<TITLE>09. Par 30-32</TITLE>L-30 You know, when you think about God, when you keep your mind... Oh, you're think... You set in church and think about everything else but God: how you going to do your washing; what are you going to do at the office tomorrow; how are you going to do this, that, or the other?" Keep your mind off of that and think on God. The Bible says, "If there be any praise, if there be any virtue, think on these things."
"Wonder if I'll be called in the prayer line?" "Wonder if God will speak...?" Don't think that kind of a negative thought; don't let it go through your mind. Make every word positive, and every thought positive. See it?
You know, the disciples, after resurrection of Jesus, Cleopas and his friend was on his road down to Emmaus, and as he went around talking about Jesus, thinking about Jesus, He stepped right out of the bushes and walked with them, while they were thinking on, while they were meditating. That's the same way Jesus does today. In my heart, on my mind, all day long, let me walk with the Lord in the light of His Word, with the heavenly Dove, let me have fellowship all day long.

L-31 Blind Bartimaeus was setting there thinking, "Oh, if I could've only lived in that day when the great Captain of the Host of the Lord stood by the prophet Joshua with a sword drawn. And Joshua the great warrior, threw off his shield, threw off his helmet, laid down his sword, and run, and fell down at His feet. If I could only been living in that day. But alas, the priest says, the days of miracles is past; we can't have healings no more and things. It's a thing past."
All of--at once, it sound like school turned out, the awfullest noise coming from the city. Some of them hollering, "Away with Him. Say, you divine healer, we got Mr. Rabbi Jones here. Why don't you come heal him? Perform a miracle here and let us see you do it. Oh, you done it in Capernium, you said... You done it here and there. Let's see you do it here. Hey, you, that raises the dead, we got a graveyard up here plumb full of dead Jews. Come up and raise them all up, if Thou be the Christ."
Bartimaeus said, "Listen to that. Who they talking to?"
And others saying, "Hosanna, to the King. Glory to God in the Highest."
Over-ripe fruit being throwed at Him... And the awfullest conglomeration of noises, and one hissing and making fun. Others said, "Hey you, that could tear the temple down and build it up in a few days, won't you make this man hear--get his hearing? Come back here and perform a miracle." The same old devil that was--met Jesus and said, "Perform a miracle here before me; turn these bread--these stones into bread and let me see you do something," same one still lives today.

L-32 Jesus, with His face set towards Calvary, walking out of the city... As He moves along, slowly, His head up towards the skies, leading the host of the people, the apostles trying their best, them little twelve men to keep the people back, and bat off the over-ripe fruit and things throwed at Him... His head set towards Calvary, His heart leaning that way, with all the responsibilities of the world, every sin was to be placed upon Him. He was to go in such agony until the blood and water would separate in His body and would pour from it. He had to do it. He didn't have to, but His love constrained Him to do it. If He didn't do it, we'd be lost; His enemies would be lost--but He loved even His enemies. All that bearing on His great heart, He moved slowly. As He walks down, I can just see Him.


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