<TITLE>17. Par 47-48</TITLE>L-47 No wonder Paul could stand in the face of death and say, "O death, where is your sting? Grave, where is your victory?" Sure. Through tribulations he had learned the love of God. Suffering brings patience, works tribulations to bring patience, of course. Now, patience makes love, trust.
And when that bull got within to about six or eight feet of me, he just threw his feet out and stopped. And he looked at me. He looked this way, and that way, so depleted, just quietened right down, walked over and laid down. I walked within five feet of that bull, and he never even turned and looked at me. I walked right out of the pasture. What is it? It was the love of God, the power of God.
You say, "Brother Branham, I don't believe that story." Well, you don't have to. But it's true. The same God that could close the mouth of the lion's--in the lion's den for Daniel, can certain tame a bull in a few minutes when the love of God has been projected. Then when I love the Lord, and the love in my heart comes back to that bull, then when love has come to its end, Divine sovereign grace steps in to take the place. Hallelujah.
Oh, my. Why would I fear when death comes? How I want to love the Lord, that when it comes to the place, where everything is gone, Divine grace will step in someday, and pack me across river of Jordan yonder, into a better land, where there's no sickness, or death, or sorrow. I love the Lord. You love the Lord. We have got nothing, no sickness, no diseases, nothing else can separate us. That love of God goes right on. And when you love Him, and come to the end where love can't act no longer in your behalf, sovereign grace will take love's place. Amen.

L-48 Here sometime ago out in my front yard, I was mowing with a mowing machine, little old power mower. And I'd mow about two rounds, here come another carload. I'd run around the house, and run in put on, take off my overalls and--and put on clothes, and somebody'd come be prayed for; I'd pray for them, maybe, in there an hour or more. Nobody else in the line, then I'd maybe be late in the evening, I'd slip out, put my overalls on, run out in the front yard, mow a couple more rounds. Why, the front yard was growing up 'fore I could get in the back. And then I...
One afternoon back there, I went back there and nobody... I just slipped on my overalls, real hot. I didn't put on any shirt. Nobody could see me, so I was just mowing along there, the little old power mower, putt, putt, putt, putt. And I was going along, and I forgot that a big nest of hornets was in the corner. And I rammed right into that fence, and in less than a second's time, I was completely covered over with hornets. You know what they are, those great big fellows? Why, they could kill you. One of them can knock you down. And of course, me with no shirt on, and I... The hornets all around me, but something happened. Something... Instead of being scared, love come in and took its place. You might not want to believe this, but at the judgment bar, you'll see Him, when the secrets of our hearts is disclosed.


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