<TITLE>18. Par 55-58</TITLE>L-55 You know what caused you to raise your hands? Jesus. God said in His Word, listen, "No man can come to Me except My Father draws him first." God's here, and He's drawing by the Holy Spirit. Some twenty or thirty put up their hands. And He's drawing by the Holy Spirit, because that you love Him. There's something in it; you that you just can't help it. What is it? It... One time you knew Him. You know, it's a--it's a reproach for the Shepherd to lose one of his sheep. He just can't afford to do it.
When Moses and Aaron, as a type, brought all Israel across Jordan, think of it, there wasn't one lost. Every one of them crossed Jordan by the hand of God, through Moses. How much more  will we cross through death's chilly seas, by the hand of God through Jesus as He extends to you tonight His nail scarred hands, don't you want to be branded with that Blood, the same Blood that was pierced by the cruel nails that put Him into the tree, and the thorns on His brow? You accept Him now.

L-56 Heavenly Father, we thank Thee tonight for all these who have raised their hands, and we know that by Your grace, Lord, and Your loving kindness that You'll not turn one of them down. "No man can come," You said, "except My Father draws him: and every one that comes I'll give him Eternal life and will raise him up at the last day." This is Your Words, Lord Jesus. You said, "He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath Everlasting Life, and shall never come into condemnation, but's passed from death to Life."
O God, what's taken place in this church just now? Death has been swapped for life, worry for joy, sorrow for gladness, despair for hope, the grave for glory. Oh, how wonderful. Your sheep has come home. They raised their hand. Touch them, Lord, with that Blood from Your own hand and brand them, Your sheep. They'll have to worry no more; they'll hear the Shepherd's voice, and they'll walk with Him as He walks. The things of the world will be dead for them from tonight on. They've accepted You. And they've come with their hands upon You, saying, you say, "Sheep of My fold, blood of My Blood, bone of My bone, come you blessed of My Father." And Lord God, give them peace and rest. And O God, may they go tell someone else, and may they come in. Grant it, Lord.

L-57 The day is far spent, and You're going to gather the sheep and separate them from the mules, from the camels, from the goats, and from the other animals that eat in the same pasture, from the same Word, from the same Bible, out of the same Book, out of the same building called church. But just the sheep will You call. "Many are called; few are chosen." Thou hast said so. "Not all that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, will enter in. But the one that doeth the will of My Father." And, Lord, they have did the will of Father tonight by accepting the Lord Jesus as personal Saviour, and we thank You for them.
And, Father, we pray that we've found grace in Your sight and that You'll give us a greatest sweeping we've ever had in Chicago. Give us favor, Father, before the people that we might win them to Thee.

L-58 And now, while we have our heads bowed, and you who have accepted Christ, in a few moments I'm going to ask you to come right up here and stand around the altar for prayer. But just before we do that, I'm going to ask if there's any sick here that wants to be remembered in prayer, the Shepherd to remember you tonight as He intercedes. God, be merciful. Yes, I see the little girl, sister. God bless you, sweetheart. May God grant you your healing, honey. I see the rest of you. How much more does He see you? I see you, dad, setting here in a wheelchair. Trust to God that you--you won't have to set in it any more. Just believe Him now; have faith.


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