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Today we are going to take a posture of peace by agreeing with what I'm calling

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not so obvious promises.

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Posture is a short audible fist bump to remind you God is with you in everything.

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Together we're going to be emboldened to take a daily posture of perfect peace.

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In 2 Peter chapter 1 verses 3 and 4 it says,

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His divine power, it's talking about Jesus here,

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His divine power has granted to us all things, and I double circled all things,

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all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge of Him

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who called us to His own glory and excellence,

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by which He has granted to us His precious and very great promises,

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so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature,

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having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desires.

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The word of God is alive and active and every time we open this book

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we should come with an expectation for transformation

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because we have been given everything we need to do what it says to do.

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And this is such good news because it means we never have to stay stuck

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or confused or discouraged or disempowered.

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Now in episode 147 we talked about the promises of God,

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they are all yes in Christ and the amen to those promises is spoken by us.

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So our awesome role in the process of promises is to agree with the promises,

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is to say amen and to believe what God says is true.

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And you know sometimes the promises of God are obvious in His word,

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like this promise that I just read from second Peter.

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The promise that because of Jesus's divine power

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we have been given everything we need for a godly life

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and we because of His promises to us can now be partakers,

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partners, participants in the divine nature.

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Just think about the implications of that promise.

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We have everything we need to live the life

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we are invited to live in scripture.

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You know sometimes the promises are obvious like I pointed out

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and sometimes His promises are not so obvious.

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What do I mean by that?

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Well let's go to Romans chapter 12 and I'm going to be reading a chunk of scripture.

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I'm going to read verses 9 through 21.

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So assume the posture, lean back, relax and soak in this truth while I read it.

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And what I would like for you to do is to receive it as though it is a promise, okay?

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Love must be sincere.

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Hate what is evil.

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Cling to what is good.

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Be devoted to one another in love.

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Honor one another above yourselves.

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Never be lacking in zeal but keep your spiritual fervor,

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serving the Lord.

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Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

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Share with the Lord's people who are in need.

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Practice hospitality.

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Bless those who persecute you.

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Bless and do not curse.

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Rejoice with those who rejoice.

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Mourn with those who mourn.

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Live in harmony with one another.

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Do not be proud but be willing to associate with people.

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Of low position, do not be conceited.

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Do not repay anyone evil for evil.

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Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.

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If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

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Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath.

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For it is written, it is mine to avenge.

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I will repay, says the Lord.

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On the contrary, if your enemy is hungry, feed him.

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If he is thirsty, give him something to drink.

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In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.

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Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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Now, maybe you've read this in the past or heard this in the past,

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and maybe it sounded to you like a correction or a command or even a condemnation.

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Maybe it just sounded to you like some kind of ideal, but really out of reach.

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However, this is an invitation to the life that is now possible because of who Christ

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is in you.

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Romans 12 and passages like it are a promise saying, this is possible.

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This is your reality.

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This is who you are.

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This is who you have been empowered to be.

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It is not out of reach.

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Don't say, I can't do it.

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Don't say it's impossible.

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Don't read a passage like that and think, man, I've fallen short.

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I'm never going to hit that mark.

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No.

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Embrace the promise.

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Agree with it.

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Agree with the work that Christ has done in you and the work he's going to do through

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you.

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This is a promise for transformed relationships, transformed communities, transformed culture.

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The promise today over you is that you will not be overcome by evil, but you will overcome

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evil with good.

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So read Romans 12 today as a promise.

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Agree with it.

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You have been given everything you need to live in the reality of that promise because

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of Christ in you.

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This is who you are.

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This is how you love.

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This is the life you live.