<TITLE>13. Par 118-128</TITLE>L-118 They was taking a love offering one time for Gypsy Smith. And when they went back in the back of the building to go out that night, there was a poor little ragged girl standing there. She was all... Her clothes was all tore off of her. She had something; she said she wanted to see Mr. Smith. So Gypsy Smith said, "What do you want, darling?"
Said, "Mr. Smith, I didn't have any money to give you, but," said, "about a month ago it was Christmas, and somebody give me a lollipop. And I love you so much, Mr. Smith." Said, "My daddy got saved; he's not a drunkard now." Said, "I thought I'd bring you this lollipop."
Mr. Smith took it in his hand, tears rolled down his cheeks. Patted her on the hand, he said, "Honey, in my offering tonight lays as much as thousands of dollars in checks, but this is the greatest gift that I've got of all of it. It come from your little humble heart." Oh, my.

L-121 What you've got tonight, friends, you're not nothing anyhow. Why don't you give all you've got to Christ. Come, let's cross this Jordan. Let's go over and possess the land. You say, "Well, brother, you know I've got a good job in this city. I'm... I belong to a certain organization in this city." What are you anyhow? Give what you've got over to Him. Let's gather up here around the Jordan and cross over tonight, go over into the promised Land. May the Lord help you. I pray that He will, while we bow our heads.
Wish I could preach a little longer, but I'm hoarse. It's all right. Let's bow our heads just a minute.

L-123 Lord God, we're standing up near Jordan tonight, the old muddy waves flashing out yonder. We know one of these days we got to come down there. And I realize that out yonder, before every one of us is a great big black hole, big deep door that men go in called death. And I know every time that my heart beats, I'm one beat closer there. And I got to come down there, Lord. And every man and woman, boy or girl in here has to come to that place. How far we are, You only know. But, Lord, I don't want to come there like a coward; I don't want to come there screaming, "Lord, give me a few more days to repent." I want to come like a hero. I want to come like Paul of old, saying this one thing, "I know Him in the power of His resurrection." Not by shaking hands with some preacher, not by putting my name on a church book, and a few drops of water sprinkled on top of my head, I want to know Him in the power of His resurrection, that when He calls my name, I'll come up from among the dead. O God, may that be the desire of every heart here tonight.

L-125 If there's men and women, boys and girls here, who doesn't know You in the free pardoning of sin, and has got their names written in the Lamb's Book of Life, may they make their decision just now. Grant it, Father. We love the people. And Thou has a-vindicated Your services everywhere. And we know that You're here.
And we're thinking of Israel crossing the Jordan. Why, You promised it to them, You gave it to them. And You give it to us. Lord, may we rise and go possess our possessions tonight. Grant it, Lord.

L-128 While we have our heads down. I wonder if there's a person in here tonight would say, "Brother Branham," sincerely from our heart, "I--I want to go over Jordan. I want to cross over, but I'm not exactly right yet. I'm not fit to go over. I'd hate to meet the Lord in my condition. I'm going to raise up my hand and say, 'Pray for me, Brother Branham.' And you do it, will you?" I'll do it. Raise up your hand now. Who are you? God bless you. My, just hands up everywhere. Someone else put your hands up, "Brother Branham, pray for me." God bless you. God bless you, sir. God bless you, sister. God bless you, little lady. God bless you, boy. God bless you, mister. And you back there. All right, someone else put your hands up.


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