<TITLE>08. Par 74-83</TITLE>L-74 Then God, all that God was, He poured into Jesus; and all that Jesus was, He poured into His Church, divided Hisself on the Day of Pentecost. That Pillar of Fire come down and busted Itself up, the Shekinah Glory, and put It in different ones. Tongues of Fire was seen upon each one; the Holy Spirit, God, identifying Himself in human beings. Amen.

L-75   Talk about amazing grace, how sweet the sound? What a secure it is! How secure we feel, to know that when we're driving on the highways, whatever we are doing, that Jesus lays in the ship. Amen. The One Who can perform any miracle, can do anything that He wants done, doing it again, perfectly identify Himself. He is in our little boat as we're sailing life's solemn main. Same as He was then, so is He now. What a feeling of security, while sailing the troubled waters of life. When this Mel Johnson, the able singer, the little Swede singing, "When I've crossed over the river of Jordan." Just think, when you come down there to the river, He'll be there. "I'll not leave you nor forsake you." What a promise, sailing these troubled waters.

L-76   They were something like us today, those disciples out there on that ship that night, after the revival, was feasting on the results.

L-77 Now maybe between the revivals now, we are looking for another stir, where there has got to be something happen now that will gather the Church together. There will have to be some kind of a press. God always does it that way, to run His people together. I believe that it's already being formed, that will shut out everything that won't agree with them, and then it's going to run the Church together. And we're waiting for that to happen, and we're living on the results of the great revival that we've just passed, and He is resting.

L-78   He was resting then like He did when He completed His work in Genesis. The Bible said, "And the seventh day, God rested from all of His works." And now Jesus had completed that day, and He was resting from the works that He had did that day, resting for the--a greater work to begin tomorrow. See, taking a little rest.

L-79 And that's what I think He is doing now. The stir is not among the people. You can't see the enthusiasm that once. We had, about ten or fifteen years ago when the revival started, one of the longest-lasting revivals we've ever had. And history only shows a revival only lasts not over three years, at the most. And we had one in this last day now, for about fifteen years, that revival fires struck across the--the world.

L-80   But now it seems to be resting. We're wondering, each Spirit-filled servant, and looking up, "Lord Jesus, I know that something is going to happen. I feel the pressure coming on. I love You, Lord. And now I--I want to see You in peace, Lord. Help us. We're waiting for You." That's just about the way the attitude is.

L-81 That's the way, those disciples discussing what they had seen, and then, all of a sudden, trouble arose.

L-82 That's Satan. He won't let you rest upon it very long. When you go to talk about the Lord Jesus, and about His works, he is going to be right there to interrupt that.

L-83 Then trouble arose, all of a sudden. The ship begin to rock, the sails blew off, the oars broke, and the water filled up the boat. Trouble at hand! See, it happened suddenly. All hopes of survival was gone. Though they had seen Him do so many great things; when trouble strikes, they forget all about it.


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