<TITLE>23. Par 75-76</TITLE>L-75 How many know that Hebrews 13:8 says, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." Well, if He's the same High Priest that He was yesterday, and this High Priest that's sitting on high... He's a High Priest now sitting on high that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities. How many knows the Bible says that, that He can be touched?
Now, how are you going to touch Him if He's setting on high? The same way the woman did that touched Him back there. It wasn't her finger on His garment. He didn't feel that. But it was her faith. Many was touching Him this way. But He said, "Thy faith has saved thee." Now, she touched Him, and He turned around and didn't know who did it. Is that right? He looked all around. He said, "Who touched Me?"
And Peter got really provoked at Him, and said, "Well, Lord..." Rebuked Him, said in otherwise, tell the, "What are You talking about anyhow? Why would You say a thing like that? Everybody's patting You on the back."
He said, "Yes, but this is a different kind of touch. I--I felt Myself get weak." Virtue (that's strength) left Him.
He looked all around over the audience and He found a little woman out there, and told her she'd had a blood issue, and her faith had saved her. Is that right? Now, He never said He did. He said her faith in Him did.

L-76 Well, now, if He's the same High Priest tonight, the same as He was when He was here on earth; and He... The Bible says that He's a High Priest that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities. If you touch Him, won't He act the same as He did them? He couldn't act different and be the same High Priest. How many knows that to be true?
All right. Then you by faith, you look up and say, "Lord Jesus, You are my High Priest. Let me touch You, Lord, with my infirmity. Have mercy on me. Let Brother Branham call now. I know He's just a man. But You're still the High Priest, and now, I want to touch You. And You speak through him, and call me just like You did--did that woman.
That'll take all doubt out of your heart, wouldn't it? Oh, isn't this wonderful? Not some ancient, historical God, but a God right now. How many knows that Jesus Christ said Himself that He didn't do nothing till God showed Him a vision first what to do? Saint John 5:19, "Verily, verily, I say unto you (the word 'verily' means 'absolutely'), I say unto you, The Son (that's His body, the flesh) can do nothing in Himself but what He sees the Father doing: that doeth the Son likewise." Is that right? Then He never performed one miracle until He saw a vision of it being done. Is that right? If He didn't, He told something wrong. And He couldn't tell nothing wrong 'cause He was God. See? So it had to be.


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