<TITLE>13. Par 30-32</TITLE>L-30 "Yes, yes. She--she's--she's dying. But I wonder where Jesus of Nazareth is? You know, He--He left and crossed the sea a few days ago. And He's gone away. And I--I wonder where He's at. If we could only find Him. Well, well, we just might as well confess our faith and go out."
Well, he walked out before the... all the people and said, "Well, I've got to announce something. The doctor just told me that my baby's dying, my only girl, twelve years old, is dying." And so, he tell them, all of them begin to lament, and cry, and go on.
He said, "Now, wait. That's not our last hope. Just a moment." Oh, I feel his little face getting red, looked at the district presbyter, and the bishop, and all them setting around, you know. And what's he going to do?
But "We've got another hope."
And I can hear the bishop raise up and say, "Ah, you want to consult another doctor?"
"Well, no, not exactly. But I got something..." And his heart begins to race real fast, you know. Can you say it? He stuttered a little bit.
And I can hear his wife say, "Go on, tell them, tell them, tell them."
"Well [Brother Branham makes a sound of clearing his throat--Ed.], brethren, now I know this may excite you just a little bit. But yes, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. I--I believe that He, that Galilean prophet is the Messiah. I've..."
Why, I can see the bishop raised up, and the district presbyter, and all the dignity, and saying, "Why, Jairus, my, you don't mean you've gone like Luke and the rest of them did?"
"Yes, I believe Him. I certainly do."

L-31 Why? Why? Why? He had a need. God's got a way of putting it on you in such a way, He will make you come out with that faith, just bring her right out anyhow. Yes, sir.
Now, I could hear him say, "Does anybody know where He's at?"
One little fellow said, "Yes, I--I was sick the other day, and I--I went down there to see Dr. Luke. And Luke's with Him, and He--He was over in Gadara, and they... I heard by a courier that they're coming in today. They're supposed to land this morning down there at the fishing dock."
I can see little Jairus going out and getting his little priest hat, and putting it on, putting his coat on, start out.
I can hear the district presbyter stand at the door, say, "Now, looky here, young man. Now, you've been one of us for a long time. Now, if you're going to start such as that and mix up our congregation, bring such fanaticism as that in our group, you know what's going to happen? We're going to excommunicate you. We're going to take your name right off the book. That's all."

L-32 Well, I can hear his little heart sinking, like that. He looked around at his wife, and was standing seeing what he was going to say, and look over and see his little dying daughter. He said, "You just might as well take her off, 'cause here I go." That's right. "I'm on my road." He had a need, rushing. He must go right now.
They said, "Remember, if you go, you know what's going to happen. You know our declaration."
"Yes. I understand all about it. But I've got a dying child here. And the very thing that I've hid in my heart all the time, I've searched the Scriptures; I've attending His meetings under disguisement; and I've checked the Scriptures, and He is the Messiah." Amen. That's it. Amen. That's the way to...
Now, you're coming to it, Jairus. Come right out and tell them what's right. Confess your faith, then you're getting your right--on the right path then. It isn't kind of gloomy-looking.


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