<TITLE>04. Par 30-40</TITLE>L-30 They had entered the ship with Him, and brought Him aboard. And they had went across the sea, to preach over on the other side. And Jesus saw this glorious opportunity, being tired and weak, because He was human. He wasn't immortal then. He was a Man, and He had to die. That's the reason God had to be made a Man, in order to die. Now, there He was, and sleepy and tired. His disciples took up the oars and set the sail.

L-31   In those days, they had, if they had any wind, they could tack the ship and--and it could blow by sail. And sometime if it was too slow, yet it helped out a little, on the pulling of the oars, they'd take the oars and go along with it. And with the sail, also, they could really make pretty good time. One set in the back. Usually, on a big ship like that, about eight or ten men to oar it. Well, they had a--a rudder, and one man taking care of this rudder, in the back, if it was sailing. Then, if it was oaring, of course, they could tie down the rudder and pull with their oars.

L-32   Now, let's just think they had the sail up, 'cause there must have been a little wind blowing, from what taken place after a bit. And anyone knows, that part of Galilee, or down in there, oh, my, anything can happen at any time. And so they were on their road, sailing across.

L-33 And Jesus must have went back in the back of the little boat, and curled up, and laid down in a little pile back there, so He could just take some rest and be recuperating from His loss of strength, for His service that laid ahead.

L-34 And the disciples must have been rejoicing with one another, over what they had been seeing Him do. It must have been a wonderful time for them, 'cause they were--they were having a time, testifying maybe with one another. And maybe they were discussing some things that they had seen Him do.

L-35   And now let's stop here just a minute and listen to their discussion. They might have discussed the--the place when He had said something like this, "I AM THAT I AM." When He said...
They said, "Our fathers eat manna in the wilderness, and was under Moses."

L-36 And Jesus said, "And they're, every one, dead." There's only two made the promised land, see, Joshua and Caleb. "They're all dead. But I am the Bread of Life that come from God, out of Heaven. A man may eat this Bread and not die." Changed, it was different. How could He be the Bread? They might have went through that. And they might have went through...

L-37 Being that there's perhaps strangers here, for the healing service, I might say this. They might have said... Now, that would be one thing that He claimed, that He was that "I AM" that was in the burning bush. Cause, they said, "You're a man not over fifty and you say you seen Abraham. Now we know you're crazy." See, mad means "crazy." "And you're not over fifty years old," when He was only thirty. "But," said, "You're just about fifty years old, and you--you said you seen Abraham? Now we know you're crazy." See?

L-38 But He said, "Before Abraham was, I AM." Oh, my! Not only seen Abraham, but, "Before Abraham was, I AM." And He's just as much "I AM" now as He was then. Now, remember, "I AM" is not "I was," or "I will be." "I AM" is constantly, all the time; same yesterday, today, and forever. "I AM."

L-39   And then they might have said, "Well, now, here is one reason that we know that He was Messiah. Because, He... We know." Now, He had done went to sleep now. "And we know that He's bound to be Messiah, because we are told by the Scriptures what this Messiah will do when He come." Now, that is good philosophy for anyone, and good, sound, orthodox doctrine.

L-40 That's what I was trying to get to last night, up at the other, Mesa. Always, judge not after emotion. Judge after the Word. It's got to be the Word. Now, watch the Word and what the Word says, then know that's right, because God said that. That makes it right, now,
And they were judging Him now after the Word.


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