<TITLE>32. Par 247-249</TITLE>L-247 Now, let's pray just a moment. Have your requests on your heart. Heavenly Father, I know this has been rude and hard. I pray Thee to be merciful. I don't mean... You know my heart, Lord, but I just pray that You help me now. I pray that You'll let these words, though they're broke up and cut up, and--and not like a minister should be, Lord. And me here, uneducated, don't know how to speak to people, but all I know is just You promised if I'd open my mouth You'd fill it. That's been thirty-one years I've trusted You in that. So, Father, somewhere, maybe some of the people's collected a few Words, them that's sick, or those that needs Christ. Now, they're--they're out there somewhere. They--they need You, Lord, and I hope that something's been said that'll raise their faith in Your promises. I pray that You'll grant that blessing.

L-248 Now, while we have our heads bowed, is there those in here who doesn't know Christ as Saviour, would say, "Brother Branham, I--I wouldn't want to die like this. I--I'm not fit to die. If I die, I'd be lost. I haven't been born again. I--I certainly covet your prayer just now. Pray for me; I'm a sinner"? Just raise your hand up, will you, say, "Just remember..." God bless you, you, you, you. God bless you. Really mean that from your heart. God bless you. Dozen or two hands in this little group of people here. This little handful of people here, about a hundred or two, something like that, and here's a dozen hands. Right where you are. The altars are setting full of children. There's no way for me to bring you up to the altar, but, right where you are, pray with me.

L-249 Heavenly Father, I'm bringing to You these people that raised their hands. I believe in deep sincerity they did it. Let them know that they broke every rule of science right there. Science proves that our arms has to hang down, because the gravitation of the earth keeps us down. But it shows that there was a Spirit in them that has control, a power of that arm, that they lifted it towards the Creator that made it. That showed right there. It could not be scientifically proven, because the Spirit is only known... It's a faith. We believe in It. And here a Spirit has come to them and told them to raise up their hands, that they wanted to be saved.
Now, Father God, I'm--I'm quoting Your promises. Lord Jesus Christ said when He was here on earth, "No man can come to Me except My Father draws him first. And all that the Father has given Me, will come to Me. He that heareth My Words and believeth on Him that sent Me, has Eternal Life. He that eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood, has Eternal Life, and I'll raise him up in the last day." These are promises. Now, these people could not have raised their hands unless there was a Spirit there that told them they were wrong. They could not have done this unless You had foreordained them. "All that the Father hath, hath (past tense) given Me, will come." We're predestined to Eternal Life. Those that He foreknew, He has called; those who He has called, He has justified; those that He has justified, He has glorified already in the sight of God. It's just the great vision of God going along, being fulfilled. These people, before the foundation of the world... You Who are infinite knowed the meeting this morning, and knew they would raise their hands, and now they've raised their hand.


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