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<v Speaker 1>Shalon Beloved, you are welcome to today's Morning Glory Devotion.

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<v Speaker 1>We are Pastor Indickiness kills in from the Harvest Chapel

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<v Speaker 1>International Daniamiko Marsi, and we are grateful to God to

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<v Speaker 1>be bringing you another episode of our Morning Glory devotion.

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<v Speaker 1>Let us kindly share a word of prayer. Our heavely Father,

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<v Speaker 1>We thank you for your end and love and care.

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<v Speaker 1>As we listen to your word today, please open our

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<v Speaker 1>hearts to receive your grace and to yield to your

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<v Speaker 1>divine restoration in Jesus's name. Amen, let us kindly take

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<v Speaker 1>our confession for today from Joshua, chapter one, verse eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Joshua Chapter one, the verse eight. This book of the

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<v Speaker 1>Law shall not depart from my mouth, but I shall

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<v Speaker 1>meditate in it day and night, that I may observe

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<v Speaker 1>to do according to all that is written in it.

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<v Speaker 1>For them, I will make my way prospers, and then

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<v Speaker 1>I will have good success. Amen. Today's message is titled

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<v Speaker 1>God is Caring enough, God is carrying enough, written by

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<v Speaker 1>Pastor and Dickiness Baffo. Our scripture reading shall be taken

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<v Speaker 1>from Look chapter nineteen, the verse one to ten. Look

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<v Speaker 1>Chapter nineteen the verse one to ten, I will be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the New India translation. Jesus and Zachios. Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>entered Jericho and was passing through it. Now a man

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<v Speaker 1>named Zachios was there. He was a chief tax collector

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<v Speaker 1>and was rich. He was trying to get a look

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<v Speaker 1>at Jesus, but being a short man, he could not

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<v Speaker 1>see over the crowd. So he ran on ahead and

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<v Speaker 1>climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, because

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus was going to pass that way. And when Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>came to that place, he looked up and said to him,

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<v Speaker 1>Zacchios came down quickly, because I must stay at your

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<v Speaker 1>house today. So he came down quickly and welcomed Jesus joyfully.

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<v Speaker 1>And when the people saw it, they all complained, he

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<v Speaker 1>has gone in to be the guest of a man

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<v Speaker 1>who is a sinner. But Zakios stopped and said to Lord, look, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>half of my possessions I now give to the poor,

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<v Speaker 1>and if I have cheated any one of anything, I

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<v Speaker 1>am paying back four times as much. Then Jesus said

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<v Speaker 1>to him, today South Asian has come to this household

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<v Speaker 1>because he too is a son of Abraham. For the

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<v Speaker 1>son of man came to seek and to save the lost.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lord add his blessings to the reading and hearing

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<v Speaker 1>of this word. Thanks be to God. Amen. God is

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<v Speaker 1>caring enough. God is caring enough. Growing up, my mother

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<v Speaker 1>had a quiet evening routine before shutting down the house.

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<v Speaker 1>She would step outside to the chicken scoop and take

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<v Speaker 1>a careful head count. If even one hand was missed,

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<v Speaker 1>she didn't simply strike her shoulders and lock the door.

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<v Speaker 1>She would get herself ready, step out into the neighborhood

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<v Speaker 1>and look around until she found where that stray bed

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<v Speaker 1>had wandered. As a child, I wondered why she bothered

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<v Speaker 1>over a single animal, But looking back, I see a

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<v Speaker 1>gentle reflection of something much grander. Our God is a

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<v Speaker 1>caring God. He seeks after us with unconditional love, patience,

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<v Speaker 1>and determination to bring us back into fellowship with himself.

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<v Speaker 1>Saccios was a joyous beneficiary of God's care. He was

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<v Speaker 1>a well known, wicked and oppressive man in his community,

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<v Speaker 1>and the people of his days did not deem him

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<v Speaker 1>worthy for Jesus to look out for him. Step into

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<v Speaker 1>his house, let alone spend the ninth there and dine

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<v Speaker 1>with him. Though his image was broken and distorted by

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<v Speaker 1>his sinful lifestyle. Jesus did not ignore him. Instead, Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>looked up and welcomed him down from the tree, stepped

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<v Speaker 1>into his sin, stayed home, and extended God's plan of

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<v Speaker 1>salvation and restoration to the household. Similarly, when you and

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<v Speaker 1>I drift from God's presence and we become vulnerable, when

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<v Speaker 1>our faith falters, or when shame makes us want to

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<v Speaker 1>dig into the shadows, God does not lock the gate

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<v Speaker 1>and leave us outside. He cares, and so he comes

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<v Speaker 1>looking for us. That's exactly what Jesus came to do.

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<v Speaker 1>From the guardian of Eden, where man walked away from

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<v Speaker 1>the presence of God, right down to this very moment,

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<v Speaker 1>the father's heart has always been to bring his wandering

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<v Speaker 1>children safely home. Though mankind rebelled against him, he still

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<v Speaker 1>chose mercy, grace, and restoration. God is not looking for

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<v Speaker 1>ways to destroy people. He's constantly seeking ways to save

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<v Speaker 1>and to care for them. Oh how comforting it is

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<v Speaker 1>for God to step down into the confusion and dejecting

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<v Speaker 1>situations in our lives just to bring us life and hope. Beloved,

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<v Speaker 1>God is still seeking to extend his love to people today.

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<v Speaker 1>Through his written word and other printed godly literature, inner

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<v Speaker 1>convictions of the Holy spirits, spirit great semons, inspired lyrics

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<v Speaker 1>and melodies, godly friends, and other media of divine encounters.

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<v Speaker 1>God continues to calm and woman to himself. He's commented

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<v Speaker 1>not only to your salvation, but also to your spiritual

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<v Speaker 1>growth and general wellbeing. Dear one, God cares, and he

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<v Speaker 1>cares enough. Would you hack into his nocks and beckoning?

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<v Speaker 1>Would you allow him to step into your situation today?

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<v Speaker 1>The God who seeks also saves, restores, and establishes. He's

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<v Speaker 1>no session for you to punish you. He's coming after

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<v Speaker 1>you with grace, mercy, and restoration Like a mastercraftsman holding

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<v Speaker 1>booken poettery. He wants to rebuild your life, not to

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<v Speaker 1>toss it away. Would you let him near open your

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<v Speaker 1>heart today? Admit your wariness and allow the good Shepherd

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<v Speaker 1>to carry you back into his care and rest. God

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<v Speaker 1>richly bless you. Let us kind of take our memory

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<v Speaker 1>verse for today. Our memory verse is taken from Luke

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<v Speaker 1>chapter nineteen, the verse ten, Look chapter nineteen, the verse ten. I.

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<v Speaker 1>We will be reading from the New English translation for

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<v Speaker 1>the Son of Man came to seek and to save

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<v Speaker 1>the lost, for the son of Man came to seek

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<v Speaker 1>and to save the lost. Amen, let us kind of

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<v Speaker 1>share a word of prayer. Father, We thank you that

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<v Speaker 1>you are a caring God who never gives up on us.

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<v Speaker 1>We are deeply grateful that even when we drifts our

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<v Speaker 1>way or hideing our shame, you step into our bookiness

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<v Speaker 1>with grace, mercy, and restoration. Please help us to always

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<v Speaker 1>open our hearts to your gentle knock, laying aside our

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<v Speaker 1>wariness so that we may, because married is safely backing

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<v Speaker 1>to your rest like a mastercraftsman. Lord, rebuild our lives

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<v Speaker 1>and draw us closer to you every single day in

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus' minding name Aimen beloved. Always remember this God is

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<v Speaker 1>not looking for ways to punish or destroy us. He's

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<v Speaker 1>constantly seeking us out with unconditional love to save, restore,

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<v Speaker 1>and rebuild our lives. Gordiously, bless you for journing with

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<v Speaker 1>us all through today's morning glory devotion. Kindly join us

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<v Speaker 1>again for another episode tomorrow morning by God's grace. At

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, stay tuned to Radio ACI today for

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<v Speaker 1>more spirit filled content. Stay blessed shalom.