Good morning. We are back to the handout sheets. You will personally come and pick me up and set me firmly in place, and make me stronger than ever. You mean that much to Him Rani - that He would personally do it. He will set you firmly in place. You will be able to stand against all the floods and winds that come against you. Not only that – you'll be even stronger than you ever were. You give power to the faint (The tired and worn-out) and to them that have no might You increase strength. As I wait upon You, Lord, You will renew my strength; I shall mount up with wings as an eagle – I shall run and not be weary, I shall walk and not faint or become tired. He's much better than any energy drink. It's all too easy to give up when you are weary. But we have to wait upon Him. We have to become still within. I have been rescued from the domain of Satan's rule and transferred to the kingdom of Christ. At one time we were all under Satan's rule; some for just the first few years of their lives and others for decades. Just because you did not do bad things does not mean you were not under his rule. We all owed a debt that we cannot pay. Even so: I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins. The debt against me has been canceled. It's just as if we had never sinned. Christ Himself is in me. Now that is truly awesome! He didn't just save us and then forget us. He took up residence within us. I am firmly rooted in Christ and I am now being built up in Him. Remember earlier "He set me firmly in place." We will not be shaken. I have been made complete in Christ. You're not lacking anything. He did a perfect job on you. Father thank You that the reader is set firmly in place and made stronger than ever. He/she can withstand all the storms that come against him/her. He/she is firmly rooted in Christ and has been made complete – he/she lacks nothing.

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