<TITLE>15. Par 59-64</TITLE>L-59 And when they seen that Word made flesh there in Jesus Christ, Andrew was thoroughly convinced, and then he was concerned about his brother. He went right quick. Did you notice? He never said, "Come over, Simon. I--I want you to come over and sit in the meeting with me. Perhaps maybe we could discern the spirits, and we could find out whether this Man really is the Messiah or not." He never said that. He said, "We have found Him." There was no stuttering about it. "We found the Messiah. Come, see Him." He was thoroughly convinced.

L-60 Moses, likewise, when he thought to take over down in Egypt and killed an Egyptian, he had got unconcerned. He didn't--he wasn't concerned about it. If God was going to be with him, why wasn't He with him? So he went out and married a beautiful woman. And so, he had a baby by her, Gershom, and--and they were settled down. And he was going to inherit a big flock of sheep out there from Jethro, the--the Midianite priest. And he was... Everything was on Easy Street. He'd live with his wife, and have a little home, and you know, just... He was doing fine, a good job. He was going to fall heir. Everything was all right. He was unconcerned.
He didn't feel the taskmaster's whip no more. He--he wasn't concerned about his brethren down there--about the poor midwives and--and the women having their babies that they'd bursted their heads, and throwed them into the crocodiles; and--and they--how they'd made them serve hard down there evil, and in slavery and bondage. He wasn't interested.

L-61 He had his home paid for, just like we do today. That's the first thing we think about: pay for a home. That's good. You ought to. That's right. But there's something ought to become before that: it's God first. The going-on of the church, it's every man's duty in this church right here, to see that the thing goes on right. And you put your force to it to bring every man and woman, boy or girl that you can in the streets, and hedges, and byways to bring them into the church.

L-62 Moses had sat back. "Let them... I guess if that's the way they want to do it, all right." See, he had never had a personal experience yet.
So one day back on the backside of the desert there as an old bearded herdsman went down across the hill there with a stick in his hand, he come in face-to-face with God, Jehovah God, setting up there in a bush and it burning. God attracted his attention enough to get him up there and get his shoes off of him. And he heard the voice of God. He was convinced that "I AM the I AM. I never fail. I'm the One that was with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I'm still the same God."
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L-63 Then when he found out that God wasn't a bunch of creeds, God wasn't a bunch of doctrines, God was a real, live, living God, his heart was on fire. Nothing's going stop him now. And he found out it was God's purpose to deliver Israel, and he was called for the job. O God, give us preachers like that. That's what--that's what we need, brethren. Don't we, brethren? That's right. Instead of running off somewhere else...

L-64 All of Moses' seminary experience was gone then. See, he was--he was a smart man. He was taught in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He could teach them. But it didn't do no good. He had to have a personal experience with God. And met Him there face-to-face and talked with Him, and as soon as he talked with Him, found out what His idea was, and what His program was, he was right then concerned about his brethren that was in bondage. And any man or woman that ever meets God face-to-face, and can walk away, and take it a light thing to see people on the streets carousing in sin... It kills you.


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