<TITLE>03. Par 14-25</TITLE>L-14 But there is something about God, that He drives a man to do things that's beyond any thinking of his own, so it can be to the glory and honor of God. And I feel that, not self honor, but I--I feel it a privilege that it was to leave everything that was called dear to me, to get here into this wilderness and suffer like I have never suffered in my life, here in this wilderness, or this desert. But I believe, that in doing that and obeying what God commanded to be done, God has opened to us the mysteries of this last day. And we are here with this Message.

L-15   Now, there was many people who followed me, and that's not unusual. Usually a person we... The people love one another, and it, love, will drive you to do things you don't think you would do. And many of you left your homes, you left all, just to go, come out here in the desert.

L-16 Many has called me, many has asked me, "Shall we come to Arizona? Would it be a good place for us?" Well, as it was said about Moses and them, it was no place of fruit, no place of pomegranate.

L-17 Here there is not much work to do, and living is high, and the cost of living is high. It's really a rough place to live, is Tucson, Arizona; wages are poor, and--and food is high, and rent. It's--it's a horrible place to live, in that manner. But it's healthy, it's dry. And we sometimes... We mustn't get our minds fashioned on things of this earth.

L-18   We must look to a leading of the Holy Spirit. But one thing that troubled me in coming here, and telling people, well, "you should not come" or "you should come," that I leave up to each individual, the way God leads that individual to do. I think every one of us should do that, be led by the Spirit, on what to do.

L-19 And many of you here are from around Jeffersonville, and of the congregation there, and you have come out here. Now, the thing that bothered me, was a place of worship.

L-20 And I realize, as I read in the Scripture here, of Stephen and his address just before his death; for they stoned him immediately afterwards, for his message. As he was speaking, he said, "our fathers," talking of the Hebrews in the early day, how that they tried to find favor before God, to build a place for worship. He said that, "Solomon built Him a house, or a building." We are acquainted with the story.

L-21   But I like his next words, "Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in houses that's made with hands," and another place over in Isaiah. He said, "'A body has Thou prepared Me; see, sacrifice and offerings, and buildings, and so forth, but a body has Thou prepared Me.'" Well, we realize that he was speaking then of the body where God tabernacled, in Christ.

L-22 But I believe today, that the inspiration has come to--to Brother Green, to move here, him and Sister Green, giving up their place back in the east, also, too, back in Texas, to come here with... to start with nothing; just simply by an inspiration, feeling that they should do it. I appreciate men that will follow the leading of Christ, regardless of the cost it costs them.

L-23   Though the whole world, maybe your very best friends, think that you're wrong, but it isn't wrong to you. As long as you feel there is something behind it, it's God moving you; it's never wrong, and it'll always pan out right.

L-24 See this young couple, a talented young man. I ain't saying this because he is sitting here. And this young lady with her babies, with his family to raise, and he has quit his job and everything, to move here.

L-25 I realize that years ago I was called in the ministry. I've never made a successful pastor, because I got a roaming, rambling spirit. I can't be satisfied anywhere. Just wherever the Spirit moves, I've just got to move with It, because I have a Message. Jesus said, "I must preach in this other town also."


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