<TITLE>18. Par 57-59</TITLE>L-57 Notice, Micaiah had the Word. He knowed what that Word said. How could he bless this fellow when the prophet of God had THUS SAITH THE LORD and had cursed that fellow. How can we expect blessings to come out of things, out of unbelievers and--and things where God has put His curse upon? How can you do it? Fear of men, afraid you're going to lose your position, this, that, or the other, how can you do it when God has cursed that thing? Put your hopes in Christ. Put your faith in His Word. Stand there, regardless of what's said, yes or no. Stay with God's Word.
Now, closing, listen. Micaiah come up there before the king. And I can imagine the king, face red, and this little old ragged looking guy come walking up in there, you know, looking around, seeing all these preachers standing around there, the D.D.'s. I don't think he felt alone, 'cause God was with him. See?

L-58 Walked up there. I can see the king, said, "How do you do, Micaiah?" That big fake, you know, 'cause Jehoshaphat...
Jehoshaphat said, "There's just something about that guy I like. I don't know; he just looks pretty well to me, like he's pretty well on the line. Now, I see he hasn't got much education. He might not know all the--all the great words and how to pronounce them right. But I believe one thing: that guy knows God. See?"
So he walks up there. He said, "Micaiah, what will you say? Now, your word must be with the rest of them, and they all say, 'Go up, the Lord is with you, and you'll prosper.'"
He said, "Go ahead." Said, "Go on up. If they said that, well take off." See? And he said, "Oh, go on up there and prosper. Like to see you do it."
And Ahab thought, "Now, that..." I mean, he said, "That just don't sound right out of that guy. How could he be prophesying evil, and you see him come down here and say that?" Said, "I'll adjure you, as I always know you tell me the truth."
He said, "I said go on up, prosper." He said, "But I seen Israel like sheep scattered, having no shepherd: and the Lord said, These has no shepherd: let them return to their--to their own home in peace."
He said, "I told you. I told you. I told you that that holy-roller wouldn't say nothing but evil against me. I could just tell it. I knew before we went."

L-59 Now, what was the difference? One, oh, the whole country was rallying with these prophets, but here's one man. The reason that he knowed he was right, and he come out he was right; he was standing on THUS SAITH THE LORD, God's promise. And he knowed that no matter how many preachers, or how many denominations, and how many kings, and how many anything else said anything contrary to it, God's Word will prevail. If he stand...
He had to stand by himself with the whole nation against him; but he stood there alone on the Word of God, knowing that God would keep His Word. 'Cause Elijah said to Ahab, when he cursed him there by the Lord, and said, "The dogs will lick your blood, because that evil thing you done." How could that man turn around and predict blessings, when God had put a curse on there by a genuine prophet? He knowed nothing could happen but evil, so he stayed on the Word of God, and stood alone before the whole nation, with hundreds of preachers and doctors of divinity around him, everything else, but he stood alone with God.


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