<TITLE>07. Par 57-65</TITLE>L-57 And I noticed down over there, them young trees that was coming up, they were flexible; they just give with the wind, frolicked back and forth like this, having a good time. I said, "That puts me in the mind of a good old fashion, God-sent, Holy Ghost revival. Hallelujah.
When signs and wonders begin to come into the church, the big old churches moan, "I don't believe in them things. That's fanaticism. The days of miracles is past." And the Wind whistling right down, the same Ones that made them moan, give the others frolic. Hallelujah.
And when you shook that tree, every time it gets a shake, it loosens up the roots so it can grow down and get a better hold. Hallelujah. That's what we need tonight, is a good old-time, Holy Ghost shaking, get down (Glory to God.), get an old fashion hold on God. All the shaking and pulling the Holy Ghost does you, He's loosening up the dirt around the roots so He can dig down, get a better hold, "Be rooted and grounded in Christ Jesus." Them experiences, experience of healing, experience the baptism of the Holy Ghost, experience of the gifts of the Spirit (Hallelujah.), just anchors you in Christ, harder It blows.

L-60 Let the church squeak and moan if she wants to. Let her say, "The days of miracles is past," if they want to. They're dead anyhow. Oh, they say, "We're a church." So was them trees. But look at them, no bark on them, just blistered, all the bark done burnt off. They couldn't pack the life up; that's the reason. If them trees had bark on them, and they could pack the life up to them, they'd live again. But all the bark, they've done went out there and made their rituals and so forth, so they can't even have any bark on them, nothing but just a squeak and squawk when the winds blow.
But God sent the Wind just the same. So this little bitty church coming up, little handful, they were just a-having a big time with It, while the rest of them was carrying on about it. Oh, my. We need God's power in the church.

L-63 Now, when they left, Moses dying, they started on towards the promised land. Have to hurry now, 'cause we haven't got too much time.
But they started towards the promised land, who come in their way? But one day there was an old king got awful excited about this bunch of Hebrews coming through there. And they knowed that God was with them. So he went over and got a prophet to come and curse them, by the name of Balak. And old Balaam got a... Balak had a prophet by the name of Balaam. And Balaam straddled a little old mule, after he... God done told him not to go. And, you know, he started down through, riding his mule, with a couple servants. He was going over to curse Israel. "Sure, I'll go take care of that bunch of holy-rollers for you. I'll fix them up." So he got on the mule and away he went, right down through there. The first thing you know...

L-65 The mule had more spiritual sight than the preacher did. That's right. The mule saw the Holy Ghost standing in the road with a sword drawed. He run out into the field, mashed the old preacher's foot for him. Brother, what we need today's some more mule riding. Don't you believe that? That's right. Yes, there he come. He run out into the field; he saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way.
And so the next time He... The Holy, Holy Ghost went over in a little narrow strip and stood there again. And then the first thing you know, begin to spur the old mule and trying to get him through, and the mule just laid right down. He started kicking him, and beating him with a stick, and the mule turned around and spoke in human voice, and said, "Haven't I served you well in all these things?" And the prophet still was so mad, never even noticed what the mule was saying. Oh, my.


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