<TITLE>12. Par 39-43</TITLE>L-39 I went out to the old opossum, where she was laying. And I said, "Heavenly Father, You forgive me. If the... I was so took up with things of the day, so I never understood. And if You sent that dumb animal, who did not have any soul, but was guided by instinct to come to my door to be prayed for, so she could live and raise her babies, forgive me, Lord. And I pray that in Jesus' Name that You'll help her."
Brother, sister, when I meet you at the judgment, this will be ringing out. Little Becky was standing there looking down. That old mother opossum raised up, picked up her nine little babies, stuck that tail right up in the air, walked right down that driveway, just as free as it could be. When she got to the end of the road, she turned around. And Becky had her arms around me, and me and my arms around Becky, crying. And she turned around as if to say, "Thank you, sir." And right down to the woods she went; and as far as I know, she's happy with her babies over there in that woods today.

L-40 When Divine love is projected, and it comes to the end of its course, sovereign grace will stand in and take its place. Brother, sister, if God... That opossum knowed more about Divine healing, than half the preachers of Phoenix knows. That's right.
She had gumption enough to follow the leading of the Spirit. And if God could send a opossum by a Divine grace and love to protect her babies, how much more will He think of you and me tonight, if we'll give Him our whole heart of love, our surrendered will, everything to Him? He will project to us; His sovereign grace will have to take place and heal, if you'll give Him that love.

L-41 The world is wanting to see some more of that. The world is a longing for that, to see that love. You're much more than a opossum. You're more than any animal. But sometimes God can deal with an animal, who can't act for itself, before He can get to a stony heart who is on a free moral agency base, who can act according to the way you wish. Let us bow our heads, just a moment.
O God, Who so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but would have Eternal Life... To Thee we give thanks and praise, Thou Who knowest all things. How many stories could we tell of Your great love and grace, that Thou has done for us. And we thank Thee for it.

L-42 And in this audience tonight, O God, may the sinner man, boy, or woman, or girl, Who has been Divinely led to this place of worship tonight. Let them know right now that it is Your Spirit that has led them here, for no other purpose but to come and serve You.
Oh, speak to their hearts just now. And may they send forth from their heart the Divine love of God in appreciations of You leading them here. And sovereign grace will send a message back, the saving message of the Lord, "Thy sins may be as scarlet; now they are white as snow." Grant it, Father, for we ask it in His Name.

L-43 And while we have our heads bowed in prayer, I just wonder this, friends. While we have been speaking, or either before you come to church, or last week, or month, or year, has something been speaking to your heart?
What caused you, mister or misses, to come to the meeting tonight? It was the same God that stopped the animals in the field. It's the same One Who led the old mother opossum, Who's done all the things that's love. God so loves you, that He's led you to a place where you could accept Him. Will you do it, upon the basis of the shed Blood of His beloved Son? That God could not do nothing else, but it's... His great love constrained Him in such a way, that He could not do nothing else. Grace had to send you a Saviour.


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