His gifts are fine, but I want the Giver

14 Not long ago, my little girl called me, when I was here the other time. It kind of give me a thought. She said, “Daddy, I want you to come home.”

And I said, “Honey, from Texas I sent you a—a little doll.” She said—she’s just four years old. I said, “I sent you a little doll, honey.”

She said, “I got it Daddy.” And I said—She said, “I want you to come home, daddy.”

And I said, “Well, honey, I sent you a little rabbit from down Chattanooga.”

She said, “I got it, daddy.” But she said, “I want you to come home.” See?

And I said, “Well, honey, I—daddy…”

She said, “Daddy, I love you, and I love the gifts that you give me, but I want daddy.”

15 That’s it. All of His gifts are wonderful, but I want Father. I love His gifts, to hear Him in the manifestations, the praising God, and shouting, and healing, and speaking with tongues, and the interpretation of tongues, and all the different gifts. I love to set and watch them. I have not them, but I love to watch them in operation in the Church. But after all that, I want Jesus. I—I want it. His gifts are fine, but I want the Giver in here. See? That’s right.

    51-0508 - Faith Is The Substance
    Rev. William Marrion Branham