1
00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,760
Speaker 1: It's another great day to be alive, and we are

2
00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,360
Speaker 1: so blessed to be here with you today. Victoria my

3
00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:08,000
Speaker 1: beautiful wife, and we're just praying for you guys to

4
00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:08,960
Speaker 1: have a blessed summer.

5
00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:11,840
Speaker 2: I sure hope you enjoy the podcast. I know I

6
00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:16,239
Speaker 2: always enjoy these messages. They're so uplifting and encouraging and inspiring,

7
00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,680
Speaker 2: So we hope you enjoy the message today.

8
00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,160
Speaker 3: I know that He is pleased with us today.

9
00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:24,799
Speaker 2: You know, if we're going to see the fullness of

10
00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:28,520
Speaker 2: God's promises in our life, we're going to have to

11
00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:33,200
Speaker 2: develop the ability to see beyond where we are right now.

12
00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,040
Speaker 2: You see, God is always taking us to new levels,

13
00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:41,680
Speaker 2: to greater places. He's always wanting us to stretch and grow.

14
00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,600
Speaker 2: He's wanting to increase our faith. He's wanting to deepen

15
00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:49,199
Speaker 2: our strength, and he's wanting us to see new victories

16
00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:49,960
Speaker 2: in our life.

17
00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,120
Speaker 3: So today I want you to know where you are right.

18
00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:58,040
Speaker 2: Now, it's not your final destination. God's got amazing things in.

19
00:00:58,080 --> 00:00:58,720
Speaker 3: Store for you.

20
00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,600
Speaker 2: Think about the hero of faith, Abraham. He's the father

21
00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,759
Speaker 2: of our faith and you can find his story in Genesis.

22
00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,039
Speaker 2: And when you read his story, there's amazing things about

23
00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,120
Speaker 2: his life. But there's something I want to point out today.

24
00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,399
Speaker 2: And many of you know the story of Abraham and

25
00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:19,920
Speaker 2: how he left his father's home to follow God, to

26
00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,840
Speaker 2: go to a place that God would show him. And

27
00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,880
Speaker 2: he declared over Abraham's life that he would be a blessing,

28
00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:30,319
Speaker 2: that he would bless people all over this world, that

29
00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,120
Speaker 2: he would be a great nation, that God would do

30
00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,200
Speaker 2: amazing things in his life. So, as he was traveling

31
00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:40,600
Speaker 2: with God, he had his nephew Lot with him. I

32
00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,240
Speaker 2: know you know this story. So he and Lot took

33
00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:47,360
Speaker 2: off to follow God. Scripture tells us that there was

34
00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,760
Speaker 2: a point in time where he and Lot became too numerous.

35
00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,720
Speaker 2: They had too much livestock between the two of them.

36
00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,760
Speaker 2: Their families grew, their herds grew, and it became too

37
00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:03,480
Speaker 2: much to support two families like this on one piece

38
00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:07,080
Speaker 2: of land. There was some quarreling going on between their employees,

39
00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,120
Speaker 2: the herdsman, and there was some strife that was taking

40
00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:15,280
Speaker 2: place because there just wasn't enough land to sustain the

41
00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,560
Speaker 2: wealth and the possessions that they had acquired through the

42
00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:22,720
Speaker 2: blessings of God. So Abraham said, Lot, you know, let's

43
00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,560
Speaker 2: don't ruin our relationship. For sake of a good relationship,

44
00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,280
Speaker 2: let's make a decision that we're just gonna part ways

45
00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,800
Speaker 2: right now, and Lot, you take the first choice.

46
00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,120
Speaker 3: Where do you want to go? Lot?

47
00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,440
Speaker 2: If you go to the right, I'll go to the left.

48
00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,399
Speaker 2: If you go to the left, I'll go to the right.

49
00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,280
Speaker 2: He said, whatever you want, Lot, you have first choice.

50
00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,360
Speaker 2: So Lot looked around, and the Bible describes this one

51
00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:50,240
Speaker 2: place eastward like a beautiful garden, just lush. I can

52
00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,440
Speaker 2: only picture it looking like Hawaii or something. They called

53
00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:57,560
Speaker 2: it the well watered garden of the Jordan. Well, Lot

54
00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,840
Speaker 2: saw that and it looked great to him. He said, Abraham,

55
00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:05,000
Speaker 2: I'm heading eastward. So Abraham turned the other direction and

56
00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:09,240
Speaker 2: he went on his way. Now, Abraham, he didn't walk

57
00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,680
Speaker 2: into a lush garden. The Bible says he walked into

58
00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,520
Speaker 2: a lot of dirt and a lot of dust. And

59
00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,840
Speaker 2: listen to what God said to Abraham when he was

60
00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,000
Speaker 2: standing in the middle of this plain that looked like

61
00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:27,160
Speaker 2: a bunch of dirt and dust. He said, Abraham, I

62
00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,120
Speaker 2: want you to lift up your eyes from where you

63
00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,960
Speaker 2: are right now. I want you to look beyond where

64
00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:37,040
Speaker 2: you are right now. You see, God was saying, Abraham,

65
00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,040
Speaker 2: don't get a picture of this dirt and dust, because

66
00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,200
Speaker 2: it's not your destination. He said, Abraham, I want you

67
00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,600
Speaker 2: to look past the dirt and the dust, and I

68
00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:47,880
Speaker 2: want you to start meditating on what I.

69
00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,839
Speaker 3: Have spoken over your life. You will be a great nation.

70
00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,800
Speaker 2: People will be blessed all over the earth because of you, Abraham.

71
00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,920
Speaker 3: He was saying, Abraham.

72
00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,240
Speaker 2: Get a picture, get a vision of what I am

73
00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,280
Speaker 2: saying about you. You see, when he said Abraham, lift

74
00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:08,880
Speaker 2: your eyes, he was setting the tone for Abraham's life.

75
00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:13,080
Speaker 2: He was literally saying, Abraham, what I've caused you to

76
00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:17,200
Speaker 2: accomplish is only going to be accomplished by lifted eyes.

77
00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,960
Speaker 3: See, you can't look at the dirt and dust, Abraham.

78
00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,120
Speaker 2: You can't turn around and think maybe it wasn't such

79
00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:28,160
Speaker 2: a great idea that I gave Lot the first choice. Well,

80
00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,200
Speaker 2: you know, maybe I shouldn't have separated from Lot at all.

81
00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,960
Speaker 3: No, don't get that in your mind. Don't look at

82
00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:36,520
Speaker 3: the dust.

83
00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,680
Speaker 2: But lift your eyes from where you are, because I'm

84
00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:43,919
Speaker 2: taking you to great places. See, Abraham had to do

85
00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,400
Speaker 2: something before he could take hold of that promise. You see,

86
00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,520
Speaker 2: he could have looked at the dust. He could have

87
00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,119
Speaker 2: looked at the dirt. He could have looked at the circumstances.

88
00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:54,680
Speaker 2: But he had a choice to make. Am I going

89
00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,200
Speaker 2: to believe God? Or am I going to stand here

90
00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:58,240
Speaker 2: in my circumstances?

91
00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,720
Speaker 3: And you know what his choice was. He chose to

92
00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:02,680
Speaker 3: lift his eyes.

93
00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,919
Speaker 2: He chose to look through his eyes of faith and

94
00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:07,400
Speaker 2: see the promises of God.

95
00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:08,560
Speaker 3: See.

96
00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:13,680
Speaker 2: God is declaring great things over you today. But you're

97
00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,559
Speaker 2: going to have to do exactly like Abraham. You're gonna

98
00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,520
Speaker 2: have to make the choice. Am I gonna sit here

99
00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:23,000
Speaker 2: and look at my circumstances, or am I gonna believe

100
00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,440
Speaker 2: on the other side of my circumstances, on the other

101
00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:26,320
Speaker 2: side of even.

102
00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:27,760
Speaker 3: Where I am right now, whether.

103
00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:31,080
Speaker 2: It's good or bad, God's got greater things in store

104
00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,480
Speaker 2: for me. See, you may be in a good place

105
00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,600
Speaker 2: right now, but God is saying, don't get comfortable.

106
00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:38,400
Speaker 3: I made you for more.

107
00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:43,360
Speaker 2: Do you know Abraham's father got comfortable. He set out

108
00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,760
Speaker 2: on a journey, and he found a place that was comfortable,

109
00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,400
Speaker 2: and he settled there. He settled there for a two

110
00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:55,240
Speaker 2: hundred odd years, the Bible says, But not Abraham. Abraham

111
00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:59,760
Speaker 2: accomplished what he accomplished by lifting his eyes and going

112
00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:03,600
Speaker 2: on with God. You know, sometimes we can get so

113
00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:08,440
Speaker 2: distracted by our circumstances that it begins to distort our vision.

114
00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,880
Speaker 2: We can't see where we're going, we can't have that

115
00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:14,640
Speaker 2: vision of victory.

116
00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,200
Speaker 3: And so we have a tendency to just stop.

117
00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:22,000
Speaker 2: We have a tendency to settle, or even look down

118
00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:26,039
Speaker 2: and lose hope. I heard a story about a man

119
00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,080
Speaker 2: and when he was a younger in his life, he

120
00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:32,120
Speaker 2: was looking down walking one day, looking down at the ground,

121
00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:36,719
Speaker 2: and he found a very valuable gold coin. He was

122
00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:40,720
Speaker 2: so excited about that gold coin. He continued to look

123
00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:43,360
Speaker 2: down on the ground. Do you know he spent his

124
00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:48,840
Speaker 2: entire life with his face looking down for coins. And

125
00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:52,000
Speaker 2: you know what, he did find some coins in his lifetime,

126
00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:57,120
Speaker 2: But reality is, he didn't see the flowers and the trees,

127
00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,360
Speaker 2: and the mountains and the skies and the view he

128
00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,520
Speaker 2: was meant to enjoy because he let that event in

129
00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,960
Speaker 2: his life, that one event where he found a gold coin,

130
00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:09,279
Speaker 2: dictate his whole life.

131
00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,600
Speaker 3: From then on, he kept looking down.

132
00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,960
Speaker 2: We'd just to collect coins, but there was so much

133
00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:19,400
Speaker 2: more in store for that man. And sometimes we allow

134
00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:23,000
Speaker 2: an event in our life to define us, maybe a

135
00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:27,200
Speaker 2: broken marriage, maybe a loss of a job, maybe family troubles,

136
00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,640
Speaker 2: and we think, you know what, I'll never get out

137
00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:33,200
Speaker 2: of this. But I want to tell you, just like Abraham,

138
00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,840
Speaker 2: God has made some promises to you, and if you

139
00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,440
Speaker 2: don't get good at looking beyond you where you are

140
00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,760
Speaker 2: right now and lifting your eyes, you too will miss

141
00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,680
Speaker 2: out on the great things that God has promised you.

142
00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:51,160
Speaker 3: He's an awesome god. Do you know Jesus had to

143
00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,240
Speaker 3: do this. The Bible says.

144
00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:54,720
Speaker 2: When he was on the cross and he was in

145
00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,880
Speaker 2: great agony and great pain, it says that he lifted

146
00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:02,160
Speaker 2: his eyes. He lifted his eyes so that he could

147
00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,840
Speaker 2: endure where he was at to where he was going.

148
00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,480
Speaker 2: It said that he lifted his eyes and looked at

149
00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:11,800
Speaker 2: the joy that was past the cross. That's how he

150
00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:15,040
Speaker 2: endured it. He looked at the finished product. He said,

151
00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:18,680
Speaker 2: I'm not staying here. This is not my destiny. I'm

152
00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:19,800
Speaker 2: moving forward.

153
00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,320
Speaker 3: God is going to do great things through this.

154
00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:28,520
Speaker 2: There was a purpose for the cross, but Jesus didn't

155
00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:29,760
Speaker 2: get stuck on that cross.

156
00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:31,720
Speaker 3: He lifted his eyes.

157
00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,160
Speaker 2: And you know what, you and I are going to

158
00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,880
Speaker 2: have to lift our eyes if we're going to get

159
00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:40,000
Speaker 2: to the places God wants us to be. Now, I

160
00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:45,200
Speaker 2: said earlier that the theme of Abraham's life was lifted eyes,

161
00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:47,800
Speaker 2: and I found this in the scriptures, and I thought

162
00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:51,520
Speaker 2: it was very interesting. When Abraham went through the twists

163
00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,520
Speaker 2: and turns of his life, he was waiting on this

164
00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:54,480
Speaker 2: promised child.

165
00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,040
Speaker 3: God was taking him to places.

166
00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,200
Speaker 2: He didn't really know where he was going, but he

167
00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:02,120
Speaker 2: was following God and trusting God. And one evening he

168
00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:05,840
Speaker 2: was sitting outside his tent wondering, God, I am so old,

169
00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:10,520
Speaker 2: when am I going to have this promised child? And

170
00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:15,400
Speaker 2: the Bible says in Genesis eighteen twelve, it says when

171
00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:19,560
Speaker 2: he was sitting outside his tent, questioning and looking to God,

172
00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:23,720
Speaker 2: it says he lifted his eyes and he saw three

173
00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:27,600
Speaker 2: men coming towards him. Those three men were sent by God,

174
00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,240
Speaker 2: and they were there to tell him the exact time

175
00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:34,200
Speaker 2: that Sarah would have the promised child.

176
00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,240
Speaker 3: But I find it very interesting.

177
00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:40,360
Speaker 2: That he wasn't sitting out inside his tent complaining, saying, God,

178
00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:41,600
Speaker 2: this has taken too long.

179
00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,600
Speaker 3: You're taking me places I don't like.

180
00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:47,440
Speaker 2: I don't understand God, I can't I can't even think

181
00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:48,960
Speaker 2: about or talk to you anymore.

182
00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:54,280
Speaker 3: And look down. No, he always had the lifted eyes.

183
00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:56,559
Speaker 3: He always looked to God.

184
00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,960
Speaker 2: Even when he was reasoning and talking, he was talking

185
00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:03,280
Speaker 2: to God. He wasn't talking to the dark, he wasn't

186
00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:04,880
Speaker 2: talking to his circumstances.

187
00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,800
Speaker 3: He was talking with lifted eyes.

188
00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,800
Speaker 2: And when he had lifted eyes, he saw the promises

189
00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:11,240
Speaker 2: of God.

190
00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:15,880
Speaker 3: Another time, when he finally was able.

191
00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:19,520
Speaker 2: To see the manifestation of this promise come to pass

192
00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:23,120
Speaker 2: and he had his beautiful son, Isaac, God asked him

193
00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:27,040
Speaker 2: to do something in obedience, something he certainly didn't understand.

194
00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,000
Speaker 2: He said, Abraham, I want you to take your son Isaac,

195
00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,000
Speaker 2: and I want you to take him up on the mountain,

196
00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,760
Speaker 2: and I want you to sacrifice him. But he thought, God,

197
00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:39,120
Speaker 2: I've been waiting for this child for so long. Why

198
00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:43,400
Speaker 2: I don't understand. But I'm going to walk in obedience.

199
00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,280
Speaker 2: He got the altar ready, he built the fire, he

200
00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,959
Speaker 2: tied up Isaac, and he was, I'm sure the whole

201
00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,520
Speaker 2: time asking God, God.

202
00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:52,760
Speaker 3: Where are you? Where are you?

203
00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,960
Speaker 2: Listen to what it says in Genesis twenty two thirteen,

204
00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,680
Speaker 2: it says, right before he was about to sacrifice Isaac,

205
00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:03,480
Speaker 2: he lifted his eyes and he saw a ram in

206
00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,960
Speaker 2: the bush. That was the provision that God was giving

207
00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:11,640
Speaker 2: him to replace his son Isaac. Abraham, when he lifted

208
00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:15,800
Speaker 2: his eyes, always found the provision of God, always saw

209
00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:17,240
Speaker 2: God's hand of miracles.

210
00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:20,760
Speaker 3: He always knew if he would just.

211
00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,800
Speaker 2: Lift his eyes, he would see God do great and

212
00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:24,600
Speaker 2: mighty things.

213
00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,200
Speaker 3: Palm one twenty one.

214
00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,760
Speaker 2: Says, I lift up my eyes to the hills. Where

215
00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:32,520
Speaker 2: does my help come from? It comes from the maker

216
00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:36,400
Speaker 2: of heaven and earth, the maker of heaven and earth.

217
00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:41,520
Speaker 2: See David knew when he looked at those mountains around Jerusalem.

218
00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:46,079
Speaker 2: He knew the blessings of God were there. The provision

219
00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:50,680
Speaker 2: of God, the healing, the protection, Everything he needed was up.

220
00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,959
Speaker 3: I encourage every one of us. Can I get stuck

221
00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:56,080
Speaker 3: in our circumstances.

222
00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:58,920
Speaker 2: Do not look at the dirt in your life, but

223
00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:04,480
Speaker 2: realize beyond that is greater heights, greater measures, greater victories,

224
00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:08,600
Speaker 2: greater strength, greater and nointy. The only way you're going

225
00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:12,400
Speaker 2: to find the greater thing is to look up. Through

226
00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:14,920
Speaker 2: all the twists and turns of Abraham's life, when he

227
00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:19,360
Speaker 2: looked up, God was always there. So remember we two

228
00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:22,480
Speaker 2: are on a journey. The theme of the journey is

229
00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:28,160
Speaker 2: lift up your eyes. Lift up your eyes, don't get stuck,

230
00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:32,160
Speaker 2: don't look down, don't let one event define you.

231
00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,360
Speaker 3: But lift your eyes and you will see the King

232
00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:36,720
Speaker 3: of Glory come in. Amen.

233
00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,880
Speaker 1: It's amazing what happens when you take a few moments

234
00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:51,000
Speaker 1: throughout the day to connect with God. A moment to

235
00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:54,319
Speaker 1: thank him for his goodness, a moment to declare his promises,

236
00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,360
Speaker 1: a moment to remember that he's working now. I love

237
00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,839
Speaker 1: to send you a new resource, three Minute More with God.

238
00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:04,680
Speaker 1: These short readings will help you refocus your thoughts, gain

239
00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:08,120
Speaker 1: a fresh perspective knowing that God is ordering your steps.

240
00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:11,160
Speaker 1: You don't need hours to connect with God. In just

241
00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,880
Speaker 1: a few minutes, you can turn your thoughts toward Him

242
00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,280
Speaker 1: and be encouraged by his promises. As you make time

243
00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,400
Speaker 1: for Him, you'll have greater peace and strength, and you'll

244
00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,760
Speaker 1: step into the favor that belongs to you.

245
00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,880
Speaker 4: Three Minute Moments with God is a powerful new devotional

246
00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:30,400
Speaker 4: designed to meet you right where you are inside. You'll

247
00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:35,760
Speaker 4: find topical readings for whatever you're facing, whether you need peace, wisdom, healing,

248
00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:39,760
Speaker 4: or hope. Each one is filled with scripture and encouraging thought,

249
00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:44,200
Speaker 4: a heartfelt prayer, and faith building declarations, so in just

250
00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:47,679
Speaker 4: a few focused minutes, you can quiet the noise, turn

251
00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,920
Speaker 4: your heart toward God, and set the atmosphere for Him

252
00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:53,480
Speaker 4: to move. It's yours. As a thank you for your

253
00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,600
Speaker 4: gift to the ministry today, be sure to request your

254
00:13:56,640 --> 00:14:00,000
Speaker 4: copy of three Minute Moments with God available this monde

255
00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:04,000
Speaker 4: by visiting us at Joelostein dot com or call eight

256
00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:05,560
Speaker 4: eight eight five six seven.

257
00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:06,200
Speaker 2: Joel.

258
00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:08,920
Speaker 1: Know today that God has you in the palm of

259
00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:12,160
Speaker 1: his hand. As you take time to acknowledge Him throughout

260
00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:14,720
Speaker 1: the day, He's going to fight your battles and get

261
00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,640
Speaker 1: you to where you're supposed to be. Victoria and I

262
00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,920
Speaker 1: are praying for you and your family every day. Thank

263
00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,560
Speaker 1: you so much for your prayer and support. Your generosity

264
00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,360
Speaker 1: takes this message of hope to people all over the

265
00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,840
Speaker 1: world who need their own moment with God now. Special

266
00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,720
Speaker 1: thank you to our champion of Hope partners. You monthly

267
00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:36,920
Speaker 1: support makes a difference every single day. If you're not

268
00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,560
Speaker 1: a partner, I hope you'll consider becoming one. Until next time,

269
00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:42,800
Speaker 1: Make the Lord bless you and keep you.

270
00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,680
Speaker 4: Be sure to request your copy of three Minute Moments

271
00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:50,520
Speaker 4: with God available this month by visiting us at Joelostein

272
00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:54,520
Speaker 4: dot com or call eight eight eight five six seven Joel.

273
00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:57,800
Speaker 4: With an additional gift, you can also receive the three

274
00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:03,440
Speaker 4: minute promise Power and Authority Election featuring Abundance, Assurance and Authority,

275
00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:07,239
Speaker 4: a rich, empowering study drawn from the Passion translation.

276
00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:08,440
Speaker 3: It opens up.

277
00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:12,000
Speaker 4: Who you already are in Christ, what's already yours, and

278
00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:15,840
Speaker 4: the authority you already carry. Because your next moment with

279
00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:20,280
Speaker 4: God could change everything, Know who you are, walk in

280
00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:24,560
Speaker 4: what's yours, Step into every moment with confidence. You can

281
00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:28,520
Speaker 4: request these inspiring resources by calling eight eight eight five

282
00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:32,520
Speaker 4: six seven Joel or logging on to Joelostein dot com

283
00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:39,080
Speaker 4: today call or click anytime twenty four hours a day