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In the book of John chapter 14 verse 30, it says, I will not speak much more with you

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for the ruler of the world is coming and he has nothing in me.

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This is a verse right from before when Jesus was arrested.

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Talking kingdom teaching was about to become untimely.

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The order is the order of the day would be to suffer and die.

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That was Jesus's next major task.

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He was about to purchase access to God for every believer.

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He was about to put to death the entity between us and God by dying on the cross.

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He was about to become sin so that we might become the righteousness of God.

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He would turn what appeared to be a loss into the greatest victory of all time and a victory

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for all people for all time.

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But during the process, he would say little because quote, the ruler of the world was

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coming and the ruler of the world had nothing in Jesus.

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I don't think we're living in that same day now.

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Jesus has died and resurrected, been born again as the first fruits.

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And so now we have the opportunity to be born again.

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Holy Spirit enters into us and we can be filled with that spirit and we can be reconciling

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others by sharing with them about Jesus.

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However, I wonder if there isn't a time in the future where the news is such and the

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ways of the world is such that no one wants to listen anymore when men scoff and mock

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rather than take a second to consider the truth.

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Thankfully, we're not there yet, which means we must be living a life that exemplifies

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following Jesus and glorifies God every day.

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Join me and Matt the best we know how.

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We'll probably screw it up, but we'll do a pretty good job, I think.

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God bless you today.