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Today, we are going to take a posture of peace

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by receiving the invitation that God gives us

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to not be afraid.

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Posture is a short, audible fist bump

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to remind you God is with you in everything.

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Together, we're going to be emboldened

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to take a daily posture of perfect peace.

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Okay, y'all, blame it on vacation.

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I'm just in a frame of mind right now

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not to speed through things,

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but just to be a little bit more intentional,

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slow and steady, and spend more time on things.

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And so, I've been spending time in Psalm 34.

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It's so rich.

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The word of God is such a treasure.

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But I know we spent time together

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in the last episode in Psalm 34.

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I want to stay there today

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and just continue to unpack this beautiful invitation

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to not being afraid.

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And so, Psalm 34, verses one through five says,

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I will bless the Lord at all times.

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His praise will always be on my lips.

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I will glory in the Lord.

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Let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

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Glorify the Lord with me.

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Let us exalt his name together.

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I sought the Lord and he answered me

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and he delivered me from all of my fears.

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Those who look to him are radiant.

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Their faces are never covered with shame.

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You know, I used to, every time I read,

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and it's many times, I think it's over 350 times

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in the Bible that says, do not fear.

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And I used to read that command,

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do not fear, as a condemnation.

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Like, you shouldn't be afraid.

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Get your life together.

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Stop being so afraid.

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However, as I've spent more time with the Lord,

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as I've grown in my relationship with him,

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as I get to know him better and understand his nature,

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I realize he's not handing out a condemnation

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when it comes to fear.

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He's giving us an invitation.

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It's not about, you shouldn't be afraid.

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It's an invitation that says,

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you don't have to be afraid.

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You don't have to live in bondage to fear.

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You don't have to be restrained, restricted,

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held down, held back by fear.

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It's incredible.

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And so what I've been focusing on

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as I've been studying Psalm 34 is

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how to receive that beautiful invitation.

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And so what did David do?

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Well, the verses I just read,

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he blessed the Lord at all times.

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He praised, he gave praise to God.

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Praise to God was always on his lips.

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He boasted, he gloried in the Lord publicly

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so that those who were afflicted,

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those who were discouraged would be encouraged.

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He didn't boast in himself.

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He didn't boast in how awesome he was.

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He didn't boast in his revelation

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or his perspective on things or his worldview.

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He boasted in the Lord and in who the Lord was

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so that when people heard, they could be encouraged.

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They could rejoice too.

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And he exalted the name of the Lord and he sought the Lord.

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What if 2020 wasn't some test?

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Wasn't some passing of judgment?

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What if 2020 is just our training ground?

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I believe that's what it is.

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I believe right now we, the people of God,

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are learning about this invitation.

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Hey, you don't have to live afraid.

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We're learning fear is not a virtue.

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It's not something to be held in esteem.

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People who are unafraid, living by faith,

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trusting in God, that is what we should look up to.

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We're getting stronger in all of this.

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We are exploring and discovering the depths of who God is.

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We're exploring his nature

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and his nature is becoming more of ours.

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It's a beautiful thing.

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It has not been an easy year.

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It has not been filled with amazing circumstances.

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However, just like I talked about in the last episode,

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in the middle of crisis, we can live unafraid.

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So I just wanna encourage you.

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First of all, I wanna encourage you,

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read all of Psalm 34 today if you can.

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It's treasure.

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It's absolute treasure.

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And then go to the Lord and receive this invitation.

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It's not about condemning you.

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If you've been afraid, today's a new day.

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Receive the invitation

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because you don't have to live afraid.

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The promise of perfect peace is found in Isaiah 26 three.

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In Hebrew, it is shalom, shalom,

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meaning complete wholeness,

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nothing missing, nothing broken.

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This is who you are in Jesus because of Jesus.

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You are a living testimony of Jesus's ultimate win.

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With every step you take today,

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you're putting Jesus's victory on display

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and Satan's defeat on replay.

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