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

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But thanks so much for tuning in.

And thank you again for coming out.

I like to start with something funny.

I heard about these three sons that left home and went out and prospered.

They got back together to talk about the gifts they had bought their elderly

mother. The first said, I built mom a big house.

The second said, I got her a fancy car.

The third said, since mother loves to read the Bible, but she can barely see,

I got her a specially trained parrot that can quote the entire Bible. A few months, they got a letter from their mother,

said, Milton, the house you built me is way too big. Gerald, the car you bought me is way too small.

But my dearest Donald, your simple gift was my favorite. The chicken was delicious.

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 the rain is coming. I was in Africa years ago and there was a severe drought. The ground was so dry that it was

breaking apart. The vegetation had all dried up. The livestock couldn't survive. It was barren,

empty, no life, all because there had been no rain. And every person goes through times of drought, dry seasons

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