<TITLE>15. Par 157-169</TITLE>L-157   The morning just before that, there was a... when He... the morning just before He come in, coming out the gate that afternoon. He had come into the city, there was a man in there named Zacchaeus. And he was the business man of the city. And his wife, Rebekah, was a--a fine woman, a believer on the Lord Jesus.

L-158 But he didn't believe it, hisself, 'cause rabbi had told him, "There is no prophets. We ain't had prophets. That's a bunch of nonsense. Don't you believe such a thing as that. You're too much of a fine cultured man; your business here. Why, don't you never do that. Look at your standing in the church."

L-159 And so he had told Rebekah, said, "Oh, there's nonsense. There is no such a things as prophet."

L-160   But, you know, Rebekah had prayed; till his little heart was about to break. He wanted to see for himself. So he knowed He was to be in the city that day. So you know what he done? He was little in statue, so he couldn't be able to--to see Him when He passed by, on account of the crowd. So he said, "I'll find out whether He's a prophet or not. If I look at Him in the face, I'll tell you if He looks different from any other man." So he climbed up in a tree, and pulled all the leaves around him, and things, and sit there. And said, "Now, you know, when He passes by, I'll see Him

L-161 So as He come around the corner, walking like this, walking down the street, got right under the tree. And He stopped, looked up, said, "Zacchaeus, come down. I'm going home with you." Oh, his darkest hour. Was He a prophet or wasn't He a prophet? In the darkest of hour, Jesus come along. He knowed who he was. "Zacchaeus, come down."

L-162 Zacchaeus said, "If I done any wrong, I'll pay it back. I'll do anything." He was convinced. Jesus came along.

L-163   The woman with the blood issue had went. The Bible said, "She spent all of her money with the doctors. None of them could help her." No doubt, the doctors tried hard, but they fail. They couldn't help her. She had had this blood issue for years and years, probably since menopause. And she was an old woman now, and just kept going on. Couldn't do it. Oh, she had... She was in desperate. Because, no doubt, that morning when the little--little boat pushed into the willows down there, somebody... She lived up on the hill, above. Probably her husband done sold the horses, and--and the farm had mortgaged, and everything, trying to get his poor little wife healed. And not... She had heard about Him. She said, "Who is that down there?"
Said, "That's that prophet from Galilee."

L-164 She said within her heart, no Scripture for it, "I believe Him. And if I can only touch that righteous Man's garment, I'll be made well." If she could do that without a Scripture promise, what ought we to do with the Scripture promise? She pushed through.

L-165 There was the pastor, all of them, standing there to criticize her, making fun of Him and trying to get Him to leave the land. They didn't want their people all disturbed in their minds. They couldn't cooperate in the meeting. There wasn't nothing they could do.

L-166   But He come over to have a meeting, anyhow. See? And so He was going to have it, anyhow. So we find out, there was two or three there would help Him, so bring Him across the river, anyhow. So then we find out, that on... as He started walking up.

L-167 This little woman, she said, "Well, such a Man as that, so important, I'm too insignificant for Him."

L-168 And many, some of them started saying, "Uh, introduce me to Him, because I--I want to find out if He's a prophet or not." Uh, so, well, introduce me, Simon," so-and-so. Everyone, "Hello, Rabbi! Why, they say You're a prophet."

L-169 "Yeah. Yeah. Thank you, sir. Lord bless you." Go on, on like that, as He went walking on.


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