Many people speak of God. And what’s an amazing thing to me, friends, that many times people speaking of God know so little about Him. See? They speak of it as…They know it as a joy, and they know they’re saved; they are. But when it comes to dealing with spiritual things (See?), that’s altogether a different phase. It has nothing to do with that joy that comes from God. The joy’s just like, well, it’s a—I would say, the bubbles on top of the water. You see? See? That’s wonderful; it’s good to bubble dance, as we would call it, to rejoice and the blessings fall upon you. But when you come down face to face with spirits, why, it’s so much different; you’d be surprised. That’s right. And now, I don’t want to keep you no longer than I can possibly help. I want to read some Scripture, and go right straight into our service, and do all that I can to help you tonight. I can only be able to help you as God will permit it done by me. And God can only help you as your faith will permit Him to operate in you. And now, that I might be sure to get this clear; that operations of spiritual gifts are not for an individual. But the operation of spiritual gifts is to go into the church and to—to edify the church. See, it’s not for me; it’d be possible, I could stand here sick, and God would be healing the people out there, and I know about it. See? And it would never touch me. See? It’s just a channel that works through. You understand?

At Thy Word, 1951-09-28, New York, NY, §2