The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-03-22
The Bible Story of
Naaman the Leper
THE BEAUTIFUL STORY OF NAAMAN MARRIED AWFUL
AFFLICTIoN


the first thing you know of them introduces that little word
"but" and it spos the whole thing.
Thousands and of thousands of otherwise fascinating
and beautiful stories instantly mared and spoiled by the
introduction of that little word of three eters-"BUT.
remember hearing prayer meeting talking about
certain wealthy farmer. He said, He good husband he
good father he is fine neghbor he honest and he
truthful; BUT he will saloon at least week and
home beasly drunk and want you to pray for him.
1t of Naaman The part that introduced by
the little word but spoiled the description
BUT HE WAS A LEPER."
That is enough to make person hang his head
After you have heard this wonderful description you
ready to say "NNel he be wonderful man! What
poson What honor How happy he must be! He has
thing this world can afford"
Yes you reach the pinnacle of compliments all at
once you are told to listen minute BUT this
1eper"-and that spoils the whole business
Having eprosy that awful Undesirable disease
did that he captain of the host of the
king SYRIA that great things had been done by his hana
He leper.
Let us see what else we have here The Second Verse:
Syrians had gone companies and had brought
away captive of the land of Israel little maid and she
waited Naaman's wife"
THE FAITHFUL WITNESS OF LITTLE IsRAE1r1sH MAID
We have had something about a great and mighty
and now we introduced another character this story
little girl, little Israelitish maid
-"And she waited Naamans wife,
This little Israetish maid did not put her light under
bushe She that her lepe and she knew
she knew that there prophet in Israel who
believed God and through whom God wrought miracles and
the first thing did tell her mistress about the prophet
of God.
ought be the first thing that every in Zion does
wherever you go tell the people of God and of Zion.
Let your light shine wherever you and wherever you go
This little girl afraid Naamans arsocraic
household When you get the love of God in your heart you
afraid of anybody.
1t is glorious thing to have holy boldness.
People asked me, "Do you get scared on the plat
form" No; have the day when could not
the platform and preach have known what it was to
be afraid.
can tell I step the platform whether there
any demonaca power present not passed THROUGH many
years this work. when seemed though all the devils from
the upper air aayed for pitched battle They said Zion
dead but not dead God only testing us out
Sometimes now, people asked "Why isn't Zion
dead?"
The devil intended to kill Zon but he did succeed.
There is very little demoniaca power manifest There
meetings in which feel the of elons OF
angels instead of presence power of devils God has
banshed them; God has driven them out
THE TO- Soon BECOMES THE DEVIL ENTHRoNED
Whenever the devil speaks me, say "You just
ing your time and your breath talking You might well
go your way because by the of God and the help OF
God and guidance of Gods Holy Spirit going to be
faithful to the very end
How about you, brother?
How about you, sister?
know voice of the devil Just the moment he Whispers
know his voice. and stick the Sword of the Spirit into him
right up to the hil
you listen the devil when he along then before
YOU know it he the inside He is always the outside
begin with but you listen to him and entertain him. he will
say beautiful house, brother would like place
in there And he ill., and the next thing you know he
is sitting the throne.
You know, when and resist him and say mo-!
when he tempts them, he will flee from them.
Now here is this little maids
Some people say ooh wish had chance to do some
hingr Why you have thousand chances The only trouble
is you say &c" going to shine in the kitchen want to
shine in the paror That is where the difficulty
Would you expect lamp light the paror that would not
light up the kitchen? The first thing brother sister to light
up the kitchen and when you light properly and are faithful
TO God perhaps day He will call you higher and you
can light up the parlor.
THE MIGHTY Power A SIMPLE, BRIEF TESTIMONY
Here is what the Israelisf maid said:
cWoud God my lord with the prophet who is in
Samaria;"-
Yes she knew there prophet in Samana
-"For he would recover him his leprosy.
That is what said and it not much, was 1t?
# was very brief did attempt to take the place OF the