Sermon
MGD: Let Go for Good
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I will bless the old Lord. I will bless thee
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old Lord with a hatful of thanksgiving. I will blessed
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the Old Lord. Sharllom, wonderful family, God richly bless you
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for tuning in to Radio ACI today for our morning
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glory devotion. Privilege to be facilitating today's devotion are the
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Brucemets from Harvestrapel International Commercy. Let us kind of share
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a word of prayer. Gracious Father, we thank you for
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the privilege to look into your word. Our hearts are open,
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our minds and as spirits are receptive. Let your word
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bring light into our darkness and transformers in Jesus Mighty name,
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with pray, with thanksgiving. A man, let's kind me a
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formal scripture our conversion from Joshua chapter one, verse eight.
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Joshua chapter one, verse eight. This book of the Law
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shall not depart out of my mouth. But I shall
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meditate in a day and night that I may observe
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to do according to all that is written in it.
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For then I will make my way prosperous, and then
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I will have good success a man. The theme for
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today's devotion is let go for good. Let go for good,
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written by Pastor emesistgraph detailer and a scripture reading will
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be taken from Genesis chapter fifty, verse twenty Genesis chapter fifty,
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verse twenty, reading from their new Living translation. You intended
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to harm me, but God intended it all for good.
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He brought me to this position so I could save
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the lives of many people. May the Lord add his
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blessing to the reading and hearing of his word, and
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or respond thanks be to God. Let's go for good.
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Some heads are so deep letting God feels impossible. But
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what if the very thing meant to break you is that?
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Then God wants to use to build you and others up.
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After Joseph lost his father, Jacob, his brothers, fearing he
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would repay them for all the evil they did to
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him in the past, sent word to him assent for forgiveness.
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Very interestingly, Joseph answers them in Genesis chapter fifty versus
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night through into one, saying, don't be afraid. Am I
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in the place of God. You intended to harm me,
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but God intended it for good to accomplish what is
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now being done, the saving of many lives. So then
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don't be afraid. I will provide for you and your children,
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and he assured them and spoke kindly to them. Amen,
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Dearly Beloved. Today's world is no different from Joseph's. People
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still hurt, betray, and backbite. People still plot and implement evil,
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trying so hard to destroy families, friendships, destinies, and careers.
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This seemingly gives us more reason why we may have
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kept grudgeous, bitterness and pain in our heart for years.
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We all can, at every point in time, give an
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explanation to why the betterness we feel less justified, or
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why forgiving those who have offended us is not fair.
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But like Joseph, let us learn to always simply forgive
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and see things from God's perspective, prescious One, Forgiveness is
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not always easy, especially by a human effort, but with
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the help of the Holy Spirit, we can let go
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and trust God with what remains undone. Therefore, as the
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Lord forgives us daily, let us also learn to forgive.
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Forgive that beloved who hurt you beyond your wildest imagination.
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Forgive that parent who was never there for you. Forgive
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that brother or sister who sold you out to your enemies.
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All these trials have somewhat contributed to who you are today.
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All the disappointments and hats from the past have somehow
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made as better people today. We have become wiser when
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we were negligent, stronger also where we didn't know we
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had strength. Like Joseph said, we are not God to
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hold people up in judgment. We don't give the verdict
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of their lives. It is not for us to condemn
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or wish evil for anyone. We don't have the financy
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in their lives. Their actions may have been intended to
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harm you, but God always has a greater purpose for
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why you have to be the victim. So learn from
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the experience. Use your experience to teach others to do better.
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They may have intended to harm us with their actions,
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but God definitely intends it for our good. Amen, our memory.
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Verse for today will be taken from Genesis chapter fifty,
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verse twenty. Genesis chapter fifty, verse twenty, reading from the
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New Living Translation. You intended to harm me, but God
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intended it all for good. He brought me to this
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position so I could save the lives of many people.
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You intended to harm me, but God intended it all
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for good. He brought me to this position so I
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could save the lives of many people. Amen. Let us
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kind of share a word of prayer. Father, We thank
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you for your word that has come to us. We
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pray God for grace to let go any hurts, any paid,
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any betterness, and unforgiveness in our hearts. As daily you
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forgive us, help us to also forgive them who offend us,
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so that we can bring healing into our relationships. All
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to the priest and glory of your name. In Jesus
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mighty name, we pray with thanksgiving. Amen. Beloved God, literally
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bless you for being a part of today's devotion. As
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we step out there today, you want to let go
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of anyone who has offended you, knowing that God is
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behind the scenes working together everything for your good. Shallop
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and have a blessed day, Amen,