<TITLE>06. Par 16-19</TITLE>L-16 During the time of the birth of the Lord Jesus, as we're just read of, just now, news didn't get around then like it does now. They didn't have the press, and the radio, and television, as we have today. But the only way they had of news was from lip to ear. And Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, eight days before this. But it had never been known around the country, just by a few people, the Magis who come to worship Him, that's star gazers. How either, the shepherd's on the hills where the Angels came and sang to these shepherds, and told them that in the city of David was born Christ the Saviour...
Simeon, an aged man, an old sage, long flowing beard, gray hair, and he was around in his eightieth year, a very high prestige among all the people as a scholar and a teacher of his day. He had a fine standing amongst the Sanhedrin; but one day while out praying, he was one of the elect, the chosen. And now, I want you to see it. God, always at all times, ever since there's been an earth, He's had someone He could put His hand on and call, "This is My servant."

L-17 Sometimes it comes to just one person, like in the days of Noah, or the time of Elijah, and so forth. Sometime it's just one person. But He's never been without a witness, as long as there has been an earth. And He never will be without a witness, as long as there is an earth. There's always someone that He can put His hands on, and put His trust in, and say, "This is My servant that'll do My will."
Wouldn't it be nice today if He say about us? "This is My servants, who I can put my trust in, and they'll do My will."
Now, what a time. Now, Israel, in general at this time, had gone away from God. They had backslidden. They had got tangled up and left off till all the supernatural parts of God fell away from the precepts, and had taken the doctrine of God, and had made it made it doctrine of men, instead of doctrine of God, and had left out all the supernatural part of God's Word, explained it all away, days of miracles passed, and had gotten down to a place where there was just a very small remnant left that really believed in God. Or had...

L-18 And this old priest, this day, that he went out to pray, must have been inspired. Do you believe in inspiration? Sons of God are led by the Spirit of God? The Bible said they are led by the Spirit." And David said, there's something about when you're inspiration, or what you're longing for, and when you strike that... I noticed, this morning in speaking. And I'm sorry I kept you people so long in the message.
So I noticed in speaking, when a certain point would be made, the people's face would flush, and some go into tears. And what is it? It's the feeding of the Holy Spirit to the flock. See? Inspiration... Men of God, servants of God, are led by the Spirit of God, Divinely led.
Now, many people say that it's psychology. Recently, I was speaking with a doctor, who told me, said, "Oh, those people get excited."
I said, "Now, doctor, you know, that before anyone can become excited, something has to excite them." And in this case, if there's nothing... You can't go down through the alley, and find a dark shadow, or something, or something there to cause you to get all stirred, "What is that standing there?"
In this case when you don't see nothing, and it's an excitement, not exactly an excitement, but a glorious feeling, that raises the people up...

L-19 Like I heard the little ladies a while ago singing the hymn, and the people were saying, "Praise the Lord." What does that? It's not... It's a give away to an emotional emotion that's inside of you. May I say it like this? As David said, when the "Deep calleth to the deep at the noise of thy waterspouts." The deep calling to the deep...


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