<TITLE>10. Par 32-34</TITLE>L-32 Now, it may be that you would say to me, "Just a minute, preacher. I opened my heart a long time ago and let the Lord Jesus in."
Well, I'm sure happy you did that. And maybe that's just what you done, opened your heart and let him in. But is that all you done? God wants to do something else. Looky here in the Scriptures. "I stand at the door and knock: if any man will open, I'll come in and sup with him."
Oh, you say, "I accepted Him as my Saviour."
Well, maybe you did. But that's not enough. He wants to be your Lord. You were glad to let Him be your Saviour. No one wants to go to eternal destruction. No one wants to go to--to the--to hell. But you want to escape hell, but you won't let Him be your Lord. He wants to come in to be Lord, and Lord is ruler, ownership. He wants to own you. For you're not your own; you're bought with a price. He wants to take control of you.

L-33 Oh, you're gladly say, "Come in, Lord. Don't let me go to hell." But what if I come to your house. And I knocked at the door and I--I believe you don't--you, many of you don't know me. But just as being a minister, you'd probably welcome me in; I believe you would. You'd say, "Come in, Brother Branham."
Well, if you welcome me in, I'd feel like that that was just like home to me. If--if I come to your house, and you'd just welcome me and say, "Now, wait a minute. Come in. But stand here at this door. Don't you go any farther." I--I... You might as well not even welcome me in, 'cause I wouldn't feel right.
If you come to my house, and you say, "Brother Branham, I was at your Oregon meeting at Klamath Falls. And I--I heard you just come back, so I thought I'd come."
I'd say, "Come in."
Say, "Thank you."
And I'd say, "Don't you go no farther than there though. You stay right there." If I ever welcome you into my house, you're welcome anywhere in my house.

L-34 You know, after you get inside of the door of the heart, you know, there's some more little doors in there, lots of little doors in the house. You go and have a little closet here, and a little room over here, and a little room over here. There's several doors. Many people are ready to welcome the Lord into their heart, 'cause they don't want to go to hell. But they are--don't want Him to be Lord when He comes in.
Well, if I come into your house, you say, "Welcome in, Brother Branham," well you know what I'd do? I'd come in, go down to the refrigerator, and get me a piece of cheese, and some bologna, and slice me off a piece of onion, and cut me some bread and mustard on it, and some lettuce, and everything, and go in and take off my shoes, and lay across the divan or across the bed, and eat this sandwich, and--and drink a soft drink if you had one. And, oh my, I'd just make myself at home, hang up my hat. If you said, "Welcome," I'd take you at your word.


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