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[0:00] As the Lord may enable me to meet this evening, I would draw attention to a word found in the 33rd chapter of Job.

[0:14] The book of Job, chapter 33, and words that are found in the 25th and 26th verses.

[0:24] His flesh shall be fresher than a child's. He shall return to the days of his youth.

[0:39] He shall pray unto God, and he will be favorable unto him. And he shall see his face with joy. For he will render unto man his righteousness.

[0:57] 33rd chapter of Job, the 25th and 26th verses. These words contain the precious essence of that wonderful work of God that is performed in the soul of man, which constitutes salvation.

[1:24] Blessed is that man or that woman that is the subject of this wonderful work.

[1:37] It says in our text that part of this great work is seen in the manifestations that are brought to light in a sinner's case.

[2:00] Among them is this outstanding feature. He shall pray unto God.

[2:13] There are doubtless a great many people who would claim that they pray unto God. And there are and have been since the beginning of time, a multitude of prayers.

[2:35] But men are not saved by prayers, by their prayers. And indeed a great deal of the prayers that are attempted by men are vain and empty of the best.

[2:53] And largely because there is no realization or recognition of the sovereignty and majesty of God.

[3:13] It's like the publican whom the Lord drew attention to when he was here himself. He was comparing the prayer of the publican with the prayer of the poor sinner.

[3:35] The prayer of the publican with the prayer of the Pharisee. And he speaks and describes the prayer of the Pharisee as a prayer that was with himself.

[3:51] The Pharisee, he said, he prayed with himself. There was no eye upon the Lord. No sense of the majesty of God.

[4:05] How very different was the prayer of the poor publican. Who durst not lift his eyes to heaven.

[4:16] Under the sense of the gravity and greatness of the presence in whom he stood.

[4:27] And also under a very lively sense of his own insufficiency and unworthiness.

[4:40] He could not bring himself to lift his eyes to heaven. But smote his breast with the wonderful words. God be merciful to me a sinner.

[4:54] That was prayer. We have the supreme testimony of the Lord Jesus. That it was real prayer. It brought forth a wonderful consequence.

[5:08] In that the man who prayed that prayer. Went down to his house justified. Having in his own heart. The sweetest of all testimonies.

[5:20] That the Lord had heard. And the Lord had received. His cries. Unto heaven. And therefore.

[5:34] One of the great features. And this I speak of first of all tonight. Because it's one of the outward manifestations. Of the work of God's grace.

[5:47] In the heart. Of which our text speaks. He shall pray unto God. When Saul of Tarsus.

[5:59] When Saul of Tarsus was dealt with in that wonderful way by the Lord. Outside the walls of Damascus. He was struck down. He was struck down by the majesty.

[6:14] The revelation. That he had received from God. And presently. And presently the Lord had in his wonderful purposes.

[6:27] Those plans of mercy. And of further revelation. He uses an instrument.

[6:39] One of his own people. Ananias. Man that knew his own heart. Man that knew the Lord. Man that.

[6:52] Had the knowledge of the workings. And ways of the Holy Spirit. Could really.

[7:05] Estimate what was really spiritual. And what was not. Man that knew him. And the Lord comes to him. And he says. Go and find Saul of Tarsus.

[7:17] And Ananias knew him well. By reputation. He knew some of the. Great. Enmities. That.

[7:28] Were found. In his. Heart and life. And manner and way. He remonstrated with the Lord.

[7:39] Lord. I have heard of this man. How he has persecuted. Thy church. And many of thy saints. As he cast into prison.

[7:51] You noticed. What the reply of the Lord. Was to Ananias. Go thy way. Behold. He prayeth. And that was sufficient.

[8:03] For Ananias. God. It indicated. That he. At last. This man. This most unlikely sinner. This rebel. This opponent.

[8:13] Of God. And godliness. At last. Was the subject. Of God's grace. That life eternal.

[8:24] Was making itself. Manifested. In. His heart. And in his life. And the manifestation. Of that life. Was prayer.

[8:37] It's a very wonderful thing. To be a praying soul. And when I say that. I mean a real praying soul. It's a very big difference.

[8:48] Between saying our prayers. And praying unto the Lord. The Lord describes. The work of grace.

[8:59] In many ways. In his holy word. And. One place. Where it is. Most strikingly. Set forth. Is in the song of Solomon. Where the Lord.

[9:11] Speaks of it. As if it were. Under the figure. Of a. Spring like. Condition. Where nature. Is all reviving.

[9:23] And all is being. Restored. After long. Cold winter. Darkness. And dearth. And this is the word.

[9:37] Behold. He says. Lo. The winter. Is over. And gone. The flowers. Appear. On the earth. This time.

[9:49] Of the singing. Of birds. Is come. The. And here. Is all. The all. Important. Feature. Of that. Description. The voice.

[10:00] Of the turtle. Is heard. In our land. That undoubtedly. Is the voice. Of living. Prayer. The voice. Of living.

[10:11] Faith. Now. In our text. We have. This glorious. Wondrous work. Set forth.

[10:22] In the. Language. That we have read. By way of a text. Tonight. And to come to it. His flesh. Shall be fresher. Than a child's.

[10:34] He shall return. To the days. Of his youth. We have an illustration. Of. The. Wonderful meaning.

[10:44] Of this word. In that chapter. That I read. To you. Tonight. We'll just take. A few points. From it. There. We saw.

[10:55] A man. A Syrian. A Gentile. Who. Had. Great. Great. Honor. Great.

[11:06] Dignity. But. He was a leper. And. Leprosy. Is a. Striking. Type. Of sin. It's a.

[11:19] Deadly. Disease. Like. Sin. It will. Bring. A termination. To. Life. As sin. If it is.

[11:30] Permitted. To finish. Will bring. Eternal. Death. To the sinner. It's an. Incurable. Disease.

[11:40] Is leprosy. It was brought. To light. You remember. By the law. There were. Contingencies. Laid down. By the Lord.

[11:51] In his law. For the. Discovery. And. Exposure. Of leprosy. Whether it were. In. Whether it appeared.

[12:02] In. People. Or in places. And it was the sentence. Of the law. That. Described it. And. Pronounced.

[12:12] Upon it. The Lord. Goes into. Great. Detail. About this matter. In the law. Seven days. Had to be. And a further.

[12:23] Seven days. Still beyond. Had to be. Applied. To the. Examination. Of those. Who were suspected. Of leprosy. So that there could be.

[12:35] No questioning. No doubt. About it. That where it really. Existed. It would be. Detected. And. Exposed.

[12:47] Jesus. Now this man. Was a leper. And in a very. Wonderful chapter. And that is a. Wonderful chapter.

[12:57] You know. The fifth of. The second book. Of kings. We see. How God's hand. Was working. We see.

[13:08] Also. An illustration. A wonderful illustration. To my mind. Of the dealings. Of the Holy Spirit. With his people. With the Lord's people.

[13:21] Their condition. Their state. Is described. In that chapter. With all. The honors.

[13:31] That may be. Bestowed. Upon men. If they're. Leprous. And indeed. As we all are. By. Reason. Of our. Sinful.

[13:42] State. And condition. It makes. But very little. Matter. Nothing. Can ever. Contribute. To our. Well-being. However. Much.

[13:52] Honor. Or. Possession. We may. Possess. We are brought. To this. Stark. Real. Fact. Solemn. As it is.

[14:03] That we are lepers. In the sight. Of God. Naaman's. Deliverance. Was brought about.

[14:14] First of all. By the presence. Of a little maid. Had been brought. A captive. From the land. Of Israel. That had untold.

[14:26] Of consequences. For. For. For. For. Naaman. When that. Poor little maid. Was brought. From captivity. Or brought.

[14:36] Under captivity. Into the house. Of Naaman. I can see. In that little maid. You know. The language. The sweet voice.

[14:47] Of faith. Sometimes. You may have found. In your case. You look back. Tonight. Some of you. And you remember. Those times.

[14:57] When. You began. To feel. Your need. And realize. The dire condition. That you were in. Did you not hear. A little voice.

[15:10] That seemed. To kindle. Into your soul. Some hope. Some. Prospect. Of deliverance. You could have.

[15:21] Ignored it. Naaman. Might well. Have ignored. That. The presence. Of that little maid. She was only. A captive. What consequence.

[15:32] Could her words. Have. On this great man. And this great matter. Of his. Leprosy. What. Whatever.

[15:43] Could. Be the outcome. Of such a word. From such a quarter. But see. How God's. Unfolding goodness. Is so.

[15:54] Wonderfully. Unfolded. In his case. He. Hearkens. To the voice. Not only. So. Does the king. Of Syria. Hearken. To it.

[16:07] And sends. Naaman. Into the land. Of Israel. In the hope. That he may. Find. What the little maid. Says is true. Faith. Will always. Have a true.

[16:17] Testimony. We do. Well. To listen. To those. Little. Voices. Those. Words. That may. Seem. So.

[16:28] Slender. So. Unlikely. To yield. Anything. Good. We must. Listen. To it. They have. The voice. The language. Of almightyness.

[16:40] Of power. And of reality. So. We find. Naaman. Comes. Into the land. Of Syria. Into the land.

[16:50] Of Israel. And. We find. That the king. Of Israel. Turns. The whole. Thing. Into the very. Opposite. From what.

[17:00] Is intended. He seeks. To find. Cause. Of trouble. In it. The world. Thing. You know. The world. In mind. Will always. See. But one.

[17:11] Thing. And always. Calculate. Everything. On one. Standard. And that. Is a worldly. One. It will doubt. Reality.

[17:22] It will deny. God. It will deny. Truth. It will. Turn. Turn. Turn. A thing. Round. In the very. Opposite. Direction. And make.

[17:33] A promise. To be. Not a promise. But a condemnation. And it will. So. Regard. The things. Of God.

[17:44] As to make. Them. Unprofitable. But the prophet. Of the Lord. Hears. Of this. And he sends.

[17:54] A message. And tells. The king. To send. Naaman. The Syrian. To him. That he might. Know. That there was. A prophet. In Israel. Or in other words.

[18:07] That there was. A God. And that there was. The word. Of God. So. Naaman. Comes. And.

[18:19] The word. Is sent. To him. The prophet. Does not. Come down. But sends. A word. To him. Go. And wash. In Jordan. Seven times. And we notice.

[18:33] How. That. Word. And the fact. That the man. Expected. To have. Some great. Some great. Manifestation.

[18:45] He expected. To have. Something. In accordance. With his own. Rank. And dignity. Well it's a very.

[18:57] It's a very. Woeful thing. And it's a thing. That we have to. Come down from. When we. Think that if we. Come to the Lord. We shall be.

[19:08] Treated. On our rank. Or. By. Because of our. Dignity. Or because of our. Desserts. We all. Have to come down.

[19:19] As Naaman did. To. Into the. Place of. Humility. There was no. Syrian. Captain.

[19:32] In the. Mind. Of the. Man of God. When he sent. The message. What he had. In his mind. Was the cleansing. Of the leper. He had no eye.

[19:44] For the majesty. And the glory. And honor. Of the captain. Of the king. Of Syria's. Army. Here was a leper. That is how God.

[19:55] Deals with his people. He is no. Respective person. The poor. And the rich.

[20:05] Meet together. Here. You know. In this. On this. Ground. In the dealings. In the matter. Of the Lord's dealings. There's no rank. No.

[20:17] Place. Higher. Than another. All. Are on the same. Ground. And that is this. Sinners. In the sight. Of God. Then we find.

[20:30] That the. Flesh. Comes. Into it. As it often. Does. Nothing. And. Uh. Naaman says. He's. He's.

[20:41] Full of fury. Because. He feels. He has not been treated. By the man of God. As he should have been. And he turns away.

[20:51] In a rage. The devil. Will always. Make. Much out of. Anything. That is possible. To deter. A seeker.

[21:02] From coming. Near. To the Lord. If he can. You may depend. Upon it. He will. Put out. All efforts. That are possible.

[21:16] Satan. Hates. To see. The weakest. Saint. Upon his knee. And he. Hates. To see. Any poor.

[21:26] Sinner. Whose eyes. And hearts. Are. After the things. Of God. And for a moment.

[21:36] Or two. He seemed. To succeed. In turning away. Naaman. Depriving him. Of the great. Benefit. That would be his. Are not.

[21:48] Abana. And. Far. Power. Waters. Of Damascus. Better than all. The waters. Of Israel. Yes. The answer. To that question. Is yes.

[21:59] They are. But the answer. To the second question. That he asked. Is no. May I not.

[22:10] Wash in them. And be clean. You know. That has a very. Striking bearing. My friends. Upon. Us. We may often.

[22:21] Think. Of some. Outward thing. As being. Very much. More. Advantageous. Than something. Else. How much.

[22:35] Credit. People. Put. On outward. Things. They say. Are not. These. Things. Far. Better. Than that. Little. Company. For instance.

[22:45] Where. The Lord. Is. Honored. And where. His truth. Is preached. Isn't it better. To have a big. Congregation. Than a little one.

[22:56] Are not. A barna. And far. Far. Rivers. Of Damascus. Better. Than the waters. Of Israel. Looking at. It. From a natural. Sense. Yes.

[23:07] They may. Well be. But. Only. In Jordan. Can a leper. Be cleansed. Only. In Jordan. He could.

[23:19] Go. And wash. In a barna. And far. Power. All the rest. Of his days. His leprosy. Would have remained. Then we find.

[23:32] One of his servants. Comes to him. And I think. This is the voice. Of conscience. You know. The Lord. Has his servants. Everywhere. And this is.

[23:44] A beneficial. Servant. And a service. Indeed. That he rendered. To Naaman. When he came. And drew near. To him. And said. My father. If the prophet.

[23:56] Had told thee. To do some. Great thing. You would have done it. You always. Have been doing. Great things.

[24:06] Throughout all your life. And you would have done this. With willingness. And readiness. How much. More than. How much. When he. He simply.

[24:17] Says to thee. Go. To the river. Jordan. And wash. And Naaman. Fell under the wisdom. Of this.

[24:29] Doubtless. Naaman. Saw his own folly. And the danger. That he was in. By listening. To the voice of it. He turns.

[24:40] Immediately. And he goes. Down to Jordan. And he washes. Seven times. And he comes out. Of Jordan. The seventh time. His flesh.

[24:50] Is as fresh. As the little child. He'd return. To the days. Of his youth. Our text. You see. The leprosy.

[25:01] Was in his flesh. But his flesh. Now. Had come. To that. Of a little child. Clean. Pure. All the vigor. And the purity.

[25:12] Of a childlike flesh. Now you see. The illustration. That we have here. In our text. His flesh.

[25:23] Shall. Be fresher. Than a child. This doesn't mean. You see. The outward flesh. It means the soul. The life.

[25:34] The spirit. Shall be fresher. Than a child. When leprosy. Is taken. And removed. The soul.

[25:45] Is made clean. Clean. In the sight. Of the Lord. And also. It is made. To return. To the days.

[25:56] Of their youth. It's a figure. It's an illustration. And my dear friends. It's a wonderful work. It's work.

[26:07] That only God. Can perform. To bring a poor. Hardened. Polluted. Death. Death.

[26:19] Pervaded. Creature. To find. Their. Life. Renewed. And.

[26:30] Purity. Cleansing. Healing. Forth. From the hand. Of God. His flesh. Shall be.

[26:40] Fresher. Than a child. He shall return. To the days. Of his youth. And you know. A child. Is a very. Tender.

[26:50] Thing. Is it not? Very susceptible. Very impressive. Now. If there's anything. I think. That we.

[27:01] Sought for. At the opening. Of this service. In our opening. Hymn. It was. That we might. Feel. Like a little child. Impressed. By the things.

[27:12] Of God. Oh. We do. Need. A heart. That is. Easily. Impressed. Because we have. Our.

[27:23] Great. And solemn. Condition. Often is. We've got such a. Hard heart. We can stand. Almost. In the face. Of wonderful. Mercies.

[27:33] And never feel. A softening. Influence. From. But if. Our hearts. Under the. Forming. Hand. Of the Lord.

[27:44] Is made. Tender. If we are. Returned. As it were. To a condition. Of a little child. We shall be. Susceptible. To the Lord's. Teaching.

[27:55] We shall be. Impressed. By his. Presence. We shall be. Filled. Quickly. By his love. And what can be. Better than that.

[28:06] For a. Worshipping. People. For a. Worshipping. Heart. His flesh. Shall be. Fresher. Than a child's.

[28:17] He shall. Return. Unto the days. Of his youth. And then we must come to the. Other things. Now. In the chapter itself.

[28:28] It's a wonderful chapter. The word of Elihu. The. Young man. Who waited till all the. Other utterances. Had been completed.

[28:40] Before he ventured. His own opinion. And we can see this. The opinion of. Elihu. Was in such. Clear. Close.

[28:51] Line. With the. Truth. Of God. He says. I am. Unto you. In God's. Stand. He spake. The word.

[29:01] Of God. And he spake. The truth. Of God. It's a wonderful. Description. Really. The chapter. Of the. Work.

[29:12] Of the spirit. In regeneration. And conversion. And salvation. You'll find.

[29:23] In an earlier. Part of the chapter. It says. God speaks. Once. Yea. Twice. I believe. This indicates.

[29:34] What God does. For all his people. He speaks. Once. Not only once. But twice. He speaks. In the law. He speaks.

[29:44] As he did. To Naaman. By the. Voice. Of that little. Maid. He spake. Again. To him. By his servant.

[29:55] The Lord's prophet. And he speaks. To every believer. He speaks. In the law. Every child. Of God. Will know. What it means.

[30:06] For the word. Of the Lord. To come. Under. The sentence. Of the law. When God speaks. You know. Even if he speaks.

[30:17] With condemnation. It's a wonderful thing. Because we are sure. Of this. We may not always. Believe. That it will be so.

[30:28] With us. But we are sure. Of this. Wherever. And to whomever. The Lord speaks. In his law. He will speak. In his mercy. And by his love.

[30:42] And in his grace. And he will speak. The word. Of eternal life. The Lord God. Speaketh once. Yea. Twice.

[30:53] Yet man. Perceiveth it not. Then you find. The description. Of God. Speaking once. Given here. How this soul. Comes.

[31:03] The flesh is consumed. It says. He abhors bread. His soul hates. Dainty meat. It's a wonderful description. Of the. Soul under conviction.

[31:15] You know. When. All things. That were relished. Before. By nature. Is now. No. No more. Delight in them. World cannot please.

[31:28] Sin. Has a terrible. Face. An ugly face. Set upon it. And we. Such souls.

[31:39] Poor sinners. Such as these. Described here. In the. Chapter. Are in. Desperate places. Their bones. That were not seen.

[31:50] Stick out. They find. Things about them. That they could. Never believe. Were possible. They look upon. Themselves. They see themselves. Monsters.

[32:01] They feel themselves. Totally unworthy. Of God's mercy. And. Totally deserving. Of his curse.

[32:13] They. Their flesh. Consumes. Away. And. The bones. That were not seen. Stick out. Yea. Their soul.

[32:25] Draweth near. Unto the grave. And their life. Unto the destroyer. Then. We read this. Then. Is he.

[32:35] Is he. Gracious. Unto him. Oh. How. Timely. Is the intervention. Of divine mercy. Never a moment.

[32:46] Too late. The life. Seems. Almost. To have. Ended. Right. To the very bitter end. And then. God comes. With his. Saving mercy.

[32:59] He comes. The savior. Full of grace. He comes. And. Meets. The need. And. Visits. The soul.

[33:10] And. Brings out. From the poor sinner. This language. Of prayer. He shall pray. Unto God. And. He will be.

[33:21] Favorable. Unto him. What an outcome. That is. From the. Exercise. Of prayer.

[33:34] God's. Being. Favorable. Unto him. I dare say. Some of you. Here tonight. Have. Felt this. Greatly. Concerned.

[33:45] About it. You've prayed. You believe. You've had. Real prayer. And yet. You feel. The Lord. Has not taken. Any notice.

[33:55] Of your prayers. Seems. As almost. If they've been. Shut out. Like. Dear Job's. Prayers. Seem to be.

[34:06] To him. And you wonder. Whether there's any. Real. Purpose. In praying. To the almighty. But you will find this.

[34:20] As you look into the word of God. And look into your own experience. That when the Lord seems to turn a face away from your cries.

[34:32] And turn a deaf ear to your entreaties. Are the very times when the Lord pays the most attention to them. Because.

[34:45] He will show his favor. Now there are many degrees of favor. If we look at it from man's point of view.

[34:58] Some men will count it a very. A favor. Even if it's a small. A small. Matter of.

[35:11] Of. Help. Or. Something. Akin to that. Whereas. Others. May. Regard.

[35:23] Far greater things as being favorable. Favors. From men. But you know there's one thing about. God's favor. To his people.

[35:36] And that is this. That the scripture tells us. That in his favor. There is life. So.

[35:48] Whatever it is. However small it may appear to be. The Lord's favor. There's life in it. Eternal life is in it.

[36:01] And you know it's a favor when sometimes we are denied. What we ask. It's a favor when we are delayed.

[36:12] From receiving. What we expect. And in that favor. Though it seems a negative one. There's life.

[36:23] Life for our poor souls. It's a forerunner. Of. Vaster. Greater. More glorious things. Because.

[36:34] Look at our text. We can only just pass over them. Really. He shall see. His face. With joy. She's. See his face.

[36:46] Oh. To see the face. Of the Lord. Jacob saw the face. Of the Lord. In a very strange way.

[36:57] Far different from what he expected ever to see it. After Penjore. When he had that terrible trial. And fear. And dread.

[37:09] Of his brother coming. To take vengeance upon him. And he wrestled with the angel of the Lord. And pleaded with God.

[37:19] To help. To save. To deliver him. He met his brother. And found instead of being. Full of vengeance.

[37:31] Anger. Fury. He was complacent. And ready to concede. To Jacob. And to accept.

[37:42] From his hands. His gift. And what did Jacob say? He says. My brother. I can see. In thy face. As if it had been.

[37:53] The face of the angel. Of the Lord. Now. You know. He doesn't mean to say. That Esau. Looked like an angel. Of the Lord. But he did see. What he does mean is this.

[38:04] He means that the changed face. The changed attitude. Adopted by Esau. His brother. Who had every right. To take.

[38:15] Avenging. An avenging course. He saw in the change. That had come over him. The very face of God. He had seen the face of God.

[38:29] In that great. Dispensation. He shall see. His face. With joy.

[38:42] Liveers come. Just for a moment. To personal things. Do you feel. That the. Face of the Lord. If. Only you could get a glimpse.

[38:52] Of it. What a. Joy that would be. To feel. You know. If you see the face.

[39:02] Of the Lord. There's one thing. A person. A poor sinner. Looks for. When they see. The face. Or when they would see. The face. Of the Lord.

[39:13] And that is this. A smile. That smile. Of the Lord. Can chase away. Every doubt. That ever existed. In a poor sinner's heart.

[39:23] It can change. In a moment. The condition. From one of darkness. And woe. To that of light. And peace.

[39:35] Thy smile. What a. Thing that is. Glorious thing. Is the smile. Of the Lord. To behold. The smiling. Countenance.

[39:46] Of our God. Is heaven itself. It's the taste. Of heavenly glory. He shall see. His face.

[39:57] With joy. This isn't. Simply. A matter. That. Of possibility. This is. This is. God's word. It's. What God.

[40:10] Declares. To be. The truth. Respecting. Everyone. Who has. Had this great change. Who has been. Cleansed.

[40:22] And. Wrought upon. By the power. Of God. So that. They have returned. As it were. To their days. Of their flesh. To the days. Of their youth.

[40:32] And have been. Brought. As little children. Into the kingdom. Of God. He shall see. His face. With joy.

[40:45] And then. Last of all. For he will. Render unto man. His righteousness. God will. You see.

[40:55] God. Does everything. For the sinner. He doesn't ask. The sinner. To become righteous. He makes. The sinner. Righteous.

[41:07] He doesn't say. To. A poor. A creature. Creeping. Along. And seeking. And seeking. Earnestly. And feeling.

[41:18] The. Wretchedness. Of their. Guilt. And ruin. To rid themselves. Of these things. And to become. Holy. He says. My righteousness.

[41:30] Shall be. Upon them. It's imputed. Righteousness. That saves. Our souls. And prepares. Us. For heaven. Not our own.

[41:41] Righteousness. That is filthy. Rags. Never will be anything else. Than filthy. Rags. It's Christ. Righteousness. It's the righteousness.

[41:52] Of God. And God. Will render. Wonderful word. That is. Rendering it. Making it applicable. Making it.

[42:04] Vital. Making it. A reality. Clothing. A poor sinner. In the. Beauties. Of it. Adorning them.

[42:15] And making them. Fit. To appear. Before God. That's what it means. He will render. Unto man. His righteousness. Not only.

[42:27] Righteousness. Imputed. But righteousness. Imparted. Will be rendered. Unto all believers. And that will be. A wonderful thing. For you and I.

[42:39] Who were. Naturally. Subject to. And so solemnly. Inclined. To do anything. And everything. Unrighteous. Shall be made.

[42:49] By God's grace. To perform. The righteous acts. Of faith. And of love. And worship. He will render.

[43:01] Under man. His righteousness. And we do need. We do need more. Of this. Pray for it. Seek. Earnestly. That precious portion.

[43:12] If you are weak. Ask the Lord. To render you. The strength. Of his own righteousness. If you feel. To stumble. To stumble in the way. And to wallow much.

[43:23] In filth. And indwelling sin. Ask the Lord. To lift you out of it. And to make righteousness. That God imputes.

[43:34] And faith puts on. The great title. That you have. To heavenly glory. And so. Run the race. That is set before you.

[43:46] He will render. Under man. His righteousness. So my dear friends. If you feel. Tonight. A word. Applicable.

[43:57] To your case. Bless the Lord. For it. It may just be this. You know. Like Naaman. You've been thinking. Of Urbana. And Fapa. Rivers of Damascus.

[44:08] I get a good many people. You know. They come. They come once. To our little chapel. At Lindslade. Then they go off. They find. That other places. More.

[44:19] Attended. Perhaps. Or more adorned. They've got advantages. Of this. That. And the other. More. Younger. People. Surrounding the place. And they.

[44:30] They choose. These things. You see. Well I think. It's very much. Like Naaman. What they're saying. In their. Fury. And ignorance. Are not a.

[44:41] Barna. And Fapa. Rivers of Damascus. Better than all. The waters. Of Israel. And it's true. To a certain. If you only look at it.

[44:51] From a natural. Standpoint. But you can never. Never. Find. What your soul. Needs. By. Seeking.

[45:03] And centering. Your. Interest. And hearts. And minds. Upon those. Things. Where God. Has no place. And where his word.

[45:14] Has never. Sanctioned. We do need. To keep. Very near. To the word. Of the Lord. And if the Lord. Says. Go and wash.

[45:25] In Jordan. That poor. Humble. Little river. That only. Flowed. From the dead sea. Down. For a little while. Into the other lake.

[45:36] If that's the place. That God says. Go and wash in it. It's only there. That you'll find. Healing. And. Eternal life.

[45:48] May the Lord. Bless these. Few scattered remarks. Things. Even. Drain.UNC be hovered. Commodore. Not like that. You had? Opposition. Separate Eddy. An Position.

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[46:19]  Hey. I'm missing the job. Where is the guy.