Expecting
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At the same time, an old blind prophetess setting down there in a
corner, the Holy Ghost spoke to her. And here she comes winding through them
people like that: blind. Moved right up to where He was, and raised her hands
and blessed God: led by the Holy Ghost, deep calling to the deep. They was expecting
to see Him. There He was, the Holy Ghost leading them to it.
For years we've
expected gifts to be in the church; we've
expected power to be in the church. And isn't it strange tonight that you
people believe in Divine healing, that the Holy Ghost has led you here by the
same channel, right to where God's blessings hangs over the building, ready to
receive and heal anybody that's in Divine Presence, that'll believe It?
The same God that lived in that day, and the same
Holy Ghost that led Simeon, and Ann, and them to the Christ, has led you here
tonight where we're gathered together in this place in the Name of the Lord
Jesus to see His power move upon His people. Amen. Amen.
No, that won't scare you. "Amen" means
"so be it." And--and that's right. It's the truth. How marvelous
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Say, "Lord, I'm just believe that You're going to pour Your
blessings. I'm expecting it now. All things are moving right in. And I'm expecting
to see the exceedingly, abundantly now. I'm expecting it." And
when you go...
You come down and say, "Well, I don't know about it." Well, see, you hurt the other person.
Now, you're setting by one of them, you say, "O
Lord, just tear him down now. I'm just... I'm expecting great
things." See? And that expectancy
will get that unity among the people.
That's what
happened on the day of Pentecost, what brought the Holy Ghost in the first
place. They
went up there and stayed ten days and nights, and they were--until they were
all in one place, and with one accord, blessing God for something that they did
not have. Is that right?
E-2 002 And now, we're hoping this next week, the Lord willing, to have some great services out there with the Lord's blessings on us, as you pray for us. For that's the only way that we can have it, is when you pray. Just one of us praying will help. But when we all pray together, that's when God will go to moving, when we all go to praying. That's His promise. And we know His promises are true.
And we're expecting God to do some great
healings out there this week also, healing the people from their sicknesses.
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At the same time, over in the temple was an old prophetess, a woman, the
virgin Ann. She was blind; she'd been blind for years. She was around eighty
years old. And she stayed in the temple and prayed day and night. For she too,
was looking for the consolation of Israel, the coming of the Lord. And there
she is in the corner, blind. And the same time, her looking for the coming of
Christ and blind and couldn't see, the Holy Spirit spoke to her, said,
"Rise up, Ann."
And here comes the old blind woman, feeling around
the crowd, going through the great host of the temple, till she got right to
where He was, and lifted up her hands, and blessed God. If the Holy Ghost could
lead that blind prophetess, because she was expecting to see the Lord
Jesus when He comes, can He lead you to the fountain of His blessings and
grace. Be expecting it. Look
forward to it; it's here. God is here; He's moving by His Spirit, moving
over all the earth, signs and wonders. When God moveth, "Move, O Lord, on
me."
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Now, let's take a little drama before we close. Now, are you going to be
expecting a great healing service tomorrow night, going to be expecting
the Lord to pour out His blessings tomorrow night? Sure. Let's be expecting
it; be under expectation. Oh, I
expect the church to be on fire, the glory of the Lord falling everywhere, and sinners
around the altar, and people getting saved and filled with the Holy Ghost, and
just a great thing. My anticipations and expectations is built way up high. I
felt led to come out to California, and He's going to do something for
somebody; that's the one thing sure. I'm expecting it to happen, because I
feel led to do it. I feel led to say what I say. I feel led to do the things
I'm doing or I wouldn't do it. I want to be led of it. And then I'm expecting
something to happen.
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May we purpose in our hearts tonight, to be quiet before the Lord, wait
upon Him, wait, moment by moment expecting the right word to be said,
or the right thing to be done that would give us the appropriate faith that would
dash right into the blessings of God.
As we further wait, Lord, reading the Word, help me,
O God, that I'll be deeply sincere and anointed with the Spirit. Bless all the
ministers, that they will be likewise, and all the people, because it takes us
all together, Lord, as we've assembled in Your Name, waiting in Your Name, expecting
in Your Name. For these blessings that we have now asked to come to pass, we
place it upon Your altar by the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus, with all the faith
that we got. May each one of us, our requests up there and asking over it in
the Name of Jesus Christ for it to come to pass. Amen.