WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.080 --> 00:00:06.919 Hello, and thanks for joining us here on Pastor Rick's 2 00:00:07.000 --> 00:00:12.000 Daily Hope, the audio broadcast ministry of Pastor Rick Warren. Today, 3 00:00:12.320 --> 00:00:16.320 Rick continues teaching a series called Connecting with God the 4 00:00:16.359 --> 00:00:19.760 Lord's Prayer. In these lessons, Rick shows you what it 5 00:00:19.839 --> 00:00:23.600 means to truly be spiritually connected to God and to 6 00:00:23.719 --> 00:00:27.480 each other through the power of God's Love and God's Word. 7 00:00:28.120 --> 00:00:30.440 In just a little while, we're going to tell you 8 00:00:30.519 --> 00:00:33.640 how to get the Lord's Prayer Words of Hope and 9 00:00:33.759 --> 00:00:37.679 Happiness gift book. This life giving resource will help you 10 00:00:37.840 --> 00:00:41.600 strengthen the hope of the children you love by introducing 11 00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:44.840 them to the Lord's Prayer. Go to Pastorick dot com 12 00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:48.079 to find out more, or text the word daily to 13 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:52.479 eight hundred, six hundred five thousand and four. That's Pastorick 14 00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:56.320 dot com. Or the word Daily to eight hundred six 15 00:00:56.399 --> 00:01:00.399 hundred five thousand and four. Right now, here's Pastor Rick 16 00:01:00.479 --> 00:01:03.320 with the final part of a message called the Prayer 17 00:01:03.359 --> 00:01:04.239 of Dependence. 18 00:01:07.000 --> 00:01:10.120 I once did a study on VH one and on 19 00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:15.879 the Rolling Stone magazine the top five hundred love songs, 20 00:01:16.959 --> 00:01:18.959 and I went through the list, and about half of 21 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:23.799 them aren't even love songs. They're lost songs. You gotta 22 00:01:23.879 --> 00:01:30.319 give it to me, Give it to me now. I 23 00:01:30.439 --> 00:01:33.040 want it. I gotta have it, And if you don't 24 00:01:33.120 --> 00:01:45.640 give it, I'm gonna take it. Rock on. You see, 25 00:01:45.680 --> 00:01:52.760 I'm really just a frustrated rock star. I know that's 26 00:01:52.760 --> 00:01:55.319 not a love song. Hey tell you that, But you 27 00:01:55.359 --> 00:01:58.239 know we're gonna party all night and you're gonna give it, 28 00:01:58.239 --> 00:01:59.799 give it, give it, give it, give it to me. 29 00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:04.959 That is a lust song. Has nothing to do with 30 00:02:05.000 --> 00:02:09.240 the other person, has all to do without meeting your needs. Now, 31 00:02:09.319 --> 00:02:12.240 God says, I want you to learn to love, and 32 00:02:12.280 --> 00:02:19.599 love is all about sharing. Give us today our daily bread. Now. 33 00:02:19.639 --> 00:02:22.039 God wants you to learn to trust him. And one 34 00:02:22.039 --> 00:02:24.639 of the ways you learn to trust him is by sharing. 35 00:02:25.759 --> 00:02:29.360 You see, God is testing you every day of your life. 36 00:02:29.479 --> 00:02:33.919 God puts you on this planet and the entire time 37 00:02:33.960 --> 00:02:36.919 you're on this planet, God is testing you to see 38 00:02:36.960 --> 00:02:39.599 your reaction, and he's testing you in many different ways. 39 00:02:39.599 --> 00:02:41.680 But one of the things he's testing you for is 40 00:02:42.560 --> 00:02:47.039 how much will you trust God? How much will you 41 00:02:47.159 --> 00:02:51.319 depend on God? And the number one way God trust 42 00:02:51.479 --> 00:02:57.000 tests your faith. You know what it is, money finances. 43 00:02:57.599 --> 00:03:00.879 It's the number one way God tests are you gonna worry. 44 00:03:01.319 --> 00:03:06.000 Are you gonna trust me? Are you gonna worry about 45 00:03:06.000 --> 00:03:09.439 your finances or are you gonna trust me? Are you 46 00:03:09.479 --> 00:03:12.919 gonna be stingy? Are you gonna share? Are you gonna 47 00:03:12.960 --> 00:03:15.560 hold on and hoard because you're afraid you're not gonna 48 00:03:15.599 --> 00:03:18.159 get anymore? Are you gonna be open and generous with 49 00:03:18.280 --> 00:03:22.000 people around you who are in need? God is testing you. 50 00:03:22.840 --> 00:03:26.240 He wants you to learn to be like him. Now. 51 00:03:26.280 --> 00:03:29.479 The problem is the more money you've got. I hate 52 00:03:29.479 --> 00:03:31.280 to tell you this, but it's true. The less you 53 00:03:31.319 --> 00:03:35.680 depend on God. You see, you don't depend on God 54 00:03:35.719 --> 00:03:37.800 when you can just go charge it. You don't ever 55 00:03:37.879 --> 00:03:40.520 pray about it, You just go buy it. You got 56 00:03:40.520 --> 00:03:42.599 a big bank account. The more money you've got, the 57 00:03:42.719 --> 00:03:46.439 less you depend on God. You depend on your bank account, 58 00:03:46.439 --> 00:03:48.960 you depend on your checkbook, you depend on your investments. 59 00:03:50.039 --> 00:03:53.919 It's why the Bible says it is more difficult for 60 00:03:53.960 --> 00:03:58.120 a rich man to get into Heaven than for a 61 00:03:58.159 --> 00:04:00.599 camel to go through an eye of a needle. Why 62 00:04:00.639 --> 00:04:03.560 does he say that because money is bad? No, not 63 00:04:03.680 --> 00:04:06.360 at all. Some of the greatest saints in history were 64 00:04:06.439 --> 00:04:09.479 quite wealthy. Why is it because the more money you 65 00:04:09.560 --> 00:04:13.120 have the less you tend to depend on God, you 66 00:04:13.159 --> 00:04:16.839 tend to depend on your bank account. That's why the 67 00:04:16.839 --> 00:04:20.439 Bible says that the poor God has chosen to be 68 00:04:20.639 --> 00:04:24.319 rich in faith. Why because you don't know God's all 69 00:04:24.319 --> 00:04:28.959 you need t God's all you got. The greatest people 70 00:04:29.000 --> 00:04:30.879 of faith that I've met in life, none of them 71 00:04:30.920 --> 00:04:36.079 live in America. None of them. Because when you don't 72 00:04:36.160 --> 00:04:40.360 have anything, you're dirt poor. You don't have a house, 73 00:04:40.600 --> 00:04:43.279 you don't have clothes, you don't have food. You're dependent 74 00:04:43.319 --> 00:04:47.680 on God for your daily bread. We not at that 75 00:04:47.759 --> 00:04:51.560 level of dependence. And yet God says, I want you 76 00:04:51.959 --> 00:04:55.319 and to trust me, and I'm testing you to see 77 00:04:55.439 --> 00:04:58.000 how much you'll depend on me. And I'm testing to 78 00:04:58.000 --> 00:05:02.800 see whether you will share. I supply to you. Three 79 00:05:02.839 --> 00:05:07.079 things you need to remember. Number one, what God gives 80 00:05:07.240 --> 00:05:11.920 to me, he wants to give through me. Very important principle. 81 00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:14.000 I had to learn this many years ago and it 82 00:05:14.160 --> 00:05:18.839 changed my life. Whatever God gives to me, he wants 83 00:05:18.920 --> 00:05:22.680 to give through me. God is looking for people that 84 00:05:22.759 --> 00:05:25.720 he can bless the world with. And he looks around 85 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:28.160 and said, will you be a cup or will you 86 00:05:28.319 --> 00:05:30.800 be a straw? If you're a cup, you just give 87 00:05:30.879 --> 00:05:32.160 us this day or day to bread, and you fill 88 00:05:32.240 --> 00:05:33.519 up my cup and that's it, and I'm going to 89 00:05:33.600 --> 00:05:35.920 keep it all. But if you'll say, God, I'll be 90 00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:38.759 a straw and you can channel through me to other 91 00:05:38.839 --> 00:05:43.600 people blessing, physical materials, special blessing. God says, that's the 92 00:05:43.720 --> 00:05:47.120 kind of person I want to bless. My life is 93 00:05:47.160 --> 00:05:51.000 an example of that truth that the more you give 94 00:05:51.360 --> 00:05:53.199 in your life, whatever you give in your life, the 95 00:05:53.240 --> 00:05:57.439 more God blesses you and blesses you. Because the more 96 00:05:57.480 --> 00:05:59.720 you care about other people, the more God cares. He says, 97 00:05:59.720 --> 00:06:03.199 whatever I give to you, I want to give through you. Now, 98 00:06:03.279 --> 00:06:04.879 let me give you an example of this. Look up 99 00:06:04.879 --> 00:06:10.480 here on the screen. Very important verse tewod Corinthians, chapter nine. 100 00:06:10.519 --> 00:06:14.519 God who supplies seed for the sower. That means the 101 00:06:14.560 --> 00:06:19.079 farmer who's out sowing seed. God who supplies seed for 102 00:06:19.199 --> 00:06:22.120 the farmer and bread to eat. Notice that God says, 103 00:06:22.160 --> 00:06:23.639 I don't want to just give you daily bread. I 104 00:06:23.639 --> 00:06:26.160 want to give you daily seed. I'm going to give 105 00:06:26.160 --> 00:06:29.120 you enough that you can eat it bread to eat, 106 00:06:29.240 --> 00:06:31.000 but I'm also going to give you more than enough 107 00:06:31.240 --> 00:06:34.639 so that you can plant some of it. I'm gonna 108 00:06:34.639 --> 00:06:36.680 give you more than enough, so you have bread to 109 00:06:36.720 --> 00:06:38.879 eat yourself. But you also can use some of it 110 00:06:39.000 --> 00:06:41.680 to give away, and you can use some of it 111 00:06:41.839 --> 00:06:44.879 to invest, and you can use some of it as seed. 112 00:06:45.120 --> 00:06:46.800 I'm not just gonna give you bread. I'm gonna give 113 00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:49.720 you seed. God who supplies seed for the sower and 114 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:55.560 bread to eat, will also supply you with all the 115 00:06:55.680 --> 00:06:59.600 seed you need, and he will make it grow. This 116 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:03.399 is amazing promise, and he will make it grow, and 117 00:07:03.439 --> 00:07:10.000 he will produce a rich harvest from your What generosity 118 00:07:10.040 --> 00:07:13.079 this whole promise is built on. Are you willing to 119 00:07:13.120 --> 00:07:16.839 share what He supplies with you? Are you willing to 120 00:07:16.879 --> 00:07:19.079 pass on the blessing others that God blesses you with. 121 00:07:19.399 --> 00:07:21.839 He'll make it grow and produce a rich harvest from 122 00:07:21.959 --> 00:07:28.680 your generosity. He will always make you rich enough to 123 00:07:28.800 --> 00:07:33.079 be generous at all times. He said, Wait a minute, 124 00:07:33.079 --> 00:07:35.199 I'm not rich enough to be generous. Oh, yes, you are. 125 00:07:35.480 --> 00:07:38.160 No matter how much you've got, you can be generous. 126 00:07:38.439 --> 00:07:40.560 There's the story of a Bible a woman in the 127 00:07:40.560 --> 00:07:43.560 Bible who only had two pennies, and yet she gave 128 00:07:43.639 --> 00:07:48.800 him away. You can always give something. It's a myth 129 00:07:48.800 --> 00:07:50.720 that you, oh I don't have enough to give. You 130 00:07:50.759 --> 00:07:55.399 can always give something. And God is testing you. He says, 131 00:07:55.560 --> 00:07:57.759 a rich harvest for a generalisity. He will make you 132 00:07:57.959 --> 00:08:01.720 rich enough to be generous at all times, so that 133 00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:05.240 many will give thanks for your gifts the people you help, 134 00:08:05.720 --> 00:08:09.079 the poor, your neighbors, your friends, whoever. And he says, 135 00:08:09.319 --> 00:08:12.680 this service you perform, in other words, being generous with 136 00:08:12.720 --> 00:08:15.720 what God has given you. This service you perform will 137 00:08:15.759 --> 00:08:18.920 not only meet the needs of God's people, but will 138 00:08:18.920 --> 00:08:23.800 also produce an outpouring of gratitude to God. And he 139 00:08:23.839 --> 00:08:27.000 says this when you're going through a tough time and 140 00:08:27.040 --> 00:08:29.000 you say, God, I don't have much, but whatever I've got, 141 00:08:29.000 --> 00:08:32.120 I'm willing to share it. I only got a little 142 00:08:32.120 --> 00:08:34.200 food here, but I'm willing to invite somebody over for dinner. 143 00:08:35.320 --> 00:08:37.879 I'm willing to share whatever I've got. God says, I'll 144 00:08:37.879 --> 00:08:41.879 do three things. One you grow spiritually, Two other people's 145 00:08:41.919 --> 00:08:46.039 needs get met, and three God gets thanks. He gets praised. 146 00:08:47.639 --> 00:08:49.919 God says, when you do that, I Am going to 147 00:08:49.960 --> 00:08:52.480 open the door of blessing in your life like you 148 00:08:52.600 --> 00:08:56.080 cannot believe. And that leads me to the second truth, 149 00:08:56.200 --> 00:09:01.240 very important truth. When I meet others' needs. God takes 150 00:09:01.279 --> 00:09:07.559 care of mine. When I meet others' needs, God takes 151 00:09:07.600 --> 00:09:14.759 care of mine. This is a test. When I meet 152 00:09:14.799 --> 00:09:17.399 others' needs, when I focus, even though I don't have 153 00:09:17.519 --> 00:09:20.399 much at all, I've just got a little. When I 154 00:09:20.440 --> 00:09:23.360 work on helping others, God says, that's kind of person 155 00:09:23.399 --> 00:09:25.480 I'm gonna bless. And he takes care of my needs. 156 00:09:25.759 --> 00:09:29.279 And let me show you an amazing verse. It's there 157 00:09:29.279 --> 00:09:31.960 on your outline, and I want you to notice what 158 00:09:32.039 --> 00:09:36.080 it says. And I'm gonna have you number the five benefits. First, 159 00:09:36.120 --> 00:09:42.200 he says, share your bread with the hungry. Okay, I 160 00:09:42.200 --> 00:09:44.679 can do that. I got it. Then he says, open 161 00:09:44.759 --> 00:09:50.600 your homes to the homeless poor, got it, Give clothes 162 00:09:50.720 --> 00:09:55.480 to those who have nothing to wear. Got it. And 163 00:09:55.639 --> 00:09:59.600 do not refuse to help your own relatives. Oh come on, 164 00:10:01.679 --> 00:10:03.559 I was with you, Lord till you got to that one. 165 00:10:05.039 --> 00:10:08.159 Do not refuse to you mean I gotta help, oh 166 00:10:08.440 --> 00:10:12.039 uncle so and so, our aunt so and so. Yep, 167 00:10:12.600 --> 00:10:15.080 God says, this is a test. 168 00:10:18.440 --> 00:10:21.600 You're listening to pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Rick will be 169 00:10:21.679 --> 00:10:24.480 back in just a moment with the rest of today's lesson. 170 00:10:24.879 --> 00:10:28.000 You can sign up for Pastor Rick's free email devotional 171 00:10:28.200 --> 00:10:32.240 at pastorick dot com. That's pastorick dot com. 172 00:10:32.639 --> 00:10:35.080 Perhaps the most important role you can play in the 173 00:10:35.120 --> 00:10:38.159 life of a child is teaching them to trust God 174 00:10:38.200 --> 00:10:42.279 through prayer. It's the key to living with hope. Jesus said, 175 00:10:42.519 --> 00:10:45.799 we should always pray and never give up. That's why 176 00:10:45.799 --> 00:10:49.360 it's important to strengthen the hope of children by introducing 177 00:10:49.399 --> 00:10:52.600 them to Jesus's model for prayer at an early age. 178 00:10:52.919 --> 00:10:55.720 And we're excited to tell you about a very special 179 00:10:55.759 --> 00:10:59.320 resource to help you do just that. 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There 197 00:12:00.679 --> 00:12:03.000 are only three days left to get your copy of 198 00:12:03.039 --> 00:12:05.879 the Lord's Prayer Children's Gift Book, so don't wait. 199 00:12:06.159 --> 00:12:10.240 You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope once again. Here's 200 00:12:10.320 --> 00:12:11.519 Pastor Rick Warren. 201 00:12:13.759 --> 00:12:16.759 When you're going through a tough time and you say, God, 202 00:12:16.799 --> 00:12:18.559 I don't have much, but whatever I got, I'm willing 203 00:12:18.600 --> 00:12:22.320 to share it. God says, I'll do three things. One 204 00:12:22.559 --> 00:12:26.279 you grow spiritually, two other people's needs get met, and 205 00:12:26.320 --> 00:12:31.639 three God gets thanks, he gets praised. God says, when 206 00:12:31.639 --> 00:12:34.000 you do that, I am going to open the door 207 00:12:34.000 --> 00:12:37.960 of blessing in your life like you cannot believe. And 208 00:12:37.960 --> 00:12:40.360 that leads me to the second truth, very important truth. 209 00:12:40.840 --> 00:12:46.200 When I meet others' needs, God takes care of mine. 210 00:12:46.480 --> 00:12:52.960 This is a test when I work on a helping others. 211 00:12:53.120 --> 00:12:55.559 God says, that's kind of person I'm gonna bless. And 212 00:12:55.600 --> 00:12:57.759 he takes care of my needs. And let me show 213 00:12:57.759 --> 00:13:01.759 you an amazing verse. It's there on your outline, and 214 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:04.600 I want you to notice what it says. And I'm 215 00:13:04.600 --> 00:13:07.840 going to have your number the five benefits. First, he says, 216 00:13:08.440 --> 00:13:13.879 share your bread with the hungry. Okay, I can do that. 217 00:13:13.960 --> 00:13:16.879 I got it. Then he says, open your homes to 218 00:13:16.960 --> 00:13:22.759 the homeless poor, got it, Give clothes to those who 219 00:13:22.759 --> 00:13:28.200 have nothing to wear. Got it. And do not refuse 220 00:13:28.600 --> 00:13:33.240 to help your own relatives. Oh, come on, I was 221 00:13:33.279 --> 00:13:36.399 with you Lord till you got to that one. Do 222 00:13:36.559 --> 00:13:39.600 not refuse to have you mean, I gotta help old 223 00:13:39.759 --> 00:13:42.960 uncle so and so, our aunt so and so. Yep. 224 00:13:43.919 --> 00:13:48.159 God says, this is a test. Doesn't matter whether they 225 00:13:48.200 --> 00:13:52.679 deserve it or not. This is a test. Now, he says, 226 00:13:52.840 --> 00:13:54.919 when I meet others' needs, he'll take care of mine. 227 00:13:55.080 --> 00:13:57.519 And God makes five amazing promises. I want you to 228 00:13:57.600 --> 00:13:59.879 number them there on your outline. Put a number number 229 00:13:59.879 --> 00:14:03.480 one one, he says. Then number one, My favor will 230 00:14:03.480 --> 00:14:06.679 shine on you like the morning sun. That's good. I 231 00:14:06.720 --> 00:14:10.039 get God's favor in my life. Number two, he says, 232 00:14:10.480 --> 00:14:15.600 your wounds will be quickly healed. WHOA, my financial wounds, yeah, 233 00:14:15.919 --> 00:14:18.360 my emotional wounds, yeah, my relation of wounds. 234 00:14:18.440 --> 00:14:18.639 Yeah. 235 00:14:18.639 --> 00:14:21.080 He says your wounds will be healed quickly because you 236 00:14:21.080 --> 00:14:25.159 help somebody else. Then number three, he says, I will 237 00:14:25.200 --> 00:14:28.759 always be with you to save you. That's a good thing. 238 00:14:29.960 --> 00:14:33.759 Number four right, number four, My presence will protect you 239 00:14:33.960 --> 00:14:39.519 on every side. WHOA? And number five, And when you pray, 240 00:14:39.919 --> 00:14:44.279 I will answer you. Oh. The best time to learn 241 00:14:44.320 --> 00:14:48.200 to be generous. The best time to start tithing is 242 00:14:48.240 --> 00:14:51.360 in the middle of a drought, of a difficult time. 243 00:14:54.159 --> 00:14:58.720 There's a third principle. You write this one down. Whatever 244 00:14:58.879 --> 00:15:05.039 I give to God God, he multiplies. Whatever I give 245 00:15:05.600 --> 00:15:10.720 to God, he multiplies. If I give God my talent, 246 00:15:11.120 --> 00:15:15.360 he'll multiply my talent. If I give God my energy, 247 00:15:15.759 --> 00:15:20.480 he'll multiply my energy. If I give God my time 248 00:15:20.720 --> 00:15:23.039 and I start my day with the daily quiet time 249 00:15:23.039 --> 00:15:26.039 with him, he will multiply my time. If I give 250 00:15:26.080 --> 00:15:29.960 God my money, he will multiply my money. If I 251 00:15:30.080 --> 00:15:35.120 give God my relationships, he will multiply my relationships. Whatever 252 00:15:35.200 --> 00:15:38.159 I give to God, he's going to multiply and give 253 00:15:38.159 --> 00:15:42.360 it back. This is the story example in the Bible 254 00:15:42.399 --> 00:15:45.559 of the feeding of five thousand people. There's a miracle 255 00:15:45.559 --> 00:15:47.679 in the Bible, and Jesus did it to teach this truth. 256 00:15:48.639 --> 00:15:51.000 Five thousand people had followed Jesus out in the middle 257 00:15:51.039 --> 00:15:53.200 of the desert and he teaches them for all day. 258 00:15:53.200 --> 00:15:54.600 And at the end of the day, they're hungry and 259 00:15:54.600 --> 00:15:58.799 there's no McDonald's anywhere, and the disciples, the twelve guys, 260 00:15:58.799 --> 00:16:01.159 come to Jesus that Jesus them all away. They're all hungry. 261 00:16:01.840 --> 00:16:04.039 And Jesus looks at these twelve guys says, you guys 262 00:16:04.080 --> 00:16:07.360 feed him. I'm sure they swallowed hard on that one. 263 00:16:08.519 --> 00:16:12.919 What's he doing, He's testing their faith? Will you depend 264 00:16:13.000 --> 00:16:16.120 on me? You guys feed it? It's likely if he 265 00:16:16.120 --> 00:16:19.039 says the Saddleback Church, there's millions of people in southern 266 00:16:19.080 --> 00:16:22.679 California are spiritually hungry. I want your church to feed him. God, 267 00:16:22.720 --> 00:16:24.799 we can do that. We're just one church. You have 268 00:16:24.840 --> 00:16:27.799 it with me. I can do it. And they go 269 00:16:27.840 --> 00:16:30.120 out and they find in this entire crowd of five 270 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:34.600 thousand people, one little boy brought a sack lunch and 271 00:16:34.720 --> 00:16:37.519 he's got his little lunch pale, and inside his lunch 272 00:16:37.559 --> 00:16:40.720 pale are five little loaves of bread, little tiny rolls, 273 00:16:41.720 --> 00:16:45.919 and to fish, to dried fish. He's the only God 274 00:16:46.120 --> 00:16:48.519 who's got a lunch. And a little boy brings his 275 00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:52.240 lunch to Jesus, said, Lord, you have this. Whatever I 276 00:16:52.320 --> 00:16:56.519 give to God, he multiplies. And Jesus took that bread 277 00:16:56.600 --> 00:17:00.519 and those loaves, and it says he prayed and he 278 00:17:00.600 --> 00:17:04.920 broke it, and he blessed it, and he multiplied it. 279 00:17:05.359 --> 00:17:07.000 And as he began to tear it apart and break 280 00:17:07.039 --> 00:17:09.279 it apart, it began to feed everybody. And it fed 281 00:17:09.319 --> 00:17:12.640 all five thousand people, with five thousand witnesses to this miracle. 282 00:17:15.799 --> 00:17:17.839 And then it says when they picked up all of 283 00:17:17.880 --> 00:17:21.119 the leftovers at the end, there were twelve basketfuls of 284 00:17:21.240 --> 00:17:26.559 leftovers of fish and loaves that weren't eaten. He always 285 00:17:26.559 --> 00:17:29.640 gives you more than you can handle. He took it, 286 00:17:29.759 --> 00:17:31.880 he broke it, he blessed it, and he used it. 287 00:17:32.680 --> 00:17:34.799 That's what God does in your life. The hard part 288 00:17:34.839 --> 00:17:38.960 is the breaking part. When God takes you and then 289 00:17:39.000 --> 00:17:41.640 he breaks you, and then he blesses you, and then 290 00:17:41.640 --> 00:17:46.400 he uses you. It's whatever I give to God, he multiplies. 291 00:17:46.440 --> 00:17:48.559 Look at this verse on the screen we talked about 292 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:51.200 give us this day our daily bread. The Bible says, 293 00:17:51.240 --> 00:17:54.960 then cast your bread upon the waters, and after many days, 294 00:17:55.160 --> 00:17:57.799 you'll get it back. What in the world does that mean, 295 00:17:58.519 --> 00:18:00.039 cast your bread on the west. It sounds like I 296 00:18:00.119 --> 00:18:02.880 have a soggy loaf of bread if I throw it 297 00:18:02.880 --> 00:18:05.480 on the water. It's just an old expression, you know. 298 00:18:05.519 --> 00:18:07.920 It's like when we have the expression you're pulling my leg. 299 00:18:08.400 --> 00:18:10.519 It doesn't mean you're pulling my leg. I mean you're 300 00:18:10.599 --> 00:18:13.039 you know, you're kidding me. You're putting me on And 301 00:18:13.200 --> 00:18:15.000 cash your bread upon the waters and then you'll get 302 00:18:15.000 --> 00:18:18.240 it back. It's just this old principle that says whatever 303 00:18:18.279 --> 00:18:20.759 you give the God, he's going to multiply and give 304 00:18:20.799 --> 00:18:23.759 back to you. Let me give you another example of it. 305 00:18:23.799 --> 00:18:27.440 Look at this verse. It's possible to give freely and 306 00:18:27.559 --> 00:18:31.279 become more wealthy. It's possible to be generous and become 307 00:18:31.279 --> 00:18:35.640 more wealthy, but those who are stingy will lose everything. Now, 308 00:18:35.759 --> 00:18:38.559 the First Church in Jerusalem was very famous for this. 309 00:18:38.880 --> 00:18:42.559 They were world famous for their generosity, world famous for 310 00:18:42.599 --> 00:18:46.720 their compassion, helping each other out. I want you to 311 00:18:46.799 --> 00:18:50.240 be that way. I want this church to be world 312 00:18:50.359 --> 00:18:54.799 famous for its compassion, for its generosity, for its trust 313 00:18:54.839 --> 00:18:59.720 in God. Now, friends, I don't know where you're hurting today. Okay, 314 00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:02.839 you may be hurting financially already. Some of you are. 315 00:19:02.839 --> 00:19:06.680 I know some of you are hurting from something way 316 00:19:06.720 --> 00:19:09.680 long in the past, or emotional hurt or physical hurt. 317 00:19:10.200 --> 00:19:14.359 You're going through a tough time right now. Regardless of 318 00:19:14.359 --> 00:19:18.119 what you're going through, I want to invite you to 319 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:23.119 become a part of a movement, a movement that says 320 00:19:23.119 --> 00:19:25.880 we're gonna trust God even in tough times. But I'm 321 00:19:25.880 --> 00:19:29.519 gonna call it the STS Club. I'm gonna see God 322 00:19:29.559 --> 00:19:33.200 as my source. I'm gonna trust God for today, and 323 00:19:33.279 --> 00:19:37.839 I'm gonna share what He supplies STS. How do you 324 00:19:37.880 --> 00:19:41.960 do that? Two things? You first, accept Jesus Christ into 325 00:19:41.960 --> 00:19:45.559 your life. Last verse on the screen, Jesus said, the 326 00:19:45.599 --> 00:19:49.079 true Bread of God is the one who comes down 327 00:19:49.079 --> 00:19:54.039 from heaven, and he gives life to the world. Sir, 328 00:19:54.079 --> 00:19:57.440 they said, give us this bread every day of our lives. 329 00:19:59.079 --> 00:20:04.720 Jesus said, I am the bread of life. No one 330 00:20:04.920 --> 00:20:10.160 who comes to me will ever be hungry again, and 331 00:20:10.200 --> 00:20:15.640 those who believe in me will never thirst. No matter 332 00:20:15.720 --> 00:20:18.160 how much you eat in a few hours, you get 333 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:22.160 hungry again. No matter how much you drink in a 334 00:20:22.200 --> 00:20:26.920 few hours, you get thirsty again. Spiritually, there's a hunger 335 00:20:27.000 --> 00:20:30.759 in your heart that only God can feel. No woman 336 00:20:31.079 --> 00:20:36.680 will ever feel that hunger in your heart. No man 337 00:20:36.960 --> 00:20:40.799 will ever fill that hunger in your heart. There is 338 00:20:41.000 --> 00:20:44.319 that man does not exist. It is a hole in 339 00:20:44.359 --> 00:20:46.000 your heart and it's a hunger for God. And you 340 00:20:46.039 --> 00:20:48.440 don't know it. But it's God you're looking for and 341 00:20:48.480 --> 00:20:52.640 you need him. And when you let Him feel that hunger, huh, 342 00:20:53.000 --> 00:20:58.160 you never thirst again. You never hunger again. Now, I 343 00:20:58.359 --> 00:21:01.400 challenge you to open your heart to Christ and then say, 344 00:21:01.400 --> 00:21:04.799 we're gonna see God as our source, not Washington, not 345 00:21:04.960 --> 00:21:09.319 Wall Street, not my job, not anybody else. And I'm 346 00:21:09.359 --> 00:21:13.480 gonna trust God on a daily basis, not for monthly bread, 347 00:21:13.519 --> 00:21:16.559 for daily bread. And I'm going to share whatever He 348 00:21:16.599 --> 00:21:18.839 gives me, even if it's a little, I'm gonna share it, 349 00:21:19.160 --> 00:21:23.119 and I'm gonna watch God multiply it. Jesus, today, i 350 00:21:23.240 --> 00:21:27.599 want to take the STS challenge and this next year, 351 00:21:27.680 --> 00:21:33.480 I'm going to see you Lord as my source, and 352 00:21:33.559 --> 00:21:37.599 I'm gonna trust you for today, and I ask you 353 00:21:37.680 --> 00:21:40.200 to help me to worry about nothing and pray about everything, 354 00:21:41.839 --> 00:21:44.160 and help me to thank you in all things and 355 00:21:44.240 --> 00:21:48.599 to keep my mind on the right things. And then 356 00:21:48.599 --> 00:21:50.640 I want to share whatever you give me that what 357 00:21:50.720 --> 00:21:53.079 you give to me, you want to give through me. 358 00:21:54.319 --> 00:21:56.519 I want to focus on meeting others needs so you 359 00:21:56.559 --> 00:22:01.319 can take care of mine. Me to learn that whatever 360 00:22:01.359 --> 00:22:05.880 I give to you, you're going to multiply. And I 361 00:22:05.920 --> 00:22:08.720 pray this in your name. Amen. 362 00:22:11.079 --> 00:22:14.480 This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. We are so happy 363 00:22:14.559 --> 00:22:17.720 that you've chosen to study along with us today. If 364 00:22:17.759 --> 00:22:21.200 you'd like to receive ricks free daily devotional, go to 365 00:22:21.279 --> 00:22:25.240 Pastorick dot com and sign up right now. 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