<TITLE>14. Par -</TITLE>L-21-6 Now, yes! "Now, you have been to several doctors; you've had four operations."
"Where's he getting that information? Where's that come from? That little bald-headed man don't know that. Where's it come from?"
"And on your road over here such-and-such a thing..."
"Say. (See?) Now, that's exactly what he just got through preaching about. That's the Word."
But you know, Satan said, "You know, you accept that, your pastor..." That don't have nothing to do with it. See? Cast away reasoning. See? "But your doctor said you've got to go to the insane institution." Cast away reasoning.
"I'm waiting to see what God's going to say about it." See?
Then God... I didn't know what to say. Then the Spirit picked it up and blasted it out. She believed it. She never reasoned. "Year after year after year, nervous breakdowns, mind gone, operations and everything, all these things, why, it's unreasonable to think I could be healed here in a second." But she didn't think about reasonings; she just believed. Faith did it; she was healed that instant. If you'd like to write to her, why, Billy can give you her address. All right.

L-22-4 Now, now, fai--wisdom will reason. Now, but faith don't have no reasoning; it does nothing but hold to the Word. It holds a promise.
Now, let's read a little bit. Let's turn to Romans 4th chapter and read just a little (and it's--until we get pinched really for time we'll just read these Scripture), Romans the 4th chapter, 'cause I really like to read the Word. It does you good to--to read It. Romans the 4th chapter, and let's begin with the 17th verse.

L-22-6 Listen, Paul, writing the commentary on Abraham's life. You know, there's nothing said about Abraham running down into Gerar, and nothing in the commentary you know; it's just "Abraham believed God." Paul, that great apostle, writing a commentary on Abraham, 17th verse:
As it is written,... (I like that, Paul staying with the Word)... As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations...
"I have." Abraham was seventy-five years old, lived with his wife since she was a--both of them were young; it was his half sister. No children, he was sterile and she was barren. But God met him and said, "I have (past tense, before the foundation of the world, of course)--have made you a father of many nations." Not of many children, but many nations, just think of it.
... before him whom he believed,... (God)... even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

L-23-1 Don't reason at all. Listen: "calleth those things which were not as though they were"
Who against hope... (My, not even a hope! What if he would've reasoned? Not even a hope.)... Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall my seed be.
No matter what thing else is said, God said so; and that settles it. Oh, if Eve would've only stayed with that (See?), but she stopped to reason, get some wisdom. Abraham didn't want any wisdom; he just wanted the Word: "God said so and that finishes it." You know I've preached on it many time: went and bought up all the diapers, and the pins, and everything, got ready for the baby, and Sarah made the booties; and year after year passed, "Bless God, we're going to have it anyhow." That's right.
"Why, has she...?" The doctor said, "Well, she can't have it; you can't have it."
"Huh. Don't tell me; we're going to have it anyhow." That's it.


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