<TITLE>20. Par 220-229</TITLE>L-220 Now, when he does that, he's kissed, and he's a brother. He's welcomed. Hallelujah. He can go in the ice box, set down, make hisself at home. He's a brother. Hallelujah. His feet is washed. He's--he's refreshed. He's anointed. And he's kissed "welcome." Amen. Then he's a brother. He could go right in, feel just as welcome as if he was in his own house.
Now, he goes in and he sets down, and he could do anything he wants to. He's welcomed. He's washed; he's cleaned. He's anointed. And he's kissed "welcome." That means, the host, when he kisses him, he recognizes him as a brother, and he's welcome to anything there is in the house. He don't have to use any more etiquette. He's at home. He goes right in, goes to the ice box, or whatever he wants to do, just making hisself at home. He's all right then.

L-222 Now, how did it happen? How could it be? How did that flunky ever let Jesus get by? Here He is, setting at the supper, at the dinner, with unwashed feet. He's sitting over in the corner. Oooh, I wish I could've been that flunky. I wish I could've took his place. Here's Jesus, somehow...
Oh, he got Dr. Jones' feet, certainly. He got all the rest of them. He washed them and anointed them. Simon kissed him welcome. And there they are, standing over there, so entertained. "Oh, Dr. Jones, you know what? Over at the so-and-so, the other day, Pharisee So-and-so... Do you remember Pharisee So-and-so? You remember?" Oh, so busy talking about the affairs, till they failed to see Jesus come in.
And I wonder, today, if we're not so interested whether we are Methodist, or Baptist, or Presbyterian, we failed to see Jesus come in. O God, have mercy.

L-225 How I would like to took that flunky's place. How I'd have liked to have got up at His feet.
How did he miss it? Oh, he was too interested in what the big church was a doing. Jesus somehow come in.
I can hear Him say to His disciples before leaving, "Well, we better go." They had hundreds, about a hundred miles, of hot Palestinian roads to travel.
But let me give you a point here. Jesus always keeps His promise. When He said He'd be there, He was there. Hallelujah. When I was laying here in the hospital, dying, He give me a promise He'd be there. He promised He would heal me. He kept His promise. He said... When life's over, when my last battle is fought and my age is gone from me, I'm getting old, and I'm down to the river of Jordan, He promised He'd be there. He will be there. He keeps every promise. "I will walk through the valley of the shadow of death. I will fear no evil. Thou art with me." Won't have to worry; He will be there. We used to sing a little old song here:
 I won't have to cross Jordan alone,
 Jesus died all my sins to atone;
 When the darkness I see,
 He will be waiting for me,
 I won't have to cross Jordan alone.

L-229 I've went through a many a river here alone. I been often forsaken by friends, made fun of by friends and relatives. But there's one thing sure, He will be there. When the time comes, He will be there. He always keeps His promise. Glory. I know you think I'm crazy; maybe I am. But He will be there; yes, maybe a little early, so He'd be sure to be there. He always keeps His promise.
He's right there on time, just as He promised He would be, and they fail to recognize Him. They had time for everything else, but they didn't have time for Jesus.


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