<TITLE>16. Par 189-199</TITLE>L-189   Old Doctor Bosworth, that was here the last time, with me, next to the last time, eighty-four years old, just returning from Africa. I had a call to "come to Miami." I tore the tires off my car, nearly, to get there. Said, "He was dying." I rushed to him. I knowed he was a policyholder. I went down.

L-190 I went in the room there. The little baldheaded fellow with his arms up, his little skinny arms. I run to him and fell on my face, and cried, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!" Put his hands upon me and blessed me.
I said, "Brother Bosworth, can I pray for you?"
Said, "No." Said, "I'm not sick."
I said, "What's the matter, Brother Bosworth?"
Said, "I'm just going Home."

L-191 I said, "I knew that." And I said, "I want to ask you something, Brother Bosworth." I said, "When was the greatest time of your life and your ministry? You been serving God before I was born. We've been on the mission fields together. We've been in storms, in the air and on the sea. You stood by me when I seen devils on every side, and witchdoctors. And was great thrills when we seen God paralyze them standing there. What was the greatest thrill of your life?"

L-192 He said, "Right now." He was fixing to cash in his policy. He said, "All I've lived for, Brother Branham, has been Jesus Christ, and any minute He'll walk in the door to take me Home."

L-193   Yes, those were policyholders that give everything they had, and invested it in the Pearl of great price. Won't you invest, tonight, too, while we bow our heads?

L-194 I cannot see across the audience. I do not know what's... how many, or who is looking in, in the closed-circuit television tonight. I'm going to ask you, friend, let not this be idle words. You're a mortal. You must die. You know it. And it may be before morning your time will come. I'm not... a person not much on persuading; and, because Jesus said, "All the Father has given Me will come." If there is a room in the heart for that policy, tonight, won't you accept It? That policy is Christ, God's love-offer policy for you, His Word to become alive in your heart, making you part of Him. He is the Word. Accept Him into your life. Won't you do it, and make this great investment?

L-195 As far as I can see, I can't see but about ten feet from me, or fifteen. I'm going to ask you to raise up your hands if you'd like to receive one the Eternal Life policies. Say, "I want it, Brother Branham. Just remember me in your prayers. You don't see my hand, but God does."

L-196   Our Heavenly Father, this simple, rude, yet true story of life. I spoke it this way, Lord, because that people, business people, would understand it more in the way of being something represented here on earth. That's the reason I call it a policy. Forgive me if I was wrong in calling it that. For, we are now in a--a real sacred moment, where no doubt that there is many thinking seriously now, knowing that they too have to have a pay off on whatever they have here, and they see what it means to turn down.

L-197 Now, that young man, as I know, perhaps being so popular amongst the people, he remained in church, he kept the commandments, he did not commit adultery, or steal, or do those things, but in his own heart he knew that he didn't have Eternal Life. Make those, Lord, who are trying to meet You, for Eternal Life, with just those moral traits, may they tonight receive the invitation, and just stay at their feet, and say, "Lord, I'll do anything that You ask me to do." Grant it, Lord.

L-198 They're all Yours now. I commit everything to You. And if the seed has fallen anywhere, Lord, upon any ground, any predestinated seed, for many years has been hungering and thirsting, it might have fell on some somewhere tonight. May they receive Life, Father, for I ask it in Jesus Christ's Name.

L-199 And with our heads bowed continually, I'm going to ask Brother Pearry, if he will, to come here and remain, take the remaining of the service.

