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You just don't know what I've done.

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You just don't know.

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God can't forgive me.

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Has anybody ever said that to you?

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I really began to think about that this week when I was praying about what I should share.

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And it kind of jumped out at me because of Acts 9.

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We were looking at the life of Saul who becomes the Apostle Paul.

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And he has done some horrible things and yet God uses him.

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You know, I don't know where you are or what you've done or where you've been and maybe

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you just don't feel like God can forgive you that you can't come back and serve him.

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But I've got a good word for you today.

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I want to encourage you today.

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He is a good God.

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He is a good father.

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And he's faithful.

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And I know that because of these scriptures that I've got pulled up here in the book of

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Acts.

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Now Saul was a very bad man.

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He was murdering Christians.

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And he was chasing them down, hunting them down.

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And he had done some pretty horrific things.

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But God got a hold of his life.

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And it was rather an alarming encounter.

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He was blind and he lost his sight.

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And God had to supernaturally speak to a man, later on I think it's in chapter 10, no it's

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in 9, and tell him, listen, you go pray for Saul and he, I don't want to pray for Saul.

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Do you know what he's done?

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Why would I go pray for him?

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And the Lord had to speak to the man and say, go, he is my chosen instrument.

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He's the one who is going to speak for me.

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You know so many times I think believers have the biggest struggles with their own sin.

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What have they done?

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How have they failed?

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And the good news about God is we all fail.

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And we all need to repent when we do.

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And the good news is, regardless of who you are and what you've done, the Lord wants to

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use you.

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Afterwards, God had to start dealing with people that were around Paul.

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And this comes from chapter 9, you know, Jesus has spoken to Saul and said, Saul, Saul,

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why do you persecute me?

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Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit now that had been birthed into the hearts of the

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early church, of the early believers.

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And he was persecuting that early church.

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He was doing some pretty horrific things.

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But down here it says, but Lord, I've heard many reports about this man and all the harm

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he has done to your saints.

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And he has come here with authority from the chief priest to arrest all who call on

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your name.

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But the Lord said to Ananias, go, this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before

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the Gentiles and to their kings and before the people of Israel.

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And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.

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You know, when God chose Paul, he knew exactly what he was doing.

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He had many skills, he was fluent in languages, it became really advantageous that he was

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a Roman citizen.

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But even after his conversion, it took a little while for the people around him to believe

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that this was really sincere.

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And the believers around Paul prayed and asked for confirmation.

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And then eventually they got it.

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I really don't know who this message is for today, but I believe it's prophetic for someone.

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First off, you've got to forgive yourself.

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If you repent and you're serious, God will forgive you of your sin.

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Then he will start you on a journey just like Paul.

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He will start you on a journey just like Paul.

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in a certain place, and maybe initially,

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the people that are around you are not gonna believe

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that what has happened in your heart is sincere.

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Keep trusting God.

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Keep praying that the Lord will get a revelation,

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that the people will get a revelation of what God has done,

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that it'll be spoken in their heart,

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and they'll understand that this is something sovereign

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that he's done in your life,

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and then the journey will begin.

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And if you follow along here, it was a big process.

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I mean, even going on here in the rest of the chapter,

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they were all afraid.

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There were orders out to kill him.

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They had to hide him.

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It was a really desperate time,

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but God took a man that especially the Jews would not expect.

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He took a man who everybody knew his reputation.

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They knew who he was.

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They knew what he had done.

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And yet God took this man.

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His conversion was so radical.

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They knew it had to be God.

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You know, when someone truly gives their life to Christ,

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it is so radical.

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People don't know what to do with it.

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It makes them uncomfortable

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because they remember the old man.

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They remember the old you.

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But if you will allow the Holy Spirit

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to do a deep work in your life,

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you can step out of whatever your past was,

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and you can step into an amazing future with him.

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I have seen God do supernatural things

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with people you would never expect,

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never in a million years.

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And you would look at the person and you would say,

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that has to be God,

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because that is not possible.

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But with God, all things are possible.

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He can take your life,

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regardless of where you are in your life,

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regardless of what you've done,

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regardless of what your reputation is.

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If you will surrender it

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and allow him to do a deep, deep work in you,

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he will use you to shake nations.

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He is a good father.

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Thank you for listening today.

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Like and share.

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And if there's somebody out there

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that you think needs this message,

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I would appreciate it if you would share it with them.

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I'm always honored by the people that message me

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and send me little messages and encourage me.

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I just want you to know how much that means to me.

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They have a great day.