<TITLE>06. Par 16-18</TITLE>L-16 Somebody said, "Brother Branham, aren't you afraid when you come to the pulpit, that the devil will slip one up on you?"
I said, "No, sir." As long as I can feel His Presence around, the devil hasn't got a chance to do nothing." That's right. As long as His Presence is there, that's all we want to know.
After while he got tired of listening to that little old--little old pine squirrel. So he just made a big jump and give about two flops, and I noticed he never flopped his wings any more. He just knew how to set his wings. And them currents coming up through the valley, and he just rode up. I watched him. Every time a wave would come in, just hold his wings, he'd just ride on higher, higher, until he become just a little spot.
I thought, "Oh, Lord, that's it. That's it, not a flop, flop here, and be a Methodist this week, and a Baptist next week, and a Pentecostal the next week. Not from Oral Roberts' healing services, to William Branham's, and to A. A. Allen's, that isn't it. It's just knowing how to set your God-given faith in the power of the Holy Spirit and ride away on it, not... Leave this earth bound, chatter, chatter here, and chatter, chatter there. 'Days of the miracles is passed. No such thing as Divine healing. It's mental telepathy.'" Just ride on away from it on the power of the Holy Spirit." Certainly. Take Him at His Word.

L-17 We find this most unusual Scripture reading this afternoon. God is unusual. God does unusual things. And many men has read this same Scripture.
I might write you a letter as your friend. You would appreciate it, because we are friends. The letter would be a whole lot to you. But to another man it would mean nothing. After you are gone, that letter would just be thrown away. And after you read it once, you know all I wanted to say.
But the Scripture isn't like that. The Scriptures are inspired. Men, for two thousand years, has read this same text that I read this afternoon, and it's inspired them, and will forever, because it's the Word of God. God's Word is part of Him. He's no better than His Word.
You're no better than your word. If I can't take your word, I don't want much dealing with you. And the same you should be by me. If you can't take my word, I'm worth no more than my word is.

L-18 In your business deal, your word is your bond; your testimony should be real. God grant the day, that when men will be what they are, what they say they are. If I wasn't for Christ this afternoon, I'd be against Him. I'd be going around tearing up the stuff. But I believe Him, and I'm--I'm ready to--to even give my life for Him, because I believe Him, that it's right. And if His Word's not right, then He's not right. And if His Word can't be trusted, He cannot be trusted. But I'm so glad to know that I... You can hang your soul on any certain word in that Bible, and it's true; every word of it is true. God lives in His Word. And you know, He's so great. What makes God great to me, is because He's so humble.
Did you ever see one of these people, "Touch me not"?
I've had the privilege of meeting great men in my days, been in kings' palaces. But when you really find a man that is a great man, he makes you think that you're the great man. But it's the man that just thinks he's a great man, that wants to put on a whole lot. That's right. Just a man that's a make-belief... I like that.


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