<TITLE>06. Par 20-23</TITLE>L-20 Then do you understand that the reason that people said, "This was not inspired, and that is not inspired, and this is for another day," it's because that they have never become in contact. Oh, no matter how many degrees they can show, that has nothing to do with it. But they have never become in contact with God to be borned again. Oh, they may have jumped; and they may have did this; they may be a Ph.D. They may have spoke in tongues; they may have danced in the Spirit; but Jesus said, "By their fruit, you shall know them." For where the Spirit of God is, there is love; there's understanding; there's something that you like to be around.
And oh, what a pity in this hour that we live, that the church of the living God hasn't met this yet. For if God dwells richly in our hearts, denomination barriers would never separate us; color lines or nothing else would ever separate us; for there is nothing present, nothing future, no matter whether starvation or what it is, can separate us from the love of God that's in Christ Jesus.

L-21 All one great ransomed church of God, standing together with one front, letting God's Word be the blueprint or the map that we're traveling towards glory with... Jew or Gentile, bond or free, Catholic or Protestant, should stand together in one great big army, because of our relationship. And if we are God's children, then we are brothers. Not of sonships of God by everyone, but by regeneration we are sons of God. We are Adam's sons by nature, God's sons by birth.
It works, very much so. And I have noticed in my lifetime, as I'm getting to be an old man, watching how that that works. Now, I'm telling you from an experience, and it's just exactly with the Word of God.

L-22 In our own home... And try this at your home. And if there ever was a home that--that's confused and torn up much as ours. People from everywhere, all over the world, coming all the time in and out, day and night, all hours... And I have noticed here sometime ago, my lovely little wife of thirty-seven years old and completely gray; she's stood between me and the public. If there's any praises to be given to the Branham family, give it to her. The telephone run you wild day and night. And our...
The house had been full all day. And I went out, and my little children, little Sarah and Rebekah were fighting over some play blocks, little Joseph the baby, setting in the floor screaming to the top of his voice, wife in the kitchen with her face buried into her hands, a weeping... When I finally got the house emptied, some in this room, some in that room, some in the basement, and I walked in, and I thought, "Oh, what a confusion."
She put her arms around me, she said, "Billy, I'm going crazy." She said, "I haven't been able to get the children any dinner."

L-23 Sometime raging maniacs, and saying it reverently, a bunch of sometimes fanatics, running back and forth through the house, saying, "The Lord said this, and the Lord said if I ain't your manager... The Lord said this." Now, if the Lord wouldn't talk to me about that if He had something to say. But you can't help it; it's just in the human line.
And she said, "The children hasn't had anything to eat, and I don't know what to do."
Well, I thought, "Now, there's just one thing to do. Now, I'm tired, but I'm going to do this. Now, heavenly Father, in my heart, You help me to be what You would have me to be on this scene." And I thought, "Now, if I can just get her quiet." So I said, "Sweetheart, would you rush out with me for dinner?"
"Oh, I'd have to clean up the children," and this and that. And you could hardly hear yourself think, little Joseph just a beating the floor as hard as he could.


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