<TITLE>20. Par 76-79</TITLE>L-76 Now, I can see the people as they went marching on. But did you notice? The Angel of the Lord went into Jordan before them. I like that. The Angel of God took Jordan first. The Angel of God will lead you every step of the way. Sometimes you think that--that the trials are hard. God ain't in no hurry. You're the only one that's in a hurry.
God let the children--the Hebrew children go right in the fiery furnace. He let Daniel get right in the lion's den, and everything, before He ever come. Just rise up and start walking by faith. "God, I believe you. I'm bound for the promised land. God, You promised it to me, and here I come. I'm following the leading of the Holy Ghost. I'm going out of here tonight; I'm going to prove to the world I'm a believer in Christ Jesus. I accept my healing and I walk by faith right now. I believe it." I like that.

L-77 Listen, sinner friend. One of these days you're going to take a walk too, and you're going right down to Jordan. You'd better be following the Holy Spirit, 'cause I tell you it's a deep, dark river. You'll never go that way again. And you'll have to go someday, and I realize... You say, "What about you, preacher?"
"Yes." I know I got to go the same way, friend. I got to come down there, and I know... I--I don't know when it will be. It may be yet tonight. I don't know when I'll go. But there's one thing; I'm going with this in my mind: I know Him in the power of His resurrection, and when He calls, I will be called out from among the dead. I know that I have to face it. It's true. I'm no boy no more, and I--I've got to face it sometime.
But, brother, one of these days, I suppose, I'll preach my last sermon. That's true. I'll pray for the last sick person. I'll close the Bible for the last time. I got to do it.

L-78 Most all Branham's, when they get a little old, why, they all take a palsy; they shake and--when they get around seventy or eighty years old. I hope I live, if Jesus comes. And I'll probably be standing someday as an old man, probably a white beard around my face, if Jesus tarries. I got to come right down to that river too. Do you know that? I can just look ahead yonder and see myself standing at the river. I'm all at the end then. I'm at the river, old man, standing probably leaning on a stick, shaking. I've got to come there though.
I can just see my old granddad standing yonder, shaking on his stick, saying, "Be a good boy, Billy."
I'll probably stand there, too, and look back at my Billy someday, "Be a good boy, Billy. It's all over for dad now. I can hear the breakers out yonder. I know I'm gone."

L-79 You know what I want to do? I'll walk out on the sands like a hero, take off the helmet, lay it down, take the armor down, take the old Sword of the Spirit, here, and stick it back in the sheath of eternity yonder, raise out my arms and scream to the top of my voice. Don't worry, He will be there.
I'll say, "Shove out the lifeboat, Lord. I'm coming home this morning." He will be there.
And I'd go down to the long valleys of the shadows of death, He will send the Morning Star to light up the way. Then we want to cross over into the other land, settle down.


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