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It helps keep the 40 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 4: ministry going. 41 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 5: Enjoy the message. 42 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 4: Well, God bless you. It's a joy to come into 43 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 4: your homes and if you're ever in our area, please 44 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 4: stop by and be a part of one of our services. 45 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 4: I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. 46 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 4: I like to start with something funny. And I heard 47 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 4: about this man that was very stingy with his money, 48 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 4: and just before his death, he made his wife promise 49 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 4: him that she would have him buried with the fifty 50 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 4: thousand dollars he had saved. His wife reluctantly agreed. At 51 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 4: the funeral, before they closed the casket, she snuck in 52 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 4: this small wooden box. Her friend said, surely you didn't 53 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 4: just bury the money, did you. The wife said, of 54 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 4: course I did. I'm a Christian. I can't lie. She said, 55 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 4: you mean you just buried fifty thousand dollars. Wife said, yes, 56 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 4: I did. I wrote a check. Say it like you 57 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 4: mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it 58 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 4: says I am. I have what it says I have. 59 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 4: I can do what it says I can do. Today 60 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 4: I will be taught of God. I boldly confess. My 61 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 4: mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never 62 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 4: be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I 63 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 4: want to talk to you today about daily direction. God 64 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 4: said in Psalms that he will lead us down the 65 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 4: best path for our lives. He has the wisdom we 66 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 4: need the guidance, the direction. But it's not going to 67 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 4: happen automatically. Every morning, we have to go to him 68 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 4: and say, God, show me my assignment, show me what 69 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 4: to do, show me where to go, give me the 70 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 4: words to speak, asking for wisdom, for guidance. That's an 71 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 4: act of surrender. It takes humility to say, God, you 72 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 4: know what's best for me. I can't do this on 73 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 4: my own. I need your help. Open the right doors, 74 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 4: close the wrong doors, make the path clear. The scripture says, 75 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 4: when you acknowledge God in all your ways, he will 76 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 4: direct your path. But too often we make our plans 77 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 4: without consulting God. Then we ask him to bless those plans, 78 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 4: and we wonder why it's a struggle, why it feels 79 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 4: like it's always uphill. We have it backwards. We're making 80 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 4: a move and then asking God for help. The right 81 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 4: way is to ask God first, God, what do you 82 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 4: want me to do? Should I date this person? Should 83 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 4: I start this new project? Should I make this purchase? 84 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 4: If you feel peace about it, then move forward. If not, 85 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 4: hold off, knowing that God knows what's best for you. 86 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 4: In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus prayed give us this day 87 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 4: our daily bread. He didn't say our weekly bread, our 88 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 4: monthly bread. Joel, I come to church every Sunday. No, 89 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 4: every morning. You need to go to God for your 90 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 4: daily bread, your daily wisdom, daily direction. Too many times 91 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 4: we're trying to do things only in our own strength, 92 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 4: our own intellect, our own ability. That's going to limit us. 93 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:17,559 Speaker 4: God can see things that you can't see. He knows 94 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 4: the right people who should be in your life. He 95 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 4: knows where the danger is, where the dead ends are. 96 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 4: God knows how to catapult you into your destiny. You 97 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 4: have an advantage. Are you taking time for your daily bread? 98 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 4: Sometimes we rush out of the house. I'm in a hurry. 99 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 4: I don't have time today, Joe, I got to get 100 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 4: to work. I live by this principle. Never meet with 101 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 4: other people before you meet with God. If you'll take 102 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 4: time to acknowledge God, say God, I need you today, 103 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 4: Lead me, guide me, keep me on the right path. 104 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 4: Not only will your day go better, but God will 105 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 4: keep you from making mistakes. Few years before my dad 106 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 4: went to be with the Lord, Victoria and I came 107 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 4: across a construction permit for the last full power television 108 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 4: station here in Houston. I had spent years behind the 109 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 4: scenes here at Lakewood doing the television production. I was 110 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 4: excited about being able to put this station on the air. 111 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 4: We were building it from the ground up. We had 112 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 4: to find a place for the tower, buy the programming, 113 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 4: hire the staff. While it was exciting, I didn't have 114 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 4: any experience in broadcast television. I knew a little bit 115 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 4: about production, but this was beyond my expertise. I had 116 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 4: to do what I'm asking you to do. I would 117 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 4: start off every morning saying, God, I can't do this 118 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 4: in my own strength, my own ability. I need your help. Lord. 119 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,159 Speaker 4: Guide me to the right people, lead me down the 120 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 4: right path. God, keep me from making a mistake. What 121 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 4: was I doing getting my daily bread, my daily instruction? 122 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 4: And at one point we were about to purchase the 123 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 4: most expensive and important piece of equipment for the station. 124 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 4: Was going to cost a couple million dollars. Now, our 125 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 4: engineers had researched it and come up with their recommendation 126 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 4: for the make and the model. But a couple of 127 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 4: days before we put the purchase order in, a friend 128 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 4: of mine that I hadn't spoken to in years called 129 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 4: out of the blue. We spoke for about fifteen minutes 130 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 4: Just before he hung up, he made a comment about 131 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 4: the manufacturer of the piece of equipment we were about 132 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 4: to buy. He said, in passing how he had heard 133 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 4: that that company was struggling, that they might go out 134 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 4: of business. He made the statement, I feel bad for 135 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 4: people who own their equipment. He had no idea we 136 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 4: were about to place an order with them. When I 137 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 4: heard that, chills went up and down my spine. He 138 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 4: didn't know it, but God was using him to speak 139 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 4: to me. When I hung up, I called our engineers. 140 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 4: They researched it and found out what he was saying 141 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 4: was true. If he'd have called a couple of days later, 142 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 4: it would have been too late. We would have been 143 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 4: stuck with something that could have been a big headache, outdated, 144 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 4: not supported. Some people think that's a coincidence, but I 145 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 4: know that was God directed my steps. That's what happens 146 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 4: when you get your daily bread. When every morning you 147 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 4: ask God for wisdom, you are showing your dependency on him. 148 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 4: When you humble yourself like that, the scripture says God 149 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 4: will exalt you. A lot of people these days, they're 150 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 4: too prideful. Think I don't need any help. I can 151 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 4: do this on my own, Joel, look at how successful 152 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 4: I am already. Think about where you could be if 153 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 4: you'd start acknowledging God. Think about the mistakes he could 154 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 4: have saved you from. Think about the opportunity, the favor, 155 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:06,839 Speaker 4: the doors you couldn't open but God can't open. Don't 156 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 4: do it on your own. That will limit you. Start 157 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 4: getting your daily bread, your daily direction. When the Israelites 158 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 4: were in the desert, headed toward the promised land, God 159 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 4: gave them manna to eat each morning. It was something 160 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 4: like bread that formed on the ground. The manna would 161 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 4: only last for one day. Every morning they had to 162 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 4: go out and get a fresh supply. But I'm sure 163 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 4: some people thought, I don't feel like going out tomorrow. 164 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 4: I'm gonna save some time and energy. I'm gonna gather 165 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 4: up enough for the whole week. They woke up the 166 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 4: next morning, all that manna was spoiled. You couldn't eat it. 167 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 4: The principle was they had to go out and get 168 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 4: fresh manna every day. The word manna in the original 169 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 4: Hebrew is translated what is it when we go to 170 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 4: God for our fresh manner? Each day? The right attitude 171 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 4: is God, what is it you want me to do 172 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 4: what is my assignment? Not giving God orders, telling him 173 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 4: what to do how to do it. Rather, God, show 174 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 4: me the best path, Show me how to overcome this problem, 175 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 4: Show me how to accomplish my dreams. Are you getting 176 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 4: your daily bread? Are you checking in with headquarters to 177 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 4: get your assignment each morning asking God what is it? 178 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 4: Or are you on autopilot just doing what you've always done. 179 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 4: The challenge with that approach is what worked in the 180 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 4: past may not work today. Sometimes God will do things 181 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 4: a different way. When the Israelites needed water out there 182 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 4: in the desert, they were thirsty. God told Moses to 183 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 4: strike the rock. He struck it and water flowed out freely. 184 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:02,559 Speaker 4: Another time when they needed water, same situation, God told 185 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 4: Moses to speak to the rock. The problem was Moses 186 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 4: was on autopilot. He didn't listen. He thought, I got 187 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 4: this no problem. I don't need to check in with headquarters. 188 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 4: I don't need to get daily direction. I've overcome this 189 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 4: problem before I can do it again. He struck the rock, 190 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 4: same problem, same desert, similar rock. But God had a 191 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 4: different plan. God was saying Moses, just because I had 192 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 4: to do it that way last time doesn't mean I 193 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 4: want you to do it that way this time. What 194 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 4: am I saying? You can't live off of yesterday's manna 195 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 4: and expect to have victory today. Yesterday's information may not 196 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 4: work today. God is a god of freshness. He likes 197 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 4: to do new things, and it's easy to get stuck 198 00:11:56,280 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 4: in the rut thinking I don't need daily direction, Joel, 199 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 4: I've overcome this problem before. I'm going to use the 200 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 4: same tactics to overcome it this time. Like with Moses, 201 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 4: sometimes the old way doesn't work. You need to get 202 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 4: some fresh manna. If not, you'll keep striking the rock 203 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 4: when you should be speaking to the rock. It's a 204 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 4: small tweak, but you'll only hear it if you're getting 205 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 4: your daily bread. Stay open for change, be willing to 206 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 4: try something new. What made you successful five years ago 207 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 4: may not make you successful today. What worked in your 208 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 4: marriage in the past may not work today. Why don't 209 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 4: you get some fresh manna? Have the attitude God, I'm 210 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 4: ready for new things. I've heard it said if you 211 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 4: don't innovate, you will evaporate. You can't rely on what 212 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 4: got you to where you are to keep you where 213 00:12:55,880 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 4: you are. The world is changing. Somebody wants you job, 214 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 4: somebody wants your spouse, somebody wants your dreams. You can't 215 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 4: afford to sit back on autopilot and just coast do 216 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 4: things the same way, you'll get left behind. The good 217 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 4: news is God has daily favor, daily ideas, daily wisdom, 218 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:23,600 Speaker 4: daily abundance. If you'll stay open, he'll lead you into 219 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 4: the fullness of your destiny. Why couldn't Moses strike the 220 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 4: rock again worth the first time. It's because God wants 221 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 4: us to rely on him, not some formula, thinking well, 222 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 4: if I do this and do that and do the other, 223 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 4: then God will bless me. If that's all it took, 224 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 4: we wouldn't really need God. Just follow these steps for success, 225 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 4: just keep striking the rock on purpose. God changes the method, 226 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 4: so we'll have to go to him for our daily bread. 227 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 4: He's looking for people who recognize he the source of 228 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 4: our strength. He's the source of our success. In him 229 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:10,679 Speaker 4: is health, freedom, ideas, abundance. When you rely on him, 230 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 4: he'll take you from victory to victory. But here's the 231 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 4: whole key. He may not do it the same way. 232 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 4: Could it be that you are stuck. You're not seeing 233 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 4: the progress that you should because you're still striking the 234 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 4: rock when you should be speaking to the rock. You're 235 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 4: stuck in tradition, in the way it happened in the past, 236 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 4: trying to duplicate the same way. When God is wanting 237 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 4: to do a new thing, a new way, with new ideas, 238 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 4: with new people, bringing new talents out of you. If 239 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 4: you'll start getting your daily bread, listening to what God 240 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 4: is saying now, then you'll see that water begin to 241 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 4: flow out of the rock in greater ways. David understood 242 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 4: this principle in Second Samuel five. He had just been 243 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 4: made king over Israel. When the Philistines heard about it, 244 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 4: they came down to this valley to attack him. Now, 245 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 4: David was a warrior. He had conquered a lot of armies. 246 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 4: His nature was to attack. But here's why David was 247 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 4: considered a man after God's own heart. Verse nineteen says 248 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 4: David inquired of the Lord, shall I go attack the Philistines? 249 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 4: Will you hand this enemy over to me? Notice his humility. 250 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 4: He didn't say I got this, been there, done that, 251 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 4: no problem. He took time to inquire of the Lord 252 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 4: before he went to battle. He got quiet and said, God, 253 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 4: what do you want me to do? He was getting 254 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 4: his daily direction. He didn't assume because something worked in 255 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 4: the past, it was going to work right there. He 256 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 4: asked a very significant question, God, will you hand this 257 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 4: enemy over to me? Seems like that would be a given. 258 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 4: He was just put in charge of the Israelites, God's 259 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 4: chosen people. Surely God wouldn't let them be defeated. But 260 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 4: the fact is, we're not supposed to fight every battle. 261 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 4: David was smart enough to ask, am I supposed to attack? 262 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 4: He was saying, God, if I go in there, are 263 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 4: you going to go with me? He was showing his 264 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 4: dependency on God. He recognized where his strength, his favor, 265 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 4: his ability came from. And sometimes we assume if there's 266 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 4: an obstacle, there's something trying to stop us. There's no 267 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 4: question get in there and go to battle. God is 268 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 4: on our side. But a wiser approach is to say, God, 269 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 4: what is your plan? How do you want me to 270 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 4: respond to this opposition? Shall I attack? Or shall I 271 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 4: be still ill and let you fight for me? If 272 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 4: I go in, God, are you going to go with me? 273 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 4: We've all fought battles where we didn't come out the 274 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:13,400 Speaker 4: way we thought. Maybe it was because we didn't inquire 275 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 4: of the Lord. Verse nineteen goes on to say, the 276 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 4: Lord said to David, go for I will surely hand 277 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 4: the Philistines over to you. Once he got clear direction, 278 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:28,880 Speaker 4: once he knew he had God's blessing, he went down 279 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:32,919 Speaker 4: there and defeated the Philistines. But if we would do 280 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 4: like David and inquire of the Lord before we get 281 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 4: into conflict, before we make big decisions, go to God 282 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 4: for daily direction, for daily manner, it would save us 283 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 4: a lot of heartache and pain. I've learned what God orders, 284 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:55,439 Speaker 4: he will pay for. But God is not obligated to 285 00:17:55,520 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 4: bring victory to battles that we're not supposed to be in. Yes, 286 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 4: God is merciful, Yes he'll help us. But it's much 287 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 4: better to inquire of the Lord before you make important decisions. 288 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 4: A few months later, the Philistines came back to the 289 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 4: same valley to attack David again. David could have thought, 290 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 4: this is a no brainer. I don't even have to 291 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 4: pray about it this time. I know what to do. 292 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 4: Go down there and attack, But David realized he couldn't 293 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 4: live off a yesterday's manner. He knew yesterday's information may 294 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 4: not be appropriate for today's challenge. This scripture says David 295 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 4: inquired of the Lord again, and the Lord said, do 296 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 4: not attack them, same valley, same enemy. But God said, 297 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 4: this time, I'm going to do it a different way. 298 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 4: I don't want you to go down and attack. I 299 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,679 Speaker 4: want you to circle around them. He went on to 300 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 4: tell them when they heard the sound of rustling in 301 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 4: the mulberry trees, that was a sign that He had 302 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 4: gone before them to defeat their enemies. Then they were 303 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 4: to go in at once. But if David had not 304 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 4: inquired of the Lord, he would have done it the 305 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 4: first way. That's common sense. Hey, it worked last time, 306 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 4: I'm sure it's going to work this time. But God's 307 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 4: ways are not our ways. He doesn't want you to 308 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:26,120 Speaker 4: get hooked on a formula. He wants you to be 309 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 4: hooked on him. When you developed this habit of going 310 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 4: to God for your daily bread, daily direction, saying, God, 311 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,359 Speaker 4: how do you want me to respond? How should I 312 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 4: deal with this situation in my health, my finances. God 313 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 4: give me your wisdom, your insight, your favor. That's how 314 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 4: God will lead you down the best path for your life. 315 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 4: In my early twenties, there was this couple I knew 316 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 4: that I really liked, and I went overboard to be 317 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:59,199 Speaker 4: good to them, and they were kind of friendly to me, 318 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:02,879 Speaker 4: but it was always like I wasn't doing enough. My 319 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 4: nature was to do more. I showed them favor when they, 320 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 4: several years later moved to a different city. I gave 321 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 4: them money for their moving cost, helped them pack up 322 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,239 Speaker 4: their house. I knew down in here, that's what I 323 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 4: was supposed to be doing, taking the high road, going 324 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 4: the extra mile. I felt good about it, and I 325 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 4: believed that God blessed me for it. But a couple 326 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:28,360 Speaker 4: of years after they had moved, I received word from 327 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,159 Speaker 4: a friend of mine that they were upset with me 328 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 4: because they didn't think i'd help them enough. Here I'd 329 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,919 Speaker 4: helped them more than I'd helped anybody, and back then 330 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 4: that really bothered me, because I wanted everybody to like me. 331 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 4: I was tempted to go and try to do more 332 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,280 Speaker 4: and try to make it up to them. But when 333 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 4: I prayed about it, when I asked God for daily direction, 334 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,880 Speaker 4: I heard it so strongly, not out loud, but down 335 00:20:55,960 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 4: in here, something said, Joel, leave them alone, never going 336 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 4: to be for you. Same battle, same people, but different approach. 337 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,919 Speaker 4: If I hadn't have learned what I'm telling you today 338 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 4: to get daily direction, then I would still be frustrated 339 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 4: trying to convince somebody to like me that was never 340 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:20,640 Speaker 4: going to light me. Are you fighting battles that you're 341 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 4: not supposed to fight? If God hasn't given you permission, 342 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 4: then you're going to do it in your own strength, 343 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 4: your own ability. It will be a constant struggle. There's 344 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 4: no grace for it. Just because it was right last 345 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 4: time doesn't mean that it's right this time. Like David, 346 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 4: you may be skilled in battle, You're tough, you can 347 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 4: take on the best of them, but you have to 348 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 4: check in with headquarters. You have to get your assignment. God, 349 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 4: am I supposed to fight this battle? Show me the 350 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 4: right steps to take. Then listen to what you're feeling 351 00:21:56,800 --> 00:22:00,400 Speaker 4: down in here, not in your head, but in your heart. 352 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 4: The scripture calls it the still small voice. It's an impression. 353 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,479 Speaker 4: You can't explain it. You just know this is what 354 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 4: I'm supposed to do. That's God giving you daily direction. 355 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 4: This is where Joshua and the Israelites got off course. 356 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 4: They had just seen the walls of Jericho come down 357 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 4: great miracle. They had defeated other armies along the way. 358 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 4: God's favor was on them. But there was a group 359 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 4: of people called the Gibeonites. They lived about two cities 360 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 4: over from where Joshua and the Israelites were canned. When 361 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 4: they heard how powerful and successful the Israelites were, they 362 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 4: knew they couldn't compete with them, and they too were 363 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,360 Speaker 4: going to be driven out of their land. So they 364 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 4: came up with a plan to try to deceive Joshua. 365 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 4: They loaded their donkeys up with old, run down, worn 366 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:01,199 Speaker 4: out sacks. They put on clothes that had in them 367 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 4: sandals that were falling apart. They left food out on purpose, 368 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 4: so that it would be old and moldy and steal. 369 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:12,920 Speaker 4: They did this to make it seem like they had 370 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 4: traveled a great distance, And they showed up at Joshua's camp. Said, Joshua, 371 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 4: we've come from a far far land. We've traveled for 372 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 4: months and months. We're tired, we're hungry. Please, Joshua, make 373 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 4: a peace treaty with us. Let us live here. We 374 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 4: promised we'll work for you. Joshua said, in effect, how 375 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,640 Speaker 4: do I know you're not from one of these neighboring 376 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 4: cities I'm about to conquer How can I be sure 377 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 4: you don't live close by, They said, Joshua, look at 378 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 4: this bread. It was freshly baked when we left home. 379 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 4: Now it's old and moldy. Look at these clothes. They 380 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 4: were dry clean before we left. This shirt had starch 381 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 4: in it. Look at it now, Joshua said, let me 382 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 4: see that bread. He looked at it. It was old, smelled badly. 383 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 4: The scripture says the Israelites examined their bread, but they 384 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:13,479 Speaker 4: did not consult with the Lord. It looked like they 385 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 4: were telling the truth. Everything on the surface seemed like 386 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 4: they were straight up people. So Joshua signed a peace 387 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:25,360 Speaker 4: treaty with them, saying, fine, you can live here. Don't worry, 388 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 4: We'll never hurt you. Three days later the truth came out. 389 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:34,640 Speaker 4: Joshua discovered they weren't who they said they were. They 390 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 4: were from a city, just a couple of towns over. 391 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 4: The Israelite people were furious. They were ready to wipe 392 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:45,160 Speaker 4: them out. Let them have it. Joshua said, no, don't 393 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:48,800 Speaker 4: touch them. We gave them our word. If we break 394 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 4: our agreement, God will come against us. It was a 395 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 4: big headache. It all could have been avoided. The whole 396 00:24:56,000 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 4: problem was they did not consult with the Lord. They 397 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 4: just looked at it. On the surface, everything seemed fine. 398 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:08,880 Speaker 4: But God can see things that we can't see. That's 399 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:12,120 Speaker 4: why you need to go to him before you get 400 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 4: involved with people, before you sign the contract, before you 401 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 4: put the money down, do yourself a favor and consult 402 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 4: with the Lord, because people are not always who they 403 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 4: say they are. They can show you one side, the 404 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 4: side they want you to see, but God can see 405 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 4: the whole package. You can't get so caught up in 406 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 4: how fine she is, how beautiful she looks. Joey, he's tall, dark, handsome, 407 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 4: and rich. I don't have to consult with the Lord. 408 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:50,680 Speaker 4: The Lord just answered my prayer. You better step back, Joshua. 409 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 4: You may end up with somebody that's not who you 410 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 4: think they are. If you're married, don't say amen. 411 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 5: Now. 412 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 4: There are two young ladies in their early twenties. They 413 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:07,400 Speaker 4: had traveled from their home in southern California down to Tijuana, Mexico, 414 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 4: to go Christmas shopping for the day. When they returned 415 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:14,119 Speaker 4: to their car, they noticed what looked like a little 416 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:18,680 Speaker 4: puppy looked just like a little chihuahua. It was squirming 417 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,199 Speaker 4: there in the gutter and they could tell it was 418 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 4: in a lot of pain. Feeling sorry for it, they 419 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 4: picked it up and put it in the trunk of 420 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 4: their car. They were going to take it home and 421 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:31,439 Speaker 4: didn't want the border patrol to see it. One of 422 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 4: the girls took it into her apartment gave it some milk, 423 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 4: trying to nurse it back to health. She tried to 424 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 4: feed it, but it wouldn't eat anything. That night, she 425 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 4: wrapped it in a blanket and put it in her 426 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 4: bed with her and all through the night making sure 427 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 4: it was okay. The next morning it was doing worse 428 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:52,880 Speaker 4: than ever. She rushed it to the emergency animal clinic, 429 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 4: handed it to the veterinarian began to describe the symptoms. 430 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 4: The doctor stopped her and said where did you get 431 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:03,439 Speaker 4: this animal. She thought she was in trouble for bringing 432 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 4: it across the border, and she finally said, well, my 433 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 4: friend and I found this little chihuahua in the gutter 434 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 4: in Tijuana. He said, young lady, this is not a chihuahua. 435 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 4: This is a Mexican river rat. Everything is not what 436 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 4: it seems. You better consult with the Lord. You don't 437 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 4: want any rats living in your house. I'm asking you 438 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 4: today to go to God for daily direction. You're not 439 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 4: going to make the best decisions if you're not consulting 440 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:41,639 Speaker 4: with the Lord. Don't do like Joshua, try to figure 441 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 4: it out in your own strength. Do like David and 442 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:49,880 Speaker 4: inquire of the Lord. Remember, yesterday's manna is not going 443 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 4: to be good for today. If you'll develop this habit 444 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 4: of going to God for fresh manna, I believe and 445 00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 4: declare God is going to lead you down the best 446 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 4: path for your life. He's going to protect you from mistakes, 447 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:06,199 Speaker 4: bring the right people, and take you to the fullness 448 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 4: of your destiny. In Jesus' name. If you receive it, 449 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 4: can you say amen? I'd like to give you an 450 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 4: opportunity to make Jesus the Lord of your life. 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