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Today, we are going to take a posture of peace

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by remembering God.

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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 episode 104, I read a verse from Psalm 42,

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and today I wanna read another verse from Psalm 42.

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Psalm 42, verse nine says,

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I say to God my rock, why have you forgotten me?

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Why do I go on mourning

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because of the oppression of the enemy?

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Can you relate to a question like that?

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God, why have you forgotten me?

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Where are you?

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When are you going to show up in my life?

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When my peace seems gone,

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I've been tempted to believe that God has forgotten me.

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However, it's in those times

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when I have actually forgotten God.

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I have forgotten who he is,

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forgotten his goodness in my life,

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forgotten his ways,

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forgotten the many testimonies of his breakthrough.

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You know, isn't it interesting how quickly

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we can remember the details of a conversation

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with a friend who's hurt us,

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or all the offensive social media posts we saw today,

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or the absolute terror of a panic attack we had years ago,

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or our failures, or the failures of someone else,

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but it takes real effort

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to remember the goodness of God in our lives.

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I'm reminded of Psalm 119, 24 that says,

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your testimonies are my delight,

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they are my counselors.

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So my question for you today is,

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what memories, what stories,

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what facts are you allowing to counsel you,

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to lead you today?

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I want to read just a few scriptures for you

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to just soak in,

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because you know what, today,

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you don't need more of my words,

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you need God's word.

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So if you're able, close your eyes,

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and soak in these words.

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This is who God is for you.

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Psalm 36, five says,

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but you, oh Lord,

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your mercy seat love is limitless,

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reaching higher than the highest heavens.

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Your great faithfulness is infinite,

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stretching over the whole earth.

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Psalm 145, verses five through seven,

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your magnificent splendor and the miracles of your majesty

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are my constant meditation.

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Your awe-inspiring acts of power

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have everyone talking.

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I'm telling people everywhere

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about your excellent greatness.

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Our hearts bubble over as we celebrate the fame

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of your marvelous beauty,

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bringing bliss to our hearts.

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We shout with ecstatic joy over your breakthrough for us.

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And then in Isaiah 25, verses four through five,

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you have been a fortress protector for the poor,

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a mighty stronghold for the needy and their distress,

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a shelter from the sudden storm,

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and a shade from the shimmering heat of the day.

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For the fury of tyrants was like a winter windstorm

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battering against the wall,

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like a heat of a drought in a desert land,

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but you subdued the heat under the shade of clouds.

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You alone silence the song of tyrants.

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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.