<TITLE>08. Par 22-24</TITLE>L-22 I said, "He was a Man when He went down to the--the grave of Lazarus, crying. He was a man then, but when He straightened up His little figure and said, 'Lazarus, come forth'; and a man that had been dead four days stood on his feet. That was more than a Man; that was Christ; that was God speaking out of there."
I said, "He was a Man when He come down off the hill that night, hungry, looking around on that fig tree for something to eat. He was a Man; He was hungry; hunting for something to eat, He was a Man; but when He took five biscuits and a few little pieces of fish and broke it and fed five thousand, that was more than a man. That was God's hands when that bread was breaking through there."
Did you notice not only raw--raw, live fish, not wheat, but already cooked, baked, fried and ready to eat. Amen. What kind of an atom did He turn loose when He done it? That was more than a Man. That was a God of the atom. That was a God that made the atom. That was a God that made the calcium. That was a God that made the life. That was the God that made the creation.
He was in the world and the world knew Him not. And the world was made by Him. "That was more than a Man," I said. Yes, sir. He was--He was a Man tonight that I'm speaking of. The night when He was laying there in the back of that boat, so tired physically that He couldn't even get up. He was so tired, till the waves didn't even wake Him up. He was a Man when He was laying in the back of that boat asleep.
That was... When He raised up and put His foot upon the brail of the boat, looked up and said, "Peace be still," and the winds and the waves ceased, that was more than a Man speaking; that was God speaking through the lips of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

L-23 It's true. He hung on Calvary begging for mercy. That was a Man. When He hung on Calvary begging for mercy, that was a Man. When on Easter morning, when the Angel of the Lord rolled the stone away, and He come up, He proved He was God. No wonder the poet said:
 Living, He loved me; dying, He saved me;
 Buried, He carried my sins far away;
 Rising, He justified freely forever;
 Someday He's coming--oh, glorious day!
Sure He was. He was a God Man. He was Divine. He was virgin born. God, Jehovah, God overshadowed a little virgin and brought forth the virgin born Son of God. And that was a Tabernacle or the dwelling place of Jehovah Himself. Jehovah walked in a tabernacle of flesh, and paid the price for sin. Don't you never let Him be a prophet. He was the God of the prophets. Sure was. He was more than a good man. He was the God of the good men.

L-24 Now, out here on this little old sea, tossed about, ten thousand devils of the sea swore they'd drown Him, while He was laying back there tired.
You know the devil takes advantage of you when you get tired or wore out. He does you the same way. You just get a little tired and wore out, and get discouraged. Certainly. He caught Jesus right that weak spot, tried and weary. He was laying back in the back of the boat, rocking around; and the Bible said that the storm came down upon the sea and begin to toss the boat.
The disciples said, "Carest Thou not that we perish?"
He said, "Oh, where's your faith?" Looked around and the great winds and waves obeyed Him. What was He doing? Crossing a rough sea that night, because one soul in Gadara was ready to receive Him: one soul in Gadara.
He would come from glory to Shreveport for one soul that was ready to receive Him. And remember this man that was ready to receive Him was a sick man. He was mentally sick. He was a maniac. He'd lost his mind. The doctors could do nothing for him. He was out into the--out into the caves, in the graveyard. That's the place the devil will take you. He will put you in the graveyard.


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