<TITLE>05. Par 15-17</TITLE>L-15 Here's a Gospel preacher of... As like unto the Kingdom of heaven, a man went forth and cast the net into the sea, and when he drawed the net in, that's the Gospel. And when he drawed it in, he had some fish in there. He had some crawfish in there. And he had some turtles in there. And he had some snakes in there. And he had some water-bugs. And he had everything in there. As long as the Gospel net was over them, they all looked the same. But when he lifted the net, he just noticed, just like a revival...
The preacher throws the Gospel net; he pulls everything up here he can. Well, first thing you know, the old turtle looks up and says, "There ain't nothing to it." And here he goes right back to the mud puddle.
And first thing you know, here's that big old water bug, plop, plop, plop, plop, frog, too, you know, just as hard as he can go, right back to the puddles. "There's nothing to it. Somebody stepped on my toes. There ain't nothing by hypocrites up there. I ain't going to stay." Away he goes.
The old snake, serpent, "I told you. I knowed that woman was just..." There he goes, right back to the water.

L-16 But there's some fish in there too. See? So, it ain't my business. I just throw the net in the pond and pull it. God takes out what's fish. Is that right? God takes the fish. I have nothing to do with it. I don't keep His books. He knows who's who. But it's us to preach the Gospel. That's up to God to do the--the--the saving.
And now, when you're saved, you're just then hitting the right road. A minister said to me not long ago, he said he was seeking the baptism of the Holy Ghost, a great man. He said, "Brother Branham, I believe I've got the Holy Ghost."
I said, "Well, believing doesn't give it to you, brother. It's a gift of God."
And he said, "Look, Brother Branham," said, "Abraham believed God by faith, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness."
I said, "That's right. Exactly. But He give him the sign of circumcision in commemoration, as a memorial of his faith." And today, when we say that we believe, we're--we can believe in a measure, but when God gives us the baptism of the Holy Ghost, He confirms our faith and seals us. Ephesians 4:30, "Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you're sealed until the day of your redemption." The Holy Ghost is the confirmation of your faith in God. God has confirmed it, and recognized it so, and put the seal of approval on you. That's what we want, isn't it? That's what the Church needs. That's what makes you alive.

L-17 Now, back to Divine healing. I have been wondering... Brother Bosworth, all along has talked to me about it. He said, "Brother Branham, I believe that--that if you'd do something different once in you meetings... You got in the same routine, and--and so," he said, "if you'd do something different, I believe you get the more of the people." So if the Lord willing, beginning tomorrow night, I'm going to come down to the platform, the Lord willing, preach awhile, and just see if we can't pray for a groups of people for the next two or three nights while we got plenty of time, and nobody's in a hurry. Oh, we got...
How many is borned again in here? Let's see how--how many is in here born again. Well, we got forever. Is that right? We're just having a little--just a little pre-jubilee here. We got forever. We ain't going nowhere. So we going to live forever. You believe that, don't you? So what's our big rush? What do we have drive ninety mile an hour for? See? Let's just take our time. Be better off, don't you think so? If we just take our time. So let's just take our time and see what the Lord will do.
Now, here is the... to the... Leading to this spot, and I'll have to hurry and close, 'cause I just got a few more minutes before praying for the sick.


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