<TITLE>14. Par 144-149</TITLE>L-144   Heavenly Father, we're just men and women sitting here tonight. But we are, as it was, handling God when we handle the Word. And, Father, I'd be afraid to try to say something that wasn't in here. I'd be afraid to try to put my own interpretation to It, because it might be wrong. And You said, "Whosoever shall take one Word out of It, or add one word to It, his part will be taken from the Book of Life." What good would my life be then, Lord, if I do an evil thing like that? So I just speak It the way It is.

L-145 And, Father, You promised that You would identify It. I believe that You are risen from the dead, two thousand years ago, and are alive tonight, calling a simple people just as You've always did, one here and one there; no groups, no organizations, no great manners of what man had done. But You said You would take a people out of the Gentile, a people, "Two in a field; I'll leave one, take one. Two in a bed; Ill leave one, take one," a people here and there, for Your Names sake, the Bride.

L-146   I believe that Your character identifies You. You promised, "As it was in the days of Sodom," so will it be in the day when You were being revealed, the Word. The Word Itself, of this hour, is supposed to reveal the Word Itself, like the Word came to the prophets. And, Father, we see John standing here on earth, and there was the--the Word that he was revealing. And the Bible said, "The Word always comes to the prophet." And the Word was flesh then, so It walked right out in the water, to John. The Word came to the prophet.

L-147 Father, God, come tonight, I pray, and help us. Help our unbelief. Forgive us of our shortcomings. Heal the sick and afflicted. One Word from You, Lord, will mean more than anything any man could say. Just You speak, Father, just one Word will mean so much. Now, You're the same yesterday, today, and forever. We commit ourselves to You now. And we pray that when we leave and go to our homes tonight, we'll say like those from Emmaus, when they see Him do something to identify to them that He was the risen Lord. No matter how much they said, "They stole His body away, and--and they did this, that, or the other," they knew themselves that He was raised from the dead. Won't You tonight show Yourself alive to us again, and call those in this fair city and around about, that's ordained to Life, to You. For we ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.

L-148   Now, I'm going to ask you now for about fifteen minutes. We're going to be just about ten minutes late. I'm going to hurry. I want to call the prayer cards. I believe Billy... G, prayer cards G, is that what they was give out? G, prayer cards G, let's take one to fifteen or twenty, something. G, one. How many... Who had G, number one, raise up your hand, see if it's here. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] And, remember, hold your prayer cards, you'll be prayed for. If you don't get it tonight, we'll get it. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, right over here as quick as you can, and walk right over here and get in line. All right. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Three missing in there. Seven, seven, and one, two, three... Count them, Roy, for me. All right, ten. All right, one to ten. Fifteen now, G, one to fifteen, that's fif-... or ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen. All right. Let--lets stop there, just this. All right.

L-149 Now we're--we're trying to keep our word, see, to be out by nine-thirty, but we're not going to do it tonight, I--I--I know. But now I want everyone to give the undivided attention.


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