<TITLE>18. Par 54-58</TITLE>L-54 Oh, friend. My. We promised to pray for the people. I just feel... I believe I'm living right at the spout tonight where the gusher's coming out. This is the first revival I've preached in for six or seven years. Just feeling good about it... And I'm just been laying out my soul. God has a provided way, and that's His Son, Christ Jesus.
He died for you at Calvary. In there He was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquity. The chastisement of our peace upon Him, and with His stripes we were healed. We were, past tense. Now, all you have to do is draw dividends off of His death.
Every borned again man is given a checkbook. And a whole--enough checks in there to last you throughout your entire life. For anything that is--that that atonement calls for, the only thing you have to do is fill out the check and send it in. Every believer...

L-55 Jesus' Name is signed at the bottom. "What everything--soever things you desire when you pray, believe that you receive it, and you shall have it. It'll be given to you." Is that right? "Whatsoever you desire believe that you receive it and you shall have it." What a marvelous promise.
I think about a provided way. Back in the Old Testament, they used to have... Just before closing now, listen closely, give me your undivided attention.
In the Old Testament, they had lambs, and doves, and things for sacrifice.

L-56 I heard a little story one time about a--a caravan coming over the hills of Palestine, down at--coming down through the plains, into Jerusalem. And a little dove was restless. He was going up to... He knew in a little while... He'd been caught in a trap. And he knowed a little while, it wouldn't--he'd have his little head pulled off. He'd have to bleed as a sacrifice.
And he was restless, trying to get through the--the cage door, everywhere pushing and cooing. The sun was coming up. The camels were walking slowly as they're coming in, getting in for the morning sacrifice, where they sellers and changers out there could kill the little fellow. And he was so restless, trying to push his little head through every crevice.
Around and around, and around the cage. The rest of them was cooing along. But that little fellow was trying his best to get out. He just kept trying, kept trying.

L-57 You know, I've seen... I hate to see anything caged up. I don't... I just can't stand it hardly. I know these little canary birds... I--I... If you turn them out, they'd die but I--I just can't hardly stand it, to see one of the little fellows caged up. It's all right now. Don't... I'm not talking about your canary. But I just say anything in a cage. And I love wildlife...
Many times I've caught little pet wolves. How I love those little fellows. Little old bear packed him to the woods when I'd have to run with him, nearly. I'm setting there, I think, "If I take him home, I'll have to tie him up. The poor little fellow." Let him loose. Let him have his liberty.

L-58 I don't like anything bound down, shackled down. Put you in mind of old cold formal religion, that shackles you and binds you. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] And... But I don't like that. I like, that ever who the Son has made free, is free indeed. That's right. Just take your liberty.
Then I think... Then one time, seeing that... How I watched a big old eagle where he'd beat his head. Night after night, he'd set there at that cage... Up here at the Cincinnati Zoo is where I saw it. You'd look down as you go around to the birds. And I'd see that eagle just flop against there. He'd beat his head. And he'd come back again. He'd hit against there. And he'd fly up against the top of it. And he'd fall down.


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