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MGD: The Freedom of Letting Go - 3
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Saralon Beloved, you are welcome to today's Morning Glory Devotion.
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We are the kill Sins from the Harvest Chapel International, Dania, Miko, Marcy,
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and we are humbled to be bringing to you another
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episode of our Morning Glory devotion. Let us Callie share
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a word of prayer. Dear Father, we thank you for
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gathering us once again around your world. Please open our
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hearts and our minds to receive your truth in Jesus
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might name. Amen. Let us kindly take our confession for
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today from Joshua chapter one, verse eight. Joshua Chapter one,
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the verse eight. This book of the Law shall not
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be part from my mouth, but I shall meditate in
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it day and night, that I may observe to do
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according to all that is written in it. For then
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I will make my way prosperous, and then I will
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have good success. Aimen. Today we bring you the third
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and final part of the message, The Freedom of Letting
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Go sab themed The Blessings and Power of Forgiveness. The
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Blessings and Power of Forgiveness, written by Pastor and Missus
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Bruce Smith. Our scripture reading shall be taken from Genesis
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chapter forty five from the verse one to fifteen Genesis
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forty five, from the verse one to fifteen, I will
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be reading from the New Living Translation. Joseph could stand
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it no longer. There were many people in the room,
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and he said to his attendance, out all of you.
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So he was alone with his brothers when he told
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them who he was. Then he broke down and wept.
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He wept so loudly the Egyptians would hear him, and
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word of it quickly carried to Pharaoh's palace. I am Joseph,
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he said to his brothers. Is my father still alive?
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But his brothers were speechless. They were stunned to realize
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that Joseph was standing there in front of them. Please
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come closer, he said to them. So they came closer,
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and he said again, I am Joseph, your brother, whom
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you sold into slavery in Egypt. But don't be upset,
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and don't be angry with yourselves for selling me to
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this place. It was God who sends me here ahead
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of you to preserve your lives. This farming that has
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ravaged the land for two years will last five more years,
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and there will be neither plowing nor harvest. The God
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has sent me ahead of you to keep you and
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your families alive and to preserve many survivors. So it
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was God who sends me here, not you, And He
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is the one who made me an adviser to Pharaoh,
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the manager of his entire palace, and the governor of
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all Egypts. Now, hurry back to my father and tell
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him this is what your son, Joseph says. God has
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made me master over all the land of Egypt. So
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come down to me immediately. You can live in the
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region of Goshen, where you can be near me, with
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all your children and grandchildren, your flocks and heads, and
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everything you own. I will take care of you there,
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for there are still five years of farming ahead of us.
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Otherwise your household and all your animals will starve. Then,
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Joseph added, look, you can see for yourselves, and so
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can my brother Benjamin, that I really am. Joseph. Go
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tell my father of my honored position here in Egypt.
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Describe for him everything you have seen, and then bring
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my father here Quickly. Weeping with joy, he embraced Benjamin,
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and Benjamin did the same. Then Joseph kissed each of
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his brothers and wept over them, and after that they
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began talking freely with him. The Lord add his blessings
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to the reading and hearing of this word. Thanks be
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to God, Amen. The freedom of letting go. Pat. Three,
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The Blessings and power of forgiveness. In our last two
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episodes on the freedom of letting go, we define forgiveness
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as the decision to parton our offenders and not pay
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them back for their wrong We concluded that forgiveness is
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a lifestyle and not a one of events. Daily, we
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must choose to release those who hurt us, even when
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the painful memories return. Today, we examine the impact of
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forgiveness on our relationships. Genesis chapter forty five introduces us
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to a man named Joseph. Joseph had every reason to
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carry bitterness to his grave. His brothers betrayed him, threw
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him into a pit, and sold him as a slave.
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Later in slavery, he was falsely accused and left forgotten
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in a cold prison cell. He could easily have spent
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his life seeking revenge. Yet when God elevated him to power,
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Joseph chose forgiveness instead. Standing before the very brothers who
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had ruined his life, he declared God meant it for good.
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Forgiveness allowed Joseph to see God's pep was beyond man's cruelty.
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Bitterness imprisons the heart, but forgiveness sets it free. Resentment
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drains emotional energy, poisons relationships, clouds judgment, and often hinders
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our fellowship with God. Forgiveness, however, restore peace, renews joy
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and opens the door for healing. Those who refuse to
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forgive often continue to relive the offense long after it
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has happened, but those who forgive reclaim the freedom to
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live fully in God's purpose precious one. Forgiveness heals relationships.
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Relationships do not break because people make mistakes. They often
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break because people refuse to forgive. A home where forgiveness
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is practiced becomes a place of peace, and marriage marked
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by mercy survives the hard days. A web place where
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people are quick to forgive enjoys greater corporation. A church
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marked by forgiveness reflects the character of Christ to the world.
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No relationship can survive without forgiveness, because every relationship eventually
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experiences some misunderstanding or disappointment. Most importantly, forgiveness deepens our
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walk with God. Jesus taught that if we forgive those
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who sin against us. Our heavenly Father will forgive us.
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But if we refuse to forgive others, our Father will
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not forgive our sins. Matthew Chatter six the verse fourteen
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to fifteen. Every time we forgive, we mirror the heart
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of God. We become living testimonies of the Gospel, demonstrating
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that Christ's love is stronger than any offense, and his
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grace greater than any human failure. We deep in our
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relationship with God and position ourselves to receive a daily
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flow of His mercies in our life lives precious one.
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Perhaps today God is asking you to make a simple
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phone call, write a short message, or quietly release a
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name to Him in prayer. Forgiveness does not change what
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happened yesterday, but it clears the path for a quiet
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and peaceful tomorrow. God rishly bless you. Amen, let us
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kindly take our memory verse for today. Our memory verse
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will be taken from Mark chapter eleven, the verse twenty five,
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Mark eleven, the verse twenty five. I will be reading
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from the New King James version. And whenever you stand praying,
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if you have anything against anyone, forgive him that your
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father in Heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. And
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whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone,
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forgive him that your father in heaven may also forgive
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you your trespasses. Amen, let us kindly share a word
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of prayer. Dear Father, we bless you for the liberating
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power of your word. Today we pray for the same
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grace you gave Joseph, that we may see your divine
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purpos beyond the heads and betrayals we have experienced. Please
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help us to release every form of resentment so that
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our relationships can experience some true healing. Paid in our homes,
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our churches, and our workplaces so that they can become
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places of peace. Make us live in testimonies of your gospel.
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Help us to murror your heart of mercy so that
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our fellowship with you will continually grow deeper in Jesus's
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mighty name. Amen, beloved, Just as coryten Boom said, always
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remember that forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door
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of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. God rishly bless
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you for being with us all through the series. On
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our morning glory devotion, Candly join us again for another
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episode tomorrow morning, by God's grace at the very same time,
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stay tuned to Radio HCI Today for more spirit field content.
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Stapless Shalom