<TITLE>03. Par 9-12</TITLE>L-9 Everybody feel good? Sounds like a convention all right, everybody right in tune. Pray now. And tonight I drew a little context here from what might be called a text I want to read. And I've got some Scriptures and little notes wrote down here, and I'd like to make a little Sunday school class out of it, like.
And then I'd just like to ask... 'Course, usually at the beginning there's not too many here. I could probably... When there's sick people to be prayed for, could run a prayer line and catch them every one in one night. So maybe I'll sort of ask tonight, and see how many was here to be prayed for; and kind of come to the convention, you want prayer for your sick bodies and would like to have us pray for you. Would you just raise up your hand, say, "I come with that intention."

L-10 Well, that's wonderful. That's fine to see that the first night. Usually the people kind of wait till last, then it's kind of hard. Wonderful to see you here with faith in God, that you believe that God will answer. And He will. He doesn't fail. He just won't fail. "Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but God delivereth them out of them all." So as long as we get deliverance is the main thing. And we get between straits sometimes as Paul and those others who have gone on before us, the great saints and elected men of God. And we are--know, we can't ask to be immune from troubles, but it always something behind it that God makes it work just right for all of us.

L-11 I believe a few moments ago... I'm not mistaken, I see my good friend, Brother Sullivan, setting down here too, all from down in Kentucky. Glad to see you, Brother Sullivan. And, Brother Iverson, Florida. And oh, everywhere. How many's here from out of town? Let's see your hands, from out of... Well, say, is there anybody here from town? Let's see your hands, from the city, from around the city? Oh, what do you know. About twelve, fifteen, people I see. That's a good representation from out of town there. That's right. That's usually what conventions draw.
Well, my wife used to sing a little song for me.
They'll come from the east and west,
They'll come from the lands afar,
To feast with our King,
To dine as his guests;
How blessed these pilgrims are!
Beholding his hallowed face,
Aglow with love Divine;
Blest partakers of his grace,
As gems in his crown to shine.
You know the song?
Jesus is coming soon,
Our trials will then be o'er.
Oh, what if our Lord this moment should come
For those who are free from sin?
Then would it bring you joy,
Or sorrow or deep despair?
When our Lord in glory comes,
We'll meet Him up in the air.

L-12 That's our purpose of being here. Now, I'm not a singer, friends. I--I couldn't sing. I... You know, I've always wanted to sing, brothers. So I'm going to tell you all, sometime you can hear me sing when I can sing. When you get up to heaven, and it's all over, and in your great mansion... I've always loved the woods so well and everything, maybe I got a little cabin down in the corner of gloryland somewhere. You walk out on your big mansion patio some morning, or porch, and listen. Way down there in the woods you hear a voice coming up, singing "It's amazing grace, how sweet the sound." You say, "Brother Branham made it."
When He can even take a wretch like me and save me, why, then there's hope for all of us. And you'll say, "Brother Branham made it, 'cause there he is still singing "Amazing Grace." I always wanted to sing that. I can just hum it in my heart, but I hope someday I can really sing it.


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