<TITLE>05. Par 40-49</TITLE>L-40 I like that. They followed Him wherever He went.
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
And his disciples came to him, and woke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
And he said unto them, why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then He arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

L-41 Now, the Lord willing, I want to take just a little short verse out of there; sounds kind of strange, three words: Go, Wake Jesus, or, "Calling Jesus on the scene."

L-42   Now, this was at a tremendous time of our Lord's meeting, or His earthly ministry. And I believe that His earthly ministry has never ceased, because He is in His people now. God was in Christ; Christ in the people. And He's doing His same works now that He did then. So He tired, and was weary of the day, in the previous chapter, according to--to Mark 4:35. We find there that He had healed Peter's wife's mother of a fever, and there had been many great miracles He had done.

L-43 And we find here that He was teaching in parables, always going about doing the Father's bidding. And it would be nice if we all took Him for our example: always about the Father's business.

L-44   And He must have been tired and weary, in His way. And I see Him, He had need to cross over Galilee. And as He starts crossing, tired and weary, virtue had gone out of Him, from all these things that He had did, preaching, praying for the sick.

L-45 And He knew, because He was God, and He knew there was a big job ahead. He knew there was a maniac over in Gadara, who had been a wild man for years, a young fellow, as we're told, that had lost his--his human reasoning, and lived out in the tombs with the evil spirit. And what a place for a man to live, in a graveyard, but it's very fitting for a devil to be among dead things. So he lived out there, and was so terrible afflicted with these demons, until they--they (he--he) broke chains, and his strength was super strength.

L-46 And did you ever see a man that had been stricken by an evil spirit like that? He is several times his strength. How I have noticed them in the meetings, when groups of police couldn't even hold them. They would tear them police to pieces, and throw them aside, and--and get out in the... and carry on.

L-47 His way, because he is so fully surrendered to the evil One, it took possession of him, and he had not his own understanding. He only did what the evil spirit put in him to do.

L-48   Then I thought, with a complete surrender to the Devil, can give a man maybe five times his strength, what would a complete surrender to God do to a man? What would it do to a cripple that's weak in body, and can't walk, or something? If we could just completely yield to the Holy Ghost, give us super strength, to rise in the Name, 'cause, "Greater is he that's in you than he that's in the world." See? You... The--the strength in God, that's in you, is greater than any affliction can come upon you. There is nothing can overtake you, that can supersede you, because you are full of super power. And that super power is the Holy Spirit that dominates your life, if you are a Christian.

L-49   And this big job laid between Him and the next day, and He knowed this. And so while the ship crossed the sea, He took the opportunity for a little rest. Now, the brother, pastor here, and the other ministers, knows what it means between the morning meeting and the afternoon meeting. Many times, especially when you get a few rough miles like I have, you'd like to lay down and rest a few minutes, you know, just is tired.


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