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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 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 3: your life. Well, I'll bless you. It's a joy to 39 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 3: come into your homes and if you're ever in our area, 40 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 3: please stop by and be a part of one of 41 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 3: our services. I promise you we'll make you feel right 42 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 3: at home. I like to start with something funny and 43 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 3: I heard about this pastor. He was raising funds for 44 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 3: a new auditorium. He said to the congregation. Anyone that 45 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 3: will give a thousand dollars can pick out the next 46 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 3: three hymns. A little old lady in the back raised 47 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 3: her hand said, Pastor, I'll do it. He was so excited, 48 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 3: said thank you, ma'am. Now which three hymns would you like? 49 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 3: She looked over the congregation said I'll take him and 50 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 3: him and him say it like you mean it. This 51 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 3: is my Bible. I am what it says. I am. 52 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 3: I have what it says I have. I can do 53 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 3: what it says I can do. Today I will be 54 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 3: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 55 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 3: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 56 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 3: the same. In Jesus's name, God bless you. I want 57 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 3: to talk to you today about the smile of God. 58 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 3: We all have had people that have done us wrong. 59 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 3: It's easy to hold on to the hurts and be 60 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 3: vindictive and try to pay them back. But one test 61 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 3: we all have to pass is not just forgiving people, 62 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 3: but being good to those that haven't been good to us. 63 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 3: When they betrayed you, when they left you out, it 64 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 3: sets you back at a disadvantage. It wasn't fair, But 65 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 3: God is a god of justice. At some point the 66 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 3: tables will be turned. You'll be up and they'll be down. 67 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 3: The real test of how high you can go is 68 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 3: how do you treat people when you have the advantage. 69 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 3: They hurt you, but now you're in a position of power. 70 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 3: You were promoted and they work for you. Now they're 71 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 3: at your mercy. It's easy to say thank you. Jesus 72 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 3: is payback time. Let me show them how it feels 73 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 3: to be mistreated, pushed down, ignored. You have every right 74 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 3: in in one sense, to get even what they did 75 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 3: was wrong. But the way you pass the test is 76 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 3: by showing mercy and doing good to those that have 77 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 3: done you wrong. When God can trust you to handle favor, influence, 78 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 3: power without being vindictive, getting even trying to prove your point, 79 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 3: then he can take you to new levels. God wouldn't 80 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 3: have put you in that situation if you couldn't handle it. 81 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 3: Pass the test. Be merciful, be kind. It's not about them, 82 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 3: it's about you. God is seeing if you're ready to 83 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 3: be promoted, Can he trust you with more favor? As 84 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 3: long as you're going to use the influence to be vindictive, 85 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 3: then you'll get stuck. Every person has been hurt. You 86 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 3: can't live long without having wrongs done to you. The 87 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 3: question is how do you respond. Jesus said, when somebody 88 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 3: takes your coat, give them your shirt too. When they 89 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 3: ask you to go a mile, go two miles, doesn't 90 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 3: make sense, that's not fair, it's a test. Here's the key. 91 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 3: Paying people back is overrated. Being vindictive doesn't bring lasting joy. 92 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 3: It's temporary. Then it's done. But when you show mercy 93 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 3: to people that have hurt you, when you're kind to 94 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 3: someone that you have every right to ignore, when you 95 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 3: help that neighbor that's always rude to you, you will 96 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 3: feel a joy deep down in your spirit, a contentment, 97 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 3: a satisfaction. You know what that is. It's the smile 98 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 3: of God. And somebody may have done you wrong and 99 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 3: you've taken that first step to forgive, but the last 100 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 3: thing on your mind is being good to them. You're 101 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 3: not going to help them, you're not going to show 102 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 3: them favor. They put you at a disadvantage. They can 103 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 3: fend for themselves, but there will be a time where 104 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 3: you have the advantage where you have the power to 105 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 3: either push them down further make their life more difficult, 106 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 3: or to lift them up. They don't deserve it. They 107 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 3: haven't apologized everything in you. Will say walk away. It's 108 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 3: not your problem. They're reaping what they're sowing. That's an 109 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 3: opportunity for you to come up higher. Will you help 110 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 3: the person that wouldn't help you? Will you go the 111 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 3: extra mile for that coworker that left you out? Will 112 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 3: you be kind to that relative that tried to make 113 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 3: you look bad? This is what Esau did in the scripture. 114 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 3: His brother Jacob cheated him his whole life. He deceived 115 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 3: Esau into trading his birthright for a bowl of soup, 116 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 3: a birthright back then was extremely valuable. Years later, their father, 117 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 3: Isaac was close to death he couldn't see well. Jacob 118 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 3: dressed up like Esau and tricked their father into giving 119 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 3: him the bless scene that belonged to Esau as the 120 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 3: firstborn son, the double portion blessing. When Esau found out 121 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 3: about it, he was so angry that Jacob had to 122 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 3: run for his life. For years, these two brothers lived 123 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,119 Speaker 3: the strains from each other, and over time God dealt 124 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 3: with Jacob. He knew he had done wrong and he 125 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 3: wanted to move back to his country where he belonged, 126 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 3: so he sent messengers with gifts to Esau, telling him 127 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 3: that his brother wanted to meet him. Esau sent word 128 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 3: back saying that he would meet Jacob at a certain 129 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 3: place and he was bringing four hundred men. Jacob thought 130 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 3: that means one thing, revenge. He's going to try to 131 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 3: pay me back. The big moment finally arrived. Jacob could 132 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 3: see Esau coming down the road with all of his men. 133 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 3: I'm sure Jacob's heart was beating fast. He was about 134 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 3: to meet the man he had deceived and cheated all 135 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 3: this time. Esau had every right to be angry, bitter, vindictive. 136 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 3: This was his big moment to pay his brother back. 137 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 3: Jacob had someone take his family, including his young son Joseph, 138 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 3: over to the side of the road so no one 139 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 3: would be hurt. When Esau recognized it was Jacob, he 140 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 3: took off running toward him. Jacob braced himself, but it 141 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 3: wasn't what he thought. Esau grabbed Jacob and hugged him, 142 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 3: held on to him, told him how much he loved him, 143 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 3: how much he'd missed him. He saw his family, he 144 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 3: went over and hugged Jacob's wife, Rachel, hugged little Joseph. 145 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 3: Jacob was so moved at Esau's kindness so taken aback. 146 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 3: How instead of trying to get revenge, he was being 147 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 3: good to them. Jacob said in Genesis thirty three, what 148 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 3: a relief it is seeing your friendly smile. It's like 149 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 3: seeing the smile of God. When you do good to 150 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 3: people that don't deserve it, you are being the smile 151 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 3: of God. When you show kindness to that coworker that 152 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 3: did you wrong, when you helped that friend that walked 153 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 3: away when you needed them, when you bless that relative 154 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 3: that hurts you, you're not only being the smile of God, 155 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 3: but God will smile back on you. You are passing 156 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 3: the test. You are proving to God that you can 157 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 3: be trusted. Now, all those years that Jacob cheated Esau, 158 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 3: Jacob had the advantage. He was up and Esau was down. 159 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 3: But God knows how to bring justice. Years later, the 160 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:49,680 Speaker 3: tables had turned, Esau had the advantage. The only way 161 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 3: back home for Jacob was through Esau's property. Now Jacob 162 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 3: was at the mercy of Esau. Somebody may have put 163 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 3: you at a disadvantage. They didn't keep their word. They 164 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 3: were dishonest, like Esau. It sets you back, But the 165 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 3: time is coming where the tables will turn. You'll be 166 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 3: up and they'll be down. You'll have the advantage. Now. 167 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 3: What you do with the advantage will determine whether you 168 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 3: rise higher or whether you stay where you are. The 169 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 3: advantage wasn't given to pay people back. The advantage is 170 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 3: not to get even. The advantage is a test. Will 171 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 3: you be like Esau and be good to them? Will 172 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 3: you show them mercy and help them with what they need? 173 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 3: Will you be the smile of God? Esau said, Jacob, 174 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 3: follow me and I'll lead you back home My men, 175 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 3: and I will protect you and make sure you get 176 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 3: there safely. Jacob said, in verse fifteen, you have no 177 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 3: reason to be this kind to me. He couldn't understand 178 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 3: why Esau was being so loving, so forgiving so kind. 179 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 3: You may have had people that did you wrong. You 180 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 3: have no reason to be good to them, no reason 181 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 3: to forgive, no reason to be kind. In fact, you 182 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 3: can think of a hundred reasons why you shouldn't be 183 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 3: good to them. They left you with young kids to 184 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 3: raise on your own. They played politics, lied about you, 185 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 3: and got the promotion that you deserved. They may have 186 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 3: the advantage now, but at some point, like with Jacob, 187 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 3: you will have what they need. That's when you have 188 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 3: to dig your heels in and say, I am not 189 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:40,560 Speaker 3: going to use this power to get revenge. I'm going 190 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 3: to be good to them for no reason. I'm going 191 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 3: to show them kindness even though they don't deserve it. 192 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 3: Here's the thing. How you treat the people that have 193 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 3: hurt you is setting an example for your children. They 194 00:11:56,040 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 3: will respond the way you respond. If they see you 195 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 3: being hateful, holding a grudge, making disparaging remarks, they'll grow 196 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 3: up doing those same things. But when they see you 197 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 3: being merciful, showing kindness to someone you could ignore helping 198 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 3: the person that hurts you, not only are you showing 199 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:21,959 Speaker 3: God that you're ready to go higher, but your children 200 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 3: will fall in your footsteps. More than your words, your actions, 201 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 3: your example, it is making an indelible impact in their hearts. 202 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 3: You are teaching them to be the smile of God. Friends. 203 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 3: Life is not about being angry, getting revenge, being mean 204 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 3: to people that have been mean to you. That's a 205 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 3: shallow way to live. There is no satisfaction in being vindictive. 206 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 3: You may be happy for a day or two, then 207 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,319 Speaker 3: the bitterness will come right back. If you want to 208 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 3: see real joy, real fulfillment. If you want to lie 209 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 3: down at night, sleep at peace, then be kind to 210 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 3: people for no reason. Show mercy when you have the advantage, 211 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 3: lift someone up when they push you down. Be the 212 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 3: smile of God. Joe Us not fair. You don't know 213 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 3: what they've done to me. If you're basing your goodness 214 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 3: to people on fairness, then you'll get stuck because you 215 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 3: may be kind to somebody and they're not kind to you. 216 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 3: Here's the key. God will make it up to you. 217 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 3: It may not come from the people you're helping. They 218 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 3: may not be able to pay you back, but God 219 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 3: will cause somebody to be good to you. Many things 220 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 3: you know this that God asked us to do are 221 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:47,079 Speaker 3: not fair. Wasn't fair for Esau to welcome Jacob back 222 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 3: with open arms and lead him to his house. He 223 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 3: was looking for fairness. He would have paid Jacob back 224 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 3: by taking his wife, his children, his flocks, his equipment. 225 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 3: Then he would have the double poor that belonged to 226 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 3: him in the first place. Instead, Esau trusted God to 227 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 3: make it up to him. He trusted God to bring justice. 228 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 3: Are you not showing mercy because it's not fair? They 229 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 3: hurt you. They were wrong, they lied about you. It's 230 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 3: not about being fair. It's about passing the test. That 231 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 3: person that walked away and now they're asking you to 232 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 3: help them. It's not fair. It's mercy. It's being the 233 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 3: smile of God. When you go the extra mile to 234 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 3: show kindness to someone for no reason, God sees that 235 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 3: and He will reward you. When you're being the smile 236 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 3: of God. I can assure you God will smile back 237 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 3: on you. When God pays you back, it will be 238 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 3: better than anything you could have made happen. Don't be 239 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 3: frustrated because it's not fair. God is keeping the records. 240 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 3: You may so a see over here. Help someone that 241 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 3: doesn't deserve it. They're not even grateful. That doesn't matter. 242 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 3: You're not doing it just for them. You're doing it 243 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 3: unto God. They don't have to say thanks, don't expect 244 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 3: their appreciation. Let God make it up to you. And 245 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 3: in these times where you're doing the right thing and 246 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 3: it's unfair, your character is being developed. You're proving to 247 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 3: God that he can trust you. It's easy to be 248 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 3: good to people when they're being good to us. It's 249 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 3: easy to show mercy when they deserve it. They were 250 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 3: merciful to us. That doesn't take any faith. The real 251 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 3: test is when they've betrayed you and now they need 252 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 3: your help, when they push you down and now you 253 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 3: have the power to promote them, When they've been rude 254 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 3: to you, and now they're asking you for a favor, 255 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 3: are you going to treat them the way they treated you, 256 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 3: or are you going to be the smile of God? 257 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 3: I can imagine little Joseph standing on the side of 258 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 3: the road watching his father Jacob, about to meet his 259 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 3: uncle Esau. Joseph knew his father had done wrong. He'd 260 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 3: heard the stories how he had cheated Esau. Now they 261 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 3: were about to meet. Esau came out running. When Joseph 262 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 3: saw him hug his father and not only forgive him, 263 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 3: but show him mercy and kindness, that seed took root 264 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 3: in Joseph's heart. He saw his uncle being good to 265 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 3: someone that didn't deserve it. He saw Esau being the 266 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 3: smile of God. Years later, this little boy, Joseph had 267 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 3: grown up and become the Prime Minister of Egypt, one 268 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 3: of the most powerful people of his day. It wasn't 269 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 3: easy getting there. As a teenager, he was betrayed by 270 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 3: his brothers. They threw him into a pit, were going 271 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 3: to leave him there to die. Then they saw a 272 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 3: caravan of Ishmaelites coming by. They decided instead to sell 273 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 3: him as a slave to a man named Potterphar. Wasn't fair. 274 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 3: Joseph didn't understand it, but he kept being his best. 275 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:14,880 Speaker 3: Potterphar's wife falsely accused him. He was put in prison. 276 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:19,679 Speaker 3: All this time, Joseph kept passing the test, doing the 277 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 3: right thing when it was hard, proving to God that 278 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 3: he could trust him. One day, years later, his brothers 279 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:31,879 Speaker 3: showed up at the palace looking for food. The same 280 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 3: brothers that had thrown him into the pit, the same 281 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 3: ones that had made his life miserable. They didn't recognize Joseph, 282 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 3: they had no idea he was still alive. But Joseph 283 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:48,159 Speaker 3: recognized them. This was his big chance to pay them back, 284 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 3: his chance to get even the tables had turned. Instead 285 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 3: of Joseph being in the pit with no power at 286 00:17:56,560 --> 00:18:00,159 Speaker 3: the mercy of his brothers, now his brothers are in 287 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 3: the pit, so to speak, at the mercy of Joseph. 288 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 3: They need what he has. There's a famine in the land, 289 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 3: and they've traveled a great distance looking for food. Joseph 290 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 3: is in charge of the food supply. When Joseph looked 291 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 3: at them, he was tempted to say take them away, 292 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 3: put them in prison. He could feel for a moment 293 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 3: the anger, the bitterness rising up saying pay them back. 294 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 3: Then his mind flashed back to that time when he 295 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 3: was a little boy, seeing his uncle Esau forgiving his 296 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 3: father being kind to Jacob even though he had done 297 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 3: him great wrong. Joseph looked at his brothers and thought, 298 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 3: I'm not going to treat you the way you've treated me. 299 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 3: I'm going to do what my uncle did. I'm going 300 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,639 Speaker 3: to be good to you. I'm going to show you 301 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 3: kindness that you don't deserve. I'm going to be the 302 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 3: smile of God. Joseph had the advantage, but he didn't 303 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 3: use his power to get even. He used his power 304 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 3: to be good to them. He could have said, it's 305 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 3: not fair. They have taken away years of my life. 306 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:10,439 Speaker 3: Why should I be kind to them? They threw me 307 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 3: into a pit. Why should I give them food? They 308 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 3: sold me into slavery. If he was looking for fairness, 309 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 3: he'd have never passed the tesk. If he was counting 310 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 3: on his brothers to pay him back. He would have 311 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 3: sent them to prison because they couldn't do it. People 312 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 3: can't undo every wrong they've done to you. They can't 313 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 3: give you back the years they hurt you, the years 314 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 3: they put you at a disadvantage. Here's the beauty God can, 315 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 3: he said in the Book of Joel, I will restore 316 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 3: the years that have been stolen it. But too often 317 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 3: we're looking at what people can't do. We should be 318 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:54,120 Speaker 3: looking at what God can do. During those thirteen years, 319 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 3: Joseph proved he could be trusted. He was trusted in 320 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 3: Potiphar's house when Potiphar's wife tried to seduce him, Joseph 321 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 3: stayed on the high road. He was trusted in the 322 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 3: prison set of sitting around bitter he helped the buttoner 323 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 3: get out when his brother stood in front of him. 324 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:17,120 Speaker 3: God knew he could trust Joseph to not be vindictive. 325 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 3: With those brothers right there, Joseph was so overcome with 326 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 3: emotion he ran out of the room and wept, and 327 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,640 Speaker 3: wept so loud that people all through the palace could 328 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 3: hear him. Having favor doesn't mean you won't feel pain. 329 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 3: Being blessed doesn't mean you won't have hurts. Wasn't easy 330 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 3: for Joseph. All those years being betrayed, he longed to 331 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 3: see his family. There were many sleepless nights, times he 332 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 3: felt forgotten, like his dream would never come to pass. 333 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 3: Seeing his brothers was overwhelming. When he finally revealed to 334 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 3: them who he really was, they were not only speech 335 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:05,160 Speaker 3: they were terrified. They knew their life was in his hands. 336 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 3: Joseph looked at them and said, am I God, is 337 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,920 Speaker 3: it my job to punish you. Don't be afraid of me. 338 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 3: I'm going to take care of you and nourish you 339 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:21,880 Speaker 3: and your children. The scripture says he spoke kindly to them, 340 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 3: reassuring them. Notice he's going to take care of the 341 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 3: people that threw him into the pit. He's going to 342 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 3: nourish the brothers that messed up his life. He's going 343 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,879 Speaker 3: to look after their children. That doesn't make sense. But 344 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 3: when you make this decision to be good to the 345 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 3: people that have done you wrong, to not use the influence, 346 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 3: the power, the advantage to get even, but instead, like Joseph, 347 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:52,640 Speaker 3: you bless those that have hurt you. When God can 348 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:56,480 Speaker 3: trust you, there's no limit to ha Hi. He will 349 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 3: take you. Are you letting what somebody. 350 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 6: Did to you. 351 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 3: If you keep you from going to the next level, 352 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:06,679 Speaker 3: are you trying to pay them back? Waiting till you 353 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 3: get the advantage, Then you're going to show them. You're 354 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 3: going to be waiting for a long time. God won't 355 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 3: promote us if we're going to be revengeful. Let God 356 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 3: fight your battles. Let God be your vindicator. Be a 357 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:24,680 Speaker 3: Josh and be good to those that have betrayed you. 358 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 3: Show mercy to those that have lied about you. Be 359 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 3: kind to that relative that tried to make you look bad. 360 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 3: In the scripture, there was a captain in the Syrian 361 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 3: army named Naeman. He was a very influential, well respected man, 362 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 3: but he had leprosy. In one of the battles with Israel, 363 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:47,880 Speaker 3: he captured a young lady and brought her back as 364 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 3: a maid. You can imagine how her life was turned 365 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 3: upside down. She was taken from her family, couldn't see 366 00:22:55,760 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 3: her friends, left everything that was familiar to her. Now 367 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 3: she was in a foreign country, barely spoke the language. 368 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 3: Her hopes and dreams and goals all had to be 369 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 3: put on hold because of this one man, Naeman. It 370 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 3: was his leadership that brought the trouble. You would think 371 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:19,159 Speaker 3: she would be the last person he was concerned about. 372 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 3: But every night, when Naeman took off his armor, she 373 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:27,400 Speaker 3: could see how the leprosy was eating away his flesh. 374 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 3: She could have thought, too bad for you. I hope 375 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 3: you do die. You've messed up my life. She could 376 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 3: have hated him, lived bitter, revengeful, but she understood this principle. 377 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 3: She said, sir, there's a prophet back at home in Israel, 378 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 3: where I'm from. If you'll go see him, he'll pray 379 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 3: for you and you'll get healed. Naeman took the step 380 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,159 Speaker 3: of faith, went to see the prophet, and he was 381 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 3: perfectly well, all because a young lady showed kindness to 382 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 3: someone that had done her wrong. She was being the 383 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 3: smile of God. Well, Joel, I'm not going to help 384 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 3: my enemy. That doesn't make sense. When you withhold good 385 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 3: that you can do for others, God will withhold the 386 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:16,880 Speaker 3: good he has for you. But too often we think, 387 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 3: if they wouldn't have hurt me, then I would help them. 388 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:22,719 Speaker 3: If they hadn't have made me look bad in that 389 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 3: business meeting, then I'd show them some shortcuts. But when 390 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 3: you sow a seed of kindness, a seed of forgiveness, 391 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 3: a seed of being good to somebody that's done you wrong. 392 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 3: You are showing God that he can trust you. Your 393 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:41,919 Speaker 3: character is coming up higher. That's when God will release 394 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 3: more favor in your own life. I talked to a 395 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 3: gentleman recently. He's very well known. For over twenty years, 396 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 3: he had been estranged from all of his brothers and sisters. 397 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:56,959 Speaker 3: They had not spoken or had any kind of contact. 398 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 3: They would see him out in the public eye. He 399 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 3: has a lot of success and notoriety. But there were 400 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 3: things these siblings didn't see eye to eye on. Their 401 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 3: relationship with him was nonexistent. One day, their eighty year 402 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:15,239 Speaker 3: old mother was hit by a car rushed to the 403 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 3: hospital in a coma. All of the siblings, including this man, 404 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,119 Speaker 3: flew in from different parts of the country and hurried 405 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:26,400 Speaker 3: up to the hospital. After they saw their mother, they 406 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 3: gathered in a room. He said to his siblings, it's 407 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 3: time to let it go. Let's bury all the hurts, 408 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 3: the misunderstandings, the harsh words, and let's start afresh and anew. 409 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 3: They all hugged and wept as their mother lay next 410 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,919 Speaker 3: door in a coma. All that is, except one brother. 411 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 3: He looked at this man said I can't do it. 412 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 3: I can't forgive. They walked away. His brother went home 413 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:58,119 Speaker 3: and he watches us on television. The next morning, my 414 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 3: message came on. It was all about not holding a grudge, 415 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 3: letting things go. He knew that was God's speaking to him. 416 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 3: He went back the next day and told his brother, 417 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:12,239 Speaker 3: I've changed my mind. I forgive you. They hugged and 418 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:16,399 Speaker 3: now all their relationships have been restored. But what's interesting 419 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:20,439 Speaker 3: is the mother never did wake up from the coma. 420 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 3: She passed a couple months later. The man told me, 421 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 3: I think God kept my mother alive. I think he 422 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 3: didn't take her instantly in that accident, just so all 423 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 3: of us siblings could be restored. Maybe God's having you 424 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 3: hear this so that you can make things right, so 425 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 3: that you can show mercy to somebody that doesn't deserve it. 426 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 3: It's easy to hold a grudge, try to pay him back, 427 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 3: make their life miserable. All that's doing is holding you back. 428 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 3: Why don't you be a Joseph, Why don't you be 429 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:57,400 Speaker 3: an Esau and be good to someone that hasn't been 430 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 3: good to you. Why don't you show kindness that they 431 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 3: don't deserve. Why don't you be the smile of God. 432 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 3: The mercy you show others is the mercy people are 433 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 3: going to show you. We all make mistakes at some point, 434 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 3: we're all Joseph. At another point we're all His brothers. 435 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 3: We need forgiveness. When you're the smile of God, God 436 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 3: will make sure people will always smile back on you. 437 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 3: If you'll do this, I believe and declare because God 438 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 3: can trust you like Joseph, He's going to give you 439 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 3: more influence, more favor, more opportunity. You're going to have 440 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 3: better relationships, rise higher and reach the fullness of your 441 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:45,360 Speaker 3: destiny in Jesus's name, And if you receive it, can 442 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 3: you say it? Men? Today, I'd like to give you 443 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 3: an opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 444 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 3: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll 445 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 3: repent of my sins. 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