<TITLE>18. Par 671-682</TITLE>L-671   Give people faith, and may the little habits and things that's hanging onto the people, may they shake loose from them, this morning, with this Word of God which is an anchor of the soul, steadfast and sure. May they shake away from their habits, their little tempers. And the things that's been... As Paul said, in the further part of the message in a few days, "Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that does easily beset us, that we might run with patience the race that's set before us; looking to the author and finisher of our faith, Jesus Christ, Who was tempted in all manner like we are, yet without sinning." He was permitted to be tempted, but He did not heed to temptation. And we are tempted to sin, but never to heed. Because the Life that is within us is the anchor of our Eternal destination, and we hold that sacred to our heart.

L-672   Now, there's many that Satan has afflicted with afflictions. We're fixing to pray for them, Father. May they, as they pass by under the Word of God today... That precious Word that's been preached, the Bible giving witness, the Angels of God standing near, and the great Holy Spirit, above all, is standing here to give witness to the Word. Now, Father, as they pass under the Word of promise, this morning, may they go from here to be well. To remove their braces, to leave the chairs and--and the cots that they'd lay on, and to just be made well. Grant it, Lord. May they return at the next service that they are permitted to come, or to their own churches, rejoicing, showing what great things Christ has did. This we minister for your glory, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

L-673   I am to apologize for a promise that I made, that this morning we'd have the 7th chapter, but I didn't get to it. And we have to allow a little time here for--for this, for the prayer line. And now, tonight, the Lord willing, we'll take the 7th chapter, and find out who this Melchisedec was. How many would like to know? Oh, we're just going right down to Him, find out just exactly who He is. And the Scripture tells who He is. See?

L-674 And Scofield said it was "a priesthood." How could it be a priesthood, without beginning or ending? You see, it wasn't a priesthood. It was a Man, Melchisedec (a name), a Person.

L-675 Like, not disregarding, but Christian Science says the Holy Ghost is "a thought." And the Bible said, "He, the Holy Ghost." And He is a personal pronoun. It's a Person; not a thought. It's a Person. Absolutely.

L-676 And Melchisedec is a Man, a Man who had no beginning of days or ending of years. He had neither father or mother, or descent. And we'll find out who He is, the Lord willing, tonight, by the Word. Do you love It? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Oh! "Thy Word is a lamp unto my path and my feet." Oh!

L-677   Now, you say, "Brother Branham, I don't understand It all." Neither do I.

L-678 But, one time, I was preaching down in Kentucky. And to some of the newcomers, and Catholic and different ones, who may not understand how these deep, rich things of the Scripture. I had been preaching on Divine healing. A little bare-footed girl brought... She wasn't fifteen years old, had a little baby, and it had the palsy. I said, "What's the matter, sister, with your baby?"

L-679 Said, "It's got the jerks." She didn't know what to say, palsy. She didn't know what to call it.

L-680 Little thing probably never had a pair of shoes on, in her life. Some man's darling, long hair hanging down. I said, "Do you believe?"

L-681 And those little, steel-gray eyes looked at me. She said, "Yeah, sir. I sure believe."

L-682 I took the little baby. And while I was praying for it, it quit jerking. Uh-huh. And it went out, went out.


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