[FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif]Tuesday, July 9

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[FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif]I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his way does not[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] belong.
It does not belong to[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] man who is walking even to direct his step.
—Jer. 10:23.[/FONT]
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On one occasion, the Philistines[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] came up against Israel. David[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] inquired of Jehovah and received[/FONT]
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[FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif]a clear answer. God said:[/FONT] “[FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif]Go up, for I shall without fail[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] give the Philistines into your hands.â€￾ (2 Sam. 5:18, 19) [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif]

Shortly[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] thereafter, the Philistines[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] once more came up against David.[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] What would he do this time?[/FONT]
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[FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif]He could have reasoned: ‘I have[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] faced a similar situation before.[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] Let me go up against God’s enemies,[/FONT]
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[FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif]as I did then.’ Or would[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] David seek Jehovah’s direction?[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] David did not rely on his past experience.[/FONT]
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He again went to Jehovah[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] in prayer. How glad he must[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] have been that he did! The instructions[/FONT]
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[FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif]he received this time[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] were different.[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] (2 Sam. 5:22, 23)[/FONT]
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When faced with a familiar situation[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] or problem, we must exercise[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] caution that we do not rely solely[/FONT]
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[FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif]on past experience.

w11 11/15[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif] 1:13[/FONT]
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