<TITLE>18. Par 187-195</TITLE>L-187 It was Jacob. You know, Jacob thought he was a great guy once, you know; he could just cheat and get by with anything. Went and put some poplar sticks in where his father-in-law's sheep and cattle when they were pregnant, and turned them into speckled sheep, and so forth like that when they went to the water to drink. And the first thing you know, Jacob become a great man. Sure. He was a... "He really was called Jacob, no mistake," Esau said, "he was 'supplanter' all right." So he was a cheater. He was coming along fine, gaining, had great herds, and wives, and sheeps, and cattles, and oxens, and--and everything, he had everything.

L-188 But one night (oh, my.) when he got down to a little brook one time, was going to cross over, he come to a place that a Angel got ahold of him. Brother, old Jacob held on all night. He sure did hold on a long time. But when he surrendered himself, when he got weak and couldn't hold on no longer...
O God, let the church get like that, get to--the church get to a place where it can't hold on any longer with its natural abilities, but has to give over to God... Let the Methodist be ashamed of themselves that they are Methodists. Let the Baptists and let the Pentecostal be ashamed of themselves, and stop holding on, and yield to the Spirit.
It was then that Jacob become a prince of God. The Bible said he become a prince, and his name was changed. See? And--and, remember, he was a great strong man on this side, intellectually powerful; but on the other side he was a limping prince, weak and wore down, but had power before God.

L-191 Yeah, you might... Your organization might be broke plumb to pieces. Your prestige in the neighborhood, you may be an old fashion crow from then on in the neighborhood. That might be right. But I'll tell you; you have power with God. I'd rather be like that. I'll take that way any time.
The disciples come back and rejoiced because they were happy that they were counted worthy to bear the reproach of the cause and of Jesus. Sure. They'll call you holy-roller.

L-193 Get out of that place one time; let it get broke up. Turn loose from your, "Well, say, I'm a Methodist," or "Presbyterian" or "I'm Assemblies," "I'm Oneness, I'm just as good as you are." All right. Just get out of that one time, give a-way. Get all...
Let the Angel get ahold of you one time, the Angel of the Lord that'll bring you the Truth of the Message. Let him get ahold of you one time, you'll humble right down to the baptism in Jesus' Name; you'll humble right down to all the rest of it. Yes, you will. You'll sure do it. Yeah, you--you'll just forget all these intellectuals.

L-195 A few days ago, one of the sweetest friends that I got, a fine person said to me, leaving the room after I'd been on a interview, left the room, said, "Brother Branham..." And this person has been one of my financial supports in the meeting out there. Come to a place where I didn't know how I was going to make the thing go, just trusting God; this person would write it off, yes, just a fine person. And this person took a trip, and come from a great city, here a few nights ago, and stood in the room and said to me when leaving, said, "Brother Branham," said, "I just want to say one thing." Said, "There isn't a person but what loves you that I know of."
I said, "I'm so happy for that."
Said, "Brother Branham, there's just one thing, one thing wrong."
I said, "What's that, sister?"
Said, "Well, the one thing is this, Brother Branham, that if you would just compromise on a little of that doctrine you have," said, "every organization would receive you."
And I seen right then, I thought... I said, "What doctrine, sister?"
And said, "Oh, that baptism in Jesus' Name."
"Oh?" I said, "But, sister, you couldn't expect me to compromise on the Word of God and still be a servant of God."


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