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He was on an 33 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 4: overnight train and he said to the conductor, I'm a 34 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 4: very sound sleeper. Please wake me up in Philadelphia and 35 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 4: make sure I get off. I may be groggy, I 36 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 4: may tell you no oh, but I have to get off. 37 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 4: The conductor said, you have my word, I'll make it happen. 38 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 4: The man woke up the next morning in New York City. 39 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 4: He had missed this stop. He was so upset he 40 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 4: let the conductor have it. A lady watching said, wow, 41 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 4: that man was so angry. The conductor said, if you 42 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 4: think he was angry, you should have seen the man 43 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 4: we put off in Philadelphia say it like you mean it. 44 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 4: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. 45 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 4: I have what it says I have. I can do 46 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 4: what it says I can do. Today I will be 47 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 4: taught the word of God. I'll boldly confess. My mind 48 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 4: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 49 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 4: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want 50 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 4: to talk to you today about blessing your enemies. It's 51 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 4: easy to be good to people that are being good 52 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 4: to us. Doesn't take much faith to be kind, to 53 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 4: show favor to someone that's kind to us. But what 54 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 4: about when people do us wrong. They're talking bad about us, 55 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 4: they weren't honest in a business deal, they walked out 56 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 4: of a relationship. The last thing we think about is 57 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 4: being good to them. They don't deserve it. But Jesus said, 58 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 4: bless those that curse you. Do good to those that 59 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 4: hurt you. Pray for those that mistreat you. One test 60 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 4: we all have to pass is being good to people 61 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 4: that have not been good to us. Everything in you 62 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 4: will say, hold a grudge, talk about them, look for 63 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 4: ways to get even. But your job is not to 64 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 4: pay people back. Your job is to bless your enemies. 65 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 4: You be the blesser and God will take care of 66 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 4: your enemies. And when it says to pray for those 67 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 4: that have done you wrong, that doesn't mean pray that 68 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 4: they'll go bankrupt, pray that that new girl will leave, 69 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 4: pray that God will bless them. Joel, they don't just it. 70 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 4: They hurt me. It wasn't fair. You're not blessing them 71 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 4: for their sake. You're blessing them for your sake. Without 72 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 4: you showing them kindness that they don't deserve, you'll get stuck. 73 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 4: It will limit how high you can go. That person 74 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 4: at the office that left you out of the meeting, 75 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 4: they did it on purpose. Don't be surprised. If you're 76 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 4: in charge of inviting people to the next meeting, you'll 77 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 4: be tempted to think, thank you Jesus, is payback time. 78 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 4: I'm going to invite everyone except them. I'm going to 79 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 4: invite the cleaning crew, the parking lot attendance, the weekend volunteers. 80 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 4: That's a test. They did you wrong. Now here's your 81 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 4: opportunity to be good to someone that wasn't good to you. 82 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 4: If you leave them out, it's not hurting them, it's 83 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 4: hurting you. Blessing your enemies is a test of your character. 84 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 4: They don't need your blessing. God could have somebody else 85 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 4: do it. But when when you prove to God that 86 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 4: you're not bitter, you're not vindictive, you're not holding a grudge, 87 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 4: you're big enough to swallow your pride and bless them, 88 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 4: then God knows you're ready to be promoted. But the 89 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 4: reason God can't promote some people is they would use 90 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 4: that power to get even. They would fire the six 91 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 4: people that did them wrong and demote the twelve people 92 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 4: that talked about them. Drive by their enemy's house every 93 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 4: night in their new car. Look at me now. Now, 94 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 4: God is not going to promote us to pay somebody back. 95 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 4: The sooner you learn to bless your enemies, to be 96 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 4: good to those that have done you wrong, the better 97 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 4: off you're going to be. And sometimes the way you 98 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 4: bless your enemy is by not talking bad about them. 99 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 4: They may not even be in your life. They've done 100 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 4: the damage and moved on. They're in a different chapter. 101 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 4: You could bring up all the negative, tarnish their reputation, 102 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 4: tell you your friends how they have no character, they're dishonest, 103 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 4: they played around. Instead you zip it up, You cover 104 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 4: for them, You protect their reputation. You just blessed your enemy. 105 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 4: You just showed God you're ready to go higher. There's 106 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 4: an organization that holds large conferences and training seminars for 107 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 4: leaders and pastors. A few years ago, when I came 108 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 4: along started doing the Nights of Hope and having big events, 109 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 4: they didn't like it. They thought I was taking some 110 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 4: of their audience. They started trying to discredit me and 111 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 4: saying things that weren't true. I didn't know any of 112 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 4: them and really didn't even pay attention to it. But 113 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 4: a couple years ago they wanted this man to come 114 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 4: speak at one of their big conferences. He's an influential man. 115 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 4: It would be a big boost to their attendants. But 116 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 4: he told them that he was my friend and he 117 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 4: would have to check with me to see if I 118 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 4: would recommend him coming. Well, I was the last person 119 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 4: they wanted him to check with. They knew they had 120 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 4: been vocal against me and said things that put me 121 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 4: in a negative light. You can say things that are true, 122 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 4: but if you don't put it in the right context, 123 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 4: if you don't tell the whole story, then technically it 124 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 4: may be correct, but it's not being honest. That's what 125 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 4: they had done to me, and the men called and 126 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 4: asked me if I thought that he should do it. 127 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 4: My first thought was, Lord, you were good. Now I 128 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 4: can show them how it feels to have somebody trying 129 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 4: to disrespect them, to make them look bad. But deep 130 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 4: down I could hear the still small voice saying, Joel, 131 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 4: be the bigger person. Bless your enemies. Be good to 132 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 4: those that have done you wrong. I didn't feel like it, 133 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 4: they didn't deserve it, But bottom line is they have 134 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 4: a good organization. So I swallowed my pride and put 135 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 4: in a good word for them. Didn't bring up any 136 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 4: of the negative. When the man told them that I 137 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 4: recommended him to attend, they nearly passed out. A couple 138 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 4: of months later, I received the letter from the head 139 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 4: of the organization. He said, Joel, we want to apologize. 140 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 4: We were jealous. We knew we said things about you 141 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 4: that weren't true. We can see you're the bigger person. 142 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 4: Proverb says, if your enemy is hungry, giving food to eat. 143 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 4: If he's thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, 144 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 4: you will heap coals of fire on his head, and 145 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 4: the Lord will reward you when you do good to 146 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 4: those that have done you wrong. It may feel like 147 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 4: you're being weak, you're letting them take advantage of you. 148 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 4: The truth is that's putting coals on their head, and 149 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 4: that doesn't mean they're going to burn up. It means 150 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 4: some of you are thinking, I know what to do now. 151 00:08:56,080 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 4: It means it means that is more than trying to 152 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 4: pay people back. My brother Paul was overseas earlier this year, 153 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 4: operating on people that had been injured in the war. 154 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 4: There's a group trying to harm innocent people, doing so 155 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 4: much damage and causing so much heartache. And Paul didn't 156 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 4: just operate on the innocent people. They would bring soldiers 157 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 4: in from the other side, the ones causing all the trouble. 158 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 4: After an operation, two of these men were talking. They 159 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 4: didn't know Paul was around the corner with an interpreter. 160 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 4: One said to the other, why are we trying to 161 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 4: kill these people? They love us, They treat us with 162 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 4: respect and kindness. What they felt that day was more 163 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 4: powerful than any machine gun, any explosive. Love is the 164 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 4: most powerful force that we have. Will you be good 165 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 4: to someone that's done you harm? Will you let go 166 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 4: of the anger, the bitterness, the resentment, and give your 167 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 4: enemy food when he's hungry. When you're merciful, you're not 168 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 4: lessening what they did. They may have hurt you, it 169 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 4: wasn't right. You're not excusing their actions. But when you're 170 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 4: the bigger person, when you're kind, even though they don't 171 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 4: deserve it, not only does that have a great impact 172 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,839 Speaker 4: on them, but that frees you to go to a 173 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 4: higher level. This is what Joseph did in the scripture. 174 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 4: His brothers were so jealous of him they threw him 175 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 4: into a pit. They were going to leave him there 176 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:38,719 Speaker 4: to die, but this caravan of Ishmaelites came by. They 177 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:42,319 Speaker 4: sold Joseph as a slave to a man named Potterford. 178 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 4: Joseph's whole world was turned upside down, his dreams, his goals, 179 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 4: seeing his family, having his freedom. It was all because 180 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 4: of his brothers. He ended up spending years in prison 181 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 4: for something that he didn't do, going through lonely nights, 182 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 4: times where he felt like God had forgotten about him. Finally, 183 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 4: thirteen years later, after all the heartache and pain, he 184 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 4: was vindicated and put in charge of the food supply 185 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 4: in Egypt. He was second in command of the whole nation, 186 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:19,959 Speaker 4: one of the most powerful people of that time. There 187 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 4: came a great famine in the land. One day, Joseph's brothers, 188 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 4: the same ones that threw him into the pit, showed 189 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 4: up at the palace looking for food. They had traveled 190 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:33,319 Speaker 4: a great distance from a foreign land, and they were 191 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 4: right in front of Joseph. It had been so long 192 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 4: they didn't recognize him, but Joseph knew exactly who they were. 193 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 4: This was his big chance to get even after all 194 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 4: the years of heartache pain injustice, God brought the people 195 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 4: that caused it right in front of him. Most of 196 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 4: us would be thinking about payback. But the reason God 197 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 4: could promote Joseph, the reason he could give him incredible 198 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 4: influence in favor, is God knew he could trust Joseph 199 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 4: to handle the power correctly. Joseph had proved he would 200 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 4: do the right thing and be good to people that 201 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 4: had done him harm. Joseph looked at his brothers. Instead 202 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 4: of getting revenge, the scripture says, he threw his arms 203 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 4: around them and wept, kissing and embracing them. He invited 204 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 4: them into the palace and served them dinner. He had 205 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 4: them go home and bring their father and the rest 206 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:39,199 Speaker 4: of the family. He gave them land and a place 207 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 4: to live where he could watch over them. When you 208 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 4: can do like Joseph and be good to someone that's 209 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 4: caused you pain, when you can embrace someone that's betrayed, 210 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 4: you show kindness and respect even though they don't deserve it, 211 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:59,959 Speaker 4: There's no limit to how high God will take Youseph 212 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 4: being betrayed by his brothers, that was all a part 213 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 4: of God's plan. God knew years down the road there 214 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 4: was going to be a great famine. He needed somebody 215 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 4: on the inside of Egypt where the food would be 216 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 4: stored so the Israelites could survive. He had to find 217 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 4: somebody that could handle being mistreated and betrayed without being vindictive. 218 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 4: If Joseph would have tried to get even put his 219 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:33,559 Speaker 4: brothers in prison, then the Israelites could have perished during 220 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 4: the famine. Everything that happens is a part of God's plan. 221 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 4: We can't see it at the time. Having a family 222 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 4: member betray you, that doesn't make sense. A friend walk away, 223 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 4: don't be bitter, don't hold a grudge, be a Joseph. 224 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 4: Be good to those that have done you wrong. Let 225 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 4: God take care of the people that have hurt you. 226 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 4: You don't have to pay them back. You're not the judge, 227 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 4: not the jury. Leave it in God's hands. Years ago, 228 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,839 Speaker 4: there was a pastor in another state. We had been 229 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 4: friends with him our whole life, but there was this 230 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 4: political issue that he felt strongly about. It was his 231 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 4: new mission. He wanted me to get on board and 232 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 4: help him. Well, my plate was full doing what God's 233 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 4: called me to do. But he didn't understand it. He 234 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 4: got so upset it with me. They interviewed him in 235 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 4: his paper back at home, and he spent half the 236 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 4: time talking about how I wouldn't help him, and I 237 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 4: wouldn't be involved, on and on. It's one thing to disagree, 238 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 4: but another to start blasting somebody in public, especially somebody 239 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 4: that's been your friend for years. Of course, I wanted 240 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 4: to respond, set the record straight. I've learned it's better 241 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 4: to let God fight your battles, let God be your vindicator. 242 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 4: A couple of years later, one of his staff members 243 00:14:56,600 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 4: sent a request asking me to make a video for 244 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 4: his twenty fifth anniversary of being at his church. It 245 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 4: was a surprise. They were going to play it in 246 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 4: front of the whole congregation. This staff member obviously didn't 247 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 4: know that the man had made all these negative comments 248 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 4: about me. My first thought was, yes, I would love 249 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 4: to make a video. I have a lot to say 250 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 4: about him, specially in front of his congregation. But seriously, 251 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 4: I thought, God, making a video, that's too much. I'll 252 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 4: bless him in private, but not in public. God, you 253 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 4: didn't say anything in the scripture about having to do 254 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 4: it in front of people. He didn't deserve it. He 255 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 4: had tried to make me look bad. Now they wanted 256 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 4: me to make him look good. This is what Joseph faced. God, 257 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 4: here are the brothers that did me wrong. You want 258 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 4: me to do what? Invite them into the palace, give 259 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 4: them a place to live, use my influence to give 260 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 4: them land, give them food. Get behind me. Say that 261 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 4: could not be God. I didn't feel like doing it, 262 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 4: but I knew this was a chance to bless somebody 263 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 4: that had done me wrong. I made the video, congratulating 264 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 4: him on twenty five years and thanking him for all 265 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 4: of his meanness, I mean, all of his faithfulness. A 266 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 4: friend of mine was at the event when the video played. 267 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 4: He said, when I came on, this pastor put his 268 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 4: head down and started weeping and weeping. Blessing your enemies 269 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 4: not only shows God that you have the character to 270 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 4: go higher, but it shows people who you really are. 271 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 4: It's easy to be good to those that have been 272 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 4: good to you, But when you can be good to 273 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 4: people that have done you wrong, you're an exceptional person. 274 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 4: You're a Joseph. You're the kind of man, the kind 275 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 4: of woman that God can entrust with greatness. He can 276 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 4: use you for his highest purposes. We see this same 277 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 4: quality in David. When he defeated Goliath, King Saul loved 278 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 4: him so much so he brought him to the palace. 279 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,120 Speaker 4: David would play the Heart for Saul when he wasn't 280 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 4: feeling well. But David began to get so much recognition 281 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 4: and so much popularity that Saul became jealous of David. 282 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 4: And one day, while he was playing the harp, Saul 283 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 4: took a spear and threw it it. David barely missed him. 284 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 4: This happened time and time again. Saul was wrong, he 285 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 4: was jealous. But you will never read where David tried 286 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 4: to pay him back. Despite Saul trying to kill him. 287 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 4: What did David do? Played the Heart for him, tried 288 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 4: to make his life even better. Fast forward years later, 289 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 4: Saul had been killed in a battle gone For a 290 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 4: long time, David had been the king, won many victories, 291 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 4: had incredible success. Now he was later in his life, 292 00:17:57,080 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 4: not out fighting battles, but enjoying the blessed in favor 293 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 4: that God had given him. One night, sitting around the palace, 294 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:09,880 Speaker 4: David said to his men, is anyone still alive from 295 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 4: the house of Saul that I can be good to? 296 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 4: I can imagine his men saying, excuse me, David, are 297 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 4: you feeling okay? Do you remember Saul was trying to 298 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 4: kill you. He chased you through the desert, made your 299 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 4: life miserable through spears at you when you were being 300 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 4: good to him. David said, in effect, yes, I know 301 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,360 Speaker 4: who he was, but I want to bless my enemies. 302 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 4: I want to do something good for his family despite 303 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 4: what he tried to do to me. No wonder David 304 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 4: is called a man after God's own heart. My prayer 305 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 4: is God, help us to grow to the place where 306 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 4: we're not looking for ways to get revenge on our enemies, 307 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:57,120 Speaker 4: but we're looking for ways to bless our enemies. Well, Joe, 308 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:00,040 Speaker 4: you're too nice. I believe in standing up for my 309 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 4: I believe in paying people back. The scripture says, you 310 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:09,360 Speaker 4: overcome evil with good. You don't overcome evil with more 311 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 4: evil if you do the same thing to them that 312 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 4: they're doing to you. They lied about you, so you 313 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:19,399 Speaker 4: lie about them. They betrayed you, so you betray them. 314 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 4: Not only will you have a bigger problem, more conflict, 315 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,959 Speaker 4: but you'll get stuck. It will keep you from rising higher. 316 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 4: David found Saul's grandson. He was crippled. They brought him 317 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,919 Speaker 4: to the palace. David gave him all the land that 318 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 4: belonged to his grandfather. He said to him, from now on, 319 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 4: you will sit at my table and have dinner with 320 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 4: me every night. You imagine having the grandson of the 321 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 4: men that tried to kill you eating dinner with you 322 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 4: every night. That takes a big man. That takes somebody 323 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 4: of great character. You may have had people do you wrong. 324 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 4: We all have. Don't be bitter. Be a David. Overcome 325 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 4: the evil with good. During the Korean War, a father 326 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 4: was arrested by the Communist when they found out he 327 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 4: was a follower of Christ. He was ordered to be shot. 328 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:18,239 Speaker 4: But when this young Communist leader that was about to 329 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 4: carry out the execution learned that this father with the 330 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:26,119 Speaker 4: head of an orphanage. He decided to spare his life 331 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 4: and instead take the life of his son. Right on 332 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 4: the spot, they lined up his nineteen year old son 333 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 4: and executed him. Years later, when the war was over, 334 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 4: peace was restored, this young communist leader was put on 335 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 4: trial by the United Nations. He was found guilty and 336 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 4: sentenced to death before the Senates could be carried out, 337 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,919 Speaker 4: This father, whose son was murdered, pleaded with the court 338 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 4: to spare his life. He argued that he was too young, 339 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 4: that he didn't really know what he was doing. He 340 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 4: told the court, I'll take him into my own home. 341 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 4: I'll be responsible for him. I'll make sure he lives 342 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:11,640 Speaker 4: a productive life. Against all odds, the United Nations granted 343 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 4: this unbelievable request. This father took the murder of his 344 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 4: son into his home. He loved him, he cared for him. 345 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 4: That young man gave his life to Christ. He ended 346 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 4: up becoming the pastor of a church. But most of 347 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 4: us will never have to face anything that traumatic. But 348 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 4: you may have a coworker that's jealous tries to keep 349 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 4: you from a promotion. You may have a friend that 350 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 4: walks away, a relative that's not honest. It's easy to 351 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,439 Speaker 4: hold on to the hurt and look for ways to 352 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 4: pay them back. Why don't you try a different approach 353 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 4: and bless your enemies, be good to those that have 354 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 4: done you wrong. Living vindictive, angry, bitter, it only poisons 355 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:02,400 Speaker 4: your life. I know the pain was real. What they 356 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 4: did hurt, it wasn't fair, But holding on to it 357 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 4: doesn't make it better. If you will let it go 358 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,119 Speaker 4: and live out of a place of forgiveness, a place 359 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:15,359 Speaker 4: of wholeness, you'll not only feel better, but that's what 360 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,639 Speaker 4: allows the creator of the universe to go to work. 361 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 4: It may have been meant for your harm, but he 362 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 4: knows how to turn it around and use it to 363 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 4: your advantage. In the New Testament Book of Philemon, Paul 364 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 4: was in prison. He was an old man, his life 365 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 4: was coming to an end, and he wrote a letter 366 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:38,120 Speaker 4: to a man named Philemon. He was like a son 367 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 4: to Paul. Fileimon was a wealthy man. He owned a 368 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 4: large estate, and he'd come to know the Lord through Paul. 369 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 4: Paul was writing to him about one of his runaway 370 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 4: slaves named Anissimus. Anissimus didn't just run away. Commentaries tell 371 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 4: us that he stole something from Philemon, and then he 372 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 4: took off away. Slave met up with Paul in prison. 373 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 4: He gave his life to Christ. He too became like 374 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 4: a son to Paul. Paul was in a predicament. Anissimus 375 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 4: had done wrong to Pileiman. He'd stolen from him, but 376 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 4: now he was changed. So Paul wrote Pileman a letter 377 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 4: on Anissimus's behalf. He said in verse ten something like this, 378 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 4: I appealed to you for my son Anissimus. Formerly he 379 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 4: was useless to you, but you will see he has changed. 380 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 4: I am sending him back to you, not as your slave, 381 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 4: but as your brother. Welcome him as you would welcome me. 382 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,639 Speaker 4: If he owes you anything or done you any wrong, 383 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 4: put it on my account, and I give you my 384 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 4: word I will pay you back. Paul was saying, in effect, Biliman, 385 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 4: I know Anissimus has done you wrong. I know he's stolen. 386 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 4: I know he ran away. You have a good right 387 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,719 Speaker 4: to be angry, to be vindictive when he returns. You 388 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 4: could imprison him, make his life miserable. But something has changed. 389 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:11,359 Speaker 4: He's no longer your slave, He's your brother. This was 390 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:16,160 Speaker 4: a test would Filieman receive him back would he forgive him, 391 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 4: be good to him, treat him like a brother, or 392 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 4: would he hold on to the hurt, be angry, try 393 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 4: to get revenge. The scripture doesn't tell us how the 394 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:29,919 Speaker 4: story ends. Did he put him in chage? Did he 395 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 4: send him to prison? I believe that Filieman took Paul's 396 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 4: advice and received him back, not as a slave, but 397 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:42,199 Speaker 4: as a brother. I believe he passed the test, that 398 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 4: he showed him mercy. Sooner or later, a nissimus is 399 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 4: going to show up at your house, somebody that hurts you, 400 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 4: somebody that did you wrong, somebody that betrayed you. You 401 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 4: have a right to be angry, to be bitter. That's 402 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 4: a test. Are you stuck in what used to be, 403 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 4: trying to get revenge, vindictive? Or have you grown? Have 404 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 4: you come up higher? Have gotten past the hurt where 405 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 4: you can show them mercy, where you can be good 406 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 4: to those that have done you wrong, where you can 407 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:21,119 Speaker 4: even bless your enemies. Anyssamus showing up is not a coincidence. 408 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 4: That's God seeing if you're ready to go to a 409 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 4: new level, Joel, they don't deserve it. You don't know 410 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 4: what they've done to me. I am not going to 411 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 4: forgive them what they owe you. God is saying, put 412 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:39,360 Speaker 4: it on my account what they took from you. I'll 413 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 4: pay you back. They may have hurt you, but if 414 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:47,360 Speaker 4: you'll do your part and receive them back, God will 415 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 4: make it up to you. Think about the mercy God 416 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 4: has shown you when you didn't deserve it. He forgave 417 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 4: you when we got off course on purpose. He protected 418 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:01,440 Speaker 4: us when we got in trouble, rescued us. Why don't 419 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:04,960 Speaker 4: you take some of that same mercy, that same goodness, 420 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:07,719 Speaker 4: and show it to the people that have done you wrong. 421 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 4: You have to give people the grace to change. Don't 422 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 4: judge their whole life on one season, on one mistake. 423 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 4: They may have left you a slave, so to speak. 424 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 4: They hurt you, they made mistakes, they did you wrong, 425 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 4: but now they've changed. Now they're your brother. The mercy 426 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 4: you show them is the mercy God's going to show you. 427 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:35,439 Speaker 4: What you do with Anissimus will determine what God is 428 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:39,159 Speaker 4: going to do with you. If you're angry, bitter, vindictive, 429 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 4: you'll get stuck. And I'm not saying you have to 430 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 4: befriend them and allow them all access, but you should 431 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 4: get past the offense, past the hurt where you can 432 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 4: treat them with kindness, treat them with respect. Life is 433 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:58,119 Speaker 4: too short to live vindictive, angry, trying to get even. 434 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:01,640 Speaker 4: Turn that over to God. God put it on his account. 435 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,920 Speaker 4: People can't pay you back, they can't make it right. 436 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 4: But if you'll go to God, he'll make up for 437 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 4: what people cannot give you. Anissileness is coming, Joseph's brothers 438 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:17,120 Speaker 4: are coming. I'm asking you to pass the test. Show 439 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:20,680 Speaker 4: God you can handle a new level. Bless your enemies, 440 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:23,679 Speaker 4: Pray for those that do your wrong, do good to 441 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 4: the people that have hurt you. If you'll do this, 442 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 4: I believe and declare, you're going to see new levels 443 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 4: of influence, new levels of favor. God is going to 444 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 4: pay you back for the wrongs, heal the hurts, and 445 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:40,640 Speaker 4: take you to the fullness of your destiny in Jesus' name. 446 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,439 Speaker 4: And if you receive it today, can you say amen, 447 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:48,120 Speaker 4: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus 448 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 4: the lord of your life. Would you pray with me? 449 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:57,160 Speaker 4: Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll repent of my sins. Come 450 00:27:57,160 --> 00:28:00,359 Speaker 4: into my heart. I make you my lord lord, and 451 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:04,359 Speaker 4: save you. If you've paid that simple prayer. We believe 452 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 4: you got born again, Get in a good Bible based church, 453 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 4: and keep God first place. Victoria and I'll be right 454 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,120 Speaker 4: back to speak a blessing over you. 455 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 5: As a thank you for your support of our ministry 456 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:19,199 Speaker 5: this month, Joel and Victoria, we'd like to send you 457 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 5: a copy of Joel's new three message series, Anchored to Hope. 458 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 6: When you're anchored to Hope, You're not moved by your circumstances, 459 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:30,199 Speaker 6: are worried because things aren't changing as fast as you'd like. 460 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:33,879 Speaker 6: You have your trust, your confidence, your hope in the Lord. 461 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 6: You know he'll get you to where you need to be. 462 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 4: Your best days are not behind you, They're still out 463 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:42,080 Speaker 4: in front of you. 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We were able to stand 473 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 7: faith and we saw God heal her and do a 474 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 7: great miracle in our lives. 475 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 4: Your support is changing lives. Thanks for partnering with us. 476 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 4: We appreciate your prayers, your generosity. It's making a difference 477 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 4: around the world. Know that Victoria and I are praying 478 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 4: for you and your family. 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