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

We believe you're going to have an awesome 2024, healthy, productive, and favor filled. God bless you today and enjoy the message.

Well, God bless you. It's always a joy to come into your homes. And if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be part of one of our services. I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks so much for tuning in today. And thank you again for coming out. I'd like to start with something funny. And I heard about this man named Bubba. He lived way out in the country and had this stray dog that kept showing up at his house. His wife said, Bubba, you got to put him in the truck and take him down to the woods and drop him off. That's where he lives. So Bubba took him a mile down the road, dropped him off. When he came back home, the dog was walking up the driveway, practically beat him back. He did it again. Same thing. Dog came right back. I I said, Bubba, you got to take him way out. Drive him around in circles. Get him all mixed up.

Bubba put him in the truck, drove him an hour away, crisscrossed these country roads that he had never seen before. Two hours later, Bubba called from the truck, ask his wife, did the dog happen to show back up?

She said, yep, he's walking up the driveway. He said, do me a favor. Put him on the line. I need directions.

Hold up your Bible. 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 taught 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

one more time.

When God laid out the plan for your life, it wasn't dependent on you never making a mistake.

He didn't say, here's my best plan.

Now, if you perform perfectly, if you never make a wrong turn, never lose your temper, never give into temptation, then I'll bless you,

I'll guide you, I'll protect you. No, God knew every wrong turn that you would make.

Jesus told Peter, you'll deny me three times before the rooster crows tonight. He already knew

that Peter wouldn't be there when he needed him the most.

Nothing you've done is a surprise to God. The good news is God has already lined up mercy for

every mistake. Romans 5 says, where sin abounds, grace does much more abound. In other words, God's mercy will always supersede

any mistake. If sin abounds at a level five, mercy will show up at level 50. If sin abounds at level 50,

mercy will show up at level 500. Looking at some of you, I better take it one more step. If sin abounds at level 50, mercy will show up at level 500.

Looking at some of you, I better take it one more step.

If sin abounds at level 500, mercy shows up at 5,000.

Well, Joel, I've made a lot of mistakes.

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