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Sermon by Jentezen Franklin : Strangely Wrapped Gifts


It is not just about God giving you the gift, it's about you being able to handle it!




Sometimes we struggle to receive the gifts we asked God to give us because they appear in a manner different from what we expected!

1) Joseph's Strangely Wrapped Gift: His brothers had to throw him in a ditch then sell him off to foreigners. Then he had to be imprisoned for 13 years before he received his promise from God.

"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives." Genesis 50:20

2) Job's Strangely Wrapped Gift: He lost his cattle, then his 10 kids, then his health, then his wife told him to curse God and die. His friends ridiculed him. He was down to nothing and yet he stuck to God! Then God gave him double portions of what he had before. He also gave him 10 kids.

" I know that my redeemer lives,
    and that in the end He will stand on the earth." Job 19:25

In all circumstances we need to stand firm and believe that He has our backs! And that He is able to turn the bad into good for the sake of those who love Him!

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
Stay Blessed<3

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