<TITLE>04. Par 13-16</TITLE>L-13 And it must've been that time that Mary's heart was strangely warned. Isn't it strange how God does things? Scripture's made manifest.
She said, "Joseph."
And he looked at her, and perhaps he always thought she was the most beautiful woman he had ever saw. But then there was a certain look in her face that charmed him more than ever. While her pretty eyes looked at him like that of the dove, soft, innocent, I think that's the way a woman should look, innocent, soft, and sweet.
She said, "Joseph, what was the prophet speaking of when he said, 'Unto us a Child is born, and unto us a Son is given.' Who is this Son and this Child that he was speaking of?"

L-14 Joseph looked back to her, must've, and said, "Well, my dear, the prophet was speaking of the coming Messiah, the hope of Israel. And you know, Mary, that all down through the ages since Moses, we've looked forward to that One coming. And when He comes, He will deliver us out of that bondage of these Romans, out of the bondage of our sins. And Israel will know their God, and He will keep His Word. And Mary, my dear, if we don't see Him in our generation, He will surely be here in the next. But we'll look for Him in our generation."
All night, she couldn't sleep over it. "Unto us a Child is born; unto us a Son is given." And the next morning, she'd slept late; so she was late getting to well. That's why the sun was up. And as she made her way down the street, seemed like no one was around. And she was thinking on this Scripture, and it's usually when we're thinking... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]...?...
I believe that that's the reason people doesn't have the victory and--in their heart that they should have, is because their thoughts are on other things. "Let the meditation of my mind, of my heart, be acceptable unto Thee, O Lord." I believe if we'll think on Him, He will draw nigh unto us.

L-15 You remember the first Easter, when Cleopas and his unnamed friend in the Bible was on their road to Emmaus? They were going along the road discussing about Him, thinking of Him. And oh, their hearts were burdened; every hope seemed like that they had was taken from them. And it was then that a Stranger walked out of the side of a bush and walked with them. They didn't know Who it was; He's just a Man, come walking out, walked along them, and said, "Why are you so weary? Why are you so faint in your mind?"
And they said, "Are you just a Stranger? Knowest thou not that Jesus of Nazareth, Who we hoped to be the Deliverer of Israel, has been crucified by Pilot? And this is the third day; some women said they seen a vision of Angels."
And then He started from the Scriptures, and begin to explain to them the Scriptures, how Christ must suffer and enter into His glory. And then when He got them in the room, and closed the doors, and He did a miracle (or something just like He did before His crucifixion), and they knew it was Him. Thinking on Him...

L-16 Oh, if we didn't have so many other things on our mind. You know, sometimes we'll come to church, thinking about, "Tomorrow I gotta do this; the next day, I've got to do this." When we come to church, we ought to lay aside every thought and every thing of the world, and enter into fellowship with Christ and worship: meditating, worshipping in our hearts, and giving songs and praises to Him, thinking of His goodness, and what He means to us, worshipping in the Spirit, singing spiritual songs, making melodies in our heart. Even the Bible said, "If there's any afflicted, let them sing songs." Be happy; be in meditation, always expecting God at any moment to appear to you. Are you doing it just now before this healing service?


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