Friday, January 31, 2014

How Do I Pray?

How Do I Pray?

How Do I Pray?
Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts,as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil."


Thought for the Day
I thought that I would share with you one area that Jesus has been working on in my life. It is my prayer life. Most of my life, my prayer life was a prayer routine, prayer request line. Prayer was something that I did at the end of the night, as an after thought, usually it went something like this: "Oh yea, I forgot to pray today....... OK...... Ah.......

Dear Jesus, Thank you for today, I am feeling tired, please give me strength. Please watch over Kim, Mom, Dad, and my sister. Please help tomorrow be a better day. I love you.In Jesus name Amen."

Does any of that sound familiar to you? Lately, I have been trying to make prayer what it was intended to be; a form of worship, and communication with GOD. Now, when I pray, I always spend a couple of minutes in the beginning to praise GOD, and worship him. Imagine calling your best friend on the phone, when they pick up the line, you just start to talk, talk, talk.... I want this, help me with this, have a good day, bye. If you had conversations like that with your friends on the phone, I do not think you would have too many more phone conversations.

If you are wanting to jump start your prayer life, or you have been praying for years, let's take a look at the way Jesus told us to pray in Matthew 6:9-13.
Our Father in Heaven,

1. Hallowed be your name
2. Your kingdom come
3. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
4. Give us this day our daily bread
5. And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors
6. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

There is a reason that Jesus told us this and there is a reason that it is in that order.
1. We need to cherish the name of GOD above all things in our life. Pursue the glory of GOD, praise HIM!
2. We pray here that Jesus' saving and purifying will would be done in our lives as well as the earth.
3. We pray that Jesus would give us strength to do His will without hesitation and fear. By doing this our lives as well as the earth's will be changed.
4. We pray that Jesus will provide for our DAILY needs.
5. Pray and ask forgiveness for our sins through Jesus, who made the ultimate sacrifice. Then ask for strength to apply the same forgiveness that GOD shows us, that we can show others.
6. Pray for protection from the evil one and the daily temptations. That we would be amazing witnesses for Him.

I pray that by taking a look at these simple verses, that we may have heard thousands of times, help you jump start or realign your prayer life again.

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Uncommon Marriage Book By Tony Dungy

Uncommon Marriage Book By Tony Dungy

Uncommon Marriage Book

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Nothing Surprises God

Nothing Surprises God

Nothing Surprises God

GOD is always previous, what does that mean to you? To me, it means nothing is a surprise to GOD. GOD knows everything about you, HE knows the past, the present, and your future. Nothing surprises HIM, nothing!

Here is where we struggle, we do not know the future. We know the past, and can do things to learn from our past, but in life, there are going to be surprises. So, when something bad happens in our lives, we feel all alone. We feel that we have to solve the problem all on our own. We might even get a little mad at GOD and ask how could You let this happen to me? Have you ever been there?

Now, here is what we need to remember. This bad thing that is happening to you, is not a surprise to GOD. GOD knew this was going to happen to you. Since GOD knows this about you, he has been working days, months, maybe even years to help or prepare you for this problem. So when we cry to GOD and say, "How could YOU let this happen?" GOD looks down, smiles, and says, "My child, I knew about this a long time ago, let me show you the way out."

If you remember, we had a surprise this month. Remember the devotional I am Tested we had a surprise with the IRS and owing quite a few taxes. My first reaction was to freak out, but I really tried to put all my trust in Jesus and that He would take care of us. I am happy to say Jesus did. We had the best month in sales that we have had in the history of the company. EVER.

Jesus had been working even before our problem happened. I noticed that the first of this month we had unusually large sales, hence the saying GOD is always previous. GOD was working on my problem even before it happened. HE is amazing, isn't He? 

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Are You Excited To Be A Christian?

Are You Excited To Be A Christian?

Focus Scripture 
13 Stop bringing meaningless offerings! 
Your incense is detestable to me. 
New Moons, Sabbaths and convocations- 
I cannot bear your evil assemblies. 

14 Your New Moon festivals and your appointed feasts 
my soul hates. 
They have become a burden to me; 
I am weary of bearing them. 

15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, 
I will hide my eyes from you; 
even if you offer many prayers, 
I will not listen. 
Your hands are full of blood;

16 wash and make yourselves clean. 
Take your evil deeds 
out of my sight! 
Stop doing wrong, 

17 learn to do right! 
Seek justice, 
encourage the oppressed. 
Defend the cause of the fatherless, 
plead the case of the widow.

Thought for the Day
When you read this, you might think to yourself that this was written long ago for the people of Israel. But was it? Can't you see GOD saying this to our culture? I cannot bear your corrupt churches. When you spread your hand out in prayer, I will not listen. Your hands are full of gossip, lies, jealously, and hatred. Sounds like verses that could apply to 8 out of our 10 dying churches in America.

It is so easy to get in a routine. It is easy to loose sight of Jesus' vision for us. We live in a world where we are stretched out everyday. We have to constantly fight what society is tell us. Watch out for #1 or maybe, It is a dog eat dog world. It is easy to let satan in the middle of our church and let him start to pick it apart bit by bit. Soon, after fighting all this, you may find yourself going through the actions, church and worship become empty and meaningless.

I believe that we all need to do a heart check every month or so. Make sure that we are still excited, if not, what will make you excited? Are you just going through the motions at church? If so, what will make you become more involved?

Are you letting personal feeling; jealousy, anger, and bitterness interfere with your relationships at church? If so, what will it take for YOU to mend them? I am sure that you could come up with a few of you own. I know that I can.

So, when was your last heart check, how did you score?

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Monday, January 27, 2014

Life Without Jesus Is Empty

Life Without Jesus Is Empty

Life Without Jesus Is Empty
Thought for the Day
If I were to give you an overview of Ecclesiastes, it would be this. Here is a man who had everything that life would allow him to have. There was nothing that he did not buy or have, he had it ALL. He denied himself NOTHING, if it was a desire in his heart, it happened.

To put this in terms that we can identify with better, Imagine you had all the money in the world. You had as many houses, as large as you wanted, where you wanted. You had as many kinds of cars you desired. You had all the latest toys technology had created. If Macintosh came out with a new iPhone, you were the first to have it. And as far as women or men were concerned, you had as many as you could handle in 24 hours. You were so popular, they would be at your beck and call. Are you getting the picture?

Now, imagine that you have ALL this....... and it still is not enough, it almost seems empty, there is no real meaning in all this. This is what the writer of Ecclesiastes is struggling with. He even toils with the idea that you could work your entire life for these toys, die, and give all your toys to someone who does not deserve them, so why?. He finally comes to the conclusion that rich or poor, wise or fool, we all are going to die. So where does one find completeness or happiness?

In Chapter 4 the writer starts to change gears and point towards GOD. Then in the last two verses of the book, the writer comes to a conclusion about his dilemma:

Now all has been heard;
here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the whole duty of man.

For God will bring every deed into judgment,
including every hidden thing,
whether it is good or evil.


This is one lesson that we need to remember, or for some of us, learn. I know that when I am feeling down or discouraged, I think that if I go and buy that new toy that I have had my eye on for sometime, it will make me feel better. I am sure it will bring temporary happiness, but in the end I will go back to feeling the same way again.

Life without Jesus is empty. He is the only one that will be able to fill us up, and make us feel complete. This is one lesson that we need to teach the generation below us, especially with all the bombardment of society telling them, they are nothing without their products. Hollywood is a great example of this, Brittney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton, the list goes on and on. They have everything, yet they still struggle to "Find" themselves. When I am feeling down, I can take my Bible, go to a spot by myself, read, and feel this peace and comfort come over me. maybe give it a try when you are feeling empty.

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Friday, January 24, 2014

Love Your Enemy

Love Your Enemy

Love Your Enemy
Focus Verses
Do not let your heart envy sinners, 
but always be zealous for the fear of the 
LORD. 

There is surely a future hope for you, 
and your hope will not be cut off.-Proverbs 23:17-18 

Do not envy wicked men, 
do not desire their company; 
for their hearts plot violence, 
and their lips talk about making trouble. - Proverbs 24:1-2

Do not gloat when your enemy falls; 
when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice, 
or the LORD will see and disapprove 
and turn his wrath away from him. - Proverbs 24:17-18

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; 
if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, 
and the LORD will reward you. - Proverbs 25:21-22

Thought for the Day
This concept is one that I have struggled with in the past. Well..... to be honest, it is still a hard one for me. I am getting better, I find the closer I come to Christ, the less this world appeals and has to offer me. So let's take a look at what GOD is commanding us.

First, we are to keep our eyes and thoughts upward. This is not easy, because we live on this planet, and the things of this earth appeal to us. Let's face it, we have to have money to live and function. Money brings some sort of a short lived, empty happiness. Plus, alot of the pleasures of this earth look appealing, sex, drugs, and alcohol to name a few, but these are empty. Some days it is much easier to be mean and hurtful to people, then to bite your tongue and build people up.

A lot of these acts that we discussed are the ways of a sinner. Some days when I am tired, and a little discouraged, the sinful ways look pretty nice. I sometimes get envious of how easy these people have it, having no moral rules to live by, it seems too easy. But, I am a warrior, so I tighten up my belt, pray, and continue to fight the good fight.

So then, when one of these wicked sinners falls, we are told not to gloat, or be happy, or think, HA! You deserve what you get! Then if that is not hard enough, we are told to be nice to them, and provide for them when they are in need. Are you sure that this is right, maybe this is one area that GOD really did not mean this? Right?

WRONG! This is exactly what we are to do. We need to be the light of this world. Yes, sin looks and is fun, that is why it is called a temptation. But, sin is short lived and VERY EMPTY! It brings sadness and death. There are a couple of things that we need to remember:
Our joy and happiness are in heaven with Jesus, not here. We are just visiting here, this is not our home, so of course we do not feel at peace here.
Revenge is the LORDS, PERIOD!

I would guess that most of these "Sinners" are very lost and unhappy. They may have forgotten to be "Nice." You may be the only ray of Christ's light that they may experience, they are on their way to hell, to spend an eternity with satan. NO ONE deserves that punishment, we MUST rescue them. 

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Unstoppable DVD By Kirk Cameron

Unstoppable DVD By Kirk Cameron

Unstoppable DVD By Kirk Cameron
Have you ever asked yourself:
"Why do bad things happen?" 
"If God is such a good god why does he allow this to happen to me?" 
"Why is there bad and suffering in the world?" 
If you have ever asked yourself these questions, Unstoppable By Kirk Cameron is a MUST SEE DVD.

In this powerful visual journal, Kirk Cameron takes viewers on a personal, inspiring, and hope-filled journey to better understand the biggest doubt-raising question in faith: “Where is God in the midst of tragedy and suffering?” Going back to the beginning literally Kirk investigates the origins of good and evil and how they impact our lives … and our eternities.

After successful broadcasts to hundreds of theaters nationwide from The Vines Center at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA, Unstoppable, Kirk Cameron's most personal film is going to be released on DVD January 28, 2014. This compelling documentary takes you on a journey to the beginning of creation, and chronicles events that offer a deeper meaning of the role that pain and suffering have in our lives.

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How Honest Are You?

How Honest Are You?

How Honest Are You?
The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him. Proverbs 20:23

When you read the above verses, at first you may think that they do not apply to me. I am not in business or I do not deal with money and selling products to people. But, I believe that these verses are more about being honest and the integrity of each of us.

When looking at these verses I looked at other translations, I like the way Eugene Peterson states the same verse in his Message Bible:

"Switching price tags and padding the expense account are two things God hates."

After reading it this way, it brings more of a modern day flair to it. It makes the verse apply to more of a broad range of people. I would guess that we all at one time or another deal with people and their money. Maybe it is a personal sale, garage sale, EBAY, or it may be some kind of work issue.

These verses have always weighed heavy on my mind, especially since we have our own business and make our own rules. In dealing with other people, I have found they always have an opinion of your dealings, then, if you throw money into the equation it becomes very personal. I have found that you could give a person something free, and they would feel that they are being overcharged..... seriously, we have seen it.

So, sometimes you can't rely on the opinions of others. And if you are like me, I feel bad or guilty when these people speak up about your dealings. GOD gave you intelligence and I know that HE does not want you being taken advantage of. So how are we to know when we have stepped out of line?

The Holy Spirit. If you have a good feeling and peace inside, I would say the Holy Spirit is giving you the OK on what you are doing. If you do not have a good feeling or you are uneasy about it, I might re-examine your motives, be honest, and see if you are not being honest with yourself or with God. One other way that I have done a self-check on myself; I imagine that Jesus is standing right over me and watching me. If I feel good, then it is most likely good, if not....... well..........

Remember that other people can not always be a gauge with your motives and honesty, the ultimate judge is Jesus and the Spirit that is within you.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Commit Yourself To The Lord

Commit Yourself To The Lord

Commit Yourself To The Lord

Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. The LORD works out everything for his own ends even the wicked for a day of disaster. - Proverbs 16:3-4

In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. - Proverbs 16:9

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails. - Proverbs - 19:21

Thought for the Day
Stop for a minute and think of how many decisions that you make in one day? Hundreds.....maybe thousands? I would bet that a large portion of your decisions would be quick, split second decisions. What am I going to wear? What am I going to eat? What TV program should I watch?

On the other hand I would guess that you make some decisons that might require more thinking than just a split second. In making these decisions you might try and weigh the outcome of the decision. What happens if I choose this way, or that way????? Stop and think for a minute, how many of those decisions do you wish you would have chose differently, so that the outcome would have been different? I know that I have made TONS to decisions that I wished I could have changed.

I know that Christ cares about every decision that you make. He may not be so concerned what shoes you wear, but He wants to see you make the best decisions for your life. He WANTS to bless you. So knowing that Christ wants to bless you, how many of you give Him the chance to bless you?

Alot of decisions that we make, do not have to be decided right them. We have time on our side, but we feel that we have to quickly decided right now. Why is that? Maybe we feel better when we can check that off our list of things to do?

As the verse say above, if you commit to what you are going to do for the Lord, He will make your plans succeed. You see if you included Jesus, He can direct you, or change events in your life to help you make a better decision. Jesus has all the events lined up to make you a sucess, you just need to ask Him to be apart of them.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Do You Trust God To Provide?

Do You Trust God To Provide?

Gods Provides For Your Needs
Have you ever asked the LORD to make you more patient, then you find yourself in situations where your patience is stretched? Or maybe you are trying to teach a friend how to hold their tongue, then you find yourself in situations where you really have to hold your tongue? If you think that those are just coincidences, think again. GOD is working in your life.

A like situation happened to me today. Usually, I read the passage we are going to talk about the night before, this allows time for me to think and the Holy Spirit to do some work in me. So, I read the chapters and I thought that it was interesting the infamous "Trust" verse came after a verse that talks about tithing. So, I chose to talk about that.

Then this afternoon I get an e-mail from our NEW tax accountant (Notice how I said NEW? Someone was not doing their job) this e-mail said we owe payroll taxes. The amount is not huge, but enough for me to stress out and wonder where it is going to come from. After Kim calmed me down, I had to laugh, I told GOD, "Ha, you are a funny guy LORD. Are you seeing if I practice what I preach?"

Usually, I would be totally stressed out, but I am at peace. Here is why. I do trust GOD, I am not going to lean on my understanding. I can't control where the money is going to come from, but I know it is going to be OK. You see I have trusted GOD with little things in my life, and HE has come through, in fact HE has always come through. If you find yourself in situations like I am in, reflect back on your past experiences. Has GOD always provided for you? Has he come through for you in the past? I would trust that HE will again. Do not try and figure it out, GOD has it all figured out....... even before the problem came to be a problem.

The second reason that I know it is going to be OK, we take tithing very seriously. Now, I am not referring to GOD as a vending machine. I put the tithe in and I get a blessing back, but, I know that my heart is in the right place, and I know that GOD honors that. He will take care of me.

Do you take your tithing seriously? I really like how the verse says to "Honor GOD with the wealth of your FIRSTFRUITS." Does GOD receive the last..... the leftovers of your money? Or does HE receive the first? If you have a budget, do you have a line for tithing? Again, I am not saying GOD and tithing is a vending machine, but trust and tithing do go hand in hand.

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Friday, January 17, 2014

Sex Gods Way

Sex Gods Way

Sex The Way God Intended
Song of Solomon 7:6-9
6 How beautiful you are and how pleasing,
O love, with your delights!
7 Your stature is like that of the palm,
and your breasts like clusters of fruit.
8 I said, "I will climb the palm tree;
I will take hold of its fruit."
May your breasts be like the clusters of the vine,
the fragrance of your breath like apples,
9 and your mouth like the best wine.

Thought for the Day
Wait a minute! Was that the Bible or was that a raunchy romance novel??? No, that was your Bible.
To read Song of Solomon you have to have the mind set of Genesis 2:23-25
Adam Said:
"This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman' for she was taken out of man."
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

This is THE WAY GOD intended the relationship between a married man and woman to be. SEX is a gift from GOD, it is a wonderful gift. But, man giving into the temptation of sin, has done plenty to almost destroy this gift. satan is also doing everything in his power to take this wonderful gift, destroy it's value, and turn it into his glory.

Today, instead of celebrating this gift, we spend a lot of time being ashamed, protected, and almost afraid of this gift. We abuse it and use it against each other. satan is doing a happy dance, but you can stop him from doing his happy dance by using GOD's gift as it was meant to be used. By and through GOD.

I have been on both sides of this spectrum. I have abused GOD's gift, and I have used GOD's gift. I understand the temptation that the evil one gives you, and I now understand the amazing blessing that comes from GOD when HE is in it. Now to me, it sounded weird to include GOD in sexual issues, but again, it is HIS gift to us. Once I included GOD, I was blown away. I have never experienced anything like it.

I am not going to go into all the aspects of how GOD intended HIS gift to be used for MARRIED couples. But, imagine a triangle. This triangle would represent GOD's gift. GOD has to be at the pinnacle of this triangle; the point, the lead. The man and the wife make the other two points. Once you have this triangle, go have fun and explore each other and the amazing gift that GOD gave you!

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Do You Really Fear God?

Do You Really Fear God?

Do You Fear God
About a month ago I had a lady e-mail me, and express that her boyfriend had a hard time acceptng the phrase "Fear the Lord." To him the word "Fear" was a bad or negative word. Why does the Bible and GOD ask us to fear Him? You fear a bully in school, you have a fear of flying, or maybe you are afraid of dying. In our culture, "Fear" is an emotion that rules us by a negative. So why the word "Fear"?

Let me give you two examples that hopefully change your view of the word "Fear." First off, let's face it, who really fears GOD anymore? Today, GOD is not a god to be feared, HE is a passive being. We have taken this amazing being, and fit HIM into a box so our minds can think we can understand HIM. In our culture, usually when something goes wrong we end up blaming GOD. The reason that HE is passive is because we do not want HIM interfering in our lives, or we do not expect that much from HIM anymore.

When the Bible was written they did not have the scientific knowledge that we have today. So, to look at the use of the word "Fear" you have to look at it from the writer's point of view. Here are two examples:

We understand what creates a tornado; warm air, mixed with cooler air spins together in the clouds, as it spins more violently, it reaches down to earth and destroys whatever it touches. We have taken GOD out of the creation of this, we call it science, or mother nature. Can you imagine Solomon witnessing a tornado? This cloud came from the heavens, it must have been GOD. If I were Solomon I would fear this tornado, and pray that GOD would protect me from this terrible thing.

Here is another example, imagine you are with Moses when the earth splits open and swallows up Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. They went down to the grave alive with everything they owned. Then if that were not enough, fire came from the LORD and consumed 250 men for sinning. Numbers 16:31-35 

To the men and women of the Bible, GOD was this amazing force that had the power to consume them if they were disobedient. They knew this was a powerful being, and respected it. To us..... well, we struggle some days to even believe that GOD does exist, and as far as HIM being powerful...... well..... HE never gives me what I want, so how powerful can HE be?

My other thought is that we misuse the meaning of the word "Fear." I looked up "Fear" in a dictionary, and here are the results. I think that we should use or remember the meaning #4.

1. A distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
2. A specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling: an abnormal fear of heights.
3. Concern or anxiety; solicitude: a fear for someone's safety.
4. Reverential awe, esp. toward God.
5. That which causes a feeling of being afraid; that of which a person is afraid: Cancer is a common fear.

Reverential Awe....... I like that much better, don't you? I hope that maybe you have a different outlook on our Fear of the LORD or Reverential Awe of the LORD. :-)

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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

You Were Created To Praise God

You Were Created To Praise God

You Were Created To Praise God
As we finish the Psalms I could not help but to reflect on what we had just read. A good portion of the Psalms are praises to GOD. Great men and women lifted their voices in prayer and praises to their Creator. They reflected on His great works or just exalted His majesty.

Have you also noticed that a good majority of the Psalms focus on nature in relationship to it's Creator? Psalm 148 is a great example of this:

1 Praise the LORD from the heavens,
praise him in the heights above.
3 Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars.
4 Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the skies.
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for he commanded and they were created.
7 Praise the LORD from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all ocean depths,
8 lightning and hail, snow and clouds,
stormy winds that do his bidding,
9 you mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD,
for his name alone is exalted;
his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

Have you ever received some flowers from someone? Or have you ever been walking or driving and seen the moon at it's fullest on a bright and clear night? When you see these things of beauty do you ask, what is it's purpose? Or do you just sit and appreciate it's beauty for what it is?

I believe that sometimes we get so wrapped up in trying to serve GOD. I know that at times in my life I have felt like I need to do more and more to make GOD happy and take pleasure in me. We were made to praise GOD. By praising GOD, we are fulfilling our purpose. Just as the flower simply showing it's beauty to GOD fulfills it purpose and brings pleasure to GOD. We were made to praise and worship HIM, by doing simply that, we are fulfilling our purpose and pleasing GOD.

Sounds pretty easy, does it not? So, do you spend some time each day, praising HIM? Not asking for this or that, just saying, "Wow GOD, you ARE amazing! Today, I noticed the amazing sunset you ended the day with, thank you!" I would encourage you each day to spend some time doing just that, praising HIM.

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