Saturday, October 25, 2008

William Marrion Braham

Though he lived and died over 40 years ago, William Braham remains an icon of the current time and his legacy endures. He serves as testament of an infallibility of God’s truth. Born around a century ago to the poor of the very poor, William Braham was an illiterate and heading for oblivion in life until a supernatural experience that changed his life and many others.

Praying one day in the outback, he received a supernatural experience instructing him to go into ministry. Soon doors opened and the ministry of William Braham commenced.
Initially, he was widely received – especially as his ministration was different from others before and alot after. Uniquely, the demonstration of the gift of knowledge, gifts of healings and discerning of spirits as evident in his ministry. Initially many were attracted to him, his simplicity, humility, genuine love for the Lord and obvious gifts.

It didn’t take long before William Braham was faced with rejection after his ministry started – though illiterate He preached passionately about worldliness in the church. It wasn’t a message that wasn't widely received and William Braham was subsequently maligned.

Without this support, William Braham fell into discouragement but carried on in the ministry entrusted to him. William Braham carried an important message that is very relevant for his time and also the current time. He did make alot of mistakes though but the intent was genuine. He also confused the power of God present in his ministry with an endorsement of God on his message. Consequently, some of his messages were awry but the intent importantly was sincere.

William Braham has a sincere Love for the Lord and he slept in His service leaving behind a legacy that outlives him and the efforts of his distractors at the time. He is without doubt the most iconic man to have lived in recent times but is little known by many in the current times.

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