1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,100 Speaker 1: Hi, it's Joel and Victoria. What a joy to be 2 00:00:05,140 --> 00:00:07,659 Speaker 1: with you today. We always count it an honor. Know 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 1: that we're praying for you and your family. We sure 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,830 Speaker 1: hope you enjoy this podcast today. And we just are 5 00:00:12,869 --> 00:00:15,470 Speaker 1: praying for you and know that God is for you. 6 00:00:15,510 --> 00:00:20,550 Speaker 1: So enjoy today's message. Well, God bless you. 7 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,420 Speaker 2: It's great to come into your homes and I hope 8 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:25,980 Speaker 2: you'll stay connected with us throughout the week. We have 9 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,230 Speaker 2: a daily podcast that you can download or you can 10 00:00:29,250 --> 00:00:32,470 Speaker 2: go to our YouTube channel, watch the messages anytime, or 11 00:00:32,490 --> 00:00:34,809 Speaker 2: of course you can follow us on social media. But 12 00:00:34,850 --> 00:00:37,290 Speaker 2: thanks for tuning in today. We're going to do our 13 00:00:37,330 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: best to keep you inspired and encouraged. 14 00:00:40,260 --> 00:00:41,620 Speaker 1: I like to start with something funny. 15 00:00:41,659 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 2: And I heard about these three pastors that were in 16 00:00:44,659 --> 00:00:48,050 Speaker 2: a boat on a lake fishing together. One of them said, 17 00:00:48,270 --> 00:00:51,050 Speaker 2: we never get to let our hair down. Let's each 18 00:00:51,130 --> 00:00:54,110 Speaker 2: tell the area that we struggle in the most, our 19 00:00:54,170 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 2: greatest sin, so we can pray for each other. The 20 00:00:57,180 --> 00:00:59,770 Speaker 2: first pastor said, I hate to admit this, but I 21 00:00:59,780 --> 00:01:02,870 Speaker 2: have a problem with gambling. Sometimes I sneak out at 22 00:01:02,930 --> 00:01:06,370 Speaker 2: night and gamble. The second pastor said, I'm ashamed to 23 00:01:06,470 --> 00:01:09,289 Speaker 2: admit this, but I have a problem with cheating. I 24 00:01:09,350 --> 00:01:13,550 Speaker 2: hardly ever pay my taxes. The third pastor sat there silently. 25 00:01:14,010 --> 00:01:17,190 Speaker 2: They waited and waited. He wouldn't budge. They said, we 26 00:01:17,270 --> 00:01:20,470 Speaker 2: are not leaving until you tell us your greatest sin. 27 00:01:21,050 --> 00:01:24,429 Speaker 2: He said, all right, my greatest sin is gossiping and 28 00:01:24,490 --> 00:01:27,580 Speaker 2: I can't wait to get off this boat. Say it 29 00:01:27,620 --> 00:01:30,709 Speaker 2: like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am 30 00:01:30,770 --> 00:01:33,050 Speaker 2: what it says I am. I have what it says 31 00:01:33,170 --> 00:01:36,390 Speaker 2: I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today, 32 00:01:36,569 --> 00:01:39,430 Speaker 2: I will be taught the word of God. I boldly 33 00:01:39,470 --> 00:01:43,490 Speaker 2: confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I 34 00:01:43,530 --> 00:01:46,350 Speaker 2: will never be the same in Jesus name. 35 00:01:46,690 --> 00:01:47,490 Speaker 1: God bless you. 36 00:01:47,510 --> 00:01:51,110 Speaker 2: I want to talk to you today about the best 37 00:01:51,380 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 2: is next. 38 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:55,140 Speaker 1: It's easy to get satisfied where we are. 39 00:01:55,720 --> 00:02:00,050 Speaker 2: When we've seen blessing and favor, God's protected us, promoted us, 40 00:02:00,210 --> 00:02:03,310 Speaker 2: opened doors, we can start thinking that we've seen our 41 00:02:03,350 --> 00:02:07,170 Speaker 2: best days. But God never does his greatest feats in 42 00:02:07,220 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 2: your yesterdays. They're always in your future. The scripture says 43 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:15,060 Speaker 2: the path of the righteous gets brighter and brighter. 44 00:02:15,790 --> 00:02:17,050 Speaker 1: What God has in front of. 45 00:02:17,050 --> 00:02:21,690 Speaker 2: You is more fulfilling, more rewarding than anything you've seen 46 00:02:21,830 --> 00:02:26,070 Speaker 2: in the past. But sometimes before it gets brighter, it 47 00:02:26,130 --> 00:02:29,820 Speaker 2: gets darker. Before we see more than enough, we go 48 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 2: through a season of not enough. There are times the 49 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 2: good has to come to an end to make room 50 00:02:36,860 --> 00:02:40,139 Speaker 2: for the best. Doesn't make sense to us. Why did 51 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,340 Speaker 2: my business slow down? Why did this person walk away? 52 00:02:43,700 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 2: Why did this door close? It's all a part of 53 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:50,070 Speaker 2: God's plan. He's shaking things up to move you out 54 00:02:50,110 --> 00:02:53,389 Speaker 2: of the good into the best. If he didn't close 55 00:02:53,450 --> 00:02:56,690 Speaker 2: those doors, you wouldn't see the fullness of your destiny. 56 00:02:57,550 --> 00:03:00,429 Speaker 1: We may not like the process. It's uncomfortable. 57 00:03:00,830 --> 00:03:03,530 Speaker 2: We're doing the right thing, but the wrong thing is happening. 58 00:03:03,910 --> 00:03:06,350 Speaker 2: We're working hard, but not seeing increase. 59 00:03:06,870 --> 00:03:09,060 Speaker 1: Thoughts will tell you it's never going to get better. 60 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:11,019 Speaker 1: Don't believe those lies. 61 00:03:11,340 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 2: That disappointment, the breakup, the slow season didn't stop what 62 00:03:15,980 --> 00:03:16,899 Speaker 2: God has for you. 63 00:03:17,460 --> 00:03:18,339 Speaker 1: It's getting you in. 64 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:23,380 Speaker 2: Position for favor that you've never seen. Your relationship didn't 65 00:03:23,419 --> 00:03:26,660 Speaker 2: work out. God knew it was going to happen. That 66 00:03:26,690 --> 00:03:29,940 Speaker 2: didn't catch him off guard. He's already lined up someone 67 00:03:30,300 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 2: better than you can imagine. Your business has slowed down. 68 00:03:34,340 --> 00:03:38,340 Speaker 2: The contract didn't work out. That setback is not stopping you. 69 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,460 Speaker 2: It's setting you up for new levels. You're going to 70 00:03:41,500 --> 00:03:47,150 Speaker 2: come out not like you were before, but healthier, stronger, promoted, increased. 71 00:03:47,990 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 2: John chapter 2, Jesus was at a wedding in Galilee. 72 00:03:51,900 --> 00:03:55,380 Speaker 2: There was a big celebration with hundreds of people. Everything 73 00:03:55,420 --> 00:03:59,140 Speaker 2: was going great until they ran out of wine. His 74 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,540 Speaker 2: mother came and told him about the problem. Jesus had 75 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,700 Speaker 2: not performed any miracles in public up to this point, 76 00:04:06,100 --> 00:04:09,110 Speaker 2: but she knew something about Jesus that others didn't know. 77 00:04:09,790 --> 00:04:12,730 Speaker 2: She told the staff to do whatever he asked them 78 00:04:12,770 --> 00:04:16,090 Speaker 2: to do. There were six large water pots over to 79 00:04:16,130 --> 00:04:20,430 Speaker 2: the side. They held 30 gallons each. Jesus told the 80 00:04:20,470 --> 00:04:21,870 Speaker 2: men to go fill. 81 00:04:21,650 --> 00:04:25,030 Speaker 1: Them with water. I can imagine them thinking, what good 82 00:04:25,070 --> 00:04:25,990 Speaker 1: is that going to do? 83 00:04:26,570 --> 00:04:29,190 Speaker 2: But instead of talking themselves out of it, they filled 84 00:04:29,210 --> 00:04:30,310 Speaker 2: the containers and. 85 00:04:30,270 --> 00:04:31,570 Speaker 1: Brought them back to Jesus. 86 00:04:32,089 --> 00:04:34,850 Speaker 2: He said, now dip some out and take it to 87 00:04:34,890 --> 00:04:37,550 Speaker 2: the host of the wedding, to the man that's in charge. 88 00:04:38,310 --> 00:04:41,549 Speaker 1: Verse nine says, when the host tasted. 89 00:04:41,170 --> 00:04:44,820 Speaker 2: The water that was now wine, he called the groom 90 00:04:44,940 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 2: over and said, usually a host serves the best wine first. 91 00:04:49,700 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 2: Then when everyone is full, doesn't know any better, he 92 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:56,219 Speaker 2: brings out the less expensive wines, but you have saved 93 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 2: the best until now. 94 00:04:58,980 --> 00:05:00,140 Speaker 1: Notice how God works. 95 00:05:00,580 --> 00:05:03,500 Speaker 2: If the wine had not run out, If they had 96 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,060 Speaker 2: not come to the end of what they were used to, 97 00:05:06,500 --> 00:05:09,900 Speaker 2: they would have never seen the best wine. God saves 98 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 2: the best for next. You may feel like you're coming 99 00:05:14,100 --> 00:05:18,180 Speaker 2: to an end. You're running out of opportunity. Doors are closing. 100 00:05:18,779 --> 00:05:22,050 Speaker 1: Running out of favor. What used to work is not working. 101 00:05:22,580 --> 00:05:26,370 Speaker 2: Running out of resources. Having a hard time making ends meet. 102 00:05:26,970 --> 00:05:28,349 Speaker 2: Maybe you're running out of strength. 103 00:05:28,810 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: You're weary. You can't take it anymore. This may sound odd, 104 00:05:32,900 --> 00:05:34,170 Speaker 1: but you're in a good place. 105 00:05:34,810 --> 00:05:37,890 Speaker 2: When you come to the end, that's when God steps 106 00:05:38,070 --> 00:05:40,890 Speaker 2: in and not just helps you get through it, but 107 00:05:40,930 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 2: he says, I've saved the best for next. The best position, 108 00:05:45,660 --> 00:05:48,500 Speaker 2: the best relationship, the best in your finances. 109 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,359 Speaker 1: You have more than you've ever had. The best in 110 00:05:51,380 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: your health. You feel better than you've ever felt. The 111 00:05:54,339 --> 00:05:57,470 Speaker 1: best in your family. You're happier than you've ever been. 112 00:05:58,270 --> 00:06:01,750 Speaker 2: The fact that things are running out doesn't mean God 113 00:06:01,770 --> 00:06:02,830 Speaker 2: has forgotten about you. 114 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: You must have run out of favor. You must have 115 00:06:05,540 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: done something wrong. 116 00:06:06,820 --> 00:06:10,100 Speaker 2: It's a sign that God is about to do something that. 117 00:06:10,020 --> 00:06:10,900 Speaker 1: You've never seen. 118 00:06:11,980 --> 00:06:15,900 Speaker 2: One translation says, she said to Jesus, we have no 119 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,500 Speaker 2: more wine. Sometimes we feel like we have no more, 120 00:06:20,089 --> 00:06:22,810 Speaker 2: no more strength, no more vision, no more health. 121 00:06:23,210 --> 00:06:23,870 Speaker 1: That's okay. 122 00:06:24,450 --> 00:06:27,700 Speaker 2: There are seasons when you come to an end. You 123 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 2: run out of a good thing. The first wine the 124 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 2: people had was fine. 125 00:06:32,700 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: Nobody complained. They were blessed, having a great celebration, but 126 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,190 Speaker 1: the wine was supposed to run out. It was a 127 00:06:40,230 --> 00:06:41,330 Speaker 1: part of God's plan. 128 00:06:41,870 --> 00:06:44,190 Speaker 2: If it didn't run out, they would have never seen 129 00:06:44,370 --> 00:06:47,609 Speaker 2: the best wine. And what runs out in your life 130 00:06:48,130 --> 00:06:51,690 Speaker 2: is not a surprise to God. The relationship that didn't 131 00:06:51,750 --> 00:06:54,910 Speaker 2: make it, the company that let you go, the loved 132 00:06:55,010 --> 00:06:58,130 Speaker 2: one you lost, the health that went down, That doesn't 133 00:06:58,170 --> 00:07:01,270 Speaker 2: mean you've seen your best days. Just sit back and 134 00:07:01,310 --> 00:07:04,890 Speaker 2: endure it. It means new levels of favor are coming, 135 00:07:05,250 --> 00:07:10,650 Speaker 2: new levels of your destiny, better health, better opportunities, better relationships. 136 00:07:10,990 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: God doesn't bring you out the same. 137 00:07:13,570 --> 00:07:15,820 Speaker 2: You're going to look back and say like that host, 138 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 2: you've saved the best for now. 139 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: That person that walked away, don't get bitter. They had 140 00:07:22,620 --> 00:07:24,650 Speaker 1: to go so the best could show up. 141 00:07:25,460 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 2: When you see what God does, who he brings, you'll say, 142 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,620 Speaker 2: I'm glad that old wine ran out. I'm glad that 143 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,070 Speaker 2: old goat left. I mean, that old boyfriend left. Look 144 00:07:35,110 --> 00:07:39,210 Speaker 2: what the Lord has done. Those coworkers that played politics, 145 00:07:39,770 --> 00:07:42,990 Speaker 2: kept you from the promotion, made you look bad. You 146 00:07:43,030 --> 00:07:45,650 Speaker 2: thought you ran out of favor, that God had forgotten 147 00:07:45,690 --> 00:07:46,210 Speaker 2: about you. 148 00:07:46,790 --> 00:07:47,950 Speaker 1: That had to happen. 149 00:07:48,730 --> 00:07:51,770 Speaker 2: When you see the new door God opens, how he 150 00:07:51,810 --> 00:07:54,500 Speaker 2: promotes you in the presence of your enemies, how he 151 00:07:54,540 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 2: gives you influence and favor that you've never seen, you'll say, Lord, 152 00:07:58,180 --> 00:08:01,180 Speaker 2: thank you. You saved the best for now. You took 153 00:08:01,260 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 2: me where I couldn't go on my own. Don't be 154 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:08,610 Speaker 2: discouraged when something doesn't work out. Something runs out. You 155 00:08:08,630 --> 00:08:11,830 Speaker 2: feel like you're at the end. You've studied your situations. 156 00:08:12,470 --> 00:08:14,980 Speaker 2: You've tried to come up with a solution, but you've 157 00:08:15,010 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 2: run out of options. You don't see how your business 158 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 2: can make it, how your marriage will last, how your 159 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 2: health will turn around. 160 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,250 Speaker 1: When you come to the end, it's a good place. 161 00:08:25,810 --> 00:08:28,810 Speaker 2: When you can't figure out a solution, that's when God 162 00:08:28,910 --> 00:08:29,490 Speaker 2: steps in. 163 00:08:30,130 --> 00:08:30,750 Speaker 1: You had to. 164 00:08:30,730 --> 00:08:33,850 Speaker 2: Run out of wine before you could see the best wine. 165 00:08:34,370 --> 00:08:36,540 Speaker 2: You had to come to an end so God can 166 00:08:36,580 --> 00:08:38,980 Speaker 2: take it to a new level. So he can open 167 00:08:39,010 --> 00:08:44,100 Speaker 2: doors bigger than you've imagined. So he can give you health, strength, peace, joy, 168 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:47,819 Speaker 2: like you've never seen. The best is not behind you. 169 00:08:48,179 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 2: The best is next. Now it may look just the opposite. 170 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,340 Speaker 2: When you're running low, when you come to the end, 171 00:08:55,860 --> 00:08:59,130 Speaker 2: thoughts will tell you it's all downhill from here. You're 172 00:08:59,150 --> 00:09:02,679 Speaker 2: running out of time. You can't accomplish your dreams. You're 173 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:06,030 Speaker 2: running out of favor. Business is slow. You're running out 174 00:09:06,090 --> 00:09:09,570 Speaker 2: of strength. This pandemic is going to sink you. The 175 00:09:09,790 --> 00:09:13,460 Speaker 2: only reason you're running out is because God saved the 176 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 2: best for next. 177 00:09:15,380 --> 00:09:18,420 Speaker 1: Keep the right perspective. Father, this looks like. 178 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 2: The end, but I know it's a sign that you're 179 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 2: about to show out in my life. Weddings during that 180 00:09:24,580 --> 00:09:28,580 Speaker 2: time would go on for several days. When Jesus showed up, 181 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,770 Speaker 2: they could have been there enjoying the first wine for days. 182 00:09:32,370 --> 00:09:35,850 Speaker 1: They were happy. The first wine was good. No one 183 00:09:35,890 --> 00:09:39,410 Speaker 1: was complaining. But if the good wine had not run out, 184 00:09:39,830 --> 00:09:42,770 Speaker 1: they wouldn't have seen the best wine. And when life 185 00:09:42,910 --> 00:09:43,790 Speaker 1: is good for us. 186 00:09:44,340 --> 00:09:48,060 Speaker 2: We're happy, our children are blessed, we're seeing favor, we 187 00:09:48,100 --> 00:09:53,020 Speaker 2: have no complaints. But sometimes things change. We're facing an illness. 188 00:09:53,580 --> 00:09:56,380 Speaker 2: A child gets off course. A friend we're counting on 189 00:09:56,490 --> 00:10:00,500 Speaker 2: walks away. It's easy to live discouraged. feel like we're 190 00:10:00,540 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 2: going backwards, running out of favor, running out of help. 191 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,610 Speaker 2: But there's only one reason you're running out. The good 192 00:10:08,010 --> 00:10:10,890 Speaker 2: is about to give way to the best. God loves 193 00:10:10,929 --> 00:10:14,130 Speaker 2: you too much to leave you with just the good wine. 194 00:10:14,750 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 2: That's fine for a season, but at some point you'll 195 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 2: come to the end so he can show out in 196 00:10:20,300 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 2: your life in a much greater way. It's significant that 197 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:35,310 Speaker 2: God could have given them the same wine. That would 198 00:10:35,350 --> 00:10:37,829 Speaker 2: have been a great miracle. We would be telling that 199 00:10:37,910 --> 00:10:40,830 Speaker 2: story that God can restore. When you run out, he 200 00:10:40,850 --> 00:10:41,590 Speaker 2: can give you more. 201 00:10:42,010 --> 00:10:42,670 Speaker 1: That's good. 202 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:46,839 Speaker 2: But God is so loving, so merciful, he doesn't bring 203 00:10:46,860 --> 00:10:49,599 Speaker 2: you out the same. He gives you the best wine. 204 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:54,260 Speaker 2: The best is simply something that you've never seen. Favor 205 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:57,020 Speaker 2: that you've never seen. Health that you've never seen. 206 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: Opportunity, finances, influence. The best is in front of you. 207 00:11:02,540 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: After you see that best, then God will give you 208 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: something better, a new best. That's what it means. He's 209 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:10,070 Speaker 1: taken you from glory to glory. 210 00:11:10,900 --> 00:11:14,390 Speaker 2: Now in between those glories, there will be these seasons 211 00:11:14,850 --> 00:11:17,350 Speaker 2: where you feel like you have no more, nothing more 212 00:11:17,390 --> 00:11:20,910 Speaker 2: to give, no more creativity, no more resources. 213 00:11:21,130 --> 00:11:21,990 Speaker 1: No more options. 214 00:11:22,490 --> 00:11:25,170 Speaker 2: There's nothing wrong with saying, God, I have no more. 215 00:11:25,670 --> 00:11:28,990 Speaker 2: I'm running out of wine, so to speak. Jesus said 216 00:11:29,010 --> 00:11:32,270 Speaker 2: in Matthew 5, you are blessed when you're at the 217 00:11:32,470 --> 00:11:35,660 Speaker 2: end of your rope. With less of you, there is 218 00:11:35,740 --> 00:11:37,559 Speaker 2: more of God in his favor. 219 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,260 Speaker 1: That seems odd. We're blessed when we're at the end. 220 00:11:41,940 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 2: Why would Jesus say we're blessed when the contract doesn't 221 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:48,429 Speaker 2: go through? We're blessed when that person walks away. 222 00:11:48,910 --> 00:11:52,100 Speaker 1: It's because when you're at the end, when you've run 223 00:11:52,140 --> 00:11:54,610 Speaker 1: out of options, when you don't have any more wine, 224 00:11:55,090 --> 00:11:57,959 Speaker 1: that's when God shows up and gives you the best wine. 225 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 1: That's when he does more than you can imagine. 226 00:12:01,809 --> 00:12:04,850 Speaker 2: A friend of mine played professional football for many years 227 00:12:04,890 --> 00:12:09,200 Speaker 2: and he was a great player, very popular, well-liked. When 228 00:12:09,220 --> 00:12:12,140 Speaker 2: he retired, he was hired by his team to help 229 00:12:12,179 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 2: develop the players and keep them motivated. For years, he 230 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 2: was very successful. The team, the coaches, the players, they 231 00:12:19,140 --> 00:12:23,050 Speaker 2: all loved him. You couldn't find a more talented, kind, 232 00:12:23,370 --> 00:12:28,610 Speaker 2: loyal person. Life was good for him. He was seeing favor, increase, blessings. 233 00:12:29,260 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 2: But one day this team hired a new manager. He 234 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 2: didn't like my friend. He saw how popular he was 235 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:40,059 Speaker 2: and he started poisoning the staff, spreading things that weren't true. 236 00:12:40,420 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 2: And eventually he fired my friend. It's very unfair, very hurtful. 237 00:12:45,179 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 2: I called him to encourage him. He was disappointed, but 238 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,850 Speaker 2: he wasn't discouraged. He understood this principle that when the 239 00:12:53,050 --> 00:12:56,730 Speaker 2: old wine runs out, that means the best wine is coming. 240 00:12:56,950 --> 00:12:58,170 Speaker 1: Something that you've never seen. 241 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:03,380 Speaker 2: That's why you shouldn't fight every closed door, people that 242 00:13:03,420 --> 00:13:06,900 Speaker 2: do you wrong, seasons that slow down. You're not seeing 243 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,310 Speaker 2: the favor that you once did. These things have to 244 00:13:10,370 --> 00:13:13,750 Speaker 2: happen for you to see the best wine, for you 245 00:13:13,790 --> 00:13:17,510 Speaker 2: to see greater favor, greater influence. As much as we 246 00:13:17,550 --> 00:13:20,610 Speaker 2: don't like it, the people that do us wrong, the 247 00:13:20,650 --> 00:13:24,630 Speaker 2: bad breaks, the betrayals, the disappointments, they are all a 248 00:13:24,670 --> 00:13:29,100 Speaker 2: part of God's plan. God is not only ordering your steps, 249 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,839 Speaker 2: he's ordering the steps of those you need. 250 00:13:32,580 --> 00:13:35,940 Speaker 1: To fulfill your destiny. We know God ordered. 251 00:13:35,780 --> 00:13:40,970 Speaker 2: Jesus' steps, but he also ordered Judas' steps. Without Judas 252 00:13:41,020 --> 00:13:46,270 Speaker 2: betraying Jesus, we wouldn't have salvation. Without Goliath coming against David, 253 00:13:46,809 --> 00:13:48,470 Speaker 2: David would have never taken the throne. 254 00:13:49,230 --> 00:13:52,230 Speaker 1: Without my father going to be with the Lord, something 255 00:13:52,250 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 1: that I didn't like, I would have never stepped up 256 00:13:54,790 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: to pastor the church. 257 00:13:56,840 --> 00:14:00,370 Speaker 2: When things run out in your life, instead of complaining, 258 00:14:00,670 --> 00:14:02,910 Speaker 2: being bitter, keep the right perspective. 259 00:14:03,270 --> 00:14:04,190 Speaker 1: It had to run. 260 00:14:04,210 --> 00:14:06,610 Speaker 2: Out so you can see the best wine, so you 261 00:14:06,630 --> 00:14:09,050 Speaker 2: can step up to who you were created to be. 262 00:14:10,010 --> 00:14:12,860 Speaker 2: My friend stayed on the high road the whole time. 263 00:14:13,300 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 2: His supervisor was trying to. 264 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: Make him look bad, engage him in conflict. He wouldn't 265 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:22,050 Speaker 1: take the bait. He moved someone into his office without 266 00:14:22,190 --> 00:14:24,570 Speaker 1: asking him. My friend didn't say a word. 267 00:14:25,170 --> 00:14:28,930 Speaker 2: He left resumes on my friend's desk for his same position, 268 00:14:29,350 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 2: trying to intimidate him. My friend ignored it. When he 269 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:35,580 Speaker 2: was fired, he wouldn't talk to the press. He didn't 270 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,580 Speaker 2: make the man look bad. He let God fight his battles. 271 00:14:38,860 --> 00:14:41,810 Speaker 2: He knew God was his vindicator. He sent me a 272 00:14:41,870 --> 00:14:45,270 Speaker 2: list of declarations that he made every day. No weapon 273 00:14:45,410 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 2: formed against me will prosper. I will look in triumph 274 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:50,780 Speaker 2: at those that have hated me. What was meant for 275 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,620 Speaker 2: my harm, God is turning to my advantage. What you're 276 00:14:54,660 --> 00:14:57,940 Speaker 2: doing in the running out seasons is very important. 277 00:14:58,540 --> 00:14:59,490 Speaker 1: If you go around. 278 00:14:59,260 --> 00:15:02,690 Speaker 2: Bitter, discouraged, trying to get even, that's going to keep 279 00:15:02,750 --> 00:15:06,500 Speaker 2: you where you are. About six months after he was fired, 280 00:15:06,780 --> 00:15:10,370 Speaker 2: he received a phone call from the NFL offering him 281 00:15:10,530 --> 00:15:14,350 Speaker 2: a position, doing the same thing, not for one team, 282 00:15:14,630 --> 00:15:19,090 Speaker 2: but for multiple teams over a whole region. Now the NFL, 283 00:15:20,050 --> 00:15:22,990 Speaker 2: the biggest sports league in the world, is behind him. 284 00:15:23,570 --> 00:15:25,780 Speaker 1: He has incredible influence and favor. 285 00:15:26,660 --> 00:15:30,020 Speaker 2: This would have never happened if the old wine had 286 00:15:30,100 --> 00:15:34,190 Speaker 2: not run out. When doors closed, When things slow down, 287 00:15:34,590 --> 00:15:36,670 Speaker 2: when people turn on you, stay in peace. 288 00:15:37,250 --> 00:15:38,450 Speaker 1: God knows what he's doing. 289 00:15:39,130 --> 00:15:42,570 Speaker 2: You're coming to an end, not because it's over, but 290 00:15:42,630 --> 00:15:46,350 Speaker 2: because the best is next. Favor that you haven't seen, 291 00:15:46,890 --> 00:15:51,550 Speaker 2: opportunity that you didn't expect, increase, strength, creativity, good health, 292 00:15:52,110 --> 00:15:55,860 Speaker 2: more than you've imagined. When the wine ran out at 293 00:15:55,890 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 2: the wedding, Jesus asked them to fill the pots with water. 294 00:16:00,390 --> 00:16:03,410 Speaker 1: That seemed odd. They needed wine, not water. 295 00:16:04,250 --> 00:16:07,870 Speaker 2: Sometimes God will ask you to do things you don't understand. 296 00:16:08,570 --> 00:16:10,310 Speaker 1: He has the best wine ready. 297 00:16:10,850 --> 00:16:13,980 Speaker 2: He has something that you haven't seen, but it's dependent 298 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,860 Speaker 2: on your obedience. Will you do what he's asking you 299 00:16:17,900 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 2: to do? It may be to forgive someone that did 300 00:16:21,220 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 2: you wrong. That doesn't make sense. They hurt you. You 301 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 2: have a right to be bitter. That will keep you 302 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,750 Speaker 2: from the best wines. It may be to step out 303 00:16:30,810 --> 00:16:34,370 Speaker 2: in faith when you don't feel qualified, to teach the class, 304 00:16:34,430 --> 00:16:37,990 Speaker 2: to start the business, to mentor that young person. Or 305 00:16:38,030 --> 00:16:41,010 Speaker 2: maybe like my friend, it's to keep a good attitude 306 00:16:41,330 --> 00:16:43,830 Speaker 2: when you're not being treated right, to stay on the 307 00:16:43,870 --> 00:16:45,130 Speaker 2: high road, to let. 308 00:16:45,070 --> 00:16:48,110 Speaker 1: God fight your battles. It's easy to try to pay 309 00:16:48,170 --> 00:16:51,250 Speaker 1: people back, make them look bad, do to them what 310 00:16:51,290 --> 00:16:54,580 Speaker 1: they're doing to you. Trust God to be your vindicator. 311 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 2: He can vindicate you better than you can vindicate yourself. 312 00:16:59,330 --> 00:17:03,070 Speaker 2: This man that was so against my friend, so dishonest, 313 00:17:03,610 --> 00:17:06,929 Speaker 2: not long ago, he was fired by the team in 314 00:17:06,970 --> 00:17:11,050 Speaker 2: a very public way. Everything he had been doing, the schemes, 315 00:17:11,170 --> 00:17:14,770 Speaker 2: the backbiting, the jealousy, that all came to light. Now 316 00:17:14,890 --> 00:17:17,740 Speaker 2: he's out and my friend is in, not in the 317 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,160 Speaker 2: same position, but in something much better. 318 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: People can't stop your destiny. Closed doors can't stop your purpose. 319 00:17:25,900 --> 00:17:29,150 Speaker 1: Bad breaks can't keep you from what God has ordained. 320 00:17:29,730 --> 00:17:33,030 Speaker 1: When that wine runs out, keep doing what God asked 321 00:17:33,070 --> 00:17:37,919 Speaker 1: you to do. Keep being good to people. Keep giving, serving, expecting. 322 00:17:38,260 --> 00:17:41,379 Speaker 2: The wine running out is a sign that the best 323 00:17:41,460 --> 00:17:42,419 Speaker 2: wine is coming. 324 00:17:43,550 --> 00:17:45,550 Speaker 1: There was a widow in the Old Testament. 325 00:17:46,109 --> 00:17:49,090 Speaker 2: Her husband had died and now she was living alone 326 00:17:49,250 --> 00:17:52,890 Speaker 2: with her son. They did fine for a while, going along, 327 00:17:53,230 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 2: no problems. Then a drought came. Their crops dried up, 328 00:17:57,450 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 2: their income went down. She used the funds her husband 329 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,939 Speaker 2: had left. Now those funds had run out. It was 330 00:18:03,980 --> 00:18:08,580 Speaker 2: a perfect storm. She had no income, no savings, no food, 331 00:18:08,900 --> 00:18:13,390 Speaker 2: no groceries. Everything came to an end. She was preparing 332 00:18:13,410 --> 00:18:16,270 Speaker 2: her last meal. She and her son were going to 333 00:18:16,390 --> 00:18:19,430 Speaker 2: eat it. They had already accepted the fact that this 334 00:18:19,490 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 2: would be it. The prophet Elijah saw her out picking 335 00:18:23,140 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 2: up sticks. 336 00:18:23,820 --> 00:18:26,380 Speaker 1: To make a fire. He said, do me a favor. 337 00:18:26,700 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: I'm hungry. 338 00:18:27,980 --> 00:18:30,670 Speaker 2: Will you make me something to eat? I'm sure she 339 00:18:30,690 --> 00:18:33,439 Speaker 2: thought you got to be kidding. She said, Elijah, I 340 00:18:33,500 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 2: promise you all I have is a little flour, a 341 00:18:36,940 --> 00:18:40,820 Speaker 2: little oil. We've exhausted all of our resources. We just 342 00:18:40,859 --> 00:18:43,900 Speaker 2: have enough for my son and myself. Once I cook 343 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 2: this meal, we're done. Elijah asked her to do something 344 00:18:48,340 --> 00:18:51,430 Speaker 2: that seemed selfish. He said, go ahead and make that 345 00:18:51,530 --> 00:18:54,790 Speaker 2: last meal, but make me a little loaf. 346 00:18:54,609 --> 00:18:55,689 Speaker 1: Of bread first. 347 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 2: She could have thought, we're about to starve to death 348 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:01,780 Speaker 2: and you want me to feed you before I feed 349 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 2: myself and my son? 350 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:04,140 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna do that. 351 00:19:04,820 --> 00:19:08,050 Speaker 2: Instead, she took a step of faith and cooked him 352 00:19:08,070 --> 00:19:12,169 Speaker 2: a meal first. Elijah ate that meal and said, the 353 00:19:12,230 --> 00:19:15,990 Speaker 2: Lord God of Israel says, there will always be plenty 354 00:19:16,109 --> 00:19:20,090 Speaker 2: of flour and plenty of oil in your cabinets until 355 00:19:20,130 --> 00:19:23,690 Speaker 2: the time the Lord sends rain and the crops begin 356 00:19:23,730 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 2: to produce again. From that day forward, week after week, 357 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:31,300 Speaker 2: month after month, for three and a half years, the 358 00:19:31,460 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 2: oil never ran out. The flour container was never empty. 359 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:39,699 Speaker 2: She had supernatural provision. She went from running out to 360 00:19:39,770 --> 00:19:43,750 Speaker 2: running over. The running out is a sign that running 361 00:19:43,869 --> 00:19:47,590 Speaker 2: over is coming. You may feel like you're running out 362 00:19:47,630 --> 00:19:48,449 Speaker 2: of strength today. 363 00:19:49,090 --> 00:19:51,859 Speaker 1: You're weary from everything. that's going on. Get ready. 364 00:19:52,180 --> 00:19:56,360 Speaker 2: Running over strength is coming strength that you've never felt energy. 365 00:19:56,540 --> 00:20:00,820 Speaker 2: Like you've never seen you're running out of resources. Business 366 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 2: has slowed down. 367 00:20:01,859 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 1: Get ready. 368 00:20:02,740 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 2: Running over resources are headed your way. You're running out 369 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 2: of favor, not getting any good breaks. 370 00:20:08,780 --> 00:20:09,880 Speaker 1: Stuck in your career. 371 00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 2: Because you honor God, running over favor is coming, running 372 00:20:15,140 --> 00:20:19,460 Speaker 2: over blessings, running over opportunities. That means you have so 373 00:20:19,540 --> 00:20:22,530 Speaker 2: many opportunities, you can't take them all. You have to 374 00:20:22,590 --> 00:20:26,970 Speaker 2: choose which ones you want. Elijah said, make me a 375 00:20:27,170 --> 00:20:31,690 Speaker 2: meal first. God is saying, keep me first place in 376 00:20:31,730 --> 00:20:34,460 Speaker 2: your life. When you wake up in the morning. 377 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 1: Don't meet with anyone until you first meet with God. 378 00:20:39,100 --> 00:20:41,899 Speaker 2: Take time to thank him for the day. Thank him 379 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 2: for who he is. Thank him that he's the giver 380 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:48,540 Speaker 2: of all good things. Your protector, your provider, your healer, 381 00:20:48,740 --> 00:20:52,379 Speaker 2: your way maker. All through the day, under your breath, 382 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,570 Speaker 2: you can talk to God. Lord, thank you for watching 383 00:20:55,660 --> 00:20:58,129 Speaker 2: over my children. Lord, help me to do good at 384 00:20:58,170 --> 00:20:58,830 Speaker 2: work today. 385 00:20:59,070 --> 00:21:00,650 Speaker 1: Lord, thank you for giving me wisdom. 386 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 2: The scripture says if you'll acknowledge god in all your ways, 387 00:21:05,859 --> 00:21:06,860 Speaker 2: he'll crown. 388 00:21:06,540 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: Your efforts with success And every. 389 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:12,420 Speaker 2: Time god asks you to do a hard thing that 390 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 2: means there's a big blessing coming It was a sacrifice 391 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:19,990 Speaker 2: for this lady to make elijah a meal first that 392 00:21:20,030 --> 00:21:24,510 Speaker 2: took trust courage faith Wasn't easy for the workers to 393 00:21:24,550 --> 00:21:28,070 Speaker 2: go fill the water pots with water Thoughts were telling them, 394 00:21:28,430 --> 00:21:31,750 Speaker 2: you're wasting your time. They had to fight off doubt, 395 00:21:31,850 --> 00:21:35,550 Speaker 2: fight off negative thoughts. But when you choose to obey, 396 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 2: when you do the right thing when it's hard, you're 397 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:39,940 Speaker 2: setting yourself up. 398 00:21:40,140 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 1: For God to show out in your life, to. 399 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:49,020 Speaker 2: See supernatural favor, supernatural healing, supernatural provision. A few years 400 00:21:49,340 --> 00:21:52,609 Speaker 2: after I started pastoring, the church began to grow and 401 00:21:53,070 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 2: we needed a larger auditorium. My father said that he 402 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:57,980 Speaker 2: would never move Lakewood. 403 00:21:58,520 --> 00:21:59,180 Speaker 1: I was new. 404 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,139 Speaker 2: I wasn't about to rock the boat. So I started 405 00:22:02,180 --> 00:22:05,820 Speaker 2: looking for land around our other location. We found a 406 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:09,500 Speaker 2: hundred acres that was right off the freeway, about two 407 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 2: miles from the old location. 408 00:22:11,180 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: It seemed perfect. 409 00:22:12,700 --> 00:22:14,939 Speaker 2: A few months later, we went to close on the 410 00:22:14,980 --> 00:22:18,510 Speaker 2: property and sign all the papers. The secretary walked out 411 00:22:18,570 --> 00:22:22,550 Speaker 2: and said, I'm sorry, the owner sold this property last night. 412 00:22:23,340 --> 00:22:24,060 Speaker 1: I couldn't believe it. 413 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:27,659 Speaker 2: He didn't keep his word. I was so discouraged. I 414 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:31,070 Speaker 2: went home and told Victoria. She started preaching to me 415 00:22:31,310 --> 00:22:34,850 Speaker 2: one of my messages. Joel, this closed door means God 416 00:22:34,890 --> 00:22:37,530 Speaker 2: has something better. We're going to stay in faith. I 417 00:22:37,570 --> 00:22:38,390 Speaker 2: didn't want to hear that. 418 00:22:38,530 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: I wanted the property. A couple of months later, we 419 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,399 Speaker 1: found another hundred acres. 420 00:22:43,940 --> 00:22:47,180 Speaker 2: It seemed like a better location, had better access from 421 00:22:47,220 --> 00:22:50,140 Speaker 2: the freeway. I knew that's why God shut the other door. 422 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:53,290 Speaker 2: We went to close on the property and the same 423 00:22:53,350 --> 00:22:54,030 Speaker 2: thing happened. 424 00:22:54,490 --> 00:22:57,429 Speaker 1: They sold it to someone else. We were running out 425 00:22:57,450 --> 00:22:58,030 Speaker 1: of options. 426 00:22:58,570 --> 00:23:01,090 Speaker 2: There weren't any more large tracts of land off the 427 00:23:01,130 --> 00:23:05,310 Speaker 2: freeway in that area. But sometimes God won't step in 428 00:23:05,710 --> 00:23:09,060 Speaker 2: until you run out of options. That old wine has 429 00:23:09,100 --> 00:23:12,580 Speaker 2: to run out. I was tempted to live stressed and worried. 430 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:16,260 Speaker 2: I could hear that still small voice saying, Joel, trust me, 431 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:20,420 Speaker 2: I'm still in control. I didn't see how it could happen, 432 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:24,439 Speaker 2: but God has ways we've never thought of. His plan 433 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:27,710 Speaker 2: for your life is better than your own. What we 434 00:23:27,790 --> 00:23:31,710 Speaker 2: think is the best many times is far less than 435 00:23:31,750 --> 00:23:34,890 Speaker 2: what God has in mind. I was hoping to find 436 00:23:34,970 --> 00:23:39,130 Speaker 2: land to build an auditorium. I never dreamed God would 437 00:23:39,170 --> 00:23:43,179 Speaker 2: give us one already built on the busiest freeway, the 438 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 2: most visible. 439 00:23:44,260 --> 00:23:46,300 Speaker 1: The most attended, one of the most. 440 00:23:46,140 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 2: Prestigious facilities in our city, the former compact center. I 441 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:54,940 Speaker 2: was complaining about running out of options all the while 442 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,740 Speaker 2: God had something better than I ever dreamed. Can I 443 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:02,700 Speaker 2: tell you, you haven't seen your best days. You may 444 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 2: feel stuck Doors have closed. The wine has run out. 445 00:24:07,030 --> 00:24:10,370 Speaker 2: That all happened for a reason. It had to run 446 00:24:10,530 --> 00:24:13,629 Speaker 2: out so you could see the best wine. The best 447 00:24:13,730 --> 00:24:16,290 Speaker 2: part of your life is not behind you. The best 448 00:24:16,369 --> 00:24:19,050 Speaker 2: part of your life is the next part of your life. 449 00:24:19,470 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 2: You haven't seen, heard, or imagined what God has in store. 450 00:24:24,940 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 2: You wouldn't be discouraged over that door that closed if 451 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 2: you knew what God was about to open. You wouldn't 452 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,740 Speaker 2: be stressed over that deal that fell through if you 453 00:24:34,780 --> 00:24:38,440 Speaker 2: knew your compact center was up ahead. You would put 454 00:24:38,500 --> 00:24:41,780 Speaker 2: God first place with no problem. You would make that 455 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:45,820 Speaker 2: prophet a meal. You would obey if you knew supernatural 456 00:24:45,859 --> 00:24:49,969 Speaker 2: provision is coming. Sometimes we think that we're running out 457 00:24:50,010 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 2: of time. It's too late to accomplish my dream. I 458 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:56,160 Speaker 2: missed my chance, Joel. I made too many mistakes. 459 00:24:56,380 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 1: I'm too old. 460 00:24:57,700 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 2: That's the way Caleb probably felt. He was one of 461 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:04,219 Speaker 2: the spies that came back from the promised land and 462 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 2: told Moses that they were well able to take the land, 463 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 2: that they should go in at once. But the negative 464 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:15,219 Speaker 2: report from the other 10 spies caused everyone to get discouraged. 465 00:25:15,660 --> 00:25:18,939 Speaker 2: They turned around and went back into the desert. Caleb 466 00:25:18,980 --> 00:25:22,380 Speaker 2: was 40 years old at the time. For 40 years, 467 00:25:22,660 --> 00:25:26,290 Speaker 2: he wandered in the desert. The interesting thing is it 468 00:25:26,330 --> 00:25:27,199 Speaker 2: wasn't his fault. 469 00:25:27,770 --> 00:25:31,470 Speaker 1: He had faith. He was courageous. He was obedient. 470 00:25:32,070 --> 00:25:35,730 Speaker 2: It looked like other people stopped his dream. Their negative 471 00:25:35,750 --> 00:25:39,070 Speaker 2: report kept him from his destiny. The good news is 472 00:25:39,510 --> 00:25:43,260 Speaker 2: what God started, he's going to finish. What he promised, 473 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:47,180 Speaker 2: he's going to bring to pass. At 85 years old, 474 00:25:47,540 --> 00:25:51,290 Speaker 2: God said, Caleb, I haven't forgotten about you. I said 475 00:25:51,330 --> 00:25:53,889 Speaker 2: you'd go into the promised land. You're still going to 476 00:25:53,930 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 2: go in. There were three giants living on that land. 477 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 2: Caleb could have said, God, give me another place. Those 478 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:04,530 Speaker 2: people are too big. I'm too old now. No, don't 479 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:07,609 Speaker 2: settle for a watered down version of your dream. 480 00:26:08,290 --> 00:26:11,709 Speaker 1: At 85, Caleb said, God, I still want that mountain. 481 00:26:12,330 --> 00:26:15,190 Speaker 2: He went out and defeated those giants and made it 482 00:26:15,350 --> 00:26:19,350 Speaker 2: into the promised land. It's not too late for you 483 00:26:19,369 --> 00:26:22,630 Speaker 2: to become all you were created to be. God has 484 00:26:22,690 --> 00:26:25,490 Speaker 2: not forgotten about the dreams he put in your heart. 485 00:26:26,070 --> 00:26:28,869 Speaker 2: You're not running out of time. You're running into time. 486 00:26:29,490 --> 00:26:34,020 Speaker 2: God is ordering your steps. Opportunities that didn't happen years earlier, 487 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,260 Speaker 2: you didn't miss it. It wasn't the right time. The 488 00:26:37,300 --> 00:26:40,220 Speaker 2: door had to close. The people had to be against you. 489 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 2: The business had to not make it. It was all 490 00:26:43,330 --> 00:26:46,530 Speaker 2: setting you up for the best wines. God saves the 491 00:26:46,609 --> 00:26:50,850 Speaker 2: best for next. I believe and declare you're about to 492 00:26:50,910 --> 00:26:56,250 Speaker 2: come in to some best, best opportunity, best relationship, best health, 493 00:26:56,609 --> 00:27:00,910 Speaker 2: best resources. Like that widow woman, because you keep God 494 00:27:00,990 --> 00:27:03,810 Speaker 2: first place, you're going to go from running out to 495 00:27:03,869 --> 00:27:07,130 Speaker 2: running over, from not enough to more than enough. Your 496 00:27:07,210 --> 00:27:10,090 Speaker 2: latter days will be better than your former days. 497 00:27:10,369 --> 00:27:15,270 Speaker 1: Get ready. The best is next. in Jesus' name. If 498 00:27:15,310 --> 00:27:17,070 Speaker 1: you receive it, can you say amen? 499 00:27:18,580 --> 00:27:21,180 Speaker 2: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus 500 00:27:21,260 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 2: the Lord of your life. 501 00:27:22,740 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 1: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord Jesus, I 502 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:30,300 Speaker 1: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. 503 00:27:31,340 --> 00:27:34,660 Speaker 2: I make you my Lord and Savior. If you prayed 504 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:38,220 Speaker 2: that simple prayer, we believe you got born again. We'd 505 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,869 Speaker 2: love to send you some free information. Just text the 506 00:27:40,930 --> 00:27:43,550 Speaker 2: number on the screen or you can go to our website, 507 00:27:43,609 --> 00:27:46,330 Speaker 2: take the New Beginnings course. I hope you'll get into 508 00:27:46,390 --> 00:27:58,740 Speaker 2: a good Bible-based church and keep God first place. If 509 00:27:58,780 --> 00:28:00,340 Speaker 2: you want to know what you're going to be like 510 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 2: in five years, listen to what you're saying about yourself. 511 00:28:03,900 --> 00:28:06,939 Speaker 2: You are prophesying your future. I'd love to send you 512 00:28:06,980 --> 00:28:10,419 Speaker 2: my new book, Your Words, Your Reality. 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