<TITLE>04. Par 32-42</TITLE>L-32 And now, as we turn now again to II Corinthians, and we'll begin with the 12th verse of the II Corinthians, and read one verse of Scripture for the text, if God so be willing. I Corinthians, the... Or II Corinthians, rather, the 12th chapter and the 9th verse. I want to read the first phrase... Or second phrase of the 9th verse, a portion of it.
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness...
Let me read It again now so you'll be sure to get the text. See?
 And he said unto me,... (this is God speaking to Paul)... My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness...

L-34 Then if I should call it a text, I'd like to use this of strength, "Perfect Strength by Perfect Weakness." If we have weakness we have strength. It's unusual text on--in a Pentecostal assembly to make--take a text of weakness, because we're always testifying we're so strong.
And I've said before, that I only try to pray through the week and find out what would be good for me to bring before the congregation. If it was just coming here to be heard, I would much rather hear anyone else this morning stand here.

L-36 Frankly, on until couple days ago, I was down in Kentucky with Brother Gabehart's people there. When I'd left their place, this precious brother and wife and family and them, till I struck this thought.
I'd went into a home just a little before that. I was standing on the outside, and the lady said, "I'd like to speak to that minister." And I went into their little home. And there was... She said, "You're Brother Branham?"
And I said, "Yes, ma'am."
She said, "I am so ashamed of the looks of my house," and she said, "to ask you in." She started weeping. She said, "But I--I have such a need and I got real confidence in you."
And I'd found out it had been where our little Sister Cox that we stay with some down--down there, a--a little grandmother with a tape recorder going through the neighborhoods playing the tapes. That's it. That's the idea. See?

L-40 I looked around in this home, a little humble home, about like I was raised in, but the wall full of pictures of Christ. There laid a Bible on the table. I said, "I never any more honor in my life; this is the kind of home I like to walk into." She asked a request for someone. Five hours from the time that we prayed together, this little grandmother and I prayed together, God had answered.
So we prayed again, and Mother Cox and I and them around the table that morning had bowed and asked God to give us an opportunity to do something through the efforts she had made. And through asking that, God opened up a way. You see? He's God.

L-42 We try to make our weaknesses excuses. We want to tell how big we are, how great we are. I think that's one of the things that I--God gave me the text for, was to get that out of our mind. See?
There's little things that we do. And that's what we come to church for, is to find out where our faults is, and the things that we might better ourselves by. If we come to church for any other--any other objective than this, I'm afraid we won't get too much out of coming to church. We must come to find our weaknesses, find our bad places and our--how--see how little we are, and put our trust in Somebody that's strong. But when we have weaknesses...


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