<TITLE>02. Par 5-9</TITLE>L-5 Now, we're thankful for the reports and testimonies that's coming in, of the healings in the meetings. We... It's been rather slow according to the meetings, otherwise, but they're... I don't think we've had one ambulance case, one cot case, stretcher, anything like that. It's just been people, more or less, who were diseased, and plagued, and sinned in their life, and things the Holy Spirit has been revealing. So there's been nothing in here as like that, that we have seen: nothing but some deaf people, I believe. And I don't know if they told me a blind person... By the way, I'm getting this... This is another tape here, I think it isn't setting close enough to pick it up, so if you don't mind, ever who's on the recording, I'll set it that way.
Now, I can depend on you all praying for me, can't I? I--I trust that you'll do that, for I certainly solicit your prayers and are just as helpless as I could be without someone praying for me.

L-6 And I will hurry just as quick as I can, speak to you just a few moments, go right into the healing service, because of those who are standing. Tomorrow morning will be preaching services. Now, the Lord bless you.
Now, I can open the pages of this Bible, but I can't open the Bible. God alone has to do that. No man on earth, or in heaven, or beneath the earth was worthy to open the Book or to loose the seals thereof. And John saw One that had been slain from the foundation of the world. He came and taken the book out of the right hand of Him that set upon a throne, and opened the seals, and opened the Bible for He was worthy. And that's the only One Who can open the Bible is the Lord Jesus Christ. So let's speak to Him just a moment in prayer. He's the Author of this Book.

L-7 Now, kind heavenly Father, the Word of God must have first place in the service. It must have first place in our life, and be first place in our thoughts, for It's eternal and shall never pass away. My words has to be altered like other man's word. Times and--has to be altered to meet time, but Thy Word never changes. There's no altering to God's Word. It's forever the same. And we're so grateful for this.
And now, Holy Spirit, Author of this Word, will You come and open It for us tonight? And may the speaker be so submissive until the--You'll be able to come in, and take the Word of God, and place It right out into every hungry heart. And may there It lodge, find Its abiding place, and may It bring forth fruit, hundredfold: salvation, healing, joy, peace. Grant it, Father.
Forgive us of our sins now. Help us to be Your humble children, for we ask it in the Name of Thy dear beloved Son Jesus Christ. Amen.

L-8 Just for a--a--a small portion of the reading, over in the Old Testament, of II Kings and the 3rd chapter and beginning and reading the 15th verse. To save time I was going to read about ten verses of it, but I'll just quote it as I go along. The 15th verse:
... now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

L-9 Our scene tonight goes back in the days of Israel when they were in the homelands of Palestine. It was immediately after a great tragedy had happened. Judah and Israel had broken up and had become two nations, as it was. And Ahab, the king, who got out of God's will by marrying a woman that was not of the faith...
Do you know that's still a good thing, young man, to think about, young woman? Marry someone who is a Christian. Don't marry unbelievers. "Yoke yourself not up among unbelievers." Paul said for us not to do that. The Scriptures, all through, forbid us, for we... to yoke ourself with unbelievers. But if you are already yoked up with an unbeliever, and he's willing to live with you, or she, in peace, don't leave them. Just remain and live a Christian life, that you might win your companion to Christ.


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