<TITLE>27. Par 118-121</TITLE>L-118 I've fought across the country, friends. I've beat; I've battered; I--I've done everything, hollered at people, and sometimes condemned their organizations, and things. Not the organization. It isn't that. The organization's fine. I ain't got nothing against that. But listen, brother, so many people (See?), are depending on that organization. See? If you was going down the river towards the falls, and I seen you was in a little boat, and that boat was going to sink, and me fussing at you, it isn't because I don't love you. It's because I do love you. See? You'll bust up on the falls.

L-119 And if you say, "Well, we belong to this. But, Brother Branham, I tell you, we--our pastor, he's a good man." I don't doubt that a bit. And the man's honest. He's presuming that he's right. And you say, "Why, he says there's no such a thing as Divine healing. There's no such a thing as speaking in tongues. There's no such a thing as these things. That's not right. Why, he says that's wrong. His organization teaches that."
Well, I'm not against his organization. But that thing will bust up. Jesus said, "These signs shall follow them that believe." See? Don't presume; be sure. Then you've got it, when you are sure. How many would just really like to have that kind of an experience, would like to walk into a church like that? Wouldn't it be wonderful? Let us bow our heads just a moment.

L-120 Our heavenly Father, in the Presence of His holiness, knowing that He is the true and righteous One, how hard it is, Lord, to come to brethren and sisters and speak things that cuts, and digs, and tears. And how hard it is to say those things, Father. I--I pray You be merciful to me, and know that my heart goes for the people in--in love, that I--I just love to be with them.
And why would I have to say such things? Because, Father, I believe that--that it should be said, that it's--it's Your Word, and it should be did. And many times it helps our brethren along the road, when the congregation gets so arrogant that they--they just walk right over the pastor's commandments and things. And then, Lord, You send along sometimes someone else, and making the mouth of two or three witnesses, and seeing that--that it's really believed, and it's really the truth, and different ones quoting it. Then the people will stand without an excuse in that day.

L-121 Now, Father God, I know there's no one here that would want to be lost on that day. The very farthest thing from their mind would be to be lost on that day. And, Lord, no matter what we've done, You said, "Except a man be born again, he cannot even see the Kingdom of God." Then if we're borned again, we're children of God, and the things of the world are dead to us. We do not associate in them no more. They're--they're dead.
And I pray of Thee, Father, that You will be merciful tonight and grant that every member of the church that's been associated in such things as a little coldness, and getting back into the world, that quickly they will be like the dove, that was turned from the ark to go find land and come back. It could find no rest for the soles of its feet upon the dead carcasses, and knocked at the window, until father Noah let it rest inside the ark until the floods had gone down. Oh, Lord, may that person return back to God tonight.


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