<TITLE>20. Par 233-240</TITLE>L-233   Now, Joshua, when he come to the end of the trail, through the wilderness, watch, he needed a bridge to cross over Jordan, into the promised land. God... He, he needed a bridge. But God's provided way was a power, not a bridge. He sent a power, and He held the river back. And he walked across on dry land. That was God's provided way, not a bridge. He had a better Engineer. So, He just sent him power, pushed the water back until he walked over on dry land.

L-234   Daniel, for the cause of God, was throwed into a lions' den. He needed a fence, but God sent him an Angel. What a different! That was God's provided way. He needed a fence, but God give him an Angel. What a better fence it was! He always gives you better than you ask for, always. Yes. He needed a fence; God sent him an Angel.

L-235 The Hebrew children, they needed some water, to put out that fire. But God sent them the fourth Man. That's all they needed. He untied their hands, and talked with them. They walked out without smell of fire on them. They needed water; He sent the fourth Man.

L-236   The wise men up at Babylon, up in India, they knowed that something is fixing to happen. They knowed the King was born, and they needed a compass. God sent them a star to lead them to the King. See? They went God's provided way. I can just imagine some of them saying, "Say, Balthazar, you know, you're a great man. Did you bring your compass?"
He said, "No."
"Well, how you going to get there?"
"I'm going God's provided way." That's the way.
"How you going to get there?"
"God's provided way."
"What is it?"

L-237 "That Star, that's it. That's God's provided way for us." They needed a compass, and God give them a star.

L-238   The world needed a Saviour one day, and God provided His Son. When He come, He was not recognized. He was not wanted. They said they wanted a Saviour. But when God sent it in His way... They asked for a king; God give them a Baby. They wanted a mighty man to stomp out Rome. God give them a little, crying Baby in a barn. See? But it was God's provided way. We... But they didn't want it the way God wanted to send it. They want it the way they wanted it. See? So, therefore, they went into chaos because they didn't accept His way. There was some that did.

L-239   This was the birthplace of the Church, was at Pentecost, after Jesus had commissioned them to "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. These signs shall follow them that believe." He had told them what to do. Told them to go up, city of Jerusalem, and wait. They needed a charter. They needed a charter. They wanted to draw up a creed. God give them the Holy Ghost. Oh! They needed a denomination, but God give them a Spirit. What a difference, how God does do it! The Holy Ghost was God's provided way to lead the Church, not a bishop. The Holy Ghost, that's what, that was their charter. And from that day, to this, it's been every true born-again child's charter: the Holy Ghost.

L-240   Now, after two thousand years, friends. We're closing. Now, after two thousand years, man is determined to have his way. He made hisself a charter. He made hisself a man-made ethics. And what did he do? There has become, by it, a great falling away from the Truth. They got off on... The people don't know what to do. Creeds, denominations, all kinds of isms, sensations, and everyone says, "The Bible says this." They'll take this part of It, but won't take that part of It. They don't follow the charter, therefore they lose the course. And after all these years, when we got nine hundred and something different organizations of Christianity, and each one condemning the other, and saying, "This is right, and they're wrong; and this is right, and that's wrong," and so forth. And the poor people are so confused they don't know what is right and wrong.


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