<TITLE>11. Par 35-39</TITLE>L-35 And you say you've got faith, and God's never give you the Holy Ghost yet to seal it? And the Holy Ghost is the Seal of God? Ephesians 4:30 says, "Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby you're sealed until the day of your redemption." And if you say you've believed Him and never received the Holy Ghost yet, then God hasn't recognized your faith. But God gave Abraham a sign of recognition of his faith by circumcision, and He gives you a sign of the recognition--recognition of your confessed faith in him, professed faith. When He gives you the baptism of the Holy Ghost to seal it as a finished work. How long? Until the day of your redemption, not till the next revival, but till the day that you're redeemed from this earth. Amen.

L-36 A finished... A seal represents a finished work. The boxcar's loaded and the seal is on it. It's completed; it's finished. It's bound for its destination. Woe to anyone who will break the seal. Amen.
Oh, I feel real religious tonight somehow. I really do. Notice, why It's the Word. See, the Word brings life, and Abraham... Then what happened? Lot... They become a quarrel, and then after Lot was separated... We don't have time. I watch that clock there, but we don't have time to get... We will just hit the high spots now for a moment.

L-37 Notice. Then when Abraham's herdsman and Lot's herdsman got to arguing with each other, Lot was already backslidden in his heart, and he went towards Sodom; and you know the end of him. But Abraham as soon as he had done what God told him to do to separate himself from his kindreds and everything... Now, you say, "What about Sarah. Him and Sarah's one. You and your wife are one. See, see? But now, and Sarah was in the covenant with him, 'cause she was the wife.
But notice. When he separated himself from Lot and Lot's wife. I imagine Mrs. Lot wanted to belong to all the lotteries and everything going along through the country, you know. So she--she was a hindrance to him, and the Bible said, "Let us lay aside every weight and the sin that's easily beset us, when we're in this journey. Let us run with patience the race that's set before us, looking to the Author and Finisher of our faith, the Lord Jesus Christ."

L-38 Notice, then when he got separated from--from Lot. What did God appear to him then again? After he separated himself and done what God told him to do, then God come to him. And when God tells you to do anything you'd better go do it, or you might not see Him no more for awhile. See? Do what God tells you to do. That's--that's your next move is to obey God.
Then when he got himself separated from Lot, then God appeared to him and said, "Abraham, you made a nice choice. You told Lot to take his choice." And Lot went down towards Sodom, because oh, the big times down there. Oh, my. They had all kinds of games and races and big times at night, and a place to watch television if it would've been such a thing, and all the everything... You know, and just take it easy. That's the way people like to go with the waters of least resistance. Like you're going to live here forever. You're not.

L-39 And notice. Then when he did, Abraham took the poor and barren land, but when God appeared to him, He said, "Abraham, stand up. Look to the east. Look to the west. Look north and south," said, "every bit of it I'll give to you." Said, "Now, Abraham, I want you to walk through it." Amen. Excuse me for being just a little indignified tonight, but "walk through it. It's your possession. It belongs to you."
Ev--every person that comes to Christ, every promise in the Book belongs to them. Go through it. Find out whether healing belongs to you, whether salvation, or the baptism of the Holy Ghost, or whether Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. When you possess anything and it belongs to you; walk through it. Amen. Oh, I love it. Investigate.


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