<TITLE>08. Par 63-72</TITLE>L-63   And we mustn't try to impersonate anyone. Just be what you are, see, and that's the way God made you. You never fashioned yourself. And, remember, as much as we ministers would like to take Billy Graham's place, we cannot do it, neither can Billy Graham take our place. See, we, each one has something to do. The common little fellow here that may be a janitor, the little woman that may be a housewife, the greatest minister on the face of the earth today could not take your place. You, God had a purpose in making you what you are, and you just serve God in that way that He made you. See? And I think, if we would just do that, the wheels would roll a lot easier. Yes, it would, if we would do that, not get lifted up. And we find out, instead of...

L-64   When someone tells someone something, Scripturally, and we see that it's right, instead of--of trying to humble ourselves, just say, "Well, now, I--I been wrong. You forgive me. And I--I didn't mean... I--I didn't know that, so I'll just quit doing that." Well, then, instead of doing that, too many times we do like Uzziah did; he felt like he was too big to be called down, see, he was the king. And many times I've seen ministers that way, that felt that they were just too important to be told what the Word was, Truth.
"Well, the days of miracles are passed!"

L-65 I can show you where God ordained miracles; now you can't tell me where He ever took it away. See? And He ordained gifts; you never did see where He took it away. See, it's in the Scripture. "Go ye into all the world, preach the Gospel to every creature." How long? "To all the world, till every creature hears it, as many as hears it. These signs shall follow them that believe." See, we can't substitute something else. Just take what He said, and it'll be alright and it'll work fine. But as long as we try to adopt our own ways...

L-66   That's where Israel made their most rashel mistake. When, grace had provided them a Pillar of Fire, Angel, a sacrifice, and delivered them, sent them a prophet, sent them a Pillar of Fire to follow them, to lead the prophet in the way. And when they come to, Exodus the 19th chapter, when they swapped grace for law, they did the most rashel thing they ever did. See? But they wanted something that they could do themselves.

L-67 That's the way we are. We got to have our doctor's degree. And you haven't got it, you can't get in church. That's all. So, and we must study the thing and find out whether it's of God.

L-68   Now we find out, Uzziah got lifted up, and he going to do it anyhow. He grabbed up the censer and took off. It didn't make any difference what the priests said, he was going in anyhow! And it was against the Scripture. It was unscriptural for him to do that.

L-69 It's unscriptural for you or I to impersonate anyone else. Right. So be what you are, and be a good one, and fulfill your purpose so others can see you. If you're a housewife, be a real one, see. If you're a--a husband, be a genuine, see. And if you're a deacon, be a genuine; or a preacher, whatever you are. But don't try to take someone else's place.

L-70 And then when the Word calls you down on this, don't... If you do feel rebuked, then repent. That's all, is get right. That's the only thing to do.

L-71   But Uzziah didn't want to do that. After God had blessed him the way He had, and yet he didn't feel like that he would do that. He thought he was going to go on, do it anyhow, because he felt he was secure. But while he was in the... It kind of made him feel angry at those men, too, that was telling him the Word of the Lord.

L-72 And when he did, he rushed in, anyhow, and we find out that in his face come leprosy. And he was a leper until he died. He had never could go to the house of the Lord no more. He died, a leper. After he had seen the hand of God, and how God had been so good to him and done the things He had; yet that man died, isolated, leper.


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