Many times people misjudge one another. - William Branham

Many times people misjudge one another. - William Branham, God Being Misunderstood (61-0723E )

61 And now there’s many times that this…that people misjudge one another. And it is a bad thing to do. You say, “Why, she’s got short hair, she’s wearing her dresses too short, that—that—that’s not the Holy Spirit upon her.” Don’t do that! Don’t do that, that’s not right. You don’t know what’s in that woman’s heart. You don’t know nothing about it. You know that the Holy Spirit would make her conduct herself a little better, now, that may be true. But I’ll tell you, as you and I, let God do the judging of that, and let’s you and I just pray for that person that God will show them the Light.

62 Here some time ago a man met me out here, aside. And I had a pianist here that had a little, short, little skirt, and wasn’t just exactly, I guess, just right. And the lady had short hair, and she was just a babe in this Way, and she was playing the piano. And a man met me out there and just tearing me to pieces, he said, “And you’re a pentecostal preacher, and let that woman set up there! That short hair!” And just going on like everything.

63 “Well,” I said, “I think the woman has a good spirit in her. I certainly do not agree with that, you know, the skirt part up here, the two pieces.”

64 One of them is down here and one kind up here, it’s a shirt like they wear. And so it’s real thin and shows that underneath garment that they have around there. I don’t think that—that should be done. I—I don’t like that, I really don’t. I—I can’t…They—they might be just as Spirit-filled as anybody else, I don’t know; God knows that. But I wouldn’t condemn that woman and say that she was going to hell, by the sight.

65 This same person had in his church a lady who had long hair and wore long dresses, and had a temper enough to fight a buzz saw, and just as mean as she could be. Now, long hair and long skirts don’t take you to Heaven. No, sir! It’s the Spirit that’s in you takes you to Heaven. But if you as a Christian…

66 Then you should remember that many times pastors don’t mention those things and the people just automatically go on, think it’s all right. But a pastor should really tear into that. And—and—and then the sisters of the church, those sisters who are in character standing, wearing their clothes neatly, they should be examples of sweetness, and—and motherly and sisterly-like.

67 And I think that any woman that’s motherly and godly and sisterly ought to go to such a person, and with sweetness of the Spirit, just sit down and talk to that lady. And if she is of God, the Holy Spirit will understand those things, and she’ll correct herself. But when you real quickly condemn her and drive her away, you might harm that young, born baby. See? So I—I wouldn’t condemn the person.

68 Now, the person speaking with tongues.

69 Now, I—I have to say something here that may be just a little strange, and if you don’t agree with me, that’s okay. You see, we misjudge these things so many times. Let’s always try to think the very best of anybody who’s trying to do what’s right. Let’s express our very best to them. Oh, they’re trying. We don’t know their heart, unless you have a discernment. And if they’re wrong, then if you got…The Bible said, “If a brother be overtaken in a fault, let them which are spiritual go to that brother in a spirit of meekness, considering your own self lest you be tempted, and see if you can’t reconcile that person, see, back to God.”

61-0723E - "God Being Misunderstood"
Rev. William Marrion Branham