Participants: Chris Shelton (Host), Kenny Shelton
Series Code: BTLP
Program Code: BTLP000026
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00:41 Hello and welcome to Behold the Lamb Presents.
00:44 I'm Chris Shelton, your host and I wanna welcome 00:47 each and every one of you to today's program that 00:50 we have entitled our characters must reach 00:53 full maturity before probation closes. 00:57 This program is the fourth in a five part 00:59 series that we have called, are you qualified 01:02 to receive the latter rain? To begin today's 01:05 message let's look at this word probation. 01:09 Dictionary.com defines this word as the testing 01:13 or trial of a person's conduct, character, 01:16 qualifications, or the like. 01:18 This definition certainly makes good sense in 01:21 regards to our walk of sanctification. 01:24 We know that the decisions we make 01:27 in this life will determine where we are to spend 01:30 eternity? If our hearts are controlled by the 01:33 love and follies of this world brothers and 01:35 sisters, we're gonna perish with this world. 01:38 On the other hand, if we choose to give our whole 01:42 heart to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to 01:44 mold and to fashion as he rose then our home 01:48 will be an eternal heavenly home. 01:51 The choice is ours, always ours but the 01:54 gift is free. Our daily walk of sanctification 01:58 is our probation time. It's our test 02:01 of character, all of heaven is viewing our 02:04 conduct of life. Our thoughts, motives 02:07 of the heart, everything about us that makes 02:11 us us, is written in the courts of heaven. 02:14 The question will some day be asked, 02:16 do we have the Christ like qualifications to 02:20 live in the kingdom of heaven, in the very 02:22 presence of the most high God. 02:25 The question will come at the end of our personal 02:28 probation, we know not if our probation will close 02:31 with our death or if we're living close enough to 02:35 Christ's second coming for it to close during 02:38 our lifetime. In any case what will our 02:42 probationary time reveal of our true character? 02:45 Will we have reached that full maturity in Christ 02:49 or will our books close showing us clinging to 02:52 something that we hold dear in this world that 02:54 is enmity towards God. Remember as the message 02:59 is being presented today the choice is ours 03:03 but the gift is free. And as Christ, 03:06 Christ is always willing to do whatever takes 03:10 in his power to assist us in attaining this free 03:13 gift of eternal life. Thus the title of 03:15 today's message again is, 03:18 Our Characters Must Reach Full Maturity 03:21 Before Probation Closes. But before join Pastor 03:24 Kenny for today's message let's visit 03:27 the 3ABN worship center and listen to a song 03:29 entitled "Someone is praying for you." 03:38 Have the clouds round you 03:42 Gathered in the midst of a storm 03:48 Is your ship tossed and battered 03:53 Are you weary and worn? 03:57 Don't lose hope someone's 04:01 praying for you this very day 04:07 And peace be still is already on the way 04:17 Someone is praying for you 04:27 Someone is praying for you 04:35 So when it seems you're all alone, 04:40 And your heart would break in two 04:45 Remember someone is praying for you. 04:55 When it seems that you prayed 05:00 'til your strength is all gone, 05:05 And your tears fall like 05:08 raindrops all the day long 05:14 Jesus cares and He knows just 05:19 how much that you bear 05:23 He'll speak your name to someone in prayer 05:33 Someone is praying for you 05:44 Someone is praying for you 05:52 So when it seems you're all alone, 05:57 And your heart would break 06:01 in two, break in two 06:09 Remember someone is praying 06:18 for you, praying for you. 06:31 Hello thank you for joining us today here 06:33 in Behold the Lamb and why don't you appreciate 06:35 that special music. We're gonna get ready to 06:37 study the Bible most important subject 06:40 and I ask that you would now, you know pray 06:42 with me as we start this program we always 06:44 do that because we need the power of the 06:46 Holy Spirit. We were talking about a subject 06:48 today that you know our characters must reach 06:50 full maturity before Jesus comes. 06:53 What does all of that mean, does God really 06:57 require that of us, why don't we pray 06:59 about it first and then we're going to get into 07:02 our study. I look forward to it, don't you? 07:04 Let's pray together. Merciful Father in heaven, 07:09 first of all we ask that you forgive us 07:11 of any sin, anything in our hearts and life that 07:13 need not be there, or we want to stand righteous 07:16 before thee not because of any good thing that 07:18 we've done or ever will but because of Jesus 07:20 Christ our Lord and our Savior. 07:22 Help us to stand behind the cross of Calvary 07:24 today you said in your word if you be lifted up, 07:27 if I be lifted up would draw all men unto me. 07:30 May the power of the Holy Spirit now consume each 07:32 and every one of us as we study the word of God 07:34 together, may it be clear in our hearts 07:37 and our minds, may it compel us to make the 07:40 necessary changes that we maybe like Jesus, 07:43 thank you for those of you those who listen, 07:45 those who share the gospel of Jesus Christ, 07:48 his precious name we pray and for his sake, amen. 07:54 As always we're very grateful and thankful 07:56 that you spend some time with us, pencil 07:58 paper Bible, let's begin our study shall we? 08:01 First thing I would like to do is you know 08:02 I love the book the Great Controversy, 08:04 some of you are familiar with it, others are not. 08:06 I found just a little one line there on page 490 08:09 it says every one of us must be tested and 08:13 found without spot or wrinkle or any such thing. 08:18 Oh yeah, you say well that's taken from the Bible, 08:21 certainly that it is Ephesians 5:27, 08:24 what is the key, everyone of us must be tested 08:28 when we are tested then we must be found without 08:31 what spot, wrinkle, stain any such thing that 08:34 means the characters need to be pure and 08:37 holy and like Jesus. How is this accomplished, 08:41 must it be accomplished. 08:42 This is part of the questions that you 08:44 may have today as we study the word of God. 08:47 I'm sure of this, we are living at the very end 08:51 of earth's history; we are in the Day of Atonement. 08:54 And as we look around the world and what is 08:57 happening in the world, you know I'm, it's very 08:59 clear to me that the judgments of God 09:03 are falling in the land. I know, you say well 09:05 I've heard it yes we need to take special note 09:08 because these are warnings for God's people 09:11 who are studying and who are praying. 09:13 See God's warning this world that he is getting 09:15 ready to come and to visit us once again. 09:20 You wanna be visited by him, you know in 09:23 Luke 19 verse 44 in your Bible be should 09:26 and jot these things down, we have to move 09:28 quickly, a lot of material, but Jesus was 09:30 talking about the, Jesus weeps over Jerusalem 09:33 and the destruction and here's what he said 09:35 bottom lime was this, here in the last line 09:37 or so of that path, he says because thou 09:40 knewest not the time of thy visitation. 09:44 What does that mean? Not one stone would be 09:46 left upon the other people were going to die by 09:48 the thousands why, because they didn't know 09:50 the time of his visitation, they could have known 09:53 they didn't study, they were not preparing 09:56 so my God help us that we are studying now 09:59 and preparing for what, for the coming of 10:02 Jesus Christ. Now when I just mentioned a while 10:05 ago that we live in the hour of judgments of God, 10:07 these judgments are what, they're warnings, 10:10 well what you say in what? The things that 10:12 are happening in the land. Well everyday in 10:15 newspaper floods, fire, earthquake, 10:17 we see wars, we see bloodshed, we're seeing 10:19 labor disputes, we're seeing economic unrest, 10:23 we're seeing all of these things that are 10:25 taking place and you know what these are? 10:28 These are warning signs, nations rising 10:31 against nations, nations threatening other nations. 10:35 It tells of the coming of Jesus Christ. 10:37 Please remember this, these judgments are a 10:41 wake up call, wake up call for what? Who? 10:44 A wake up call for those who have not had the 10:46 opportunity to hear the truth or to know what 10:49 truth is all about into accept it. 10:51 These are wake up calls but on the other hand 10:54 you know God's merciful and so He still reaching 10:56 out to save those who have had an opportunity 10:59 but listen carefully, but the door of probation is 11:01 going to close on those who have had opportunity 11:05 and they have refused it. There's many in the 11:08 moment today that understand the truth 11:10 and maybe the things are happening in prophecy 11:13 but they're not doing anything about, 11:14 they're not preparing. The door is going to 11:17 be closed and we will not be able to enter. 11:20 Think about the five wise and the five foolish. 11:23 So it's very evident probation is closing 11:26 on those who have had an opportunity to hear 11:29 this last message of warning. We're talking 11:31 to Three Angels Message; we're talking about a 11:34 message called righteousness by faith. 11:36 You know spirit of prophecy calls it most 11:38 precious message that was given to us. 11:41 Righteous by faith, we talk about glory of God, 11:44 oh these are things that must sound again 11:47 because as they began to sound the people didn't 11:49 want to hear them and rejected it as it first 11:51 came to us. Oh friend we live in an awesome 11:55 time of the history of this world. 11:57 You realize that many people who believe 12:00 present truth, if I ask you today do you believe 12:04 present truth. What would be your aim? 12:07 Would your hand go up say I, I'm a present 12:09 truth believer, let me just challenge you with this 12:11 thought if you say that. Many who claim to be 12:15 present truth believers are going to fail, 12:18 they're going to come up short of the glory of 12:20 God heaven's not going to be their home, why? 12:23 Simple. Because they do not understand 12:26 the essential, the vital aspect of the early 12:30 and the latter rain, and what it is to accomplish 12:35 in our life. Take that note if what it is to what? 12:38 Accomplish in our life. Therefore what, 12:41 they failed to prepare. See, there's something 12:46 special about the early and latter rain and 12:48 if we're not paying attention to it, 12:50 we're not really preparing. 12:51 We think all is well, all is good. 12:53 In our previous lesson, let's go with this very 12:55 quickly for those who were not, maybe not 12:58 been watching that this is very, very important 13:00 and we do have and I wanna bring this to 13:02 you right now. We have some; I would like to call 13:05 them just a time line prophecy of prophetic 13:09 events that hopefully will come up on your screen 13:12 and you will be able to see this will just help 13:14 you to follow what we've been talking about 13:17 on this five part series. If you have them as 13:21 we're preaching this message you will be 13:22 able to look and you'll be able to relate to these 13:24 terms that we are using. So please you're gonna 13:27 have to call, you're gonna have to get somehow 13:29 get here with us, so we can get these out to you, 13:31 so you can have the whole five part series. 13:33 Previous lessons we learned some thing, 13:35 we learned the work of the Holy Spirit is 13:37 represented by the early and what good, 13:40 the later rain, it's vital to all Christians plus the 13:44 church. Very seldom, here it is, it's vital to 13:47 the church now remember the early rain fell on 13:49 what, on the Christian church and it fell on 13:52 the day of what? Good, Pentecost. 13:55 The early rain then continues to fall 13:58 through history. Now till the end of the world, 14:01 to the probation closes, to prepare the church 14:05 for what, to be prepared for the latter rain 14:08 and then to go on to the time of the harvest. 14:11 See the church is involved here, 14:13 we as God's people and then what about the 14:16 latter rain, we've been learning about how that 14:18 falls upon the church. See the Holy Spirit 14:21 then in the latter rain is poured out. 14:23 The Bible says on the what, we're talking 14:25 about the remnant church, it's poured out 14:27 without measure, it's much more than 14:30 you know then it was in the early rain, 14:32 a great abundance and then what, at the close 14:36 of it's, the work of the history of this world 14:38 that rain is poured out and what, it helps to 14:42 wrap up that you know and when does it 14:45 poured out. Often a lot of people make suggestions 14:48 on how it's poured out and what's going to take 14:50 place in time frames. But I believe that after the 14:54 National Sunday Law, after the National Sunday 14:58 Law then we're going to see the latter rain 15:00 that falls on the church and equips us. 15:02 Now the lock can be said, you say I'll never 15:04 heard it read Revelation 13 not be able to buy 15:06 yourselves say we have the mark. 15:08 Legislative action is going to be involved here. 15:11 Now how about this early rain on individual, 15:13 we talk about the church, an early rain, 15:15 the later rain on the church, how about as 15:17 individuals, they say we've been studying. 15:19 You know it's given, the early rain was given 15:23 in what, in moderation to us as individuals. 15:26 But remember as the early rain or the time 15:28 that you accept Jesus Christ that rain is given 15:32 you the power is given so that you may what, 15:34 you may gain victory of what, good. 15:37 Overseen in your life that you maybe what like 15:40 Jesus overcome all sin, reflect Jesus fully 15:45 and then you know what it continues on through 15:48 the Christian experience and then we find that 15:51 we receive the latter rain, as we receive the 15:53 latter rain, listen carefully it helps to, 15:56 it helps to prepare us, it helps to that 15:58 we maybe mature and that we may go on 16:02 to live with Jesus. Friend, that's an interesting 16:04 thought, full maturity. How is our character 16:09 gonna reach full maturity, there's a 16:11 difference here we need to think about it. 16:12 How about the latter rain in all individuals, 16:15 is it important? Absolutely. 16:17 Latter rains poured out what, in abundance once 16:20 again and we believe that I believe in the study 16:23 that the latter rain in abundance falls after the 16:26 National Sunday Law. It empowers God's people 16:29 to give the loud cry and then we reach what? 16:33 Full maturity, that means what? Gain victory over 16:36 sin in our life and then we are ready notice then 16:41 we are ready for the harvest. 16:43 There's a difference, I want you to pay special 16:45 attention to that. We must reach what? 16:48 Full maturity before probation closes. 16:52 Now the question, you know when is this work 16:54 going to be done? Let me read from two 16:57 testimonies of 355. This is interesting 17:01 when he comes, see there's contention in 17:04 the movement. Many people have different 17:06 thoughts but why not get in the Bible the 17:08 spirit of prophecy, and see what it has to say 17:10 and then follow it, and then, you simply 17:12 believe it. Here's what says 355, 17:15 when He comes, He is not to cleanse us of our sins. 17:19 People say when Jesus comes He is going to, 17:21 He is going to finish the work, He is going to, 17:22 when He comes, He is not going to cleanse us 17:25 from our sins. He is not going to, notice this, 17:27 to remove from us the defects of our character. 17:30 Now how many of us can say I want if any of us 17:32 can say today that stand and say I have no 17:35 defects in character. Probably everyone of us 17:38 who are honest in heart, so you know I have 17:39 some defects of character in so mentioning that 17:43 and so owning up to that, that means what we 17:45 need some changes, because of we have 17:47 defects of character, heaven is not going to 17:50 be our home. This is our time of probation, 17:53 listen as I read on. It says, to remove from us 17:56 the defects of our characters, or to cure 17:59 us from infirmities of our tempers, our 18:02 dispositions. Reading on, if wrought for us 18:08 at all, this work will be accomplished before 18:11 that time. Before the what, the coming 18:13 of Jesus. No work will then be done for them 18:17 through remove their defects and give them 18:20 holy character. This will all be done in these 18:24 hours of probation, it is what, listen, it is now 18:29 that this work is to be accomplished for us. 18:33 This shall remove all doubt. This is the time 18:35 that what, right now is the time that we are 18:37 to gain victory. It's the time to cleanse 18:40 ourselves from sin, to remove defects of 18:43 characters our infirmities saying that you know 18:45 evil tempers, and bad habits, and eyes and ears 18:48 and things that we take into our it's now that 18:50 we commit them to Jesus Christ. 18:53 Now it's the time that we gain the victory. 18:56 Like the Great Controversy 18:58 once again as I referred to page 620, 19:01 makes this statement. Those who delay in 19:04 preparation of the great day of God cannot 19:08 obtain it in the time of trouble or any 19:12 subsequent time. Listen, the case of all 19:16 are hopeless. This should jar us to the 19:21 very quick, if we don't what, get the victory 19:23 right now through the power and blood of 19:25 Jesus Christ when he comes you know it's going 19:27 to be too late, our cause is hopeless. 19:31 I feel you're living life that Jesus wants 19:33 you to live. See we must see the importance of 19:36 preparation to receive. See it's more than 19:39 just praying for it's more than just I'm 19:42 hoping for it. It's more than just what believing 19:45 that it's going to happen. Oh friend as we read 19:50 you know I've read several last lesson, 19:52 several passages of scripture I'm gonna read 19:54 several more today. A some may overlap oh friend 19:57 I want you to see the importance of what I'm 19:59 talking about God means what he says, 20:01 because we're talking about complete victory, 20:03 we're talking about living without sin. 20:06 But we're also talking about being ready 20:08 for the harvest. Is there a difference, 20:10 oh listen, this is what the Bible says in 20:12 Colossians 4:12, it says that ye may stand what, 20:15 good perfect and complete in the will of God. 20:19 What's the word perfect and complete in the 20:20 will of God? Second Timothy 3:17 makes this 20:24 powerful statement that the man of God might 20:28 be what is it, good, perfect. 20:31 The man of God may be perfect. 20:33 How about Hebrews chapter 6 verse 1. 20:35 I want you to notice the different, 20:37 you know the scripture here and what they 20:39 are saying. It either is possible or to not. 20:42 God is either telling the truth or he is not 20:45 telling us truth. I tend to believe that he is 20:47 telling the truth don't you? Oh absolutely. 20:49 Hebrews 6 verse 1 it says, let us go on into 20:52 perfection. Notice the word. In fact to back, 20:56 even in the Old Testament, Moses wrote this down 20:59 in Deuteronomy 18:13, you know what he said? 21:02 He said, thou shalt be perfect. Is that word 21:07 some kind that we can't understand even in the 21:09 English language? Now I must say this, you know 21:12 I'm getting on, some people say well it's like 21:14 you're getting unto us, oh dear friend no, 21:16 I want to stir you up to the point where you're 21:19 listening and that you will make a decision 21:20 for Jesus Christ. This is an urgent vital message, 21:24 it is not to be presented and some thane 21:26 lifeless theory, this is a fact of those who are 21:30 going to spend eternity with Jesus. 21:31 And then we look at Moses and Paul's writing God 21:35 said this in the beginning Genesis 17 verse 1. 21:39 He made this said be thou perfect. 21:42 Does he mean what he says? Jesus in Matthew 5 21:46 we realize verse 48, he says but be ye therefore 21:50 perfect as a father what, which is in heaven 21:52 is perfect. Paul wrote in Colossians 1 verse 28 21:57 that we may present everyman perfect where, 22:00 in Jesus Christ. There's too much there, 22:03 and I'm just touching the edges, 22:05 I'm just scratching scripture a little bit 22:07 and trying to provoke you to get the Bible in turn. 22:10 Paul wrote more in Romans 6 verse 3, 22:12 you know what he said there, this is interesting, 22:15 he said we should not serve sin. If you're not 22:19 serving sin then you gain victory, is that right? 22:22 So we should not serve sin. 22:24 That's our transgression of God's law. 22:27 In Romans 6 verse 12 it goes on, 22:29 it says let not sin therefore reign in your 22:32 mortal body. So sin is not to what inhabit, 22:35 we get our life over to Jesus Christ, 22:37 sin is not to continue to reign there 22:40 but we find it over and over and over, we sin, 22:42 we pray, we ask forgiveness, we sin, 22:44 we go back, that's not the plan that God has for. 22:47 Lets reign in this body by the grace of God, 22:49 Romans 6:14, For sin shall not have dominion 22:54 over you. So it sounds like that we would have 22:56 victory over sin and over the devil in our life. 23:00 James wrote about it in James 1 verse 4, 23:02 he said that ye may be perfect and entire, 23:07 wanting nothing. So may I say this one, 23:10 when I say perfect, perfection that we've 23:15 been studying it's used in the sense of living, 23:18 listen carefully living without sin. Good. 23:22 Living without sin, that's what perfect, 23:25 perfection is all about. Now this statement's 23:27 heavy duty I know I'm moving fast but I have to, 23:30 oh there's lot of material I don't want to miss 23:31 anything, I know you don't either. 23:33 I call it some things sometime maybe jar 23:35 you to the very quick; I call sometimes 23:37 its heavy duty. But you know as we read it 23:40 I want you to contemplate by the power of the 23:42 Holy Spirit. It's found in the beautiful book 23:44 Desire of Ages page 311 notice, the tempter's 23:48 agency is not to be accounted an excuse 23:53 for one wrong act. You remember years ago 23:56 people laughed about you know all the time 23:58 they said, the devil made me do it, 24:00 have you heard that one? The devil made 24:02 me do it. you realize the devil had a hand, 24:05 in this, he want us to think what he made us do, 24:08 listen that is an excuse for doing anything wrong 24:11 saying the devil made me do it. 24:14 Notice not for one wrong act Satan is jubilant 24:18 that means he is ecstatic, he is beside 24:20 himself when he hears the professed followers 24:24 of Christ making excuses for their deformity 24:27 of character. How many of you today say, 24:29 I know I've got bad days, I know this is 24:31 not right but there's can be no but, after 24:34 we make that statement we have a deformity 24:36 of character. Notice this; it is their excuses 24:41 that leads to sin. Is that makes sense? 24:44 We make excuses why we sin, why we don't 24:46 live the victorious life and then those excuses 24:49 lead us to what continue on to sin. 24:51 We're justifying it. Desire of Ages says 24:56 there is no excuse for sinning. 24:59 A holy temper, a Christlike life, 25:03 is accessible to every repenting, believing 25:07 child of God. Oh listen to this, listen the 25:11 Son of man was perfect in His life. 25:13 Praise God but notice. So his followers are 25:18 to be perfect in their life. He was the, 25:23 who Jesus was the blameless Son of God. 25:26 He was God in the flesh. His character is 25:32 to be ours. His character, Jesus is to be what, 25:38 is to be our character, will that be living, 25:40 will that gain victory over sin? Absolutely. 25:42 That's what he wants to impart to us, 25:44 he wants to give it us. Now we can see as 25:49 you know that the plan of redemption, 25:51 in the plan of redemption we must 25:52 at least consider this, I want to consider this, 25:55 heavy duty now that we must have, 25:58 since we're sinners, since we've fallen short 26:00 and you know one of the death penalty 26:02 that we're gonna have to have 26:03 complete recovery. God wants to win us 26:07 back and give us complete recovery from what, 26:09 the power of enemy. Because when you sin 26:11 you fall into the grasp of who, the devil. 26:16 How many of you may be have fallen into 26:18 the hands of miracle, when you see new things 26:20 that are wrong the devil has you by the neck 26:23 of the neck. And he is not about to let you go 26:25 to claim the blood of Jesus Christ. 26:28 Complete recovery. Now what does that mean 26:32 complete? Oh somebody says well I know what 26:34 is complete means entire recovery, it means, 26:38 that it comes to an end, it's finished, 26:41 it lacks no parts, complete recovery. 26:45 Please remember this, Testimonies 506 that 26:47 we've read before in another program 26:49 but it says the latter rain falling near the 26:52 close of the season, when's the latter rain 26:55 going to fall near the close of the season, 26:57 as what near the close of the end of this 27:00 world's history, empowers men to go out 27:02 and do the work for Jesus. Of the season it 27:06 ripens the grain and prepares for the sickle, 27:10 there are some heavy duty statements that 27:12 we really must consider and let me just insert 27:15 this thought if you allow me to do it. 27:18 Even though, even though a person reaches by the 27:22 grace of God the sinlessness, sinless state 27:25 there is still a work of growth, there is still 27:30 a work of development that continues on through 27:34 the latter rain and even, this is heavy and even 27:38 after probation closes, there is an individual 27:42 work to be done for God's people. 27:45 During time let me make this so you will get, 27:48 during the time of Jacob's trouble, 27:51 God's people are gonna have to go through the 27:53 time of Jacob's trouble. You say well I don't know 27:56 about that, we're talking about here that 27:58 we gain sin but you know there's gonna be growth 28:00 and there's gonna be development and listen 28:02 hey, your example and my example was 28:04 Jesus Christ, is that right. Yes. You remember 28:07 I said the child Jesus he became to, 28:09 he continued to do what, continued to grow in 28:12 grace and in knowledge. The angels of heaven 28:15 continue to grow in knowledge and wisdom 28:16 and strength and more of what, acquainted 28:19 with their creator and their redeemer. 28:21 Adam continued to grow in grace, he is so, 28:24 growing even while he before sin entered in. 28:27 We're going to continue to grow through the 28:29 ceaseless ages. There's never, there never 28:33 become a time that we are not advancing in the 28:37 knowledge and the grace, and the strength 28:39 of Jesus Christ. Oh yeah that's heavy duty. 28:42 Because sometimes think well we have attained, 28:43 oh friend we are ever in the school of learning 28:45 of Christ. Living without sinning, please pay 28:50 special attention to this. Even be living 28:53 without sinning and being fully mature ready 28:58 for what, oh yeah the translation are two 29:02 different things. Living without sin in our life 29:07 and then what, being fully mature are two 29:11 different thing, ready for translation. 29:14 And hopefully we'll get those things when 29:16 we get straight in our minds. Unless we receive 29:20 the early rain and then rain has done each job, 29:24 the latter rain can bring no seed to perfection. 29:28 That's what the early rain is about, 29:29 is that right? To get moisture and get the 29:31 seed planted that's us. The word of God in our 29:33 heart in our mind and then right at the end of 29:35 season here comes that latter rain, then what 29:37 gives power to that seed right and it sprouts up. 29:40 The Bible says first the blade then the ear 29:43 and then what, the corn and the ear of, 29:45 Mark 4:28 tells us we need that experience, 29:50 we must have it, our characters must reach 29:52 full maturity before probation closes. 29:57 There will be oh my, there will be no character 30:01 changes when Jesus comes. In this movement 30:05 friend, we need this truth. It's a truth 30:08 that's been overlooked, it's a truth that people 30:11 will try to argue over for that, listen we need 30:13 to focus on God operating inside of us that 30:16 we may reach this full maturity. 30:18 Not just saying sinless in Jesus Christ but 30:22 there is a difference in being mature, 30:23 ready for harvest and what, be translated 30:27 into heaven. That's mature. 30:31 Friend, the latter rain, oh so important 30:33 in our life. Five Testimonies 166 says 30:36 the coming of Jesus listen, the coming of Jesus 30:39 does not change our characters; listen it only 30:44 fixes them forever beyond all change. 30:49 Remember when Jesus comes if your character 30:52 is what it needs to be, it's fixed for eternity. 30:55 It will never change and that stands for those 30:58 whose character is what, is not right. 31:00 It's not been, not washed the robes in the 31:03 blood of Jesus Christ. Forever it will be fixed, 31:07 it's all over, see we even have to guard our 31:11 thought pattern. Listen to me very carefully 31:14 the devil is to, the devil is gonna use our 31:16 minds listen, if we give it to him. 31:20 He's gonna do what? He's gonna use our minds 31:22 if we give it to him. Now remember the enemy 31:24 souls cannot touch, the enemy souls cannot 31:28 occupy the mind unless you what, give it to him. 31:33 But people are giving him their minds, loaning 31:36 him their mind. You can't loan the devil nothing 31:39 because he is gonna take it permanently. 31:42 And it can only be won back by Jesus Christ 31:45 and his blood. The Bible says the 31:47 Second Corinthians 10:5 listen, bring into 31:52 captivity every thought to the obedience 31:57 of Christ. Man, that's powerful. 31:59 How often we've read that and we just, 32:02 yeah that's right, that's what we need to do, 32:05 oh friend, every thought has to be brought 32:08 into captivity of Jesus Christ. 32:11 Medical missionary says Satan acts through 32:16 the mind, possessed by him. See if your mind is 32:23 not possessed by the Holy Spirit, it's possessed 32:25 by the devil. It's one of the other, you can't 32:27 have it both ways. He said he who is not with me 32:31 is what, is against me. You say well I'm not out 32:35 doing all those bad things, oh dear friend 32:37 all you have to do to be lost is just not accept 32:39 Jesus Christ. Not accept that sacrifice and 32:42 that blood. Devil is happy if you seen something 32:46 like a good person or good job. 32:48 Oh friend God help us to see. 32:50 Desire of Ages want you to think with me 32:53 page 310, it says, He, talking about Jesus here, 32:57 He declares that by listen, an evil thought, 33:01 a lustful look, the law of God is transgressed. 33:07 Some people say well I didn't go out and do this, 33:09 I didn't, you don't have to go out and 33:11 do anything. A lustful look, an evil thought, 33:22 oh God help us, that's what we just read that 33:24 we what, we have to everything, 33:26 our thoughts has to be in captivity of 33:27 Jesus Christ, if you don't the devil is gonna 33:29 win it over here. Let me give you an example, 33:31 he say well how does that work. 33:32 For instance a murderer, every time 33:36 if we go question and what will they tell they 33:38 will say this right listen, I thought about it for 33:40 a longtime. I contemplated for a while; I planned 33:44 it for a while. It takes time but it went through, 33:48 goes through the mind first before it becomes 33:50 an action Jesus said when it's in the mind 33:53 oh friend, that it becomes what transgression 33:57 of God's love the sin already there, 33:59 you don't have to commit it. 34:00 There's people sometime you don't commit sin 34:02 because you know things of this world, 34:03 things they would like to do that they think 34:05 about that you don't know anything about 34:07 because they don't want to get caught, 34:08 they don't want anybody say, oh that, they say, 34:11 or maybe they don't have the opportunity 34:13 but if they would they would do it, God knows 34:14 these things. Some of you doing that, 34:17 pleasant to be a Christian, you're 34:18 hiding behind other things and behind the 34:20 walls God help us to get our life right with him. 34:23 In fact Jesus said in Matthew 5:28, you may 34:28 wanna say this, I'm just gonna get couple of 34:31 lines here, he said whosoever looketh upon 34:33 a woman to lust, didn't say he had to commit 34:36 any act, he said if you just look upon her 34:39 and lust, that's transgression of 34:40 God's law. You know the devil wants what, 34:44 he wants the mind. Matthew 15 verse 18, 34:47 he says the things that talking about things 34:50 that come out of person's mouth is not that 34:52 which defileth, he said the things that come 34:54 what from the heart that defileth the man. 34:58 The words come out by what, it's a heart first 35:00 and then it comes out that defiles a man. 35:03 Friend, are you defiled what's our point? 35:06 We not even by thought, let alone an action, 35:10 are we to commit a transgression against 35:12 God and the principles of heaven. 35:15 Proverbs makes it very clear and I know 35:17 you familiar with this, Proverbs 23 verse 7 35:20 it says for as, for as he thinketh in where, good, 35:25 as he thinketh in his heart so is he. 35:29 So you don't know what a man's thinking 35:31 in his heart. You may pat him on the back, 35:33 he's a godly man, he is a good person 35:35 but you know, Kerry maybe a deviant 35:37 down deep. You don't know. 35:40 He maybe thinking bad things, 35:42 it's just not come out why because it's not 35:44 opportune time, he may not get away with it. 35:49 We try to be judgmental, I want you to think 35:50 about the Bible says man think in the heart 35:52 so is he. Desire of Ages 161 says, the temple 35:55 of the heart, is defiled, now what the temple 35:59 of the heart is defiled by sensual passion 36:04 and unholy thoughts. So as remembers, 36:06 not just the action we're talking about, 36:08 we're gonna gain victory, complete victory 36:10 through Jesus Christ. It's the what, 36:12 talking about their unholy thoughts contaminate 36:17 the temple of God. You know what they 36:19 simply mean, sensual passions, that means 36:21 lustful, that means, listen, and that means 36:25 if you look it up, it say, it's dealing with 36:28 the body, the human body. 36:33 Too much yet foolishness going on in the world 36:35 today as we see. Oh friend, sensual passions 36:41 and unholy thoughts. In fact the Bible brings 36:44 it clear home in First Corinthians 10 verse 37 36:46 or 17. It says, if any man defile the temple 36:50 of who, good, of God, him shall God destroy; 36:55 for the temple of God is, good, Bible says what, 36:58 it's, it's holy which temple ye are. 37:02 If you're destroying the temple, 37:03 you can destroy the temple of God, 37:04 you destroy this body, you can destroy 37:06 what goes through the mind it doesn't have 37:08 to just be actions. It's the way that we think. 37:14 I won't even go in this, I'm the, the test 37:17 I have been given to individuals and things 37:19 that go through their mind as sometimes 37:21 seconds apart. God help us, we must submit 37:28 everything what, to control our thoughts unto 37:30 Jesus Christ, because we cannot control 37:33 them on our own if heaven's going to be our home. 37:35 Now how does Satan control the thoughts 37:38 oh let me just, Four Testimonies 566 says this. 37:41 This is real simple, how does Satan get in to 37:44 control your thoughts or my thoughts. 37:46 When they allow the mind, when we allow 37:50 our mind notice, to be diverted from God. 37:54 When what, when we allow our mind to be 37:57 diverted from God, come on somebody pay 38:00 special attention, when our mind's diverted 38:02 from God what does that mean diverted, 38:05 now here this a lot. When your mind is 38:07 turned aside from God listen to this, 38:09 when the mind is sidetracked, when the 38:14 mind is sidetracked, when the mind is entertained 38:18 that's what it means from God, Satan comes 38:22 in to control the thoughts and to 38:26 pervert the judgment. I can't say it in, 38:31 when as soon as the mind is turned away from 38:34 God what happens? The devil comes in. 38:38 the devil comes in and what does he do? 38:40 He perverts, that means he does what, 38:43 he corrupts the judgment. 38:45 You can't make a good decision, 38:46 you are gonna make the wrong choice, 38:48 if we take our mind off of who, off of God. 38:50 Friend, our mind be, that's why when I read 38:52 years ago and this is child I could get it, 38:54 I couldn't get it, he said pray without ceasing. 38:59 What do you mean pray without ceasing? 39:01 That means we be meditating on the 39:03 goodness of God and counting our blessings 39:05 and just going about doing our work but what, 39:07 our mind can be stayed upon God, because is what, 39:09 he is gonna sidetrack us. You're been sidetrack? 39:12 Well I have. If you've had something else 39:14 to take your place, something else that, 39:15 it entertains you and you got your mind 39:17 off of God, have you ever been turned aside, 39:20 this is how the devil comes in and notice, 39:22 he controls the thoughts, perverts 39:27 the judgment. First John 3:3 says this and 39:32 every man that hath the hope in him, 39:35 do you have hope in God, I know you do. 39:37 Or if you have this hope the Bible said he 39:40 purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 39:45 Now what does that mean? Does that mean 39:47 that we can, you know purify ourselves, 39:50 is that what it means, it says every man to have 39:53 this hope on him, I've got hope in 39:54 Jesus Christ today. That's my only hope. 39:57 They're saying purify himself, what does 40:00 that mean? No you can't purify yourself, 40:02 that's impossible but we must look to God, 40:05 we must look to the moral law of God. 40:07 This is the standard of righteousness. 40:10 A lot of people are throwing out the window, 40:12 oh friend, don't do that and then through faith 40:15 in Jesus Christ. Then through faith in him 40:20 and his truth, as we accept him into our hearts, 40:24 we become purified and what? Good. 40:27 And cleansed as Jesus comes in. 40:30 Listen, the heart must be purified from 40:34 all notice, moral defilement. 40:38 Friend, is your heart purified from all 40:41 moral defilement. Oh God help us 40:43 as a people. See if it's not, heaven's not 40:47 going to be our home. You know the mind of God, 40:52 the mind of Jesus Christ must become the mind 40:56 of man and you know you read that in 40:59 Philippians 2:5 and it says let this mind be in 41:01 you which was also in what Christ Jesus. 41:03 First John 3:6, whosoever abideth in him, listen, 41:08 whosoever abideth in him sinneth not. 41:13 How many times did you read that as a Christian 41:15 and you say, yeah, and it's not it mean what 41:17 it says if we abideth, if we keep our mind 41:20 upon God, if we keep upon salvation, 41:22 you know the goodness of God then what the 41:24 devil cannot get in. If we keep it upon God then 41:27 we sinneth not. You will only go where you know 41:30 the Jesus would approve, you will only say then 41:32 what it's no longer your words right, 41:34 no longer mine, that's the thoughts of God. 41:36 Let's had a close communion that we 41:38 need to have with him. You can't have close 41:40 communion if you're not spending 41:41 anytime with Him. If you're hurrying it up 41:45 and just a few minutes day, oh God help me 41:47 to be good today, oh praise God 41:48 it's a start dear friend 41:49 we need to commune with Him. 41:50 If you ever abideth him sinneth not, 41:54 so we see God has the power then 41:56 to keep us from sinning, isn't that right? 41:59 It's inside of us. 42:00 When the temptations come, 42:03 we invite the spirit of God in. 42:05 You see it's gonna take a whole lot more 42:08 and some of us need to get this word away. 42:10 It's gonna take a whole lot more than 42:11 just cleansing or cleaning 42:13 the outside of what, outside of the cup 42:16 to make the vessel clean. 42:18 Read more about that in Matthew 23:25. 42:21 There's gonna be a cleansing 42:23 take place inside and automatically 42:25 it cleanses on the outside. 42:26 This is important question. 42:28 I think one that can be, can answer, 42:31 talking about prophecy here. 42:33 And remember we're talking about prophecy 42:36 here and I want to mention once again 42:38 too that the line of prophecy, 42:40 in the prophetic advents charts that we have 42:42 here that you probably need to get 42:44 a hold of this, so as we're talking about 42:47 these certain things that you can relate to them 42:49 and I hope it comes up on the screen. 42:51 So you take a moment to look at this, 42:53 it will help you understand about 42:55 closer probation. Second Coming, 42:57 National Sunday Law, 1888, 1844. 43:00 We're talking latter rain, 43:02 early rain and some of the events that come, 43:04 Armageddon, the seven last plagues, 43:06 image of the beast, mark of the beast, 43:07 blotting out sin, judgment of the living, 43:09 oh friend it's heavy duty. 43:11 It's important question. 43:16 I think we can, we can answer it 43:17 by the grace of God. 43:18 When the time when the latter rain will fall, 43:22 oh lot of people say oh boy it's gonna, 43:24 when is it going to fall? 43:26 Remember the Great Controversy page 594 43:29 says this, you think well we really can't 43:31 really know it, listen in the 43:33 prophecies of the future is opened before us 43:37 as plainly as it was opened to the disciples 43:41 by the words of Christ. 43:42 Can we know? Absolutely, 43:45 it's plain but we need to be studying 43:47 to show ourselves what? 43:48 Approved unto God. 43:50 Are we studying to show yourself 43:51 approved unto God? 43:52 See there are several words here, 43:53 phrases that need to be mentioned, 43:55 so I do it quickly, 43:56 our time is really going here. 43:58 I want you to become familiar with them 44:00 but maybe too much but where there again you can, 44:02 you know if you get the DVDs or if you can 44:04 go back and rerun these things. 44:06 But familiar with, we must be able to 44:09 understand them and we have to be able to 44:11 connect them together, 44:12 it's vital; it has to do with your salvation. 44:15 For instance when I say you know the loud cry. 44:18 Oh some people say I heard it, 44:20 how about the final loud cry? 44:22 How about the time of the latter rain? 44:24 We always hear about the latter rain. 44:26 Have you heard about the power 44:27 of the latter rain? Have you heard about 44:30 the final sealing time? The national Sunday Law. 44:35 The little time of trouble, 44:36 the big time of the trouble, 44:38 close of probation, these phrases, 44:40 these are things that we need to get familiar 44:42 in our hearts and in our minds. 44:44 Little background maybe will help us little bit 44:47 about the latter rain and the loud cry 44:49 and then we'll say, yeah, 44:50 but the power of the latter rain. 44:52 See God's people need more power right now. 44:54 The power of the latter rain 44:56 and the final loud cry. 44:58 Friend, a little background here quick, 45:00 the latter rain and the loud cry 45:03 are long overdue. They're long overdue, 45:08 they were started many years ago. 45:11 1888 dear friends, 45:13 but they were basically rejected, 45:15 message was intended to bring about 45:18 these events that we're talking about. 45:20 I know that's pretty heavy duty, 45:23 the loud cry, the latter rain should have fallen. 45:26 The loud cry should have been given following 1888. 45:30 It's overdue. Notice Testimonies 45:33 to Ministers page 512 in 1897. 45:36 Now, in the time of the latter rain, 45:42 the showers of grace may fall upon us. 45:45 In the time of what, 45:46 in the time of the latter rain. 45:48 Almost say something here some people 45:51 may fight this little, please don't it. 45:53 you know we've been geared to say, 45:54 we were preaching the Three Angels Message 45:56 of Revelation 14. We've been preaching 45:59 about that mighty angel coming down 46:00 in Revelation 18:1-4, we're preaching 46:03 that but let me just, thaw this out to you 46:06 and you chew on this for just a little bit. 46:08 Today we are not giving 46:11 the final loud cry, 46:13 you say oh I don't know, 46:15 we're giving the message 46:17 and we're preaching the message listen. 46:18 But not in the power of the latter rain. 46:22 They were stifled that is going to be given again. 46:25 Friend, we need the power of that rain experience. 46:30 Early writings 86 says this, 46:32 at the time of the "latter rain," 46:34 or the refreshing from the presence of the Lord, 46:37 will come, to give power to the loud voice 46:41 of the third angel. Do we need that power? 46:44 Absolutely. So the latter rain, 46:46 the what? Is the power of the final loud cry? 46:50 Oh I know that's a little bit confusing but stay, 46:52 stay with me. What is included 46:54 in this final loud cry? The second angel's 46:57 message namely, three angels message 46:59 but second what, Babylon is fallen. 47:02 Have you read that, Revelation 14, 47:04 Revelation 18, when is Babylon really fallen? 47:07 I've heard people say well it's already fallen. 47:08 Friend when does it really fall? 47:10 Oh it's in pro, the fall is in progress 47:14 right now, it's not completely fallen. 47:16 But it happens where, 47:17 first in United States of America 47:19 and then other nations, 47:20 when it becomes the habitations of what, 47:23 of devils and every false spirit. 47:26 Babylon falls completely, 47:28 listen, when the National Sunday Law is passed. 47:32 So the final loud cry cannot be given 47:35 before the Sunday Law. 47:37 But that's gonna blow some of you right 47:39 off your seats. 47:44 See while no date is really given, 47:46 time period, remember that Jesus 47:49 said about the coming he said 47:50 no man knows what the day of the hour 47:52 but what you're gonna know it's near 47:53 where even at the door. 47:55 Read that in Matthew 25:13. 47:57 You're gonna know that's near, 47:58 so no exact date but a time period. 48:01 So then the latter rain then falls between 48:04 what the National Sunday Law 48:06 and the close up probation, 48:08 not trying to set a date for 48:09 but in that time frame, in that period, 48:11 that's what these charts now I've been talking 48:12 about will help us to understand 48:14 what I'm talking about here. 48:15 The final loud cry cannot be given what, 48:18 with power of the latter rain until the 48:22 National Sunday Law is passed. 48:24 It's gonna challenge God's last day people 48:27 to take a stand, it's gonna be a great test. 48:29 But God's people must receive the latter 48:32 rain before they can give the final loud cry 48:37 or be a part of final sealing process. 48:41 Early Writings page 271 makes a statement here. 48:45 It is the latter rain, listen, 48:48 the refreshing from the presence of the Lord, 48:51 the loud cry of what, of the third angel. 48:55 What? The latter rain, 48:56 that is the refreshing that we need from 48:58 the presence of the Lord. 48:59 It's a loud cry of the third angel. 49:02 Friend, that's, you know these, 49:05 some are teaching that, 49:06 we're in the final sealing right now. 49:08 The final sealing stage, 49:10 listen in this chart it shows there, 49:12 the sealing process is an ongoing process 49:15 are you still with me, 49:16 a sealing for ongoing process. 49:18 We're talking about the final sealing, 49:20 now the test is given with the Sunday 49:22 law for God's people. 49:24 I want you to listen this statement though, 49:25 they're saying oh, 49:27 it's happening right now. 49:28 Be warned, dear friend that cannot be now, 49:30 why listen to this statement letter 11, 49:33 1890 for God's people just before He comes back. 49:37 I want you to listen to this. 49:38 Letter 11, 1890, the Lord has shown me 49:41 clearly that the image of the beast 49:44 will be formed before probation closes; 49:47 for it is to be the great test for the people 49:50 of God, by which, listen, 49:53 their eternal destiny will be decided. 49:55 But what does that mean? 49:56 This is the test that the people of God 50:01 must have before they are sealed. 50:05 I want that to be clear. Is that clear? 50:08 It's a test, before probation close, 50:12 for it is to be the great test of the what, 50:14 the people of God. Their eternal destiny 50:17 will be decided by it. This is the test 50:19 that the people of God must all have, 50:21 before they are sealed. 50:24 Oh friend, great controversy page 640, 50:29 it says, talking about the judgment, 50:30 it says from, we're talking about 50:32 the judgment that you know 50:34 professed by the dead, 50:35 and then going to the living. 50:37 It says soon none know how soon, 50:41 it will pass to the cases of the living. 50:45 Once again, why, why hasn't the latter 50:49 rain fallen? Remember as it fall 50:54 the rain does not change what? 50:56 We've been learning the character. 50:58 It fixes it forever. 51:02 You know what the Bible says 51:03 when Jesus said, He come and He says 51:05 what, either righteous will be righteous still, 51:07 either filthy would be filthy still. 51:09 What kind of character do you have today? 51:11 See. How is your thought? 51:13 Have you brought all your thoughts 51:15 and suggestion of Jesus Christ? 51:17 Your actions and your words and your deeds, 51:20 are they the words and deeds of Jesus Christ? 51:22 Are you expressing Him to the world? 51:26 Is he living through you, 51:28 is His image fully reproduced in you? 51:31 If it's yes, He is going to come. 51:33 God wants to take you to heaven. 51:37 Little book, devotional book 51:40 the faith that I lived by makes a just good, 51:42 nice comment page 287, 51:44 it says listen, for some people say 51:47 I don't understand what it is about 51:49 the seal of God listen, the seal of God is, 51:51 the seal of God is a settling into what, 51:55 into the truth both intellectually 51:59 and spiritually what? So they cannot, 52:03 so we cannot be moved. 52:04 There comes a time that we have to 52:06 settle into the truth, 52:08 you can't be moved by every wind of doctrine, 52:10 you can't say I believe it today 52:11 and I don't believe it tomorrow. 52:12 We have to have it set in our frontal lobes 52:14 of our mind that we know what truth is 52:16 and we're gonna stand for that truth intellectually 52:19 and spiritually that we know 52:20 so that we cannot be moved. 52:22 God's looking for those who I shall not be, 52:25 I shall not be moved, 52:27 the song said just like the tree that planted 52:29 by the water, God help us, 52:30 be spiritually minded. 52:32 Please remember the purpose of the early rain. 52:36 December of 1908 this was written, 52:39 it says we are, we are right now 52:41 to empty our hearts of all selfishness, 52:47 cleansing them, preparatory to receiving 52:51 the latter rain from heaven. 52:54 Christ's character is to be our character. 52:59 Those are the ones that's gonna repopulate heaven. 53:02 Have you gained all of the victories 53:06 that you need to, to be like Jesus? 53:08 You might say you know, 53:09 I don't know how. I don't know how. 53:13 Our next lesson, we're gonna talk about 53:16 how to remedy the defects of character. 53:20 See you have to know well I don't know, 53:21 I don't know if I have the power, 53:22 I don't know what to do. 53:23 Next time next lesson we're gonna have how, 53:26 how we, how God is going to help us to remedy 53:28 these defects of character. 53:30 Friend, we realized now that we must reach 53:34 full maturity before probation closes. 53:37 Is this is a desire of your heart 53:39 if you've been studying, 53:40 if you've been praying like never before 53:42 that the God of heaven will help us 53:45 to be prepared in our soul, 53:46 our body and our mind. 53:47 Why don't we pray about it today 53:49 before we close. 53:50 Oh friend don't forget the chart, 53:52 you don't need to call for that, 53:54 you're gonna have to have them, 53:55 it's gonna help put the study together. 53:56 It becomes very, very clear before 53:59 the Holy Spirit and the loud cry 54:00 and the final loud cry and the final sealing 54:02 all these things take place, 54:03 why? Because we were retarded before, 54:04 it shouldn't have been given 54:05 and we rejected and now we've got 54:07 to go back and say God forgive us 54:08 and pour that rain upon us now. 54:11 But our hearts have to be ready, 54:12 latter rain can't fall if anybody has unconfessed 54:15 sins in your life, let's pray about it right now, 54:17 shall we? Let's pray together. 54:18 Merciful Father in heaven, 54:22 we thank you for your precious word today, 54:23 we pray that the Holy Spirit of God 54:26 will be poured out upon us, 54:27 give us victory we pray wherever besetting, 54:29 of every sin that we may become like Jesus 54:32 and represent Jesus in our life, 54:33 thought, action indeed, 54:35 his character is to be our character 54:38 that's not to pretend that's reality 54:40 only through Jesus Christ our Lord 54:42 and our savior, protect our mind 54:43 and our heart and cleanse us now 54:45 that we can be ready for the latter rain 54:46 and we can be ready for the harvest, 54:48 in Jesus name, amen. 54:49 It's been so good to be able to spend this time 54:52 with you but you know we would like to hear 54:53 from you, you have thoughts, 54:55 comments maybe even disagree, 54:57 how about giving me just call 54:59 or just sending a letter, 55:00 we'd be glad to hear from you. 55:02 You know may God richly bless you 55:03 and yours we are gonna be praying for you, 55:05 you pray for us here. 55:06 Remember, you know if you have 55:08 little extra you want to send Behold The Lamb, 55:10 Praise God helps to bring these programs 55:11 to you. 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It's messages 55:19 such as this that reminds us, 55:21 that the biggest battle we will ever fight 55:24 is the battle self. 55:26 Self likes to hold onto things 55:28 that it shouldn't. 55:29 Self is spiritually weak and has a tendency 55:32 to give up when the battle of right 55:34 and wrong begins to heat up. 55:35 Self has a very difficult time 55:39 changing lazy habits into Godly 55:41 motivated in active goals. 55:44 This is precisely why we must let go 55:47 completely of self. 55:49 And learn to depend fully and totally 55:53 upon God. 55:54 We must let go and let God takeover. 55:57 Life in general is too much for us to deal 56:00 with on our very own and you know 56:02 God knows this, this is why 56:05 he has promised us strength 56:07 and every decision of righteousness 56:08 through the gift of his Holy Spirit. 56:10 Yes it is up to us to decide that we want 56:14 these various changes to take place in our hearts 56:17 and in our minds and to make us 56:19 into the image of Christ, 56:21 but we are never left alone to 56:23 complete these changes. 56:25 It is our desire and prayer here at 56:28 Behold The Lamb Ministries 56:30 that this series will aid you 56:33 and making the decisions that you need 56:35 to make for heaven. 56:36 Therefore we encourage you to 56:38 contact us in order this five part 56:40 series today that we've entitled, 56:42 Are you qualified to receive 56:44 the latter rain? 56:45 In this series you'll receive today's message, 56:48 "Our characters must reach full maturity 56:51 before probation closes" 56:52 along with four other vital messages 56:55 that aren't entitled "Living in a Time 56:58 of a Spiritual Emergency," 57:00 "Fit to live in the Sight of a Holy God," 57:03 "Those Living Up to the Light that They 57:05 Have Will Receive Greater Light" 57:07 and finally, "How to Remedy 57:09 the Defects of Our Characters." 57:11 This is a set of messages that we truly, 57:15 truly believe that we need to be spending time 57:18 and studying them over and over again. 57:20 You may order your set for a gift of just $35 57:25 or more by calling us here at 57:26 Behold The Lamb Ministries 57:27 at central standard time in the 57:30 United States, it's 618-942-5044 or 57:35 you may write us at 57:36 Behold the Lamb Ministries, 57:38 PO Box 2030, Herrin, Illinois 62948 57:43 or request your set it by sending us an email at 57:48 Beholdthelam ministries@yahoo.com, 57:51 or you may order directly online at our website 57:54 at www.beholdth lambministries.com. 57:57 Until we study again next time 58:00 may our precious Lord continue 58:02 to richly bless you and yours. |
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