<TITLE>18. Par 62-65</TITLE>L-62 Old Elijah that day when he took all those... sacrifice, and said, "Let's prove who's God." Said... (See if he was certain about it.) He said, "You--you go ahead first." Said, "You--there's a whole bunch of you... There's four hundred of you priests here." Said, "You make a sacrifice, and let the God that answers by fire, let Him be God."
And they were sincere. They wasn't hypocrites. So, they cut the sacrifice, and they climbed up on the altar. And Elijah walked around and said, "Say, maybe He's pursuing. He might be taking a nap." What was the matter? He was certain, brother. He had saw a vision. He said so. And when he took and poured all the water on the altar, he said, "Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, (his prince name, not the--not his deceiver's name), Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that You're God, and I'm Your prophet, and I've done all of this at Your command." Amen. Hallelujah.

L-63 When you meet God's conditions, call for the fire, and it'll fall. Let the Pentecostal church forget their organizations, denominational difference. Let these people throw theirselves into tears around the altar, and let these people come with one accord in one place, and begin to cry out to God, and get things right, there'll be another Pentecost take place, and the powers of God will rock the nation.
You've got to do it at His command. You can't do it as long as you say, "Well, now I know I--I'm supposed to believe this, but... Really, the Bible says this, but I..." Huh-uh. She's--you--you done whipped to start with. See, see? "Well, I know our church says the days of miracles is past, but, really, I believe they're not," See? You're whipped; you'll never get nowhere like that. That's a uncertain sound; you don't know what to do.

L-64 Be certain. Whose Word's certain? God's. If your church says the days of miracles is past, the Bible said, "He's the same yesterday, today, and forever." "Let every man's word be a lie and mine be true," said God.
That sound's uncertain: "Shake hands with the preacher, giving them the right-hand of fellowship, and come and make a confession." The devil did the same thing. He believed that Jesus Christ was the Son of God. He absolutely did it.
Cain built an altar and worshipped just as much as any other religious person did, made a sacrifice and done a great... Put his money on the altar, and his goods, and--and laid down sincerely, and throwed his hands up to God and worshipped. God blankly refused him. That's right. You've got to be certain, brethren. You got to know it's God speaking. He did that on his own ideas; Abel done it by Divine revelation of God, listened to the Word of God.

L-65 But when everything got right... David, he was certain. Walked up there one day, and that big old Goliath standing out there saying, "The days of miracles is past. It's all gone."...?... Oh, when the devil thinks he's got the edge on you, brother, he can blow and puff. Yes, he can. Standing out there, said, "I'll tell you. Let some of you men over there, some of you theologians, come over and attack me. See, I'll tell you what I'll do," you know.
But one day, he said it at the wrong time. There happened to be a little ruddy fellow: knotty, little bitty old guy, little sheepskin coat on, wrapped up there, maybe about--weigh about a hundred and ten pounds, hair hanging down in his eyes... Said, "Who is this over there defying the armies of--of the Word of the living God? Who is that over there saying that?"
"Oh, that's Goliath."
He said, "Are you going to stand and let that uncircumcised denomination say that the days of miracles is past, when our God said He's the same yesterday, today, and forever?" Oh, it hit the wrong guy. Yes, sir. They might compromise, but he said, "I don't."


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