<TITLE>02. Par 5-8</TITLE>L-5 So then, usually I just take and lay them down and pray and ask our Lord what He wants me do. And then I go just where He wants me to go, or try to. If I miss it sometimes, I don't mean to. And if I displease Him, God knows in my heart I--I want Him forgive me before I even move from these tracks.
And there might be a lot of things that I might do and say that you might think might be a little strange, but if I know the inside of my heart, that standing here tonight, maybe there'll be people here that we will never meet no more. That's right. This many people, and elderly people, and so forth, and some sick people, that I know if I come back here a year from today, there's somebody out of this group will be gone. I may be that person; I don't know. You may be that, but there's one of us, somebody's going to be. And I must be dead in earnest, because this is our last meeting time on earth. I've got to meet up there with you. Then I've got to give an account of my life here on earth. And with the deepest of sincerity I--I try to be honest and faithful to Jesus Christ. And at that day that I'll have not regret. For I want my title read clear at that time.

L-6 I prayed a long time ago, "Lord, when I come down to the river, I don't want any trouble there that morning. 'Cause it's going to be gloomy and dark, and I'm sure if there's any trouble I want it straighten it up right now, right here now. So when I come down there, there won't be any trouble, I'll have everything clear and I can cross over."
Heaven means much to me: got loved ones there, father. Loving friends by the thousands are on the other side, buddies, a wife, darling little baby, well, it just means a lot to me. And above all that, if I never see them no more, I want to see Jesus. I want to see Him, and if at that day when I walk up to the gate and He looks down at me, and he says, "William Branham, you wasn't faithful enough, and you're not worthy, and I'm not going to let you come in."
With the depths of my heart I could say, "Yes, Lord, that's exactly the truth, I'm not worthy."

L-7 And if He sends me to hell, and in hell there's such a thing as having love, I'll still love Jesus Christ. 'Cause it's become a part of my life; it's become me. And I can't help it; there's something in there makes me love Him.
And now, if I love Him, there must be a genuine Christian love for you. And if I haven't got that, then I don't love Him. For how can I say I love Him Who we haven't seen, and not love those who... His disciples and His servants?
I've made this statement maybe before here, but I've often thought, "What would I do with a charger that had two drops of the literal Blood of Christ in it?" How I would cherish it and walk close.

L-8 But tonight, I've got more in His sight than His literal Blood. I've got the purchase of His Blood. Then I must do all that I can to help you. And in my heart I want to do it. You've been very kind, just a little handful. Expense is not too much, but they tell me all the expenses now is met. You gave a love offering to me, which from the depths of my soul, I appreciate. I'm not worthy; I didn't do nothing for a love offering, don't deserve it.
But what I'll do with it, I've got three children to feed. My clothes are mostly give to me; people send me clothes and so forth. And what I have left over, out of just what I have to spend... And my expenses are very high. I send thousands and thousands of handkerchiefs around the world a week. And office expenses and that, and it all have to come right out of these meetings. But I've never let anyone beg for money. If they did, I found it out, well, I didn't let them take money no more. 'Cause I don't believe in that. I just believe in just tell the people, "This is what we need," it's their meeting, "and I'm here to do all I can to meet the expenses." And you all have, and I appreciate it.


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