<TITLE>12. Par 41-43</TITLE>L-41 And Elijah looked down there, said, "Look at the door mat, 'Welcome.' Now, isn't that just fine? You know, Elijah, I feel... Gehazi, I feel just as welcome to go in here as if I'd built it myself." That's right. That's the way you want to feel. That's the way you want to give. Give with a free heart. Give unto the Lord.
And so, he goes in and said, "Now, looky here." Oh, my. Elisha stretched hisself out upon this bed, took off his sandals. And Gehazi took his staff and set it in the corner, and poured a little water out, and give him a rag to wash his dusty face, like that. Oh, the prophet was so blessed. He laid there. I can hear him say, "Gehazi, go, call this Shunammite. (Amen.) But first, 'fore you go, let me smell those honeysuckles." And my, that blessed his soul. And he set it down and went and called; and she stood at her door.
And he said, "Ask her if I could speak to the chief captain for her, because he's a bosom friend of mine. What if I could speak to the--the king, the mayor of the city, or whoever it is. I know them. Maybe I could speak to them for her. What could I do to repay this?"
"Oh," she said, "nothing, nothing. Think nothing of it, because it's just a little token of love to God that I give to you."

L-42 Gehazi come back and brings the message. And said, "Gehazi, what could we do for her? For all this kindness, surely there should be something."
And about that time Gehazi said, "Well, master, she's... has no children. And you know what? Her husband's an old man."
And I can see a vision forming in front of Elisha. Said, "Go, tell her to come here just a minute. I want to talk to her." Amen. Said, "Go, tell her to come here." And she stood at her door, and he said, "Just about the time of life, according to the time of life, this time next year you'll embrace a son."
"How do you know, Elijah."
"I done seen. He will be here." And how the spirit of Elijah still lives. Sure it does. It's still the Spirit of God. It wasn't Elijah; it was God. And said, "About this time next year, according to the time of life, you will have a son."
She said, "Oh, don't lie to me, man of God."
And he said, "Well, you just go." In other words, "And you'll see. Just go on." 'Cause he'd already seen the vision. It was all over.
So then, just about the time of life, she embraced a child. Oh, how happy she was. Her husband an old man, and her middle aged, and here they had a lovely little child. What a blessing a child is to a home. How it brightens up everything.

L-43 Wish we had time here to stop and tell of the barren women that I've had to come, and say, "Pray for me, Brother Branham." Standing on the platform, see visions of women that's passed age of bearing, and they're embracing children right now, because the God of Elijah still lives.
Here a few days ago, standing at Shreveport, I dedicated a baby. A little woman had been married for about fifteen years. Her and her husband, very healthy, couldn't understand, less the husband was sterile or her one. And they--they couldn't understand why they couldn't have any children. And she was in the prayer line. She started up, I said, "Just a moment, lady. You're coming here to ask for a child. THUS SAITH THE LORD, I see you standing here on that same step with a boy baby with brown hair and brown eyes in your arms. For THUS SAITH THE LORD you shall have it. And she turned, and begin weeping, and went down, and embraced her husband. About three months ago, I was standing at this same spot; I dedicated to the Lord a brown eyed and brown haired baby of that woman, dedicated to the Lord.


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