<TITLE>03. Par 9-13</TITLE>L-9 Now, this afternoon I'm just a teeny bit late. I think I usually start around quarter after.
And Brother Baxter... I heard a remark that my wife told me that he made, saying that I was a--a preacher. Now, let me tell you first. That's an error. Be--for I'm not.
I'm what you call a spare tire. You know what a spare tire's used for? When you got a flat, then you put the spare on and roll in. Now, I don't mean we got a flat. Brother Baxter, I didn't mean that. Ha-ha-ha. I didn't--I didn't... My, I have to apologize for that. He will get me for that. But I meant it to get out my point that's what I'm talking about. I guess he's listening to me there. All right. I didn't mean we had a flat; because we haven't. But a spare tire is when you have a flat and you can roll in. But it's just in spare time.

L-10 And usually on a Sunday afternoon Brother Baxter brings me down to--to either tell my life story or to speak a little bit about our Lord. And it gives me a release.
Now, when you're preaching... Why, I could preach all day and night, and it wouldn't hurt me. That doesn't bother me a bit. But then when I had one--one case of healing or one vision before me, it takes more out of me than eight hours of preaching. See? It just tears the life out of you. See? When you're preaching, you're building up. And when this comes, it's taking down. See? There's a difference.

L-11 There's no need of me trying to explain these things friends. No matter how much I would try to explain them; I could never explain them to you. So you just try to understand (See?), and just believe me, that it's--it's something that just takes the life right out of you.
One time I wondered how that Jesus could lay on that boat out there in them--in all them waves. And how could He not know that storm was going on. But I remember: He was so tired from virtue going from Him all day, and healing the people, and seeing visions, and--and it just... He was just so tired, He couldn't get up. So that--that was it. And they had to come wake Him.

L-12 By the way, a minister this morning said, "Brother Branham, I want to correct you on something." That's all right. I'm glad to receive that. When... Anyone who can help me and--or tell me something. He said, "I hear you say at nighttime to the people, you're conscious of those people, some of them thinking it's mind reading, when you're talking." But said, "What knocks that in the head, when you go back and tell them things they've not even thought about for years." Said, "They know then it's... And which he said; it is mind reading, Brother Branham."
And I said, "Well, I..."
He said, "Do you know what those people are thinking?"
I said, "Yes, sir."
He said, "Let me give you the Scripture. 'Jesus perceived their thoughts.'"
He knew it was a... See what I mean?

L-13 He knew their thoughts. He does yet. Is that right? Well, you know what I'm talking about, don't you? Jesus perceived their thoughts. He knew what... They said... He said, "Why reason ye in your hearts, 'Who is the greatest among you or so forth?'"
And then when they said, "This man blasphemeth."...
He said... He perceived their thoughts, and He knowed what they was thinking about. And He said, "Is it just as easy to say, 'Thy sins be forgiven thee,' or, 'Take up thy bed and walk'" See? Which is it? See? He... So it's just Him. It's not man. It's Christ. So have faith in Him and believe Him.


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