I.STAND.AT.THE.DOOR.AND.KNOCK_ JEFF.IN SUNDAY_ 57-1208
E-28 Oh, it don't have to be spontaneously. It don't have to be that way. Certainly not. Just as long as you believe it. There's where Christians fail today. The Bible said, "Faith is the substance of things hoped for. It's the evidence of things not seen." Then what would you say to it then?
Now, it's not a myth. It's not a thought. It's not a hope. It's not a wish. It's a substance. It's actually something that you possess. For instance, I come to you and I say to you, "I am hungry. I have to have some bread."
And you say, "What do you need? What money do you need?"
"I need twenty-five cents to buy a loaf of bread. I'm hungry."
And you say, "Here is the twenty-five cents."
Now, twenty-five cents is the purchase power of the loaf of bread. And as long as I've got the twenty-five cents, I've got it. It's a substance. I can be just as happy standing here with the twenty-five cents, and the loaf of bread on Spring Street.
Oh, blessed be His Name. You don't let Him come in. Open that door of faith. When He says anything, it's the truth. When His promise is to you, that's the substance, when faith anchors to know that God cannot lie. It's settled.
Now, I've got the twenty-five cents. It's not just something I imagine. I'm possessing the twenty-five cents. I walk out the door. Why, I'm just as happy as I--if I had the bread, for I've got the purchase power.
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