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Thinking today of 1 Samuel 10, 10.

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When they came to the hill there, behold, a group of prophets met him.

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The hymn is Saul.

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And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him mightily, so that he, Saul, prophesied among them.

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Here, Saul's with a group of prophets and begins a prophecy.

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He was speaking on behalf of God.

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He was telling it like it is.

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He was doing what they do.

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This was surely a great day for him.

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It did make him a prophet.

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He wasn't a priest.

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He was going to be king.

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In the verses following, they'll be asking if he is among the prophets.

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But doing what someone else can do doesn't make you one of them.

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It really seems to show that God was with him at this time.

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And the same kind of thing happens for us.

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We get out there in the world, doing what the world does,

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and we start to think that we're part of the world.

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But you're not.

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If you're a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, this is not your home.

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You're not part of the world.

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You're always going to feel a little uncomfortable,

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even if you do all the things that the world does.

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Now, if you feel perfectly comfortable in the world doing the things that the world does,

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maybe you are part of the world.

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But that's not good.

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Jesus came, died on the cross, and rose again on the third day

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to demonstrate to us that he had paid for sins and bought for us new life.

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Accept new life in Jesus today.

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Then be a little uncomfortable in the world.

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Even if you can do the things that they can do, it doesn't mean that you should.

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Your personal relationship with Jesus is the most important thing.

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Be encouraged today.

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God loves you.

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Send his son Jesus to pay for your sins and to be your Lord and to remain with you.

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Check out New Heights online, live on Facebook tomorrow, or come in person at 255 Hefner Street.

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I'll be there preaching a message out of Deuteronomy 21.