This is a message from Dr. Michael Yousef, Bible teacher, on leading the way.

Our prayer is that it will encourage you in your walk of faith.

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In 1977, my family and I came from Australia to the west coast of the United States

where I was doing graduate studies, so we came on a student visa. Later on, we got what was called

legal alien visa. I don't know what they call it now, but back in the 70 was called legal alien.

But I was not a citizen of the United States. As a non-citizen, I lived in America, but I did not have any of the rights and the privileges.

I did not have any of the benefits that those who are citizens of the United States have enjoyed.

For example, I could be deported, or the government could take away from me that resident alien card.

I could not vote. I could not run for political office. Not that I ever thought about it,

but I could not do it. I could not be protected by the U.S. embassies abroad as I traveled.

But in 1984, I became a citizen of the United States. And on that day, all of the privileges and all of the

benefits that those who have been born in this country, who are citizens of this country,

became mine. With one exception, one very, very important exception, I'm going to tell you about it at the end of the message.

No, it is not running for president of the United States.

What difference that citizenship made?

What difference? citizenship made? What difference?

What benefits I've received when I became a citizen?

I can live in the United States or I can live abroad.

It makes no difference because where I'm living is not the issue.

The issue is what citizenship do I hold? And beloved, I want

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