<TITLE>17. Par 183-194</TITLE>L-183   Now, Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. I wonder, tonight... I've got to omit some of my text here. But I wonder, tonight, if we, in this hour... The Master is come as He has promised, and is calling for His believing children to recognize Him in His Word, making It manifest. I wonder if Jesus has come to us. This is--this is the darkest hour the church has ever seen.

L-184 Now, you know what? Every church, soon, is going to have to belong to that--that World Council of Churches. And when you do, you'll forfeit your evangelical rights when you do that. And if you don't, then you can't be a denomination no more. Cause, every denomination has to come into it. You read of it, just the same as I have. It's the darkest hour the little church has ever had. Everything has went out for it. Pentecost, oh, wake yourself up!

L-185 And right in this darkest of hour, then here comes Jesus along, to vindicate He is with you. He is here, see, the darkest of hour.

L-186   I heard a little story, just take me a minute to tell it. A woman was--was called, the county come to look at her, 'cause she was poverty-stricken. She had a son, and he had went to India sometime ago. And he, a very nice friend, and fine boy. And so the woman just got so, without food and everything, till the county had to come to investigate, for county food for her. And when they was there, the man said, "Well, don't you have any loved ones to help you?"
She said, "Oh, I have a son."
Said "What does he do?"
Said, "Oh, he's a--a--a electrical engineer in India."
"Well, who is he working for?"
Said, "United States government."
"Why," said, "don't he help you?"
Said, "Well," said, "he--he doesn't help me. But..."

L-187 Said, "Well, so why don't you ask him instead of calling the county?"

L-188 She said, "He's such a sweet boy. He writes me such sweet letters." And said, "You know, I love him, so I can't tell him that I--I'm in need like this."

L-189 They said, "He--he writes you letters, and you hear from him, and everything?"
"Yes."
"And still he don't help you?"

L-190 Said, "No." Said, "But he sends me some of the prettiest pictures I ever seen in my life." And she said...
So the man said, "Let me see some of the pictures."

L-191 She said, "All right, sir. I got them right here in the Bible." And she opened them up, and begin to bring them out. You know what they was? Money orders from India, with pictures. They all got pictures, you see, money orders. She had thousands of dollars, but just didn't know what she was worth. It was all hid in the Bible.

L-192 I wonder, tonight, if Jesus wouldn't reveal to us what's hid in this Bible, for us. We're rich in His grace and His mercy. I wonder if He would come and call for us. Let's look through the Bible and see what we have in Him, while we bow our heads just a moment.

L-193   Heavenly Father, let Thy mercy... You're here, Father. Why, I'm just as conscious of that. Why, You said, "Wherever two or three are gathered in My Name, there I am in their midst." Now, that, "Heavens and earth will pass away, but That never will." Help us, tonight, now, as we pray for these sick people, for the next few minutes. Make Yourself known, Lord. Jesus, come and call the sick, (will You?) that they might know that You're--You're omnipresent God. You're here, the same yesterday, today, and forever. Through Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.

L-194   Friends, just a moment or two till it'll really be dismissing time, but let's call just a little prayer line. Would you like to have it? Raise up your hand, if you're--you're willing to stay another ten, fifteen minutes. All right. God bless you. Just--just... Is it all right with the custodian there, all right for us to have that? Thank you, very much.


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