1 00:00:00,001 --> 00:00:05,800 Okay, yeah get them Bibles out I got my stool 2 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:10,440 With a cushion 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:15,760 And I just want to share a few thoughts with you from 4 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:26,320 Genesis 47 and 48 we're gonna look at Jacob and he 5 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:32,280 He's getting ready to die, but he's pouring out blessing and so 6 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,440 I 7 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:40,240 Saw holy cow that's kind of a that would be a great picture of the Christian life. We're getting ready to die 8 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:44,400 but because we're not intimidated in that because we put our 9 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:51,660 Placed our trust and hope and the one who is his conquered that then we're free to pour out 10 00:00:51,660 --> 00:00:54,760 God's blessing on those are around us 11 00:00:54,760 --> 00:01:00,360 and I think I'd mentioned that a little bit last time we were together, but as as we 12 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:05,360 Turn to 47. I didn't quite finish there and 13 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:11,440 Before we read we'll start in verse 27. Let's pray Lord. Thank you. Thank you for 14 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:16,080 Israel for this man that 15 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:22,020 You chose to do a work in his life Lord and you chose to call him just like you've chosen 16 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,840 To call and to minister to every one of our hearts Lord 17 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,560 sitting in this place today Lord you've 18 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,360 You called us Lord for 19 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:35,500 to be your people and to humble ourselves and to 20 00:01:35,500 --> 00:01:42,480 Repent of our sin and to walk with our God and I pray that Lord we would find ourselves in and just with that attitude 21 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,960 Lord of 22 00:01:44,960 --> 00:01:51,240 Willing to do what you want us to do Lord and not not go about it in our own 23 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:57,600 Understanding in our own way and so Lord Jesus as we look at the the nuggets in the in these 24 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,460 Verses of Scripture this morning. I I pray that you would just 25 00:02:01,460 --> 00:02:09,800 Lord you just lift us up that we would be encouraged Lord that we would be filled with hope and peace and your incredible love and 26 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:15,960 And Lord again, we just praise you for this opportunity to come together as your people 27 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:21,520 Collectively as one body Lord and worship you in spirit and in truth in Jesus name 28 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,200 amen 29 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,220 so here's Jacob, and he's he's been in Egypt and he's 30 00:02:27,220 --> 00:02:31,240 Made it through the drow and 31 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:32,320 re 32 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:33,920 reunited with his son Joseph 33 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:41,200 and it says and so Israel verse 27 dwelt in the land of Egypt in the country of Goshen and 34 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:46,800 they had possessed and they had possessions there and grew and 35 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:56,000 Multiplied exceedingly and Jacob lived in the land of Egypt 17 years and so the length of Jacob's life 36 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,960 was 37 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,680 147 years and so here's here's 38 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:09,120 Jacob he's he's been in the land now of Egypt for 17 years and his time is growing near and 39 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,520 so 40 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:17,000 He has been blessed in those 17 years interesting 17 years Joseph 41 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:24,000 That's how old he was when he went to Egypt so he had bid under his dad's authority and under his dad's 42 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:29,040 instruction and nurturing for 17 years and now in 43 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:33,520 fulfillment with Joseph's dream for 17 years 44 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:38,160 Jacob has been ministered to by his son and 45 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:45,440 Under his son authority you remember in that dream right that the 11 stars bowed down to him 46 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,320 What's speaking of his brothers? 47 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,620 But his also the Sun and the moon 48 00:03:49,620 --> 00:03:56,880 speaking of his his parental influence at that time some obviously Rachel has died and and 49 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,400 Leah was there but 50 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:07,280 He bowed down and here he is and God just like he always does Israel. He's blessing them 51 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:12,000 right there, they're the most blessed nation on the face of the planet and 52 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,280 and 53 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,400 And the United States is right with him 54 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:25,440 Years ago. I was listening to Benjamin Netanyahu as he was on one of the US news channels, and he says do you know? 55 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:29,800 that the Constitution could have been written in Hebrew and 56 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:39,800 And I think the journalist was kind of taken back by what Netanyahu said he says because you are descendants of 57 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,520 the Judeo-christian 58 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:44,920 Ideal and worldview 59 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,040 right all started with us with the Hebrews and 60 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:53,800 It did right. That's that's where our law comes from that's where our our 61 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:58,840 Lifestyle came from that and it's been extremely blessed and so 62 00:04:58,840 --> 00:05:08,080 And it all comes from this dude right Jacob who his name is changed to Israel and 63 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:15,480 And God's blessing him just like he said he was gonna said he was gonna do right and maybe here 64 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:21,220 Jacob is reminded of what the Lord 65 00:05:21,220 --> 00:05:27,180 Had said to him there in chapter 46 verse 44, and he says I myself 66 00:05:27,180 --> 00:05:31,240 I will go down with you to Egypt and 67 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,640 I will bring you up again 68 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,360 and 69 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:43,640 Joseph hand Joseph's hand shall close your eyes. He says Joseph is gonna be there when you die 70 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,520 You're gonna see your son 71 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:50,440 you're gonna be with him and he says notice he says I will bring you up again and 72 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,900 Maybe that's what he's thinking about goes well. I'm gonna die 73 00:05:53,900 --> 00:05:57,240 Are you ready to die? 74 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,920 Right being ready to die is so 75 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:06,400 Such a powerful thing and when I was younger I struggled with that even as a believer 76 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:10,080 You know I I I you know what I don't know what it is 77 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,800 Is it just because we're young and we think that that don't happen to young people? 78 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,600 And we're gonna miss out on a whole lot as I look back 79 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,960 Going at 20 or 25 wouldn't have been a bad deal 80 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,320 right I 81 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:27,720 Could have foregone a lot of marital problems. I could have foregone 82 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:34,120 Raising toddlers and terrible twos and then teenagers boys and girls 83 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,480 My 84 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,360 Kids were scared to death of me 85 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:46,760 Because I have this look on my face that looks like a snarling Doberman when I get upset with them 86 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:52,320 You know they're probably damaged because of me so if I don't went when I was 20 or 25 87 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,320 What would have been a good thing? 88 00:06:54,320 --> 00:07:02,360 But Jacobs knows right he's he's not lived near as long as his grandfather 89 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:09,440 Abraham or his father Isaac, but he gets a hundred and forty seven years. That's a pretty good run. I would say and 90 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:14,120 But the Lord says I'm gonna bring you up again and 91 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:19,200 and Joseph's gonna be there at the end of your life and 92 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:23,040 Jacob here could see the end of his life. He knows he's failing and 93 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:27,560 I've kind of been faced with that 94 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,840 You know when I had to have help to get up out of the bed there there in the first few days 95 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,520 I'm just like 96 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:34,920 Really? 97 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:36,920 Death would be so wonderful 98 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:41,600 You know it's pretty pathetic when a you know a little 99 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:47,840 120 pound nurse has to help you up out of bed. I mean it was it was it was very humbling 100 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:49,840 Maybe that's why it happened. I don't know 101 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,200 so what happened was is I 102 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,960 Had owed this gal a hundred bucks 103 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,520 right I 104 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:02,960 Thought well hey I could just start you know she and she'd gotten a bunch of these mares they were four and five years old 105 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:06,000 They were only halter broke. They'd never had saddle on they'd never been ridden 106 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,480 I said, I'll just start a couple for you. I'll get on put that first ride on them 107 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,600 That's something that I'm I can do 108 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,280 Or I used to could 109 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:22,520 And 110 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:28,280 You know and pay off my hundred-dollar bill that I that I owed her for some hay that I had traded her out of last year 111 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:34,760 And so the first one went pretty well jumped around a little bit. No big deal next one was kind of sulky kind of 112 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:38,120 woman like 113 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:47,040 Okay, can I say I was only joking 114 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:54,400 She had a bit of an attitude right and I thought oh man I 115 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,800 probably shouldn't but I'm going to and 116 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:03,880 Sure enough, and I and I looked down at the the owner, and I said she's actually doing pretty good 117 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,920 I said I'm just gonna get one little you know move out of it here 118 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:10,640 and I mean she broke in half and went to buckin and 119 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,280 I'm old and 120 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:19,120 My reflex reflexes are near nothing near what they were when I was 25 or 30 121 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:23,800 and I mean and she was bucking hard I 122 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:29,040 Tell people it felt like she was an NFR horse every know what an NFR horse is 123 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:35,520 NFR horse is a national finals horse. I've been on NFR horses before but never at 62 124 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,520 And 125 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:42,240 So I said in all reality she was probably just kind of high-loping 126 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:46,020 But you know when you're 62 you think wow this is a big deal 127 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:54,520 Well she got some daylight between us in the saddle the seat came up, and that's what hit me, and I felt it pop and 128 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:59,560 I felt it pop right here in my on my pubic bone and also on my back 129 00:09:59,560 --> 00:10:04,840 So I thought surely my pelvis is broke, but praise the Lord. It's only separated so 130 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:09,240 I'm on my way 131 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:12,080 Lord willing and I don't stumble and fall 132 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:16,360 So 133 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:21,160 Anyway this guy he's uh he knows it's getting close and 134 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:24,920 notice he he comes to his son here and 135 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:34,000 He says in verse 29 when the time drew near that Israel must die 136 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:37,160 Israel must die 137 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:45,160 He called his son Joseph and said to him now if I have found favor in your sight 138 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:50,040 Please put your hand under my thigh and deal kindly and truly with me 139 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,520 Please do not bury me in Egypt 140 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:59,360 But let me lie with my father's you shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in in their 141 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:05,600 Burial place and he said I will do as you have said this is Joseph response 142 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:09,200 And then he said Jacob swear to me 143 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:14,780 And he swore to him so Israel bowed himself on the head of his bed 144 00:11:14,780 --> 00:11:20,940 And so he humbly he humbly approaches his son who is obviously 145 00:11:20,940 --> 00:11:26,860 The one who is in in power, and he says if I have found favor 146 00:11:26,860 --> 00:11:29,500 right 147 00:11:29,500 --> 00:11:32,140 Jacob is being showing respect or 148 00:11:32,140 --> 00:11:36,940 homage if you will to Joseph because of Joseph's position and 149 00:11:36,940 --> 00:11:41,180 And he says I you know I'm ready to die 150 00:11:41,180 --> 00:11:43,340 it's 151 00:11:43,340 --> 00:11:48,300 It's gonna happen, but you cannot bury me here. You got to take me home 152 00:11:48,300 --> 00:11:56,060 Right and maybe he's hanging on God's promise here to him back in chapter 46 when he said I will bring you up again 153 00:11:56,060 --> 00:12:03,660 Right take his bones back to Machpila, which is is a very important place 154 00:12:03,660 --> 00:12:07,380 He said I want to be buried with them with the in their 155 00:12:07,380 --> 00:12:11,900 Burial ground and that would be speaking of Abraham and Isaac 156 00:12:12,620 --> 00:12:16,540 That place where the faithful of the Lord are buried 157 00:12:16,540 --> 00:12:22,060 Abraham and Sarah are buried there Isaac and Rebecca are buried there 158 00:12:22,060 --> 00:12:25,340 He buried Leah there, and he wanted to be there 159 00:12:25,340 --> 00:12:30,340 My wife and I we were kind of having this conversation. Have you made your funeral arrangements? 160 00:12:30,340 --> 00:12:37,420 Where do you want to be buried? What do you want? Well because we've always talked about cremation because it's so cheap 161 00:12:38,820 --> 00:12:43,500 You know or a bunch of cheapskates from you know the Bible says from dust to dust you know 162 00:12:43,500 --> 00:12:46,620 Cremation just speeds the process up really fast 163 00:12:46,620 --> 00:12:51,300 But I'm thinking I told Connie the other day. I said no 164 00:12:51,300 --> 00:12:56,340 I don't think so I think I want you to bury me either in Buell or Filer in 165 00:12:56,340 --> 00:13:01,020 Southern Idaho that's where I kind of grew up. That's where I did all of my 166 00:13:01,020 --> 00:13:03,620 dastardly deeds 167 00:13:03,780 --> 00:13:11,100 Right my grandparents on my dad's side was was my grandma who prayed for me and to get saved 168 00:13:11,100 --> 00:13:13,900 That's where she's buried and my grandpa 169 00:13:13,900 --> 00:13:19,920 But but then in Filer is my mom's mom and dad isn't there there are seven miles apart the two cemeteries 170 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:23,140 And I'm thinking I think I want you know 171 00:13:23,140 --> 00:13:27,460 I think we need to figure this out and because I'm going to be in Filer or 172 00:13:28,020 --> 00:13:34,100 Buell one of the one of the two places and the way I'm going I might get there quicker than I'd planned 173 00:13:34,100 --> 00:13:38,000 But 174 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:44,500 But to have those things kind of lined out you know when Connie and I went to Costa Rica last last last winter 175 00:13:44,500 --> 00:13:47,660 We thought man what happens if the plane goes down? 176 00:13:47,660 --> 00:13:52,660 Our kids are gonna be in a scrap. We need to nip this in the bud right now 177 00:13:53,140 --> 00:13:58,900 Right because I told my youngest son. I said hey boy if anything happens sell the house and split it four ways 178 00:13:58,900 --> 00:14:01,940 You'd all get to $25 apiece 179 00:14:01,940 --> 00:14:05,820 Right that's all you're gonna get 180 00:14:05,820 --> 00:14:09,000 And so I mean we got serious about it 181 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:14,620 we thought well you know cuz sometimes when you go to those those those countries that don't freeze and 182 00:14:14,620 --> 00:14:21,620 kill all the stuff like bacterias and bugs and stuff you can get a bug and die and 183 00:14:22,620 --> 00:14:26,820 So we thought wow we better so we went and got our will done right 184 00:14:26,820 --> 00:14:31,460 I think it's just good practice especially those of you who are getting pretty long in the teeth 185 00:14:31,460 --> 00:14:35,300 You know what I mean long in the teeth 186 00:14:35,300 --> 00:14:43,240 Horses when they get old their teeth get long just and I see a lot of color out there, right? I got some myself 187 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:48,920 So make sure you got that that in order, but this is what this is what Jacob is doing 188 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:54,920 He's putting things in order, and this is this is what I want when when I'm gone. I want you to take me 189 00:14:54,920 --> 00:15:02,620 I want to want you to put my bones there in the Promised Land the land the place that God had promised him 190 00:15:02,620 --> 00:15:06,700 Now this isn't the end yet for for Jacob though 191 00:15:06,700 --> 00:15:10,220 He sees it coming and it's and Joseph swears 192 00:15:10,220 --> 00:15:17,880 He says and he swore to him so Israel bowed himself on his bed, and he and he worshiped 193 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:20,440 He worshiped 194 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:27,600 Ain't it cool that death can be barreling at you, and you can just bow your head and worship your God 195 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:34,680 It has no hold or do what Paul's tell it has no sting Oh death 196 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:39,280 Where is your sting Oh grave? Where is your victory it doesn't have any? 197 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:43,540 Because of that 198 00:15:43,540 --> 00:15:43,600 In 199 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:50,300 Describable gift that we have in the Lord Jesus Christ and so he worships and it goes on here in verse 48 200 00:15:50,300 --> 00:15:56,780 It says now it came to pass after these things that Joseph was told indeed your father is sick 201 00:15:56,780 --> 00:16:02,680 and he took with him his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim and 202 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:09,380 Jacob was told look your son Joseph is coming to you and Israel 203 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:16,760 Strengthened himself and sat up on the bed, and then Jacob said to Joseph God Almighty 204 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:23,620 Appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me and said to me behold 205 00:16:23,620 --> 00:16:28,320 I will make you fearful and multiply fruitful excuse me and 206 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:36,860 Multiply you and I will make of you a multitude of people and give this land to your descendants after you as an 207 00:16:36,860 --> 00:16:39,600 everlasting possession 208 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:44,880 right, so he's he's getting weaker he knows his common and 209 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:51,840 And so Joseph Joseph hears and he goes man. I better take my boys and go see him and 210 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:55,880 I think it's it's really important to get our 211 00:16:55,880 --> 00:17:01,120 Kids and our grandkids close to the older folks that are gonna die I 212 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:05,320 Remember the first time I took my Buster to a funeral and was a funeral that I was 213 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:12,180 I was kind of close to the guy who had died and but I took him with me to the viewing and I didn't realize it 214 00:17:12,180 --> 00:17:17,220 But Buster had never seen anybody dead. He was about eight years old, and he was looking at that guy 215 00:17:17,220 --> 00:17:19,800 and walking around there and 216 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:25,820 And I'm think it's a good thing don't shield that from kids 217 00:17:25,820 --> 00:17:28,400 They need to see that 218 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:34,360 They need to see the reality of it, and we we just live in a society. Well. Don't let them see this why not 219 00:17:34,360 --> 00:17:37,100 It's gonna happen to them one day 220 00:17:37,100 --> 00:17:41,880 Better be ready right and 221 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:51,040 And so he takes his two boys with him and no doubt he wants wants them to see their grandpa before 222 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:54,760 before he dies and it says 223 00:17:54,760 --> 00:18:01,080 It says that you indeed your father is sick another word for that could be weak 224 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:08,440 He could have been slowly getting weaker and Jacob was told look your son. Joseph is coming so he strengthened himself 225 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:12,760 He says I got a few things. I got a share with my boy before I go 226 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:15,560 I've been to a lot of deathbeds 227 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:20,000 It is amazing the regrets that I've heard over the years 228 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:25,440 Going to deathbeds and setting beside people and they begin to bemoan 229 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:33,000 Some of the decisions they've made in their life some of the relationships of the ships that have just been totally destroyed because of their 230 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,640 selfishness and 231 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:39,440 It's better late than never 232 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,860 amen it's better late than never and 233 00:18:41,860 --> 00:18:44,560 and so he 234 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:53,240 He takes the boys he gets there and Joseph strengthens himself because excuse me Jacob strengthens himself because 235 00:18:54,640 --> 00:19:01,920 He's gonna share his testimony he's gonna share his testimony with with Joseph and his two grandsons 236 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:10,280 Hearing the testimony of the patriarchs or matriarchs in your family is a very powerful thing and 237 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:14,480 And so he tells him there he said 238 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:20,480 He said God almighty. It's the it's the El Shaddai 239 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:27,780 Or it could be could be translated God the God of the whole earth appeared to me at Luz 240 00:19:27,780 --> 00:19:30,440 now Luz is is 241 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:36,900 Equivalent to also known as Bethel the house of God you guys remember the story as we were going through it 242 00:19:36,900 --> 00:19:41,520 That's where Jacob was when he put his head down on that rock and he saw the ladder going 243 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:49,440 Back and forth between heaven and earth the angels of God ascending and descending and that ladder was the Messiah the Mashiach 244 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:53,880 the the the Christ it's a picture of Jesus that he saw there and 245 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:58,160 the Lord spoke to him said I'm gonna be with you and I'm gonna go with you and I'm gonna bless you and 246 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:03,800 so he's recounting this to his to his son and to his 247 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:06,680 grandchildren I 248 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,480 Remember when 249 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:12,000 When my 250 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,800 When my grandma she 251 00:20:16,500 --> 00:20:23,400 She shared with me her testimony. She was 14 years old when she came to Christ and it was at a tent meeting in 252 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:25,400 Oklahoma 253 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:29,820 But my grandma what was interesting at the reason 14 was important 254 00:20:29,820 --> 00:20:37,040 She had a sister named Gladys and her brother Delbert. They both died when they were 14 and 255 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:43,480 My great-grandma had lost three or four children, but which was quite common back then 256 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:49,440 But because my grandma I think was more than 18, but she she told me so when she turned 14 257 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:51,440 She was struck with fear 258 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:53,320 she was just 259 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:58,560 terrified and so they would her mom and her dad took her to this revival tent meeting and 260 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:05,560 Every night that they had the revival tent meeting and they got close to the end when the preacher would give the invitation 261 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,560 She would get up and go out to the car 262 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:13,800 And my grandma Nora who prayed for me and Rick when my mom was actually pregnant with that with us 263 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:21,260 She she said jewel. I know what you're doing. You need to sit through this preacher's invitation tonight 264 00:21:21,260 --> 00:21:26,580 And so she was kind of frustrated with her mom and pretty soon he give the invitation 265 00:21:26,580 --> 00:21:28,480 She says I do not know what happened 266 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:35,080 But she said I don't even remember but all of a sudden he said come on down here to the altar and give your life 267 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:36,640 to Christ 268 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:38,640 Sorry Marcel 269 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:44,580 And she said I I don't even remember getting up all I remember it felt like a big hand in my back 270 00:21:44,580 --> 00:21:47,280 and I was by the time I got there I was running and 271 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:54,760 She received Christ and she told me this in her 70s and her heart was just so it so moved her 272 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:56,760 she was in tears and I thought I 273 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,360 Think I think about that now and I'm thinking 274 00:21:59,360 --> 00:22:01,920 That really impacted me 275 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:10,160 Right that really impacted me that as I was was on my journey. I I probably remembered that that that 276 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:16,040 Maybe consciously or subconsciously but but her sharing that with me or my mom sharing 277 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:22,360 hating my dad for years after they divorced and how she had to come to grips with that and how the Lord the 278 00:22:22,360 --> 00:22:27,040 Testimony of how the Lord delivered her from that or my grandpa Orville who had a heart attack in his 40s 279 00:22:27,360 --> 00:22:33,480 He made it to just two weeks before his 80th birthday and how the Lord delivered him. I just thought 280 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:38,220 That's important. I need to start so next time I see my grandbabies 281 00:22:38,220 --> 00:22:43,740 I'm gonna start telling them man, but where grandpa was and what happened and why I walk with Jesus 282 00:22:43,740 --> 00:22:49,520 It's incredible 283 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:52,480 God has a passion for generations 284 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:57,840 You know right now they say that the the multiplication 285 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:03,380 The birth rate in America the birth rate in most countries around the world is down way down 286 00:23:03,380 --> 00:23:12,800 The testosterone levels in young men from 18 to 30 is like way down. Oh, that's the problem 287 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:16,640 Right 288 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:20,080 But God loves 289 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:27,640 Babies he loves generation after generation. He's never told us to stop being fruitful and multiplying 290 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:31,360 Right. He's never told us to stop doing that 291 00:23:31,360 --> 00:23:33,360 and 292 00:23:33,360 --> 00:23:36,200 Yet we're talked we're hearing about population control 293 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:41,480 You realize that that's in direct opposition of who God is he's for life 294 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,440 and 295 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:45,440 so 296 00:23:46,220 --> 00:23:53,260 So Jacob, he's he's poor in this this life. He says God he he appeared to me and and 297 00:23:53,260 --> 00:23:56,780 In the land of loz and and he said to me 298 00:23:56,780 --> 00:24:01,660 behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you and I will make you a 299 00:24:01,660 --> 00:24:07,480 Multitude of people and give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession 300 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:11,540 Did you get that 301 00:24:11,540 --> 00:24:14,580 Everlasting possession 302 00:24:15,820 --> 00:24:21,140 That's why Israel is in the land that's why there is no two-state solution I 303 00:24:21,140 --> 00:24:29,980 Just some of you may have saw it there was a somebody had posted a clip of Benjamin Netanyahu 40 years ago 304 00:24:29,980 --> 00:24:34,160 40 years ago. How long ago was that? That was in 1982 305 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:37,260 for 306 00:24:37,260 --> 00:24:41,560 1984 was 40 years ago and 307 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:49,420 Netanyahu's talking about the I mean he's he's young he don't have any grainy's hair 308 00:24:49,420 --> 00:24:58,380 Good looking guy and he's talking about the two-state solution. He says the Arabs already have an Arab state. They got 22 of them 309 00:24:58,380 --> 00:25:01,620 You guys are wanting to make it a 23rd 310 00:25:01,620 --> 00:25:06,240 He says Israel is Israel and 311 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:13,140 It's an everlasting covenant right that God made with these people people ask me all the time 312 00:25:13,860 --> 00:25:15,680 Well 313 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:19,660 Or I hear I hear rumblings more. Why does he talk about Israel all the time? 314 00:25:19,660 --> 00:25:25,880 Because Israel is where a 315 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:30,940 good understanding of Israel folks is a good understanding of the Bible a 316 00:25:30,940 --> 00:25:37,100 Good understanding of Israel is a good understanding of the Bible if you don't understand 317 00:25:37,260 --> 00:25:44,140 The Jewish culture in the in the Hebrew world especially as it relates to the Old Testament you're lost 318 00:25:44,140 --> 00:25:46,820 When you read God's Word 319 00:25:46,820 --> 00:25:48,500 You're lost 320 00:25:48,500 --> 00:25:54,720 But as you begin to understand it and you look at the that covenant that God made with Abraham 321 00:25:54,720 --> 00:26:01,820 right and and and the same words are used that we just read here in the first four verses of chapter 48 in 322 00:26:01,820 --> 00:26:04,020 Genesis 17 where it says 323 00:26:04,420 --> 00:26:10,620 To Abraham also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger 324 00:26:10,620 --> 00:26:13,140 all the land of Canaan and 325 00:26:13,140 --> 00:26:17,220 everlasting possession and I will be their God and 326 00:26:17,220 --> 00:26:19,560 Here they are 327 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:26,980 They cease to be in the land for 2,500 years and now they are back in the land and I will be their God 328 00:26:26,980 --> 00:26:28,680 He says 329 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:29,820 right 330 00:26:29,820 --> 00:26:35,840 Netanyahu also said on national US television that Ezekiel 37 has been fulfilled 331 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:41,660 Right that the valley of dry bones that they have become a nation again 332 00:26:41,660 --> 00:26:48,380 So he reminded him 333 00:26:48,380 --> 00:26:53,660 He he's reminded of of what he told Isaac in in Genesis chapter 26 334 00:26:53,660 --> 00:27:01,780 I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands and in your 335 00:27:01,780 --> 00:27:04,660 Offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed 336 00:27:04,660 --> 00:27:13,700 So is the next generation hearing from you 337 00:27:13,700 --> 00:27:20,420 Hearing the your testimony how you came to know God 338 00:27:21,500 --> 00:27:24,540 How you came to walk with Jesus 339 00:27:24,540 --> 00:27:29,420 How about the promises of God 340 00:27:29,420 --> 00:27:33,820 John 3 16 I love it whosoever do they know that 341 00:27:33,820 --> 00:27:41,700 Does that generation do they know that who so ever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life? 342 00:27:41,700 --> 00:27:47,100 You know my my grandmother jewel I just talked about her 343 00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:54,040 She had taken me to church and at nine years old I had made a decision to follow Jesus and I'd remember 344 00:27:54,040 --> 00:28:00,180 My grandma she I remember her singing some of the hymns. You know I remember her reading her Bible 345 00:28:00,180 --> 00:28:07,020 I remember her quoting Bible verses to me so fast forward another you know 15 years 346 00:28:07,020 --> 00:28:14,300 I'm 23 years old and when I surrender my life to the Lord I can remember scriptures that she had told me when I was 9 347 00:28:15,220 --> 00:28:18,880 Right you know that whole saying where God's Word don't return void 348 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:26,220 And I remember it from the generation not only her but also from my grandma Jones my mother's mom 349 00:28:26,220 --> 00:28:29,200 Who also would quote the Bible to me? 350 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:35,280 And it was like those those words that had been laid dormant for all those years all of a sudden 351 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:41,580 They just sprang to life, and they were all over me right and that's why it's so important to share 352 00:28:41,580 --> 00:28:43,900 God's Word with 353 00:28:44,140 --> 00:28:46,260 Your kids and your grandkids 354 00:28:46,260 --> 00:28:52,700 because this there's gonna come a time in their life right when that they're at the end of themselves and 355 00:28:52,700 --> 00:28:56,980 They need something that God the Holy Spirit 356 00:28:56,980 --> 00:29:03,580 can flash forth into their memory into their souls that they've heard before and 357 00:29:03,580 --> 00:29:11,620 It converts them the word of the Lord the Bible says converts the soul and 358 00:29:12,820 --> 00:29:16,860 Those were things that that I just could not ignore and 359 00:29:16,860 --> 00:29:18,860 so 360 00:29:18,860 --> 00:29:24,340 It's a powerful thing. It's actually commanded in in the in the Old Testament law in Deuteronomy 361 00:29:24,340 --> 00:29:28,180 It says all these words which I command you today shall be in your heart 362 00:29:28,180 --> 00:29:33,780 You shall teach them diligently to your children and shall talk of them when you sit in your house 363 00:29:33,780 --> 00:29:41,100 When you walk by the way when you lie down and when you rise up you shall bind them as signs on your hand 364 00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:45,260 And they shall be as frontlets between your eyes he 365 00:29:45,260 --> 00:29:53,140 He shares God's promises that God had promised him with his son and with his 366 00:29:53,140 --> 00:29:59,820 Grandson because Jacob is going to take Joseph's sons as his own and he's gonna bless them verse 5 367 00:29:59,820 --> 00:30:02,300 look at verse 5 there where it says I 368 00:30:02,300 --> 00:30:08,460 Know it's in here somewhere and now your two sons 369 00:30:09,180 --> 00:30:16,780 Ephraim and Manasseh. Oh, wait a minute. Did you know something there? He changed order. He changed order on Jacob 370 00:30:16,780 --> 00:30:20,900 It's Manasseh who is the firstborn and then Ephraim there and there's a reason for that 371 00:30:20,900 --> 00:30:24,640 He says and now your two sons Ephraim and Manasseh 372 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:31,140 Who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are mine 373 00:30:31,140 --> 00:30:36,860 So Jacob sent your two boys these two boys ears. They're mine. I'm taking them 374 00:30:37,980 --> 00:30:42,100 Right what dad do you think dad would have a hard time with that? I don't know 375 00:30:42,100 --> 00:30:49,940 But he says as listen they are mine as Reuben and Simeon now think about that Reuben and Simeon 376 00:30:49,940 --> 00:30:53,080 Those are the first two first two sons born to Jacob 377 00:30:53,080 --> 00:31:01,500 They shall be mine your offspring whom you beget after them shall be yours and 378 00:31:02,220 --> 00:31:09,540 And they will be called by the name of their brothers. This is Ephraim in Manasseh in their inheritance 379 00:31:09,540 --> 00:31:12,720 And 380 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:14,060 so 381 00:31:14,060 --> 00:31:18,480 But as for me when I came from pot pad on 382 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:26,100 Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way and when there was but a little distance to go 383 00:31:26,420 --> 00:31:32,500 Ephrath I buried to Ephrath I buried her there on the way to Ephrath which is 384 00:31:32,500 --> 00:31:34,180 Bethlehem 385 00:31:34,180 --> 00:31:36,180 So this this is just interesting 386 00:31:36,180 --> 00:31:43,840 You know you hear people talk about Israel and the lost tribes. There's never been any lot has God ever lost anything 387 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:46,800 There's no last tribes of Israel 388 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:53,680 There was the ten tribes in the north and the two in the south right when Israel was divided back during after 389 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:56,840 Solomon some of you might be reading through the the 390 00:31:56,840 --> 00:32:00,300 The Bible reading please do that 391 00:32:00,300 --> 00:32:06,000 I mean if you have another system where you read through the Bible do that, but you can go online 392 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:07,340 I think and download it 393 00:32:07,340 --> 00:32:13,820 I actually go on my brothers because that's to work, but but I think we have it we have it available online only 394 00:32:13,820 --> 00:32:17,220 the the Bible reading and 395 00:32:17,220 --> 00:32:23,780 Right after Solomon see the the kingdom was united under Saul under David and under Solomon 396 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:30,760 the king but then when when Rehoboam and Jeroboam come along then it's it's separated and you know that the kingdom of Israel is 397 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:34,540 Israel to the north Judah to the south they're divided and 398 00:32:34,540 --> 00:32:40,300 And these boys are a part of that later on down the road 399 00:32:40,300 --> 00:32:43,860 But he's he's gonna take them and they're gonna have 400 00:32:43,860 --> 00:32:48,120 What they call they're gonna have preeminence 401 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:54,580 So Reuben and and Ephraim or excuse me Ephraim and Manasseh are gonna have preeminence 402 00:32:54,580 --> 00:32:59,800 More so than than Reuben and and Simeon and some think it was because of their sin 403 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:03,120 That it cost them. You know sin costs you 404 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:08,320 Yeah, right you can forfeit a lot of stuff that God wants to do in your life 405 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:13,840 Just by being sinful or being selfish and Reuben. You know what Reuben did right he? 406 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:18,160 He went in had sex with with his dad's wife 407 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:20,200 and 408 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:21,200 Was not his mother 409 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:26,780 but one of the handmaids right and then Simeon was the dude with him and Levi when they 410 00:33:26,780 --> 00:33:33,640 Agreed with the Shechemites to get circumcised, and then they went in and slaughtered them all when they were sore and on crutches 411 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:43,280 Because we're on crutches you won't fight very well right they went in and slaughtered them all and 412 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:45,840 and and 413 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:52,920 Jacob was upset with them so now he's he's kind of taken. He's taken Ephraim and Manasseh and 414 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:58,120 He's given Ephraim 415 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:04,160 Preeminence over Manasseh now you remember Reuben didn't even go into the land 416 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:08,700 He stayed on the other side of the Jordan right Simeon goes into the land. He's pretty small 417 00:34:08,700 --> 00:34:14,920 But when Ephraim we see Ephraim go into the land. He's the biggest of all the tribes, so it's not 12 tribes 418 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:16,840 there's 13 and 419 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:22,740 12 of them get get land there in the promised land the Levites don't because they're the priestly line 420 00:34:22,740 --> 00:34:26,040 So they don't get any of the land so it's divided up into 12 sections 421 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:33,560 But but Ephraim and Manasseh was on both sides right he had a portion on the east side of the Jordan 422 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:35,960 and he had a portion on the west side of the Jordan and 423 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:38,200 so 424 00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:39,600 he says 425 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:45,440 so them boys they're gonna be mine they're gonna be part of the the nation of Israel and 426 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:54,640 He says whatever is born after that those can be yours and so he they are gonna receive a direct inheritance as 427 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:57,220 the sons of Israel and 428 00:34:57,220 --> 00:35:00,920 we never see the tribe of Joseph except in 429 00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:03,960 Revelation in 430 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,480 Revelation a lot of times when it speaks of Joseph 431 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:13,160 About one of the tribes right it speaks of Ephraim, but Joseph is mentioned in 432 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:16,360 the Revelation as as the tribe 433 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:19,680 Because Ephraim actually had his own 434 00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:24,680 skeletons in the closet that probably got him in trouble with the Lord as well and 435 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:32,380 So so this is what he tells him now it almost appears like in verse 7 that he kind of 436 00:35:32,380 --> 00:35:35,120 Is just reminiscing 437 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:41,960 It's like he's changing the subject, but not really because it says but as for me 438 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:48,680 When I came from Padan Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way 439 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:51,960 When there was but a little distance to Ephrath 440 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:54,840 interesting and 441 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:58,700 I buried her there on the way to Ephrath 442 00:35:58,700 --> 00:36:05,160 That is Bethlehem now anytime you hear the word Bethlehem. What does that bring to mind? 443 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:07,160 right 444 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:10,600 Jesus right because that is where 445 00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:17,440 Right the bread of heaven Jesus said I am the bread right I am the bread of life the bread of heaven came down 446 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,920 to the earth at 447 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:25,680 Bethlehem and that's what Bethlehem means Beth means house the ham means bread house of bread 448 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:29,160 Bethlehem is the house of bread so 449 00:36:29,160 --> 00:36:32,120 possibly 450 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:34,600 Jacob is thinking as I 451 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:40,320 Buried these boys his grandmother one of these boys his name is is 452 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:46,000 Ephraim Ephraim is the same word as Ephraim means fruitfulness and 453 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:49,200 So that's what? 454 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:56,440 Possibly joke Joseph or Jacob excuse me is thinking about here, but it always points towards the Messiah 455 00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:59,920 And there's a scripture in Psalm that I'm gonna get to 456 00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:03,760 Next time I'm not gonna get there today, but it says 457 00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:11,760 And so then Israel saw Joseph's sons and said who are these and Joseph said to his father? 458 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:15,620 They are my sons whom God has given me in this place 459 00:37:15,620 --> 00:37:20,360 and he said please bring them to me and I will bless them and 460 00:37:20,360 --> 00:37:25,420 So here's a blessing of a grandpa on his grandkids 461 00:37:25,420 --> 00:37:27,320 Now I know about you 462 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:34,320 I got grandkids, and I want to I want to pour all kinds of blessings out on my grandkids 463 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:35,840 right 464 00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:37,840 but these guys are 465 00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:40,100 There is a very deliberate 466 00:37:40,100 --> 00:37:42,540 blessing that that 467 00:37:42,540 --> 00:37:48,280 He is maybe foreseeing sometimes. I wonder you know when you read things in the old Old Testament you wonder 468 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:51,660 Did they even know what they were writing these guys? 469 00:37:51,660 --> 00:37:57,920 Where they would write about things seven five hundred seven hundred a thousand years before it actually? 470 00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:01,720 happened where they even and yet 471 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:09,240 It does appear that he has a sense here and says he says who are these that's the exact same question 472 00:38:09,240 --> 00:38:16,700 That was asked to Jacob right before his dad Isaac blessed him exact same phrase 473 00:38:16,700 --> 00:38:20,760 Who who are you you remember what he said he lied? Oh? 474 00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:23,440 I'm Esau 475 00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:25,940 But he still got the blessing 476 00:38:25,940 --> 00:38:31,360 And so right before these guys get the blessing he's going who are these now it goes on and says his eyes are dimmed 477 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:34,700 So maybe he couldn't recognize the difference between Ephraim and Manasseh 478 00:38:34,700 --> 00:38:39,120 But Joseph obviously keeps clear thing up 479 00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:44,480 But he says bring him here that I might bless them now this this is this is interesting because 480 00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:52,400 The word blessing in the Hebrew is the Barakah which which means to pull down 481 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:55,240 Means to pull down 482 00:38:55,240 --> 00:39:00,040 But when it's shorter 483 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:03,120 It the it comes from the root word 484 00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:09,000 Barak which means knee or to kneel think about it 485 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:12,040 What do you do when you pray? 486 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:16,880 You get on your knees sometimes you humble yourself, right? 487 00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:22,100 That's what it that's what the word humble actually means to make yourself low, but it means to pull down 488 00:39:22,100 --> 00:39:24,100 It means to pull down 489 00:39:24,100 --> 00:39:30,780 The the glories of heaven the goodness of heaven onto somebody's life. That's what it means 490 00:39:31,500 --> 00:39:34,460 You've been doing that with your grandkids. How about your kids? 491 00:39:34,460 --> 00:39:37,420 been praying for him 492 00:39:37,420 --> 00:39:39,820 Your little boys you praying for their wife 493 00:39:39,820 --> 00:39:43,580 Your little girls you praying for their husband, please pray 494 00:39:43,580 --> 00:39:47,220 Right. I don't know about these boys nowadays 495 00:39:47,220 --> 00:39:52,540 It's it's it's scary I 496 00:39:52,540 --> 00:39:57,140 Know I don't want my granddaughter being around any boy like I was 497 00:39:57,140 --> 00:40:00,060 Right 498 00:40:00,060 --> 00:40:02,340 That scares me. I would kill him and 499 00:40:02,340 --> 00:40:05,460 Have a prison ministry 500 00:40:05,460 --> 00:40:12,660 But I 501 00:40:12,660 --> 00:40:18,560 Because I listened to a Hebrew guy talk on this and I'm just thought that is the coolest thing I've ever heard 502 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:21,260 What are you pulling down? 503 00:40:21,260 --> 00:40:26,780 Onto your kids onto your grandkids onto your enemies onto your neighbors. What are you pulling down? 504 00:40:26,780 --> 00:40:29,300 When you hit your knees 505 00:40:29,300 --> 00:40:30,540 right 506 00:40:30,540 --> 00:40:34,500 God gives you a a posture that you can you can 507 00:40:34,500 --> 00:40:40,700 Kneel down just as we see Jacob here bowing down on his bed before the Lord 508 00:40:40,700 --> 00:40:44,720 when he's about ready to bless these grandkids and that 509 00:40:44,720 --> 00:40:48,300 The other night I grabbed my wife's hand man. We start pulling down 510 00:40:48,300 --> 00:40:52,300 We start pulling down blessing on our kids and our grandkids 511 00:40:52,300 --> 00:40:56,580 They don't know that 512 00:40:56,580 --> 00:41:03,460 But God does and who directs their life God does I had people praying for me 513 00:41:03,460 --> 00:41:10,220 So this week I had a guy call me we were we were rodeo buddies and 514 00:41:10,220 --> 00:41:17,060 We all kind of came to Jesus around the same time right around 515 00:41:17,060 --> 00:41:22,140 1983 84 Jesus started there was just a movement in in our little group and 516 00:41:22,140 --> 00:41:25,580 We would fill up a whole pew there at Calvary Chapel Twin Falls 517 00:41:26,300 --> 00:41:29,180 and and we and we were talking and 518 00:41:29,180 --> 00:41:32,620 And 519 00:41:32,620 --> 00:41:37,260 He had had an experience with the Holy Spirit. He had gotten saved he had received Christ and 520 00:41:37,260 --> 00:41:39,900 You know and then they moved away. He was a 521 00:41:39,900 --> 00:41:46,860 Horse trainer and did well first you know worked in the thoroughbred industry and and but all 522 00:41:46,860 --> 00:41:52,620 Things came to a head with his him and his wife and they divorced and he's got two kids and hasn't talked to him in 523 00:41:52,620 --> 00:41:59,060 Ten years, and it was just one thing after another into the drug world and just an absolute train wreck mess of a life 524 00:41:59,060 --> 00:42:01,880 And he said he said Scotty 525 00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:07,300 I remember you and Rick and the Lord got a hold you guys, and he said, but you never seemed to falter 526 00:42:07,300 --> 00:42:09,300 Why is that? 527 00:42:09,300 --> 00:42:11,940 I thought to myself that is a really good question 528 00:42:11,940 --> 00:42:19,940 It was probably all the pulling down that had been happening for my life in his life 529 00:42:21,180 --> 00:42:23,460 It would go and clear back to my great-grandma Nora 530 00:42:23,460 --> 00:42:28,460 Praying for generations to come and we were a part of that 531 00:42:28,460 --> 00:42:34,620 And I'm just like that's the only thing I can think of because he says you know I didn't have he says my parents are 532 00:42:34,620 --> 00:42:36,140 really good people 533 00:42:36,140 --> 00:42:42,380 but should I never I didn't I never had any influence of what a Christian life was to look like and 534 00:42:42,380 --> 00:42:50,200 I'm telling you my heart got pretty full of things really quick 535 00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:58,740 Because I know that could be me so easy and I was probably even better. I was better at sinning than him right 536 00:42:58,740 --> 00:43:04,520 And just made an absolute mess and yet because 537 00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:08,240 Because God sends people 538 00:43:08,240 --> 00:43:12,780 He looks down he sees before the foundation of the world our lives 539 00:43:12,780 --> 00:43:17,480 And he knows he has this foreknowledge of who we're gonna be 540 00:43:17,640 --> 00:43:25,280 What's the influence of our lives is gonna be like who does he send to be that influence to intercede in? 541 00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:27,920 the quiet places 542 00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:30,000 like my grandma in 543 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:32,760 her upper room 544 00:43:32,760 --> 00:43:35,720 It was all she could do to walk up and down them stairs 545 00:43:35,720 --> 00:43:42,520 She was in a horrific car wreck shattered her ankles, and I used to watch her walk up the for 20 years 546 00:43:42,520 --> 00:43:44,160 I watched her walk up and down these stairs 547 00:43:44,160 --> 00:43:51,800 And she would go go up there and and no doubt pray for her her grandchildren all she had was one son and four grandkids 548 00:43:51,800 --> 00:43:57,560 And so we got the brunt of all her prayers. Thank you Jesus, right? 549 00:43:57,560 --> 00:44:05,640 So it means it means to pull down, but it also also when we kneel or when we we 550 00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:13,600 Attack in prayer it also is an offensive weapon that we see in Ephesians chapter 6 where it says 551 00:44:13,600 --> 00:44:15,600 right 552 00:44:15,600 --> 00:44:17,680 That 553 00:44:17,680 --> 00:44:25,560 What above all things right take the sword of the Spirit and prayer and then it says in 2nd and 2nd 554 00:44:25,560 --> 00:44:31,240 Corinthians chapter 10 it tells us listen for though we walk in the flesh 555 00:44:31,240 --> 00:44:35,840 We do not war according to the flesh for the weapons of our warfare are 556 00:44:35,840 --> 00:44:40,640 Not carnal, but mighty and God for pulling down 557 00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:44,920 strongholds so not only do a pull down blessing 558 00:44:44,920 --> 00:44:51,400 But we pull down spiritual strongholds as we humble ourselves before the Lord and as we seek his face 559 00:44:51,400 --> 00:44:58,820 Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God bringing every thought into captivity 560 00:44:58,820 --> 00:45:00,960 to the obedience of Christ 561 00:45:00,960 --> 00:45:03,320 right I 562 00:45:03,320 --> 00:45:10,640 Got some excited about this just like man pulling down blessings. Let's do it pulling down 563 00:45:11,520 --> 00:45:13,520 There's 564 00:45:13,520 --> 00:45:18,520 Something about God giving us knees and 565 00:45:18,520 --> 00:45:22,240 I can get I can get on my knees and 566 00:45:22,240 --> 00:45:27,560 What it does is also pulls down God's ear 567 00:45:27,560 --> 00:45:30,640 When you humble yourself? 568 00:45:30,640 --> 00:45:36,000 Psalm 116 - I love it. I think this is ESV version 569 00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:43,640 It says because he bends down to listen. I will I will pray as long as I have breath 570 00:45:43,640 --> 00:45:46,600 Because when you hit your knees 571 00:45:46,600 --> 00:45:51,440 God bends his ear he listens 572 00:45:51,440 --> 00:45:54,580 You want God to listen to you? 573 00:45:54,580 --> 00:45:57,000 first humble yourself 574 00:45:57,000 --> 00:46:03,380 Repent of your sin right and secondly approach his throne what that what whatever is in your heart? 575 00:46:03,700 --> 00:46:07,000 Right cast your cares upon him for he cares for you 576 00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:09,180 and 577 00:46:09,180 --> 00:46:11,180 so 578 00:46:11,180 --> 00:46:15,200 Israel is this is this man who is 579 00:46:15,200 --> 00:46:23,460 Who becomes a blessing to the whole world just like he promised Abraham Israel's in that line 580 00:46:23,460 --> 00:46:31,860 Israel is a blessing to the whole world folks right because it's where Jesus came from 581 00:46:31,860 --> 00:46:36,500 That's why I talk about it so much 582 00:46:36,500 --> 00:46:47,260 So what the patriarchs did when they were calling on the Lord they were pulling down blessing onto the whole world 583 00:46:47,260 --> 00:46:57,820 Absolutely incredible every nation of the earth who hears the name of Jesus and has an opportunity to respond 584 00:46:57,980 --> 00:47:03,360 To the the great sacrifice and the great work that he did for them personally is blessed 585 00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:07,520 right is is blessed and so 586 00:47:07,520 --> 00:47:11,600 And that's Gentiles hey 587 00:47:11,600 --> 00:47:16,960 We're blessed too because we're part of it right we're grafted in it tells us in Romans 11 588 00:47:16,960 --> 00:47:22,680 But if some of the branches were broken off and you although a wild olive shoot that would be us 589 00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:29,400 Gentiles were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree 590 00:47:29,400 --> 00:47:33,160 Israel is called three trees the fig tree and olive tree in a vine 591 00:47:33,160 --> 00:47:36,380 Right throughout Scripture, and we're a part of that 592 00:47:36,380 --> 00:47:39,880 we are to be a blessing to the whole world and 593 00:47:39,880 --> 00:47:44,280 and pulling down blessing on the world and and and 594 00:47:44,280 --> 00:47:49,880 The psychotic people think no they need to we need to get rid of these Christians. They're crazy 595 00:47:51,900 --> 00:47:53,900 And they're probably right 596 00:47:53,900 --> 00:48:04,220 But we're included there is no Jew or Greek the Bible says right 597 00:48:04,220 --> 00:48:11,640 but because of this man's life and and God's promises to him we we 598 00:48:11,640 --> 00:48:19,620 Were blessed and were included in fact in in in a Galatians 6. It's called the Israel of God 599 00:48:20,500 --> 00:48:24,400 Right that we would be a part of that someone who strives with God 600 00:48:24,400 --> 00:48:31,760 Today you're doing one of two things you're striving with God and going in the same direction as God or you're opposed to him 601 00:48:31,760 --> 00:48:33,780 You're striving against him I 602 00:48:33,780 --> 00:48:39,360 Was suggest the first 603 00:48:39,360 --> 00:48:44,300 I'm gonna close with it something that just jumped out at me 604 00:48:44,300 --> 00:48:49,920 as I was as I was looking at this and and studying and 605 00:48:50,280 --> 00:48:51,240 you 606 00:48:51,240 --> 00:48:52,880 know 607 00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:58,360 Jacob is called in one in verse two. I believe it's he's called Jacob and Israel all in the same verse and 608 00:48:58,360 --> 00:49:04,440 so those those those interchangeable names of Jacob and and 609 00:49:04,440 --> 00:49:07,000 Israel throughout Scripture 610 00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:12,180 But I thought Jacob the truth of Jacob's life 611 00:49:12,180 --> 00:49:16,640 Confirms what John chapter 11 verse 25 says? 612 00:49:17,880 --> 00:49:24,040 Does anybody know right off the top of their head John 11 25 I always shared at funerals right? It's the whole 613 00:49:24,040 --> 00:49:25,440 It's the whole well 614 00:49:25,440 --> 00:49:30,840 This is 25 verse 25 in verse 35 is where Jesus wept the shortest verse from the Bible right you can remember that one 615 00:49:30,840 --> 00:49:34,320 but 616 00:49:34,320 --> 00:49:36,440 Israel's life is 617 00:49:36,440 --> 00:49:43,120 Is such a picture of John 11 25 where Jesus is speaking to a woman at a funeral and? 618 00:49:43,120 --> 00:49:46,080 He says Martha I 619 00:49:46,920 --> 00:49:54,200 Am the resurrection in the life he who believes in me though he were dead yet shall he live 620 00:49:54,200 --> 00:50:01,560 Right and I look at Israel's life Israel died at 147 years old, but Israel lives 621 00:50:01,560 --> 00:50:06,560 Israel lives today is alive is the eternal 622 00:50:06,560 --> 00:50:09,840 Has eternal life it's incredible 623 00:50:11,120 --> 00:50:17,880 The resurrection in the life the Lord Jesus Christ those who believe in him though they were dead yet shall they live 624 00:50:17,880 --> 00:50:23,440 Now if that doesn't bless your heart you need to check your pulse, right? 625 00:50:23,440 --> 00:50:26,320 As 626 00:50:26,320 --> 00:50:32,380 We prepare ourselves to die may we be a blessing right to the world. I'm gonna close with this scripture 627 00:50:32,380 --> 00:50:34,360 I love it. You can put it on your heart 628 00:50:34,360 --> 00:50:37,680 You can maybe write it down if he's in chapter 1 verses 3 & 4 says 629 00:50:38,060 --> 00:50:44,820 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ 630 00:50:44,820 --> 00:50:52,240 Just as he chose us in him before the foundations of the world that she we should be holy and without blame 631 00:50:52,240 --> 00:50:56,620 Before him in love let's pray father. Thank you 632 00:50:56,620 --> 00:51:00,320 The truths of your word or 633 00:51:00,320 --> 00:51:03,900 Lord they are eternal and 634 00:51:03,900 --> 00:51:06,460 they move us and 635 00:51:06,460 --> 00:51:09,580 They sustain us and they keep us 636 00:51:09,580 --> 00:51:14,100 May we find ourself in that place even this week of 637 00:51:14,100 --> 00:51:17,160 Just trusting you 638 00:51:17,160 --> 00:51:18,400 Lord 639 00:51:18,400 --> 00:51:20,400 pulling down that blessing that 640 00:51:20,400 --> 00:51:25,620 That power from above that we have access to as your believers 641 00:51:25,620 --> 00:51:28,800 Lord that we would 642 00:51:28,800 --> 00:51:32,200 Approach the throne boldly 643 00:51:33,880 --> 00:51:36,460 But also never forgetting that it's a throne of grace 644 00:51:36,460 --> 00:51:41,560 Lord that that unmerited favor that you've given to everyone in this room 645 00:51:41,560 --> 00:51:44,400 Who has named the name of Jesus? 646 00:51:44,400 --> 00:51:45,660 and 647 00:51:45,660 --> 00:51:47,880 There may be some in this room who have not 648 00:51:47,880 --> 00:51:51,460 called on you to be their Lord and Savior 649 00:51:51,460 --> 00:51:54,600 Lord I pray that they would do that even right now and 650 00:51:54,600 --> 00:52:01,960 Lord is we're just in an attitude of prayer right now if there's someone here that needs that in their life. They just need a 651 00:52:02,400 --> 00:52:05,000 surrendered life to the God of heaven 652 00:52:05,000 --> 00:52:13,800 If that's you pray these simple words with me it's just a just an admission of your need 653 00:52:13,800 --> 00:52:22,160 Pray these words Lord Jesus forgive me of my sin. I know that you died for me 654 00:52:22,160 --> 00:52:25,640 Lord I need you in my life 655 00:52:25,640 --> 00:52:28,320 Holy Spirit, I need your power 656 00:52:28,320 --> 00:52:31,680 To be like you 657 00:52:32,040 --> 00:52:33,640 to 658 00:52:33,640 --> 00:52:35,640 to have the confidence 659 00:52:35,640 --> 00:52:40,280 That I can pull down blessing on my family and those around me 660 00:52:40,280 --> 00:52:47,480 Lord fill me with your spirit wash my soul. Thank you for your precious blood 661 00:52:47,480 --> 00:52:51,400 Lord I believe that you rose from the dead and 662 00:52:51,400 --> 00:52:54,240 that you offer me eternal life and 663 00:52:54,240 --> 00:52:56,820 I receive it unto myself in 664 00:52:56,820 --> 00:53:00,480 Your mighty name I pray in Jesus name 665 00:53:01,160 --> 00:53:02,760 Amen, amen 666 00:53:02,760 --> 00:53:06,560 God bless you. Hey, these guys are gonna do us worship song. Let's stand and 667 00:53:06,560 --> 00:53:12,520 the works the prayer team will be over here to the right so if you need prayer, please come down and 668 00:53:12,520 --> 00:53:16,180 God bless you do some pulling down this week, would you?