Unashamed with the Robertson Family - Ep 601 | Jase Is Blown Away by This Stranger’s Kindness & Romantic Tailgating at the Dollar General

Episode Date: December 19, 2022

Jase decides to buy himself a leaf blower without a cell phone, and that is where it all went wrong. Al jokes about the time he was in seminary with his brother, recalling that Jase didn't even get graded on his papers — he got meetings! And Jase tells about his hilarious encounter with an older couple tailgating at the local Dollar General store! Visit https://philmerch.com and get a 20% discount on all merchandise through Christmas with code Unashamed20 The Blind hits theaters in 2023. Get updates, trailers, behind-the-scenes moments, and special opportunities here: https://theblindmovie.com - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am unashamed. What about you? Well, I told Missy that I wanted a leaf blower for Christmas, and she just kind of looked at me. She said no, right? I mean... Well, not exactly. I mean, not exactly.

It just was like, it was one of those... It's like it wasn't an argument, but it was like, you're being ridiculous. Leafblower. I was like, well, that's what I want. So, but she left me hanging after the, I don't know what you would call it. It was like a weird, she was in a disagreement. It was just like, what are you thinking?

And I'm like, this is what I really want. So was the gift was just a little too utilitarian for her, just a little too common? Oh, I don't, I don't know what the, she didn't give me the, but I know when she's looking like, this is absolutely. the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. So yesterday, I stopped by because the leaves all fell at one time. And look, every drain I've got is clocked. So I was like, I've got to buy a leafblower. Because you explain the issue because they pile up and it blocks your water.

Yeah, and I'm going out of town today. As soon as we finish this, I'm going to be in South Louisiana. I'm going to go find some treasure for our little show. You know, I'm going to be on the episode. Oh, I know. I'm excited. You need to just do... I'm just doing my thing.

You do your thing. I told your producers. I was like, look, I'm just doing my thing. Y'all cut it however you want to. This show is, you know, I know people say that all the time, but this is the most reality, reality show that you can... The most real. You guys put the most real in the real. We show up and just work it out.

So anyway, so I was wanting everything. I don't want to come, come back. because it's fixed rain a lot. So anyway, I stop in at tractor supply. Not that I frequent there often, but it's on my way home. And that's kind of a redneck dream store. They got a little bit of everything in there.

I mean, you're right. I like it. I mean, it's not, now I got Dollar General at the top. I'm going to tell you all this. So I have a selection of DG. They don't, they don't sell leaf blowers.

But I'm going to tell you this. I've often thought. thought about this. I hope there's a dollar general in heaven just because we can. That's a great, that's a great theological question. I've never, will there be a dollar general? I've never actually been in that store. Phil, it's got everything you need is cheap. They don't care how it looks on the shelf.

It's just piled in their like garage sale style. You know what it looks like? It looks like Ms. Kay's warehouse. Yeah. You know what I have in my truck? I would just tell the eunuch. who works for me. How about this leaf blowing?

Well, all right, back to the leap blower. I just... I mean, at lightning speed, one shows up. Yeah, I digress. Do you have a leaf blower? Oh, Dan has every kind of... Well, I told you all about the couple, you know, spending Friday night on the back of a truck

out in front of a daughter general. I told you all about that. But I like the look of leaves on the ground than then pile up and burned. You'd rather see how to have the leaves. I'd rather have the site. with uh they they they they they're good for the grass and all that but uh we don't really we don't have a as y'all have noticed a manicured yard you don't have a yard but i get it with you because it floods and different things happen but that lives on a river bank when you're up there

in the neighborhood and even though i've i've put a dent in the h-o-a i really have they're still around. Oh, yeah. And everybody's looking at everybody's leaves saying, well, I'm waiting on you. They're waiting on somebody to make the first move because, you know, once that happens, because really I'm downhill. So, you know, my neighbor, all of Willie's leaves, he waits until they pile up down there in my yard. And then they get to.

But I've noticed that today, Jason, to interrupt your story, but I noticed that I saw some guys and they were out blowing leaves. But I thought, well, they're only. blowing leaves off the yard that they're taking care of like the neighbor they were all blowing them on his yard oh yeah and i thought well that's it that's it when i don't have a guy or you don't do it yourself you're the one where all the leaves wind up on your spot oh wow last night so i did this at night so so you can tell i acquired the leaf blower but acquiring the leaf blower was the story i was going to tell you because something happened i thought you'll get a kick at of course something

When I got to the road last night, I was like, well, I mean, the guy next to me, Willie's son-in-law, well, he hadn't done his yet. Well, I'm doing mine right now. So I'm like, everything in the street, because that's the boundary. That's going in your yard. Because they came from your yard anyway. Because it's downhill. That's right. So I'm sure I'll be getting a text at some point today when they get up saying,

What did you pile all these leaves up my yard for? Your problem is you got about a 15 to 20 mile iron northwest wind coming into this. By the time you get back from your trip, they're probably all going to be back in your yard. Right now it's clean. Anyway, I'll go in here to this establishment. Big wind coming. And you got to remember, I don't frequent stores very often outside of Dollar General. And so I get up there to check out.

Look, they only had one choice. It was an electric leaf blower. I mean, I was rolling my eyes because it was like $200 for this. I mean, I would have rather bought a gas operator. I know that. Because now you've got to have a long extension cord, too. No, no, it's not that. Oh, it's a battery.

Okay, I got you. Charge a battery. I said, well, I'll try it. Modern technology. Maybe we've done something. So anyway, it has a warranty on it because I don't trust it anyway. So I was like, she's like, do you want a warranty? Yeah, okay.

So she said, well, give me your phone number. Well, as a general rule, I don't give out my phone number. That's number one. Number two, I don't know my phone number. And I don't have my phone on me. So I said, well, how about an email? She's like, well, that's great, but you can't get this without a phone number. I was like, no, she said, you can't get the warranty without a phone number.

I said, all right, well, forget the warranty. She's like, no, it's already in the, this transaction will not take place unless I have your phone number. And I was glad, well, I don't guess I'm getting his leaf blower. So the woman behind me, she said, well, what if, what if I give you my number? And I was like, will that work? So the woman behind the counter said, well, yeah, but do you know her? I said, nope. And she said, well, ever, you know, we know who you are.

I mean, it is my hometown. She's like, this is Jace from Duck Commander. You don't know who this is? She's telling the woman behind the counter. She's like, is that you? She's like, well, Well, my daughter worked for you. And I was like, and you didn't know it was me.

He said, does she know my number? She works at the duck commander. I said, oh, well, we're good then. She said, no, I need a phone number. So this woman who works at a business down the road, she says, well, look, I'll just write down my business and my name. And if you ever have a problem, come see me at work. So we did it. Here's what I felt bad about.

Once she gave the number, that was just the tip of the iceberg. Then she, it's like, what's your address? Yeah. What is this? I'm sitting here watching this transaction for a warranty on a leaf blower. From a perfect stranger who I'm now getting the information to. And so when I told Missy about it, she said, well, I'm glad I didn't get you a leaf blower for Christmas. I said, well, babe, I thought you were out on that.

She said, well, I was out, but I didn't have a better idea. And I got to thinking, well, maybe I should. She's like, I talked to your son about it, but I didn't order it. I said, well, I got one. And then I told her what happened. And she's like, you need to tell that on the podcast because that's just ridiculous. I don't know. Modern technology, Phil.

If you don't give a phone number, you can't get a product. That's what I thought was weird. It just struck me that in my 76 years on the earth, I've never had a conversation about a leaf blower. Yeah. I don't deal with stuff like that. It was funny. I would love to say I was proud.

So I go out there, I charge a battery, you know. I go out there. I think, now, for 10 minutes, it's awesome. Then you got to go back and charge that battery. It's a 10-minute. it. And then it war. But now look, it charges in about 30 minutes.

And then you're... So you kind of got to blow it in spurts. This is our culture. They want you to take a break. It's like more powerful than a gas operator one, but only for 10 minutes. There's certain brands that you've learned to get, and they'll last, you go out there blow leaves all day long with it. That's what I'm saying.

But, Phil, when you only have one choice, and I was there and I wasn't going somewhere else. I mean, I don't shop. In all of my life, I've never heard of a person getting a warranty for a product in someone else's name and information. The product cost you a couple hundred dollars, but you give your life's history of why you need to like a week. For $20.

The blow was $2, I mean, $200. The warranty was $2, 1995, for two years, which I thought was pretty interesting. However, if something happens, I got to go find Deborah. Yeah. And get her to do something. Well, as funny as when Deborah got to work this morning or back at work yesterday, that was her story. You know what you do?

Leave the leaves alone. I mean, why are they hurting, right? It's far more easy and just say, forget it. Yeah, I don't know. I like it. That's a thing. What do you call that? Leave the leaves.

leaves alone. You know what's sad for Deborah, too, because here's the way it works in our culture. Once someone gets your information like that, especially your email. So she will, every day now, when she wakes up in the morning, she looks at her email,

she will be getting product information on these leaf blower people. Look at her Christmas sale. So every day she's going to be just... She gave her email, her address. She signed up. for the book club and the magazine. I heard the whole thing.

Well, first of all, but you got to tip your hat to her. What a kind act to just bail you out. I mean, look, she was so frustrated, you know, that you had to do that. That you had to do it. And she's like, I was trying not to make it look like, but she's like, he's not giving you his number. You don't know who he is, you know,

because she was being like that. This is just dumb. But you didn't know your number anyway. I didn't know my number. I didn't. It was in my truck, but I literally was not going to. I was going to leave the transaction before I go out there and get my phone number. So you can send me all this junk.

He texted me every five minutes about the latest leaf blower or whatever you got up here. So I'm like, I'm out of here. But when she made that offer, I just, I was like, will that work? Well, I thought she was going to say no. Yeah. She said, that'll work. which I thought why she doesn't even have it no but that's the other thing people now this woman was trained you got this system they don't know if something gets a skew from it

ain't just right in the deal they're hamstrung they don't know what to do they're just well I don't what do I put in the box I mean like it's it's like that you know the old days where you know somebody just ah who cares about that you know yeah just there's none of that anymore everything's systemized everything's going to go through the computer so anyway I thought y'all would appreciate that story. That was a good story. I like that. So Dad's thing, when it comes to problems like this, just leave the leaves alone.

There it is. The simple life. It always comes back to that with Dad. Let's take a break. So we're in the book of Mark. We had Zach for a couple of podcasts, but then he's back doing Zach things. He's on the road. I think the strain of the topic was

more than he could bear. It was a good one. No, I felt I felt pretty good about it. I think we, you know, we're at the end of, we didn't read the last section, which is, now this applies. I am with you to any end-time judgment, the second coming, the brevity of life. Do you want me to read it first? Yeah, yeah. You want to do a review leading up to it.

Well, let's, yeah, just read it, and then we'll go back and talk about it. This is Matthew 13. Mark 13. I mean, not Matthew. Mark 13, 32. No one knows about the day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the son, but only the father. Be on guard. Be alert.

You do not know when the time will come. It's like a man going away. He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned. task and tells the one at the door to keep watch. Therefore, keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back, whether in the evening or at midnight or when the rooster crows or at dawn. If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. What I say to you, I say to everyone, watch.

So I think in the immediate context, which we talked about in the last two podcasts, he was talking about the destruction of Jerusalem because we think that's what he was referring to in that in that text it was now phil and zack kind of proposed that maybe you know the last phrase had i mean the last paragraph before that had some or are they saying this this is the second coming i think they're saying possibly 30 first 31 heaven and earth will pass away but my words will never pass away he pivots into this concept because 30 says i tell you the truth this generation I mean, he's talking to these men, and just to give you just a little review, I mean, verse 1 and 2 of chapter 13 is undeniable. They walked out of the temple, and his disciples said, look at these buildings.

Do you see these buildings? Jesus replied, what, what do you say? Not one stone here will be left on another. of them will be thrown down. So he's talking about the destruction of the temple. And then they go and they sit on the Mount of Oz. They're looking back at the temple. Having a conversation.

Having a conversation. And they say, tell us when this is going to happen. So it's very obvious in context. Whatever he's about to say, he's talking about the temple and he's talking about it being destroyed. But he also references the son of man coming on the clouds, which is obviously a Daniel 7 reference.

He references Isaac. Isaiah 13, Isaiah 34, with the sun being darkened, the moon will not give it light, the stars will fall from the sky. So, you know, when it says 31, it says heaven and earth will pass away, I just, I really believe that it's talking about the current climate of which he was addressing. There's a new temple. And going back to John 2, which is my favorite in this discussion. Jesus said, you, you destroy this temple, and I'll bring it back in three days. They're looking around, said, it took us 46 years to build this temple. He was talking about his body.

Sure. I think that's the point. It's a new order. And so fast forward to us, we have the Holy Spirit inside of us. I read that, was it 1st Corinthians 3 or 2nd Corinthians 3? It said, don't you know that the Holy Spirit is in you? you are the temple i i've read that uh at the last yeah that's first corinthians 316 don't you know that you yourselves are god's temple and that god's spirit lives in you so i was thinking about

that concept i'm not exactly i can't remember where the text is uh where it's he says it's like a thief in the night yeah the concept of of the second come because you can broaden this out you're right to talk about not only the second coming, but anything you should be ready for. I mean, like he mentions, and I think I count it was like 10 times in this text. He references, watch out, be on your guard, be aware, watch. You know, the idea is that you can't just like get in your bubble and not be aware that the clock is ticking. In this case, I think it was something specific for that generation. But the clock is ticking for the second coming.

Sure. The clock is ticking for our own lives and how long we have to have an impact. I mean, you know, the idea about, you know, being watchful and aware and ready to do something. It motivates you to live a better life. That's right. Well, it's an urgency, right? You're not shaking. You're not shaking in your boots and can't deal with the world.

I mean, but you are aware that this thing will come to an end. That's right. Well, the verse you're looking for. Well, 1st Thessalonians 5-1. I mean, now, I know this is talking about when Jesus comes back. Right. When it says, no, brothers, about times and dates, we do not need to write you. For you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

Now, you say, well, what came before that? Well, this is one of the most famous passages in the Bible. First Thessalonians 4, 13 through 17. it says, you know, we don't want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep or agree with the, like the rest of men who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again. Of course, we're fast forward in here now, but the same concept applies about the thief, you know. It's a broad application now, right?

Yeah. You know, and the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a loud command, the voice of the archangel, and the trumpet call of God and the dead in Christ will rise first. after that we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we'll be with the Lord forever. But I do think it's interesting that in verse four of chapter five, he says, but you brothers are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

And by the way, in verse three, I think this is why people make the time. connection of Mark 13 as being the sake of coming. He does say, while people are saying peace and safety, destruction will come on them suddenly as labor pains on a pregnant woman and they will not escape. And he just used that reference. He'd use that reference. But look, all that is is a quick, sudden, and it's a time of suffering or in this case

where I think in Mark 13, but here this is more all of a sudden, you know, when a woman is like, you know, I mean, it's a pretty safe. You know, it's amazing because in the era we are at technology and all these things you can do. When a pregnant woman, she's still just waiting for the cycle that's the God created to start working. You know what I'm saying? You can go to the doctor. They can hook you up to stuff. They can look in there.

There's all kinds of things they can do. but ultimately, they wait. They wait. They wait until it happens, you know. And so that's this point, and you don't know until all of a sudden you start. But they're not shocked when it does. No, that's right, because there's an expectation. They know what's going to come down.

But the destruction of Jerusalem, many people died. And so look, all these principles. They said at least one to two million. I've heard varying numbers. So not only was it. Jewish people were slaughtered. Yeah. In that besiege.

At that, when they, They finally reach the walls and here they come. So they besie the city for a long time. So it was a tough. Starved them out. Starved them out. So here's my point. So really, when you're talking about, so Mark 13, he's obviously talking about the temple being destroyed.

But he's also, there is always a hint of the second coming in this because in death, that is Jesus coming. I mean, in a way, because the next thing you'll know, you're here. So, you know, I've made this point before, and it's a little deep point. But so I do think some of the same verbiage is used because of that reason. But so, you know, here he describes what happens when he comes down and all this. But still, when you die, well, I mean, I think 1st Corinthians 15 describes it as the twinkling of an eye. Right. And I think a lot of translations translate death as asleep.

And we've talked about this before many times because, you know, you lose since time here in that realm. And so he goes on to say in verse four, but this day shouldn't surprise you like a thief, which I think goes to the concept of what reading in Mark 13, which is about this watching, being ready. Imprepped. Well, he's given enough evidence to show you the human race that with him, nothing is impossible. Yeah. Getting rid of something, implementing something.

We're doing away with this. We're going to do that. Well, I mean, he's given enough evidence by the time, Mark chapter 13, by the time you get there, don't mess with him. He'll do what he wants to do. After all, he's the one implemented the temple worship. Well, right. It was his idea.

Well, the Hebrews we studied, which the whole point was, this thing is done away with, and a new day is dawned. Right. A new way to worship God, and it won't be by rules and regulations because no one ever kept him anyway. Right. It's my faith. I mentioned this in the podcast. I think this is why Jesus was so emotionally sad about the situation that was evident when he was coming into Jerusalem to die that he knew what was going to happen there.

I want to read this. Let's take a break. I want to read this passage in Second Peter. I think we referenced this in one of the past podcasts, but it's Peter's way of the same language jays that you read in Thessalonians. He says in verse 9, the Lord is not slow in keeping his promise as some understand slowness. He's patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentant.

So kind of gives that idea about why this is, from our perspective, been a long time still waiting for this, the event for Jesus to come back. And he says what Paul said, but the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar. The elements will be destroyed by fire and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. So he gives this picture of complete. There's a difference between that and the destruction of Jerusalem. Yeah, a big difference.

Big difference. Right. So this is a few tree, man. But what I was saying, there are. because people died and I just think there are elements of the finality of it in that. That's what I'm open to. Which was my point all on because remember I told you even the abomination of desolation. The idea is those things had occurred throughout Jewish history in terms of the temple being defiled, you know, being broken down, broken into.

I mean, so what I'm saying is there's these events, you know, an apocalypse. is for a lot of people is what you're involved in in your lifetime. Plus, the final judgment, you know, judgment on the wicked. I mean, let's face it, boys, there was a lot of wickedness going on at that temple. Making a money-making enterprise and all these rules and regulations and people. Well, the way he set it up, yes, it had turned into. Oh. Well, and the biggest thing is they missed Jesus.

I mean, they missed the Messiah completely. Therefore, you have weakened this when that happens. Which, you know, when Jesus died, remember there was that earthquake and then the temple curtain was torn into. Oh, yeah. I mean, it could have been destroyed right then, but God and His mercy, he gave them 40 years to get it right, to find Jesus. He was there.

His followers would be there. They'd be teaching what I. So I think that was a grace thing, the 40 years. So here, let me read the rest of this that happens at the end. I never thought about that. That's a good point, Al. So in verse 11, since everything will be destroyed in this way, here's this idea of watchfulness again that Jesus talks about to the disciples.

What kind of people ought you to be? That's why I said a while ago that the way you behave, it's part of this. Exactly. Especially it says you know it's coming. You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the, as you look forward to the day of God. It's a motivator. It is.

That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with his promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. Which, again, Jason, to your point, I think that's a new era. That's whatever that final thing is going to be. Well, what's interesting, though, is so the reference, you read that in, Take a Peter 3, that where I read in First Thessalonians 5, which I didn't know you were going to go there, you know after he said that day said and surprise you I mean watch what he says in verse 6

he said so then let us not be like others who are asleep but let us be alert and self-controlled for those who sleep at night for those who sleep sleep at night and those who get drunk get drunk at night but since we belong to the day let us be self-controlled putting on faith and love as a breastplate and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath, but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus. He died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him, therefore encourage each other. So he made the same principle. And he went the old John 3, 16, and 17. God didn't, you know, send his son to condemn the world. That's right. To save it for whoever believes in him.

I read them backward. Right. But there is a finality. And I think when we come to Christ, there's, it's just as much motivation for most people. Because you are, you realize you're guilty. You're convicted of your sense. Well, fear is not a bad thing. Fear of God is a, you know, what's the verse?

The fear of God is a beginning of wisdom. Well, I think you start off that way, but, you know, it's also a maturity thing as you're in Christ. You realize that his grace is really the key to understanding, you know, living for him. But I think what you do, there's a danger when you study Mark 13. You get to argue about, well, is this the second coming or is this the destruction of Jerusalem or both? And there's a danger you're arguing about all this stuff. and you're not applying the realities of such a statement and such a paragraph and chapter to your life. I mean, look, God's way is way better.

We don't have to have this ritualistic type worship that the Jews were under. God sent his son Jesus to die for us not, you know, based on anything we do. I mean, he just solely because he loves us and wants us to live with him forever, he shows us you can be raised from the dead he supplies the power you know we surrender to them it's awesome news but if you're going to chunk it and if you're going to turn your turn your face away from jesus and just live your life nothing good is going to happen that's right it's horrible it's terrible judgment is happening and there's nothing positive whether you believe how whatever you believe you don't have anything positive to look for,

even that you can conjure up. Yeah. I think about when you said that it made me think about Chad Robesha, who we had on a few podcasts back when he told that story about his life, even though he had done amazing things for our country and for other people. Dangerous things. Very dangerous things. I mean, constantly his life constantly in danger.

He got to that point when he got back home. it was just like there was no meaning in it for him. Remember, he said I was in a closet. I'm looking. He said I had pictures spread out of my family in front of me with a pistol in my hand. I mean, without something bigger than this. Even when you're a man like him who accomplished a lot. I mean, he's an amazing warrior.

Still, you have to have more. And it was when his wife got him to Christ that he understood more. And now he's able to take all those experiences now through the lens of Christ. And look what he's doing. He's impacting people and, you know. Are it interesting. And what he ended up with is what he never got from just kill or be killed. Hope.

Hope. That's it. Hope and look. Hang on. Let's take a break. And imagining yourself standing before God, that's a good thing to do. You know, I used to think, what was, you know, my wife's dad, you know, he would do campaigns. and he had a question I'm trying to think of it off the top of my head.

It's like the lead-in question was something to the effect. If the Lord were to come back. Oh, yeah, if the Lord were to come back. Would you be ready? Would you be ready, you know, right now? And so, you know, it's a good question. Great question. You know, when you're standing before God, what are you going to say?

I mean, so. Which, by the way, they had to change that. because in the old days they would say if you died today would you be ready problem was you're standing on somebody's porch

and you're a stranger and you knock on the door and the answer and said if you die today would you be ready that's kind of menace that's a

yeah so they had to change that to if the Lord goes back would you be ready so the behavior of our people our culture yeah somebody said that

you don't want to say that you don't want to say that I'd probably pick up I would think it was of course we're all redneck standing on the porch with their weapons, a drone with somebody's talking like that.

That's right. I said, some dude out there in the yard talking about people, you know, and they didn't. Well, I remember. You said, yeah, the question, yes, you raised up your AR. No, the question is, are you ready?

No, look, we. I have actually dealt with it. Even my father-in-law, you know, we got into, I had to explain to him. I was like, because they would ask us to go. And I was like, I'll go speak when it's the Christians at the, you get together.

I said, but I'm not door knocking. And he was like, no, why not giving a chance? I was like, look at me. I'm disqualified for the doorknocked for three days one time. And the closest I ever got, these old women would be looking out the shades, but they wouldn't open the door. The closest he got was. They looked at my countenance.

And they said, no, call the police. Phil, if you knocked on my door, I would not answer. Just being honest. If I didn't know who you were, I would just like, hey, don't go to town. answer. Don't answer. It's, we're in trouble.

But I was going to bring this up. I heard an interesting story, Sunday, if I can remember how it went completely. But it just hit me when I read that about that. You know, I don't know really what the point is. What he says, those who hear in First, Thessalon's Five, your sons of the light and sons of the day, I guess just that we're transparent. We're not trying to hide. I don't know what other application. Because he said, you know, those who get drunk, drunk at night.

Well, there's been people get drunk during the daytime. But I think he was showing that we are what we are. And going back to the John 3 passage at the end, you know, it said that light has come into the world. And, you know, this is the verdict. People won't come into the light for fear their deeds will be exposed. And I think this is... And it kind of goes in line with the general theme we've always said. Most things bad that happen to people is if you're out when other people are asleep.

Oh, yeah, I've told y'all many times. You know, we've documented... I mean, we almost ran over a guy who we thought was dead, and we had that happen. And the deep darkness of night, the best place to be is in the bed of sleep. But when we're coming, duck hunting, and just this year, I probably had seven or eight instances where I thought, huh, once one day I was coming, somebody was riding with, I think my son, Reed, and we just saw a guy, you know, running down the road. I mean, we were like, fixed to turn out of store, and I was like, whatever he's doing at

3.50 in the morning, running wide open, ducking in behind. I was like, can't be good. It can't be good. He's running from something. He's up to no good. But what I was going to say is, I heard this illustration. Sunday. And it was about,

what got my attention is because when I was a, I guess a teenager, I think this is when this happened, but you remember the beer commercial that was the less filling, tastes great? Because when I went to high school and we go to a football game,

the student section, they would, they would cheer that the whole time. While they're drinking. It was, it became like, it went viral before becoming viral. It was very with real people in the stand.

It was. So, well, the pastor, Tom, he shared their story that I had never heard this. So the guy who first did that commercial, his name was Bub, of all things, was like college football quarterback from Michigan State. He goes pro, wins a Super Bowl. anyway, you know, after that, he was one of the first ones to come out with that commercial. You know, they paid him to do the commercial. Well, here's the funny part. He didn't even drink.

You know, he was not a drinker, which I always found that interesting. But he does this commercial. Everywhere he would go after that, that every time people saw him, tastes great, last feeling, taste good, last feeling, taste good, less feeling, taste great. Well, it started weighing on him, you know, because he's like... Now he's not about doing. Now he's looking at alcohol, like how many kids die, you know, from alcohol poisoning? Well, you know, he's looking at these numbers and he's like, this is what, here I am, I don't even drink.

And now my whole life, this is what I'm known for. And it was like, he told the story that he was, you know, vacationing with his family, somewhere in Florida or whatever. and it just, he'd go, he's walked down to beat, all these drunk, you know, they just hammered their taste great last fit because they recognize him for the commercial. And he's like, I'm not doing that anymore. I'm literally cutting myself all from being associated with that. But I thought it was an interesting story that you get caught up in something, which, you know, it really was an innocent way to make a buck.

goes viral, he's known for that. You can't convince anybody else. And in his mind, the point he made is, you know, he just didn't want to stand before God and is like, this is what I was known for. Yeah. Yeah, your words. What a tragedy.

It was really kind of sad. It's kind of tragic, you know? And since I don't know of anything this person's ever done, I guess this will always be known for in some circles. Exactly. I mean, I just thought it was, man, what, and he was just saying how, you know, everybody, when you're here, you know, God gives you abilities and talents. And yes, he's calling you through the gospel, but, you know, everybody's known for something.

I mean, you're known for something, whether it's really good or really bad. And look, it matters. That was kind of his point, you know. And at some point, you got to realize, you know, are you using God so he'll bless you? or are you going to allow God to use you, you know, for his agenda? And really that's the attitude you should have because what you do matters and who you're representing matters. There was a, especially since there is going to be an end to it.

Yeah, I mean, you just imagine that thing. You stand for God and you're like, you know, taste great, less feeling, huh? You know, and you weren't even involved in. I mean, it's just like, what a waste. Yeah. Well, trust me when I tell you, it's grown way beyond that these days. I know. I thought it was a fascinating story. It is. Let's take a break. But you know, Dad, you're an example.

I mean, you had a pretty large reputation in a region before you got famous of being a person that was, you know, for bad deeds. That's right. You were. I mean, people knew who you were and they knew why. But your reputation and who you are can completely change if you completely change. If you stay the course. Stay the course. Because if anybody said something about Phil, or I was now,

and now you're known all around the world, they would not say, oh, yeah, he's a drunkard and he's a, they would say, oh, he used to be that way when he was young, but let me tell you what he does now.

So just to those out there, to Jason's point, you can change what people say about you because of who you are. There's a, where was it? There's a verse. and Peter. We all have, we all leave a reputation. Right. We all leave it. And sometimes it's sincere and sometimes it's not. But, but all of us, the way we walk, you know, this walk in the

light, if you walk, you claim Jesus, you walk as Jesus did. Right. Well, you know, that pretty well that pretty well clarifies the, clarifies the whole thing. And that's in every instance, right? I mean, that's when you think people aren't looking. We were at least in our, taking a we were in dc a few months back doing an event so our driver that was taking us the uber driver you know he was a talker he was from israel he was originally israeli but he'd been in dc for a long time and drove cars so you know he's a talker he's one of those some don't say much and some like to talk this guy like to talk who he's talking and you know we tell him finally who we are and oh yeah i've heard of your show and he said and then he said well i tell you somebody i don't

like he mentions one of the fox person is one of their major people. I said, really? I said, why do you not like her? She got in my car and this, so then he tells the story about how she had been really mean to him, you know, when she, he was giving her a ride somewhere. And I mean, he talked about it for like 15 minutes. Like, he does not like this person.

I mean, I'm, you know, I watch her. I kind of like her. And so, but it told me something. I was like, you know, I wonder, you see people and they seem personable, especially if they're on television. But you don't know how they are to the driver, to the waitress, to the people where it seems like you can not be good and yet you're not. And they're telling us, but it was kind of ironic and funny because I thought,

hmm, you know, it makes it. I find it fascinating because I've met a lot of, you know, since we have this show now. So I bet we have to do these, I don't know what do they call those things. It's like the publicity. Promos and the other. promos for the shows and all so you meet all these personalities it is impossible to to know what somebody's like just by watching them that's right exactly now but but you'll know within 60 seconds because i bet i've met i bet i've bet 30 or 40 uh you know across all the major stuff and

fox and all i mean i i have but in 60 seconds i know what you're going to say you know whether you like them or you're like, hmm, they need Jesus. It's just so fascinating because it's impossible. And look, I'll tell you. It's typically how they treat the people that work for them. And most of them, look, and most of them that you thought you were going to like. Yeah, he didn't. No.

So it's like, boy, you cannot tell. So, I don't know. There was one. You will know them by the fruit. The fruit that you see come forth from, you know, you'll, all people, and if you love one another, they take, the ones who love one another, that's the group you need to look at. I won't single any of them out, but I will tell you this. I was fixing to be interviewed, and my perception of this person based on what I want to watch on TV

was a little like kind of stuck up and really wasn't a fan. And so we get out there and this woman's going to interview me. And we had like 90 seconds before the interviewer was going to start. And they were going to interview me about something that I thought was completely ridiculous. But I thought, oh, well, you know, give it your best shot. So we had a 90-second conversation. about she just asked me about our life and she had heard we had we were fostering this little baby you know and so after with five seconds to go she said i'm not gonna ask you this stuff i mean you're

and because she got her she got kind of teary-eyed you know when we were just had this short session so as soon as the camera comes on because now i'm getting nervous because i'm like she just scrap this five seconds. What are we going to do? No teleprompter. And she just asked about life, you know, how's your like, just generic questions. And it was good. And then as soon as it was over, we picked right back up.

We didn't move. Everybody, they were moving. And we were talking about life. And, of course, I realized, too, that she was very, you know, a woman of faith. And I was like, of course, and my wife was there inside the room listening. And she said, I cannot believe that y'all had that conversation, you know, before and after. And she just grabbed that. She said, it was so shocking to me.

I said, oh, it was shocking and moving. She said, oh, I was moved. I had tears about it. But I thought, you know, I would have never known that just by watching TV. And it would have been one of the last people that I would have picked. You don't know. And I think some of that is going to be revealed to, you know, where it says that, Hebrews 4, 12 and 13, nothing's hidden from God.

I mean, it's not like you're going to get up there and see if you can remember. He knows all, sees all, he's in all and through all. I mean, it's going to be a quick conversation. That's why even some of the people that are out there, famous people, that are just boorish and, you know, terrible people, and you can tell, they don't care. They're just like, this is my stick, this is who I, I can at least respect that because it's like, if I'm going to go full board heathen, that's what I'm going to do.

That's the way some of these people are. Well, at least they're being true to who they are. I kind of respect. I kind of respect that. I mean, more than just this hiding it, and then you meet them and you're like, oh, my goodness. It doesn't mean it's going to be a happy ending for you. No, you're going to wind up in a bad place.

I mean, it's not good for you. I was thinking because the last event we did, we were in Georgia, and y'all all came home, but I stayed an extra day. And I got to meet Tucker Carlson. I will mention Tucker because I like Tucker. I like his style.

I like his show. And so I was nervous about meeting him because I was thinking, oh, what if he's like terrible and I don't like it? But thankfully, he wasn't. I mean, I probably talked to him 20 minutes and it was a breakfast and he was talking to other people too, but he was just very person. He was just exactly as he comes across. He was very personal, very like him.

He is personal. Yeah, he is. I like you, thank you. He's not. And so I was glad. I was, oh, man, I'm so disappointed when it's somebody at respect and then you meet him and you don't like it. That really is.

That's why I wouldn't mention any of the other ones that I didn't. So I guess to put a bow on this before we go to overtime, the concept is, and we talked about this, Jason, we wanted to make sure we got this point in about this, because we made a big deal about trying to put it in its proper context about Jerusalem, but the application of being ready, which I think is what. And watching. And watching. Look, live in life like there's no consequences.

It's not going to end up. Yeah. Living life like there's no afterlife, it's not going to end well. That's right. It's, you need to watch. And I would say even, and we talked a lot about this, we haven't lately, but through the years of the podcast, Jay's, because I've got teenage grandkids, you got, you had teenage kids, that it's not just being watchful about the big apocalyptic moments. It's watchful in your family, what your kids are looking at, what people are doing in your family. I mean, this idea about.

That's his point. Yeah. Being alert. In alert. You got to realize there's. there's bigger things going on, you know. And so under your watch, I like that one. People say, not under my watch.

That's right. That's a good attitude. Not on my watch. That's it. All right. So we're going to end this session, but we invite you to come over to overtime. BlazTV.com slash unashamed is where our overtime segments are. And I got a passage that I can get to about this concept.

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