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<v Speaker 1>Bless the Lord or my soul and all that is

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<v Speaker 1>within me. Bless his holy name Shaloon, beloved, and thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for tuning into today's morning glory devotion. Privileged to

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<v Speaker 1>be leading today's session is Amanda Baidu from Harvest Chapel International,

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<v Speaker 1>Dingyamiko Marsi. Please, let's pray thank you, Heavenly Father for today.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for this ability and opportunity to study your way.

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<v Speaker 1>We ask our Lord that you make our hearts fatter

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<v Speaker 1>to receive it and grant us the grace to understand

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<v Speaker 1>and apply it in our lives. In Jesus' name, Amen beloved.

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<v Speaker 1>Please let's take our confession from the Book of Joshua,

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<v Speaker 1>chapter one, best eight. This book of the Law shall

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<v Speaker 1>not depart out of my mouth, but I shall meditate

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>then I will make my way prosperous, and then I

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<v Speaker 1>will have good success, Amen beloved. Our topic for today

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<v Speaker 1>is titled Asleep in a Storm. Asleep in a Storm

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<v Speaker 1>and a scripture reading is taken from Mark chapter four

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<v Speaker 1>Theress thirty five to forty one. On the same day,

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<v Speaker 1>when evening had come, he said to them, let us

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<v Speaker 1>cross over to the other side. Now. When they had

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<v Speaker 1>left the multitude, they took him along in the boat

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<v Speaker 1>as he was, and other little boats were also with him,

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<v Speaker 1>and a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into

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<v Speaker 1>the boat so that it was already feeling. But he

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<v Speaker 1>was in the stern, asleep on a pillow, and they

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<v Speaker 1>awokeing and said to him, teacher, do you not care

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<v Speaker 1>that we are perishing? Then he arose and rebuked the

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<v Speaker 1>wind and said to the sea, peace be still. And

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<v Speaker 1>the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. But

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<v Speaker 1>he said to them, why are you so fearful? How

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<v Speaker 1>is it that you have no faith? And they feared

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<v Speaker 1>exceedingly and said to one another, who can this be

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<v Speaker 1>that even the wind and the sea obey him? Amen?

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<v Speaker 1>Asleep in a storm, Beloved, there's no storm that is

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<v Speaker 1>above the power of God. The scripture above is comforting

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<v Speaker 1>to us as believers, because it depicts the nature of

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<v Speaker 1>our Savior in the face of storms. Jesus was asleep

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<v Speaker 1>when the great winstorm arose. It was easy, just like

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<v Speaker 1>the disciples to think, does he not care that we

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<v Speaker 1>are perishing? In the storm. Maybe like them, we often

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<v Speaker 1>ask God, can he not see the struggle we are in?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you see our tears and the pain we are

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<v Speaker 1>going through in this storm? We often have many questions

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<v Speaker 1>in the seasons where God is quiet and he seems

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<v Speaker 1>to be sound asleep. But Beloved, Jesus had already told

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<v Speaker 1>them that they would get to the other side. He

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<v Speaker 1>had given them a word, and not only that, He

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<v Speaker 1>was with them. The disciples, like us, both have the

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<v Speaker 1>weord and the presence of God, and yet the storms

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<v Speaker 1>were able to incite fear in them. Much like us,

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<v Speaker 1>when the storms of life hit, we often do not

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<v Speaker 1>trust the wed or the presence of God with us. Beloved,

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<v Speaker 1>imagine how frustrating their unbelief must have been for Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>Imagine setting food on the table for your child. You

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<v Speaker 1>show them where the food is and expects them to

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<v Speaker 1>go and eat it, but the child keep asking you

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<v Speaker 1>for the same food that you have already provided. Brethren,

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<v Speaker 1>there are certain seasons where God may seem asleep and quiet,

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<v Speaker 1>because we often have what it takes to take charge

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<v Speaker 1>of the situation. We have the wed and we have

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<v Speaker 1>his presence, We have his promises, his prophecies, his instructions

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<v Speaker 1>and his ways. Their agitation was because of the currency

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<v Speaker 1>of fear. And sometimes when you are not meditating on

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that you carry the presence of God and

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<v Speaker 1>you already have his wed, fear will push you into

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<v Speaker 1>shaking in the storm. When your Lord has already spoken.

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus wasn't uncaring. The Lord never slum best no sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus was full of faith. He was relaxed because storms

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<v Speaker 1>cannot shake the word of God. Let us build faith

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<v Speaker 1>by meditating on his wed and dwelling in his presence,

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<v Speaker 1>so that no storm can shake us into fear. But

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<v Speaker 1>rather we will have faith in the Wed, and we

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<v Speaker 1>can rebuke the storms of life and live victoriously. Remember

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<v Speaker 1>in Psalm twenty seven, the Lord is our light in

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<v Speaker 1>our salvation. Whom shall we fear? The Lord is the

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<v Speaker 1>strength of our lives, of whom shall we be afraid.

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<v Speaker 1>Though an army may and camp against us, our hearts

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<v Speaker 1>shall not fear the war may rise against us. In

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<v Speaker 1>this we will be confident, For in the time of trouble,

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<v Speaker 1>he shall hide us in his pavilion, in the secret

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<v Speaker 1>place of his tabernacle. He shall hide us. He shall

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<v Speaker 1>set us high upon a rock. And now our heads

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<v Speaker 1>shall be lifted up above our enemies. All around us

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<v Speaker 1>shalloon our memory. Verse is taken from Isiah chapter forty one, vers. Ten.

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<v Speaker 1>So do not fear, for I am with you. Do

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<v Speaker 1>not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will

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<v Speaker 1>strengthen you and help you. I will apphold you with

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<v Speaker 1>my righteous right hand. Amen, you love it. Please let

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

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<v Speaker 1>for this reminder that you are with us, and you

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<v Speaker 1>have already given us your word. Therefore we pray and

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<v Speaker 1>we ask that you will help us that we do

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<v Speaker 1>not allow the fear of the storms of life to

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<v Speaker 1>overshadow us and to overiet the faith that we have

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<v Speaker 1>in your word. Help us to have faith to rebuke

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<v Speaker 1>every storm in our lives, and know that once you

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<v Speaker 1>are with us, we would definitely live a victorious life

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<v Speaker 1>in Jesus' name. Amen, be love it. Please stay tuned

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<v Speaker 1>for more spirits failed content, and have a blessed day.

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<v Speaker 1>Shalon