<TITLE>23. Par 206-213</TITLE>L-206 Someone else say, "Brother Branham, I'm not what I ought to be tonight. I know I'm not. I've grieved my Lord, but Something in my heart has always told me I ought to be a Christian. And I want to serve God." Is that person here tonight, and has never made that start? Now, I want you to be honest with me right now in closing, that knows this, that Something through your life has told you that you should serve God; you've felt like that for a long time. You have never made the start yet, but Something has told you that.
I--I'm not one of the persons who will run back there and pull you up here. No, no. If the Holy Spirit, through the preaching of the Word, doesn't do it, doesn't do me any good. See, that's right, you have to make your choice.

L-208 But will you be honest enough with me, and say, "Brother Bill, there's been Something in me for years, or times, or whatever it is, that's called me, that's told me, seemed like I ought to turn to God, and I just haven't done it yet. You pray for me, Brother Bill, that--that I will be man or woman enough to do it?" Will you raise your hand, everywhere in the building now, that feels that--that God has... God bless you.
Someone else say, "Something has called at my heart and I have never made my surrender yet." Just raise your hand, say, "I, I'm the one. I've never yet become a Christian, but I--I--I want to. I want to, and I want you to pray that--that God won't turn me down until I make my decision." Will you do it? Raise your hand. God bless you, sir; that's mighty fine. Just somebody just raise your hand, say, "I--I want you to pray, Brother Bill, that I--I won't turn God down." God bless you, sir. That--that's fine. Now, someone else. Is there someone else in here. Now, be honest.

L-210 Now look, what if the doctor comes to your house before daylight, he takes your pulse, moves back, say, "No, he'll never come out of that one; he's done"? Oh, how you wish you'd have put that hand up.
It might have meant something, saying, "Pray for me, brother." I don't know who you are, unless you'd let me know. Church don't know who you are. But if you raise up your hand, God will recognize that. That won't save you, no, but it'll give you that much of a start. It'll give you that much start. Then maybe before the revival's over, you'll give your heart to Christ.
Now, this has been rough tonight. We'll try to get down in more in the solid, down into the Word in the beginning, I mean, as we go on.

L-213 Is there one more? There's been five raise their hand. Somebody else. Could I have just six or seven? Now, I want you to be honest. God bless you, young lady. Now, I know there's one more person in here that should have your hand up. Now, just put your hand up, say, "Brother Bill, pray for me." I--I'm not coming back to where you are; I'm going to pray for you right here. And then just say, "Remember me now, that I am not a Christian, but I've always felt that I should be. And now, I know I'm not a Christian." Is there another one now, put your hand up. Yeah, I'm fixing to close. Get to the piano, Teddy, if you will.


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