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Getting to Know God

By

Norvel Hayes

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Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotationsare taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

Getting To Know GodISBN 1-5!"-#$1-"

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+rinted in the United States of 0merica. 0ll ri'htsreser)ed under International %op&ri'ht aw.%ontents and2or co)er ma& not be reproduced in

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1 Getting to Know God

Good Will Come to You

In 3ob 4441 it sa&s Acquaint now thyself

with him  67od8,  and be at peace....  0lwa&s

remember that if &ou ha)e lost &our peace,&ou are on the wron' road. 9hen thathappens to &ou, &ou need to 'et into a roomb& &ourself, with no one around, and spendsome time worshippin' the ord and praisin'

*is Name until &ou 'et &our perfect peaceback.

/he ord 3esus %hrist has perfect peacefor e)er& belie)er. *e has perfect peace fore)er& follower of *im.

/he Bible sa&s to acquaint now &ourself:now, not after a while.

Acquaint now thyself with him,and be at peace: thereby good shall

come unto thee. ob !!:!"

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7ood in e)er&thin' will come to &ou.

#ecei$e, % pray thee, the law

from his mouth, and lay up hiswords in thine heart.

 ob !!:!!

&he 'outh Agrees With the (eart

/he onl& reason that people don;t 'ethealed is because the& don;t ha)e healin')erses memori<ed. /he onl& reason peopledon;t 'et blessed in certain wa&s is that the&

don;t ha)e the )erses that pertain to their needmemori<ed in their heart. *ow do I knowthat= Because what a person has memori<edin his heart will come out of his mouth.

>our mouth onl& speaks what is in &our

heart. >ou can sa& in a 'eneral wa&, ?9ell, Ilo)e the ord, and I belie)e the Bible,? but thatwon;t heal &ou. It ma& be true to a certainde'ree. But &ou need to learn that 7od is aspecific 7od. *e;s not a 'eneral 7od.

>ou ma& sa&, ?9ell, I belie)e 7od can do

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an&thin'.? 9ell, that;s a first-class si'n &oudon;t belie)e an&thin'. >ou are tr&in' to pull

a cop-out on 7od, and *e won;t accept that.If &ou belie)e the ord 3esus %hrist is

&our *ealer and &ou want to be healed, thencall 3esus &our *ealer. Be specific about it.  Call

the ord 3esus %hrist &our *ealer.

Someone ma& sa&, ?Brother Nor)el, I ha)eto ha)e a miracle.? 9ell, the ord 3esus %hristis a Airacle-worker *e has miracle power,and it is a free 'ift to the church.

Your 'ind and 'outh Can )e Your Worst *nemy

0nd as a belie)er of the ord 3esus %hrist,&ou ha)e a ri'ht to a miracle. But &ou ha)e to

take the miracle awa& from the de)il andawa& from &our mind. 0s lon' as &ou li)e inthe world of &our mind, &ou are ne)er 'oin'to recei)e a miracle from 7od. >our mind and&our mouth are two of &our worst enemies.

/he reason that is true is that sometimes

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&ou speak words out of &our mouth becauseof the wa& &ou feel, and most of the time &our

feelin's will lie to &ou. >our mind can be acesspool to which the de)il makessupernatural su''estions.

If the enem& is allowed to keep onbombardin' &our mind with false

su''estions, &ou mi'ht Cust 'o ahead and acton his lies. ?9ell, bless 7od, I;ll do whate)er Iwant to do.? No, &ou can;t 'et an&where likethat. >ou ha)e to find out what the ordwants &ou to do and obe& *im if &ou want to

be mi'htil& blessed.

You +eed the 'ind of Christ

/hat;s the reason the Bible plainl& tells&ou that &ou need to ha)e the mind of %hrist

in &our mind all the time. 0nd don;t e)er let7od;s 9ord depart from &our e&es. Deep it in&our brain and keep it in &our spirit all thetime. It will also help &ou to memori<e somespecific )erses pertainin' to &our need, Efor

instance, healin' )erses, financial )erses,

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will speak out.

>ou ne)er ha)e to ask a person what kind

of shape the& are in spirituall& or otherwise. 3ust 'o ha)e lunch with them and let themtalk for a while, and &ou;ll find out eactl&what kind of shape the& are in. /heir mouthwill tell on them. 9hat the& ha)e in their

heart is what their mouth will speak out.

You Choose What Goes in Your(eart

/he onl& thin' the mouth has to workwith is what &ou put in &our heart. 0nd &ouput thin's in &our heart b& choice. G)er&human bein' on earth has the same choice.>ou can listen to the ord 3esus %hrist andfollow *im, or &ou can do &our own thin'.>ou don;t ha)e to follow the ord.

Now if &ou do &our own thin', &ou are'oin' to li)e a rou'h life, full of chuck holes,climbin' mountains. But the Bible sa&s to 'et

acquainted with 7od and listen to *imH thenpeace will come unto &ou.

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#ecei$e, % pray thee, the lawfrom his mouth, and lay up his

words in thine heart.  ob !!:!!

>ou see, &ou  receive when &ou la& up *iswords in &our heart.

%f thou return to the Almighty,thou shalt be built up, thou shalt putaway iniquity A# from thytabernacles.

&hen shalt thou lay up gold as

dust, and the gold of /phir as thestones of the broos.

Yea, the Almighty shall be thydefence, and thou shalt ha$e plentyof sil$er.

or then shalt thou ha$e thydelight in the Almighty, and shaltlift up thy face unto God.

&hou shalt mae thy prayer untohim, and he shall hear thee, and thou

shalt pay thy $ows.

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 ob !!:!01!2

/he Bible sa&s that an& man who cries out

to the ord or makes his pra&er unto *im da&and ni'ht for somethin':askin' 7od for it,belie)in' and thankin' *im for it, and'lorif&in' *is name for it da& and ni'ht:

 3esus said that the 7od who made us will 'i)e

the answer to a person like that.

/he Bible sa&s that a human bein' whowants somethin' has to do one thin', and onethin' onl&, and it doesn;t cost a dime ?et th&request be made known unto 7od.?

 Whate$er You +eed, Go to God

o &ou want a new kidne&= o &ou wantto be blessed financiall&= o &ou want the

fruit of the spirit to operate throu'h &ouEwhich is the 'reatest thin' in the world, to'et alon' with peopleF. o &ou want all of the'ifts of the Spirit to operate throu'h &ou= o&ou want the *ol& 7host to 'i)e them to &ou=

9hate)er &ou ma& want, *e said, 34et thyrequest be made nown unto God"—nobod&

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else.

7od doesn;t like it when &ou 'o to a

human bein' and ask them for all kinds ofthin's. 7od is a Cealous 7od, and if &ou arefollowin' the ord 3esus %hrist, 7od doesn;tlike it when &ou 'o to a human bein' and askthem for an&thin'. *e wants &ou to come to

*im. 7od doesn;t like to be b&passed./he Bible sa&s that 7od is a Cealous 7od,

and *e doesn;t like it when &ou make arequest of somebod& else and start puttin'pressure on other people to 'i)e &ou what

&ou need. ne of the worst thin's &ou can doin life is 'o to people and tr& to make them'i)e &ou what &ou need.

If the human bein's in the church world

could onl& understand that the ord  loves  itwhen *e hears their )oice. *e is waitin' andlon'in' to hear their )oice. /he Bible sa&s thatis what makes 7od happ&.

0 7od who can speak worlds into

eistence wants to hear &ou:one of *ischildren:cr&in' out to *ea)en, approachin'

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*ea)en, lettin' &our request be made knownunto *im, thankin' *im before &ou e)er see

it, da& and ni'ht, for hours at a time.

-ass the &est of aith

7od sa&s, ?/he thin' that makes Ae fullof Co& and happier than an&thin' else is when

one of m& children passes the test of faith andrefuses to accept defeat. I can hear thembelie)in' Ae in truth for somethin' beforethe& e)er see it. /he thin' that makes Ae thehappiest is when I 'et to 'i)e to A& children

what the& request.?ook at the net se)eral )erses from 3ob

&hou shalt mae thy prayer untohim, and he shall hear thee...

 ob !!:!2If &ou make a pra&er unto 7od, *e will

hear &ou. f course, &ou understand, it has tobe the pra&er of faith I ha)e a book that tellsabout ten thin's that causes &our faith to

work in perfection after &ou learn what faith

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is.

&hou shalt mae thy prayer unto

him, and he shall hear thee, and thoushalt pay thy $ows.

 ob !!:!2

If &ou;ll pa& &our )ows unto 7od Efor

instance, &ou reall& should tithe if &ou want7od;s best blessin'F, look what *e sa&s in)erse 4$

&hou shalt also decree a thing,and it shall be established unto thee:

and the light shall shine upon thyways.

 ob !!:!5

ecree somethin' that &ou want and

claim it in 3esus; Name. ?I decree that m& Uncle 3ohn is not 'oin' to 'o to hell. I decree that m&sister who is not followin' the ord is not'oin' to 'o to hell. I decree that m& dadd& willne)er 'o to hell in 3esus; name?

ecree it and speak it out for the rest of&our life, and somethin' will happen before

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&our dadd& dies, and he will accept the ord.

ecree it.  Reuse to let an& of &our lo)ed

ones 'o to hell. 3ust decree it. 0nd don;t e)ertalk an& other wa&. I don;t care if the& aremean to &ou or curse at &ouH Cust decree itan&wa&. et;s look in +ro)erbs chapter 1.

A wise son heareth his father6sinstruction: but a scorner heareth notrebue.

A man shall eat good by the fruitof his mouth: but the soul of the

transgressors shall eat $iolence.(e that eepeth his mouth

eepeth his life: but he that openethwide his lips shall ha$e destruction.

-ro$erbs "0:"10

 3ust make sure that when &ou open up &ourlips and &our mouth, &ou don;t talk aboutpeople and &ou don;t run them downH &ou Custspeak 'ood thin's.

9hen &ou do that, 7od 0lmi'ht& will bless

&ou so much &ou can;t hardl& stand it. 7od sa&s

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if &ou will do it, &ou will keep &our life. If &oudon;t do it, destruction will come upon &ourfinances and upon &our bod&.

)e 7iligent

(e that eepeth his moutheepeth his life: but he that openeth

wide his lips shall ha$e destruction.&he soul of the sluggard

desireth, and hath nothing: but thesoul of the diligent shall be madefat.

-ro$erbs "0:0,8

et me epound on )erse " /he soul of ala<& person desires thin's, but he has nothin'.0nd he won;t e)er ha)e an&thin'. Ifsomebod& 'i)es him somethin', he;ll lose thattoo.

7od will bless &ou when &ou are dili'ent.ook at )erse 5.

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ind &rue #iches

A righteous man hateth lying:but a wiced man is loathsome, andcometh to shame.

#ighteousness eepeth him thatis upright in the way: but

wicedness o$erthroweth the sinner.&here is that maeth himself

rich, yet hath nothing...-ro$erbs "0:912

>ou ha)e a lot of knowled'e to make

mone&, but &ou don;t know the ord 3esus%hrist and *is peace. >ou are rich, but &ouha)e nothin'.

...there is that maeth himself

poor, yet hath great riches.-ro$erbs "0:2

I ha)e known people who didn;t ha)e)er& much mone& at all, but the& knew 7odreal well. /he& wouldn;t talk about people:

&ou couldn;t hire them to. 0nd the& didn;t tell

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liesH the& Cust knew 7od real well. /he& hadno knowled'e about how to make mone&, but

the& Cust knew 7od real well.0nd I ha)e known people who 'i)e

e)er&thin' awa& to 7od. G)er& time the& 'etsomethin', the& 'o 'i)e it to the poor. /he&

 Cust 'i)e awa& e)er&thin' the& ha)e. But the&

ha)e 'reat riches in their heart and in theirmind.

&he ransom of a man6s life arehis riches: but the poor heareth notrebue. &he light of the righteousreoiceth: but the lamp of the wicedshall be put out.

/nly by pride comethcontention: but with the wellad$ised is wisdom.

 Wealth gotten by $anity shall bediminished but he that gathereth6wealth or income8  by labour shallincrease.

-ro$erbs "0:51""

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If &ou 'et wealth the wron' wa&, &ou willlose it. Aake &our mone& b& usin' &our mind,

and make &our mone& b& usin' &our labor.Ji'ure thin's out, labor, work:and &ou willincrease.

(ope deferred maeth the heartsic: but when the desire cometh, it

is a tree of life. Whoso despiseth theword shall be destroyed...

-ro$erbs "0:"!

If &ou despise to hear the Bible preached

or to hear it read, &ou will be destro&ed onthis earth. >ou will destro& &ourself.

 Whoso despiseth the word 6or the

Bible8 shall be destroyed: but he thatfeareth the commandment shall be

rewarded.&he law of the wise is a fountain

of life, to depart from the snares ofdeath.

-ro$erbs "0:"0,"8

9hat is the law of the wise= /he law of

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the wise is the Bible. /he Bible is 7od;s lawbook.

(ow &o )rea *$ery Chain of)ondage

Someone ma& ask, ?*ow can I 'et out ofall these troubles and all these burdens, and

the snares of death, and all these cra<& thin'sthat tr& to come upon me= *as 7od 'i)en meinstructions about how I can 'et stron'enou'h to o)ercome those thin's=?

h, definitel&. et;s look at Isaiah chapter5$. >ou are 'oin' to learn how to o)ercomethose thin's and to break the bands ofwickedness and the chains of unsuccess:an&kind of chains of bonda'e.

%s not this is the fast that % ha$echosen;...

%saiah 95:<

Sometimes 7od doesn;t choose a lon' fastfor &ou. 0nd if I were &ou, I would ne)er 'oon a lon' fast unless the ord told me to.

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Brother Denneth *a'in told me one time,?Nor)el, I;)e been in the ministr& o)er sit&

&ears. 9hen I was on the field, I would fastusuall& e)er& /uesda&, sometimes e)er&/uesda& and e)er& /hursda&.

?But if somethin' came up where I had aspecial need and I wanted to brin' a petition

before 7od, or if I wanted to break the powerof somethin' that was tr&in' to mess me up, Iwould start fastin' and pra&in'.?

If &ou are 'oin' to fast, &ou need to pra&Hif &ou don;t, &ou mi'ht 'et a headache.

*e said, ?In more than fift& &ears ofministr& when I did that, I alwa&s 'ot m&answerH the attack of the enem& was alwa&sbroken. It would take one da&, two da&s,  never

lon'er than three da&s, of fastin' to break thepower of an&thin' tr&in' to 'et )ictor& o)erme. 0 lot of times I would 'et it in one da&.

Sometimes it took two da&s. But it ne)ertook more than three da&s in all those &ears.?

0 lot of times &ou Cust need to fast one

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meal and pra& and take authorit& o)er theproblem, and &ou will 'et &our answer.

Sometimes it takes two meals, sometimes oneor two da&s. Aost of the time &ou won;t ha)eto 'o to the third da&.

9hen &ou fast, &our spirit becomes stron'enou'h to 'et )ictor& because it keeps &our

flesh under subCection. Unless &our spirit is'rounded in 7od;s 9ord, unless &ou ha)e aportion of the 0braham-kind of faith and the

 3esus-kind of faith inside of &our own humanspirit:&our flesh and &our bod& and &our

mind will rule &ou in life.But if &ou re'ularl& fast one or two da&s,

&ou keep &our flesh under subCection. >ou arenot feedin' &our fleshH &ou are takin' awa&the power of &our flesh. >ou are buildin' up

&our spirit, which is on the inside of &ourflesh. 0nd &our spirit 'ets stron'er andsharper.

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&he Condition of Your =pirit#e$ealed by Your 'outh

/he onl& time a human bein' doesn;t 'et)ictor& is when his human spirit is not stron'enou'h spirituall& to 'et the )ictor&. 3esussaid, ?0ll thin's are possible to him thatbelie)eth.?

>ou see, 7od is a Spirit, so &ou belie)e7od with &our spirit. 0nd the condition of&our spirit comes out of &our mouth. Unless&ou rule &our flesh, sometimes &ou will Cust

do or sa& what &ou feel or what &ou want to.9ell, &ou;re not 'oin' to 'et )er& much)ictor& doin' that.

But &ou can fast one or two meals, orwhate)er it takes to keep &our flesh under

subCection, and pra& while &ou;re fastin'.Someone ma& ask, ?Is that in the Bible=? >es,it;s in the Bible. In fact, 7od chose thatministr& Cust for &ou. Jastin' is a ministr&from 7od to us.

&he ast God Chooses

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%s not this the fast that % ha$echosen;...

%saiah 95:<7od is askin' &ou a question. ?Is not this

the fast that I ha)e chosen=? 0nd then &oucome alon' with a problem and sa&, ?%hosenfor what, ord=?

0nd then 7od answers  ...to loose the

bands of wicedness  6from around &ou orothers who are close to &ou8,  to undo the

hea$y burdens 6that are tr&in' to burden &oudown. 7od doesn;t want &ou burdened downwith hea)& burdens.8, and to let the oppressed

go free, and that you brea e$ery yoe; EIsaiah5$@F.

Break e)er& &oke. >ou see, the de)il has

the &oke of po)ert& to put on &ou. /he de)ilhas the &oke of disease to put on &ou. /hede)il has the &oke of doubt to put on &ou so&ou can;t recei)e &our miracle. /he de)il hasall kinds of &okes to put around &our neck to

let &ou know that &ou are not 'oin' torecei)e.

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/he de)il looks at conditions. *e willpoint out e)er& condition he possibl& can to

con)ince &ou that &ou are not 'oin' torecei)e.

But 7od sa&s, ?Kemember, I;m 7od and Ilo)e &ou. I;ll make a wa& where there is nowa&.? So belie)e 7od for thin's when it looks

impossible to &ou. 9hen &ou hear, ?/here;sno wa&? that;s &our mind workin'. on;t sa&,?/here;s no wa&,? that is a lie. 7od warns &ouin the Bible not to lean to &our ownunderstandin'.

7od sa&s to lean on a 7od that can make adoor where there is no door. ean on a 7odthat can make a wa& where there is no wa&.7od can 'i)e &ou )ictor& where there is no)ictor&, where it looks desolate and dark and

lonel& and sad. 0s &ou lean on *im, the li'htof the mornin' will come upon &ou.

%s not this the fast that % ha$echosen;...that ye brea e$ery yoe;

%saiah 95:<

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>ou break the &oke &ourself Someonema& sa&, ?Brother Nor)el, I;m not stron'

enou'h to break it.? I know &ou ma& not bestron' enou'h to break it now, because &ouare li)in' in natural conditionsH &ou ha)en;tpaid the price. But  when &ou obe& theinstructions of the ord 3esus %hrist and pa&

the price, when &ou fast for a meal or two orthree and pra& and &our flesh 'ets weak and&our spirit 'ets stron', t!en &ou can break that&oke.

7od sa&s, ?Is not this the fast I ha)e not

chosen for &ou, to break e)er& &oke=? Notsome of the &okes, every &oke.

ook at )erse ?0nd is it not to helpothers also=? Jastin' also 'ets &our spirit intoshape to help others.

%s it not to deal thy bread to thehungry...

%saiah 95:2

Someone sa&s, ?Now Brother Nor)el, I

don;t want to 'i)e some of m& bread to a

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hun'r& person. I don;t deli'ht in that.? 9ell, if&ou fast for a da& or two and ask 7od to help

&ou 'et that wa&, &ou will 'et that wa&. 0nd&ou will )oluntaril& and willin'l& deal &ourbread to a hun'r& person.

>ou will find 'reat fa)or with 7oddealin' &our bread to a hun'r& person or

'i)in' to help feed the hun'r&.

%s it not to deal thy bread to thehungry, and that thou bring the poorthat are cast out to thy house; whenthou seest the naed, that thou co$erhim...

%saiah 95:2

Someone ma& sa&, ?I can;t do that.? >es,&ou can >ou ma& not be able to do that

toda&, but if &ou will fast a da& or two &ouwill be able to. Because 7od will 'i)e &ou thatkind of lo)e.

...that thou hide not thyself fromthine own flesh;

%saiah 95:2

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No, don;t hide &ourself from &our ownflesh. +ut &our flesh under subCection in 3esus;

name.

&he Glory of the 4ord as Your#eward

If &ou will do these thin's, )erse $ tells

&ou what will happen to &ou.

&hen shall thy light brea forthas the morning, and thine healthshall spring forth speedily  6healthwill return to &our bod&, and disease

will disappear8 and thy righteousnessshall go before thee> the glory of the4ord shall be thy re1reward.

%saiah 95:5

/he 'lor& of the ord shall be th& reward/hat promise is for &ou if &ou will fast for twoor three da&s until &ou put &our flesh undersubCection. 7et &our spirit stron' enou'h tobelie)e 7od and break e)er& &oke in &our life.

Kebuke those &okes in 3esus; name.

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/he 'lor& of the ord will be &our rewardwhen &ou 'et &our heart and mind in a 'ood

shape, to the point where &ou )oluntaril& feedthe poor and help somebod& 'et some clothes,to the point where &ou will sa&, ?I;ll help &ou.?on;t put it on somebod& else. ?I;ll help &ou.?

>ou ma& sa&, ?I don;t ha)e an& mone&.

9hat happens if I meet a man with no shirt=?9ell, 'i)e him one of &ours.

9hen &ou 'et &ourself in that kind ofshape, then this is what will happen

&hen shalt thou call, and the4ord shall answer> thou shalt cry,and he shall say, (ere % am. %f thoutae away from the midst of thee theyoe, the putting forth of the finger,

and speaing $anity.And if thou draw out thy soul to

the hungry, and satisfy the afflictedsoul> then shall thy light rise inobscurity, and thy darness be as the

noon day. %saiah 95:?,"@

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/h& darkness turns into noonda& and thesun shall shine so bri'htl&. Now look what

7od sa&s *e will do for &ou  And the 4ordshall guide thee continually...  EIsaiah 5$11F./hose that are led b& the Spirit of 7od, the&are the sons of 7od.

And the 4ord shall guide thee

continually, and satisfy thy soul indrought, and mae fat thy bones:and thou shalt be lie a wateredgarden, and lie a spring of water,whose waters fail not.

%saiah 95:""

If &ou are ha)in' trouble findin' a Cob,fast for two or three meals and pra&, claimin'a Cob. %laim the door of emplo&ment to swin'wide open to &ou in 3esus; name. If &ou willdo that, &ou can 'et a Cob when nobod& elsecan 'et one. 7od will make a wa& for &ouwhere there is no wa&.

...and lie a spring of water,

whose waters fail not.

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And they that shall be of theeshall build the old waste places: thou

shalt raise up the foundations ofmany generations> and thou shalt becalled, &he repairer of the breach,&he restorer of paths to dwell in.

%saiah 95:"","!

#espect the =abbath

>ou need to understand this if &ou are'oin' to be successful in life If &ou will pleasethe ord on *is Sabbath da& and brin' to

*im some of what &ou made that week, theord sa&s the blessin's of hea)en will fall on&ou. 7od sa&s if &ou will keep the Sabbathda& hol&, and 'o to church on the Sabbathda&, and worship and praise *im, *e will

restore &ouH *e will keep &ou &oun'H *e willpreser)e &ou. ook at )erses 1 and 1"

%f thou turn away thy foot fromthe sabbath, from doing thy pleasureon my holy day> and call the sabbath

a delight, the holy of the 4ord,

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honourable> and shalt honour him,not doing thine own ways, nor

finding thine own pleasure, norspeaing thine own words.%saiah 95:"0

>ou are to respect the Sabbath and comeinto the house of the ord. 7od sa&s if &ou

will b&pass all the thin's &ou want to do, allthe words &ou want to speak, all the pleasure&ou desire, if &ou will b&pass &our wa&s andcome on the Sabbath da& to the hol&tabernacle of the ord and honor 7od *imself

with &our presence, then )erse 1" is &ours.

&hen shalt thou delight thyselfin the 4ord> and % will cause thee toride upon the high places of theearth, and feed thee with theheritage of acob thy father for themouth of the 4ord hath spoen it.

%saiah 95:"8

7od lo)es for &ou to be in *is presence, in

*is house. /hat;s where *e wants &ou. 0nd*e wants &ou to 'et to know *im intimatel&,

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so &ou can break free of e)er& &oke.

7et &our mouth in a'reement with &our

heart, and walk in the fullness of *isblessin's.

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About the Author

Nor)el *a&es shares 7od;s 9ord boldl&and simpl&, with an enthusiasm that capturesthat heart of the hearer. *e has learned

throu'h personal eperience that 7od;s wordcan be effecti)e in e)er& area of life and that itwill work for an&one who will belie)e it andappl& it.

Nor)el owns se)eral businesses which

function successfull& despite the fact that hespends more than half his time awa& from theoffice, ministerin' the 7ospel throu'hout thecountr&. *is obedience to 7od and hiswillin'ness to share his faith ha)e taken him

to a )ariet& of places. *e ministers inchurches, seminars, con)entions, colle'es,prisons:an&where the Spirit of 7od leads.

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