<TITLE>06. Par 69-85</TITLE>L-69   Now over in the book of Saint Luke I would like to read just a little verse or two, for just a few Words here, to blend in with something that's been said, and all together, and the hymns that's been sang. And the Lord add his blessings to the reading of Saint Luke 19.
And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
... behold, there was a named man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not because of the press,... he was of a little stature.
And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said... Zacchaeus, make haste,... come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

L-70   It must have been an awful bad night. The little fellow hadn't slept at all. He just rolled and tossed around all night. We're all acquainted with those kinds of nights: can't rest, can't go to sleep. And he just rolled all night, tossing around.

L-71 You know, his wife, Rebekah, she was a believer, and she was interested in her husband who had a business in Jericho. And he belonged to many societies of that day, no doubt. And Rebekah had got acquainted with a--a prophet named Jesus of Nazareth, Who they claimed to be the Son of God. And she was interested in her husband meeting this Man.

L-72 Because, she knew that the Jewish people had been taught, that, "If a man was a prophet, that what he said would come to pass. But if what he said did not come to pass, then don't hear him." God had left the Word to them, by his prophets. That's how a prophet was identified.

L-73 And the great lawgiver, Moses, he also had left the commandment, "The Lord your God shall raise up a Prophet likened unto me. It shall come to pass that whosoever shall not hear this Prophet will be cut off from among the people."

L-74   And Rebekah was fully persuaded, when she seen Jesus of Nazareth could stand and tell the persons the things that were in their heart, predict things that was to happen, come just exactly the way He said it, never failed one time. And He was correctly on the Word of God. She believed it.

L-75 But Zacchaeus, her husband, had got mixed up. And, well, the real truth of it was, he had never seen Jesus.

L-76 And truly that's a bad thing, to try to judge a man before you hear him. Should never do that. Many times we are still guilty of that, in this day. We hear of a man, and, before we even talk to him, we--we still... we done passed our opinion on him, by somebody else's opinion. And it's not a good thing. We ought to go, see for ourself.

L-77   Like it was said one time, "Could any good thing come out of Nazareth?"

L-78 When Philip had went to see Nathanael and found him under a tree, and he said, "Come, see Who we found, Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph."

L-79 He said, "Now, could there be any good thing come out of Nazareth?"

L-80 He gave him one of the best words that he could have give him. "Come, see." Don't set home and criticize. Come, see for yourself.

L-81 And when he come, Jesus saw him coming up. He said, "Behold an Israelite in whom there is no guile."

L-82 He said, "Rabbi," which means teacher, "when did You know me?"

L-83 He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you."

L-84 That was enough. Said, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God. Thou art the King of Israel," because he saw the very word that--that Moses had said would take place. They hadn't had a prophet for four hundred years, and here was a Man exactly on the Word.

L-85   How that little woman at the well of Samaria must have felt when she came out to get some water one day, and there set a Man, a Jew. He must have looked about fifty years old, although He was only thirty. His work must have broke Him down.


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