In Noah’s day, the world was full of evil; so the Lord planned to destroy all the inhabitants of the Earth and start over again. And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD (Genesis 6:5-8).

Because Noah had found grace, God instructed him to build an ark to save himself and his family. It took 120 years, but he built it exactly like God had told him to. If he had not followed all of God’s instructions, his family would not have been saved.

The Lord’s plan for the ark was very specific; He was the architect, and He laid everything out for Noah as described in Genesis 6:13-22. God gave Noah the exact dimensions of the ark and told him that it had to be three stories high—representing the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. He directed him in the kind of wood to use and exactly what to put on the ark. God is very specific in all He tells people to do, and you must follow God’s way in everything.

God’s Plan Was Perfect

The ark was God’s ark, and He would only allow holy hands to build it. We read of just eight people in Noah’s family working on the ark, so they must have been very consecrated and dedicated to have been able to accomplish all they did. The Bible doesn’t mention any of their relatives or friends helping, so they must have all turned against Noah. They couldn’t hire anyone to help because God would not allow one person with any doubt or disobedience to be involved. Noah’s family had no one to turn to but God.

The devil did his best to discourage Noah and his family and to rob them of God’s vision. Just think of all the persecutions and mockery they must have endured as they worked day after day for 120 years, but they never gave up because they knew without a doubt that the flood would come and that no person or animal outside the ark would be saved. They didn’t worry about how they would round up all of the animals, get them on board the ark or feed them. They just committed everything into the hands of Jehovah God.

Once the ark was loaded, God shut and sealed the door Himself; and He protected and provided for every person and animal on board the whole time they were on the ark. The feed barrels and meal sacks became miracle containers just as they did later in Elijah’s day when the widow woman’s meal barrel and oil cruse never wasted throughout the entire famine. The miraculous story is recorded in I Kings 17:8-16.

Noah and his family were on the ark for over a year; and during that whole time, not one animal or person got sick or died, and I don’t believe that anyone had even one pain. God had made the ark holy and had filled it with His love and faith, and everyone on board lived in the same divine perfection that had been in Eden. The devil couldn’t bother anyone on the ark, and he couldn’t even manifest himself through any of the animals that are normally ferocious. There was nothing but peace on the ark.

Many people assume that there were only two of each kind of animal on board the ark, but that’s not so. God clearly told Noah to take more of some animals than others, and He had a plan for each one on board. And the LORD said unto Noah…Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth (Genesis 7:1-3).

Notice that there were seven of each clean animal. Why?—because Noah and his family had to offer sacrifices unto God when they came out of the ark, so God had planned for them to have extra clean animals to use for that. And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar (Genesis 8:20). You will find all of this in the Bible, but you have to take time to study it.

Trust God Completely

What an ordeal Noah and his family must have gone through, but they never questioned God; they took all of His directions. When the Lord tells me something, I never question Him; I believe Him without a doubt no matter how drastic His plan may sound. I may not understand how it will work at the time, but I wait upon the Lord in perfect faith; and I never tell Him that I can’t do something. I always move only according to God’s plan, and the Bride must do the same thing in this final hour.

In studying the Word of God, I’ve learned that He has always had plans for all of His people down through these thousands of years. Those who followed the plan of God and did exactly what He told them to do were winners. Those who chose not to follow God always lost out. God had a plan for the human race when He created Adam and Eve, but they didn’t follow His plan.

Noah’s business was to do what the Lord told him to do step-by-step. The Lord was very strict with his family, and they had to stay separated from the world; but they were still human, and I’m sure there were many times when they felt very lonely. However, the Spirit would quickly move in to remind them that they had to hurry and finish the ark before the flood came, and the Lord would give them the strength they needed to rise up and work harder.

Fight the Devil

You can’t waste time worrying about what is or is not included in God’s plans; you have to accept them by faith. If you don’t have that faith, fast and pray until you get it. The Bible says to contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints (Jude 1:3). I contended for that faith; but when I did, I had to meet the devil head-on and fight the very powers of hell. I had told the Lord that I would do anything to have that faith, and I wasn’t about to give up until I had received it; but I had to pay a great price—fasting and holding onto God day and night as many devils came against me. During those weeks, the Lord kept Job before me and showed me the price he had paid; and that kept me going. I had never experienced anything like that since I had received the gift of discerning of spirits.

There are people who say they want or even have the gift of discerning; but in most cases, that is not true. Receiving the gift of discerning almost took my life because I had so much compassion for those who were bound by the devil. I could look into the souls of unsaved people and actually see the devils looking back at me with their demonic eyes and the devil’s sneer. I had never imagined that anything like that could be in a person’s soul.

When I first started seeing such things, I’d just wring my hands saying, “Oh, my God!” Then I’d turn back to the person and cast the devils out. When I did, it was as if I had cords tied to those devils; and I could sense them scratching the insides of the person as I pulled them out. It was an awful sensation.

Shortly after receiving the gift of discerning, a woman full of the devil came into one of my services. As I was dealing with her, the devil started speaking through her saying, “I have healed the sick, and I have cast out devils.” At first, I froze; but God was still teaching me, and before I could get fixed, the Holy Ghost took over and said, “You lying devils, come out of her!” That was an eye-opening experience for me, and I was so glad when the Holy Ghost took over because, at the time, I didn’t know what to do or say.

Jesus, Our Ark

Today, the Bride of Christ doesn’t have to build an ark because Jesus is our ark. He brought eternal life and healing for soul, mind and body. He’s our way, our door and our salvation; He’s our everything. Jesus said, I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture (John 10:9). There are no earthly supplies on board this ark; everything we need is provided. The Ark, Jesus, brought divinity to us, and He is our greatest gift from Heaven; but you must step on board that ark if you want to have all of its divine benefits. Many people will never have them because only those who are born again are permitted on the ark.

In this last hour, the Bride has been commissioned to build God’s Kingdom; and we have to take this Gospel to the whole world. Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15). And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come (Matthew 24:14). Just as Noah knew the end was coming, we must know the end is near and be busy building day and night. Everything we need for the outreach is provided for us on the ark—all the promises, all the strength, all the divine blood and all the divine faith.

Use Your Faith

I used God’s divine faith on myself when I was dying at just twenty-three years of age. I was suffering and in so much pain that it seemed I couldn’t stand it for another moment. I wanted to live, but I couldn’t find my way out of my valley of death. I knew I hadn’t committed one sin since the day I was saved, and I wanted to live and preach the Gospel; so I couldn’t understand why God wouldn’t heal me.

Then one night, Jesus came; and He was my ark. I found that I had already had all the faith I needed; but Jesus gave me the strength to use it, and He made me whole all over. Suddenly, I knew I was going to live; and the Lord lingered to tell me that I would have the healing ministry. I had found the love, the grace and the strength that I had needed on the ark; and that miracle still lives in me today.

As a child, I was taught to trust God and have faith in Him. Our home was full of faith, and my mother could always reach Heaven for whatever we needed. When I was in grade school, I had an awful bone disease that made it feel like a wild animal was gnawing on the main bone of my right leg. At times, the pain would be so bad that I would cry all night; but Mama never left me, and she never expected me to lose my leg or die. She would lay the Holy Bible on me in all faith and let me know that God had promised to heal me…and He did!

Jesus Brought Miracles

Jesus is our healer. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings (Malachi 4:2). You will find every miracle and healing you need on the ark; no case is too hard for Him. We have Jesus, the Word; and the Word heals. He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions (Psalm 107:20).

When Jesus was here, He healed all manner of sicknesses and diseases. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people (Matthew 4:23). The miracles were from Heaven; and when the people saw them, they brought those who had sincere hearts to the Lord. Many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he [Jesus] did (John 2:23).

Unfortunately, Jesus couldn’t heal all manner of people because some would not believe. And he [Jesus] went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief (Mark 6:1,5,6). But the next day, Jesus went to Capernaum and had a mighty, miracle revival because the people there believed.

Have No Fear

You must believe and expect to get well, but the devil will try to convince you that it can’t happen or that you’re going to die. He’ll get into your mind and make you afraid; but the Bible says, There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear (I John 4:18). If you have perfect love through the divine blood of Jesus and if the Holy Spirit abides in you, you can yield to Him; and He will flush all the fear out of your mind.

The reason some of you are afflicted isn’t because you’re not holy; it’s because the devil binds you with fear, saith the Lord. Tormenting fear comes from the devil, and I decided long ago that I would not live in his fear; but some of you do. You may be afraid of the past, the present or the future; but the Lord taught the disciples not to be afraid. He said, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith (Matthew 8:26)?

The little faith Jesus referred to is human faith; but with divine faith, you can move mountains. Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you (Matthew 17:20). With divine faith, you can ask what you will. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you (John 15:7).

If you use divine faith, you won’t have to be afraid of any disease because in Jesus, there’s healing for all things. Several years ago, a member of my church had a stroke; and her mouth was drawn over to the side. The Lord moved on me to begin patting it lightly in the name of Jesus; and as I did, it began to move just as if it were clay. Soon, it was all done; and her mouth had returned to normal. Only God can do such things.

Untold multitudes have been healed of cancer, heart trouble, lung trouble, diabetes, AIDS, leprosy and strokes through this Jesus ministry. Little children born deformed or with just part of a brain have been made whole. I prayed for one little boy who had drowned and been under the water for twenty minutes, and the Lord re-created his brain. We’ve had people the doctors declared were dead raised to life. A man who had worked for me for years was declared dead for twenty minutes after having had a heart attack. The nurse said that he had no pulse; but my congregation and I had been praying all night, and God raised him up.

Take Your Stand

The Lord loves our bodies so much that He went to the whipping post to make them holy and well. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5). It’s not the will of God for you to be sick and afflicted, but you’re going to have to fight the devil and claim the Lord’s promise.

My favorite aunt lived well into old age and had a good mind for all of those years, but she told me once that the devil had tried to take her mind. I thank God that she was full of the Holy Ghost and had spent many hours studying the Bible, so she knew how to meet the devil head-on with the promises of God. She fought back and would not let the devil take her mind.

Don’t be afraid when the devil attacks your mind or your body because you can fight back. Put on the whole armor of God and stand. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:13-17).

I make sure I have God’s armor on all the time, and I’m ready to meet the devil at any hour. Whenever the Lord calls on me, I answer because I know somebody needs help—a person may be in pain or lost and undone without God and about to drop into hell. The Lord gives me strength to do whatever He needs me to do, and He’ll give you strength, too, because we’re on a divine mission. I have such compassion for lost souls that I’ll do anything God wants me to do to win them. I never count the cost; I just say, “Lord, I will pay.”

There Is No One Like Jesus

God ordained our Ark, Jesus Christ, to come; and in it, you will find all the fullness of the Godhead. For in him [Christ] dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily (Colossians 2:9). On the ark, you will also find the whole heart of God. The Lord Himself told me that the only time He has ever used all of His love was when He gave Jesus to make a Calvary for us; but if people won’t accept that sacrifice, He has nothing left that will save them. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12). If people don’t accept Jesus, they will be destroyed.

If people could only see our Ark, Jesus, I don’t know how they could turn Him away. I’ve had the privilege of seeing Jesus in His glorified state, and I just wanted to hold onto Him and to never let Him go away. No artist could ever paint Him and do Him justice, and there are no words in any language to describe Him. He’s breathtaking! Jesus will appear in my services, although not in His glorified state; but I’ve seen Him with His healing hands bend over a person who had been slain in the Spirit.

The Lord lets me hear and see so much, not because I’m special but because I’ve given my life completely to Him through much prayer, fasting and living in the Word; and He has called me to lead His people in this end-time mission. When I’m in the Spirit, I can hear things that I wouldn’t normally be able to hear. When I’m praying for people, I may hear their bones begin to pop and crack as parts of their bodies are being re-created or going back into place; it’s like I’m in two different worlds.

You Must Separate

We’re not a part of this world. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth (John 17:16,17). Sanctify them through thy truth means to make holy, to set apart; and I received that sanctified power right after I was saved. The boy who had loved the world and its music so much was completely changed; I didn’t think the same thoughts or act the same way. I never knew a person could be born so completely new that he wouldn’t even recognize himself.

People need to get really saved and sanctified. Many may have heard or been taught about the ark, but it can’t save them unless they accept it; therefore, many have failed. When you really climb on board the ark, you will be born completely new. The godly things you once hated you will love, and your conversation will be just as holy as it will be in Heaven. For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ (Philippians 3:20). Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ (Philippians 1:27).

When people learn that you are saved, they will try you; but you have to take your stand against everybody and everything. I was bold with my salvation, bold with the power of the Holy Ghost and bold with living free from all sin. It’s been over seventy years since I was called on to help build God’s Kingdom, and I’m still working. I want to inspire you to do all you can for the Lord, too.

Divine Fruit Is on Board

To build like God wants you to build, you have to have all nine divine fruits of the Spirit; and you’ll find them on board the Ark, Jesus. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance (Galatians 5:22,23). The first one is love, and divine love is perfect. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect (Matthew 5:48).

Have you ever considered that love is not a word? The Bible says, My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth (I John 3:18). Divine love is revealed in deed and in truth. So many Christians love the Lord in word only, and they put their families or themselves ahead of God; but when you love the Lord in deed and truth, He will come first.

In the letter the Lord dictated to John the Revelator for the church at Ephesus, He talked about their good works; but then He said, Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent (Revelation 2:4,5). First love is the divine love the Lord gives you when you go to Calvary. If you really give your heart to the Lord, you will be overwhelmed with love. If you leave Calvary any other way, then you never truly went there. Some people never go to Calvary; they just turn over a new leaf, and that won’t change anything.

Have the Joy of the Lord

We have already talked about the divine faith you’ll find on board the ark, and you must know that divine hope goes right along with it. You hope for those things that you don’t have, and that will bring you into the place where you can use your faith to receive. Divine hope says it will happen, and divine faith receives.

On board this ark, you will have unbelievable peace. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7). Some Christians don’t have this peace; but when the Lord saved me, He gave me great peace to go along with His great love and great hope. He took away all fear and gave me His divine joy which Peter called unspeakable joy. Ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory (I Peter 1:8).

The joy of the Lord will give you great strength, and I have so much of both. The joy of the LORD is your strength (Nehemiah 8:10). Jesus brought all the joy and strength you will ever need for soul, mind and body. He came to deliver us from all depression and oppression and to make us the happiest people in the whole world.

Fasting Takes You into Divinity

Paul said, Ye are complete in him [Christ Jesus] (Colossians 2:10). When something is complete, then nothing needs to be added to it; and nothing needs to be added to our ark. Our miracle barrels of supply will never be empty because that’s the way the miracle power works. When you use divinity, it increases; so you must learn how divinity works and how to work with it. I have studied divinity for thousands of hours so that I will be able to help every sincere person who comes before me. The Bible lays it all out step-by-step, but you can only learn it if the Holy Ghost is a reality on the inside of you.

If you want to learn divinity, fasting has to become a part of your life. Jesus said, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting (Mark 9:29). Human flesh will never be humble enough to work with divinity without much fasting. The Bible tells us that the Early Church did a lot of fasting, and Paul said that he was much in fastings. Paul even taught fasting to all the churches he set in order.

Ministers who do not fast will never have miracles and healings in their services no matter what they claim. I heard one minister who claims to have a healing ministry say that his wife does all the fasting. That tells me that he doesn’t have the real power of God, and the Lord even confirmed that to me. God also let me know that this same minister fakes the casting out of devils. He fits right into the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus said, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity (Matthew 7:22,23).

Divine Patience Never Fails

If you want to go God’s way, you must have divine patience. Without it, you will not be the walking, living epistle that you’re supposed to be. When you have divine patience, you will look at people who are trying you and hate the devil in them, not the people. You will want to help them get rid of the devil and get Jesus inside.

We’re to be the light of the world just as Jesus was. The light shined out from Him into all the dark places on Earth, and the Bride must have that same light. Jesus told us in the Sermon on the Mount, Ye are the light of the world…Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven (Matthew 5:14,16). We have to be God’s lights that shine to the whole world in this final hour, or we will not reach all the souls who are marked for us to win.

You always have to be patient with people and show them love. Never forget what kind of person you were before you had Jesus, and don’t get frustrated with those who are lost. There’s soul-winning wisdom and knowledge and soul-winning tact on board the ark. When you don’t have divine tact or fail to use it, you’ll do more harm than good in working with others.

You Must Become New

You can’t have patience with yourself or with others unless you have self-control. If you kick things, throw dishes and scream at the dog, you’re not a testimony for God. There’s no divine love in any of that, and only those who have self-control will be on the ark.

If you can’t control your spirit and you’re always losing your temper, you need to get a dose of true salvation and become a new creature in Christ Jesus. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (II Corinthians 5:17). You have to be born new, stop all your sinning and live as holy as God Himself to get on board this ark. For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation (Hebrews 10:26,27). You must allow the Lord to resurrect you from the deadness of sin or you will have no life.

Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount, For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:20). The Scribes and the Pharisees thought they were so righteous; but they were just hypocrites, and the Lord despises hypocrites.

Jesus went to Calvary so we could have a new, righteous life. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin [He suffered for our sins on Calvary]; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him (II Corinthians 5:21). We have to accept that righteousness. And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness (Ephesians 4:24).

Righteous people have the image of God just as Adam and Eve had when they were first created. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness (Genesis 1:26). When they sinned, they lost that image; and since that time, the Bible tells us that no one is born in the image of God. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me (Psalm 51:5). Through Calvary, we can take on the image of God. Once you accept Christ’s sacrifice, God will see His own image when He looks at you just as you can see your image when you look in a mirror.

God Hears His Children

You must have and use divine wisdom all the time so you will know what to do and what not to do. Some of you only ask for knowledge from the Lord after you get into trouble; and by then, it’s too late. Don’t look to the world for your wisdom; fast and pray until you know the will of God.

The Bible tells us that the Lord always hears the cries of the righteous. The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry (Psalm 34:15). Never doubt that the Lord hears your prayers. If you do, then you’re praying in doubt and fear; and you’re not plugged into Heaven’s throne. Jesus knew that His Father always heard Him. Before He raised Lazarus from the dead, He said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me (John 11:41,42). Even in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus knew that His Father heard Him.

You must realize that you’re made nigh to God through the blood of Jesus. But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:13). We become so close to God that we can come boldly before His throne of grace at any time. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16).

Jesus’ Spirit Is Gentle and Good

We’re supposed to be gentle people just like Jesus, the Lamb; but gentle doesn’t mean weak. Jesus had great power from On High. He walked the waters of life, and the storms couldn’t sink Him; and because He’s our example, we don’t have to worry about the angry seas of tribulation and persecution either. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you (Matthew 5:11,12). Jesus told us that those who are righteous will be blessed. For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield (Psalm 5:12).

You will find divine goodness on the ark, and the Bible tells us that no man is good without God. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God (III John 1:11). When you’re in the ark, Heaven’s goodness will abide in you; and God will walk in you. For ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people (II Corinthians 6:16). God came down and walked with the first man and woman, but He wasn’t inside them; however, since Jesus came, God can actually walk inside of us. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God (I John 4:15). Then the Lord’s love can lift us out of the pits of despair and hopelessness into Heaven’s glory and give us the divine faith we need to believe for everything with no doubt.

The Gifts of the Spirit

All nine gifts of the Spirit are on board the ark, and we must have the Holy Ghost so that He will be able to use the power of those gifts for us. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues (I Corinthians 12:8-10).

I never asked God for even one of the nine gifts; I never counted myself worthy; but now, they are all manifested in my life. Through the gift of discerning, I can separate good spirits, bad spirits, divine spirits, flesh spirits and the devil’s spirits. Through this same gift, the Lord can take over my eyes and use them as His very own. He can take me inside the souls of people and let me see whether or not they have salvation. The whole Cross lights up in a soul that is blood-washed; but if the Cross doesn’t light up in a soul, there’s no salvation there.

I had been saved for only a short while when the gift of interpretation began to work through me, and it was shocking. During my second or third revival, someone was prophesying in the Spirit; and I knew what the Holy Ghost was saying. I couldn’t believe it at first, so I didn’t give the interpretation; but when a woman stepped forth and gave half of the message, I knew I had the last half of the interpretation. Even though several years passed by before I received another divine interpretation, that was the beginning.

God’s Gifts Work through Total Dedication

The gifts of the Spirit can only work through much prayer and fasting. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting (Matthew 17:21). I knew that if I was to have any of the nine gifts of the Spirit, I’d have to spend much time away from people. Now, I can’t be around people for very long before I begin to feel empty, and the Spirit calls me away with Him.

I don’t have a life of my own; I have given it completely to God, and He can do with it whatever He wants. I’m content to be in God’s presence where He teaches me and tells me of things to come. The Lord can take over my mind at any time and let me know His thoughts, and I’m doing my best to teach you how to release your faith and allow the Lord to lead you into all the greatness of God.

Those who have any of the true gifts of the Spirit won’t have to broadcast it; that gift will show up in their lives. I didn’t tell people when I received God’s gifts; I just let them watch the gifts being manifested in my life. A person who has the true gift of prophecy won’t run around talking about it or giving out false prophecies. If someone gives a prophecy that doesn’t come to pass, it grieves the Holy Spirit; and God holds that person responsible for all the damage it causes. When you give false prophecies, the Holy Ghost will leave you, saith the Lord. I don’t want to be around a person who does that, and I don’t want to go to a place where people participate in such things. If the Lord prophesies something, it will come to pass. If it doesn’t come to pass, then the prophecy was false; and you need to stay away from people who prophesy false things.

God is very exact in everything He does. If He ever gives you a vision, study every detail because the Lord let me know that He’ll never allow the devil to copy even one of His visions without there being some flaws. I never imagined that a little farm boy like me could have even one vision, but now the Lord gives me many of them; and I’m humbly grateful for each one. Through them all, God has taught me to notice every detail in a vision so that when it’s His time for me to walk back into it in all reality, I will know that it’s God’s time for the fulfillment and that God is moving and not the devil. Satan has fooled many people with his counterfeits.

Yield to Grace

Not everyone can have the nine gifts of the Spirit, but everyone can have the fullness of God. And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace (John 1:16). Grace is God’s great light for His people as well as for sinners. Study all that is in grace through the Holy Scriptures because without it, you will have no light to shine; and you won’t be a testimony. You can’t win souls for the Lord without grace because real soul winning only happens through grace. Divine grace is yours if you’re in Jesus Christ, and it’s all the favor of God. Paul knew all about the reality of that grace; and he said, I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me (Galatians 2:20).

As we give favor to God, He gives us favor in return. When we give honor to God, He honors us in return. When we talk to Him and sing His praises, He talks to us and gives us a song in our hearts. Then we can go from faith to faith rather than from faith to doubt. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith (Romans 1:17).

We’re traveling through dangerous waters now, but we don’t have to fear tomorrow because God holds our lives in His big hand. When people walk in the will of God, the devil cannot take their lives. The Lord has a divine time for each of His children to go, either in the Rapture or by the way of the grave.

Most people on Earth today will live to see the Rapture take place, so you must be ready. If you don’t have the fire of the Holy Ghost, you won’t be watching and expecting Him to come just any day. When the Rapture takes place, only those who are ready will be changed in a moment and in a twinkling of an eye.

You Need Holy Ghost Power

You need to be ready not only for yourself but so you can help others. Jesus said, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men (Matthew 4:19). Some people try to win souls when they’re not really following the Lord, and they hinder the building of His Kingdom. Don’t ever be guilty of that because God will hold you responsible for those souls.

Pray for more workers because the harvest is ripe, but the laborers are few. Then saith he [Jesus] unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest (Matthew 9:37,38). We must go throughout the world crying, “Come to Jesus! Come and be free!” The Bible says, And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely (Revelation 22:17).

We’re called to build the Jesus Kingdom, so we must win souls; and in the ark, you have the power of the Holy Ghost to give you the “go ye” you need. It’s the same power that Moses found at the burning bush, and it gave him the vision and the strength to bring the Israelites out of Egypt. It’s the power of the pillar of Holy Ghost fire, and I’ve seen that pillar of fire unroll and cover the whole sky over thousands and thousands of people in my crusade services. Devils fear that power, and they have to flee.

With this Holy Ghost power come signs and wonders from Heaven, and we take them forth to a lost world. We preach the Word, and it’s confirmed with miracles and healings in abundance. The devil can’t defeat the Word; and when you really study the Word, he can’t defeat you either. It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4).

When Jesus was here, He gave power to His twelve disciples and then sent them forth to heal the sick and to cast out devils. These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying…The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give (Matthew 10:5,7,8). Jesus also sent the laymen forth with His power; and they came back saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name (Luke 10:17). But Jesus told them to rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven (Luke 10:20).

Give God the Glory

Never allow ego to take you over. It’s not a part of the new and living way, and no ego can get on this ark. The Lord has told me that ego is of the devil, and I’ve seen it ruin many preachers. I heard one preacher talk about taking the glory for the miracles during the services but later praying to God and giving the glory back to Him. I couldn’t believe that anyone would say such a thing! If anyone ever got healed in that preacher’s services, it had to have been through their own faith because that preacher certainly didn’t have any.

I give God all the praise, honor and glory for everything He does. Nobody knows more than I do where this power comes from, and I tell the people wherever I go that Jesus is the healer. I never want people to look at me as the healer or give me any glory. I’m not the healer; I’m just a holy witness. When the Lord is moving for people, He lets me see inside their bodies and watch different parts being re-created. It’s unbelievable in the human; yet it’s all believable to me as I watch in holy awe.

Jesus Calms All Storms

The Lord came to make Heaven real to every person, but Jesus must be real to you first. Jesus became real to Paul, a man who had been a murderer and a blasphemer. I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief (I Timothy 1:12,13). God made Paul a completely new creature and used him in marvelous ways; and the Lord has used much of Paul’s life to bring me to where I am today.

Paul suffered many storms, persecutions and trials; but he went through them all with no fear because he had faith. Paul told the Corinthians that God will not allow us to be tempted above that which we are able to bear. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it (I Corinthians 10:13).

When you’re going through great trials, the devil can make you think you can’t take any more; and I’ve been to that place. During times of great persecution, I’d talk things over with the Lord. If He didn’t provide a way out, I’d settle down and say, “Lord, I can take some more.” I’d turn everything completely over to Him, and He always worked things out. We don’t ever have to worry about the raging seas if we walk them with divine faith, love and glory.

We can’t have any fear. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind (II Timothy 1:7). With those three things, we will have it made; and you’ll find them all in the Ark, Jesus. We will have power over all demonic spirits. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you (Luke 10:19). We will have the power to resist the devil. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you (James 4:7).

Know the Truth

When the devil is on the run, you will have peace; but the only peace some people have is when they’re in church. You should have peace all the time, and perfect peace and divine truth will destroy all the poisonous things of the world that the devil uses to try to rob us of the blessings of God. Jesus said, And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32). Jesus also said, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you (Matthew 7:7).

Before Jesus came, the open line to Heaven wasn’t available to man; but through Jesus, we can now talk to the Father any time. Jesus is our solid foundation, and we must build upon that rock. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock (Matthew 7:24,25).

Claim What Is Yours

If you’re in this ark, you belong to Jesus; and all divinity is yours. Jesus brought Heaven down to us; but we have to claim its joy and peace, and we have to receive its salvation and the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

Jesus is at the right hand of the Father making intercession for you day and night. It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us (Romans 8:34). We have to know in whom we have believed just as Paul did when he said, For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day (II Timothy 1:12).

If the very Son of God makes intercession for you, then why do you worry about anything? Jesus said, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these (Matthew 6:25,26,28,29). Jesus never worried, not even when He had only five loaves and two fishes to feed 5000 men along with the women and children. Jesus believed, and a marvelous miracle took place.

We must have that same believing mind of Christ, and the Bible says you can. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:5). For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ (I Corinthians 2:16).

Accept Divine Liberty

Thus saith the Lord, my servant has given you what I told him to give you. Take it; eat the Word, and it will bring strength to your bodies. It will make you whole like it made my servant whole, and he’s carried my miracle power these many years even though he had been so nigh unto death. Lift up your hands and be made well.

Child, why do you go along lacking when there is nothing but abundant life on the ark? I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (John 10:10). Jesus brought the new and living way. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh (Hebrews 10:19,20). We don’t have to wait for the ark to sail; we can climb on board right now and live where all our needs are supplied. But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).

If you want this abundant life, say this prayer with me. Oh, God, save my soul. I’m so sorry that I sinned against you, but I’ve come home. I believe the blood of Jesus washes away all of my sins; and I will serve you, Lord, for the rest of my life. Come into my heart, Jesus! Come on in! If you really meant that prayer, He has come; and He is yours.

God Will Deliver You

Now, you’re in the ark and ready to receive a miracle; it’s the will of God for you to have good health. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth (III John 1:2). When Jesus was here on Earth, He said to people, Wilt thou be made whole (John 5:6)? When the Lord came to me that great, miracle night, He made me completely well. I’m so thankful that I’m in the health I’m in today and able to carry this Gospel to the whole world. That’s the greatest honor that can ever be bestowed upon this lowly child of God.

You have to talk faith to yourself, not weakness; or you’ll defeat yourself. Some of you talk about dying when you should be talking about living. I don’t talk pain and weakness to myself or to anyone else; I know that the Lord is my strength and my healer.

The same power that made me whole is here to make you whole, so accept your miracle. Jesus said, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth (Mark 9:23). Lord, here they are. I curse the HIV/AIDS. You’ve healed thousands of people of AIDS through this Jesus ministry, and we’re having the cases documented. Those who want to believe will believe because medical science is confirming that there is no more AIDS. Lord, heal the people of cancer, diabetes, heart trouble, lung trouble, paralysis, leprosy and any deformities. You’ve healed so many children who were never supposed to be normal and have given them a whole brain. Some were told they would never walk, but they’re walking today all because of you, Jesus. You brought everything we need; you’re our sin-bearer and our sickness-bearer. The healings and miracles are yours. Heal! in the blood-name of Jesus. Heal! Watch yourself get well, and write and tell me about it. I will rejoice with you, and always remember that all the glory goes to the Lord.

Help me build the Kingdom; and in doing this, you will be greatly blessed with God’s best just like Noah and his family were blessed. They did what God had asked them to do and built the ark, and He is asking members of the bridal company today to build the Jesus Kingdom. The Lord is coming soon for those who are in the Ark, Christ Jesus. God bless.