<TITLE>02. Par 4-6</TITLE>L-4 But you see, we have been taught wrong all about this here of laying on of hands, and sensations, and... Don't never build your--your hopes of salvation upon a sensation, 'cause you can have all kinds of sensations. But build it upon the Word of God. There's where you can beat Satan any time, upon the Word. It's THUS SAITH THE LORD.
I remember one night... I don't want to keep you here. I ain't going to say nothing tonight. I was... So many things that if I could stay here for a month I could half--not half enough... If I could write in books of what I have seen the Lord do, it would almost make a library in itself. Hundreds of books wouldn't write of the things that I've seen that just--just know He did in these about thirty-five years, or thirty-one years, it is, of service for Him, that I've seen Him do in the meetings that I've held, and around the world. And the great things. It was startling.
Well, I hope you remember them and think of them. But we don't write of them just let them go, 'cause sometime Jesus said, "See that you tell nobody," See? After all, Jesus died for a people that God foreknew would be saved. See? Now, that is true. He came to save that which was lost, but by His foreknowledge He knew which would be saved.
Now, healing certainly is for everybody that has faith enough to receive it. Salvation is for everybody who has faith enough to receive it.

L-5 In a meeting, if I'm not mistaken, is was right here in Illinois. Isn't there a little place up here called Vandalia or something? Vande... Van. I believe that's where it was at, Vandalia, or--or just across the river in Missouri. It was somewhere here at...?... Illinois, coming through the line one night, there was a lady. And then...
You have to watch what He says. Now, in these visions that you see here taking place in the platform, I don't do that. You know who does that? You do it. You don't know it, but you are the one that's a doing it. You say, "Brother Branham..." That's exactly right class. You do that yourself. That's just... I wished I could explain it but there's no way of doing it. It's just like shifting your car and getting it into a gear. See? And just like the Holy Spirit, just a gift to know how to shift yourself out, and let Him do the talking. See? Shift yourself out, then it isn't you talking; it's Him. And you do that yourself.

L-6 To try to make a little exclamation of it... I said exclamation, I'd say this. Maybe we're all in--we're all going to a carnival. There's this carnival coming to the city, a circus. And we're all up here, we ministers, we're--we're young fellows and we want to get in to see that. So it happened to be that I was a great big, tall, skinny fellow. And brother here was short and sturdy. Now, he maybe'd have a better chance to... He's stronger than I am. Well now, he could pack water. He's big and strong. And he could do things that I couldn't do at all. Now, I can't help 'cause I'd be tall and skinny; he can't help because he is short and strong. See? "Who, taking thought, can add one cubit to his statue?" said Jesus. We are what we are.
And that's one thing that has hurt our Pentecostal move and other moves, is somebody trying to be something that they're not. They are trying to impersonate someone else. You can't do that. You're just what you are; that's all. And when you do that, God will use you in just what you are. And you're just as important as anybody else.
As I said the other night, the little bitty hair spring in this watch is just as important as the mainspring, 'cause it takes it all together to make time. And that... When we realize our position in Christ and then abide in that, if it's just a little housewife, stay right there. That's what God wants you to do. See? Just be what you are.


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