> JOEL: GOD BLESS YOU!
THANKS FOR LETTING US COME
INTO YOUR HOMES.
WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY FOR GOD'S VERY,
VERY BEST.
I LIKE TO START WITH
SOMETHING FUNNY.
I HEARD ABOUT THESE TWO
BROTHERS, AGES 4 AND 6.
THEY WERE SPENDING THE NIGHT
AT THEIR GRANDMOTHER'S
HOUSE. SHE TOLD THEM
BEFORE THEY WENT TO BED
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
SAID THEIR PRAYERS.
THEY WENT IN THE BEDROOM,
GOT DOWN ON THEIR KNEES.
THE YOUNGEST BROTHER STARTED
PRAYING AT THE TOP OF HIS
LUNGS. "GOD, I PRAY FOR A
NEW BICYCLE. I PRAY FOR A
NEW PLAY STATION. I PRAY
FOR A NEW PUPPY."
HIS BROTHER STOPPED HIM
AND SAID, "WHY ARE YOU
SCREAMING? GOD ISN'T
DEAF."
HE SAID, "I KNOW THAT; BUT
GRANDMOTHER IS."
SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT.
THIS IS MY BIBLE.
I AM WHAT IT SAYS I AM.
I HAVE WHAT IT SAYS I HAVE.
I CAN DO WHAT IT SAYS I
CAN DO.
TODAY, I WILL BE TAUGHT THE
WORD OF GOD.
I BOLDLY CONFESS:
MY MIND IS ALERT.
MY HEART IS RECEPTIVE.
I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
IN JESUS' NAME.
GOD BLESS YOU.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU TODAY
ABOUT READY TO RISE.
WE ALL FACE THINGS IN LIFE
THAT TRY TO PUSH US DOWN.
IT'S EASY TO LOSE OUR
PASSION AND THINK THAT'S THE
WAY IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE.
BUT GOD DIDN'T CREATE YOU
TO BE OVERCOME, HE CREATED
YOU AS AN OVERCOMER.
HE PUT SOMETHING IN YOUR
SPIRIT CALLED "BOUNCE BACK".
BOUNCE BACK MEANS WHEN YOU
GET KNOCKED DOWN, YOU DON'T
STAY DOWN.
THERE IS A FORCE BREATHING
IN YOUR DIRECTION, MAKING
THINGS HAPPEN THAT YOU
COULDN'T MAKE HAPPEN, GIVING
YOU STRENGTH THAT YOU DIDN'T
HAVE.
IT CAUSES YOU TO RISE UP.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE BOUNCE
BACK, THAT DIFFICULTY CANNOT
DEFEAT YOU.
IT MAY HOLD YOU BACK
TEMPORARILY, BUT IT'S JUST
A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE
YOU RISE BACK UP.
YOU MAY HAVE THINGS
COMING AGAINST YOU NOW.
THOUGHTS TELL YOU,
"YOU'LL NEVER GET WELL,
THIS PANDEMIC HAS RUINED
YOUR FINANCES, YOU'LL
ALWAYS STRUGGLE WITH
THIS ADDICTION."
DON'T BELIEVE THOSE LIES.
YOU MAY BE DOWN BUT THAT IS
NOT YOUR FINAL DESTINATION.
GOD IS SAYING, "GET READY
TO RISE. GET READY FOR
FAVOR, GET READY FOR
BREAKTHROUGHS, GET READY
FOR HEALING."
WHAT WAS MEANT FOR YOUR
HARM, GOD IS TURNING TO
YOUR ADVANTAGE.
MICAH SAID, "REJOICE NOT
OVER ME MY ENEMIES WHEN I
FALL, FOR I SHALL ARISE."
HE WASN'T COMPLAINING ABOUT
THE TROUBLE, HE WASN'T
DISCOURAGED OVER BEING
KNOCKED DOWN, HE UNDERSTOOD
THIS PRINCIPLE THAT THERE
WAS BOUNCE BACK IN HIS
SPIRIT.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
DIFFICULTY HE WAS SPEAKING
VICTORY.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO COME OUT
OF THAT CHALLENGE, YOU HAVE
TO DO LIKE MICAH.
"THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T COME
TO STAY IT CAME TO PASS.
GOD BEING FOR ME IS MORE
THAN THE WORLD BEING AGAINST
ME. I SHALL ARISE."
WHEN YOU SAY THAT, FORCES
OF DARKNESS TREMBLE.
WHEN YOU DECLARE I SHALL
ARISE, ANGELS GO TO WORK.
NO MORE, "IT'S NEVER GOING
TO CHANGE."
"MY BUSINESS WILL NEVER
MAKE IT."
"MY CHILD IS NEVER GOING
TO GET BACK ON COURSE."
ZIP THAT UP. IF YOU TALK
DEFEAT, YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE DEFEAT.
SAY WITH MICAH, "YES I'VE
HAD DIFFICULTIES, I'M NOT
DENYING THE PROBLEM, I'M NOT
ACTING LIKE IT DOESN'T
EXIST, ALL I'M SAYING IS
I'M NOT STAYING HERE.
I SHALL ARISE. I WILL SEE
GOD'S GOODNESS.
MY LATTER DAYS WILL BE
BETTER THAN MY FORMER DAYS."
GOD HASN'T BROUGHT YOU THIS
FAR TO LEAVE YOU. HE WON'T
LET YOU GET IN A PROBLEM
THAT HE CAN'T GET YOU
OUT OF.
THAT PERSON THAT WALKED OUT
ON YOU, THEY DIDN'T STOP
YOUR DESTINY.
QUIT GIVING THEM THAT MUCH
POWER, THINKING THAT THEY
RUINED YOUR LIFE.
GOD HAS SOMEBODY BETTER
COMING.
DAVID SAID, "GOD LIFTED ME
OUT OF THE PIT AND SET MY
FEET ON A ROCK."
YOU MAY BE IN A PIT SO
TO SPEAK; YOU DON'T SEE
HOW YOU COULD GET OUT.
THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU DON'T
HAVE TO GET OUT BY YOURSELF.
THE MOST HIGH GOD IS ABOUT
TO LIFT YOU OUT.
HE'S ABOUT TO FREE YOU FROM
THAT ADDICTION, HE'S ABOUT
TO TURN THE MEDICAL REPORT
AROUND, HE'S ABOUT TO OPEN
NEW DOORS, BRING NEW
OPPORTUNITIES, NEW
RELATIONSHIPS.
THAT PIT IS NOT YOUR
DESTINY, GET READY TO RISE.
PAUL SAID, "THE SAME SPIRIT
THAT RAISED CHRIST FROM THE
DEAD LIVES ON THE INSIDE OF
YOU."
THE FORCES OF DARKNESS DID
THEIR BEST TO STOP JESUS,
BUT THEY COULDN'T KEEP HIM
FROM RISING.
THAT TELLS ME NOTHING YOU
FACE CAN KEEP YOU FROM YOUR
PURPOSE.
NO PANDEMIC, NO SICKNESS,
NO ADDICTION.
THE ENEMY MAY HAVE DONE
HIS BEST, BUT HIS BEST
WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH.
A FEW YEARS BACK WE HAD
A BIG HURRICANE HERE IN
HOUSTON.
I NOTICED ALL THE DIFFERENT
KINDS OF TREES THAT WERE
BLOWN DOWN.
HUGE OAK TREES, THREE OR
FOUR FEET AROUND.
I SAW PINE TREES, OVER A
HUNDRED FEET TALL LAYING
IN YARD AFTER YARD.
BIG TREES, SMALL TREES, NONE
OF THEM COULD WITHSTAND THE
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE TYPE OF
TREE THAT WASN'T BLOWN DOWN.
IT WAS THE PALM TREE.
IT'S BECAUSE, GOD DESIGNED
THE PALM TO WITHSTAND THE
STORM.
UNLIKE THE OTHER TREES,
THE PALM IS ABLE TO BEND
SO IT DOESN'T BREAK.
A CERTAIN KIND OF PALM CAN
BEND ALL THE WAY OVER TO
WHERE THE TOP IS ALMOST
TOUCHING THE GROUND.
DURING A HURRICANE IT MAY
STAY THAT WAY FOR THREE OR
FOUR HOURS, ALL BENT OVER,
LOOKS LIKE IT'S DONE.
BUT WHEN THE WIND DIES DOWN,
WHEN THE STORM IS OVER, IT
STANDS RIGHT BACK UP TO
WHERE IT WAS BEFORE.
ALL THESE OTHER TREES, DOWN
ON THE GROUND, WHAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE?
GOD PUT BOUNCE BACK IN THE
PALM TREE.
IT MAY GET PUSHED OVER BUT
IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY.
PSALM 92 SAYS, "THE
RIGHTEOUS WILL FLOURISH
LIKE A PALM TREE."
THE REASON GOD CHOSE A PALM
TREE; NOT OAKS, OR PINES, IS
HE KNEW WE WOULD GO THROUGH
STORMS.
HE KNEW THINGS WOULD TRY
TO PUSH US DOWN AND KEEP
US FROM OUR DESTINY, SO HE
SAID, "I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU
LIKE A PALM, I'M GOING TO PUT
BOUNCE BACK IN YOUR SPIRIT."
YOU MAY GO THROUGH
DIFFICULTIES, A LOSS, A
DISAPPOINTMENT BUT AT SOME
POINT, THE WINDS WILL STOP,
THE STORM WILL PASS AND
LIKE THAT PALM, YOU'LL
COME RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN.
YOU MAY BE BENT OVER NOW,
YOU'RE FACING CHALLENGES,
THOUGHTS ARE TELLING YOU
IT'S NEVER GOING TO WORK
OUT. NO, GET READY TO RISE.
YOU HAVE BOUNCE BACK IN
YOUR SPIRIT.
WHEN THAT STORM IS OVER,
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE
LAYING DOWN, BEAT UP,
YOU'RE GOING TO RISE UP
HEALTHY, BLESSED,
PROSPEROUS.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LOOK
LIKE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN
THROUGH.
NOBODY IS GOING TO BE ABLE
TO TELL THAT YOU EVEN HAD
THAT DIFFICULTY.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT GOD IS
HE DOESN'T JUST BRING YOU
THROUGH THE STORM HE MAKES
THE ENEMY PAY FOR BRINGING
THE TROUBLE.
WHEN THE PALM TREE IS BENT
OVER DURING THE HURRICANE,
YOU WOULD THINK THAT WAS
DAMAGING THE TREE AND MAKING
IT WEAKER, BUT RESEARCH
SHOWS JUST THE OPPOSITE.
WHEN THE TREE IS BEING
PUSHED OVER AND STRETCHED
BY THE STRONG WINDS, THAT'S
STRENGTHENING THE ROOT
SYSTEM AND GIVING IT NEW
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH.
WHEN THE PALM TREE
STRAIGHTENS BACK UP, AFTER
THE STORM, IT'S ACTUALLY
STRONGER THAN IT WAS BEFORE.
WHEN YOU COME OUT OF THAT
STORM, WHEN YOU STRAIGHTEN
BACK UP, YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO BE THE SAME, YOU'RE GOING
TO BE STRONGER, HEALTHIER,
BETTER OFF, READY FOR NEW
GROWTH.
WHEN YOU'RE IN DIFFICULT
TIMES YOU NEED TO REMIND
YOURSELF, "I MAY BEND BUT
I'M NOT GOING TO BREAK."
GOD WON'T LET YOU FACE
ANYTHING THAT WILL BE TOO
MUCH FOR YOU TO HANDLE.
THINGS MAY BE COMING AGAINST
YOU, BUT KNOW THIS, DOWN IS
NOT YOUR DESTINY, DEFEAT IS
NOT HOW YOUR STORY ENDS,
SICKNESS, TROUBLE, NOT HAVING
ENOUGH IS NOT PERMANENT.
I BELIEVE EVEN NOW THOSE
WINDS ARE STARTING TO SUBSIDE.
FORCES THAT HAVE HINDERED
YOU ARE BEING BROKEN.
POWERS OF DARKNESS ARE BEING
PUSHED BACK.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE
BREAKTHROUGHS, FREEDOM,
JOY, VICTORY.
MICAH CHAPTER 7, MICAH LISTS
ALL THESE NEGATIVE THINGS
THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
HE TALKED ABOUT HOW HE WAS
OVERWHELMED WITH SORROW,
HOW HE HAD GONE THROUGH
BAD BREAKS.
IF HE WOULD HAVE STOPPED
THERE, WE WOULDN'T BE
READING ABOUT HIM.
HE WENT ON TO SAY IN VERSE 7,
BUT AS FOR ME, I'M NOT GIVING
UP. I'M STICKING AROUND TO
SEE WHAT GOD IS GOING TO DO.
I KNOW HE WILL MAKE THINGS
RIGHT."
HE HAD THIS ATTITUDE OF
FAITH. "I'VE COME TOO FAR
TO STOP NOW."
HE WAS EXPECTING GOD TO
TURN IT AROUND.
THAT'S WHY HE SAID IN THE
NEXT VERSE, "DON'T REJOICE
WHEN I FALL, I SHALL ARISE."
SOMETIMES WE'VE BEEN IN
THE STORM SO LONG WE'VE
FORGOTTEN WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO BE STANDING BACK UP.
THE ENEMY WOULD LOVE TO
CONVINCE US TO SETTLE FOR
BEING BENT OVER.
LIVING IN DYSFUNCTION,
BITTER OVER WHO HURT US,
THINKING WE'LL NEVER BE
HAPPY AGAIN.
WE NEED TO DO LIKE MICAH,
"YES I'VE HAD SOME BAD
BREAKS, YES LIFE HAS THROWN
ME SOME CURVES, BUT I'M NOT
GIVING UP ON MY DREAMS, I'M
NOT SETTLING FOR MEDIOCRITY,
I'M STICKING AROUND TO SEE
WHAT GOD IS GOING TO DO.
I KNOW HE'S GOING TO MAKE
THINGS RIGHT."
DON'T GET TALKED OUT OF
YOUR DREAMS, DON'T LET THE
DELAYS, THE UNFAIR
CHILDHOOD, THE UNEXPECTED
STORM, CONVINCE YOU THAT
YOU'VE SEEN YOUR BEST DAYS.
GOD IS UP TO SOMETHING.
WHAT LOOKS LIKE A SETBACK
IS ALL A PART OF HIS PLAN.
HE MAY NOT HAVE SENT THE
DIFFICULTY, BUT HE WOULDN'T
HAVE ALLOWED IT IF IT WAS
GOING TO KEEP YOU FROM YOUR
DESTINY.
IF YOU'LL HAVE THIS ATTITUDE
OF FAITH, GOD WILL MAKE
THINGS RIGHT IN YOUR LIFE.
HE'LL RESTORE WHAT THE ENEMY
TRIED TO STEAL.
HE'LL PAY YOU BACK FOR THE
WRONGS.
HE'LL OPEN DOORS THAT YOU
COULDN'T OPEN, HE WILL GET
YOU TO YOUR DESTINY.
IN GENESIS 37, JOSEPH WAS A
TEENAGER, GOD GAVE HIM A
DREAM THAT HE WOULD BE IN
LEADERSHIP AND HE WOULD HAVE
GREAT INFLUENCE.
HE HAD MANY OLDER BROTHERS,
BUT HE WAS THE FAVORITE SON
OF THEIR FATHER, JACOB.
BECAUSE HE WAS BORN LATER
IN LIFE, JACOB TREATED
HIM DIFFERENTLY. HE EVEN HAD
THEM MAKE JOSEPH A SPECIAL
ROBE OF MANY COLORS.
I'M SURE JOSEPH WAS PROUD OF
THAT ROBE, IT MADE HIM STAND
OUT, GAVE HIM PRESTIGE. BUT
HIS BROTHERS WERE JEALOUS
OF JOSEPH, THEY DIDN'T LIKE
THE SPECIAL TREATMENT, THEY
DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT THAT
HE HAD THESE DREAMS, AND
THAT HE THOUGHT HE WAS
GOING TO DO SOMETHING GREAT.
ONE DAY HIS FATHER ASKED HIM
TO TRAVEL TO ANOTHER CITY
TO CHECK ON HIS BROTHERS.
THEY WERE OUT WORKING IN
A FIELD.
WHEN THEY SAW JOSEPH COMING
FROM A DISTANCE, WEARING
THAT COLORFUL ROBE.
THEY THOUGHT, "THIS IS OUR BIG
CHANCE TO GET RID OF JOSEPH."
THEY TOOK THE ROBE OFF OF
HIM AND THREW HIM INTO A
PIT. THEY WERE GOING TO
PUT BLOOD ON HIS ROBE AND
TELL THEIR FATHER HE HAD
BEEN EATEN BY A WILD
ANIMAL. BUT ABOUT THAT
TIME, A CARAVAN OF
ISHMAELITES CAME PASSING BY.
THE BROTHERS DECIDED TO
SELL JOSEPH AS A SLAVE
INSTEAD OF LEAVING HIM
TO DIE IN THE PIT.
IT'S INTERESTING HOW GOD
WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT
PEOPLE SHOW UP AT THE RIGHT
TIME.
THAT CARAVAN HAD BEEN
TRAVELING FOR MONTHS.
THEY LEFT LONG BEFORE
JOSEPH WENT TO CHECK ON HIS
BROTHERS, BUT GOD HAS
EVERYTHING FIGURED OUT.
HE KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE GOING
TO NEED, WHEN YOU'RE GOING
TO NEED IT, WHO'S GOING TO
NEED TO BE THERE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY.
GOD HAS IT ALL LINED UP.
HE'S GOING TO GET YOU TO
YOUR DESTINY.
PEOPLE CAN'T STOP YOU,
A BAD BREAK, INJUSTICE.
GOD IS ORDERING YOUR STEPS.
HE'S NOT ONLY IN CONTROL OF
YOUR LIFE, HE'S IN CONTROL
OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND
YOU.
NOW JOSEPH WAS NO LONGER THE
FAVORITE SON, WEARING THE
COLORFUL ROBE, HE WAS A
SLAVE, IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY,
WORKING FOR A MAN NAMED
POTIPHAR.
YEAR AFTER YEAR WENT BY,
JOSEPH KEPT DOING THE RIGHT
THING, BEING GOOD TO PEOPLE
THAT WEREN'T GOOD TO HIM.
I CAN IMAGINE MANY NIGHTS
HE THOUGHT ABOUT HOME,
ABOUT THAT ROBE HE USED
TO HAVE AND WHAT THAT
MEANT.
TEARS WOULD FILL HIS EYES.
THOUGHTS WOULD WHISPER,
"IT'S NOT FAIR, YOU'LL NEVER
ACCOMPLISH YOUR DREAMS,
YOU'LL NEVER SEE YOUR FATHER
AGAIN, YOU'LL NEVER HAVE
THAT ROBE OF MANY COLORS."
BUT DEEP DOWN I CAN HEAR
JOSEPH PRAYING, "FATHER
THANK YOU THAT WHAT YOU
STARTED IN MY LIFE YOU WILL
FINISH. I DON'T SEE A WAY, BUT
I KNOW YOU HAVE A WAY. I MAY
BE DOWN BUT I BELIEVE I WILL
RISE AGAIN. THAT WHAT YOU
PROMISED ME WILL COME TO PASS."
THIRTEEN YEARS AFTER JOSEPH
WAS THROWN INTO THAT PIT, THE
PHARAOH HAD A DREAM AND HE
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANT.
JOSEPH WAS IN PRISON,
SOMEONE REMEMBERED THAT HE
COULD INTERPRET DREAMS.
THEY CALLED HIM IN.
HE TOLD THE PHARAOH WHAT THE
DREAM MEANT.
HOW IT HAD TO DO WITH THE
FOOD SUPPLY AND HOW THEY
NEEDED TO STORE UP GRAIN AND
GET EVERYTHING PREPARED FOR
A FAMINE.
THE PHARAOH WAS SO IMPRESSED
WITH JOSEPH. HIS ADVISORS
WERE DISCUSSING WHO SHOULD
BE APPOINTED FOR THIS NEW
POSITION.
PHARAOH TOLD THEM, "NO ONE
COULD DO IT BETTER THAN
JOSEPH."
HE PUT JOSEPH IN CHARGE OF
A WHOLE NATION.
HE SAID IN VERSE 44,
"NO ONE WILL MOVE HAND OR
FOOT IN ALL OF EGYPT WITHOUT
YOUR APPROVAL."
HE HAD HIS STAFF BRING A
ROYAL ROBE AND PUT IT ON
JOSEPH. HE TOOK OFF HIS
PRISON CLOTHES, TOOK OFF
HIS SLAVE CLOTHES AND HE
PUT ON THIS ROBE OF HONOR,
ROBE OF INFLUENCE, ROBE OF
AUTHORITY.
IMAGINE NOW JOSEPH THINKING
BACK ABOUT THE ROBE HIS
BROTHERS TOOK AWAY FROM HIM,
THE ROBE THAT REPRESENTED
FAVOR.
HE WAS DISAPPOINTED AT THE
TIME. HE WANTED IT BACK.
IT DIDN'T SEEM FAIR BUT NOW
HE REALIZED WITHOUT LOSING
THE ROBE OF MANY COLORS,
HE WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD
THE ROBE OF AUTHORITY,
THAT ROBE THAT SAID "I'M
IN CHARGE OF A NATION."
IF YOU KNEW WHAT GOD HAS IN
STORE FOR YOU, YOU WOULDN'T
BE DISCOURAGED OVER THE ROBE
OF MANY COLORS THAT YOU
LOST, THAT JOB THAT DIDN'T
WORK OUT, THE PERSON THAT
WALKED AWAY, THE LOAN THAT
DIDN'T GO THROUGH.
IF YOU COULD SEE THE ROBE OF
AUTHORITY THAT'S COMING, THE
ROBE OF INFLUENCE, THE ROBE
OF ABUNDANCE, THE ROBE OF
UNPRECEDENTED FAVOR, YOU
WOULDN'T BE BITTER OVER WHO
HURT YOU, UPSET OVER THE
TIME IN THE PIT, FRUSTRATED
BY WHAT YOU LOST.
WHAT GOD HAS IN YOUR FUTURE
IS SO AMAZING, YOU'LL NEVER
COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR PAST.
YOU MAY BE DOWN NOW, BUT
LIKE JOSEPH, GET READY TO
RISE.
FAVOR IS COMING LIKE YOU'VE
NEVER SEEN.
GOD IS ABOUT TO DO SOMETHING
UNUSUAL, SOMETHING UNCOMMON
THAT CATAPULTS YOU TO A
NEW LEVEL.
YOUR STORY DOESN'T END WITH
A ROBE OF MANY COLORS THAT
YOU LOST.
IT DOESN'T END WITH A DREAM
THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT, A
RELATIONSHIP THAT DIDN'T
MAKE IT, A BUSINESS THAT
WENT DOWN.
THE ROBE OF MANY COLORS WAS
SIMPLY FORESHADOWING WHAT
GOD IS ABOUT TO DO.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
TEMPORARY.
IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO LAST.
IF THE DOOR CLOSED, ACCEPT
IT AND MOVE ON.
DON'T SPEND YOUR LIFE
WISHING YOU HAD THE ROBE OF
MANY COLORS BACK WHEN GOD
HAS SOMETHING SO MUCH BETTER
IN YOUR FUTURE.
DON'T GO AROUND BITTER
BECAUSE SOMEONE THREW YOU
INTO A PIT.
SOMEONE BETRAYED YOU,
YOU WERE CHEATED YOU IN A
BUSINESS DEAL.
GOD SAW IT. HE WOULDN'T
HAVE LET THEM TAKE THE
COLORFUL ROBE; HE WOULDN'T
HAVE LET THAT BAD BREAK
HAPPEN IF IT WAS GOING TO
KEEP YOU FROM YOUR DESTINY.
HOW MANY OF US ARE LONGING
FOR THE ROBE OF MANY COLORS?
WISHING WE COULD GO BACK TO
WHERE WE KNEW WE WERE
FAVORED, BEFORE THE SETBACK,
BEFORE THE HEALTH ISSUE,
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
HERE'S THE KEY, NOT HAVING
THE ROBE OF MANY COLORS
DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU DON'T
HAVE FAVOR, IT MEANS GREATER
FAVOR IS COMING.
YOU HAD TO LOSE THAT ROBE
TO STEP INTO THE AWESOME
FUTURE GOD HAS IN STORE.
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN, HEARD
OR IMAGINED WHERE GOD IS
TAKING YOU.
YOU MAY FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
IN A PIT, THAT'S OKAY,
THE PIT IS LEADING YOU TO
THE PALACE.
YOU HAD A SETBACK, THAT'S
OKAY, IT'S SETTING YOU UP
FOR GREATER INFLUENCE,
GREATER AUTHORITY.
GREATER HONOR.
DON'T SIT AROUND SOUR,
WISHING FOR THE ROBE OF
MANY COLORS, GET READY FOR
THE GREATER THINGS GOD IS
ABOUT TO DO.
JOSEPH WAS IN CHARGE OF THE
FOOD SUPPLY.
THERE WAS A GREAT FAMINE IN
THE LAND, THE ONLY PLACE
THEY HAD FOOD WAS IN EGYPT.
ONE DAY JOSEPH'S BROTHERS,
THE SAME ONES THAT THREW HIM
INTO THE PIT, TRAVELED TO
THE PALACE LOOKING FOR FOOD.
JOSEPH CAME OUT BUT THEY
DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HIM.
THE LAST TIME THEY SAW
JOSEPH HE WAS IN THE PIT,
DEFEATED, NO FUTURE, BUT
GOD HAS THE FINAL SAY.
THEY KNEW HIM IN THE PIT BUT
NOW HE WAS SO SUCCESSFUL,
HE HAD SO MUCH INFLUENCE,
PRESTIGE; THEY DIDN'T
RECOGNIZE HIM.
THAT'S THE WAY GOD
VINDICATES.
WHEN HE RAISES YOU UP,
YOU'LL BE SO BLESSED, SO
FAVORED, THAT YOUR ENEMIES
DON'T RECOGNIZE YOU.
THIRTEEN YEARS EARLIER,
JOSEPH WAS DOWN, AND HIS
BROTHERS WERE UP.
JOSEPH WAS IN THE PIT;
THEY WERE ON TOP.
NOW JOSEPH WAS ON TOP AND
HIS BROTHERS WERE DOWN.
JOSEPH WAS IN CHARGE AND
HIS BROTHERS WERE IN NEED.
WHEN YOU LET GOD FIGHT
YOUR BATTLES, THERE WILL
BE A DAY LIKE WITH JOSEPH
WHEN THE TABLES ARE TURNED.
YOU WILL BE UP AND THOSE
THAT TRIED TO STOP YOU WILL
BE DOWN.
GOD KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THINGS
RIGHT.
YOU MAY BE IN A TOUGH TIME
BUT STICK IN THERE AND SEE
WHAT GOD IS UP TO.
KEEP BELIEVING, KEEP
PRAYING, KEEP DREAMING,
YOUR TIME IS COMING.
THE PIT IS ONLY TEMPORARY.
THE DEPRESSION, THE
SICKNESS, THE LACK IS NOT
HOW YOUR STORY ENDS.
GOD IS WORKING BEHIND THE
SCENES.
YOU ARE CLOSER THAN YOU
THINK.
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN SOONER
THAN IT LOOKS.
GOD IS GOING TO SURPRISE
YOU.
JOSEPH WOKE UP ONE MORNING
IN PRISON, IT SEEMED LIKE
ANOTHER ORDINARY DAY, A FEW
HOURS LATER HE WAS THE PRIME
MINISTER OF EGYPT.
HE DIDN'T SEE IT COMING.
THERE WASN'T ANY SIGN OF IT.
THAT'S HOW GOD WORKS.
MANY TIMES, YOU DON'T SEE
ANYTHING HAPPENING AND
SUDDENLY THINGS FALL INTO
PLACE, SUDDENLY YOUR HEALTH
TURNS AROUND, SUDDENLY YOU
MEET THE RIGHT PERSON,
THE PSALMIST SAID, "LET GOD
ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE
SCATTERED."
"LET" MEANS YOU HAVE TO
ALLOW IT. YOU CAN LET IT
OR YOU CAN NOT LET IT.
WE CAN'T STOP GOD FROM
ARISING.
THIS IS TALKING ABOUT IN
OUR THOUGHTS.
WHEN YOU LET GOD ARISE YOU
MAKE HIM BIGGER THAN YOUR
PROBLEMS.
BIGGER THAN THE SICKNESS,
BIGGER THAN THE FINANCIAL
TROUBLE.
YOU FOCUS ON HIS GREATNESS.
YOU THINK ABOUT HIS POWER.
YOU TALK ABOUT HOW HE'S
BROUGHT YOU THROUGH IN
THE PAST.
YOU GO AROUND BRAGGING
ON WHAT HE HAS DONE.
DECLARING, "NO WEAPON FORMED
AGAINST ME IS GOING TO PROSPER.
WHAT WAS MEANT FOR MY HARM
GOD IS TURNING TO MY
ADVANTAGE."
THE BIGGER YOU MAKE GOD
THE SMALLER YOUR PROBLEMS
WILL BECOME, AND THE MORE FAITH
WILL RISE IN YOUR HEART.
BUT THE ENEMY IS ALWAYS
TRYING TO GET US TO LET THE
PROBLEM ARISE.
MAYBE YOUR CHILD IS OFF
COURSE.
IT'S EASY TO TALK ABOUT
HOW HE'S NOT MAKING GOOD
DECISIONS; HE'S NEVER GOING
TO REACH HIS DESTINY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT
I DID WRONG.
YOU'RE LETTING THE WRONG
THING ARISE.
TURN IT AROUND AND START
LETTING GOD ARISE.
"FATHER THANK YOU THAT
AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE
WE WILL SERVE THE LORD.
THANK YOU THAT MY CHILDREN
WILL BE MIGHTY IN THE LAND.
THANK YOU THAT MY SEED, THE
SEED OF THE RIGHTEOUS IS
BLESSED."
THAT'S LETTING GOD ARISE.
THAT'S WHAT CAUSES THINGS
TO CHANGE.
WHEN YOU SPEAK DEFEAT, YOU
BRING DEFEAT ON THE SCENE.
WHEN YOU SPEAK VICTORY,
YOU BRING GOD ON THE SCENE.
HE CREATED THE UNIVERSE.
HE FLUNG STARS INTO SPACE.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT HE
CAN'T DO.
MAYBE YOU'RE STRUGGLING IN
YOUR FINANCES, BUSINESS IS
SLOW, YOU CAN'T GO TO WORK.
YOU CAN EITHER LET THAT
DEFEAT ARISE.
YOU'LL FEEL DISCOURAGED,
WORRIED OR YOU CAN LET GOD
ARISE.
"FATHER THANK YOU THAT I
WILL LEND AND NOT BORROW.
THANK YOU THAT THE ECONOMY
IS NOT MY SOURCE, THAT YOU
ARE MY SOURCE. YOU SAID YOU
WOULD PROSPER ME EVEN IN
A DESERT."
WHEN YOU LET GOD ARISE,
THE SCRIPTURE SAYS, YOUR
ENEMIES WILL BE SCATTERED.
DEPRESSION, LACK, TROUBLE,
CANNOT STAND AGAINST OUR
GOD.
WHEN YOU LET HIM ARISE
CHAINS THAT HAVE HELD YOU
BACK ARE BROKEN, PROBLEMS
THAT LOOK PERMANENT WILL
TURN AROUND.
WHEN GOD ARISES FAVOR COMES,
NEW DOORS OPEN, THINGS THAT
YOU COULDN'T MAKE HAPPEN.
NOW THE QUESTION IS ARE YOU
LETTING THE PROBLEM ARISE OR
ARE YOU LETTING GOD ARISE?
ALL THROUGH THE DAY, IT'S
SO IMPORTANT TO KEEP A SONG
OF PRAISE IN YOUR HEART.
INSTEAD OF WORRYING,
THINKING ABOUT ALL THE
THINGS THAT ARE WRONG AND
WHAT MIGHT NOT WORK OUT.
IN YOUR THOUGHTS, "LORD
THANK YOU THAT THERE'S
NOTHING YOU CAN'T DO.
THERE'S NO MOUNTAIN THAT
YOU CAN'T MOVE.
YOU'RE A WAY MAKER, A
MIRACLE WORKER, A PROMISE
KEEPER."
TAKE THE SAME TIME THAT
YOU WOULD NORMALLY WORRY
AND TURN IT IN TO WORSHIP.
THAT'S NOT JUST BEING
POSITIVE, THAT'S LETTING
GOD ARISE. THAT'S WHAT
ALLOWS THE MOST POWERFUL
FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE TO
GO TO WORK ON YOUR BEHALF.
"WELL, JOEL THIS ALL SOUNDS
GOOD BUT I DON'T THINK I'M
GOING TO RISE BACK UP.
I'VE MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES.
NOBODY DID ME WRONG LIKE
JOSEPH, I BROUGHT THE
TROUBLE ON MYSELF."
JESUS TOLD A STORY ABOUT
A YOUNG MAN LIKE THIS IN
LUKE 15. HE ASKED HIS
FATHER FOR HIS INHERITANCE
EARLY. HE LEFT HOME AND
WENT OUT AND SPENT ALL
THE MONEY PARTYING,
LIVING WILD, MAKING POOR
DECISIONS. WHEN HE RAN OUT
OF FUNDS HE GOT A JOB
WORKING AT A HOG PEN,
FEEDING HOGS.
HE WAS SO DESPERATE,
SO HUNGRY, HE HAD TO EAT
THE HOG FOOD TO SURVIVE.
ONE DAY HE WAS SITTING
AROUND DEPRESSED, MAD AT
HIMSELF, FEELING CONDEMNED,
HE BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT
HOME. AND HOW EVEN THE
SERVANTS AT HIS FATHER'S
HOUSE HAD A HOT MEAL EVERY
DAY, THEY HAD PLENTY OF
FOOD. HERE HE WAS OUT
THERE STARVING.
VERSE 17 SAYS, "HE SAID
TO HIMSELF, 'I WILL ARISE
AND GO TO MY FATHER'S
HOUSE.'"
HE MADE A DECISION THAT HE
WASN'T GOING TO STAY IN THAT
DEFEAT.
HE WASN'T GOING TO SIT
AROUND DEPRESSED, GUILTY,
BEATING HIMSELF UP BUT HE
WAS GOING TO GO BACK HOME.
HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW HIS
FATHER WOULD RESPOND.
HE DIDN'T KNOW IF HE WOULD
TELL HIM TO STAY OFF THE
PROPERTY. BUT WHEN THE
FATHER SAW HIM A LONG WAY
OFF, HE TOOK OFF RUNNING
TOWARD HIS SON.
HE HUGGED HIM AND KISSED
HIM.
NOW THE SON WAS WEARING
THESE DIRTY CLOTHES, SMELLY
HE'D BEEN IN THE HOG PEN.
THE FIRST THING THE FATHER
SAID, "GO GET THE BEST ROBE
AND PUT IT ON MY SON."
NOT ANY ROBE, NOT ONE
THAT'S BEEN USED, NOT A
HAND ME DOWN, GO GET THE
FINEST ROBE.
IT'S INTERESTING, LIKE GOD
GAVE JOSEPH A ROYAL ROBE OF
INFLUENCE, A ROBE OF
AUTHORITY, GOD GAVE THIS
YOUNG MAN A ROBE OF HONOR,
A ROBE OF FAVOR.
BOTH OF THEM ROSE OUT OF
WHAT WAS HOLDING THEM BACK.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
TWO IS GOD CAUSED JOSEPH
TO RISE UP. HE DIDN'T
HAVE TO DO ANYTHING TO
MAKE IT HAPPEN. HE JUST
KEPT HONORING GOD, BEING
HIS BEST AND PHARAOH
CALLED HIM IN. BUT WITH
THE PRODIGAL SON, HE HAD
TO MAKE A DECISION, THAT
HE WASN'T GOING TO SIT
AROUND DISCOURAGED,
DEFEATED, THINKING ABOUT
ALL THE MISTAKES HE HAD
MADE. IF HE HAD NOT SAID,
"I WILL ARISE", HE WOULD
HAVE NEVER SEEN THE COAT
OF FAVOR. I'M WONDERING,
ARE YOU WAITING FOR GOD
TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU,
WHEN HE'S WAITING FOR YOU
TO SAY, "I WILL ARISE. I'M
NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH
LIFE BEATING MYSELF UP,
LIVING CONDEMNED. YES,
I'VE MADE MISTAKES, BUT
I KNOW I'M FORGIVEN, I KNOW
I'VE BEEN REDEEMED."
IF YOU'LL ARISE THERE'S A
ROBE OF FAVOR WAITING FOR
YOU, A ROBE OF HONOR.
THOSE MISTAKES DIDN'T
CANCEL YOUR DESTINY.
QUIT LISTENING TO THE
ACCUSER, REMINDING YOURSELF
OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE
WRONG. GOD HAS ALREADY
FORGIVEN YOU. NOW FORGIVE
YOURSELF AND MOVE ON.
IT'S TIME TO ARISE AND GO
TO YOUR FATHER'S HOUSE.
PROVERBS SAYS, "A GOOD
PERSON FALLS SEVEN TIMES
BUT THEY RISE AGAIN."
GET YOUR FIRE BACK, GET
YOUR PASSION BACK.
NOTHING YOU'VE DONE IS TOO
MUCH FOR THE MERCY OF GOD.
HE KNEW EVERY MISTAKE WE
WOULD EVER MAKE.
HE'S ALREADY TAKEN THEM INTO
ACCOUNT.
HE HAS A PLAN EVEN FOR THE
TIMES WHERE WE'VE MISSED IT.
NOW ARISE AND GO GET THAT
ROBE THAT BELONGS TO YOU.
YOU CAN STILL BECOME WHO
YOU WERE CREATED TO BE.
WHEN THE WINDS BLOW IN
YOUR LIFE, THE STORMS COME.
REMEMBER THIS PHRASE,
THERE'S BOUNCE BACK IN
YOUR SPIRIT. YOU MAY BEND
BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
BREAK. LIKE THE PALM TREE
YOU'RE GOING TO COME RIGHT
BACK UP.
ALL THROUGH THE DAY, LET
GOD ARISE, IN YOUR THOUGHTS,
KEEP THANKING HIM FOR HIS
PROMISES, MAKING HIM BIGGER
THAN WHAT YOU'RE FACING.
IF YOU'LL DO THIS I BELIEVE
AND DECLARE LIKE WITH
JOSEPH, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
PROMOTION, VINDICATION,
BREAKTHROUGHS.
GOD IS GOING TO MAKE THINGS
HAPPEN THAT YOU DIDN'T SEE
COMING.
YOU MAY HAVE LOST THE ROBE
OF MANY COLORS, BUT GET
READY FOR THE ROBE OF
AUTHORITY, THE ROBE OF
INFLUENCE, THE ROBE OF
FAVOR IN JESUS' NAME.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE JESUS
THE LORD OF YOUR LIFE.
WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME?
JUST SAY, "LORD JESUS,
I REPENT OF MY SINS.
COME INTO MY HEART.
I MAKE YOU MY LORD AND
SAVIOR."
IF YOU PRAYED THAT SIMPLE
PRAYER, WE BELIEVE YOU GOT
BORN AGAIN.
WE'D LOVE TO SEND YOU SOME
INFORMATION TO HELP YOU
GET STARTED ON YOUR WALK
OF FAITH. JUST TEXT THE
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GET IN A GOOD BIBLE-BASED
CHURCH AND KEEP GOD FIRST
PLACE. VICTORIA AND I
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