<TITLE>02. Par 10-19</TITLE>L-10 And there is, well, Mr. Grimes is one of the big ranchers, he had what they call the Diamond Bar. He had several thousand head of cattle. And the Turkey Track, and the Lazy K, and many up-and-down there. They went through.

L-11   I stood a many a time, or sat, rather, in the saddle, with my leg up over the horn of the saddle, and watched that ranger as he looked at those cattle going by. And the amazing thing, he never did notice the brands on the cattle. He didn't. They all have to be Herefords or they can't get in there. And the only thing he was interested in, whether it was a Hereford or not; not what kind of brand they were wearing. There is a blood tag in the ear, that showed that they were Herefords.

L-12 And I just thought, that the way it'll be at--at the great round-up of the great entering in of the Kingdom of God. He will not notice the brand, whether we're Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian. But He'll watch for the Blood tag. That's, we must all have the Blood tag, "For when I see the Blood, I'll pass over you." Man has tried to educate people into Jesus Christ; we've tried to lecture them in. But God has one way, that's under the Blood, we have things in common.

L-13   Sometime ago, a family was separating. And the attorney told them they had better go down and divide up their estate before the divorce was granted, because there wouldn't be nothing left if the attorneys got a hold of it. So he happened to be a personal friend to them. And they went into one room, the living room, the husband and wife, and they divided up, and fussed over what was in there. And the next room, they fussed again. Finally they went up in the attic, an old garret, they found a trunk up there, and they were dividing the spoils that were in there; one reaching and grabbing, "And that's mine! And this is mine!"

L-14   And finally they raised up a piece of goods, and they both grabbed at something. And when they grabbed, they caught each other's hands. And beneath these hands was a pair of little baby shoes, which had been the results of their union, that God had called the little thing Home. No one could claim it, 'cause it belonged to both of them. They had found something they had in common. And there, looking each other in the face, it wasn't long till they were in each other's arms. And the divorce wasn't granted, they could annul it, because they found something they had in common.

L-15 I think that's what we should find. There is one thing. We might not all agree to be Methodist, or Baptist, or Pentecostals, or so, but there is one thing we have in common; Jesus Christ, we have Him in common.

L-16   Someone asked me, sometime ago, said, "Why are you hanging around with these Full Gospel Business Men? You're supposed to be a preacher."
I said, "Well, I am a businessman."
Said, "A businessman?"
I said, "Yes, sir, I'm--I'm a businessman."
Said, "What kind of a business are you in?"
I said, "Eternal Life assurance."

L-17 I never said insurance. I said, "assurance." If any of you is interested in the policy, I'd sure like to talk it over with you, immediately after the meeting.

L-18   Reminds me of when I was in school, as a boy, we had had a chum there, was a very fine friend, he was an insurance salesman. And somehow, nothing against insurance, now, but I just don't have any this earthly insurance. So sometime ago, this young fellow... His brother is a Baptist minister, also, and he writes articles in the Upper... for the Upper Room. And he came up to my house, and he said, "Well, Billy, I'm sure glad to get to see you again."
I said, "Sit down, Wilmer."

L-19   We got to talking. And I knew what he was coming for. I got a brother that sells insurance, but I just never did take any, somehow. So he said, after we talked a while, he said, "I understand, Billy, that you haven't got any insurance," he said, "and I thought maybe I could talk to you about a policy. And..."


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