Around the World in 88 Years -E Book - Arthur Burt

you out, you would be puffed up in your pride if you were takenin. Therefore, I’ll leave you out until you lose your hurt feeling.”God worked with me on this issue for a long time. I thank Himthat He did, so I could enjoy God’s blessing on someone else. Icame to recognize something in me both of the prodigal son andthe elder brother. The elder brother should have had the attitudeof executor of his father’s will. When the father said, “Bring forththe best robe and put it on him,” the elder brother should havebeen delighted to put the robe on his returned brother. He shouldhave been the one to put the ring on the prodigal’s finger, andthe shoes on his feet. He couldn’t do it though, because of hispoor attitude toward his brother.“Thou never gavest me a kid,” he accused his father. God wasteaching me the value of being able to enjoy the grace and blessingof God on someone else, not just on me. I was learning whileI was on the outside looking in, as God dealt with me.There often is an immense struggle going on within anybodywhen they are left out. Very few Christians can bear to be slighted.They get hurt, offended, and upset, not understanding that untilyou can sweetly bear having nothing, you cannot bear somethingto the glory of God. Psalm 119:165 says, “Great peace havethey which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.” Noteven having nothing.Those meetings went on for hours. I ask myself today, “How didthey differ from meetings that we are in now?” In the Welshrevival, Evans Roberts’ meetings moved from agony to ecstasy— two emotions that we seldom see in meetings today. Thepeople fell to the floor, under the convicting power of the HolySpirit, often screaming out in agony, “I understand!” When theyhad met God and had a release, they moved into ecstasy.In those days back in the 30’s, there was another man, HaroldWebster, who ministered the presence of God. Unless you wereclose to him, you would hardly hear anything. His eyes wouldclose and he would whisper, “Oh Jesus.”Then, the Holy Spirit would come in divine invasion. One personwould start laughing in the Spirit, and then another and another,until gales and gusts of Holy Ghost laughter would sweep over58