<TITLE>20. Par 80-83</TITLE>L-80 Now, just--just a humble and sweet way, I want you to just keep bowed. And in your heart say, "Now, Lord, here I am. I'm wounded, and I've got to come to the water. I must find You, Lord. My soul's thirsting."
Lord, take the--the gatherings; it was around, maybe a hundred hands, or maybe not that many, but quite a few hands was raised up. They're little tokens of this message tonight. And they've come and raised their hands, and I believe to the--with the integrity of their heart. You know it, Lord, that they love You. And they're--they're ashamed of the life and the things that they've neglected, and they want to come to You. God, let the Holy Spirit come right down to their soul just now. Speak sweetly and peacefully to them, say, "Child, though your sins be like scarlet, they shall be white like snow; red like crimson, white like wool. Grant it, Lord.

L-81 Now, You've said this, "He that comes to Me, I will in no wise cast out. And again, it's written, "No man can come, except My Father draws him." What does this mean? That God is here in this building, speaking to individuals, and they're raising their hands to accept Christ. Now, God, You'll give them to Christ, Your Son, and they're love gifts. "No man can pluck them from Your hand." Grant it, Lord. If I never shake their hand in this world, may I be able to do it when we cross over. Someday when life is all over, the great wedding supper comes, and the great tables are set, and we look across the table, I hope to hear someone say, "Brother Branham, I was in Dallas that night," and the tears running down our cheeks. The King will come out and wipe all tears from our eyes, say, "Don't cry any more, children. It's all over now. Enter in to the joys of the Lord." God, we long for that day. Keep them, Lord, in Thy perfect grace, until we see Him, in Christ's Name, Amen.

L-82 I'm so sorry to keep you late, it's ten o'clock. I'm sorry to be this late. How many loves the Gospel? I never claimed to be a preacher. I'm just kind of a spare tire, and I've--you use a spare tire when you got a flat. But we haven't got a flat. You see that. But we've got plenty of good tires, but I--I've come to just speak. And it's the first time I've had this kind of a meeting for some time.
But I was struck today when my--one of my associates, Mr. Mercier, was telling me that people were sleeping in these bushes around here, waiting for prayer service. Is that true? How many come for a healing service, let's see your hands? And come, wanted me to pray for you? Raise up your hand.

L-83 I want to tell you something. The reason I taken this meeting, as you seen it advertised, just preaching only, I just come from a thirty day meeting. I'm so weak and tired: those visions almost kill me.
There's great man, right on this platform tonight, broke down. Look at Tommy Hicks now. See? One breakdown right after another. Look at the men go off the field. And I don't know of any of them seen visions. It's what kills you. That's the reason I did it. I did it like that, friend. That was my purpose for the next three meetings: just to preach. That's what I come to do.


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