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I'm thinking today, again, of Psalm 47 .3. It

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says, He subdues people under us and puts all

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nations under our feet. Sounds almost like a

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battle cry for a theocracy or like a religious

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country, but it isn't like that. We are the kingdom

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of God. We submit to God and He is in charge

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of us. It occurs, then, that we are the people

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of Christ who are somewhat destined to suffer

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as Christ suffered. When we do, if we don't understand

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the purpose of that suffering, it can feel like

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we are losing. Jesus died on a cross at the hands

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of those who would claim to be the people of

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God, but in truth had chosen a path preferring

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the things of this world. We must not fall into

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that same trap, but rather realize the better

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thing. His presence, our eternal salvation, has

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been reserved for us. Looks can be deceiving.

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Hence, we are called to walk by faith, not by

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sight. The more we face hardships, perhaps, or

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it may be true the more we face prosperity, that

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we must realize the insignificance of hardships

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and prosperity of this life and the absolute

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significance of being chosen by God as his people.

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Choose truth, choose eternity, and trust God.