<TITLE>24. Par 173-176</TITLE>L-173 Our heavenly Father, we thank Thee for this time of soft consecration, like taking an apple in the hand, mashing it, bruising it, until it becomes mellow, so mellow that a little baby could set down and eat it. That's the way we want our hearts, Lord. Take it in Your nail-scarred hand; just bruise it, saying, "Child, don't you see you've hurt Me? You was hurting Me when you flew loose at the handle like that. You were hurting Me; oh, My heart just bled for you, child, when I seen you do such-and-such thing. But now I've got your heart in My hand, I want to make it real meek. I want to make it so that I can use it and live in it. I want to fly back on the roost this morning; I want to fly back and abode, make My abiding with you." Grant it, God. We love You. Grant it for Your glory. We ask in Jesus' Name.
To be like Jesus, to... (Don't you love just to worship like this? Oh, my soul is just bathing.)
On earth I... (To see Him come down in the--the worshippers like this, your heart feel real gentle? My heart's just beating fast.)
... journey from earth to Glory
I only ask to be like Him.
Would you raise your hand while we sing it?
To be like Jesus, to... (Joe, you want to come up and pray this morning, brother? God bless you. Find you a place here at the altar, Brother Joe. God bless you, my brother.)
... journey from earth to Glory
I only ask to be like Him.

L-174 I know it's hot, friend. I know it is. But I--I hope you feel just like I do. Oh, I just feel like I could just fly away. How loving He is. What could I do? Where would I go? O God, where am I going? Where am I headed for? What's it going to--going to be? Where am I going to be a hundred years from now? What if I didn't have Him? Where--where's any other refuge?
From Bethlehem's manger came forth a Stranger,
On earth I long to be like Him;
All through life's journey from earth to Glory
I only ask to be like Him.
All together now.
To be like Jesus... (Praise be to God. Yes, Lord. Yes, Lord. Not the world: like You.)
... to be like Him;
All through life's journey from earth to Glory,
I only ask...?...

L-175 While you got your heads bowed, I'm going to ask you something. Somebody in here is displeasing the Holy Spirit. Somebody's been called. I speak in the Name of the Lord Jesus, as His prophet. I can feel His heart wounded. Out in there, somebody disobeyed Him, should have come. Won't you come now?
All through life's journey from... (Yes, sister, but there's more than you.)... Glory
I only ask to be like Him.
Just to be like Jesus... (That's all my desire: meek and lowly, humble, be like Him.)
On earth I... (Won't you come on up now? God wants to see you make a move; there's a number of you.)
All through...

L-176 I knew you were coming. God bless you. God bless you. God bless you. That's it. That's it. I looked out over this audience, and the awfullest black shadow hanging there I ever seen. The Holy Spirit's here now. It's on me right now. "Grieving the Holy Ghost..."
To be like Jesus...
What did He do? Went where the Father led Him. God bless you, brother. God bless you, my brother. That's right, move right on up and kneel down.
On earth I long...
Now is the time for the old-time confessing, straightening up, making right. Come on. Still feel there's more in there. God bless you, lady. God bless you, lady. God bless you. God bless you. God bless you. That's right. The Holy Spirit's always right. Come on. That's right, move right out.
... Him
To be like Jesus, to be like it's Jesus,
On earth I... (Oh, my, that's right. That's the way; just fill the aisles up, move right out and pray.)
... through life's journey from earth to Glory, (Just repent, tell God you're sorry; that's all you have to do.)
... to be like Him.


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