1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,030 Steve Webb: Maybe you should sit down. Take a deep breath. Brace 2 00:00:03,030 --> 00:00:03,570 yourself. 3 00:00:11,250 --> 00:00:14,430 It's the Lifespring! One Year Bible, and podcasting since 4 00:00:14,430 --> 00:00:18,840 2004, I'm your OG Godcaster, Steve Webb. This is Epistle 5 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,720 Sunday and we'll read 2 Corinthians, chapters 1 through 6 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:25,950 3, and I'm calling the episode "What Is Forgiveness?" Also 7 00:00:25,950 --> 00:00:28,560 being Sunday we'll share prayer requests before the end of the 8 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,310 show. Now before we read, let's ask God to bless this time. 9 00:00:33,210 --> 00:00:36,210 Heavenly Father, we come to you now thanking you for your Word. 10 00:00:36,210 --> 00:00:39,270 And we do pray that you would take this time of reading and 11 00:00:39,270 --> 00:00:43,860 study to teach us. Open our hearts, Lord. Open our eyes. I 12 00:00:43,860 --> 00:00:48,180 pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. All right, let's begin. 13 00:00:50,430 --> 00:00:55,380 2 Corinthians, chapter 1. From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus 14 00:00:55,380 --> 00:00:59,520 by the will of God, and from Timothy our brother. To God’s 15 00:00:59,550 --> 00:01:03,150 church in the city of Corinth and to all God’s holy people 16 00:01:03,150 --> 00:01:07,020 everywhere in Greece. Good will and peace from God our 17 00:01:07,020 --> 00:01:11,730 Father and the Lord Jesus are yours! Praise the God and Father 18 00:01:11,730 --> 00:01:15,720 of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is the Father who is compassionate 19 00:01:15,780 --> 00:01:19,530 and the God who gives comfort. He comforts us whenever we 20 00:01:19,530 --> 00:01:23,460 suffer. That is why whenever other people suffer, we are able 21 00:01:23,460 --> 00:01:26,460 to comfort them by using the same comfort we have received 22 00:01:26,460 --> 00:01:30,570 from God. Because Christ suffered so much for us, we can 23 00:01:30,570 --> 00:01:35,100 receive so much comfort from him. Besides, if we suffer, it 24 00:01:35,100 --> 00:01:38,730 brings you comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, 25 00:01:38,850 --> 00:01:41,880 we can effectively comfort you when you endure the same 26 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:46,410 sufferings that we endure. We have confidence in you. We know 27 00:01:46,410 --> 00:01:49,650 that as you share our sufferings, you also share our 28 00:01:49,650 --> 00:01:53,670 comfort. Brothers and sisters, we don’t want you to be ignorant 29 00:01:53,670 --> 00:01:56,190 about the suffering we experienced in the province of 30 00:01:56,190 --> 00:02:00,210 Asia. It was so extreme that it was beyond our ability to 31 00:02:00,210 --> 00:02:04,920 endure. We even wondered if we could go on living. In fact, we 32 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:09,030 still feel as if we’re under a death sentence. But we suffered 33 00:02:09,030 --> 00:02:12,510 so that we would stop trusting ourselves and learn to trust 34 00:02:12,510 --> 00:02:16,860 God, who brings the dead back to life. He has rescued us from a 35 00:02:16,860 --> 00:02:20,880 terrible death, and he will rescue us in the future. We are 36 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,420 confident that he will continue to rescue us, since you are also 37 00:02:24,420 --> 00:02:28,260 joining to help us when you pray for us. Then many people will 38 00:02:28,260 --> 00:02:31,530 thank God for the favor he will show us because many people 39 00:02:31,530 --> 00:02:36,090 prayed for us. We are proud that our conscience is clear. We are 40 00:02:36,090 --> 00:02:39,330 proud of the way that we have lived in this world. We have 41 00:02:39,330 --> 00:02:43,620 lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity, especially toward 42 00:02:43,620 --> 00:02:48,150 you. It was not by human wisdom that we have lived but by God’s 43 00:02:48,150 --> 00:02:52,290 kindness. We are only writing you what you already knew before 44 00:02:52,290 --> 00:02:55,920 you read this. I hope you will understand this as long as you 45 00:02:55,920 --> 00:02:59,910 live, even though you now understand it only partially. We 46 00:02:59,910 --> 00:03:03,180 are your reason to be proud, as you will be our reason to be 47 00:03:03,180 --> 00:03:07,260 proud on the day of our Lord Jesus. Confident of this, I had 48 00:03:07,260 --> 00:03:10,680 previously wanted to visit you so that you could benefit twice. 49 00:03:11,370 --> 00:03:14,790 My plans had been to go from the city of Corinth to the province 50 00:03:14,790 --> 00:03:18,570 of Macedonia. Then from Macedonia I had planned to 51 00:03:18,570 --> 00:03:22,080 return to you again in Corinth and have you support my trip to 52 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,500 Judea. You don’t think that I made these plans lightly, do 53 00:03:25,500 --> 00:03:28,620 you? Do you think that when I make plans, I make them in a 54 00:03:28,620 --> 00:03:32,760 sinful way? Why would I say that something is true when it isn’t? 55 00:03:33,180 --> 00:03:37,350 You can depend on God. Our message to you isn’t false; it’s 56 00:03:37,350 --> 00:03:41,880 true. God’s Son, Jesus Christ, whom I, Silvanus, and Timothy 57 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:46,230 told you about, was true not false. Because of him our 58 00:03:46,230 --> 00:03:49,920 message was always true. Certainly, Christ made God’s 59 00:03:49,950 --> 00:03:53,610 many promises come true. For that reason, because of our 60 00:03:53,610 --> 00:03:58,500 message, people also honor God by saying, “Amen!” God 61 00:03:58,500 --> 00:04:02,190 establishes us, together with you, in a relationship with 62 00:04:02,190 --> 00:04:07,140 Christ. He has also anointed us. In addition, he has put his seal 63 00:04:07,140 --> 00:04:11,250 of ownership on us and has given us the Spirit as his guarantee. 64 00:04:11,700 --> 00:04:15,540 I appeal to God as a witness on my behalf, that I stayed away 65 00:04:15,540 --> 00:04:19,620 from Corinth because I wanted to spare you. It isn’t that we want 66 00:04:19,620 --> 00:04:22,860 to have control over your Christian faith. Rather, we want 67 00:04:22,860 --> 00:04:26,250 to work with you so that you will be happy. Certainly, you 68 00:04:26,250 --> 00:04:28,980 are firmly established in the Christian faith. 69 00:04:29,490 --> 00:04:34,380 2 Corinthians, chapter 2. I decided not to visit you again 70 00:04:34,380 --> 00:04:37,410 while I was distressed. After all, if I had made you 71 00:04:37,410 --> 00:04:40,230 uncomfortable, how could you have cheered me up when you were 72 00:04:40,230 --> 00:04:44,370 uncomfortable? This is the very reason I wrote to you. I didn’t 73 00:04:44,370 --> 00:04:47,070 want to visit you and be distressed by those who should 74 00:04:47,070 --> 00:04:51,030 make me happy. I’m confident about all of you that whatever 75 00:04:51,030 --> 00:04:55,320 makes me happy also makes you happy. I was deeply troubled and 76 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:59,340 anguished. In fact, I had tears in my eyes when I wrote to you. 77 00:04:59,820 --> 00:05:02,700 I didn’t write to make you uncomfortable but to let you 78 00:05:02,700 --> 00:05:07,470 know how much I love you. If someone caused distress, I’m not 79 00:05:07,470 --> 00:05:11,490 the one really affected. To some extent—although I don’t want to 80 00:05:11,490 --> 00:05:15,930 emphasize this too much—it has affected all of you. The 81 00:05:15,930 --> 00:05:19,200 majority of you have imposed a severe enough punishment on that 82 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:24,570 person. So now forgive and comfort him. Such distress could 83 00:05:24,570 --> 00:05:28,230 overwhelm someone like that if he’s not forgiven and comforted. 84 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:32,850 That is why I urge you to assure him that you love him. I had 85 00:05:32,850 --> 00:05:36,660 also written to you to test you. I wanted to see if you would be 86 00:05:36,660 --> 00:05:41,220 obedient in every way. If you forgive someone, so do I. 87 00:05:41,700 --> 00:05:45,750 Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did 88 00:05:45,750 --> 00:05:49,620 in the presence of Christ for your benefit. I don’t want Satan 89 00:05:49,620 --> 00:05:53,280 to outwit us. After all, we are not ignorant about Satan’s 90 00:05:53,280 --> 00:05:57,510 scheming. When I went to the city of Troas, the Lord gave me 91 00:05:57,510 --> 00:06:01,080 an opportunity to spread the Good News about Christ. But I 92 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,200 didn’t have any peace of mind, because I couldn’t find Titus, 93 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:08,220 our brother, there. So I said goodbye to the people in Troas 94 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:12,390 and went to the province of Macedonia. But I thank God, who 95 00:06:12,390 --> 00:06:16,230 always leads us in victory because of Christ. Wherever we 96 00:06:16,230 --> 00:06:20,550 go, God uses us to make clear what it means to know Christ. 97 00:06:21,090 --> 00:06:25,680 It’s like a fragrance that fills the air. To God we are the aroma 98 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:29,190 of Christ among those who are saved and among those who are 99 00:06:29,190 --> 00:06:33,540 dying. To some people we are a deadly fragrance, while to 100 00:06:33,540 --> 00:06:37,950 others we are a life-giving fragrance. Who is qualified to 101 00:06:37,950 --> 00:06:41,700 tell about Christ? At least we don’t go around selling an 102 00:06:41,700 --> 00:06:46,230 impure word of God like many others. The opposite is true. As 103 00:06:46,260 --> 00:06:50,550 Christ’s spokesmen and in God’s presence, we speak the pure 104 00:06:50,550 --> 00:06:52,350 message that comes from God. 105 00:06:52,770 --> 00:06:57,450 2 Corinthians, chapter 3. Are we beginning to praise ourselves 106 00:06:57,450 --> 00:07:01,350 again? Some people need letters that speak well of them. Do we 107 00:07:01,350 --> 00:07:05,070 need those kinds of letters, either to you or from you? You 108 00:07:05,070 --> 00:07:08,190 yourselves are our letter. You are written on our hearts. 109 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,300 Everyone knows you and reads you. You make it clear that you 110 00:07:12,300 --> 00:07:15,720 are a letter from Christ. You are the result of our work for 111 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:19,650 God. You are a letter written not with ink but with the Spirit 112 00:07:19,650 --> 00:07:22,980 of the living God. You are a letter written not on tablets 113 00:07:22,980 --> 00:07:27,900 made out of stone but on human hearts. Through Christ, we can 114 00:07:27,900 --> 00:07:31,800 be sure of this because of our faith in God's power. In 115 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,040 ourselves we are not able to claim anything for ourselves. 116 00:07:35,430 --> 00:07:39,570 The power to do what we do comes from God. He has given us the 117 00:07:39,570 --> 00:07:43,110 power to serve under a new covenant. The covenant is not 118 00:07:43,110 --> 00:07:46,290 based on the written Law of Moses. It comes from the Holy 119 00:07:46,290 --> 00:07:51,600 Spirit. The written Law kills, but the Spirit gives life. The 120 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,410 Law was written in letters on stone. Even though it was a way 121 00:07:55,410 --> 00:07:59,910 of serving God, it led to death. But even that way of serving God 122 00:07:59,940 --> 00:08:04,290 came with glory. And even though the glory was fading, the people 123 00:08:04,290 --> 00:08:08,730 of Israel couldn't look at Moses' face very long. Since all 124 00:08:08,730 --> 00:08:12,030 of that is true, won't the work of the Holy Spirit be even more 125 00:08:12,030 --> 00:08:16,890 glorious? The Law that sentences people to death is glorious. How 126 00:08:16,890 --> 00:08:20,370 much more glorious is the work of the Spirit! His work makes 127 00:08:20,370 --> 00:08:24,510 people right with God. The glory of the old covenant is nothing 128 00:08:24,510 --> 00:08:28,230 compared with the far greater glory of the new. The glory of 129 00:08:28,230 --> 00:08:32,460 the old is fading away. How much greater is the glory of the new! 130 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:37,320 It will last forever. Since we have that kind of hope, we are 131 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:41,820 very bold. We are not like Moses. He used to cover his face 132 00:08:41,820 --> 00:08:44,820 with a veil. That was to keep the people of Israel from 133 00:08:44,820 --> 00:08:48,630 looking at his face while the brightness was fading away. But 134 00:08:48,630 --> 00:08:52,770 their minds were made stubborn. To this very day, the same veil 135 00:08:52,770 --> 00:08:56,280 remains when the old covenant is read. The veil has not been 136 00:08:56,280 --> 00:09:00,900 removed. Only faith in Christ can take it away. To this very 137 00:09:00,900 --> 00:09:04,770 day, when the Law of Moses is read, a veil covers the minds of 138 00:09:04,770 --> 00:09:08,130 those who hear it. But when anyone turns to the Lord, the 139 00:09:08,130 --> 00:09:12,540 veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Holy Spirit. And where 140 00:09:12,540 --> 00:09:17,160 the Spirit of the Lord is, freedom is also there. Our faces 141 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:21,510 are not covered with a veil. We all display the Lord's glory. We 142 00:09:21,510 --> 00:09:25,350 are being changed to become more like him so that we have more 143 00:09:25,350 --> 00:09:29,040 and more glory. And the glory comes from the Lord, who is the 144 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:29,850 Holy Spirit. 145 00:09:32,010 --> 00:09:34,710 Beloved, I've got some news for you that you might find 146 00:09:34,740 --> 00:09:40,110 shocking. It might completely alter your worldview. Maybe you 147 00:09:40,110 --> 00:09:45,720 should sit down. Okay? Take a deep breath. Brace yourself. I 148 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:48,720 need you to know that the church and I'm not referring to one 149 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:53,100 specific local church or even a denomination. I'm talking about 150 00:09:53,430 --> 00:09:57,960 all of the church which is made up of all the believers. Anyway. 151 00:10:00,210 --> 00:10:06,360 The church is made up of imperfect people. Oh, you knew 152 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:10,860 that? Of course, you did because you know that whenever people 153 00:10:10,860 --> 00:10:14,520 are involved, there's going to be difficulties. None of us is 154 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:18,240 perfect. People mess up. Sometimes there are what we 155 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:21,930 might consider to be minor infractions. And sometimes there 156 00:10:21,930 --> 00:10:26,610 are major sins. But that's not surprising, is it? Do you 157 00:10:26,610 --> 00:10:29,700 remember back in 1 Corinthians, chapter 5? Paul addressed a 158 00:10:29,700 --> 00:10:32,820 major sin that was happening there in the church at Corinth. 159 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,660 There was a man there who was married to his father's wife, it 160 00:10:36,660 --> 00:10:40,290 was an incestuous relationship, and Paul chastised them for not 161 00:10:40,290 --> 00:10:44,070 dealing properly with the sin. In fact, they were not dealing 162 00:10:44,070 --> 00:10:47,250 with it at all. Paul even said that they were being arrogant 163 00:10:47,250 --> 00:10:50,610 about it, accepting of it. He told them that they should 164 00:10:50,610 --> 00:10:53,850 remove the man from the fellowship. He said, "Hand such 165 00:10:53,850 --> 00:10:57,690 a person over to Satan to destroy his corrupt nature so 166 00:10:57,690 --> 00:11:00,960 that his spiritual nature may be saved on the day of the Lord." 167 00:11:01,350 --> 00:11:05,880 Remember that? Good. Are you aware that we as Christians 168 00:11:05,910 --> 00:11:10,590 sometimes do that today? Thing is, as far as I know, it rarely 169 00:11:10,590 --> 00:11:13,860 happens in local churches. You know, where it happens quite 170 00:11:13,860 --> 00:11:17,550 often? When a prominent well-known Christian's sins 171 00:11:17,550 --> 00:11:22,350 become known. Then we ostracize him or her, we destroy them, we 172 00:11:22,350 --> 00:11:26,700 cast them out. Since I started podcasting, I've been blessed to 173 00:11:26,700 --> 00:11:29,580 have gotten to know several Christian recording artists 174 00:11:29,580 --> 00:11:32,820 pretty well. And because of the family that I married into, I 175 00:11:32,820 --> 00:11:35,610 probably know more than the average person does about some 176 00:11:35,610 --> 00:11:39,030 of the quote-unquote, famous pastors in the world today. And 177 00:11:39,030 --> 00:11:42,420 I've heard more than once how this person or that person lost 178 00:11:42,420 --> 00:11:46,650 a career or a ministry because the church found out about a sin 179 00:11:46,650 --> 00:11:49,950 in their life. You say, "Well, Steve, isn't that what Paul told 180 00:11:49,950 --> 00:11:53,310 the Corinthians to do? Isn't that the biblical thing to do?" 181 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:56,490 Well, let's take a look at chapter 2 from our reading 182 00:11:56,490 --> 00:12:00,750 today. In the first four verses, Paul reminds them of the fact 183 00:12:00,750 --> 00:12:03,810 that he told them that he had wanted to visit them, but then 184 00:12:03,810 --> 00:12:06,540 he said he didn't come because he was distressed at the 185 00:12:06,540 --> 00:12:10,440 situation with the incestuous man. His previous writing to 186 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:13,710 them about this was done tearfully, and he was deeply 187 00:12:13,710 --> 00:12:19,080 troubled, and he was anguished. Now, is that how we feel when we 188 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:22,920 find sin in the life of someone we hold in high esteem? I have 189 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:27,000 to say, I'm not so sure. And then Paul goes on here in 190 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:30,180 chapter 2 to say that "The majority of you have imposed a 191 00:12:30,180 --> 00:12:34,860 severe enough punishment on that person." It's enough! So now 192 00:12:34,860 --> 00:12:40,230 what? Paul continues, "So now forgive and comfort him. Such 193 00:12:40,230 --> 00:12:43,500 distress could overwhelm someone like that if he's not forgiven 194 00:12:43,500 --> 00:12:47,940 and comforted. That is why I urge you to assure him that you 195 00:12:47,940 --> 00:12:52,740 love him." In other words, let that person know that you still 196 00:12:52,740 --> 00:12:57,060 love him. Don't let him become overwhelmed. Why? Because then 197 00:12:57,060 --> 00:12:59,730 the enemy has a chance to come in and keep him from being 198 00:12:59,730 --> 00:13:03,840 restored. How many times have we seen this happen with these 199 00:13:03,930 --> 00:13:07,860 "famous Christians" I referred to earlier. Beloved, I've seen 200 00:13:07,860 --> 00:13:10,800 it happen to more than one person because we don't take the 201 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:14,580 extra step of reaching out to them, once they've dealt with 202 00:13:14,580 --> 00:13:18,270 the sin. We continue to rub their nose in it. We don't 203 00:13:18,270 --> 00:13:23,190 forgive them, and it's shameful. How can we claim to represent a 204 00:13:23,190 --> 00:13:26,820 loving God who is faithful and just to forgive us, if we don't 205 00:13:26,820 --> 00:13:31,650 forgive? How can we expect to be forgiven for our sins, if we 206 00:13:31,650 --> 00:13:35,820 won't forgive the sins of others? The reason we rebuke the 207 00:13:35,820 --> 00:13:38,610 brother or sister who's sinning is not to get a notch on our 208 00:13:38,610 --> 00:13:42,120 belt. It's to bring them to repentance and back into 209 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:49,560 fellowship first with God and then with us. If you have 210 00:13:49,560 --> 00:13:52,140 comments, I'd love to hear them. Call the Lifespring Family 211 00:13:52,140 --> 00:13:56,820 Hotline at +1-951-732-8511, or go to 212 00:13:56,850 --> 00:14:00,240 comment.lifespringmedia.com or send me an email at 213 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:04,260 steve@lifespringmedia.com. I do read every comment and there's a 214 00:14:04,260 --> 00:14:07,530 good chance I'll play your audio comment or read your comment on 215 00:14:07,530 --> 00:14:11,790 the show. Tomorrow will be The Law Monday. We'll read Exodus 13 216 00:14:11,790 --> 00:14:12,600 through 16. 217 00:14:15,700 --> 00:14:19,569 Prayer requests. My wife, the Lovely Lady LeeAnn, has a cousin 218 00:14:19,631 --> 00:14:22,814 who asked for prayer. Some friends of his were in a 219 00:14:22,876 --> 00:14:26,496 terrible car accident. The husband was killed and the wife 220 00:14:26,558 --> 00:14:30,427 is in critical condition. Her name is Anne. Her husband's name 221 00:14:30,490 --> 00:14:34,171 was Dale. We need to pray for Anne and the family. And also 222 00:14:34,234 --> 00:14:38,228 Kathi's not been feeling at all well this week. For newer family 223 00:14:38,290 --> 00:14:42,035 members, Kathi and her husband Del have been friends of mine 224 00:14:42,097 --> 00:14:45,779 since we were in our teens. She was diagnosed with multiple 225 00:14:45,841 --> 00:14:49,398 sclerosis in... when she was in her 20s and she's battled 226 00:14:49,461 --> 00:14:52,955 various forms of cancer for at least thirty years and is 227 00:14:53,018 --> 00:14:56,637 currently undergoing a form of chemotherapy. She has brief 228 00:14:56,700 --> 00:15:00,569 periods of feeling relatively okay, and then times where she's 229 00:15:00,631 --> 00:15:04,376 really quite sick. So we need to pray for Kathy and for Del. 230 00:15:04,438 --> 00:15:08,432 Let's pray. Our heavenly Father, we thank you for inviting us to 231 00:15:08,494 --> 00:15:12,301 bring our prayer requests to you. And so now I bring Anne and 232 00:15:12,363 --> 00:15:16,045 her family to you now. Be with her as she's in the hospital 233 00:15:16,108 --> 00:15:19,977 after this terrible accident. Father, she needs your touch. We 234 00:15:20,039 --> 00:15:23,971 know that our lives are always in your hands, but at times like 235 00:15:24,033 --> 00:15:27,902 this, we're reminded just how true that is. If it's your will, 236 00:15:27,965 --> 00:15:31,896 Lord, we ask you to heal her. We pray for her and Dale's family 237 00:15:31,959 --> 00:15:35,266 that you would comfort and strengthen them. Hold them 238 00:15:35,329 --> 00:15:39,323 close. And if there are those in the family that don't know you, 239 00:15:39,385 --> 00:15:43,129 I pray that through this, they would discover who you are. I 240 00:15:43,192 --> 00:15:47,123 pray, Lord, that You would make yourself known to them. You can 241 00:15:47,186 --> 00:15:51,180 take the worst of circumstances and make something beautiful. So 242 00:15:51,242 --> 00:15:54,924 we ask you to do that here, Lord. This family is in a great 243 00:15:54,986 --> 00:15:58,855 deal of pain right now. And I pray that you would do something 244 00:15:58,918 --> 00:16:02,662 wonderful through the tragedy. And I pray once more that you 245 00:16:02,725 --> 00:16:06,594 would touch Kathi. She's in a rough patch right now, and I ask 246 00:16:06,656 --> 00:16:10,338 you to give her strength and energy, Lord, as you have done 247 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:14,020 in the past. Help Del as he cares for her. I ask you, Lord 248 00:16:14,082 --> 00:16:18,014 to heal her body in Jesus' name. And I know that there are some 249 00:16:18,076 --> 00:16:22,133 in the Lifespring family who are hurting for various reasons. You 250 00:16:22,195 --> 00:16:26,064 know each one of us, and so you know what the struggles are. I 251 00:16:26,127 --> 00:16:30,183 pray that you would be with each one and hold them in your loving 252 00:16:30,245 --> 00:16:33,990 arms. I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Beloved, if you have 253 00:16:34,052 --> 00:16:37,609 a need that you'd like the Lifespring family to pray with 254 00:16:37,671 --> 00:16:41,291 you about or if you have a praise to share, let us know at 255 00:16:41,353 --> 00:16:44,973 +1-951-732-8511, or go to prayer.lifespringmedia.com. I'll 256 00:16:45,035 --> 00:16:48,343 pray for you in my personal quiet time and we'll pray 257 00:16:48,405 --> 00:16:52,150 together right here on the show, prayer.lifespringmedia.com. 258 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:06,354 Thanks to the team: Kirsty, Denise, Michael Haner, Scott 259 00:17:06,422 --> 00:17:10,691 Snider, and Jason Paschall. God bless you guys. Until tomorrow, 260 00:17:10,758 --> 00:17:14,350 may God bless you richly. My name is Steve Webb. Bye. 261 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:20,207 Announcer: The Lifespring! Media family of programs are made 262 00:17:20,267 --> 00:17:24,210 possible by the generous support of listeners like you. Thank you.