<TITLE>05. Par -</TITLE>L-517-34 Just recently it was asked of me by some very precious brethren that said, "Now, that we have come into the way, Brother Branham, now that we found the Lord and received the Holy Ghost, shall we seek gifts for our ministry that we should do?"
I said, "Don't never do it." See? Don't never advise people to do something like that, 'cause usually a guy that wants to do it is a guy that--that can't do it.
It's the guy that's trying to run from it is the one that God uses. See? If he's trying to get away from it, "Oh, brother, I tell you, I... The calling's in me but I... Whew. Man, I'd hate to try that." Well, there you are. You see? That--that's trying to run.
If he's--if he wants to do it so bad, the first thing you know he finds himself a stuffed shirt. Like you say, "God, you give me power to move mountains; I tell You; I'll do something for You if You let me move mountains." No, he wouldn't; he can't even move hisself to the right attitude (See?), so he'd never move mountains for God.

L-517-38 Just take, for instance, like Paul. You think Paul could've got away from his calling? Oh, brother. He couldn't do it. It was just grinding at him day and night till he left his church, he left everything and--and went down into... I believe it was Asia, wasn't it? And stayed three years down there, studying the Scriptures, to find out whether It was right or not (See?) to find out whether God had really called him.
So if God is calling you, brother, and it keeps digging at your heart, then I'd say, "Lay aside every weight, and the sin that does so easily beset you." You see? If... But if it's not digging at you, and then I--I--I wouldn't think too much about it then. Just let it come to its place.
517-Q      Now, he said, this brother said in here:
 Brother Branham, should... Do you think that God would speak... (to me to tell him).
I believe God would speak right straight to him. 'Cause, you know, God... We're not too big but what He can speak to us. And He--He--He'll speak to us, all right. See, He just... He'll speak to us.
And I tell you, if He told me, then the brother might say, "Well, He told Brother Branham so; praise God."
But you see, it ain't Brother Branham giving you the call; it's the Lord Jesus giving you the call. See? And if it's the Lord Jesus giving you the call, He'll do the speaking. See? I could speak to you to your ears, but when Christ calls you to the ministry it's in your heart. See? That's where the thing has to anchor and you can't get away from it.
Now, I believe on the second question... Now, if there's any question on that, any question to it (See?), that a man's call has to be in his heart, coming from God. And--and another brother... Oh, I know who this is that's wrote this. See, I know who wrote it, a precious, dear, gracious brother that I truly believe has a call of God. But I just... I wouldn't want him to do it upon mine (That's the reason I answered it the way I did. See?), upon me saying; "Well, yes, Brother So-and-so ought to go into the ministry." See?

L-518-44 Now, you say, "Brother Branham told me I ought to do that." See, and maybe what if something happened to Brother Branham, I get killed, or die, or--or get away? Then, see, your calling is over then. But if Jesus calls you, brother, as long as there's an eternity it'll still be ringing out. See? And then you know where you're standing.
Now, on the second, or something like this, "Knowing that it is the last day..." I sure appreciate that for that brother. I certainly appreciate that of that brother realizing that we're in the last day, and the sincerity of his heart, wanting to do something for Christ.


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