<TITLE>06. Par 20-23</TITLE>L-20 I want to take this time to thank the--the man, the captain, or general, or whoever it was, that let us have this fine building. I appreciate it, trusting that God will richly bless this unit of whatever it is that let us have this. May there not be one of them lost. May every one of them appear with the saints of God at that day is my sincere prayer. Thank you, gentlemen, and I trust to God with all my heart that everything will go well for you through life's journey.
And now, I hope someday to return. God willing, my brothers willing to do it, to return to the meetings here, where we can have an extended meeting. I'd like to have a time where I could talk with my pastor brothers of a morning, and--and talk about the things of the Lord.
Thanks to this nice lady here that's played the organ, and the pianist, we thank you. All the ushers, everything. God ever be with you.
Now, this afternoon we're going to pray for every person, and I don't want to keep you long. I've kept you long each night. I would say, "Forgive me." But brother, sister, somehow, keeping the message just as simple as I could, I know that seed has been planted. It'll bring forth in its season. And you pray for me as I go along. I'll always be praying and asking God to help you.

L-21 I want to read one verse out of this blessed old Bible this afternoon for a text, not speaking long, 'cause I got to pray for all the sick. Do you love Him? Say, "Amen." [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Do you believe Him? Say "Amen." How many ever heard the little "Amen" song? Oh, sure. That's good. That's fine. I love that. Amen. Brother Epp sings it so well.
I want to read out of Saint John 14th chapter and the 8th verse alone.
Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it will sufficeth us.
Maybe I'll read the next verse.
Jesus said unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet... thou knowest me not, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou... Shew us the Father?
I would like to take this text: Show Us The Father And It Will Sufficeth. In other words, it means "satisfies." "If you'll show me the Father, it will satisfy us."

L-22 Now, that's been the cry of the human heart through all ages, is to see God. Job of old cried out, "If I only..." in his distress, "If I only knew where He lived. If I could go knock on His door and speak to Him..." Every man has wanted to know God and to see God. Job wanted to see Him. Moses wanted to know Who that was in the burning bush. Then he said, "Show me Your glory." He wanted to see some manifestation to know that it was God. And all of us do that. We all long to see something that's real, some--something to prove that God is.
And it's to my humble way of thinking, that it pleases the Father to show Himself, to manifest Himself. He loves His children. How I like to tell my children something and make a requirement, and then see those children live right up to that; and I can show them something good.

L-23 How I tell my little boy, Joseph, "If you'll just be a good boy now, and--and mind mother, you know Saturday when I get back, I'm going to take you fishing."
And to see that little boy, his mother say, "He was just as obedient, Bill, as he could be this week."
I'm happy to go show that little boy, take him fishing. I like to show him that I want to be kind to him, because he's part of me. I want--I want him to be like I want to be, a Christian. And I love to manifest what I want him to be through myself.
And God wants to manifest Himself to His children. But He asks one requirement is all: if thou will believe. That's all He asks: gives His Word and asks if you will believe It.


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