There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand. As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. (Ecclesiastes 5:13-15)
7 I’ve noticed to… When I first started, and I knew there’d be a lot hooked up with this, and there’s nobody on the field in them days. And me being a Baptist and coming out amongst Full Gospel people, I realized what it was going to be. And there was three things that I noticed in the Bible that always…?… a minister. And one of them was money, and the other one was popularity, and women. So I know that Saul fell because of popularity, Balaam because of money, and Samson because of women. So then I know those three things was a hindrance that we must always keep covered up. And money of course, would be the—the greatest. And… or trying to think you’re just a little better than somebody else.
8 I—I tried, Christian friends, tried my best; by God’s grace I can say with His grace, all of it’s been in the background. You pray that I can keep it that way. I never took money. I suppose that… Billy told me a few minutes ago, said, “Daddy, I think they took you up a love offering.” That wasn’t necessary, didn’t have to do that. I never come for that purpose; God knows that. No, sir. I’m a poor man, could have been a multi-millionaire. Many of you knows that I was give at one time one million five hundred thousand dollars at one time. When the agents brought it to me, I refused to look at their order; I said, “No, sir, I wouldn’t put my hand on it.”
9 They said, “Oh, my,” said, “but this man’s worth twenty-eight million dollars. He owns a big Mission Bell Winery and all.”
I said, “I don’t care what he owns, sir; my Father owns the cattle of every hill and He… I—I don’t have any need of the money.”
And he said, “Well, I was just seeing your mother’s home and yours here, the parsonage,” and said, “you could use it.”
I said, “Yes, when I need it, Father will send it to me. But I—I don’t need it now.”
And I refused to look at it: A million five hundred thousand dollars in one offering. I’d rather take fifty cents or a dime from so-and-so, and so-and-so, and let everybody have a part in it, than to take a big lot of money. Heartaches, troubles, and then you think, “Well…” It’s just too much, the curse of the love of it. And I—I was born poor, raised poor; my people are poor; I want to die poor. The only thing I want to have when I die is favor with God; that’s all I want. I brought nothing into this world, it’s certain we take nothing out. That’s true. So what we get from the line of God, is only thing we can take with us. So if you ever want to pray for me, it’s not to have money, not to have big homes, or be popular, but just pray that I can stay in the hands of Christ, mold, clay, that He can mold me, and use me, in any way that He sees fit to do it. I’ll pray the same thing for you, that you’ll be the same way.
56-0422 - "Show Us The Father And It'll Satisfy"
Rev. William Marrion Branham
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