<TITLE>13. Par 41-44</TITLE>L-41 You know, I feel religious right now; I really do. I wasn't expecting this. But to think of God... We call those things... Abraham called those things which was not, as though they were. He didn't look at the natural thing; he looked at the unseen. He looked by eyes of faith what God said. And what God said, God would keep. He knowed He could keep it. So he believed it and testified of things that he didn't see, as though they were already happened.
Oh, my, you see it? I hope you do and get it. I'm not excited now; I'm just feeling good. Notice, now and if you can take the same thing and say, "God promised it, by Jesus Christ's stripes I was healed. I believe it. No matter what takes place, how I feel, how I look, I'm healed anyhow; God said so." And stay right with it. Don't move, stay right with it. Watch what it'll do.

L-42 You know, some people has great big faith like that; they can be healed in a moment. Some has faith that much, can be healed in a week. Some has mustard seed faith; takes them a long time, but just follow it; it's genuine; it'll bring you to the Light; just hold on to it and keep moving. And it--it'll bring you out; you just keep holding on to that faith; it'll bring you through, if it's real mustard seed, you know. Mustard don't mix with nothing; it's genuine. You can mix kale with spinach and so forth, but you can't mix mustard with nothing. And when they... Mustard stays mustard.
And when real faith takes a hold in the heart, it's not intellectual; it's not reason no more; it's real. It's the Spirit of God witnessing through you, "God's Word is true." I stay right with it. Yes, sir. And that brings the result.

L-43 So we--Simeon, he went along; he wasn't... Now, he had a great prestige, but he wasn't ashamed of his prestige if it was contrary to the people's ideas. Well, somebody'd say, "Looky, poor old Simeon, you know what? He's just a little bit off now. You know, here we are; we're in captivity. Look at the churches today. Why, we know the days of miracles is past. And here that old man, with one foot in the grave, eighty something years old, and still saying he's going to see the Christ, when even David hundreds and hundreds--eight hundred years ago, said he wanted to see Him. And--and Elijah back before that, and plumb on back to Adam, they looked for Him. And here he is with one foot in the grave and the church all tore up like it is now, and everything, and the days of miracles all ceased out and everything. And yet he says..." He believes it.
Why? God said so. And he went around... He wasn't ashamed to tell people, "I'm not going to die till I see the Lord's Christ." He had a good reason; the Holy Ghost told him so. Now, there's no two Holy Ghosts; the same Holy Ghost was there then is here now. See? That's right. The same Holy Ghost... Why, he believed the Holy Ghost and went around testifying. He didn't care what people said; he had the promise, so that's all.

L-44 And have you got the promise? Absolutely. "The promise is unto you, and to your children, and them that's far off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call." The promise is still the same. That's right. To "whosoever will, let him come and drink from the waters--fountain of waters of life freely." For it's for "whosoever will." You can, you're--you're invited to come, wanted, and expected to be here. That's right. See?
When the days drawed by, Simeon got older, but he stilled praised the Lord; he was going--he--he was going to see the Christ anyhow. So finally, after while, there was some Magis way over in a eastern country saw a star appear, and they packed up, and away they went following the star. They was expecting to see that star.


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