<TITLE>04. Par 17-20</TITLE>L-17 Any time that I can be of favor to you, I will do it. I used to say this, "The nights never get too dark, or the rain never falls too hard but what I would come to you." Well now, in contact direct and indirect with about ten million people, that's a big thing to say. I might not be able to come to you, but if you'll just get me word of your need, I'll certainly pray for you.
I lay at home, and my wife knows and those who ever come to visit me there, but all night long that telephone, just not but a few minutes' sleep, 'less I get away from home. Accidents on the road, around the nation, everywhere, people calling, calling, calling, calling just constantly all the time. We've had as many as sixty-four long distance calls an hour (that's four phones answering now), averaging sixty-four calls an hour, day and night. Think of that. See? You can imagine how it is.

L-18 So but we're always glad to get them, always glad to do something to help someone. You know what a blessing is? Do something for somebody else. That's right. And if you have a neighbor or somebody that's done you injustice, remember this for me--don't never turn him down. See? Take--take him to God in prayer and see what a different attitude you'll have.
If you're sincere in your prayer, you stand shoulder to shoulder with him. Though he's done you wrong, injustice, but you just take that man to God and stand there in the Presence of Father one time, and say, "Father, my neighbor here has done me wrong. But I guess..." Watch, when you go to telling his wrong. It not only help him, but it'll help you also. And you'll see what he's been through in the temptations and things. It'll change your attitude towards that brother. And it'll help him also. You always are doing good when you're praying one for the other.

L-19 Now, if you got your Bibles open, for my final text in this meeting, hoping to come again to you as soon as I can, Revelations, the 3rd chapter and the 20th verse, I wish to read for a portion of Scripture. And to re--get a context from this text... The reason I want to read it, I'm standing here; I don't know what the Lord Jesus is going to do. And many of you is gathered out, and the overflow room's full, and standing around. But yet, if I read the Scripture, God will bless that much, I know.
I think the Scriptures ought to be read at all times. Here's the reading.
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
And my subject tonight, if I should call it that, is "The--The Door Inside The Door." This is an unusual text, but it's a portion of God's eternal Word. And God's Word is so real. And that's enough Scripture right there to take all communism out of the world and convert the entire world. It is an invitation to salvation. It's also an invitation to healing; the guarantee of Eternal Life. Oh, it means so much if it be received in the Light that it's wrote in.

L-20 You know, here some time ago there was a federal trial. I believe it was in the days of the late Abraham Lincoln, the President of the United States. And there was a soldier that had committed a crime, and he was going to be executed. He was sentenced to death. And finally someone persuaded the President to spare his life. And the President in a hurry said, "All right, I'll spare it." So he just signed a piece of paper, release so-and-so, Abraham Lincoln. "Send it."
And when the carrier of this, brought it to the jail, and showed it to the prisoner, and said, "Present this."
"Why," he said, "that's no good, it's just a piece of paper."
Said, "But it's--it means between your death and life, because it's got the President's name on it that you're pardoned."


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