<TITLE>08. Par 31-34</TITLE>L-31 And then in our text we find that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And then upon this we would wonder, if there could be a servant today that could introduce us to this Person, that had drawed such an attention of the people.
Now, we're taught that He was not a forceful preacher. The Bible said His voice wasn't heard in the streets and He so forth. And--but His words were so perfect until the Father honored everything He said.
There was many great men in that day. In the great churches, great priests and scholars, holy men, that seemingly by knowledge, were far more able, if knowledge is what God requires, to introduce this great Messiah. But did you notice, He come to a fisherman, just a humble peasant like man. And said, "We would see Him." And any man, or a woman, boy, or girl, that's ever heard anything about Jesus, that's their hearts desire. We would see Jesus.

L-32 Now, if He is the same, and He is not dead, but He has risen from the dead, could it be possible then that we could see Him? If so, how many in here would love to see Him, put up your hand. Just say, "I would love to see Jesus." The Lord bless you. As far as I could see, it looked like one hundred percent. Well, then, I'm asking this question, if He is so great, why can't we see Him?
Sometime ago on the Ohio River where I live, there was a little boy who asked his mama one day, "Mama, is God so great, could a man see Him?"
She said, "You ask your Sunday school teacher."
And the Sunday school teacher was not able to--to produce to the little boy his satisfaction. So she said, "You ask the pastor."
So he went to the pastor, which was the head of the church and said, "Sir, I want to ask you a question. I've heard your magnificent sermons of the great God, and I have heard you describe Him in such a way till setting in my seat as a child, it seemed like He should be right at my hand. Pastor, could anyone see God?"
He said, "No, sonny. No one could ever see God."

L-33 And the little boy was discouraged, and he would go up on the river with an old fisherman where he fished with him. And one day after a storm, coming down the stream, the old fisherman with his gray beard, was rowing his boat.
And as the storm over, a rainbow come out into the eastern horizon, and the old fisherman looking up towards that rainbow, as the little boy setting in the stern of the boat, the little fellow was attracted to tears running down his cheeks over his gray beard, dropping off on his clothes.
And it--it was so thrilling until he jumped up, and run up to the center of the boat, and knelt down at the old fisherman's feet. He said, "I'm going to ask you a question that seemingly no one can answer." Said, "Could a man see God?"
And the old fisherman, overcome with the enthusiasm of the child, he pulled his oars into his lap, and his arms around the little lad; and he said, "God bless you, honey. All I've seen for the past forty years has been God."

L-34 What was it? There was so much God on the inside, he can see Him on the out. The only way that we'll correctly ever see God is by having Him in our hearts first. It's always been that way. God has hid Himself from the eyes of the wise and prudent, and is most willing to reveal Himself to babes such as will learn, learn of Him, learn His way.
So now, there would be only one way that we could sufficiently answer this question. If I asked in here tonight, the different denominations, perhaps, Baptists, and Presbyterian, and maybe some Catholic, and Pentecostals, and Pilgrim Holiness, and so forth, "Do you believe that a man could see God?"
You'd say, "Certainly."
Well, I'd say, "How would we know whether it was God or not? How could we understand if it was God?"


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