<TITLE>03. Par 7-9</TITLE>L-7 Why, when Samuel went up to choose one out of David's boys, or not David, but out of Jesse's boys, David's father, they brought out the oldest son when they knowed he was going to take Saul's place, great, big, fine looking, curly-headed, seven foot tall... Why, Jesse said, "He will look wonderful in his kingly robes, and with his big crown setting on his head."
You see how man's ideas can get into it? And when he went forward, the prophet thought, "That may be the man."
He carried the cruse of oil, when he went forth, the Holy Ghost said, "I have refused him."
The world had chose him, but God refused him. The world looked on the outside; God was looking on the in.
They brought the next big one. Polished him up, perhaps combed his hair back. Said, "What a beautiful young man. Look how straight and sturdy he is. And we will take him up and see what the Holy Spirit will say about him. I'm sure it'll be him."
When they brought him up there, Samuel took the cruse of oil and went forth to anoint him because he was such a handsome, smart looking fellow. And the Holy Spirit said, "I have refused him." Till he brought all of Jesse's sons, the five up, and the Holy Spirit said, "I have refused them."
Saul--Samuel said, "Isn't there one more you have?"
He said, "Yes, I've got a little old ruddy, scrawny looking fellow back there taking care of the sheep, not very much about him."
"Go get him."
And when they brought him up, a little old fellow with a sheepskin coat on, hair hanging down his neck, and probably he said, "his, hain't," and "fetch, and carry, and tote," and no education, sheep stick in his hand. The Holy Ghost said, "I've chosen him. Go anoint him." See what the difference what man want and what God wants? See? It's the difference. Don't choose according to the outside, choose the inside. Inside's eternal; outside will perish.

L-8 But, when men begin to look on that, they choose their leaders. They choose their pastors, and refuse the old-time preaching of the cross, and the old-time salvation and altar calls. When you do that, your church is gone. That's right. Whether it's Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, or wherever it may be, it's gone.
Israel had done that, chosen their kings until they'd got away from God. They forgot about the power God gave David, about Moses. It was something they was reading about. And they had got all broke up then, and scattered about. What a perfect type it is of today, the same thing: Choosing the mental theology, choosing men who can speak with great eloquent words. Why, they're speaking in unknown tongues to half of their audience. That's right.

L-9 A fellow not long ago was trying to discuss with me about Divine healing, and I knew he didn't--couldn't stand it in the Scripture. And he begin to use such big words; I said, "I have not the gift of interpretation, so speak to me in English, that I might know what you're speaking about." So, that is it.
Now, and when they did, they'd got away: got away from God, got away from the supernatural. "Oh, those things were past." But you know, God has never left Hisself without a witness somewhere. It's got down sometime to one man, for instance, Noah, who found grace in the sight of God.
It's got down many times to one man, but God has always had a witness that He could put His hands on and say, "This is My servant. I tell him to go here, and he goes. I tell him to do this, and he will do it, regardless of what the church says or what the people says; he will do it anyhow." God's had a witness.


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