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Zephaniah 1:7-9

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be silent before the Lord God

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for the day of the LORD is near

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for the LORD has prepared a sacrifice

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He has consecrated His guests

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then it will come about

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on the day of the LORD'S sacrifice

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that I will punish the princes

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the king's sons

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and all who clothe themselves

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with foreign garments

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and I will punish on that day

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all who leap on the temple threshold

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who fill the house of their lord

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with violence and deceit

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this is talking about

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the day of the LORD

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but I want to talk about this

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peculiar imagery of

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leaping on the temple threshold

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what does that mean

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and you might have already

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got a sense of threshold covenant

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this is talking about

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trampling underfoot

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blood that's poured out

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on a threshold

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as we understand the

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threshold covenant

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so the concept of threshold covenant

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just to review again

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what it is

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what it means is this

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in ancient times

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particularly in the middle east

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when a host would

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invite a guest

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to come into his home

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if he wanted to

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honor that guest

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he would pour out

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a blood sacrifice

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at the threshold of his door

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there was always a little

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basin actually in the door

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it's very interesting

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in the Hebrew language

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the word caph is translated

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sometimes threshold

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and sometimes basin in English

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I was wondering

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why is it sometimes threshold

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sometimes basin

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and it's because

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there was always a little basin

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in the threshold of the door

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to collect the blood

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that was poured out

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as a sacrifice

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at the threshold

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so if you're coming to my home

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I pour out blood

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to invite you to step

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across and your job is to

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step across the blood

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because the blood

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represents my life

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the greatest insult

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you could ever convey

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to me as a host

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is if you step in the blood

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it's like spitting in my face

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it's saying this is what I think

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of your life

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this is what I think

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of the sacrifice

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you've poured out

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and of course

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this is the imagery used

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in Hebrews 10

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that talks about sinning willfully

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after having received

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knowledge of the truth

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we're trampling underfoot

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the blood of Messiah Yeshua

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and insulting the spirit of grace

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obviously not a good thing

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so what is this talking about here

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this is talking about

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the day of the LORD

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and we see the same

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imagery used at the time

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of Passover

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at the time of Calvary

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when blood of Messiah

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was poured out

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and again when

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the LORD returns

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the coming of the LORD

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called the day of the LORD

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He will pass through the land

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and again look to see

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where blood is poured out

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on our lives

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where we've received

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the blood of Messiah

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so Yahweh came to Israel

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at Passover in Egypt

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and blood was poured out

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at that time

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then Yeshua came

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to invite us

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to step across the threshold

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into our Father's

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eternal tabernacle

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by His blood

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and the third image of

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this very same

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imagery being used

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is the day of the LORD

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when the great King will

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once again come

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and He will look for

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the blood that's poured out

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on your life

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now those who

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leap on the threshold

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those are the people who

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despise the blood of Messiah

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that's been poured out for them

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those are the ones who

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step in the blood

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who refuse to be forgiven

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by the blood of Messiah

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who refuse the blood of Jesus

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there's an outpouring of blood

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at the threshold of

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God's eternal tabernacle

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we're invited to step across

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by the blood of Messiah

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when we do that

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we're born again

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we enter into the new covenant

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but those who reject

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the shed blood of Messiah

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are stepping in His blood

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those who refuse to receive

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what He has poured out

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are stepping in that blood

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and this scripture says

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that judgement

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will come to them

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they will be punished

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on the day of the LORD

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those who leap

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on the temple threshold

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what does that mean

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those who trample underfoot

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the blood of Messiah Yeshua

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that reject His blood

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judgement will come to them

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so the critical key is

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to come in to the tabernacle

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of Yahweh of God Almighty

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by the blood of Messiah

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repenting for your sin

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asking forgiveness

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being forgiven by the

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blood of Messiah

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have you allowed

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the blood of Messiah

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to forgive you

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or are you still trying to pay

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for your own sin

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the critical key is to step into

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the tabernacle of God

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by the blood of Messiah

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not stepping on the threshold

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stepping across the threshold

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being forgiven

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so today

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have you entered into that covenant

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I know many of us have

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I have many many

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decades ago actually

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but I'd like to pray

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for anybody watching today

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If you have never

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stepped across that threshold

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you've never said

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Jesus, Yeshua I want you

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to direct my life

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from this day forward

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I give you the rest of my life

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100% of my life

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I give up everything

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I step across that threshold today

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forgive me for the past

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forgive me for my sin

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if you've never said that

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would you just

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speak this prayer

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with me right now

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let's just pray this

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and even if you've

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prayed it before

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this is a good prayer

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to just reaffirm

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your covenant with Him

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let's pray this

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Father God

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just speak these words

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right now with me

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Father God

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thank you for the blood

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of Messiah Yeshua

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Lord I don't want to

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leap upon the threshold

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and trample that blood underfoot

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Lord I step across

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the threshold today

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I ask you to forgive me

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for all of my sin

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thank you that Messiah Yeshua

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paid for my sin

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today I receive your forgiveness

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and affirm it again

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LORD I want to walk with you

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in your Kingdom

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for the rest of my life

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I give you permission to do

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whatever you want to do

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with the rest of my life

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and I trust you with my future

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in Yeshua's name

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Amen