<TITLE>02. Par 6-9</TITLE>L-6 But we are somewhat like... A lady was noticed in our country in a ten cent store not long ago. She was trying to show a little boy everything that ought to attract a little boy's attention. And after while, she'd pick up little bells and jingle it. And he'd just stare, just look right out. And finally the lady got so overcome, she just fell across the counter.
Some of the people standing there walked up to her and wanted to know what was the matter. She was crying. She said, "It's my little boy." She said, "Some time ago he just set--started setting, staring." And said, "Nothing that should attract a little boy of his age never attracts him any more. He just stares in space."
That's about the way the church has got. God has shook every spiritual gift that can be shook, that's mentioned in the Bible, before them; and they just stare. Well, I guess it's all right, perhaps. I guess it's so.

L-7 Reminds me of an old poet in English, an English poet. I forget his name. He was writing... Always he loved the sea, but he'd never saw it. So one day he was going down to the sea, and he met an old sailor coming from the sea. And he said, "Where goest thou, my good man?"
He said, "I go to the sea." Said, "I've wrote of it, but I've never seen it." Said, "I long to smell its briny waves. I'd like to see the white caps as they break, hear the sea gulls as they fly."
And the old salt, the sailor, with beard on his face, pulled out his corn cob pipe and spit. He said, "I was borned on it sixty years ago. I've been there ever since. I don't see nothing so thrilling about it."
What is it? He'd saw it so much till it become common to him. That's what's the matter with us Pentecostal people. We've seen so much of the glory of God until It's become common to us. It doesn't stir us no more.

L-8 I have tried so hard. This is my closing American meeting. I was definitely, felt to come here to this country. I took this fine bunch of men the other morning to breakfast, and never met such a fine bunch of men, any better men in my life, real Spirit men, hearts full of love for their people. They're pastors, shepherds.
You don't know the fight that these men has fought to bring this meeting here. That's right. But they want it before their people. They're interested in their people growing in the grace of God, and they're trying to get them to know more about God. And when they hear of something of God, examine it and think it's right, they bring it before the people regardless of what the price is to pay. I got honor and respect for such men. That's right.
And we've had laying on hands in meetings. We've had that since, years and years and years and years. John Wesley prayed for the sick. Calvin, Knox, Spurgeon, all down through, they've prayed for the sick and laid hands on the sick. In come the Pentecostal with speaking with tongues, and interpretations, and so forth and on; but never have we ever seen what the Holy Spirit's doing for us right now. See?

L-9 And that's what I'm trying to get to the people: that you don't have to wait till some special gift comes through the country. Christ is ever present with His church. What if you're laying out here on the road bleeding to death in an accident? Then you say, "I have to send and get Brother Branham, Brother Roberts, or somebody come pray for me?" Christ is right there, ever present. See? That's what I'm trying to get the people to see. But after trip after trip across the nation it still remains the same.
And so far as I know, unless Almighty God reveals to me to do different, this will be my last meeting in America in the United States, under discernment. I will always preach and pray for the sick. When I go into other countries I'll use that. Because you never know--never will know what that does to me. It weakens me. One vision will tear me up longer than--more than standing here for three hours preaching. And I do it, relaxing myself to find what will take place, and it's--it just doesn't take, that's all.


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