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Brothers and sisters,

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we've come here to meet [br]with the living God.

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The One who is your Savior, your Lord,

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the Lover of your soul.

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He's loved you from all of eternity.

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The One who began your salvation

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back in eternity, if you will,

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who foreknew you; will glorify you.

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And without faith it is impossible

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to please Him,

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for he who comes to God

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must believe that He is,

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and that He is a rewarder of those

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who seek Him.

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We come to Him by faith.

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We come looking to Him; trusting Him.

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Our eyes are on Him.

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Who has He revealed Himself to?

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Who are you coming to here?

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To meet with?

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The living God.

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The Omniscient One.

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The All-Powerful One.

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The One who owns the cattle[br]on a thousand hills.

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The One who all things are open[br]and laid bare before Him.

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The One who knows your every need;

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who has every hair of your head numbered.

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When you come to Him to ask for a fish,

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here in a moment,

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He's not going to give you

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something that you don't want - a snake.

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When you come and ask Him for an egg,

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He's not going to trick you

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and give you a scorpion -[br]something that will hurt you.

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Your Father is a good Father.

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Your Savior, your Lord on the cross

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bought all the benefits that allows you

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right now to come into the presence,

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and be seen by your Heavenly Father

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holy and blameless and [br]without any reproach.

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And He is a rewarder

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of those who seek Him.

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So, when you come to the Lord,

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expect He's not only going to hear you

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and meet with you,

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but there is reward there.

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And there's reward beyond what you

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can grasp with your hand.

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It's things that will be granted by grace

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to perceive with your heart and your mind.

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To be enriched as an heir of God

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and a fellow heir with Christ.

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So remember a couple little exhortations

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from Luke 11, for instance.

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Remember this One who you come to

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is like the friend at midnight.

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You come desperate.

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You come at a very importune moment.

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And yet, He's willing to give to you

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because you persist.

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You won't let go of this God.

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What you need, you don't come,

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with a quiet, little voice:[br]"May I please have...?"

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There's a sense of boldness

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as you come before His throne of grace.

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Remember the widow who needed help

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and she came to the unjust judge.

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She would not leave that judge alone.

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He finally gave in.

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How much more your Heavenly Father

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willingly gives in.

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And then lastly,

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remember a few words

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from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

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out of John 14.

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"Whatever you ask in My name,

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that will I do, so that the Father

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may be glorified in the Son.

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If you ask Me anything in My name,

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I will do it.

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If you abide in Me, and [br]My words abide in you,

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ask whatever you wish,

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and it will be done for you.

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In that day, you will not [br]question Me about anything.

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Truly, truly, I say to you,

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if you ask the Father for [br]anything in My name,

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He will give it to you.

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Until now, you have asked [br]for nothing in My name.

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Ask and you will receive,

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so that your joy may be made full."

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Don't forget that last part.

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So that your joy may be made full.

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Amen.