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We've been talking about a very sacred portion

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of God's Word. That 17th chapter of John. Perhaps

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the most personal sight of Jesus that we have

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ever seen. Because when a son talks to his father,

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Meetings the angels even bend low. There's something

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about a son, an earthly son, talking man to man

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with his dad, is something that's very sacred.

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seldom do we ever get to even hear a part of

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the conversation. Though they usually close the

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door and they're very sure mom doesn't hear a

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word of it. Or that the little sister doesn't

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even get to listen in to the keyhole. It's man

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to man. And it's sacred. You and I have been

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given a glimpse of the Son of God, of Jesus in

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the flesh, talking to his Heavenly Father. And

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always keep in mind when you read this portion

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of the Word of God, when you remember that Jesus

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is talking to his Father, that Jesus has not

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yet died. The cross is only ours in the future.

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That while he is talking to the Heavenly Father,

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he is as much man as though he were not God.

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Know that. When he talks about his will, always

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keep in mind that even while he's talking to

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the Father, he has a will of his own that can

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be exercised. separate and apart from the will

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of the Father. Reminding you again, something

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that I told you regarding this relationship is

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the trust, the confidence. Everything is built

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on trust. Everything is built on confidence.

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Absolutely everything. Go back. When the plans

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of salvation were being laid, when the plan for

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man's redemption was being made, Jesus turned

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to the Holy Spirit with perfect trust and perfect

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confidence in the third person of Trinity. He

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offered himself, first of all, through the Holy

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Spirit to be given. He knew. the Holy Ghost.

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He knew the power of the Holy Spirit. He knew

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that as man he could not come to earth in the

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form of flesh and withstand the temptation of

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Satan. And he knew Satan. He knew Satan before

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Satan ever fell. He knew Satan when he was one

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of the three most beautiful angels that God had

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created. He knew Satan's power. That's the reason.

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Do not underestimate the power of the evil one.

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Do not underestimate the power of the devil.

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Jesus knew Satan when he was beautiful. Before

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his fall, he knew the power that God the Father

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had given to this created being. Sometimes I

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marvel. at the ignorance of men or women, when

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they so loosely associate with the powers of

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Satan. Satanic power is strong, believe me. No

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man fully realizes the power of Satan. And there

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are only two forces in the world today, the power

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of Satan and the power of God, the power of goodness,

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the power of evil. Know that. And stay just as

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far away from the power of the devil as you can

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possibly get. Before Jesus left, to know he was

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to come in the form of flesh, he also knew that

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he would stand. and face Satan in and out of

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his temptations. And to reassure himself that

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he would not yield to those temptations, he offered

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himself through the Holy Spirit and said, all

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right, you be my strength in her. That's why

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I say to you, those of you who are so afraid

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of the third person of Trinity, especially to

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ministers in the pulpit. You who try to steer

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away from the Holy Ghost and become so frightened

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whenever we speak of the power of the Holy Ghost

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and the manifestation of the power of the Holy

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Spirit, and you want to wash your hands of the

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responsibility of this wonderful third person

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of Trinity, may I say to you kindly, If Jesus

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could trust the Holy Spirit, surely you and I

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should be able to trust the Holy Ghost and put

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confidence in him. There was trust. There was

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confidence. And the Holy Ghost did not leave

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Jesus. He came and he came on schedule. When

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Jesus came up out of the waters of baptism, Who

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was there? The Father spoke audibly. In that

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moment, the Holy Spirit, oh, Jesus had not misplaced

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his confidence. Jesus had not misplaced his trust.

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The Holy Spirit was there and descended upon

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him. In other words, the Holy Spirit was saying,

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well, Jesus, here I am. You can trust me. And

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that was why, before Jesus went away, the very

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last gift that he gave to his church, and he

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was saying, in essence, I trusted him. He didn't

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let me down. I give to you the greatest gift

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that is possible for me to give. I give to you

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the same person, the same wonderful gift. You

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can trust him. You can put your confidence in

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him. He'll not let you down. And I can stand

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on the highest mountain peak this very moment

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and say to the whole world, and I wish I could

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shout it to the whole world, I have put my confidence

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in him. I have put my trust in him. And he has

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never let me down. Unafraid. Why? I know there

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will be miracles because the Holy Spirit will

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be there. And he'll not let you down. And he'll

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not let me down. God the Father had confidence

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in his Son. That's the reason he sent him. That's

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the reason he gave him. And yet when he sent

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Jesus, He knew he would have to go in the form

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of flesh. He knew that. He too knew satanic power.

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He too knew the temptations. And remember, Jesus

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had to go through these temptations because he

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could not be a just judge. He could not judge

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you and he could not judge me rightfully. There

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would not be complete justice in his judgment

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unless he had suffered everything that you and

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I have had to suffer in life. How often you've

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heard me say you cannot give to anyone else any

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more than you have received yourself. You cannot

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be a comfort to someone else. at the edge of

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that open grave unless you too have had a death.

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You cannot bring comfort to someone with a broken

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heart unless you have had your heart broken.

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You cannot talk the language of the hungry unless

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you have hungered. Do you understand what I'm

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saying? If you've never been hungry, If you've

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never suffered the pains of hunger, how can you

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sympathize with one who is hungry? Do you know

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what I am talking about? God the Father will

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not be our judge. The Holy Spirit will not be

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our judge. But we stand one day. We say we'll

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stand before the judgment seat of God. But Jesus

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Christ will be the judge. He's the one who'll

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judge you and judge me. Because he's the only

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one who can judge righteously. Because he's the

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only one who has been here in the form of flesh.

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He knew temptation. He knew sorrow. He wept.

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He suffered as much man as though he were not

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God. He hungered. He had to have all of these

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things in his own life to be able to judge us

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righteously. I could weep. When I think of these

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things, millions live and die and never think

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of these things. Christians live and die, still

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conceited in their spirituality, and yet how

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little they really know regarding the compassion

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of the Lord Jesus Christ. We need to come back

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to the mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ. Old Paul

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understood. Paul knew it. When Paul was going

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through his suffering, he understood the very

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thing that I'm talking about. He understood it

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all. That's the reason he could talk about the

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mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ. The mercy. The

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compassion. of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love

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of God, the fellowship, the communion of the

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Holy Spirit. Mm -hmm. I pray the Holy Spirit

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shall make that which I'm trying to say, and

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yet I feel that I do not have the ability to

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say what I really feel on the inside, what I

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really know. The Holy Spirit will have to give

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you. this beautiful revelation, and when you

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see it, your consecration will be greater than

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ever before. Your love for Jesus will be greater

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than ever before. The plan of salvation will

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be more real to you. You'll have a truer meaning

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of what it means to be a Christian. For me to

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live is Christ, and Christ is love. You'll have

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a better understanding of your neighbor's troubles

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and heartache. There'll be greater racial understanding.

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We've got to get back again to this thing of

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trust. We've got to do it. We've got to get back

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again to confidence, to trust. We must. It's

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a fundamental principle of God himself. The whole

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thing is based on trust and on confidence. And

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so Jesus was saying to the Father, You put your

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confidence in me. I'm soon to come back. I haven't

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failed you. My work is done. I've finished the

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work which thou gavest me to do. I still have

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not healed it. And now the last act. I'm... yielding

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my will to your will. And your will includes

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my death on the cross. It includes the crown.

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It includes the spit of the angry mob. It includes

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being crucified between two thieves. All of that

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is in your will. and so even though in the flesh

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i might shrink from these things nevertheless

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i yield my will to your will i'll do it that's

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the reason he could say i have finished the work

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which thou gavest me to do oh to be able one

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of these days to stand in his glorious presence

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knowing that we've surrendered our will the father

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that we've carried out his plan and then when

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the last sermon will have been preached the last

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day's work would have been done to be able to

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say i have finish the work which thou gavest

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me to do. Now watch. The entire prayer changes.

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He's talked about himself as the Son of God,

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referring to himself as the Son of God, as Jesus

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Christ. Then he comes to the personal part. I.

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And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine

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own self, with the glory which I had with thee

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before the world was. I'm coming back now, Father.

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For again, I'm coming back in the position as

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great high priest with the glory that I once

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knew before I came in upon the flesh. I again

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placed myself on coming back to the position.

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The Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost. Now he does

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something. He now talks about you and about me.

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Not the world. There's a part in this conversation

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that few people understand. Very... few people

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understand. Get this glimpse. As surely as Jesus

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had confidence in the Holy Spirit, as surely

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as God had confidence in the Son, it was all

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based on trust and confidence. We come now. to

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men and women. He places trust. He places confidence

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in us. There's nothing more. No person is bound

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by any law to be a Christian. No individual who

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has ever been born or will ever be born will

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ever be forced. To serve God. It's all by choice.

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The whole thing is by choice. You choose. I must

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make the choice. It's something that's personal.

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A husband has to make the choice. A wife must

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make the choice. They're children. It's something

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that's personal. It's an individual thing. And

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before Jesus went away, do you know the responsibility

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that he gave to men and women knowing it was

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still of their own choosing? That's why years

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ago, I remember so well when someone was talking

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of a saint of God who one night had this dream.

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It made a great impression on me. I cannot tell

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you all the details, but I only remember a part

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of what was said. When Jesus came back to glory,

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and one of the saints who'd gone home to glory

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prior to the coming of Jesus said to him, But

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what? If Peter should fail, what? if john should

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fail what if men and women should fail in carrying

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out your plan jesus said very tenderly i am counting

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on them i have no other plans