<TITLE>11. Par 40-42</TITLE>L-40 And as I worshipped the Lord, around and around the tree, all of a sudden a little pine squirrel... Oh, the noisiest thing you ever heard. He jumped up on a stump, and he looked up towards me and begin "Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter."
I thought, "Did I excite you, little fellow?" Why I thought, "You ought to worship God with me. You are a creature of God. Why don't you worship with me?" I thought, "Oh, don't we love Him?" And around the tree I went...?... just as hard as I could go. Didn't care. I was worshipping God. Oh, my, my cup was running over. Not to make a mock. Not to be seen. I was being drenched in my feeling, as David danced before the ark of the Lord.
And I said, "Look at this little pine squirrel." I thought it was barking at me. And he's the policeman of the woods anyhow.

L-41 And I noticed down under the blow-down; the great storm had--had forced a big eagle down in that blow-down. And that's what he was barking at, not the noise I was making, but the eagle was in pine cones there. And up on the limb just a great big graceful bird, called the eagle.
I stopped and I thought, "Well, I know You're in that wolf call and the elk call. You're in the sunset. You're in the rainbow. You're just everywhere. But what about this? What kind of seed is this?" So I watched him a little while. And I said, "Well, wonder why God wants me to look at that." And all of a sudden I noticed the big eagle wasn't a scared.
God don't want cowards. God wants men that's brave. He can't use a coward that's a run-down and afraid to testify your of your healing, or tell your neighbors, your boss what God has done for you, or give praise to Christ, ashamed to speak up in the hour when the trial comes, and you're afraid to say that you're a Christian. God can't use you. I doubt the devil...?... such as that. That's right. You're not much good for anything then.

L-42 But this eagle, I noticed him being brave. And I thought, "I'll try out his bravery." And I said, "Fellow..." those great big gray eyes looking at me and then the pine squirrel... And I said, "Do you know I could shoot you?" Which I wouldn't. I admire him too much. I said, "Do you know I could shoot you?" He just kept moving his wings.
And I said, "I'll test it." I grabbed my gun, like for the gun, jumped. And he looked at me. And he kept moving his wings. Oh, I said, "Thank You, Father. I see what it is. You have provided that eagle with two wings, and as long as he can feel that those wings are in condition, he knows that he can beat me into the top of them bushes. He has confidence in his God given protection."
And if the eagle can have confidence in his God given protection, what ought the Church to do with the Holy Spirit, Your God given Protection and Tutor, when sickness strikes or when trouble strikes?


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