WEBVTT - Curious Minds

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to this Abide Meditation. I'm James Seawood. What do

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<v Speaker 2>you need to know in order to follow God? Take

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<v Speaker 2>a deep breath and let that question breathe in you

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<v Speaker 2>for a moment. After Jesus' resurrection, the disciples thought everything

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<v Speaker 2>would change immediately. They were ready for the end of

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<v Speaker 2>injustice and the reign of God. They were curious. When

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<v Speaker 2>was God going to act? The book of Acts says,

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<v Speaker 2>When the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>has the time come for you to free Israel and

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<v Speaker 2>restore our kingdom? He replied, The Father alone has the

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<v Speaker 2>authority to set those dates and times. and they are

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<v Speaker 2>not for you to know. Our curiosity about God and

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<v Speaker 2>His work in the world is a good thing and

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<v Speaker 2>a gift, but we don't really need to know much

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<v Speaker 2>in order to follow Jesus now. We don't need to

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<v Speaker 2>know the details about the future or how and when

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<v Speaker 2>God's kingdom will come to earth. God has already given

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<v Speaker 2>us what we need in order to follow Him. He

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<v Speaker 2>says we are to do justly and to love mercy

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<v Speaker 2>and to walk humbly with God. So turn your curious

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<v Speaker 2>mind to that. How can you walk humbly with God

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<v Speaker 2>here and now? God has given us curious minds so

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<v Speaker 2>that we will seek after Him and always be learning.

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<v Speaker 2>But as we seek to know more, We must also

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<v Speaker 2>seek to respond to what we already know about how

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<v Speaker 2>to begin working for God's kingdom. God's word has shown

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<v Speaker 2>us the way. Pray with me. Heavenly Father, as we

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<v Speaker 2>abide in your presence right now, would you soften our

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<v Speaker 2>hearts and open our ears? Help us to hear your

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<v Speaker 2>voice and to be changed by what we hear. Thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for giving us the gift of curiosity. Teach us

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<v Speaker 2>how to use that gift for your glory and your kingdom.

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<v Speaker 2>May our curiosity turn us to you and never away

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<v Speaker 2>from you. May we walk in obedience to the things

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<v Speaker 2>you've already shown us. In Jesus' name, amen. Take a

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<v Speaker 2>deep breath in, and as you exhale, notice if there

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<v Speaker 2>are certain places in your body that feel especially tight

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<v Speaker 2>or tense. On your next breath in, breathe into those places,

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<v Speaker 2>lengthening and loosening them. We have all sinned and fallen

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<v Speaker 2>short of the glory of God. Sometimes we let our

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<v Speaker 2>curiosity lead us in directions that we know are wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>instead of letting it direct us to God. Confess your

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<v Speaker 2>sins to Him now. God in his great mercy has

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<v Speaker 2>forgiven us through his Son, Jesus Christ, and made us

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<v Speaker 2>one with him. Knowing his grace and glory, know too

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<v Speaker 2>that you have hope for a forever future of friendship

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<v Speaker 2>with God. Pray with me. Heavenly Father, thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>the gift of curiosity. I'm grateful for the questions I

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<v Speaker 2>have and the way that they lead me to you.

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<v Speaker 2>even and especially when they remain unanswered. God, help me

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<v Speaker 2>to trust and believe that you hold the future in

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<v Speaker 2>your hands and that all your plans are good. Help

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<v Speaker 2>me to do the things that I know you've called

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<v Speaker 2>me to do, even as I wait for more to

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<v Speaker 2>be revealed. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. Today, If

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<v Speaker 2>you find yourself wondering about things you can't know, wonder

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<v Speaker 2>too about how to live into the things you already know.

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<v Speaker 2>Until next time, may you abide in Christ.