1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:04,490 Pastor Josh here, the word of the week is power. 2 00:00:04,950 --> 00:00:08,278 For the next several lessons here in the word of the week, we 3 00:00:08,294 --> 00:00:10,974 are going to be studying the attributes of God. 4 00:00:11,142 --> 00:00:14,030 These are the characteristics of God that make him God. 5 00:00:14,190 --> 00:00:16,970 We can learn these attributes through scripture. 6 00:00:17,270 --> 00:00:21,326 Some of these attributes are attributes that we can observe, that 7 00:00:21,358 --> 00:00:25,126 we can experience in our own life, and actually, to some degree, 8 00:00:25,318 --> 00:00:28,452 live out in our own lives as believers. 9 00:00:28,566 --> 00:00:31,320 So, for example, we can experience God's love. 10 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:34,456 We can read about God's love, and we can show God's love to other 11 00:00:34,488 --> 00:00:35,776 people around us. 12 00:00:35,968 --> 00:00:40,072 We can experience his grace, his mercy, his forgiveness, and to 13 00:00:40,096 --> 00:00:42,780 some degree, be graceful, merciful, and forgiving. 14 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,024 Now, none of us as human beings can be perfect. 15 00:00:46,152 --> 00:00:50,936 None of us as human beings can completely live out these attributes 16 00:00:51,048 --> 00:00:51,968 in perfection. 17 00:00:52,064 --> 00:00:56,200 That's only God's position, because he is perfect and completely 18 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:56,782 holy. 19 00:00:56,896 --> 00:00:59,162 We as human beings are fallible. 20 00:00:59,226 --> 00:01:02,870 We are flawed in our limitations as humans. 21 00:01:03,650 --> 00:01:07,106 So there are some attributes that are communicable, meaning we 22 00:01:07,138 --> 00:01:12,110 can understand them and in some ways live them out in our lives. 23 00:01:12,450 --> 00:01:16,474 But there are some attributes of God that what we are as christians, 24 00:01:16,602 --> 00:01:18,274 as humans, not able to obtain. 25 00:01:18,322 --> 00:01:21,470 And these are the incommunicable attributes of God. 26 00:01:21,810 --> 00:01:24,778 Incommunicable attributes are attributes that we cannot obtain 27 00:01:24,834 --> 00:01:26,654 because we are not goddesse. 28 00:01:26,852 --> 00:01:31,586 And so God is perfectly holy in the concept of his holiness. 29 00:01:31,658 --> 00:01:34,250 We can never be perfectly holy on this side of heaven. 30 00:01:34,370 --> 00:01:37,906 It is his holiness imparted unto us that gives us the righteousness 31 00:01:37,938 --> 00:01:38,950 in our own lives. 32 00:01:39,290 --> 00:01:41,826 And so the attribute that we're going to be studying here today 33 00:01:41,898 --> 00:01:46,230 is the attributes of God's all powerful nature. 34 00:01:47,130 --> 00:01:50,330 Some of us, as humans, can have physical power, some of us can 35 00:01:50,370 --> 00:01:54,702 have positional power, but none of us can have an all powerful 36 00:01:54,766 --> 00:01:55,422 nature. 37 00:01:55,606 --> 00:01:57,302 We all have limitations. 38 00:01:57,486 --> 00:02:00,006 And when what we can see through scripture is that God has 39 00:02:00,038 --> 00:02:00,742 no limitations. 40 00:02:00,806 --> 00:02:03,806 And so the theological term for this is omnipotence. 41 00:02:03,958 --> 00:02:06,850 Omnipotence just means all powerful. 42 00:02:07,270 --> 00:02:09,450 God is all powerful. 43 00:02:09,790 --> 00:02:14,542 Now, where we can learn about that in scripture is starting in 44 00:02:14,566 --> 00:02:17,924 Genesis, chapter one, creation, right? 45 00:02:17,972 --> 00:02:20,100 God created this world out of nothing. 46 00:02:20,140 --> 00:02:23,812 The theological term for that is ex nihilo, out of nothing. 47 00:02:23,956 --> 00:02:28,916 God spoke this world into existence from nothing to something. 48 00:02:29,068 --> 00:02:32,164 And actually, that something as originally created was perfect. 49 00:02:32,212 --> 00:02:35,668 It was good, and we marred it by sin in our own nature, in our 50 00:02:35,684 --> 00:02:36,800 own human nature. 51 00:02:37,140 --> 00:02:42,228 And so God is perfectly powerful, completely powerful, not 52 00:02:42,284 --> 00:02:45,436 limited by anything of this world, not limited by himself, not 53 00:02:45,468 --> 00:02:48,778 limited by mankind, not limited by evil. 54 00:02:48,964 --> 00:02:53,022 And in Romans chapter one, we actually see this explained here 55 00:02:53,046 --> 00:02:54,038 in the New Testament. 56 00:02:54,094 --> 00:02:54,822 Romans, chapter one. 57 00:02:54,846 --> 00:02:59,614 Paul is explaining that all human beings are responsible to respond 58 00:02:59,702 --> 00:03:06,414 to God in his power because we all as humans witness his creation. 59 00:03:06,582 --> 00:03:10,430 And so just that general revelation of witnessing his creation 60 00:03:10,470 --> 00:03:13,606 should bring us to the point of understanding that there is a 61 00:03:13,638 --> 00:03:14,660 creator out there. 62 00:03:14,790 --> 00:03:19,340 There is an all powerful God who brought something out of nothing. 63 00:03:19,640 --> 00:03:22,624 Romans chapter one, verse 20 says, for the invisible things of 64 00:03:22,672 --> 00:03:26,864 him from the creation of the world are clearly seen being understood 65 00:03:26,912 --> 00:03:32,432 by the things that are made, even his eternal power and godhead, 66 00:03:32,616 --> 00:03:34,472 so that they are without excuse. 67 00:03:34,496 --> 00:03:38,016 And so there's no one who has an excuse because we can all look 68 00:03:38,048 --> 00:03:42,010 out and see in general revelation, this creation that God 69 00:03:42,050 --> 00:03:42,586 brought about. 70 00:03:42,658 --> 00:03:43,970 That's his all powerful nature. 71 00:03:44,010 --> 00:03:45,850 Now, that's not enough to save us. 72 00:03:45,930 --> 00:03:48,322 We have to understand that there is a creator out there and 73 00:03:48,346 --> 00:03:52,850 then understand what's called specific revelation, revelation from 74 00:03:52,890 --> 00:03:55,594 the word of God, the gospel of Jesus Christ. 75 00:03:55,642 --> 00:03:59,986 And so we then search after this all powerful God and we find 76 00:04:00,138 --> 00:04:03,586 Jesus and we know that it's the holy spirit that stirs our heart 77 00:04:03,618 --> 00:04:04,830 to know this truth. 78 00:04:05,210 --> 00:04:08,872 But as we can see in this case, the all powerful nature of 79 00:04:08,896 --> 00:04:11,296 God is described here in Romans chapter one. 80 00:04:11,488 --> 00:04:14,704 Another passage of scripture that talks about God's all powerful 81 00:04:14,752 --> 00:04:16,352 nature is colossians. 82 00:04:16,416 --> 00:04:18,096 Colossians, chapter one. 83 00:04:18,248 --> 00:04:22,176 And we can see it in verse 16 and 17. 84 00:04:22,328 --> 00:04:26,048 Verse 16 and 17 is talking about the all powerful nature of 85 00:04:26,064 --> 00:04:26,424 God. 86 00:04:26,512 --> 00:04:29,608 If you go back to verse 15, it says, who is the image of the invisible 87 00:04:29,664 --> 00:04:29,920 God? 88 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:33,626 Now this is talking about Jesus and his godhood, that Jesus 89 00:04:33,698 --> 00:04:34,698 is God. 90 00:04:34,834 --> 00:04:39,538 And so it says that in verse 16, for by him were all things created 91 00:04:39,674 --> 00:04:42,882 that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, 92 00:04:42,986 --> 00:04:46,626 whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. 93 00:04:46,738 --> 00:04:49,802 All things were created by him and for him. 94 00:04:49,986 --> 00:04:55,746 And he is before all things and by him all things consist. 95 00:04:55,938 --> 00:04:59,466 The idea that is here is that basically God is holding everything 96 00:04:59,538 --> 00:04:59,842 together. 97 00:04:59,906 --> 00:05:02,086 Now he is the creator. 98 00:05:02,198 --> 00:05:05,110 And so that's one element of his all powerful nature, is that 99 00:05:05,150 --> 00:05:08,930 he is the creator, something out of nothing. 100 00:05:09,310 --> 00:05:10,606 God is a creator. 101 00:05:10,638 --> 00:05:14,990 But then we see also here that God is a sustainer in his all powerful 102 00:05:15,030 --> 00:05:15,678 nature. 103 00:05:15,854 --> 00:05:18,774 So he doesn't just create something and let it go like a clock 104 00:05:18,822 --> 00:05:22,302 maker creates his clock and then sets it in motion and steps 105 00:05:22,326 --> 00:05:25,230 away and isn't involved in that life. 106 00:05:25,350 --> 00:05:30,282 He, God is a God who is concerned about our lives and he 107 00:05:30,306 --> 00:05:32,226 is involved in our lives. 108 00:05:32,338 --> 00:05:34,106 He's present in our lives. 109 00:05:34,138 --> 00:05:39,082 And so it says here, yes, he is the creator, but he is also the 110 00:05:39,146 --> 00:05:42,770 sustainer, verse 17 of Colossians, chapter one. 111 00:05:42,890 --> 00:05:45,346 And by him all things consist. 112 00:05:45,458 --> 00:05:48,350 And by him all things are held together. 113 00:05:48,650 --> 00:05:50,754 What an amazing truth that is. 114 00:05:50,802 --> 00:05:54,138 And what an amazing truth that we can trust in, in our lives is 115 00:05:54,154 --> 00:05:55,690 that God is a creator. 116 00:05:55,730 --> 00:06:00,058 He created us and he saved us, but he also holds us together in 117 00:06:00,074 --> 00:06:00,642 our lives. 118 00:06:00,746 --> 00:06:03,410 Another passage of scripture that I'm reminded of when I think 119 00:06:03,450 --> 00:06:06,058 about that is in Hebrews, chapter twelve. 120 00:06:06,114 --> 00:06:08,042 Hebrews, chapter twelve, verse two. 121 00:06:08,186 --> 00:06:12,378 Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for 122 00:06:12,394 --> 00:06:14,954 the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising 123 00:06:15,002 --> 00:06:17,650 the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 124 00:06:17,770 --> 00:06:22,282 And so, yes, God is a creator, he is a sustainer, but he's also 125 00:06:22,346 --> 00:06:24,122 the finisher, the completer. 126 00:06:24,306 --> 00:06:28,706 What an amazing truth that is, that what a work that God starts 127 00:06:28,738 --> 00:06:29,266 in our life. 128 00:06:29,298 --> 00:06:30,482 He completes it. 129 00:06:30,666 --> 00:06:32,106 Philippians, chapter one. 130 00:06:32,138 --> 00:06:34,230 Philippians, chapter one, verse six. 131 00:06:34,530 --> 00:06:38,386 Another verse that speaks of this completion, this finishing of 132 00:06:38,418 --> 00:06:38,914 a work. 133 00:06:39,002 --> 00:06:41,770 It says, being confident of this very thing, that he which hath 134 00:06:41,810 --> 00:06:45,762 begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus 135 00:06:45,826 --> 00:06:46,430 Christ. 136 00:06:47,210 --> 00:06:52,558 That is a truth that we can take heart in, that we can have confidence 137 00:06:52,614 --> 00:06:56,250 in, that we can have hope in, that God is a creator. 138 00:06:56,670 --> 00:07:00,206 He is the author and finisher of our faith. 139 00:07:00,318 --> 00:07:03,494 So God created a way for us to understand him. 140 00:07:03,622 --> 00:07:06,142 God created us in his image. 141 00:07:06,246 --> 00:07:11,822 God created us in a world that was perfect, and yet we marred it 142 00:07:11,846 --> 00:07:12,246 by sin. 143 00:07:12,278 --> 00:07:16,510 But yet God still created a path for us to understand his grace 144 00:07:16,550 --> 00:07:17,708 and his mercy. 145 00:07:17,894 --> 00:07:20,160 And so he is the one who creates it. 146 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:22,300 He is the one who sustains it. 147 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,100 Thank the Lord that he is holding us together. 148 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,140 Thank the Lord that it is not me who is in control of my own life, 149 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,352 but it is God who is in control of my life. 150 00:07:32,536 --> 00:07:35,656 And so he is the creator, the sustainer. 151 00:07:35,768 --> 00:07:39,200 And then, as we see, the completer, the finisher, the author 152 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:41,112 and finisher of our faith. 153 00:07:41,296 --> 00:07:45,120 That is an amazing, amazing truth to know about God. 154 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:49,160 And not just to know about God, but to believe about God. 155 00:07:49,500 --> 00:07:52,092 We know that even back in Hebrews, chapter one, verse three, 156 00:07:52,116 --> 00:07:55,372 it says, who, being the brightness of his glory, in the express 157 00:07:55,476 --> 00:07:59,452 image of his person and upholding all things by the word 158 00:07:59,516 --> 00:08:04,756 of his power, when he had himself purged our sins, sat down 159 00:08:04,788 --> 00:08:06,452 at the right hand of the majesty on high. 160 00:08:06,476 --> 00:08:09,164 And so this is speaking of the power of God. 161 00:08:09,252 --> 00:08:16,238 This is speaking of his all powerful nature, saving us, sustaining 162 00:08:16,334 --> 00:08:20,246 us, and completing the work that he has for us in our lives. 163 00:08:20,278 --> 00:08:22,350 And so what can we learn from this. 164 00:08:22,470 --> 00:08:26,694 What can we learn and understand and apply in our lives 165 00:08:26,742 --> 00:08:29,974 when it comes to the area of God's omnipotence? 166 00:08:30,142 --> 00:08:35,350 Well, it's this that we are not in control, that we must relinquish 167 00:08:35,430 --> 00:08:41,069 control from our life so that God's power can be seen and understood 168 00:08:41,489 --> 00:08:43,785 in our lives and through our lives. 169 00:08:43,937 --> 00:08:47,145 Second Corinthians, chapter number twelve. 170 00:08:47,257 --> 00:08:53,269 Paul is dealing with a struggle, a thorn in his side. 171 00:08:53,769 --> 00:08:56,289 And most of you are familiar with this passage. 172 00:08:56,329 --> 00:09:00,705 He asked three times for it to be removed, and God responds with 173 00:09:00,817 --> 00:09:02,109 essentially a no. 174 00:09:02,769 --> 00:09:06,281 And so what happens is in verse number nine, God speaks to 175 00:09:06,305 --> 00:09:10,021 Paul and he says, my grace is sufficient for thee, for my strengthen, 176 00:09:10,115 --> 00:09:14,270 or my power is made perfect in weakness. 177 00:09:14,850 --> 00:09:17,634 And so then Paul's response is, well, most gladly, therefore 178 00:09:17,682 --> 00:09:22,154 will I glory, rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of 179 00:09:22,202 --> 00:09:24,322 Christ may rest upon me. 180 00:09:24,426 --> 00:09:28,250 And so what this means is that we relinquish what we think is the 181 00:09:28,290 --> 00:09:30,570 power of our own lives and say, you know what, Lord? 182 00:09:30,690 --> 00:09:35,482 I will be weak, I will be humble, I will be broken, so that 183 00:09:35,546 --> 00:09:40,946 your power can be seen in my life, so that I can be used by your 184 00:09:41,018 --> 00:09:41,630 power. 185 00:09:42,210 --> 00:09:43,850 This is a difficult thing. 186 00:09:44,010 --> 00:09:46,746 This is a difficult process to go through. 187 00:09:46,858 --> 00:09:48,786 But what the Bible says is essentially this. 188 00:09:48,818 --> 00:09:53,730 As a Christian, we die to ourselves, we die to our wants, we 189 00:09:53,770 --> 00:10:00,986 die to our fleshly desires and even into the fact of our own control 190 00:10:01,058 --> 00:10:01,990 in our lives. 191 00:10:02,410 --> 00:10:08,856 And so if God is all powerful and God loves us and God has what's 192 00:10:08,888 --> 00:10:11,456 best for us in our life, then what that means is that there is 193 00:10:11,488 --> 00:10:15,620 a surrender, a submission that comes with understanding God's power. 194 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:20,896 The more we understand God's power, the more we trust in God's 195 00:10:20,928 --> 00:10:21,552 power. 196 00:10:21,736 --> 00:10:25,872 The more we believe in that truth in our lives, the more we are 197 00:10:25,896 --> 00:10:27,620 going to live by faith. 198 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:32,164 We are going to live in trusting God to overcome our issues 199 00:10:32,212 --> 00:10:37,172 in our life, trusting God to give us the things that we need to 200 00:10:37,236 --> 00:10:40,160 do for his work in our life. 201 00:10:40,540 --> 00:10:45,244 Philippians 413 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth 202 00:10:45,292 --> 00:10:45,884 me. 203 00:10:46,052 --> 00:10:48,068 That's not a verse to say, I can do whatever I want. 204 00:10:48,084 --> 00:10:49,132 And God's going to bless me. 205 00:10:49,156 --> 00:10:52,676 It's God's going to let me come to a place in my life where 206 00:10:52,828 --> 00:10:54,708 it might be good or it might be bad. 207 00:10:54,804 --> 00:10:57,396 But if God's brought me to this, he's going to give me the power 208 00:10:57,428 --> 00:10:58,440 to get through this. 209 00:10:58,930 --> 00:11:03,170 And so I encourage you here, as you listen to this podcast, to 210 00:11:03,210 --> 00:11:06,954 think about what it means to have a God who is all powerful, who 211 00:11:06,962 --> 00:11:13,042 is invested in your life as the creator, the savior, the sustainer 212 00:11:13,226 --> 00:11:17,110 and the finisher, the completer of your faith. 213 00:11:17,770 --> 00:11:21,018 Man, that's exciting for me because there's so many times in 214 00:11:21,034 --> 00:11:23,306 my life that I look to other things for my power. 215 00:11:23,378 --> 00:11:27,390 Maybe it's my physical strengthen, maybe it's my finances, 216 00:11:27,690 --> 00:11:31,530 maybe it's the political climate around me, maybe it's my 217 00:11:31,570 --> 00:11:36,466 job, maybe it's my house, maybe it's whatever it is that I 218 00:11:36,498 --> 00:11:39,330 look to as my power or my strength. 219 00:11:39,370 --> 00:11:43,466 But folks, really what it is is that if we are a believer, our 220 00:11:43,498 --> 00:11:44,778 identity is in Christ. 221 00:11:44,914 --> 00:11:49,730 Therefore, the power that we see in our life that God gives us 222 00:11:49,770 --> 00:11:52,434 is the power through us. 223 00:11:52,482 --> 00:11:54,950 But it's ultimately sourced in God. 224 00:11:55,410 --> 00:11:56,562 Like I can tell you that. 225 00:11:56,586 --> 00:11:59,034 The Bible does say that we will receive power. 226 00:11:59,202 --> 00:12:00,834 And that's an exciting thing. 227 00:12:01,002 --> 00:12:03,354 We're not powerless as Christians. 228 00:12:03,482 --> 00:12:04,922 It's just not our power. 229 00:12:05,106 --> 00:12:06,074 It's God's power. 230 00:12:06,162 --> 00:12:07,834 Ephesians, chapter three, verse 20. 231 00:12:07,922 --> 00:12:13,258 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all 232 00:12:13,354 --> 00:12:19,160 that we ask or think according to the power that worketh in us. 233 00:12:19,660 --> 00:12:23,380 And so God is going to do things above what we could ever ask 234 00:12:23,420 --> 00:12:24,200 or think. 235 00:12:24,500 --> 00:12:25,852 But what is it according to? 236 00:12:25,876 --> 00:12:27,284 It's not according to our power. 237 00:12:27,412 --> 00:12:32,372 It's according to the power that worketh in us from him, through 238 00:12:32,436 --> 00:12:33,040 us. 239 00:12:33,780 --> 00:12:35,924 So it's his power, not our own. 240 00:12:36,092 --> 00:12:37,924 It's his strength, not our own. 241 00:12:38,052 --> 00:12:39,532 It's his confidence, not our own. 242 00:12:39,556 --> 00:12:41,804 It's his victory, not our victory. 243 00:12:41,932 --> 00:12:45,562 Now we get to be beneficiaries of that, but the source of that is 244 00:12:45,586 --> 00:12:50,018 not our own willpower, it's not our own physical strength, it's 245 00:12:50,034 --> 00:12:51,594 not our own spiritual strength. 246 00:12:51,682 --> 00:12:56,670 It's the strength or power that God imparts to us as believers. 247 00:12:57,010 --> 00:13:01,810 And so his power is clear through the believer who is trusting 248 00:13:01,850 --> 00:13:02,590 in him. 249 00:13:03,410 --> 00:13:08,150 It's God's power that continues to hold us in our grace 250 00:13:08,450 --> 00:13:09,990 and in our forgiveness. 251 00:13:10,430 --> 00:13:12,210 He is that sustainer. 252 00:13:12,790 --> 00:13:15,062 And so if you could take anything with you, take this. 253 00:13:15,166 --> 00:13:16,422 God is all powerful. 254 00:13:16,486 --> 00:13:17,930 He has proven his power. 255 00:13:18,230 --> 00:13:20,918 And in his power there's creation and there's power. 256 00:13:20,974 --> 00:13:24,550 There's salvation and there's power, there's sanctification. 257 00:13:24,670 --> 00:13:28,566 In his power there is sustaining strength. 258 00:13:28,678 --> 00:13:31,090 And ultimately he is the completer. 259 00:13:31,470 --> 00:13:34,206 He is the one who is going to finish the work that he has started 260 00:13:34,318 --> 00:13:35,340 in you. 261 00:13:35,510 --> 00:13:41,536 And one day we know that his power will be proclaimed by all in 262 00:13:41,568 --> 00:13:43,336 heaven for all eternity. 263 00:13:43,488 --> 00:13:44,736 Revelation, chapter 19. 264 00:13:44,808 --> 00:13:46,280 It says this in verse one. 265 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,888 And after these things, I heard a great voice of much people 266 00:13:48,944 --> 00:13:51,496 in heaven saying, alleluia. 267 00:13:51,608 --> 00:13:57,704 Salvation and glory and honor and power unto the Lord our God. 268 00:13:57,752 --> 00:14:00,940 There will be a day where all understand God's power. 269 00:14:01,410 --> 00:14:02,418 It should be today. 270 00:14:02,474 --> 00:14:05,346 But unfortunately, there are many people that are going to doubt 271 00:14:05,378 --> 00:14:06,282 God's power. 272 00:14:06,466 --> 00:14:10,790 But we know that there will be a day where there is an undeniable 273 00:14:11,570 --> 00:14:14,210 aspect of God's power shown to all of this world. 274 00:14:14,250 --> 00:14:16,330 And we are going to be the ones who are going to be proclaiming 275 00:14:16,370 --> 00:14:19,106 for all of eternity, he is powerful. 276 00:14:19,258 --> 00:14:20,830 He is all powerful. 277 00:14:21,610 --> 00:14:25,314 And so that's just one attribute of the many attributes 278 00:14:25,362 --> 00:14:30,212 of God that we can celebrate and worship as believers. 279 00:14:30,396 --> 00:14:35,396 So if there's anything else that we can think about here in this 280 00:14:35,428 --> 00:14:39,412 study, we can think about this, that God is all powerful and 281 00:14:39,436 --> 00:14:44,720 that he is present in our life and that he is praise worthy. 282 00:14:45,060 --> 00:14:47,956 So we'll come back next week with another attribute of God that 283 00:14:47,988 --> 00:14:50,108 we can celebrate, that we can worship. 284 00:14:50,244 --> 00:14:54,480 But I encourage you, if you've enjoyed these studies, please like 285 00:14:55,220 --> 00:14:56,588 our podcast. 286 00:14:56,724 --> 00:15:00,452 Please leave a review if you would like. 287 00:15:00,556 --> 00:15:03,852 If you feel like God's leading you to do that, or I would just encourage 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