<TITLE>03. Par 8-11</TITLE>L-8 I can just see David. His house was being watched. Saul and his army was watching his house to kill him. I can see David as he nervously wringing his hands and walking back and forth, to and fro through his room, looking out the windows and watching every little move in the bush, for he didn't know what time that a arrow might whistle through the air right through his own bosom.
And it was then that these words come to him, "As I thought on my ways, I turned my feet to Thy testimony."
It's usually when a man is in trouble, is when he goes to thinking about God. It's too bad that we have to wait to get in trouble before we think about Him. But I've heard many peoples that, several who has claimed that they was not believers, that they did not believe there was a God. But I've noticed that same people, let them get hurt or in trouble.

L-9 As we're told, Bob Ingersol, as he was dying in his hospital room, he screamed, "Oh God, if there be a God, have mercy on me." You might say some great things while you're feeling good, but when death comes knocking at the door, you're going to change your opinion.
In my length of days, I've seen many such men who didn't care for church, and didn't care for God, and--and nothing that was right. But just let them get in trouble, the doctor says there's a cancer eating you to pieces. They'll go to hunting for somebody to pray for them right quick. God has a way of making you recognize Him.

L-10 A few months ago, I was talking to the honorable judge of our city, who is a bosom friend of mine that comes quite regular to the Tabernacle when I'm there, Judge Buttoff of Jeffersonville, Indiana. And I was speaking to him about a--a mother's boy that was up there for stealing a car. And I talked to the boy at length, and he put his arms around me, and he said, "Brother Branham, if you'll get the judge to pardon me one more time, he said, "I'll--I'll promise you, I'll--I'll take my place in the Sunday school, and I'll--I'll be there every time the door opens."
Well, I said, "Son, I've asked the judge lots of favors, and... But you know, he's under oath, and he--he's got to do justice. But I will go talk to him."
And I said, "Judge, your honor, sir, could it be possible that you could pardon this young man again? He told me he'd... such-and-such things he'd do."
I never forget what the judge said. He s--raised up from behind his desk, and walked around over to where I was, and took me by the hand. And I stood up. Put his arms over my shoulder, and he said, "Billy," he said, "every man that I sentence to prison wants to become a preacher. He's in trouble." But said, "I've seen many of them be pardoned and serve their time. They forget all about it when they get free again."
It's usually in the time of trouble that man seek for God.

L-11 Israel, when Israel would get in trouble, then she would seek for God. When the Philistines were on them, and when the--the armies of the Syrians would be encamped about, then they would turn out and get the ark of the covenant, and bring It out, and sing songs, and offer sacrifices. But then, when God blessed them, and their needs was all supplied, then right back like the hog to its wallow, and a dog to its vomit...
Just seems like that's the trend of human beings, have to be pushed into something, pushed into worship the Lord.
If we would set down tonight and figure, what is any greater thing than Eternal Life? Tell me what kind of a price that you could put on Eternal Life? If you were dying tonight, with a hundred billion dollars in your pocket, it could not touch Eternal Life.
You can't buy it. Money is filth in the sight of God, if it isn't used to His Kingdom or to some good cause.


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