<TITLE>16. Par 52-56</TITLE>L-52 Now in reading the Bible, you see, the Bible is a love story God's writing to His children. You believe that? Now, I love my wife. We really got a--a--a real love affair, she and I. So when I go overseas, I... That's the reason I believe in the grace of God. I--I went... We go overseas, I--I don't come up and say, "Mrs. Branham, tell you something: Thou shalt not have no other husbands."
She'd say, "Yes, and my young man, thou shalt not have any more wives either." See?
Now, wouldn't that be a home? No. We get down and pray with one another. I say, "God bless you, honey."
"I'll be praying for you, Billy."
"I'll--I'll see you again, sweetheart." Overseas I go. See? That's all there is to it. I'll never live untrue to her. She won't with me, as long as we love one another. See? When you love God, you ain't going to hurt Him. That's all. You're going to do everything you can, so that's the main thing of life is the love of God. "Though I speak with tongues of men and Angels and have not love, I'm nothing." See? Now, that's right. Remember that. A love...

L-53 Later on in the week, I want to get you some experiences. What's conquered things, has been love. What conquers the sick, is love. God so loved the world. God is love. And they that love are of God.
Now, that's... Now remember, that's not phileo love; that's agapao love. As you probably know. See? It's a godly love, not this here "free love" they call it in churches and things like that, but this is agapao love, God sent love, real genuine love.

L-54 Now, and then, a--going overseas, I wouldn't say that to my wife. Well, we just love one another and go ahead.
Now notice, in reading the let--the Bible, it's a love letter to the church. Now, when I get overseas, Meda writes me a letter, she says, "Dear Billy. I'm setting here tonight; just got the baby to sleep, and so forth." She's saying something here, but you see, I--I can tell what's she's talking about, 'cause I love her so much, I know all about her, and I can read between the lines. I know what she's saying (See?), reading between the lines.
Now, God's wrote the Bible, a love letter to His Church. Until you read the--with love, you'll never be able through a cold-educational program ever find God. You've got to have the love of God in your heart, then you'll read between the lines. That's where the real thing lays.

L-55 I appreciate what Meda says, but it's the love that I find between the lines that counts to me. That's the way it is with the Bible. I read between the lines, what He's saying.
Now, let's read between the lines just a minute. Sarah and Abraham was both old. Now, so this will get you out of your thoughts, or kill that to begin with. The Bible said, the very same chapter, that they were both well stricken in age. He was a hundred years old, ninety-nine, and she was ninety: a hundred years and ninety years.
Now, we know that a man well stricken in age, a hundred years old, stooped in his shoulders, and gray hair handing down, gray beard. Sarah a little grandma on her cane, little dust cap, you know, going around... And--and God told him that he was just a baby yet. So I want you to notice what He done to them.

L-56 Now, He turned them back to a young man and woman. Here's what He done. Now, if you notice, immediately after that the Angel appeared to them... See, now that--right after that Angel appeared, their--their transposition, they come back to young men and woman after that.
Now, when this Angel of the Holy Spirit [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] Sarah and Abraham become a young man and woman. I can just see Sarah get up one morning and say, "Abraham dear, why the hump's getting out of your shoulders."
"Why, Sarah, them beautiful eyes, like an Angel, is coming back. That faded dark, that was in your eyes, is all fading away. And the hair's coming black again." He turned them back to about twenty years old again. I'll show you where He did or not. Now, you just watch...?...


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