<TITLE>09. Par 36-39</TITLE>L-36 If you don't believe the Holy Spirit's real, take a hold of God's promise, and just stay with it. Hold on to it. Don't leave it. If you don't believe He's a Healer, whatever disease or trouble you have, right now, don't wait till the healing line; just take a hold of it right now, and say, "God, I'm on Your hands."
And Satan will say, "You're no better."
That's what he told me. I said, "Looky here, old slewfoot. If you don't... If you want... If you like to hear me testify about the glory of God, stick around. But you ain't going to shake me away from that. If you like to hear the testimonies of God, and the praises of Divine healing, stand around. I'm going to ring it out just as long as I can. Just stay right with it. Stick around and listen at it. I invite you to listen at it. Stay around."
First day, no better; next day, no better; next day, no better. I just kept staying, testifying, praising God, pressing through the dark clouds. He made a promise. Finally there it was. He get tired after while and run away.

L-37 Then, we find then that the prophet seen he couldn't get her off his hands, so he said, "All right. I'll gird up my loins, and here I'll go with you." Oh, my. So Gehazi met them coming back. Her faith... Now, the--the stick would've done the job, but it's where your faith is. So her faith wasn't in that; it was in the prophet.
So here he comes up there, and all of them bewailing, and the carrying on, and screaming, and all hope's gone, and everything. I could imagine him saying, "Shh, shh, shh, shh. Keep still." What's he going to do?
I want you to notice. He went in the room where the baby was laying on the bed, shut the door behind him, just he and the baby. That's where the most successful times when you get alone with God. See? Get alone with God.
Jesus said, "Enter into a closet and close the door. Pray to your Father what seeth in secret. He will open... He will reveal it to you openly."

L-38 So I can see the prophet. Now, the Bible said he walked to and fro in the room, just walking. "Lord, here I am. What can I do?" Walked to and fro, he was waiting on the Spirit. After while it struck him. Goes over, and lays his body over the baby's body. Began to get warm, got up, and started walking again, walking back and forth.
He felt the anointing coming greater, so he laid his body on the baby, and it sneezed seven times. Picked it up, brought it out, presented it to its mother.
Oh, how little Bartimaeus liked that story. He'd say...?... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]

L-39 "See, God has to work His purpose, Bartimaeus. See? God has to do something, bring up somebody for a certain thing. He ordains things."
"Oh, Mommy, you're so pretty. I--I just love you, Mommy."
"And you know, Bartimaeus? Before you were born... You don't understand it now, honey. But before you were born, I dedicated you to God, to Jehovah. You know what? It wouldn't surprise me a bit but what your little eyes will see the Messiah."
And he thought, "Oh, Elias... If he'd ever come now, I'm blind."
"But you know, Bartimaeus, God uses little boys for His glory. He's got a purpose. And I believe He's got a purpose in life for you."
Then, as he thought that, "Oh, it couldn't be now. Look what it was. Poor mother, she prayed. She's gone on years ago. But I guess what she prayed for was lost. You know, on them cobblestones..."


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