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1. Thanks for joining me today for “A Little Walk with God.” I’m your host Richard Agee.
2. Have you ever felt like you had some dread disease when you were going through tough times? Did you feel like everyone abandoned you? Jesus had something to say about that.
3. Scripture
   1. Luke 22:28-30
   2. You have stood beside Me faithfully through My trials.  I give you a kingdom, just as the Father has given Me a kingdom.  You will eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will have authority over the twelve tribes of Israel.
4. Devotional
   1. I had an interesting experience midway through my military career that taught me a good lesson about being there for people in all kinds of circumstances.
      1. 1987 Major’s promotion board – non-select
      2. Friends disappeared
      3. Didn’t know what to say or do
      4. Avoided me like it was contagious
      5. Records missing and went to relook, selected, and promoted on time
   2. There were a few the called and stood by throughout the ordeal
      1. Right or wrong they were with me
      2. All knew me and my faith and knew I’d make it through the situation
      3. Others watched on the sidelines to see how I would react
   3. Made me empathetic toward non-selects the next 18 years of my career
      1. Never shied away from them
      2. Knew how they felt
      3. Knew how to help them through the process if they chose to appeal
      4. Some of those have become closest friends
      5. Stayed in touch long after retirement if 10 years is a long time
   4. Jesus looked around at those twelve around the table and felt the same way
      1. Many left because of His preaching
      2. Many left because of the ridicule they receive
      3. Many left because of the pressure from the religious leaders
   5. Promises for those who remain through the trials
      1. Best news for me
      2. You will eat and drink at My table
      3. Eternity with Him
      4. 70 or 80 years of enduring what the world dishes out is not so much in terms of eternity, is it?
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