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Thanks for listening to 34 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 3: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 35 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 5: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 36 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 5: blessing and share it with a friend. 37 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 3: We appreciate you and pray put God's very best in 38 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 3: your life. Well, God bless you. It's a joy to 39 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 3: come into your homes and if you ever in our area, 40 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 3: please stop buying be a part of one of our services. 41 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 3: These are the finest people in all of Houston, right 42 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 3: here at Lakewood, and we'd love to have you come 43 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 3: out whenever you can. I like to start with something funny, 44 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 3: and I heard about this man He was on an 45 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 3: overnight train, and he said to the conductor, I'm a 46 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 3: very sound sleeper. Please wake me up in Philadelphia and 47 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 3: make sure I get off. I may be groggy, I 48 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 3: may tell you no, but I have to get off. 49 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 3: The conductor said, you have my word, I'll make it happen. 50 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 3: The man woke up the next morning in New York City. 51 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 3: He had missed his stop. He was so upset he 52 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 3: let the conductor have it. A lady watching said, wow, 53 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 3: that man was so angry. The conductor said, if you 54 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 3: think he was angry, you should have seen the man 55 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 3: we put off in Philadelphia. Say it like you mean it. 56 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 3: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 57 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 3: I have what it says I have. I can do 58 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 3: what it says I can do. Today I will be 59 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 3: taught the word of God. I'll boldly confess my mind 60 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 3: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 61 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 3: the same. In Jesus's name, God bless you. I want 62 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 3: to talk to you today about blessing your enemies. It's 63 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 3: easy to be good to people that are being good 64 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 3: to us. Doesn't take much faith to be kind. To 65 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 3: show favor to someone that's kind to us. But what 66 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 3: about when people do us wrong. They're talking bad about us. 67 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 3: They weren't honest in a business deal, they walked out 68 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 3: of a relationship. The last thing we think about is 69 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 3: being good to them. They don't deserve it. But Jesus said, 70 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 3: bless those that curse you. Do good to those that 71 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 3: hurt you, Pray for those that mistreat you. One test 72 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 3: we all have to pass is being good to people 73 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 3: that have not been good to us. Everything in you 74 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 3: will say, hold of God, rudge, talk about them, look 75 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 3: for ways to get even. But your job is not 76 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 3: to pay people back. Your job is to bless your enemies. 77 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 3: You be the blesser, and God will take care of 78 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 3: your enemies. When it says to pray for those that 79 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 3: have done you wrong, that doesn't mean pray that they'll 80 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 3: go bankrupt, Pray that that new girl will leave, Pray 81 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 3: that God will bless them. Joel, they don't deserve it. 82 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 3: They hurt me. It wasn't fair. You're not blessing them 83 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 3: for their sake. You're blessing them for your sake. Without 84 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 3: you showing them kindness that they don't deserve, you'll get stuck. 85 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 3: It will limit how high you can go that person 86 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 3: at the office that left you out of the meeting. 87 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 3: They did it on purpose. Don't be surprised. If you're 88 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 3: in charge of inviting people to the next meeting, you'll 89 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 3: be tempted to think, thank you Jesus, is payback time. 90 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 3: I'm going to invite everyone except them. I'm going to 91 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 3: invite the cleaning crew, the parking lot attendants, the weekend volunteers. 92 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 3: That's a test. They did you wrong. Now here's your 93 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 3: opportunity to be good to someone that wasn't good to you. 94 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 3: If you leave them out, it's not hurting them, it's 95 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 3: hurting you. Blessing your enemies is a test of your character. 96 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 3: They don't need your blessing. God could have somebody else 97 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 3: do it. But when you prove to God that you're 98 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 3: not bitter, you're not vindictive, you're not holding a grudge, 99 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 3: you're big enough to swallow your pride and bless them, 100 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 3: then God knows you're ready to be promoted. But the 101 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 3: reason God can't promote some people is they would use 102 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 3: that power to get even. They would fire the six 103 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 3: people that did them wrong, demote the twelve people that 104 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 3: talked about them, drive by their enemy's house every night 105 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 3: in their new car. Look at me now, now, God 106 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 3: is no, I'm not going to promote us to pay 107 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 3: somebody back. The sooner you learn to bless your enemies, 108 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 3: to be good to those that have done you wrong, 109 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 3: the better off you're going to be. And sometimes the 110 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 3: way you bless your enemy is by not talking bad 111 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,559 Speaker 3: about them. They may not even be in your life. 112 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 3: They've done the damage and moved on. They're in a 113 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 3: different chapter. You could bring up all the negative, tarnish 114 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 3: their reputation, tell your friends how they have no character, 115 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 3: they're dishonest, they played around. Instead, you zip it up, 116 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 3: You cover for them, you protect their reputation. You just 117 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 3: blessed your enemy. You just showed God you're ready to 118 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 3: go higher. There's an organization that holds large conferences and 119 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 3: training seminars for leaders and pastors. A few years ago, 120 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 3: when I came along started doing the Nights of Hope 121 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 3: and having big events, they didn't like it. They thought 122 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,239 Speaker 3: I was taking some of their audience. They started trying 123 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 3: to discredit me and saying things that weren't true. I 124 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 3: didn't know any of them and really didn't even pay 125 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 3: attention to it. But a couple years ago. They wanted 126 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 3: this man to come speak at one of their big conferences. 127 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 3: He's an influential man. It would be a big boost 128 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 3: to their attendance. But he told them that he was 129 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 3: my friend and he would have to check with me 130 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 3: to see if I would recommend him coming. Well, I 131 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 3: was the last person they wanted him to check with. 132 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 3: They knew they had been vocal against me and said 133 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 3: things that put me in a negative light. You can 134 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 3: say things that are true, but if you don't put 135 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 3: it in the right context, if you don't tell the 136 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 3: whole story, then technically it may be correct, but it's 137 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 3: not being honest. That's what they had done to me. 138 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 3: And the man called and asked me if I thought 139 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 3: that he should do it. My first thought was, Lord, 140 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 3: you were good. Now I can show them how it 141 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 3: feels fels to have somebody trying to disrespect them, to 142 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 3: make them look bad. But deep down I could hear 143 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 3: the still small voice saying, Joel, be the bigger person, 144 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 3: bless your enemies, be good to those that have done 145 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 3: you wrong. I didn't feel like it, they didn't deserve it, 146 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 3: But bottom line is they have a good organization. So 147 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 3: I swallowed my pride and put in a good word 148 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 3: for them, didn't bring up any of the negative. When 149 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 3: the men told them that I recommended him to attend, 150 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 3: they nearly passed out. A couple of months later, I 151 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 3: received the letter from the head of the organization. He said, Joel, 152 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 3: we want to apologize. We were jealous. We knew we 153 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 3: said things about you that weren't true. We can see 154 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 3: you're the bigger person. Proverb says, if your enemy is hungry, 155 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 3: giving food to eat. If he's thirsty, give him water 156 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 3: to drink. In doing this, you will heap coals of 157 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 3: fire on his head, and the Lord will reward you 158 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 3: when you do good to those that have done you wrong. 159 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 3: It may feel like you're being weak, you're letting them 160 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 3: take advantage of you. The truth is that's putting coals 161 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 3: on their head, and that doesn't mean they're going to 162 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 3: burn up. It means some of you are thinking, I 163 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 3: know what to do now. It means it means that 164 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 3: is more effective than trying to pay people back. My 165 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 3: brother Paul was overseas earlier this year operating on people 166 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 3: that had been injured in the war. There's a group 167 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 3: trying to harm innocent people, doing so much damage and 168 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 3: causing so much heartache. And Paul didn't just operate on 169 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 3: the innocent people. They would bring soldiers in from the 170 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:55,239 Speaker 3: other side, the ones causing all the trouble. After an operation, 171 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 3: two of these men were talking. They didn't know Paul 172 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 3: was around the corner with an One said to the other, 173 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 3: why are we trying to kill these people? They love us, 174 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 3: They treat us with respect and kindness. What they felt 175 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 3: that day was more powerful than any machine gun, any explosive. 176 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 3: Love is the most powerful force that we have. Will 177 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 3: you be good to someone that's done you harm? Will 178 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,239 Speaker 3: you let go of the anger, the bitterness, the resentment 179 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 3: and give your enemy food when he's hungry. When you're merciful, 180 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,439 Speaker 3: you're not lessening what they did. They may have hurt you, 181 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 3: it wasn't right. You're not excusing their actions. But when 182 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 3: you're the bigger person, when you're kind, even though they 183 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,559 Speaker 3: don't deserve it, not only does that have a great 184 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 3: impact on them, but that frees you to go to 185 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:55,199 Speaker 3: a higher level. This is what Joseph did in the scripture. 186 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 3: His brothers were so jealous of him they threw him 187 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 3: into a pit, and they were going to leave him 188 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 3: there to die, but this caravan of Ishmaelites came by. 189 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 3: They sold Joseph as a slave to a man named Potterfird. 190 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 3: Joseph's whole world was turned upside down, his dreams, his gals, 191 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 3: seeing his family, having his freedom. It was all because 192 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 3: of his brothers. He ended up spending years in prison 193 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 3: for something that he didn't do, going through lonely nights, 194 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 3: times where he felt like God had forgotten about him. Finally, 195 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 3: thirteen years later, after all the heartache and pain, he 196 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 3: was vindicated and put in charge of the food supply 197 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 3: in Egypt. He was second in command of the whole nation, 198 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 3: one of the most powerful people of that time. There 199 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 3: came a great famine in the land. One day, Joseph's brothers, 200 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 3: the same ones that threw him into the pit, showed 201 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:58,199 Speaker 3: up at the palace looking for food. They had traveled 202 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 3: a great distance from a foreign land, and they were 203 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 3: right in front of Joseph. It had been so long 204 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 3: they didn't recognize him, but Joseph knew exactly who they were. 205 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 3: This was his big chance to get even after all 206 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 3: the years of heartache, pain injustice, God brought the people 207 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 3: that caused it right in front of him. Most of 208 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:26,199 Speaker 3: us would be thinking about payback. But the reason God 209 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 3: could promote Joseph, the reason he could give him incredible 210 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 3: influence in favor, is God knew he could trust Joseph 211 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 3: to handle the power correctly. Joseph had proved he would 212 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 3: do the right thing and be good to people that 213 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 3: had done him harm. Joseph looked at his brothers. Instead 214 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 3: of getting revenge, the scripture says, he threw his arms 215 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 3: around them and wept, kissing and embracing them. He invited 216 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 3: them into the palace and served them dinner. Them go 217 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 3: home and bring their father and the rest of the family. 218 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 3: He gave them land and a place to live where 219 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 3: he could watch over them. When you can do like 220 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 3: Joseph and be good to someone that's caused you pain, 221 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 3: when you can embrace someone that's betrayed, you show kindness 222 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 3: and respect even though they don't deserve it, There's no 223 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 3: limit to how high God will take you. Joseph being 224 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 3: betrayed by his brothers, that was all a part of 225 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 3: God's plan. God knew years down the road there was 226 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 3: going to be a great famine. He needed somebody on 227 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 3: the inside of Egypt where the food would be stored 228 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 3: so the Israelites could survive. He had to find somebody 229 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 3: that could handle being mistreated and betrayed without being vindictive. 230 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 3: If Joseph would have tried to get even put his 231 00:13:56,679 --> 00:14:00,959 Speaker 3: brothers in prison, then the Israelites could have perish during 232 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 3: the famine. Everything that happens is a part of God's plan. 233 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 3: We can't see it at the time. Having a family 234 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 3: member betray you, that doesn't make sense. A friend walk away, 235 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 3: don't be bitter, don't hold a grudge, be a Joseph. 236 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 3: Be good to those that have done you wrong. Let 237 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 3: God take care of the people that have hurt you. 238 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 3: You don't have to pay them back. You're not the judge, 239 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 3: You're not the jury. Leave it in God's hands. Years ago, 240 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 3: there was a pastor in another state. We had been 241 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 3: friends with him our whole life, but there was this 242 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 3: political issue that he felt strongly about. It was his 243 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 3: new mission. He wanted me to get on board and 244 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 3: help him. Well, my plate was full doing what God's 245 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 3: called me to do. But he didn't understand it. Got 246 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 3: so upset it with me. They interviewed him in his 247 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 3: paper back at home, and he spent half the time 248 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 3: talking about how I wouldn't help him and I wouldn't 249 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 3: be involved, on and on. It's one thing to disagree, 250 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 3: but another to start blasting somebody in public, especially somebody 251 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 3: that's been your friend for years. Of course, I wanted 252 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 3: to respond, set the record straight. I've learned it's better 253 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 3: to let God fight your battles, let God be your vindicator. 254 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 3: A couple of years later, one of his staff members 255 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 3: sent a request asking me to make a video for 256 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 3: his twenty fifth anniversary of being at his church. It 257 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 3: was a surprise. They were going to play it in 258 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 3: front of the whole congregation. This staff member obviously didn't 259 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 3: know that the man had made all these negative comments 260 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 3: about me. My first thought was, yes, I would love 261 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 3: to make a video. I have a lot to say 262 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 3: about him, especially in front of his congregation. But seriously, 263 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 3: I thought, God, making a video, that's too much. I'll 264 00:15:56,560 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 3: bless him in private, but not in public. God, you 265 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 3: didn't say anything in the scripture about having to do 266 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 3: it in front of people. He didn't deserve it. He 267 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 3: had tried to make me look bad. Now they wanted 268 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 3: me to make him look good. This is what Joseph 269 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 3: faced God here are the brothers that did me wrong. 270 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 3: You want me to do what? Invite them into the palace, 271 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 3: give them a place to live, use my influence to 272 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 3: give them land, give them food. Get behind me, Satan. 273 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 3: That could not be God. I didn't feel like doing it, 274 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 3: but I knew this was a chance to bless somebody 275 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 3: that had done me wrong. I made the video, congratulating 276 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 3: him on twenty five years and thanking him for all 277 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 3: of his meanness, I mean, all of his faithfulness. A 278 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 3: friend of mine was at the event when the video played. 279 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 3: He said, when I came on, this pastor put his 280 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 3: head down and started weeping and weeping. Blessing your enemies 281 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 3: not only shows God odd that you have the character 282 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 3: to go higher, but it shows people who you really are. 283 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:08,679 Speaker 3: It's easy to be good to those that have been 284 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 3: good to you, But when you can be good to 285 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 3: people that have done you wrong, you're an exceptional person. 286 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 3: You're a Joseph. You're the kind of man, the kind 287 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 3: of woman that God can entrust with greatness. He can 288 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 3: use you for his highest purposes. We see this same 289 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 3: quality in David when he defeated Goliath. King Saul loved 290 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 3: him so much so he brought him to the palace. 291 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 3: David would play the Heart for Saul when he wasn't 292 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 3: feeling well. But David began to get so much recognition 293 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 3: and so much popularity that Saul became jealous of David. 294 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 3: And one day, while he was playing the harp, Saul 295 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 3: took a spear and threw it it. David barely missed him. 296 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:58,120 Speaker 3: This happened time and time again. Saul was wrong, he 297 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 3: was jealous. But you will never read where David tried 298 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 3: to pay him back. Despite Saul trying to kill him, 299 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 3: what did David do? Played the heart for him, tried 300 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 3: to make his life even better? Fast forward years later, 301 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 3: Saul had been killed in a battle gone for a 302 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 3: long time. David had been the king, won many victories, 303 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 3: had incredible success. Now he was later in his life, 304 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 3: not out fighting battles, but enjoying the blessings in favor 305 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:32,640 Speaker 3: that God had given him. One night, sitting around the palace, 306 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 3: David said to his men, is anyone still alive from 307 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 3: the house of Saul that I can be good to? 308 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 3: I can imagine his men saying, excuse me, David, are 309 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:48,399 Speaker 3: you feeling okay? Do you remember? Saul was trying to 310 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:52,199 Speaker 3: kill you. He chased you through the desert, made your 311 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 3: life miserable, threw spears at you when you were being 312 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 3: good to him. David said, in effect, yes, I know 313 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 3: who he was, but I want to bless my enemies. 314 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 3: I want to do something good for his family despite 315 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 3: what he tried to do to me. No wonder David 316 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 3: is called a man after God's own heart. My prayer 317 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 3: is God, help us to grow to the place where 318 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 3: we're not looking for ways to get revenge on our enemies, 319 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 3: but we're looking for ways to bless our enemies. Well, Joe, 320 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 3: you're too nice. I believe in standing up for myself. 321 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 3: I believe in paying people back. The scripture says you 322 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 3: overcome evil with good. You don't overcome evil with more evil. 323 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 3: If you do the same thing to them that they're 324 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,640 Speaker 3: doing to you. They lie about you, so you lie 325 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:47,360 Speaker 3: about them. They betrayed you, so you betray them. Not 326 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:50,959 Speaker 3: only will you have a bigger problem, more conflict, but 327 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 3: you'll get stuck. It will keep you from rising higher. 328 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 3: David found Saul's grandson. He was crippled. They brought him 329 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 3: to the palace. David gave him all the land that 330 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 3: belonged to his grandfather. He said to him, from now on, 331 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 3: you will sit at my table and have dinner with 332 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 3: me every night. You imagine having the grandson of the 333 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,439 Speaker 3: man that tried to kill you eating dinner with you 334 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 3: every night. That takes a big man. That takes somebody 335 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 3: of great character. You may have had people do you wrong. 336 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 3: We all have. Don't be bitter. Be a David. Overcome 337 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 3: the evil with good. During the Korean War, a father 338 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,679 Speaker 3: was arrested by the Communist when they found out he 339 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 3: was a follower of Christ. He was ordered to be shot, 340 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:45,639 Speaker 3: but when this young Communist leader that was about to 341 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 3: carry out the execution learned that this father with the 342 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 3: head of an orphanage, he decided to spare his life 343 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:57,159 Speaker 3: and instead take the life of his son. Right on 344 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 3: the spot, they lined up his nineteen year old son 345 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:03,640 Speaker 3: and executed him. Years later, when the war was over 346 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 3: and peace was restored, this young Communist leader was put 347 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 3: on trial by the United Nations. He was found guilty 348 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 3: and sentenced to death. Before the senates could be carried out, 349 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 3: this father, whose son was murdered, pleaded with the court 350 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 3: to spare his life. He argued that he was too young, 351 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 3: that he didn't really know what he was doing. He 352 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 3: told the court, I'll take him into my own home. 353 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 3: I'll be responsible for him. I'll make sure he lives 354 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 3: a productive life. Against all odds, the United Nations granted 355 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 3: this unbelievable request. This father took the murder of his 356 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 3: son into his home. He loved him, he cared for him. 357 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 3: That young man gave his life to Christ. He ended 358 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:54,439 Speaker 3: up becoming the pastor of a church. But most of 359 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 3: us will never have to face anything that traumatic. But 360 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:01,919 Speaker 3: you may have a co word that's jealous, tries to 361 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,679 Speaker 3: keep you from a promotion. You may have a friend 362 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 3: that walks away, a relative that's not honest. It's easy 363 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:11,719 Speaker 3: to hold on to the hurt and look for ways 364 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 3: to pay them back. Why don't you try a different 365 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:18,919 Speaker 3: approach and bless your enemies, be good to those that 366 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:24,479 Speaker 3: have done you wrong. Living vindictive, angry, bitter, it only 367 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 3: poisons your life. I know the pain was real, what 368 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 3: they did hurt, it wasn't fair, but holding on to 369 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 3: it doesn't make it better. If you will let it 370 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:39,199 Speaker 3: go and live out of a place of forgiveness, a 371 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:42,639 Speaker 3: place of wholeness, you'll not only feel better. But that's 372 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:46,119 Speaker 3: what allows the creator of the universe to go to work. 373 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 3: It may have been meant for your harm, but he 374 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 3: knows how to turn it around and use it to 375 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 3: your advantage. In the New Testament Book of Filehman, Paul 376 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 3: was in prison. He was an old man. His life 377 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 3: was coming to an end, and he wrote a letter 378 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 3: to a man named Philemon. He was like a son 379 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 3: to Paul. Philemon was a wealthy man. He owned a 380 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 3: large estate, and he'd come to know the Lord through Paul. 381 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 3: Paul was writing to him about one of his runaway 382 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 3: slaves named Anissimus. Anissimus didn't just run away. Commentaries tell 383 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 3: us that he stole something from Philemon, and then he 384 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:30,360 Speaker 3: took off. This runaway slave met up with Paul in prison. 385 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 3: He gave his life to Christ. He too, became like 386 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 3: a son to Paul. Paul was in a predicament. Anissimus 387 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:41,919 Speaker 3: had done wrong to Philemon, He'd stolen from him, but 388 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 3: now he was changed. So Paul wrote Philemon a letter 389 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 3: on Anissimus's behalf. He said in verse ten something like this, 390 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 3: I appealed to you for my son Anissimus. Formerly he 391 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 3: was useless to you, but you will see he has changed. 392 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 3: I am sending him back to you, not as your slave, 393 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:08,159 Speaker 3: but as your brother. Welcome him as you would welcome me. 394 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 3: If he owes you anything, or done you any wrong, 395 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 3: put it on my account, and I give you my word, 396 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 3: I will pay you back. Paul was saying, in effect, Fileiman, 397 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 3: I know Anissimus has done you wrong. I know he's stolen. 398 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 3: I know he ran away. You have a good right 399 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:29,119 Speaker 3: to be angry, to be vindictive when he returns. You 400 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 3: could imprison him, make his life miserable. But something has changed. 401 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 3: He's no longer your slave. He's your brother. This was 402 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 3: a test. Would Filiman receive him back, would he forgive him, 403 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 3: be good to him, treat him like a brother, or 404 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 3: would he hold on to the hurt, be angry, try 405 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 3: to get revenge. The scripture doesn't tell us how the 406 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 3: story ends. Did he put him in change, did he 407 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 3: send him to prison? I believe that. Believeman took Paul's 408 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:06,119 Speaker 3: advice and received him back, not as a slave but 409 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 3: as a brother. I believe he passed the test, that 410 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 3: he showed him mercy. Sooner or later, a nissimus is 411 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,919 Speaker 3: going to show up at your house. Somebody that hurts you, 412 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 3: somebody that did you wrong, somebody that betrayed you. You 413 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,880 Speaker 3: have a right to be angry, to be bitter. That's 414 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 3: a test. Are you stuck in what used to be 415 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:33,919 Speaker 3: trying to get revenge, vindictive? Or have you grown? Have 416 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 3: you come up higher? Have you gotten past the hurt 417 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,639 Speaker 3: where you can show them mercy, where you can be 418 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 3: good to those that have done you wrong, where you 419 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 3: can even bless your enemies. Anissimus showing up is not 420 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 3: a coincidence. That's God seeing if you're ready to go 421 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 3: to a new level. Joel, they don't deserve it. You 422 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 3: don't know what they've done to me. I am not 423 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:02,479 Speaker 3: going to forgive them what they owe you. God is saying, 424 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 3: put it on my account what they took from you. 425 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 3: I'll pay you back. They may have hurt you, but 426 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 3: if you'll do your part and receive them back, God 427 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 3: will make it up to you. Think about the mercy 428 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 3: God has shown you when you didn't deserve it. He 429 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 3: forgave you when we got off course on purpose. He 430 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:28,160 Speaker 3: protected us when we got in trouble, He rescued us. 431 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 3: Why don't you take some of that same mercy, that 432 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 3: same goodness and show it to the people that have 433 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 3: done you wrong. You have to give people the grace 434 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:42,160 Speaker 3: to change. Don't judge their whole life on one season, 435 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 3: on one mistake. They may have left you a slave, 436 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 3: so to speak. They hurt you, they made mistakes, they 437 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 3: did you wrong, but now they've changed, Now they're your brother. 438 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 3: The mercy you show them is the mercy God's going 439 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 3: to show you. What you do with the Nissimus will 440 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:04,640 Speaker 3: determine what God is going to do with you. If 441 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:08,679 Speaker 3: you're angry, bitter, vindictive, you'll get stuck. And I'm not 442 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 3: saying you have to befriend them and allow them all access, 443 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 3: but you should get past the offense, pass the hurt 444 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 3: where you can treat them with kindness, treat them with respect. 445 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:24,919 Speaker 3: Life is too short to live. Vindictive, angry, trying to 446 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:28,159 Speaker 3: get even turn that over to God. Put it on 447 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 3: his account. People can't pay you back, they can't make 448 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 3: it right. But if you'll go to God, he'll make 449 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 3: up for what people cannot give you. A Nissimus is coming, 450 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 3: Joseph's brothers are coming. I'm asking you to pass the test, 451 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 3: show God you can handle a new level bless your enemies, 452 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 3: pray for those that do your wrong, do good to 453 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:53,440 Speaker 3: the people that have hurt you. If you'll do this, 454 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 3: I believe and declare you're going to see new levels 455 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:01,119 Speaker 3: of influence, new levels of favor. God is going to 456 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 3: pay you back for the wrongs, heal the hurts, and 457 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 3: take you to the fullness of your destiny in Jesus's name. 458 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:10,879 Speaker 3: And if you receive it today, can you say amen, 459 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 3: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus 460 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 3: the Lord of your life. 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