Hi, this is Joel in Victoria. Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry.

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I like to start with something funny and I heard about this elderly gentleman. He had a hearing problem his whole life.

He went to the doctor and was fitted with his new state-of-the-art hearing aid where he could hear 100%.

A few months later, he went back for a check-up and the doctor said, wow, you're hearing is perfect. I bet your family is so excited that you can hear again.

He said, no, I haven't told my family. I just sit around and listen to the different conversations and I've changed my will three times.

Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do.

Today, I will be talked the Word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same in Jesus' name. God bless you.

I want to talk to you today about buried alive. Years ago, there was a 46-year-old man in a small village in Romania that was about to be buried.

In the funeral home, his family and friends walked past the open casket, grieving and paying their last respects.

After the loved ones said their goodbyes, they went home and prepared for the burial. The next day, something astonishing happened, the man woke up.

He got out of the coffin and walked back home. When neighbors saw him, they nearly passed out. Family members were ecstatic. They couldn't believe their eyes.

The doctor who signed the death certificate couldn't understand it. He couldn't find a pulse. The man had no vital signs.

Their only explanation is he had fallen into a temporary diabetic coma. He was almost buried alive.

I wonder how many times we're doing like them and burying things alive.

We thought the dream was dead. We tried, but the door didn't open. We didn't get any good breaks. It's been years.

Now we're convinced we'll never be promoted. Never start the business. Never write the book. We bury relationships. This marriage is done.

We don't get along. It's never going to last. Sometimes we bury promises.

Joel, I'll never get well. Never break the addiction. Never live an abundant life. At one time, we believed. We knew God put it in our heart.

We talked like it was going to happen. We took steps of faith. But now, we don't see any signs of life.

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