our situation can feel\Nso overwhelming and our attention is taken
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.60,0:06:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from our Saviour, from our Source.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.00,0:06:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's true.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.16,0:06:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But today, I want to talk about
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.84,0:06:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the challenges, the trials, the \Ndifficulties that are self-inflicted.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.88,0:06:30.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because when you face\Na self-inflicted trial,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.88,0:06:33.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will not be prepared for it,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.72,0:06:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will not have peace in the \Nmidst of it, and you will not be promoted
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.80,0:06:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through it unless you turn to \NGod in the face of it, in repentance.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.60,0:06:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, what do I mean when I say a self-inflicted trouble, a self-inflicted trial?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.84,0:07:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, people of God,\Ntake note of this.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.00,0:07:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those of you who are connected today,\Nyou brought your notebook,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.76,0:07:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you want to take note of something for further reflection, you can write this down.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.96,0:07:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A self-invited temptation leads\Nto a self-inflicted trouble.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.80,0:07:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll say it again.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.20,0:07:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A self-invited temptation leads\Nto a self-inflicted tribulation.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.04,0:07:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are temptations that God allows.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.88,0:07:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are temptations that we invite.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.24,0:07:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me just read \Nfrom 1 Corinthians 10:13.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.92,0:08:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a very popular Scripture\Nwhen talking on this subject matter.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.12,0:08:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I want you to think \Ncarefully about this.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.12,0:08:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1 Corinthians 10:13,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.48,0:08:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"No temptation has overtaken\Nyou except such as is common to man;
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.00,0:08:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but God is faithful, who will not allow you\Nto be tempted beyond what you are able,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.20,0:08:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but with the temptation
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.00,0:08:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will also make the way of escape\Nthat you may be able to bear it."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.36,0:08:44.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you cannot find a way out,\Nyou have shown the way in.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.40,0:08:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, if you are with someone,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.88,0:08:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can tell the person or \Nyou can tell yourself,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.60,0:08:58.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“If you have not found the way out,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.88,0:09:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have shown \Nthe way in to sin.”
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.68,0:09:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don't find an escape route,\Nyou have let sin take root.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.04,0:09:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what the Scripture is saying here.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.00,0:09:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The temptation that God permits\Nis accompanied by a way out.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.60,0:09:42.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the temptation we easily fall \Ninto is the temptation we invite.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.28,0:09:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you open the door, don't \Nblame the devil for entering through it.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.24,0:09:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't blame the devil \Nfor entering through
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.88,0:10:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the door you leave\Nwide open for him.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.28,0:10:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you follow what I’m \Nsaying here, people of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.68,0:10:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you invite temptation, don't assume \NGod will help you to fight temptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.84,0:10:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God will not see you through\Nthe temptation invited by you.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.44,0:10:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you invite it, you are \Nleft alone to fight it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.00,0:10:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the reason why many people \Ntoday are facing self-inflicted trials
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.00,0:10:49.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their marriage, in their \Nhealth, in their finances,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.08,0:10:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they set themselves \Nup for temptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.64,0:11:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when you set yourself \Nup for temptation,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.76,0:11:09.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,temptation will soon be set up for \Nyou and you will likely fall into it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.16,0:11:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The consequences of falling \Ninto that temptation
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.44,0:11:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,often lead to self-inflicted troubles.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.64,0:11:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to talk to you today\Nabout two very common ways
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.52,0:11:32.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we invite temptation so we can examine\Nourselves in the light of God's Word.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.44,0:11:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two ways that we invite temptation -
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.36,0:11:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1. We go where we are not meant to go.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.48,0:11:52.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2. We do not go where we are meant to go.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.32,0:11:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, thank You, Jesus.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.40,0:12:00.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will say it again, people of God.\NThere are two common ways
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.12,0:12:08.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we invite temptation, or two ways\Nin which we tempt the devil to tempt us.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.52,0:12:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1. We go where we are not meant to go -
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.60,0:12:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being where we are not \Nmeant to be as children of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.36,0:12:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2. We don't go where we are meant to go.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.60,0:12:35.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if you are to look at these two common ways in which we invite temptation,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.92,0:12:40.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the first one is something\Nfar easier to understand.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.56,0:12:46.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a child of God, there are\Ncertain places we should not go,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.68,0:12:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I should not go, you should not go.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.60,0:12:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You should not go to a place where \NJesus Christ would not be welcomed.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.60,0:13:01.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't expect God's grace,\NGod's protection, to cover you
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.36,0:13:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you go to a place, knowingly,\Nwhere sin is celebrated.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.48,0:13:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are walking into the lion's den.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.40,0:13:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are asking for temptation to come.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.76,0:13:21.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when you go where you are \Nnot meant to go, what happens?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.40,0:13:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are on your own.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.12,0:13:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this natural strength\Ncannot overcome sin's power.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.84,0:13:38.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Natural wisdom cannot \Ndefeat the devil's cunning.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.32,0:13:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You say, 'I'm strong in myself.'
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.76,0:13:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You go to a place where \NJesus will not be welcomed.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.56,0:13:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You go on your own.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.28,0:13:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Spirit of God is not \Nthere to protect you.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.36,0:13:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Spirit of God is not there\Nto make a way out for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.04,0:14:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're going to fall into the trap\Nyou have set for yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.20,0:14:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I could give a very\Nsimple example, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.16,0:14:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's say someone is praying,\N'God, I want to stop drinking alcohol.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.76,0:14:18.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know this is bad for my spiritual life,\Nphysical life, financial life, marital life.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.96,0:14:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In every department, it is bad, sinful.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.24,0:14:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to stop drinking alcohol,'\Nand you receive prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.64,0:14:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You join the Interactive Prayer Service
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.64,0:14:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you go to a living church to receive\Nprayer or you're seeking God on your own.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.84,0:14:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But after that prayer, you use \Nyour own two legs to walk
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.12,0:14:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a bar, to a club, to a pub where\Nalcohol is being sold and celebrated.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.44,0:14:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are walking into the trap\Nthat you will fall into.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.56,0:14:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're going to fall straight back\Ninto that ungodly influence. Why?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:57.60,0:15:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because you are going where \Nyou are not meant to go.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.68,0:15:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What business does a child of God
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.20,0:15:16.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have with a place that celebrates sin,\Nor a place that celebrates darkness?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:16.60,0:15:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think it is easier to understand\Nthat particular example.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.76,0:15:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey, as a child of God,\Nsome places are off-limits.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.68,0:15:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I should not go there.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.84,0:15:34.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no justification for going there.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.28,0:15:37.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But let's now look at the second one,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.32,0:15:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's not just about going\Nwhere you are not meant to go.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:42.00,0:15:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you know what is the cause\Nof many invited temptations?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.04,0:15:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are not where we are meant to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:52.00,0:15:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to turn to the \NScriptures to read a story
Dialogue: 0,0:15:58.28,0:16:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Old Testament that \Nillustrates the danger of this,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:03.92,0:16:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is taken from\Nthe Book of 2 Samuel.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.64,0:16:17.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please turn with me in your \NBibles to 2 Samuel 11.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.04,0:16:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this is the account of \NDavid, Bathsheba, and Uriah.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.80,0:16:30.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe you are familiar with \Nthis story, David and Bathsheba.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.72,0:16:33.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a well-known story.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:33.28,0:16:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How could this man after \NGod's own heart, the king,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.16,0:16:44.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,succumb to that temptation with Bathsheba?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.84,0:16:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us examine not just\Nthe sinful action,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.68,0:16:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what happened before\Nthat led to that temptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.64,0:17:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I want to read this account.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:00.44,0:17:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's start from verse one,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.44,0:17:11.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It happened in the spring of the year,\Nat the time when kings go out to battle,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:11.92,0:17:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that David sent Joab and his \Nservants with him, and all Israel;
Dialogue: 0,0:17:18.76,0:17:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they destroyed the people \Nof Ammon and besieged Rabbah.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.32,0:17:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But David remained at Jerusalem.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.80,0:17:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then it happened one evening \Nthat David arose from his bed
Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.96,0:17:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and walked on the \Nroof of the king's house.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.64,0:17:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And from the roof he saw a woman bathing,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.96,0:18:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the woman was \Nvery beautiful to behold.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:00.60,0:18:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So David sent and \Ninquired about the woman.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:03.92,0:18:06.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And someone said, \N'Is this not Bathsheba,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:06.84,0:18:10.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the daughter of Eliam, the \Nwife of Uriah the Hittite?'
Dialogue: 0,0:18:10.72,0:18:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then David sent messengers, and took her;\Nand she came to him, and he lay with her,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.68,0:18:23.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for she was cleansed from her impurity;
Dialogue: 0,0:18:23.40,0:18:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she returned to her house.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:30.28,0:18:32.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the woman conceived;
Dialogue: 0,0:18:32.32,0:18:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so she sent and told David, \Nand said, 'I am with child.'
Dialogue: 0,0:18:36.80,0:18:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then David sent to Joab, saying,\N'Send me Uriah the Hittite.'
Dialogue: 0,0:18:43.80,0:18:46.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Joab sent Uriah to David.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:46.60,0:18:51.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Uriah had come to him,\NDavid asked how Joab was doing,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:51.28,0:18:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how the people were doing,\Nand how the war prospered.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:55.00,0:19:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And David said to Uriah, 'Go down \Nto your house and wash your feet.'
Dialogue: 0,0:19:00.52,0:19:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Uriah departed\Nfrom the king's house,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:03.00,0:19:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a gift of food from the \Nking followed him.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:07.16,0:19:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Uriah slept at the \Ndoor of the king's house
Dialogue: 0,0:19:12.56,0:19:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with all the servants of his lord,\Nand did not go down to his house.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:19.36,0:19:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when they told David, saying,\N'Uriah did not go down to his house,'
Dialogue: 0,0:19:24.28,0:19:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David said to Uriah, 'Did you \Nnot come from a journey?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:28.44,0:19:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why did you not go down to your house?'
Dialogue: 0,0:19:31.96,0:19:41.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Uriah said to David, 'The ark and\NIsrael and Judah are dwelling in tents,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.92,0:19:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my lord Joab and the servants of\Nmy lord are encamped in the open fields.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:47.28,0:19:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shall I then go to my house to eat\Nand drink, and to lie with my wife?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:54.32,0:20:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you live and as your soul \Nlives, I will not do this thing."
Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.08,0:20:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to pause the reading here.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:07.12,0:20:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a very sad, sobering story,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:15.76,0:20:21.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, although we will not \Nread the entire passage,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:21.80,0:20:30.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eventually, because Uriah does \Nnot go back to meet his wife,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.16,0:20:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David sends him back to the \Nbattle with a letter to Joab,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:35.80,0:20:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,effectively arranging his murder,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:40.44,0:20:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Uriah was killed on the battleground.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:46.12,0:20:53.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And afterwards David then \Ntook Bathsheba to be his wife.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:53.56,0:21:01.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a seriously sad story -\Nhow a man who loved God,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:01.08,0:21:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a man after God's heart, \Ncould not only fall
Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.04,0:21:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into that trap of temptation,\Nbut then go on this journey of cover-up
Dialogue: 0,0:21:13.12,0:21:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that led him to increasingly worse sins.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:18.52,0:21:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before I go back to the beginning\Nof this chapter to examine what led
Dialogue: 0,0:21:25.28,0:21:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to David being in the place\Nwhere such a temptation struck,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:34.24,0:21:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it's worth saying \Nsomething important here -
Dialogue: 0,0:21:38.84,0:21:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sin always outstays its welcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:50.36,0:22:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It gives you far less than you desire\Nand takes far more than you realise.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:04.20,0:22:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sin is like a wildfire that cannot \Nbe contained once lit.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:16.28,0:22:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No human efforts to contain it \Nwill succeed without repentance.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:25.16,0:22:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sin will take you further than \Nyou are prepared to stray,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:37.56,0:22:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will hold you longer than \Nyou are willing to stay,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:44.68,0:22:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and will cost you more \Nthan you are ready to pay.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:51.88,0:23:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the case of David and Bathsheba.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:01.48,0:23:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a big lesson, people\Nof God, a very big lesson.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:07.96,0:23:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David's attempt to cover up his sin
Dialogue: 0,0:23:14.80,0:23:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,became a downward spiral \Nthat led him increasingly
Dialogue: 0,0:23:22.40,0:23:26.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,down into the depths of even more sin.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:26.80,0:23:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more you attempt to cover up sin, \Nthe tighter it increases its grip on you.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:33.80,0:23:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The wildfire of sin can only be \Ncontained by a repentant heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:43.88,0:23:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or let me say the wildfire of sin
Dialogue: 0,0:23:46.80,0:23:51.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can only be contained by \Nthe blood of Jesus Christ,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:51.92,0:24:02.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we have access to when \Nwe repent genuinely, sincerely.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:02.20,0:24:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know this is a serious subject, \Npeople of God, but let's look into this.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:09.40,0:24:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happened to David?
Dialogue: 0,0:24:12.88,0:24:19.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happened that he fell headlong \Ninto this trap of Bathsheba?
Dialogue: 0,0:24:19.56,0:24:24.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, I want to read again \Nto you 2 Samuel 11:1.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:24.68,0:24:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's examine the scenario \Nbefore this encounter.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:31.00,0:24:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It happened in the spring of the year,\Nat the time when kings go out to battle..."
Dialogue: 0,0:24:42.08,0:24:46.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David was a warrior.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:46.44,0:24:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had been with his \Narmy on the battleground,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:51.44,0:24:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but on this occasion,\Nthe army went out to battle
Dialogue: 0,0:24:57.40,0:25:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the king remained at Jerusalem.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:02.28,0:25:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you see where I'm \Ngoing with this, people of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:08.28,0:25:15.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David was meant to be\Nwith his men at the battle
Dialogue: 0,0:25:15.12,0:25:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he remained in Jerusalem.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:20.08,0:25:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because he was not \Nwhere he was meant to be,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:25.20,0:25:38.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the idleness that he fell into soon \Nled to the temptation that he invited.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:38.24,0:25:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why do I say idleness? 2 Samuel 11:2, "Then it happened one evening..."
Dialogue: 0,0:25:43.88,0:25:51.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take note - in the evening,\NDavid arose from his bed.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:51.40,0:26:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His men are fighting on the field\Nwhile David was sleeping in his bed.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:00.52,0:26:07.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you follow the lesson I'm painting \Nto everyone here, people of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:07.24,0:26:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the afternoon he was sleeping - \Na time he was not meant to.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:15.96,0:26:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then he got up in the \Nevening and went up to the roof.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:24.60,0:26:29.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you go where\Nyou are not meant to be,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:29.92,0:26:34.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will find what you \Nare not meant to see.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:34.28,0:26:38.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are searching for \Nwhat is not missing,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:38.44,0:26:43.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will soon locate\Nwhat you are not looking for.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:43.56,0:26:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David went up to the \Nroof in the evening
Dialogue: 0,0:26:49.60,0:26:54.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because he was on his \Nbed in the afternoon,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:54.52,0:27:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while his men were \Nfighting on the field of battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:01.32,0:27:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, there's a big lesson here.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:05.72,0:27:13.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a very big lesson here\Nfor all of you, for all of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:13.44,0:27:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If David was with his men\Non the field of battle,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:18.52,0:27:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he would not have been at \Nthat place, at that moment
Dialogue: 0,0:27:24.00,0:27:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where his eyes saw Bathsheba\Nand he fell into that temptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:31.04,0:27:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you know there are many testimonies\Nthat your eyes may never see
Dialogue: 0,0:27:43.00,0:27:51.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you are where \NGod wants you to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:51.04,0:27:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has preserved you.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:53.48,0:27:56.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has protected you.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:56.36,0:28:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has seen you through battles\Nyou didn't even know existed,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:01.52,0:28:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you were in the right place.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:05.60,0:28:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no moment spent in God's\Nprojects, God's assignments,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:12.56,0:28:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is wasted,\Nthat is missed, that is lost.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:15.92,0:28:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have no idea how\NGod has rescued you
Dialogue: 0,0:28:22.56,0:28:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just by being in the right place \Nand doing the right thing -
Dialogue: 0,0:28:26.52,0:28:30.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being in your assignment.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:30.72,0:28:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happened with David?
Dialogue: 0,0:28:35.12,0:28:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He stepped out of his duty, and \Nso he stepped into temptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:45.76,0:28:49.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, think about this.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:49.80,0:28:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you step out of \Nthe path of your duty,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:54.60,0:29:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will soon step into \Nthe path of temptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:01.28,0:29:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you neglect your assignments,\Nit will surely deflect your focus.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:12.24,0:29:18.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you let down your guard, \Nidleness seeps in,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:18.72,0:29:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can fall into that temptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:20.76,0:29:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David was not an idle man. He was a \Nwarrior, a man of war. We know his exploits.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:27.44,0:29:30.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have so many examples\Nin the Scriptures.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:30.40,0:29:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was not an idle man,\Nbut in a moment of idleness...
Dialogue: 0,0:29:35.96,0:29:37.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or let me put it like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:37.48,0:29:43.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a moment of idleness turned \Ninto a moment of madness.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:43.12,0:29:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the man after God's own \Nheart fell to the sin of adultery.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:53.08,0:29:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a serious message,\Nonce again, people of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:55.88,0:30:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't know how God \Nhas been preserving us
Dialogue: 0,0:30:00.88,0:30:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simply by our presence in His presence,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:04.00,0:30:08.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by being in the right place\Nat the right time.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:08.16,0:30:11.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used to hear some people say today,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:11.28,0:30:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'I was just in the wrong \Nplace at the wrong time.'
Dialogue: 0,0:30:14.40,0:30:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, let \Nme tell you a vital truth,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:17.00,0:30:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a child of God, you will not be\Nin the wrong place at the wrong time. Why?
Dialogue: 0,0:30:24.40,0:30:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if you are in \Nthe right place with God,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:30.24,0:30:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will preserve you from being in \Nthe wrong place at the wrong time.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:36.04,0:30:39.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about how many \Ntroubles people enter today,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:39.44,0:30:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how many negative situations emerge today\Nbecause people are in the wrong place,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:46.12,0:30:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the wrong time, with the wrong people.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:49.60,0:30:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if you are in the wrong \Nplace, at the wrong time,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:52.36,0:30:54.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will get connected\Nto the wrong people -
Dialogue: 0,0:30:54.84,0:30:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people that divide your life,\Npeople that subtract from your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:59.96,0:31:08.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the contrary, if you are \Nin the right place with God,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:08.80,0:31:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will be moving at the right pace
Dialogue: 0,0:31:13.96,0:31:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you will find yourself \Nsurrounded by the right people -
Dialogue: 0,0:31:18.00,0:31:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people that will add to your life,\Ncontribute to your spiritual growth,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:24.16,0:31:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,multiply your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:26.52,0:31:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you are committed to your assignment from God, He will connect you to those
Dialogue: 0,0:31:32.64,0:31:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are equally committed \Nto the same cause.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:36.84,0:31:41.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me give you advice, because many\Npeople reach out to us at God's Heart TV,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:41.12,0:31:45.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this issue of marriage, 'I want to find my godly partner, the right person.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:45.64,0:31:48.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When will the right person come?'
Dialogue: 0,0:31:48.08,0:31:53.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, you will not find\Nthe right person in the wrong place.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:53.20,0:31:59.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will not find the right \Nperson in the wrong place.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:59.08,0:32:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you stay in the right \Nplace with God,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:03.52,0:32:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will bring the right person\Nat His appointed time.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:11.80,0:32:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we get desperate.\NWe look at our age.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:15.16,0:32:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We look at all these other circumstantial\Nfactors, pressures from society, and we
Dialogue: 0,0:32:20.80,0:32:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go to the wrong place, at the wrong time,\Nand expect to meet the right person. No!
Dialogue: 0,0:32:28.76,0:32:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are invited temptations.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:32.56,0:32:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you invite temptation,\Ndon't expect spiritual benefits.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:40.88,0:32:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't assume a spiritual benefit\Nfor a self-inflicted trial.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:49.72,0:32:54.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I'm recounting this story \Nof David, you can just reflect
Dialogue: 0,0:32:54.68,0:33:00.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on your own life, your own journey of faith.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:00.56,0:33:06.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's contrast David's attitude \Nto Uriah's attitude.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:06.96,0:33:12.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, there is a big difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:12.68,0:33:17.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Uriah left the battle, but the \Nbattle did not leave him.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:17.96,0:33:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He physically left his assignment,\Nbut his assignment did not leave him.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:24.64,0:33:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even when he came back to see the \Nking, he refused to go and meet with
Dialogue: 0,0:33:34.76,0:33:40.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his wife or eat and drink\Nas the king wanted. Why?
Dialogue: 0,0:33:40.12,0:33:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because he said, 'How can I do this \Nwhilst those men are on the battlefield?'
Dialogue: 0,0:33:47.84,0:33:51.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though Uriah \Nleft the battle in flesh,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:51.08,0:33:53.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he did not leave the battle in spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:53.68,0:33:56.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem with David\Nis that he was neither
Dialogue: 0,0:33:56.52,0:34:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,present in the battle \Nin flesh nor in spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:03.08,0:34:05.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you understand, people of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:05.16,0:34:10.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if David was not there physically,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:10.20,0:34:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if he was alert that a battle's going on,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:14.76,0:34:19.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are people putting their lives\Non the line to fight his enemies,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:19.24,0:34:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he would have joined them in spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:21.76,0:34:24.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He would have stayed alert\Nto that assignment,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:24.88,0:34:28.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if he was not physically\Nin the place of that assignment.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:28.60,0:34:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But whilst his men were busy\Nfighting his enemies on the field,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:35.96,0:34:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was busy playing games \Nwith the enemy on the roof.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:45.60,0:34:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take note, I'm not saying \NBathsheba was his enemy.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:48.44,0:34:58.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The devil is our actual enemy.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:58.24,0:35:01.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was not present in \Nthe battle physically,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:01.40,0:35:06.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but equally, he was not \Npresent in the battle spiritually.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:06.76,0:35:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people may say, \N'David is a fighting man.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:10.32,0:35:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, he'd gone out to many \Nbattles. He'd won many victories.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:14.16,0:35:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was a time for him to rest.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:16.48,0:35:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not every time he had \Nto lead the men in battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:19.52,0:35:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He could have gone back to rest.'
Dialogue: 0,0:35:21.76,0:35:27.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, people of God, I agree, there is a \Ntime to work, there is a time to rest.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:27.48,0:35:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when you rest when \Nyou are meant to work,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:30.68,0:35:34.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will only leave you more stressed.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:34.84,0:35:38.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you relax at the time\Nyou are not meant to,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:38.32,0:35:43.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is far from relaxing because \Nit is accompanied by guilt.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:43.84,0:35:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no real pleasure in \Nill-timed leisure, unearned leisure.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:52.36,0:35:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you follow what \NI'm saying, people of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:55.68,0:36:00.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a divine decree to rest. Yes,\Nthere are times this body needs rest.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:00.40,0:36:04.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you rest in the body,\Ndon't relent in the spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:04.36,0:36:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't rest in the spirit.\NThis was the problem of David.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:09.40,0:36:21.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He not only left the battle naturally, \Nhe was not there spiritually.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:21.28,0:36:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why idleness crept in.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:24.04,0:36:26.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, I'm not saying you should not rest.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:26.92,0:36:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, this body needs rest.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:29.56,0:36:41.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But look, rest is an extension of your \Nassignment, not an escape from it.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:41.40,0:36:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rest should be an expression \Nof faith, not an exception of faith.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:48.60,0:36:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do I mean?
Dialogue: 0,0:36:50.36,0:36:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are to rest this flesh,\Nyou must not rest your spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:54.76,0:36:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You must stay alert.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:57.36,0:37:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Watch and pray.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:00.88,0:37:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of us today, what happens?
Dialogue: 0,0:37:02.92,0:37:07.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We say, 'I want to rest. I want to relax.'
Dialogue: 0,0:37:07.56,0:37:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in the process of relaxing, \Nwhat are we doing?
Dialogue: 0,0:37:11.72,0:37:17.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are where we are not meant to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:17.24,0:37:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see what we are not meant to see.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:23.24,0:37:30.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to rest, don't simply look for something that can entertain your flesh.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:30.16,0:37:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look for something\Nthat can edify your spirit
Dialogue: 0,0:37:34.64,0:37:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the devil does not \Nrespect your time of relaxation.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:42.16,0:37:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at David - if this could happen \Nto a man after God's own heart,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:50.52,0:37:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how much more so should we be careful?
Dialogue: 0,0:37:54.36,0:37:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Be careful, people of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:59.80,0:38:05.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't tempt the devil to tempt you. \NDon't invite temptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:05.84,0:38:10.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, some of you may hear \Nthis message today and say,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:10.76,0:38:14.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Brother Chris, David was a man of war.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:14.32,0:38:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was a clear-cut scenario. You know,\Nhis soldiers were on the battleground.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:19.00,0:38:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Me, I am not working in the army.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:21.64,0:38:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not going to fight a physical battle. What can I do?
Dialogue: 0,0:38:25.16,0:38:29.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you mean that I must stay\Nin the place where God wants me to be?
Dialogue: 0,0:38:29.68,0:38:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I must stay in my assignment.\NWhat does that mean practically?'
Dialogue: 0,0:38:35.68,0:38:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, if you take care\Nof your relationship with God,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:47.08,0:38:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will know there are assignments \Nall around that He has given you.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:56.08,0:39:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no one connected here\Nwhom God has not given an assignment.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:04.72,0:39:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you drown out the noise of your \Nsituation and listen to the prompting
Dialogue: 0,0:39:09.64,0:39:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your conscience, you will \Nknow what you need to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:15.00,0:39:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your contribution to others\Nis an assignment from God.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:24.60,0:39:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will say it again.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:27.04,0:39:37.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your contribution to others\Nis an assignment from God.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:37.32,0:39:47.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Use what is in your hands to help \Nand watch what is in your hands grow.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:47.12,0:39:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have too much time for yourself,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:52.76,0:40:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will soon find yourself spending \Nit on your wants, not your needs.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:01.48,0:40:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And man's wants are unlimited.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:05.80,0:40:18.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The confusion of needs with wants\Nis the cause of the crisis in contentment.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:18.72,0:40:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are not content\Nand lack of contentment
Dialogue: 0,0:40:25.28,0:40:32.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,makes you a candidate\Nfor carnal comparison.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:32.28,0:40:35.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not content.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:35.56,0:40:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're so busy looking at the lives of\Nothers rather than living our own lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:46.52,0:40:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember an old saying that there are\Nthree types of people in this world -
Dialogue: 0,0:40:52.08,0:40:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those who make things happen,
Dialogue: 0,0:40:55.60,0:40:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those who watch things happen,
Dialogue: 0,0:40:58.52,0:41:03.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those who wonder what happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:03.32,0:41:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're too busy comparing \Nourselves with others,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:10.84,0:41:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,focusing on what we want\Nrather than what we need.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:15.56,0:41:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God has promised as a good Father\Nto meet the needs of His children -
Dialogue: 0,0:41:22.48,0:41:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not necessarily our wants.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:25.28,0:41:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David had everything that he needed.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:29.76,0:41:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God had given him everything, even \Nmore abundantly, more than he needed.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:38.40,0:41:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But because he neglected his \Nduty, his focus was deflected,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:45.52,0:41:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he started focusing on what \Nhe wanted, not what he needed.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:51.24,0:41:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then he saw Bathsheba\Nand fell into the trap of the devil.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:59.88,0:42:05.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's important, people of God, \Nthat we address issues like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:05.12,0:42:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to condemn you, no.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:09.36,0:42:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, even if you're watching this message\Nright now and you reflect and realise,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:17.40,0:42:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'My situation is self-inflicted\Nbecause I invited temptation' -
Dialogue: 0,0:42:23.32,0:42:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is hope because the answer to a self-inflicted trial is repentance.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:34.96,0:42:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you turn to God with all your heart,\NHe can still turn that situation around
Dialogue: 0,0:42:42.96,0:42:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it can still lead to your \Nprogress and promotion.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:47.04,0:42:48.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the mystery.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:48.88,0:42:54.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even David, with what happened...
Dialogue: 0,0:42:54.20,0:43:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you know, people of God, that after this, when the prophet Nathan rebuked him
Dialogue: 0,0:43:00.04,0:43:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he repented, do you know that this very scenario led him to write Psalm 51?
Dialogue: 0,0:43:08.68,0:43:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A Psalm, I believe so many of \Nus present here have read
Dialogue: 0,0:43:16.76,0:43:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and been touched by the Holy Spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:19.92,0:43:24.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A message that resonates \Nthrough generations,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:24.20,0:43:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that came from a repentant heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:27.84,0:43:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even though sin connected \NDavid with Bathsheba,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:34.56,0:43:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we know that eventually their \Nunion produced King Solomon,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:39.64,0:43:45.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a man who has provided such words \Nof wisdom through the Proverbs,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:45.64,0:43:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and someone who was even part\Nof the lineage of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:52.92,0:43:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does this mean?
Dialogue: 0,0:43:54.88,0:43:58.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if your trial is self-inflicted,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:58.80,0:44:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and right now, you don't \Nhave peace in the midst of it,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:02.16,0:44:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the answer is to repent.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:04.68,0:44:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Repentance comes when you \Nstop blaming and start changing.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:12.04,0:44:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stop blaming.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:14.92,0:44:18.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘I'm facing this because \Nof what they did to me.’
Dialogue: 0,0:44:18.16,0:44:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘I'm going through this because \Nof my family background.’
Dialogue: 0,0:44:22.44,0:44:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘I did this because everyone in my \Nworkplace is doing it - it's okay.’
Dialogue: 0,0:44:28.44,0:44:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘I'm going through this difficulty because\Nof the corruption in my government.’
Dialogue: 0,0:44:34.48,0:44:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘I'm facing this because of that.’
Dialogue: 0,0:44:40.40,0:44:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if there is an element of \Ntruth in that allegation,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:45.88,0:44:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spiritually, the answer \Nis not to blame.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:51.64,0:44:58.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Blaming will not produce change; \Nit will keep you in chains.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:58.68,0:45:06.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Repent, reconnect with God
Dialogue: 0,0:45:06.64,0:45:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and He can still provide\Nthat peace in the midst of it
Dialogue: 0,0:45:10.60,0:45:15.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if you face the \Nconsequences of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:15.68,0:45:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Repentance does not \Nnecessarily remove consequence,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:19.48,0:45:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it enables you to put \Nthe best construction on it.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:27.84,0:45:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,May God bless His Word\Nin the midst of our hearts.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:39.52,0:45:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And may He help us to stay\Non the path of our calling
Dialogue: 0,0:45:54.16,0:46:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we avoid the road\Nthat leads to our falling.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:00.84,0:46:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Jesus' mighty name we pray, amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:08.40,0:46:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point, I would love \Nto hear from one or two of you,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:14.36,0:46:20.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if there's a lesson you have learnt from\Nthis sermon, this word of encouragement,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:20.72,0:46:26.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or perhaps you have a question\Nto ask in the light of this message,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:26.32,0:46:29.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's give some time right now for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:35.20,0:46:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am Eliane.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:36.36,0:46:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm originally from Ivory Coast, but\NI'm a Dutch citizen living in Amsterdam.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:41.80,0:46:48.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brother Chris, I want to say thank you for the message about King David and Bathsheba.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:48.96,0:46:55.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This message really touched me\Nbecause it captured my own story.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:55.32,0:46:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found myself where \NI shouldn't have been
Dialogue: 0,0:46:58.84,0:47:03.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I met a married man\Nand I had a child for him.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:03.24,0:47:09.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the only child that I have\Nwas born with sickle-cell anaemia.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:09.32,0:47:15.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I know that what I did was very wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:15.88,0:47:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm always asking God to \Nforgive me because it's very bad.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:22.20,0:47:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she's the only child I have.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:25.28,0:47:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now she's doing fine because \NI'm praying every day for her
Dialogue: 0,0:47:28.80,0:47:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I have taken her to a\Nman of God to pray for her.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:33.00,0:47:38.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But sometimes I think that the \Nconsequences are still there.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:38.44,0:47:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that maybe I may lose my \Nchild and when I think about it
Dialogue: 0,0:47:42.44,0:47:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm always crying and I'm \Nalways asking God for forgiveness.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:45.60,0:47:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This message really touched me.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:48.28,0:47:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is my story.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:51.36,0:47:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm so sorry.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:53.52,0:47:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please help me beg God.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:57.16,0:47:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is just what I wanted \Nto say, it's a comment.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:59.76,0:48:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't have any question. I know \Nthat what I've done is very bad.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:04.64,0:48:10.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just asking God to help me, \Nto forgive me.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:10.28,0:48:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I even asked the woman,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:12.84,0:48:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the married woman, before\Nshe got divorced with her husband,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:17.80,0:48:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked for forgiveness.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:20.80,0:48:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But my daughter, my only child, \Nshe has sickle-cell anaemia.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:26.08,0:48:29.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mama, so thank you very \Nmuch for being open.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:29.28,0:48:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can see your tears.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:31.00,0:48:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know to have a child\Nin a health challenge,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:36.20,0:48:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a mother, we understand your heart.\NSo let me thank you for being open.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:42.00,0:48:47.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, that's why I said that this time\Nof question and answer is very important.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:47.12,0:48:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It makes it practical.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:48.60,0:48:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What our mother is saying is \Na real situation that she's in.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:53.44,0:48:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, mama, I want to \Nencourage you, first of all.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:58.56,0:49:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our God is not someone that
Dialogue: 0,0:49:01.16,0:49:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to beg for forgiveness for many\Nmonths or years before it is released. No.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:11.68,0:49:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The devil who tries to incite \Nus to sin against God
Dialogue: 0,0:49:19.28,0:49:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the same one who tries to twist our\Nunderstanding of who God is after we sin
Dialogue: 0,0:49:25.92,0:49:29.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we fall into \Nthe trap of condemnation.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:29.72,0:49:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘Because I've done this and I am facing a challenge, this is God punishing me.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:39.00,0:49:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the consequences\Nand I cannot be forgiven.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:43.48,0:49:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or I have to maybe do certain \Nsacrifices in order to be forgiven.’ No!
Dialogue: 0,0:49:51.00,0:49:57.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The blood of Jesus Christ\Nshed on the cross for you, mama,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:57.64,0:50:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for me, is so abundant, so sufficient
Dialogue: 0,0:50:03.44,0:50:08.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that when we turn to Him\Nwith all of our hearts and repent -
Dialogue: 0,0:50:08.16,0:50:13.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can see your tears \Nas you repent - it's over.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:13.68,0:50:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are forgiven.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:19.08,0:50:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If there is a situation, in \Nthis case with your daughter,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:23.28,0:50:30.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't assume that the \Nchallenge she's facing is
Dialogue: 0,0:50:30.68,0:50:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a retribution or a punishment \Nfor what you did. No.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:37.68,0:50:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Situations come in life. The question is, what do we do about them?
Dialogue: 0,0:50:43.32,0:50:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here you are today seeking God.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:47.16,0:50:54.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A child can be sick.\NThat doesn't mean that
Dialogue: 0,0:50:54.12,0:50:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of that sickness,\Nthey are limited from achieving
Dialogue: 0,0:50:57.96,0:51:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what God wants them to achieve\Nwhile they are here on earth.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:01.76,0:51:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it doesn't mean that you as a \Nmother should move around laden
Dialogue: 0,0:51:05.60,0:51:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with guilt and condemnation\Nbecause of a mistake you made in the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:09.84,0:51:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the devil's intention to \Nrob you of joy, to rob you of peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:15.84,0:51:19.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, we are not denying there \Nis a challenge with your daughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:19.12,0:51:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I am happy you've \Nsaid you've taken her for prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:21.88,0:51:24.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Prayer in the name \Nof Jesus Christ is powerful.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:24.92,0:51:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is healing in \Nthe name of Jesus Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:27.60,0:51:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for you, mama, don't go \Nthrough life thinking that God is
Dialogue: 0,0:51:34.88,0:51:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,punishing you for your past mistakes
Dialogue: 0,0:51:38.00,0:51:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that the only evidence \Nof His forgiveness,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:41.72,0:51:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is if that situation in your \Ndaughter's life changes.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:44.52,0:51:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘Oh, I am not forgiven until \Nthat situation changes’ - no!
Dialogue: 0,0:51:48.00,0:51:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Situations may be there in life.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:50.44,0:51:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though the circumstance behind \Nher birth is what you have shared,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:56.08,0:51:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that doesn't mean it's the \Ncause of her having sickle-cell.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:59.52,0:52:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A child could be born with an affliction.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:01.52,0:52:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't necessarily mean it's because\Nof the circumstances behind their birth.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:05.92,0:52:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So don't have that mindset \Nthat the only evidence of
Dialogue: 0,0:52:13.60,0:52:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God's forgiveness for me is a \Nchange in my daughter's situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:17.52,0:52:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What must you do?\NTake this to God in prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:20.76,0:52:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you've turned to Him, \Nyou've recognised,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:22.96,0:52:27.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you were even open to say it publicly, \Nthat you did this, it was wrong,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:27.32,0:52:31.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you've identified - as far as \Nyou do that with your heart
Dialogue: 0,0:52:31.40,0:52:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you acknowledge that, it's over.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:34.88,0:52:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Spiritually, the blood of Jesus \Nwashes it clear, washes it clean.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:41.08,0:52:43.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You start afresh.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:43.28,0:52:46.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, mama, please,\Nthank you for being open,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:46.60,0:52:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I want you to dry your tears.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:49.12,0:52:52.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our God is not one who is going to be
Dialogue: 0,0:52:52.56,0:52:58.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,counting the magnitude of your wrong\Nand holding it against you. No.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:58.68,0:53:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sin is sin.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:00.72,0:53:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of us stand in helpless\Nneed of His divine forgiveness,
Dialogue: 0,0:53:04.56,0:53:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all of us can receive \Nthat divine forgiveness
Dialogue: 0,0:53:07.36,0:53:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the platform of faith and repentance.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:10.56,0:53:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we will join you in \Nprayer for your daughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:15.84,0:53:18.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know there is \Nhealing in the name of Jesus.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:18.36,0:53:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for being open to \Nshare that. We can see mama's tears.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:21.76,0:53:25.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I know her words have \Ntouched many of us as well today.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:30.80,0:53:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Gabriel from Colombia.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:34.32,0:53:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My question is why is it that \Nthe more I pray, the more I fast,
Dialogue: 0,0:53:41.04,0:53:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more I read my Bible,\Nthe more the temptation?
Dialogue: 0,0:53:45.96,0:53:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sometimes I fall into it.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:48.40,0:53:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What our brother is talking about\Nis something I've heard many times.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:51.76,0:53:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People ask, 'I don't understand. \NI'm trying to draw closer to God,
Dialogue: 0,0:53:56.72,0:54:03.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it seems as if the temptations\Nand trials are increasing, not decreasing.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:03.76,0:54:06.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Am I doing something wrong?\NWhat's going on here?'
Dialogue: 0,0:54:06.92,0:54:12.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I would just encourage \Nyou, my brother,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:12.36,0:54:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is no prayer, no fasting,\Nno spiritual maturity in this world
Dialogue: 0,0:54:17.32,0:54:20.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will remove the reality of temptation
Dialogue: 0,0:54:20.12,0:54:31.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we are in a world which \Nis dominated by those in darkness.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:31.88,0:54:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't say that to cause \Nfear or apprehension,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:37.20,0:54:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if we look at society,\Nwe look at what's happening,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:40.72,0:54:47.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are living in a world that people\Nhave strayed so far from godly principles.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:47.48,0:54:51.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sin has dominated so many hearts.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:51.40,0:54:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So as we navigate this \Nworld, it's a reality.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:54.32,0:54:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There will be a lot of temptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:56.96,0:55:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as you rightly said,\Nthere are times you fall.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:02.80,0:55:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a big difference, though,\Nas I said in this message,
Dialogue: 0,0:55:06.24,0:55:12.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the temptation God allows\Nand the temptation we invite.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:12.08,0:55:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If God allows temptation but you \Nstill fall into it, because we are weak
Dialogue: 0,0:55:18.52,0:55:22.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sometimes we succumb \Nto the flesh, what will happen?
Dialogue: 0,0:55:22.76,0:55:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will repent and \Nlearn from that situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:27.84,0:55:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘Oh, what happened that I fell?
Dialogue: 0,0:55:30.60,0:55:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what happened \Nbefore I fell - I learn from it.’
Dialogue: 0,0:55:34.24,0:55:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You actually increase\Nyour spiritual maturity
Dialogue: 0,0:55:37.72,0:55:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the experience\Nof succumbing to temptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:40.76,0:55:46.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if it's a temptation you invite - \Nwhen you fall into it,
Dialogue: 0,0:55:46.96,0:55:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are not going to\Nhave that spiritual benefit.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:52.24,0:55:54.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:54.84,0:56:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once again, I'm not saying you \Ncannot turn to God afterwards.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:00.24,0:56:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no situation, no matter \Nhow bad, that stops us
Dialogue: 0,0:56:06.16,0:56:08.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the decision of turning to God.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:08.08,0:56:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if a trial is self-inflicted,\Neven if temptation is self-invited,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:13.28,0:56:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can still turn to God.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:15.36,0:56:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you are seeking Him, praying,\Nfasting, reading the Scriptures and yet
Dialogue: 0,0:56:22.64,0:56:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that temptation keeps coming \Nand perhaps you fall, that fall
Dialogue: 0,0:56:27.96,0:56:32.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will lead to your rising. What do I mean?\NYou will learn from that temptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:32.40,0:56:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will increase your strategies\Nin how to deal with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:35.64,0:56:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will be more sensitive to \Nthe areas that, perhaps, led to it.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:39.88,0:56:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It will actually result \Nin your growth, spiritually.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:44.68,0:56:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a mystery.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:47.00,0:56:51.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is it that the path \Nto spiritual growth
Dialogue: 0,0:56:51.04,0:56:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is so often steeped in tests, \Ntrials and temptations?
Dialogue: 0,0:56:56.92,0:57:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, God has to equip us \Nfor the task He has for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:01.20,0:57:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't get equipped in the school.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:04.88,0:57:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You get equipped on the field.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:10.68,0:57:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you understand, people of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:13.60,0:57:19.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't get equipped in ‘theory’;\Nyou get equipped in ‘practical’.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:19.96,0:57:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is life - the realities of life, \Nthe temptations of life.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:26.40,0:57:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you repent, learn from it, \Nrun back to God in the midst of it,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:32.64,0:57:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that temptation becomes \Na source of your spiritual growth.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:37.36,0:57:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So don't be discouraged.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:40.00,0:57:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I said, don't assume that one day\Nyou will reach a milestone spiritually
Dialogue: 0,0:57:45.24,0:57:46.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where temptation disappears.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:46.96,0:57:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘Oh, I have overcome all of that.\NI will never be tempted.’ No!
Dialogue: 0,0:57:56.08,0:58:00.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As far as we are in this world, \Nit will come but there is grace.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:00.40,0:58:06.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God has promised a way \Nof escape, a way out.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:06.60,0:58:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is important for me to emphasise
Dialogue: 0,0:58:08.56,0:58:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the message I've \Ngiven today is for believers.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:12.52,0:58:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The understanding of a \Nself-inflicted trial, versus
Dialogue: 0,0:58:20.04,0:58:25.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a trial that God permits, is on the basis\Nof someone who has been delivered.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:25.96,0:58:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are some challenges that are\Nas a result of demonic influence,
Dialogue: 0,0:58:31.20,0:58:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is why prayer in the name of Jesus \NChrist strikes at the root spiritually.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:40.04,0:58:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why sometimes you can\Ntry and find every solution naturally.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:47.08,0:58:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if something is spiritual,\Nit needs to be dealt with in prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:52.08,0:58:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I am not denying the reality that \Nthere are some demonically influenced
Dialogue: 0,0:58:57.96,0:59:03.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,situations that people face, maybe \Nas a result of generational curses,
Dialogue: 0,0:59:03.32,0:59:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not through something they themselves\Nhave done to inflict themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:07.96,0:59:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why we talk about deliverance\Nin the name of Jesus Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:12.04,0:59:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But irrespective, this truth \Nremains valuable for everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:17.36,0:59:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because it’s far easier to...\NLet me put it like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:22.12,0:59:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people today are very fond of finding\Na scapegoat to make them feel better
Dialogue: 0,0:59:29.44,0:59:33.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the midst of their problem,\Nand it's easy to blame the devil.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:33.08,0:59:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘Oh, the devil is behind this!’
Dialogue: 0,0:59:35.32,0:59:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though the works of darkness\Nmay be behind what you are facing,
Dialogue: 0,0:59:40.72,0:59:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't agree with the mindset that \Nquickly points the finger in blame.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:45.48,0:59:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because even if the devil is kicked \Nout, you have a role to play.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:50.48,0:59:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not good for us to \Npropagate the mindset of blame.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:54.36,0:59:57.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you understand what \NI'm saying, people of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:57.32,1:00:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's very easy for us to say,\N'Because of my family background,
Dialogue: 0,1:00:02.08,1:00:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is why I'm facing this.' And there \Nmay be truth in that statement.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:06.08,1:00:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe there's a curse in the family\Nthat needs to be broken,
Dialogue: 0,1:00:09.00,1:00:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but don't have that mindset\Nthat quickly attaches blame to something
Dialogue: 0,1:00:15.04,1:00:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beyond your control, because it doesn't\Nencourage stewardship and responsibility.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:22.16,1:00:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After your deliverance,\Nafter your freedom,
Dialogue: 0,1:00:27.68,1:00:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you must use what is in your hands today.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:37.52,1:00:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Grace and peace be unto you.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:41.52,1:00:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brother Chris, thank you for \Nallowing yourself to be used
Dialogue: 0,1:00:46.48,1:00:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the Lord God Almighty.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:48.36,1:00:56.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am Donald, watching from Frankfurt, Germany. I'm originally from Cameroon.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:56.32,1:01:01.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This story concerning Bathsheba\Nand King David...
Dialogue: 0,1:01:01.60,1:01:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Christians, most of us have our favourite \NBible figures in the Bible.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:07.68,1:01:12.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David has always been my favourite.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:12.96,1:01:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been asking myself,\Nthat this same David, who
Dialogue: 0,1:01:16.92,1:01:21.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learnt from in Psalm 119, who said\N"Thy Word have I hidden in my heart
Dialogue: 0,1:01:21.44,1:01:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I may not sin against you,"
Dialogue: 0,1:01:23.36,1:01:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how could he fall into such temptation?
Dialogue: 0,1:01:25.64,1:01:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But today, I have understood\Nthat there was a time when kings
Dialogue: 0,1:01:31.00,1:01:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,usually go to battle, and he \Nstayed home and fell into temptation.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:35.72,1:01:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was always asking \Nmyself this question because,
Dialogue: 0,1:01:40.44,1:01:43.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the man of God,\NBrother Chris, rightly said,
Dialogue: 0,1:01:43.08,1:01:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of this, \NDavid had to write Psalm 51.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:48.04,1:01:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw that he repented,
Dialogue: 0,1:01:50.28,1:01:56.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but during the course of it\Nhe fasted for almost a week.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:56.20,1:02:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David didn't eat anything, and when \NNathan the prophet came to him,
Dialogue: 0,1:02:01.56,1:02:07.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nathan the prophet said God \Nhad declared that the child
Dialogue: 0,1:02:07.20,1:02:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bathsheba was carrying \Nwasn't going to live.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:09.76,1:02:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was asking myself, ‘Why is \Nit that God forgave David
Dialogue: 0,1:02:14.40,1:02:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the child could not live? \NBut still He gave David Solomon.’
Dialogue: 0,1:02:21.48,1:02:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But today I've understood that,
Dialogue: 0,1:02:25.08,1:02:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even when we sin against God and \Nwe have been corrected or punished,
Dialogue: 0,1:02:30.08,1:02:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the consequences - we have to pay for.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:33.68,1:02:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what I've learnt today.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:36.00,1:02:41.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I have been asking myself, \N‘Why is it that David prayed and fasted,
Dialogue: 0,1:02:41.40,1:02:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the child couldn't live,\Nknowing God forgave him?’
Dialogue: 0,1:02:45.12,1:02:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you so much\Nfor the revelation.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:48.76,1:02:54.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm happy. That's my \Ncontribution and what I've learnt.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:54.80,1:03:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You touched on a point which we didn't\Ncover today in the aftermath of David's
Dialogue: 0,1:03:00.48,1:03:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sin with Bathsheba, where \Nthe first child she bore grew sick.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:07.80,1:03:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you rightly said, David was fasting\Nand praying for the child to be restored.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:13.80,1:03:19.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2 Samuel 12, \NI'll read from verse 19.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:19.24,1:03:23.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to emphasise a point\Nwith what my brother said now.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:23.20,1:03:25.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"When David saw that his \Nservants were whispering,
Dialogue: 0,1:03:25.56,1:03:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David perceived that the child was dead.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:28.08,1:03:30.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore David said to his \Nservants, 'Is the child dead?'
Dialogue: 0,1:03:30.92,1:03:33.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they said, 'He is dead.'
Dialogue: 0,1:03:33.84,1:03:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So David arose from the ground, \Nwashed and anointed himself,
Dialogue: 0,1:03:36.76,1:03:42.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:42.36,1:03:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then he went to his own house \Nand when he requested,
Dialogue: 0,1:03:44.48,1:03:46.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they set food before him, and he ate.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:46.44,1:03:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then his servant said to him,\N'What is this that you have done?
Dialogue: 0,1:03:49.40,1:03:52.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You fasted and wept for the \Nchild while he was alive,
Dialogue: 0,1:03:52.28,1:03:55.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but when the child died, \Nyou arose and ate food.'
Dialogue: 0,1:03:55.32,1:03:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he said, 'While the child was \Nalive, I fasted and wept;
Dialogue: 0,1:03:59.80,1:04:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for I said, 'Who can tell whether \Nthe Lord will be gracious to me,
Dialogue: 0,1:04:04.68,1:04:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the child may live?'
Dialogue: 0,1:04:06.36,1:04:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now he is dead; why should I fast?\NCan I bring him back again?
Dialogue: 0,1:04:10.60,1:04:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I shall go to him, but he \Nshall not return to me."
Dialogue: 0,1:04:13.80,1:04:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a very deep\Nstatement from David.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:17.60,1:04:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We could preach an \Nentirely different message
Dialogue: 0,1:04:20.92,1:04:23.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just on this response from David.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:23.40,1:04:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the point that I want\Nto make to our brother to
Dialogue: 0,1:04:27.00,1:04:33.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,emphasise the area he is sharing is that
Dialogue: 0,1:04:33.48,1:04:38.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even though this account is\Nbefore the coming of Christ
Dialogue: 0,1:04:38.24,1:04:41.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the blood shed on the cross,
Dialogue: 0,1:04:41.20,1:04:50.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we know that ultimately judgement\Nand justice are in the hands of God.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:50.72,1:04:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We cannot determine or dictate the way\Nand manner the consequence of sin strikes.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:58.72,1:05:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Definitely, we know our God is merciful.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:06.36,1:05:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we should not view God's mercy as a
Dialogue: 0,1:05:13.92,1:05:20.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,justification for continuing\Nknowingly in sin.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:20.88,1:05:26.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people today prepare \Ntheir prayers for forgiveness
Dialogue: 0,1:05:26.72,1:05:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even before they have sinned.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:30.24,1:05:35.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘I know this is wrong, but God is merciful,
Dialogue: 0,1:05:35.28,1:05:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so before I sin, I'm already ready \Nto ask for forgiveness afterwards.’
Dialogue: 0,1:05:43.80,1:05:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is trying, naturally, \Nto turn God's mercy,
Dialogue: 0,1:05:51.56,1:05:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God's grace, into an avenue \Nof enablement for sin.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:58.40,1:06:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘Because of God's mercy,\Nbecause of God's grace -
Dialogue: 0,1:06:02.40,1:06:06.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm His child. If I sin, God will forgive me.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:06.48,1:06:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God will not allow the \Nconsequences to strike.’
Dialogue: 0,1:06:10.40,1:06:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we do what is wrong, repentance does not necessarily mean
Dialogue: 0,1:06:16.48,1:06:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are no consequences.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:20.76,1:06:24.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We cannot dictate or determine\Nhow that happens.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:24.96,1:06:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David's words in these verses\Nclearly reveal his understanding of
Dialogue: 0,1:06:30.12,1:06:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God's position and his own position.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:32.12,1:06:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘I can just seek God for mercy,\Nbut I don't have the power
Dialogue: 0,1:06:35.52,1:06:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bring the child back to life\Nor restore the child to health.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:39.12,1:06:43.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So far as the child is still alive\Nlet me plead before God for mercy,
Dialogue: 0,1:06:43.36,1:06:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I cannot dictate the way and \Nmanner that mercy manifests.’
Dialogue: 0,1:06:48.36,1:06:52.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think our concern should be
Dialogue: 0,1:06:52.56,1:06:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to run from sin, to depart\Nfrom sin, to disconnect from sin.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:59.28,1:07:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you play with a fire and don't get burnt, \Nit does not mean you should enter that fire.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:07.36,1:07:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘I did this, there didn't \Nseem to be a consequence.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:10.00,1:07:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe it means\NI can do it, I can go ahead.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:14.16,1:07:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I pray extra hard,\NGod's grace will cover me.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:16.96,1:07:23.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will give a larger offering\Nin church this Sunday,
Dialogue: 0,1:07:23.64,1:07:29.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will increase the amount I'm giving\Nin church - that will cover me.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:29.16,1:07:32.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I can be doing this in secret.’
Dialogue: 0,1:07:32.84,1:07:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't mistake God's mercy unto repentance as God's approval of transgression.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:51.48,1:07:56.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Audrey.\NI'm originally from Zimbabwe.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:56.28,1:07:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now I'm in Northern Ireland.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:59.96,1:08:03.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you, Brother Chris, for the word.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:03.48,1:08:09.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think when you read the word\Nfrom the Book of 2 Samuel,
Dialogue: 0,1:08:09.88,1:08:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to reflect as you were\Nreading the story of King David.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:14.00,1:08:21.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to reflect to myself, and I was \Nalso picturing myself being at
Dialogue: 0,1:08:21.40,1:08:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a place where I was not supposed\Nto be, when looking at my past.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:27.80,1:08:33.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I realised when this was\Nhappening, it was not a good thing.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:33.28,1:08:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now my question is about repentance.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:37.84,1:08:42.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do I know that now\Nmy relationship with God is good?
Dialogue: 0,1:08:42.88,1:08:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, I know, I pray, \NI do all those things.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:45.56,1:08:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I see that God is working in my life - \Nthese are good things,
Dialogue: 0,1:08:50.96,1:08:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are breakthroughs.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:52.64,1:08:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I want to know, how do I know\Nthat my relationship with God is good,
Dialogue: 0,1:08:59.32,1:09:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially concerning\Nthis issue of repentance?
Dialogue: 0,1:09:02.64,1:09:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your attitude to sin is a \Nfar clearer indication
Dialogue: 0,1:09:10.32,1:09:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your spiritual life than \Nyour current situation.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:15.28,1:09:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The truth within that statement\Nis the answer to the question.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:20.80,1:09:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because it's common today for people to
Dialogue: 0,1:09:25.28,1:09:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use external yardsticks to try and \Ngauge where they are spiritually.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:31.52,1:09:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘Maybe I've had a testimony, I've \Nreceived a blessing or a breakthrough.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:37.36,1:09:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, that means God has \Nfavoured me, I'm a child of God.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:40.20,1:09:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm in the right place with God.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:42.00,1:09:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been healed of a sickness and my health is good, so I’m a child of God.’
Dialogue: 0,1:09:47.16,1:09:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But these are not measurements \Nthat we should use
Dialogue: 0,1:09:52.36,1:09:55.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to determine where we are spiritually.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:55.56,1:10:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our attitude to sin is a much \Nclearer indication. Why?
Dialogue: 0,1:10:00.48,1:10:04.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because what does sin ultimately do?
Dialogue: 0,1:10:04.96,1:10:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sin separates us from God.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:10.36,1:10:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you talked about repentance,\Nand I talked in this message
Dialogue: 0,1:10:14.88,1:10:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,today about repentance.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:16.44,1:10:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's a very common theme\Nwe talk about because what is repentance?
Dialogue: 0,1:10:20.52,1:10:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Repentance is the recognition of that
Dialogue: 0,1:10:25.80,1:10:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and returning to God, running back\Nto God to ask for forgiveness,
Dialogue: 0,1:10:33.40,1:10:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knowing that His blood shed on\Nthe cross of Calvary
Dialogue: 0,1:10:36.88,1:10:43.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the only thing that can contain\Nthe wildfire that's caused by sin.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:43.36,1:10:54.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, people of God, we're not here to\Njust use spiritual language loosely.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:54.12,1:10:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are talking about real life\Nand real situations.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:56.96,1:11:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no one present here, including\Nmyself, who can claim perfection.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:02.28,1:11:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No one is perfect.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:05.72,1:11:11.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I talk about attitude to sin,\NI'm not talking about absence of wrong.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:11.56,1:11:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't mean you are \Nnot going to make a mistake.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:15.40,1:11:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what do you do when you realise?
Dialogue: 0,1:11:18.60,1:11:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a clearer reflection\Nof your relationship with God.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:22.20,1:11:30.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I can know, the Spirit \Nof God prompts my conscience.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:30.40,1:11:35.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can know when I do the wrong thing.\NI can know when I take the wrong step.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:35.92,1:11:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can know when I see\Nwhat I'm not supposed to see.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:39.04,1:11:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can know when I go\Nwhere I'm not supposed to go.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:43.60,1:11:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can know. How? The Spirit \Nof God prompts your conscience
Dialogue: 0,1:11:52.24,1:11:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the Word stored in your heart.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:56.16,1:12:00.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, what do you do when \Nyour conscience is prompted?
Dialogue: 0,1:12:00.12,1:12:04.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you blame or do you change?
Dialogue: 0,1:12:04.36,1:12:08.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you realise, recognise, \Nrepent, run back to God?
Dialogue: 0,1:12:08.04,1:12:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the reflection of \Na healthy relationship with God,
Dialogue: 0,1:12:11.80,1:12:13.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not the absence of wrong,
Dialogue: 0,1:12:13.72,1:12:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the speed at which you \Nrecognise and get back on track.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:18.60,1:12:28.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we justify sin, if we \Ndownplay sin, if we minimise sin,
Dialogue: 0,1:12:28.20,1:12:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is a sign we are not \Nin the right place spiritually.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:33.20,1:12:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not about blessings.\NIt's not about material progress.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:39.88,1:12:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'A man can be sick in body \Nyet be a friend of God,'
Dialogue: 0,1:12:44.64,1:12:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to quote Prophet T.B. Joshua.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:47.16,1:12:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A man can be poor yet richer in spirit \Nthan the billionaires of this world.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:59.96,1:13:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we don't measure spiritual \Nthings by material yardsticks,
Dialogue: 0,1:13:06.68,1:13:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my sister, but by \Nour attitude to sin.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:13.84,1:13:25.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is why we must feed our \Nconscience with the Word of God.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:25.24,1:13:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must feed our souls\Nwith the Word of God
Dialogue: 0,1:13:29.24,1:13:31.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the Word of God reveals
Dialogue: 0,1:13:31.40,1:13:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the standard of God\Nfor what is right and wrong.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:35.76,1:13:43.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today's world is trying to flip\Nthat standard, not just shift it.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:43.52,1:13:46.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you understand,\Nit's not just to shift the standard;
Dialogue: 0,1:13:46.24,1:13:48.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's trying to flip the standard.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:48.16,1:13:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right becomes wrong, wrong \Nbecomes right. That is the work of satan.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:53.72,1:13:56.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many things \Nthat happen in society today
Dialogue: 0,1:13:56.44,1:14:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people say, 'It's okay, it's fine.'
Dialogue: 0,1:14:02.04,1:14:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you go to the Bible as the standard, \Nit is wrong. It is sin.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:07.36,1:14:11.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just because others do it \Ndoesn't make it right.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:11.20,1:14:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just because you see someone \Nsinning without consequence,
Dialogue: 0,1:14:15.16,1:14:19.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not mean that you,\Nwith the knowledge of truth,
Dialogue: 0,1:14:19.24,1:14:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can take the same course\Nand expect the same result.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:23.16,1:14:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, the deception that one sins\Nwithout consequence is a lie.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:27.80,1:14:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you sin without immediate \Nconsequence, it is just preparing you
Dialogue: 0,1:14:31.56,1:14:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the more significant \Nconsequence that is coming.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:34.64,1:14:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God may give - perhaps there \Nis time for repentance,
Dialogue: 0,1:14:39.08,1:14:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's not a sign of His approval.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:41.44,1:14:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you see someone, maybe \Nthey even claim to be a Christian,
Dialogue: 0,1:14:44.32,1:14:46.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you know they\Nare living an ungodly life,
Dialogue: 0,1:14:46.96,1:14:49.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they don't seem \Nto see the repercussions,
Dialogue: 0,1:14:49.16,1:14:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't think that God's\Nfavour is on that person -
Dialogue: 0,1:14:52.24,1:14:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can sin without consequence. \NIt's not a sign of God's approval.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:57.24,1:15:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a sign of God's patience\Nto encourage them to repentance.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:01.84,1:15:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you don't repent, \Nmy brothers and sisters in Christ,
Dialogue: 0,1:15:09.28,1:15:12.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the wildfire will spread.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:12.60,1:15:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The beautiful thing about repentance\Nis that it doesn't require your money,
Dialogue: 0,1:15:19.60,1:15:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your position, wealth.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:25.00,1:15:26.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't require connections.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:26.88,1:15:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't require you to meet a\Nvery holy man of God for you to repent.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:32.24,1:15:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘If this man of God prays for me,\Nthen I will be able to repent.’
Dialogue: 0,1:15:35.32,1:15:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No - repentance is \Na decision of the heart.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:40.76,1:15:44.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as you are listening to \Nthis message right now,
Dialogue: 0,1:15:44.92,1:15:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the blood of Jesus is more than enough.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:48.40,1:16:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No past is too bad, no sin is too deep that the blood of Jesus cannot wash away.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:00.00,1:16:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But remember what I said,\NJesus died to free us from sin
Dialogue: 0,1:16:07.72,1:16:17.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and its consequences,\Nnot to sin without consequence.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:23.08,1:16:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, good day Brother Chris,\Nand the members of God's Heart TV.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:27.88,1:16:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have listened to your \Nsermons on WhatsApp.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:33.24,1:16:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My question is, how do we go to God, \Nreading our Bibles and by meditation?
Dialogue: 0,1:16:42.60,1:16:48.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can Brother Chris, just give us\Nmaybe two examples or an example of
Dialogue: 0,1:16:48.80,1:16:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to meditate on the Word of God,
Dialogue: 0,1:16:52.00,1:16:58.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we may know God better,\Nor know God's presence
Dialogue: 0,1:16:58.12,1:17:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there're a lot of us that \Ndon't know the presence of God.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:04.04,1:17:05.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you, Brother Chris.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:05.32,1:17:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our brother was talking\Nabout practical examples.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:07.68,1:17:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I like that! It's good \Nto be practical here.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:09.76,1:17:11.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So one thing is clear,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:11.88,1:17:17.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we recognise the Word of God\Nis not merely meant for our minds,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:17.12,1:17:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or these ears, it's meant for our hearts,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:19.72,1:17:24.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it means that for us to meditate\Non the Word, to read the Word effectively,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:24.96,1:17:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our heart has to be settled.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:27.16,1:17:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our heart has to be right with God.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:29.24,1:17:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when it's time to read the Bible,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:32.24,1:17:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't just pick up the \NBible and turn to your Scripture.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:36.48,1:17:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You first of all settle \Nyour accounts with God.
Dialogue: 0,1:17:40.64,1:17:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's say you as husband and wife,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:43.72,1:17:47.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe you have had a clash, you've \Nhad a disagreement over something,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:47.88,1:17:49.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you are angry with your wife or
Dialogue: 0,1:17:49.96,1:17:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she's angry at you and \Nmaybe some wrong words
Dialogue: 0,1:17:54.16,1:17:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been spoken\Nand you now say,
Dialogue: 0,1:17:56.00,1:17:57.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Let me go and read my Bible.'
Dialogue: 0,1:17:57.52,1:18:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you open the Bible and start reading. \NWhat you are reading will not enter.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:02.40,1:18:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are just reading \Nfor the sake of reading
Dialogue: 0,1:18:04.56,1:18:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because your heart is disturbed,\Nyour heart is troubled, your heart is angry.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:10.64,1:18:14.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You need to first of all go and settle.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:14.24,1:18:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Settle with God and settle with your wife.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:17.76,1:18:24.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once your heart is settled,\Nwhen you read the Bible,
Dialogue: 0,1:18:24.56,1:18:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can give full attention to it.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:28.84,1:18:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meditation is all about an \Nundivided focus on the Word of God.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:41.08,1:18:44.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's say that you \Nread a passage of Scripture.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:44.84,1:18:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't just read and \Nthen jump to the next verse.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:49.36,1:18:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You read and pause.
Dialogue: 0,1:18:51.96,1:18:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about it.\NWhat does this mean for me?
Dialogue: 0,1:18:55.60,1:19:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do I understand this?\NMaybe you need to read it aloud.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:00.72,1:19:03.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How does this message apply to me?
Dialogue: 0,1:19:03.56,1:19:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you think about it, it's \Nsomething you even write down.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:07.08,1:19:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have it in a notepad\Nor even on your hand.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:09.28,1:19:13.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the day, you remember \Nit as you are working.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:13.36,1:19:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You give attention,\Nyou think about it.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:16.20,1:19:18.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is where we talk about meditation
Dialogue: 0,1:19:18.96,1:19:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's deep engagement \Nof the heart with His Word.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:24.24,1:19:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem today is that we try to jump\Nto meditation without settling our hearts.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:30.60,1:19:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to meditate, but I am holding\Nunforgiveness towards someone.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:35.88,1:19:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to meditate, but I have \Njust watched something lustful.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:40.20,1:19:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to meditate, but I've just \Nused bad words to someone at work.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:45.52,1:19:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you say, 'Let me\Njust read the Bible.'
Dialogue: 0,1:19:47.52,1:19:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, there's a process.
Dialogue: 0,1:19:50.20,1:19:58.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why it's important \Nthat we have daily time with God,
Dialogue: 0,1:19:58.88,1:20:06.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we can have daily reckoning with \Nsin and daily settlement of the heart.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:06.88,1:20:12.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the longer you take to settle\Nyour heart, the more blocks are built up.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:12.36,1:20:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We take too long to settle issues.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:15.48,1:20:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, I used the example of \Nmarriage because it's a common thing.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:19.08,1:20:21.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a common problem in homes today.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:21.36,1:20:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are clashes - that's normal,\Nbut we don't settle them quickly.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:26.40,1:20:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We allow them to continue.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:27.96,1:20:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We go to sleep with our \Nhearts still in anger.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:32.00,1:20:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We go to bed without settling \Nan issue. And what happens?
Dialogue: 0,1:20:35.00,1:20:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You just build it up\Nbecause you now carry over
Dialogue: 0,1:20:37.72,1:20:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next day's issues on\Ntop of the one of yesterday,
Dialogue: 0,1:20:41.04,1:20:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then how can you read your Bible?\NHow can you pray? How can you meditate?
Dialogue: 0,1:20:45.60,1:20:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we've got to go back to the basics.
Dialogue: 0,1:20:48.24,1:20:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I'm to pick up my Bible \Nand read, even if it's just a verse,
Dialogue: 0,1:20:52.80,1:20:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need to recognise my \Nheart is the instrument through
Dialogue: 0,1:20:56.84,1:21:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which the Holy Spirit will \Nbring understanding of this verse.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:00.64,1:21:06.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So is my heart right? \NIs my heart settled?
Dialogue: 0,1:21:06.76,1:21:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the answer is no, what must I do\Nto settle it? Perhaps I need to repent.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:11.60,1:21:14.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps there's someone\NI need to say, 'I forgive you.'
Dialogue: 0,1:21:14.28,1:21:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps there's someone I need \Nto say, 'Will you forgive me?'
Dialogue: 0,1:21:17.40,1:21:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps I need to call my wife \Nand say, 'Please, it's over, sorry.'
Dialogue: 0,1:21:21.48,1:21:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then you read the Bible.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:23.56,1:21:28.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe, my brother, it's \Nnot so simple as a mechanism.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:28.12,1:21:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like in school, if you are \Nstudying for an exam,
Dialogue: 0,1:21:32.20,1:21:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe you could memorise this or people have certain ways of studying.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:37.04,1:21:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it comes to the Word of God, it's not the brain that is ultimately required.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:41.44,1:21:45.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You employ the brain, but it is \Nultimately the heart that will receive it.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:45.92,1:21:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the most important \Nthing is to settle your heart.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:49.44,1:21:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No one knows the state \Nof your heart better than you.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:52.24,1:21:55.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if your heart is not settled,\Nyou can know.
Dialogue: 0,1:21:55.16,1:22:00.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then when it's time, if the heart is settled and it's time to read the Word, give your best.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:00.80,1:22:02.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't emphasise that enough.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:02.20,1:22:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Give your best!\NGive quality time.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:04.68,1:22:08.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Give your best attention. It is \Nnot, like I said, to tick a box that
Dialogue: 0,1:22:08.92,1:22:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after a long day of work, let \Nme just read a verse before sleeping.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:13.28,1:22:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if your heart is settled,
Dialogue: 0,1:22:14.76,1:22:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are likely not going to receive\Nany revelation from that verse
Dialogue: 0,1:22:18.12,1:22:22.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you are coming to receive it\Nat the time that you are disturbed.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:22.08,1:22:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at this case of David and Bathsheba.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:26.40,1:22:31.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at the understanding, the revelation\Nthat came about what led to that sin.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:31.08,1:22:34.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is not merely by reading\Nthat verse once.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:34.44,1:22:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's reading the verse, reflecting on it.\NWhat does this mean?
Dialogue: 0,1:22:38.16,1:22:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happened to David \Nthat he fell into this trap?
Dialogue: 0,1:22:41.28,1:22:44.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How can I learn from this?\NHow do I apply this into my life?
Dialogue: 0,1:22:44.92,1:22:47.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It goes deeper than just reading.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:47.64,1:22:51.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It calls for the full \Nattention of the heart.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:51.48,1:22:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, this is my encouragement \Nto you, my brother.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:54.60,1:22:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you understand.
Dialogue: 0,1:22:56.88,1:22:58.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank You, Jesus.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:04.00,1:23:09.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello, my name is Otis,\Noriginally from Liberia.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:09.92,1:23:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I live in Florida, USA.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:14.52,1:23:19.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my question goes \Nback to one of the sermons
Dialogue: 0,1:23:19.24,1:23:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you preached about \Nbeing focused on the Word of God.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:25.44,1:23:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My question is, if we are praying\Nor reading the Word of God,
Dialogue: 0,1:23:31.56,1:23:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be sincere, when I'm praying,\Nsometimes I get distracted.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:36.20,1:23:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes thoughts come to mind.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:39.00,1:23:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes I will just focus\Non some negative things,
Dialogue: 0,1:23:42.60,1:23:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or sometimes positive things.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:45.00,1:23:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Different thoughts will just come in \Nwhile I'm praying or reading.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:49.36,1:23:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has been bothering me for years.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:52.12,1:23:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even up to today's date, even \Nif I'm listening to a sermon,
Dialogue: 0,1:23:56.00,1:23:58.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes my mind gets \Ndistracted and thinks of other things.
Dialogue: 0,1:23:58.92,1:24:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has been bothering me.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:00.96,1:24:03.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to ask this \Nquestion for a very long time.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:03.88,1:24:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, the fact \Nthat there is a battle
Dialogue: 0,1:24:08.28,1:24:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you want to read the Word of God\Nshows that you are doing the right thing.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:13.16,1:24:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it was easy, smooth, simple, no battle,
Dialogue: 0,1:24:17.36,1:24:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no distraction, no negative \Nthoughts, then it's questionable
Dialogue: 0,1:24:22.56,1:24:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it is truly going \Nto enrich you spiritually.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:25.80,1:24:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So don't be discouraged by that -
Dialogue: 0,1:24:29.32,1:24:33.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘Anytime I want to read the Bible, \Nnegative thoughts come, why is this?’
Dialogue: 0,1:24:33.48,1:24:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, it's a good thing.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:35.16,1:24:41.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But one thing is clear,\Nthoughts will come,
Dialogue: 0,1:24:41.12,1:24:48.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you determine what \Nyou feed your heart with.
Dialogue: 0,1:24:48.88,1:24:53.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As soon as you recognise\Nthe negative thought,
Dialogue: 0,1:24:53.20,1:25:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't give attention to it by \Nagreeing with it or taking it further.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:01.76,1:25:08.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You must immediately\Nrebuke it and reconnect.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:08.16,1:25:15.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't mean that in the journey\Nof faith, such thoughts will not come.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:15.68,1:25:23.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you are quick to recognise it, \Nlike what you are saying now,
Dialogue: 0,1:25:23.04,1:25:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as far as you recognise it, God has given you the power to overcome it.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:29.04,1:25:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are not a slave to your senses.\NYou are not a slave to your thoughts.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:33.60,1:25:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the biggest lies the devil has championed is that we are a slave to this flesh.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:41.16,1:25:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘Oh, that thought comes, I cannot control it.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:44.48,1:25:48.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just must do it. I am distracted. \NI must do that.’
Dialogue: 0,1:25:48.16,1:25:50.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, you have the power of choice.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:50.72,1:25:53.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have the power of discretion.
Dialogue: 0,1:25:53.84,1:25:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is what makes us humans -
Dialogue: 0,1:25:56.72,1:26:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that spark of divinity that differentiates\Nus from all other animal species.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:01.88,1:26:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have the discretion to \Nchoose between right and wrong.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:06.56,1:26:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So don't cede that \Npower to the lies of the devil
Dialogue: 0,1:26:10.92,1:26:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by concluding, when a thought \Ncomes that you must succumb to it.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:14.80,1:26:17.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘I will just get distracted’. No!
Dialogue: 0,1:26:17.16,1:26:23.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you identify a distraction,\Nrebuke it in the name of Jesus.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:23.48,1:26:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Scripture says, "Do not be overcome\Nby evil, but overcome evil with good."
Dialogue: 0,1:26:30.60,1:26:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No matter the lie the devil \Nmay try to paint in our minds,
Dialogue: 0,1:26:35.64,1:26:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the truth in the living Word \Nof God is far more powerful.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:40.40,1:26:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As far as we stand in Truth, \Nwe are more than conquerors.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:43.72,1:26:46.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it doesn't mean there will not be a battle.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:46.44,1:26:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why we talk about alertness.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:49.44,1:26:53.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Watch and pray.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:53.60,1:26:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a reality, my brother.
Dialogue: 0,1:26:56.08,1:27:03.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And of course, as well as identifying \Na distraction, we need to also identify
Dialogue: 0,1:27:03.72,1:27:08.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if there is any action we must take\Nto disconnect from that distraction.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:08.72,1:27:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because Jesus said, "If your right \Nhand causes you to sin, cut it off."
Dialogue: 0,1:27:14.04,1:27:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So sometimes you may say, \N'Something is distracting me,'
Dialogue: 0,1:27:17.52,1:27:23.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the very thing \Ndistracting us is still with us.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:23.20,1:27:25.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last time, I talked about the phone.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:25.52,1:27:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The phone is a device that we are to use.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:28.28,1:27:31.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are not to be \Nused by it. It is to use.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:31.76,1:27:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not for us be used by it,
Dialogue: 0,1:27:35.88,1:27:39.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if we pick up our phone,\Nwe get so engrossed in what we are
Dialogue: 0,1:27:39.56,1:27:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seeing that it steals our \Ntime meant for other things.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:44.52,1:27:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for example, read a physical Bible,
Dialogue: 0,1:27:47.04,1:27:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't read the Bible app on your phone.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:49.56,1:27:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not saying a Bible app is bad,
Dialogue: 0,1:27:52.44,1:27:56.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just saying the \Nphone is a source of distraction.
Dialogue: 0,1:27:56.28,1:27:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you are reading the \NBible on your app and suddenly
Dialogue: 0,1:27:59.24,1:28:05.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a notification comes, a message \Ncomes, you are tempting yourself.
Dialogue: 0,1:28:05.40,1:28:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's say you are inviting the \Ntemptation of distraction by that.
Dialogue: 0,1:28:09.20,1:28:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you also identify - is there anything around me that is also causing distraction
Dialogue: 0,1:28:15.72,1:28:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I need to take \Nan action to deal with?
Dialogue: 0,1:28:18.68,1:28:29.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as far as we are in this \Nworld, there will be that battle.
Dialogue: 0,1:28:29.28,1:28:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't think that the \Ncloser you draw to God,
Dialogue: 0,1:28:35.52,1:28:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the intensity of the battle reduces, no,\Nbut your ability to identify the devil's
Dialogue: 0,1:28:42.40,1:28:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tricks and traps, the sensitivity to \Nthe things of the Spirit increases.
Dialogue: 0,1:28:48.36,1:28:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's why you find \Nyourself easily overcoming.
Dialogue: 0,1:28:52.00,1:28:55.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as far as we're in this \Nworld, the battle will persist.
Dialogue: 0,1:28:55.36,1:28:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The battle will continue.\NSo don't be discouraged
Dialogue: 0,1:28:57.96,1:29:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you get distracted\Nor negative thoughts come,
Dialogue: 0,1:29:00.72,1:29:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as soon as you identify it, \Nget back on track, reconnect.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:07.04,1:29:11.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a very good question because we are talking about something very practical.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:11.40,1:29:14.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think some people feel \Nthat, if I'm reading the Bible,
Dialogue: 0,1:29:14.68,1:29:18.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there will be zero negative \Nthoughts or zero distractions.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:18.32,1:29:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is not a realistic perception.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:20.76,1:29:23.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can play a role to reduce
Dialogue: 0,1:29:23.64,1:29:27.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,certain elements around you\Nthat could cause distraction,
Dialogue: 0,1:29:27.32,1:29:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but ultimately this is a thing of the Spirit.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:30.00,1:29:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Bible is the only \NBook that can transform us.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:33.16,1:29:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to watch football, you're\Nnot going to have that kind of problem.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:37.20,1:29:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to just read the news\Nit's not going to be a problem.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:40.72,1:29:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to study for school,\Nit's not going to be the same problem.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:46.80,1:29:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But once you pick up the Bible\Nor you're going to read something
Dialogue: 0,1:29:49.88,1:29:54.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will spiritually edify you,\Ndefinitely, a battle is taking place.
Dialogue: 0,1:29:54.64,1:29:59.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we are not afraid of that. \NWe are alert to it.