June 10 – Friends That Last, God That Guides

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Welcome to Bible Chat, where we
have devotional conversations

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rooted in Scripture and relevant
for today, June 10th.

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Friends that last God that
guides.

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Think about the people you’ve
called friends over the years.

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Some of them disappeared when
things got hard.

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Fair weather friends who were
there for the fun but vanished

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during the difficult seasons.
And then there are those rare

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few who stayed, who showed up
when things were messy, who

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didn’t need you to have it all
together before they’d sit with

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you.
Proverbs chapter 17, verse 17

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cuts right to the heart of it.
A friend loves at all times, and

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a brother is born for adversity.
True friendship isn’t about

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convenience.
It’s not about how many laughs

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you share or how many times you
show up for the good stuff.

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It’s revealed in the hard times.
The real ones show up when

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things fall apart.
That kind of loyalty is rare and

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it’s worth protecting when you
find it.

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Psalm 67 verse one says, May God
be gracious to us and bless us

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and make his face to shine upon
us.

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This is a prayer for favor.
Not just individual favor, but

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communal favor.
The idea that when God blesses

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us, it overflows to the people
around us.

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His shining face doesn’t just
light up your individual life,

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it becomes a light through you
that guides and warms others.

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That’s the kind of life that
attracts real friendships, one

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that carries God’s presence.
In First Samuel chapter 12,

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verse 13, we see the moment
Israel’s king is established.

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Samuel addresses them honestly.
You asked for this.

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God gave you what you asked for.
But now stay faithful.

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Make wise choices.
Your decision has been made.

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Now walk rightly.
God honored their choice, but He

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also made clear that obedience
still mattered.

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Opportunity without obedience
leads to ruin, and that connects

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directly to how we handle
friendships, decisions, and

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daily life as young people.
God gives us freedom.

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He gives us choices.
He lets us pick our friends, our

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habits, our directions.
But He also asks, Are you being

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faithful with what I’ve given
you?

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Are you seeking His face before
making big moves?

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Are you surrounding yourself
with people who help you grow or

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with people who pull you away
from your purpose?

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The best version of your life is
1 where God is leading and real

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friendships are alongside you
for the journey.

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Don’t settle for less than that.
Let’s pray.

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Heavenly Father, thank you for
being a faithful friend and the

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greatest guide we could ever
have.

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Help us to be the kind of friend
who shows up in adversity, not

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just in good times.
Shine your favor on us and let

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that light flow through us to
others.

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Give us wisdom as we make
choices and lead us toward

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people and paths that reflect
your love in Jesus name, Amen.

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under strain, you may not know

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what to say, but you can still
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Now I invite you to spend time
with God in today’s three-year

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Bible reading plan.
Proverbs chapter 17 Verses 17 to

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18 World English Bible A friend
loves at all times, and a

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brother is born for adversity.
A man void of understanding

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strikes hands and becomes
collateral in the presence of

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his neighbor.
Psalm Chapter 67 World English

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Bible May God be merciful to us,
bless us, and cause his face to

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shine on us.
That your way may be known on

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earth, and your salvation among
all nations.

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Let the peoples praise you.
God, let all the peoples praise

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you.
Oh, let the nations be glad and

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sing for joy, for you will judge
the peoples with equity, and

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govern the nations on earth.
Let the peoples praise you.

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God, let all the peoples praise
you.

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The earth has yielded its
increase.

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God, even our own God will bless
us.

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God will bless us.
All the ends of the earth shall

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fear him.
First Samuel Chapter 12 World

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English Bible Samuel said to all
Israel, Behold, I have listened

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to your voice in all that you
said to me, and have made a king

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over you.
Now behold, the king walks

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before you.
I am old and Gray headed.

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Behold, my sons are with you.
I have walked before you from my

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youth to this day.
Here I am witness against me

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before Yahweh and before his
anointed.

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Whose ox have I taken?
Whose donkey have I taken?

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Whom have I defrauded?
Whom have I oppressed?

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Of whose hand have I taken a
bribe to make me blind my eyes?

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I will restore it to you.
They said You have not defrauded

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us nor oppressed us, neither
have you taken anything from

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anyone’s hand.
He said to them, Yahweh is

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witness against you and his
anointed is witness today that

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you have not found anything in
my hand.

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They said he is witness.
Samuel said to the people, It is

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Yahweh who appointed Moses and
Aaron, and that brought your

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father’s up out of the land of
Egypt.

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Now therefore stand still, that
I may plead with you before

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Yahweh concerning all the
righteous acts of Yahweh which

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He did to you and to your
father’s.

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When Jacob had come into Egypt
and your father’s cried to

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Yahweh, then Yahweh sent Moses
and Aaron, who brought your

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father’s out of Egypt and made
them to dwell in this place.

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But they forgot Yahweh, their
God, and he sold them into the

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hand of Sysra, captain of the
army of hazer, and into the hand

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of the Philistines, and into the
hand of the king of Moab, and

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they fought against them.
They cried to Yahweh and said,

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We have sinned because we have
forsaken Yahweh and have served

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the Bales and the Ashtaroth, but
now deliver us out of the hand

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of our enemies and we will serve
you.

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Yahweh sent Jarabal, Badan,
Jeff, Taw, and Samuel and

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delivered you out of the hand of
your enemies on every side, and

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you lived in safety.
When you saw that Nahash the

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king of the children of Ammon
came against you, you said to

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me, No, but a king shall reign
over us when Yahweh your God was

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your king.
Now therefore see the King whom

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you have chosen and whom you
have asked for Behold, Yahweh

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has set a king over you.
If you will fear Yahweh and

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serve Him and listen to His
voice and not rebel against the

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commandment of Yahweh, then both
you and also the King who reigns

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over you are followers of Yahweh
your God.

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But if you will not listen to
Yahweh’s voice, but rebel

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against the commandment of
Yahweh, then Yahweh’s hand will

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be against you as it was against
your Father’s.

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Now therefore, stand still and
see this great thing which

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Yahweh will do before your eyes.
Isn’t it wheat harvest?

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Today I will call to Yahweh that
he may send Thunder and rain,

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and you will know and see that
your wickedness is great, which

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you have done in Yahweh’s sight
in asking for a king.

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So Samuel called to Yahweh, and
Yahweh sent Thunder and rain

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that day.
Then all the people greatly

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feared Yahweh and Samuel.
All the people said to Samuel,

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Pray for your servants to Yahweh
your God, that we not die, for

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we have added to all our sins
this evil to ask for a king.

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Samuel said to the people, don’t
be afraid, you have indeed done

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all this evil, yet don’t turn
away from following Yahweh, but

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serve Yahweh with all your
heart.

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Don’t turn away to go after vain
things which can’t profit or

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deliver, for they are vain.
For Yahweh will not forsake His

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people for His great name’s
sake, because it has pleased

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Yahweh to make you a people for
Himself.

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Moreover, As for me, far be it
from me that I should sin

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against Yahweh in ceasing to
pray for you, but I will

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instruct you in the good and the
right way.

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Only fear Yahweh and serve Him
in truth with all your heart.

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For consider what great things
He has done for you.

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But if you keep doing evil, you
will be consumed, both you and

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your King.
Thanks.

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For joining us on Bible Chat,
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life.
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Until next time, stay rooted in
truth, anchored in hope, and

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walking daily with Jesus.