<TITLE>25. Par 287-302</TITLE>L-287 And he said, "Lord!" Being a Jew, he knew that was the same Pillar of Fire that was in the wilderness. He said, "Lord, Who are You?"

L-288 He said, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me? It's hard for you to kick against the pricks."
He said, "Lord, Who are You?"

L-289 Now, wait. The same Pillar of Fire, He said, "I am Jesus." Uh-huh. Is that right? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.]

L-290 Remember one night when Peter was in prison? The same Thing come into the jail, opened up the doors before him, and took him out.

L-291 What is it? Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever. Now, if that wasn't, if that was something else, it would do some other kind of a work. But if that is the same Holy Spirit that was in the wilderness with Israel, and also was in Jesus Christ, It's now in the Church. It does the same works because It's the same Light. See? It's the same Spirit. If you could just believe that, friend! Not me; Him! See? He's the High Priest.

L-292   A little woman, one day, she believed that He was the Son of God. She had a blood issue. And she said within her heart, "If I could just touch His garments!"

L-293 I think she got that from, course, Elijah, and "taking the staff." And that's where I think Paul got, "laying handkerchiefs," and so forth, was what somebody else had done.

L-294 And she said, "If I can just touch His garment, I believe I'll be made whole." And she pressed through the crowd until she touched His garment. Now, the Palestinian garment hangs free, and it had an underneath garment. And so she went off and set down.

L-295 Physically, He could not have felt it, see, because the garment is a robe that hangs free. But, He stopped.

L-296 And everybody had their arms around Him, "Hello, Rabbi! Prophet of Israel, we're glad to have You over here with us," and so forth.
Jesus stopped, said, "Wait a minute. Who touched Me?"

L-297 "Why," Peter said, "Lord!" He rebuked Him. In other words, said something like, "Lord, don't say nothing like that. The people will be wondering about You. Who 'touched' You? Everybody has got their arms around You. Everybody is patting You. Don't say, 'Who touched Me?'"

L-298 He said, "But this is a different kind of touch. See? I perceive that virtue has gone from Me."

L-299 He looked out over the audience. And the little woman may have been standing. She may be setting. Or, wherever she was, there was something that had happened. And He saw her. She couldn't hide herself. See? She had touched God, through that Man. Virtue, strength, had went from Him. He told her about her blood, blood issue, and it had stopped.

L-300   Now, that same Jesus is the same High Priest today. The Bible said so. Is that right, minister brothers? [The ministers say, "Amen."--Ed.] See? That, "He is now a High Priest, setting at the right hand of God, the Father. Setting there, ever living to make intercessions, a High Priest that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities."

L-301 Now, you don't have a prayer card. You won't be up here in the line. But if you want to know whether it is the truth or not, you just say to God tonight, "Heavenly Father, I'm sick. I must have help. And I--I'm using all the faith I've got. I know it's not that man standing there. That's just a man like I am, or my husband, or my brother. See? But I believe the man told the Truth, because it's Scripture. And I believe that You're a High Priest now. The thing, let me touch You, Lord, and You be the same yesterday. You... That brother doesn't know me. But You turn around and use his lips, and speak to me and say like You did to the woman."

L-302 I challenge you, in Jesus Christ's Name, to have that kind of faith, and watch what takes place. See if it's right or not. It's the truth. You just believe it. And if you can do that, well, God will bless you.


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