Spoken Word no 80
The
Seed Watered, Grows
Brian Kocourek, Pastor
Let’s remain standing
as we open our Bibles this evening to the Book of Genesis chapter 24 for our
text.
Genesis 24:1 And
Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and
the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his
eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee,
thy hand under my thigh: 3 And I will make thee
swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt
not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: 4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my
kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. 5 And
the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow
me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence
thou camest? 6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware
thou that thou bring not my son thither again. 7 The
LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of
my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy
seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt
take a wife unto my son from thence. 8 And if the
woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my
oath: only bring not my son thither again. 9 And
the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to
him concerning that matter. 10 And the servant
took ten camels of the camels of his
master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were
in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of
Now, it is interesting that as soon as she began to water the camels she
begin to receive the gifts. Notice the gifts were for the ears and the hands.
Look, nothing in this Bible is without signification.
In referring to this Biblical story, brother Branham tells us what those
jewels signified. In His sermon, Time of decision
59-0611 P:30 She made her decisions quick. Watch her
real quick in the meeting. Quickly, if they're ordained to Eternal Life,
they'll know it. There's something in
the message that stirs them. That's what stirred Rebekah. The message stirred
her, Angel was leading her. Oh, can't you see her picture? The Angel of the
Lord leading her. Then she was stirred. And immediately when she watered the camel, the gift went on her. He
begin to take out the earrings,
which means faith cometh by hearing,
put the bracelets on, the works of your hands. He got her ready. As soon as she begins to water, give the waters of Life, testify, tell
others, get the message out. Tell them what has happened to you.
Now, our study tonight is from paragraphs 67 – 69 of
brother Branham’s sermon, Spoken Word is the original Seed and this is
number 80 in our series.
Now, in paragraph number 67 Brother Branham said, “A seed must have water to grow. Now, you
put a seed in the ground and if there's no moisture in the ground, it's dust,
and it won't grow in the dust: can't. It's got to have a certain percent of
moisture or it won't grow. Is that right? The letter killeth; the Spirit giveth it Life. See? Now, it
must have moisture to grow. His Word is a Seed. Now, to prove that, let's turn
to Luke the 8th chapter, the 11th verse and see if this is true or not, if the Bible says His Word
is a Seed. Luke the 8th chapter and the 11th verse, and we'll see what God said about it: Now, He goes ahead
and begins to tell. There's much things to say about it. Let's start at the 4th and just read. ‘And when much
people were gathered together, and there come unto him out of every city, he
spake by... parables: A sower went out to sow his seed to sow his seed: and as
he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of
the air devoured it. And some fell upon... rock; and... soon as it was sprung
up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.’
68 Moisture: Baptists, Presbyterians,
Lutherans without the water... And
when he's first converted, he looks
right straight to Christ; he believes. And the first thing you know, that
denomination binds him up into a place, and
the moisture of the Spirit's gone from him; he becomes denominational, and
he's dead. Not only Baptists but Pentecost. Don't believe that, I know many of
you don't, but you just wait a little bit. We'll see whether the Bible states
it or not.
69
All right, of lack of moisture, last
word in the 6th verse, of the 8th chapter... The lack of moisture...And
some fell among thorns; and... sprang
up with it, and choked it. See, what was that? He goes ahead and tells that
some as soon as they get to be... I'm
not going to pull one punch today on nothing. Just what I think the
Christian Business Men, and the rest of them of these Pentecostal
organizations, and these people that's building all these big millions of
dollars of things, the riches of the
world has choked out the glory and Spirit of God. Dying because it's choked. The world, care of the world, has choked
them out.”
Now, notice that Brother Branham is telling us that in the parable the
reason that they withered is that they lacked moisture. And then he let’s us
know that moisture represents the Spirit of God.
We find in the book of Deuteronomy the same thing. Deuteronomy 32: 2 “My doctrine shall drop as the
rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender
herb, and as the showers upon the grass:” And of Course Jesus taught us that His Words were spirit and truth. So
the Word of God is the Spirit in which he nourishes His Predestinated Seeds.
We
find David speak of this in the Psalms.
If you will turn with
me to Psalms 1:1
we read, “Blessed
is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the
ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his
delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law
doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth
forth his fruit in his season; his
leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 4 The
ungodly are not so: but are
like the chaff which the wind driveth away.”
Notice if the leaf is watered it will not wither away
and dry up.
God identifying Himself 64-0320 P:3 All of our things in
That is exactly Hebrews chapter 6., so let’s turn in
our Bibles to Hebrews chapter 6.
Hebrews 6:7 For the earth which drinketh
in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by
whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: 8 But
that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected,
and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. 9 But,
beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany
salvation, though we thus speak. 10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of
love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the
saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that
every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto
the end: 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers
of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Seven church ages 54-0512 P:49
I get into the desert
sometime, out there in
Ever present water 61-0723M P:45 Now, we find out that, along this road,
after they got like this, they come to a place of Horeb. And H-o-r-e-b, Horeb,
then we find out... Let's break that name down. That's where the--the name
"Horeb" means, a "dry place" or a "desert."And
when we get out of fellowship with one another in the church, and out of
fellowship with the Holy Spirit, it brings us to a dry place, a desert, nothing
alive, everything got stickers on it. See, a--a desert, a little piece of
cactus with that sticker on it. Did you know what that is? That's a precious
little tender leaf that hasn't had no water; it's just wound itself up so tight
till it's a sticker. And when you see somebody like that, maybe it's a precious
soul that could been watered right, would've been a tender little leaf or
something. But instead of that, it's wound itself up till it's a sticker, just
punching at everything, you know, finding fault. Only thing it needs is just
water. That's all. It just--it just needs a--a revival, or a breaking up, a
refreshing from the Lord. It'll--it'll unfold its little self, if you'll just
put it to the water.
Speak to the rock 60-0723 P:26 Carnality had cut off their spiritual
supply. Carnality had cut off all their joy, all... They begin murmuring and
fussing; they took them off in the desert. If anything I hate is a desert. It's
hot; there's nobody hardly can live there, and everything you get against in
the desert's got stickers on it. Every kind of little old vine's got stickers
on it. You know why? It's because there's no water there. Now, if that same
little plant grew up in my country, or up in a country that's got rain on it,
that little plant would not be a sticker. That little sticker would unfold, and
it would be a nice tender leaf when it comes into a watered place. That's
what's the matter with the churches, the reason they fuss, and quarrel, and
stew, and so called Christians, because they've been bypassed from the land of
blessing, from the fountain that never runs dry, from the Rock in the weary
land. And they have become dry and carnal. They want to stick and say,
"The days of miracles is past. That's a bunch of holy-rollers. No such a
thing as that." Oh, just let them come to the water one time. It is to
unfold and get tender and sweet, and kind and humble. Something takes place
when you put him in water. I don't know why, but it happens that way. Oh, carnality
had cut them off.
Planting the vine and where to plant it
59-0920 P:25 Oh,
go with me to
He
was to pass this way 57-0727 P:6 Now, it's so good to be in
Painted
face Jezebel 56-1005 P:39 You
take any kind of a plant and put it on the desert where there's no water, it
gets stickers on it. And you take that same plant and put it where there's a
lot of water, it gets soft. And why is it? It's because it's dry. And that's
what's the matter with the churches today. They're fussing, "Glory to God,
I'm a Baptist. Hallelujah." "I'm a Presbyterian, I'll tell you, we
have the best selection of pastors. Yes, sir, we don't have to take your old
Pentecostal theology." "I tell you; I belong to the Assemblies;
that's who I am. We're as great as the rest of them." "I belong to
the United...""I belong to this, that, or other." Oh, I see your
stickers. Your water supply is gone. That's what's the matter. That's just
what's the matter. The water's been cut off. You don't have the things like you
used to have years ago. The miracles and things are not in the church. The
feeling, the--the fellowship's not in the church like it used to be. What's the
matter? The glory spring that led to your hallelujah garden was cut off. What
did it? Sin. Sin getting in the church and getting in you is what did it,
because the weakness of the pulpit to keep the lines unstopped. That's right.
Amen. That's the truth. It might seem awful crude, but it's the truth. And if
you don't stop and call an old fashion prayer meeting, and get back to God,
what will you be in ten years from now? Somebody better raise up and go to
preaching this thing and getting this thing out of the church. It's a cancer,
and it's eating to the bone. Get it out. God, send evangelists who will stand
on the Word and preach the Word when you see that thing going on. And then let
it go like that?
Making
the valley full of ditches 56-0728 P:40 But now notice, that's the reason out in
the desert everything you come in contact in the desert's got stickers on it. I
don't care if it's a little old leaf, or whatever it is, don't fool with it,
'cause it's got a sticker on it. You know what does that? It's because it ain't
got no water. Where there's no water, it
gets stickers. Where there's water, that same plant will soften up and make
leaves. And that's what's the matter
with the church, the reason there's so much fussing. "I'm a
Oneness." "I'm Assembly." "I'm this." "I'm this
other." "Oh, I belong to the
Jude 1:10 But
these speak evil of those things which
they know not: (Now, why would
they speak evil of things they know not? Because they are all stickered up and
without water or spirit as we will see in a moment,) 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, (what was the way of Cain? They did not have a
revelation, they had religion, but no revelation. And when they were told how
to do right, they rejected God’s way, the Doctrine of Christ. And notice,) they also ran greedily
(in other words, they ran after money…and they are focused on
money, money, money and not the Pillar of Fire in the midst of the people, just
like Balaam was.) they also ran greedily after
the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
(What was the gainsaying of
Korah? Popularity. Korak said, Why is Moses in charge? We are just as religious
as he is? We are just as spiritual as he is?)
12 These
are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding
themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, (Clouds, witnesses without the Doctrine of Christ) carried about of
winds (carried about of all sorts of false doctrines); trees (Remember Psalm 1, we
asre likened unto tress, but these are trees) whose fruit
withereth, (remember the spirit filled man in Psalms 1 his fruit
never withers, because he is planted by the River of Life, the Life Stream of
God, His Word, but these are all dried up and so is there fruit, there doctrine
is of another age and all dried out, and in fact they are) without
fruit,(many without the teaching of the hour, so they
have no true Doctrine, and that makes them) twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 13 Raging
waves of the sea, foaming out their
own shame; (Notice not pure water, it has no foam. These are
polluted waves spewing their pollution as they roar about,) wandering stars,(always wondering
about this and about that) to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. (No light just darkness forever.)
But Rebekah, the true God ordained Bride of the promised Son, watered the
very power that would pack her home to be with her Groom to His Tent.
Uncertain
sound 60-1218 P:164 Like
Rebekah who watered the camel, the very camel that she watered, she rode on it
to meet her Groom. The very God that we preach about, the
very Word which is God, the very God that's in the Word, will rise us up
someday by the baptism of Holy Ghost. And our critics will be killed by the
same power that raises you to glory. See? Oh, my. Rise up and ride on it.
Time of
decision 59-0418 P:45 And so she
watered the camel, the animal, the power that was to take her home to her new
home. And another thing. Did you notice, when she went over now, being
blood relation, just by faith she believed it, only thing she had was a servant's message. That's all that maybe you've got, my message. I want to be a true
servant to the Word. The blessings are for you; they're yours. I know it's not
popular. But I don't care about popularity; I want to be honest to my Master as Eliezer was. I want a clean cut decision out of you,
like Eliezer. Come out and tell me whether you believe it or not. See? I
want a clean cut decision. A true servant requires that. If you do, then act like it. See? Go on, put it into action. Come, go along.
Why are we not a denomination? 58-0927 P:29
Did you notice Rebekah, when Eliezer found her, it was in the evening time, and she watered the camel. 'Cause Eliezer
said, "If the damsel that comes and waters this camel, and gives me, a
drink, that will be the one that You have chosen, Lord, to be the bride of Your
servant, Isaac." And while he was yet in prayer, Rebekah come and drawed water and give him
a drink, and watered the camel. Notice, the camel was a
beast. And that same beast that she was
watering was the one who packed her to her Groom, Isaac.
Earnestly
contending for the faith 53-0614A P:78 And
the beautiful Rebekah come out. And he said, "Now, ever who waters this
camel" he said, "Lord, let that be the one You've chosen." And
Rebekah went and watered the camel, and give them a drink, and then watered the
animal. Look, the very animal that she
was watering... The animal
represents a beast, of course, a beast of burden, which means "power"
in the Bible. And the very animal
that she was watering, was the very animal that packed her to see her Groom.
Is that right? And what is watering? The
very power that we're watering now with praises, and thanksgiving, and glory,
and power, and might, is the very Holy Spirit that'll pack us up to see Jesus
someday.
Questions
and answers COD 64-0823E P:60 292. In I Corinthians 14:29
we find out that any gift in the church has got to be judged first. See? You
have to watch, 'cause evil spirits slip in. Because remember, the rain falls on
the just and the unjust. The same rain
that was sent to ripen the wheat also ripens the weed: the same water. How
many knows that? Now, that ought to clear the serpent's seed to you then, how
that this son come. I'm trying to pick it out here to get it before my time
runs out, but I can't find it: so, how that son was about the serpent's seed.
See? God has a law. Now, on this, in this law of the spirit of Life you have to
watch, because Satan slips in. And Paul, when something was revealed to
somebody, it had to have at least two or three judges before it could be told
before the church.
I have seen it time and time again. Yo9u can’t sit under true teaching
and not ripen into what you were ordained to be. We find people come into the
Presence and Godhead, and within a short time watch out, either they show
themselves to be the spotless virgin Bride of Christ or they show themselves to
be evil and treacherous. You can’t hide yourself from the Light, and it is the
light which makes manifest according to Ephesians 5:13.
But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for
whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
John
3:19 And
this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved
darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither
cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds
may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
We have found time
after time in our studies that it takes light and water to bring forth life.
The very first time God spoke he brought forth Light, then the second time he
spoke He brought forth water, and then the third time he spoke he brought forth
Life. Genesis 1 3 And God said, Let there be light: and
there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And
God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and
the morning were the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of
the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament,
and divided the waters which were under the
firmament from the waters which were above the
firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the
firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. 9 And God said, Let the waters
under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God
called the dry land Earth; and the gathering
together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it
was good. 11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass,
the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree
yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in
itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Choosing
of a bride 65-0429E P:70 Now, just a moment now; that's it. He chooses a Bride to reflect His character,
to which the modern churches of today certainly misses His program here a
million miles, 'cause they deny this to be the truth. So how could it be? Now,
He's looking for the day for that Bride to be formed (Hebrews
13:8) just exactly like He was. It's got to be His same flesh,
same bones, same Spirit, same everything, just exactly built up, and them two
then become one. Until the church becomes that, they're not one. The character
of Him, the Word for this age, must be molded... She must be molded like He is.