The Question - The Answer

Let's turn back to the book of
John, chapter 7. It says in verse 1, "...after
these things." After what things? Well, he had fed the five thousand
with five loaves and two fish. He had told them he was the bread
of life. He had told them that all that
the Father giveth him shall come to him, and him that cometh,
he said, I'll in no wise cast out. He said, no man can come
to me except my Father which sent me draw him. Many of his
disciples were offended, and they went back and walked no
more with him. He said, what, and if these things offend you,
wait till you see the Son of Man ascend up where he was before.
But they went back, and he turned to his twelve disciples, and
he said to them, Will you also go away? And Peter said, Lord,
to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal
life. The Jews sought to kill him.
He could walk no more in their midst. In Jerusalem they sought
to kill him. He healed a man on their Sabbath
day. He claimed equality with the Father. even his brothers,
and he had brothers. If you'll turn to Matthew chapter
13, there are many people who say that Mary had no children
after Christ was born. But we know of four here that
she had. In Matthew 13, verse 55, it says
this, Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called
Mary? And his brethren, James, Joseph,
Simon, And Judas, his brethren, did not believe on him. They
said to him, Now the feast of the tabernacles is at hand. This
was the feast where the people of Israel commemorated the Jews
dwelling in tents in the wilderness. They went up to Jerusalem, and
they pitched their tents, and they stayed there several days.
And his brothers said to him, Go up there where all the people
are. They're coming from everywhere. If you want people to know that
you are who you say you are, go up there and do some of the
miracles, if you really do these miracles, and people will see
these miracles and they'll believe on you. And our Lord said, My
time has not yet come. The real confrontation is reserved
for later. The day of crucifixion is not
here. The Jews saw Him at the feast. He did not go openly,
but secretly, and they sought Him. And they looked for Him,
and they said, Where is He? Where is He? Some wanted to kill
Him. Some wanted to see some miracles. Some wanted to hear
His word. But they went about crying, Where
is He? I want to look at two things
tonight in this message. First of all, that question.
Where is He? And then I'm going to look into
God's Word, and God willing, give you the answer. Now this
question's been asked before. In Matthew 2, verse 2, the wise
men asked this question. They came to worship Him. They
said, where is He? Where is He who was born King
of the Jews? We want to know where He is.
We've come from a far land to worship Him. We've brought gifts,
and we want to know where He is. Herod asked this question,
but he didn't ask it that he might worship Him. He asked it
that he might destroy Him. He called his wise men together,
and he said, where is he supposed to be born, this king of the
Jews? You find out where he is, and
then you destroy him. And then infidels have asked
believers this question for centuries. Turn with me to Psalm 42. Listen
to this scripture. Unbelievers, skeptics, infidels,
agnostics, they've asked that question. David said in Psalm
42, as the heart or deer panteth after the water brooks, so panteth
my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for
the living God. When shall I come and appear
before God? My tears have been my meat, day
and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is your God,
David? while he was out running on the
hillsides trying to escape the wrath of Saul. I'm sure people
ask, where is this God in whom you believe? Where is this God
in whom you trust? When his son Absalom rose up
against him and won the hearts of the people and cast King David
out of the city and off the throne, and he was leaving dejected and
rejected, I'm sure people along the wayside laughingly said,
where's your God, David? Where's your God? As they did
David's son when they cried, let's see if God will have him
now. He called on God, he said he was God's son, where is God? And then when Absalom was killed
and David went up into the quiet place and his heart was broken
and he was weeping and he cried, oh Absalom my son, would God
I had died for you. Absalom hanging out there in
a tree by his beautiful hair, stabbed with the sword of one
of his men, and David crying, Where is God? A man asked a preacher
that one time. A man lost his only son. The
son was accidentally killed, and the preacher visited the
home, and when he walked in, the first thing the father said
to him was, Preacher, where was God when my boy was killed? Where
was God when my son died?" And the preacher wisely looked at
him and said, well, he was in the same place he was when his
son died, on the throne. Where is God? Look at verse 9
and 10 of Psalm 42. They didn't quit. They said continually,
where is your God, the rich prosper and the righteous starve? Where
is God? I will say unto God, my rock,
why hast thou forgotten me?" Have you ever been there? Why
go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? As with
a sword in my bones, my enemies reproach me while they say daily
unto me, where is your God? Where is God? Where is he? Doubters have asked this question
about his return. I ride along the highway and
I see these signs put up 50, 75 years ago, Jesus is soon coming,
and they've rotted and fallen down, and all you can see is
just a few words left. Where is he? Where is he? Since the fathers fell asleep,
all things continue as they are. Where is he? You say he's coming
back. Paul said 1900 years ago he was coming back. Where is
he? Where is he? And I'll tell you, some true
devoted servants of God have asked that question. Over in
the book of 2 Kings, Elijah, Elijah the prophet of God, the
man of God, the strong tower unto Elisha, said to Elisha one
day, he said, I'm going to Bethel. Elisha said, I'm going with you.
Elijah said, no, you stay here. He said, I'm going with you.
This is where my soul lives and God lives. I'll not leave you.
So they went to Bethel, and when they got down there, some of
the young prophets called Elisha aside, and they said, God's going
to take your master away from you. That'd be like saying to
a family, God's going to take your priest, your father, away
from you. That'd be like saying to a church
with a faithful pastor, God's going to take your pastor away
from you. That'd be like saying on Bill's mission work, God's
going to take your director away from you. And Elisha said, hold
your peace. And Elijah said to him, said,
I'm going down to Jericho. Elisha said, I'm going with you.
Elijah said, you stay here. He said, no, sure as my soul
lives, I won't leave you. I'm not going to leave you. So
they went down to Jericho and the young prophets got Elisha
aside and said, God's going to take your master away from you
today. And Elisha said, you hold your
peace. And Elijah said, Elisha, I'm going down to Jordan. Elisha
said, I'm going with you. I'll not leave you. I can't leave
you. I need you. Sure as my soul lives,
I'll be with you. And they went to Jordan, and
they came there to the river Jordan, and the mighty prophet
of God followed by the young man, inexperienced, needy, dependent. And Elisha
wrapped that mantle around his arm and struck the water, and
the waters parted, and the two of them walked across on dry
land. When they got on the other side, Elijah said to Elisha,
I'm leaving. I'm leaving. God's going to take
me away from you. Now you ask for whatever you want. And it
may be that God will give it to you. And Elisha said, I want
a double portion of your power. He knew if he was to be the prophet,
he had to have the power. He knew if he was to be the prophet,
he had to have the strength of the Spirit. He knew if he was
to take the message, he was going to have to have a message. He
knew he could not go forth, and would God that we could learn
this, in the strength and energy of the flesh and human wisdom.
He needed an anointing of the power of God. And he said, Elijah,
give me a double portion of your power and of the presence of
God. Elijah said, I can't do it. But
I'll tell you this, if you see me go, you'll have your wish. If you don't see me go, you won't
have it." And about that time, a chariot of fire came down and
took Elijah away, and his mantle fell on the ground. And as he
went away into the sky, Elisha, the young preacher, reached down
and picked up that mantle. Elijah was gone. He was gone. Dark God Almighty took Spurgeon,
and his church folded up. God Almighty took this man, that
man, the other man, and the work perished. And Elisha saw Elijah
go away, and he was a man in need, needing power, needing
the presence of God, needing a message, needing assurance.
And he wrapped that mantle around his arm and walked over to the
River Jordan. And this is what he said, Where
is he? Where is the Lord God of Elijah? And then turn to Job 23. I want
you to see this scripture here. Children of God in deep waters. And I know Bill's asked this
question, and I have it as many times as he has, I know. And
I know that many other faithful servants of the Lord have asked
this question, just like Job. Weary, broken, distressed, needy,
empty. The clouds are dark, it seems
like the heavens are brass, and God's gone away. And Job answered
and said in verse 1 of Job 23, Even today is my complaint better. My stroke is heavier than my
groaning, O, that I knew where I might find him, that I might
come even to his feet. Look at verse 8, Behold, I go
forward, and he's not there. And I go backward and I can't
find him. I look on the left hand where he doth work, but
I can't see him. He hides himself on the right
hand, I can't see him. But he knows the way that I take.
When he hath tried me, when this is all over, I know this, I'll
come forth as gold. I know that, that's all that
keeps me going. I believe to see the goodness
of the Lord in the land of the living, therefore I wait on the
Lord." Where is he? Old Christmas Evans, one of the
deacons, found him back in his study one Sunday morning before
the service started when it was supposed to start And that deacon
heard him crying to God, Oh God, I've gone into the pulpit by
myself for the last time. I wish every preacher in America
would pray that prayer next Sunday morning. If you don't go with
me, I'm not going. I'm not going. A lot of folks
wouldn't go, but some of us would go clothed in robed in, anointed
with the power of the Holy Spirit. And one word, one word spoken
in the power of the Holy Spirit is worth ten million of our logical
words of wisdom, which mean nothing. Where is he? Where is he? Well, there's an answer. I'm
going to let the The men of God who wrote this book answer first.
Turn to Psalm 115. Let's let David answer first.
David, where is your God? Where is He? Psalm 115, verse
2, Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is your God? Where is He, David? Verse 3,
Our God's in the heavens. He's not in temples made by human
hands. God Almighty said to King David,
King Solomon, you going to build a house for me? While the heaven
of heavens won't contain him, the earth his footstool, you
going to build him a house? He's not in temples, cathedrals
made by human hands. He's not in shrines and holy
places. We drive around Mexico and go
into these little pueblos, and outside of every pueblo is a
shrine with a cross and a lot of pretty colored stones around
it, and God's there. No, He's not. God's not in your
shrines and holy places visited by pilgrims. I hear people talk
about going to the Holy Land. Now, let me set you straight,
and I'll do it kindly. There's not a thing in the world
holy about that place over there. Not a thing in the world. The holy land. He's not in holy
places visited by pilgrims. He's not in holy days and religious
rituals. He's not in powerful ecclesiastical
organization. He's not in old legends and traditions
and tales. He's not in old creeds and laws
and books. He's in the heavens, David says.
Our God's in the heavens, and He moves in mysterious ways,
His wonders to perform. He plants His footsteps on the
sea, He rides upon the storm, His purposes will ripen fast,
unfolding every hour. The bud may have a bitter taste,
but Sweet, because He grew it. Sweet, because He's in it. Sweet,
because He ordained it, will be the flower. He's in the heavens. That's where He is. The universe. God's not in the universe. The
universe's in God. In Him we live and move and have
our being. He's everywhere. He's omnipresent. He's in the heavens. Look at
the next line. And he hath done whatsoever he
hath pleased. Now, my brethren, I'm sure of
this, just as sure as I'm standing here, only at a sovereign throne
will a man genuinely and sincerely and truly worship. A man will
bargain with an equal, he'll argue with an equal, but he'll
worship only a sovereign. A God who does as he pleases,
when he pleases, with whom he pleases, demands worship, adoration,
and fear. Only at a sovereign throne will
a man find salvation. salvations of the Lord, the Lord
killeth, the Lord maketh alive, the Lord woundeth, the Lord healeth,
the Lord maketh poor, the Lord maketh rich, the Lord lifteth
up, the Lord taketh the beggar from the dunghill and sets him
among the princes, and only God can do that. It takes a great God to save
a great sinner. And only at a sovereign throne
will a man find comfort, because at a sovereign throne he finds
purpose. All things work together for
good to them who love God and who are called according to his
purpose. Where is your God, David? I'll
tell you. He's not in your shrines and holy places. He's not in
your rituals and not in your religious rituals and holy days.
He's not in your ecclesiastical organizations. He's not in your
traditions. He's not in your creeds and laws
and books. He's in the heavens. And he ruleth
over the armies of heaven and among the inhabitants of this
earth and giveth it to whomsoever he will. He's God. And what it
pleased him to do, that's what he did. What it pleased him to
do. But Samuel, 1 Samuel 12, 22,
said it pleased Him to make you His people. It pleased God to
make you His people. And then over in Colossians 1,
19, it says it pleased God that in Christ should all fullness,
all grace, all mercy, all redemption dwell. And then over in Isaiah
53, verse 10, it said it pleased God to bruise him. Christ's death was no accident.
When Christ died on that cross, he died not as an example, he
died not as a martyr, he died not as a frustrated reformer,
he died as an appointed redeemer, an appointed substitute, an appointed
sin offering, an appointed sacrifice for his people. It pleased God
to bruise him. And over in Galatians 1.15, Paul
said, It pleased God who separated me from my mother's womb. It
pleased God to reveal Him to me. And my friends, it may be
that God in His mercy will reveal Him to you, but He doesn't owe
you that. If He passes you by, He'll be
just. But if He's pleased to call upon
you and He's pleased to reveal His Son to you, you'll praise
Him forever. And then it says in 1 Corinthians
1.21, "...it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save
them that believe." Where is he? Where is he? He's in the
heaven. "...and he hath done whatsoever
he pleased." All right, let's let Peter answer. Turn to Acts
chapter 10. Peter, where is your God? Where
is he? David said he's in the heaven.
What does Peter say in Acts 10, verse 43? Peter says, he's in
the Word, out here in this world. To him give all the prophets
witness. That's what this book's all about.
I wish people could see that. One of my dear, precious friends
said to me last night, he said, since I've come to this church,
I've come to understand a little bit about the Old Testament.
I can see Christ in the Old Testament. I never saw that before. Listen
to me. If you take this book and compress
it, if you take this book and get the essence of it, the heart
of it, the life of it, you'll come down to two words. Jesus
Christ. That's what it's all about. That's
right. And if you can't read it that
way, and you don't see it that way, you've missed it. This is
not the history of the Jewish race. This is the history of
redemption in Christ. This is not a book of myths.
This is not a book of laws. This is not a book of rules for
daily living. This is Christ's story. In Genesis, He's the woman seed. Thy seed shall bruise his head."
In Exodus, he's the Passover lamb. In Leviticus, he's the
great atonement. In Numbers, he's the blazing
serpent. In Deuteronomy, he's the city
of refuge. Oh, flee from the avenger! Flee! Flee, fallen creature! Flee,
murderer! Flee, sinner! Get to the city
of refuge and it can't touch you! Get to Christ and they can't
touch you, too. In Joshua, he's Rahab's scarlet
line. What do you think that meant
when she threw that harlot through that red line down the side of
that building? That's Christ! That's Christ! In Judges, he's the Lord our
peace. In Ruth, he's the kinsman redeemer. In the psalm, he's the Lord my
shepherd. In Isaiah, he's the substitute.
My friends, Don't depend on your feelings, depend on the Word
of God. Don't depend on experiences,
don't depend on visions, depend on the Word of God. Faith cometh
by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. I exhort you, I
plead with you, make much of the Word of God. Charles Spurgeon studied books
and the Bible and all these things through his young life, brilliant
genius. He didn't know the Lord. One
day he went into a little Methodist chapel, a little primitive Methodist
chapel, and sat down. The snow was heavy on the ground.
The pastor couldn't get to the church. One of the men of the
church stood up to preach, and about all he said was Isaiah
45, verse 22, "...look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends
of the earth, for I am God." Look unto me." And Spurgeon said,
in that hour, in that moment, like God pulling back a curtain,
like a light being turned on from heaven, I saw it, the gospel
of substitution, the gospel of redemption, the gospel of faith,
the gospel of Christ. My friends, the Holy Spirit will
take this word. Christ said, My word will not
return unto be void. Now the words of this preacher
will fall down here in front of this pulpit and most of it
will be forgotten tomorrow, but I'll tell you his word is sharp
and powerful and piercing as a two-edged sword. His word is
able to give you the key to sinning, the key to repentance, the key
to faith, the key to Christ, the key to salvation. It's all
right here. Where is he, Peter? He's in this
word. from Genesis to Revelation. Well,
let's let John answer. Turn to John 1, verse 10. John, where is he? Where is he? John 1, verse 10. John said he
was in the world. He, of whom David said, is in
the heavens. John came along, and of whom
Peter said, he's in the Word. John came along and said he was
He was in this world. Now you think about that. He
whom the heavens cannot contain. Do you believe that? Was once
contained in the body of a little baby in a mother's arms. He whom the world, he whom the
heavens cannot contain, he who created all things, left heaven's
glory and came right down here to this earth, and encased and
robed himself in a human fleshly body with flesh and bones and
blood, just like you and me, tempted, tested, tried in all
points, yet without seeing. Hungry, thirsty, weary, weeping. He! If you ever grasp that, if
you ever get a glimpse of that, if you ever get hold of that,
He! before whom the angels bow and the cherubims cry, holy,
holy, holy, he who walks upon the stars, he in whom all things
live and move and have their being, he was right here on this
earth in human flesh." He didn't take the nature of angels. That
would have been a condescension. But he took on himself the seed
of a fallen people. born of a woman, bone of our
bone and flesh of our flesh, tempted in all points, numbered
with the transgressors by the sin of many. The second Adam,
the Lord from heaven, was in this world, identified with me. The sinless was made sinful,
but this old wretched sinful creature might be made sinless.
Think about that. He who knew no sin was made sin. I went last Wednesday morning
to the mental ward of a hospital in Fairmont, West Virginia. I remember when I was preaching
up in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, or it was in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania,
preaching for John one time, one of his members took me to
a retarded children's hospital. It took me about three days to
get over that. There were 3,000 retarded children there. There
were boys 16, 17 years old standing in line waiting to get their
diapers changed. There were little kids wearing
football helmets to keep them from dashing their brains out
against the wall. I just walked through there crying,
crying, crying. Well, I went Wednesday back again.
I went to visit a man who had been in the mental hospital for
Fifty-two years. Fifty-two years. We went, Paul,
to take him a plug of chewing tobacco and a red pencil. He wanted a red pencil. And I
went in that ward, and there was beds down either side, and
some of them were sitting in wheelchairs. One man about my
age was tied to a chair, and he was straining pulling his
arms, trying to get loose from those bonds that tied him. His
tongue was hanging out the side of his mouth, and he was drooling,
and he'd eaten his dinner, and it had fallen all over him, and
his eyes were bleary, and he was like a madman. I just stood
there and I said, Oh God, don't ever let me complain again. God
cut my tongue out if I ever find fault with thy providence again.
And I thought as I stood there and looked at that man about
my age, how much love would it take for me? I got a pretty good
mind, I think, some intelligence and reason. I've got my faculties.
But how much love would it take for me to say, okay, okay, Edward,
you get out of that chair and I'll take your place. And you
go home, you go get in my nice automobile and go out to Ashland,
meet your family. I'll take your place here and
I'll spend the rest of my life in this terrible condition because
I love you. That's what Christ did for me.
You talk about a condescension, you talk about an angel becomes
a worm, that's nothing. The Lord of Glory became a man. He took my place, surrounded
by all of the wretchedness and corruption. You say, knowing what you know,
you couldn't stand it in that chair. Knowing what he knew,
he cried out to the Father, I'm going to die if you don't do
something for me. My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death. human sin piled on me? Man of sorrows, what a name for
the Son of God who came, ruined sinners to redeem, hallelujah,
what a Savior! Guilty, vile, helpless, we, spotless,
Son of God was He, full atonement, can it be? I don't know, I hear these preachers
guaranteeing folk salvation, they're walking out, raise their
hand, I don't know, I feel like Charles Wesley. Can it be that
I should gain an interest in the Savior's blood? You reckon
he really died for me? You reckon? We take this for
granted. Jesus paid it all. You know what
you're saying? He was in this world. You know
what you're saying? He was numbered guilty, guilty. He came to the mental hospital
of this world and took my chair and set me free. Do you know
what you're saying? I tell you, if it ever gets from
here to here, you'll never be the same. No, sir. Where is he? He's in this world.
Well, let's let Paul answer. Turn to Galatians 6. Where is
he, Paul? Well, you know, you might go
with me so far. You might follow my message.
He's in heaven. He's in this world. Amen, preacher.
He visited this world. I read one time about a king
who wanted to know what his subjects were saying, what they were thinking.
So he disguised himself, and he went out and lived with them
for a few weeks. Well, that's not too bad. Our Lord came down
here and lived on this earth. But now wait a minute. Hold on
a minute. Go with me to the soldiers' hall. And I want you to look at them.
They're those soldiers, those rough-bearded, professional soldiers. They got a fellow there sitting
him in a chair, and one of them walks up and slaps him and said,
You're a prophet? Who hit you? What's my name? Another reached up and pulled
out his beard by the roots. Another one went out and plaited
a crown out of thorns and came in and said, King ought to have
a crown, and jammed it down on his head as the blood spurted
from his temple. And they tied him up and ripped
off his robe and put thirty-nine lashes across his back till they
cut his skin to the bone. And then they sat him down and
put that mocking robe on his shoulders and the reed in his
hand bowed down before him and said, Hail, King of the Jews! Who is that? Go with me to Pilate's hall,
and there he stands with that crown of thorns, that mocking
crown of thorns, while people jeer and laugh and point at him
and ridicule him, and they bring their false witnesses, and these
liars come up and say, he said this, and he said that, and he
said the other, and he never said any of it. He just stood
there and didn't say a word. Pilate looked at him and said,
you're a king? Where's your kingdom, King?"
And they began to cry, crucify him. And then they took him outside
their holy city to keep from defiling it. And there these
soldiers took nails and they took hammers and they drove those
nails in his hands and in his feet as the blood spurted forth
and then lifted him naked up on that cross and dropped it
in the ground as the skin tore and ripped in agony. And there
He hangs, deserted by men, deserted by His disciples, denied, rejected,
a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief, suffering, alone,
in shame, and even the sky darkened and the Heavenly Father turned
His back on Him. Who is that? That's Christ, the
Son of God. Where is He? He's on a cross. God was in Christ, reconciling
the world unto Himself. Where is He? Let the angels answer.
They took Him down from that cross and put Him in a tomb.
And on the morning of the third day, the women came to anoint
His body, and the angels were standing there by the open tomb,
and they said to the women, He's not here. Where is He? Well, He's not here. If you want to visit Buddha,
you can go to his grave, he's right there. If you want to visit
Confucius, find his grave, he's right there. If you want to visit
Mohammed, you find his grave, he's right there. If you want
to visit any of these so-called messiahs, find their graves,
they're right there, but he's not there. He risen. Low in the grave He lay, Jesus
my Savior, just waiting the coming day, Jesus my Lord. Death cannot
hold its prey, Jesus my Savior. He tore the bars away, Jesus
my Lord. Up from the grave He arose with
a mighty triumph over His foes. He arose a victor over the dark
domain and He lives forever. with his saints to reign. He
arose, and because he lives, I'm going to live. Because he
came forth from the grave, I'm coming forth. He said that. He
promised that. He said because I arose, sin
is put away. Because he arose, faith in him
will bring to me resurrection. Judgment is satisfied. The law
is honored. Almighty God's justice is vindicated. He accepted the substitute, and
when he did, he accepted me and you. He arose. Where is he? Paul, where is he?
Turn to Romans 8, 34, and listen to this. Paul says, Who is he
that condemneth? I'm not afraid of condemnation.
I'm not afraid of condemnation. Why, Paul? Because you're a preacher?
No, that's not it. I'm not afraid of condemnation.
Why? Because you're a missionary,
and that's not it. Because you've traveled and established churches
and wrote the Bible, because you've done the best you can,
that's not it. Who is he that condemns it? Christ
died. I once was lost, but now I'm
found, and by God's mercy I'm heaven-bound, but my only hope,
my only plea, is that when he died, he died for me. That's
it. I never get beyond that. I started
at the cross and I'm going to wind up right there. I began
this journey at Calvary and I'm going to close it right there.
It's Christ that died. Look at it. He is risen again. Where is he? He's at the right
hand of God. What's he doing? Calling my name. Interceding for me. Pleading
his blood. My advocate. My lawyer. And he's
got something to plead. He's got some collateral. He's
got something to present. The Father charges me with sin,
and the Son presents satisfaction for sin. The Father presents
a holy law that must be obeyed, and the Son presents a perfect
obedience. The Father brings forth a sentence
of death that comes from his just requirements, and the Son
presents his death. Where is he? He's at the right
hand of God, and he's coming again. And I close to tell you
this. Where is he? He's with you in
every trial. Job may look to the right, and
he's not there, and look to the left, and he's not there, but
he's there. They put three men in that furnace, and somebody
said, hey, how many men did you put in that furnace? Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego? I see four. I see four. And I don't care how deep the
trial, how deep the water, how black the future, how rocky the
road, he rocked them. And I hear them singing that
spiritual, you've got to walk that lonesome valley, You've
got to go there by yourself. Ain't a word of it true. Though
I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I'll fear
no evil, because I'm not alone. Thou art with me." You've got
to stand that judgment trial. You've got to stand it by yourself.
Ain't a word of truth in it. He's my advocate. He's my lawyer. Where is he? Listen to the Word
of God, where two or three are met together in my name, I'll
be in their midst." He's right here. He's right here. There are dispensations when
He's pleased to reveal Himself to a greater degree and in a
greater power, but whether He reveals Himself to us in a great
power, great degree, He's still here. And even our failures will
accomplish His glory. Even the wrath of man will praise
the Lord. And we may be living in a famine
of the word of God, but it's God's world. This is my Father's
world. He's right here. I want us to
sing that hymn in closing. It's number 39. This is my Father's
world. To my listening ear all nature
sings. And round me rings the music
of the spheres. This is my Father's world. Now
rest me in the thoughts. Rocks and trees and skies and
seas, His hand, those wonders raw. You can sing that if you
believe that. Let's stand and sing all three
verses. This is my Father's world. Thirty-nine. This is my father's
world, and to my listening ears all nature sings and round me
rings The music of the spirit This is my father's world I rest
me in the thaw Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas His hand the
wonders wrought This is my Father's Word The birds their carols raise
The morning light, the lily white Declare their Maker's praise
This is my father's world. He shines in all that's fair. In the rustling grass I hear
him pass. He speaks to me everywhere.

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