<TITLE>06. Par 63-73</TITLE>L-63   Heavenly Father, to come together now in heavenly places. This we realize is not a church building, no doubt but what the Kiwanis and the many different orders, the Lions and everything, meets in here. But this morning it is a church because the--the Kingdom delegates has assembled together. And we feel, though, already, from these testimonies and hymns, we are--are conscious of the Presence of the great King. We know that He is here.

L-64 And now as we, as children, in offering to Thee the praises of our lips, oh, maybe not orderly, Lord, but just it's children, You understand it. No matter how much we would try to use our--our manners and intellect, it might not come from the heart, it's something artificially putting on. But when we, from our heart, offer You the adorations that's in there for You, I'm sure it'll be received.

L-65   Now we pray that You'll just bind us around the cord of the Holy Spirit, gather our hearts together, and speak to us through the Word of God.

L-66 Bless this little chapter, Lord, give it strength. "I the Lord have planted it, I'll water it day and night, less some should pluck it from My hand." I pray, Lord, as Your servant, bless them. Strengthen them, Lord, for the Kingdom's sake.

L-67 Bless every church that's represented in here this morning, and every person. And if there be some here this morning that--that's really not saved, I--I pray, God, that this will be the hour that they will find out that they're insufficient to meet death, that they will receive the--the gift of Eternal Life through Jesus Christ Thy Son. For we ask it in His Name. Amen.

L-68   Now, in the meetings, I think I have preached to you so hard and everything, in the meetings, I don't want to take, preach a sermon. And I think it's not really right to have a--a gathering without reading the Word, and talking just a little bit on the Word. So here I have selected from the Word here, just a--a little drama, a little story. Some of you, I've give it two or three times, but I think it would bear again, you can bear with me just a little bit with this.

L-69 I'm going to--to read from the Book of Saint Luke, in the 19th chapter, beginning with the 1st verse. It's a very strange little text, think of a place like this to have it. But yet all the Word is inspired, fitting in Its place, and I trust that God will take this Word and fit It right in where It belongs this morning.
... Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
... behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
And he sought to see Jesus who--who he was;...

L-70 Let me read that again, because I want to emphasize this.
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and he could not because of the press, or because he was little of stature.
And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste,... come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

L-71 May the Lord add His blessings to the reading of This, His Word.

L-72   This man, little character, our scene opens at--at Jericho. Now, Jericho was the lowest city in--in Palestine, and it's in the valley. And--and Jerusalem is up on the--the mountain, up on the hill.

L-73 And if you noticed, Jesus, when He came to the earth, He was given, among man, the lowest name that could be given. His come, He was "Beelzebub," that was the worst name they could ever call Him, that's, "a devil, a fortuneteller, evil spirit." They called His work an evil spirit. The unprepared church, to meet Him, they give Him a horrible name, "Beelzebub."


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