<TITLE>10. Par 36-39</TITLE>L-36 She stirred it up together. That's the only thing between her and death. That may be the only thing left for you tonight, between you and death, is what little spirit that you can muster up in your heart to believe it. Mix it with God's eternal Word. When she did, I can see her pull the little ragged curtain back and look in. The little boy's holding his little stomach. "Mother, mother, are you ready to cook the little cake?"
She'd say, "Yes, dear. Just wait a few minutes. Mother's mixing it up."
"Mother, break it in two, and you take half of it."
"Oh, honey, we'll take care of that." She had the... What was it now? The Word and the Spirit mixed together.

L-37 And she went out into the yard to get... Did you notice, the Scripture says, "Two sticks." What is the two stick? The cross.
Always, good hunters or woodsmen know that you... The way to keep a fire burning, is light it in the middle, two logs, lay it across and light it. All through the night, you can keep pushing the ends in as it burns.
And right in the center of the cross is where the Sacrifice of God hung.
She went into the yard and she picked up the two sticks. And she looked up, the hot blistering winds, not a leaf on the tree, no grass in the yard. Where the old tree once stood, there's just two sticks left. She picked them up to go in to make it.

L-38 What is it? When self-sacrifice... When you have mixed the Word with the Spirit, or the Spirit with the Word, and then ready to sacrifice yourself at the cross, and you're ready to say, "Whether I live or die, Lord, I've done everything I know how to do, and I'm coming at the peak of mercy... Sacrifice my own believing... I'll not think of it any more; I'll not reason any more. I'm casting out reasonings. I'll just believe it, Lord, because it's Your Meal and Oil, Your Spirit, Your Word, Your Truth. I'm throwing myself as a sacrifice on the cross." That's what it was speaking of.
She picked up the two sticks to go in for the sacrifice. When all this is completed...
"God's a very present Help in the time of trouble. They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like an eagle; they'll run and not be weary; they'll walk and not faint." Teach me, Lord, teach me, Lord, how to wait.

L-39 They that wait, don't be weary. If you've got the Word and the Spirit, and sacrifice your own belief, and laid it on the cross, something's got to happen.
She started walking back. And about that time, she heard a voice. And as she turned to look, there was a kind looking old bald-headed gentleman standing at the gate with a long flowing whiskers. He said, "Would you fetch me just a little drink of water?"
Maybe on her lips, she was ready to say, "I just have a little bit." Water was scarce. All the springs was dry.
What was it? God works on both ends of the line. God had showed Elijah a vision, "Go down into the city for I have commanded, not the ravens this time to feed you, but I'm commanded a widow woman to sustain you," and took him to the poorest of the poors. "I've commanded a widow woman to sustain you." And she didn't even have enough meal in the barrel for her and her son to live that day. But, "I've commanded. I've ordained it." Blessed be the Name of the Lord. When God ordains anything, it's got to happen. It'll be there; God will meet it. "I've commanded a widow there to take care of you, sustain you."


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