Romans 138
The Attitude of Christ no. 5
Effects of a Negative Attitude
Brian Kocourek
Before we begin our message this
morning on the attitude of Christ, I would like to say that I have enjoyed this
study tremendously. Over the past several years I have seen our ability to look
into the Living Word of God and see it become more crystal clear than ever
before. The Bible tells us to rightly divide the Word of Truth and what I am
seeing is a honing in more and more. Things are becoming more
clearer than ever before. As soon as the unbeliever raises a question
the Word which is living and abiding in our heart has the answer to their
unbelief. In Hebrews 4 we read that the Word of God is sharper than any two
edged sword even dividing to the joints and marrow of the bone. And we have
been given a looking glass of the Word which is able to microscopically see
things in this Word that others have passed over throughout the ages, and never
dreamt of seeing.
Man
that is not born again resides in the five outer senses of the body and with
those five senses of see, taste, feel, smell and to hear they have been able to move closer and closer into the
unseen, even to the place of dissecting atoms. The Apostle Paul said, “EPHESIANS
And now man has come to the place where they can see
with their eyes through electronic microscopes what is called inner space and
as they have perfected their use of light with those microscopes, they are able
to see clearer and clearer until they have discovered that there is a far
greater universe within the atom than there is in what we have called the
universe out here where we see the sun and the moon and the stars and the
planets. A far greater universe lies within that which has been unseen for ages,
and is now being made visible, by Light.
Men through science, through
understanding how to utilize the natural principles of light, are able to see
more clearly those things which have been hidden from age to age. And through
light they are utilizing what they have been given in the natural sciences to
look at the unseen with instruments that are becoming more powerful as the
years go on. And to think that they are just looking with the natural eye. They
are doing this with just the five outer senses. Then what about us who have
been given such illumination that goes beyond these outer senses when we have
been given access by The Light of His Glorious Presence and have been given
ability to know and understand the five inner senses, of imagination, conscience,
memory, reason, and affection. The senses of the spirit.
And then that inner sense called Faith. For by Faith we can see into the
unseen.
And to think that with just the outer five senses
which were given to man to contact his earthly home man has been able to move
closer and closer into the unseen dissecting atoms, and now have come to the
place of what is called inner space and have discovered that there is a far
greater universe within the atom than there is in the whole universe that we can
see through telescopes.
Then what about us? We who are standing in the very presence of the Creator of the
Universe Himself. He is The Supreme Light of Lights. What kind of sight
ought we to have as we grow in the Wisdom and Revelation of Our Lord Jesus
Christ? Then how ought we to be seeing more and more the things of God that He
has so willingly brought to us through a vindicated prophet, and by His own
personal presence with us in the form of the Pillar of Light. Things are
becoming clearer and clearer as we come closer and closer to the source of that
light which is the Glorious Presence of Jesus Christ. How we ought to be able
to see things that no man has ever seen before.
For the Scripture tells us, “JOHN 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 ¶ And the light shineth
in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” and we know that
when that light strikes the dark places it brings illumination to those places.
And the Apostle Peter told us when
that Light strikes, it would illuminate the dark places and the hidden
mysteries would be revealed.
II PETER
1:19
¶ We have also a more sure word
of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place,
until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
And yet the world continues in
darkness concerning the Creator who gave them natural light, because they have
turned down the Light of His Glorious Gospel. In fact the Apostle Paul said, II CORINTHIANS 4:3 But if our gospel be hid,
it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded
the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of
Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
And so too has the light of the
glorious Gospel shown in our hearts bringing light upon the Word of God that
lays within our hearts revealing the deep secrets of God which have been hid
since the foundations of the World but have been revealed to us in this hour by
the Presence of that Great Light, the Pillar of Fire which is here in our
midst..
Br. Branham said, in his message, HAVE FAITH IN GOD 54-0900 E-13
What's the matter with us, the Christians? We've laid down on our job.
That's right. Science has taken men farther with his five senses than ministers
has taken him with his soul, his spirit, which is superior over his science. I’d
just like to ask you a question. Many of you brethren in here can go back with
me to the old Model T age. Science could only... Now listen, just before I
close, here's a remark I want you to remember. Science is only as good as it
can measure. As close as science can measure, that's how powerful they become.
And as close as the Church can measure that's just as powerful as the Church
becomes.
14 Science, about thirty-five years ago could
only measure to ten thousandth of an inch; in that they could make a T-Model
Ford, with a ten thousandth of an inch piston ring which could give it the
terrific speed of about twenty-five miles per hour. Up above it, set a spark
plug, a valve to pump the gas up, the gas fired by the spark plug, but it lost
so much of its compression as it went out with a ten thousandth of an inch, you
could only drive it at that. A thirty-five--thirty-five miles an hour was an extremely
good, fast T-Model Ford. Now, did they stop at that? No sir. They can go down
to a hundred-thousandth of an inch now. They're cutting in their rule,
measuring closer. Now, they can take that same Ford,
or that same piston in a jet plane and almost drive it six-hundred miles per
hour, with the same spark plug firing over the top of it. Why is it? They can
measure closer, that nothing leaks out. The pressure's there, but your
measurement wasn't close enough. They can even take that hundred thousandth of
an inch and split an atom with it. Are they stopping? No, they're going on, but
us, oh, well, we're satisfied with what Moody said, what Finney said. Them men were all right. They were Christians, brothers that's in glory.
15 The first time the rule was ever made on
the... laid across the Word of God... How do you measure it tonight? What value
has the Word of God got to you? Now look, Christian, Martin Luther come out
laid it across Catholicism and found out that the just shall live by faith. He
left a great gap there; many things past through. But he believed that the just
should live by faith, and he stepped out on it because God's Word said so. He
measured God's Word out to the people: "Just shall live by faith."
Along came a little fellow from
16 Along come Pentecost and measured down the
gift of the Holy Spirit, speaking with tongues and signs. But we're just
letting the big gap through. Let's us tonight lay the measure of God down and
measure the whole Word of God. The same Holy Ghost that fired the piston back
there that brought them out by faith, justification, same One gave
sanctification, the same One give the baptism of the Holy Ghost, that same
power, the same Holy Ghost can move the Church to perfection, and It will do
it: to everything that God has promised in His Word. God will do it. The
trouble of it is... Let's--let's cast out the world. Let's measure God's Word,
and it's the Truth. "Have faith in God," Jesus said. For if thou
shall say to this mountain be moved and don't doubt it, it'll do just what you
tell it to do. Isn't that wonderful? Let's measure up. I don't care. The
Lutherans are fine. The Baptists are fine. The Methodists were fine. The
Pentecostals are fine. All these different things is
all right. But let's put it right down and say every Word of God is true.
Everything God said is perfect, and if He said, "Whatsoever things you
desire, when you pray believe you receive it..." I believe that's the
truth. God, let me lay my measuring stick down on my soul and spread it across
God's Word to say, "God, it's the truth; send the unction of the Holy
Ghost and Fire the cylinder above me. I'll believe every word of It." And you'll see things take place. Do you believe
it?
I JOHN 2:1 ¶ My
little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man
sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours
only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world. 3 ¶ And hereby we do know that we know
him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is
not in him. 5 But whoso
keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God
perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself
also so to walk, even as he walked. 7 ¶ Brethren, I write no new commandment
unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old
commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new
commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because
the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He
that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and
there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 11 But
he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth,
because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. 12 ¶ I write unto you, little
children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
Now,
this Morning we will conclude our study of the Attitude of Christ. This will be
number five in this series. I would like to focus our attention this
morning on the fifth point concerning the attitude of Christ. which is “how a
wrong attitude can cripple our walk, and the walk of those we have influence
over.”
Thus far
as we have examined the attitude of Christ we have seen that an attitude is not
a mental conception. Nor is it something that only resides in the mind. The
word attitude does not refer to the mind but rather the bodies
outward expression of your thoughts, feelings, and emotions which are displayed
using body language of some sort.
Remember from Brother Branham’s study on the three
fold body that we are tri-part beings. We have a Body which has five senses,
see, taste, feel, smell and hear. With these senses we contact our earthly
home.
Spiritual amnesia 64-0411
P:29 You must be
identified. Somewhere you must show,
your life shows, tonight, where you are identified. You are
identified either in Christ or out of Christ. You are not halfway. There's no
such a thing as a drunk sober man. There's no black white
bird. You're either a saved, or you're not saved. You're a saint or a sinner,
one or the other. And your spiritual
attitude towards God's Word identifies you, exactly where you're standing.
Now, what I would like to get across to you this
morning is that our attitude is only a reflection of the condition of our soul.
And the actions we do, is only a reflection of that condition. In fact brother
Branham said, from the message…
EXPLAINING
HEALING AND JAIRUS 54-0216 E-37 What
you are here is a reflection of what you are somewhere else. "Those
who He called, He justifies." Is that right? "Those who He justified,
He has glorified." Already in the Presence of the Father, we have a
glorified body. Whew! Wasn't that deep? All right.
We'll find out whether it's right or not. "If this earthly tabernacle be
dissolved, we have one already waiting." Is that right? That's right. So
right now, and what we are there, is a reflection. Here, what we are here, is a
reflection of what we are somewhere else. So if your deeds are evil, you know
where it comes from. You know where your other body's a waiting.
Now, we can look again at men in the bible to see
how that their attitude affected those around them.
If we look at the First Exodus we found that there were
men in the camp of
INFLUENCE 63-0112 PP. 13 You
know, there's so many of us, and most
all of us influence somebody by the things that we do, and the way we live, and
the things we say. We influence somebody. Somebody is watching your life. And then, when we profess to be Christians, what type of life should we live if
somebody is watching us? And your
life that you live will reflect an influence on somebody that might be their
eternal destination will rest upon the way that you live and the things that
you do, for they watch you. And in our text this morning, as "influence," we
find that this King Uzziah was a great influence to
Isaiah, the--the young prophet. Isaiah had been called to his side, and being a
noted, a-vindicated prophet of his day, and he had a... I believe the way that
Isaiah spoke it, he was a--had a great influence upon Isaiah.
14 Now, we find that Uzziah was called to be king at the age of about sixteen
years old after his father's death. And his father was a great believer, and
his mother also was a very fine woman. And this young king had been crowned at
a young age, and quickly he taken the road that was right, because of the
influence of a godly father and a godly mother. And I think that's a very fine
example for we parent today, is to set an example before our children. Now, you'll live your best and your worst at
home. And I think that our lives... Though the children might not just
exactly act like they're noticing it, but they are noticing it. Don't you never think that they are not, because they're
watching. Not only the children are
watching, but the neighbors are watching. Not only the neighbors are
watching, but all that you are
associated with watch you. The people at your church watch you. The people
that you do business with in the markets, they're watching you, after your
confession. And we should always try to
reflect Christ in everything that we do.
15 I know a little motto that I had hanging in
my house many years ago. I picked it up one day when at Billy Sunday's
tabernacle when I was at one of the meetings up at
E-16 And you know, There's two ways to do
anything: that's right and wrong. I had my little son Joseph on my lap the
other day, and I said to him... He's eight years old, and some little boy had
stepped on his toes. And he and the little boy had a fight. So I said,
"Joseph, don't do that." He said, "But, daddy, he did
such-and-such." I said, "But that doesn't matter (See?), what he did.
Just remember, Joseph, that... You love your father?" He said, "Yes,
daddy." I said, "Then remember, that people are going to look at your
life as a minister's son. And then if you do anything wrong, then they're going
to say, 'Does this minister permit his child to do such?'" Now, we know
they do it anyhow. But we know that. As Christians, we know that we try to
bring up our children right. But it's a good thing to keep that before them all
the time, to do what's right. Don't never take that
other side. So I said, "Because, you see, that doesn't only reflect on
you, Joseph, but it reflects on your mother, reflects on your sisters; it
reflects on your father, and the very cause of the family, what we're standing
for. And then what we stand for, it reflects on that, on Jesus Christ. You
don't want to do that." I said, "Our--our Lord told us if we're--if
somebody smites us on one cheek, just turn the other." And of course,
that's kind of hard for a little boy with a hot temper to begin with to--to
think of such things. But place it before him anyhow (See?), that he should not
do it.
17 Now, this young
fellow Uzziah had such a training
in his early days till when he taken the throne, he never turned right or left
from the thing that was right. He stayed right with it. He never let politics
influence him in any way. He was a man who was determined to serve God,
regardless. And so politics didn't... He ignored all those things. And another
thing that I liked about Uzziah was that he ignored
popularity or popular opinions. No matter what anybody else thought, or what
the popular trend of the day was, he wanted to serve God, regardless.
Oh, we need men like that
in our political world. We need men like that in the White House. We need men
like that in business. We need men like that in the pulpit, men that will not
turn to popular opinions or popularity, but will stay straight with the Word,
not turn right or left.
18 God in
commissioning Joshua, said, "This book of the law shall not depart out of
thy mouth, but thou shall meditate therein day and night. And then thou shall
make thy ways prosperous. Then thou shall have good success." And not only
that, but you're influencing somebody the same way you're traveling. And so I
appreciate this stand that Uzziah took, to be
determined... The first thing he begin to do was to repair the house of the
Lord, and to build up the places that had been torn down, and then go out to
the enemy after he'd proved to God that he was sincere. And he--he was going to
take the right stand, regardless of what his people around him, his advisors to
influence him to a political side of the--of the kingdom. He would not stand
for it. He wanted God's will and that alone.
19 That's the kind of
men we need, the kind of mothers we need, a woman, a mother of this day that
will take the right stand, and do what's right regardless of what the other
women does, do what's right.
Last week we showed from the Scriptures how that the
attitude of
I have seen parents that won’t even attend church
because they seem to have nothing good to say about anyone. These same people
will try to justify there not going by saying, “Why should I go to church when there are so many hypocrites going
there?” Well, then who is the hypocrite, anyway? The one who is at least
trying to come and hear from God or the one who thinks they are right and don’t
need to hear from God? And if you watch
that family long enough you will see their children go plumb off into gross
insanity and immorality. And their attitude affected those children until those
children learned to hate all authority, and don’t even have enough social grace
to give respect to anyone, let alone to God.
They become an island to themselves, and their
children are lost because of their actions, just like
Hebrews Chapter 7 part 1
57-0915E P:86 Your attitude towards Christ will make a great
impression on what your children will be. Your life that you live before your family will make an impression
on what your children will be. 'Cause the Bible said that He'd visit the
iniquity of the parents upon the children to the third and fourth generation. Now, just a few moments before closing. And therefore if
perfection... (There's your perfection again.)... were
by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people
received the law,) what further need that there come another priest should rise
after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
Now, last Sunday we examined the attitude of quite a
few people in the Bible. We looked at both those that expressed a positive
attitude towards God’s Word and then we also looked at those that expressed a
negative attitude towards God’s Word. But this week, I want to show how our
attitude towards God’s word has an effect upon others. And more specifically, I
want to show how a wrong attitude can actually cripple others in their walk
with God.
As you know, brother Branham said we are little Messiettes. We are little creators and we create around us
an atmosphere that either attracts people to be around us, or it repels others
from wanting to be with us. It’s your attitude that creates that atmosphere.
And your attitude is not what you think, or say, but is the way you carry
yourself and the way in which your body sends off signals to others. You don’t
need for someone to tell you that you are welcome or you are not welcome. Their
attitude can be heard louder than their words.
As the old expression says, “ a picture is
worth a thousand words.”
WHY 60-0309 10 Your life, today, will reflect in your children. You must remember
that.
Your
attitude identifies who you are, and what you stand for, and it also tells
others what you are thinking even though you may not tell them with words.
Look at the example we read from the scriptures last
week of the Pharisee who invited Jesus to eat and yet did not have the courtesy
to wash his feet which were weary from travel, nor did he anoint Jesus head
with oil, and yet the prostitute not only anointed him with oil, but washed his
feet with her tears and wiped them dry with her hair. And Jesus used this scene
to let Simon the Pharisee know that his gestures were
heard louder in heaven than his words.
LAMB AND THE DOVE 57-0325 E-13 Now, no matter how much you preach, you got a real ill-temper, don't do
you much good to preach. See? No matter how much you join church and try to
impersonate, if you're crabbing and nasty with your neighbor, you'll never win
him to Christ then. See? It's the fruit of the Spirit. As my wife used to tell
me, "Actions speak louder than words." That's right. Live me a sermon
instead of preaching me one; that's a good thing; live me a sermon.
FAITHFUL ABRAHAM 59-0415E
PP. 21 I believe it was Abraham Lincoln
said one time, "You can fool some of the people part of the time, but not
all the people all the time." And your emotions prove, and your action
proves what you are and what you believe. 22 In the Bible James justified Abraham by what he did. Paul justified him
by faith. But Paul was talking about what God seen. And James was talking about
what man seen. But the way you act proves what you believe. If you say you
believe God, then you act like it. Put it into a motion. Get up and get at
it. That's awful rough, isn't it? But
it's the truth. Your--your actions prove what you are. As my wife used to say,
"Actions speak louder than words." You could jump up-and-down
and shout all night, and then grumble at one of God's promises; it proves what
you believe.
And what about the Second
Exodus. Look at the effect those Pharisees who called
themselves brothers had on even a leader like Peter. Paul called them false
brethren and look how Peter acted when they showed up. He had been eating with
one of Paul’s churches and was free and enjoying himself
in the fellowship and when these legalistic brethren showed up, Peter withdrew
Himself.
GALATIANS 2:4
And that because of false brethren unawares brought
in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which
we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: 5 To whom we gave place by subjection, no,
not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you. 6 But of
these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to
me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who
seemed [to be somewhat] in conference added nothing to me: 7 But contrariwise,
when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision
was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] unto Peter; 8
(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the
circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:) 9 And when James,
Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived
the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands
of fellowship; that we [should go] unto the heathen, and they unto the
circumcision. 10 Only [they would] that we should remember the poor; the same
which I also was forward to do. 11 ¶ But
when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to
be blamed. 12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the
Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing
them which were of the circumcision. 13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise
with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their
dissimulation. 14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to
the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before [them] all, If thou, being a
Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as
do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live
as do the Jews?
FLASHING RED LIGHT 63-0623E 149 Tell one of them about it, you know what they say? In so much as to say,
"No old Bible's going to stand in my way from having some fun."
There, just exactly. You tell them it's written in the Bible... Oh, they might
not say those words, but that's what they express. Did you ever hear the
old saying, "Actions speak louder than words"? Well then, does
it? Action speaks louder than words. No matter what you're saying, your life
speaks so loud till they can't hear your testimony. As I said this morning,
just jump as high as you live. See? Your action speaks louder than your word.
And you just might as well come out and say it, because your own words speak,
their--your words... No matter what it is, your actions
speaks what you are. If you speak anything different than what you
really are, it becomes hypocrisy. Jesus said, "You hypocrites, how can you
say good things, when out of the heart speaketh the mouth?" See, they were
saying something they didn't mean.
And what about the Third Exodus? That’s
the one we live in today. The Scripture warns us that it will be perilous
times, and also warns us that ungodly men will take over leading others into
shame. II TIMOTHY 3:1 ¶ This know also, that in the last days
perilous times shall come. 2 For men
shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers,
disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection,
trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are
good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of
pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying
the power thereof: from such turn away. 6 For of this sort are they which creep
into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers
lusts, 7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood
Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate
concerning the faith. 9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly
shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.
II PETER 2:1 ¶ But there were false prophets also
among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the
Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many
shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom
the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
JUDE 1:4
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to
this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into
lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. 5 I will
therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord,
having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that
believed not. 6 And the angels which kept not their
first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting
chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving
themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth
for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. 8 ¶ Likewise also these [filthy] dreamers
defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. 9 Yet Michael
the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of
Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord
rebuke thee. 10 But these speak evil of those things
which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those
things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe unto them! for
they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam
for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 12 These are spots in your
feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear:
clouds [they are] without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the
roots; 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering
stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
IDENTIFICATION 63-0123 E-39 You
see, sin is unbelief. There's only two channels that
you can live by. One of them is faith, and the other one is unbelief. "He
that believeth not is condemned already." Smoking, drinking, committing
adultery, lying, stealing, carnal impersonations, those things are attributes
of unbelief. If you was a believer you wouldn't do
those things. No. You do that because you're not a believer. Oh, you say...
"Oh, but I am a believer." But by their fruits you shall know them.
See? Your actions speak louder than what your confession proves. See?
When you disbelieve God's Word and count it as something gone by, or--or take
some book in its stead, and saying, "This is just as good as that,"
it goes to show that you're not a believer. That's right. You're--you're not.
And if you was, then you would believe God's Word and
it would... He would express Hisself through His Word. Now, He was God's Word
expressed. And He said, "Now, if--if you can't believe Me,"
said, "believe the works that I do. Search the Scriptures, for in Them you think you have Eternal Life. And that's the very
thing that tells Who I am." Oh...?...
"That's the One says Who I am. The Scriptures
tells Who I am."
40 And let me take that a little further, will
you? The Scriptures is what tells what you are. That expresses you; and it
expresses me. The Scriptures tell what we are. It's so loud that our voice
cannot be even heard. Our life speaks louder than our voice (See?), and it is
God's way of letting us see what we are. Jesus said the same thing. "They
are they that testify of Me. They prove what I am. And
which one of you can condemn Me of unbelief, sin? If I
haven't properly..." Listen, I'm talking about looking at yourself. "If I haven't properly identified Myself as being what the Word said that I would be..."
41 Wonder if we Christians could think that
tonight. Wonder if we can look in God's looking glass of what requirements is
of a Christian and identify ourselves that way. I wonder if we could. I wonder if
we could identify ourselves tonight with John
42 The little woman at the well didn't--didn't
make any mistake. She said, "Sir, we know when Messiah cometh He'll do
these things, but Who are You?" She said... He
said, "I'm He." And a Man that could do a thing like that would
surely tell the truth. The truth of God was with Him. And they were
commissioned...
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Now, we find out, though a good man, blessed of God; but, if God blesses
you, you stay in the category that God has called you in. If it's a housewife,
remain a housewife. If it's in a business, remain in that business, reflecting
God. And whatever God has called you to, let it be that. Because
He wants you to be a real housewife to
reflect your influence upon another person that would want to be a good
housewife. If you're a good
businessman, let your life so be that it will reflect Jesus Christ in your
business with honesty and integrity, and with things that really mean something.
Because somebody is watching your life. You're
influencing somebody. God has to have a real housewife. God has to have a real
teenage in school. God has to have a--a--a real minister, a real businessman,
somebody that will reflect Him. Because there they see in you, Christ. No
matter what the rest of the world's got to do, that has not one thing to do
with you or I. We are responsible to God for our life and for our experience
with Christ.
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Now, we find out that in his trying to take the--the minister's place,
and someone telling him he's out of place, telling him he shouldn't do that,
he's out of place, he become anger--angered; he was so angered until his face
turned red. You see, we must be able to stand and take correction. Some of them
won't do it. You can't... I've went to meetings and I've set in the
auditoriums, and--and you get up. And some people come in and set down just for
a few minutes; if you say one word that they don't agree with, [Brother Branham
snaps his finger--Ed.] gone (See?), flying up.