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Today, we're going to take a posture of peace by being delighted.

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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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Okay, so what does delight have to do with the secret place? Great question.

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Yesterday, we talked about how we dwell, how we remain in the secret place.

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We do this by becoming aware of who God is and His presence in our lives.

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Ultimately, we stay in the secret place through a lifestyle of total delight,

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wonder, and astonishment in Him.

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Delight is the place where we have the best fellowship with God.

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When you are overwhelmed by who God is, totally astonished, totally amazed, awestruck by God,

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you cannot be overwhelmed by anything else.

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Jeremiah demonstrates this sense of astonishment and the revelation that

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comes from it in Jeremiah 32, verse 17. Just listen to the astonishment.

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Ah, Lord God, it is you who made the heavens and the earth.

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By your great power and by your outstretched arm,

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listen to the revelation.

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Nothing is too hard for you.

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In delight, we are at rest in the truth.

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We are at rest in the goodness of God.

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We are living a lifestyle of being given over to rejoicing and thanksgiving.

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Delight and the worship that it provokes is absolutely essential for a victorious life.

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Worship is your victory pose.

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The enemy wants you to cower, but the inner you in Christ is always standing firm.

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God lives in victory and we live in God.

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Delight and worship remind us that we are never without power and we are never without victory.

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Think about this.

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The inner life cannot be defeated by the external world.

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The secret place that because of Jesus is now within you cannot be accessed by your enemy Satan.

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This is such good news.

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Think about what this means for your life.

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Think about what this means for the world that we live in today.

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Now, I know Satan's most popular argument against this truth,

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so let me just get it out there and say this.

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Delight is not being in denial of negativity.

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Delight is denying negativity from keeping you captive.

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You don't belong in a jail cell of anxiety, depression, rage, addiction, sickness, fear,

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torment.

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You belong in the secret place.

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So today, remember who he is for you and let your delight in him bubble up inside of you

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and allow your sense of wonder to overflow into your life situation so that any negative

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is overshadowed and ultimately overcome by your astonishment.

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And if you need some inspiration, read Psalm 145 today and practice being in delight.

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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, meaning complete wholeness, 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, you're putting Jesus's victory on display and Satan's defeat

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on replay.