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<v Speaker 1>Shalom, and I bless money to you all, and you're

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<v Speaker 1>onely welcome to today's episode of the Morning Glory Devotion.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Sarahma and rebels jabbing from having shapel international mercy,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's our privilege to be facilitating today's edition. Please

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<v Speaker 1>let us share a word of prayer. Father, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for the wonderful privilege to gather together at your feet

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<v Speaker 1>to listen to your word. Please open our eyes and

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<v Speaker 1>let us see wonderful things out of your word in

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus my toned. Amen. Now let us take our confession

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<v Speaker 1>from Josho chapter one, verse eight. Josho Chapter one, verse eight.

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<v Speaker 1>This book of the Law shall not depart out of

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<v Speaker 1>my mouth, but I shall meditate in it to day

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<v Speaker 1>and night, that I may observe to do according to

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<v Speaker 1>all that is written in it. For then I'll make

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<v Speaker 1>my way prosperous, and then I'll have good success. Amen.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's episode of the Morning Glory Devotion has been titled

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<v Speaker 1>Healing for Better Waterest Part two Healing for Better Watests

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<v Speaker 1>Part two. The subtitle is Divine Instractions and Godly Counsel.

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<v Speaker 1>Our Bible reading texts shall be taken from second Kings,

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<v Speaker 1>Chapter two, verse nineteen to twenty two. Second Kings, Chapter two,

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<v Speaker 1>verse nineteen to twenty two. I read some men from

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<v Speaker 1>Jericho went to Elisha and said, as you know, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a fine city, but the water is bad

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<v Speaker 1>and it causes miscarriages. Put some salt in a new

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<v Speaker 1>bowl and bring it to me, he ordered, and they

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<v Speaker 1>brought it to him, and he went to the spring

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<v Speaker 1>through the salt in the water, and said, this is

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<v Speaker 1>what the Lord says. I make this water pure, and

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<v Speaker 1>it will not cause any more deaths or miscarriages. And

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<v Speaker 1>that water has been pure ever since, just as Elisha

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<v Speaker 1>said it would be Amen. Healing for Better Waters, Part two.

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<v Speaker 1>Healing for Better Waters, Part two. Divine instractions and Godly Counsel.

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<v Speaker 1>Divine Instructions and Godly Counsel. Have you heard the saying

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<v Speaker 1>that life is not perfect? I'm sure you have. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you've had a variant of it, something meant to suggest

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<v Speaker 1>that you cannot possibly seek to have all around pleasantness.

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<v Speaker 1>We hear words like this so often that we begin

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<v Speaker 1>to use them as cushions for our quiet, hard breaks.

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<v Speaker 1>We tell ourselves that every good marriage must have a

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<v Speaker 1>hidden misery, every good job must break your health, or

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<v Speaker 1>every family must carry a secret cross. Over time, we

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<v Speaker 1>learn to live with things that were never meant to

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<v Speaker 1>be tolerated. We settle for a life that looks good

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<v Speaker 1>on the outside, while something vital is dying on the inside.

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<v Speaker 1>This was the exact tragedy of Jericho in our Bible

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<v Speaker 1>reading today. The leaders of the city came to the

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<v Speaker 1>prophet Elisha with a strange confession. They said the city

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<v Speaker 1>was pleasant and situated in a fine location, but the

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<v Speaker 1>water was bad, causing the ground to be barren and

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<v Speaker 1>the women to miscarry. Think about that picture for a moment.

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<v Speaker 1>Jericho looked thriving to a visitor passing through. The buildings

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<v Speaker 1>were standing and located in prime places, yet beneath the surface,

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<v Speaker 1>the very source of life, it's water, was carrying death.

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<v Speaker 1>For years, the people had simply managed the problem. They

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<v Speaker 1>built a fine city on top of a better spring.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything changed the day they decided to stop accommodating the case.

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<v Speaker 1>They saw Elisha, a man sent by God, and they

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<v Speaker 1>brought their hidden trouble into the light. Alisha did not

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<v Speaker 1>give them a political strategy or a temporary He asked

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<v Speaker 1>for a new bowl filled with salt, went straight to

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<v Speaker 1>the source of the spring and threw it in. God

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<v Speaker 1>touched the spring at its root, and the scriptures recorded

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<v Speaker 1>that the water was healed from that day forward. Elijah

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<v Speaker 1>was clearly a man who knew what to do about

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<v Speaker 1>their unique situation. Brothers, sometimes the better water in our

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<v Speaker 1>lives ling us simply because we have learned to live

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<v Speaker 1>with them. We assume nothing can change, so we stop

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<v Speaker 1>asking for help. But God often places in our path

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<v Speaker 1>wise counselors, spiritual leaders, trusted mentors, and even skilled professionals

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<v Speaker 1>who carried the insight with desperately need. He uses human

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<v Speaker 1>instruments to bring his restoration to our sources. And so, beloved,

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<v Speaker 1>let us stop making peace with subtle distraction. Do not

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<v Speaker 1>let a better spring room what God is trying to

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<v Speaker 1>build in your home, your health, your mind, or your

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<v Speaker 1>spiritual life. Rich old, seek godly counsel and bring the

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<v Speaker 1>root of the problem to the Lord. The God who

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<v Speaker 1>healed the waters of Jericho is still in the business

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<v Speaker 1>of making booking things or Amen. Now, let us take

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<v Speaker 1>our memories from Second Kings chapter two, verse twenty two.

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<v Speaker 1>Second Kings, Chapter two, verse twenty two, and that water

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<v Speaker 1>has been pure ever since just as Elisha said it

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<v Speaker 1>would be, and that water has been pure ever since,

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<v Speaker 1>just as Elisha said it would be. Amen. Now let

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<v Speaker 1>us pray helps me. Father, forgive us for settling for

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<v Speaker 1>places of bitterness and convincing ourselves that pain is our

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<v Speaker 1>only option. You see the areas of our lives that

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<v Speaker 1>look fine on the outside, that are broken at the source.

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<v Speaker 1>Today we bring our headen beddings to you. Grant us

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<v Speaker 1>the wisom to seek help and the humility to receive

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<v Speaker 1>godly counsel. Go to the very root of our struggles, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>and bring complete healing. Turn our bearing places into grounds

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<v Speaker 1>of fruitfulness and peace. We ask this in Jesus Mighty

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<v Speaker 1>name aided man be love it. Thank you for being

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<v Speaker 1>a part of today's episode of the Morning Gloried Devotion.

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<v Speaker 1>Stay tuned to Radio ACI today for more spirit feel

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<v Speaker 1>content throughout the day and until we come your way

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow morning. At the same time, please have a blessed day. Amen.