<TITLE>04. Par 32-39</TITLE>L-32 Just if you're led by the Spirit, just take your time until you got zeroed in. If you don't, you'll shoot too high or shoot too wide, or something. Let's make it zero, the Bible. I believe that God wants us to zero in. The Holy Spirit zeroed in with the apostles, or they had zeroed in with the Holy Spirit, rather. And I believe we can do the same thing by the same Word. It's hit the target. And if it hit it one time, dead center, it can hit it again. But you got to zero in. Be sure your breathing, your pulling, everything's just right. I shoot targets; I know what it is, lay in a match, and a rifle that will zero...

L-33 One time I sent a little model 75 back to the Winchester Company, one day. And I couldn't make it hit over about a three--or a quarter of an inch at fifty yards. And the Winchester Company sent it back to me, said, "Reverend Branham, that gun's only made to--to group a five-shot group, an inch at twenty-five yards." Now, that was the company that made it. I know different. I just drove, on the line, precision, nine straight, carpet tacks at fifty yards with it. So I knowed it was zeroed in. So I just kept fooling with it, and fooling with it, till I got it driving back again.
Now, the same thing is by the Word of God. Those things those apostles did, those things that Christ promised, we got to get zeroed with the Word, with the Spirit. If it did it one time, it'll do it again, because It's God. And God is the Word, and He can't fail.

L-35 There's some static, a gun be a little too loose this way in the forearm, a little loose or too tight, anything that binds it, you can put the weight of your finger on a rifle, and (it shooting perfect) the weight of your finger will throw it off. You got to have everything perfect.
That's the way you have to do in Christianity to make the Word, make It manifest and act right, yourself with the Word and with God, it's got to be perfect, and then it will zero. Got to be. So therefore, in preaching you got to feel the Spirit just right, then zero; away it'll go; it'll drive to the target.

L-37 Then the people setting around, many times people say, "Brother Branham, I don't hear about your meetings."
I don't have outlets like the other brothers do. They have magazines; they have--they have radio, television. I just go through and trying to represent the Lord Jesus. The people see it, believe it; they get well. God knows it, that's all that's necessary. See? We don't... We're not... There ain't going to be no history written. Don't worry about that. There's not going to be time for history writing. I believe Jesus is coming. That, I believe it. And I want to live today like He would come today or tomorrow. Not no great big schools and so forth... Why do we do those things, and then preach Jesus is coming? Why, our own works testify against us. That's right. Jesus is coming, let's be, make the church ready for it. Let's get ready. Oh, how I love Him.

L-39 Let's bow our heads now for a word of prayer. Oh, how I love to see people when they reverently bow their heads. Now, let's just set silent for a little bit and study. Now, we want to take our time. Tomorrow's Sunday, the sabbath, Christian sabbath day. And I don't want you late at Sunday school, though we don't want to hurry with these things.
Think now, "Lord, is my desire in my heart tonight according to Your will?" If it is, then you think of it. Then as you think of it, your desire, and check it with God's program, if it seems to be just right with God's program, then I want you to raise up your hand to God, and say, "God, remember me; this is what I have need of." Just think real hard. God bless you. Good. The Lord bless you. That's good. Just keep on putting up your hand. He sees all; He knows all to be done. That's good. God bless you. Amen. The Lord bless. That's good. Just keep thinking, putting up your hand. Now, I'm watching each hand as it goes up. All right. That's fine.


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