<TITLE>09. Par 77-90</TITLE>L-77   Now we find out He went right on. And Jairus, a little fellow up there with a dead daughter, she, he believed what He said was the Truth. Now remember, he was a priest, and he was forbidden, 'cause it had been strictly told, "anybody that associated with Him would be put out of the synagogue." Well, whether he was put out or whether he wasn't, he was satisfied that God was present in Christ, and that was the Word. And what did it do? It released to him the resurrection power that was in Him; amen, brought forth a girl that was dead, and laid out, because he recognized that God was in Christ, and His Presence was in his house.

L-78   But in the city where He was brought up at, that same power was in Him, in the city where He was brought up at, but they never recognized Him. His Presence, to them, didn't mean nothing; maybe some fanatic. "Where is these things? They tell me that You do so-and-so. Let me see You do them here."

L-79 Haven't you heard that? "If there... You bunch of pentecostals, and you people, that, you believe in Divine healing? Here is so-and-so over here, let me see you heal him."

L-80 That's that same old devil, the same one said, "If Thou be the Son of God, command these stones to be made bread."

L-81 The same old devil, when he had His eyes covered up, they hit Him on the head with a stick, and said, "Now," passed the stick, one to the other, and said, "tell us who hit You, and we'll believe You if You're a Prophet." He never. He don't clown for anybody. Yeah.

L-82   Same one, when He was on the cross, said, "If Thou be the Son of God, come off the cross and prove that You're the Son of God." He could have done it.

L-83 They paid Him the greatest tribute He ever had, there, but they didn't know it. They said, "He saved others; Himself He can't save." If He would have saved Himself, He couldn't have saved others. He gave Himself so He could save others. See, they didn't recognize the Presence of God. That's all.

L-84 Now it releases the power to heal, and what? It will release the power to open your eyes to recognize Him, or blind your eyes so you'll never recognize Him. What opens the eyes of one, close the eyes of the unbeliever.

L-85   But, the city, they didn't have no confidence in Him. At the Pharisee's house, he invited Him down; at Simon, a Pharisee, and had made a great supper, and Pharisee wanted to prove to them He was no Prophet. So he was back there toasting with his glasses and his goblets, and all the fine perfumes in the house.

L-86 And Jesus had got in a past the footwash flunky, and had set down here. And, dirty, the stink of the--the field on Him, where the animals had been along the path, and His garments. That's the reason they washed feet in them days.

L-87 And, you see, the first thing, when you're invited to--to a home there in Palestine, when they wore those sandals, the first thing they did was to wash your feet, and then give you something; to walk on their carpets, the great Persian rugs and things, was beautiful.

L-88 The next thing they done, they then give you some oil in your hand. It's got out of a little apple that's found way in the mountain, the rose apple. After the rose is gone, it leaves the apple and fine perfumes. And they--they rub it over their face. And that direct rays of the Palestinian sun is horrible, and, you see, that creates an odor. And--and then when you do, then the host comes to the door and he kisses them on the neck and makes them welcome.

L-89   How did them flunkies ever let Jesus get by, without washing His feet or--or--or giving Him oil to anoint Himself, or even kiss Him welcome?

L-90 But there was a little prostitute out on the street. All them religionists there now, the whole company did not recognize Him. And a little woman of ill fame, she looked in through, perhaps the gate, and she seen Him sitting like a wallflower.


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