<TITLE>21. Par 283-293</TITLE>L-283 With such evidences, with such truth vindicated, positive truth, how can we feel any other way than like we'd just like to go through that roof, be raptured? Have we let the things of the world dull us, in such a way? Where, we see such vital things that's positive, proven to be the truth.

L-284   Now, each sick person in here, if you will only believe that same One that made that promise, and by the same One that took that epilepsy off of that boy, that man, He is the same God that's right here now. If I could take it off of you, I would do it, but I can't do it. He's already purchased that for you, and the only thing you have to do is to believe it.

L-285 What if the boy would have fell in the fit, and the little woman said, "Now, what's that shirt got to do?" That probably wouldn't work on no one else. See? Just on him, 'cause it's sent to him. Naaman dipped in the river seven times; but somebody else, dipping, probably wouldn't get over their leprosy. See? But notice. It's what He says is the truth, a vindicated, perfect truth.

L-286   Now, it's getting late, to call even a prayer line. Let's--let's just stop that for a minute.

L-287 Let's just think. Is that what God promised? That would be the genuine Holy Spirit that would do that. That right? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Well, who would say that He wasn't the Holy Spirit? He was. "I and My Father are One." The Holy Spirit was His Father. "She shall bring forth. That Holy Thing which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost." So, the Holy Ghost and God is the selfsame Spirit, and It was in Him.

L-288 And watch what He did when a woman touched His garment, when He looked out upon the audience and perceived their thoughts. Don't the Word say, that, "The Word of God is sharper than a two-edged sword, a Discerner of the thoughts of the heart"? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Does not He promise, in Saint John 12, or Saint John 14:12, that, "He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also"? ["Amen."] Or, has it ever failed, but what it's the truth?

L-289   Then, God is here. He is here to make every person in here well. He's here to save every lost soul. And before I make an altar call, as I feel led to do, see, to make this altar call, let's just call on Him. How many of you will forfeit, or say, "If I can..." Maybe the strangers here, say, "I never seen one of those meetings. I--I've heard people talk about these things, but I--I've really never seen it. It would encourage my heart if I could see the very Presence of Christ come in among the people and do that same thing that He did." Would it encourage you? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.]

L-290 Let's bow our heads; a word. Every eye closed. Now let the Spirit, that follows the Word.

L-291   Now, Father, I have, the best that I know how, you know my heart. Knowing that these people are suffering under this heat, and that they're crowded in, standing, but they been very patient. I can imagine it was the same kind of a crowd that stood on the bank that day and heard You speaking from the boat. And then You told them, "Launch out into the deep and let down the net for the draught." Not see if there is some there. They were there.

L-292 And how those notable words of that apostle said, "Lord, we seined all night and took nothing; but nevertheless, at Your Word we're going to let down the net." And when they obeyed Your Word, they enclosed a multitude of fishes, even till their nets begin to break.

L-293   Lord Jesus, no doubt that many women left their washing that morning, many men left their fields, from the crops, fishermens left their nets, to hear the Word of God. Lord Jesus, if You were here in physical form tonight, it's very doubtful that any more than what is gathered, would gather. But these people believe that You are not dead, that You raised from the dead, and You manifest Your Word and keep Your Word, the Word that I have read to them out of the holy Scriptures tonight.


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