<TITLE>06. Par 16-18</TITLE>L-16 Now, Thy Word lays open before us, Lord, and we would ask You to bless Your Word that... Circumcise the lips that would speak, and the ears that would hear.
And grant, Lord, if there be any here who is not a Christian, may they humbly surrender to Thee. There be those here who have fallen away, may they come, like the prodigal son, back to the house tonight--to the Father's house. And we pray, Lord, for those that are sick. If there be any of those here, or afflicted, that while the Word be going forth that they will receive Jesus and be made whole of their diseases.
Bless this little Beulah Temple. Bless its lovely pastor, and all of the deacons, and the board, and all the laity. May it long stand as a memorial to Jesus Christ and to His cause. May from here go missionaries and--and ministers that'll help evangelize the world. Bless every effort that they put forth. And these brethren here, and this sisters from Canada, their--the song leaders, and--and the musicians, we pray, Lord, that You'll bless their ministry. Make it rich, Father. Give them souls for their hi--hire, because we believe that's the desire of their heart.
Forgive us all of our shortcomings. Let the Holy Spirit visit us tonight, for we wait on Him further in the Name of Jesus. Amen.

L-17 Just to speak to you for a few moments, which I don't know just what time your services let out. It's already almost nine. And tomorrow's a big day for us again, and I know it will be for you. And I want to give all of you an invitation. If you're ever around any of the meetings, why, come in, make yourself at home. If you're down around Jeffersonville, why, see us while you're there. These singers that sing so pretty and the music awhile ago, drop in at the Tabernacle and let us hear some of that down that way. And pastor, you know, you're welcome, all.

L-18 We want to turn to the 63rd Psalm just for a little reading on a little familiar text.
 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen in thy sanctuary.
 Because thy lovingkindness is better to me than life, my lips shall praise thee.
I often wondered what David was talking about. And I remember the first time that I read that Scripture, that I just couldn't understand what David meant when he said, "Because thy love kindness is better to me than life." What could be any greater than life?
If the Lord God tonight should come to me and say, "I will turn you back from an old man to a young man of about eighteen years old; I'll let you live a thousand years on the earth, and give all of the wealth of the world in your hands, and promise you to never have a day of weary, but all joy for a thousand years,"... Or, "I'll let you live fifty years more, and make it till you'll beg your bread on the street, dragging along in sickness; but yet at the end, I'll give you Eternal Life."
I said, "Lord, let me beg. Let me drag, or let me suffer, or anything just as long as I've got Eternal Life."
Life is what conducts you. It's what makes your conduct. You just can't hide real life. There's no way to do it.


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