So, I had this watch on. And it was late one Wednesday night after our student services, and a guy walks up to me that I know who goes to college, and he helps with our student ministry. He said, "I love your watch." I said, "Thanks." And then he says, "Man, I lost my watch."
And I heard that voice again, "Give him the watch." I didn't argue with that voice anymore, I just took the watch off and I said, "Man, take this watch." He said, "I didn't say that for that." I said, "Man, take the watch. It is yours." He said thanks, "This watch awesome. Yeah, I love it." This guy just loved the watch. I saw a need""boom""gave it, blessed him with the watch. I mean the watch, $150. Yeah, that's okay, that's cool.
Several weeks later, in fact it was three days ago, I was in California speaking. A guy walked up to me and gave me a watch. It's the size of a sun dial. Look at this thing. And my friend inadvertently left the price tag on it. This watch cost 15 times more than the watch I gave to that college kid.
"Are you saying, Ed, if I bless somebody then I'm going to get blessed back 15 times?" No, I am not saying that. But I am saying God is going to bless your life. And by the way, do not tell me that this is a nice watch. I will not give it to you. Don't try to chase me down after this service. Lightening only strikes once, right?
So we're not owners, we're simply managers. And when we understand that we will discover that every decision is a spiritual one. We're blessed to be blessings. That's why we're blessed. God has gotten it to us and now he wants to get it through us to the greatest thing out there, the only institution that Jesus ever built: the local church.
Ed Young tells us that we're blessed. And speaking of blessings, if you have your Bibles, turn to the book of Judges 2. Have you ever heard of a guy named Joshua in the Bible? How many people have heard of Joshua? Joshua was some kind of leader. He led the children of Israel into the Promised Land, and as you read the history of God's people and what Joshua was about, they were claiming different parts of the real estate, and everything was going well.
And I heard that voice again, "Give him the watch." I didn't argue with that voice anymore, I just took the watch off and I said, "Man, take this watch." He said, "I didn't say that for that." I said, "Man, take the watch. It is yours." He said thanks, "This watch awesome. Yeah, I love it." This guy just loved the watch. I saw a need""boom""gave it, blessed him with the watch. I mean the watch, $150. Yeah, that's okay, that's cool.
Several weeks later, in fact it was three days ago, I was in California speaking. A guy walked up to me and gave me a watch. It's the size of a sun dial. Look at this thing. And my friend inadvertently left the price tag on it. This watch cost 15 times more than the watch I gave to that college kid.
"Are you saying, Ed, if I bless somebody then I'm going to get blessed back 15 times?" No, I am not saying that. But I am saying God is going to bless your life. And by the way, do not tell me that this is a nice watch. I will not give it to you. Don't try to chase me down after this service. Lightening only strikes once, right?
So we're not owners, we're simply managers. And when we understand that we will discover that every decision is a spiritual one. We're blessed to be blessings. That's why we're blessed. God has gotten it to us and now he wants to get it through us to the greatest thing out there, the only institution that Jesus ever built: the local church.
Ed Young tells us that we're blessed. And speaking of blessings, if you have your Bibles, turn to the book of Judges 2. Have you ever heard of a guy named Joshua in the Bible? How many people have heard of Joshua? Joshua was some kind of leader. He led the children of Israel into the Promised Land, and as you read the history of God's people and what Joshua was about, they were claiming different parts of the real estate, and everything was going well.
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