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W.D. Frazee Sermons Ministry

W.D. Frazee

Gospel First

Jesus said, many are called but few are chosen.

But of those who fight on the side of the Lamb, of those who compose his last legion, this text, my text tonight says they are called and chosen and faithful.

Somehow, my dear friends, there is growing in my soul a great yearning to have done with the type of education which is concerned with preparing people to live in this world, and settle down, and feather their nests, and keep on that long, long cycle that has been going on in this world so long, 1 generation after the other.

My soul is longing to see some people prepared, a Gideon's band, who will feel that the 1 thing in life is to do the job for which we've been born, do the work to which we've been called, On with the battle and get it over.

There'll be eternity for a good many things.

But eternity can never dawn till time is finished.

Peace can never come till the war is over.

These, that is the powers of earth, shall make war with the Lamb.

And the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings.

And they that are with him are called and chosen and faithful." That's why the Lamb is going to win.

He's Lord of all, and friends, he's always been Lord of all.

But the second reason is, they that are with him are called and chosen and faithful.

You remember the beautiful picture of those that are with him.

I looked in Lola and stood on the Mount Zion and we and him and 140 and 4, 000 having his father's name written in their forests.

To develop that 144, 000 group, And I'm not concerned with the numbering friends.

There's some people that feel that's far too few.

I'm willing for it to be friends just as many as can be gotten in.

I'm not concerned with cutting anybody off, or crowding anybody out.

But every time I begin to study and meditate on what it takes to be in that number, I wonder in my soul how God is going to find 144, 000 individuals like that.

We're told that we're to strive with all our powers to be among the hundred and forty-four thousand.

Strive with all our powers to be among the 144, 000.

Why do you want to be among the 144, 000?

But to my mind, Dear friends, the great reason is that we may have the privilege of sharing with Jesus in the last great battle over the character of God and help to vindicate that character and to bring joy to the heart of our Redeemer.

As the shot of triumph rings through the universe, and the banner of triumph is planted on the eternal height.

Quite a number of you here tonight are young people.

I'd like to speak especially to our young people tonight, you dear young men and women who have no encumbrances, no encumbrances.

You know for decades now, God has been looking with anxious heart as 1 generation after another has come to that point in their teens and twenties where life lies ahead and where they make the choice as to what they will do.

They proceed they proceed to encumber themselves with all manner of problems and burdens and difficulties, so that they can do very, very little for Jesus.

There isn't an army in this world, my friends, that could fight a war and win it with the amount of time, and the amount of service, and the amount of attention, undivided, that most people today who claim to be candidates for this last legion are giving to the cause of Jesus Christ.

I say there isn't an army anywhere in this world that could fight a war and win it, with the amount of attention, undivided, that most people are giving to the cause of Jesus Christ today.

We have to have this, and we have to have that.

Well, that's expected, that's a part of life.

If we can do a little missionary work on the side, well that's fine.

But the great thing is to live life, to do this thing and that thing that's the expected thing in life.

Someday my friends, somebody, several somebodies, only a few but enough, are going to get the vision of having done with many of these commonplace things.

Giving their lives to 1 thing, the finishing of the work of God.

And it could all have been done, my friends.

It could all have been done 80 years and more ago if God could have found some young people who would get that vision in their youth and refuse to be burdened and bound down with many of the encumbrances and responsibilities that people take upon themselves, which keeps them from doing the 1 thing that God has called for in the finishing of his work.

Oh, I trust, I trust that somebody here tonight will get it.

I want to assure you, my dear friends, it's amazing what even 1 young person that gets this vision can do.

If you remember the story over in the 20th of Deuteronomy, or rather the instruction that bears upon the story which we shall refer to later, the judges.

This 20th of Deuteronomy is the instruction of the Lord to Moses, telling him what to have the children of Israel do whenever there was a war to be fought.

It was written down here so that you and I today could have the benefit of it.

Third verse says that the priest should tell the people if they didn't need to faint that God was going to be with them.

The fourth verse, God will fight for you against your enemies to save you.

Then the officers, the fifth verse, were to speak to the people.

They were to say, is there any man here that's come out here to fight in this battle that's built a new house?

But he hasn't dedicated yet, hasn't dedicated yet.

And somehow, as I see the trumpet put to the lips, and as I hear that call sounded out over the army, I see a man here and a man there, but there's a smile that comes across his face.

And he says, that's me, I'm so glad I won't have to go.

So he gathers up his few belongings and he hustles home.

He comes in, he breaks the news to all his loved ones he says isn't it wonderful I don't have to go.

Well I've got this house, this new house to look after.

They were to say further, what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it?

Let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it." Did you ever hear of any nation under heaven except Israel that had any such law as this, Frank?

Gather everybody to the battle, but before they go, stop everybody and say, Is there anybody here that's planted a vineyard and you haven't eaten of it yet?

Crops coming on this year, a little, but I haven't eaten of it yet.

Well, that's all right, then you're excused.

Going to really let me go on that account?

That's fine, I'm sure glad I planted that vineyard.

And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife and hath not taken her?

Let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

Why yes, they look out over that great sea of heads.

Any of you fellows here, that are getting ready to be married?

That's all right, you're excused, you don't have to go.

And I suppose that there were some who envied those men who were excused.

Those that had just built a new house, or those that had just planted a vineyard, or those that were about to marry a wife.

And then when they got all through with that, they said now besides all these we've let go, there may be some others here that we ought to let go.

Is there anybody here that's fearful and faint-hearted?

Most anybody could qualify on that couldn't they?

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