♪(MUSIC)♪ (APPLAUSE) JERRY: HELLO, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR JOINING OUR BROADCAST.
AND AUDIENCE IN THE STUDIO TODAY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
LAST WEEK, WE BEGAN A STUDY ON "FROM DEVASTATION TO
RESTORATION." WE'RE CONTINUING THAT TODAY, AND WE'LL ALSO BE
TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AS WELL. SO MAKE
YOUR PLANS TO JOIN WITH US. "FROM DEVASTATION TO
RESTORATION." SATAN IS OUT TO DESTROY EVERY LIFE HE POSSIBLY
CAN. HE COMES TO KILL, TO STEAL, AND TO DESTROY. THAT'S HIS GOAL.
THAT'S WHAT CONSUMES HIM 24 HOURS A DAY, IS HOW HE CAN BRING
DESTRUCTION INTO YOUR LIFE. AS I SAID ON LAST WEEK'S BROADCAST,
SETTLE IN YOUR HEART ONCE AND FOR ALL THAT GOD IS NOT BEHIND
THE DEVASTATION. GOD DIDN'T CAUSE IT. GOD DIDN'T CREATE IT.
IT'S NOT HIS PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE. HE DOES HAVE A PLAN. EVEN WHEN
SATAN COMES TO DESTROY, GOD HAS A PLAN, AND THAT IS TO TURN IT
ALL AROUND, TO TURN YOUR CAPTIVITY. THE BIBLE IS FULL OF
STORIES OF HOW THAT ONCE SATAN'S PEOPLE--OR GOD'S PEOPLE, RATHER,
WERE ATTACKED BY THE ADVERSARY, THEIR ADVERSARY--IN OUR CASE,
IT'S SATAN. BUT WHEN THEY WERE ATTACKED BY THEIR ADVERSARIES,
THEIR ENEMIES, IF THEY WOULD OBEY GOD, GOD ALWAYS TURNED
THEIR CAPTIVITY. AND HE STILL DOES IT TODAY. NOW, OUR
ADVERSARY IS NOT THE PHILISTINES. OUR ADVERSARY IS
THE DEVIL. BUT HE'S JUST LIKE THEM PHILISTINES, YOU KNOW?
THEY'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO GET GOD'S PEOPLE. SO, YOU NEED TO
UNDERSTAND THAT GOD IS NOT BEHIND THE ATTACK, BUT HE IS
BEHIND THE RESTORATION. HE IS THE ONE WHO WILL NOT ONLY TURN
YOUR CAPTIVITY, BUT RESTORE YOU TO EVERYTHING THE ADVERSARY HAS
STOLEN WHILE YOU WERE GOING THROUGH THAT CHALLENGE IN YOUR
LIFE. NOW, LET'S READ DEUTERONOMY 30 ONCE AGAIN. WE
READ THIS ON LAST WEEK'S BROADCAST. BEGINNING IN VERSE 2,
"AND THOU SHALT RETURN UNTO THE LORD THY GOD--" I--I CAN'T HELP
BUT STOP THERE ONCE AGAIN AND ENCOURAGE YOU, IF THE TROUBLE
THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HAS CAUSED YOU TO DRIFT AWAY FROM
GOD, THAT'S THE BIGGEST MISTAKE YOU'LL EVER MAKE. DON'T RUN FROM
GOD WHEN YOU'RE IN TROUBLE. RUN TO GOD. YOU KNOW, IT'S AMAZING
HOW, WHEN CHRISTIANS COME UNDER ATTACK, AND THEY'RE EXPERIENCING
ADVERSITY IN THEIR LIFE, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY DO, IF
THEY'RE NOT STRONG CHRISTIANS--I'M TALKING ABOUT IF
THEY'RE NOT MATURE IN THE LORD. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY DO
IS START DRIFTING AWAY FROM GOD, STAYING OUT OF CHURCH, STAYING
AWAY FROM OTHER BELIEVERS, GET OUT OF THE WORD OF GOD. SEE,
THAT IS SATAN'S PLAN. HE'S GOT YOU RIGHT WHERE HE WANTS YOU IF
YOU DO THAT. YOU SEE, HERE IT SAYS, "IF YOU WILL RETURN TO
GOD--" AND THEN IT GOES ON TO SAY, "--AND BE OBEDIENT TO HIS
WORD," THEN GOD PROMISES THAT HE WILL "TURN YOUR CAPTIVITY." NOW,
DON'T YOU WANT YOUR CAPTIVITY TURNED? DON'T YOU WANT
THIS SITUATION YOU'RE GOING THROUGH--DON'T YOU WANT TO
OVERCOME IT? DON'T YOU WANT TO BE VICTORIOUS? WELL, YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO BE THAT WAY AS LONG AS YOU'RE RUNNING FROM GOD. GET
BACK IN CHURCH WHERE YOU BELONG. GET BACK IN THE WORD WHERE YOU
BELONG. AUDIENCE: YES. JERRY: GET BACK IN FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD.
DON'T LET THE DEVIL TALK YOU OUT OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
IF YOU--IF YOU WALK AWAY FROM GOD, THEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE
SUPERNATURAL WORKING IN YOUR LIFE. AUDIENCE: THAT'S RIGHT.
JERRY: SO, DON'T DO THAT. RETURN TO GOD. DO IT. RETURN TO GOD,
HOWEVER YOU HAVE TO DO IT. IF YOU HAVE TO, GET ON YOUR KNEES
RIGHT NOW AND REPENT AND SAY, "GOD, I'M SORRY THAT I ALLOWED
THE DEVIL TO DECEIVE ME, BUT I AM NOT GOING TO ALLOW HIM TO DO
IT ANYMORE, AND I'M RETURNING TO YOU." AND YOU JUST BEGIN TO
TRUST IN HIM AND LEAN NOT TO YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. GO TO
THE WORD, FIND OUT WHAT THE WORD SAYS, BEGIN TO DECREE IT OUT OF
YOUR MOUTH. MAKE YOUR THOUGHTS LINE UP WITH IT, AND GOD IS
GOING TO TURN THAT SITUATION AROUND. AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: I
KNOW HE WILL BECAUSE I'VE HAD HIM DO IT FOR ME, I CAN'T TELL
YOU HOW MANY TIMES. AND HE'S NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS. AUDIENCE:
THAT'S RIGHT. JERRY: SO ONCE AGAIN, RETURN TO GOD. RETURN
UNTO THE LORD, AND TRUST HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART. WALK IN HIS
WAYS, BE OBEDIENT TO HIS WORD, AND HE PROMISES THAT HE WILL
TURN YOUR CAPTIVITY. HE SAYS HE'LL HAVE COMPASSION UPON YOU,
AND HE WILL TURN YOUR CAPTIVITY. BUT THEN VERSE 9 ALSO SAYS THAT
HE WILL NOT ONLY TURN THE CAPTIVITY, HE'LL STOP THE
ENEMY'S ATTACK, BUT HE'LL ALSO RESTORE TO YOU EVERYTHING THAT
WAS TAKEN FROM YOU WHILE THE ATTACK WAS TAKING PLACE. THAT'S
GOOD NEWS, ISN'T IT? THAT'S A GREAT PROMISE. PRAISE GOD. I
LOVE HOW THE AMPLIFIED SAYS, "HE WILL RESTORE YOUR FORTUNES."
EVERYTHING THAT WAS TAKEN FROM YOU, GOD WILL RESTORE IT. THE
W.E. VINES DEFINES THE WORD, "RESTORE," AS "TO GIVE BACK, TO
MAKE AMENDS, AND TO FURNISH COMPLETELY." THAT'S WHAT W.E.
VINES SAYS. GOD IS IN THE BUSINESS OF RESTORING. BUT I'VE
LEARNED OVER THE YEARS THAT WHEN GOD RESTORES, HE DOES NOT BRING
YOU BACK TO ORIGINAL CONDITION. IN OTHER WORDS, IF THE DEVIL
STOLE $1,000 FROM YOU, GOD DOESN'T PAY YOU BACK $1,000, OR
MAKE THE DEVIL PAY YOU BACK 1,000. IN FACT, WHEN GOD
RESTORES, THERE'S EVIDENCE IN THE BIBLE THAT MINIMUM
RESTORATION WITH GOD IS TWICEFOLD. AUDIENCE: THAT'S
RIGHT. JERRY: HE'LL DOUBLE WHAT THE DEVIL TOOK FROM YOU.
AUDIENCE: THAT'S RIGHT. JERRY: PRAISE GOD. AUDIENCE: AMEN. COME
ON. JERRY: ISN'T THAT EXCITING? HE'LL DOUBLE WHAT THE DEVIL TOOK
FROM YOU. IN PROVERBS--AND WE'LL GET TO IT IN A MOMENT--IT SAYS
THAT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT YOU COULD EXPERIENCE A SEVENFOLD
RESTORATION. YOU KNOW, THAT SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD TO ME.
AUDIENCE: YES. COME ON. JERRY: BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
EXPERIENCE THAT IF YOU STAY DOWN IN THE DUMPS, AND YOU KEEP, YOU
KNOW, STAYING DEPRESSED, AND KEEPING TALKING NEGATIVE ALL DAY
ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH. NO. THAT'S NOT RETURNING TO THE
LORD. THAT'S RETURNING TO WHAT THE DEVIL WANTS YOU TO DO. AND
YOU'VE GOT TO RESIST HIM AND MAKE UP YOUR MIND THAT HE IS NOT
IN CONTROL HERE. HE DOESN'T HAVE THE FINAL SAY. SO, YOU GO TO THE
WORD OF GOD, AND YOU TELL THE DEVIL, "NO, GOD PROMISED ME THAT
IF I WILL RETURN TO HIM, AND IF I WILL BE OBEDIENT TO HIS WORD,
THEN HE WILL NOT ONLY TURN MY CAPTIVITY, HE WILL STOP THIS
ATTACK IN MY LIFE, BUT HE WILL RESTORE TO ME EVERYTHING THAT'S
BEEN STOLEN. AND I'M EXPECTING--" YOU NEED TO SAY
THIS: "I'M EXPECTING NO LESS THAN TWICEFOLD." HALLELUJAH.
AUDIENCE: THAT'S RIGHT. JERRY: AMEN? NO LESS THAN TWICEFOLD.
AUDIENCE: NO LESS. JERRY: PRAISE GOD. AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: AND
IF YOU'VE GOT THE FAITH TO DO IT, GO ON FOR THAT SEVENFOLD.
PRAISE GOD. AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: I'VE DONE THAT MANY
TIMES. IN FACT, I'LL GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES OF IT A LITTLE
LATER. NOW, LET'S GO TO THE BOOK OF JOB FOR A MOMENT, JOB 1. JOB
1, A GREAT ILLUSTRATION OF HOW GOD CAN TURN CAPTIVITY AND HOW
THAT GOD WILL RESTORE EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN STOLEN. IN JOB 1,
BEGINNING IN VERSE 6--WELL, LET'S--I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, LET'S
BACK UP TO VERSE 1 AND GET THAT IN HERE FIRST. "THERE WAS A MAN
IN THE LAND OF UZ, WHOSE NAME WAS JOB; AND THAT MAN WAS
PERFECT AND UPRIGHT, AND ONE THAT FEARED GOD, AND ESCHEWED
EVIL." SO THIS IS A MAN THAT IS PLEASING TO GOD. HE'S WALKING
UPRIGHT, IN INTEGRITY. HE'S A RIGHTEOUS MAN. AND NOTICE, IN
VERSE 6, IT SAYS, "NOW THERE WAS A DAY WHEN THE SONS OF GOD CAME
TO PRESENT THEMSELVES BEFORE THE LORD, AND SATAN CAME ALSO AMONG
THEM. AND THE LORD SAID UNTO SATAN, WHENCE COMEST THOU? THEN
SATAN ANSWERED THE LORD, AND SAID, FROM GOING TO AND FRO IN
THE EARTH, AND FROM WALKING UP AND DOWN IN IT. AND THE LORD
SAID UNTO SATAN, HAVE--HAST THOU CONSIDERED MY SERVANT JOB, THAT
THERE IS NONE LIKE HIM IN THE EARTH, A PERFECT AND AN UPRIGHT
MAN, ONE THAT FEARETH GOD, AND ESCHEWETH EVIL? THEN SATAN
ANSWERED THE LORD, AND SAID, DOTH JOB FEAR GOD FOR NAUGHT?
HAST THOU NOT MADE A HEDGE ABOUT HIM, AND ABOUT HIS HOUSE, AND
ABOUT ALL THAT HE HATH ON EVERY SIDE?" NOW NOTICE, EVEN THE
DEVIL RECOGNIZED THAT--THAT JOB'S SUCCESS, JOB'S WEALTH,
JOB'S ASSETS WERE A RESULT OF GOD'S PRESENCE IN HIS LIFE, AND
GOD WORKING FOR HIM. NOTICE THE DEVIL EVEN SAID TO GOD, "YOU'RE
THE ONE THAT BUILT THAT HEDGE AROUND HIM. YOU'RE THE ONE THAT
HAS BLESSED HIS HOUSE. YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S--THAT'S BLESSED
EVERYTHING HE'S DONE." BUT THEN NOTICE, SATAN GOES ON TO SAY,
"BUT PUT FORTH--" VERSE 11, "PUT FORTH THINE HAND NOW, AND TOUCH
ALL THAT HE HATH, AND HE WILL CURSE THEE TO THY FACE." NOW,
WHAT IS SATAN SAYING? HE'S SAYING, "YOU'RE THE ONE THAT HAS
BLESSED THIS MAN. YOU'RE THE ONE THAT MADE HIM A WEALTHY MAN.
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S BLESSED HIS HOUSE, HIS HOUSEHOLD. BUT IF
YOU WERE TO TAKE BACK EVERYTHING YOU'VE GIVEN HIM, IF YOU WERE TO
STRIKE YOUR HAND AGAINST HIM, HE WILL CURSE YOU TO YOUR FACE."
NOW, APPARENTLY, SATAN DIDN'T KNOW JOB AS WELL AS HE THOUGHT
HE DID. HE--HE THOUGHT, IF GOD DOES THIS, THEN--THEN JOB WOULD
TURN HIS BACK ON GOD. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS WAS ALL ABOUT. YOU
NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT. WHEN YOU ARE UNDER ATTACK, IT'S SATAN
TRYING TO GET YOU TO TURN YOUR BACK ON GOD. AUDIENCE: RIGHT.
JERRY: THAT'S WHAT THIS ATTACK WAS ABOUT. HE'S TRYING TO GET
JOB TO TURN HIS BACK ON GOD. BUT NOTICE, GOD SAID HE WOULD NOT DO
IT. HE WOULD NOT COME AGAINST JOB. HE WOULDN'T TAKE BACK
EVERYTHING HE BLESSED HIM WITH. AND HE SAID HE GAVE SATAN THE
POWER TO TEMPT JOB, BUT HE SAID, "YOU WILL NOT TAKE HIS LIFE."
AND SO, JOB WENT ABOUT DESTROYING EVERYTHING--SATAN
WENT ABOUT DESTROYING EVERYTHING JOB HAD. HE--HE CAUSED HAVOC
AND--AND--AND WAS DESTROYING EVERYTHING THAT GOD HAD BLESSED
HIM WITH. BUT NOTICE, GOD WOULDN'T DO IT. AND THAT'S
IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND, THAT GOD IS NOT THE ONE WHO IS
ATTACKING YOU. GOD IS NOT THE ONE WHO'S STEALING FROM YOU. GOD
IS NOT THE ONE WHO'S CRUSHING YOU. GOD IS NOT THE ONE WHO'S
KEEPING YOU FROM SUCCEEDING. GOD IS FOR YOU, NOT AGAINST YOU.
AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: BUT YOU DO HAVE AN ADVERSARY. HIS NAME
IS SATAN, THE SAME DEVIL THAT SHOWED UP IN THE BOOK OF JOB.
AUDIENCE: YES. JERRY: NOW, FROM THAT MOMENT, I MEAN, EVERY TIME
JOB TURNED AROUND, THERE WAS SOME OTHER CRISIS. NOW, A LOT OF
PEOPLE READ THE BOOK OF JOB, AND THEY THINK THOSE 42 CHAPTERS
COVERED JOB'S LIFETIME. BUT IT DOES NOT. IF YOU READ IT AND YOU
STUDY IT, YOU WILL FIND OUT--IF YOU READ FROM SOME THEOLOGIANS,
YOU WILL FIND OUT THAT THIS 42 CHAPTERS IN THE BOOK OF JOB ONLY
COVERED BETWEEN NINE AND 12 MONTHS OF THAT MAN'S LIFE. IN
OTHER WORDS, THIS IS--THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM WITHIN ONE
YEAR. AUDIENCE: THAT'S RIGHT. JERRY: NOW, IT'S THE WORST YEAR
YOU'VE EVER READ ABOUT. YOU THINK YOU HAD A BAD YEAR? READ
THIS. (LAUGHTER) "OH, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF YEAR
I'VE HAD." NO. READ JOB. THIS IS THE WORST YEAR RECORDED IN HUMAN
HISTORY. AUDIENCE: THAT'S RIGHT. JERRY: AND HERE IS THE GOOD
NEWS: EVEN THOUGH SATAN LAUNCHED MAJOR ATTACKS AGAINST JOB FOR
THE SPAN OF ONE YEAR, HE COULD NOT GET THE MAN TO TURN HIS BACK
ON GOD. AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: AND YOU'VE NEVER GONE THROUGH
EVERYTHING JOB'S BEEN THROUGH. AUDIENCE: COME ON. AMEN. JERRY:
AND IF JOB WOULDN'T TURN HIS BACK ON GOD WITH ALL HE WENT
THROUGH, THEN YOU SHOULDN'T EITHER. AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY:
AMEN? AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: AND THE GOOD NEWS IS, WHEN GOD GOT
THROUGH TO JOB THAT HE NEEDED TO GET RID OF ALL THE NEGATIVE
VOICES IN HIS LIFE, QUIT LISTENING TO ALL THESE PEOPLE
AND BEGIN TO GET BACK ON HIS FAITH, THEN THE BIBLE SAYS, IN
JOB 42--TURN THERE WITH ME. I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK I'M
MAKING THIS UP. I WANT YOU TO SEE IT FOR YOURSELF. IN JOB 42,
WHEN JOB GOT BACK ON HIS FAITH, THE BIBLE SAYS, IN VERSE 10,
"AND THE LORD TURNED THE CAPTIVITY OF JOB, WHEN HE PRAYED
FOR HIS FRIENDS: ALSO THE LORD GAVE JOB TWICE AS MUCH AS HE HAD
BEFORE." IF YOU'LL GO BACK AND READ CHAPTER 1, IT'LL GIVE A
LIST OF JOB'S ASSETS BEFORE THE ATTACK CAME. AND THEN IF YOU
WILL READ CHAPTER 42, IT'LL READ HIS ASSETS AFTER GOD TURNED HIS
CAPTIVITY AND RESTORED HIM. AND YOU'LL FIND OUT IT'S EXACTLY
TWICEFOLD. GOD RESTORED TO JOB TWICE EVERYTHING SATAN HAD
STOLEN FROM HIM. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW, GOD IS STILL IN THE
RESTORATION BUSINESS TODAY. AUDIENCE: YES. AMEN. JERRY: NO
MATTER WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE, NO MATTER HOW DEVASTATED
IT MAY SEEM AT THIS MOMENT, NO MATTER HOW BAD IT LOOKS, NO
MATTER HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO GET UP EVERY DAY AND FACE THE
WORLD, I WANT YOU TO KNOW, IF YOU WILL GET ON YOUR FAITH, IF
YOU'LL GET BACK TO TRUSTING GOD AND HIS WORD AND DETERMINE
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO THE LIES OF THE DEVIL, IT IS NOT
OVER, FOLKS. IT IS NOT OVER. THERE IS A WAY. HIS NAME IS
JESUS. AND I BELIEVE WHEN YOU GET BACK ON YOUR FAITH AND
DETERMINE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TRUST GOD, THEN THE WAY IS ABOUT
TO SHOW UP AT YOUR HOUSE. HALLELUJAH. AUDIENCE: AMEN.
JERRY: AND HE'S GOING TO TURN YOUR CAPTIVITY, AND HE'S GOING
TO RESTORE, AND HE'LL DO IT AS MUCH AS TWICEFOLD IF YOU WILL
DARE BELIEVE FOR IT. CAN YOU SAY, "AMEN," PRAISE GOD?
AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: CAN SOMEBODY GIVE THE LORD A
SHOUT IN HERE TODAY? AUDIENCE: HALLELUJAH. JERRY: AMEN. NOW,
ONCE AGAIN, DEUTERONOMY 30:9, THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE SAYS, "AND
THE LORD YOUR GOD WILL MAKE YOU ABUNDANTLY PROSPEROUS IN EVERY
WORK OF YOUR HAND." "ABUNDANTLY PROSPEROUS." THAT MEANS THAT
SATAN THOUGHT HE HAD YOU, BUT GOD SAYS, "IT'S NOT OVER BECAUSE
I HAVEN'T HAD MY SAY YET. AND WHEN I HAVE MY SAY, I'M GOING TO
MAKE YOU ABUNDANTLY PROSPEROUS." IN PSALM 56:1-9, THE AMPLIFIED
BIBLE SAYS, "WHAT TIME I AM AFRAID, I WILL HAVE CONFIDENCE
IN AND PUT MY TRUST AND RELIANCE IN YOU, GOD. BY THE HELP OF GOD
I WILL PRAISE HIS WORD; ON GOD I WILL LEAN, I WILL RELY, AND I
WILL CONFIDENTLY PUT MY TRUST; I WILL NOT FEAR." "THEN SHALL MY
ENEMIES TURN BACK IN THE DAY THAT I CRY OUT; THIS I KNOW, FOR
GOD IS FOR ME." NOTICE HOW POSITIVE THIS PSALMIST GOT ONCE
HE SAID, "I'M GOING TO PUT MY TRUST IN GOD, I'M GOING TO RELY
ON HIM, I'M GOING TO PUT MY CONFIDENCE IN HIM. MY MIND CAN'T
FIGURE OUT HOW GOD CAN TURN THIS AROUND. I DON'T KNOW HOW HE CAN
DO IT IN MY OWN UNDERSTANDING, BUT I'M NOT LEANING TO MY OWN
UNDERSTANDING. I'M TRUSTING GOD, AND I'M TRUSTING HIS WORD." AND
THEN HE SAID, "AND I KNOW MY ENEMIES WILL TURN BACK." HOW DO
I KNOW? BECAUSE "GOD IS FOR ME." HALLELUJAH. AUDIENCE: AMEN.
JERRY: SEE, THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT
HAVE GOT UP THIS MORNING FEELING DEPRESSED, FEELING LOW, FEELING
CRUSHED, AND FEELING LIKE THERE'S NO WAY, BUT YOU TURNED
ON THAT TELEVISION, AND THERE I WAS, HALLELUJAH, TALKING TO YOU
ABOUT HOW GOD CAN RESTORE YOU. AND I HOPE THAT YOUR CONFIDENCE
IS BEING RESTORED, YOUR COURAGE IS BEING RESTORED, AND YOU'RE
INSPIRED, AND YOU'RE ENERGIZED, AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET BACK ON
YOUR FAITH, AND YOU'RE GOING TO TELL THE DEVIL, "YOU'VE HAD YOUR
WAY LONG ENOUGH. NO MORE. YOU'RE NOT IN AUTHORITY HERE."
AUDIENCE: THAT'S RIGHT. JERRY: "THIS IS ME AND GOD. GOD'S ON MY
SIDE. HE'S FOR ME, NOT AGAINST ME. AND IN THE NAME OF JESUS,
IT'S SETTLED ONCE AND FOR ALL IN MY HEART. I'M GOING TO COME OUT
OF THIS. GOD'S GOING TO TURN MY CAPTIVITY. HE'S GOING TO RESTORE
EVERYTHING YOU STOLE. SO YOU'RE DONE, DEVIL. TIME'S UP."
HALLELUJAH. AMEN? THAT'S HOW YOU HAVE TO BE. AND YOU DON'T DO IT
JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE WATCHING A TELEVISION PROGRAM, AND I'M
ASKING YOU TO DO IT. AFTER THE PROGRAM GOES OFF, YOU ARE ON
YOUR OWN, EXCEPT GOD'S WITH YOU, PRAISE GOD, AND YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO BECOME YOUR OWN BEST CHEERLEADER. AUDIENCE: AMEN.
JERRY: JUST TAKE YOURSELF IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR AND POINT AT
YOURSELF IN THAT MIRROR AND TELL YOURSELF--CALL YOUR NAME OUT AND
SAY, "YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LAY DOWN AND ACCEPT THIS ANYMORE."
AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: "YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE DEFEATED. YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO BE OVERCOME. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE THE VICTIM.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE VICTOR BECAUSE GOD'S ON YOUR SIDE. AND
IF GOD'S ON YOUR SIDE, NO ONE CAN SUCCESSFULLY BE AGAINST
YOU." PRAISE GOD. YOU HAVE TO TALK TO YOURSELF LIKE THAT FROM
TIME TO TIME. AMEN? AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: PRAISE GOD. SO DO
IT. AND IF YOU HAVE TO DO IT ALL DAY, DO IT ALL DAY. IT'S WORTH
IT, BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE GIVING GOD SOMETHING TO
WORK WITH. AUDIENCE: YES. JERRY: CAN YOU SAY, "AMEN"? AUDIENCE:
AMEN. JERRY: PRAISE GOD. NOW, IF YOU READ PSALM 80, VERSES 3,
VERSE 7, AND VERSE 19, THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE, THREE DIFFERENT
TIMES IN THIS ONE PSALM, THE PSALMIST CRIES OUT, "RESTORE US
AGAIN," "RESTORE US AGAIN." THAT MEANS NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES
GOD HAS RESTORED YOU IN THE PAST, HE CAN DO IT AGAIN.
HALLELUJAH. AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: I'VE HAD RESTORATION TAKE
PLACE IN MY LIFE NUMEROUS TIMES. AND I BELIEVE, PRAISE GOD, IF I
NEEDED IT TODAY, MY GOD IS A FAITHFUL GOD, AND HE WOULD
RESTORE ME AGAIN. SO, I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE IT
DOESN'T--I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET THE IDEA THAT YOU'VE GOT ONE
CHANCE FOR RESTORATION. HE CAN RESTORE YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN AND
AGAIN AND AGAIN. HE'S IN THE BUSINESS OF RESTORING HIS
PEOPLE. NOW LET'S GO TO ISAIAH 42. ISAIAH 42. BEGINNING IN
VERSE 18, "HEAR, YE DEAF; LOOK, YE BLIND, THAT YE MAY SEE. WHO
IS BLIND, BUT MY SERVANT? OR DEAF, AS MY MESSENGER THAT I
SENT? WHO IS BLIND AS HE THAT IS PERFECT, AND BLIND AS THE LORD'S
SERVANT?" IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT HE'S SAYING, "I SENT MY
PROPHETS, AND MY PROPHETS ARE TO BE MY--MY MOUTHPIECE TO YOU. THE
ONLY PROBLEM IS, I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO SAY TO YOU,
BUT MY PROPHETS ARE SPIRITUALLY BLIND, AND THEY'RE SPIRITUALLY
DEAF. THEY'RE NOT SEEING WHAT I WANT TO DO. THEY'RE NOT HEARING
WHAT I WANT TO DO." AND IT SAYS--AS A RESULT OF THIS, VERSE
22 SAYS, "THE PEOPLE ARE ROBBED AND SPOILED." IN OTHER WORDS,
WHEN YOU'RE NOT HEARING THE WORD OF GOD, SATAN WILL ROB FROM YOU.
HE WILL TAKE FROM YOU. HE WILL HOLD YOU IN CAPTIVITY. AND SO
GOD IS SAYING, "I NEED MY SERVANTS TO BE SPIRITUALLY ALERT
SO THAT THEY CAN SPEAK WHAT I WANT TO SPEAK." AND THEN NOTICE
HERE, HE SAYS, IN VERSE 22, "BUT THIS IS A PEOPLE ROBBED AND
SPOILED; THEY ARE ALL OF THEM SNARED IN HOLES, AND THEY ARE
HID IN PRISON HOUSES: THEY ARE FOR A PREY, AND NONE DELIVERETH;
FOR A SPOIL, AND NONE SAITH, RESTORE." SO APPARENTLY, WHAT
GOD WAS WANTING TO DO FOR THIS PEOPLE IS TO BRING RESTORATION
TO THEM. BUT THE PROBLEM WAS, HIS PROPHETS WERE SPIRITUALLY
INSENSITIVE, AND THEY WEREN'T HEARING WHAT GOD WAS SAYING, AND
SO THEY WEREN'T SAYING TO THE PEOPLE, "GOD WANTS TO RESTORE.
GOD WANTS TO RESTORE." AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, THEY REMAINED
ROBBED AND SPOILED. WELL, LET ME BE YOUR PROPHET TODAY. LET ME BE
GOD'S MOUTHPIECE TO YOU TODAY. AND HERE'S WHAT GOD IS SAYING TO
YOU: "I WANT TO BRING RESTORATION TO YOUR LIFE."
AUDIENCE: YES. JERRY: GOD WANTS TO RESTORE YOUR LIFE. NO MATTER
HOW DEVASTATED IT MIGHT BE, GOD WANTS TO RESTORE. YOU KNOW, IF
I--IF I ONLY HAD ONE VERSE THAT PROVED THAT GOD'S IN THE
RESTORATION BUSINESS, THAT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT. BUT I'VE
GIVEN YOU MORE THAN ONE VERSE. AND--AND--AND YOU SHOULD HAVE
SETTLED IT BY NOW, THAT GOD WANTS TO RESTORE YOUR LIFE.
AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: NOW, NOTICE HE SAYS, "NONE SAITH,
RESTORE." NOT ONLY AM I SAYING, "RESTORE," TO YOU, BUT YOU NEED
TO BE SAYING IT. YOU NEED TO BE SAYING, AS YOU WALK AROUND YOUR
HOUSE, AS YOU GO FROM WORK AND BACK, GET IN YOUR AUTOMOBILE OR
HOWEVER YOU GO TO WORK, YOU NEED TO BE SAYING, "GOD IS TURNING MY
CAPTIVITY. GOD IS RESTORING MY LIFE." AUDIENCE: THAT'S RIGHT.
JERRY: SAY IT, "GOD IS TURNING MY CAPTIVITY. GOD IS RESTORING
MY LIFE." NOTICE, GOD NEEDS SOMETHING TO WORK WITH.
AUDIENCE: THAT'S RIGHT. JERRY: AND YOU'RE GIVING HIM THAT
SOMETHING WHEN YOU SPEAK HIS WORD. GOD WANTS TO RESTORE. BUT
AS LONG AS YOU'RE TALKING DOOM AND GLOOM, HE CAN'T BRING
RESTORATION. BUT IF YOU'LL BEGIN TO SPEAK, ALL DAY LONG IF
NECESSARY--I KEEP SAYING THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT IS
NECESSARY JUST TO SHUT THE DEVIL UP. YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD TIMES
WHEN I SHUT HIM UP, BUT HE CAME RIGHT BACK. AND I HAD TO SAY IT
AGAIN AND SAY IT AGAIN AND SAY IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES HE'D WAKE ME
UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, SAY, "NO WAY, NO WAY." AND I'D
GET UP AND GRAB MY BIBLE AND BEGIN TO WALK THE FLOORS AND
SPEAK THE WORD UNTIL HE SHUT UP. PRAISE GOD. AMEN. AUDIENCE: YES.
JERRY: SO YOU BEGIN SAYING, "GOD IS TURNING MY CAPTIVITY, AND GOD
IS RESTORING MY LIFE." HALLELUJAH. AND YOU KEEP
DECLARING IT. AND IF ANYBODY SAYS ANYTHING DIFFERENT, YOU
JUST TURN A DEAF EAR TO IT. AND IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE SAYING IT
IN FRONT OF THEM, FINE. JUST WALK OFF, AND YOU SAY, OUT LOUD,
"GOD IS TURNING MY CAPTIVITY, AND GOD IS RESTORING MY LIFE."
BUT SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO TELL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TALKING
NEGATIVE TO YOU SO YOU CAN SHUT THEM UP. JUST TELL THEM, "IF
THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT TO TALK, FINE. BUT I'M NOT LISTENING TO
THAT. I'M SAYING WHAT THE WORD SAYS, AND GOD IS TURNING MY
CAPTIVITY. AND GOD IS RESTORING MY LIFE. HALLELUJAH." AMEN?
AUDIENCE: THANK YOU, LORD. JERRY: THEY'LL EITHER JOIN WITH
YOU, OR THEY'LL LEAVE. EITHER WAY, YOU WIN. HALLELUJAH. AMEN?
AUDIENCE: YEAH. JERRY: PRAISE GOD. AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: SO
NOTICE ONCE AGAIN, GOD WANTED TO RESTORE, BUT HE NEEDED SOMEBODY
GIVING VOICE TO IT. GOD WANTS TO RESTORE, BUT HE NEEDS YOU GIVING
VOICE TO IT. PRAISE GOD. CAN YOU SAY, "AMEN"? AUDIENCE: AMEN.
JERRY: PSALM 66:12, OH, THIS IS EXCITING. TURN THERE WITH ME.
PSALM 66:12, "THOU HAST CAUSED MEN TO RIDE OVER OUR HEADS; WE
WENT THROUGH FIRE AND THROUGH WATER: BUT THOU BROUGHTEST US
OUT INTO A WEALTHY PLACE." AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: I LIKE TO
SAY IT THIS WAY: "WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE FIRE, AND WE'VE BEEN
THROUGH THE MUD, BUT NOW IT'S OUR TURN TO WIN." HALLELUJAH.
AUDIENCE: THAT'S RIGHT. JERRY: AMEN? HE SAID, "WE'VE BEEN
THROUGH THE FIRE. WE WENT THROUGH THE WATER." THIS IS
TALKING ABOUT THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, ALL THAT THEY WENT
THROUGH WHILE THEY WERE IN BONDAGE TO EGYPT. BUT THEN HE
SAID, "BUT YOU TURNED ALL THAT AROUND, AND YOU BROUGHT US OUT
INTO OUR WEALTHY PLACE." YOU KNOW WHAT THAT TELLS ME? THAT
WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
IT IS A WEALTHY PLACE. AUDIENCE: THAT'S RIGHT. JERRY: WHATEVER
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT IS
VICTORY. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT IS ABUNDANCE. ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF IT IS HEALING AND DELIVERANCE AND FREEDOM. YOU SEE, YOU'VE GOT
TO LOOK THROUGH THE EYE OF FAITH. WHILE YOU'RE GOING
THROUGH ALL THIS TROUBLE, DON'T MAGNIFY THE TROUBLE. LOOK BEYOND
THAT AND KNOW, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT, THERE'S A PLACE CALLED
"WEALTHY," A WEALTHY PLACE, A VICTORY PLACE, PRAISE GOD. AND
THAT'S WHERE GOD WANTS TO TAKE YOU. AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: ARE
YOU CONVINCED YET? AUDIENCE: AMEN. JERRY: I WANT TO ENCOURAGE
YOU, LET THE WORD OF GOD BE FINAL AUTHORITY. AUDIENCE: YES.
JERRY: GOD WANTS TO TURN YOUR CAPTIVITY, AND GOD WANTS TO
RESTORE YOUR LIFE. WATCH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. I'LL BE BACK IN
JUST A FEW MOMENTS. ANNOUNCER: YOU CAN GO FROM
DEVASTATION TO RESTORATION. HAS YOUR LIFE HAD SETBACKS? HAS
SATAN ATTACKED YOUR MARRIAGE, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR HEALTH, OR
YOUR FINANCES? IN THE BOOK, "FROM DEVASTATION TO
RESTORATION," JERRY SAVELLE TEACHES THAT, REGARDLESS OF
THE PRESSURE YOU MAY FEEL, NOW IS NOT THE TIME
TO GIVE UP. IT'S THE TIME TO GET FED UP, MARCH
INTO THE ENEMY'S CAMP, AND TAKE BACK WHAT'S YOURS. YOU
CAN GET A REVELATION OF GOD'S GREAT PLANS FOR YOUR
LIFE. HE WANTS YOUR LIFE TO BE BETTER, IMPROVED, INCREASED, AND
MULTIPLIED. IN THE THREE-CD TEACHING SERIES, "HOW TO GET
BACK EVERYTHING SATAN HAS STOLEN FROM YOU," YOU CAN LEARN
THE SCRIPTURAL KEYS TO RECOVER WHAT THE THIEF HAS STOLEN. GOD
IS READY FOR YOU TO STORM INTO THE DEVIL'S CAMP AND RECLAIM
WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY YOURS. DON'T WAIT, REQUEST THE
"RESTORATION PACKAGE" INCLUDING "FROM DEVISTATION TO
RESTORATION" AND "HOW TO GET BACK EVERYTHING SATAN HAS STOLEN
FROM YOU" TODAY. CALL OR GO ONLINE TO JERRYSAVELLE.ORG.
DON'T GET DISCOURAGED, YOU ARE A CANDIDATE FOR
GOD'S RESTORATION. JERRY: NOW, LET ME REMIND YOU,
IF YOU ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE RESTORATION IN YOUR LIFE AND A
MAJOR TURNAROUND AND A BREAKTHROUGH, NUMBER ONE, YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE WHAT'S IN YOUR MIND; NUMBER TWO, CHANGE
WHAT'S IN YOUR MOUTH. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO EXPERIENCE THESE THINGS
IF YOU KEEP THINKING NEGATIVE AND YOU KEEP TALKING NEGATIVE.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE WHAT'S IN YOUR MIND WITH THE
WORD OF GOD, REPLACE WHAT'S IN YOUR MOUTH WITH THE WORD OF GOD.
SO HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO GET IN THE HABIT OF SAYING: "GOD IS
TURNING MY CAPTIVITY, AND GOD IS RESTORING MY LIFE." AUDIENCE:
AMEN. JERRY: SEE, THE BIBLE SAYS, IN ROMANS 4:17, THAT WE
ARE TO CALL THINGS THAT ARE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE. SO THAT'S
WHAT YOU'RE DOING. YOU'RE SPEAKING THE WORD OF GOD OVER
YOUR SITUATION. SO BEGIN TO THINK AND BEGIN TO SAY, "GOD IS
TURNING MY CAPTIVITY, AND GOD IS RESTORING MY LIFE." NOW, ONCE
AGAIN, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO ORDER THE RESOURCES THAT
WE'RE MAKING AVAILABLE TO YOU THIS WEEK. MY BOOK ENTITLED
"FROM DEVASTATION TO RESTORATION," IT COVERS
EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ON TODAY'S
BROADCAST, LAST WEEK'S BROADCASTS, AND EVEN MORE. AND
THEN THE THREE CD'S, ENTITLED, "HOW TO GET BACK EVERYTHING
SATAN HAS STOLEN FROM YOU." I'M TELLING YOU, WHATEVER YOU PAY
FOR THIS SPECIAL OFFER, THESE THREE CD'S ARE WORTH IT ALONE,
BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES, PEOPLE HAVE THINGS STOLEN FROM THEM,
AND THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE ENTITLED TO HAVE IT RESTORED.
WELL, I'LL SHOW YOU IN THE WORD THAT YOU DO, AND I'LL LEAD YOU
IN THIS STEP BY STEP ON HOW THAT YOU CAN GET BACK EVERYTHING
SATAN HAS STOLEN FROM YOU. SO A POWERFUL COMBINATION HERE: THE
BOOK, "FROM DEVASTATION TO RESTORATION," AND THE THREE CD'S
ON "HOW TO GET BACK EVERYTHING SATAN HAS STOLEN FROM YOU." SO,
LOG ON TO THE WEBSITE IF YOU'D LIKE TO ORDER THOSE, OR CALL THE
NUMBER THAT'S ON THE SCREEN, OR YOU CAN WRITE TO US. EITHER WAY,
AS SOON AS WE GET YOUR ORDER, WE'LL GET IT TO YOU JUST AS
QUICKLY AS WE CAN. AND I KNOW THAT IT'LL BE A LIFE-CHANGING
EXPERIENCE FOR YOU. I ALSO WANT TO REMIND YOU OF ALL THE SOCIAL
MEDIA THAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH JERRY SAVELLE
MINISTRIES; FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM. ALSO, WE LIVE-STREAM,
EVERY SUNDAY, OUR HERITAGE OF FAITH CHRISTIAN CENTER SERVICES.
NO MATTER IF IT'S ME SPEAKING OR PASTOR JUSTIN BRIDGES OR WHOEVER
MIGHT BE SPEAKING IN OUR SERVICE ON SUNDAY MORNING, IT IS BEING
LIVE-STREAMED, AND YOU CAN PICK IT UP. ALSO, JERRY SAVELLE
MINISTRIES MOBILE APPS SUPPORTS ALL SMARTPHONE AND TABLET
PLATFORMS. PRAISE GOD. SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THAT.
IT'S HERE TO BE A BENEFIT TO YOU AND TO HELP YOU
IN YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WE'LL SEE
YOU AGAIN NEXT WEEK. AND REMEMBER, YOUR FAITH WILL
OVERCOME THE WORLD.
