<TITLE>04. Par 14-18</TITLE>L-14 Now, Simeon read in the Scriptures where that there was coming a Messiah. And while he was sitting reading this Scripture, the Holy Spirit said, "You're not going to die until you see Him." He wasn't afraid of his testimony. He didn't care about his prestige. He was telling everyone. "I'm going to live to see the Messiah come."
Oh now, of course, you know what the world would've thought of that. Some of them, perhaps said, "The old man's just gone off a little bit in the head. His--his mind's kindly leaving him." And it'd be said about you.
When people take God at His Word and believe His promise, it's so supernatural till it becomes crazy to the people of the world. If they just... God is so much greater--His promises, and His power, and His being, and His living. And His expectations of us is so much higher than the things of the world, till we become crazy to the world. And has not the Scripture well placed it, "All that live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecutions." Blessed are you when you're persecuted for Him.

L-15 Now, we see this old man going around and telling people. And no matter what they said, he believed it, because he had a good reason to believe it. The Holy Spirit had led him and created in him a faith to believe that.
That's why you're here tonight for healing. You've read it in the Scripture; it's a promise of God. As he read there's a promise that the Messiah's coming, then the Holy Spirit said, "You're going to see Him.
The same Holy Spirit... There's no two Holy Spirits, there's only one. The same Holy Spirit that led Simeon to testify that, has led you here tonight.

L-16 There he was. On this morning he was sitting back, say, into his study. And all of a sudden something taken place.
I like God's sudden moves, don't you? Just shakes you all at once, and you respond to it. Something's fixing to happen.
Then Simeon setting back in his study, perhaps, we would say, he reached over into the little pocket and pulled out a scroll. And he begin to read it. And it read something like this. "Unto us a Son is born; unto us a Child is given. And His Name shall be called Counselor, Prince of Peace, Mighty God, Everlasting Father." And just about that time, the Spirit must've said, "Stand on your feet, Simeon."
And without a least of hesitation, the old sage dropped the scroll on the table and stood to his feet. "Start walking, Simeon."
"Where shall I go, Lord?
"That's none of your affair. Just start out, I will take the rest of the way."

L-17 That's the way it is to you tonight in the wheelchair. You, cots, stretchers, wherever you are, if God's making the lead... The doctors says you're going to die; that's the best the doctor knows. But if Something tells you to rise and accept Christ as your Healer, start walking. It's His business to take care of the rest.
"I haven't moved, Brother Branham, for so..." That don't make any difference if you've never moved. God speaks to your heart, "Move!" move. For sons and daughters of God are led by the Spirit of God, Romans 8:14.

L-18 And Simeon started walking. Led by the Spirit, here he comes into the temple. Strange enough, he turns, not knowing where he's going, walks down to this line of women. Some of them here's, "Here comes the honorable reverent Simeon." Walks down along the side of the line... "Oh," some of them says, "you know that's the old man that the--some of them have said that kinda gone off of his head. He's got too religious."
Do you think tonight, that he was too religious? Certainly you don't. He's a saint in our scene, and in heaven tonight enjoying fellowship with all of the redeemed.


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