<TITLE>05. Par 18-22</TITLE>L-18 If you had to go to Mayo Brothers, you know, for an examination to find out what was wrong with you, the first thing, you'd have to call and get an appointment. And that'd probably take you two or three months before you get an appointment. And then you'll go there and stay in the hospital, maybe for a week or ten days in the hospital. And they don't do a thing for you but examine you.
And then, when you're through all that, after months under sweat, and trial, and medicines, and (oh, my) everything, then they only tell you what's wrong with you. See? That's right. And yet, the people clamor from everywhere to find out what's wrong with them, when if you'll just believe God with all your heart it will be over in a minute (See?), if you just... See? That's right. And it... You have to believe it though. And now remember, only by faith we believe it and watch it act.

L-19 And then, each night the Scriptures that I use... Sometimes I write out several Scriptures here to refer to. And if I refer to these Scriptures, and what you see taking place, if it doesn't seem natural to you, go home and check it with the Bible. Then you owe it to me, if it isn't God's promise to come back and tell me about it. And lay it up here on my desk and say, "Brother Branham, that's not right. That's not Scripture." See? And if it is Scripture, then--then you owe it to yourself to believe It, don't you, for it's--for it's God.

L-20 Now, before we take up too much time now, and I want to thank my brethren again. I suppose these are ministers, and so forth, along here. I appreciate it, and you laity, and members of different parts of the body... We're sojourners here; we're pilgrims. And we come to visit you who are sojourning. We're waiting for the coming of the Lord. Here we've no continuing city. We're going from place to place and waiting for the coming of the Lord. Day by day we grow older and older, and don't know what minute (whether we're young or old) that our life can be snapped like that. Then we've got to meet God, and there... This is our preparation time. So let us prepare now to meet the Lord when He comes.

L-21 Now, let us bow our heads and speak to the Author before we read His Word. Now, with our heads bowed, and our hearts likewise, I wonder, in the building tonight before we start, if there would be those here that would like to just raise up their hand to God and say, "God, now during this meeting I have a need. Would You supply my need, Lord? I'm going to raise up my hand and just by this..." God bless you, everywhere. Now, He sees what's under your hand in your heart.

L-22 Our heavenly Father, we are now approaching the throne of Thy grace. Now, we would not come by the throne of justice, because if we'd get justice we'd all die. We could not come by the throne of judgment, but we have been bidden to come by the throne of grace, with the promise that our Lord told us, "If you ask the Father anything in My Name, I will--it'll be granted." Now, we know that that's true. It has to be true; It's the Word. And we believe this Bible to be Your infallible Word. Every Word of It is of God. And we hold onto it and cherish It with all our hearts.
Thou knowest how we appreciate this time of fellowship here in this lovely little city, and these fine brothers and sisters. We're reminded of the early days when the apostles met together when their numbers were small, but how the Holy Ghost came among them and did great outstanding things, because the church were assembled together. That was the early apostolic catholic church, way back from the beginning at Pentecost.


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