<TITLE>25. Par 215-223</TITLE>L-215 Now, let's pray. Heavenly Father, reverently and sincerely stands sinners in this audience right now. They've got up from their seat and walked up here just to make a confession. There's Christians who's come, making their confessions.
Here's precious little sisters that the Light flashed across them, way down in their heart they knew they were wrong; they knew that the Bible teaches those things, and they're willing now to give it all up.
Here's brothers standing here, precious brothers, sons of the living God, who through creed and lukewarm conditions has wandered out into the world. They're coming back tonight, Father. They're coming back. They're--here they are.

L-218 Now, Father, we realize that when they stood to their feet, they broke; all scientists, they say that you can't move up; you're held down. But when they raised their hands and walked this a-way, they proved that there was a Spirit in them that could make a decision. They've made it for Christ.
Jesus, here's Your own Words, and I'm just going to quote them to You.
I'm giving You these people tonight as Your servant. I have done just as You told me to do today in the woods, and here's just exactly what You said would take place. And there's witnesses of those things standing here. To prove Your--Your Presence, You went across the audience, telling the people about who they were and where they've done, and so forth, knowing the people's names, who they were and what they done, what's wrong.

L-221 And now, You said in Your Word that, "He that will confess Me before men, him will I confess before My Father and the holy Angels. He that's ashamed of Me before men, him will I be ashamed of before My Father and the holy Angels." Now, these sisters and these brothers have stood tonight in the Presence of their members, and their pastors, and their loved ones, to say that--that they're not ashamed of You, but they're ashamed of the way they've done. Now, I'm sure, Lord, that You forgive them. You promised it. You said, "He that will confess his sins has mercy." And they are confessing it, and they shall have mercy. And You Who can heal the sick, and say, "Isn't it as easy to say, 'Thy sins be forgiven thee,' as it is 'Take up thy bed and walk'?"

L-222 I claim these. I--I claim every one of them, Lord. I've tried to stand for You all these years and Your Word. And they have stood tonight for You, and I claim them. I take them out of the jaws of the world, and I present them to You, Lord Jesus. They are the trophies of the message tonight, of the Word of God. Keep them, Almighty God, under Your holy power. May they grow; may the Light of God flash up in their life. May those men and women, Lord, start growing in the power and strength of the Holy Ghost. May something take place that'll change their whole churches and--and whole neighborhood where they're at. Grant it, Lord.
I give them to You they are Yours. They--they are the trophies of the meeting tonight of the Word that's been preached. I claim their life, in the Name of Jesus Christ. I want to meet them at the other side, on--when they're immortal, turned back to young men and women again, and be young and lovely forever. They are Yours, Father. They are trophies that God has given to His Son Christ Jesus by the power of His Presence and the Word of God. They are Yours, Father. I give them to You, in Jesus Christ's Name; and claim every life, every life that's standing here. Every confession is received, every sin is forgiven.

L-223 And everyone that's standing here, I--I--I pray for Holy Ghost strength in them to carry out, to do that which is right, to help them in this dark hour when the world is so full of glamor. And, O God, help me tomorrow night to--to bring it clean and clear to them, Lord; and cut loose from glamor of this world, that they might be ready to meet Christ at the time of His coming. Grant it, Father. We believe You now.


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