<TITLE>23. Par 218-227</TITLE>L-218   And if God calls you, and you raised up your hand, then the promise is unto you. Be thankful. Make yourself up here and identify yourself with Christ, while coming for water baptism. The minister will meet you here and make ready for baptismal services, when you want to be baptized. I suppose they got robes and things ready right now, in the basement, for the baptismal service, if you desire so. Don't put it off, tomorrow. Do it now. "He that puts his hand on the plow, and even turns to look back, is not worthy of plowing." [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
Display the Token at your work. You display It, everywhere. Or, if you are grateful, raise up your hands, and thankful to God, that you have been identified with Christ. God bless you. Yeah

L-219   Now, sister at the organ, My Faith Looks Up To Thee. Sister Anna Jeanne, if you will accompany at the piano. My Faith Looks Up To Thee, while we stand, too, up on our feets just now, to give testimony to God. Let's each one now, sing this old hymn of the church, for the future, that if we leave here, this world, before next Thanksgiving again, the day of Thanksgiving, that every day in our life shall be a thanksgiving, that the Word still lives, that we are identified with Him, in death, burial, and resurrection.

L-220 And now you downstairs, you up in the balcony, and you outside, in the corridors, someone will meet you here now, to take your application for water baptism, just in a little bit.

L-221 Let's close our eyes now, raise up our hands, for our thanksgiving offering to God, downstairs, upstairs, everywhere. All right.
My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
O Saviour Divine;
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my sins away,
Nor let me ev-...
From this day be wholly Thine!
While life's dark maze I tread, (be a light)
And grief around me spread, (display your Token)
Be Thou my Guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Oh, wipe all my fears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside.

L-222   [Brother Branham begins humming, "My Faith Looks Up To Thee." A brother begins speaking in another tongue. Blank.spot.on.tape. The brother continues speaking in another tongue. Blank.spot.on.tape. A brother gives an interpretation--Ed.]

L-223 Just be real reverent. With such a call as that, I feel that I should call those candidates to come up here before this altar. Does your faith look to that? You remember one time when the congregation was standing, and the Spirit fell upon a man and he prophesied. Speaking in tongues, with the interpretation, is prophecy. So, I'm asking the candidates now, if you will come forward, you who doesn't know assure that you have This. Did you hear that warning? You haven't much more time. There might be your last opportunity, tonight, you might grieve It for the last time.

L-224   Will you come, while we keep our heads bowed. And sing again, lowly, "There is a fountain" (make it right, here now) "filled with Blood, drawn from Immanuel's veins." All right. With your heads bowed. Come, candidates. I want to... God bless you. Come right on up now, upstairs; or, downstairs, go up and gather yourselves together, and send a minister down there now to take care of it. Walk forward now. You that's coming, come up right now. Don't put it off any longer. Don't let Satan say, "Oh, some other time." Do it right now. Right now, quick, move. Have your staff in your hand. Staff in your hand, your loins girded; the passover is coming.
... guilty stain.
Lose all their guilty stain,
Lose all their guilt.

L-225 Just keep coming out, come right on down, come right on up around.
And--and sinners plunge...

L-226 Don't try, just don't take a chance. It's too late to take a chance, friend. If you're not sure, come now. Now is the time.
The dying thief rejoiced to see
That Fount (oh, a real thanksgiving!)... his day;

L-227 Someone is thankful that God sent His Son that He might be identified with the people.
... vile as he,
Washed all my sin...


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