It's All Over You

Genesis 37:23-29

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²³ So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him. ²⁴ Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
²⁵ And they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt. ²⁶ So Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? ²⁷ Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh.” And his brothers listened. ²⁸ Then Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
²⁹ Then Reuben returned to the pit, and indeed Joseph was not in the pit; and he tore his clothes.

The bible has plenty of drama in it and more than what you see on t.v. Just read your Bible because it is more interesting than t.v. Joseph was chosen by his father to be his favorite child. He was not the 1st born. The 1st born is to receive the inheritance. The blessing that was for someone else will hit your life. Joseph was a type of Christ.  You will see what happened in the New Testament was hidden in the Old Testament.

Joseph had the favor of his father. He didn't do anything but he started dreaming. You had the audacity to start dreaming yourself. He told his brothers that they would bow down to him. Be careful when you think you can trust someone. Not everyone is happy for you. You were best friends until you started dreaming.

The 2nd time he dreamed his parents got involved. His father began to observe. Someone will see how special you are. Someone is seeing if you are holding onto what God has told you. His father gave him a coat of many colors. This was a coat of favor, blessings. Someone is getting ready to put a blessing on you for being at the right place at the right time. Every color on the coat is the stream of blessing from God. Receive anyway God wants to bless you.

The brothers got angry and set up to kill him. Beware of the dream killers.


²³ So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colors that was on him.

They stripped him out of his coat. They can take what's on the outside but they can't take what is on the inside.

Psalm 119:11

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 ¹¹ Your word I have hidden in my heart,
         That I might not sin against You.

You have treasures off limits to the devil. Fill most of your days building up what's on the inside and not the outside.

²⁴ Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it.
He was put into a pit.

Let's look at Gen 37:21(NKJV):

²¹ But Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, “Let us not kill him.”

Ruben had told him not to kill Joseph but to put him in a pit. Ruben was the 1st born. He was the one who was supposed to get get the coat. He was the one who had the right to be jealous. The one you think is jealous of you is the one that has your back. Discern who is for you. Be careful of those who put you in the pit. They love you privately but won't say anything publicly because there hands are tied for some reason. Look for your pit people.  The pit was empty with no water. The water represents the Word. Beware of people who want to isolate you from the Word. Beware of being  in the pit without water.


²⁶ So Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? ²⁷ Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh.” And his brothers listened. ²⁸ Then Midianite traders passed by; so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
When he got into the pit Ruben said to sell him into slavery. This was a blessing. How was that a blessing? Judah showed up. Judah represents praise. When you start praising God you get lifted. When If he didn't get sold into slavery he would have died in the pit. If you praise God you may not get delivered immediately but it keeps you moving.

Genesis 39:1-3

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 ¹ Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there. ² The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. ³ And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all he did to prosper in his hand.

Joseph was prosperous in Potiphar's place. How many prosperous slaves do you know? He saw that God was with Him and prospered in his hands.

Proverbs 24:16

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¹⁶ For a righteous man may fall seven times
      And rise again,
      But the wicked shall fall by calamity.

You are coming out of this pit. When praises go up blessings come down.

You're Coming Out By the Power Invested in You

2 Kings 4:1-7

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Elisha and the Widow’s Oil

 ¹ A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.”
² So Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”
³ Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather just a few. ⁴ And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.”
⁵ So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out. ⁶ Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.”
And he said to her, “There is not another vessel.” So the oil ceased. ⁷ Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”

Mary asked how was she going to get pregnant. The angels said by the power invested in her:

Luke 1:26-35

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Christ’s Birth Announced to Mary  

²⁶ Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, ²⁷ to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸ And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”
²⁹ But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. ³⁰ Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. ³¹ And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. ³² He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. ³³ And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
³⁴ Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?”
³⁵ And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.

We think we have to do certain things to be blessed. Always be aware of the anointing level on your life. There's a power in you if you just tap into you. You need to be the best you can be because there is no other like you.

1 John 4:4

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⁴ You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

In 2 Kings 4:1-7 we see that a prophet was anointed but left his son and wife and debt. Just because you are anointed does not mean you know how to handle finances. They were left in a dilemma. She's in a tough situation and doesn't know what to do. He asked asked her what does she have. All you need is a little bit. You need to check your house and see what you have inside of you. You have what you need to get out of debt if you have confidence. What you have is going to bring you out.

1 Corinthians 6:19

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¹⁹ Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

If you just tap into into it:

1 Corinthians 2:9

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⁹ But as it is written:


      “ Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
      Nor have entered into the heart of man
      The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

There will come a time when you can't run to the preacher, the prophet, or your grandmother. Analyze what you have inside of you for yourself. When you rest in what God has called you to do is when the blessings will come. What do you have in your own house?

2 Kings 4:3


³ Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather just a few. 

She is already in debt and now she's being asked to get into more debt. Every now and then you have to do something crazy. Your are in that rut because you haven't started that thing God told you to do. You have to do what other's wont' do. She was asked to borrow from her neighbor. You don't need just Jesus but others as well.

Deuteronomy 32:30

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 ³⁰ How could one chase a thousand,
      And two put ten thousand to flight,
      Unless their Rock had sold them,
      And the LORD had surrendered them?

If we can just squash our issues and get along with others. The Bible says:

Amos 3:3

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³ Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? 

Don't look down on others. You don't know how God can flip things.

2 Kings 4:4-5

⁴ And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones.”
⁵ So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out.  

She had a little oil. and it multiplied after she obeyed. The miracle didn't come until she did something crazy. A miracle goes against all natural laws. You have to break a few laws. Only she and her son were allowed. Some people can't come with you to the next level. People may love you now because you are broke but watch what happens when God blesses you.  God will remove people who are sucking you dry.

2 Kings 4:6

⁶ Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.”

This next  miracle that God does isn't going anywhere. It seems like God blessed you before but it didn't stay.

2 Kings 4:7

⁷ Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”

The miracle came and she was able to pay off her debt and had left overs to take care of her and her children. It's time for you to get ready for the overflow. This is a sustaining miracle.

Do You Want It?

This was preached by Pastor Stephen Brown during our monthly Sunday Night at the Light service.

John 5: 1 -9

 ¹After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
 ²Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
 ³In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
 ⁴For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
 ⁵And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
 ⁶When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
 ⁷The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
 ⁸Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
 ⁹And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

The man had a dilemma, desperation, and deliverance. A lot of us have a dilemma and we need a miracle to hit our lives.

³In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 

You can't hang around people who are worse off than you. If people are always speaking negativity then you need to change your circle.


 ⁶When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
 ⁷The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

Jesus asked only one question but the man gave a response that did not have to do with his question. You can come out of your mess if you want to. The man made excuses. He was crippled in his mind.  Some of us are crippled in our mind, faith, and spirit. Whatever is in you will come out (Prov 4:23). Greater is He that is in you that is in the world (1 John 4:4). If you believe that God is greater than your problems you would praise Him when trouble comes. Don't let people talk you out of your miracle. Stop looking for your miracle to happen the same way it has happened for someone else. God has a new and better way for you.

⁸Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

When Jesus speaks just get up. All you need is a Word and once you step out on the Word keep your eyes on the Word. Peter sank when he took his eyes off of Jesus (Matt 14:22 -31). Whoever calls on Jesus shall be delivered (Romans 10:13).