? (Theme Song) ?
? Jesus is worthy ?
00:00:02.73\00:00:11.53
? oh yes, he's worthy
? ? worthy of all... ?
00:00:11.53\00:00:18.83
? all the praise... ?
Pastor Byrd: Take your Bibles,
00:00:18.83\00:00:21.50
if you will, to Job,
chapter 1. Job, chapter 1,
00:00:21.50\00:00:25.90
as we culminate the
Back to School Revival
00:00:25.90\00:00:28.06
and our Fall Revival.
00:00:28.06\00:00:29.73
Job, chapter 1,
Job, chapter 1, verse 19.
00:00:29.73\00:00:38.36
Job, chapter 1, verse
19, if you have it, let me
00:00:38.36\00:00:41.00
hear you say Amen.
00:00:41.00\00:00:42.43
All right, if you don't have
it, let me hear you say hold on.
00:00:42.43\00:00:45.43
All right, I'm holding.
00:00:45.43\00:00:46.43
You've got three seconds.
00:00:46.43\00:00:47.43
One, two and three.
00:00:47.43\00:00:49.46
Job, chapter 1, verse number 20.
00:00:49.46\00:00:52.80
The Word of God says, "Then
Job arose, and rent his mantle,
00:00:52.80\00:00:58.23
and shaved his head, and
fell down upon the ground,
00:00:58.23\00:01:01.83
and worshipped, And
said, Naked came I out of my
00:01:01.83\00:01:07.70
mother's womb, and
naked shall I return
00:01:07.70\00:01:12.43
thither: the Lord gave,
and the Lord hath taken away;
00:01:12.43\00:01:16.53
blessed be the name of the Lord.
00:01:16.53\00:01:19.93
In all this Job sinned
not, nor charged God foolishly."
00:01:19.93\00:01:27.20
Then our second passage,
the second half of the sermon,
00:01:27.20\00:01:30.30
Job, chapter 23, verse 10,
the Word says, "But he knoweth
00:01:30.30\00:01:37.00
the way that I take:
when he hath tried me,
00:01:37.00\00:01:42.00
I shall come forth as gold."
00:01:42.00\00:01:49.56
Everybody say, "I'm gold
today." Father God, in the name
00:01:49.56\00:01:53.16
of Jesus through the
intercession of the Holy
00:01:53.16\00:01:55.16
Spirit, we thank you for we
experienced Wednesday night,
00:01:55.16\00:01:58.30
Thursday night, Friday night,
what we've already experienced
00:01:58.30\00:02:02.00
this Sabbath.
00:02:02.00\00:02:03.86
But God, we
need a word from you.
00:02:03.86\00:02:05.93
So speak, Lord.
00:02:05.93\00:02:08.40
Forgive us of our sins,
and when the appeal is made,
00:02:08.40\00:02:10.40
move in a mighty way.
00:02:10.40\00:02:12.83
Remove
distraction from this room,
00:02:12.83\00:02:15.13
remove extraneous
thought from this room.
00:02:15.13\00:02:18.36
God, may we be careful to
give you the praise, the honor
00:02:18.36\00:02:20.56
and the glory.
00:02:20.56\00:02:21.56
In the name of Jesus we pray.
00:02:21.56\00:02:22.56
Let everyone say Amen.
00:02:22.56\00:02:23.56
And Amen.
00:02:23.56\00:02:25.33
Goodbye, drama.
00:02:25.33\00:02:28.93
All week long we've
been talking about drama.
00:02:28.93\00:02:30.93
If you're just here today,
we've been talking about drama
00:02:30.93\00:02:33.93
all week long.
00:02:33.93\00:02:34.93
If you don't know what drama
is, drama is the unnecessary
00:02:34.93\00:02:36.93
stuff in your life,
seeking to gain attention
00:02:36.93\00:02:40.96
and your priority.
00:02:40.96\00:02:42.66
Drama is the stuff
that gets on our nerves.
00:02:42.66\00:02:46.66
Drama is the stuff that
drives us crazy for no reason.
00:02:46.66\00:02:50.13
It's the stuff that causes us
to ask, "Why?" Why does it have
00:02:50.13\00:02:55.10
to be like this?
00:02:55.10\00:02:57.53
Why do I have
to go through this?
00:02:57.53\00:03:00.40
Why does it have to be so hard?
00:03:00.40\00:03:02.13
Why?
00:03:02.13\00:03:03.73
Let's be clear.
00:03:03.73\00:03:04.73
Drama is no
respecter of persons.
00:03:04.73\00:03:08.73
Drama is an equal
opportunity employer.
00:03:08.73\00:03:13.10
Drama affects
everybody everywhere.
00:03:13.10\00:03:16.80
There are all kinds of drama:
financial drama, job drama,
00:03:16.80\00:03:22.80
school drama, financial
clearance drama, husband drama,
00:03:22.80\00:03:29.03
ex-husband drama, wife drama,
ex-wife drama, baby drama,
00:03:29.03\00:03:39.26
daddy drama, baby-daddy drama,
and we established this week
00:03:39.26\00:03:46.56
that the number one all-time
voted drama is baby-mama drama.
00:03:46.56\00:03:52.90
Drama can mess you up.
00:03:52.90\00:03:56.40
And the funny thing about drama
is that just when you think
00:03:56.40\00:03:59.80
you're through and over
one thing over here, here comes
00:03:59.80\00:04:03.60
some more drama.
00:04:03.60\00:04:05.46
But I believe I've got some
witnesses up in this place that
00:04:05.46\00:04:09.06
are ready to say, "Goodbye,
drama." Because there comes
00:04:09.06\00:04:13.26
a time in your
life where you say,
00:04:13.26\00:04:14.26
"I'm tired of all the drama."
00:04:14.26\00:04:15.26
I'm tired of all the
negative crazy people.
00:04:15.26\00:04:19.26
I'm tired of all the crazy
relationships, all the mess
00:04:19.26\00:04:22.33
and the foolishness.
00:04:22.33\00:04:23.33
We said it all week.
00:04:23.33\00:04:24.33
If I'm going to do
bad, I can do bad by myself.
00:04:24.33\00:04:27.90
Because the last thing you
believe while you're trying to
00:04:27.90\00:04:30.93
straighten things out in your
life are negative folk around
00:04:30.93\00:04:32.93
you who bring drama.
00:04:32.93\00:04:33.93
Do I have a
witness in this place?
00:04:33.93\00:04:35.93
That's why you've got to tell
some people sometimes, cancel
00:04:35.93\00:04:38.93
my subscription, I've
had enough of your issues.
00:04:38.93\00:04:42.20
[laughter] But
isn't it interesting,
00:04:42.70\00:04:47.70
and isn't it amazing,
how it seems like the devil
00:04:47.70\00:04:52.10
exactly knows when to
send people to you who always
00:04:52.10\00:04:57.03
have drama?
00:04:57.03\00:04:59.03
You can see them coming,
and you try to turn this way,
00:04:59.03\00:05:02.16
turn that way, try
not to make eye contact,
00:05:02.16\00:05:04.10
but they come to you.
00:05:04.10\00:05:06.50
That's why I told you earlier
this week, I do believe caller
00:05:06.50\00:05:08.56
ID is God ordained.
00:05:08.56\00:05:12.33
[laughter] People will
call you on that phone number.
00:05:12.33\00:05:15.33
Can't do that today.
00:05:15.33\00:05:16.33
Do I have a
witness in this place?
00:05:16.33\00:05:19.60
This week we had a talk about
all this drama because there
00:05:19.60\00:05:21.60
are some people who love drama.
00:05:21.60\00:05:25.23
We've got drama kings,
drama queens in our midst.
00:05:25.23\00:05:30.06
They love drama.
00:05:30.06\00:05:32.40
But as a child of the most-high
God, you've got too much Word
00:05:32.40\00:05:36.10
in you to
respond like the world.
00:05:36.10\00:05:38.56
There ought to be
something different about you.
00:05:38.56\00:05:41.40
You ought not act
like everybody else acts.
00:05:41.40\00:05:44.46
You can't be like the world,
you can't respond to drama
00:05:44.46\00:05:47.80
like the world.
00:05:47.80\00:05:48.80
You can't take drama to drama.
00:05:48.80\00:05:52.06
What do I mean?
00:05:52.06\00:05:53.70
You've got
problems in your marriage.
00:05:53.70\00:05:55.70
You've got problems in your
marriage, relationship drama.
00:05:55.70\00:05:58.56
We talked about it last night.
00:05:58.56\00:06:00.30
And then you're going to talk
to a friend about your marriage
00:06:00.30\00:06:03.56
drama who's been
divorced four times.
00:06:03.56\00:06:08.16
That's drama taking
drama and more drama.
00:06:08.16\00:06:11.76
You've got
problems in your finances.
00:06:11.76\00:06:14.53
Financial drama.
00:06:14.53\00:06:16.06
And you've been tithing
and trusting in God, and you're
00:06:16.06\00:06:18.70
going to talk to somebody
who doesn't even believe in
00:06:18.70\00:06:22.56
tithing, who's been
bankrupt three times.
00:06:22.56\00:06:26.30
You're taking drama to drama.
00:06:26.30\00:06:29.73
Stop it.
00:06:29.73\00:06:31.56
Say goodbye, drama.
00:06:31.56\00:06:34.90
Quit with your small-pan
mentality, thinking you'll
00:06:34.90\00:06:39.93
never be what God has
intended for your life.
00:06:39.93\00:06:42.56
God wants to do big things
in your life, and you will never
00:06:42.56\00:06:45.63
be big as long
as little has you.
00:06:45.63\00:06:49.06
Quit living in rewind.
00:06:49.06\00:06:50.83
Stop worrying about
what happened 20 years ago.
00:06:50.83\00:06:54.10
Some of you are mad about what
happened when you were studying
00:06:54.10\00:06:56.20
here at Oakwood 50 years ago.
00:06:56.20\00:06:57.43
Get over it.
00:06:57.43\00:06:58.43
[laughter] Forgive,
forget, and keep it moving.
00:06:58.43\00:07:03.50
Are you hearing what I'm saying?
00:07:03.50\00:07:05.50
Press toward the mark of
the prize of the high calling
00:07:05.50\00:07:08.96
of God in Jesus Christ.
00:07:08.96\00:07:09.96
When troubles come, press.
00:07:09.96\00:07:12.43
When trials come, press.
00:07:12.43\00:07:14.53
When tribulation comes, press.
00:07:14.53\00:07:17.30
When financial drama comes,
learn to seek God first and his
00:07:17.30\00:07:20.60
righteousness, and when
you seek God, the things of God
00:07:20.60\00:07:23.66
will seek you.
00:07:23.66\00:07:27.16
Say goodbye to
relationship drama.
00:07:27.16\00:07:30.80
Seek reciprocity.
00:07:30.80\00:07:33.70
There must be give
and there must be take.
00:07:33.70\00:07:37.06
Take responsibility.
00:07:37.06\00:07:41.63
Quit being convenient grown.
00:07:41.63\00:07:44.86
Be a man.
00:07:44.86\00:07:46.96
Walk like a man.
00:07:46.96\00:07:49.56
Act like a man.
00:07:49.56\00:07:52.00
Talk like a man.
00:07:52.00\00:07:54.76
And I talked about this
last night, but I forgot this:
00:07:54.76\00:07:56.76
brothers, we talk about
coming into the House of God.
00:07:56.76\00:07:59.46
We don't come into God's
house with caps on our heads.
00:07:59.46\00:08:01.96
[applause] This is God's house.
00:08:01.96\00:08:07.30
Be a man.
00:08:07.30\00:08:08.70
Ladies, be ladies.
00:08:08.70\00:08:11.80
Ladies, be ladies.
00:08:11.80\00:08:15.03
Be a woman.
00:08:15.03\00:08:16.03
And brothers, before you
ask for her hand in marriage,
00:08:16.03\00:08:18.56
get a J-O-B.
00:08:18.56\00:08:21.13
Remember our motto, ladies.
00:08:21.13\00:08:22.56
If you want to be
with me, get a J-O-B.
00:08:22.56\00:08:25.40
Do I have a
witness in this place?
00:08:25.40\00:08:27.63
Show respect for others.
00:08:27.63\00:08:30.13
Brothers, remember, told you
last night, she's not for sale.
00:08:30.13\00:08:36.46
And sisters, take the for-sale
and the on-sale signs off.
00:08:36.46\00:08:42.60
[applause] We
talked about it last night.
00:08:42.60\00:08:46.53
Don't come in here anymore with
all this stuff, and God is not
00:08:46.53\00:08:49.53
pleased.
00:08:49.53\00:08:51.36
And Pastor Byrd is not either.
00:08:51.36\00:08:52.76
Do I have a
witness in this place?
00:08:52.76\00:08:56.06
Let God present you to that man.
00:08:56.06\00:09:01.53
Remember, we said it last night.
00:09:01.53\00:09:02.83
God put Adam to sleep.
00:09:02.83\00:09:05.96
He got Eve ready, and
then he presented Eve to Adam.
00:09:05.96\00:09:10.43
Stop trying to
present yourself to the man.
00:09:10.43\00:09:13.50
Don't know man want a stalker.
00:09:13.50\00:09:15.50
Do I have a
witness in this place?
00:09:15.50\00:09:17.50
Brother Mann he stalks his
wife, but they've been married
00:09:17.50\00:09:20.50
25 years, they can do it.
00:09:20.50\00:09:21.50
Come on, say Amen.
00:09:21.50\00:09:22.50
But quit stalking,
let God present you.
00:09:22.50\00:09:25.66
Maya Angelou says a woman's
heart should be so hidden in
00:09:25.66\00:09:28.30
God that a man has to
seek Him just to find her.
00:09:28.30\00:09:33.03
[applause] Show, yes, romance.
00:09:33.03\00:09:38.03
Don't start
anything you can't finish.
00:09:38.03\00:09:41.23
If I took Sister Danielle
to McDonald's when we were
00:09:41.23\00:09:44.56
students, I was about to
say I can still take her to
00:09:44.56\00:09:47.53
McDonald's now, but she looking
at me like I lost my mind.
00:09:47.53\00:09:50.53
I can't take her to P.
F. Chang's and Cheesecake
00:09:50.53\00:09:52.53
Factory and
Maggiano's once and then stop.
00:09:52.53\00:09:56.53
I've got to be consistent.
00:09:56.53\00:09:57.53
Are you hearing what I'm saying?
00:09:57.53\00:09:59.53
Show romance.
00:09:59.53\00:10:00.53
Don't start
anything you can't finish.
00:10:00.53\00:10:04.06
Say goodbye, drama.
00:10:04.06\00:10:08.46
This academic
year, goodbye, drama.
00:10:08.46\00:10:12.93
Quit making an issue of
something that's not there.
00:10:12.93\00:10:16.56
Well, I think he thinks this.
00:10:16.56\00:10:17.86
He doesn't think anything.
00:10:17.86\00:10:19.16
Goodbye, drama.
00:10:19.16\00:10:21.73
Well, Pastor Byrd, what do
I do if drama keeps coming?
00:10:21.73\00:10:27.33
I'm not looking for it, I'm
not trying to find it, but I'm
00:10:27.33\00:10:30.33
trying to stay away from
it, but it keeps coming, because
00:10:30.33\00:10:32.33
the strange thing about
drama sometimes is that when you
00:10:32.33\00:10:34.53
think you're over one
thing, here comes some more.
00:10:34.53\00:10:37.70
And that's where we
are in the text today.
00:10:37.70\00:10:40.70
Drama keeps
coming to Brother Job.
00:10:40.70\00:10:43.13
What are you when
drama keeps coming?
00:10:43.13\00:10:47.73
You run from it,
you try to hide from it,
00:10:47.73\00:10:50.50
but it keeps coming.
00:10:50.50\00:10:51.50
Quickly, now, we know
the story of Brother Job.
00:10:51.50\00:10:53.83
Job was a good man.
00:10:53.83\00:10:55.76
He was an upright man who
feared God and shunned evil.
00:10:55.76\00:10:58.36
Which means Job
wasn't caught up in mess.
00:10:58.36\00:11:02.33
Job was a good man.
00:11:02.33\00:11:03.86
Some of us love mess.
00:11:03.86\00:11:05.43
Mess just envelops us.
00:11:05.43\00:11:08.00
Job did not like mess.
00:11:08.00\00:11:09.80
Job avoided even the
very appearance of mess.
00:11:09.80\00:11:14.56
But the question is, why do bad
things happen to good people?
00:11:14.56\00:11:20.30
You hear it every day.
00:11:20.30\00:11:21.63
Why did my
loved one have to die?
00:11:21.63\00:11:23.70
Why is my family in shambles?
00:11:23.70\00:11:24.70
Why don't I have a job?
00:11:24.70\00:11:25.70
Why can't I pass the class?
00:11:25.70\00:11:27.73
Why does drama
keep coming to me?
00:11:27.73\00:11:30.13
Why do bad things
happen to good people?
00:11:30.13\00:11:33.03
And this is the crux
of our message today.
00:11:33.03\00:11:35.43
You must understand that
the rain falls on the just
00:11:35.43\00:11:39.80
and the unjust.
00:11:39.80\00:11:41.03
There are some things that
happen in God's express will,
00:11:41.03\00:11:45.20
and there are some things
that happen in God's permissive
00:11:45.20\00:11:48.10
will.
00:11:48.10\00:11:49.10
And whatever God in his
permissive will allows to
00:11:49.10\00:11:51.73
happen in your life, friends of
mine, no matter how tough your
00:11:51.73\00:11:55.50
situation might be, it is
simply a part of the larger
00:11:55.50\00:11:58.80
process to allow you to walk
into the destiny that God has
00:11:58.80\00:12:02.56
for your life.
00:12:02.56\00:12:03.56
Let me break this down quickly.
00:12:03.56\00:12:06.53
When you look at the book of
Job and you study the book of
00:12:06.53\00:12:08.86
Job, you will discover that
Job went through a lot of drama.
00:12:08.86\00:12:13.80
He went through stuff
that wreaked havoc in his life.
00:12:13.80\00:12:17.76
And it's very interesting,
friends of mine, to study the
00:12:17.76\00:12:19.76
book of Job, because what
really brings credibility to
00:12:19.76\00:12:23.10
Job's story is that Job went
through what he went through
00:12:23.10\00:12:26.43
not knowing what we know.
00:12:26.43\00:12:30.26
What I mean is, if you study
biblical history carefully, you
00:12:30.26\00:12:35.03
will discover that
the Bible is not written
00:12:35.03\00:12:39.13
in chronological order.
00:12:39.13\00:12:40.66
Think about it.
00:12:40.66\00:12:42.13
Genesis 1:1 says, "In
the beginning, God created
00:12:42.13\00:12:47.26
the heavens and the" what?
00:12:47.26\00:12:49.06
Now, we don't know
when that beginning was.
00:12:49.06\00:12:51.63
God does not have a beginning,
God does not have an end,
00:12:51.63\00:12:56.36
God is God.
00:12:56.36\00:12:57.50
God does not have a mama,
God does not have a daddy,
00:12:57.50\00:13:00.33
you didn't vote God in
and you can't vote God out.
00:13:00.33\00:13:02.46
God is God.
00:13:02.46\00:13:06.53
In the beginning, God created
the heavens and the earth.
00:13:06.53\00:13:10.23
Then the Bible goes on
in Isaiah now, so we go from
00:13:10.23\00:13:12.70
Genesis to Isaiah.
00:13:12.70\00:13:14.36
Isaiah 14, where
Lucifer wanted to be lie God.
00:13:14.36\00:13:17.63
And because there can't be two
cooks in the kitchen, somebody
00:13:17.63\00:13:21.03
had to go.
00:13:21.03\00:13:22.23
So we go from Genesis to
Isaiah, where Lucifer wanted to
00:13:22.23\00:13:25.53
be as God.
00:13:25.53\00:13:26.53
And then we skip
over to Revelation.
00:13:26.53\00:13:28.56
And we go to Revelation,
chapter 12, verse number 7, 8
00:13:28.56\00:13:30.83
and 9, where the Word of God
says there was war in heaven.
00:13:30.83\00:13:34.20
Michael, representing
Jesus and his angels,
00:13:34.20\00:13:36.03
fought against the devil,
the dragon, and the dragon
00:13:36.03\00:13:39.00
and Satan prevailed not.
00:13:39.00\00:13:41.13
They were cast unto the
Earth to deceive the world.
00:13:41.13\00:13:44.20
Skip back to Genesis 1:2.
00:13:44.20\00:13:47.36
The earth was
without form and void.
00:13:47.36\00:13:50.13
Darkness was upon the face of
the deep and the spirit of God
00:13:50.13\00:13:52.20
moved upon the face of
the waters, and God said,
00:13:52.20\00:13:53.30
let there be light,
and there was light.
00:13:53.30\00:13:55.23
And the evening and the
morning were the first day.
00:13:55.23\00:13:57.33
The Bible is not in
chronological order.
00:13:57.33\00:13:59.53
We've just gone from
Genesis to Isaiah to Revelation,
00:13:59.53\00:14:03.96
back to Genesis.
00:14:03.96\00:14:05.53
Most people think that in
the Bible Genesis came first,
00:14:05.53\00:14:08.00
Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges,
00:14:08.00\00:14:10.90
Ruth, First and Second Samuel,
First and Second Kings, and go
00:14:10.90\00:14:13.96
on.
00:14:13.96\00:14:14.96
But it was not necessarily
written in that order.
00:14:14.96\00:14:16.96
And many biblical,
including Seventh-day Adventist
00:14:16.96\00:14:18.96
theologians, assign the
authorship of Job to Moses,
00:14:18.96\00:14:21.50
believing that Moses
wrote the book of Job
00:14:21.50\00:14:24.50
during his time in Midian.
00:14:24.50\00:14:25.50
Which is why, if you study
the Word of God carefully, why
00:14:25.50\00:14:28.00
the book of Job makes no mention
of the exodus or the events
00:14:28.00\00:14:32.36
surrounding the exodus, because
these events had not occurred
00:14:32.36\00:14:35.60
yet.
00:14:35.60\00:14:36.60
Which means Job was one of the
first books written by Moses.
00:14:36.60\00:14:40.90
So then, therefore, Job went
through what he went through
00:14:40.90\00:14:44.83
not knowing what we know.
00:14:44.83\00:14:47.83
We, on the other hand, have
the benefit of knowing how the
00:14:47.83\00:14:52.50
thing with Job turned out.
00:14:52.50\00:14:54.43
But while Job was going through
it, while Job was experiencing
00:14:54.43\00:14:58.83
drama on every hand, while
drama kept coming to Job, Job
00:14:58.83\00:15:03.30
said, "I cannot sin against
God." Job said, "I trust God."
00:15:03.30\00:15:10.66
Job's relationship was tested.
00:15:10.66\00:15:13.60
His relationship with
God was tested, his marriage
00:15:13.60\00:15:15.66
was tested.
00:15:15.66\00:15:16.96
His relationship with
his friends was tested.
00:15:16.96\00:15:18.96
And in the midst of
all this test, Job's life
00:15:18.96\00:15:21.33
was a testimony to all of us
that no matter what you're going
00:15:21.33\00:15:24.36
through in life, no matter
how much drama you experience in
00:15:24.36\00:15:28.76
your life, no matter when the
odds are stacked against you,
00:15:28.76\00:15:32.80
God's still going to make a way.
00:15:32.80\00:15:35.33
God's still going to bring you.
00:15:35.33\00:15:37.33
God still has your back.
00:15:37.33\00:15:38.53
Do I have a
witness in this place?
00:15:38.53\00:15:43.03
Who am I talking to
in this place today?
00:15:43.03\00:15:45.03
You know who you are.
00:15:45.03\00:15:47.20
You're broke.
00:15:47.20\00:15:48.20
You come to church
looking good, but you're broke.
00:15:48.20\00:15:52.40
Unemployed and broke.
00:15:52.40\00:15:56.03
Somebody on the
verge of divorce.
00:15:56.03\00:15:59.06
Somebody just
diagnosed with cancer.
00:15:59.06\00:16:01.90
Somebody just lost a family
member, or you have no friend
00:16:01.90\00:16:04.50
in the world.
00:16:04.50\00:16:05.50
You feel like giving up.
00:16:05.50\00:16:08.83
But I'm here to let you
know today that God's still
00:16:08.83\00:16:11.30
in control.
00:16:11.30\00:16:13.20
Remember, friends of
mine, that the intensity
00:16:13.20\00:16:17.56
of your crown is measured
by the intensity of your cross.
00:16:17.56\00:16:21.63
We all have a cross to bear.
00:16:21.63\00:16:24.80
We all have had
some drama in our life.
00:16:24.80\00:16:28.43
Don't sit there and act
like you don't have any drama.
00:16:28.43\00:16:30.73
You have had drama in your life.
00:16:30.73\00:16:33.50
But quickly, fast-forwarding
to Job, chapter 23, when we read
00:16:33.50\00:16:36.60
verses 1-9, we
see Job's problems.
00:16:36.60\00:16:40.06
Job laments over all the
drama he's going through.
00:16:40.06\00:16:43.50
We see Job wrestling with God.
00:16:43.50\00:16:45.00
We see Job
wrestling with himself.
00:16:45.00\00:16:47.13
But here is the clincher.
00:16:47.13\00:16:48.83
In verse 10, Job
runs into a conjunction.
00:16:48.83\00:16:51.90
Job 23:10, that
wipes out the struggle.
00:16:51.90\00:16:57.20
Verse 10 says, "But he knoweth
the way that I take." But.
00:16:57.20\00:17:08.90
Whenever you run into that
word, but, what God has said
00:17:08.90\00:17:13.53
is, forget about what has been.
00:17:13.53\00:17:17.70
Forget about yesterday.
00:17:17.70\00:17:20.36
Quit living in rewind, because
you're about to walk into
00:17:20.36\00:17:26.23
something that's greater
than what you've come out of.
00:17:26.23\00:17:31.86
I'm about to lose my mind, but.
00:17:31.86\00:17:36.43
I was about to give up, but.
00:17:36.43\00:17:38.93
I didn't know how I
was going to make it, but.
00:17:38.93\00:17:45.10
My friends
walked out on me, but.
00:17:45.10\00:17:49.63
That man in 20 years
walked out on me, but.
00:17:49.63\00:17:54.33
Weeping may endure
for a night, but joy.
00:17:54.33\00:17:59.50
For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal
00:17:59.50\00:18:04.16
life through Jesus Christ our
Lord Job says, I know I've gone
00:18:04.16\00:18:07.73
through some drama, but.
00:18:07.73\00:18:10.03
I know I've lost my oxen, but.
00:18:10.03\00:18:12.83
I know I've
lost some sheep, but.
00:18:12.83\00:18:15.90
I know I've lost
some camels, but.
00:18:15.90\00:18:19.43
I know I've lost
my children, but.
00:18:19.43\00:18:22.00
I know I've lost my wife, but.
00:18:22.00\00:18:27.23
I know I've lost my friends,
but he knows the way that I
00:18:27.23\00:18:31.53
take, and when he had tried me,
he says, I shall come forth as
00:18:31.53\00:18:35.03
gold.
00:18:35.03\00:18:36.03
The Bible says Job shaved
his head, tore off his clothes,
00:18:36.03\00:18:39.80
fell down on the
ground, and worshiped God.
00:18:39.80\00:18:42.43
Oh, I wish when we go through
trial, I wish somebody would
00:18:42.43\00:18:45.10
just worship God.
00:18:45.10\00:18:46.73
When we go through difficulty,
I wish somebody would come away
00:18:46.73\00:18:49.40
from the complaint counter
and come to the claim window,
00:18:49.40\00:18:52.30
and just worship God,
and say naked I came in
00:18:52.30\00:18:54.73
this world, naked I
shall leave this world.
00:18:54.73\00:18:57.83
The Lord giveth,
the Lord taketh away.
00:18:57.83\00:19:00.10
But blessed be the Lord.
00:19:00.10\00:19:01.50
What do you do
when drama keeps coming?
00:19:01.50\00:19:03.96
You better learn
how to worship God.
00:19:03.96\00:19:05.96
You better learn how to fall
on your knees and say, though he
00:19:05.96\00:19:08.63
slay me, yet
will I trust in him.
00:19:08.63\00:19:12.23
I will bless the Lord at
all times, and his praise shall
00:19:12.23\00:19:15.20
continually be in my mouth.
00:19:15.20\00:19:19.13
In life, sometimes in life's
journey, sometimes on life's
00:19:19.13\00:19:22.60
path, I've learned that
sometimes God doesn't tell us
00:19:22.60\00:19:28.03
what's going to
happen until we get there.
00:19:28.03\00:19:32.30
God doesn't let us know what's
going to happen when we get
00:19:32.30\00:19:35.30
there.
00:19:35.30\00:19:36.30
Why?
00:19:36.30\00:19:37.30
Because we can't handle
it where we are right now.
00:19:37.30\00:19:39.53
So on this path I've learned
one of two things is going
00:19:39.53\00:19:42.16
to happen.
00:19:42.16\00:19:43.26
Either it's going to
be a lesson or a blessing.
00:19:43.26\00:19:48.53
Lesson or a blessing.
00:19:48.53\00:19:52.46
God is never
obligated by my questions.
00:19:52.46\00:19:55.83
God's just obligated
by giving me some answers.
00:19:55.83\00:19:58.83
Let me say that again.
00:19:58.83\00:19:59.83
God is not obligated to respond
to me as long I keep asking him
00:19:59.83\00:20:02.63
questions.
00:20:02.63\00:20:03.63
But when I respond back to
God based on the Word of God
00:20:03.63\00:20:05.63
regarding my situation,
God then moves on my behalf.
00:20:05.63\00:20:07.83
When I'm on God's path, God
will protect me, because God
00:20:07.83\00:20:11.06
never sends me anywhere
where he doesn't have my back.
00:20:11.06\00:20:14.46
God never sends me anywhere
where he doesn't have my back.
00:20:16.90\00:20:22.40
So though I walk
through the valley of the shadow
00:20:22.40\00:20:25.43
of death, I will not
fear, because God's got my back.
00:20:25.43\00:20:35.03
God wouldn't take me to it if
God wasn't God enough to bring
00:20:35.03\00:20:38.96
me through it.
00:20:38.96\00:20:39.96
Wherever God leads me,
God is God enough to keep me.
00:20:39.96\00:20:42.73
But while you're questioning
God and while you're weeping
00:20:42.73\00:20:45.96
and while you're crying
and while you're complaining,
00:20:45.96\00:20:48.23
the devil tries to use that as
a window to come in and attack.
00:20:48.23\00:20:52.13
Here goes the devil.
00:20:52.13\00:20:53.93
The reason why you haven't
fallen to demonic attack is
00:20:53.93\00:20:56.23
because God has
put a hedge around you.
00:20:56.23\00:20:58.90
The reason why you've shown up
today, not just to see the σσσ,
00:20:58.90\00:21:01.96
but you've shown up because
God has a hedge around you.
00:21:01.96\00:21:04.96
That's what the devil says.
00:21:04.96\00:21:05.96
Not because you've been so
good, but because God's been
00:21:05.96\00:21:07.96
protecting you.
00:21:07.96\00:21:10.06
Look at this story, it's simple.
00:21:10.06\00:21:12.06
I'm going to tell it and
then I'm going to sit down.
00:21:12.06\00:21:14.06
In Job, chapter 1, God says,
devil, where have you been?
00:21:14.06\00:21:16.50
The devil says, I've been
going to and fro in the world,
00:21:16.50\00:21:19.53
seeking whom I may devour.
00:21:19.53\00:21:21.56
God, he's
bragging on his boy Job.
00:21:21.56\00:21:24.13
Have you
considered my servant, Job?
00:21:24.13\00:21:26.30
Now, remember, sometimes
God won't let you in the
00:21:26.30\00:21:29.10
conversation.
00:21:29.10\00:21:30.10
Because could you imagine if
Job had heard God and the devil
00:21:30.10\00:21:33.10
talking?
00:21:33.10\00:21:34.10
He would have been
like, God, send somebody else.
00:21:34.10\00:21:36.10
I didn't sign up
to be your guinea pig.
00:21:36.10\00:21:39.36
[laughter] But God
knows the path I take.
00:21:39.36\00:21:41.80
And so the devil
says, Oh, yes, I know Job.
00:21:41.80\00:21:45.43
You've hooked him up.
00:21:45.43\00:21:47.10
I can't get to him because
you put a hedge of protection
00:21:47.10\00:21:50.20
around him.
00:21:50.20\00:21:51.30
My question, if I
can put a kickstand here,
00:21:51.30\00:21:52.36
is if the devil
knows we have protection,
00:21:52.36\00:21:55.60
why don't we know?
00:21:55.60\00:21:57.23
[applause] The
devil, ah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:21:57.23\00:22:03.16
The devil says, if you just
remove the hedge, everybody say
00:22:03.16\00:22:08.66
permission.
00:22:08.66\00:22:09.66
Aud: Permission.
00:22:09.66\00:22:10.66
You see, the devil just
can't mess with you without
00:22:10.66\00:22:12.86
permission.
00:22:12.86\00:22:14.33
That's why I know God is
still in control, hallelujah,
00:22:14.33\00:22:17.33
somebody.
00:22:17.33\00:22:18.33
Here's the devil.
00:22:18.33\00:22:19.33
If you remove the hedge, I'll
come in and I'll mess with him.
00:22:19.33\00:22:23.23
I'll put him through major
drama, I'll take away stuff.
00:22:23.23\00:22:26.16
God says, all right,
I'll remove the hedge.
00:22:26.16\00:22:28.90
You can afflict his body
but you can't take his life,
00:22:28.90\00:22:31.20
because his life belongs to me.
00:22:31.20\00:22:32.66
In other words, you can
only do what I permit you to do.
00:22:32.66\00:22:35.26
Somebody ought to shout right
there, knowing your life is in
00:22:35.26\00:22:38.40
God's hand.
00:22:38.40\00:22:39.40
Hallelujah, somebody.
00:22:39.40\00:22:40.40
The devil can't do anything to
you without permission, and God
00:22:40.40\00:22:43.80
won't put more on
you than you can bear.
00:22:43.80\00:22:46.80
Somebody's still not getting it.
00:22:46.80\00:22:48.80
Let me put it this way.
00:22:48.80\00:22:49.80
The story is told of a little
boy who had a brother, and they
00:22:49.80\00:22:53.76
had some friends, and they
would take the bus to school
00:22:53.76\00:22:57.23
every day.
00:22:57.23\00:22:58.63
When school was over, the boy
and his friends would get off
00:22:58.63\00:23:01.46
the bus, go to the store, buy
some candy, buy some blow-pops,
00:23:01.46\00:23:06.43
buy some pickles.
00:23:06.43\00:23:07.63
And I don't know if anybody
remembers this, buy some Jungle
00:23:07.63\00:23:10.93
Juice.
00:23:10.93\00:23:11.93
Aud: Yeah, yeah.
00:23:11.93\00:23:13.30
Somebody says,
what's Jungle Juice?
00:23:13.30\00:23:15.66
Sugar water and food coloring.
00:23:15.66\00:23:17.03
Come on, say Amen.
00:23:17.03\00:23:18.03
Aud: [laughter] But when they
would get, and when they got to
00:23:18.03\00:23:23.20
the store, there
would be this big dog.
00:23:23.20\00:23:27.30
This big Great Dane dog.
00:23:27.30\00:23:33.80
And that dog used to bark.
00:23:33.80\00:23:34.90
Woof, woof, woof.
00:23:34.90\00:23:36.03
And I mean, that young man used
to go back, woof, woof, woof,
00:23:36.03\00:23:42.13
woof.
00:23:42.13\00:23:43.13
And all they'd see would be
this dog running toward them,
00:23:43.13\00:23:45.93
and they'd take off running
once they saw the dog running
00:23:45.93\00:23:48.63
toward them.
00:23:48.63\00:23:49.63
And so the little boy in
the family, he was a take-charge
00:23:49.63\00:23:53.10
kind of person.
00:23:53.10\00:23:55.00
He was the
president of his family.
00:23:55.00\00:23:58.63
He was the spokesperson.
00:23:58.63\00:24:01.00
So one day he decided,
look, I'm tired of all this.
00:24:01.00\00:24:03.23
I'm going to go over
and talk to the owner.
00:24:03.23\00:24:05.23
Because I'm tired of
this dog running after us.
00:24:05.23\00:24:07.56
Now, you have to understand,
this boy was in the third
00:24:07.56\00:24:10.03
grade.
00:24:10.03\00:24:12.43
He walks up to the door of
the owner, rings the doorbell,
00:24:12.43\00:24:15.76
ding-dong!
00:24:15.76\00:24:16.76
And he's standing there
trembling, waiting for the door
00:24:16.76\00:24:22.60
to open.
00:24:22.60\00:24:24.03
A man comes and he opens up the
door, and the boy says, "Hello,
00:24:24.03\00:24:28.73
sir, how are you doing today?
00:24:28.73\00:24:32.36
I don't mean any harm, but as
kids, we come down this street
00:24:32.36\00:24:38.86
all the time.
00:24:38.86\00:24:40.83
But your dog chases us.
00:24:40.83\00:24:44.60
Now, we're not doing anything
to your dog, we're not messing
00:24:44.60\00:24:48.23
with your dog.
00:24:48.23\00:24:49.23
We're just going to the store
getting Blow-Pop, some pickles
00:24:49.23\00:24:52.86
and some Jungle Juice.
00:24:52.86\00:24:55.10
But your dog keeps chasing us."
00:24:55.10\00:24:58.40
The man said, "Son, are
you running from the dog?"
00:24:58.40\00:25:05.43
The young man said, "Yes."
00:25:05.43\00:25:06.66
The man said, "Are you
sure he's chasing you?"
00:25:06.66\00:25:10.60
The young man said, "Yes."
00:25:10.60\00:25:13.06
"Well, how do you know
he's chasing you when your back
00:25:13.06\00:25:20.13
is to the dog?" "We're
just running, sir, because we
00:25:20.13\00:25:27.33
see him running, coming toward
us." He said, "Well, I'll tell
00:25:27.33\00:25:31.63
you what.
00:25:31.63\00:25:33.16
You're right, my
dog is a big dog.
00:25:33.16\00:25:36.60
My dog is a vicious dog.
00:25:36.60\00:25:39.16
And if my dog gets ahold of
you, he's going to bite your
00:25:39.16\00:25:41.86
head off.
00:25:41.86\00:25:42.86
But let me tell you a secret,
and you can tell your brother
00:25:42.86\00:25:45.60
and your little
friends this secret too.
00:25:45.60\00:25:47.60
The dog's on a leash.
00:25:47.60\00:25:54.26
You wouldn't know that
because your back is turned.
00:25:54.26\00:26:01.03
But if you just turn around,
you might realize that even
00:26:01.03\00:26:06.90
though he's barking, he can
only go so far." I wish I had a
00:26:06.90\00:26:13.06
witness in this place.
00:26:13.06\00:26:14.13
You better tell somebody that
that's why you're still here
00:26:14.13\00:26:21.56
today.
00:26:21.56\00:26:23.66
>: The Breath of Life gift
offer this week is the book
00:26:23.66\00:26:25.93
"What the Bible Says About
the Sabbath." God blessed the
00:26:25.93\00:26:29.06
seventh day,
Saturday, and made it holy.
00:26:29.06\00:26:31.60
In this book you'll discover
the truth in the blessings
00:26:31.60\00:26:33.73
about God's gift to mankind.
00:26:33.73\00:26:35.36
It's a time for building our
relationship with God, to serve
00:26:35.36\00:26:38.73
others, to restore our souls,
grow spiritually, and to get in
00:26:38.73\00:26:42.23
touch with the peace and
beauty of God's natural world.
00:26:42.23\00:26:45.46
Learn how to make
Sabbath special, the truth about
00:26:45.46\00:26:48.40
Sabbath and Sunday observance,
what Jesus said about the
00:26:48.40\00:26:51.33
Sabbath, and how those 24
hours can change your life.
00:26:51.33\00:26:54.20
"What the Bible Says About the
Sabbath" is yours for a gift of
00:26:54.20\00:26:58.40
$5 or more.
00:26:58.40\00:26:59.56
Just call our
toll-free number, 877-BOL-OFFER.
00:26:59.56\00:27:02.60
That's 877-265-6333.
00:27:02.60\00:27:03.60
Please have your credit
card ready when you call.
00:27:03.60\00:27:06.30
Or you may write us
to request your copy.
00:27:06.30\00:27:10.03
Just send your check
to Breath of Life, P.O.
00:27:10.03\00:27:13.33
Box 340, Newbury
Park, California 91319.
00:27:13.33\00:27:15.90
Get your copy of "What the
Bible Says About the Sabbath"
00:27:15.90\00:27:19.96
and find out what a
difference a day makes.
00:27:19.96\00:27:23.30
PB: Thank you very much for
tuning in and watching Breath
00:27:23.50\00:27:26.60
of Life today.
00:27:26.60\00:27:27.60
We do hope that you
were blessed by our ministry
00:27:27.60\00:27:30.93
and that we gave a
healing word in a hurting world.
00:27:30.93\00:27:35.46
In order for Breath of Life to
continue ministry, we need you.
00:27:35.46\00:27:39.10
We need your
prayers, we need your support.
00:27:39.10\00:27:41.96
We want you to know that
any and all donations, small or
00:27:41.96\00:27:45.00
great, they are sincerely
welcomed and appreciated.
00:27:45.00\00:27:48.96
To contact us or to make your
donation, please feel free to
00:27:48.96\00:27:52.70
give us a call at 877-BOL-OFFER.
00:27:52.70\00:27:57.60
That's 877-BOL-OFFER.
00:27:57.60\00:28:06.56
Or you may write to us at
Breath of Life, P.O. Box 340,
00:28:06.56\00:28:09.33
Newbury Park, California 91319.
00:28:09.33\00:28:13.40
P.O. Box 340, Newbury
Park, California 91319.
00:28:13.40\00:28:18.66
Or log onto our web
site at www.breathoflife.tv.
00:28:18.66\00:28:24.10
PB: why do bad things happen
00:28:25.53\00:28:26.53