<TITLE>14. Par 82-87</TITLE>L-82 I tried to pull the blanket up and stop my ears up. I looked up, and the stars hanging low. And the whispering pines in the mountains seemed to cry, "Adam, where art thou?" Oh, cattle raising was a second thing; I wanted to find God. Way back out there, kicked up on a pair of those spurs, I said, "Sir, I don't know Who You are, but don't punish me until I can find the real thing."
Two days after that down in the city setting there, and after--a few days after that, after the roundup, I was setting there on a little old park bench. A little Spanish girl come by. And I was setting there thinking about God, what could it be. And the little old girl come by (and me just about a eighteen year old boy); she dropped her handkerchief and walked by. I said, "Woman, you dropped your handkerchief." Just the thoughts of God had changed my desire. My poor Irish heart was a-hungering. I wanted something, something that satisfied.

L-84 God has give me the privilege of hunting the world over, Africa, India, across the mountains, Canada, on some of the greatest trips, and caught world records. It's all all right, but there's nothing that'll take the place of that power of the living God spilling into your soul.
When I get there... I love the mountains; I love the sunsets. I just--just stake down, and tie my horse, and take up top of the mountains, and stay a couple of days just watching the sun rise and go down, hearing the eagle scream. It's good; I--I love to be there. But brother, my heart begins to thump and to beat when I think of, "Unclean, unclean, the evil spirits tore Him. All is well when Jesus comes to stay." I begin to think of the sick people and that call... And there's something within me cries, "I'll get down out of these mountains right quick, get down there to the people." I want to identify myself as His servant among His people. Oh, how I love to identify myself with Him. Then in regards to that, He comes back among us and identifies Himself with us. He's here tonight, friends.

L-86 It's time now for the baptismal service to start in about ten minutes. And I want to say this one thing before we do it, before we start it. Jesus Christ the Son of God... (Just a lot of comments I wanted to say, but I don't have the time.) Jesus Christ the Son of God has identified Himself in His Word. Jesus Christ the Son of God identified Himself in the meeting this morning by giving discernment, identifies Himself in bringing the sinner from the ruts of sin to a new man, a new creature. Take the lowest of woman or the lowest of man, drunkard, alcoholic, and whatever it is, and straighten them up, and clean them up, and make a gentleman or a lady out of them. That's my Lord. Take the man that's sick, and afflicted, and no hope for him, and raise him up to a new life again, and then appear into our midst and identify Himself as the same Jesus to know the very thoughts of our heart. Stand in our midst in His people, God in His people, identifying Himself. He's here now, that same Holy Spirit.

L-87 Before we start that meeting in here for the baptism (while Brother's making ready), I wonder this: I wonder if there's any in here that didn't get prayed for this morning and you're sick, let's see your hand. Go up--put up your hands if you're sick and needy and you did not get prayed for this morning; no prayer cards or nothing, just--just sick and afflicted. All right. Let's bow our heads just a moment.


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