<TITLE>24. Par 80-82</TITLE>L-80 Clergymen, could you mark out on your hands ten people tonight in this city that's sighing and crying, day and night, for the wickedness and things that's done in the city? Does anybody in this audience know where you could put your fingers on five people that sigh and cry day and night for the sins and things of the city? Well now, the Bible said set a mark upon those who sigh and cry for the abomination did in the city. That's right. That's it. See? No more burden for lost souls; it's all gone.
We've--we've joined church and settled down. "That's all that's necessary." See? That's how we get... It's so... Sin is so sneaky, and it sneaks right up on you before you know it. See? That's the way it does. It just grabs you like the old toboggan slide used to be, and it's got you. The devil does that.
Now, brother, let's get plumb back off of his territory; let's come back to God; come back to the altar; rebuild the altar again that's been torn down. And build up your home. Take them cards off the table, and all of them old love story magazines. And open up the Bible, and read the Bible, and pray. And just don't get down and say, "Bless my family, Mary, and Joe, and John, and all of them," get in the bed. No, sir. Stay there with God. Oh, my.

L-81 You know that song you used to sing: There are times I'd like to be all alone with Christ my Lord. I can tell Him all my troubles all alone. That's what we need again. That's what... Them kind of a meetings, that kind of a church, that's the kind of church that prays down the blessings of God. I'm sure your pastor would appreciate every member becoming like that. How that he'd... And how it would be if the church could just be like that.
Now, she's coming along with this Baby. Now, there's Christ in the temple. All right. If Christ is in the temple, and God had revealed it to Simeon that it was--He was going to show him the Christ before he died... Well, I think, if Christ is in the temple, it's time for the Holy Spirit to go to work on Simeon. Don't you think so?

L-82 Let's think it's Monday morning. Now, how many little babies would be born? There's about two and a half million people in Israel then. And I suppose there would be at least hundreds of babies born every night; and ever eight days they had to be circumcised, and offering of purification. All right.
Here they are now; it's Monday morning. All... Simeon's back in the office a reading the scrolls. Let's see; he picks up Isaiah, and he begins to read down to Isaiah 9:6, "Unto us a Child is born, a Son is given: His Name shall be called, Counseller, Prince of Peace, mighty God, Everlasting Father, government shall be upon His shoulder. And the..." Oh, Who could that be?
About that time, the Holy Spirit said, "Rise up, Simeon."
"Rise up, what do You want me to do?"
"Just rise up."
"Well, where shall I go?"
"No, no, you just stand up. That's all I want you to do."
That's the way God wants you to do: just as He speaks, act. That's what you want to do this week. When God speaks, act. Do it. Say, "Go see so-and-so about coming to church." Act. Do it.
"Stand up; that's all."
"Here I am."
"What next?"
"Start walking."
"Where abouts?"
"Walk, I'm going to do the leading; you do the walking." See?


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