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<v Speaker 1>Welcome Just hand Away Tagalog Sermon podcast, your daily dose

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<v Speaker 1>of inspiring from heartfelt taglog sermons from different pastors and

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<v Speaker 1>speakers all over the Philippines. We hope that this podcast

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<v Speaker 1>finds you in good shape. And now here's your message.

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<v Speaker 1>We are concluding our series entitled Perspective. Perspective is our

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<v Speaker 1>point of view with regards to things, with regards to

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<v Speaker 1>our life, and one of the important things as people

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<v Speaker 1>of God that we need to have is his perspective

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<v Speaker 1>or how he sees us and life, so that we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be able to go back to His will and to

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<v Speaker 1>go back and live our lives with that right perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>I like this quote by Ravi Shakarias who said this,

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<v Speaker 1>if we don't have a transcendent perspective or a godly

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<v Speaker 1>perspective in life, at the end of it, you'lly that

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<v Speaker 1>it was all meaningless. That just like how I saw

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<v Speaker 1>Ravi live for the first and last time he attended.

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<v Speaker 1>He was one of the speakers in the National Bible

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<v Speaker 1>Day here in the Philippines, and I'll never forget what

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<v Speaker 1>he said that people today are concerned about what is

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<v Speaker 1>on the right or on the left. The opinion of

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<v Speaker 1>this group versus this group. Where do I stand? Do

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<v Speaker 1>I stand on the light, on the right side of

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<v Speaker 1>life or on the left side of life? But the

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<v Speaker 1>reality is what is important is not where we are

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<v Speaker 1>on the left or on the right, but the relationship

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<v Speaker 1>that we have up and down. What does that mean

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<v Speaker 1>that in life we need to have We need to

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<v Speaker 1>be concerned about our relationship with our heavily Father first,

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<v Speaker 1>because that is the most important relationship that we can

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<v Speaker 1>cultivate here on earth. It is a preparation of a

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<v Speaker 1>life in eternity. And so I believe that God wants

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<v Speaker 1>to give us the right perspective, that a godly perspective

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<v Speaker 1>of how we should live our lives. And we are

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<v Speaker 1>continuing and concluding Psalms twenty three a song of David

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<v Speaker 1>which is entitled the Lord is My Shepherd, and we

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<v Speaker 1>will go through the last two verses, verse five and six.

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<v Speaker 1>It starts verse one, the Lord is my shepherd. I

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<v Speaker 1>shall not want. In other versions it says I will

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<v Speaker 1>lack nothing. It is God who completes us. It is

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<v Speaker 1>a God who provides for us, who gives us peace.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is what we talked about a few weeks

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<v Speaker 1>ago and today we will focus on verse five and six.

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<v Speaker 1>It says, verse five, you prepare a feast for me

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<v Speaker 1>in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by

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<v Speaker 1>anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.

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<v Speaker 1>And in verse six it says, surely your goodness and

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<v Speaker 1>unfailing love will pursue me all the day of my life,

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<v Speaker 1>and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you that as you speak to us today with

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<v Speaker 1>these two powerful verses on how David concludes this song

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<v Speaker 1>that he has written, Lord, allow it to minister to us,

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<v Speaker 1>Allow it to sing deep Lord this two verses, allow

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<v Speaker 1>it to take root in our hearts, that we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>able to live it out in our lives today, or

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<v Speaker 1>thank you. As David has written this song, it will

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<v Speaker 1>minister to us wherever we are today annoying the preaching

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<v Speaker 1>of your word in Jesus name, Amen and Amen. As

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<v Speaker 1>we go through these two verses, it starts with this,

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<v Speaker 1>you prepare a feast for me. The Lord prepares something

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<v Speaker 1>for us, a feast. In the message version, it actually says,

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<v Speaker 1>you serve me a six course dinner. What does that

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<v Speaker 1>mean when we look at the whole story of Psalms

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three. You have to understand David was writing this

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<v Speaker 1>song as he would probably was going through one of

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest trials of his life. That he was going

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<v Speaker 1>through a crisis, and that's why the previous verses would say,

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<v Speaker 1>though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

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<v Speaker 1>I will fear no evil, for you are with me.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a picture of a life in crisis. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>picture of a life in a trial, in anxiety, or

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<v Speaker 1>probably in hopelessness. But David the writer goes back and says,

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord is my shepherd, and God prepares a feast

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<v Speaker 1>for me in the presence of my enemies. What does

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<v Speaker 1>that mean? You know? I realized this as I was

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<v Speaker 1>reflecting on these two verses, that crisis destroys order in

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<v Speaker 1>our lives. That whenever we go through trials and crisis,

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<v Speaker 1>it seems that we can't function properly. It seems that

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<v Speaker 1>we can't do what we used to do. One of

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<v Speaker 1>the songs that I became to recall because of this

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<v Speaker 1>preaching is one of the Opim songs, which says di matulo,

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<v Speaker 1>let me bring song on. I think Doody knows that

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<v Speaker 1>Matulo di mahayan, the Kiaowa's alone, the Gama dami. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the reality. When we are in crisis. We can't sleep,

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<v Speaker 1>we can't eat, we can function. It disrupts our lives

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<v Speaker 1>and we can't get back white because we are consumed

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<v Speaker 1>by problems, anxiety, hopelessness. We are worried. And I experienced

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<v Speaker 1>this when I went through a health crisis when I

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<v Speaker 1>was in Sibu. It was way back, and I believe

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<v Speaker 1>God was with me during that time. He held my

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<v Speaker 1>hand all throughout. But I was so consumed by the

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<v Speaker 1>troubles I forgot about how big my God is. I

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<v Speaker 1>actually lost weight so much, I actually couldn't function whenever

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<v Speaker 1>Pamu talked to me, paragum zombie, you know she can't

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<v Speaker 1>talk to me. I just have that black stare. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>consumed about the problem or my personal crisis. But the

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<v Speaker 1>word of God reminds us of this truth. Today. He says,

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<v Speaker 1>I prepare a feast. God prepares a feast even in trial.

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<v Speaker 1>God is preparing something for us in times of trial.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a picture of God blessing us continually, even in crisis.

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<v Speaker 1>Try to reflect for the past seventy days haven't you

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<v Speaker 1>experienced the blessing of God? Haven't you felt that you

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<v Speaker 1>are still blessed despite all this. I believe God is

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<v Speaker 1>reminding us that He is preparing something for us. Even

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<v Speaker 1>in trials, the Lord blesses us. And that's why I

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<v Speaker 1>like the following statement. It says, he prepares a feast

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<v Speaker 1>in the presence of my enemies. It's a picture of

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<v Speaker 1>God in control. He's not afraid of them. That's one. Secondly,

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<v Speaker 1>he won't back down on them. Saman Balaya. I will

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<v Speaker 1>prepare a feast for my children because I love them

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<v Speaker 1>so much. Yes, I am allowing them to go through

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<v Speaker 1>this trial, but at the same time I will bless them.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a picture of God who is controlled, an all

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<v Speaker 1>powerful God that the enemy can't do anything about it.

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<v Speaker 1>When God wants to bless us, it's regardless of what

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<v Speaker 1>we are going through. God can bless you today. He

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<v Speaker 1>is preparing something for you today. It follows it by

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<v Speaker 1>you honor me by anointing my head with oil. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you visit a Hebrew house during that time, when

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<v Speaker 1>you're invited for dinner, as soon as you get there,

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<v Speaker 1>they would take care of you. They would serve you,

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<v Speaker 1>and they would put oil. Why because chimpreno, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>dusty road among concrete roads during that time, and so

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<v Speaker 1>when you would go there, you're all dusty, amarao and oil.

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<v Speaker 1>So they would put oil to refresh you, not only

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<v Speaker 1>to make the room smell good, but it would actually

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<v Speaker 1>make you feel better. It's a picture of the guest

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<v Speaker 1>or the house blessing the guests, preparing the guests, and

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<v Speaker 1>even us when we are going through crisis, when we

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<v Speaker 1>go back to the Lord, it reminds us of who

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<v Speaker 1>we are. When we go do our devotions, we cry

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<v Speaker 1>out to the Lord. What happens, God reminds us of

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<v Speaker 1>who we are, and then we are blessed. God is

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<v Speaker 1>reminding you today that and in times of crisis. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>this pandemic might be a very personal crisis for you today.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe the Lord is telling you that I am

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<v Speaker 1>preparing a blessing for you, that I will annoint you,

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<v Speaker 1>that I will lift your head up. Because this is

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<v Speaker 1>who our God is, a God who desires to bless

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<v Speaker 1>us even in times of crisis. And that's why David

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<v Speaker 1>could say this, my cup overflows with blessings. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>during this time of pandemic will realize that for the

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<v Speaker 1>past seventy days, YO EXTA thank you for listening. We

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