<TITLE>04. Par 14-17</TITLE>L-14 And if God ever does anything (See?), if He... Just remember now, if God ever does anything, and the way He does it He can never change that way. Because, you see, He's perfect. Now, I can do something, and you can do something, and next year we--we got a little better idea (See?), because we learned a little more. And maybe in ten years we're way smarter than we were. But not God, He's infinite. See? He's perfect to begin with.
And--and if God's ever called to make a decision... And the decision that He makes has to forever remain that way. He can't do it this way one time, and this way another, take this one and refuse that one. The way He acts the first time, if He doesn't act that way every time, He acted wrong the first time (See?), because He's God. He can never change His way, 'cause He's God. And then, He's infinite, omnipresent, omnipotent, and in order to be God He has to be all those things. So we believe that.

L-15 And now--and I'll try explaining the Scriptures, and reading, and everything, making it just as simple as I know how to--to make it. And then... Now, and follow it close in the Scripture. And then I will ask you to support me with prayer, because... And wouldn't it be wonderful if there would be right in this little city of Santa Maria a great revival break out and all the churches would be... And people would be flowing in across these mountains, and down across the hills, coming in to see the glory of God all the churches just on fire for God, and--and the little differences pushed away, and everybody one heart and one accord. Why, it would be wonderful. And just think, little Santa Maria up around the lake coast, would be the one that was, had this revival.
Now, it's not only probable, but it's possible that it could happen: depends on the attitude that we take. Now, God always sends His gifts and things into the generations, into the churches; and whatever attitude the people take, that's the results of what they get. We know that. You... God doesn't push Hisself on anyone. You have to want Him.

L-16 Now, nobody can explain God. You have to accept God by faith, because if it isn't faith, then it isn't God. If I could explain God, then I would be equal with Him. And now, we cannot do that. We don't attempt to. But the little things that He's give us, we just take His promise, and believe It, and watch it work out just exactly the way He said It would do It. And if we'll do that, I'm sure we'll see the glory of God.

L-17 Now, I don't want to keep you late at night. Just... I know you're working men, and--and I've worked all my life, so I--I know what it is to have to go home, and get up early in the morning after setting in a meeting. And I have had some awful long ones, so... But we'll try to get through each night, say...
Now, it's twenty minutes until nine by this time, and I suppose maybe your service is usually out around nine-thirty. And that'll give you time to go home and--and get your rest, and get back tomorrow night. Get on the phone, and call somebody, and get the sick and afflicted in. And don't--don't come in like you would just--just rush in like this, and rush back out. You miss it a hundred miles. You see? See?


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