Good morning, everyone, and welcome back to another mornings with the Masters.

We're going to devote ourselves to the Lord, Ely, with you.

Good morning, you guys.

Good morning indeed.

I just want to give a few prefaces before we pick up.

Number one, we're picking back up a new morning mercies.

Number two, we're going to split the devotional in half.

I'm going to read the large chunk of scripture that has a lot of fun.

Like names, and I'm likely going to butcher them.

So hang in there and stick in with us as we're going to do our best to honor God's word

and every word, and so stick in with us on that.

And then Tori's going to pick up while I grab Micah.

So we're doing the best we can, but what a blessing.

Okay, it opens up by saying faith is about measuring your potential,

not on the basis of your natural gifts and experience,

but in the surety of God's presence and promises.

It is almost a humor story.

It's found in Judges chapter six, verses 11 through 18.

It says,

Now the angel of the Lord came and sat under the tarabant that Ophra,

which belonged to Joe Ashtet Abber's right.

While his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress

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