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We appreciate you and pray for 27 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 3: God's very best in your life. 28 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 4: Will God bless you. 29 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 3: It's a joy to come into your homes, and if 30 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 3: you're ever in our area, please stop buying. 31 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 4: Be a part of one of our services. I promise 32 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 4: you we'll make you feel right at home. 33 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 3: I like to start with something funny, and I heard 34 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 3: about this couple. They had been married for sixty years, 35 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,119 Speaker 3: and they were sitting on the front porch together feeling romantic. 36 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 3: The wife said, I remember when you used to always 37 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 3: hold my hand. Her husband reached over and took her hand. 38 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 3: She said, I remember, and you always used to kiss 39 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 3: me on the cheek. 40 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 4: He leaned over kissed her on the cheek. 41 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 3: She said, I even remember when you used to nibble 42 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 3: on my ear. He got up and started walking away. 43 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 4: She said, what's wrong? Where are you going? 44 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 3: He turned around and said, to get my teeth. Say 45 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 3: it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I 46 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 3: am what it says I am. I have what it 47 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 3: says I have. I can do what it says I 48 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 3: can do. Today I will be taught the word of God. 49 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 3: I'll boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 50 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 3: I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 51 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 3: bless you. I want to talk to you today about 52 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 3: the power of the blessing. When you honor God with 53 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,279 Speaker 3: your life, there is a blessing He puts. 54 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 4: On you that gives you an advantage. 55 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 3: It causes you to rise up when circumstances are trying 56 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 3: to push you down. You will recover from an illness 57 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 3: when the expert said you wouldn't. You will accomplish dreams 58 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 3: that looked impossible. 59 00:02:59,040 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 4: It wasn't just. 60 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 3: Your tie, your skill determination. There is a force behind 61 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 3: you fighting your battles, opening doors you couldn't open, bringing 62 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 3: the right people. Those weren't just good breaks. That's the 63 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 3: blessing on your life. The blessing will cause you to 64 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 3: prosper when others are struggling. The blessing will bring promotion 65 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 3: when you weren't next in line. The blessing will cause 66 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,959 Speaker 3: people to be good to you that don't even like you. 67 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 3: The scripture says in Malachi, when we give our tithes 68 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 3: and offerings, God will pour out a blessing that we 69 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 3: don't have room to receive. It doesn't say blessings plural, 70 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 3: it says blessing singular. When you have the blessing, then 71 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 3: all kinds of blessings will come. You won't have room 72 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 3: to receive all the good things God has in store. 73 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 3: And when you face difficulties, the medical report doesn't look good. 74 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 4: You don't see how you could ever get out of debt, 75 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 4: ever break the addiction. 76 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 3: Ordinary people would complain, Ordinary people would be worried. 77 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 4: Here's the key. You're not ordinary. You have the blessing. 78 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 3: God's face is smiling on you. He's going before you 79 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 3: right now, making crooked places straight, moving the wrong people 80 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 3: out of the way, arranging things in your favor. When 81 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 3: you know you have the blessing, you don't go around 82 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 3: upset because people aren't treating you right, worried about your finances, 83 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:37,359 Speaker 3: frustrated over a child. You stay in peace, knowing that 84 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 3: it's just a matter of time before things change. 85 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 4: You know, God being. 86 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 3: For you is more than the world being against you, 87 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 3: and when you're attempted to be discouraged, think it's never 88 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 3: going to work out. 89 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 4: Turn it around. 90 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 3: Father, Thank you for the blessing on my life. Thank 91 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 3: you that you're breathing in my direction. Thank you that 92 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 3: you're taking me where I could not go on my own. 93 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:05,359 Speaker 3: This is what David did when he faced Goliath in 94 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 3: the natural. He didn't have a chance. Goliath was twice 95 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 3: his size, had all kinds of training and experience. He 96 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 3: was wearing a full set of armor. David didn't have 97 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 3: any of that. He could have been intimidated, stayed in 98 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 3: the shepherd's fields, complained God, he's too big. But David 99 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 3: understood this principle. He knew the blessing on his life 100 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 3: gave him an advantage. He went out with a slingshot 101 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 3: and a few stones and defeated Goliath. What you have 102 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 3: may seem small compared to what you're up against, but 103 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 3: a slingshot with the blessing is more powerful than a 104 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 3: tank without it. Your talent may seem small compared to 105 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 3: the dream God put in your heart, but that talent 106 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 3: with the blessing will take you further than you can imagine. 107 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 4: Now, don't discount yourself. 108 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,159 Speaker 3: I look at all the reasons why you can't be successful, 109 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 3: why you can't purchase a house, why you can't break 110 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 3: the addiction on your own. It may not happen, but 111 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 3: you're not on your own. There is a blessing on 112 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 3: your life, put there by the God who spoke worlds 113 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 3: into existence. 114 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 4: This blessing is not natural, it's supernatural. 115 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 3: It will cause things to happen that you couldn't make happen. 116 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 3: The blessing will cause opportunity to find you. Good, breaks 117 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 3: will chase you down, promotion, healing, vindication. 118 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 4: You don't have to go after them. The blessing will 119 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 4: cause them to come to you. 120 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 3: One Sunday morning, when my father was the pastor, I 121 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 3: was in the TV production area and right before service, 122 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 3: I ran downstairs to see my father and put his 123 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 3: microphone on. On my way back up, I was in 124 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 3: a big hurry. As I came around a corner, this 125 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 3: man was coming up. 126 00:06:58,720 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 4: He stopped me. 127 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 3: And said, Joel, well, my cousin has a construction permit 128 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 3: for the last full power commercial television station in Houston. 129 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 3: He wants you to be a part of it. There 130 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 3: were hundreds of people in the lobby that day. If 131 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 3: I would have been ten seconds earlier. I would have 132 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 3: missed him. If he would have caught one more red 133 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 3: light on the way to church or pass, wouldn't have crossed. 134 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 3: God had us at the right place at the right time. 135 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 3: I wasn't looking for a television station, but a television 136 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 3: station was looking for me. 137 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 4: Was that a coincidence? A lucky break? 138 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 3: Now? 139 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 4: That was the blessing on my life. I can't take 140 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 4: credit for it. 141 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 3: All I was doing was honoring God, being my best, 142 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 3: and the opportunity found me. We put the station on 143 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 3: the air several years later sold it for a huge profit. 144 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 3: Those funds were instrumental in us renovating this place. The 145 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 3: former Compact Center had the right breaks, the right people lined. 146 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 4: Up for you. 147 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 3: You don't have to live frustrated trying to make things happen, 148 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 3: worry that it's not going to work out. 149 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 4: God is directing your steps. He's going to. 150 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 3: Have you at the right place at the right time, 151 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 3: down to the slip second. You are not going to 152 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 3: miss what belongs to you. Opportunity is coming bigger than 153 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 3: you've imagined. When we signed a contract for the television station, 154 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 3: I was so excited. I never dreamed we'd own a station. 155 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 3: I couldn't fathom anything bigger. I didn't realize that was 156 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 3: just a step in what God wanted to do. As 157 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 3: great as I thought it was, it wasn't even the 158 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 3: main thing. 159 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 4: That was just the warm up act. Being up here 160 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 4: owning the compact center, speaking to a lot of people. 161 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 4: This is far beyond what I ever dreamed. What am 162 00:08:58,600 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 4: I saying? 163 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 3: What you is the ultimate blessing God showing out in 164 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 3: your life? Can I tell you you haven't seen anything yet? 165 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 3: That is just a step in where God has taken you. 166 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 3: There are levels that you have not even fathomed, opportunities 167 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 3: far beyond what you think. You may have seen God's 168 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 3: goodness in the past. You can say like me that 169 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 3: God's blessed you, but you haven't touched the surface of 170 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 3: what God has in store. I was in India one 171 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 3: time with my father. I met this young pastor that 172 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 3: came from a very poor family. They didn't have running 173 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 3: water or electricity. They lived out on this open field 174 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 3: in a little hut. The man next door was very wealthy. 175 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 3: He owned a huge farm, had thousands of cattle and 176 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 3: many crops. He sold milk and vegetables to people in 177 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 3: the village. But this man was very greedy in his 178 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 3: prices were so high that most of the poor people 179 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:04,560 Speaker 3: couldn't afford anything. One day, about ten of his cows 180 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 3: got out and came over to the property where the pastor. 181 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 4: And his family lived. 182 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 3: The man heard about it and had his workers come 183 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 3: get the cows put them back in the fence. The 184 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:17,559 Speaker 3: next day, ten more cows got out came over to 185 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 3: the pastor's property. This happened again and again and again. 186 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 3: The owner got so frustrated he finally told the pastor. 187 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,199 Speaker 4: To just keep the cows. 188 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 3: The pastor was so excited he started selling milk and 189 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 3: products to people in the village, but he sold them 190 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 3: for less than the other man. Before long, people were 191 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 3: lined up at his door. He was able to buy 192 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 3: more cows. His business got so large that that other 193 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 3: man came and said, I can't compete with you. 194 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 4: Why don't you take over my business. 195 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,959 Speaker 3: He purchased it for a fraction of the value. Today, 196 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 3: this young pastor has a large business with several hundred employees. 197 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 3: It all started when those cows came to his property 198 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 3: and wouldn't leave. He couldn't have made that happen that 199 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 3: was the blessing on his life. God controls the universe. 200 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 3: He knows how to have the cows find you. The 201 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 3: good breaks, the property, the contracts, the businesses, they're going 202 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 3: to come. 203 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 4: Looking for you. Well, Joel, this is kind of far out. 204 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 4: We serve a far out God. 205 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 3: His blessing on your life is going to do far 206 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 3: out things. After all, it's far out having church in 207 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 3: the former Compact Center. It's far out that my mom 208 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 3: is still alive thirty seven years after being diagnosed with 209 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 3: terminal cancer. It's far out for me to be up 210 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 3: here in front of you, having no formal training. 211 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 4: Get ready for some far. 212 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 3: Out failure, far out blessings, far out opportunity, far out promotion. 213 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,959 Speaker 4: God said, you won't have room to receive it. 214 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 3: He's going to do things so amazing in your life 215 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 3: that you have to pass it down to your children. 216 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:18,439 Speaker 3: You can't contain it. All generational blessings are coming. Increase 217 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 3: that goes to your children, your grandchildren, your great grandchildren, businesses, contracts, 218 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:30,439 Speaker 3: real estate that continue to bless people long after you're gone. 219 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 3: Proverb says, a good person leaves an inheritance to their 220 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 3: children's children. 221 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:37,839 Speaker 4: That's God's dream. 222 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:41,319 Speaker 3: For you, get rid of a barely get by mentality. 223 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 3: I'll be satisfied if I can just pay my bills 224 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:45,079 Speaker 3: and make it through. 225 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 4: That is not your destiny. 226 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 3: The blessing on your life is going to cause you 227 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 3: to lend and not hurrm to have more than enough. 228 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 3: David said, my cup runs over. There are some running 229 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 3: over blessing in your future, blessings that you cannot contain, 230 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 3: increase that you can't use up in your lifetime. Well, Joel, 231 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 3: I haven't seen any of these far out blessings. Stay encouraged, 232 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 3: they're on the way. 233 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 4: You wouldn't be hearing this. 234 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 3: If God wasn't about to do something amazing. He's wanting 235 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 3: us to take the limits off of him enlarger vision. 236 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 3: Quit telling yourself all the reasons why it's not going 237 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,559 Speaker 3: to happen, how you've had too many bad breaks, how 238 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,079 Speaker 3: your dream looks impossible. 239 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 4: It may be to you, but it's not to our God. 240 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 3: Start expecting his favor, Start believing for new levels, Start 241 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 3: talking like it's going to happen. 242 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 4: Father. 243 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 3: Thank you that you're bringing me into overflowing. Thank you 244 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 3: that generational blessings are coming my way. Thank you that 245 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:54,079 Speaker 3: you're opening doors that no man can shut. We see 246 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 3: this blessing in the life of Joseph. As a teenager, 247 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 3: God gave him a dream that he would lead a nation, 248 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 3: that people would bow down before him. He knew something 249 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 3: big was in his future. But his brothers were jealous. 250 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 3: They threw him into a pit. They were going to 251 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 3: leave him there to die, but they saw a caravan 252 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 3: of Ishmaelites coming. They sold him as a slave. He 253 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 3: ended up working for a man named Potterphar. Potterphar was 254 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 3: a high ranking military official in the Egyptian government. 255 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 4: Joseph could have been bitter. 256 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 3: God, I thought the blessing was on my life, Why 257 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 3: did this happen to me? Instead, he kept being his best, 258 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 3: treating people with respect, doing more than required. The scripture 259 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 3: says the Lord was with Joseph and blessed him greatly 260 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 3: as he served in. 261 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 4: The home of his Egyptian master. 262 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 3: Notice God was with Joseph in the unfair situation, when 263 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 3: he was mistreated, when he was betrayed, the blessing was 264 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 3: still on his life. Sometimes we think we're not blessed. 265 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 3: We came down with an illness, we lost our main client, 266 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 3: a relationship didn't work out that didn't stop the blessing. 267 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 3: People can't change what God put on you. The favor 268 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 3: didn't get canceled out because of a bad break. The 269 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:23,119 Speaker 3: blessing is why those enemies cannot defeat you. The blessing 270 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 3: is why that sickness can't take your life. The blessing 271 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 3: is why that setback is not the end. 272 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 4: It is a setup for. 273 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 3: What God is about to do. Don't get discouraged when 274 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 3: life doesn't go your way. 275 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 4: The blessing is still on you. 276 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 3: Verse three says potterpher noticed Joseph and realized the Lord 277 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 3: was giving him success in everything he did. Verse four, 278 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 3: So Joseph naturally became the favorite of Potipher. Joseph went 279 00:15:56,000 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 3: from being a slave, unnoticed, insignificant to be in the 280 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 3: favorite Potterphard was so impressed that he put Joseph in 281 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 3: charge of. 282 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 4: His whole house. 283 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 3: That's the power of the blessing. When people try to 284 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 3: push you down, it will cause you to rise up. 285 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 3: When people ignore you, try to discount you, it will 286 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 3: cause you to be noticed. I'm sure poterpher had other 287 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 3: people working for him that had more experience, but the 288 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 3: blessing on Joseph's life caused him to stand out. People 289 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 3: may not recognize you yet. Your boss doesn't give you credit, 290 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 3: Relatives discount you think you don't have much to offer. 291 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 3: You may be overlooked now, but the time is coming. 292 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 4: Where you're going to be noticed. People are going to. 293 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 3: Recognize your gifts, your talent, your value. 294 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 4: God's going to cause you to stand out. 295 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 3: You're going to go from being unnoticed to being in charge, 296 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 3: from being not recognized to be in the favorite. 297 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 4: How can this happen? The Blessing on your. 298 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 3: Life Verse five says the day Joseph was put in charge, 299 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 3: God begin to bless Potterphar for Joseph's sake. You would 300 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:16,199 Speaker 3: think that Joseph would be blessed because of Potterphar, this 301 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 3: prominent official. 302 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:19,439 Speaker 4: It was just the opposite. 303 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 3: The Blessing on your life is so powerful. It will 304 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 3: not only cause you to be promoted, you to be noticed, 305 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 3: but people around you will be blessed. Your company, your coworkers, 306 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,120 Speaker 3: your friends should be glad to have you. 307 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 4: Because you're there. 308 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 3: They're going to see favor, they're going to see increase. 309 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 3: They may not even realize the reason they're blessed is 310 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 3: because they're connected to you. Genesis thirty, Jacob had been 311 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:53,199 Speaker 3: working for a man named Laban for seven years. Laban 312 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 3: promised him in return that he could marry his daughter Rachel. 313 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:57,640 Speaker 4: Well. 314 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 3: After the seven years, Laban gave him his daughter Leah instead. 315 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 4: He didn't keep his word. 316 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 3: He said, Jacob, if you'll work for me another seven years, 317 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 3: then i'll give you Rachel. 318 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:10,159 Speaker 4: Well. 319 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 3: Jacob could have been bitter, started a big fight, left 320 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 3: their angry, but he took the high. 321 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 4: Road and worked another seven years. 322 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:22,400 Speaker 3: He finally married Rachel and was about to move back 323 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 3: to his hometown with his family. Verse twenty seven. Laban said, Jacob, 324 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 3: please don't leave me. 325 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:33,439 Speaker 4: I have learned the Lord has blessed me because you 326 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 4: are here. 327 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 3: For years, he didn't treat Jacob right. It was unfair, 328 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 3: but now he's. 329 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:43,360 Speaker 4: Begging him to stay. 330 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 3: He realizes he's blessed because of the favor on Jacob's life. 331 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 3: You may have people that don't really value who you are. 332 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 3: They haven't kept their word. Don't be offended, be a Jacob. 333 00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:58,880 Speaker 3: Keep doing the right thing. 334 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 4: You don't have to convinced people to like you. Prove 335 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,639 Speaker 4: to them who you are. They may discount you now, 336 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 4: but one. 337 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 3: Day, like Jacob, they'll be asking you to stay. They 338 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 3: will realize the reason they are blessed is because of you. 339 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 3: Laban said to Jacob, I'll pay you whatever you want 340 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:19,159 Speaker 3: if you will stay. 341 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 4: Jacob knew his time there was over. 342 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 3: He left not only a very wealthy man, but he 343 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 3: left with the respect and honor that he had not 344 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 3: been given for many years. God is your vindicator. He 345 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 3: sees what's happening. You keep doing the right thing, and 346 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 3: one day God will make it up to you. In 347 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 3: the late nineteen fifties, my father was pastoring a large church, 348 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 3: very successful. They had just built a beautiful new sanctuary. 349 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 3: He was on the state board for his denomination. His 350 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 3: future looked very bright. But he started teaching the people 351 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 3: about how God is good and how he still heals 352 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 3: and wants us to live a victorious life. Well, this 353 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 3: new message didn't go over well. 354 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 4: It didn't fit. 355 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 3: Into their denominational mold, and there was so much opposition, 356 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 3: so much pressure, that he had to resign from that church. 357 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 3: He and my mother went out and started Lakewood. For years, 358 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 3: my father was ignored by his peers. He was overlooked, unnoticed. 359 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 3: Colleagues that he used to go to lunch with They 360 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:32,879 Speaker 3: just dismissed him, acted like he was second class, like 361 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 3: he wasn't up to par. My father never said anything 362 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 3: about this, but I knew deep down that it bothered him. 363 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 3: Thirty five years later, that denomination was having their annual 364 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:50,120 Speaker 3: meeting here in Houston. The main speaker set in front 365 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:51,640 Speaker 3: of thousands of leaders. 366 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 4: We need to stay more open. 367 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 3: Think where we would be if we still had John 368 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 3: Ostein with us after all those years, they finally showed 369 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 3: him respect and admiration. And no, you don't need people's approval. 370 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 3: You don't have to have their support. 371 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:14,680 Speaker 4: But God is a god of justice. He sees what's happening. 372 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 3: If you will keep honoring him, there will be a 373 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:21,480 Speaker 3: day when those that have overlooked you, those that have 374 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,880 Speaker 3: discounted you, they will see you in a new light 375 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 3: and give you the respect and. 376 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:28,640 Speaker 4: Honor that you deserve. 377 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:33,640 Speaker 3: When Joseph's brothers threw him into the pit, they took 378 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:38,159 Speaker 3: his freedom, but they didn't take the blessing. When Potiphar's 379 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 3: wife tried to seduce Joseph, she ripped his coat off 380 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 3: and lied about him, falsely accused him. She took his coat, 381 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 3: but she couldn't take his calling. Somebody may have hurt you, 382 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 3: they betrayed you, they left you out, but they didn't 383 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:57,400 Speaker 3: stop your destiny. A men told me recently how his 384 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 3: company let him go after many years. Somebody was jealous 385 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 3: and spread all these rumors, and long story short, he 386 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 3: unfairly lost his position. I told him what I'm telling you. 387 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 3: They may have taken your job, but they didn't take 388 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 3: your blessing. People cannot stop what God put on you. 389 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 3: You keep honoring God being your best, and the blessing 390 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 3: will always override what people have done. 391 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 4: The scripture says what God. 392 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:33,920 Speaker 3: Has blessed, no person can curse. The blessing on you 393 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 3: is more powerful than any betrayal, than how you were raised, 394 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 3: than people trying to discredit you. Quit focusing on what 395 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 3: you've lost and start focusing on what you have left. 396 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 3: The blessing is still on your life. You are blessed 397 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 3: in the city and blessed in the country. You are 398 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 3: blessed when you go in and blessed when you come out. 399 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 3: That means you are blessed when things are going your 400 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:01,919 Speaker 3: way and blessed when they're not going your way. You 401 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 3: are blessed when you're in the palace, and you're still 402 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 3: blessed when you're in the pit. 403 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 4: Here's the key. 404 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,640 Speaker 3: The blessing did not come from people, so it cannot 405 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 3: be taken away by people. 406 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 4: In Numbers, Chapter twenty two, this king. 407 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 3: Was trying to pay a prophet to curse the Israelites 408 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:26,640 Speaker 3: three times. The prophet told the king, no matter how 409 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 3: much you pay, I cannot curse. 410 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,160 Speaker 4: What God has already blessed. 411 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 3: When you understand this, you won't live upset because somebody's 412 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 3: talking about you, frustrated because you had a bad break, 413 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 3: offended because they left you out. You know, every force 414 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:47,439 Speaker 3: that's trying to stop you is powerless to change the 415 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:52,120 Speaker 3: blessing on your life. In the fifteen hundreds, Queen Elizabeth 416 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 3: the First was born. Her father wanted a boy so 417 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:59,360 Speaker 3: badly that he cursed her at birth. The pope declared 418 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 3: her illegit because her father had been divorced. Her half 419 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:07,159 Speaker 3: sister falsely accused her and had her imprisoned in the 420 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:12,360 Speaker 3: Tower of London. All these people came against her from childhood, 421 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:17,199 Speaker 3: but people don't determine your destiny. What they say about 422 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:21,880 Speaker 3: you cannot stop your purpose. And Elizabeth had a rough start, 423 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 3: but that didn't keep her from becoming who she was 424 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 3: called to be. She went on to serve as the 425 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:32,400 Speaker 3: Queen for forty five years. She reformed the justice system 426 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 3: to make sure people received a fair trial. Perhaps people 427 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 3: have tried to hold you back. Family hasn't supported you. 428 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 3: You could be discouraged, settled where you are. But like her, 429 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 3: the blessing on your life is going to override what's 430 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 3: trying to stop you. God said in Psalms, touch not 431 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 3: my anointed, You are His anointed. When people come against you, 432 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 3: they're not just messing with you. They're messing with the 433 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:07,919 Speaker 3: God who put the blessing on you. The good news 434 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 3: is you don't have to fight those battles. You have 435 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 3: a defender. Don't try to do it in your own strength. 436 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 3: Stand still, and you will see the deliverance of the Lord. 437 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 4: I have never seen anyone. 438 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 3: Who's tried to stop me, discredit me, keep me from 439 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 3: my purpose, continue to succeed. It may have been a year, 440 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 3: five years, ten years, but eventually they fade out and 441 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 3: I'm still standing. It's because the blessing is more powerful 442 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 3: than the curse. Whatever's coming against you, whatever people are 443 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:49,440 Speaker 3: trying to stop you. They may seem bigger, more powerful, 444 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,640 Speaker 3: the sickness, the addiction, It can be intimidating. 445 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 4: Stay in peace. 446 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:58,640 Speaker 3: The blessing God put on you is more powerful than 447 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 3: what's trying to stop you. In the scripture, King Saul 448 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 3: was trying to kill David. David hadn't done anything wrong. 449 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 3: In fact, David was being good to Saul, but Saul 450 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:14,360 Speaker 3: was jealous chase David through the desert, making his life miserable. 451 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 3: Several times David had the opportunity to take Saul's life. 452 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 3: He snuck up on him while he was sleeping. He 453 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 3: could have ended the conflict, defended himself. Nobody would have 454 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:29,360 Speaker 3: blamed him. David wouldn't do it. He knew Saul had 455 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 3: been anointed by God to be the king, and even 456 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 3: though David was anointed to replace him, he still wouldn't 457 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 3: harm Saul. He understood, you don't touch God's anointed. You 458 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 3: don't come against what God has blessed. When you face opposition, 459 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 3: people come against you, you don't have to get upset 460 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 3: try to pay them back. You can stay in peace 461 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,800 Speaker 3: knowing that when they come against you, they are touching 462 00:26:58,040 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 3: God's anointed. 463 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:03,400 Speaker 4: It's not your battle. The battle is the Lord's. 464 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:07,760 Speaker 3: He's your defender, he's your vindicator, and you're like Joseph. 465 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 3: At times we'll get thrown into a pit. Somebody may 466 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 3: betray you, but they cannot keep the blessing down. 467 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 4: They meant it for harm. God's going to turn it 468 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:19,640 Speaker 4: for good. Keep your shoulders back. 469 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 3: Live with confidence. You have an advantage. The blessing is 470 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 3: on your life. I believe and declare this blessing is 471 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:31,639 Speaker 3: going to take you further than you've imagined. You're about 472 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 3: to see far out opportunity, far out promotion, far out favor, 473 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 3: the fullness of your destiny in Jesus's. 474 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 4: Name, and if you receive it. Can you say men today? 475 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 3: But I'd like to give you an opportunity to make 476 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 3: Jesus the lord of your life. 477 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 4: Would you pray with me? 478 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:57,200 Speaker 3: Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll repent of my sins, Come 479 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 3: into my heart. 480 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 4: I'll make you my lord and savior. 481 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,880 Speaker 3: If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got 482 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 3: born again. 483 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 4: Get in a good Bible based church, keep God first place. 484 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 5: Thank you for listening to the joel Osteine podcast. 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