BE PATIENT WITH SPIRITUAL BABES IN-CHRIST (NEPIOS)

I was shaving one morning, the Spirit of God spoke to me and said, "I want you to go to brother E.'s house because he has missed it, and he thinks now that because he has sinned, God doesn't love him anymore. He is not going to come back to church anymore." I walked out to tell my wife—with lather still on my face—and I said, "Honey, before I go to the grocery store for you, I've got to go to brother E.'s. The Lord just said that he has missed it—he lost his temper and said a lot of things he shouldn't have—and the Lord told me to go out there and restore him."

I went back to finish shaving, and brother E.'s wife drove up. "Oh, Brother Hagin," she cried, "I want you to go see E (my husband). He lost his temper on the job yesterday and said a lot of things he shouldn't have. A back injury he had a long time ago has come back on him, and he's home in bed. He says he's not coming to church anymore. He believes God doesn't love him anymore because he sinned." She added, "Don't you tell him I came by here, because he won't like it."

"The Lord just spoke to me about it," I said. "You can ask my wife. I just got through telling her." I went to their home, knocked on the door, and recognized brother E.'s voice saying, "Come in." brother E was so embarrassed that he pulled the covers up over his head. I could hear him crying. I GOT ON MY KNEES BESIDE HIS BED, AND I BEGAN TO CRY WITH HIM. I PULLED AT THE COVERS—HE WAS HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE—AND OUT-PULLED HIM. I SIMPLY TOOK HIM IN MY ARMS. I SAID, "THE LORD SPOKE TO ME AND TOLD ME TO COME OUT HERE AND RESTORE YOU BECAUSE YOU HAD MISSED IT."

He began to cry again. He said, "Brother Hagin, something didn't go right on the job. I don't remember saying anything wrong, but some of them said I cursed. If I did, I don't know it. I told my wife, 'I'm not going to church anymore. The Lord doesn't love me.'" I said, "Yes, He does. He loves you, and we love you, and He sent me out here to help you—and that proves
He loves you. And we're not going to let the devil have you!"

He said, "My back is hurting me so bad!" I laid my hand on his back and said, "Dear God, You love him. I know You do. You sent me out here to help him, and I want You to heal him right now and prove to him that You love him." Suddenly he jumped like he had been shot, and he said, "It's all gone! It's all gone!" Then he began to cry in a different way. He said, "The Lord does love me, doesn't He?" I said, "Yes, He does."

And he came right on back to the Lord and right on back to church. Well, the Lord sent me out there one more time— but he was only about a month old, and what do you expect of a one-month-old child? I'm glad God has made provision for the babies. If you can't do it yourself, He has made provision for you where you can find help. (Kenneth Hagin)