<TITLE>19. Par 70-72</TITLE>L-70 What's that in your hand, this afternoon? The doctors done turned you down. You ain't got time to piddle around with that any more. Get Christ. What's ever is in your hand... God... Pick up the Word of God that Jesus is the same, yesterday, today, and forever, and slay the thing, and walk out with it. Amen.
You say, "Well, Brother Branham..." Yeah, you're too timid. That's what it is. That's exactly what's the matter.
I was preaching one day in an arena of a football stadium. And as I went in, I seen a little sign, always encouraged me. Had a big sign there, said, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog." That's about right.
It ain't how timid you are or what you are. Brother, rise up. It ain't what you are; it's what Christ is that's in you, what the power of the Holy Ghost. You say, "Well, my neighbors will laugh at me if I got saved." Get Christ in there, and see how you can talk to your neighbor. See how life will change.

L-71 I've been rough. I know I have. I've talked to you like I don't know what, but I want you to get out of that little old timid condition you got here. I want you to walk out in the face... Don't be a scared. What's you got to be afraid of? Jesus walked boldly to Calvary, laid His hands out and tacked up there. Even to the one that tacked him, said, "That... He must be Royal Blood; He doesn't die as a coward. He died like a Prince."
He was a Prince of the princes. He was a King of the kings. He was Lord of all lords. And He's here today. Never did He flinch, laid His arm out... He had one motive, one alternative: do the will of God.
You do the same thing. No matter what the devil said to you... Told you, you wasn't going to get well. Your doctor tried everything he could do. He still thinks you're not going to make it. But Jesus said you could, if you'd believe.

L-72 There's strangers here today. I wonder, while we bow our heads just a moment for a prayer... Time's getting away.
Our heavenly Father, will You give courage to some poor man or woman who has been tossed about by every wind of doctrine. They come, and they don't know what to believe. Through this past week we have seen You do things, Lord, that could not be done by human beings. We've watched You. We see that You have risen from the dead, and You're here today.
And without any encouraging, Lord, let Your Holy Spirit speak to the hearts of the people that's in here that's unsaved just now, that knows that they've just got a mental attitude towards the Word; they've never been born again; they don't know what it means to be baptized into the Body of Christ by the Holy Spirit. Let them take inventory just now, Lord, and consider. And whatever You put in their hand, may they raise that hand to You and give whatever little talent they have to You. If it's no more than a testimony, at least they've got a hand, they can raise it. And what is it in their hand, Thou can place. We ask for Christ's sake.


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