<TITLE>16. Par 140-146</TITLE>L-140 May every shackle be broken. May everything, every opposition that's bothered any of these. May it fall from them just now. May that little thing, little temper, little whatever it is, little temperamental, that little worry, that doubt, that little besetting sin, Lord, as their brother and Your servant I intercede for them as standing between the living and the dead. God, I claim their souls. I claim their victory in obedience to the altar call. And we know that Satan tried to stop it. But we claim them; I do now as Your servant, and I present them to Jesus Christ as the trophies of His grace, the trophies of the Presence of the Holy Spirit tonight Who called them under difficult conditions and brought them to the rock. May they let down the pressure now and know that Jesus said that, "No man can come until I have called him. And all that does come, I'll give them Eternal Life and raise them up at the last day. It's settled, Lord. I present them to You now in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

L-141 God bless you as you stand there. As you return to your seat, go and know that everything that you desired and every besetting sin and thing that was wrong is under the Blood. It's finished. Do you believe it? Do you believe it? Do you believe it, brother? Do you believe it, sister? Do you believe it? Then it's--it--not shall be, it has been done. That's right. It's a past tense.
God bless you. The very best in life and Eternal Life which you now possess... You have climbed then above sin. Sin is under your feet. What good would it do for me to stand here and tell you something wrong? I'd be counted a deceiver at the end of the road. See? You received Eternal Life, because you believed on the Lord Jesus Christ. Now, laying aside every sin and every shackle, go free; let off the steam. You're a Christian. You're raised above sin, and you got the Earnest of your eternal salvation, because Christ has received you.

L-143 Now, didn't He say, "No man can come to me except My Father draws him; and all that comes I will give Eternal Life and raise up at the last days"? Then it's settled. Amen. It's all over. God bless you now, be gracious to you. Do you love Him, out there?
I love Him, I love Him,
Because He first love me;
And purchased my salvation
On Calvary's tree.
How many feels the pressure all gone?
I've anchored my soul in a haven of rest,
I'll sail the wild seas no more;
The tempest may sweep o'er the wild stormy deep,
But in Jesus I'm safe evermore.

L-145 As the story of Charles Wesley on his retreat down by the seaside one day... He had a little shack; he was studying; the Lord led him down there. And he was studying; oh, God was moving on him for a song. And he couldn't--he couldn't get nothing to start on. He'd start on something; the inspiration would leave him. So he went walking down along the seashore, listening at the waves, and thought he could find some inspiration in the waves lapping. All at once a storm came up. Nothing happens by chance; everything is ordained of God. No matter what happens, all things are going to work together for good.

L-146 And he started towards his little cabin. When he did, the winds got to blowing. He thought, "Oh, I'll be blown off this--the--the shore before I get there. And be pulled up his coat and started to run, and something flew into his bosom. And he looked back, and it was a little sparrow come for refuge. He just held it in his bosom until the storm was over and the sun come out. He set this little fellow upon his finger, and he let him fly away. And he flew away, and then the--the inspiration struck him:
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Oh, I like that. See? Rock of Ages, that Rock in a weary land, a Shelter in the time of storm. That Rock in a weary land, Hide Thou me, Hide me, O Rock of Ages cleft for me.


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