<TITLE>14. Par 49-52</TITLE>L-49 We went over to their house that night for supper. We was rejoicing in the Presence of the Lord. And when... Before going to bed, Brother Charlie there asked Brother Tony Zable (back there) to lead in prayer.
Now, I don't say this to conflict or to hurt Brother Tony. He is one of the finest Christian gentlemen that I know of. But to just show you how the Lord works. Tony, in his prayer that night, said, "Lord God, let it be known to us that our brother's telling us the truth, that tomorrow he will find that squirrel in the stump."
That was... I never said I'd find a squirrel in a stump under the anointing. I said, "I shot the squirrel." Of course, I couldn't get the squirrel. Because if I did, that'd made more than I'd said. Just exactly what I'd said under that anointing, that's what God produced. So I didn't say nothing about that.
See, that's how a lot of times people say, "Brother Branham said so-and-so." When Brother Branham says anything, that don't have nothing to do with it. But when God says it, that's eternally true.
But Brother Tony didn't get it. He said, "If that squirrel is there, then we'll know our brother's told us the truth."

L-50 Brother Woods, Brother Charlie, all of them picked it up. We said nothing. I slept with Brother Tony that night. The next morning at the table, we were talking about... Oh, it was a horrible day. And Brother Tony said, "Well, there's one thing. Brother Branham will probably get his out of the stump this morning, out of the tree."
I said, "Brother Tony, I never said the squirrel was in there. I said I could feel it. When it would raise up, it would drop."
He said, "It'll be there. It'll be right in the stump."
We went on up. And when I left the car, I started to turn back again, and say there's something wrong. I'd better tell Tony now, because if that squirrel isn't in that hole, in that stump, I come back with no squirrel at all, then according to the way he prayed last night, he will still believe I told a lie. And I said, "God, You know with my Bible, that I've told the honest truth." And God knows that's the truth, said just the truth.

L-51 And I went on. Something just drove me on. And I went walking up through the woods, hunting. I kept thinking, "What if that squirrel isn't in there." He gave me his hunting knife so I could cut a--the hole bigger to reach in and get it.
And Something said to me, "If it isn't there, or if it is in there, what makes a difference?"
I said, "He will... He wouldn't believe me. He prayed and said that, "If we find the squirrel, he will know that our brother has told us the truth."
And that great Anointing come, said, "Just say the squirrel will be up there, and you'll get him."
I thought, "Surely, Lord, surely. This will be seven times straight while this anointing's on me." I said, "Is that You?"
He said, "Say what you will!"
I said, "I shall find that squirrel." The Anointing left me.

L-52 I hunted on till nine-thirty. And what we was supposed to do coming down and go get some dogs. Then they thought they were. And I went on up the hill at nine-thirty, looked in the hole, felt around, cut. There was no squirrel there at all in the hole. I felt all around. Now, what I was picking up was little fine grass roots or roots of trees. I'd pick it up and feel it, and it'd fall off the stick when I run the stick and pull it up like that. I thought I was picking up the squirrel, and it was sliding off the stick, but it was little roots and things: no squirrel in there.
I thought, "Now, what will I do?" I said, "Here it is nine-thirty, I've got to go back." I picked up my rifle and started down the hill.
And something said, "Did not you say you'd find the squirrel?"
I said, "Where would I find him?"


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