<TITLE>12. Par 39-41</TITLE>L-39 Now, in the--the public utility, if you don't pay the bill, they'll cut the water off. You'll dry up around the house.
And that's what's the matter with God's people tonight. They just didn't pay the price, and God cut their water off. That's all.
You know, out in the desert... Go to any desert you want to. That's the reason some of you full Gospel church members, and so forth, don't believe in Divine healing. Your water has been cut off. That's right. Out in the desert...
You say, "Full Gospel?" The dirtiest I ever was treated was by a Pentecostal pastor against Divine healing. I asked him if I could rent some seats for him. I had a big meeting in the city, and because a certain church was sponsoring it, he said, "Anybody that believes in Divine healing, I wouldn't even let set on my seats." That was Pentecostal. Sure. That's right. Within a gunshot distance almost from where you're setting tonight. That's right. Would be a little farther than that, I suppose; we got about two hundred miles. But look, that would be the big cannon guns they're shooting today.
But notice, that's what he said, and he wouldn't let me have them. And the people had to stand, but we had the meeting just the same.

L-40 But now notice, that's the reason out in the desert everything you come in contact in the desert's got stickers on it. I don't care if it's a little old leaf, or whatever it is, don't fool with it, 'cause it's got a sticker on it. You know what does that? Is because it ain't had no water. Where there's no water, it gets stickers. Where there's water, that same plant will soften up and make leaves.
And that's what's the matter with the church, the reason there's so much fussing. "I'm a Oneness." "I'm Assembly." "I'm this." "I'm this other." "Oh, I belong to the Church of God. We got the group. Them's a buzzard roost over there, "This is that, and the other." "Oh, we don't believe in that. We believe in dancing this a way. We believe in fixing to do this. Liberation of women... Oh...?... I do this." Oh, my. What's the matter? Your water supply is cut off. That's right. It's the truth.
So they found out they was without water. And when you're without water, you're without life. So then they said, "What can we do about it? We'll start a prayer meeting." It's a bad time to start it then...?... [Brother Branham's words are difficult to understand because of a shrill sound on the tape--Ed.] You ought to pray before you left. That's what you...?... before you...?... you ought to pray over it...?... After they got out there...?... men come up, of the king of Israel, and said, said, "Why, you know what? We got a man lives right now here by the name of Elisha. He poured water on Elijah's hands." In other words, "His association was pretty good. He really had some dealings with a real prophet." Birds of a feather flock together. And that's right.

L-41 How can you expect anybody to believe you when you're running around and acting the way you do, and then come in and call yourselves Christians? No wonder they don't call for you come pray for them and so forth. See? That's right. Now, birds of a feather flock together.
And they said, "Well, but this man poured water on Elijah the Tishbite. They poured water on his hands. He had some dealings with him." Why...?... told... Jehoshaphat, being a spiritual man, the first thing he thought of was to visit the prophet.
And when a real child of God ever gets in trouble, the first thing he goes to is God, right straight back to God.
Said, "Let's go to him quickly."
So they went down there and drove up in front. And Elisha was in there reading the Scriptures perhaps. And when they all drove up in front, and the king... Well, here they come in. Then they said, "What shall we do?"


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