<TITLE>23. Par 242-261</TITLE>L-242 Martha at the grave, she had met the Word of God. She believed It. Before she could see the miracle of God, she had to believe the Word of God and act upon It. She said, "Lord, if you would've been here, my brother had not died."
He said, "Martha, I am the Resurrection and Life. He that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me, shall never die. Believest thou this?"
She said, "Yea, Lord." There you are: acting. "I believe."
"What do you believe, Martha?"
"That Thou art the Christ that was to come into the world."
Said, "Where you buried him?"
Got down there at the grave, and there He was standing there. (Said, "I want to see if she really believes that I am the Word.") Said, "Take away the stone." She went to acting on the Word. She had to to see death turned to life. And the only way you'll ever be able to see death turned to life, is take His Word and act upon It.
If you're a sinner, take His Word and act upon It, then you'll see the miracle of God. You become a miracle of God. If you're sick, take the Word of God. Doctor says, "You're going to die." Take the Word of God and act upon It, that'll bring new life.

L-249 Oh, my. Sorry to keep you so long. Just a couple more, then I'll quit. See, just a couple more... Honest, I will. I'm sorry to take my brothers' time. See, just leaves them two hours for it. Look.
The woman at the well. She was a sinner. She had five husbands. She come out there one day to get some water. She started to draw the water, and she heard a Man say, "Woman, bring Me a drink."
She looked around, and she said, "It's not customary for Jews to speak to Samaritans. I'm a woman of Samaria. And it's not customary. Why would You speak to me?"
He said, "But if you knew Who you was talking to, you'd ask Me for a drink."
"Why," she said, "the well's deep, and You have nothing to draw with." Said, "How--how--how You going to get a drink?"
And He said, "The Water that I give, will be a fountain of Water, a gusher, bubbling up in the soul."

L-255 She said, "Now, wait a minute. You're a Jew, You worship at Jerusalem, and our fathers worship at this mountain," and so forth.
He said, "Believe Me. The hour is coming, and now is, when you neither worship at Jerusalem or in this mountain. But God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship Him in the Spirit."
No doubt the little woman said, "Now, wait a minute. Who is this Fellow anyhow?" He wanted her to know Who He was, because she had to introduce Him to the Samaritans. "Who is He?" She said...
He talked to her a few minutes. He said, "Woman, go get your husband and come here."
But she said, "Now, He's acting smart." See? She said, "I don't have any husband." Oh, oh.
Then the stick went on the sacrifice. See, something happened. What happened? She seen the miracle of God. Said, "You've said the truth. Because you've had five, and the one you're living with now is not your husband, so you told the truth."

L-261 She turned. She knowed that God to the people had been dead for years; their priests and rabbis, and so forth, they talked about a God. But was promised in the Bible that there was coming One.
She said, "Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. (See?) We know that the Messiah cometh." ("Now, let me be sure of this.") "We know that Messiah cometh." ("I'll ask Him this, and I'll see what His word is; a man can't tell me that, that don't know God.") "We know that Messiah cometh Who is called the Christ. And when He comes, this is the thing that He'll do when He comes. We're looking for Him."
He said, "I'm He."
That was enough. That was enough. She run into the city. She said, "Come, see a Man that told me the things that I have done."
Before she could bring that message, she had to first see the miracle of God. Before she could see the miracle of God, she had to take God at His Word. That's exactly right. Oh, my, how we could go on. Let's get another one.


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