<TITLE>24. Par 273-283</TITLE>L-273 Bless these, my brothers and sisters, here. Some of these little women standing here, gray-headed, who served in--in taking care of their husbands, while they worked out there in the fields. And, God, You'll reward them, those man who has fought to win the prize, and sailed through bloody seas. As we sit here this morning, around this table, looking at one another, and our hair is turning gray, and we've battled a long time, and we may never meet at another breakfast. We don't know.

L-274   The Coming of the Lord may be today, it may be tomorrow, it may be next year. We don't know when it will be. But there is one thing sure, we are promised that we'll meet at a Supper in the skies, and the King shall come out and wipe all tears from our eyes, and say, "Don't worry; it's all over now. Enter into the joys of the Lord, that's been prepared for you since the foundation of the world, when we were ordained to be sons of God, through Jesus Christ. O Father, God, grant this.

L-275 May our hearts beat as one. And as I said a while ago, to the little couple that was about to separate... God, as we separate from one another here, we found this one thing that we have in common. The Methodist, the Baptist, the United, the Assemblies, the Church of God, we all have one thing is common, Jesus Christ. We can't meet as organizations, and fuss out them creeds and things of the church. But as brothers, we can meet under the Blood of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, and there we have things in common. And upon this common ground, Lord, I come to meet my brothers, man of like, precious Faith. May we, together, in this coming week, work with all that's within us, to see the glory of God brought back to the church again. We commit everything to You, with ourselves. In Jesus' Name, bless our efforts. Amen.

L-276   Bless you, my brethren. Brother Roy, did you have a word to say? [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]...?...

L-277 How infallible the Word is! Jesus was the Word. We'll agree on that. [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] When His parents had forgotten Him, and left Him down at the feast, and they had gone three days and couldn't find Him, and they come back. We found Him in the temple, discussing with the priests, and they was amazed at this Kid. We have no record of Him going to school. But, remember, He was just a Boy, twelve years old, about this high. And watch the mother's statement.

L-278 Now, no disregard to you Catholic people, if there is any in here, calling her "the mother of God." How can she be a mother of God? See, she was a incubator that God used, not the mot-... Look at her, if she is the mother of God, she actually had more wisdom than Him, notice, when she is the mother, she gave Him life, she gave God life. See?

L-279   Look here. She said, "Your father and I have sought You, for day and night, with tears." She discredited her first testimony. She called Joseph His father.

L-280 Now look at this twelve-year-old Boy, not knowing what He said. He was just a Boy, but He was the Word. See? He said, "Know ye not that I must be about My Father's business?" See the Word correcting the error? See?

L-281 She was giving testimony after He was raised up; it was all over now, she, see, "Your father and I have sought You," going exactly what... She said she had conceived this Child by "the Holy Ghost," and then calling "Joseph" the father.

L-282 And this little Boy, twelve-year-old Child, no wisdom at all, why, but just a twelve-year-old Boy. The Father didn't dwell in Him at that time; because He come on the day when He baptized Him, "He saw the Spirit of God coming down, see, and went in Him." But, look, this little twelve-year-old Boy, being the Word; He was born the anointed One, see, to be the anointed. And here He was, "Know ye not that I must be about My Father's business?"

L-283 She said, "Your father and I have been looking for You." If Joseph was His father, He would have been with him on his business, making doors and houses.


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