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Today, we are going to take a posture of peace

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by setting our hope, not on a specific outcome,

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but on God himself.

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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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In Psalm 42, verse five, it says,

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why are you cast down, oh my soul?

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Why are you in turmoil within me?

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Hope in God, for I shall praise him again, my salvation.

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You know, I realized if I'm not aware,

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so much of my hope gets set on outcomes.

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In hard situations, it sounds something like this.

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Gosh, I hope we can get through this.

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I hope this doesn't get any worse.

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I hope this all ends soon.

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And in good situations, it sounds a little bit like this.

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I hope this lasts.

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I hope I can maintain this.

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Gosh, I hope they don't change their minds.

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You know, in crisis, I'm hoping for change,

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and in good times, I'm hoping things never change.

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But when scripture talks about hope,

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it specifically speaks to the freedom

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and the wholeness that comes

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when we set our hope on God himself,

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no matter what is changing or what is not changing.

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Hope is expectation,

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and so much of the world's expectations right now

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are absorbed in the next news report,

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the next guideline change, the next policy.

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The very best that the world can hope for

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is for a different outcome, a more positive spin,

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and they're being disappointed.

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They're being put to shame.

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They're being depleted.

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But we, the people of God, have a different expectation.

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Romans 5 says that our hope does not put us to shame.

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So what are you hoping for today?

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What have you set your hope on?

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What has consumed your thoughts lately?

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What has dictated your prayers?

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Don't let it be an outcome.

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Let it be the very nature of God.

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When you do that, let me tell you what's going to happen.

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Isaiah tells us about this.

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Isaiah 40, verse 31 says,

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"'But they who wait or expect for the Lord

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"'shall renew their strength.

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"'They shall mount up with wings like eagles.

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"'They shall run and not be weary.

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"'They shall walk and not faint.'"

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The promise of perfect peace is found in Isaiah 26.3.

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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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Let it be the very nature of God.

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What has dictated your prayers?

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Don't let it be an outcome.

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Let it be the very nature of God.

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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'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.