<TITLE>05. Par 33-40</TITLE>L-33 And this was a great influence upon this young prophet, Isaiah, who was at the temple at the time, or in the land. And how he was seen, and how God would bless a man that taken the right stand, done the right thing, had the right motive and the right objective, and he done right.

L-34   Sometimes you may think that it doesn't pay off. But it certainly does pay off. It's got to pay off. You cannot be going east and west at the same time. You can't be going right and left at the same time. You may think you're going the other way, but you're not. So if you'll set your--your mind and eyes, and motives and objectives, in life, on the right thing, you've got to come out on the right thing. You can't fail. See? That's the only way. No matter how much you're tempted to do the other side, turn your head from it and do what's right. And you--you know you're right; you feel better, and you are better. And that's just all there is to it, you got... you're going to come out right. You start going west, you're not--you're not going to be going north, you're going to be going... you're going to be going west. And that's the same way it is in right and wrong.

L-35   And Isaiah saw this, and he saw that God blessed him. And how he... all the nations, around about, his fame went plumb into Egypt. And how the nations didn't want war with him, they--they seen that God was with him. So he just... They sent him peace offerings and herds of sheep, and things, and--and give it to him, to cause peace. And he was a good man.

L-36 And I believe if a nation, or a people, or a church, or an individual, no matter how much the critics criticize you, just do the right thing. They have a respect for you, way down in their heart. And I found that to be the truth. See? And be honest and be upright. People will respect that. And even though they're wrong, they still respect it, you see, because it's--it's just the human being. We're all human, and we--we know that there is a right and wrong, and we must take that.

L-37   And--and Uzziah held this standard. He was a great influence, as I've said, to Isaiah the prophet.

L-38 And then Uzziah made that fatal mistake, just like many other people does. When he got, felt secured, felt that he just had the whole thing in his hand, he got lifted up in his spirit. He got lifted up, to pride. Now there is a real example for us all.

L-39 You know, that's been the trouble. I'm--I'm speaking to Christians and--and ministers, and I--I want to be honest about these things. And just that's where many ministers even make a mistake. We've heard so many times about the ministers, the--the acts that they do, and--and the things, some of them maybe to doing things they should not do. I think sometimes, them are good man, a wonderful Christians that's been used of the Lord. And then finally they get a little kingdom built around them, or a lot of influence, many people attending their meetings, until they get careless, and they get kind of lifted up. The people applaud them and stand up, and--and we--we shouldn't really do that. We, remember, we're just all...

L-40 There is no big people among us. We're--we're all just God's children, you see, if God made some of us one thing and some another. Why, He made me with a finger and an eye, and so forth. Well, we got to appreciate each other, and then not try to feel big. Because, we're all connected together to one God, see, and we all come off of one tree. See?


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