<TITLE>10. Par 36-38</TITLE>L-36 God will speak, and there's nothing can take God's Word away. God's Word holds forever. When God speaks it, it's confirmed in heaven forever. It's right there ready, just the same as done, when God speaks it.
Oh, that we mortals might be able to say, "THUS SAITH THE LORD; it's settled," taking God at His Word and stand there no matter what comes, how many ways push sideways. We stay right with God's Word. "God said so. I believe It. That settles It." Amen.
Now, he said, "You'll be dumb until the day the baby's born, but My words will be fulfilled in their season." God's determined.
No matter how much you say that bunch of--of holy-rollers will burn up and go away some of these days, they'll be nothing left, God's Word will remain forever. That's right. It'll stay just exactly the way God said it would be.

L-37 Well, when he came back out, of course, we know the people they--he was dumb. He couldn't speak, and he motioned to them and then he went home. And at the days after he had accomplished his work there, he went home, and his wife conceived; and she hid herself six months.
And now at the end of six months, here comes that Angel back again. Amen. And there was a little old girl living down in Nazareth, the meanest city in the country, pretty near as bad as Chicago, excuse me. Anyhow, bad as Jeffersonville where I live... Oh, very bad, wicked city, but no matter how bad the city is you can still live right in the Presence of God. And God's searching out true heart like He did then.
And He found this little old peasant girl. Let's think it was on Monday morning; that's the wash day. A pitcher of water setting on her head and one on each hip and here she comes a walking. And she's coming back from the well, and she's fixing to get married to a man. She's just a young lady, and the first thing you know a Light shines in front of her; and standing in this Light stands Gabriel, the great Archangel; He said, "Hail, Mary!"

L-38 And she... Startled her... He said that she was going to bring a Child in the world knowing no man. Told them about Elisabeth, her cousin, how that she'd conceived and was going to bring a child. And said they'd call His Name, Jesus, for He'd save His people from the sin.
Why, it startled the little virgin, such a salutation as that, and it would startle you. What would you do to meet an Angel standing in your path like that with His arms stretched out and said, "I'm Gabriel Who stands in the Presence of God." Certainly it would frighten you.
And then I see the little maid as she said... Now, I want you to notice. Here it is. I hope it soaks real deep, goes down under the fifth rib on the left side and anchors. There was a priest, preacher, knowed the Word, had plenty of examples. Hagar had received children, so had Sarah, and many of the rest of them had received children. He had plenty of examples, but doubted the Angel. But this little girl, she never doubted a word of it.
She said, "Behold the handsmaid of the Lord. Be it unto me according to Thy Word." Amen. That's the way to do it. Take God at His Word.
Look at Mary. Before she was positive, before she had any signs of life... I'm in a mixed audience but you... or listen. Before any physical sign, she started out giving God praise and glory that she was going to have a baby before there was any sign.
God give us some of them Marys this afternoon in Chicago (Amen.) that'll take God at His Word. Amen. Don't think I'm excited. I--I--I'm not amening myself, but "amen" means "so be it," and I believe it then. All right.


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