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         The old must make way for the new. But who are the old? The old are those who will not change, who will not allow themselves to be stirred up, who will not take the step of faith, who will not trust Me. Who are the new? The new are those who drink in My New Wine, who trust, who say, "Oh, yes, I will go forth! I know not what is there, but I will go forth."
         They that are old are not of a certain age, and they that are new and young are not of a certain age, for the newness or the oldness is a matter of the spirit. Those who will allow themselves to be stirred up, these are they that are new and young. Those that say, "No, no, stir me not up, for I am comfortable and I am happy with the way it is," these are old. It makes no difference if they are old or young in flesh, for it is a matter of the spirit.
         I raise up a new and young army, an army of those that are full of faith! Not those who are strong, not those who are mighty, not those who have done great exploits, but just those who have faith--faith to trust Me, faith to hold on, faith to say yes to Me. These are they that will partake of the fresh waters of My Spirit, and that shall have great rejoicing in these waters.
         But the road to the well of these waters is a difficult road, and those that climb it are those that must be young--young in spirit, young in willingness, young in yieldedness, young in obedience, young in desire for Me.
         To you who feel old and think, "No, but I am old, I am old in spirit and I find the changes hard and the new things difficult," I say unto you that before you stands the fountain of youth! The fountain of youth is the will of God, and to receive of it and to drink of it you must only say yes--yes to My will, yes to that which I bring your way, yes to My new Words, yes to Me and all that I would ask of you. If you will do this thing, you will be young in spirit all the days of your life, and you will have the fountain of youth!
         So come unto Me, young and old, and I will make you all young, even as those who enter into the Heavenly realm are once again young and rejuvenated and revitalized because they are in the Spirit. Those of you who say yes to Me and who follow Me and who yield to Me and who trust Me, you are they that walk in the Spirit. The Spirit of God is the fountain of youth, and you shall be as a new creature, as a young bottle, as a young and radiant bride! You shall be forever young! (ML #2987).



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