<TITLE>09. Par 24-26</TITLE>L-24 Now, Jesus was exhorting them, in saying the queen of Sheba, the queen of the south come from the utmost parts of the known world to hear the wisdom of Solomon. God had gave a gift and that gift was manifested. And when God ever gives a gift, He manifests it. And perhaps maybe it become known throughout the world of them days: of Solomon's gift. The nations begin to learn of it. Great things begin to take place, and all the people with one a--heart and one accord begin to, "Yes, Lord, we thank You, because we see this gift made real. And surely then, that Jehovah is still for us if He'll send us a gift like that."
So after Israel was convinced, they never separated in little cults, but with one accord they give witness to the gift. And then the outside world begin to hear of it. And everyone who passed by, somebody testified and said, "Oh, Jehovah is with us, for He has given us a great gift in our day. And we all rally around it, and we're more prosperous than we ever were." And that was the golden age of the Jews.
Oh, how He has blessed us, physically, spiritually, financially. He'll always do it, if you'll rally around Him. He's God.

L-25 Notice. And after while, way down in Sheba, the fartherest place of the known world, a little queen heard this message. Perhaps everyone that passed through the land, heard of it, would come by, and say, "You know what? There is a great gift in operation up in Israel. Oh, it is a powerful gift. You should see it." And as she kept hearing one after one testifying without one flaw in it... "Faith cometh by hearing, hearing of the Word of God. Faith cometh by hearing."
Now, if one said, "Oh, it's a good thing," the other saying, "There's nothing to it," then people's all confused. But when, with one accord, they all give witness...
Everybody passing by told her, "Oh, there's a great gift up there. You should see it. It's marvelous. It can discern. Oh, their God must be the great one only God."
Isn't it too bad that we Americans can't give witness to the one true God? But instead of that we want to make Him Methodist or He isn't God. We want to make Him Pentecost or He isn't God. We want to make Him Apostolic or He isn't God. He's God regardless of our creeds. See, He's God because He's eternal God.
But we say, "We won't go to that arena. Why, we don't believe in no such stuff as that."
I think it's just as good as what Philip told Nathanael when Nathanael said, "How could there be anything good from--come from a place like that?"
He said, "Come and see." That's the best way to be convinced. Read the Scriptures; find out. Come, see for yourself. The Bible said, "Prove all things and hold fast to that what's good." Prove it by the Bible.

L-26 Now, this little woman, eight hundred years before Nathanael did this, she said, "I'll go see for myself." There's the way; that's the idea. "I keep hearing. I keep hearing the people passing through my kingdom and telling these things. I must go see for myself."
Blessed are ye. "Ye are the salt of the earth," said Jesus. What does the salt do? Salt makes thirst. And when you're salty for Christ, God creates a thirst to the outside world. But if the salt has lost its savour, it's henceforth good for nothing but to be trod under the foot of men." Well, there's nothing, then I never heard such arguments and fusses among them; there surely can't be nothing about it." Just to be trod under the foot of men... But with one unity we all give one voice to the resurrection and to Christ... "If I be lifted up, I'll draw all men unto Me."


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