<TITLE>10. Par 30-33</TITLE>L-30 Now, I'd imagine when a trial come up... What's the first thing a child of God has for refuge when a trial comes? The greatest weapon was ever put in the hands of mankind: prayer. It even changes everything. It even changed the mind of God one time. God told his prophet go up and tell the king he was going to die. And the king turned his face to the wall, and said, "Lord, I beseech you to consider me. I have walked before you with a perfect heart. I need fifteen years longer." And God spared his life fifteen years longer. Prayer changes things.
Then we notice then when these Hebrew children come to a prayer meeting that night, "What are we going to do?" There had to be a--a gathering, and a decision had to be made. No doubt they prayed all night long. And the decision was unanimously, because they were deciding that they could not afford to go back on God in the time of trial. Wouldn't that be good for the whole church now? When the decision is made, "Shall I turn to the things of the world? Shall I go like the rest of them go?" That decision comes to every Christian. It comes to you daily. How are we going to do it? You've got to make your decision.

L-31 And they made their decision, that regardless of what taken place, they wasn't going to turn away from God, that's right, because they had the promise of God that they were Abraham's seed, and they knowed their position, and knowed where they was standing. And they told the king, they said, "Now..." They said, "We're going to throw you into this fiery furnace if you do not bow down to this god."
And he said, "King, live forever. Our God is able to deliver us from that fiery furnace. He's able to do it. But if He doesn't, we're still not going to bow down to that image. We've made up our minds. We've took the way with the Lord's despised few, and we're going to stand true to it." Oh my! That's what the church needs.

L-32 Now, you must take that same initiative when it comes to Divine healing. When it comes to anything that God has promised, take the initiative and stand there. God made the promise. He's obligated to his promise. As long as you're Abraham's seed, He's got to answer. Now, don't get any doubts in your mind. Keep them doubts away. Just stay right straight on the cross now. Look right straight to the One who made the promise. I've never seen Him fail yet, and I've never read of Him failing. And you never will, because He can't fail, He's God. He made the promise. He made it way back here in Genesis. That's the seed chapter. "And your seed shall possess the gate of the enemies. Not "a enemy," "the enemies." Every one of them. All of them.

L-33 Now, this enemy was the fiery furnace. So, I could imagine that morning... Let's just dramatize this just a little bit. It seems real good to my heart when I see... You know, after they had made their decision... I believe God hears, but God don't always have to answer prayer right then. See? God answers in his own time. If you asked Him, and believe Him, then He will answer in His own time. So, I ima--imagine in glory there was... When they was praying, I can see the angels standing around the throne of where God was setting, saying, "They're in prayer, they're under strain."
"Yeah, but they'll hold out true. I've got confidence in them. They're My servant Abraham's seed. So they'll hold true."


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