Look, the priest doubted Gabriel’s word. But Mary…And he had something to believe that’d happened before that time; but Mary didn’t have nothing: never a baby had been born without being, well, like man and wife. But she was going to have a baby by the Holy Spirit. And instead of doubting him, she said, “Behold, the handmaid of the Lord. Be it unto me according to Thy Word.” Hallelujah. Oh, that’s what we need is some more Marys. Take God at His Word. She didn’t wait till she felt life; she started right then testifying she was going to have a baby. Hallelujah. As soon as God’s Word sinks in your heart, get up and give a testimony, and…“Hallelujah.” That’s it. When God takes the Holy Spirit and brings that Word to you and makes It alive to you, a reality that your faith, stand up and claim it. You don’t have to feel nothing, see nothing, or nothing; you have to believe something. Amen. I’m not amening myself, but it means “so be it.”

Believest Thou This?, 1951-05-06, Los Angeles, CA, §47