<TITLE>06. Par 21-23</TITLE>L-21 You know, sometimes the way He leads is pretty rugged. It don't make any difference which a way He leads, just so we get there. That's the main thing. As the poet has expressed it,
 Some through the waters,
 Some through the floods,
 Some through deep trials,
 But all through the Blood.
 God leads His children.
And on the camels, they climbed the mountains rugged and steep, down through the valleys. That's the way we go. Sometimes in the valley, and sometimes on the mountain. But just keep following on. We'll arrive if we'll just keep following the leading of God's Spirit.
And as they crossed the mountains, then they must've come down along southward. And when they crossed the Tigris River at the ford, got out into the plains, and the Star never failed them.
That's the beautiful part about a gift of God, it cannot fail, because It's God.

L-22 And they watched it. Night after night it led them. Week after week, month after month as they went through the valleys, and plains, and so forth. Finally, It led right up to Jerusalem. And the strange thing was, when It come to Jerusalem, the capital of the Jewish religion, the--the seat of Jewish religion, where all the great patriarchs, and the--and the great prophets of old had preached the gospel, and foretold these things. The Star led right straight to that place. But when they got there, the Star went out. Why? Jerusalem wasn't looking for it.
That's what's the matter today. When we come to this social gospel teachings of so forth. Why can't they believe in the supernatural signs? They're not looking for it. The Light's gone out, and they just worship God through creeds. But "God is a Spirit," said Jesus. "and they that worship Him, must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth," not creeds, not through the fussing about denominations, but in Spirit of love and in truth. What is truth? Jesus said, "I am the Truth."

L-23 Then when It got to Jerusalem and faded out... Did you notice, a gift will not stay or brighten itself, or make itself known where it's not wanted. It'll fade out, get away. And then people'd say, "Why, It should come to So-and-so, because it's the greatest, it's the biggest." That doesn't have anything to do with it at all.
And then, perhaps the Magis thought, "If that be the center of the Jewish religion... The main church was there; the body of the main believers was there," as they thought to be, the high priest. And all the great men that had the scrolls, and their great schools was there. Surely, that's where the King was.
And as the Star left them, they aroused the attention of the city as they went up and down the streets screaming, "Where is He that's born King of the Jews?" Could you imagine that? Up through every broad way, down through the little side streets... They had to take notice to them; they were rich men. Maybe I would call them today Christian Businessmen. And they were riding on these camels decked with fine decorations. They knowed there was something about the men.
But the thing that alarmed them was this: the question they were asking, "Where is He that's born King of the Jews? for we have seen His Star in the East, and we're come to worship Him."


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