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Psalms 57:2 - Working With God
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is the ability to do a thing.
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is the right to use power.
* God has given us the power to do things, and He’s granted us the authority to use that power to make decisions.
* Matt 16 - Jesus gives us “keys” to the kingdom.
* Keys represent “

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to authority.”
* “whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
* So long as we keep the extension of His kingdom and the glory of His name in the forefront of our decisions, then God decides “with us!”
* This is why it’s so important to pray “in Jesus’ name.”
* It reminds us of who we’re working with.
* Vs 2 - the original Hebrew version of the phrase “who accomplishes all things for me” (NAS) is actually “to the God who decides

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me.”
* We have “

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authority” here on this earth, as God’s ambassadors.
* The key to keeping this authority is staying in our place of

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Psalms 81:7-16 - Honoring God’s Boundaries
* God wants to bless us.
* But He has

in place for His blessing.
* Boundaries existed before

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entered the world.
* They bring

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.
* Backstory:
* God is giving the Israelites a little history lesson.
* He’s reminding them of times they walked outside the boundaries and how that worked out for them.
* Remembering your history makes you

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, &

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.
* Vs 7 - the waters at Meribah - where the Israelites grumbled against God.
* God brought water from the rock.
* Vs 8-10 - God’s warning like a dad warning his kids.
* What goes in the mouth nourishes the body!
* If we honor God we feed our souls!
* Vs 11-12 - the worst thing God can do is let us have our

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way.
* Remembering your sin is a good thing - it keeps you

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.
* Holding onto guilt is a bad thing - it keeps you

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.
* Vs 13-15 - If the Israelites would simply obey the Lord and honor His boundaries, He would give them what they need.
* Vs 16 - you won’t just get water from the rock, you’ll get

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!
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to God precedes nourishment from God.
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from the rock.
* God can use your tough situation to nourish you.
* God brings you to rocky places to teach you how to rely on the ROCK.
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from the rock.
* God can turn a bitter time in your life to something sweet.