<TITLE>11. Par 51-55</TITLE>L-51 Way down in the south, we had an old darkie down there, a colored brother, a minister, wonderful brother. And around his wife and all of them tried to persuade another man, his name was Gabriel. We just all called him Gabe. Gabe was just short for Gabriel. And he was a good old man, but we never could get him lined out for Christ.
When I'd had my meetings down there, he'd say, "No, sir, I sure not go to where Parson Branham is; he call out all my sins before me. I ain't going over there."

L-52 And I like to hunt so well, so... And Gabe liked to hunt too. And his pastor down there at the colored congregation, a Pentecostal church, he--he liked to hunt too. So he took Gabe out hunting one day. And Gabe was a poor shot. He couldn't hit the side of a barn. He just couldn't hit nothing. But he liked to hunt.
So that day while they were hunting, they'd shot so much game until on the road home... They had rabbits and birds all over them. They could just barely walk along with so much game. And the faithful old colored pastor was walking in front with his gun in his arm, and Gabe loaded down with game wagging along behind him.

L-53 After while, they come on a familiar old path when the sun was setting, and the... Old Gabe touched the pastor on the shoulder; he said, "Parson?"
And he looked around and said, "Yes, Gabe?" And he noticed Gabe chuckling and the tears was running down his cheeks. He said, "Gabe, what's the matter?"
He said, "Parson, Sunday morning you're going to find me at the mourner's bench." And said, "After I leave there, I'm going to take me a seat in the church. And parson, there I'll live and serve God as long as I live."
And the pastor said, "Gabe, you know, I'm happy to know about that." Said, "I'm so happy. But look Gabe, I want to ask you something." He said, "Why the sudden change? I've preached; I've begged; I've persuaded; you're wife has fasted and prayed." Said, "What made the sudden change?"
He said, "Parson, you know I'm a bad shot." Said, "I couldn't hit nothing." He said, "Just look at all this game He's given me." "Why," he said, "you know He loves me or He wouldn't have give me all this game."

L-54 If you just notice, and let your eyes come open. He's all around you. He's willing; He's ready; He's wanting to give you good things. Laden you with His blessings that you can praise Him and testify of His goodness.
But if God will just speak to your heart, and open that door that your eyes can see that He's here, and His goodness, He will load you with it. My prayer is that you'll open your heart tonight, your understanding, open your heart of faith, open the door to the selfishness, open to the door of indifference, open the door of malice that's in your heart, and let Christ come in and be full Lord and Governor over your life.

L-55 Let us pray with our heads bowed. Eternal and blessed God, such a wonderful audience, we could just speak, seemingly, all night. But the hour is moving on. We thank Thee that Thou dost still knock at the man's heart's door. We thank Thee that Thou art still willing to come in and sup and discuss with us any problem that we have. If it is sin, You'll discuss it with us. If it's we got pride, You'll discuss that; give us a cure. If it's sickness, Thou art the Great Physician standing at the door knocking. If it's lack of understanding, You'll open our eyes. "If a man lacks wisdom, let him ask God." That's the Scripture, Father, and we believe it to be Thy truth.


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