<TITLE>04. Par 13-15</TITLE>L-13 The Church could just really find that out. If you could positionally find your place in Christ, then all these other things would just fade away like a shadow. Every one that cometh to God, that's true, must have the shadows, and temptations, and fears, and so forth, but just don't get all tore up about it. What's a little suffering for a little while, knowing that the glory of God will be revealed in the last days when Jesus comes, when we'll be made like unto Him? He's just working everything together. Did you know, maybe if you were sick, or something happened to you, that God might've had to do that just to bring you a little closer to Him?

L-14 You know, one time it was told; I don't know whether this is authentic or not, where the missionary told me in--in Palestine. However, he said he seen a--a shepherd coming with the sheep. And said, "One sheep, he had to pack it, and he had a splint on its leg. And he said, "Did the sheep fall, sir, and hurt its leg?"
He said, "No."
Said, "What happened to its leg?"
Said, "I broke it."
Said, "You broke it?" Said, "You must be a very cruel shepherd to do that."
He said, "No." He said, "See, this sheep wouldn't mind me, kept going astray, and I knowed it was going to get killed. So I had to break its leg in order to bring it up close to me, and give it just a little special treat, feed it out of my hand. And it would make it love me more."
So maybe God, sometimes, just has to let a little something happen to you, that He can just bring you just a little closer to Him, love you a little extra, and then give you a little special treatment, a healing, and you'll say, "Yes, Lord, I believe you are." See? That's it. See how God does that? Isn't He wonderful? We just believe Him.

L-15 Redemption, and God has a way of redemption. If a man cannot... "Redeem" means "to be brought back." It's like the old saying. You go down to the... Every time I see a pawn broker, with those three balls hanging out, you know, in front, it makes me think... Now, I hope there's not a pawn broker here; if there is, I don't mean this to you, sir. That's your way of making a living. I suppose it's legitimate, and you have as much right to do that as anyone.
But a pawn broker always reminds me... You know, the devil put us in the pawn shop, but Christ redeemed us. He came in like and redeemed us out of the devil's pawn shop. See? He put us in the pawn shop, but Christ came and paid the price, and we're free.
You know, the trouble of it is, that people don't realize, they think you have to do something to be free. You're already free, only thing you have to do is know about it. You say, "Well, there's something I got to do, Brother Branham, I'll have..."
No, you don't have to do one thing. It's by grace you're saved. See, see? Not nothing that you do, there isn't one thing you could do would amount to anything. The plan's already made; redemption's already paid for, the only thing you have to do is accept it.


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