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Where is the world's
economy headed?
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Will the cost of living
continue to climb?
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Will we see another recession--
or worse yet, a full-blown
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economic meltdown?
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These are not
theoretical questions.
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Whether you own your own business, work for an
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employer, or on a pension,
your money is important.
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These questions
affect your life.
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Much of the financial news
in our headlines is not good.
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We hear of tariffs and trade wars; fears of a recession;
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rising inflation--and we see the escalating prices first-hand
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in our grocery bills.
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We see alarming news of a
national debt in the U.S. that
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now sits at over $36 trillion.
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That's a colossal mountain of debt that's hard to comprehend.
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But debt is not just
an American problem.
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A number of other countries
in the Western world are also
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carrying extremely high debt, expressed as their debt ratio--
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the amount of debt
in relation to GDP,
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or Gross Domestic Product.
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The World Population Review website lists the American
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national debt at 122
percent of GDP.
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That means that the debt accumulated by the government
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of the United States is significantly above the
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value of what the entire
nation produces in a year.
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That should be deeply
concerning to all of us.
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And other nations
aren't far behind.
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France's debt ratio
sits at 111 percent.
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And Canada's debt ratio is similar, at 108 percent.
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The United Kingdom's is not
far behind, at 97.6 percent.
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So, many countries are carrying a sizable amount of debt.
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And all it takes is a few unexpected disasters--
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polycrises as they're now beginning to be called--
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for prices to soar and
jobs to disappear.
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So, what does the future hold for our Western nations?
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The sobering news is, there
are tough times ahead.
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But you and I can be ready.
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If you're concerned about
the financial welfare of
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your children or grandchildren,
you don't want to miss today's
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program on Tomorrow's World.
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We don't have to face
the future unprepared.
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We can be forewarned
and forearmed.
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You can survive
the coming crash.
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How?
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I'll be right back
with the answer.
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♪
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Welcome to Tomorrow's World, where we make sense of
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your world through the
pages of the Bible.
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Warren Buffett is the billionaire CEO of the
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American investment firm Berkshire Hathaway.
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He's obviously been
extremely successful
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in his life as an investor.
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When stock markets tumbled in response to tariffs announced
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by U.S. President Donald Trump on April 2, 2025, a number of
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market observers noted
Buffett's classic advice.
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That is, when things go bad, focus on the long term.
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Keep your head.
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Don't panic.
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Be in it for the long haul.
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Be patient and keep your eyes
on the long-term goal.
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That's good advice.
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It's easy to panic when the economy begins to sputter.
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And it's tempting to worry
about the future--especially
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when it comes to money.
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But God doesn't want us to be fearful about the future.
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Jesus was consistent in that message to His disciples.
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Matthew 11:28 records
Him saying...
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"Come to Me, all you who
labor and are heavy laden,
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and I will give you rest."
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We can be heavy-laden with worries, fears, and doubts.
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Especially when we recognize the dangerous times we're living in.
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In Matthew 24:6, He told
His disciples...
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"See that you are not troubled; for all these things must
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come to pass, but the
end is not yet."
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Later on, just before His arrest, trial, and execution,
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He repeated His comforting words, recorded in John 14:1...
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"Let not your heart
be troubled."
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God doesn't want us to
fret about tomorrow.
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And yet, He does want us
to understand prophetic
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warnings for our time.
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Many of the prophecies of the Book of Ezekiel are intended
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for the end-time Israelite nations of our day.
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For a more detailed description of Ezekiel's prophecies and
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their impact on the end times, check out the telecast by
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Gerald Weston entitled, "Ezekiel's Message Unlocked."
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You can find it on YouTube or the TomorrowsWorld.org website.
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But, let's focus on one prophecy
of Ezekiel for a moment.
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It's found in Ezekiel chapter 7, starting in verse 1...
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"Moreover the word of the
Lord came to me, saying,
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"And you, son of man, thus
says the Lord God to the
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land of Israel: 'An end!
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The end has come upon the
four corners of the land.
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Now the end has come upon you, And I will send My anger against
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you; I will judge you according to your ways, And I will repay
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you for all your abominations.
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My eye will not spare you,
Nor will I have pity;
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But I will repay your ways,
And your abominations will be
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in your midst; then you shall know that I am the Lord!'"
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It's a sobering glimpse of judgment on our Western nations.
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But, why is that
judgment coming?
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Because we have God's testimony of how He wants us to conduct
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our lives--it's called the Bible--and yet painfully
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few really live it.
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Going on, notice what Ezekiel says conditions will be like
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as the end-time descendants
of Israel fall.
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In Ezekiel 7:19...
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"They will throw their silver into the streets, and their
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gold will be like refuse; their silver and their gold will not
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be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord;
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they will not satisfy their souls, nor fill their stomachs,
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because it became their stumbling block of iniquity."
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That's describing a total economic collapse.
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When there's no food, all
the gold and silver in the
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world won't do any good.
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And these conditions will
spread around the globe.
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During the Day of the Lord,
when the trumpets of Revelation
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sound, people will no longer
be concerned about whether
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they've bought gold or stocks
or invested in real estate.
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They'll just want to be safe
and have enough to eat.
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When Christ returns with power and glory, we want to be ready.
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And being ready for that
day is not done by having
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a big salary or picking
the right pension plan.
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Speaking of those days,
Jesus said, in Luke 21:25...
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"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the
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stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity,
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the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them from
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fear and the expectation of those things which are coming
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on the earth, for the powers
of heaven will be shaken.
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Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with
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power and great glory.
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Now when these things begin
to happen, look up and
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lift up your heads, because
your redemption draws near."
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So, how can we look forward to the coming days of judgment
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with faith, and not fear?
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By identifying sound biblical strategies for surviving the
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economic storms to come.
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We'll discuss those
in the next segment.
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that's on the horizon.
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It describes the crushing debt we're living under already,
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and the tough times
that are yet ahead.
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Welcome back.
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In today's program, we've been discussing the ominous clouds
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forming on the horizon.
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An economic collapse is coming.
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We don't know exactly when.
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But we know it's coming.
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And you can prepare.
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So, what are some strategies
you can use now, to prepare
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for these events?
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1. Buy the right things.
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We're living in a
consuming society.
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Especially in our affluent Western nations, we're used
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to spending money.
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Our economy is built around it.
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Sometimes we spend money for things we really don't need.
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That's the marvel of
modern advertising.
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Marketers try very hard to create a supposed need for
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a product they're selling-- whether it's pizza,
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tennis shoes, or a new car.
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They're masters at
convincing us we need things
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that we really don't.
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And if we're not careful, we
can get on a never-ending cycle
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where the chief activity of our life is just consuming things.
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God spoke through the prophet Isaiah centuries ago of the
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need to buy what's really important in life.
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Notice Isaiah 55:1...
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"Ho!
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Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have
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no money, come, buy and eat.
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Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
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Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages
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for what does not satisfy?
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Listen carefully to Me,
and eat what is good,
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and let your soul delight
itself in abundance."
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God is saying you're spending your money, your time,
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and your energy on things
that don't really last.
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And this applies to us today, more than ever before.
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We have distractions and
time-wasters like no
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generation before us.
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Our phones are addictive.
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Social media is addictive.
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Even harmless pursuits--
watching reruns of old TV shows,
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or watching sports, or doing puzzles or games, or reading
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about celebrities
can be addictive.
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But at the end of the day,
what do our activities
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accomplish in our lives?
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In other words, what are
we spending our money
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and our time on?
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Because our time is our life.
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Jesus spoke of the importance of thinking about what we consume.
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We need to not just focus
on physical pursuits,
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but also, more importantly,
on spiritual values.
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Notice what He said
in John 6:27...
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"Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food
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which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man
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will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."
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Going on, in verse 56...
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"He who eats My flesh and
drinks My blood abides in Me,
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and I in him.
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As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the
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Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me."
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We are to drink in and feed
on the words of Christ.
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We must study His word every day, so we begin to think
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like Him; act like Him;
follow His footsteps;
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understand His ways;
and, obey Him.
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He summarizes it
in verse 63...
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"It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing.
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The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life."
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As we think about investing in the future, let's make sure
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we're spending our money, our time, our energy, our focus,
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on something that's
really going to last.
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And that brings us to
our next strategy for
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investing in these end-times:
2. Lay up treasure in heaven.
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Jesus taught His disciples to not just focus on the physical,
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but more importantly, invest
in their spiritual lives.
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Notice what He said
in Matthew 6:19...
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"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth
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and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;
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but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
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where neither moth nor rust
destroys and where thieves
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do not break in and steal.
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
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God wants us to remember
that cars rust out;
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homes can burn down or be
broken into; and money invested
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can disappear in moments.
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I know some who lost tens of thousands of dollars in the
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financial meltdown of 2008.
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Company-sponsored 401Ks
that lost much of their
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value overnight.
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What can we depend on?
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And how should we
face the future?
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Notice what Christ
said in verse 25...
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"Therefore I say to you,
do not worry about your life,
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what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body,
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what you will put on.
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Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
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Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap
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nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
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Are you not of more
value than they?
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Which of you by worrying can
add one cubit to his stature?"
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If we recognize that God created us, formed us and gave us life,
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we must remember He
can take care of us.
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He feeds the birds; He forms
the blossoms on the trees;
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and He produces the fruit
of the fields.
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That's the focus we need
to have, especially as we
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enter uncertain times.
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Verse 31...
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"Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?'
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or 'What shall we drink?'
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or 'What shall we wear?'
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For after all these things
the Gentiles seek.
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For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
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But seek first the kingdom
of God and His righteousness,
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and all these things shall
be added to you."
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Christ is bringing that
Kingdom when He returns.
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We are to seek to be in that Kingdom as the number one
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priority in our life.
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And with it, we are to seek
for His righteousness.
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We learn His righteousness by diving into His word every day.
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It's not just a sentimental feeling, but a necessity of life
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as much as the air we breathe.
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We don't need to worry about
the coming difficult times,
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if we're investing in the
right things--His Kingdom,
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His character, in our life.
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There's much more detail
than we can go into in
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this short program.
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And that's why we're offering our free study guide today,
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And God does have
great plans for us.
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No, it's not a "health
and wealth" gospel.
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But God's will is that we would have a fulfilling and blessed
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life now, and a fabulous
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In the last segment of
our program we discussed
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two strategies for facing
hard economic times.
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Let's look at a couple more.
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Another strategy for
facing economic crises
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in the end times is:
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3. Look forward to the
right inheritance.
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Some of us may have an inheritance being left to us.
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If you do, consider
that a blessing.
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But if you don't have a
"rich uncle" in your family,
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don't despair.
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You actually have a Father in Heaven who is not just a rich
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uncle, but who owns everything.
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And when I say everything,
I mean literally everything.
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Notice what the prophet
Haggai said, in Haggai 2:8...
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"'The silver is Mine,
and the gold is Mine,'
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says the Lord of hosts."
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Now, stop and think
for a moment.
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If we're a little short on cash--or maybe a lot short
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on cash--let's remember the resources that our Father
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in Heaven has.
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They are unlimited.
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He owns everything in the entire galaxy--in the entire Universe.
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He made the Universe.
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Can He provide for us?
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Does He know our needs?
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As Paul wrote, in
Philippians 4:19...
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"...My God shall supply all
your need according to His
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riches in glory by
Christ Jesus."
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And He is rich.
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That's not a metaphor.
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He literally owns everything.
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We must not forget that.
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And what's more, He wants to give it to us as an inheritance.
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David wrote, in Psalm 16:5...
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"O Lord, You are the portion
of my inheritance and my cup;
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You maintain my lot.
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The lines have fallen to
me in pleasant places;
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Yes, I have a good inheritance."
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David said, God--
You are my portion--
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You are my inheritance--
I'm going to know You and live
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with You for all eternity, that's my inheritance.
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And Hebrews 2:8 gives more details when it says we
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will inherit "all things."
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"All things" ultimately includes the entire physical Universe.
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Think about that.
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The destiny of man--and
that means you and me--
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is to inherit portions of
the galaxies--to work in,
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to tend in, to beautify in ways
we can't now fully fathom.
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What a tremendous inheritance waiting for us from our Father.
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If we don't have great wealth
in this life, that's okay.
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If we give our lives to
God, He has great plans
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for us in the life to come.
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And what's the last strategy?
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4. Acknowledge your Creator
who gave you all things.
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Our God has given us
life and breath.
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He's given us the chance
to know the joys of life.
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And certainly we learn
through the sadness of
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pain and suffering in
this flesh as well.
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It's all for a purpose.
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He wants us to learn to trust Him and love Him and submit to
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His way, for our good, forever.
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He wants to grant us
salvation through His Son.
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He wants us to live
in His Family.
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But we must believe Him,
repent of our sins,
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obey Him and come under
the blood of Jesus Christ.
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When we grasp that our Father has given us every good and
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perfect gift--as the apostle James notes in James 1:17--
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then we ought to be willing to give back to our Father as well.
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And that is what He teaches us.
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A good explanation of it
is found in Malachi 3,
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beginning in verse 8...
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"Will a man rob God?
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Yet you have robbed Me!
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But you say, 'In what way
have we robbed You?'"
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Who would ever have the
audacity to rob God?
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And yet that's exactly
what He says happens.
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He explains later in the verse.
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Again, in verse 8...
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"You say, 'In what way
have we robbed You?'
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In tithes and offerings."
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The word "tithe," is just
an old word meaning "tenth."
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It's the biblical command for God's people to "tithe," or give
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a tenth of their income, back
to Him, in acknowledgement of
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His blessings and guidance
in their life.
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Not tithing to God, He says,
is in effect robbing Him.
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Going on, notice what He
says as a result of His
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people not tithing.
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We pick it up in verse 9...
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"You are cursed with a curse, for you have robbed Me,
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even this whole nation.
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Bring all the tithes into
the storehouse, that there
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may be food in My house,
and try Me now in this,"
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says the Lord of hosts,
"If I will not open for you
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the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that
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there will not be room
enough to receive it.
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And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will
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not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail
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to bear fruit for you in the field," says the Lord of hosts;
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"And all nations will call
you blessed, for you will
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be a delightful land,"
says the Lord of hosts."
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Let this sink in.
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There are individual consequences and national
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consequences for not tithing.
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And what better way to
prepare for hard times
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ahead than to show God our
loyalty and faithfulness
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in tithing to Him now.
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He promises to provide for
those who put Him first.
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In our Western world, how many of us faithfully tithe to the
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God of Heaven, who gives
us rain in due season,
22:59.845 --> 23:03.448
and sunshine to give warmth
and to make the crops grow?
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Are we acknowledging the
God of Heaven who gives us
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every beat our heart makes?
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Giving a little bit back to
the God who has given us all
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things--and plans to give us even more as an inheritance--
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is really just a
small sacrifice.
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Going on in verse 16...
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"Then those who feared the
Lord spoke to one another,
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and the Lord listened and
heard them; so a book of
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remembrance was written
before Him for those who
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fear the Lord and who
meditate on His name.
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"They shall be Mine,"
says the Lord of hosts,
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"On the day that I make
them My jewels.
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And I will spare them as a
man spares his own son
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who serves him."
23:45.957 --> 23:48.927
Gold, silver, money, real
estate, or bank accounts
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will not be a protection
in the coming hard times.
23:52.230 --> 23:56.701
When financial crises strike,
we want God to be with us--
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which means we need
to be with Him.
23:58.837 --> 24:01.173
And that means, putting
Him first, even in the
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financial decisions we make.
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In the booklet, Dr. Meredith explains that we want to avoid
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In today's program, we've
seen that there are prophesied
25:42.707 --> 25:44.442
tough times ahead.
25:44.509 --> 25:48.213
But God will be with us, as
we submit our financial goals
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and priorities to Him.
25:50.081 --> 25:53.785
After all, it's He who gives
us power to have wealth.
25:53.852 --> 25:56.755
Moses warned the ancient
Israelites, as they were
25:56.821 --> 26:00.659
going into a beautiful new land, overflowing with blessings,
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to not let their heart get
turned away from God.
26:03.895 --> 26:07.232
We find what he said in Deuteronomy 8, starting
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in verse 11...
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"Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping
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His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command
26:16.708 --> 26:20.445
you today, lest--when you
have eaten and are full,
26:20.512 --> 26:23.882
and have built beautiful
houses and dwell in them;
26:23.949 --> 26:27.018
and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your
26:27.085 --> 26:29.854
silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that
26:29.921 --> 26:31.556
you have is multiplied...
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then you say in your heart,
'My power and the might
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of my hand have gained
me this wealth.'
26:38.229 --> 26:41.800
"And you shall remember the
Lord your God, for it is He
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who gives you power
to get wealth...."
26:45.070 --> 26:47.572
Where will our Western
economies go in the
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months and years ahead?
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Will we have a bumpy
road economically?
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It may go up, it may
go down for awhile.
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But at some point, if our
nations don't repent,
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God will allow us to
hit rock bottom.
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Wherever the road takes us,
we need to be wise, careful,
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and use common sense in regard to how we handle money.
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But above all, we need
to keep the big picture.
27:14.933 --> 27:18.570
And the big picture is, there's a God in Heaven who made us
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and who provides us with everything we need,
27:21.539 --> 27:24.509
if we wholeheartedly
look to Him.
27:24.576 --> 27:28.446
And He's planning a great
destiny in His Kingdom forever,
27:28.513 --> 27:33.051
if we're willing to give
our lives to Him.
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