They “came at me” and wanted me to join the church federation; the ministerial assembly. A lot of brethren joined it, then, they get down there and sweat and are tested and tried and get the heart put on them. They “pull them every way” to try to get them to give a little ground. I’m not even tempted along that line, because I don’t go down. I’ve found a place, thank God, where He’s keeping me “from the hour of temptation”. I see people being tested and tried and put in the “sweat box”---along many lines, but I’m kept from it. I’m not saying, I’m not tempted. I’m saying, I’m being kept from the hour of temptation--- that was to come on the church to try them. Job said, “After He has tried me, I will come forth as pure gold,” But, thank God, God has a place to keep you, if you do it His way. There are a lot of things people are being tempted with, that we don’t have to be tempted with. You do what you want; I’m going to take it the easiest was. I have all I can do. Somebody said, “You’re taking it the easiest way; well, I do some things. He keeps me from the hour of temptation. I will not haul a woman in my car, unless my wife is with me. He keeps me from temptation. I don’t go in a home to pray for a sister, unless somebody else is there. Somebody said, “Are you afraid to trust yourself?” No, but I’m just as human as anybody else. I just don’t allow myself to be tempted along those lines. I don’t have to be.

I have had brethren say to me, “You mean, if you saw a sister walking up the street, and it was raining, you wouldn’t haul her home? No, she can drive my car and I’ll walk, but I’m not going to haul her. You can do what you want. Someone said, “There’s nothing to worry about. There’s not? If you had been with me, in the last few months and seen the devilish cases of the ministry---that have been in adultery and ungodliness, you would have a lot to worry about. Terrible! Tearing down the good name of God! They take the advantage of the thought: that they are ministry, and everybody trusts them. I’m not “putting that out” as a rule to go by, I’m just telling you how I feel. It has been working quite well---been able to “keep myself clean”, anyway.

“Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out.” Praise God, God is ready to make overcomers pillars in His temple. I pray God, that there has been pillars made in this camp meeting. What are you talking about? I’m talking about men and women, that get established in this truth and go to work for God. A pillar is a support. Instead of having a bunch of pillars to support the thing, it’s taking all we can, to support the pillars. They say, they’ve been in the church thirty years, and it takes all the praying they can do for themselves. They say: pray for me, I’m about to go. God is looking for a people that will get grounded and settled in the truth and stand on the truth. Thank God, and then, they support it. God will get you in between. Brother, you get firm on the truth and then, He will let the truth down on you. You are in there. Thank God, and if you stay a firm support in the truth, you will “go no more out”. [ The End ]