<TITLE>15. Par 129-138</TITLE>L-129 Now, remember, that was a disgrace for that young widow woman to be laying by the side of this man at his feet: a disgrace to the outside world. Oh, can you stand it? Here it is.
Look. Look, this is it. The church, the young woman, the young man, the old or young, is asked to separate themselves from the world and come into a place, a Kingdom of the Holy Ghost, that's disgraceful to the world. In their own heart they know what it's all about. But to the world they become a fanatic; they become a holy-roller or something on that idea, some disgraceful name. But the church is asked to do it. Are you willing to mark the place, and lie down? Let the world call you anything they want to. The old song you used to sing...
I've started to walk with Jesus alone, (See?)
Have for a pillow, like Jacob, a stone;
And I'll take the way with the Lord's despised few,
I've started in with Jesus, and I'm going through.

L-132 That's it. No matter... I'll pay the price whatever others do. If it means disgrace, if it means to lose home, if it lose--lose family, all your associates, girlfriends, boyfriends, whatever it means, I'll go alone. I'll take the way. If my neighbor says I'm a holy-roller, or a Pentecostal, or a fanatic. I don't care what they say. It don't make one bit of difference to me. I've started it. I've made my decision clear, and I'm going through.

L-133 Now, he was the only one could give her rest from them weary fields of gleaning. And, oh, it's so sweet, when Boaz... when he found her out in the field... (I can't miss this.) Boaz found her out in the field; he said, "Look..." He said, "Who are you?"
Said, "My name is Ruth."
"Oh, the Moabite that come to sojourn with us."
"Yes."
"I've heard of you. You don't go to another fields." I like that? Don't start mission-trotting. Stay right here in my field. Stay with mine. He loved her. Stay here. Stay with me. Don't go to running around from place to place. Stay here."
If you believe the Message, hang on to It. See? No matter what the price is, stay right with It. Go right on. "If it means sacrifice this, that, or the other, and I have to quit my drinking, have to quit my stealing, lying; I--I'm going to stay right with It." See?

L-136 And it said again... He said, "Now, they're not going to bother you, because I've commanded the young men not to insult you." Amen. I like that: His protection. Who said that? The Lord of the harvest.
"Be careful, don't touch My anointed. Do My prophets no harm." Is that right? "For verily, I say unto you, it'd be far better for you that a millstone would hang at your neck, and drown in the sea, even to offend the least of these, my little ones." Is that right? "Don't even bring offense to them."
"I've commanded them not to touch you." Oh, watch that world that's a persecutor. They got their hour coming.

L-138 Then he went to the young men, the others... He said, "Now, she's gleaning for life. Now, I want you reapers, you angels..." In other words, that's what they are. Said, "I want you angels, you reapers, every once in a while to drop a handful on purpose. (Oh, my.) Don't let it all be so tiresome for her. But every once in a while, let her hear a good message. Let a good power of the Holy Spirit cover over her once in a while to let her know that I'm still there. Do some kind of a healing amongst her. Show some kind of a sign or a wonder, that she'll know that I'm in her midst." That's it.
Don't you like to find them handfuls? I hope we find some this morning, don't you? A handful of fresh barley... The Lord do something that He used to do, something that we know He does. He's the Lord of the harvest. He's the only One that can drop the handful, "I command the angels to go down to that meeting this morning; I want them to do a certain-certain thing. I've commanded them, and they'll do it." Oh, my.


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