<TITLE>08. Par 76-88</TITLE>L-76 Then we find out, in the courtyards, when we know that He discerned and could tell their thoughts, and know who touched Him. And all His whole life was--was a form of miracles, and He didn't take credit for it. He said, "It's not Me that doeth the works. It's My Father. He dwelleth in Me. He doeth the works. And verily I say unto you, the Son can do nothing in Himself. But what He sees the Father doing, that doeth the Son likewise." See? He give all credit to the Father. And here He was, going about, doing these works.

L-77   And then after all of that, when they caught Him up in the courtyards, and they put a rag around His face, like this, and took a stick of these drunken soldiers. Stood there, hitting Him on the head, and then passing the stick, one to another, and said, "If You are a Prophet now, prophesy and tell us which one hit You. We'll believe You." He knowed which it was.

L-78 But, you see, a man of God, or a servant of God, don't clown for the Devil. See? They're not obligated to do that.

L-79 You've heard them say, "Well, if there's such a thing... You people believe in Divine healing. I know where somebody is sick. Go over here at the hospital, a whole group of them."

L-80 That would probably be like that same group, when blind Bartimaeus come out, when they was making fun of Him, perhaps said, "Hey, we heard You heal, You raise the dead. We got a graveyard full of them up here, saints. Go up and raise them, if You raise the dead." See, that same old critical devil.

L-81 When He was hanging on the cross, he said, "If You're the Son of God, come down from there and we'll believe You." See? He could have done it. They gave a comment to Him, and didn't know they did it. They said, "He saved others. Himself He cannot save." Certainly not. If He saved Himself, He couldn't save others. So He gave Hisself, to save others. I'm glad that He did it. Certainly. See? Now we find Him there, you see.

L-82   But it's that same old spirit, "You do something here. Let me see it done." Why, God couldn't work where such a thing as that was.

L-83 Jesus went into a multitude of people one time, and said a dead girl was only asleep, and they laughed Him to scorn. And He put them, every one, out of the house, before He raised her up. See? He had to do it.

L-84 One time He took a blind man, led him out of the city and spit on his eyes, in order, let Him get him away from the crowd.

L-85 Where there's unbelief, God can't work. You've got to have belief. And if we could get ourselves in that condition, tonight, to doubt every doubt, and believe every Word of God, and to know that Jesus Christ is alive, and it's Him showing Himself, then, I'll tell you, the newspapers will write headlines in--in Tucson in the morning. What would take place in the building, if you could just get in that accord!

L-86 But these men who had seen all these things done, and heard about it, and the thing, and they had to answer their congregation. They had to say it was something. It was done. And they said, "It's Beelzebub." And so they come over, said, "Now, we would seek a miracle. We would seek a sign from Heaven, seek a sign from You." He had already done so many signs, so He never, there's no Scripture said He did any signs.

L-87   Now, God, in all ages, has never been without a witness. God has sometime got down to only one man. But He's always had a witness, somebody who believed Him, somebody who could believe in the supernatural, somebody who could believe God, just the way it's written and just what He is. And He referred to them here, as we find out. In all ages He had His witness everywhere.

L-88 Now He referred here, in one place, to "Jonas," called here, but we call it Jonah. And many people criticize Jonah, and said, "Oh, old Jonah!" You've heard that name. But I want to--I want to take up for Jonah, a little while.


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