<TITLE>06. Par 24-27</TITLE>L-24 You know, we have a lot of that yet today in America. The President can come to the city and what do they do? They hoist all the flags up, and the colors, and they fly them. And they have flower girls to meet him out at the--at the train, and they strew the flowers along the street, and everybody standing out with your very best clothes on and waving at him. That's all right. That's okay. But the thing of it is, Jesus can come to the city, and there's nothing said about it, nobody don't know about it. You don't welcome Him like that. Yet we pray all the time, "God, give us a big--big revival." But when He comes, you never make Him welcome. You always give Him third or fourth place.

L-25 You know, lots of times, we have so much to do, so many things to do that keeps our mind so occupied, we can't worship Him when He comes. He will come to the meeting where they was having a revival in the city, the whole city, the ministerial association will get together and have a breakfast, and they'll draw up plans, and they're going to have a big meeting. And then when Jesus comes to the church, and begins to deal with somebody, they'll say, "Put that fanatic out."
Jesus wants to bless you. He wants to--He wants the first place, and we give Him the last place. Oh, yes. We got time for everything else, but you see Him just a few minutes before you jump in bed, maybe, at night, once a week. See?
"Dear God, bless me, and my brother, and father, and mother, Mr. Jones and... Amen," get to bed. Last place, but He never turns you down. He's good to you anyhow. That's what makes Him real to me.

L-26 You know, last Easter you put on your most lovely dress and that beautiful hat. Oh, you went to church last Easter, and the pastor sees you again next Easter. It's about the way it goes. But you give Him just a few minutes. And if the pastor spoke over twenty minutes, "Oh, my. How does he think of so much to talk about?" Isn't that about right?
Oh, you had to get out and show that beautiful dress. But He never condemned you for it. He accepted it. That's what makes Him so real to me. No matter what little...
"Lord, will You take second place?"
"Yep, I'll take second place." The God of heaven to a creature...
"Will You take second place?"
"Yes, I'll take second."
"Will You take third place?"
"Yep, I'll take third place."
"Will You take fourth place?"
"Yeah, I'll take anywhere you give Me." He never turns you down. He will come any time. Any place you give Him, if it's up in the attic. You don't want Him in your parlor, when your friends come in you can all go in and talk about Jesus, and kneel on the floor, and let that be your main conversation, and--and talk about Him, and pray, and thank Him for what He's done, and testify to one another.
Oh, no, that belongs to the--a bunch of jokes and carrying on. And then when you talk to Jesus you have to go up in the attic, and somewhere, or down in the basement every once in a while and speak to Him. You can start to go to... You... your...

L-27 God is just burning on your heart to want to--want you to worship Him and love Him a little bit, and you--you just figure, "Well, I'll do it when I wash the dishes."
And Miss Jones can call up and say, "Liddy, we're going downtown to do some shopping today, dear. Do you want go?"
"Oh, yes, I'll go with you."
Then at night when you jump in the bed, say, "God, be good to me, and bless my mother and daddy, and all them," and jump into bed. That's about the way we do with Jesus, give Him the last place.


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