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Day 173, or June 22nd.

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Know your own limitations.

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Our thoughts today are from Psalm 111, verse 10.

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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

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All who follow his precepts have good understanding.

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And now the big picture surrounding this verse.

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We have a selection of Psalms today.

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They include a clearly prophetic one about the coming Messiah, Psalm 110, and two powerful

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ones, 111 and 112, which are all about giving God His proper place in your life.

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And now our action step for today.

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Did you hear about the self-made man who went through life worshipping his Creator, Himself?

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Psalm 111 tells us that acknowledging God and following His teaching is the beginning

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of wisdom.

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Far from being self-centred, we need to be God-centred.

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Matthew 12, verse 30, reminds us that Jesus said, anyone who isn't with me opposes me,

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and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me.

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There is no neutral ground.

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Bob Dylan summed it up beautifully in his song, Gotta Serve Somebody.

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It went like this.

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You may be an ambassador to England or France.

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You may like to gamble.

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You may like to dance.

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You may be the heavyweight champion of the world.

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You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls.

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But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

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Yes, indeed, you're gonna have to serve somebody.

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Well, it may be the devil, or it may be the Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody.