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Joel Osteen - It's Payback Time

January 13, 2026 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - It's Payback Time | January 13, 2026

>> joel osteen: well,
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you.
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God bless you. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever in
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Homes, and if you're ever in our area, please stop by
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Our area, please stop by and be a part of one
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And be a part of one of our services.
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Of our services. i'll promise you we'll make
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I'll promise you we'll make you feel right at home.
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You feel right at home. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny, and it's
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Something funny, and it's just a joke, please don't be
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Just a joke, please don't be offended, but i heard about
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Offended, but i heard about this blonde lady, she was
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This blonde lady, she was driving down the freeway
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Driving down the freeway when she was pulled over by
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When she was pulled over by a female police officer who
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A female police officer who also happened to be blonde.
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Also happened to be blonde. the officer asked to see her
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The officer asked to see her driver's license, the lady
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Driver's license, the lady dug and dug in her purse,
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Dug and dug in her purse, getting more and more
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Getting more and more agitated, couldn't find it.
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Agitated, couldn't find it. finally asked the officer
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Finally asked the officer what it looked like.
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What it looked like. the officer said,
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The officer said, "it's a little square that has
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"it's a little square that has your picture on it."
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Your picture on it." the lady pulled out a mirror
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The lady pulled out a mirror and saw herself, and said,
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And saw herself, and said, "oh," handed it to
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"oh," handed it to the officer.
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The officer. the officer looked at the
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The officer looked at the mirror and saw herself,
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Mirror and saw herself, handed it back and said,
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Handed it back and said, "okay, you can go.
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"okay, you can go. i didn't realize you were
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I didn't realize you were a police officer."
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A police officer." all right, i'm going to need
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All right, i'm going to need a ride home, but here we go.
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A ride home, but here we go. this is my bible,
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This is my bible, i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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Alert, my heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus's name.
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In jesus's name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "it's payback time."
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About "it's payback time." we all go through
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We all go through unfair situations.
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Unfair situations. we were overlooked for
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We were overlooked for a promotion, or came down
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A promotion, or came down with an illness, or somebody
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With an illness, or somebody walked out of a relationship.
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Walked out of a relationship. it's easy to get discouraged
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It's easy to get discouraged and think, "that's just life.
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And think, "that's just life. a bad break,
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A bad break, nothing i can do about it."
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Nothing i can do about it." you may not be able to,
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You may not be able to, but god can.
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But god can. he's a god of justice.
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He's a god of justice. he has seen everything you've
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He has seen everything you've been through, every person
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Been through, every person that did you wrong, every
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That did you wrong, every lonely night, every tear.
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Lonely night, every tear. he said in hebrews, "i will
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He said in hebrews, "i will repay the exact compensation
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Repay the exact compensation owed you."
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Owed you." it may not have been fair,
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It may not have been fair, but don't worry,
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But don't worry, payback is coming.
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Payback is coming. god is going to make up for
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God is going to make up for the wrongs that were
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The wrongs that were done to you.
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Done to you. those people that put you
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Those people that put you at a disadvantage,
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At a disadvantage, don't live bitter, thinking
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Don't live bitter, thinking you have to get even.
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You have to get even. it's not your battle,
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It's not your battle, the battle is the lord's.
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The battle is the lord's. he knows what you're owed,
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He knows what you're owed, he's keeping the records,
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He's keeping the records, and he'll not only take care
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And he'll not only take care of the opposition,
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Of the opposition, he'll make it up to you.
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He'll make it up to you. well, you may have been
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Well, you may have been raised in an unhealthy
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Raised in an unhealthy environment, nobody was there
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Environment, nobody was there to make you feel encouraged,
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To make you feel encouraged, loved, and valuable.
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Loved, and valuable. it seems like that set you
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It seems like that set you back, but people don't
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Back, but people don't determine your destiny.
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Determine your destiny. what you didn't get,
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What you didn't get, who wasn't there for you
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Who wasn't there for you is not going to keep you
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Is not going to keep you from your purpose.
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From your purpose. god sees how you were
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God sees how you were treated, and he's saying,
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Treated, and he's saying, "payback is coming."
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"payback is coming." he's going to show you favor
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He's going to show you favor because of what happened.
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Because of what happened. the enemy meant it to stop
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The enemy meant it to stop you, god's going to use it
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You, god's going to use it to increase you.
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To increase you. he's going to open new doors,
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He's going to open new doors, bring opportunity, joy,
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Bring opportunity, joy, fulfillment that you wouldn't
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Fulfillment that you wouldn't have seen if that had
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Have seen if that had not happened.
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Not happened. instead of being discouraged,
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Instead of being discouraged, turn it around.
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Turn it around. "father, thank you that
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"father, thank you that payback is coming.
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Payback is coming. i know you're on the throne,
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I know you're on the throne, you're fighting my battles,
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You're fighting my battles, you're my vindicator."
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You're my vindicator." because you honor god,
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Because you honor god, because you're keeping
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Because you're keeping him first place,
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Him first place, you have an advantage,
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You have an advantage, you're on his payroll.
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You're on his payroll. now, quit living worried,
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Now, quit living worried, thinking you're
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Thinking you're falling behind.
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Falling behind. those people at work left you
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Those people at work left you out, now you could never get
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Out, now you could never get to where you want to be.
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To where you want to be. god is in control.
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God is in control. one touch of his favor
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One touch of his favor will catapult you ahead.
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Will catapult you ahead. he knows how to move the
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He knows how to move the wrong people out of the way.
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Wrong people out of the way. they may be stopping you now,
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They may be stopping you now, but they're not going to stop
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But they're not going to stop you your whole life, why?
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You your whole life, why? payback is coming.
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Payback is coming. keep doing the right thing
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Keep doing the right thing when the wrong thing
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When the wrong thing is happening.
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Is happening. you are not working
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You are not working unto people, you are
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Unto people, you are working unto god.
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Working unto god. when you know you're on his
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When you know you're on his payroll, you don't get upset
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Payroll, you don't get upset when unfair things happen,
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When unfair things happen, discouraged because somebody
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Discouraged because somebody is treating you badly,
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Is treating you badly, or give up on a dream
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Or give up on a dream because you had
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Because you had a disappointment.
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A disappointment. you know payback is coming,
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You know payback is coming, and here's what i've learned,
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And here's what i've learned, nobody can pay you back like
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Nobody can pay you back like god can pay you back.
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God can pay you back. just ask the israelites.
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Just ask the israelites. they had been in slavery for
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They had been in slavery for 430 years, one generation
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430 years, one generation after another mistreated,
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After another mistreated, forced to work long hours,
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Forced to work long hours, given quotas that were
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Given quotas that were impossible to meet.
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Impossible to meet. i'm sure they thought
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I'm sure they thought that was their destiny,
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That was their destiny, that's the way it'd be
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That's the way it'd be for their children,
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For their children, their grandchildren,
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Their grandchildren, it was just bad luck.
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It was just bad luck. they were born at the wrong
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They were born at the wrong time, born into hardship.
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Time, born into hardship. things may not change
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Things may not change overnight, but if you'll stay
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Overnight, but if you'll stay in faith, there will come
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In faith, there will come a point where god will say,
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A point where god will say, "enough is enough.
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"enough is enough. it's payback time."
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It's payback time." he's going to turn things
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He's going to turn things around, not just bring you
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Around, not just bring you out, he'll pay you back
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Out, he'll pay you back for the injustice.
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For the injustice. he's going to pay you back
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He's going to pay you back for an unfair childhood.
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For an unfair childhood. he's going to pay you back
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He's going to pay you back for the promotion that
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For the promotion that should've been yours, or pay
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Should've been yours, or pay you back from those people
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You back from those people that tried to damage
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That tried to damage your reputation.
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Your reputation. god said, "i have seen the
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God said, "i have seen the afflictions of my people,
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Afflictions of my people, i have heard their cries, and i
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I have heard their cries, and i am coming down to deliver
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Am coming down to deliver them," and you may have
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Them," and you may have been in a difficulty
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Been in a difficulty for a long time.
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For a long time. god is saying to you what he
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God is saying to you what he said to them, "i am coming
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Said to them, "i am coming down to do something
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Down to do something about it."
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About it." this is a new day.
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This is a new day. what has hindered you in
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What has hindered you in the past, the sickness,
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The past, the sickness, the betrayal, the people
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The betrayal, the people that did you wrong,
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That did you wrong, that is not permanent.
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That is not permanent. payback is coming, healing is
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Payback is coming, healing is coming, vindication is
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Coming, vindication is coming, promotion is coming,
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Coming, promotion is coming, new relationships are coming.
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New relationships are coming. you were not created to go
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You were not created to go through life lonely.
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Through life lonely. that person that left you,
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That person that left you, that didn't recognize your
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That didn't recognize your value, that maybe told you
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Value, that maybe told you you're not smart enough, good
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You're not smart enough, good enough, attractive enough,
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Enough, attractive enough, don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. you've been made in
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You've been made in the image of almighty god.
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The image of almighty god. he calls you a masterpiece,
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He calls you a masterpiece, he's crowned you with favor.
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He's crowned you with favor. he moved that person away so
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He moved that person away so he could bring someone that
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He could bring someone that recognizes who you are,
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Recognizes who you are, someone that celebrates you,
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Someone that celebrates you, that cherishes you, that
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That cherishes you, that can't wait to be with you.
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Can't wait to be with you. when god pays you back,
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When god pays you back, it's going to exceed
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It's going to exceed your expectations.
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Your expectations. you're going to think,
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You're going to think, "i never dreamed life
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"i never dreamed life could be this great.
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Could be this great. never dreamed i could
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Never dreamed i could feel this good.
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Feel this good. never dreamed i'd be this
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Never dreamed i'd be this blessed, this happy,
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Blessed, this happy, this fulfilled."
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This fulfilled." that's the god who
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That's the god who pays you back.
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Pays you back. now, i believe you are closer
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Now, i believe you are closer than you think.
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Than you think. things are about to shift
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Things are about to shift in your favor.
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In your favor. people that are against you
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People that are against you are suddenly going
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Are suddenly going to shift and be for you.
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To shift and be for you. they don't even understand
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They don't even understand why, they can't explain it,
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Why, they can't explain it, and they didn't have
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And they didn't have a choice.
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A choice. it's god causing them
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It's god causing them to be good to you.
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To be good to you. that sickness looks
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That sickness looks permanent, the medical report
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Permanent, the medical report says learn to live with it.
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Says learn to live with it. no, get ready,
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No, get ready, it's about to shift.
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It's about to shift. healing is coming,
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Healing is coming, wholeness is coming.
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Wholeness is coming. that struggle, the lack, not
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That struggle, the lack, not able to get ahead, maybe you
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Able to get ahead, maybe you can look back, it's been
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Can look back, it's been in your family line
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In your family line for generations.
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For generations. nobody's been able
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Nobody's been able to break out.
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To break out. get ready, you're the one.
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Get ready, you're the one. a shift is coming.
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A shift is coming. ideas, creativity, promotion,
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Ideas, creativity, promotion, contracts, real estate,
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Contracts, real estate, it's going to come
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It's going to come into your hands.
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Into your hands. that's god paying you back.
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That's god paying you back. well, some of this payback is
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Well, some of this payback is from what your forefathers
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From what your forefathers worked for
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Worked for and didn't receive.
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And didn't receive. they weren't treated right.
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They weren't treated right. they weren't respected,
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They weren't respected, given what they deserved,
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Given what they deserved, but god has all the records.
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But god has all the records. he knows what your family
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He knows what your family is owed.
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Is owed. you're going to come
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You're going to come into generational payback,
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Into generational payback, blessings that have been
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Blessings that have been accruing in your
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Accruing in your family's account.
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Family's account. god has not forgotten about
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God has not forgotten about your great grandparents that
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Your great grandparents that honored him, people in your
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Honored him, people in your family line that did the
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Family line that did the right thing but didn't get
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Right thing but didn't get what they deserved.
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What they deserved. part of this payback is
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Part of this payback is houses that you didn't build,
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Houses that you didn't build, favor that you didn't work
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Favor that you didn't work for, promotions when
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For, promotions when you didn't have
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You didn't have the qualifications.
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The qualifications. he's a god of justice.
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He's a god of justice. he's going to pay you back.
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He's going to pay you back. moses went to the pharaoh
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Moses went to the pharaoh and told him that god said
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And told him that god said to let the israelites go.
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To let the israelites go. but he wouldn't listen to
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But he wouldn't listen to moses, so god sent plague
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Moses, so god sent plague after plague on pharaoh
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After plague on pharaoh and his people.
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And his people. he finally changed his mind.
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He finally changed his mind. as the israelites left,
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As the israelites left, some 2 million people,
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Some 2 million people, i'm sure they were excited,
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I'm sure they were excited, singing, dancing.
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Singing, dancing. this was a dream come true.
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This was a dream come true. after generations, they
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After generations, they weren't going to have to work
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Weren't going to have to work these long hours, live
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These long hours, live oppressed and burdened.
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Oppressed and burdened. this was a great miracle
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This was a great miracle in itself just to be free.
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In itself just to be free. they were satisfied, but god
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They were satisfied, but god wasn't satisfied.
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Wasn't satisfied. he said in exodus 3,
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He said in exodus 3, "i will see to it that
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"i will see to it that the egyptians treat you well.
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The egyptians treat you well. they will load you down
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They will load you down with gifts so you will
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With gifts so you will not leave empty-handed."
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Not leave empty-handed." on their way out, the
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On their way out, the israelites asked their
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Israelites asked their captors for their gold,
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Captors for their gold, their silver, their jewelry,
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Their silver, their jewelry, their clothing.
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Their clothing. god gave them favor
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God gave them favor and they freely gave it
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And they freely gave it to the israelites.
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To the israelites. for generations,
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For generations, they had been loaded down
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They had been loaded down with burdens,
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With burdens, loaded down with injustice.
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Loaded down with injustice. now, they were
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Now, they were loaded down with blessings,
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Loaded down with blessings, loaded down with valuables.
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Loaded down with valuables. they left pushing
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They left pushing wheelbarrows full
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Wheelbarrows full of treasures.
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Of treasures. what was that?
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What was that? god paying them back for
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God paying them back for 430 years of injustice.
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430 years of injustice. god saw what was unfair,
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God saw what was unfair, not only to them, but to the
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Not only to them, but to the generations before them.
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Generations before them. god is keeping the records.
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God is keeping the records. you may be satisfied if god
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You may be satisfied if god would just turn it around.
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Would just turn it around. you'd be happy if god just
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You'd be happy if god just brought you out of
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Brought you out of the difficulty, but god is
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The difficulty, but god is not satisfied, he's going
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Not satisfied, he's going to make the enemy pay.
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To make the enemy pay. you are not going to come out
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You are not going to come out empty-handed, you are going
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Empty-handed, you are going to come out loaded, better
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To come out loaded, better than you were, promoted,
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Than you were, promoted, stronger, healthier,
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Stronger, healthier, at a new level.
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At a new level. i can imagine a mother
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I can imagine a mother taking a gold necklace,
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Taking a gold necklace, putting it on her daughter.
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Putting it on her daughter. the little girl has never
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The little girl has never worn a necklace, now she
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Worn a necklace, now she feels so valuable,
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Feels so valuable, so special.
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So special. everywhere she goes,
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Everywhere she goes, when people see it, it's
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When people see it, it's a reminder that god
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A reminder that god not only brought them out,
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Not only brought them out, but he paid them back.
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But he paid them back. you may be in
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You may be in an unfair situation.
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An unfair situation. you don't understand why it
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You don't understand why it happened, why you came down
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Happened, why you came down with an illness, why you
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With an illness, why you went through a loss,
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Went through a loss, why those people at work
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Why those people at work are against you.
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Are against you. don't worry, god sees it.
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Don't worry, god sees it. you are not going to come out
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You are not going to come out empty-handed.
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Empty-handed. he is going to pay you back
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He is going to pay you back in such a way that other
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In such a way that other people are going to see
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People are going to see the favor on your life.
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The favor on your life. the scripture says, "the
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The scripture says, "the israelites went into egypt in
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Israelites went into egypt in great distress, but they came
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Great distress, but they came out with great abundance."
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Out with great abundance." how you go in doesn't
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How you go in doesn't determine how you're going
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Determine how you're going to come out.
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To come out. you may go in addicted,
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You may go in addicted, you're going to come
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You're going to come out free.
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Out free. you may go in sick, you're
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You may go in sick, you're going to come out healthy.
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Going to come out healthy. you may go in mistreated,
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You may go in mistreated, injustice, but you're going
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Injustice, but you're going to come out vindicated,
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To come out vindicated, paid back.
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Paid back. you may go in struggling,
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You may go in struggling, in debt, but you're going
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In debt, but you're going to come out with
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To come out with great abundance.
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Great abundance. isaiah said, "god will give
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Isaiah said, "god will give you a twofold recompense
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You a twofold recompense for the unfair things
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For the unfair things that have happened."
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That have happened." that means god will pay
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That means god will pay you back double.
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You back double. it's not a coincidence that
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It's not a coincidence that that lady got twice the space
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That lady got twice the space for half the rent.
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For half the rent. it's not a coincidence
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It's not a coincidence in the scripture,
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In the scripture, after all the heartache
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After all the heartache and pain, job came out
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And pain, job came out with twice the cattle,
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With twice the cattle, twice the sheep,
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Twice the sheep, twice what he had.
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Twice what he had. it's not a coincidence when
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It's not a coincidence when property was sold out from
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Property was sold out from under us, we acquired
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Under us, we acquired the compaq center,
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The compaq center, this place.
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This place. we went from an 8,000-seat
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We went from an 8,000-seat auditorium to a 16,000-seat
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Auditorium to a 16,000-seat auditorium, exactly double.
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Auditorium, exactly double. when you go through unfair
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When you go through unfair situations, somebody does you
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Situations, somebody does you wrong, instead of being sour,
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Wrong, instead of being sour, have a new perspective.
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Have a new perspective. they just qualified you
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They just qualified you for double.
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For double. you may not like it, it may
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You may not like it, it may not have been fair,
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Not have been fair, stay in faith.
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Stay in faith. when god pays you back,
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When god pays you back, you're not going
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You're not going to come out the same.
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To come out the same. like the israelites, you're
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Like the israelites, you're going to come out loaded down
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Going to come out loaded down with blessings.
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With blessings. this is what happened to
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This is what happened to jacob, he made an agreement
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Jacob, he made an agreement to work for his uncle laban
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To work for his uncle laban for seven years.
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For seven years. in return, laban would give
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In return, laban would give him his daughter rachel
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Him his daughter rachel to marry.
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To marry. jacob worked faithfully these
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Jacob worked faithfully these seven years, increasing
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Seven years, increasing laban's flocks
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Laban's flocks many times over.
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Many times over. he made laban
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He made laban a very wealthy man.
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A very wealthy man. but laban changed his mind.
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But laban changed his mind. he said, "jacob, you can
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He said, "jacob, you can marry my daughter leah, but
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Marry my daughter leah, but if you want to marry rachel,
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If you want to marry rachel, you're going to have to work
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You're going to have to work another seven years."
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Another seven years." that wasn't what they agreed
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That wasn't what they agreed to, it was unfair,
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To, it was unfair, he was dishonest.
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He was dishonest. jacob went ahead and did it.
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Jacob went ahead and did it. at the end of the 14 years,
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At the end of the 14 years, he told laban that he was
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He told laban that he was going to move back to his
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Going to move back to his hometown with rachel
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Hometown with rachel and his family.
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And his family. well, laban felt kind of
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Well, laban felt kind of guilty 'cause he'd hardly
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Guilty 'cause he'd hardly paid jacob anything.
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Paid jacob anything. he asked jacob what he
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He asked jacob what he could do for him.
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Could do for him. jacob said, "i'll work
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Jacob said, "i'll work for you a little longer.
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For you a little longer. i don't want any money,
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I don't want any money, just let me have the sheep
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Just let me have the sheep and goats that are spotted
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And goats that are spotted and streaked.
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And streaked. you can have all the
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You can have all the solid-colored animals,
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Solid-colored animals, that way when i leave,
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That way when i leave, you'll know i'm not taking
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You'll know i'm not taking anything that belongs
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Anything that belongs to you."
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To you." well, there were very few
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Well, there were very few streaked and spotted animals,
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Streaked and spotted animals, so laban quickly agreed.
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So laban quickly agreed. he thought this is
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He thought this is a great deal.
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A great deal. he was so dishonest, he snuck
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He was so dishonest, he snuck out in the middle of the
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Out in the middle of the night and removed all the
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Night and removed all the spotted and streaked animals
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Spotted and streaked animals and put them in a different
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And put them in a different pasture, that way the
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Pasture, that way the solid-colored animals
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Solid-colored animals couldn't mate with
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Couldn't mate with the other ones and jacob
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The other ones and jacob wouldn't have as much.
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Wouldn't have as much. what laban didn't realize is
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What laban didn't realize is god controls the universe.
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God controls the universe. when he is ready to pay you
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When he is ready to pay you back, unfair people can't
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Back, unfair people can't stop him, bad breaks can't
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Stop him, bad breaks can't stop him, all the forces of
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Stop him, all the forces of darkness cannot keep him
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Darkness cannot keep him from bringing justice
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From bringing justice into your life.
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Into your life. when those solid-colored
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When those solid-colored animals mated, you know what
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Animals mated, you know what color their offspring was?
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Color their offspring was? streaked and spotted.
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Streaked and spotted. god has the final say.
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God has the final say. he's not limited by the laws
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He's not limited by the laws of nature, by an unfair boss,
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Of nature, by an unfair boss, by what somebody says.
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By what somebody says. laban was over there shaking
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Laban was over there shaking his head, thinking, "how in
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His head, thinking, "how in the world did that happen?"
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The world did that happen?" he was so frustrated, he
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He was so frustrated, he said, "jacob, i want to
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Said, "jacob, i want to change the agreement.
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Change the agreement. from now on, you only get the
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From now on, you only get the spotted-colored animals."
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Spotted-colored animals." jacob said, "fine."
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Jacob said, "fine." now, all the animals that
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Now, all the animals that were born were
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Were born were spotted-colored.
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Spotted-colored. laban said, "i want to change
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Laban said, "i want to change the agreement again.
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The agreement again. now, i want the
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Now, i want the spotted-colored animals."
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Spotted-colored animals." now, all the animals that
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Now, all the animals that were born were solid-colored.
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Were born were solid-colored. the blessing followed jacob.
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The blessing followed jacob. he left there with more
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He left there with more flocks than his uncle laban.
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Flocks than his uncle laban. what was that?
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What was that? god paying him back.
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God paying him back. in the scripture, abraham's
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In the scripture, abraham's nephew lot was captured
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Nephew lot was captured by an enemy army.
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By an enemy army. they raided his property
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They raided his property and took lot, all of his
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And took lot, all of his children, his family,
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Children, his family, everything that he owned.
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Everything that he owned. one of his men escaped,
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One of his men escaped, and went and told abraham
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And went and told abraham what happened.
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What happened. abraham called his men
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Abraham called his men together, said, "lot's
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Together, said, "lot's in trouble, we have to go
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In trouble, we have to go rescue him."
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Rescue him." they snuck upon the enemy
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They snuck upon the enemy armies at night
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Armies at night and attacked them from
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And attacked them from all different sides.
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All different sides. the scripture says abraham
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The scripture says abraham recovered all that was
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Recovered all that was stolen, lot with all of his
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Stolen, lot with all of his possessions, all of his
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Possessions, all of his family, all of his children.
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Family, all of his children. what's interesting is lot
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What's interesting is lot wasn't supposed to be there
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Wasn't supposed to be there in the first place.
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In the first place. god told abraham to leave
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God told abraham to leave his relatives and go to
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His relatives and go to a new land.
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A new land. but abraham decided
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But abraham decided to take lot with him.
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To take lot with him. god could've said,
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God could've said, "abraham, lot's in trouble,
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"abraham, lot's in trouble, but too bad.
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But too bad. it's your fault, i told you
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It's your fault, i told you not to bring him."
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Not to bring him." but god is so merciful,
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But god is so merciful, even when we make mistakes,
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Even when we make mistakes, even when it's our fault,
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Even when it's our fault, he says, "i'm still going
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He says, "i'm still going to help you."
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To help you." abraham recovered all.
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Abraham recovered all. maybe you've made mistakes.
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Maybe you've made mistakes. you're thinking, "joel, god's
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You're thinking, "joel, god's not going to pay me back.
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Not going to pay me back. i can understand if it was
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I can understand if it was unfair, if somebody did me
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Unfair, if somebody did me wrong, but this was my fault.
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Wrong, but this was my fault. i brought the trouble
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I brought the trouble on myself."
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On myself." god is saying to you what he
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God is saying to you what he said to abraham, "i'm going
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Said to abraham, "i'm going to help you recover all."
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To help you recover all." maybe you didn't raise
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Maybe you didn't raise your children right,
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Your children right, now they're off course.
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Now they're off course. you're going to recover
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You're going to recover all your children.
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All your children. you spent money that you
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You spent money that you didn't have, now you're
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Didn't have, now you're over your head.
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Over your head. you're going to recover
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You're going to recover all your finances.
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All your finances. you didn't take care of your
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You didn't take care of your body, maybe you gave in to
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Body, maybe you gave in to addictions, you're going to
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Addictions, you're going to recover all your health.
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Recover all your health. not partial recovery, partial
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Not partial recovery, partial freedom, fully recovered,
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Freedom, fully recovered, fully healthy, fully blessed.
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Fully healthy, fully blessed. god is saying, "you're going
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God is saying, "you're going to get it all back.
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To get it all back. all your finances, all your
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All your finances, all your children, all your health,
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Children, all your health, all your dreams, everything
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All your dreams, everything that has been stolen."
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That has been stolen." luke chapter 17, ten lepers
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Luke chapter 17, ten lepers saw jesus walking through
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Saw jesus walking through their village and leprosy was
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Their village and leprosy was a dreaded disease, would
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A dreaded disease, would cause the skin to become
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Cause the skin to become so infected, get so bad that
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So infected, get so bad that sometimes raw flesh would
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Sometimes raw flesh would start showing, and parts of
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Start showing, and parts of the body would become
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The body would become dismembered, a finger,
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Dismembered, a finger, a toe would rot
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A toe would rot and eventually fall off.
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And eventually fall off. or hands or ears curl up
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Or hands or ears curl up and become useless.
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And become useless. these lepers called out
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These lepers called out for mercy, asking jesus
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For mercy, asking jesus to come heal them.
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To come heal them. but jesus didn't go pray
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But jesus didn't go pray for them, he didn't lay hands
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For them, he didn't lay hands on them, he didn't even
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On them, he didn't even speak healing.
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Speak healing. he told them to go show
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He told them to go show themselves to the priest.
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Themselves to the priest. that's what you would
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That's what you would normally do after you
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Normally do after you were healed.
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Were healed. they could've thought,
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They could've thought, "i'm not healed yet.
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"i'm not healed yet. that'd be a waste of time.
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That'd be a waste of time. once i see my healing,
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Once i see my healing, i'll go."
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I'll go." they didn't realize their
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They didn't realize their healing was dependent
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Healing was dependent on their obedience.
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On their obedience. when god asks you to do
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When god asks you to do something, don't debate it,
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Something, don't debate it, don't try to figure it out,
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Don't try to figure it out, don't call ten friends
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Don't call ten friends and get their opinion,
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And get their opinion, just do it.
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Just do it. when you obey, a blessing
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When you obey, a blessing always follows.
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Always follows. the scripture says, "as they
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The scripture says, "as they went, they were healed."
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Went, they were healed." i could imagine as they were
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I could imagine as they were walking to the priest,
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Walking to the priest, hands that had been gnarled
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Hands that had been gnarled for years suddenly began
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For years suddenly began to open up.
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To open up. maybe a finger begins to grow
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Maybe a finger begins to grow out, a toe that was missing
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Out, a toe that was missing begins to reform, an ear
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Begins to reform, an ear that all curled up begins
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That all curled up begins to straight out.
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To straight out. like a movie, parts of their
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Like a movie, parts of their bodies that were dismembered,
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Bodies that were dismembered, disfigured begin to morph
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Disfigured begin to morph back to normal.
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Back to normal. by the time they got
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By the time they got to the priest, they were
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To the priest, they were perfectly well.
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Perfectly well. these were unusual miracles,
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These were unusual miracles, things that
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Things that seemed impossible.
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Seemed impossible. rotting flesh, a finger
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Rotting flesh, a finger missing, can't do
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Missing, can't do anything about that.
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Anything about that. but nothing is too difficult
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But nothing is too difficult for our god.
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For our god. like these lepers, you may
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Like these lepers, you may have a situation that looks
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Have a situation that looks too far gone, like it could
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Too far gone, like it could never work out, but god
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Never work out, but god has some of these unusual
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Has some of these unusual miracles for you, unusual
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Miracles for you, unusual healing, unusual favor,
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Healing, unusual favor, unusual promotion.
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Unusual promotion. it's something
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It's something that you haven't seen,
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That you haven't seen, out of the ordinary.
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Out of the ordinary. it's never happened
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It's never happened in your life.
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In your life. get ready, payback is coming.
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Get ready, payback is coming. the enemy may have done
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The enemy may have done his best, but his best
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His best, but his best was not enough.
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Was not enough. god has the final say.
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God has the final say. he said in the book of joel,
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He said in the book of joel, "i will repay you for the
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"i will repay you for the years that the locusts
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Years that the locusts have eaten."
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Have eaten." that was talking about crops
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That was talking about crops they had lost, insects that
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They had lost, insects that had wiped out their harvest.
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Had wiped out their harvest. they had struggled for years.
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They had struggled for years. they thought that was
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They thought that was their destiny.
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Their destiny. but the next verse says,
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But the next verse says, "you will eat in plenty
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"you will eat in plenty and be satisfied."
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And be satisfied." god is saying this to you,
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God is saying this to you, "i'm going to repay you
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"i'm going to repay you for the years the enemy
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For the years the enemy has stolen."
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Has stolen." years you were mistreated,
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Years you were mistreated, years you were lonely, years
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Years you were lonely, years you were sick, addicted,
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You were sick, addicted, depressed.
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Depressed. god is about to repay you.
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God is about to repay you. you're going to have plenty
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You're going to have plenty of joy, plenty of health,
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Of joy, plenty of health, plenty of friends,
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Plenty of friends, plenty of opportunities,
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Plenty of opportunities, plenty of resources.
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Plenty of resources. you're not only going
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You're not only going to be satisfied,
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To be satisfied, you're going to be amazed.
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You're going to be amazed. that's the most high god
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That's the most high god paying you back.
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Paying you back. i know this lady, she got off
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I know this lady, she got off to a rough start in life.
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To a rough start in life. she dropped out of high
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She dropped out of high school at 15 and had
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School at 15 and had her first baby at 16.
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Her first baby at 16. she didn't have any guidance,
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She didn't have any guidance, and she ended up spending
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And she ended up spending three years in prison with
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Three years in prison with a felony offense for writing
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A felony offense for writing $2,000 worth of bad checks.
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$2,000 worth of bad checks. because she had a felony,
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Because she had a felony, she lost her right to vote.
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She lost her right to vote. this really bothered her.
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This really bothered her. when she got out of prison,
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When she got out of prison, the only job she could find
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The only job she could find was working as a bartender.
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Was working as a bartender. there was a man that lived by
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There was a man that lived by the bar that was constantly
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The bar that was constantly encouraging her, telling her,
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Encouraging her, telling her, "this bar is not
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"this bar is not where you belong.
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Where you belong. god has something better
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God has something better for you.
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For you. one day, you're going to own
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One day, you're going to own your own business.
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Your own business. one day, you're going to get
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One day, you're going to get your voting rights back."
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Your voting rights back." she would weep and weep.
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She would weep and weep. this sounded too good
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This sounded too good to be true.
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To be true. she thought, "that's
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She thought, "that's impossible, i have a felony.
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Impossible, i have a felony. how could that happen?"
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How could that happen?" all the circumstances
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All the circumstances said she was stuck.
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Said she was stuck. the odds were against her,
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The odds were against her, but god has unusual favor,
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But god has unusual favor, unusual opportunities.
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Unusual opportunities. there was a lady close by
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There was a lady close by that had a restaurant
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That had a restaurant for sale.
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For sale. this young lady wanted to buy
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This young lady wanted to buy it, but she didn't have
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It, but she didn't have the funds.
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The funds. she went to the lady
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She went to the lady and told her her story.
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And told her her story. the lady said, "there was
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The lady said, "there was a man in the restaurant
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A man in the restaurant business that really wanted
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Business that really wanted to purchase it, but there's
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To purchase it, but there's something special about you,
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Something special about you, something that i really like.
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Something that i really like. i don't need your money,
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I don't need your money, i'm going to give you
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I'm going to give you my restaurant."
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My restaurant." she has been in business now
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She has been in business now there 11 years, plus
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There 11 years, plus recently she opened up
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Recently she opened up a second restaurant.
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A second restaurant. a while back, the governor's
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A while back, the governor's office called and informed
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Office called and informed her that the governor
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Her that the governor was giving her a pardon.
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Was giving her a pardon. she got her voting rights
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She got her voting rights back.
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Back. is there anything too hard
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Is there anything too hard for our god?
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For our god? you may have made mistakes,
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You may have made mistakes, but god is full of mercy.
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But god is full of mercy. may look impossible,
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May look impossible, but god has all power.
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But god has all power. he knows what you've
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He knows what you've been through.
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Been through. he knows what wasn't fair.
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He knows what wasn't fair. he's saying today,
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He's saying today, "payback is coming.
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"payback is coming. not partial, not halfway,
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Not partial, not halfway, not 90%, you're going
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Not 90%, you're going to get it all back."
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To get it all back." i believe and declare god is
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I believe and declare god is going to restore the years
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Going to restore the years that the enemy has stolen.
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That the enemy has stolen. you're not going to come out
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You're not going to come out empty-handed.
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Empty-handed. like the israelites, you're
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Like the israelites, you're going to come out loaded
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Going to come out loaded down, unusual favor,
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Down, unusual favor, unusual healing,
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Unusual healing, unusual breakthroughs,
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Unusual breakthroughs, the fullness of your destiny
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The fullness of your destiny in jesus's name,
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In jesus's name, and if you receive it,
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And if you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Can you say amen today? and i'd like to give you an
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And i'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, "lord jesus,
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Just say, "lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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I repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior," and if you prayed
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Savior," and if you prayed that simple prayer, we
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That simple prayer, we believe you got born again.
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Believe you got born again. get in a good, bible-based
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Get in a good, bible-based church and keep god
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Church and keep god first place.
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First place. victoria and i will be
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak
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Right back to speak a blessing over you.
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It's a new year.
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It's a new year. time to see the impossible
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Time to see the impossible become possible.
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Become possible. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. life's setbacks are about
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Life's setbacks are about to become god's setups
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To become god's setups for new opportunity.
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For new opportunity. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. cherished dreams
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Cherished dreams will become unexpected reality.
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Will become unexpected reality. the start of the new year
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The start of the new year is the perfect time
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Is the perfect time to reset your focus,
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To reset your focus, release disappointments
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Release disappointments of the past,
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Of the past, and get ready for
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And get ready for the new things
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The new things god has in store.
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Every january,
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Every january, we create
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We create a new 365-day
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A new 365-day devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. i'd love to send it to you.
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I'd love to send it to you. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with inspiration,
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With inspiration, scripture, and uplifting
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Scripture, and uplifting declarations
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Declarations to fuel your faith.
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To fuel your faith. when you begin the day thanking
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When you begin the day thanking god for what he's done,
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God for what he's done, speaking victory
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Speaking victory over your future,
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Over your future, you're positioning yourself
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You're positioning yourself for a blessed,
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For a blessed, favor-filled year.
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Favor-filled year. amazing things happen
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Amazing things happen when you keep god first place.
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When you keep god first place. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this first month of the year,
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This first month of the year, we would like to send you
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A copy
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026 devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. do you want to overcome
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Do you want to overcome your most pressing
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Your most pressing challenges in 2026?
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Challenges in 2026? do you want to see your life
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Do you want to see your life take off in new directions
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Take off in new directions of influence,
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Of influence, favor and provision
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Favor and provision in the year ahead?
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In the year ahead? with this daily encouragement,
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With this daily encouragement, you'll not only smile
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You'll not only smile at your day,
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At your day, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that god is smiling
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That god is smiling on your entire life.
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On your entire life. each day
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Each day will be a fresh new day.
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Will be a fresh new day. turn discouragement
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Turn discouragement to encouragement.
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To encouragement. frustration to fulfillment.
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Frustration to fulfillment. anxiety to overcoming.
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Anxiety to overcoming. using this devotional calendar
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Using this devotional calendar is as easy as one, two, three.
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Is as easy as one, two, three. one: wake up with an expectancy
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One: wake up with an expectancy in your heart.
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In your heart. two: reflect
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Two: reflect on the daily scripture verse
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On the daily scripture verse and devotional from joel.
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And devotional from joel. three:
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Three: capture the lord's
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Capture the lord's promises to you
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Promises to you on journaling lines
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On journaling lines for writing and reflection.
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For writing and reflection. 2026 is going to be
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2026 is going to be one of your best years ever.
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One of your best years ever. we're going to help you
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We're going to help you stay in faith
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So you can see
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The goodness of god
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The goodness of god in new ways.
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In new ways. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day and we want to
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And we want to thank you for your prayer
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Thank you for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is impacting
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Your generosity is impacting lives around the world.
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Lives around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online live
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Online live every sunday morning.
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Every sunday morning. download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube
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Watch on youtube or the new joel osteen network
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Or the new joel osteen network 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day. of course,
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Of course, listen live on sirius
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Listen live on sirius xm as well.
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Xm as well. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. request your copy of the 2026
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Request your copy of the 2026 devotional calendar today
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Devotional calendar today with your gift of any amount.
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With your gift of any amount. also, no matter what season
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Also, no matter what season you're in,
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You're in, god wants to speak into each
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God wants to speak into each and every moment.
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And every moment. god's word for
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God's word for every season is a guided
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Every season is a guided journal series
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Journal series designed to help you slow down,
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Designed to help you slow down, write out
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Write out scripture, and reflect
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Scripture, and reflect on its truth,
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On its truth, one verse at a time.
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One verse at a time. as you engage with his word,
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As you engage with his word, you'll discover fresh strength,
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You'll discover fresh strength, deeper peace,
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Deeper peace, and timely encouragement
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And timely encouragement for every step of your journey.
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For every step of your journey. you can request these
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Joel Osteen - It's Payback Time

January 13, 2026 | 29:55

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