<TITLE>04. Par 23-32</TITLE>L-23 But that's the reason the Holy Spirit is such a--a--a definite must in this day, because It is the One that lives your life. You don't live it yourself. It's Christ in you, then, after you have received the Holy Spirit. And, and if He doesn't have the preeminences in your life, then you just remember, you haven't received the Holy Spirit. Cause, if He is in you, He'll live His Own Life. You're no more your own. "You are dead, and your life is hid in God, through Christ, and sealed by the Holy Ghost." So there is no way at all for you to be yourself no more, what you were.

L-24   Now, this young boy, we find out, he, having this good, godly parent and training, it... When his daddy died, when he was only sixteen years old, and the people took and made him king. And he come on the throne of power when he was only sixteen years old. And if you'll read his life, he wasn't influenced by the politics of his country. He--he didn't take the popular opinion. "He sought after God," the Bible said.

L-25 Now, that's, that was what made him such a great example to this young prophet, at the same time, Isaiah. Isaiah the prophet lived in the days of Uzziah the king. And both of them being young together, the prophet and the king, they were great chums together. And Isaiah stayed at the palace, and he leaned upon the arm of the--of the king. And we find out that this young fellow's influence influenced Isaiah. He become a hero to--to Isaiah, because (he was) he made no differences in the people, he never let anything sway him from one side to the other. He was determined to serve God, and serve God alone. And that's a good person to take example of. The...

L-26   And we find out that he never compromised with any of the heathen worlds, the heathen world; after they seen him build his kingdom so great, and God was with him and blessing him.

L-27 And God will bless any man that'll stay with His Word. Now, that's, God is duty bound to do that, to bless any man that will stay with God's Word.
Now we see that Isaiah really liked this king.

L-28 And then the king's kingdom spread. I guess he was next to Solomon, in his kingdom, because his influence reached all the way down into Egypt.

L-29 It was a great help to Isaiah, the young prophet, to see that any man that would take a stand for God, and regardless of politics or anything else, he would stay straight with the Word. He certainly was an influence to the prophet, Isaiah. This young fellow, how God blessed him, because he stayed true to the Word.

L-30   Now we find that this king, oh, did like so many Christians of today. As long as he stayed humble, then God blessed him. But the Bible said here, that, "When he got lifted up." When he got everything secured, then he become lifted up in his own self, and then he was on his road out.

L-31 Now, that's so, it is today, with--with churches. It's always been, that when men feel that they have become sufficient, they don't have to pray anymore, they don't have to wait upon God for their ministry.

L-32   If you'll pardon this expression, I agree with a certain writer, that that's what has caused many of these men that's been in these latter-day revivals, or this last-day revival, to--to fly to pieces. Some of them found they've been claimed to being drunk in their pulpit, and--and some of them has done wrong. It's because they--they have such an influence on the people till they begin to feel that they're self-sufficient, that that's their little kingdom, and they can, they got the people so in their grip that they can just do anything they want to, and the people doesn't notice it. But God notices it, you see, that's the One. I might say... Like Nebuchadnezzar, one day, walked out and said, "Look what a great kingdom I have built," and then the Angel of the Lord smote him.


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