Episode 277: The Family Altar Audio Devotional – Day 243

Episode Summary:

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. (1 Corinthians 12:1-3)

72 “I believe in Jesus; don’t believe in the Holy Ghost in this day, not like they had It back there.” That shows He isn’t there.

73 The Holy Spirit will bear record of every Word It spoke. He is not a liar. He’s not afraid of nobody or no organization. He don’t have to take down for nobody. He speaks, and then He stays with it.

If the high, and polluted, and educated, or as we’d call it, plutocrats, if they don’t want to receive It, “God is able of these stones to rise children to Abraham.” He’ll take gangsters, and bootleggers, and everything else, and rise it up. God can do it, and He is doing it. “God is able of these stones to rise children to Abraham.” Somebody is going to do it, ’cause He’s God.

74 “If ye abide in Me, and My Words in you, ask what you will,” because you’re asking His Word, and His Word is Life. Speak it. If God said it, and you’re sure He said it, the Holy Ghost bears record that Word is right, then, there you are, brother. Speak it; there it is. “Say to this mountain, ‘Be moved.’ Don’t doubt in your heart, but believe that what you said will come to pass.” [Brother Branham claps his hands together three times—Ed.] Not you that speaketh, but the Father that dwelleth in you; He doeth the talking. It’s not you talking to that mountain, it’s the Father that’s in you, speaking to that mountain. It has to move. “All heavens and earth will pass away,” He said, “but My Spirit shall not…or My Word shall not pass away.” Certainly, It cannot pass away. Father!

75 Now, “The works that I do.” God is in His Church, to continue His works. That’s why He sent the Holy Ghost. Now, He knowed that. He, He knowed it wouldn’t be, it couldn’t be done that way, so with by otherwise, so He had to send. The Father sent the Son, put all that’s in the fon-…Son in you. And the same works that He did, the same very works now that Jesus did, you will do also, the Church.

Wouldn’t you like to do the works of God? [Congregation says, “Amen.”—Ed.] Jesus said, “If you want to do the works of God, believe on Me.” How you believe on Him? You can’t do it till you got the Holy Ghost.

76 Cause, no man can say He is the Son of God; you’re saying what somebody else said. “The Bible said that He’s the Son of God; I believe the Bible.” All right. “The Bible says He’s the Son of God; I believe the Bible. The pastor says He’s the Son of God; I believe the pastor. Mama says He’s the Son of God; I believe mama. My friend says He’s the Son of God; I believe my friend.”

But the only way that I can say He’s the Son of God, is when the Holy Ghost comes in and bears record of Himself, then I know He’s the Son of God. [Brother Branham knocked on the pulpit four times—Ed.] “No man can call Jesus ‘Christ,’ only by the Holy Ghost.”

77 Huh! No man speaking by the Spirit of God called Jesus accursed, or say He was something that day and something else today. That makes Him weak and faltery. No, sir.

He’s the same yesterday, today, and forever. Any true spirit will bear record of that. All right.

59-1217 – “What Was The Holy Ghost Given For?”
Rev. William Marrion Branham

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