Questions & Answers
Questions 379 (COD Page 1152)
Can every son of God be so anointed till he can do miracles, signs, wonders, or is this just...is this at the directions of the Holy Ghost?
38 Yes, it is at the directions of the Holy Ghost. If you are a son of God, or a daughter of God, whatever you are, when you have received the Holy Spirit, then the Holy Spirit directs you to do things.
39 I don’t have time. I just wish I could tell you little stories. Every time I think of it, just have to pass it by. But I think this one will hold for just a minute.
40 It was down in Meridian, Mississippi. Many of you oneness people, Brother Bigby was holding...was sponsoring my meetings, he’s a oneness brother. And one night in a meeting, Billy Paul had went over in the arena and had give out prayer cards. Oh, it was pouring down rain. And the people was standing outside with umbrellas and things. And Billy give out prayer cards, and there was a...And then he come to get me. And while there was...while he’s come to get me, there was a little lady that set down in front, and there was another lady walking with a little baby, trying to keep it quiet. And this little lady setting there with a little calico dress on, ever what it was, was a mother too. And she seen the lady, and the Holy Spirit spoke to the woman, something on her heart, “Go pray for that baby.”
41 “Well,” she said, “next time she passes, I’ll go pray for her.” And when she passed again, the lady was holding a prayer card. “Oh,” she said, “I–I couldn’t pray for that baby.” Said, “Brother Branham will pray for that baby tonight. And who am I to pray for the baby if Brother Branham’s going to pray for it?” Now, that was reverent, and that was nice, but that can’t always be the will of God. Sometimes it’s different. The Holy Spirit kept telling her, “Go pray for that baby.” Finally she thought, “That woman will turn me down cold. Knowing she’s got that prayer card, she wouldn’t want me to pray for that baby. She brought that baby here, not for me to pray for it, but for Brother Branham to pray for it.” So the Holy Spirit kept saying, “Go pray for that baby.” Finally she said, “Well, to relieve myself I’ll just say...I’ll give her my seat.” So she said, “Honey (one little mother talking to the other one), would you–you want...you got that baby...” Said, “Would you come, set down here, take my seat?”
She said, “Oh, Honey, I don’t want to take your seat.” Said,
“I’m trying to keep the baby quiet.”
Said, “But you look so tired and worn out.”
She said, “I am.”
She said, “Well, set down here and take my seat.” And she
said, “I see you got a prayer card. Perhaps you’re...Brother
Branham’s going to pray for your baby?”
She said, “We hope this number will be called.”
And she said, “Well, I do too.” She said, “Sister, you are a
Christian?”
Said, “Oh, yes!”
She said, “I’m a Christian too.” And said, “Ever since I’ve been setting here, the Spirit of the Lord has been telling me, ‘Pray for that baby.’ Would you give me permission? I know Brother Branham will pray for that baby if it’s called. And you just keep holding your card, he’ll get it.” Said, “But if I lay my hands upon the baby, and just offer a little prayer to make myself feel better, and get out from under that what’s calling me, would it–would it offend you?”
42 She said, “Why, certainly not, Darling. Pray for the baby.” And it was a little blue baby, and so the–the little lady prayed for it. She give the lady her seat, and she climbed up into the third balcony and was standing up. Some Christian brother up there, gentleman enough to get up and give this lady a seat, so she set down.
43 About a half hour later, I come into the meeting, spoke for a few minutes, called the prayer cards; and this woman was third or fourth in the line with that baby. And she set there, and she said, “Oh, thank you, Lord. Now, I felt so sorry for that little mother, I believe the baby will get well now, ’cause Brother Branham...Just the third or fourth, he’ll get to that one.” Said, “Thank you, Lord,” the little mother setting up there, feeling for that baby. All right.
44 Then when I come up, started praying for the baby, when the lady come up, say, I looked at her and said, “Now, your baby is a blue baby. You brought it here to be prayed for. And now, your name is Mrs. So-and-so, and you’ve come from Such-and-such a place; but the baby’s already healed. There was a woman who had a burden on her heart by the name of Mrs. So-and-so, that’s setting up here in the balcony (first one on the end of the fourth row in the third balcony), prayed the prayer of faith for the baby; and the baby’s already healed.” She just almost dropped out of her seat. See?
45 Now, what if she had not have done that? See what I mean? Now, that woman would’ve had more sympathy for that baby, a mother to a baby than I would for the baby. See? And the mother being...See?
46 “Can we all do miracles?” Yes. When you’re directed by the Holy Ghost to do miracles, go do it, because it’s Holy Spirit directed.
47 Now, if that woman wouldn’t have carried out what God told her, perhaps there’d have been a rebuke in the Spirit to her (you see?), and she’d have disobeyed God. Always, if you are
Christian and something is persuading you to do something, go do it. Go do it; don’t doubt it; go do it. “I’d like to ask question. Is...” Here’s another one of them, or either I got in the wrong...Yeah, I...That’s one for this morning. “Woman wearing a pajamas, is it man’s garments?” It must’ve got mixed up over here in these others. “Brother Branham, was God doing the thing...was God...was I doing the thing that took place when the tape...” Oh, yes, we had that this morning. I must’ve got some of those mixed up. I ought to tear them up, but I just hate to do it.