<TITLE>10. Par 38-41</TITLE>L-38 But you know what he said? He said, "They're lying vanities. I won't look at this whale belly in my condition." But he said, "Lord, once more will I look to Your holy temple. For when Solomon dedicated that temple, he prayed and said, 'Lord, if Thy people be in trouble anywhere and will look to this holy place and pray, then hear from heaven.'"
And he had confidence in the prayer of Solomon, the son of David. And God sent an oxygen tank, or something down there and kept him alive for three days. And if Jonah could have faith under those circumstances in the prayer of Solomon, who finally died a backslider, how much more ought we to have faith tonight in the true Son of David Who's setting at the right hand of God with His own bloody garments making intercessions upon our confessions? Amen.
And seeing people healed every night right around us. "Oh, they are lying vanities; ever what it is, it's a lying vanity. I refuse to have it any longer. I'm going to look to the holy temple, God."

L-39 Jesus, the High Priest, can't do a thing for you till first you confess it and act on your confession. Hebrews the 3rd chapter said He's the high priest of our confession. The word's "profess" but "profess" and "confess" is the same word. "High priest of our confession." He can't do nothing till first you accept it and confess that He has done it. That's right.
Did you ever see somebody trying to get saved, walk up-and-down the altar and cry and chew chewing gum. "Lord, God, I tell You, if You just don't take..."
Not enough faith if it was ink to dot an "i," just walking up, "Lord, I tell You, I'm... I--I tell You I..."

L-40 Oh, you're telling Him, He knows all about it. You might do that from the time you're a young man until you're an old gray-headed man; you'll still be a sinner. But the simple way is to accept what Jesus said was the truth, and upon the basis of His shed Blood, and the bidding Spirit calling you to come, say, "I truly believe it and accept it right now, as my personal Saviour."
Brother, the joybells of heaven will ring back in your soul. Why? He can't do nothing for you. He said, "You confess Me before men; I will confess you before the Father and the holy Angels."
You believe it and confess it. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] You were, know last night... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] That's the way it is, no matter what the symptoms are, believe it anyhow. God said so, that settles it. That's what Abraham said. Now, when God met him again, told him, "I'm El Shaddai."...

L-41 A few days before that, no doubt, he said, "Sarah, honey, how you feeling? You're getting awful stooped, a hundred years old about. How you feeling?"
"Well, dear, there's--there's no different in me. I--I--I'm just the same."
"No signs?"
"No, sign at all."
"Well, glory, we're going to have him. Amen. He's coming. It's all. Get ready."
Went out that day, and set down out in the pasture field, and watched the sheep awhile, and the goats, and all the animals he had, coming back by the tree, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I'm El Shaddai. Abraham, you are old, and Sarah is old, but you're not looking at that, you're looking to My promise, so I am your strength Giver. (Amen.) Just lean upon My breast and nurse yourself back to strength."


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