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Speaker 1: You're listening to daily devotions with Pastor John. I'm John Stangey,

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Speaker 1: and today's devotion is inspired by Psalm one twenty one,

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Speaker 1: verses seven to eight, which says, the Lord will keep

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Speaker 1: you from all evil. He will keep your life. The

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Speaker 1: Lord will keep your going out, and you're coming in

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Speaker 1: from this time forth and forever more. The temptation to

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Speaker 1: sin is an ever present reality during the course of

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Speaker 1: our earthly lives. We're tempted by the lusts of our flesh,

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Speaker 1: the lusts of our eyes, and the boastful pride of life.

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Speaker 1: Opportunities to defy the Lord, reject his word and ignore

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Speaker 1: his voice as he speaks to our hearts present themselves

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Speaker 1: to us daily. Left to our self velves, we would

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Speaker 1: be in continual rebellion against him. But our Lord understands

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Speaker 1: the nature of our temptations. He knows we're surrounded by evil,

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Speaker 1: and he provides his strength and protection to make up

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Speaker 1: for the deficit found in our human limitations. He doesn't

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Speaker 1: lead us into temptation. Rather, he provides the way of

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Speaker 1: escape through faith in Jesus Christ. We have been granted

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Speaker 1: a new heart, new desires, and new priorities. We have

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Speaker 1: been blessed with the privilege to see sin for what

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Speaker 1: it really is. We have been shown that the long

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Speaker 1: term consequences that inevitably come from welcoming sin into our

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Speaker 1: lives far outweigh the momentary benefits. Where are you currently

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Speaker 1: being tempted to welcome sin into your life? Are you

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Speaker 1: relying on the Lord to keep you from evil? What

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Speaker 1: root of escape from sin has he open for you?

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Speaker 1: Let's pray? Lord, We thank you for your word, and

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Speaker 1: we're grateful for the privilege that it is to look

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Speaker 1: at this portion of scripture from the Book of Psalms. Father,

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Speaker 1: we recognize that we're sinful. We gravitate towards sin. At

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Speaker 1: times we act like we love it. But Father, you

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Speaker 1: know that it's not good for us. You know that

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Speaker 1: it destroys us. You know that it harms us in

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Speaker 1: ways we don't even perceive. And so by your grace,

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Speaker 1: you provide the way of escape. You give us your

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Speaker 1: eyes to begin seeing sin like it really is, and

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Speaker 1: you give us your strength to step away from it.

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Speaker 1: As you've redeemed our lives. Through your son Jesus Christ,

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Speaker 1: You've rescued us from our slavery to sin, and we're grateful,

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Speaker 1: Father that we no longer need to live like we're

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Speaker 1: enslave to what was ruining us. Father, thank you for

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Speaker 1: the means of escape from our sin through your son

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Speaker 1: Jesus Christ. We're grateful for his atoning work to pay

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Speaker 1: for our sin on the cross. And we're grateful that

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Speaker 1: you guide us and you direct us, and you help

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Speaker 1: us in the midst of every struggle we face. You

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Speaker 1: know our struggles are real, but you also know, and

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Speaker 1: you've convinced us of the fact that your power is

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Speaker 1: greater than any temptation that we might be tempted to

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Speaker 1: give into. So thank you Lord for these reminders from

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Speaker 1: your word today, and thank you for your love that

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Speaker 1: you've shown us in so many ways. And we commit

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Speaker 1: this day to your care and pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.