<TITLE>12. Par 40-43</TITLE>L-40 Well, same thing by Divine healing. "Lady, you're a very sick. You, you, you, you stretcher cases here, probably in a dying condition. I don't know you. I don't recognize a one of you. And the little girl here, I don't know her. And some other ones here, I never seen you in my life; but I'm bringing to you, my sister, a--the message that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. His love and devotion to you is just as it always was. And there's not one more thing that He can do in His great kingdom to get you healed, because He's already done that. Nineteen hundred years ago when He died, He saved every creature on the earth. Did He? He certainly did. "The Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world." Now, it'll never do you no good until you accept it. Is that right? See? He saved you back there. The Blood sprayed the earth: "Father, forgive them; they know not what they do." But you're under mercy now, when--you're a free moral agent. But when the life leaves your body and you go in the Presence of God, you're already judged, 'cause God's already judged sin. Then, "He was wounded for your transgressions; with His stripes you were healed." And how can anyone do now what Jesus done nineteen hundred years ago? There you are. You can't.

L-41 Now, the only thing a minister can do would be preach the Gospel, tell you the truth. And you believe it, accept it, act upon your confession. Go out; say you're well. Believe you're well. Act like you are. You say, "Brother Branham, should I do that before it..." You never feel nothing. Jesus never did say, "Did you feeled it?" He said, "Did you believe it?" It's by faith, not by feeling. You're not saved by feeling. Why, the devil can beat you around every stump in the country, saying it's by your feelings. I'm not saved because I feel like I'm saved. I'm saved because God's Word says I'm saved.

L-42 Now, and listen; just a moment. The Word of God will defeat the devil any place, anywhere, any time on any condition. When Jesus was here on earth, the Father was in Him. God was in Christ reconcile the world to Himself. We believe that. All the fine qualities was in--was of the Father was in Him. But when He met Satan, look how He did. He brought it in your reach, and yours, yours, and all of you. See? He never used His great gift.
When Satan comes in and said, "If thou be the Son of God, turn these stones to bread," He said, "It is written: man shall not live by bread alone." He taken Him up on the pinnacle of the temple. Jesus said, "It is written." He took Him up on a high mountain, showed Him the kingdoms of the world, said, "I'll give them all to you, if you'll fall down and worship me." Jesus said, "It is written." See? Always, "It's written," the Word.
The Word of God is a Seed. Accept It in your heart: believe It; water It; testify of It; take It as your own personal need and God will bring it to pass.

L-43 Now, then you say, "Brother Branham, what made your ministry conspicuous?" This last statement.
When I was a little boy, I was borned up here in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in a little log cabin. My dear old mother sets here tonight in this auditorium. She was fifteen years old when I was born. My father was about eighteen.
The morning when I was born, he was standing with his (They tell me.)--with his hands in the bibs of his overalls. And a little old window in the side of the hut, after I was borned, a Light came into that window, settled down where I was. It's been with me from that day to this.


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