<TITLE>22. Par 197-203</TITLE>L-197 When I think about the prodigal tonight that's away from God, out yonder in the sin, brother, eating in hog pens, running around over the world... Why, why wouldn't you, during the time of this revival, if you wasted your life in these years in riotous living, and your substance, why don't you now turn in your heart to the Father? If you have done what's wrong, why don't you meet Him tonight halfway down the path and throw your arms around Him.
"Say, you mean to tell me, Brother Branham, God still loves me?"
He's looking for you tonight. He's watching for you. The Holy Spirit's here to preserve Life, to keep you, to give you the blessing, to select you. And if you've been elected in God, you've come here tonight by some purpose.
You say, "Brother Branham, did I count myself that?"

L-200 Why did you come to church tonight? What made you come? You think the devil would ever have drug you to church? No, sir. The devil would've drug you away from it. God has been calling. It's the Father calling to you tonight. Now, you have a place in God, and God has called and called and called. If you do not receive that place... There's so many places counted out here for each one, and God has predestinated back yonder that this place should be. Now, if you fail to take that place, someone will take it in your place. So now, if you haven't took your place tonight, may God grant tonight that you'll take your place.

L-201 Tomorrow night we're go... They stayed in Egypt there for years. And now, tomorrow night we're going to bring them out under the sacrificial lamb, and bring them up as far as Jordan, and then take them over the river into the other land in the wilderness.
May the Lord bless each one of you. This has been hard tonight; it took a long time. It's been scraping and pulling, about an hour and a half here or more, and--and going through the Scriptures, harsh with it. But, brother, sister, can you realize tonight that it's election in God? How many believes in the election in God? How many believes that God elects you and calls you; He's the One Who does it? Now, are you happy? Do you believe?

L-203 Do you believe tonight that you can stand now, tomorrow, and say, "Satan, you've pushed me around, and you've done this and done that. And in my heart, all the time, there's been Something beating and tugging me towards God. Now, I realize what my calling is. I'll never be satisfied out there. I can't be satisfied out there, because God has called me. So I'm fixing now to throw these things aside and come to my heavenly Father. I'll live with Him"?
How many in here would like to say, "Brother Bill, from this night on, I'm pledging myself to God, that I'm going to serve Him. I know we're at the end of the road, and I knowed that we haven't got very much more time left. But by God's grace tonight, I mean to make a clear sweep, and I'm going to serve God"? Would you raise your hand? God bless your heart. All right.
How many that feels like that you would say, "Brother Bill, I haven't got it in my mind just exactly yet. But will you pray for me, that God will have me there at that day, that God will give me one more call in my heart? And I'll come if He will just call me one more time, I'll come"? Will you raise your hand. Are you that much concerned about it tonight? God bless you, lady. God bless you, lady. Someone else now will say... God bless you, lady. God bless you, sir. God bless you. And God bless you, young lady.


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