<TITLE>14. Par 161-170</TITLE>L-161   You know what I was speaking about last night, the Gospel trumpet, if it gives an uncertain sound. His sound don't give an un-... He doesn't give an uncertain sound. They're real ducks. They know the sound of a duck. What if you just put an old guinea out there, or turkey? His honk wouldn't sound right. They know the sound of a leader.

L-162 And the church ought to know it. "Having a form of godliness, deny the power thereof," from such, don't let them lead. "Heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent," and despisers of those ducks that does fly. See? See what I mean? See?

L-163 They know that Gospel sound. "My sheep know My Voice." [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] "A stranger they will not follow." God always proves it right.

L-164   Notice, now. And they cannot get a... You could not choose for them. What if you went out there, and you said, "Oh, wait a minute, little ducks. You're certainly wrong. Here is a fine big drake. My, he looks kingly among you. And now you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to pour a little water upon top of his head, and I'm going to inaugurate him. I'm going to make him King Duck. And I'm going to put a crown upon him, and dress him a little different, so you all will all know him. Always follow this fellow here, because he's cultured." Turn him loose on the pond. He could honk as much as he wanted to. Every duck would turn his back on him, 'cause he gives an uncertain sound. Yeah.

L-165 But let that little duck that's been chosen of God to be the leader, let him honk, and watch them all swarm to a revival. "Where the carcass is, the eagles will be gathered." He knows all about it. See? So He--He has a provided way. And the ducks know the provided way. Too bad that man doesn't. All right. But that's the way it happens, now. All right.

L-166   If he is the inspired leader-duck, he'll bring them to God's provided place for them. And if we would only listen to what the Leader says, the Holy Spirit, He will bring us right back to the Word again. That's God's provided way. Along the road we don't need creeds and denomination, and wild weeds. There's certain duck-grass and stuff that we have to eat, the ducks do, going down. And there's food that the... Really, the--the flowers of God, heavenly-bound creatures eat along the road, and that is, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." See?

L-167 That duck, leader-duck, will lead them to God's provided place, just as straight to Louisiana. Where, one of these others wouldn't know where he was going, get up there and circle around.

L-168   I was reading in Life magazine, about three or four years ago, where there was an old gander started with a bunch up there. And he claimed he was a leader. And the first thing you know, they wound up over in England, have never got back yet. That's right. So they have to watch what kind of a duck or gander they're following. So they say, over there in England... Them is Canadian honkers, too. And they get over there in England, and all around, swarm, but they don't know which way back. Oh, my!

L-169 It's too bad the church played a whole lot of that, too, followed off in a place, they don't know how to get back. Say, "Well, we... I understand that grandma said, times grandma said that her grandma said, that they used to have healing services in the church. That days of miracles is past," let somebody lead you off on the wrong track. Better follow God's inspired way, the only way.

L-170   Notice this little duck. No one has ever been able to route them any different. They know that little leader will lead them just exactly to God's provided place. And how does he do it? By His God-provided instruments. He's got his antennas out, all the time, like we ought to have, catching the Spirit, our spiritual antennas.


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