<TITLE>36. Par -</TITLE>L-58-6 Now, in II Timothy 2:3, it said (the--the Word comes to them now; it'll fall on bad ground though, you see), "They have a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof--power of the Spirit (II Timothy 3, if you're putting it down, all right), having a form of godliness.
The Holy Spirit signs of Eternal Life, they deny that. "People ain't to speak with tongues. No! No such a thing as Divine healing, baptism of the Holy Ghost. That stuff was for the apostles." Having a form...
Paul said, prophesying it, "In the last days, the last times, these things would take place," not in them days. "And the Spirit speaks expressly, 'In the last days, latter days, some shall depart from the faith,' " and all these things. See, there it is: having that form of godliness.

L-58-9 Now, how can the Holy Spirit signs of Eternal Life grow in that ecclesiastical dust, where there is no spirit of water at all? See? Can't grow in the fields of denominational fun, and wisdom, and frolic. How can signs and wonders of the Living God grow in a--a woman that hasn't the common decency to act like a lady? I want to ask you that. How can it grow in a man that'd stand in the pulpit and for a measly meal ticket, or some denominational favor, would bypass the Truth of God? How can spiritual signs follow that? Can't do it.

L-59-1 How can--how can it grow in a preacher that'll take his denomination down and strip them down on the bank there? And here the other night, in a certain place I just passed last night, in a certain parish and having a big shindig dance in there, carrying on. How can the fruits of the Spirit grow in such a place as that? It's on an ecclesiastical rock (that's right), and not in the valley of persecutions to be laughed at and made fun of.

L-59-2 The lily toils hard. You remember my sermon not long ago, a few years ago, on Mr. Lily. He toils where... Jesus said how he toiled, "And neither does he spin, and yet I say unto you that Solomon in all of his glory was not arrayed like one." How that lily draws to make itself pretty. What for? Just to be given out, to pass by [Brother Branham makes a sniffing sound--Ed.], smells the perfume. The bee flies right into his heart and takes the very honey right away from him; he just gives it freely. Toils to do it! Hallelujah. That's a real man of God: Pastor Lily, Reverend Mr. Lily (yes, sir!), that toils at the Word, lays on his face, and cries out to God, "God, I can't see where this will meet here, here." It's got to come by the Word. When you see it and God gives it to you, then go freely; not to have some big campaign, "If you guarantee me so many thousand dollars, I'll come," but freely. "If it's Timbuktu or wherever it is, God, where you want me to sow the Seed, I give It freely." Hallelujah.

L-59-3 Jesus said, "Solomon in all his glory is not arrayed like it." Said, "Consider the lily." Poor little fellow has to suffer like everything to get what he get, and laughed at, and made fun of; and all the big ecclesiastical kicked him out and call him all kinds of dirty names, but he stays right with that Word, toiling day and night, lays in a valley. Well, he's--he's in a place where he can draw from the rivers of water. Toiling, what for? To give it out "Freely you receive, freely give." Yes, sir. Oh, my, how can it grow in that field of dust on that ecclesiastical rock!


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