<TITLE>18. Par 233-246</TITLE>L-233 Now, she know, a Man that could tell her that, would certainly be honest, because He had the Word. The Word was with Him, for the Word come to the prophet. He had the true interpretation of It, for He was the Word. And as soon as It struck her, she was interested in a policy right away. She wanted an investment, right quick. She wanted some of that Water that she didn't have to come to the well to draw. And as soon as she seen It, It set her heart afire.

L-234   Down into the city she went, said, "Come, see a Man Who has told me the things I've done. Isn't this the very Messiah? Isn't this what Messiah is supposed to be?"

L-235 And the Bible said that the people of the city believed Jesus because what He had done to that woman. Her testimony caused that city to turn. Now, He never done any miracles. He knowed Philip was coming down to do that.

L-236 So, like, John never had any miracles, 'cause Jesus was going to follow him.

L-237 Now, we find out that, that they invested in this policy, right away.

L-238   Let me take just another one or two, if you'll pardon me a minute, few.

L-239 Nicodemus, one day, admitted the truth. You know, he come by night, to make an investment, and he found the Bank was open. It's always open. He thought, "Well, the Bank is doing business all through the day, for this investments, but I believe I'll go by the night." And, but he found It open, ready. And he said, "Rabbi, we know that Thou art a Man sent from God. No man could do these things like You're doing, except God be with him. That's totally impossible." See, he admitted there, to the whole denominational world, that they knowed It was so. But for prejudice, and pride, and social popularity of the day, just like that rich young kid did, for prestige and social understandings, and they didn't want to give up the world.

L-240 Just exactly like this nation don't want a godly man up there to correct us. That's the reason we're worm-eaten with communism. They won't take a godly man. They'll elect somebody that can let them live any way they want to. It's easy for us Americans and us Christians to say that, but when we come down and...

L-241   Now let's talk and bring it back home once. You church members wants the same thing. You want some preacher, you women, that'll not condemn you for the way you dress and live, somebody that'll pat you people on the back and tell you, that, "You can do this, that, and the other. And you can act like the world and live like the world, and still maintain your confession of Christ." You're wanting those things. You vote it. You'll vote a godly man out of your community, to get a man like that in there. It's the desire. It's the spirit of the nation. It's the spirit of the last days, want to confess and hold your confession, "I'm this, I'm Pentecost, I'm Methodist, Baptist," and still hold to that and live any way you want to.

L-242   Jezebel had the country in the same way, but God sent them a pastor. Elijah was her pastor. Oh, she wouldn't admit it, but he was, anyhow. Yeah. Certainly.

L-243 "God was able of these stones to rise children to Abraham." God don't have to come through your group or no other group. He is God. He does what He wants to, and He will. One thing He cannot do, that's, deny His Own Word.

L-244 So, Nicodemus came, and he wanted to make an investment, and he found just what he was asking for. He was sincere. He--he found It.
We got to hurry.

L-245   Luke 24:49, there had been a group of people had made an investment. And Jesus told them, in Luke 24:49, that hundred and twenty, "You go up there to the Day of Pentecost up there, and wait until you're endued with power from on High. I'm going to send you some interest on this with you, investments you've made."

L-246 He had found them. How did He take just that group? How did He take that little group?


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