The story of how I came out from luke-warm denominationalism.
"Often give my little story of a little eagle. How the farmer set the hen one time, and he had... I hope it don't sound sacrilegious to you. But a farmer set a hen, and she was... lacked one egg in having a setting. I doubt whether anybody here know what a setting eggs is, how much it consists of. But, anyhow, he lacked one egg, didn't have enough. So he robbed the eagle's nest, she had two eggs. And he put the egg under the hen.When that eagle was hatched amongst all them chickens, he was a funny bird. He couldn't understand the clucking of the hen, didn't talk like his... like he wanted to hear her talk. And she scratched in the barnyard, and eat from the barnyard, it wasn't food for him. He was an ugly duckling among them. The hen would cluck and he didn't understand it. She'd go this way and eat this and eat that, he didn't understand it. So one day his mammy, or mother, rather, to you. I... In the South we say "Mammy." So, anyhow, he... his--his--his mother knowed she had two eggs, and only one of them was there, she went after the other one. She circled every... crossed the country, and finally she flew over the barnyard. She seen him down there following that old hen. She screamed, "Junior! You're not a chicken, you're an eagle!" That sounded just right to him. Why? He was an eagle to begin with. And when a man or woman has set under creeds and cold, formal religion, if he's ordained to be a son of God, and he sees the Word of God preached in Its power, and God vindicate It; he's an eagle to begin with, he'll run to It as sure as two two's is four. He can't help it, because his very nature loves the Word of God. I don't care what anybody else says, when he sees the Word of God being made manifest, he flies to It because he was a little eagle. As they go on to say, he said, "Mama, how am I going to get up from here?" And He said, "Just make a jump, I'll catch you."
And that's the only thing you have to do, is make one jump to your feet, one jump to God, one promise, "Lord Jesus, I believe You with all my heart. I believe the Message of the hour. I see It confirmed, and I know It's right." Jump to your feet, Mama will catch you. Don't worry, you're an eagle, she'll be right there to get you."
Taken from the Message 'Modern Advents Are Made Clear By Prophecy'. By Bro. William. M. Branham.
