<TITLE>07. Par 31-35</TITLE>L-31 For in the human heart is just like the door there to the house. After you come in, "Come in, Sir, set down. But these other little doors, I don't want You fooling around in my house." I want to speak on a few of those doors, all kinds of little private doors in your private life. Jesus can be your Saviour, but, "Don't You never try to tell me what to do, Lord. I know what I want to do. And don't You never try to rule me." That's the attitude of many people who profess Christianity.
"I'll listen to what the pastor says." That's good. But if it's contrary to what Jesus said, then it's wrong. "I'll do what the church says if..." That's good, but if it's contrary to what the Bible says, then it's wrong. You must let Him be the supreme Ruler. That is, He's over all. He's over your opinions. He's over everything that you have. He's over your emotions. He's over your ideas. He's controls every fiber of your thinking. Everything that you are you should turn it over to Him, if He's going to be your Saviour and your Lord.

L-32 How many of us do it? I want to speak of a few things. There is a little door when you get into the human heart, you turn to the left, and that's the little door of selfishness. Oh, we don't want to go to hell, sure not. But we just got a little idea that--that we're just a little bit better than somebody else. Now, if He can't get into that, well then, you're always going to have that idea.
"I'll go to church for what I can get out of it. I'll rank among better people. And if I'm ever in trouble, then of course if I can say, 'I'm a member of a certain-certain church,' I'm sure the people will look up to me and say, 'That man is a real member of a certain church.'" God can't use you like that. He's got to control that too.

L-33 Then there's another little door. And that little door is called pride. Oh, that's a hard one to get open. You know, it's just... Human beings are just prone to think that maybe they're just a little better than the Joneses, you know. Especially here in America, you just paint your steps red, watch your neighbor paint his red. And you, sister, wear just a certain little thing on your hat when you go to church, your neighbor just can't stand it.
Oh, it's such a day of trying to impersonate--a matching. You buy you a Chevrolet and the Joneses has got a Ford. And your Chevrolet is just a little bit better maybe than their Ford. Watch them get a Chevrolet right away. Oh, it's a matching time.

L-34 I've had this remark, and I don't mean it personally, I don't mean any harm by it; but sometimes when I get ready go to church, my wife will come over and say, "Billy, do you think that that tie matches that suit?"
I say, "I don't know, honey." And I'll have on a pair of red socks, and black trousers, and a blue tie, and, oh, I don't know.
She said, "That don't match."
I said, "Honey, I'm not concerned whether my trousers match my coat or whether my tie matches my suit. I'm concerned about one matching. I want my experience to match God's Bible." That's where we ought to match: God's requirement.

L-35 But it's a matching time. Pride, dress a little better, go to a little better church (what we call better), and dress a little better. And always... But we don't want Christ to come into that. "Now, Lord, You can save me, but don't go to fooling with my business. Now, I'll take care of myself." Now, I know that sounds very rude, but that's the truth. It certainly is. People don't want Christ fooling with their business.
"And if I want to be just a little bit dishonest on this deal, Now, Christ, You just stand right out here just a little bit. But I--I just--I just have to do this, because I have need to do it. Oh, it won't hurt me any; I'm sure." If you'll just let Him come into that door, He will fix that all up for you. He will stand at the door when the enemy tries to tempt you to do wrong.


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