<TITLE>13. Par 61-64</TITLE>L-61 If you're standing in that spot that you don't know just where you're at... Been ten or fifteen hands up, I feel that there's more. On this Easter morning why don't you raise your hand and say, "Lord, here I am. And when that pool opens at eleven o'clock, I'm going be right in that water too. I'm going down for baptism, so I can be raised in newness of Life to walk with You, Lord. I want to look past the curtain of time. I want to have an experience right now on this Easter morning, that I can say any time through life, 'Yes, I was setting a little old block tabernacle one beautiful Easter morning. God raised up the curtain. I looked a past. I seen my church didn't mean very much. I seen there was nothing on earth that meant very much to me any more. There I sold out everything I had; I bought the Pearl of great price. I accepted Jesus as my Saviour. I now raise my hands, Lord God, be merciful to me, for I want to look past the curtain of time.'" Would there be another before closing just now?

L-62 Dear God, this is a solemn moment. We are enjoying the blessings. We have enjoyed the Word. We've enjoyed more than we could explain, the Presence of the Holy Spirit Who has given us this great assurance that we have passed. And we have passed from--from death unto life.
And there are those who are present now, Lord; many of them have raised their hands. This is a solemn moment. Maybe they might've been trained in some religious school. They might've burnt candles; they might've repeated prayers over beads. They might've joined some denomination, been immersed in some certain way, had water poured on their head or sprinkled. They might've repeated the apostles creed and went through a ritual routine, but have never come to that sacred sand, have never come to that spot like Job did, like Moses, like Abraham, like all Thy children did. They never come to that spot like those disciples who went to the tomb that morning and found He was gone.

L-63 Grant, Lord, just now, those who raised their hands, that the great Holy Spirit will come into their hearts and perform this great work that we now ask for. Hear us, Lord. They're Yours; they're the fruit of the Message. I pray that You'll bless them wonderfully. Give unto them the baptism of the Holy Spirit today. And we don't know; we may never see another Easter. No doubt, there's some in here that won't, not a Easter like this, an Easter as a memorial. But, Lord, may they see that real Easter, that one, Lord, that where their body shall shape in the form of a young man or woman again, and come forth from the grave to live forever. Bless them, Lord; they're Yours.
You was the One Who drawed them, for it is written, "No man can come to Me, except My Father draws him first." Now they're Yours. If You drawed them, if Your close enough to them to draw their hands up in the air, You're close enough to do the rest of the work. They're Yours, Father. Grant that this will be the peace time for them.

L-64 Thank You for all these who've made the decision long ago and have experienced a new life, stood on the sacred sands. We're here to rejoice this morning with them in the hopes of the coming of the Lord Jesus, when we too will--will fellowship with Him in His resurrection as we fellowship in His suffering. Grant it, Lord. May His Spirit lead us and guide us as we journey on.
Give us a great service now at nine-thirty, Lord. And immediately heal the sick and the afflicted. May those who have never been immersed yet, come to the grave this morning, go down and rise again in the water grave here, Lord, as been commissioned by our Lord. After His resurrection He appeared and said, "Go unto all the world, preach the Gospel. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved." Grant, Lord, that it'll be so.
Give us a great night, tonight. Do, Father, give us a great day. May we long enjoy the Presence of God for we ask it Jesus' Name. Amen.


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