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It's time, your time, not just to 18 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: go back to school, but to come back and move 19 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: forward with Purdue Global, Purdue's online university for working adults. 20 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 2: Start your comeback at Purdueglobal dot edu. 21 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 3: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to 22 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 3: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you 23 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 3: enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and 24 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 3: share it with a friend. We appreciate you and pray 25 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 3: for God's very best in your life. God bless you. 26 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 3: It's a joy to come into your homes. We love you. No, 27 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 3: God has great things in store for you. If you're 28 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: ever in our area, please stop by and be a 29 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 3: part of one of our services. I promise you we'll 30 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 3: make you feel right at home. But thanks so much 31 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 3: for tuning in. Thank you again for coming out today. 32 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 3: And I like to start with something funny. And I 33 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 3: heard about this man named Bubba. He lived way out 34 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 3: in the country and he had this stray dog that 35 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 3: kept showing up at his house. And his wife said, Bubba, 36 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 3: you need to put the dog in the truck and 37 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 3: take him down the road and let him out in 38 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 3: the woods. That's where he lives. And so Bubba loaded 39 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 3: him up took him a mile down the road. When 40 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 3: Bubba got back home, the dog was running up the 41 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 3: driveway practically beat him back. He put him back in. 42 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 4: The truck and drove him further away. 43 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 3: Came back home thirty minutes later, the dog was coming 44 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 3: up the driveway. His wife said, Bubba, you got to 45 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 3: put him in the truck and drive him way out 46 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 3: and take him around in circles and get. 47 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 4: Him all mixed up. 48 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 3: So Bubba put him in the truck, drove an hour 49 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 3: away and criss crossed those country roads that he'd never 50 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 3: driven on before. Two hours later, he called his wife 51 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 3: from the truck on the cellphone. Said, Hey, has the 52 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 3: dog made it back yet? She said, yeap, the dog 53 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 3: is walking down the driveway. He said, do you mind 54 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 3: put him on the line. I need directions. Hold up 55 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 3: your bibles. Say it like you mean it. This is 56 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 3: my Bible. I am what it says. 57 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 4: I am. 58 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 3: I have what it says I have. I can do 59 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 3: what it says I can do. Today I will be 60 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 3: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. 61 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 4: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 62 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 3: I will never be the same. In g Jesus' name, 63 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 3: God bless you. I want to talk to you today 64 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 3: about the goodness of God. Just like the sun radiates heat, 65 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 3: God radiates goodness. It's not just what he does, it's 66 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 3: who he is. God's very nature is good, and it's 67 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 3: important that we recognize God's goodness. When my father went 68 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 3: to be with the Lord. The critics told us that 69 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 3: Lakewood would never make it, but we didn't go under. 70 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 3: We went over. Today we are stronger than ever. That's 71 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 3: the goodness of God. The medical report said my mother 72 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 3: had a few weeks to live. That was over thirty 73 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 3: years ago. Today my mom is alive and healthy. The 74 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 3: goodness of God. I walked into a jewelry store and 75 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 3: met Victoria. 76 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 4: The goodness of God. 77 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 3: Our children are healthy, the goodness of God. I don't 78 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 3: look like my brother Paul. The goodness of God. That's 79 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 3: his mercy too. The scripture says every good gift comes 80 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 3: from our Father in Heaven, large or small. You're in 81 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 3: a crowded parking lot, a car backs out, you get 82 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 3: a front row space. The goodness of God. You're going 83 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 3: through a difficult time. A friend stops by out of 84 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 3: the blue cheers you up. 85 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 4: The goodness of God. 86 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 3: I was in the maul the other day buying some 87 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 3: tennis shoes. A lady came up that I'd never met. 88 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 3: She said, do you have a coupon? I said no, 89 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 3: I don't. She said, here, take this, I have an 90 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 3: extra one. It's forty percent off. That wasn't just a 91 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 3: lucky break. That's the goodness of our God. The scripture 92 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 3: talks about how God was in their minst but they 93 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 3: knew him not too many times. God's working in our lives, 94 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 3: showing us favor, protecting us, sending us healing. But we 95 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 3: don't recognize God's goodness. Don't take things for granted. It 96 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 3: wasn't a coincidence that you met your spouse and fell 97 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 3: in love. God was directing your stafe. Wasn't a lucky 98 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 3: break that you got that job. It was God's hind 99 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 3: of favor. The fact that your children are strong and 100 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 3: healthy is not just good fortune. 101 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 4: That's God being good to you. 102 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 3: All through the day. We should be saying, thank you 103 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 3: Lord for your goodness, Thank you for my health, thank 104 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 3: you for my spouse, Thank you. 105 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:22,919 Speaker 4: For the opportunity that you've given me. 106 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 3: Some of you, If it had not been for the 107 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 3: goodness of God, you wouldn't be alive today. If it 108 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 3: had not been for God's goodness, you'd still be addicted. 109 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 3: But look at you now. You're free, you're clean, you're 110 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 3: helping others. It had not been for God's goodness, you 111 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 3: could have had a nervous breakdown with all you've been through. 112 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 4: But look at you now. You're peaceful, you're beautiful, you're. 113 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 3: Strong, you're confident, you're happy, you're victorious. I don't know 114 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 3: about you, but I'm gonna thank God for his goodness. 115 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 3: I'm gonna recognize his hand of favor. I'm going to 116 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 3: see the extraordinary in what seems ordinary. The fact that 117 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 3: I can walk is the goodness of God. The fact 118 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 3: that I can see, I can think clearly. I have health, 119 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 3: I have opportunity. I have family. That's not just fate. 120 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 3: That's the creator of the universe breathing in our direction. Now, 121 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 3: let's don't be like the people back then and have 122 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 3: God's goodness all around us. Yet we don't realize it. 123 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 3: We take it for granted. 124 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,919 Speaker 4: No any good thing that happens, Thank you. 125 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 3: Lord for your goodness. There's this man that I really 126 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 3: wanted to meet. He works in the television industry and 127 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 3: he's very influential on me. I've had this desire for 128 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 3: a long time, and I believe that God would bring 129 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 3: our past together. The year after year of gone by 130 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 3: and didn't look like anything was happening, no kind of connection. 131 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 3: A couple of months ago, I called a lady that 132 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 3: I know out of state, and we were talking about 133 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 3: a project. She said, Joel, I'd love to help you. 134 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 3: Do you mind if I take this to my business partner. 135 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 3: It just so happened. Her business partner was this man 136 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 3: I'd been hoping to meet recently. I spent the whole 137 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 3: day with him in his home. That's not a lucky break. 138 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 3: That's the goodness of God. 139 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 4: Right now. 140 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 3: God is going before you, lining up the right people, 141 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 3: the right breaks. He's arranging things in your favor. You 142 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 3: need to be on the lookout for God's goodness. Our 143 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 3: attitude should be I can't wait to see what God's 144 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:31,559 Speaker 3: going to do today. Anything good that happens, be quick 145 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 3: to give God the credit. May not be something big, 146 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 3: just something small. You all of a sudden have a 147 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 3: good idea. Lord, Thank you for that idea. I know 148 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 3: it came from you. You get finished with the project 149 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 3: at work sooner than you expected. Lord, Thank you for 150 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 3: your goodness. 151 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 4: See. 152 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 3: God is constantly working showing us his goodness, but too 153 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 3: many times we don't recognize it. We're waiting for the 154 00:07:56,400 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 3: big spectacular things. We're waiting for the red seas to part. 155 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 3: And yes, that happens from time to time. But if 156 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 3: you'll have the right perspective, you'll see the goodness of 157 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 3: God even in simple things. The other day, Victoria put 158 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 3: on some eggs to boil. She wanted hard boiled eggs. 159 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 3: She had to leave, and she asked me to turn 160 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 3: them off, and I said I would, But I got 161 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 3: busy doing a whole bunch of other things and talking 162 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 3: on the phone. Two hours later, out of the blue, 163 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 3: I'm on a conversation, the thought comes to. 164 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 4: My mind, turn off the eggs. 165 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 3: I ran into the kitchen as fast as I could, 166 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 3: and the whole place was in smoke and no more 167 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,599 Speaker 3: water in the pan. She wanted hard boiled eggs. I 168 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 3: can promise you these eggs were hard boiled. You could 169 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 3: have used them for baseballs. But no telling what would 170 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 3: have happened. 171 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 4: If I'd have waited a couple of more hours. The 172 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 4: whole place could have burned down. 173 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 3: Why you say, Joel, that's just your mind bringing that 174 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 3: thought back to your memory. No big deal, nothing special 175 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,199 Speaker 3: about that. That may be the way you choose to 176 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 3: see it, But I choose to see it as the goodness. 177 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 4: Of my God. 178 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 3: I know the creator of the universe is directing our 179 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 3: steps he said, his plans for us are for good 180 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 3: and not evil. Whenever something good happens, I'm gonna give 181 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 3: God thanks. When I see favor, Thank you Lord. When 182 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 3: I'm reminded of something I need to do, Thank you Lord. 183 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 3: When somebody lets me in on the freeway, Thank you Lord. 184 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 3: When the temperature comes below one hundred, Thank you Lord. 185 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 3: When I'm protected, Thank you Lord. When I see the breakthrough. 186 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 4: Thank you Lord. Get in the habit of thanking God 187 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 4: for his goodness. 188 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 3: Moses said, God, show me your glory. God said, in effect, okay, Moses, 189 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 3: I'll show it to you, but you can't see my face. 190 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 3: The way you'll know that I've been there is you 191 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 3: will see my goodness. Whenever something good happens, large or small, 192 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:59,199 Speaker 3: God is saying, that's a sign of my presence. If 193 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 3: you're seeing good, you're seeing God. I'm convinced we see 194 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 3: God all day long, but many times we don't recognize him. 195 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 3: A few weeks ago, I was outside my house standing 196 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 3: under a big oak tree talking with some people. You 197 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 3: know how here in Houston there's been a drought, hardly 198 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 3: any rain, and the trees are very stressed. After we 199 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:23,439 Speaker 3: got through talking, we walked away. About ten seconds later, 200 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 3: this big branch fell right where we were standing. If 201 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 3: we'd have still been there, we'd all be in the hospital. 202 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,839 Speaker 3: What caused us to walk away at just the right time. 203 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 3: That wasn't a lucky break. That was the goodness of 204 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 3: God directing our steps. Now, you say, Joel, I had 205 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 3: an accident this week, I totaled my car must not 206 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 3: work for me. No, if it had not been for 207 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:50,079 Speaker 3: God's goodness, you could have lost more than your car. 208 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 4: You could have lost your life. You could be in 209 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 4: the hospital. Have the right perspective. Thank God for his 210 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 4: hand of protection. 211 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 3: Years ago, Victoria and I were on a large boat 212 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 3: with my parents and some friends of theirs, and these 213 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 3: friends were driving the boat and our son, Jonathan was 214 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 3: just a little baby, less than a year old, and 215 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 3: we had him in a carrier, sitting on the side 216 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 3: bench by the outside rail of the boat, and we 217 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 3: were just enjoying the beautiful boat ride the ocean, talking, laughing, visiting. 218 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 3: Victoria was minding her own business when something said to 219 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 3: her so strongly, you need to move Jonathan from the 220 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 3: side to the center of the boat and hold on 221 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,319 Speaker 3: to him. She didn't say a word She just went 222 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 3: over and picked him up and took him to the 223 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 3: center of the boat. About a minute later, the boat 224 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 3: hit a huge wave just right, and everything and everyone 225 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 3: went flying. If he would have still been by the 226 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 3: outside rail, he certainly would have been thrown overboard. All 227 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 3: we could say was thank you, Lord for your goodness. 228 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 3: We recognize God's hand of protection. When something good happens, 229 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 3: you're seeing God, make sure you thank him for make 230 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 3: sure you give him the credit. Some of you don't 231 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 3: think that God's doing anything in your life, but I'm 232 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 3: convinced God is constantly showing us his goodness. My question 233 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 3: is are you recognizing it? Look around this week, be 234 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 3: more aware. The scripture said, oh, taste and see that 235 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 3: the Lord is good. If you're going to taste God's goodness, 236 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 3: you have to realize that every good break, every time 237 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 3: you were protected, every door that opened, every advantage that 238 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 3: you've had, that's God working in your life. 239 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 4: Don't take it for granted. It's like this man. I 240 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 4: heard about it. 241 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 3: He was driving around a crowded parking lot trying to 242 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 3: get a space. 243 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 4: Going around and around. 244 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 3: He got so frustrated he finally said, God, if you'll 245 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 3: give me a parking spot. 246 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 4: I'll go to church every Sunday. Right then immediately a 247 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 4: car backed out. He pulled in. 248 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 3: He said, never mind, God, I just found one. 249 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 4: That's the way we are. 250 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:04,359 Speaker 3: A lot of times we forget that every good. 251 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 4: Thing comes from God. 252 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 3: God is the one that caused the quote lucky break. 253 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,679 Speaker 3: God caused you to be there at the right place, 254 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 3: at the right time. How many times have we all said, wow, 255 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 3: that car almost hit me. Now the split second and 256 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 3: I'd have had an accident. That's not a coincidence. That's 257 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 3: the goodness of God. Make sure you thank him for it. 258 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 3: I have these friends that have two sons. When their 259 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 3: oldest son was a little baby, they would put him 260 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 3: in the bed with them at night, right in between 261 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 3: them and let him sleep there. They'd done this for 262 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 3: many months. One night, they were all sleeping in the bed, 263 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 3: just like normal, and this young man, my friend, he 264 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 3: was suddenly awakened by a bright, bright light. He thought 265 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 3: it must be lightning outside. He'd never seen anything that bright. 266 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 3: He laid in the bed just looking up and he 267 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 3: saw these sparkles on the ceiling, kind of like stars 268 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 3: that were twinkling, and he was kind of dazed. Like 269 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 3: he was dreaming. For some reason. He reached over to 270 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 3: check on his little baby, and the baby wasn't there. Somehow, 271 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 3: the baby had worked his way down to the end 272 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 3: of the bed by their feet and fallen off, and 273 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 3: he was caught in the covers, face down. Jumped up 274 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 3: and got the baby. He was totally blue, barely breathing. 275 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 3: They gave him CPR and the paramedics rushed in, and 276 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 3: long story short, the baby was fine today he's a teenager, 277 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 3: healthy and hull. But here's my point. Had my friend 278 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 3: not been awakened by that bright light, their child wouldn't 279 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 3: have made it. What's interesting is there wasn't any lightning outside. 280 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 3: There wasn't any storm. Friends, That's the kind of God 281 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 3: we serve. 282 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 4: He's a good God. He's a carrying God. He's watching 283 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 4: after you and your family. 284 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 3: Every one of you can look back and see the 285 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 3: times God protected Jim, spared you from an accident, gave 286 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 3: you a promotion, caused you to be at the right 287 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 3: place at the right time. Don't ever get tired of 288 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 3: thanking God for his goodness. 289 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 4: Remember your victories, Tell. 290 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 3: Your children, tell your neighbors, tell your friends. Keep bragging 291 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 3: on the goodness of God. 292 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 4: I've learned. The more you brag on God's. 293 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 3: Goodness, the more of God's goodness you're going to see 294 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 3: when you go around saying, let me tell you what 295 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 3: God did for me. Let me tell you how God 296 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 3: heal my mother a cancer. Let me tell you how 297 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 3: God protected our son on that boat. Let me tell 298 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 3: you how God gave us this beautiful facility. The Psalmist said, 299 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 3: I recall the many miracles God has done for me. 300 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 3: I cannot stop thinking about them. They are constantly in 301 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 3: my thoughts too many times. 302 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 4: Today. 303 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 3: Instead of remembering our victories, we're remembering our defeats, our failures, 304 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 3: our disappointments. You got to switch over and do like 305 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 3: the Psalmist and start remembering the times God protected you, 306 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 3: the times God showed you favor. Time God made a 307 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 3: way when it looked like there was no way. That's 308 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 3: going to cause faith to rise in your hearts. You'll 309 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 3: know if God did it for you back then, he 310 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 3: can certainly do it for you right now. When the 311 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 3: people of Israel were headed toward the Promised Land, the 312 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 3: scripture talks about how God sent them dow in the 313 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 3: desert and in the morning when the sunlight hit the dew. 314 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 4: It formed manna, something like bread. 315 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 3: Now you wouldn't think there would be dew in the desert, 316 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 3: tought dry, hardly any growth. 317 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 4: But that's the goodness of God. 318 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 3: He sent do in the desert, and that dow brought 319 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 3: them their provision. Sometimes in life you may feel like 320 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:45,400 Speaker 3: you're in the desert. In other words, business is slow, 321 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 3: medical report isn't good. 322 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 4: You feel lonely, But be encouraged today. 323 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 3: The God we serve knows how to bring dew in 324 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 3: the desert. He knows how to take care of you, 325 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 3: even when it doesn't look good. When the Israelites got 326 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:04,679 Speaker 3: up each morning and went outside, their provision, their food 327 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 3: was at the doorsteps. 328 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 4: They didn't have to go way way out to get it. 329 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 4: The provision came to them. 330 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 3: They didn't ask for it, they didn't have to struggle 331 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 3: to get it. They didn't have to buy it. It 332 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 3: was simply the goodness of God. Just like with them, 333 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 3: God has due in the desert for every one of 334 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:24,400 Speaker 3: his children. 335 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 4: If you will be. 336 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 3: Faithful where you are and honor God with your life, 337 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 3: there will be. 338 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 4: Blessings that you don't have to go after. They will 339 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 4: come after you. 340 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 3: You didn't ask for it, you didn't struggle for it. 341 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,159 Speaker 3: You didn't deserve it, you didn't earn it. It's simply 342 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 3: the goodness of God. I look up and think, how 343 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 3: in the world did I get to where I am. 344 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 3: I'm not the most talented, not the most qualified. I've 345 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 3: done my best to be faithful, to make the most 346 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 3: with what God has given me. But I can tell 347 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 3: you God has sent me due in the desert. The 348 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 3: fact is, you can only go so high in your 349 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 3: own strength. You can reach a certain level with your education, 350 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 3: your talent, your ability. 351 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 4: But it's the goodness of. 352 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 3: God that will open doors you could not open on 353 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 3: your own. The goodness of God will cause the right 354 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 3: people to notice you. 355 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 4: The goodness of God. 356 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 3: Will take your places you never dreamed of. I know 357 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 3: every one of you could say, like me, that God's 358 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 3: given you favor, promotion, increase. He's made things happen for 359 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:31,719 Speaker 3: you that you could not make happen by yourself. It 360 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 3: wasn't just your talent, your ability, your hard work, although 361 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 3: that's important, but this was simply the goodness of God. 362 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 3: It was God's favor giving you what you didn't have 363 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 3: to struggle for. That's what it says in Psalm forty four, 364 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,640 Speaker 3: verse three, and the message translation talking about the Israelites, 365 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 3: we didn't have to work for the land. It was 366 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:58,360 Speaker 3: your gift. You gave it to us smiling. Notice how 367 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,679 Speaker 3: good God is. He doesn't just give it to you. 368 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 3: He does it with a smile. He takes pleasure in 369 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 3: seeing you succeed. That's what happened to a young lady 370 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 3: in the scripture named Ruth. She was out in the 371 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 3: fields working, gathering up left over wheat, minding her own business. 372 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 3: God calls the owner of that field, a man named Boaz, 373 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 3: to notice Ruth. You don't know who God is going 374 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 3: to cause to notice you. God can cause people to 375 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 3: be good to you. He can cause that manager to 376 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 3: give you a promotion. He can cause a friend to 377 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 3: show you favor. God controls the whole universe. He caused 378 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:42,439 Speaker 3: Boas to notice Ruth, and Boas told his workers to 379 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 3: leave wheat on the ground on purpose for Ruth. In 380 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 3: other words, leave her provision so she doesn't have to 381 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 3: struggle for it. 382 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 4: Ruth came in to do in the desert. The provision 383 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 4: came to her. She didn't ask for it. She didn't 384 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:59,199 Speaker 4: have to work for it. She didn't earn it, she 385 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 4: didn't even know who as was. It was simply the 386 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 4: goodness of God. 387 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 3: You may think that you've reached your limits, you've gone 388 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 3: as far as you can go in your own natural ability. 389 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 3: And that may be true, but you don't know what 390 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,600 Speaker 3: God is up to. You don't know who God is 391 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 3: speaking to right now about you. You don't know who's 392 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 3: about to show you favor. You don't know the amazing 393 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 3: breaks that God has come in your way. I don't 394 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 3: want to sit back and think, oh, I've seen my 395 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 3: best days. 396 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 4: No, God has do in your desert. 397 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:36,400 Speaker 3: He has promotion, increased opportunity that you didn't ask for. 398 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 3: You didn't have to go after. You couldn't have made 399 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 3: it happen in your own strength. It's simply the goodness 400 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,879 Speaker 3: of God. I was reading about this salesman. He was 401 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 3: going door to door selling vacuum cleaners. That's what he 402 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,360 Speaker 3: did for a living. He knocked on this one door 403 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 3: and a young man answered. He went into his two 404 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 3: minute seals pitch. The young man said, I don't need 405 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 3: a vacuum cleaner. I need a kid. I'm waiting for 406 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 3: a transplant. There were over five hundred people in line 407 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,919 Speaker 3: in front of him. The salesman said, I'm sorry to 408 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 3: have bothered you, and he walked away. As he was leaving, 409 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:15,400 Speaker 3: something said to him very strongly, you need to donate 410 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 3: one of your kidneys to this young man. I sent 411 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 3: you here for a reason, not to sell a vacuum cleaner, 412 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 3: but to give him his health back. All of a 413 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:28,880 Speaker 3: suddenly he had a strong desire to donate that kidney 414 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:32,479 Speaker 3: on the front lawn of that young man's house. He 415 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 3: called his wife, the salesman dead. She said fine. He 416 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 3: called his father, he said fine. This salesman went back 417 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 3: to the door, knocked on it, told the young man, 418 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,120 Speaker 3: I want to give you one of my kidneys. Let's 419 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 3: go to the doctor he came in to do in 420 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:47,640 Speaker 3: the desert. 421 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 4: He didn't have to go after it. It came to him. Friends, 422 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:54,439 Speaker 4: God knows what you need and he knows how to 423 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 4: get it to you. 424 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,399 Speaker 3: Just so happened that salesman was the perfect match. He 425 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:03,919 Speaker 3: donated kidneing today, both men are healthy and strong. You 426 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 3: don't know. Somebody may come knocking on your door disguised 427 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 3: as a salesman, but they're gonna end up being the 428 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 3: answer to your prayer. They're gonna show you favor. God's 429 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 3: going to cause them to be good to you. Now 430 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 3: you need to get your hopes up. You may think 431 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 3: you've reached your limits, gone as far as you can 432 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,439 Speaker 3: go in your own natural ability. That's okay. God is 433 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:28,640 Speaker 3: saying I've got something bigger come in your way. I've 434 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 3: got do in the desert. Blessings that you don't have 435 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 3: to go after. They're gonna come after you. God is saying, 436 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:38,919 Speaker 3: I'm gonna cause people to notice you. I'm gonna cause 437 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 3: people to be good to you. I'm gonna cause opportunity 438 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 3: to come knocking on your door. 439 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 4: Get your hopes up, believe for it. 440 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 3: David said, what would have happened to me if I 441 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:53,679 Speaker 3: had not believed that I would see the goodness of 442 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:57,199 Speaker 3: God in the land of the living. I know this couple. 443 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 3: They brought a small home in this neighborhood. They were 444 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 3: very happy God had blessed them. They were doing their 445 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 3: best to honor God and enjoying life. The husband is 446 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 3: a coach and the wife is an accountant. They have 447 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:15,119 Speaker 3: two beautiful children. In their careers. They had reached their limits, 448 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 3: didn't look like they could rise any higher. 449 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 4: But one day a developer knocked on their door. 450 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 3: This man, he told how he wanted to buy their 451 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 3: house and twelve others around them and put in this 452 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 3: big shopping center. 453 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 4: They weren't interested in selling. 454 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 3: They said, no, thanks, we love our house and we 455 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 3: love this neighborhood. We're not interested. He said, you haven't 456 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 3: even let me make the offer. Yet he offered them 457 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 3: over twenty times what they paid for their house. 458 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:44,639 Speaker 4: It's funny. 459 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 3: When they heard that, they said, you know what, we 460 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 3: never really did like our house. It's amazing how quickly 461 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 3: they became unattached to that neighborhood. 462 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 4: They sold their property in. 463 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 3: God has blessed them more than they could ever imagine 464 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:04,199 Speaker 3: do in the desert. God's goodness come into you now, 465 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:06,399 Speaker 3: you say, Joel, this is never going to happen to me, 466 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,400 Speaker 3: especially in this economy, with this stock market, with all 467 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 3: the unemployment. No, it says in Isaiah sixty verse two, 468 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 3: darkness will cover the earth, and dense darkness. The people 469 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 3: kind of where we are today, a lot of doom, gloom, pessimism. 470 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 3: But it goes on to say, the Lord will arise 471 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:31,640 Speaker 3: upon you, and his glory will be seen on you. 472 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 3: This means when it gets dark, when people are discouraged, 473 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 3: when the news reports are gloomy, God is saying, get ready, 474 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,159 Speaker 3: that's when I'm going to show you my glory. It 475 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:48,199 Speaker 3: says his goodness will be seen on you. In other words, 476 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 3: God wants to make you an example. He wants your friends, relatives, 477 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,639 Speaker 3: coworkers to look at you and say, what is it 478 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:59,400 Speaker 3: with them? They're always so happy, They're so blessed, they're 479 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 3: so peaceful, so successful. That young man that received the kidney, 480 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:07,679 Speaker 3: that was God's goodness seen on him. The couple that 481 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,640 Speaker 3: sold their house for a large prophet, that was the 482 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:15,439 Speaker 3: favor of God displayed in their life. Psal one twelve 483 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 3: says when darkness overtakes the godly, the light will come 484 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:24,159 Speaker 3: bursting in. Notice not trickling in, not barely making it, 485 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 3: not little by little, No, it says it will come 486 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 3: bursting in. That means suddenly you'll see God's goodness. Suddenly 487 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 3: you'll be promoted. Suddenly the answer comes and unexpected knock 488 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,640 Speaker 3: on the door, and there's the kidney you've been waiting for. 489 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 3: Suddenly you can pay your house off. Friends, Our God 490 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 3: is the god of the suddenlyes Now I know some 491 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 3: of you have been in difficult times, but I can 492 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 3: sense in my spirit the light is about to come 493 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 3: bursting in. 494 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,880 Speaker 4: Get ready for the goodness of God in a new way. 495 00:25:55,760 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 3: Get ready for breakthrough, Get ready for promote, get ready 496 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 3: for restoration. You may have had that problem a long 497 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:07,160 Speaker 3: long time, but do you. 498 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 4: Know today it could turn around. 499 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 3: That child may have been off course for many years, 500 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 3: but today he could come back home. Suddenly things can change. 501 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 3: God wants his glory to be seen on you. God 502 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 3: doesn't want us to be average, mediocre, barely making it. 503 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 4: God wants you to stand out in the crowd. He 504 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 4: wants you to be. 505 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 3: So blessed that everyone around you can see His goodness 506 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 3: on you. That's what the scripture says. Our life is 507 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 3: to be a praise to God. In other words, God's 508 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 3: goodness is on us so strongly. Whenever we go somewhere, 509 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 3: we don't even have to say anything. 510 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 4: But you're so blessed. 511 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 3: You radiate so much joy, so much peace, so much victory, 512 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 3: that your life, just your presence is giving God praise. 513 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 3: Every one of you has seen God's goodness in the past. 514 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,080 Speaker 3: Remember if God did it for you back then, he 515 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 3: can do it for you. Right now, He has do 516 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 3: in your desert provision that is going to come seeking 517 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 3: you out. Now. My encouragement is three things. Expect God's goodness. 518 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:14,880 Speaker 3: Get up every day looking for God's favor. Number two, 519 00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 3: recognize God's goodness. There are no coincidences, no lucky breaks. 520 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 3: It's the goodness of God. And number three, always thank 521 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 3: God for his goodness whenever something good happens, large or small. Lord, 522 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,159 Speaker 3: thank you for that parking spot, Lord, thank you for 523 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 3: that idea. Lord, Thank you for sending me due in 524 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 3: my desert. Have a grateful spirit. If you do this, 525 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 3: I believe and declare, You're going to come into more 526 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 3: of God's goodness. Those blessings are going to come after you. 527 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:48,560 Speaker 3: The light is going to come bursting in. God is 528 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,880 Speaker 3: going to open up supernatural doors. He's going to turn 529 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 3: negative situations around. He's going to bring the right people 530 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 3: across your path. 531 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:57,639 Speaker 4: You need to get ready. 532 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 3: Something big is coming your way. You're gonna fulfill your 533 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 3: God given destiny because the goodness of God is on 534 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 3: your life. Come on, if you believe it, can you 535 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 3: give the Lord another shout of praise Today. 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