<TITLE>11. Par 44-46</TITLE>L-44 Once there was a young musician who had trained in all of the music that he knowed how to be trained in, for he wanted to master in it. And there was a great concert, and this young fellow was to play. And after he got through with his master playing... Oh, he was grand, and all of the people begin to stand to their feet and applaud the young man with clapping their hands, and screaming, and whistling. But they noticed the young man did not even notice any of that. He kept his eyes looking up. And the more they tried to attract his attention by their screams and applauding, he looked steadfast towards the top of the balcony. And the audience was amazed to see him not accepting or bowing to their--their applauding. And they turned to see, and up in the balcony was the old master teacher. He was looking up to see what the old master said, and not paying any attention to what the people was around him, saying. If we would only do the same, if we would look up and see what the Master is saying and not notice what people are saying...

L-45 John Sproule, who was healed with a throat that could not speak--which alarmed the nation, to the magazine... I was talking to him some time ago, and he said, "I was in Paris, and I was taking the tour around, seeing the religious sights and so forth, and I come into this certain garden." And he said, "There was a statue of Christ." And said, "I was looking at it." and said, "My wife was looking at it. And we were criticizing it in our heart, because it didn't have any, really, look to it, that would look like the sufferings of Christ."
And said, "The guide came to me," and he said, 'Sir, you're probably doing just like all the rest of the tourists that come here. You're wondering why the sculpture ever made that statue like that?'"
He said, "Yes, sir, I was."
He said, "Come here, just a moment." He said, "You see there is a--a kneeling rail beneath the statue."
Said, "Yes, sir."
Said, "That's an altar." Said, "Now, you come here and get down on your knees." And he did. Said, "Now, look up..."
And when he looked up, he said his heart almost failed him for the--the--the sufferings of Christ was seen in the sculptors work. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] And he said, "Sir, do you see the sculptor had in mind, that Christ is to be knelt and looked up to. That's the way he made it. Not to stand off... You'll criticize. But if you'll get down and look up to it, then you'll see the full purpose."

L-46 And before you criticize the Holy Spirit and God's Word, It wasn't made to be criticized; neither was the Holy Spirit. Kneel on your knees and look up to It, and you'll think different. And God will bless you. Shall we pray.
Divine Lord, Who brought again the Lord Jesus, Thy Son, from the dead, and has given Him to us as a memorial of Your love and grace to us, and we share mutually, tonight, this fellowship around His blessings, we would ask that You would come to us tonight, in the way that You did when You were here on earth in a physical body, and work tonight in Your mystic Body, the Church, and do the things which You did when You were here on earth, so that when the great judgment come and every man and woman, boy and girl, in here, must stand at that judgment (and maybe before morning... We do not know, Lord)... There may be an accident tonight somewhere on the road, and the blood be pouring out, and the people screaming for mercy. It would be too late. God, may we now kneel, and look up to Thee, and say, "Lord God, be merciful to us."
And forgive us of our unbelief and our doubtings and let us receive Thy Son as our Saviour and our Healer. And grant tonight, Lord, as Thy church submits itself to Thy Spirit, and Thy servant, grant Lord, that there will be the appearing of the great signs of the resurrected Christ, as our dear brother has explained to the audience in the previous part of the meeting, for we ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.


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