Participants: Chris Shelton (Host), Kenny Shelton
Series Code: BTLP
Program Code: BTLP000027
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00:42 Hello, I'm Chris Shelton and welcome to
00:44 Behold the Lamb Presents. 00:45 A television program produced here at 00:48 Behold the Lamb Ministries and inspired 00:50 by the Holy Spirit to bring timely messages 00:54 to help enable all of us to be ready for 00:56 Christ soon return. Today's message is a last 01:00 of a five part series that we have entitled 01:03 "Are You Qualified to Receive the Latter Rain? 01:06 The first four have certainly brought many 01:09 of us to our needs for a much closure examination 01:13 of our individual character. 01:14 Searching ourselves and asking who 01:17 or what we represent. Previously in this series 01:21 we have covered messages entitled 01:23 "Living in a Time of a Spiritual Emergency," 01:27 "Fit to Live in the Sight of a Holy God." 01:30 Those Living Up to the Light that 01:31 They Have Will Receive Greater Light!" 01:34 and "Our Characters Must Reach Full Maturity 01:37 Before Probation Closes." I am sure today's 01:41 message will provoke more study and prayer as well. 01:45 Today we are closing this series with the message 01:48 that's entitle "How to Remedy the 01:51 Defects of our Character." Unfortunately there maybe 01:55 someone listening right now who maybe wondering 01:58 just what difference does a Christ like character 02:01 really have on our spending 02:03 eternity in heaven? To help stir up your 02:06 curiosity and perhaps steer you 02:08 in the right direction., I wanna share a quote 02:11 with you found in the book the Great Controversy 02:14 on page 620 we read, Satan leads many to 02:19 believe that God will overlook their 02:22 unfaithfulness in the minor affairs of life; 02:25 but the Lord shows that He will in nowise 02:28 sanction or tolerate evil. All who endeavor to 02:32 excuse or conceal their sins, and permit 02:34 them to remain upon the books of Heaven, 02:37 unconfessed and unforgiven will be 02:40 overcome by Satan. Those who delay a preparation 02:44 for the day of God cannot obtain it in the 02:46 time of trouble, did you get that? 02:48 If we delay brothers and sisters we cannot 02:51 obtain it in the time trouble or at any 02:54 subsequent time. The case of such is hopeless. 02:59 Now these are extremely solemn words 03:02 to contemplate. Learning to remedy are defects 03:06 that are in our character now day by day, 03:10 moment by moment is a must if heaven is to be 03:13 our home. We must exercise this gift of 03:17 overcoming sin while there is hope in doing so. 03:21 So stay tuned, I know that the Lord will have 03:24 a word in due season for all of us today 03:27 but before we turn the program over to my 03:30 husband Pastor Kenny Shelton, 03:32 let's visit the 3ABN worship center 03:35 and listen to Derrick Hall as he sings "More." 03:40 More, more, He's so much more 03:50 More than you'll ever know 03:57 More than you'll know 03:59 If I could find the right words to say 04:09 To tell you just what Christ means to me 04:19 I'd say He's more than I could show 04:30 And He's more than you'll ever know 04:39 Christ means more to me than you'll ever know 04:48 Christ means more to me than I could possibly show 04:58 He's More, more, so much more 05:09 And More than you'll ever know 05:18 If you could have seen me just yesterday 05:26 You'd know why He's life and breathe to me 05:36 I'll say He's more than I could show 05:47 And He's more than you'll ever know 05:55 Christ means more to me than you'll ever know 06:04 O Christ means more to me than I could possibly show 06:14 He's More, more, so much more 06:24 He's More than you'll ever know 06:31 He's More, more, so much more 06:43 He's More than you'll ever know. 07:07 Thank you for join us today, praise the Lord 07:09 I know that song blessed you, 07:10 blessed your heart and today we're going to do 07:12 the last part in our five part series you know 07:15 "Are You Qualified to Receive the Latter Rain? 07:18 And today we're gonna be talking about how 07:19 to remedy the defects in our characters. 07:22 So if you been examining yourself 07:24 lately if you like I am, I've seen that I need 07:27 some character changes and today we're gonna 07:29 learn how by the grace of God, 07:31 he's going to point in that direction so that 07:33 we can walk when He come, we could be translated 07:35 but before as always we're gonna go to God 07:38 in prayer but first I wanna tell you 07:39 I am so glad that you tuned in and I want you 07:42 to get your pencil and paper and your Bible, 07:44 lay everything out, turn the phones off you know 07:47 don't answer the door, now is the time 07:49 we need to spend with God, the Holy Spirit 07:50 is going to do great things through 07:52 his vessels today. Let's pray about it, 07:54 shall we together, where you can, 07:55 I want you to kneel along with me. 07:57 Let's pray together. 08:00 Kind, loving heavenly Father, once again 08:02 we come before thee as the God, the creator 08:04 of the heavens and the earth. We ask for the 08:06 anointing of thy Holy Spirit upon 08:08 this weak vessel, pray that you would strengthen 08:11 and it help mind to be what it needs to be, 08:13 pray if there be sin in my heart, in my life 08:16 or I made mistakes not even realize that pray 08:18 your blood will cover me now. 08:20 Need to hear from heaven, we want nothing 08:23 in the way, we pray today as the messages 08:26 given that we need to clear contact, 08:29 we need to be able to hear the word of God 08:31 and be able to put in our hearts, in our minds 08:33 and then the faith and strength to walk 08:35 in that truth. We thank you for hearing 08:37 and answering prayer and we thank you for 08:38 the ears and the minds and the hearts 08:40 of your people that will be opened to receive 08:42 right now in Jesus precious holy name, amen. 08:48 Once again it's very imperative we always 08:49 talk about this and I'm gonna remind you always 08:51 from time to time, you need to study to show 08:54 yourself approve unto God. Start out, 08:56 and let's start with a quote today as we talk 08:58 about how to remedy the defects of 09:00 our characters. Remember once again for those 09:02 who are new, the only thing you are going 09:04 to take to heaven with you is, what? 09:06 Good, somebody said it, character. 09:08 That's all we are going to take. 09:10 So the character has to be we have 09:12 been studying, listen this is our fifth time 09:13 on this subject. Our character has 09:15 to be like Jesus. The Bible has backed it up, 09:19 the spirit of prophecy is backed it up. 09:21 And now self examination to 09:23 say okay, first realized okay I've got some 09:25 problems here I need the victory in these areas, 09:28 now how is it going to be accomplished? 09:30 And so I'm gonna read and review in Herald 09:32 article little magazine, many years ago 09:33 written in 1887 in March 22nd here 09:37 is what it says, starts out good, 09:39 'cause I, when you talk about revival 09:40 I get excited. It says, Revival of listen to this 09:43 "A revival of true godliness among us is the 09:46 greatest and most urgent need of our 09:50 all those. So the most urgent need is, what? 09:52 Is the revival of true godliness? 09:55 There must be earnest effort to obtain 09:58 the blessing, please always remember, 10:01 can't just sit back, there has to be an earnest 10:03 effort in order to obtain the blessings of God. 10:07 You know if God wants and He is willing 10:10 to bestow his spirit upon us. Please keep 10:12 this in mind and He is willing to do it but 10:15 we are totally unprepared to receive it. 10:19 There is the problem, God wants to pour 10:20 it out but we are unprepared to receive it. 10:24 Now that was in 1887, you say, 10:26 well that's a long time ago but are we really 10:28 ready and willing to receive that blessing, 10:31 are we seeking forward? Do you realize this 10:33 most urgent need that you have, 10:35 it's not cars and houses and lands, 10:37 it's our relationship with Jesus Christ. 10:40 Have you ever thought about this? 10:41 You know to talk about the enemy, 10:43 people say well we shouldn't talk about 10:44 the enemy. He is alive and well and 10:46 he is after you and he is after me. 10:48 What is the thing that, that the devil 10:51 fears the most? Have you ever thought 10:52 about that? What is it that he really fears? 10:55 You know what he fears? He fears this 10:58 that God's people, God's people are going 11:02 to clear the way, that means they are going 11:03 to get sin out of their lives so that God 11:06 can pour out the latter rain. He is afraid that 11:10 you and I will get on fire for Jesus 11:12 and so he's going to do everything he can 11:14 inside the church to cause the vision 11:17 and confusion. Again Review and 11:19 Herald March 22, 1887 says this; 11:22 "When the way is prepared for the 11:24 Spirit of God, the blessing will come." 11:26 Notice what? When the way is prepared 11:30 then the blessing of God will come. 11:32 So the blessing of God has not come in its 11:34 entirety and fullness then something must be 11:37 in the way. Notice as I read on how, 11:39 how, how? The blessing is going to come how? 11:43 If they, who is that? That's us, 11:44 the people God. If we will, with a subdued, 11:48 notice the things here, subdued, contrite heart 11:51 and confess and put away sin, and in faith 11:55 claim his promise. Here's the thing that we need 11:58 to do if we want the spirit of the power of God 12:00 then the latter rain experiences we have to 12:03 subdued with subdued, contrite heart and confess 12:07 our sins and notice it, not only confessing them 12:10 but we need to put them away. 12:13 Now I'm not talking about where you can reach 12:15 and get them again, I am talking about put 12:16 them away and gain the victory. 12:18 The letter 20 written on August 5, 1888 says 12:22 this; many, many now this, this, this just tore 12:25 me up when I read it, now I don't know 12:26 about you, this says, many, many will be lost 12:31 because they have not studied their Bibles. 12:35 How many? Many, many are going to be lost 12:37 because, what? They studied their Bibles, 12:39 it says upon their knees with earnest prayer 12:43 to God that the entrance of the word of God 12:46 might give them light and understanding. 12:50 Many is going to be lost because, what? 12:52 We are not studying the word of God everyday, 12:54 we are not studying and upon our knees 12:56 pleading with God to give us direction that 12:59 we may understand His word. Friend, 13:01 do you think, you really understand His word 13:03 enough and good enough or should we be diligently 13:06 seeking God daily reading His word. 13:08 Now some of you know, you will say, oh, 13:10 well, He is meddling and he is trying 13:11 and he is getting all, listen, if you haven't 13:13 read the Bible you understand 13:14 you haven't read it. We're gonna see the 13:16 importance in our study today. 13:17 The importance in this whole series that 13:20 we've been studying is bound upon this, 13:22 the one testimony 466 that on nearly 13:27 all who professed to believe, what? 13:29 Good, present truth, we are, what? 13:31 We are not ready to receive the Holy Spirit 13:34 or the latter rain experience, unfit. 13:39 Now listen friend, if we are unfit to receive 13:42 then we need to, what? We need to make 13:44 some changes and then God is going to help us 13:45 to make those changes. Early writings page 71, 13:49 tremendous book I wanna read this quote to you, 13:51 it said, I saw that none could partake 13:54 of the refreshing we are talking about the 13:56 latter rain here, unless they obtain victory over, 14:00 notice this, every besetment. 14:02 Now what he's talking about besetment here? 14:05 Something that is constantly harassing you, 14:08 you have that, is the devil constantly 14:11 harassing you, day by day it's like you just 14:14 can't get the victory you want to get it 14:15 and you get tired of fighting that battle. 14:18 That's what it's talking about, besetment 14:20 that means when the devil attacks you 14:22 and when he attacks me, but we have to gain 14:25 the victory over these besetments, 14:27 notice this over pride, had a man the other day 14:31 said I've got a bad habit you know again, 14:32 and I continued this habit because 14:34 God's not going to take me to the heaven 14:35 and I just get discouraged and I don't even wanna, 14:38 I just, I can't have a relationship with him 14:40 because I had this, I just tell you, he said, 14:42 I smoke. I said later well you understand 14:45 what he is talking about but, but I encouraged 14:47 him don't get discouraged, continue to fight 14:50 the good fight of faith because he said, 14:52 what other people, Christians, 14:53 they don't this, what is that, many of us 14:55 have what? We fight pride, we fight, what? 14:57 Love of, you know the love of self, 15:00 of selfishness we have. Love of the world, 15:03 the things that are in the world, 15:05 so I encouraged you, don't get discouraged, 15:06 present that to God, God will give victory. 15:09 Summing up what he said in Early Writings 71, 15:11 it says, we have to get victory, notice this, 15:13 over every wrong word and action. 15:18 To receive the latter rain, rain or see the 15:21 latter rain and be ready for heaven. 15:22 Can't go to heaven without it, we have to gain 15:25 the victory through the blood of Jesus Christ 15:27 over every wrong word and action. 15:30 See we have some things that we're going 15:32 to have to ask God for some real victory over. 15:35 See we maybe pleading and praying with God 15:37 for this latter rain but no one, no one is going 15:40 to ever receive the seal of the living God 15:42 while our characters have what? 15:44 See we've been studying this, spot or a stain 15:48 on them. It's going to be left us to remedy 15:51 the defect of character. Now again 15:54 we wouldn't do that in our previous lesson. 15:55 We can't do it on our own, it's some of what? 15:57 Presenting ourselves to Jesus Christ. 15:58 He is able to do that. When we've got to, 16:02 we get ourselves right with God then 16:04 the latter rain is going to fall upon us 16:07 as I am reading on here; then the latter rain 16:09 will fall upon us, then notice this as the early 16:12 rain fell upon the disciples at the day 16:15 of Pentecost. Let me just make a statement here, 16:17 it goes along with what we've been talking 16:18 about in this series. God will not, listen friend, 16:22 God will not make the slightest compromise 16:25 with sin. I can't say it any clearer than that, 16:28 what? God will not make the slightest compromise 16:33 with sin, just not going to do it. 16:35 He is not going to give an avenue 16:37 for the devil right; sin to be taken to 16:39 heaven again, for the old devil to get back up 16:41 there and start the same mess again. 16:43 He is not going to do that. Jesus said, you know, 16:46 I coming back after the church, we've been 16:48 reading this in Ephesians 5:27 without spot, 16:51 wrinkle or any such thing. 16:53 Again, let's answer the question. 16:55 Who is going to receive the latter rain? 16:57 Who is going to receive it? 16:58 All, we are all going to receive it, 17:00 now we've learned that we are not. 17:01 Only those who gain the victory in their life 17:04 over those besetting words and actions 17:06 and deeds this makes it really clear there, 17:09 One Testimony 187 and 188. Those who come up 17:13 to every point, and stand the test and overcome. 17:18 Did you remember this life has what? 17:20 Good, it's a test where are you gonna spend 17:22 eternity. Every person who, on every point, 17:25 every point the devil comes that you again, 17:28 stand the test and what? Overcome, be the price 17:34 what it may. Regardless of what 17:37 it cost in his life, they've heeded the counsel 17:39 of the true witness, notice this, 17:41 they will receive the latter rain. 17:44 Other words, every test, everything that the 17:46 devil throws at you by the grace of God 17:49 we have to gain the victory. 17:50 Those are the ones that's gonna receive the 17:52 latter rain. You know, in Matthew chapter 5 17:55 in the New Testament and verses 29 to 30, 17:59 it says something like you know if the eye 18:02 offends you, you do what? Good, pluck it out. 18:04 If the right hand offends you, what? 18:06 Cut it off. And you have to think in terms of, 18:09 if your right eye offense, listen here if your eye 18:14 trips you up, have you ever been out there out 18:17 in the world and your eye did what? 18:18 Trips you up a little bit. You've been looking at 18:20 things that you shouldn't been looking at. 18:23 If it entices you the eye entices person in the sin, 18:26 the things that are looking at. 18:29 The eye sometime leads into what? 18:31 Apostasy. You see if the eye offends you, 18:35 you need to pluck it out. 18:37 And what it's talking about? 18:38 You remove it at the point of where there is 18:41 motion and action. The eye catches motion 18:44 and action if it catches the wrong thing, 18:46 we need to do what? We need to pluck it out, 18:48 what's the Bible say. Any of us willing to 18:52 sacrifice self, whatever it takes, heaven can be 18:56 our home, we willing to give it up. 18:58 In Luke, New Testament, Luke chapter 11, 19:01 the Bible says verse 34, this says, 19:03 but you know when thine eye is evil, 19:07 the Bible says, the body is full of darkness. 19:10 When the eye is, what? When the eye is evil, 19:14 listen it says, when the eye or when 19:16 the vision is evil, when the side glance is evil. 19:22 If you ever seen somebody that wants to, 19:24 but be very careful here. You ever seen somebody 19:26 who wants to look at something but they don't 19:28 want you to see that they're looking. 19:30 You ever done that you've seen somebody 19:31 and they are doing like this. You know, 19:34 and then, they want you to sit that's what 19:37 they says, when the eye is evil, 19:39 in the Greek it says the side glance 19:43 and then it gets a little continually inspecting. 19:48 When the eye continually inspects something 19:52 that it shouldn't be inspecting. 19:54 Some of us especially the men think 19:56 they're inspectors and they're inspecting some 19:58 of the wrong things that's what the Bible 20:00 is talking about here, when it says, 20:02 when thine eye is evil that means they continually 20:05 are inspecting. It is not, listen, it is not a passive 20:09 thing when you're going down or maybe the row 20:12 and you see something it, a casual glance 20:15 you didn't know you seen. A passive glance 20:18 you've seen, but it says, continual inspection 20:21 that gets us into trouble I hope you see that. 20:24 You know the Holy Spirit would help you that. 20:27 So how do we remedy then the defects 20:29 in our character? How do we cleanse this 20:32 soul temple from every defilement? 20:35 Wow, I do want to go to heaven I know 20:38 you want to go, but it's much more than maybe 20:41 what you thought all these years just to be, 20:43 say Christian go to church, it's deeper. 20:46 You're gonna repopulate heaven, 20:48 you're gonna be there with Jesus, 20:49 with God, the angels in a holy atmosphere. 20:54 First selected messages page 190 and 192. 20:59 Here is word begins, we are talking about remedy 21:01 one today the defects of our character, 21:03 it says, it is our work today getting to heaven, 21:07 let me like this, getting to heaven is a, what? 21:09 It's gonna be a work. You're going to have 21:11 to put forth an effort. You're not gonna slide. 21:13 One of things you slide in this world is slide, 21:15 you slide downhill, you back slide, 21:17 that's what you do. But in heaven friend, 21:20 I am telling it's an awesome thing. 21:23 We are going to get there, we are not going to slide 21:25 and it's gonna be like a, it's gonna be 21:26 the personal effort and here it simply says this. 21:29 It's our work today to yield, yield what? 21:33 Are you wanting to gain the victory? 21:35 Then the yield, listen, our souls to Christ 21:38 and here is yield our wills. 21:40 The first thing we should be doing every day 21:42 if we're wanting to gain this defects of character 21:45 victory is that we have to commit our wills 21:47 to Christ that we maybe, I am reading on fitted 21:51 for the time of refreshing from the presence 21:53 of the Lord, fitted for the baptism 21:56 of the Holy Spirit. Friend, please concentrate 22:00 with me today, first thing in gaining here, 22:03 cleansing the soul temple is committing our wills 22:07 to Jesus Christ today. And you will say, 22:10 well, I would love to do that but I don't know 22:11 what it is, what are you talking about the will, 22:15 why the will and what is the will that I have to, 22:18 what, because I have to yield it to Him 22:20 or I will not be able to participate in, what? 22:23 In the refreshing of the outpouring of the 22:25 latter rain the Holy Spirit. So therefore, 22:27 I must present my will to Him. Little book call 22:31 My Life Today is a beautiful little book, 22:33 page 318 says this; The will, but you said 22:37 you want to, you want to commit it right, 22:39 okay, the will is the governing power in the 22:43 nature of man. What is the will? 22:48 The will is the governing power in the 22:50 nature of man. You will be in constant peril, 22:54 listen, until you understand the true 22:57 force of the will. So if you didn't already 22:59 understood the true force of the will, 23:01 you are in trouble here. Your part is to put 23:04 your will on the side of Christ. 23:07 Oh, that's good, when you yield your will 23:10 to be His, He immediately takes possession of you. 23:13 Think about that today. Lord, I want you to 23:15 take my will. I don't want to fight you, 23:18 I am gonna submit to you. It's a governing power 23:21 of the nature of man I give it to you God today. 23:24 I immediately get on the side of Christ that's 23:27 what you want to be on, isn't it? 23:29 And then he says you are gonna immediately 23:31 he takes possession, and he works to do His will 23:34 and pleasure to you. Now notice, 23:36 even in thought, notice, even our thoughts become 23:41 in subjection to Him. And this article goes on, 23:44 I like it, it's positive. It says, don't feel that 23:48 you cannot; but say this, don't feel 23:50 you cannot say, I can and I will and God has 23:54 pledged the Holy Spirit to help in every 23:57 decided effort. Isn't that beautiful? 24:00 We never say, well I can't gain the victory, 24:02 here I can't commit my will to Him. 24:05 You come with determination why, 24:06 by the power and spirit of God, 24:08 not anything you have within you and you say 24:10 by God's grace I can and I will and I pledge myself, 24:15 because the Holy Spirit has been promised 24:17 to help me. Desire of Ages another beautiful 24:20 book on Life for Christ, page 38 makes this 24:22 comment all I guess food for thought. 24:26 None, none but Christ can fashion anew 24:30 the character, character that's what you are, 24:32 none but Christ can. That has ruined by sin. 24:36 You realized today that your character, 24:38 your very being just like mine has been ruined by, 24:41 what? By sin, only Christ can fashion it anew. 24:46 He comes to expose, notice this, 24:48 He comes to expose the demons that has 24:52 controlled the will. You think giving the will 24:56 is not important, you need to summit it 24:58 to God or the devil's gonna take it. 25:00 Only Jesus can come and, the demons that have 25:03 controlled the will that's why some people say 25:06 well I couldn't help but I did I was compelled 25:07 to do, I did the wrong thing. 25:11 The enemy even knows how important is to commit 25:13 the will to Jesus Christ. 25:15 To do His good pleasure Jesus, 25:17 I am gonna do you, look that in Philippians 2 25:19 verse 13 when you have the opportunity. 25:21 We make come to the point that we do in 25:23 Psalms 139 verse 23, when it says, 25:26 search me, O God, know my heart, 25:30 are we listening, know my, know my heart 25:32 and know my thoughts. That's beautiful. 25:36 Say today, I can and I will by the grace of God. 25:39 Let me give you a real big key. 25:40 We got a lot of stuff to cover today 25:42 and time is running. But look, Desire of ages 25:44 makes this a beautiful in page 391. 25:46 Here is the key, here is the key to victory 25:49 for you and for me on a daily basis. 25:51 This is where we lack, this is where the devil 25:53 is causing you to that you don't have time 25:56 to do this, you don't have time do anything 25:58 for God, listen, here's what it says, 26:00 you want to destroy the earthly nature I do, 26:04 you little fleshling yes, here is the way 26:06 you destroy. Very simple, the word, 26:09 here is how it starts out, the word or truth 26:11 destroys the natural, earthly nature, 26:15 what does it? The word of God, oh, 26:18 friend it's right here, the word of God destroys 26:21 the earthly nature and imparts a new life 26:25 in Jesus Christ. That's exciting to me. 26:28 That's why the devil doesn't want you 26:29 to read it, that's why when you pick it up 26:31 that the phone rings and somebody 26:33 is on you and somebody just didn't go right, 26:35 that didn't go right. The devil's just, 26:36 he's furious every time you want to read 26:39 the word of God why? Because it will destroy 26:41 this earthly and it will put you into the, what? 26:43 The heavenly mode for Jesus to come into 26:45 your heart, and into your life. In fact, 26:48 the Bible talks about that in Psalms 119 verse 11, 26:51 you remember reading that in scripture. 26:53 Oh, it's when you memorize when you were young. 26:56 Says, thy word have I what? 26:58 Good, thy word of I hid in my heart, 27:00 that I might not, good, sin against thee. 27:03 That's beautiful. I believe this God is, 27:06 God is leading a people today. 27:09 He is leading us step by step. 27:12 Now you think about that with me. 27:14 And He brings us into positions which I believe 27:18 that He's calculated, He is calculated to reveal 27:22 our hearts. If you ever wondered why you in 27:24 that fear why this is taking place in your life? 27:28 God is leading you if you're a child of God, 27:30 He is leading you step by step and then each 27:32 one of those, is going to reveal your character 27:35 and my character and in each step we may 27:38 gain a victory and at the next step be careful 27:40 we maybe, be defeated but at every step 27:44 that we go that we're tested and we tried 27:46 a little bit closure to see how we are growing 27:49 in Jesus Christ, and here's a point. 27:52 Do you find as you are being tested 27:54 by step by step and you are opposed to the 27:57 real straight testimony in the 27:58 truth of Jesus Christ. Almost that go on 28:01 little there, expand a little bit more about 28:02 the three angels message, giving the mark 28:04 of the beast I mean really exposing the man of sin 28:08 and we are against those things that 28:09 we want to withdraw, we are opposed to 28:11 the work of God, notice, there is a work to 28:16 be overdone, now overcome, there is a work. 28:19 Friend you realize there is a work and if we reject 28:23 this work let me tell you this, God is going to 28:25 reject you and going to reject me. 28:28 That's how imperative it is? Great controversy 28:31 page 593 says this; None, now know you, 28:37 you're not an exception. There's people right 28:39 now thinking you are an exception to the rule. 28:41 I've met people like that in the world. 28:43 It's pretty hard to deal with the times, 28:45 you know we need to be changing don't we, 28:47 into image of Jesus Christ. None, none but those 28:51 who have fortified the mind with the truths 28:54 of the Bible. What does that mean? 28:55 None who have fortified the minds, 28:58 none of us who have not built a defense around us, 29:05 none who is not strengthened, you see, 29:10 against the attacks of the enemy will stand 29:14 through the last great conflict. 29:16 So that's why it said none who have not fortified 29:18 the mind, how do you fortify the mind? 29:20 Spending time with Jesus, spending time in the word. 29:23 And just know use to give me today, 29:24 some of you going to get me well, 29:26 I spend my five minutes this morning. 29:30 You spend more and five minutes shaving 29:31 your face. Now think about it. We be in more 29:35 that probably brush your teeth this morning. 29:36 Those things need to be done but not left what? 29:38 Leave the other one undone. 29:41 We're talking if you haven't fortified 29:42 your mind with the truths of God's word 29:44 you are not going to stand in the 29:46 last great conflict; do you want that power today? 29:49 We have to use great care today, 29:51 let me tell you, why, of the truths 29:52 and the warnings that have been made 29:54 clear in scripture. I will give you little 29:56 illustration of that because we made 29:58 find ourselves as the disciples. 30:00 How real and true this is? Well I've heard 30:02 this and well, somebody said, but listen, 30:05 do you remember what Jesus when 30:07 He was crucified He explained to the disciples, 30:10 didn't He? Exactly what was going to take place, 30:13 how He would be put to death and how He would 30:15 rise again but you know what they could not 30:19 stand to hear that about their beloved savior. 30:22 They heard what He was saying as it were 30:24 but they rejected it because they didn't, 30:26 they thought we can't deal with that, 30:28 we don't want to hear that, we want temporal 30:31 deliverance, we want a kingdom set up here, 30:34 you know what happened, 30:35 listen, because they had their own thought 30:37 they lost sight of Jesus and His words. 30:41 And when their supreme task came 30:44 when He was nailed to the cross, 30:45 all hope seems to, it was gone from them, 30:48 oh friend what happened? They were unprepared, 30:52 listen, as though they had never heard Jesus 30:56 what He had told them plainly. 30:58 So tell me, it's not possible yeah, 31:01 disciples even though Jesus told them plainly 31:03 because they wanted their own way 31:05 and they wouldn't accept His way it was though 31:08 they never heard a word that He said 31:10 and when their tests came they were unprepared. 31:12 Is it possible we are unprepared today 31:13 for receiving the latter rain? 31:16 We talk a lot of time that we've been talking 31:18 about our, our little chart and things that we, 31:20 that we, that we have here we've made the 31:21 little chart and some of you might like this. 31:23 It's just, it's very simply done and many, 31:25 many things else could be added to it. 31:27 But it's called the timeline of prophecy, 31:30 prophetic history and it just kind of gives 31:32 some outlines here, we're talking about you know 31:34 it is starting 457 and talking about 31:37 National Sunday law, Close of Probation 31:39 time of trouble, little time of trouble, 31:41 latter rain, what's gonna be happen you know, 31:43 oh, there's a lot of things on here that helps us 31:45 in our study, you need to call and make sure 31:47 you get one. Now listen carefully this as we go on. 31:49 Great Controversy page 594 says this. 31:53 The prophecies in the future is opened 31:56 before us, are, are you worried about 31:58 the prophecy? Are you wanting to know 32:00 what's going to happen in the world, 32:02 friend, they are opened just as plainly 32:05 as they were to the disciples by the 32:08 words of Christ. Listen, the events connected 32:11 with the close of probation, 32:12 are you interested in the close of probation, 32:14 well, I am. And with the work of preparation 32:17 that we've been talking about, oh I am, 32:19 and the time of trouble, oh I'm interested yes, 32:22 are clearly presented. What, we have 32:25 to be studying the word that's 32:26 why we are not sure, we don't know what's going on, 32:28 we are torn up. What's the problem? 32:32 Oh, it's just come with many, many things but 32:33 it may boil down to couple of things here. 32:37 Millions don't understand what's going on, 32:39 let me tell you why. First of all is because 32:42 they don't want Bible truth, they just don't 32:45 want Bible truth. They will come 32:47 and they'll ask you question you tell them 32:49 what the Bible says, they will say yeah, 32:50 but somebody else told me, blah, blah, blah. 32:53 It's plain in scripture so that we are not 32:56 confused. God does not want us confuse; 32:58 He wants us to know the hour in which we live. 33:00 He wants us to be prepared, He is telling us 33:02 how to be prepared for the little time of trouble, 33:04 for the close of probation but yet 33:06 we as like we've never heard it before. 33:08 It's like it doesn't matter. 33:12 And secondly, I believe you know people 33:14 are afraid that if I do it step, this right, 33:15 it's going to change my lifestyle, 33:18 I am happy with the way things are going. 33:20 I kind of like the world and things in the world 33:23 I like the way it's going, I like my job, 33:24 I like what you know my house blah, blah, blah, 33:25 we are not willing to change 33:27 and Jesus simply says, we need to deny self 33:29 you remember. What's going to be the results? 33:32 If this is what you really want, 33:34 if you want a deception I can tell you this. 33:36 The enemy is going to give you just the 33:38 deception that you want. You just keep 33:41 in there hanging there and He is going to 33:42 give you or if you want heaven friend, 33:44 it's yours but you have to claim it, 33:45 you have to be studying and praying right now 33:47 on pleading with God. And the subject like 33:51 this especially if you go five parts, 33:52 some people miss a lot and so on so forth, 33:54 there is time that you have to, 33:55 I want to say to rerun, go over a few things 33:58 important aspects what we've been talking 34:00 about because some people have missed it 34:01 and I want to do that just quickly right now. 34:04 Because our continuous to be misunderstandings 34:07 and you know it's a lack of this understanding 34:09 of what we are talking about here that you know 34:11 people are not going to be prepared, 34:14 they don't see the importance of it because 34:16 not for any people talking about it, 34:17 no one's already preaching about it. 34:19 But there is a revival, people are beginning 34:21 to wake up a little bit what's going on 34:24 about the latter rain they're not going to, 34:26 we read this in testimonies 507, 34:28 I want you pay attention again. 34:30 Many, many having a great measure failed 34:33 to receive the former rain, 34:35 what's the former rain? It's when you what? 34:36 You're born again, you accept Jesus 34:39 as your Lord and Savior. 34:40 You will invite the Holy Spirit to come in, 34:42 Jesus to come into your life, 34:44 that forgiveness of sin. It says, they have not 34:47 obtained all the benefits I like this that God 34:50 has provided for them but notice they expect 34:54 that the lack will be supplied by the 34:57 latter rain. Here is the punch line. 35:01 They are making a terrible mistake. 35:04 See God has promised what? 35:06 He's promised to get benefice of gaining 35:09 victory over sin and what, the early rain, 35:10 the former rain so that we can receive 35:13 of the latter rain, get sin out, 35:14 get the character of Jesus Christ in us. 35:16 This is what's talking about here. 35:18 Now let's look again the object and the 35:20 purpose of the latter rain in case you miss 35:22 some of the program, you may want to go 35:24 back and get 1, 2, 3, 4 and of course 35:26 the 5th one today. What is it? 35:27 We do it really quickly, The Testimonies Ministries 35:29 talks about; first of all, latter rain is given 35:31 to do what? To ripen the grain, 35:33 we consider ourselves as a grain, the finish ripen. 35:36 To prepare it for harvest, 35:38 the grain that's left in the field you see 35:39 it's suppose in the field you know you can't 35:41 harvest that but there was a grain as a power 35:43 of the Holy Spirit, the latter rain comes out, 35:45 prepares us for harvest. The latter rain brings 35:48 completion or what? In our spiritual life, 35:51 listen, or we become like Jesus, 35:54 man that's wonderful. As the latter rain falls 35:58 our character is perfected, 36:00 our character is restored, 36:02 our character is recreated 36:05 and certainly the purpose of the latter rain 36:07 is to help what? To finish the work of God, 36:10 that God's character can be what? 36:12 Can be vindicated. That's His character 36:15 has been challenged. The righteousness 36:17 of Jesus Christ all for Him. Listen, 36:20 listen also message we have to give, 36:21 remember the latter rain does not, 36:23 we've been talking about, the latter rain does not 36:25 change the character. It fixes it for what? 36:31 Eternity. The latter rain what? 36:33 Oh, when it comes or not you know it will 36:34 change things that need to be change. 36:36 The latter rain for us does not change 36:38 the character. It fixes for eternity so that 36:41 it cannot be moved, it cannot be move. 36:45 The latter rain does not, think about it, 36:48 form character. Oh, here what, think about it, 36:52 the latter rain does not give victory over sin, 36:56 why because the victory has already been gained 36:58 in the early rain. Now there is question, 37:01 I want you just think with me today. 37:04 What does it really mean to reach full maturity? 37:06 What does it really mean to reach full maturity? 37:09 At that point, is there more to be accomplished 37:11 or is that just it? You say well I'm confused 37:15 now let me ask it in another way. 37:16 If our lives, reaches the point of living 37:19 without sin, by God's grace we come 37:22 to that point, then could there still be 37:25 more growth? Oh, absolutely, we studied 37:27 little bit about this education, 37:29 little book on Education page 106, 37:30 makes this statement; at every stage in 37:33 our development, I pray the God that you are 37:35 developing that you are changing day by day, 37:38 our life maybe, what? Perfect. Listen, at every 37:41 stage of our development we maybe, what? 37:44 We maybe perfect, yet if God purpose 37:48 for us is fulfilled, there will be constant, 37:52 what? Constant advancement. 37:54 So you can be living without sin but what? 37:56 Still advancing in Jesus Christ and knowledge 37:59 and wisdom and grace of God growing. 38:02 Example is given. Of course we are look 38:03 in the Bible that Jesus in One Testimonies 339, 38:08 Jesus was considered as a man but He was what? 38:10 He is perfect, yet, it says, He grew in what? 38:14 He grew in grace. He was perfect but He what? 38:17 He grew in grace, we become perfect through 38:18 Him but He was continued to what? 38:20 Good, grow, grow, grow. The Bible talks about 38:23 His perfection in Hebrews chapter 7 38:24 when you have time. Hebrews chapter 5, 38:28 you know how Jesus, you know, you know, 38:30 you know, you know, how when He learned 38:31 and how He grained victory. 38:32 Some people don't like this but you read 38:34 in Hebrews 5 verse 8, Jesus learned obedience 38:39 by the things that He suffered. 38:42 Jesus learned obedience by the things that 38:45 He suffered. Something you think it's gonna be 38:47 a picnic, its easy road friend you need 38:49 to think again. What is our, what is our work? 38:52 In High Places little book page 186 says this, 38:55 it is your work to advance toward perfection, 38:58 making constant improvement notice this, 39:01 until it last you are pronounced worthy 39:05 to receive immortal life. Oh friend think 39:08 about that. Even the work, notice this, 39:11 of progression will not cease, but will continue 39:15 throughout eternity. So progression like continue 39:19 to grow right to Jesus comes takes it to heaven, 39:21 we continue to grow, grow throughout 39:23 all eternity. Don't, please don't miss 39:24 this point. Living without sin and we've talked 39:27 about that and being fully mature, 39:30 ready for translation are two different things. 39:34 We will continue to grow and mature to 39:38 perfect characterize. Building up to the coming 39:40 of the Lord and then He what? 39:42 Through eternity that's beautiful. 39:44 Oh, think about it even after all the saints 39:46 are sealed and they do not commit sin. 39:49 They continue to grow spiritually and fully 39:54 matured they're ready for what, translation. 39:57 Friend we have to become completely mature 40:00 in Jesus Christ. He will take us to heaven, 40:03 we gain what? Victory over every word 40:05 and every action to be like Jesus. 40:08 Second Peter 1 verse 10 says, wherefore rather, 40:11 brethren, give diligence to make your calling 40:15 and election what? Good, sure, that's exactly 40:18 right and He says, this, notice this, 40:20 for if ye do these things, 40:22 ye shall never fall. If you do these things 40:26 you shall never fall that's the 40:28 promise of God. You say, oh, that's not enough, 40:30 oh, friend listen Jude verse 24 say this, 40:33 He is able to keep you, notice this fully, 40:37 He's able to what? Keep you. 40:39 It has nothing to do, It has to do what? 40:42 With Jesus and His power but that's committing 40:44 ourselves to Him. Hebrew 7:25 says, 40:48 He is able to save to the uttermost. 40:51 That means He go out as far as He has to, 40:54 to get you Brother Jim. No matter how far it is, 40:56 how low it is and to me He reached down 40:59 and get you. He is able to do that. 41:01 Romans 8:37, He says that we become more 41:05 than conquers through Jesus Christ. 41:08 Friend I like that more than conquerors through 41:10 Jesus Christ, don't you? That's beautiful. 41:13 And then the Bible talks in the beginning 41:14 of the book of Matthew chapter 1 verse 21, 41:17 The Bible says, thou shalt call his name Jesus. 41:21 Thou shalt call his name what? 41:23 Jesus. And He shall save his people from what? 41:26 From their sin. This is the big issue, 41:29 sin is the issue, sin has to go, 41:30 if you want the latter rain experience 41:33 and only Jesus can help you dear friend 41:35 but it has to be every word, every action, 41:38 every thought, the eyes, the mind, 41:40 everything has to be pure in order for us 41:43 to make it to heaven. You don't hear that 41:45 from the pulpits today, oh, friend, 41:47 we need to be listening. 41:50 How can this proved by, how can I will be 41:51 clothed with the righteousness 41:53 of Jesus Christ. We're talking about what? 41:56 Defects of character, little magazine article, 42:00 Signs of the Times in July 23 42:02 and it written 1902 says this, 42:05 everyone who by faith obeys God's commandments, 42:09 will reach the condition of sinlessness in which 42:13 Adam lived before transgression. 42:15 Now some of you're not going to get that 42:17 I can't just keep emphasizing over 42:18 and over but I think we read this but 42:20 we will not focus on some of the words. 42:23 Everyone, notice this, who by faith obeys 42:26 God's commandments, this is the devil knows that, 42:29 that's why I saying that the Christian world 42:30 they really have to keep all the commandments, 42:32 we're not worried about keeping God's law 42:33 but we are undergrad, yeah. 42:36 Even the enemy knows it. God's people submit their 42:40 life to Him and they'll obey God's commandments. 42:43 We promise that we will reach this stage 42:46 with a condition of sinlessness that Adam 42:49 lived before transgression 42:51 and ourselves to Christ we do what? 42:55 Listen, once I submit myself to Jesus Christ 42:57 I have to live His life. 43:00 This is what it means to be clothed with the 43:03 garment of righteousness. How many lessons have 43:06 you heard, how many people went, 43:07 what it be clothed all we put the cloak on, 43:09 we're gonna put the cloak on He got be 43:10 without sin before you can put the cloak on. 43:14 You have to be right with God. What does that 43:16 mean to be like Jesus, is to live His life, 43:18 submit ourselves to Him and live His life, 43:20 many maybe through us. 43:22 Oh, what a challenge that is. 43:26 Signs of the Time in March 3rd in 1898 says, 43:31 listen, In order to let Jesus into the heart; 43:35 now how many of you want 43:36 let Jesus in your heart? I want everyone 43:38 who you know professed to be a Christian, 43:40 Oh, I want, I want letting Him into my 43:42 heart, listen, everyone who wants to let Jesus 43:47 into His heart, listen this, in order to do that 43:50 we must stop sinning. 43:57 In order for Jesus to come in this old heart 44:00 and for Him to live there, to take up the boat 44:03 there, can't have sin in my life because He can't? 44:09 He can't dwell in that kind of temple, 44:12 let's stop assuming. Review and Herald 44:15 September 25th, 1900 says this, 44:18 because I love the song, Redeemed. 44:19 How many you love that. 44:21 Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it. 44:23 Redeem by the brother lamb. 44:24 Oh, I hear brother, I am redeemed 44:26 and I redeemed by the blood of the lamb, 44:28 do you realize what you're saying? 44:30 When you said I've been redeemed to redeem be, 44:32 to say I've been redeemed means that 44:35 we have ceased to sin. That's what redeemed 44:40 means. We've ceased to, from sin. 44:45 Man, that's heavy duty. 44:47 Little book Our High Calling 76 says, 44:49 He can overcome sin in you, we're talking 44:53 about what? Defects of character, 44:55 gain in victory right now if you cooperate 44:57 with His what? His efforts, you think you've been 45:01 tested and tried and just, some people squeezing 45:04 on you and its difficult time and why do you 45:06 live here and why do you going through this 45:08 and why you got? Because God's eyes 45:09 on you. God's eyes on He knows what is going 45:12 to take to purify perfect your character 45:14 and mine too and things that I'm complaining 45:17 about it, all why do I had to do, 45:18 why do we have to do, could be the very means 45:21 that God has for saving me. 45:23 Wow. If you're a child of God, we've got to thing 45:26 along that line. Every test, every trial of it, 45:29 it goes God knows that I need it. 45:33 If I just cooperate with His efforts. 45:36 He can make me what He wants me to be 45:38 but there has to be the self examinations, 45:41 Second Corinthians 13:5 talks about, 45:43 it says, examine yourselves whether ye be 45:45 in the faith; you may talk faith but 45:48 are you really in the faith? Bible says, 45:51 we need to prove ourselves. 45:54 Psalm 26 verse 2 it says, examine me, 45:57 O God, notice, O Lord, prove me and 46:01 try my reins and my heart. 46:05 The plead here was try the reins what? 46:07 It's the mind, try my mind, try the things 46:10 that are sincere to salvation. 46:12 God come in and do that. Examine me, 46:14 prove me, correct me, restore me. 46:19 Second testimonies 5:12 says this, 46:23 This daily review of our acts, 46:25 the things that we do to see whether 46:28 conscience approves or condemns is necessary, 46:32 for all who wish to arrive at the what? 46:36 At perfection of Christian character. 46:38 If you're wanting to have perfection character, 46:41 you don't want to be perfect like Jesus 46:43 we're gonna have do some self examination. 46:45 A review everyday why we did what we did. 46:49 And was it pleasing on the sight of God? 46:51 You want some quick answer. 46:53 We're talking about some remedies of defects 46:54 of character. Let give me just word as quickly 46:56 as we can't have much time left. 46:58 Christ's Object lesson 331 says this, 47:01 perfection of character listen is formed this word 47:04 has to be, it can receive the latter rain, 47:06 Holy Spirit you know already God go through 47:08 the time of trouble. Perfection of character 47:10 is formed by hard stern battles with self. 47:16 Wow! Conflict after conflict must be waged 47:20 against hereditary tendencies. 47:22 The things that maybe we have inherited 47:24 inside of our natural tendency, 47:26 battle after battle, day after day, 47:28 hard stern battles if we want a perfect 47:32 character, Christian character, 47:34 Jesus character, maybe that's why Jesus said, 47:36 quickly in Matthew 16:24 when He said, 47:40 deny self, take up the cross and follow me. 47:42 The big battles I have is what? 47:44 Battles of self. Our High Calling page 313 says 47:48 this perfection of character can be 47:50 obtained only through, listen, labor, conflict, 47:54 self-denial. You say, how can I gain this victory 47:59 you know the devil's coming after very hard 48:00 if they, let me just give you a tidbit here 48:02 it really helped, it help me I found this 48:04 in Five Testimonies 177, I don't say Lord I don't 48:08 want to commit sin, here is what it says, 48:09 if you would not commit sin, 48:11 if you don't want to commit sin, 48:13 if you would not commit sin we must shun it 48:15 from the very beginning. Man that makes sense, 48:18 doesn't it? If you're not going, because 48:19 you're gonna dilly dolly around, and you're gonna 48:21 think about it while you are done for. 48:23 Think about it. It dies quick when you realize 48:26 that it's wrong you got to shun it, 48:27 you got to stop it, you got to shut the door 48:29 right then and right there, if the devil 48:31 is gonna take advantage you. 48:33 Christ's Object lesson 330 says this, 48:35 we need to understand that imperfection, 48:41 imperfection of character is sin. 48:44 We need to understand imperfection 48:46 of character is what? Is sin. Every motion, 48:52 every desire has to be subject to reason 48:55 and conscience based on God's word friend. 48:59 Counsels to parents and teachers says this, 49:02 perfection of character, notice this, is required 49:07 and can be obtained by what? 49:11 By becoming familiar with His word. 49:13 The only way that perfection of character, 49:15 the only way it can be obtained is what? 49:17 We realize because you know, condition 49:19 of submitting ourselves to God. 49:21 But it's through His what? Being familiar 49:24 with His word, to familiar with Him. 49:29 Christ's Object Lessons again page 100, 49:31 listen to this, it says, the scriptures are the 49:33 great agency in the transformation 49:36 of character. You need your character transformed, 49:39 get into the word of God, it will transform you. 49:41 Matthew or John 15:5 says without me, 49:44 Jesus say, you can't do anything. 49:46 So if you're looking at yourself, you're gonna 49:48 fall flat on your face. The carnal mind is enmity 49:52 against God, Roman 8:7 tells us. 49:55 Ephesians 2 verse 5 says we need to be dead to sin. 49:59 All of our righteous is what? Filthy rags. 50:03 Little book called Steps to Christ page 60 says, 50:06 all that we do without Christ is polluted with 50:09 selfishness and sin. Everything you do without 50:13 Jesus is polluted dear friends. 50:15 Great controversy 623 says this, there was no 50:19 sin in Him talking about Jesus, listen, 50:22 this is the condition in which those must be 50:26 found who stand in the time of trouble 50:29 without sin. Friend, are you fighting yet today? 50:31 You realize there's witness in your life and 50:33 then I'll just gonna get real personal right here 50:35 in the last couple of minutes we have 50:36 right here. I'm just gonna let the hammer 50:38 down I'll tell you it double shotgun here 50:40 because we need to get personal. 50:41 When we start talking about somebody's diet 50:43 and what they eat, they're gonna get tired, 50:45 but you know what God bless you anyway 50:47 but you need to listen to this. You're wanting 50:49 that perfection of character 50:50 Two Testimonies 400 says this, 50:53 It is impossible for those who indulge the 50:56 appetite to attain to Christian perfection. 51:00 Did you hear me? All those who are, 51:02 it's impossible if you're indulging in the 51:05 appetite to obtain Christian perfection but 51:08 without it we are not going to be saved in 51:09 God's kingdom. Oh, it's not enough for you, 51:11 let me give you some more, give you one bail, 51:13 I give you another to think about, 51:15 Seven Testimonies 257, makes in, the brain is 51:19 affected by the condition of the stomach. 51:21 Is that make sense? What is it? 51:24 The brain is affected by what? 51:26 The condition of the stomach. Let's get little 51:30 clear then, isn't that shotgun somebody, 51:32 let me reload here, let's get some more. 51:34 Three T 492, those who are slaves to appetite 51:40 will fail in perfecting Christian character. 51:44 Did you get that? Those who what? 51:47 Those who are slaves to appetite. 51:49 Oh, it smells good, oh, it tastes good 51:52 and you're just putting in about ten times 51:54 as much as you need to sustain life, 51:55 bless your heart you are a slave to appetite 51:58 and you will not, will not dear friends perfect 52:01 Christian character. Why because it affects 52:03 the way we think and so on. 52:05 Nine Testimonies 154, says this, 52:08 listen it's pointing, we're gonna wrap it up here, 52:10 stay with me, now you didn't like it because 52:13 why you probably eating on something right now. 52:16 God demands that the appetites be cleansed, 52:20 self-denial be practiced in regard to those things 52:24 which are not good. This is a work that will have 52:29 to be done, notice, before this is the work 52:33 that will have to be done, what? 52:35 Before His people can stand before Him 52:38 as a perfected people. Victory over appetite 52:43 has to be gained, Jesus gained it for 52:45 you He didn't, somebody well what He gained, 52:46 so I don't have, no, you do too. 52:48 We have to follow in his footsteps. 52:51 Adventists Home page 252 said the diet materially 52:54 affects the mind and the disposition. 52:58 Do you believe that? Absolutely, 53:00 if you're wanting to obtain perfection of 53:03 character dear friends and I found this out 53:06 as we close today, last couple of minutes 53:08 we have here, please think along with me. 53:11 Everything God's been impressing me, 53:12 everything that I do, everything that I say 53:15 whatever you know takes place in my life 53:17 I have to do with heaven in mind. 53:20 And I read this article and I said how true 53:22 it is Early Writings, page 58 says this, 53:25 we are to live and to act holy in reference 53:30 to the coming of the Son of man. 53:33 Everything that we do, we're to live 53:35 and to act holy in reference to, 53:37 everything that's a priority to coming 53:39 of Jesus Christ, everything I say, 53:40 everything I do has to be based with in 53:42 his mind. Latter rain we're taking about 53:46 dear friends falls at the close of the season 53:50 it ripens the grain and it prepares it for the 53:55 sickle. Revelation 14:15 says, 53:58 you know Jesus says, time will come 53:59 and He says what? Trust in the sickle and reap. 54:03 Friend we are at that time. It's almost gone. 54:08 God's demanding perfection of character. 54:11 We know how to gain victory, 54:12 we spend time what the word kills the 54:15 natural man, earthly man. Spend time in word, 54:18 spend time in prayer. Let's pray about 54:19 right now well we still have a few seconds left. 54:21 Shall we pray together, God gives you that victory, 54:23 let's pray. Merciful Father in Heaven 54:25 we thank you for you precious word today, 54:27 we thank you that victory is assure to all 54:29 more than conquers through Jesus Christ 54:30 for your power, for your spirit, for the 54:32 latter rain experience we maybe gain victory 54:35 or whatever be setting sin in 54:36 Jesus precious name, amen. 54:39 Well, God bless you. It's been good to spend 54:41 some time with you. Remember that some 54:43 of you still may want a little chart here 54:45 about the timeline prophecy, if so on. 54:47 Be sure and give us a call we will be assuring 54:49 send that to you. We love you, 54:50 thank you for spending time with us and 54:52 God bless you and we'll see you next time. 54:57 Friends, welcome back, in closing allow me 55:00 to share another point in solemn quotation 55:03 from the book the Great Controversy, 55:05 this time on page 621. Here we read in 55:08 reference to the great time of trouble 55:10 as predicted in scripture. The season of distress 55:14 and anguish before us will require a faith 55:17 that can endure weariness, delay, and hunger, 55:20 a faith that will not faint though severely tried. 55:24 The period of probation is granted to all to 55:27 prepare for that time. Jacob prevailed 55:30 because he was persevering and 55:31 determined. His victory is an evidence 55:35 of the power of importunate prayer. 55:37 All who will lay hold of God's promises, 55:40 as he did, and be as earnest and persevering 55:43 as he was, will succeed as he succeeded. 55:47 What a promise. Those who are unwilling 55:49 to deny self, to agonize before God, 55:53 to pray long and earnestly for 55:55 His blessing, will not obtain it. 55:58 Wrestling with God, how few know 56:01 what it is! How few have ever had their souls 56:04 drawn out after God with intensity of desire 56:08 until every power is on the stretch. 56:11 When the waves of despair which no language 56:14 can express sweep over the suppliant, 56:17 how few cling with unyielding faith to the 56:21 promises of God. Friends, once again Christ 56:24 is our only hope of overcoming sin in 56:27 our lives. He's left us promise after promise 56:31 of victory in his word. We must by faith 56:35 believing claim and hold fast to them daily, 56:40 reach out to Christ today. 56:42 He is most definitely reaching out for you. 56:46 And as we close we just want to thank you 56:49 for spending this time with us today 56:51 and we'll always want to thank the Lord for 56:53 making this program available to you. 56:57 And if, if you are hearing God's voice to become 57:01 a partner in faith to financially support 57:04 Behold the Lamb Ministries so we may 57:06 continue in the Lord's work that you I pray 57:09 that you will take the time to do just that today, 57:13 and while you're at it you may wish to order 57:15 this five part series entitled 57:17 "Are You Qualified to Receive the Latter Rain?" 57:21 To view and study time and time again all 57:24 we ask is that you consider giving a donation 57:27 of $35 or more. 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