<TITLE>06. Par 16-21</TITLE>L-16 I'd like--thought I'd like to live till science maybe could pick up that voice of His. They claim that someday, if they keep going on, they'll be able to do it, pick up His literal voice, when He said, "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and heavy laden, I'll give you rest."
Well, I may not live to that day. Frankly, I don't think the world will stand that long. We're so close to the end time. But I would like to be with you to preach to you awhile on those things. But I've tried to make our little messages just simple in drama, 'cause I'm tired. And then you'd understand it better.

L-17 But I may not live to hear that, but there's one thing I do want to hear and I believe I'll hear it. "It was well done, My good and faithful servant. Enter into the joys of the Lord." That's what I'm expecting to hear someday. I'm sure He won't disappoint me.
And if I... If He does turn me down at the end of the road, I'll still love Him. If He sends me to hell, and I can still love in hell, I'll love Him anyhow. See? Because I deserved to be turned down at the beginning. See, and if I had ten thousand lives to live, and there's nothing after the end of them, if there was--if there's no God, no Christ, I'd still take this Christian way to live, anyhow. To have men and women that I can associate with, it makes life so much different (See?) if you just be a Christian.

L-18 Now, let's break in upon this testimony meeting and listen at the apostles testify.
It must've been about sundown, about this time in the--in the evening, when the big brawny backed fisherman begin to push the boat off of the shore. And I can just see him as he takes the little ship, and his brawny back, pushing, shoving the boat, and as it gets off the shore, gets it off into the water, into the blue Galilee...
And then he climbs up over the seats and takes his position by the side of his brother Andrew. And the little oars begin to dip into the water, and they'd make a dip and then wave bye-bye to those on the shore. Because they'd had a great meeting that afternoon, and--and he--they were leaving. And the people loved them. There's something about the love of God in our hearts, that it just kills us to part from one another.

L-19 A real Christian group when they come together, when they have to leave one another at church, I--I've seen them just stand and hug one another and cry. See? I think of Paul kneeling down on the shore and praying, say, "I--I--knew... You won't see my face no more." And how it is to separate from one another...
We used to sing a song down in the old Baptist church in the south.
Bless be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred minds,
Is like to that above.
When we asunder part,
It gives us inward pain;
But we shall still be joined in heart,
And hope to meet again.

L-20 It must have been that feeling as the little ship moved out into the--into the waters. And they was waving good-bye and all, saying, "Come back. Be with us again, brethren." Seeing the men on the bank, and them wiping the tears from their eyes, and waving to them, "Come back and be with us again," as the little ship moved on out into the waters...
And after while, they come out of sight. They couldn't see no more, the dark was settling down. And they would--been pulling... In those days they pulled by oar, two men in one seat. And they'd take these oars and keep time as they pulled the little boats. And then if the wind was blowing, they hoist a little sail, and--and helped them along.

L-21 And they were crossing over the Galilee. And after it got--for a little rest period, we'll believe that it must have been young John, he was the youngest among them and--and rather an enthusiastic little apostle. And so when they pulled their oars out of the water, and someone must have said, "Brethren, let us take a--a little break and rest for a few minutes. And let's have a little testimony meeting." That's the one we want to break in on.


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