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deliverance<00:12:25.299><c> from</c><00:12:25.840><c> Pharaoh</c><00:12:26.080><c> from</c><00:12:26.539><c> Egypt.</c>

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that<00:13:33.039><c> oppresses</c><00:13:33.399><c> and</c><00:13:34.019><c> misleads</c><00:13:34.360><c> them.</c><00:13:36.740><c> So,</c><00:13:37.720><c> all</c><00:13:37.919><c> that</c><00:13:38.080><c> being</c>

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vulnerable.<00:24:58.200><c> So</c><00:24:58.460><c> God</c><00:24:58.660><c> sent</c><00:24:58.859><c> prophets</c><00:24:59.240><c> to</c><00:24:59.519><c> declare</c><00:24:59.779><c> Israel</c><00:25:00.220><c> guilty,</c><00:25:00.799><c> but</c><00:25:01.039><c> injustice</c><00:25:01.460><c> was</c><00:25:02.059><c> was</c><00:25:02.220><c> not</c><00:25:02.640><c> limited</c><00:25:03.160><c> to</c>

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consequently,<00:27:22.160><c> Habakkuk</c><00:27:22.460><c> then</c><00:27:22.680><c> follows</c><00:27:22.980><c> up</c><00:27:23.180><c> this</c>

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mind.<00:28:28.259><c> Abraham</c><00:28:28.859><c> endured</c><00:28:29.480><c> many</c><00:28:29.799><c> years</c><00:28:30.119><c> in</c><00:28:30.359><c> anticipation</c><00:28:30.839><c> of</c>

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serves<00:29:15.619><c> to</c>

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be<00:29:41.779><c> demonstrated</c><00:29:42.279><c> through</c><00:29:42.700><c> triumph,</c>

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for<00:29:44.599><c> example,</c><00:29:44.940><c> over</c><00:29:45.480><c> death.</c><00:29:47.119><c> There's</c><00:29:47.380><c> a</c><00:29:47.500><c> couple</c><00:29:47.619><c> of</c><00:29:47.779><c> accounts</c>

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in<00:29:48.220><c> John</c><00:29:48.420><c> where</c><00:29:48.579><c> we</c><00:29:48.759><c> see</c><00:29:48.839><c> that.</c>

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by<00:29:56.980><c> testing</c><00:29:57.279><c> our</c><00:29:57.559><c> faith.</c>

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faith<00:30:03.539><c> can</c><00:30:03.920><c> thereby</c><00:30:04.440><c> reveal</c><00:30:05.460><c> his</c><00:30:05.980><c> wisdom.</c>

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signifies<00:30:33.759><c> one</c><00:30:34.019><c> who</c><00:30:34.279><c> embraces.</c>

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and<00:30:45.299><c> moral</c><00:30:45.559><c> decline,</c><00:30:47.380><c> just</c><00:30:47.380><c> widespread</c>

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him<00:32:25.079><c> responding</c><00:32:25.660><c> to</c><00:32:25.839><c> us.</c><00:32:27.619><c> God's</c><00:32:28.000><c> response</c><00:32:28.359><c> to</c><00:32:28.640><c> Habakkuk's</c><00:32:29.039><c> prayers</c><00:32:29.259><c> did</c><00:32:29.480><c> not</c><00:32:29.660><c> align</c><00:32:30.019><c> with</c><00:32:30.660><c> Habakkuk's</c><00:32:31.339><c> desires</c><00:32:31.720><c> or</c>

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his<00:32:32.160><c> expectations.</c><00:32:34.160><c> God</c><00:32:34.420><c> declares</c><00:32:35.039><c> look</c><00:32:35.259><c> among</c><00:32:35.539><c> the</c><00:32:35.720><c> nations,</c><00:32:36.680><c> observe,</c><00:32:37.900><c> be</c>

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facing<00:33:01.920><c> judgment</c><00:33:02.180><c> or</c><00:33:02.480><c> consequences.</c>

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It<00:33:05.839><c> seems</c><00:33:06.259><c> to</c><00:33:06.440><c> him</c><00:33:06.559><c> at</c><00:33:06.779><c> first</c><00:33:06.980><c> the</c><00:33:07.160><c> villains</c><00:33:07.420><c> appear</c><00:33:07.740><c> to</c><00:33:07.859><c> be</c><00:33:08.019><c> prevailing</c>

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So<00:33:14.099><c> when</c><00:33:15.019><c> God</c><00:33:15.380><c> will</c><00:33:15.519><c> you</c><00:33:15.680><c> address</c><00:33:15.960><c> that?</c>

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And<00:33:17.960><c> Habakkuk</c><00:33:18.940><c> grapples</c><00:33:19.700><c> with</c><00:33:20.000><c> these</c><00:33:20.480><c> sincere</c><00:33:21.200><c> questions</c><00:33:21.619><c> and</c><00:33:21.740><c> I</c>

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think<00:33:22.079><c> fair</c><00:33:22.339><c> questions</c><00:33:22.720><c> for</c><00:33:22.920><c> us</c><00:33:23.140><c> to</c><00:33:23.440><c> grapple</c><00:33:23.720><c> with</c>

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sometimes<00:33:24.180><c> as</c><00:33:24.400><c> well.</c><00:33:25.140><c> Not</c><00:33:25.400><c> due</c><00:33:25.579><c> to</c><00:33:25.720><c> any</c><00:33:25.920><c> doubt</c><00:33:26.099><c> necessarily</c>

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because<00:33:30.119><c> he</c><00:33:30.319><c> struggled</c><00:33:30.640><c> to</c><00:33:30.960><c> comprehend</c><00:33:31.400><c> God's</c><00:33:31.880><c> actions</c><00:33:32.180><c> or</c>

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perceived<00:33:32.920><c> inaction.</c><00:33:34.319><c> He</c><00:33:34.680><c> genuinely</c><00:33:35.200><c> desired</c><00:33:35.940><c> to</c>

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understand<00:33:36.940><c> God's</c><00:33:37.339><c> heart</c><00:33:37.519><c> and</c><00:33:37.680><c> was</c><00:33:37.839><c> willing</c><00:33:38.160><c> to</c><00:33:38.700><c> wait</c><00:33:38.859><c> upon</c>

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it.<00:33:40.240><c> However,</c><00:33:40.660><c> he</c><00:33:40.799><c> wondered</c><00:33:41.119><c> how</c><00:33:41.460><c> to</c><00:33:41.740><c> sustain</c><00:33:42.000><c> his</c>

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faith<00:33:42.460><c> during</c><00:33:42.779><c> this</c><00:33:43.200><c> this</c><00:33:43.380><c> period</c><00:33:43.480><c> of</c><00:33:43.660><c> waiting.</c><00:33:45.799><c> There's</c><00:33:46.400><c> a</c><00:33:46.700><c> few</c><00:33:46.859><c> things</c><00:33:47.140><c> that</c><00:33:47.339><c> Habakkuk</c><00:33:47.660><c> does</c><00:33:48.079><c> that</c><00:33:48.319><c> I</c>

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think<00:33:48.640><c> we</c>

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can<00:33:48.980><c> draw</c><00:33:49.359><c> a</c><00:33:49.500><c> really</c><00:33:49.779><c> good</c><00:33:49.940><c> lesson</c><00:33:50.299><c> from</c><00:33:50.940><c> in</c><00:33:51.619><c> the</c><00:33:51.740><c> way</c><00:33:51.900><c> that</c><00:33:52.019><c> he</c>

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goes<00:33:52.240><c> about</c><00:33:52.480><c> this.</c><00:33:53.880><c> So</c><00:33:54.059><c> the</c><00:33:54.140><c> beginning</c><00:33:54.380><c> of</c><00:33:54.660><c> Habakkuk</c>

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2<00:33:55.380><c> he</c><00:33:55.680><c> says,</c><00:33:56.119><c> I</c><00:33:56.119><c> will</c><00:33:56.299><c> stand</c><00:33:56.740><c> on</c><00:33:57.099><c> my</c><00:33:57.339><c> guard</c><00:33:57.599><c> post</c><00:33:58.000><c> and</c><00:33:58.460><c> station</c>

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myself<00:33:59.259><c> on</c><00:33:59.440><c> the</c><00:33:59.619><c> rampart</c><00:34:00.160><c> and</c><00:34:00.920><c> I</c><00:34:01.019><c> will</c><00:34:01.220><c> keep</c>

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watch<00:34:01.779><c> to</c><00:34:02.000><c> see</c><00:34:02.180><c> what</c><00:34:02.559><c> what</c><00:34:02.660><c> he</c><00:34:02.779><c> will</c><00:34:02.940><c> speak</c><00:34:03.119><c> to</c><00:34:03.319><c> me</c><00:34:03.700><c> and</c><00:34:03.839><c> how</c><00:34:04.019><c> I</c>

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may<00:34:04.319><c> reply</c><00:34:04.640><c> when</c><00:34:04.799><c> I</c><00:34:04.960><c> am</c><00:34:05.079><c> reproved.</c><00:34:07.180><c> So</c><00:34:07.500><c> Habakkuk</c>

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strategically<00:34:08.460><c> positioned</c><00:34:08.960><c> himself</c><00:34:09.300><c> like</c><00:34:09.659><c> a</c><00:34:09.920><c> like</c><00:34:10.019><c> a</c><00:34:10.260><c> guard</c>

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on<00:34:10.579><c> a</c><00:34:10.739><c> watchtower</c><00:34:11.199><c> at</c><00:34:11.340><c> the</c><00:34:11.440><c> edge</c><00:34:11.539><c> of</c><00:34:11.699><c> the</c><00:34:11.820><c> city.</c>

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neither<00:35:50.480><c> silent,</c><00:35:51.059><c> distant,</c><00:35:51.619><c> nor</c><00:35:51.820><c> dismissive.</c>

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So<00:36:12.699><c> Habakkuk</c><00:36:12.920><c> positioned</c><00:36:13.380><c> himself</c><00:36:13.760><c> to</c><00:36:13.960><c> hear</c><00:36:14.139><c> God</c><00:36:14.420><c> and</c><00:36:14.579><c> he</c><00:36:14.860><c> remains</c><00:36:15.099><c> steadfast</c><00:36:15.699><c> and</c>

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the<00:37:17.900><c> right</c><00:37:18.139><c> answer.</c>

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try<00:37:24.900><c> to</c><00:37:25.039><c> pronounce</c><00:37:25.320><c> it,</c>

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but<00:37:26.599><c> it</c><00:37:27.079><c> signifies</c><00:37:27.940><c> God's</c><00:37:28.719><c> unstoppable</c><00:37:29.219><c> timing.</c><00:37:31.940><c> It's</c><00:37:32.500><c> exemplified</c><00:37:32.960><c> in</c><00:37:33.099><c> the</c><00:37:33.280><c> story</c><00:37:33.480><c> of</c>

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Abraham<00:37:34.019><c> and</c><00:37:34.260><c> Sarah</c>

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complications.<00:37:53.579><c> What</c><00:37:54.159><c> seemed</c><00:37:54.500><c> impossible</c><00:37:55.139><c> to</c><00:37:55.920><c> Sarah</c><00:37:56.380><c> was</c><00:37:56.960><c> indeed</c><00:37:58.159><c> possible</c><00:37:58.619><c> for</c><00:37:58.860><c> God</c><00:37:59.099><c> but</c><00:37:59.280><c> he</c><00:37:59.519><c> stipulated</c>

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that<00:38:00.099><c> this</c><00:38:00.300><c> miracle</c><00:38:00.639><c> would</c><00:38:00.860><c> not</c><00:38:01.079><c> occur</c><00:38:01.360><c> just</c><00:38:01.980><c> at</c><00:38:02.219><c> any</c><00:38:02.500><c> time</c><00:38:02.739><c> but</c><00:38:02.980><c> at</c>

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the<00:38:03.440><c> appointed</c><00:38:03.699><c> time.</c><00:38:05.000><c> True</c><00:38:05.199><c> to</c><00:38:05.360><c> his</c><00:38:05.579><c> word,</c>

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and<00:38:11.219><c> when</c>

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he<00:38:11.539><c> had</c><00:38:11.719><c> stated</c><00:38:11.960><c> at</c><00:38:12.239><c> the</c><00:38:12.400><c> appointed</c><00:38:12.639><c> time.</c><00:38:16.739><c> It's</c><00:38:17.420><c> a</c><00:38:17.519><c> tough</c><00:38:17.639><c> lesson</c><00:38:17.980><c> to</c>

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take<00:38:18.840><c> away</c><00:38:19.300><c> but</c><00:38:19.699><c> I</c><00:38:19.820><c> think</c><00:38:20.039><c> it's</c><00:38:20.900><c> a</c><00:38:22.039><c> profound</c>

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lesson.<00:38:23.659><c> We</c><00:38:24.019><c> must</c><00:38:24.300><c> wait.</c><00:38:26.980><c> The</c><00:38:27.619><c> other</c><00:38:27.880><c> lesson</c><00:38:28.199><c> to</c><00:38:28.539><c> take</c><00:38:28.719><c> from</c>

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that<00:38:29.480><c> section</c><00:38:29.880><c> is</c><00:38:30.519><c> if</c><00:38:31.199><c> God</c><00:38:31.420><c> tells</c><00:38:31.659><c> us</c><00:38:31.860><c> to</c><00:38:32.059><c> wait,</c>

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will<00:38:33.280><c> we</c><00:38:33.480><c> still</c><00:38:33.719><c> trust</c><00:38:34.159><c> in</c><00:38:35.119><c> him</c><00:38:35.480><c> while</c><00:38:35.940><c> we're</c><00:38:36.139><c> waiting?</c><00:38:37.599><c> This</c>

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represents,<00:38:38.679><c> I</c><00:38:38.780><c> think,</c><00:38:38.940><c> a</c><00:38:39.039><c> critical</c><00:38:39.420><c> juncture</c>

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for<00:38:40.380><c> Habakkuk</c><00:38:40.800><c> and</c><00:38:41.159><c> I'm</c><00:38:41.400><c> sure</c><00:38:41.539><c> for</c><00:38:41.739><c> many</c><00:38:41.900><c> of</c><00:38:42.039><c> us.</c><00:38:42.880><c> Does</c><00:38:42.940><c> he</c><00:38:43.099><c> maintain</c><00:38:43.539><c> his</c>

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trust<00:38:44.000><c> in</c><00:38:44.219><c> God?</c><00:38:44.420><c> Will</c><00:38:44.500><c> he</c><00:38:44.699><c> live</c><00:38:44.840><c> by</c><00:38:45.139><c> faith</c>

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even<00:38:45.659><c> though</c><00:38:45.960><c> he</c><00:38:46.119><c> knows</c><00:38:46.420><c> that</c><00:38:46.619><c> he</c><00:38:46.699><c> must</c><00:38:46.960><c> wait</c><00:38:47.199><c> and</c><00:38:47.300><c> he</c><00:38:47.440><c> doesn't</c>

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know<00:38:47.719><c> how</c><00:38:47.940><c> long</c><00:38:48.159><c> he's</c><00:38:48.420><c> going</c><00:38:48.500><c> to</c><00:38:48.639><c> wait</c><00:38:48.760><c> and</c><00:38:48.860><c> he</c>

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doesn't<00:38:49.139><c> know</c><00:38:49.260><c> what</c><00:38:49.400><c> the</c><00:38:49.559><c> answer</c><00:38:49.760><c> is</c><00:38:49.900><c> going</c><00:38:49.960><c> to</c><00:38:50.099><c> be?</c><00:38:51.559><c> In</c><00:38:51.800><c> verse</c>

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four,<00:38:53.679><c> God</c><00:38:53.760><c> affirms</c><00:38:54.260><c> that</c><00:38:54.440><c> the</c><00:38:54.619><c> righteous</c><00:38:54.860><c> will</c>

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live<00:38:55.219><c> by</c><00:38:55.519><c> faith,</c><00:38:56.559><c> meaning</c><00:38:57.079><c> trusting</c><00:38:57.599><c> God</c><00:38:57.920><c> even</c><00:38:58.179><c> when</c><00:38:58.340><c> we</c><00:38:58.500><c> can't</c><00:38:58.820><c> see</c>

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his<00:38:59.239><c> hand</c><00:38:59.400><c> at</c><00:38:59.619><c> work,</c><00:39:00.840><c> relying</c><00:39:01.139><c> not</c><00:39:01.340><c> on</c>

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our<00:39:01.679><c> own</c><00:39:01.900><c> perceptions</c><00:39:02.500><c> but</c><00:39:02.800><c> on</c><00:39:03.039><c> his</c><00:39:03.340><c> word</c><00:39:03.639><c> and</c><00:39:04.139><c> recognizing</c>

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that<00:39:04.860><c> he</c><00:39:04.960><c> is</c><00:39:05.159><c> faithful.</c>

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x
So<00:39:08.260><c> when</c><00:39:08.360><c> we</c><00:39:08.579><c> seek</c><00:39:08.719><c> to</c><00:39:09.000><c> understand</c><00:39:09.719><c> God's</c><00:39:10.219><c> perspective,</c><00:39:11.239><c> we</c>

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ascend<00:39:11.679><c> the</c><00:39:11.920><c> watchtower</c><00:39:12.780><c> positioning</c><00:39:13.539><c> ourselves</c><00:39:14.039><c> to</c>

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view<00:39:14.699><c> things</c><00:39:15.519><c> from</c><00:39:15.880><c> his</c><00:39:16.239><c> vantage</c><00:39:16.619><c> point</c><00:39:16.940><c> to</c><00:39:17.119><c> gain</c><00:39:17.219><c> that</c><00:39:17.420><c> higher</c><00:39:17.619><c> perspective</c><00:39:18.260><c> and</c>

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then<00:39:20.300><c> remaining</c><00:39:20.679><c> steadfast</c>

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at<00:39:21.559><c> our</c><00:39:21.800><c> post</c><00:39:22.079><c> and</c><00:39:23.239><c> waiting</c><00:39:23.239><c> and</c><00:39:23.340><c> waiting</c><00:39:23.599><c> faithfully.</c><00:39:25.119><c> And</c>

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Habakkuk<00:39:25.480><c> did</c><00:39:25.699><c> all</c><00:39:25.940><c> of</c><00:39:26.099><c> these</c><00:39:26.260><c> things.</c><00:39:27.679><c> The</c><00:39:27.880><c> book</c>

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of<00:39:28.360><c> Habakkuk</c><00:39:28.679><c> concludes</c><00:39:29.699><c> with</c><00:39:30.000><c> his</c><00:39:30.239><c> declaration</c><00:39:30.920><c> where</c><00:39:32.199><c> he</c>

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says<00:39:32.860><c> from</c><00:39:33.260><c> verses</c><00:39:33.800><c> 17</c><00:39:34.440><c> to</c><00:39:34.619><c> 19</c><00:39:35.039><c> of</c><00:39:35.219><c> chapter</c><00:39:35.480><c> three,</c>

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even<00:39:37.320><c> though</c><00:39:37.539><c> the</c><00:39:37.739><c> fig</c><00:39:37.840><c> trees</c><00:39:38.119><c> have</c><00:39:38.380><c> no</c><00:39:38.639><c> fruit</c><00:39:38.880><c> and</c><00:39:39.400><c> no</c><00:39:39.659><c> grapes</c>

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grow<00:39:40.099><c> on</c><00:39:40.260><c> the</c><00:39:40.400><c> vines,</c><00:39:40.880><c> even</c><00:39:41.139><c> though</c><00:39:41.340><c> the</c><00:39:41.559><c> olive</c>

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crop<00:39:42.019><c> fails</c><00:39:42.400><c> and</c><00:39:42.679><c> the</c><00:39:42.880><c> fields</c><00:39:43.059><c> produce</c><00:39:43.420><c> no</c><00:39:43.760><c> grain,</c><00:39:44.360><c> even</c><00:39:44.599><c> though</c><00:39:44.780><c> the</c>

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sheep<00:39:45.119><c> all</c><00:39:45.460><c> die</c><00:39:45.619><c> and</c><00:39:45.800><c> the</c><00:39:46.019><c> cattle</c><00:39:46.219><c> stalls</c>

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are<00:39:46.739><c> empty,</c><00:39:47.480><c> I</c><00:39:47.760><c> will</c><00:39:47.940><c> still</c><00:39:48.099><c> be</c><00:39:48.280><c> joyful</c><00:39:48.659><c> and</c><00:39:48.980><c> glad</c><00:39:49.159><c> because</c><00:39:49.420><c> the</c><00:39:49.639><c> Lord</c><00:39:49.820><c> God</c><00:39:50.000><c> is</c>

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my<00:39:50.400><c> Savior.</c><00:39:51.639><c> The</c><00:39:51.920><c> Sovereign</c><00:39:52.199><c> Lord</c><00:39:52.400><c> gives</c>

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me<00:39:52.840><c> strength.</c><00:39:53.579><c> He</c><00:39:53.800><c> makes</c><00:39:53.980><c> me</c><00:39:54.219><c> sure</c><00:39:54.480><c>-footed</c><00:39:54.760><c> as</c><00:39:54.960><c> a</c><00:39:55.099><c> deer</c><00:39:55.320><c> and</c><00:39:55.559><c> keeps</c><00:39:55.739><c> me</c>

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safe<00:39:56.179><c> on</c><00:39:56.340><c> the</c><00:39:56.480><c> mountains.</c>

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So<00:39:59.800><c> Habakkuk</c><00:40:00.280><c> worshiped</c><00:40:00.820><c> God</c><00:40:00.980><c> while</c><00:40:01.159><c> he</c><00:40:01.380><c> waited,</c><00:40:01.860><c> knowing</c><00:40:02.179><c> that</c><00:40:02.400><c> in</c>

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the<00:40:02.739><c> waiting</c><00:40:02.980><c> he</c><00:40:03.380><c> would</c><00:40:03.940><c> encounter</c><00:40:04.739><c> God</c>

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and<00:40:05.860><c> that</c><00:40:06.039><c> God</c><00:40:06.239><c> would</c><00:40:06.460><c> act</c><00:40:06.679><c> at</c><00:40:06.820><c> the</c><00:40:06.940><c> appointed</c><00:40:07.159><c> time.</c><00:40:08.139><c> And</c><00:40:08.360><c> then</c><00:40:08.539><c> indeed,</c><00:40:09.099><c> God</c>

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fulfilled<00:40:09.679><c> his</c><00:40:09.900><c> promise</c><00:40:10.199><c> and</c>

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Babylon<00:40:10.699><c> was</c><00:40:10.960><c> judged</c><00:40:11.199><c> at</c><00:40:11.360><c> the</c><00:40:11.500><c> appointed</c><00:40:11.719><c> time,</c><00:40:12.019><c> as</c><00:40:12.199><c> we</c><00:40:12.340><c> know.</c>

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So<00:40:14.559><c> the</c><00:40:15.300><c> lessons</c><00:40:15.639><c> that</c><00:40:15.860><c> I</c><00:40:16.000><c> kind</c><00:40:16.139><c> of</c><00:40:16.760><c> drew</c><00:40:17.039><c> from</c>

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this<00:40:18.059><c> interaction</c><00:40:18.579><c> between</c><00:40:19.400><c> Habakkuk</c><00:40:20.059><c> and</c><00:40:20.219><c> God,</c><00:40:21.820><c> God's</c><00:40:22.219><c> ways</c>

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are<00:40:22.559><c> not</c><00:40:22.719><c> our</c><00:40:22.980><c> ways</c><00:40:23.340><c> and</c><00:40:23.559><c> yet</c><00:40:23.760><c> he</c><00:40:23.900><c> is</c><00:40:24.119><c> faithful</c><00:40:24.500><c> and</c>

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always<00:40:28.380><c> in</c><00:40:28.659><c> control,</c><00:40:29.039><c> though</c><00:40:29.119><c> we</c><00:40:29.280><c> can't</c><00:40:29.539><c> see</c><00:40:29.719><c> it.</c><00:40:31.280><c> God</c><00:40:31.500><c> wants</c>

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what's<00:40:32.059><c> best</c><00:40:32.300><c> for</c><00:40:32.480><c> us,</c><00:40:32.840><c> even</c><00:40:33.000><c> when</c><00:40:33.139><c> it's</c><00:40:33.300><c> difficult</c>

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to<00:40:33.940><c> see.</c><00:40:35.860><c> Understanding</c><00:40:36.420><c> how</c><00:40:36.780><c> God</c><00:40:37.019><c> works</c><00:40:37.500><c> is</c><00:40:37.940><c> not</c><00:40:38.199><c> my</c><00:40:38.460><c> job,</c>

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but<00:40:38.980><c> trusting</c><00:40:39.219><c> him</c><00:40:39.460><c> is.</c><00:40:40.960><c> Peace</c><00:40:41.380><c> and</c><00:40:41.639><c> joy</c><00:40:41.920><c> don't</c><00:40:42.199><c> come</c><00:40:42.480><c> from</c>

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circumstances,<00:40:43.900><c> but</c><00:40:44.079><c> from</c><00:40:44.320><c> God.</c><00:40:44.920><c> And</c><00:40:45.159><c> we</c><00:40:45.219><c> see</c><00:40:45.400><c> that</c><00:40:45.679><c> sort</c><00:40:45.739><c> of</c>

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shift<00:40:46.659><c> from</c><00:40:46.960><c> Habakkuk</c><00:40:47.360><c> where</c><00:40:48.039><c> nothing</c><00:40:48.380><c> really</c>

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changed<00:40:49.159><c> about</c><00:40:49.880><c> the</c><00:40:50.139><c> situation</c><00:40:50.639><c> he</c><00:40:50.800><c> found</c><00:40:51.019><c> himself</c><00:40:51.420><c> in,</c><00:40:51.860><c> but</c>

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his<00:40:52.739><c> attitude</c><00:40:53.420><c> and</c><00:40:53.920><c> his</c><00:40:54.940><c> decision</c><00:40:55.360><c> to</c><00:40:55.579><c> praise</c><00:40:55.980><c> God</c>

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x
towards<00:40:57.440><c> the</c><00:40:57.639><c> end</c><00:40:57.800><c> of</c><00:40:57.980><c> the</c><00:40:58.039><c> book,</c><00:40:59.059><c> what</c><00:40:59.420><c> changed</c><00:40:59.780><c> was</c><00:41:00.079><c> his</c><00:41:01.559><c> attitude.</c><00:41:04.099><c> And</c>

00:41:04.579 --> 00:41:07.280
x
then<00:41:04.880><c> not</c><00:41:05.219><c> on</c><00:41:05.340><c> my</c><00:41:05.619><c> time</c><00:41:05.760><c> but</c><00:41:05.880><c> on</c><00:41:06.059><c> God's</c><00:41:06.320><c> time.</c>

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x
So<00:41:08.739><c> in</c><00:41:09.119><c> conclusion,</c><00:41:10.199><c> to</c><00:41:10.360><c> wrap</c><00:41:10.900><c> things</c><00:41:11.139><c> up,</c><00:41:12.519><c> the</c><00:41:12.739><c> study</c><00:41:13.000><c> of</c><00:41:13.239><c> Habakkuk</c><00:41:13.599><c> leads</c><00:41:13.880><c> us</c>

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to<00:41:14.860><c> a</c><00:41:15.519><c> profound</c><00:41:15.940><c> and</c><00:41:16.179><c> enduring</c><00:41:16.440><c> truth</c>

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that<00:41:17.619><c> faith</c><00:41:18.219><c> is</c><00:41:18.539><c> not</c><00:41:18.800><c> forged</c><00:41:19.219><c> in</c><00:41:19.639><c> the</c><00:41:19.860><c> absence</c><00:41:20.159><c> of</c><00:41:20.420><c> hardship,</c>

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but<00:41:22.300><c> in</c><00:41:22.519><c> the</c><00:41:22.719><c> midst</c><00:41:23.019><c> of</c><00:41:24.099><c> confusion</c><00:41:24.699><c> and</c>

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injustice<00:41:25.420><c> and</c><00:41:25.840><c> in</c><00:41:26.059><c> waiting.</c><00:41:27.400><c> And</c><00:41:27.559><c> Habakkuk's</c><00:41:28.019><c> journey</c><00:41:28.400><c> from</c>

00:41:29.019 --> 00:41:31.360
x
questioning<00:41:29.460><c> God</c><00:41:29.739><c> in</c><00:41:29.900><c> the</c><00:41:30.059><c> face</c><00:41:30.239><c> of</c><00:41:30.480><c> this</c><00:41:30.980><c> rampant</c>

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evil<00:41:31.559><c> that</c><00:41:31.719><c> he's</c><00:41:31.880><c> seeing</c><00:41:32.059><c> around</c><00:41:32.340><c> him</c><00:41:32.619><c> to</c><00:41:32.800><c> then</c><00:41:33.059><c> rejoicing</c><00:41:34.059><c> in</c>

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him<00:41:34.920><c> despite</c><00:41:35.519><c> unchanging</c><00:41:36.179><c> circumstances,</c>

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it<00:41:38.079><c> demonstrates</c><00:41:38.599><c> a</c><00:41:39.219><c> transformation</c><00:41:39.739><c> that</c><00:41:40.019><c> is</c><00:41:40.480><c> both</c><00:41:40.820><c> personal</c><00:41:41.340><c> and</c><00:41:42.159><c> universally</c><00:41:42.679><c> relevant</c><00:41:43.380><c> to</c>

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all<00:41:44.500><c> of</c><00:41:44.619><c> us.</c>

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At<00:41:46.099><c> the</c><00:41:46.300><c> outset,</c><00:41:46.840><c> the</c><00:41:47.000><c> prophet's</c><00:41:47.340><c> heart</c><00:41:47.480><c> is</c><00:41:47.739><c> troubled</c><00:41:48.000><c> by</c><00:41:48.219><c> the</c>

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apparent<00:41:48.699><c> triumph</c><00:41:49.059><c> of</c><00:41:49.320><c> wickedness</c><00:41:49.679><c> and</c><00:41:49.840><c> the</c>

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suffering<00:41:50.280><c> of</c><00:41:50.460><c> the</c><00:41:50.599><c> righteous,</c><00:41:51.519><c> and</c><00:41:51.659><c> he</c><00:41:51.820><c> echoes</c><00:41:52.039><c> the</c><00:41:52.619><c> timeless</c><00:41:52.980><c> human</c>

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struggle<00:41:53.699><c> to</c><00:41:53.920><c> reconcile</c><00:41:54.440><c> God's</c><00:41:54.900><c> justice</c>

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with<00:41:56.099><c> the</c><00:41:56.380><c> brokenness</c><00:41:56.960><c> and</c><00:41:57.480><c> the</c><00:41:57.800><c> evil</c><00:41:58.000><c> of</c><00:41:58.219><c> the</c><00:41:58.340><c> world.</c><00:41:59.579><c> And</c><00:41:59.780><c> yet</c><00:41:59.940><c> Habakkuk</c><00:42:00.300><c> does</c><00:42:00.539><c> not</c><00:42:00.719><c> turn</c><00:42:00.900><c> away</c><00:42:01.099><c> in</c><00:42:01.300><c> despair.</c>

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Instead,<00:42:02.699><c> he</c><00:42:02.860><c> brings</c><00:42:03.139><c> his</c><00:42:03.420><c> doubts</c><00:42:03.619><c> and</c><00:42:03.840><c> burdens</c><00:42:04.079><c> to</c><00:42:04.280><c> God,</c><00:42:05.239><c> choosing</c><00:42:05.579><c> to</c>

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wait<00:42:06.039><c> and</c><00:42:06.300><c> listen</c><00:42:06.639><c> for</c><00:42:07.440><c> God's</c><00:42:07.840><c> responses.</c>

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Through<00:42:09.780><c> God's</c><00:42:10.159><c> revelation,</c><00:42:11.199><c> Habakkuk</c><00:42:11.519><c> is</c><00:42:11.719><c> reminded</c><00:42:12.119><c> of</c><00:42:12.340><c> the</c>

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Lord's<00:42:12.840><c> past</c><00:42:13.099><c> faithfulness</c><00:42:13.840><c> and</c><00:42:14.280><c> his</c><00:42:14.659><c> ultimate</c>

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sovereignty,<00:42:16.539><c> how</c><00:42:16.739><c> God</c><00:42:16.960><c> has</c><00:42:17.179><c> acted</c><00:42:17.480><c> powerfully</c><00:42:18.019><c> in</c><00:42:18.239><c> history</c>

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to<00:42:18.780><c> deliver</c><00:42:19.000><c> and</c><00:42:19.320><c> restore</c><00:42:19.760><c> his</c><00:42:20.019><c> people.</c>

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This<00:42:21.920><c> remembrance</c><00:42:22.300><c> becomes</c><00:42:22.960><c> the</c><00:42:23.639><c> anchor</c><00:42:23.940><c> for</c><00:42:24.239><c> Habakkuk's</c>

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hope<00:42:24.960><c> and</c><00:42:25.260><c> the</c><00:42:25.460><c> catalyst</c><00:42:25.699><c> for</c><00:42:25.920><c> his</c><00:42:26.139><c> faith.</c>

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And<00:42:27.400><c> then</c><00:42:27.539><c> the</c><00:42:27.719><c> conclusion</c><00:42:28.079><c> of</c><00:42:28.320><c> Habakkuk's</c><00:42:28.820><c> prophecy</c><00:42:29.099><c> is</c><00:42:29.300><c> not</c>

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a<00:42:29.739><c> resolution</c><00:42:30.260><c> of</c><00:42:30.780><c> outward</c><00:42:31.159><c> circumstances,</c>

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but<00:42:33.119><c> a</c><00:42:33.280><c> remarkable</c><00:42:34.639><c> inward</c><00:42:35.239><c> transformation.</c><00:42:37.079><c> Though</c><00:42:37.340><c> the</c>

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world<00:42:37.699><c> around</c><00:42:38.019><c> him</c><00:42:38.260><c> remains</c><00:42:38.539><c> dark</c><00:42:38.920><c> and</c><00:42:39.300><c> uncertain</c><00:42:39.739><c> and</c>

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full<00:42:40.039><c> of</c><00:42:40.260><c> anxieties,</c><00:42:41.659><c> Habakkuk</c><00:42:41.920><c> declares,</c><00:42:42.940><c> yet</c><00:42:43.000><c> I</c><00:42:43.079><c> will</c><00:42:43.320><c> rejoice</c><00:42:43.719><c> in</c><00:42:43.880><c> the</c><00:42:44.039><c> Lord</c><00:42:44.280><c> and</c><00:42:44.480><c> I</c>

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will<00:42:44.760><c> take</c>

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joy<00:42:45.539><c> in</c><00:42:45.739><c> the</c><00:42:45.880><c> God</c><00:42:46.000><c> of</c><00:42:46.139><c> my</c><00:42:46.360><c> salvation.</c><00:42:47.920><c> So</c><00:42:48.179><c> again,</c><00:42:48.539><c> his</c><00:42:48.679><c> circumstances</c><00:42:49.199><c> haven't</c>

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changed,<00:42:49.800><c> but</c><00:42:49.960><c> his</c><00:42:50.159><c> perspective</c>

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has,<00:42:51.559><c> and</c><00:42:51.699><c> moving</c><00:42:51.920><c> from</c><00:42:53.199><c> complaint</c><00:42:53.739><c> to</c><00:42:54.219><c> confidence,</c><00:42:55.139><c> from</c><00:42:55.360><c> confusion</c><00:42:56.179><c> to</c>

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trust<00:42:56.980><c> and</c><00:42:57.179><c> from</c><00:42:57.400><c> fear</c><00:42:57.579><c> to</c><00:42:57.820><c> joy.</c>

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In<00:42:59.599><c> the</c><00:42:59.800><c> end,</c><00:43:00.039><c> Habakkuk</c><00:43:00.440><c> stands</c><00:43:00.840><c> as</c><00:43:01.860><c> a</c><00:43:02.179><c> testament</c><00:43:02.519><c> to</c><00:43:02.719><c> the</c><00:43:02.860><c> power</c><00:43:03.119><c> of</c>

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faith<00:43:03.599><c> that</c><00:43:03.880><c> endures</c><00:43:04.300><c> through</c><00:43:04.500><c> uncertainty.</c>

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His<00:43:06.139><c> story</c><00:43:06.420><c> calls</c><00:43:06.699><c> us</c><00:43:06.920><c> to</c><00:43:07.039><c> remember</c><00:43:07.380><c> that</c><00:43:07.639><c> God's</c><00:43:08.000><c> justice</c><00:43:08.260><c> will</c><00:43:08.500><c> prevail,</c><00:43:09.119><c> that</c><00:43:09.280><c> his</c>

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timing<00:43:09.719><c> is</c><00:43:09.980><c> perfect,</c><00:43:10.360><c> and</c><00:43:10.579><c> that</c>

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our<00:43:10.940><c> joy</c><00:43:11.079><c> is</c><00:43:11.380><c> rooted</c><00:43:11.639><c> not</c><00:43:11.980><c> in</c><00:43:12.099><c> what</c><00:43:12.239><c> we</c><00:43:12.480><c> see,</c><00:43:12.760><c> but</c><00:43:12.900><c> in</c><00:43:13.079><c> who</c><00:43:13.300><c> God</c>

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is.<00:43:15.300><c> The</c><00:43:15.519><c> righteous</c><00:43:15.760><c> will</c><00:43:15.960><c> live</c><00:43:16.079><c> by</c><00:43:16.380><c> faith,</c>

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trusting<00:43:17.119><c> in</c><00:43:17.360><c> God's</c><00:43:17.699><c> promises,</c><00:43:18.300><c> even</c><00:43:18.519><c> when</c><00:43:18.699><c> the</c><00:43:18.860><c> answers</c><00:43:19.079><c> are</c>

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not<00:43:19.480><c> clear.</c><00:43:20.940><c> This</c><00:43:21.219><c> is</c><00:43:21.400><c> the</c><00:43:21.519><c> hope</c><00:43:21.659><c> and</c><00:43:21.900><c> inspiration</c>

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that<00:43:22.480><c> the</c><00:43:22.539><c> book</c><00:43:22.739><c> of</c><00:43:23.099><c> Habakkuk</c><00:43:23.440><c> offers</c><00:43:23.820><c> for</c><00:43:24.099><c> every</c><00:43:24.260><c> generation,</c><00:43:25.099><c> and</c><00:43:25.300><c> that</c>

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is<00:43:25.599><c> to</c><00:43:26.079><c> trust,</c><00:43:26.739><c> to</c><00:43:26.900><c> rejoice,</c>

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and<00:43:27.559><c> to</c><00:43:27.679><c> live</c><00:43:27.800><c> by</c><00:43:28.099><c> faith,</c><00:43:28.920><c> no</c><00:43:29.179><c> matter</c><00:43:29.420><c> what</c><00:43:29.820><c> we</c><00:43:30.619><c> see</c><00:43:31.019><c> in</c><00:43:31.320><c> the</c>

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perspective<00:43:31.860><c> around</c><00:43:32.139><c> us.</c>

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Thank<00:43:34.820><c> you</c><00:43:34.940><c> very</c><00:43:35.159><c> much.</c>