<TITLE>09. Par 32-35</TITLE>L-32 So I seen him come out, and I seen him sit down there. I thought, "Oh, my. Look how brave he is." He looked over to that little squirrel. He looked over towards me, those great big gray looking eyes, that flashed. I thought, "Oh, what does that... What does that mean? Why did God put that eagle before me for?" I believe all things work together for good to them that love God, everything. Everything ha... You're here tonight for some purpose. You're here because God led you here.
And I thought, "Lord, what'd You got me standing here crying?" And I was having a spell. I would run around and around that tree, and scream to the top of my voice, and jump up-and-down, and throw my arms... You'd have thought I was a fanatic, sure enough, you'd seen me then. Wasn't nobody there to hear me, but the Lord, but I was shouting to Him. I set my gun down, and around and around and around the tree I went, hollering, "Hallelujah. Hallelujah," around and around and around the tree again. I guess that eagle thought I was a peculiar specie. So he looked over at me.

L-33 And I said, "Say, fellow, are you scared of me?" He just set there and looked at me. I thought, "Oh, my. I see." God, You want me to see that eagle because he's brave. That's what it is. God don't want cowards. God wants brave men. He don't want you to say here in the tabernacle you're healed, and go out there, and meet some fanatic that don't believe in Divine healing... Yeah, he's a fanatic, that's right. He calls you one, but it's vice versa. Now, and you're afraid to tell him about your healing? You're afraid to testify at your work about the saving grace of Jesus Christ, about having the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Ha! God don't want people like that. No, sir.
I thought, "How brave he is." I thought, "What makes him so brave?" And I watched him. I thought, "Maybe he's scared of me." And I grabbed my gun like that. And he just batted those big eyes, looked at me. I thought, "He's not afraid of me."

L-34 I wondered, "Why aren't you afraid of me? Why, do you know I could shoot you?" And 'course, I wouldn't have done it, because I was admiring him. I thought, "I could shoot you." He was setting there. And I noticed what made him so--so brave: he was taking them big wings and going... I thought, "Oh, I see why you're so-you're so brave. God gave you two wings to get away with. God provided you some wings. And you can trust in them. You know what they are. And you believe them. And no matter how quick I'd try to get that rifle up, you'd be in them bushes, and I couldn't even see you. That's the reason he... As long as you can feel them wings there, you're all right."

L-35 I thought, "O God. That's right. As long as I can feel the Holy Spirit there, I know there's something. Let the devil say what he wants to. Something's there. Yes, sir. Something there..."
And I watched him a few minutes. Finally he got tired of that little old pine squirrel just barking at him, and he just give one big jump, like that, flopped about twice, not run here, and run there, and run there, just give about two flops, and he set his wings. He never flopped his wings one more time. And I watched him. He just knowed how to ride them air currents, and he went on up. The air hit him again and he went up, up. I stood there crying with my hands up. Left that little old earthbound, "Chatter, chatter."


<A HREF="P10">Next Page</A>