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Thanks for listening to 34 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 4: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 35 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 3: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 36 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 3: blessing and share it with a friend. 37 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 4: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 38 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 4: your life. Oh God, bless you, and thanks for letting 39 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 4: us come into your homes. And if you're ever in 40 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 4: our area, please stop by and be a part of 41 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 4: one of our services. I promise you we'll make you 42 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 4: feel right at home. I like to start with something funny, 43 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 4: and I heard about this elderly minister. He was close 44 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 4: to death. He sent word for two of his members, 45 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 4: an our s agent and a lawyer to come to 46 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 4: his house upoort a rival. He motioned for them to 47 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 4: sit on each side of the bed. The men were 48 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 4: very moved that they could be with their pastor in 49 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 4: his final moments. One point, the lawyer asked, Sir, why 50 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 4: did you choose both of us? The minister mustered up 51 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 4: some strength and said, Jesus died between two sinners. That's 52 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 4: the way I want to go. All right, it's just 53 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 4: a joke. Here we go. This is my Bible. I 54 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 4: am what it says I am. I have what it 55 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 4: says I have. I can do what it says I 56 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 4: can do. Today I will be talked the word of God. 57 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 4: I'll boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 58 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 4: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 59 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 4: bless you. I want to talk to you today about 60 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 4: the power of favor. What God has in your future 61 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:13,239 Speaker 4: can't be accomplished on your own. The places He's going 62 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 4: to take you, you can't get there by yourself. There 63 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 4: will be obstacles too, big dreams that seem impossible. You're 64 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 4: going to need assistance for where you're going. The good 65 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,239 Speaker 4: news is God has put something on you that gives 66 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 4: you an advantage, something that will open doors you can't open, 67 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 4: something that will make you stand out in the crowd. 68 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 4: It's called favor. Favor will cause good breaks to come 69 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 4: to you. Favor will take you from the background to 70 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 4: the foreground. Favor will give you preferential treatment, things you 71 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 4: don't deserve. You weren't next in line, but you got 72 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 4: the promotion. On paper, it didn't make sense. But the 73 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 4: loan went through that person that was so against you 74 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 4: for some reason. They change Now, therefore you that wasn't 75 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 4: a coincidence. That was the favor of God. And we 76 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 4: can work hard, be faithful, be diligent. That's important, but 77 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 4: that will only take us to a certain level. We'll 78 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 4: go as far as our education, as far as our 79 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 4: background allows. But when God breathes his favor on you, 80 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 4: things will happen that you couldn't make happen, opportunity that 81 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 4: you didn't see coming. The right people will track you down. 82 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 4: I've heard it said one touch of favor is worth 83 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 4: more than a lifetime of labor. Just one good break, 84 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 4: one phone call, meeting one right person will catapult you 85 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 4: to a new level. You've worked hard, you've been faithful, 86 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 4: you've honored God. Now get ready for favor. Get ready 87 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 4: for God to show out. He's about to do something unusual, 88 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 4: something that you haven't seen. Good breaks that you didn't 89 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 4: work for, Promotion that you didn't deserve. You can't explain it, 90 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 4: you can't take credit for it. It's the favor of God. 91 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 4: God told Noah to build an arc about four hundred 92 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 4: and fifty feet long. Noah wasn't a builder, that wasn't 93 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 4: his profession. It seemed impossible. But God will never ask 94 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,359 Speaker 4: you to do something and not give you the favor 95 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 4: to do it. You have favor. The question is do 96 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 4: you have the faith? Are you going to talk yourself 97 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 4: out of it? I don't have the resources, I don't 98 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 4: know the right people. I don't have the talent. That's okay, 99 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 4: you have something that makes up for all of that. 100 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 4: Favor is on your life, and it's good to have education. 101 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 4: But education alone is not enough. Talent alone is not enough. 102 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 4: You need favor for where you're going. You may not 103 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 4: know the right people, but don't worry. God does. He 104 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 4: has already lined up divine connections people that will come 105 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 4: into your life and you use their influence to open 106 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 4: doors to give you opportunity that will push you forward. 107 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 4: You don't have to manipulate people, try to convince them 108 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 4: to like you, compromise to get your way. If someone 109 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 4: is not for you, you don't need them. Don't waste 110 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 4: time trying to win them over. The people God has 111 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 4: lined up for you, they don't have a choice. They 112 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 4: may not like you, but they will help you anyway. 113 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 4: They will go out of their way to be good 114 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 4: to you. You don't have to find them, they will 115 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 4: find you. You keep honoring God, believing expecting the favor 116 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 4: on your life will cause the right people to show up. 117 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 4: But the people in Noah's day, they didn't care anything 118 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 4: about God. They were living wild, partying, worshiping idols. God 119 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,359 Speaker 4: was so upset he was about to destroy the earth 120 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 4: bring a great flood. He could have wiped everyone out 121 00:06:55,600 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 4: and started over. But the scripture says Noah found favor 122 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 4: in the eyes of the Lord. Why did he find 123 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 4: favor and not all the people around him? They were 124 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 4: about to perish. The next verse says Noah continually followed 125 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 4: God's will and did what was right. Noah could a 126 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 4: compromise fit in done what everyone else was doing, but 127 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 4: he made the choice to walk in obedience. When you 128 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 4: honor God, when you keep him first place, you will 129 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 4: find favor in the eyes of the Lord. There is 130 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 4: a blessing on your life that will push you up 131 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 4: when others are going down. Well, Joel, if I have favor, 132 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 4: why am I having these difficulties? Why did these people 133 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 4: come against me? Why did business slow down? Having favor 134 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 4: doesn't mean you won't have challenges, and favor is what's 135 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 4: going to keep the challenges from defeating you. Sometimes God 136 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 4: will put you in a situation so he can show 137 00:07:56,040 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 4: you his favor. One definition of favor is to endorse, 138 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 4: to bring the prominence, to give notoriety. If you ask 139 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 4: someone to indorse your book, you find a person that 140 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 4: has more influence, more credibility, a bigger following when they 141 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 4: put their name on your book, because they have such 142 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 4: prominence that instantly gives you more credibility. Oprah Winfrey used 143 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 4: to have her book club. When she would endorse a book, 144 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 4: the author may not have been known, nobody's ever heard 145 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 4: of them. Without the endorsement, the book would sell a 146 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:35,559 Speaker 4: couple thousand copies, But when she got on her talk show, said, 147 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 4: this is a great book. You should read it. That 148 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 4: simple endorsement would cause it to sell hundreds of thousands 149 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 4: of copies. And it's great to have people's endorsement. You 150 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 4: need to get ready. The creator of the universe is 151 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 4: about to endorse you. God is going to make things 152 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 4: happen so big, so amazing, that people will know it 153 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 4: couldn't have been you. The medical report said, when you 154 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 4: were done, how'd you get well? God endorsed you. His 155 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 4: favor caused you to overcome what looked impossible. How did 156 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 4: your business get so successful? How did you get so 157 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 4: far ahead? We went to the same school. God endorsed you. 158 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 4: He showed his favor so people would know you belonged 159 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,959 Speaker 4: to him. This is what happened to Daniel in the scripture. 160 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 4: Favor didn't keep Daniel out of trouble. The trouble was 161 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 4: a setup for God to endorse Daniel to bring him 162 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 4: into prominence. Daniel was a teenager living in a foreign country. 163 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 4: The king made a decree that no one could pray 164 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 4: to any god except the King's god. Well, Daniel worshiped Jehovah. 165 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 4: He made this decision. He wasn't going to compromise so 166 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,079 Speaker 4: he kept praying like normal. Some people saw him ran 167 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 4: and told the king. The King had Daniel thrown into 168 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 4: a den of hungry lions. That should have been the end, 169 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 4: but for some reason, the lions couldn't open up. I 170 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 4: can hear those lions talking. I'm hungry. I want to 171 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 4: eat this God, but my jaws are messed up. Favor 172 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,319 Speaker 4: doesn't keep you out of the lions den, but fever 173 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 4: will keep the lions from harming you. The next morning, 174 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 4: the King went to check on Daniel. When he found 175 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 4: out he was okay, he said, from now on, we're 176 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 4: all going to worship the God of Daniel. Well, Joel, 177 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 4: maybe that was a lucky break. Maybe the lions weren't 178 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 4: hungry that day. When they brought Daniel out. The King 179 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 4: had them throw the people in that were against Daniel. 180 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 4: Before they hit the bottom of the pit, the lions 181 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 4: tore them apart. People saw that they knew the Lord 182 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 4: was on Daniel's side. God is going to do some 183 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 4: things that bring you into prominence, into new levels of 184 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 4: influence credibility. People can debate what you say, but they 185 00:10:56,520 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 4: can't debate what they see when they see you in 186 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:04,439 Speaker 4: the company, paying your house off, graduating with honors. When 187 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 4: they see you breaking the addiction, beating the cancer. When 188 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 4: God endorses you, you come out of the lions. Then, unharmed, 189 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 4: you accomplish dreams way over your head. They will know 190 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 4: his hand is on your life. God is about to 191 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 4: bring you into greater prominence. You've been in the background 192 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 4: long enough, serving faithfully, helping others with no recognition. Your 193 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 4: time is coming. David spent years in the shepherd's fields, 194 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,959 Speaker 4: taking care of his father's sheep. I'm sure at times 195 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 4: he thought, I don't have favor I'll never do anything great. 196 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 4: I'm stuck out here. Nobody believes in me. The truth 197 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,839 Speaker 4: is you don't have to have people believe in you. 198 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 4: The most hoigh, God believes in you. When David defeated Goliath, 199 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 4: that one good break, that one endorsement, launched him into 200 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 4: a new level of his death, and it made up 201 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,959 Speaker 4: for all those lonely years. You may feel like you're 202 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 4: falling behind. It's too late to accomplish a dream you'll 203 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 4: never get. Well, what God can do for you in 204 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 4: one moment will put you fifty years down the road. 205 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 4: That's the power of God endorsing you. You've seen on 206 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 4: certain products, a seal of approval. Maybe on the outside 207 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 4: of the box a company has stamped it. It can 208 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 4: be a little known product, nobody's ever heard of it, 209 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 4: but when that big company puts their stamp on it, 210 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 4: their seal, that product has notoriety prominence, not because of 211 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 4: what it is, but because of who endorsed it. The 212 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 4: creator of the universe is about to put his stamp 213 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 4: on you. He's already accepted and approved you, but he's 214 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 4: about to endorse you. He's about to go public. He's 215 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 4: going to show people that you belong to him. You're 216 00:12:56,800 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 4: going to accomplish what you couldn't accomplish on your own. 217 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 4: People are going to go out of their way to 218 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 4: help you. You're going to defeat giants that are much bigger. 219 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 4: People don't think you have a chance. They don't know 220 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 4: what's on you. They can't see the favor yet. But 221 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 4: when God endorses you, when he shows out, they're not 222 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 4: going to have any doubt. The Lord is on your side. 223 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 4: Joseph's brothers threw him into a pit. They eventually sold 224 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:28,959 Speaker 4: him into slavery. He was falsely accused put in prison 225 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 4: for something he didn't do. All the odds were against him, 226 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 4: but the scripture says Joseph had favor in everything that 227 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 4: he did. One thing I've learned is you can't keep 228 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 4: a favored man down. You can't keep a favored woman down. 229 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 4: You may have some obstacles situations that are not fair. 230 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 4: That doesn't mean you don't have favor. Challenges come to 231 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 4: us all, but favor is why you're not going to 232 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 4: stay down. Favor is why you're going to rise back 233 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 4: to the top. Joseph spent thirteen years in the background, 234 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 4: being overlooked, mistreated. There were plenty of lonely nights. He 235 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 4: didn't get bitter. He kept doing the right thing. And 236 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 4: one day the pharaoh had a dream that no one 237 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 4: could interpret, so they brought Joseph in. Now he was 238 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 4: standing in front of one of the most powerful people 239 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 4: of that day. Joseph interpreted the dream. The Pharaoh was 240 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 4: so impressed he made Joseph the Prime Minister, second in command. 241 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 4: I can imagine that meeting took no longer than an hour. 242 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 4: Joseph walked in a slave in prison. An hour later 243 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 4: he walked out the prime minister. You don't know what 244 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 4: God can do in an hour. He can take years 245 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 4: of heartache, years of being overlooked, years of praying, believing, 246 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 4: not seeing any good breaks and in an hour, not 247 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 4: just deliver you, not just bring a dream to pass, 248 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 4: but do something that catapults you to a new level 249 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 4: of your destiny. How can this happen the fever on 250 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 4: your life? When God breathes on you, supernatural doors will open, 251 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 4: Obstacles that look permanent will turn around. People that were 252 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 4: against you will suddenly before you. Years later, Joseph's brothers 253 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 4: came to the palace looking for food, the same ones 254 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 4: that threw him into the pit. There was a great 255 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 4: famine in their country and they had traveled to Egypt. Well, 256 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 4: now Joseph was in charge of the food supply the 257 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 4: prime minister. They did their best to keep him down. 258 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 4: But God knows how to endorse. He knows how to 259 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 4: put you in a position of prominence. You may kind 260 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 4: of feel like you're in a pit today. Don't get discouraged. 261 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 4: We all have pitstops along the way in life. The 262 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 4: good news is that is not your final destination. God 263 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 4: has an endorsement coming. Now I've learned, the greater the 264 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 4: oppice position, the greater the endorsement, The more the enemy 265 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 4: tries to pull you back, the more you're going to 266 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 4: go forward, just like a bow and arrow. He thinks 267 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 4: he's pulling you back to hinder you. He doesn't realize 268 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 4: he's setting you up to shoot further than you've ever imagined. 269 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 4: When God says it's time, you're going to shoot into prominence, 270 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 4: shoot into new levels of influence, leadership, respect, income, credibility. 271 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 4: When the Brothers saw Joseph and finally realized who he was, 272 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 4: they nearly passed out. They thought they had gotten rid 273 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 4: of him. But what they meant for harm, God's used 274 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 4: for good. And God is not going to just deliver you, 275 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 4: not going to just bring you out. He's going to 276 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 4: endorse you. He's going to put you in a position 277 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 4: of prominence where people can see you honored, respected and admired. 278 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 4: For over forty years, Lakewood was located in a neighborhood 279 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 4: on the northeast side of town. Over time, that area 280 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 4: became more industrial and a little more run down. When 281 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 4: I was growing up, Lakewood was in a small metal building, 282 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:14,160 Speaker 4: metal folding chairs, gravel parking lot. We had a wood 283 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 4: portable building for the nurseries, and some people kind of 284 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 4: looked down on us like we couldn't afford much. We 285 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 4: were second class, We were at a disadvantage. When I 286 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 4: became pastor, there were certain people I saw during the 287 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 4: week that weren't a part of Lakewood. They wouldn't give 288 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 4: me the time of day. They barely even acknowledged that 289 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,880 Speaker 4: I was there. But in December of two thousand and three, 290 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 4: the Houston City Council voted for us to have this building, 291 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 4: the former Compact Center. We went from being in the 292 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 4: industrial part of town with small roads, back in a 293 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 4: neighborhood that hardly anybody could find you to be in, 294 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 4: on the second busiest freeway in the nation, in one 295 00:17:55,680 --> 00:18:00,080 Speaker 4: of the most well known, prestigious buildings in our city. 296 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 4: That one good break catapulted us to levels of influence 297 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 4: and respect that we couldn't have reached on our own 298 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:12,199 Speaker 4: in our whole lifetime. Those same people that wouldn't give 299 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 4: me the time of day, now they were coming up 300 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,640 Speaker 4: asking if I could save them seats. I told them, 301 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 4: of course, I will, right up by the flag. What 302 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 4: am I saying? God knows how to endorse you, He 303 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:28,199 Speaker 4: knows how to cause you to be seen in a 304 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 4: different light. Don't be discouraged by where you are. God 305 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 4: sees what's happening. He's keeping the records. He's going to 306 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:39,920 Speaker 4: make the wrongs right. He hears the disrespect, he hears 307 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 4: them making fun. The scripture says God heard Miriam criticizing 308 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:48,439 Speaker 4: Moses behind his back. They may not give you the 309 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 4: time of day. Now, don't worry, and endorsement is coming, 310 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 4: not by people, but by the most time God. He's 311 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 4: going to do things that are out of your league, 312 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:01,679 Speaker 4: things that you couldn't make happen. Not only amazes you, 313 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:05,639 Speaker 4: but people around you are going to be amazed. But 314 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 4: people congratulated me for getting the Compact Center. I thought, 315 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 4: if you only knew. Yes, I prayed, I believed, But 316 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,400 Speaker 4: God made things happen that I could have never made happen. 317 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 4: The scripture says, God will turn the heart of a king. 318 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 4: God turned council members that had been against us for years. 319 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:28,639 Speaker 4: Suddenly they were for us. Right now, God is working 320 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:31,679 Speaker 4: behind the scenes in your life. He is setting you 321 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:35,119 Speaker 4: up for an endorsement, setting you up for something that 322 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:40,199 Speaker 4: you've never seen. Promotion, influence relationships that will thrust you 323 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 4: to a new level. But that city council vote probably 324 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 4: took ten minutes. The mayor brought the motion to the floor. 325 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 4: There was a little discussion, then they went around the 326 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 4: table and fourteen council members voted, It's amazing what God 327 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 4: can do in ten minutes. That ten minutes changed the 328 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 4: course of my life. It's amazing what God can do 329 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 4: in an hour. Joseph meeting with the Pharaoh. It's amazing 330 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 4: what God can do overnight. Then you'll protect it in 331 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 4: the lions den. God has some of these destiny moments 332 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 4: already lined up for you. You can't see it now. 333 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 4: If he showed you, you'd think there's no way. But 334 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 4: when God endorses you, it's not like people show in 335 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:26,199 Speaker 4: your favor. When God does it, it catapults you ahead. 336 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 4: It's not going to take a long time. Yes, you 337 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 4: have to be faithful. Joseph was in trouble for thirteen years, 338 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 4: but it only took him an hour to get out. 339 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:40,439 Speaker 4: He didn't see it coming. He woke up that morning 340 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 4: thinking it was another ordinary day. He didn't know that 341 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 4: was his day to be endorsed. He didn't know that 342 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 4: day was a destiny moment. What God has for you 343 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 4: is going to happen unexpectedly you're doing the right thing, 344 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:58,639 Speaker 4: honoring him. Out of the blue, someone calls offers you 345 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 4: the promotion, the medical report says no more cancer, the 346 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 4: contract goes through, or you bump into the person of 347 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 4: your dreams. What would happen if we'd get up each 348 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 4: day and say, Father, thank you for endorsing me today. 349 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:17,400 Speaker 4: Let people see that I am your child Joshua. Chapter three, 350 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 4: God told Joshua today I will begin to make you 351 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 4: great in the eyes of all the Israelites. God was saying, Joshua, 352 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 4: this is your moment. I'm about to endorse you. People 353 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 4: are going to see the greatness I've put in you. 354 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 4: You've been in the background, Joshua, serving Moses, being faithful, 355 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:40,479 Speaker 4: But today you're coming into the foreground. Not long after that, 356 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:44,880 Speaker 4: Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land. The scripture 357 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:49,679 Speaker 4: says that day God made Joshua great in the eyes 358 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 4: of all the people. God has a that day for you, 359 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:57,159 Speaker 4: a time where he will make you great, where he 360 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 4: will cause you to stand out, where you will accomplish 361 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,880 Speaker 4: those things you never dreamed you could accomplish. You will 362 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 4: know it, and the people around you will see the 363 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 4: greatness in you. Helen Major was a longtime member of Lakewood. 364 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 4: She taught elementary school for nearly forty years, so faithful 365 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 4: pouring into the children, she got one promotion after another, 366 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:23,719 Speaker 4: assistant principle, then principal. After a very distinguished career, she retired. 367 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 4: A few months later, a new school was opening in 368 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 4: the district. The board voted unanimously to name it the 369 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 4: Helen Major Elementary School. She never dreamed a school would 370 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 4: be named after her. But God knows how to endorse you. 371 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 4: He knows how to make your life significant. And this 372 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 4: is not so we can say, look who we are, 373 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 4: Look how great we become. It's about letting God's glory 374 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 4: be seen through you. God wants to make you an 375 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:57,199 Speaker 4: example of his goodness. If you will walk in humility 376 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:01,359 Speaker 4: and always give God the credit limit to how high 377 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 4: he will take you. Romans eight says, all creation is 378 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:10,399 Speaker 4: eagerly waiting for the day when God reveals who his 379 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 4: children really are. All creation is waiting for you to 380 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:19,479 Speaker 4: come into that day. The stage has been set, the 381 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 4: audience is in place. You keep honoring God. He's going 382 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 4: to show people who you really are. He's going to 383 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 4: bring you into a position of greater prominence. Now you 384 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 4: may be behind the scenes like I used to be. 385 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 4: There's nothing wrong with that. But God has something bigger. 386 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 4: He's going to use you to accomplish something significant, not 387 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 4: just be a small part. You're going to shine. You're 388 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 4: going to stand out. People are going to see the 389 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 4: greatness in you. And it's good to celebrate others. It's 390 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 4: good to cheer your friends on. It's good to admire 391 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:57,879 Speaker 4: those that are ahead. But God doesn't want you to 392 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 4: live in a cheerleader mode, always thinking about how great 393 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:06,120 Speaker 4: others are. Can I tell you there is greatness in you. 394 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 4: You have talent, creativity, ability, courage, strength. It's going to 395 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 4: come out in a greater way when you come into 396 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 4: that day when God endorses you, people are going to 397 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 4: step back and say, wow, I didn't know that was 398 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 4: in them. I never dreamed they would shine that brightly. 399 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 4: God is going to show people who you really are. 400 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 4: There was a young Jewish girl in the scripture named Esther. 401 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 4: She was an orphan. She had lost both of her parents. 402 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 4: She was living in exile in Persia. Didn't look like 403 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:40,439 Speaker 4: she would ever do anything great, But one day the 404 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 4: king was looking for a new queen. He decided to 405 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:47,439 Speaker 4: have a nationwide beauty contest where he would choose the 406 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:51,359 Speaker 4: next queen. The king sent people out looking for young ladies, 407 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 4: and they brought Esther back and put her in the 408 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 4: contest Esther had never been groomed to be a queen, 409 00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 4: never had the training. She didn't come from a prominent family. 410 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 4: They lined all the young ladies up in front of 411 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 4: the king. They were all beautiful, all wearing the latest fashion, 412 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 4: all had the best hair in makeup, I could imagine. 413 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 4: The King looked at their resumes. Some of them came 414 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 4: from wealth and influence. Some had impressive resumes, great educations, 415 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 4: standouts in their field. There were plenty of obvious choices, 416 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 4: but for some reason, the King chose Esther, an orphan, 417 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:34,879 Speaker 4: a foreigner. When God endorses you, it will cause you 418 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 4: to stand out. His favor will cause you to be preferred. 419 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:43,199 Speaker 4: They could have chosen anyone for the contract. For some reason, 420 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 4: they chose you. They could have bought any house in 421 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 4: the neighborhood. For some reason, they liked yours best. There 422 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 4: were plenty of students that deserved the scholarship. For some reason, 423 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 4: they picked you. God knows how to make you attractive. 424 00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:00,119 Speaker 4: He knows how to make people like you. Sometimes they 425 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:03,159 Speaker 4: don't even know why. They can't put their finger on it. 426 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 4: There's just something about you that's God smiling down on you. Well, Joel, 427 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 4: this sounds good, but I don't have the training. I 428 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 4: don't have the experience. Neither did Esther. Favor is more 429 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 4: powerful than your resume. Favor will take you where you 430 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 4: don't have the qualifications. Favor will open doors where you 431 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 4: look up and think, how did I get here? I 432 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 4: was the least likely one. Esther never dreamed of becoming 433 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 4: a queen. That wasn't even on her radar. But when 434 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 4: you come into that day, when God endorses you, he 435 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 4: will bring you into prominence that you've never imagined. He'll 436 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 4: cause opportunity to come to you. Esther wasn't looking for 437 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 4: that position. The position came to her. She went from 438 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 4: the background to the foreground. Later, Esther used her position 439 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:57,080 Speaker 4: to save the Jewish people from a plot to destroy them. 440 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:01,439 Speaker 4: I believe one reason God gave her soul prominence is 441 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 4: he knew she would use the influence to fulfill her purpose. 442 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 4: Favor is not about having a bigger house, a better car, 443 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:13,640 Speaker 4: more stuff. There's nothing wrong with that. But that's not 444 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 4: why God is going to favor you. It's to fulfill 445 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 4: your purpose. It's to advance His kingdom. When your dreams 446 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:24,879 Speaker 4: are tied to helping others, to making the world a 447 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 4: better place, to lifting the fallen, then you will come 448 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:32,360 Speaker 4: into some of that days where God will shine more 449 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 4: than you've ever imagined. When God can trust you, he 450 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:40,679 Speaker 4: will take you from obscurity to notoriety. Now you've worked hard, 451 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:44,159 Speaker 4: you've been faithful, you've honored God. Get ready, the curtain 452 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:46,879 Speaker 4: is about to come up. God is about to show 453 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 4: people who you really are. I believe and declare you 454 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 4: are coming into a new level of prominence, a new 455 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:58,520 Speaker 4: level of influence, a new level of income. God is 456 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 4: about to endorse you. People are going to see the 457 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 4: greatness He put in you in Jesus' name, and if 458 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 4: you receive it, can you save him in today? Well, 459 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:12,160 Speaker 4: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus 460 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 4: the lord of your life. Would you pray with me, 461 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 4: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins. Come 462 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:24,440 Speaker 4: into my heart. I make you my Lord and savior. 463 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 4: If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got 464 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 4: born again. Get in a good Bible based church, and 465 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:32,679 Speaker 4: keep God first place. 466 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to the Juelus Deine podcast. Help 467 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 3: us continue to share the message of hope with those 468 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 3: all over the world. Visit joelus dein. 469 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 4: Dot com slash give Hope to give a gift today. 470 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 4: Thanks so much for listening to today's message. I hope 471 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 4: you'll subscribe so you can receive the latest podcast to 472 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 4: keep you inspired all through the week. We're praying for you. 473 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 4: I know God's best is still ahead. We'll see you 474 00:28:59,120 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 4: next time.