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         (Dad:) I'm so proud of you! You've done a great job! I'm so glad to see that you're now moving along, changing and growing, shedding the old skin and growing anew with our young people. They need you and they need your instruction.
         They need to see that the old can take on the attributes of the new. They need to see that those of the first generation, when moved by the Spirit of God, can be as wild and free and fruitful as those of the second generation! For it is the Spirit that brings life; age doesn't matter!
         When I was in the Spirit, no matter how old I was, I was vibrant and alive! I was youthful, because the Spirit of God never grows old! It is fresh and new and renewed day by day. And so can you be. So can all of the first generation be, if they will be moved by God's Spirit.
         The Spirit of God is alive! It burns afresh each day! That is why I said that you must hear from God fresh every day to stay alive, to stay new, to stay refreshed, to stay young! Because the Spirit makes alive!
         God's Spirit is constantly moving and changing to bring what is needed for today. Hasn't that always been the message that I gave?--Find out what's right for today! Do what there is for today! Use the methods that will reach people today!
         You older folks have got to be alive today! Your second generation needs to see God's Spirit moving in you today, so that there's no generation gap. Because, like I said, God has no grandchildren. Well, He has no old fogies, either! You're all one if you're alive in the Spirit--if you're moving, changing, growing and allowing Him to mold you into what you need to be today! What you were yesterday is not good enough. He wants you to be something new today!
         So don't be stuck in a rut, unchangeable and immovable. If you are, you won't make the grade; you'll shatter and break. But if you're hearing from God fresh and new every day and are following Him, you'll be alive and inspired and there will be no difference between young and old.



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