<TITLE>24. Par -</TITLE>L-36-6 How many takes "Christian Life," the magazine "Christian Life"? Did you notice that astounding article in there by that medical doctor in Chicago, or I believe it's Wheaton, Illinois? They asked him; they said, "Do you believe in Divine healing? Is there such a thing?"
He said, "Now, you've asked me a question. Divine healing; what do you mean, miracles or--or healing?" He said, "Healing, certainly. You pray for the sick," and said, "the sick get well. Then there's a miracle as it vanishes right before you." He said, "Either of those. I certainly believe in that." But said, "Now, these bloodless cults, such as Unitarians, and Science, and things like that," said, "I don't go for that; but the Blood of Jesus Christ will heal any time."
Now, that was a medical doctor. See? And they know that.

L-37-1 And then God set some in the church to pray for the sick. God set some in the church to teach; some to be different things. Is that right? He does that. And through this He gives different gifts sometimes to people. That don't have nothing to do with it, not a thing with your soul's salvation. But in this, knowing that He called me to pray for the sick people, I just want to--to--for your confidence... And God knows in my heart that I mean not personally. But I want to just show you something. Look around across the country what's happened. Just draw in your--in your--a mental picture in your mind for a few minutes.

L-37-2 Just look what happened up here the other day. You all heard about that old opossum down in the jungle down there: come out there, chewed up by the dogs or something, all broke up. And why would Jehovah God, to something that doesn't even have a soul, a ignorant opossum, and bring that opossum, and lay it right at my door; and me so dumb till I didn't know it. It laid there twenty-four hours. And I was setting in my room, and He said, "Like a lady, she's laid twenty-four hours for you to pray for her, waiting for her turn; and you haven't done it yet." And little Rebekah there was in the room...?... And I walked out, and I said, "Heavenly Father, You forgive me. I didn't know that. Then I pray You heal this opossum."
That's all I said. And the old opossum raised up, and looked at me, gathered up her babies, as just if to say, "Thank you, sir," without even a limp, walked right on out the gate, and down the road. See? An ignorant opossum... Certainly. God led her there. Don't you believe it?

L-37-4 How did He lead Bosworth? Oh, just look across the country at the hundreds, through dreams and visions, and how it's all been. Then that makes me know this: that He met me there when He stood by my side and He said, "You were born in this world to pray for sick people." Said, "Your ministry starting, will sweep the world around." And it has. Look at the healing campaigns, millions around the world is healed now. I couldn't take it. Certainly not. But I started, by God's grace, and it flowed around the world to this great revival.

L-38-1 I was setting the other night...?... finished now. The other night, a few months ago, with a bunch of ministers gathered together in a healing campaign. They each one was to tell a personal experience. They didn't even know I was around. I was setting back in this great stadium, my coat pulled up like this, a hairpiece on my head, a little pair of dark glasses on, just setting there listening. One of them walked up to the platform and said, "Well, my ministry is about gone. I don't know what to do." He said, "A little humble fellow come along, Brother Branham. That started me."
The other one walked up, and said, "As the brother testified, so was it with me." He said, "I pastored a little old church, and I went home one night." He said, "There it started."
I set there crying, crying. I just got up and walked out of the building. I couldn't stand it no more. See? He said this. I thought, "God, it's just exactly what You said would take place, exactly."


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