<TITLE>11. Par 41-45</TITLE>L-41 And do you remember when we stood on the corner and told Zacchaeus, 'Zacchaeus, you are a Bible reader. What seekest thou? What sayest thou of Messiah?' Rebekah's testimony is true. He is the Prophet that the Lord our God was going to raise up in these days. 'Oh, but Rabbi Lavinski tells me that he's a false prophet. He's a--he's a Beelzebub. He's--he's possessed with a fortunetelling spirit. I won't believe it,' walks away."
"And you remember Rebekah's testimony that day? How she--she said when Zacchaeus got up early that morning, and she'd prayed all night long that Zacchaeus would get to see Jesus when He came into the city."

L-42 Now, women, that's the way to get your husband won to God. It takes some praying, holding on. All night she prayed. And the next morning, she knew that Jesus was going to visit the city that day. So she--she, all night she had prayed that Zacchaeus would see some kind of a miracle, that Jesus would perform, that would change her husband's heart.
And you know, we're taught this, friends, the prayer of faith will do great things. All things are possible to them that believe.
And then Matthew might've said, "And brethren, you remember that morning when we met Rebekah? She said, 'I prayed all night. And this morning about daylight, well, Zacchaeus got up early, put on his best robe and groomed his beard, you know. 'Cause he was an important man. So put on his best clothes, you know. And I said, 'Where are you going, darling?'"
"Oh, just for a morning stroll." That was unusual you know, because he didn't get up that early.

L-43 So Rebekah got down in the floor and said, 'Thank You, Lord. I know You're dealing with him. See? Because he's been so grouchy the last few days. See?'" (That's usually when He's on the road. See?) "'Oh, he's cut me off to everything. But I know that You'll lead him somehow right around to where Jesus is.'"
"Well, now you remember we took a... And she stayed home to pray. So you remember what Zacchaeus told us after the story? He said all down in his heart, all night long he had dreamed of seeing God dealing with him."
And the next morning when he got up, he went out and went down to the corner of the gate of the south side of the city, to which He was to appear. And when he got there, by daylight the Galileans had piled all over the gates to wait for Him.

L-44 "Well, he was a little man, so, he--he was small in statue. And he said, 'I'm too little to ever get in a bunch like that. I'd never see Him. But I'm going to give Him a piece of my mind when I see Him. I'll tell Him he's a false prophet. He's no seer.'"
So he happened to think, 'You know, I... if He comes in here, I won't see Him. But I know He's going over to Lavinski's, over there for dinner, my competitor. So I'll--I'll tell you what, I'll go up here and I know He will pass by Hallelujah Avenue, where it goes down Glory Street. And (He usually passes that way, you know) so I'll go up there and stand up there. And when He passes by, I'll see Him.'"

L-45 Well, got up there and he was groomed all up. Said, "I'll stand right here. And when He comes up, I'm going to say, 'Rabbi, I've slapped my wife out of the bed a many night because of You. I want You to leave her alone. I want her back in church with the ladies' sewing circles and all that. (See?) Why, I'm a disgraced businessman in this city, because she's been hanging after a bunch of fanatics, bunch of holy roll... or you know, people like you. (See?) So I'm a--I--I--I want You to get out of the country.' I'll tell Him. Boy, and everybody will know I'm the--I'm a--I'm some fellow. I got some brains." See?


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