“Some of you walk into work, you walk in church, and you’re surrounded by people that don’t like you, you’re surrounded by enemies, you’re surrounded by people who are intimidated by you, you’re surrounded by people who actually got an agenda to destroy you,” Tate said.
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“But [Daniel] would look at you, and he’d encourage you and say, ‘Just keep leading, just keep leading.’ Because just because the enemies are there—God’s got a way of shutting up their mouths right in your presence,” Tate continued. “So just keep leading, just keep leading.”
Describing the biblical account of the parting of the Red Sea, Tate said, “God will part the way, and you will get through it.”
“Some of you are in here and you literally feel like your back is against the wall. And Jesus would tell you, ‘Don’t quit. Stay encouraged, because on the other side of sacrifice is resurrection,'” Tate said. “And you will come out [the other side] with his power illuminated in your life. So even Jesus would tell you, ‘Just keep leading, just keep leading.’”
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“Now is not the time to give up. Now is not the time to throw in the towel. Now is not the time to say, ‘It’s over.’ You’re just getting started,” Tate exclaimed. “So just keep leading, just keep leading. And whatever you do, just don’t quit.”
