<TITLE>09. Par 74-85</TITLE>L-74   We notice today, that, because that people are... have no reverence. They'll come to church, people will come to church, and--and cut up, and laugh, talk, make fun, sitting where the Gospel is being preached, no reverence at all. And meet you on the street, and with... You don't expect any respects from people; we mustn't do that. But yet it--it shows Christian dignity to at least honor the people, say, "Good morning, brother," or whatever you wish. Some of them holler, "Hello, Preach!" Oh, that's so common.

L-75 Remember, Jesus said, "As you do unto these, you do it unto Me. He that receiveth Me, receiveth Him that sent Me. And he that receiveth Him that I've sent, receives Him. See, as you do to them, you have did it unto Me."

L-76 And the irreverence, you know what it is? It's the... They are not conscious of the Presence of God. The world has become so--so common, and religion has become such a low ebb, until there is no respects, just as it's always been.

L-77   Look at them soldiers. We could think, tonight, what a rashel and a horrible thing it was for those soldiers to put a--a rag over the face of our Lord Jesus, to make fun of Him being a Prophet and could know the secrets of the heart. They put a--a rag over His face, and set Him out there in a courtyard, and took a stick and struck Him on the head with it, and then passed it one to another, and said, "If You be a prophet, prophesy now, tell us the one of us that hit You." See, no respects at all. They couldn't feel no virtue.

L-78 But that little woman, with enough faith that could touch His garment, she got her desires. You see, we've got to be, we've got to be conscious of God's Presence.

L-79   This little five senses that we live in, that's just a little world of our own. See? But God... That's, we was only given these so we could contact our earthly home. But there is senses beyond that, another dimensions.

L-80 And God is always present. If we could only remember that. "The Angels of the Lord are encamped about those who fear Him." In this building, tonight, stands Jesus Christ. In this building tonight is hosts of Angels, thousands of Them gathered around. You don't see Them, but you can feel the influence of Them, telling you that They are here. If that isn't so, then the Scripture isn't so. And if the Scripture isn't right, then God isn't right. The Bible said, that, "The Angels of God are encamped," They don't leave, "They stay near those that fear Him."

L-81   Jesus said, "Wherever two or three are gathered in My Name, I'll be in their midst." Then that makes Him in a world that we cannot see, that our five senses doesn't contact. Jesus Christ is here, present. If we could be conscious of that!

L-82 And, remember, not only here, but when you're walking down the street, wherever you are, you that profess to be believers and fear the Lord, remember, the Angels of God are moving with you wherever you are. They watch everything you do, every thought that goes through your mind, and They know all about you. Therefore, we must be conscious of that.

L-83 If we're not conscious of it, then you act any way. So people mostly, today, too many people, are not conscious of the Presence of the Lord Jesus, that's the reason (they) we have these things that we have going on now, that's not right.

L-84   If we could only do like David said, "I put the Lord always before me." Oh, I like that. "The Lord is always before me. Where He goes, I'll follow. And I'm conscious that everywhere I'm going," other words, David said, "that the Lord is going before me."

L-85 "I will not leave thee nor forsake thee," said Jesus. "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world." He cannot leave us. He promised not to.


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