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I left you ( last time ) by giving you a wonderful illustration in what Jacob said about one of his sons. He was talking about Joseph, and he said, "Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a fountain. His branches run over the wall." ( Genesis 49:22 - paraphrased )
That's beautiful. That's beautiful, and to think a father said that about one of his sons. But Jacob didn't stop there. ( He said Joseph was ) a fruitful bough by a fountain with his branches running over a wall. More than anything else, I want to go that extra mile. I want to go that third mile. I want to do more than is expected of me. More than even my Lord expects of me, for I must please Him first. Then I want to do more than my brethren expect of me. I want to go beyond that which my enemies even expect of me. Not the third mile, but the fourth mile, the fifth mile. His branches run over the wall.... something for the man next door, something for the outsider.
Love "suffereth long and is kind." What's next? Love "envieth not......vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up. ( I Corinthians 13:4) That is to say, the "ear" is never undervaluing itself because it's not the "eye." The ear is rejoicing in the brilliance of the eye. It's not envying anything that someone else possesses. Stop right there. Don't just hurry over these things. You talk about love. Everybody's talking about love, everybody no matter where you go. Love, love. There are those ( hippies ) who are wearing certain clothes to try to impress upon people what they stand for - love. But love isn't just in your dress or the length of your hair. Love is something that you do. Love is never jealous. Love "envieth not". ( verse 4 KJV ) and this is not only for the one with the long hair, but it's for the one in the pulpit, in clerical robes.
That's another kind of dress. Sometimes I think we find more jealousy in the pulpits than we'll find anywhere else in the world. Why it is, I don't know. Don't ask me! I don't have the answer. But very often, I think you find more jealousy in clerical robes than in any form of dress. You want me to hurry past that? But it's there.
You know, it would be wonderful if those who are members of the body of Christ would realize and acknowledge the fact that we are in the same Body, the Body of Christ, that Christ Himself is the Head and one with the Body to whom He belongs. If someone is successful at winning souls to the Lord Jesus Christ, and he's doing more than we're doing, can we say, "Oh, I rejoice in it, I rejoice in it? We ( ought to ) stand on the sidelines and applaud because it is the same family to which we belong. It is the same family we are born into. If only we could do that, you want to know something? We'd win the world for God. If we could manifest the love of the Lord Jesus Christ to that degree where we rejoice in our brother's success and do everything humanly possible to help him succeed - literally - the world would see the Love of Jesus Christ manifested through our lives, and we'd win the unconverted and unregenerated to God.
Do you want to know who my worst critics are today? Not the man on the street, not the hippie, not the unregenerated, but very often, one of the member of the clergy. Do you want to know who understands Katherine Kuhlman the least? Not the hippie, not the sinner, but the one who professes religion. Love "envieth not." That means: Do not envy what someone else possesses. Love "vaunteth not itself ) verse 4 KJV.
Oh now, if you're doing something, stop doing it right now, and listen very closely. This is practical. If only you and I would get back to the Word of God - it has everything. The Word of God has all the answers......if man would just come back to the Bible, and see what the Bible really teaches ( if man would ) get back again to the Word of God, the laws of God, instead of living contrary to the Word of God. You see, that's the reason we've gotten ourselves in such a mess- because we're all living contrary to what the Bible teaches. We're living contrary to God's laws and God's rules, and we've gotten ourselves into the fix we're in today............
Love that talks of loving is not love. You know, I get scared of these people who constantly are coming to me and telling me how much they love me: Oh, Miss Kuhlman, Miss Kuhlman, oh I love you, I love you. I found out a long time ago those are the people who will be the very first to turn on you. If something would happen, ( the person who helps is usually ) the person who never talks about how much he loves you, but who shows his love by doing something. They have confidence in you, are loyal to you, they are right there when you need them. There are some folk who have never told me that they love me,never. And yet, I know that if I needed them, they'd be right there through thick and thin. they'd be right there. I could call on them night or day.
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I have owned Katherine's book for many years and it was not until recently that I read her radio sermons in the back of the book to learn that her greatest trouble came from Church ministry people / people who profess religion. I was comforted to learn this because this has been my own experience. I have never experienced the level of hatred and bitterness, the spiritual envy, the cruelty from the world I have experienced from church folks in ministry ( and those who profess religion ). It is just one of those things that I have endured for many years. After learning that Katherine had suffered this also I felt relieved to know I wasn't alone. I have very rarely attended organized church services for many years partly because of this. It is a very difficult thing to not be understood by the people who should be understanding you the most! I thank Jesus for the Holy Spirit because He is a great Comforter and I usually do not give it much thought anymore. Gods grace is sufficient.
