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Speaker 1: Life Audio. Hello, thank you for listening to your Daily

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Speaker 1: Bible Verse, the podcast that examines one verse each day

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Speaker 1: to learn more about God and his will for us.

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Speaker 1: I'm your host, Jennifer Sattery, and after this short word

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Speaker 1: from our sponsor, we'll dive into today's Bible Verse Verse

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Speaker 1: Chronicles twenty nine to twelve. Today's Bible verses first, Chronicles

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Speaker 1: twenty nine to twelve. Wealth and honor come from you.

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Speaker 1: You are the ruler of all things. In your hands

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Speaker 1: are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.

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Speaker 1: I first encountered today's verse during a self induced financial mess.

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Speaker 1: My husband and I had been married around five maybe

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Speaker 1: six years, and things weren't going so well. We argued

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Speaker 1: a lot, and often over money. We both had unhealthy

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Speaker 1: patterns when it came to spending. Basically, we shocked first

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Speaker 1: and considered the consequences later. Much later in fact, as in,

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Speaker 1: when we landed in considerable debt and we're worrying about

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Speaker 1: how we'd get through the holidays, which always felt so expensive.

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Speaker 1: We had two options. Scrambled to get another credit card,

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Speaker 1: also known as blindly increase our debt, or make drastic changes.

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Speaker 1: We chose the latter and soon God led us to

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Speaker 1: a biblical financial class. How did our church that taught

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Speaker 1: us to trust and rely on and obey God in

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Speaker 1: this area of our lives that had become so self sabotaging?

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Speaker 1: One week, our instructor encouraged us to reflect on the

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Speaker 1: truth woven through First Chronicles twenty nine to twelve, which

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Speaker 1: begins with this clear declaration. God owns all that exists,

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Speaker 1: every diamond and nugget of gold mined, dollar invested or squandered,

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Speaker 1: and the humans that do the giving, receiving, and spending.

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Speaker 1: As the Lord stated in Psalm fifty, verse twenty, every

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Speaker 1: animal of the forest is his, and the cattle on

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Speaker 1: a thousand hills. Psalm twenty four one reiterates this when

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Speaker 1: it declares the earth is the Lord's and everything in it,

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Speaker 1: the world and all who live in it. He owns

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Speaker 1: all and retains full control over all, because, as today's

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Speaker 1: verse states, he is the ruler, the ultimate authority of

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Speaker 1: all things, including the boss or ceo we feel threatens

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Speaker 1: our job and therefore our financial security, and the company

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Speaker 1: or organization that sends us that bill we don't know

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Speaker 1: how we'll pay. In his hands is strength, The strength

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Speaker 1: he possesses, obviously, but also the strength he provides through

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Speaker 1: his spirit to his weary, discouraged, and struggling children. In context,

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Speaker 1: David Anchi, and Israel's second king, spoke today's words shortly

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Speaker 1: before giving his son one of the most intimidating projects

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Speaker 1: known to man, to build the first permanent temple for God.

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Speaker 1: Listen to how David began his royal speech. In verse

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Speaker 1: one in scripture, we read then King David said to

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Speaker 1: the whole assembly, my son Solomon, the one whom God

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Speaker 1: has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great

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Speaker 1: because this palatial structure is not for man, but for

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Speaker 1: the Lord God. Plus, it appears this would be Solomon's

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Speaker 1: first royal task, as if leading the nation wouldn't have

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Speaker 1: been overwhelming enough. Solomon would need inner strength grit to

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Speaker 1: build this sacred monumental structure patterned after the temple in Heaven.

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Speaker 1: Strength God himself, the source of strength, would provide because

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Speaker 1: of Second Corinthians twelve nine promises, his strength is made

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Speaker 1: perfect or reaches its full expression in weakness when we

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Speaker 1: recognize that whatever is standing before us is well beyond us,

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Speaker 1: and in desperation turned to the Lord to receive his

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Speaker 1: supernatural strength. God also holds all power. Power is an authority, yes,

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Speaker 1: but also a supernatural, limitless ability to do whatever he chooses,

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Speaker 1: whether that's creating an entire universe, igniting the most vibrant stars,

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Speaker 1: and all the other systems that keep our world functioning.

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Speaker 1: As Jesus stated in Matthew nineteen, verse twenty six, all

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Speaker 1: things are possible with God. That problem you feel you'll

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Speaker 1: never overcome, possible with God. That opportunity you feel you

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Speaker 1: won't receive, possible with God. The provision you desperately need

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Speaker 1: but can't fathom from where it might come possible with God.

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Speaker 1: The bill you can't figure out how to pay. Possible

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Speaker 1: with God because He is the all powerful, ever present,

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Speaker 1: ever attentive, owner and ruler of all, who loves us

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Speaker 1: with a love that endures forever and will carry us

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Speaker 1: through whatever we face. And so whatever you are currently facing,

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Speaker 1: know this, your Father, save, your provider, and friend will

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Speaker 1: tearing you through. If you're struggling, maybe use today's versus

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Speaker 1: a prayer prompt each day this week as a way

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Speaker 1: to quiet your anxiety and fear. And I also encourage

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Speaker 1: you to subscribe to my free daily quieting faith over fear.

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Speaker 1: Emails reach out to me through my website if you

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Speaker 1: would like me to add you. And now let's pray.

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Speaker 1: Holy Father, you are our provider, our sustainer, are ever

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Speaker 1: present help in times of trouble. You see everything we encounter,

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Speaker 1: and you have promised that you have good planned for us.

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Speaker 1: You go before us, clearing the way. You walk beside us,

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Speaker 1: providing guidance, strength and comfort, and you stand behind us,

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Speaker 1: ready to catch us when we fall. You place your

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Speaker 1: hand of blessing upon us, and you hem us in

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Speaker 1: by your love. And we are so, so so grateful.

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Speaker 1: You know the solution to every problem will ever encounter,

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Speaker 1: and you are constantly working on our behalf because we

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Speaker 1: are your beloved, well cared for children. Remind us of

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Speaker 1: those truths when we feel anxious and afraid. Remind us

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Speaker 1: of your heart, your purposes, and your promises. When we

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Speaker 1: are afraid. May we turn to you. May we entrust

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Speaker 1: our deepest needs to you. Strengthen our faith, quiet are fear,

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Speaker 1: and anchor us in your grace. And it is in

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Speaker 1: the name of your son, our savior, Jesus Christ, that

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Speaker 1: we pray in none