<TITLE>16. Par 183-194</TITLE>L-183 Now, the first thing she had to do, she, first, she'd have to go to her pagan priest and get permission, because she was a queen, a woman of honor. And the state church, you know, there, had to. They had to give consideration, because she was going to have to--to leave her own religion, to go find out about another one that she knowed nothing about, but was hungry to know about it. So I can imagine she walks up to the holy father of the pagan temple, and she said, "Holy Father, I desire... I hear that over in Israel they got a--a great God over there, that's making Hisself known through His people. They're doing great signs, and wonders, and miracles."

L-184 I can hear the priest say, "Now, my daughter, that's nothing but a bunch of holy-rollers. Don't you listen to that. See? Now, if there is anything going on, it would be right here in our own group. You see the great goddess Dagon and all these others here? You see these great gods we have here?" The little queen walked, a few minutes.

L-185   You know, if God goes to dealing with the human heart, it's hard to talk anybody away from it. See?

L-186 She said, "But, look, sir." She said, "They tell me that the actual results happens. There is something takes place, that God uses human lips, with such wisdom that's supreme to any known person. It's beyond finding out, the power that God has given among His people. And they're all in one accord. I want to go see it."

L-187 "Why," he said, "you, you would lower your prestige, dear, if you left this church. You cannot attend that revival. So, we're not sponsoring that."

L-188 But, you know, somehow, if--if--if a human heart goes to hungering for God, sponsor or no sponsor, you're going, anyhow, see, when--when God goes to dealing with the human being. And I hope you don't think I'm critical, but I'm just making a point. See?

L-189   Now notice. The first thing you know, why, she said, "Look. Now, look. I have been in this temple since I was dedicated here as a little girl. My mother was dedicated here. My grandmother was dedicated here. You've told me all about the power of that god. You've told me all the books you've read about him. And he hasn't made one move. All I've seen, some reading on a paper, just a dead bunch of creeds. But they tell me there is something up there that's alive." Amen. Bless that little queen's heart! "All I know is some creed that I said here. I haven't seen a move of supernatural or nothing else. Surely, through some of our generation, there had been a move somewhere. Only, just a little emotion, to get us all to come in and worship. But they tell me that this is a living God that's living in His people. And that's a statue."

L-190 "Now, looky here, dear. I'll have you excommunicated. Your name will be taken right off the book if you cooperate up there. See?"

L-191 But it made no difference to her. You know, she had a lot of hindrances, but her faith didn't have any.

L-192 Your faith don't have no hindrances. I don't care where it's at, what it is, no matter who says not. If God begins to deal with that human heart, begins to pulsate in there, that it's the Truth, and you find it to be the Truth, there's nothing going to keep you from Jesus Christ. Right. You're going, anyhow.

L-193   So no matter how many creeds he could recite, and how well educated he was, and how he could bow, and how he could prostrate himself before the idol, that didn't make one bit of difference to her. She was thirsting for God. She wanted to find out, and she wasn't going to be satisfied until she found out, herself. She had seen in the Scripture, that's what He was supposed to be. But, now, will it work? That's the next thing.

L-194 You can talk about anything, but will it work? You can tell all the mathematics of it, but will it work? Is the next thing. Now we find out.


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