<TITLE>19. Par 66-69</TITLE>L-66 See, that's the same old devil. Same one come to Him and said, "If Thou be the Son of God, do something here before me. Have you... There's certain churches that wants to know that."
"We got a blind man that sets on the corner, go give him his sight, you divine healers."
"I got old brother so-and-so that sells pencils down here, come heal him."
Just remember that's that same old devil that said, "If Thou be the Son of God, command these stones to be turned into bread."
One day they put an old rag around His head like that and wrapped it around Him, and took a stick and hit Him on top of the head in Pilate's court, And said, "If you are a prophet and can know the secrets of the hearts... If You are the Messiah, and if You are a prophet, tell us who hit you." He didn't open His mouth and say a word. He don't clown for people. God don't clown for people. He just says, "I do nothing until the Father shows Me. What I see the Father doing, that's what I do also." Saint John 5:19.

L-67 "And you remember, Bartimaeus told us," said Philip [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... that we heard Zacchaeus testify at the dinner awhile ago. And what He said to Him and knew he was in a tree above Him, and knowed his name was Zacchaeus and called him out of the tree and went home with him for dinner. Zacchaeus is just setting the city a fire with it."
"Does thou not know the Scriptures, sir? Oh, I remember when I was a little boy. My mother used to read the scrolls to me."
"But Who is this you're speaking of? Jesus Who?"
"Jesus of Nazareth. He's a Galilean prophet they call Him. But really, He is the Messiah. He does the sign of the Messiah; He is the prophet. Well, you know the--the Messiah will be a prophet."
"Sure. Well, how did you know Him?"
"I'm His servant."

L-68 You know all of Jesus' servants, the lady servants are kind and the men servants are kind, considering the sick and afflicted. When the meeting comes to the city, they call everybody and try to get them to come out. They... You know, they--they try to do something. They love people, Jesus' true disciples. You believe that don't you? I hope this is soaking.
So then the first thing you know, he said to him, said, "Well sure, yes, I--I--I--I am His disciple and so, Sister Rebekah and I was praying that--that's Zacchaeus... You know Zacchaeus?"
"Oh, yes, he has give me coins before. Well, that... And where's He at?"
"Oh, He's going way down the road now."
He's going, "Oh, oh." He threw down his coat and hollered, "O Jesus, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. Have mercy on me."
Some of them said, "Shut up; set down; quit making so much noise." See?
"O Jesus, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me."

L-69 Now, humanly speaking, He could not have heard him. He... If you see where the gates where he was setting and where Jesus was when the miracle performed, it's about three hundred and fifty yards. See? And all that crowd following along there and hollering. "Hail, hail to the--to the King of the Jews." Or some slurring word... Or they was hollering, "Hosanna, to the prophet." And saying everything. He never heard it.
But He said, I could just imagine seeing Bartimaeus drop on his knees and saying, "O Jehovah, I was thinking of You."
That's when He comes by, is when your thinking of Him. Quit thinking about the things of the world, and who's going to be the next movie star, or even the next President, and think who's the coming Christ. Then you'll...?...
"Oh, oh, Jesus, Thou Son of David, Lord Jehovah God, if that is Your Son, if He's the Son of David, if that is the prophet, why, you can speak to Him."
"O have mercy on me, have mercy."
And Jesus, with the sins of the world on His shoulders. He was heading right up to Jerusalem to be crucified.


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