<TITLE>17. Par 68-72</TITLE>L-68 In closing, I might say this: out on the sea that night (to finish their testimony, we'll start praying for the sick then), out on the sea that night, while they was having this testimony meeting, they were having a great time; but they done something wrong. In all their excitement of their great revival they just had, they went off without Him.
And I just wonder, brethren, with all good faith, if that isn't just about what's happened in these last days. We've got new buildings; and we've built new things; and we've increased our organizations; we've done everything else, and put billions and billions of dollars out here, and saying that Christ is coming right away. Why, people's too smart to know... They know better than that. Our--our words speak... our word speaks louder than... Our works speak louder than our words, rather. That's right. We are just look like batting the air.

L-69 And there they was; they went off, and were all excited about the meeting, and forgot to take Him along. Then trouble set in. The devil must've raised up behind them, said, "Uh, huh. There they are in their big programs. So this is the time for me to come in." Here he come, right down... begin to blow his old poison breath down. "The days of miracles is past. It's all been a bunch of emotion and excitement."
The waves begin to come, and the devil setting on every wave, saying, "We'll get him. We'll sink it." And the little old boat become waterlogged. The oars broke, and the mast pole fell down. All hopes was gone. Then the little old boat rising up fills full of water, and it soaked through. Now, all hopes is gone, and...

L-70 But you know what? I'm so glad to say this to you now. When they left Him, what did He do? He climbed the highest hill there was in the country. The higher He got, the farther He could see, and He was watching them all the time. I believe He's done the same thing, don't you? Seen us in our mess. Yes. There they was in such a mess. And after while, when the storm, and all hopes was gone for another revival across the other country--they was going to get drowned before they got there. Here He come walking on the sea, walking right up to them, and the very... After all that testimony meeting, they were still scared of Him. They said, "It looks spooky. Yeah. Yep, it might... He might be a spirit."

L-71 When He left us, He climbed beyond Calvary. He went on beyond... He climbed past, climbed till He passed the sun, moon, and stars. As Brother Outlaw's church was singing the other night, said, "past Jupiter, Venus, Neptune, and Mars." He climbed till He striked the Milky white Way, and went on into heaven, above heaven and has went plumb in above heavens, and got a Name above everything that's named up there. He has to look down to see heaven. And His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He's watching tonight, don't you? That's right.

L-72 And He come walking to them on the water. The only thing that could help them, and they were afraid of it. Isn't that funny? The only thing that could help them, they were afraid of it. And so has it been now. The only thing that could help the people from communism, from all these things, the American people is scared of it. They say, "It looks spooky. It might be this or that." Don't do that.
Why don't you invite Him into the boat tonight and say, "Come, Lord Jesus." Then the thing will calm down, won't be long till we'll be at shore. Let's bow our heads just a moment now.


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