In this sermon preached June 21, 1996, David Wilkerson encourages us to have patience and wait on the Lord. Hebrews 10:36 says, "For ye have need of patience" (KJV). God's timing is perfect, so what we see as a delay is not a delay, but it means we must trust in the Lord and have patience. The devil tries to convince us it is our fault, but the Hebrews had genuine faith. What they needed was endurance and patience to remain steadfast  In Faith

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Thanks Giving 

We find it hard to give thanks in all Things let’s be honest we are a people of convenience gratitude 

We are a people who believe thankfulness is only a thing that is necessary in a time of gain

But the truth is this  according to this scripture in Colisians 3:17 

But it’s here that we see a outline that’s so amazing that if we are not careful we will miss it 

It’s what we do in word or in deed do it in the name of Jesus. 

A family joined together for their annual thanksgiving dinner and the dad began to complain about the turkey being dry the dressing not being right it was complaint after complaint 

And then his 5 year old son spoke up and said dad Jesus didn’t give us this day to be mad but to be happy and thankful 

In thanksgiving the better part of these two words 

When broke in half is Thanks Giving 

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When we think of the love of God we have to have a understanding that it is unconditional 

George straight 

Wrote a song titled cross my heart 

And in that song he says

Her love was unconditional and he knew from the start 

But when it comes to love the truth is we are a conditional type of people. 

We put conditions on everything 

I can love you unless 

You smoke or drink 

I can’t love you unless you vote a certain way 

I can’t love you unless it’s not going to benefit my cause or my life 

The fact is we are called to love people 

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When we think of the love of God we have to have a understanding that it is unconditional 

George straight 

Wrote a song titled cross my heart 

And in that song he says Her love was unconditional and he knew from the start 

But when it comes to love the truth is we are a conditional type of people. We put conditions on everything 

I can love you unless 

You smoke or drink 

I can love you unless you vote a certain way 

I can love you unless it’s not going to benefit my cause or my life 

The fact is we are called to love people 

This chapter in 1 John 2:1-6

Is very clear 

If we sin we have a advocate which is Christ Jesus 

But it on down a little deeper not just our sins but the sins of the world 

Then a little deeper 

V 5-6 

Is where it get intense because it says 

Who keeps his word is the love God 

Not the one that knows it or can quote it but keeps his word 

And then it says that we should even walk as he walked 

Jesus didnt just talk a talk he walked it out 

Praying preaching ministring to people. 

Jesus is the perfect example set before us not behind us but before us. 

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Following Jesus is a key that we have to understand that unlocks everything that we know about being a Christian if we’re not following, Jesus was simply attending church. We’re doing it wrong. I hope you enjoy today’s message today. Scripture comes from March chapter 8 versus 34 through 38. God bless.

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In the United States of America today, there is not one single church afraid to join together in worship. There isn't one group of people meeting in sewers or even in a house in secret, afraid for their own life. There isn't one group of people who will meet in a church who are afraid of being caught, beaten, or even killed for their faith in Jesus Christ. But in Africa, China, Asia, and Iran, there are groups of people being killed for their faith. So I ask you this morning, are you ready? Will you stand for your faith? Many of us would like to believe that we would never renounce Jesus, that we would stand up against the injustice. I want you all to understand, a day is coming when the word of God will be deemed unlawful and a punishment will ensue.

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This morning, I ask you to examine your life during this message. Not just asking yourself if you have a personal relationship with Jesus, but that you are known by Him, and that people know that you know Him. We hear people say, 'Well, I was born a Christian,' or 'My mom and dad were Christians.' That doesn't make you a Christian. 'Well, I went to church; that must count for something.' Known by Him. Matthew 7:21-23 tells us that many will stand before Him and say, 'I did all these things in your name.' We must realize that because we read the book and go through the motions, it doesn't mean that we are known by Him. Even here in verse 15, the evil spirit said, 'I know Paul; I know Jesus. Who are you?' How do we know it wasn't known by God, because he didn't say, 'My God knows me, and I know Paul, and so forth.' We must realize that church attendance doesn't mean that folks are heaven-bound.

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We see that the king calls for all his men and says, 'Look at this, folks. Look at what their God has done. We put three in the fire, and they didn’t scream or yell in agony and in pain. Their God showed up and walked about the fire. Smell them; they don’t smell like smoke. Look, not a hair is singed. It’s how we react in the fire; it’s when our witness is the strongest, when we are in the fire. What are people saying when they see us in the fire? Look at them; they are walking tall. They aren’t breaking down; they aren’t crying, 'Woe is me.' They are walking with the God of all. Trusting in Jesus. No is often easy for us to say, but the reality is we find it hard at certain times in our lives. We see that they trusted in God; they didn’t bow because it was convenient or the right thing to do. They didn’t bow because their trust was placed in the God of the Universe. And when we place our trust in the God of the universe, people will want what we have, not because of us, but because in the fire, we are trusting in the only thing that can get us through, and that’s Jesus.

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We see that Jesus cries out and says, "Father, not my will be done, but yours." Now we have to understand that Jesus cries out of anguish and discomfort, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. How can we say that? Well, he was God in the flesh, understand, he was the Son of God in the flesh. So let me ask this: Have you ever hurt so bad, been under so much agony that you sweat drops as if it was blood? And that you cried out and said, "Father, not my will but yours be done"? I can’t do this, but if you ask me to, if you set this cup before me, I’ll do it. Well, brother Tom, that’s not the same; Jesus was on his way to the cross to die for our sins and the sins of the world. Well, we aren’t dying for anyone, but we should be dying to self. The Book of Mark says, Mark 8:35, "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it." It’s in the hour of discomfort that we find the plan of God moving ever so diligently to bring us to him. Peace isn’t found after surrender; it’s found in surrender. Peace doesn’t come when everything’s fixed — it comes when your heart finally lets go. In one hour, everything can change, and we see this in scripture; it isn’t just another Bible story, it’s not just another outline of what was yet to come. If we would simply just stay awake and say, "Ok, Lord, what are you doing in my life?" If we would simply stay awake spiritually, or even physically, for one hour and just say, "Here I am, what’s your will?" Spending time in his word, learning not only who Jesus is and who he came to be for us, but what he saved us from.

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Luke 15:16-17

16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

We look at the prodigal son and instantly think of how he came back to his father. But I want to point out he didn’t get cleaned up after eating slop. How do we know? The Bible never mentions it. He didn’t prepare an excuse for leaving; it says he ran to his father, and when he was far off, his father saw him and rejoiced, 'My son is alive! Kill the fattened calf, get the family ring! My son is alive!' We get so caught up in the rejoicing that we miss the most important thing: the repentance. And I want us to look at something else - David, in Psalms 51, we recall the moment when he repents. But notice it doesn’t say anything about him washing up. Why is this so important? Well, in Judea and Jewish customs, it’s considered holy to wash up, to clean up, to rinse off, to become proper before coming to the father's house or entering into a time of prayer. I’m not talking about a bath or shower this morning; I’m talking about a moment when we realize it doesn’t matter how clean we appear to be, we are sinners in need of a savior. So David’s cry was the same as the son's - not just for forgiveness but also for cleanliness, to rid of the filth that was on them. David cried out, 'Cleanse me and wash me.' The prodigal son ran to the father, and then the father said, 'Give him all clean stuff.' See, the father cleaned the prodigal up, and David. Often times, we eat the slop of life, the sin that so easily entangles us, and we find ourselves trying to get cleaned up, if you will.

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