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God’s never been without a witness. He’s always… Now, here I want you to get this real close. God has never, at any time, been without a witness on earth. He’s always had at least one man He could put His hands on, say, “That’s My witness.” It’s come down to one man, one time; and Job was His only witness, and Abraham in the–in the land; but God had a witness. Somebody’s going to witness for God somewhere.

Now, after while, we want to find out what a witness really is, of this day. All right. Notice.

These men, as they went down there, they refused to eat the king’s meat, drink his wine, and they refused to bow to his image. They were a genuine true witness of God.

Then there’s sometimes a penalty goes with a witness. Sometimes when you witness for God, you have to suffer a little bit.

You remember when mother told you that you couldn’t stay around home, as long as you read the Bible and carried on? Or, some of the neighbors said, or the children said, at school you was a fanatic, or something, because you was a true witness? Remember, on the job, how all the men laughed at you because you was a real witness? See? How on the streets you were made fun of, when you give a testimony? But that’s a genuine sign of a real, true witness. God wants witnesses.

Now, some people say, “I testify in church.” That’s good.

But, brother, let your Light shine in the dark places, where it’s really needed, out in the hedges and the highways, in the barrooms, out, down on the street. Everywhere you’re at, let your Light shine as a witness. Amen.

Notice, then the fiery trial come on. And every man that’ll witness for God will have to go through fiery trials. Isn’t it strange how God leads His people? Very strange…

Just as soon as Jesus was baptized, He went into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

Just as soon as Israel come out, under the blood, circumcised, the Holy Spirit leading them in a form of a–a Light, right straight up to the Red Sea, and there, cornered: mountains on one side, desert on the other; Pharaoh’s army coming, and the Red Sea cutting them off. God led them right up to that place. Why? To get glory. Then Moses prayed; and God told him to step right on down towards the Red Sea, holding his stick out in front of him. And as he walked, the Red Sea moved from one side to the other, right across the Red Sea. Why? God’s path led through.

As soon as they come out of there, right into the wilderness of sin: strange. God’s path led right through that great temptation there, when they murmured against God. They went from there on, from one murmur to another, from one trial to another.

As the old song says:

Some through the waters,
Some through the flood,
Some through deep trials,
But all through the Blood.

That’s God’s way of leading, leading His testimonies, His witnesses.

Witnesses
Jeffersonville, IN
53-0405E

And here’s a point that I want to drive home. May the Holy Spirit take it to every heart of you believers. Just because you are a believer… Certainly you have Everlasting Life. God said so. But would you want to just get in as Job said, ‘by the skin of your teeth?’ Would you just want to come before the Father and the talent that He’s give every one of you, as being negligent, you just didn’t use it, or you let something else stand in your way? You let little petty things that meant nothing to you, after all little fusses, and stews, and arguments, and church differences take the meekness and gentleness from your life. Would you want to stand before the Father like that? I don’t believe you would. I don’t believe that you would do it, neither would I.

How I want Him to say, “It was well done.” Not by the skin of my teeth, but, “It was well done, My good and faithful servant. Enter into the joys of the Lord, for you did well with what you had to do.”

Maybe you’re a housewife, if you are, God made you a teacher of your children. Do a good job out of it. Regardless of what you have to do, do it well.

Notice, then if the child did prove to be a real worthy of the things that the father had over his kingdom, and had been a real faithful child, then the tutor brought message to the father, “Oh, your son…”

Oh, that’s the message I want Him to bring for you and I. “Oh, Your son, his whole thoughts is upon You. All he’s trying to do is to please You. He’s so interested in Your affair till it’s hard to hold him down.” I’d rather be just a little over zealous about the Father’s Kingdom than to have no zeal at all for it. I’d rather overwork.

And as the Church of Christ preacher told me some time ago, “Mr. Branham, I’d rather–I’d rather wear out than rust out.” And that is a lot of truth. I’d rather wear out and die in the harness, as Brother Neville says, than to refuse to have the harness on. You can’t do nothing any worse than to neglect to try. Let us do all we can with what you have to do with. And the Holy Spirit, our Tutor, will bring it to the Father.

Spiritual Adoption
Jeffersonville, IN
56-0923