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Thanks for listening to 34 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 4: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 35 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 3: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 36 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 3: blessing and share it with a friend. 37 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 4: We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 38 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 4: your life. Oh God, bless you and welcome to late. 39 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 4: It's a joy to come into your homes each week. 40 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 4: Thanks so much for being with us, and if you're 41 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 4: ever in our area, please stop by and be a 42 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 4: part of one of our services. I promise you we'll 43 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 4: make you feel right at home. But thank you for 44 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 4: tuning in and thanks again for coming out. I like 45 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 4: to start with something funny. And I heard about this 46 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 4: older woman. She came to church one Sunday morning, and 47 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 4: a friendly usher met her in the back and said, ma'am, 48 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 4: where would you like to sit? She said, I'd like 49 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,839 Speaker 4: to sit on the very front road. He said, oh, no, ma'am, 50 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 4: you don't want to do that. Our pastor's very boring. 51 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 4: He'll put you to sleep. Let me seet you somewhere else. 52 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 4: She looked appalled. She said, sir, do you know who 53 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 4: I am? He said no, ma'am. She said, I am 54 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 4: the pastor's mother. He hung his head in embarrassment and 55 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 4: finally looked up and said, ma'am, do you know who 56 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:52,839 Speaker 4: I am? She said no. He said, Thank God, hold 57 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 4: up your bible. Say it like you mean it. This 58 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 4: is my Bible. I am what it says. I am. 59 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 4: I have what it says I have. I can do 60 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 4: what it says I can do. Today I will be 61 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 4: talked the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 62 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 4: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 63 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 4: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want 64 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 4: to talk to you today about covered by mercy. We 65 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 4: all make mistakes in life and do things that we 66 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 4: know we shouldn't do, and it's easy to live guilty 67 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:28,119 Speaker 4: in regrets, feeling like we're all washed up. A man 68 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,239 Speaker 4: said to me recently how he had gotten off course 69 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 4: in his business, made some poor decisions, didn't have integrity. 70 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 4: Now it was going downhill, started to affect his marriage. 71 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 4: I encouraged him to pray and ask God to help 72 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 4: turn it around. Believe for favor, he said, Joel, I 73 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 4: couldn't do that. It's my own fault. I brought this 74 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 4: trouble on myself. He felt like he was disqualified, he 75 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 4: didn't deserve God's help because his performance wasn't up to par. 76 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 4: And we can understand and how God will bless us 77 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 4: when we're doing what's right, making good choices. It's easy 78 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 4: to expect good things, believe for dreams to come to pass. 79 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 4: But the beauty of mercy is even when we make mistakes, 80 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 4: even when we go the wrong way, our performance is 81 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 4: not perfect. God doesn't say too bad, you had your chance, 82 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 4: You're on your own. No, this is where mercy shows off. 83 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 4: God will not only help bring you out of the 84 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 4: trouble that you got yourself in, he'll take it one 85 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 4: step further. And help clean up the mess you made. 86 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 4: Maybe a relationship you knew you weren't supposed to get in. 87 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 4: You didn't feel good about it, You heard the alarm 88 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 4: going off, but you ignored it. Now it's a mess 89 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 4: causing your heartache and pain. Or perhaps a job you 90 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 4: knew you weren't supposed to take it. You didn't feel good, 91 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 4: you had that uneasiness on the inside, but you overrode 92 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 4: it and did it anyway. Now it's a mess. You're 93 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 4: not fulfilled being treated right. God doesn't say I tried 94 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 4: to tell you. Maybe next time you'll listen. No, God 95 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 4: is not holding that against you. He has you covered. 96 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 4: His mercy is bigger than that mistake. His mercy will 97 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 4: help not only turn it around, but God will help 98 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 4: clean it up and cause something good to come out 99 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 4: of it. But if this is going to happen, you 100 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 4: can't go through life guilty, condemned, beating yourself up because 101 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 4: of past mistakes, thinking, Oh, man, I knew I shouldn't 102 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 4: have hung around those people. Now I've got this addiction. 103 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 4: Knew I should have stayed in college. I knew I 104 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 4: should have been faithful in my relationship. What was I thinking? No, 105 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 4: it takes boldness to believe that God will bless you 106 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 4: in spite of your mistakes. The accuser will tell you 107 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 4: can't ask God to help you. You made the mess, 108 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 4: you went the wrong way, you were unfaithful. God's not 109 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 4: going to listen to you. Who do you think you are? 110 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:03,159 Speaker 4: Answer back, A child of the Most High God, redeemed forgiven, 111 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:08,679 Speaker 4: covered by mercy. This is what Jonah did. God told 112 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 4: him to go to the city of Nineveh and share 113 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 4: the good news with the people. But Jonah didn't want 114 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 4: to go. He wanted to do his own thing. He 115 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 4: went in the opposite direction. He got on a boat 116 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 4: headed the wrong way. They encountered a huge storm. Everybody 117 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 4: on board thought they were going to die. Finally, Jonah admitted, 118 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,679 Speaker 4: Hey everyone, I'm the problem. I'm the one that's causing 119 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 4: all this turmoil. They didn't say, oh, that's okay, Jonah, 120 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 4: We'll let it slide. We forgive you. No, they threw 121 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 4: him overboard. They weren't about to go down with them. 122 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 4: Jonah thought he was done. It was his fault. He 123 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 4: did exactly opposite of what he knew he was supposed 124 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 4: to do. He was treading water in the middle of 125 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 4: the ocean dark in a storm, looked like it was over. 126 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 4: He was getting exactly what he deserved. But God said, Jonah, 127 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 4: you can run the other way, but you can outrun 128 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 4: my mercy. It's from everlasting to everlasting. Wherever you go, 129 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,119 Speaker 4: I've got you covered. The Psalm has put it this way. 130 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 4: If you go to the depths of the sea or 131 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 4: way up in the sky, no matter how high or 132 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 4: how low, you can never get away from God's mercy. 133 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 4: He'll always be there waiting for you, calling your name, 134 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 4: giving you another chance, ready to help, ready to clean 135 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 4: up the mess you've made. He's got you covered by 136 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 4: his mercy. Jonah was feeling guilty, thinking that he was finished. 137 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 4: The situation looked impossible, no way it was ever going 138 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 4: to turn out good. But God has a way. Even 139 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 4: when we don't see away. Your situation may seem like 140 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 4: it could never turn out right. You made the mess. 141 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 4: Now it's complicated, other people are involved, the odds are 142 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 4: against you. Be encouraged. Already has the solution. He already 143 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 4: knows how to not just bring you out, but how 144 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 4: to clean up the mess and bring you out better. 145 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 4: All of a sudden, this big fish came and swallowed Jonah. 146 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 4: Now he's sitting in the belly of this fish. He's 147 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 4: in one sense glad that he's still alive, thankful that 148 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 4: he didn't drown. In another sense, he's thinking, I wish 149 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 4: I would have died. It sinks in here. I can't 150 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 4: see anything. I'm trapped. There's no way out. But sitting 151 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 4: in the belly of that fish thoughts telling him, Jonah, 152 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:39,199 Speaker 4: you deserved it. It's your own fault, too bad. Instead 153 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:43,680 Speaker 4: of listening to the accusing voices, the scripture says, Jonah 154 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 4: began to pray from inside the fish. He didn't say, God, 155 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 4: I am so undeserving. I've made such a mess. God 156 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 4: just helped me to survive. Now, he said, I cried 157 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 4: unto the Lord in my trouble, and he answered me. 158 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 4: That was a statement of faith. He was still in 159 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 4: the fish, still in trouble. Yet he's declaring God has 160 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 4: answered me. He went on to say, I sank down 161 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 4: to the depths of the ocean. Death was near. But 162 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 4: when I lost all hope, I turned my thoughts towards you, 163 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 4: o Lord, for you snatched me from the jaws of death. 164 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 4: Now I will fulfill my vow. I know salvation and 165 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 4: deliverance comes from you alone. Notice how much of his 166 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 4: prayer was in the past, tense, like it had already happened. 167 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 4: Jonah had this attitude, God, I believe you'll not only 168 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 4: rescue me, but you'll help clean up this mess. That 169 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 4: you'll bless me in spite of my mistakes, that I 170 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 4: will still fulfill my destiny. That takes boldness to ask 171 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 4: for God's blessings in spite of what you've done wrong. 172 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 4: Because most of the time we just live guilty, condemned, 173 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 4: we have no passion. But when you have the boldness 174 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 4: to say, God, I don't deserve it. I went the 175 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 4: wrong way. But God, I still believe you'll bless me. 176 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 4: I still believe you'll show me favor. I still believe 177 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 4: I can become who you created me to be. When 178 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 4: you do that, God doesn't say who do you think 179 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 4: you are? You know what you did wrong. You should 180 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 4: be grateful to even be alive. No God will do 181 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,959 Speaker 4: for you what he did for Jonah. As soon as 182 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 4: Jonah got through praying, the scripture says God caused the 183 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 4: fish to spit him up on the dry ground onto 184 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,839 Speaker 4: that beach. Friends. God controls the whole universe. God can 185 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 4: cause whatever's holding you back right now, the dysfunction, the addiction, 186 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 4: the sickness, the legal problem. God can cause it in 187 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 4: a split second to set you free, to release its hold. 188 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 4: God is in control even of our enemies. When Jonah 189 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 4: came out of this well, wa washed it himself off, 190 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 4: thrilled to be alive. He knew it was the mercy 191 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 4: of God and that could have been the end of 192 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:10,439 Speaker 4: the story. That would be great. God rescued him, saved 193 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 4: him from trouble. But God doesn't want to just bring 194 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 4: you out. If you'll have the right attitude, shake off 195 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 4: the guilt, get your passion back. God will give you 196 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 4: another chance to get to where you're supposed to be. 197 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 4: That mistake did not disqualify you. You didn't miss your 198 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 4: destiny because you had a detour. The scripture says, the 199 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 4: word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time. 200 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 4: What did God say, Jonah, I want you to go 201 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,959 Speaker 4: to Nineveh, the same thing he said the first time. 202 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 4: In other words, God didn't say, Jonah, I ask you 203 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 4: to do this once, but boy, you about warm me out. 204 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 4: I had to get up off the throne, go find 205 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 4: that fish. Jonah, you just sit on the sidelines. I'm 206 00:11:56,679 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 4: gonna find somebody else now. God will always get you 207 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 4: another chance, and another chance, and another chance to fulfill 208 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 4: the best plan that He has for your life. It 209 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 4: is not too late to become who God created you 210 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 4: to be. If you will start where you are, honoring God, 211 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 4: being your best, serving others, the right doors will open, 212 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 4: the right people will show up. God knows how to 213 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 4: make up for lost time. He can get you to 214 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 4: where he wants you to be. The second time God 215 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 4: asked Jonah went to the city of Nineveh. He obeyed, 216 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 4: and he saw God do amazing things. The point is 217 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 4: Jonah made a wrong turn, but that did not stop 218 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 4: his destiny. God said, Jonah, you had a detour, but 219 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 4: that's okay. I've got you covered. My mercy is bigger 220 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 4: than that mistake. I still want you to go to Nineveh. 221 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 4: I still want you to fulfill my best plan for 222 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:02,199 Speaker 4: your life. Maybe, like Jonah, you've made some mistakes, taken 223 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 4: some wrong terms. It's easy to sit on the sidelines 224 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 4: of life and think, oh, Joel, I can't expect God 225 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 4: to bless me. You don't know what I've done, blew 226 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:15,599 Speaker 4: my marriage, got these addictions, felled in business, made a 227 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 4: lot of poor choices. No, you are no different than Jonah. 228 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:22,559 Speaker 4: You can either sit there on the beach, so to speak, 229 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 4: and just be glad you're alive, or you can rise 230 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:27,959 Speaker 4: up like he did and say, God, I blew it. 231 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:32,199 Speaker 4: I don't deserve it, but I know salvation and deliverance 232 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 4: comes from you. Lord. I believe that you can turn 233 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 4: this mess around and still help me become who you 234 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 4: created me to be. If you'll have an attitude like that, 235 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 4: the word of the Lord will come to you a 236 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 4: second time. God will give you another chance. You may 237 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 4: be in the middle of a mess right now. It 238 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 4: was your fault, no excuse. You don't see anything good 239 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 4: in your future, but be encouraged. God has you covered. 240 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 4: He's saying to you what he said to Jonah. I 241 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:05,439 Speaker 4: still want you to accomplish your dreams. I still want 242 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 4: you to have a great marriage. I still want you 243 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 4: to live happy, healthy in Whome. I still have a 244 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 4: destiny for you to fulfill. We can all look back 245 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 4: in life and see times where we made the mess, 246 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 4: but God cleaned it up. We lost our temper and 247 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 4: said some things that got us into trouble. We should 248 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 4: have lost our job, but God showed us mercy cleaned 249 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 4: up the mess. We still have it today. Or we 250 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:34,479 Speaker 4: were unfaithful in a relationship, we should have lost our marriage. 251 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 4: We made the mess, but God showed us mercy cleaned 252 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 4: it up. Today we're restored with a healthy, happy family 253 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 4: and a lot of times when people see us blessed 254 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 4: and enjoy in life, they think it's because we did 255 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 4: everything right. We didn't make any mistakes. But the truth 256 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 4: is there were times we made a wrong turn, like Jonah, 257 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 4: but God caused it to turn out right. We took 258 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 4: the wrong job, we got involved with the wrong people, 259 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 4: we said the wrong things, but God caused it to 260 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 4: all were together for our good. There were some mountains 261 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 4: we knew we weren't supposed to climb, but the opportunity 262 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 4: looked so good we did it anyway, and we got 263 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 4: halfway up and realized this is not what I thought 264 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 4: it should be. I can thank God that he brought 265 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 4: me off of mountains that I was never supposed to 266 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 4: be on in the first place. He could have left 267 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 4: us there and say, hey, learn your lesson maybe next 268 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 4: time you know. The good news is we've been covered 269 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 4: by mercy. One time, this business opportunity came along and 270 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 4: it was so appealing to me. I didn't have to 271 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 4: pray about it. I didn't have to think twice. I 272 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 4: knew it was something I wanted to pursue, and it 273 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 4: took about six months to come together. On several occasions, 274 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 4: there were these small signs that something wasn't right. I 275 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 4: could feel that uneasiness, saying, Joel, don't do it. It's 276 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 4: not what it seems. I didn't pay any attention. I 277 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 4: wanted it so badly. I pushed through it. We got 278 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 4: it up in going, but it never took off like 279 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 4: we thought. There were some circumstances we didn't realize that 280 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 4: would limit it, and we had a lot invested, and 281 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 4: we struggled and struggled, tried to make it work. But 282 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 4: it's like we were always pushing it uphill. And when 283 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 4: I look back, I can see how God tried to 284 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 4: warn me, tried to get my attention. I could feel 285 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 4: that unrest, but I didn't listen. God could have said, Joe, 286 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 4: well maybe next time you will listen. Too bad for you. No, 287 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 4: God is not holding that against us. If God only 288 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 4: gave us what we deserved. None of us would fulfill 289 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 4: our destiny. One day, out of the blue, we got 290 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 4: word that this man was interested in purchasing it. The 291 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 4: expert said it would never happen. He wasn't the right 292 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 4: type of buyer, he wasn't even in the same field. 293 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 4: But against all odds, he not only purchased it, but 294 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 4: he paid almost twice what we were told we could 295 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 4: sell it for. That's the mercy of God cleaning up 296 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 4: the mess. God doesn't give us what we deserve. We 297 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 4: deserve the consequences, we deserve judgment. But God gives us mercy. 298 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 4: He knows how to make miracles out of our mistakes. 299 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 4: The accusing voices will tell you, man, you are done. 300 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 4: It was your fault. You knew not to do it 301 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 4: in the first place. You pursued the wrong dream. Now 302 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 4: look at you. You're over your head. You can't make 303 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 4: ends me. Just deal with it. No, God is so merciful. 304 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 4: He'll take your wrong and he'll make it right. It 305 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 4: may have been your fault, you could easily live guilty. 306 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,679 Speaker 4: Now you've got to shake that off. God's mercy is 307 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 4: bigger than that mistake. He knows how to make a 308 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 4: miracle out of that mess. See. Covered by mercy means 309 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 4: you're not just covered as long as you do everything right. 310 00:17:56,359 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 4: Like Jonah, you're covered even when you go the wrong way. 311 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 4: Let me make it more practical. Even when we do 312 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:07,399 Speaker 4: dumb things, God still has us covered. That should make 313 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 4: us all feel better. I read about this young man 314 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 4: twenty one years old. He was raised in church. He 315 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 4: knew the right thing to do, but he got off course, 316 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 4: started partying and running with the wrong crowd, and one night, 317 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:25,400 Speaker 4: when it had way too much to drink, his friends 318 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 4: dared him to climb a telephone pole. He wasn't thinking clearly, 319 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,920 Speaker 4: and he climbed up forty feet in the air, drunk 320 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,680 Speaker 4: as can be. Just as he was about to reach 321 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 4: the top, he lost his footing, slipped and fell backwards, 322 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 4: tumbling back on a way to a certain death. Somehow, 323 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 4: the leather belt that he was wearing caught one of 324 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 4: the metal rods on the pole, and it acted like 325 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 4: a harness and saved his life. He was up there 326 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 4: dangly in the middle of the night. Fire department came 327 00:18:56,560 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 4: and rescued him. The newspaper headline read, pant save drunk 328 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:05,159 Speaker 4: man from a fall. That's the mercy of God. Even 329 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 4: when we do dumb things, God still has us covered. 330 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 4: Bottom line, if it's not your time to go, you're 331 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 4: not going to go. Nothing can snatch you out of 332 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 4: God's hand. You might as well quit fighting the call 333 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 4: of God on your life. God is not going to 334 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 4: leave you alone. Wherever you go, He's going to be there. 335 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:31,360 Speaker 4: The scripture says God's calling is irrevocable. That means you're 336 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 4: a marked man, you're a marked woman. God wants you. 337 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 4: You can try to ignore it, run, hide, party it away, 338 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 4: drink it away. After all that, God's going to still 339 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 4: be there, saying I want you to go to Nineveh. 340 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:46,679 Speaker 4: I've got something for you to do. I've got a 341 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 4: destiny for you to fulfill. See if you have an assignment, 342 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 4: somebody needs what you have. If you don't step into 343 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 4: who God's made you to be, this world will not 344 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 4: be as bright a place as it should have been. 345 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 4: We'll all miss out. And when I say we're covered 346 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 4: by mercy, that doesn't mean we can just live any 347 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 4: way we want. Be sloppy, compromise, take the easy way out. 348 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 4: Joel said. God will clean it up. He'll catch me 349 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 4: even when I'm drunk. No, some of you think you 350 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 4: got your word from the Lord. Let me clarify this. 351 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 4: When you really know God, when you have a relationship 352 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 4: with His son Jesus, you want to do what's right. 353 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 4: You may make mistakes from time to time, but you're 354 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 4: not trying to see how much you can get away 355 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 4: with and still feel good about yourself. Deep down, you 356 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 4: have a desire to honor God, to be your best. 357 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,360 Speaker 4: And the scripture says here in tide us God saved 358 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:49,159 Speaker 4: us not because of the good things we've done, but 359 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:53,360 Speaker 4: because of his mercy. This is the key. His mercy 360 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:57,199 Speaker 4: is not based on our performance. If it was only 361 00:20:57,280 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 4: dependent on us living a perfect life, never making a mistake, 362 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:03,959 Speaker 4: then none of us would be here. You may not 363 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 4: have been saved by your pants from a telephone pole, 364 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 4: but I wonder how many times God has saved us 365 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 4: from dumb things that we've done. I can admit I've 366 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:15,679 Speaker 4: done a few. Don't look at me like that. I 367 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 4: know I'm a saint compared to you, But every morning 368 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 4: I start off the day by thanking God for his goodness, 369 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:27,959 Speaker 4: for his blessings, his favor, my family, my friends, the 370 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 4: opportunity He's given me. Then I always follow it up 371 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 4: by thanking him for his mercy. For the times I 372 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 4: didn't make the best decision, but he cleaned it up, 373 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 4: the times I did something dumb, but he brought me 374 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 4: out of the mess, The times he protected me that 375 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 4: I knew nothing about. He kept a car from colliding 376 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 4: with mine, He kept my child from harm, saved me 377 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 4: from pain and heartache. There are many things that we 378 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 4: cannot see, but God is holding back the forces of darkness, 379 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 4: keeping us from accident and harm, moving the wrong people 380 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 4: out of the way, causing things to work out to 381 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 4: our advantage. He's got you covered with his mercy. And 382 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 4: the beauty is not just when we perform perfectly, not 383 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,640 Speaker 4: just when we measure up, but even when we blow it, 384 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 4: even when we fail, even when we do like Jonah 385 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 4: and say God, leave me alone, let me do my 386 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 4: own thing. You're still covered. You may turn your back 387 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 4: on God, but he'll never turn his back on you. 388 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,639 Speaker 4: You may run the other way, but God will come 389 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 4: running towards you. Sometimes people say, Joel, I've made so 390 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 4: many mistakes, so many poor choices. I think I've missed 391 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 4: my destiny. I always tell them, you're not that powerful. 392 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 4: You think your poor choices can stop what the creator 393 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:52,959 Speaker 4: of the universe, the most High God, has ordained for you. 394 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 4: You think that mistake is too much for the mercy 395 00:22:56,680 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 4: of God, that somehow God is now confused trying to 396 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 4: figure out what to do with you next. Now God 397 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 4: knows the end from the beginning. Nothing you've done has 398 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 4: to keep you from becoming who God's created you to be. 399 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 4: But you got to do your part and get back 400 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 4: in the game. Start honoring God with your whole heart, 401 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:19,919 Speaker 4: and he'll get you to where you're supposed to be. 402 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 4: Doctor John Redman is a pastor friend of mine, and 403 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 4: he told about this woman that he knew that was very, 404 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 4: very depressed. It kept getting worse, and finally she couldn't 405 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:34,679 Speaker 4: take it anymore. She decided to end her life. She 406 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,360 Speaker 4: went to bed on a Saturday night and was going 407 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 4: to do it the next morning. She has a little 408 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 4: dog that sleeps with her, and he woke up early 409 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 4: Sunday morning and started scratching and scratching, trying to wake 410 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 4: her up so he could go outside. While he was 411 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 4: doing that, he hit the remote control for the television 412 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:55,640 Speaker 4: and turned it on. It just so happened that our 413 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:59,399 Speaker 4: program came on the television. She started watching and I 414 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 4: was talking about how God has your best days still 415 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 4: in front of you. You wouldn't be alive unless something 416 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 4: amazing was in your future. She knew it wasn't a coincidence. 417 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:12,439 Speaker 4: Something began to come alive on the inside, and at 418 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 4: the end of the program, I always encourage people to 419 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:18,439 Speaker 4: get into a good Bible based church. That Sunday morning, 420 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:21,879 Speaker 4: she went to doctor Redman's church, gave her life to Christ, 421 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 4: got her joy back, her passion back. Now she's excited 422 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:30,399 Speaker 4: about her future. Friends, God's mercy is bigger than our 423 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:33,920 Speaker 4: poor choices. If it's not your time to go, God 424 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 4: can even use a dog to get you back on 425 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 4: the right track. He's got your covered with his mercy. 426 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:44,159 Speaker 4: In the scripture, when God promised Abraham that he was 427 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 4: going to have a baby, he and his wife Sarah 428 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 4: were nearly eighty, way too old to have a child. 429 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,639 Speaker 4: They waited and waited, believing that somehow it would happen. 430 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 4: But year after year went by still no baby. Sarah 431 00:24:57,119 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 4: got tired of waiting, talking about make in a bad choice, 432 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 4: doing something dumb. She told Abraham to sleep with her 433 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:10,159 Speaker 4: maid Hagar. They had a baby. Abraham and Hagar that 434 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 4: they named Ishmael. But this was not the promised child. 435 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:18,679 Speaker 4: This brought all kinds of dysfunction into their house. Sarah 436 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:22,880 Speaker 4: got mad at Abraham. What were you thinking? Abraham said, well, 437 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,159 Speaker 4: you told me to do it. She said, well, you 438 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 4: should have known better. Anyway, Sarah became very jealous of 439 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 4: Hagar and started treating her really badly. Finally, she gave 440 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 4: Abraham an ultimatum, either this woman leaves or I'm going 441 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 4: to leave. Abraham had to send Hagar and his young 442 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 4: son Ishmael out into the desert. It was a big mess. 443 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 4: God could have said, Sarah, too bad. It's your fault. 444 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,639 Speaker 4: You brought the trouble on yourself. You were impatient. You 445 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 4: should have just waited. But no, even though Sarah made 446 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 4: a mistake, I say it respectfully. Even though she did 447 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:03,360 Speaker 4: some than dumb that did not cancel out the promise. 448 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:06,440 Speaker 4: In the natural, she was way too old. But one 449 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 4: day God gave her a baby. She had Isaac, the 450 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:13,479 Speaker 4: promised child. What am I saying? They made a big 451 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 4: mess of things, But God not only cleaned up the mess, 452 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 4: he made a miracle out of their mistake. Here's how 453 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 4: amazing God is Hagar the maid. She didn't do anything wrong, 454 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:29,920 Speaker 4: but her whole world fell apart. She was living out 455 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 4: in the desert with her son, who everyone called a mistake. 456 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 4: He wasn't the promised child. She didn't know how she 457 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 4: was going to survive. But God said, Heygar, don't worry. 458 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 4: I'm going to take care of you and your son, 459 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:47,160 Speaker 4: who people think is a mistake. I'm going to bring 460 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 4: out of him a great nation. God is so merciful. 461 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 4: Out of a great mess. He brought great mess. He 462 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:59,120 Speaker 4: was saying, Heygar, I'm not going to let other people's 463 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 4: poor choices ruin your life. See, it's one thing when 464 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 4: we make the mess, we have to deal with it. 465 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 4: We can understand that we brought the trouble on ourselves, 466 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 4: but when somebody else makes the mess and it affects us, 467 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 4: that doesn't seem fair Ishmael couldn't choose who his parents 468 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 4: would be, He couldn't choose where he would be born. 469 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 4: Hagar didn't ask to have a baby with Abraham. She 470 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 4: was just following orders, doing what she was told. You 471 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 4: may be in a mess today, and it was somebody 472 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 4: else's fault. They caused you to be at a disadvantage, 473 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 4: but be encouraged. God is saying to you what he 474 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:40,640 Speaker 4: said to Hagar and Ishmael. Other people's mistakes are not 475 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 4: going to ruin your life. They may have put you 476 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:47,159 Speaker 4: at a disadvantage, but know this, God has you covered. 477 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:51,399 Speaker 4: He's going to bring greatness out of that great mess. Friends, 478 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 4: nothing you've done has disqualified you. You may have made 479 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 4: a poor choice like Sarah, but God is still going 480 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 4: to bring the promise to me. You may have taken 481 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 4: a wrong turn like Jonah, but God's still going to 482 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 4: cause it to turn out right. You may be somebody 483 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 4: else's choice has had a negative effect on you, but 484 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 4: don't worry. God's going to turn it around and use 485 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 4: it to your advantage. Shake off the guilt, quit listening 486 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 4: to the accusing voices. God has you covered with his mercy. 487 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 4: If you'll do this, I believe and declare. God's not 488 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:27,120 Speaker 4: only going to bring you out, He's going to clean 489 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,639 Speaker 4: up your mess. He's going to make miracles out of 490 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:33,679 Speaker 4: your mistakes. You will still fulfill your destiny and become 491 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 4: everything God's created you to be. In Jesus' name, if 492 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 4: you receive it, can you say him in today, We 493 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,080 Speaker 4: never like to close our broadcast without giving you an 494 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 4: opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. Would 495 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 4: you pray with me, just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent 496 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 4: of my sins. Come into my heart. I make you 497 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 4: my Lord and savior. Friends, if you prayed that simple prayer, 498 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 4: we believe you got born again. Get in a good 499 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 4: Bible based church. Keep God first place. He's going to 500 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 4: take your places that you've never even dreamed. Thank you 501 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 4: for listening to the joel Ostine podcast. 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