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Jeremiah 1:4-10 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,    “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,    before you were born I set you apart;    I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord. Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.” At the time of Jeremiah's calling, Jeremiah was a mere young lad in Judah. But God had a purpose for him: a purpose that was carefully planned and tailor-made for Jeremiah. God made each and everyone of us with a purpose in His mind, a part to play in His plan and His

Read Part 1 3. The Hand of God Fights for His People Exodus 14:15-30   Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen.” Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long. Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and

22 June 1986, on the faithful day which the world was eagerly watching the clash between Argentina and England in the quarter-final of 1986 FIFA World Cup. 50 minutes had passed and both sides of the match had yet to secure a goal. Just when things were about to get dull and boring, Argentina began their ferocious dribbles and passes across the enemy defend. Team Captain, Maradona made a low pass to his teammate, who chipped an overhead pass back to him. The England defender attempted to clear the ball, only to push it further into the penalty box. England Goalkeeper Peter Shilton ran out to punch the ball clear. Maradona, despite being 8 inches (20 cm) shorter than the 6-foot-1 (1.85 m) Shilton, reached it first with his outside left hand. The ball went into the goal. The referee claimed that he did not see the infringement and allowed the goal. At the post-game press conference, Maradona facetiously commented that the goal was scored "a little with the head of Maradona and