<TITLE>17. Par 195-205</TITLE>L-195   Now, another thing she had to confront. Now, she thought, if she went up there. Remember, the desert was full of Ishmael's children, and they are fleet-footed riders and robbers. The whole desert was full of robbers in them days. Well, the little lady, she thought this, "I'm going up to find out if it's true. I'm going to take some offering, and if it's right, I'll support it. If it isn't right, I can bring my offering back."

L-196 Pentecostal people ought to listen to that woman. Support things that makes fun of you? Let your own radio program go down, and everything else of your own people? All right.

L-197 She had some common sense. She said, "If I find it's the truth, it's worth everything to me. But if it isn't the truth, then I'll know it isn't the truth. I'll go and see for myself. And I'll take..." She loaded camels with frankincense, and--and myrrh, and gold, and silver, and costly spices, and--and things that were values. She loaded camels.

L-198 And now remember, she didn't go up on an air-conditioned Cadillac. She had to go on the back of a camel, through the Sahara desert.

L-199 No wonder Jesus said she'll stand in the generation, condemn this generation. And some people here can know the same thing going on, and won't walk across the street.

L-200   Measure how far it is from Palestine, from--from Jerusalem, down to where she was. You know how long it taken them? Three months, on the back of a camel, through a burning hot desert. And what did she have? Just a few eunuchs and her maids with her. Probably had to travel by night. The direct heat of that Sahara desert is terrible, scorch you right down. And she had to travel by night.

L-201 But, you know, there is something about it, that if your heart begins to hunger and thirst for God, you don't pay any attention to dangers or somewhere. Doctor might say you're going to die with a cancer. But if your heart ever strikes faith in God, you know, you forget what the doctor said. Your heart knows no fear, as long as it's filled with faith.

L-202   On she went, traveling by night, day in and out, day in and out, reading those scrolls. "Now let's see what Jehovah is, what He was, what He promised, and so forth, what He will be. And I'll find out whether that's Him in this man. I know what men are. And I believe I'll know what the God is, because I've read what He was."

L-203 And let me say this to Tucson tonight, He's the same yesterday, today, and forever. That's right. He cannot change. People changes. Time changes. But He's the unchangeable God, with an unchangeable Message. It cannot be swapped for creeds. It cannot be swapped to denominational standings. It's got to be the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ in new Birth, by the Holy Ghost. That's God's requirement. There's nothing less or nothing more, but that.

L-204   Now we find out, finally, after all her--her troubles and so forth; her heart, thirsting. And as she begin to near the city of Jerusalem, I can see her eyes brighten up. And she put the scrolls away, and she pitched camp right outside, maybe at the palace gate somewhere, getting ready for the meeting. Now, maybe arrived in the evening time.

L-205 The next morning, early, she went to the church where the pastor was going to speak. And while she come to the church, she seen all the people taking their places, and the music begin to play. And after while, Pastor Solomon walked out. Maybe she had a seat way back in the back of the church, but she was willing to stay, to see what was to be said.


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