<TITLE>23. Par 68-71</TITLE>L-68 We want to be borned of His Spirit, and recognize, and watch for Him. He's so close to you. He's not only close to you, you borned again people, He's already in you trying to will His... And the devil standing there saying, "Don't believe it; don't believe it; don't believe it, this, that. It--it ain't for you; it's up for another day."
Oh, say, "Get thee behind me, Satan. It is written, 'The works that I do shall you also.'" That's what Jesus defeated Satan; He never used His power. He was God manifested in flesh, but He didn't use His power. All the gifts that there was in heaven, He had them in Him, but He didn't use that. He just took the Father's Word. He said, "It's written, thou shall worship the Lord thy God. It is written. It is written. It is written. It is written." And He defeated Satan. And the Word of God will defeat Satan anywhere on any grounds under any conditions: God's holy Word.

L-69 God lives in His universe. God lives in His Word. God lives in His Son. God lives in His people. He's God everywhere. If you just let Him in now, you'll see God live again this afternoon among us. Let us bow our heads.
For the Word of God is sharper, more powerful, than any two-edged sword, piercing to the sunder, and the morrow of the bone, a discerner of the thoughts and the intents of the heart. The Word of God comes into a human being and discerns the thought. Jesus perceived their thought. If that's right, say, "Amen." What was He? "In the beginning was the Word; the Word was with God; and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh." And He said, "You condemn Me because I call Myself the Son of God, and it's written in your laws that ye are gods."

L-70 Man was made to be a god. His domain is the earth. The whole earth's awaiting now for the manifestation of the sons of God to be made manifest. Look how far behind we are. But remember, the prophets... He said, "If you call them gods, who the Word of God came to..." What was a prophet? A Divine interpreter of the Word, had the Divine interpretation. The signs of Him foretelling, and foreknowing, that was a vindicate to the people that he was a prophet.
That's what the Jew said, "Let us see Him take this Bible. It says, 'That Jesus was the Christ and died and rose again, the things that I did so will you.' Let us see Him do the sign of the prophet; we'll believe that that's the Spirit." That was the Messiah, and He's working in His man again. It's His prophet. See? He working in that. How can it be done only by God. God is the only One that can do that. Do you want to be remembered in prayer? Raise up your hands, say, "God, be merciful to me. I now want to believe with all my heart on the Lord Jesus. I know that I'm a creature that's--that's eternity bound."
There was one time when you wasn't nothing, nowhere, but there never will be a time but what you'll be something or somewhere. If you're a sinner, make your decision this afternoon. Christ is here to help you, to save you. Would you... I'm not much on persuading people at an altar. I think if the Word of God don't do it... Jesus said this remark, don't let it hurt you, "All that the Father has given Me, will come to Me. But no man can come, except My Father draws him first." We just cast forth the net.

L-71 Are you a sinner--would you like to just raise up your hands? I'm not calling you to the altar, just say, "Brother Branham, I'm a sinner. I'll raise my hands to God. God make me real, that I can see You like the old fisherman. I want to see You all over Your universe, in Your Word; I want to see You." Raise up your hands, say, "Pray for me, brother." God bless you. Someone else, raise your hand. God bless you. God bless you back in the back. God bless you.
What about the all--up in the balcony to my right, would there be some up there, with your heads bowed and your hearts too, that doesn't know the Lord Jesus, say, "Brother Branham, remember me in your prayer as you pray." All Christians on that side, I leave it with you now.


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