<TITLE>04. Par 14-17</TITLE>L-14 And it must have been the time that they were thinking on these things, and were discussing this, that the stranger appeared in the skies. You know what it would've meant to those people, how that if a strange star, them knowing every one, and had named them, and their courses, and all of a sudden, here's one that's brighter than them all... For we know He is the Bright and Morning Star, the Lily of the valley, the Rose of Sharon, the Fairest of ten thousands to our soul.
This new visitor in the heavens must have alarmed them.

L-15 Someone might think that those Magis would not have been a privileged people to have seen this. But if you'll read in the Book of Acts, Peter said that he perceived that God was no respect of person, and that He would--He would visit those, or accept those, receive those of any nation that feared Him and worked righteousness. God is no respect of person. And they... (Someone see what the brother wants.)
Then someone must have seen that heavenly visitor, and said, "Wonder what this means." They couldn't understand why that these Magis...
People today don't understand. Did you know those Magis saw that Star, and it passed over the observatories, and we don't have any history of anybody else ever seeing it. Why? Because they wasn't looking for it. I believe they saw the Star. The Bible said they saw it.

L-16 That's the reason today that people don't see the things that they should see, the mysteries of God being unfolded, because they're not looking for it. God only reveals Himself to those who will let Him, and expecting Him.
Oh, have you noticed in the last two or three nights of service, that the Holy Spirit has brought us to that place each night? The expectancy, somebody who's being led, and expecting something to happen...
The thing of it is, we're not expecting enough. If the people here tonight that's sick and afflicted come with expectations of going home well, you'll go home well. If you here tonight, has never received the baptism of the Holy Spirit... Oh, it may be mysterious to you. But as long as God's Word teaches it, that's enough. God said so, and that settles it.

L-17 And for myself, I'm expecting something to happen. It is written, "When the people that are called by My Name shall assemble themselves together and pray, then I will hear from heaven." And I've been praying today, and I know that others has been praying, and I'm expecting something to happen.
There may be things happen will go right over the head of people. Many who are not ordained to life will never be able to see it.
When Jesus came, there were tens of thousands, yes, millions looking for Him to come, and He just revealed Hisself to a little handful. See, it's those who are looking for something, those who have a--a pulsation in their heart--beating, waiting, longing for something to happen. It's those who believe it'll happen, and is waiting for the event, that's who Jesus will come for, for those who love His appearing. If you love anybody, and you're expecting them to appear, you're making every preparation for it.
That's the way the Church should be tonight, making every preparation for the coming of the Lord, watching every sign post. And when you see God do something, rejoice, because it's pointing to His coming. And we're down to the--about the last sign post now. He could appear before morning.


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