<TITLE>18. Par 164-173</TITLE>L-164   Now, the prophet then seen what self-exalted denominations did. He seen they could not take the place of the office. They lose their hold, with their creeds, and so forth. In expectancy of the creeds, they accept that and think that's It. And we find out that men like Uzziah try to take the place of the anointed office, and they fail. Many of them turns out neurotics, drunkards, and so forth; trying to take the place of an anointed office, trying to impersonate. Instead of having what they're talking about, and called of God to do it, and ordained of God to do it; they run off in great big swarms and build big organizations, and intellectual men, and great big things, and flashing, and like Hollywood; and preaching, "The Coming of the Lord is at hand." We've seen men lose their hold, because they try to take an office they're not ordained to, just like Uzziah. We've seen the churches proselyte. We've seen, in our Pentecostal assemblies, every Oneness trying to get the Trinity over, the Trinity trying to get the Oneness over, the Church of God trying to get this over, and all these others trying to get one another; proselyting, impersonating, trying to do something they're not called to do.

L-165   God said, "Preach the Gospel. Demonstrate the power of the Holy Ghost. These signs will follow them that believe."

L-166 Not, "Go make organizations, have schools, and so forth." Nothing against it, but that don't take this office's place. And we see now, that men and women who try to take that anointed office, when they're not ordained to do it, we see what happens to them.

L-167 There is your example, ministers. We see it in the teen-age life. We see it everywhere. That's, don't watch man. Watch God. Take your eyes from man, put it on God.

L-168 Not influenced, say, "Oh, glory to God, the Lord tells me. THUS SAITH THE LORD, do so-and-so," and it never happens. See, you are trying to impersonate something that you know nothing about. Don't do that. It's dangerous. You'll be stricken with spiritual leprosy, unbelief, your denominations; trying to build up, get a feather in your hat, to be a presbyter. If...

L-169   Be like David, "I'd rather be a doormat at the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents with the wicked." Yes, a doormat. "Wherever You call me, Lord, let me be the best doormat You ever had. If the people have to wipe their feet on me, let me be a real doormat. I'll clean feet, if nothing else."

L-170 That's what Jesus did when He come to the earth, He become God's doormat, His Own Son. Who are you, bishop, state presbyter, when Jesus become a foot-wash flunky, a doormat at the House of the Lord? Oh, my! And then we think we're somebody, because we got a doctor's degree, we went through college. Look at your Example, what He did. Don't look to what the bishop before you, the presbyter before you, whatever like that. He might have been a good man. That doesn't matter. It's you, look at God.

L-171   When he seen the effects, and then seen what taken place. Now I'm closing, one more thing I say. His feet and hands... His wings covered His face in reverence, His feet in humility, and then His two wings put Him in action. Just think of that, the effects of the vision upon the prophet! What did it do to the prophet? It showed him that no man, no man...

L-172 Don't put your confidence in a man. When that man leaves the Word of God, you leave the man. See, you leave the man. Stay with God. God is the Word.

L-173   Watch what the--the effects did. Now, minister brothers, I want this to go down in your hearts, all of you. What happened to the prophet? It caused that prophet, ordained to an office before the foundation of the world... Gifts and callings are without repentance. It caused that prophet... What about a minister, bishop, which is nothing like a prophet; teacher, pastor, or evangelist, what ought it do to them? But to see the vision of the Lord, it caused the prophet to confess he was a sinner.


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