<TITLE>05. Par 13-15</TITLE>L-13 Let's take prophets. The prophet Elijah, after he'd called fire out of heaven, called rain out of heaven the same day, and they closed the heavens for three years and six months... After that, he wandered in the wilderness, after the inspiration left him, he wandered for forty days and nights, not even knowing where he was at. And you know where God found Him? Pulled back in a cave. He ask him, "What are you doing in here?" Inspiration had left him. He, while he was under the inspiration, all right. But look at it. He killed forty priests on the hill, and come back down and run at the threat of a woman, Jezebel, because she threatened his life. After standing there... 'Cause the anointing was on him, but after the anointing leaving him, it was a different thing.
Did you notice Jonah? After God had performed a miracle of keeping him in the fish, he went into the city the size of St. Louis, Missouri, and gave a prophecy as he walked through the streets, "Yet forty days and this city will perish." He gave his prophecy in such force, until the people even put sackcloth on their animals. And did you notice, when the inspiration left him, set there under this little gourd tree, and prayed for God to take his life. See?

L-14 The thing is, what does it speak of? That when you're up in there, you're in the inspiration; it's beyond what this is here. While you're there, you feel fine. While you're here, you're all right. But it's coming between the two places, and that's what causes the weakness, when you're leaving that place of inspiration, dropping down to the earth again.
Reminds me when I, many years old when I buried my baby. When we was sprinkling the dirt on the grave and the flowers, ashes to ashes and dust to dust, the pine trees a whispering that afternoon, seemed like I could hear a Voice saying,
There's a land beyond the river,
We call the sweet forever,
We only reach that shore by faith's decree;
One by one we gain the portals,
There to dwell with the immortal,
Someday, they'll ring the golden bells for you and me.
And that's right. Keep that in mind. And it won't worry you, why. While we're here... My boy, the boys here has been with me along time, they watch me close, and when the inspiration just seems to be getting the best of me... See? If it made the Lord Jesus, just one vision, to say, "I perceive that I've gotten weak." If it made the Daniel the prophet weary for several days, upset at his head, and a mental condition for seeing one vision, what would it do to us? You understand now?

L-15 In the Book of Luke the 2nd chapter, the 25th verse, we read this for a text and pray that God will give us the context for just a few moments, 'cause we'll let you out, you can go to your different churches tonight.
And thanks to all you pastors, to every one here, and be... I'm sorry for you people, you lovely friends, that stands on the outside today. I'm sorry you have to stand, but and standing back there. But it's because of the shortage of room. Next time, maybe, we'll have room.
Now, the 25th verse.
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon;... the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he seen the Lord's Christ.
And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought... the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Lord, now lettest thy servant depart in peace, according to the thy word:
For my eyes have seen thy salvation,
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
A light... lighten the Gentiles, in the glory of thy people Israel.
And may the Lord add His blessings to the reading of His most sacred Word.


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