<TITLE>05. Par 34-44</TITLE>L-34 He was with the children in the wilderness, coming out of Egypt, in the form of a Light. He spoke to Abraham in the form of a Man. He spoke to Moses in the form of a Man. He spoke to the Church in the form of a Man, His Son, Christ Jesus.
And He is speaking through His Church today, through the anointed Church of the living God, through vessels of clay. "Ye are the branches. I am the Vine." God is still speaking, and the world sees Jesus as you present Him. That's how the world is... "You are written epistles, read of all men." Your life tells what you are.

L-35   Now, this Abraham on his road, returning back. We're going to go back and read about Him, just a few moments, in the Book of Genesis. In the 14th chapter of Genesis, I believe it is. Oh, how beautiful the story is here! Now, we all know of Abraham, how that God called him out of the land of Chaldea and the city of Ur, and told him to separate himself from his associates.
God calls men or women, He calls a separation.

L-36 Now, that's what's the trouble with the churches today, they don't want to separate themselves from the old carnal belie-... unbelievers. That's why we can't go any further. We just get in that one carnal flow, and we--we say, "Oh, Jim is a good guy, if he does drink. If he... And I go with him to the poolroom, but I don't play pool. I--I--I go with her over to the party. They tell dirty jokes, and so forth, but I don't tell any."

L-37 "Come out from among them." That's right. "Separate yourself. Touch not their unclean things, and I will receive you," saith the Lord. "Be not yoked up with unbelievers, unequally yoked together." Don't you do it. Separate yourself.

L-38   And God called Abraham to separate himself from all of his kindreds, and to walk with Him. Brother, sometimes it means leaving a church. It meant that to Paul. He had to leave his church. Meant that to many. Sometimes it means to leave home. Sometimes it means to leave father and mother, and forsake all. I don't mean to say it does every time, but sometimes it does. It means that you've got to take everything between you and God, and walk with Him alone. Oh, that blessed, sweet communion, that fellowship that you have when you separate your thing, selves, from the things of the world and the carnal believers who is making fun of you, and walk alone with Christ!

L-39   How many times that I've thanked God! He said, "I'll give you fathers and mothers in this present world. I'll give you friends and associates. And I'll never leave you, neither will I forsake you. Though the whole world turns its back on you, I'll go with you, to the end of the way."

L-40 What a blessed privilege, that man has that challenge to follow the Lord Jesus, to separate himself from all his carnal associates, to follow the Lord. And if any person seems not to behave themself rightly, and to present themselves as Christians, but love the carnal things, it's best for you to hunt another partner right away. That's right. And if no one will walk with you, there is One who promised to walk with you. That's, the blessed Lord Jesus, He will walk with you.

L-41   God told Abraham to, "Separate yourself." And just as human as Abraham was, he took his daddy along, he took his brother's son along, his nephew; all hanging on him. And God never did bless him until he did what God told him to do.

L-42 I don't say that you're not a Christian. That, I don't unchristianize anyone. But I'll say this, that if God told you something to do, He'll never bless you until you do it. I'm in the pulpit tonight with one of those things holding over me. My meetings hasn't been what they should been, for the past two years. It's because I've failed the Lord. He told me to, "Go to Africa, and then to India." Here it is, written right here, in the back of this Book, right now.

L-43 The manager called me, said, "Let them Afrikaans go. India is ready."

L-44 The Holy Spirit met me, said, "You'll go to Africa like I told you to."


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