<TITLE>04. Par 12-15</TITLE>L-12 And if a man has had faith to accept Christ, he walks up from the altar, goes outside, his associate says, "You haven't got nothing. Why, your eyes are still blue. That's the same old suit you wore in there. Why, your nose is just as big as it was when you went in. Your fingerprints are just the same. There is no difference." But you know there is a difference. And in the ages to come, and in the days and weeks, you'll prove there is a difference, because your faith will vindicate that you are a Christian. How many knows that to be the truth? Every man and woman that's ever accepted Christ...
Well, if you can step out and trust your eternal destination upon your faith, how much more can you step out with that little body of yours upon the same Atonement, that He was wounded for our transgressions and with His stripes we were healed.
Usually it takes experience. Many times we try to educate ourself into believing. That's intellectual. There is a far great difference between intellectual faith and real God sent faith. Intellectual faith reasons. And the Bible said that we should cast down reasoning. Don't have nothing to do... Don't try to reason it. Just believe it.

L-13 Now, notice. One time Israel was called out to war against the Philistines. And the Philistines had gathered over on one site of the mountain, and a valley between them; Israel on the other side. And just like the enemy always does, when he feels that he's got the upper hand, he likes to puff and blow and brag about it. When he thinks he can make you just--cowar you down... If the enemy thinks he can make that little heart of yours flutter a few times, and make you think that you're not healed, he likes to do that. If he can make you look at your hand and say, "It's no better," he loves to do that, 'cause he's got you conquered right then.

L-14 I see a crutch setting back here by a lady. If he can make her believe that she's going to have to use that crutch to go out of here on, it's whipped. But when she won't look at that, but she'll look towards God's promise, it'll be left at the seat. You'll... Well, say, "I've been crippled for years." That don't have nothing to do with it; it's what God said. That's the idea. He told me, coming up, Satan did, awhile ago, said, "You're too hoarse to preach."
I said, "You're a liar." And I could hardly whisper when I come to the door, but I walked in anyhow, because God is going to do something here tonight, maybe save some soul or heal some pur--pur--purpose--for some purpose. And I--my duty is to stand here, whether I can whisper or even grunt; God will do something anyhow, because He said He would. It's our duty to take our stand; God's duty to back us up. You do your part and find out if God won't do His.

L-15 And this great army of the Philistines, which always was a fly in the ointment to Israel, they had a great big challenger over there by the name of Goliath. He must've been a mammoth, big fellow. And they said that his fingers were fourteen inches long, and the spear that he packed was like a weavers needle, about from here to the wall. And oh, how he loved to brag, how he loved to proposition with the people.
Like you hear that same devil today, say, "If there is such a thing as divine healing, old man Jones sets down here on the corner, blind, selling pencils. Go down and heal him; we'll believe you." That's the same devil that said to Jesus, "If thou be the son of God, do a miracle here before me. Turn these stones into bread." It's the same devil that put a rag around His face and hit Him on the head with a stick and said, "You, who prophesies, tell us who hit You." The devil... It's the same one that said, "Come down off the cross and we'll believe you." God doesn't have to do anything to appease man. God doesn't clown for anybody. He's God and He doesn't have to.


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