<TITLE>20. Par 202-212</TITLE>L-202 That's what's the matter. You have to spray, and baby, and pet around with so-called Christians. Tell them, you can't do this. "Oh, well, now, I'll just tell you, I got a right." There you are. See? That's a hothouse plant. They can't stand nothing, in the beginning, you see. What you need is an original, old digging out, and tearing down. As I said last night, clean out the nest and start over again. That's right. You can make deacons out of them and everything else, but it'll never do no good. Pat them on the back and call them brother, but, until they are born again of the Spirit of God, they're just a nest full of rotten eggs. That's all. It'll never hatch. We need the baptism of the Holy Ghost. I don't mean some dry handshake.
And say, "Have you, did you get the Holy Ghost?"

L-203 "Yeah, when I shook hands with the pastor, when I accepted Jesus as my Saviour." Brother, that ain't Bible Doctrine.

L-204 Paul found a bunch of good thoroughbred Baptists up there, and he said, "Have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed?" Not when you believed. But, "After you believed, have you received the Holy Ghost." It's a personal experience that comes. And when that great unchangeable God sent His Message down, He never changes. Amen.

L-205   Now we find there's trouble. What's the matter? Something has took place. The ship is rocking. The wind is blowing. Satan is buffeting the ship, blow after blow, wave after wave. And all hopes is gone, to have another revival.

L-206 Testimonies is dying out. They'd rather stay home and see television. See? No more Wednesday night testimony meetings and things, no more prayer meeting. See?

L-207 The oars broke. The mast fell, the helm. All is all gone. All the winds has done knocked all the sails down.

L-208 And the cares of this world will soon knock all the testimony out of you, too. You feel ashamed to get up. Why? You know. You know what you're living. You know you're not living up to that. Then, I tell you, what we need is a revival.

L-209   There they was, just like we are today. But you know what? He hadn't really left them. You know, the Bible said that He had climbed up one of the highest hills there was in the country, so He could watch them. And that's what He did when He left us at Calvary. He--He--He... When they crucified Him, He never left us. He didn't climb the highest hill, but He climbed Calvary, and kept on climbing past the moon, stars, plumb on into the heavens of heavens. Higher you go, further you can see. "And He got so high, till He has to look down on Heaven," the Bible says. Yeah. "He way up in the heavens of heavens, ascended on High."

L-210 His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He is watching us tonight. That's right. He's looking down upon this meeting. He sees our trouble. He knows our flusterations. He knows how sick you are. He knows what you been through. He knows what you're trying to do. See? His eye is watching you.

L-211   And He was standing up on top of that mountain, watching, watching. He seen their trouble. He seen the oars broke. He seen the congregation leave, as it was. He seen everything happen. He seen Satan begin to blow them around, twist them around, every way, where they hardly know what to do. And then what happened? When all hopes is gone, that they'd ever, could ever be saved, what happened? Then they seen Him come walking on the water. He come walking up to them.

L-212 Now, if He had been in the ship, with them, and went walking out, they could have accepted it. But, you see, He was away from them, and had to come walking in, on the water. And the Bible said, that, "They were scared. They were frightened." They said, "It's a spirit." And the only thing that could save them, they was afraid of it because it looked spooky. They was afraid of it.


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