<TITLE>13. Par 45-48</TITLE>L-45 And she said, "Yes, suh." And she raised up her hands. And the prayer... I just cried like a baby, holding the foot, that little old foot of that little old bed there, little old iron poster bed. I held to that bed and cried when that old saint poured out her heart to God. I never heard such in my life.
She said, "Lawd, I done the best that I could. You know I washed over the washboard for the white folks." Said, "And I tried to take him to church, but he got with the wrong company. Now, dear Lawd, You taking him home, and don't let him die a sinner, Lawd. Let me have some consolation in my heart that my baby's saved and You've took him back."
She said, "Your parson is here now," said, "Lawd, I--I just pray that You'll do it." Like that, and when she said, "Amen," wiping those old black cheeks and reached over and kissed that boy again, brother, something swept through my heart. My. my. She hugged him in her arms like that and patted him and said, "Mommy's baby. You hear mammy?"
He kept going, "Umm, umm, so dark, umm, umm."

L-46 Said, "He thinks he's rowing a boat," said, "and he is out somewhere." She said, "Oh, parson," said, "pray that God won't let him die like that."
And I said, "All right, auntie. Let's pray." And I laid my hand over on his cold feet, and I looked up to our heavenly Father.
I said, "Heavenly Father, it's a hour of past time for the airplane to go, but You said, 'Walk.' I don't know why I'm here, but You've directed me here. I don't know what's going to happen, but You've directed me here. This is the place."
And I said, "I pray Thee to be merciful to this dear boy. Don't even let him die, Lord, if it's possible to spare his life, if not, spare his soul." I said, "I pray You forgive him. And I ask that You'll let him live, that he might live to be a good boy and to serve You." Just kept praying like that and directly...
He just kept going, "Umm." He said, "Mammy! Mammy!"

L-47 She raised up. She said, "What sweetheart (or darling or something like that) what does mammys baby want?"
Said, "It's getting light in here." Oh, my. "It's getting light in here." Ten minutes time, he was setting on the side of the bed talking to us.
About six months later I was going down on a train, going somewhere, I believe Phoenix. I was passing through, and you know how you come into Memphis and the railroad's running... There's a little restaurant setting up there. I got out of the--the train. I'd went to bed up at Louisville and got out that morning. I was going up to get something to eat, and I was walking down through there. A little redcap run up and said, "Hello dere, Parson Branham." Said, "How do you do?"
I said, "Good morning. Who are you?"
Said, "You don't remember me, do you?"
I said, "No."

L-48 He said, "You remember one time that the airplane didn't get up right," said, "brought you down here." Said, "I's that boy." Said, "I got...?... what you call," said, "I'm not only healed but I's a Christian now." He said, "I's a serving the Lord."
Oh, my. And you know what? The plane was a hour and something late. I got there just in time to get on the plane and go. Oh, brother, you never know what it is, when you get down and really commit yourself to God. Don't use your own mind. Don't use your own thinking. Just commit your ways to Him and just walk the way He leads. Wherever...
If He goes this way, that's all right. Sometimes it leads through deep waters, but you know the song says:
Some through the waters,
Some through the flood,
Some through deep trials,
But all through the Blood.
God's ways leads right through the deep sea, into the wilderness, and up over the hills, through the wilderness of sin, and so forth. But God will bring you out, if you'll just follow Him and not try to use your own thoughts. Just do what God says do, and you'll be all right. You believe that? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.]


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