<TITLE>16. Par 154-164</TITLE>L-154 Sometimes it's becoming to become erratic, if it's according to the Word.
God had spoke to him, said, "Abraham."
Said, "Yes, Lord?"
"I'm the God of your fathers. I'm the God of eternity. I'm El Shaddai; I am the Bosom; I'm the Breast; I am the Strength-Giver. I don't care how old you are, Abraham, what's that to Me? I don't care how sterile you are or how barren her womb is, I'll give you a son."
And Abraham said, "I believe You, God." Hallelujah.
The Bible said, "He staggered not at the promise of God, through unbelief, but was strong, giving praise to God." Why? It was becoming to him. He had saw the hand of God move in power.

L-157 Oh, Branham Tabernacle, what kind of word will we give at the day of judgment when we've seen His mighty hand? We've seen His power. We've watched His glory. We've seen what He said; It never fails. We've seen His Person, the great Pillar of Fire, a Light hanging in the room here. We've seen It yonder; science has taken the pictures of It, and everything. And hear the message go forth, right straight on the line, "Separate yourself from them. Don't associate with anything of unbelief." It's becoming to us, that we fulfill all righteousness.

L-158 Abraham professed he was a pilgrim and a stranger. He had nothing to do; he knowed nobody on earth. He walked with God, because it was becoming to him, for he had seen. It was becoming to Abraham when all those kings met out there, you know, to make him a great big guy; all the kings, after Abraham had got this great victory, when the kings met him out there, all the denominational brothers, and said, "You know, Abraham, we'll--we'll make an agreement with you. We're going to do so-and-so."
He said, "I won't take from a shoe latchet to me; not that you'd say, 'I made Abraham something.'"
Oh, it was becoming to him, for he knew (Hallelujah.) that God swore to him, "I'll give you everywhere you look: east, north, west, and south."

L-161 What difference does it make whether we got a nickel or a dime, whether we got something to eat or whether we haven't, whether we're living or dying? God promised the meek shall inherit the earth. It behooveth us; it's becoming to us, that we live like it, act like it, was fulfill all righteousness. God wants men and women who will stand and fulfill all righteousness. Of course, Righteousness is His Word.

L-162 As I said at the beginning of the sermon, that's the reason Jesus was baptized. No matter how it was... If He claimed to be the Son of God, then be baptized for remission of sins? He had none. But He had to be washed, because He was the High Priest. He had to fulfill all righteousness. Said, "Suffer it, John. I know that you know it. I know that I know it. And we know one another. But we'll suffer that to be so, but thus it's becoming to us." Amen. Hallelujah.
Then I'll take the way with the Lord's despised few. It's becoming to me; it's becoming to you as servants of God, that we take the way with the Lord's despised few, that we walk godly, righteously, holy, in this present life, laying aside every weight that does so easily beset us, looking to the Author and Finisher of our faith, Jesus Christ. Amen.

L-164 It was becoming to Abraham, when he walked up there, and God told him, "Now, take this little boy. Now, you're a hundred and (about) twenty years old. And you got a little boy here, a little curly-head. He's a sweet little thing. But I want you to take him up there on the mountain and offer him up for a sacrifice; by him I'm going to make many nations out of you." How could it be? Looked like God got all twisted up. "I'm going to take, through Isaac, and bless the whole world, every nation, with him; but I want you to take him up there and kill him. Through Isaac's seed..." Hallelujah. "Through Isaac's seed I'll bless every nation under the heavens, but I want you to take him up there and kill him."


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