<TITLE>10. Par 30-34</TITLE>L-30 The next morning, they're just that persistent, here come the cars right up to go anyhow. Well I, if you go... Brother Baxter said, "Are you going, Brother Branham?"
I said, "No, sir."
So here they was outside, and my suitcase wasn't packed, nothing. I said, "No. The Lord told me not to go."
Well, in come the ministers, and Brother Bosworth knows, we had a round of it. He said, "Well, the meetings are closed here."
And I said, "Ridiculous. Right where the Lord's give us the favor and everything, and telling us to stay here, and here's where we're to stay."

L-31 And no, they wanted to go. And so, I put my clothes under my arm and so forth, and we got out, and Brother Bosworth and all of them right along. And we started down, and as we started going, just a hundred and something miles, I said, "What are you going down here for?"
"Well, we promised Brother So-and-so we'd be here, Brother..."

L-32 I say this with reverence brother, if you want to get in trouble, just mess with a preacher. You sure get in trouble. So that's right. Now, they're God's servants. They have to be a little suspicious and things. But, brother, I've had more trouble of preachers getting me out of the will of God then anything I've ever seen in my life." Yes, sir! 'Cause one will say, "The Lord..." See, the man's right. If the Lord told him to do that, let him go do it. He may tell me something else. And no matter whatever tells you, if he's a prophet, if he's a preacher, whatever he may be, if God's told you something contrary, don't you pay no attention to that prophet, preacher, priest, or whatever it is; you listen to God. Always listen to God.

L-33 How many ever read I Kings 13, where a little prophet went down and prophesied, and done works of God told him something to do. And another real prophet come to him and told him, said, "The Lord met me and said you come to my house and eat." You know what happened, don't you? Yes, sir. You listen to God, regardless of who says or what says. You listen to God.
Well, the minister said, "We promised our brethren that we'd bring you to their town."
I said, "What size city is this we're going to?"
"About three thousand."
"Why, there was ten, fifteen, twenty thousand people out there to go to the meeting. Where are you going to put them?"
"Don't know. But we promised brother we'd be there." There you are.
I said, "I--I appreciate that. I love our brethren, but God has said...?... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]...?... miles away, and I knowed the whole crowd would be right over there."

L-34 So, we started down the road, and Brother and Sister Schoeman in the car, and Billy Paul, I believe... No, I was by myself, and I think Billy was back with Brother Bosworth and them. And what... Three or four carloads of ministers coming, kept going on down, the Holy Spirit said, "Are you going to listen to Me?"
I said, "Brother Schoeman, stop the car."
He said, "What's the matter, Brother Branham?"
I said, "Just stop."
And he stopped and said, "Well, what?" We way ahead of the rest of them, 'cause he drove like Jehu. So he pulled the brake up and he--and he said, "Well, what's the matter?"
I said, "I'm just not going any farther."
"Well," he said, "Brother Branham," said, "I don't care for you staying up there." Said... He's the chairman. Said, "That's my city. That's my district." He said, "But the brethren want you to go down there." He said, "They're not going to listen to that, Brother Branham."
I said, "Well, I'm going to listen to God, anyhow."


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