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Stateline Ardmore Seventh-day Adventist Church

P. Gerard Damsteegt

How to Experience Peace During the Final Storm - Part 3

Keep in mind that presently we are on probation.

We have but a few, very few days of probation in which to make ready for the future immortal life.

And so in order to understand this aspect, it is extremely important, a few days only.

And I need to be also filled with the Holy Spirit in order to share this.

Precious Father, may the words of my mouth and the meditation of our hearts be accepted in your sight, O Savior and Lord and Redeemer.

Okay, so probation, you go to the dictionary and you find a number of definitions.

The process or period of testing or observing the character or abilities of a person in a certain role, for example, new employees and whatever.

But it's a period of testing and here the Lord wants us to be all in heaven, but he has a period of testing and seeing if we are qualified to survive there.

Because if you are not qualified here, what makes you think that suddenly, if you are in heaven, you qualify?

Many are deceiving themselves by thinking that the character will be transformed at the coming of Christ.

But there will be no conversion of heart at His appearance.

Our defects of character must be here, be repented of, and through the grace of Christ we must overcome them while probation shall still last.

This is the place for fitting up for the family above, Adventist home 319.

So you keep in mind that now is the time, probation.

All are accountable for their actions while in this world upon probation.

All have power to control their actions if they will.

So here is the tremendous importance of the willpower.

Or do you will to continue to wallow in the sinful world?

And so it says here, if they are weak in virtue and purity of thoughts and acts, they can obtain help from the friend of the helpless.

Jesus is acquainted with all the weaknesses of human nature.

And if entreated, will give strength to overcome the most powerful temptations.

All can obtain this strength if they seek for it in humility.

And so if we are humble enough, which means we are weak, we recognize our failures, we recognize our weaknesses, then there is help.

This is, we have to keep it in mind, friends, this is solid, that is good, that is invincible.

It's a time to choose Jesus as Lord and Savior.

It's a time to overcome sin with the faith of Jesus.

Time to develop faith and be cleansed by the Holy Spirit.

It's all the time Christ, Christ, Christ.

This is the time to prepare others for Jesus' return.

It is not only for yourself, but unless you prepare yourself for this event, how would you help others?

This is an experience that you need to have, and the sooner you have it, the easier it is to help others.

You know, you can have all the health, sister, excellence, you know, this health outreach here of this church.

But unless you have this special experience in probation, you only make sick sinners healthy sinners.

And that is what many of our medical professions do.

They are tremendous, and what they do, they add only a few years to your life, and then you will be gone.

But here, if you know the experience that you have with Jesus and the victories that you have got, then you can help sin, sick sinners, to be healthy saints and that lasts forever.

And so there are 2 ways to close probation.

1 is through death, that's the end, and the other 1 is Michael stand up, the close of probation.

And so the close of probation, he that is holy let him be still holy.

Here is in heavenly places, page 347, a marvelous thought.

Ever we are to keep in mind the solemn thought of the Lord's soon return.

And if you have this to recognize the individual work to be done.

Through the aid of the Holy Spirit we are to what?

Resist natural inclinations and tendency to wrong and weed out of the life every unchrist element.

It takes us away from Christ, but God says resist.

So there is an involvement of us, a clear involvement with our will.

Thus we shall prepare our hearts for the reception of God's blessing, which will impart to us grace and bring us into harmony with the faith of Jesus.

Now, this is very important because frequently we realize how weak our faith is.

He has faith and he offers this faith to us.

Yes, we have to have faith in the process, but what is better than our faith?

And at the end of the 3 angels' messages, what does it say?

Here are they that keep the commandments of God and keep the faith of Jesus.

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