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You were no doubt familiar with the Ten Commandments mentioned in Exodus chapter 31, but can you

guess how many commands are mentioned throughout the entire Old Testament?

Maybe another 10, 20, 50, 100?

Well there are actually 613.

A Jewish rabbi actually counted them all the way back in the 3rd century and recorded

them in the Talmud.

Imagine that, 613 commands of God.

And you felt bad for breaking Ten Commandments.

How do you feel knowing there are 603 more for you to follow?

Overwhelmed?

Tempted to just throw your hands up in the air and scream, forget it.

That's impossible, I can't do it.

Well, whisper that last part again.

I can't do it.

That is exactly what God wants to hear from you.

Have you ever faced an overwhelming task with impossible odds and felt like giving up?

Well this meditation from Psalm chapter 143 will help you surrender, but not out of weakness,

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