<TITLE>13. Par 163-172</TITLE>L-163   Now we find here, He appears in the name of El Shaddai, "the Almighty." The... Really, the word, the Hebrew word shad, s-h-a-d, some pronounce it "shade." Shad means "breast," like a woman's breast. And He appeared to him in the name of El Shaddai, which is in the plural, breasted. "I am the Breasted-God. Abraham, ninety-nine years old, walk before Me! Be perfect, believe My Word! Just keep on believing! I promised, at seventy-five; here it is, been--been twenty-four years now since I made you the promise." And what a--what a comfort it ought to have been to an old man, ninety-nine years old. And his strength all gone, and here God stand before him, said, "I'm El Shaddai. I am the Breasted-God." Amen. "Draw your strength from Me. I am your strength."

L-164 Like, like the New and Old Testament, Breasted-God. "I am the Breasted-God, draw your strength from Me."

L-165 Like a little baby when it's sick, fretting; sick, weak, it leans upon its mother's breast and nurses his strength back from the mother. In other words, "Abraham, you're nothing but a baby to Me." Ninety-nine years old, it hasn't been no time, his life.

L-166 Just remember, Jesus was crucified, like yesterday. One thousand years on earth--on earth, is just one day with God. See, just like He was crucified yesterday.

L-167   And notice, "I am El Shaddai. You are the little, weak baby. But lean upon My bosom, My promise, and nurse from Me your strength. I'm the creator that hung the heavens and earth, put the stars out yonder. Is anything too great for God? I'm El Shaddai, and you are My child. Though you are weak, and I'm letting you get that way just to see what you'll do about it. I'm going to make an example for people hereafter, that man will believe My word. I'll stand by It. No matter what it takes, how long, I'll do it. I'll stand by It. El Shaddai! Draw your strength from Me."
Oh, you say, "If I could believe..."

L-168 He is still El Shaddai. He is still the Breasted-God, New and Old Testament. Just draw your strength from It, oh, everything you have need of. The baby, he is helpless, he has to pull his strength from his mother; that's the only way he can get his strength. That's the only way a believer can get his strength, is pull it from the Word of God. That's his strength, God's promises to him. Stand by and believe It!

L-169   And not only is the little baby here represented when it's sick, it fretting, the mother can put it to her--her breast, and he goes to nursing its strength back; it's satisfied while it's a nursing.

L-170 That's the way with the real child of God. No matter what the skeptic says, whatever it believes. If you truly believe It, Jesus can't lie. You are satisfied that It's revealed to you. You've got the promise, and nothing is going to stop it. "On this rock I build My Church," see, spiritual, revealed Word of Truth.

L-171   While waiting, resting in your faith, take God's promise. "I believe You, Lord. You promised to give me the baptism of the Spirit. I am resting in Your... in faith. My faith that I have in You, I'm drawing from my resource, for my resource, from--from... for my health, from Your resource, the Word.

L-172 "The man shall not live by bread alone, but out of the bosom of God shall he nurse his strength." Every Word that comes out of the mouth of God, shall he receive his strength as He comes from the--the mouth of God, the Word.


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