Episode 52: The Family Altar Audio Devotional – Day 18

Episode Summary:

Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? (Matthew 12:22-26)

18 Now, in this day, what if Moses would’ve lived in this age and would’ve seen that tree burning? Why, many of them—he’d said, “Wait a minute. I’ll see till that fire goes off of it, and I’ll go over and pick some of the leaves off, and take it down to the laboratory, and—and examine it and see what chemicals are on those leaves that they don’t burn.” If he thought that, It’d a never talked to him. What did he do? He just set down and begin to talk to It. He didn’t question It. He just begin to speak to It. And when that real feeling begins to move over you, that you’re a sinner, and you’re wrong, just go to talking to It; find out what takes place. They won’t have to take you and analyze your body to see what happened. Your spirit will let you know what happened when God comes in.

19 God, in all ages, has had gifts that He’s brought to the people. He’s always made Hisself known in all ages by His gifts. And Jesus, here, had just been called Beelzebub. And He—He had told them that He would forgive them for doing that, but when the Holy Spirit came, and if they spoke against that, it would never be forgiven. See?

Because many people have said, “What is the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? My old southern mama used to tell me, it was for a woman to have an abortion case, take life that she couldn’t restore. That was the best that she knowed. But that isn’t it.

The blasphemy of the Holy Ghost is to call the working of the Spirit an unclean thing or an evil thing. Jesus said, “Because they said, ‘He has an evil spirit, calling the Holy Spirit in Its work an evil thing’; that’s unforgivable.” There’s nothing in the world, any time or any place, could ever forgive you for that, for speaking one word against the operation of the Holy Spirit.

20 And remember, I want to show you how clear it is. Now, those Pharisees didn’t say right out, “Say, you’re Beelzebub.” But they thought it in their mind, and Jesus perceived their thoughts. Read right back in Saint Matthew 12 and see if that isn’t right? They thought in their minds that it wa—He was Beelzebub. And Jesus perceived their thoughts, and they thought He was a fortuneteller. And then He said, “I’m going to forgive you.” See? Your thoughts in heaven, is louder than your voice is on earth. Remember that. What you think… “If there be any praise, if there be any virtue, think on these things,” said the Scripture.

58-0613 – “The Queen Of The South”
Rev. William Marrion Branham

Order your own copy of the Family Altar at http://store.bibleway.org