Benefits of the Son of God
no. 30
The inherent power of the
Word
Sunday -
Rev. Brian Kocourek
The twenty ninth benefit or promise of God to us concerning our believing in
His Son is that we are given power to overcome the temptation of sin, but as an
obedient son will only do the Father’s will. We will take our text from
Matthew 4: 3 And when the tempter came
to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made
bread.
Matthew 4: 6 And saith unto him, If
thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his
angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest
at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Luke 4: 9 And he brought him to
I JOHN 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; (the actual Greek tells us here that Whosoever is born of
God doth not initiate sin or acts of unbelief ) for (God’s) seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin,
because he is born of God. Now, notice here that we are told that
one that is born of God cannot initiate sin, because he is born of God and
God’s Seed remaineth in him. Now, the
Law of reproduction in Genesis
We have an
expression that says, “if it looks like a duck, and walks like a duck, an
quacks like a duck, it’s got to be a duck.” Why? Because God set the law of
reproduction in order when He brought forth His creation and, “every seed must
bring forth after its kind.”
Hat is why we
are told in II PETER 1:2 Grace and peace be
multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, Notice
then that if you wish for grace and peace it will only come through the
Knowledge of God and Jesus Christ our Lord. Then if you shut out the knowledge
of God from your life, so too you shut out His Grace and Peace which surpasses
all understanding. Now, notice Peter continues in verse 3 According as his divine (now,
divine speaks of something that belongs to God, and it is speaking of God’s
power, or His Dunamis. The Greek definition says, “Inherent power, or power
residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, In other words, it is the
divine nature that exudes the ability or power and this inherent) power hath given unto
us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of
him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
Now, we are
told in Romans
And we know
that since God is the word then the spirit that Jesus was referring to is the
Spirit of God, and the life he referred to is the Life of God. For there is only one form of Eternal Life
and that is God’s own Life. And there is only one Spirit in which we are all baptized
into and that is the Spirit of God, which is His Holy Spirit. And if you have
received eternal Life it is because you have received God’s very own Life and
thus His very own nature into your soul. And notice what it produces. 3 According as his
divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and
godliness (which is God like ness),and notice how it all comes… through the
knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
Now, just
think, the very nature of God is imparted to us through His Word, and not just
the word but the Knowledge of Him. So we see the importance of knowing Him. And
then Peter continues in verse 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious
promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Now, notice here that we are by promise to receive the very nature of God
Himself. He said we are to be partakers of the divine nature. Now to be a
partaker means to share in this divine nature, and by this sharing in the
divine nature of God, we thus escape the corruption that is in the world
through lust which is the strong fleshly desires.
That means that
the power of the Seed and the nature of the life of the seed is more powerful
than the one in which the seed is placed. That is why Jesus using the same word
describes the nature of the seed in manifestation as a tree in Matthew chapter
7.
MATTHEW
And why is
that? Because every seed must bring forth after its nature and can not bring
forth other nature than what nature is in it by the life of the seed.
And he
continued to say, 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Again we see
the importance of the nature within the seed in I
JOHN
Martin Luther
one time said, “The devil will fly
over you as a bird does a tree, but just don’t let him nest.”
Now, the sad
part is that most people just simply do not believe God’s word, for if they
truly believed His word, they would come alive to his word for His word is
Life. And if the Word of God is not alive to you it is because you are not alive
to It!
In JOHN 20:31 we read, But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is
the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his
name.
Notice we are told that we have life through
His name. and in fact that is because He is the author of Life, and in Him was
Life for He is the author of Life.
JOHN 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God,
and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
JOHN 20:30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples,
which are not written in this book: 31 But these are written, that ye might
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might
have life through his name.
The Apostle
Paul told us in EPHESIANS 2:1 ¶ And you hath he quickened, (Now
this word quicken means to make alive, and so we should read this as “and you hath He made to come alive”)
who were dead in
trespasses and sins; (now the word trespass means to go beyond the
limits or the boundaries and sin is unbelief, for the Scriptures tells us “of
sin for they believed not”) 2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of
this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit (and
remember spirits have natures, so he is talking about the nature) that now worketh in
the children of disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in
times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and
of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. 4
¶ But God, who is rich in mercy, for his
great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath
quickened us(or made us to come alive) together with Christ, by grace ye are saved; 6
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in
Christ Jesus: 7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of
his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace are ye
saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not
of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created
in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we
should walk in them. (notice here that Paul is telling us that there
is a purpose to all this and that is that we might walk and do the things that
God has ordained for us to do.)11 ¶ Wherefore remember, that ye being in time
past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is
called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; 12 That at that time ye
were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and
strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the
world: 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh (near)
by the blood of
Christ. 14 ¶ For he is our peace, who hath made both one,
and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 15 Having
abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained
in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain (two) one new man, so
making peace; (and what were to the twain or two that he is talking
about? God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself.)
16 And that he might reconcile both unto
God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: 17And came and
preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. 18 For
through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
So you see it
is by the knowledge of Him that we are given Life to live out the very nature
of the Father and in fact are given access to the father as well.
And so we can
see how the word transforms the individual from a lifeless zombie like creature
with no hope of any future to one that is moved and motivated by the very
nature of God Himself in their own being.
ACTS 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also
of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. And that tells you that because you are His Seed or
His Offspring you therefore live and move.
For he is he one that energizes you.
ROMANS 7:5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the
law, did work (the Greek word
is energeo or energize) in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. 6 But now we are delivered from the law, that
being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and
not [in] the oldness of the letter. Now, this word work here was
translated from the Greek word energeo which is energy.
The fact is
that unless God place His Own Word into our souls, we will remain lifeless and
without hope. Thus then the Word is an energy that feeds our soul with strength
and Life itself.
Let me read for
you a few Scriptures that speaks of this energy of God.
EPHESIANS
EPHESIANS 1:19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe,
according to the energizing of his mighty power, 20 Which he energized in Christ, when he
raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly
[places],
EPHESIANS 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God
given unto me by the energizing of his power.
EPHESIANS 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we
ask or think, according to the power that energizes in us, 21 Unto him [be]
glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end.
Amen.
PHILIPPIANS 3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his
glorious body, according to the energy whereby he is able even to subdue all
things unto himself.
PHILIPPIANS
COLOSSIANS 1:29 Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his energy, which energizes
in me mightily.
COLOSSIANS
I THESSALONIANS
JAMES 5:16 Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye
may be healed. The energized fervent
prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Now as we close
down our sermon, I want to show you how this energizing went to work on one
particular woman that met Jesus at the well. Now, as we read this let us not
think of just one woman here for when we see the Scripture pertain to a woman
it is always referring to the church whether a Bride or a whore, both examples
refer to either the true church of the false church. And also here we see this
story told of how this particular woman meets Jesus at the well, and I want you
to notice how she is energized by His words and thus transformed from a natural
believer into a spiritual believer united to the ministry of Christ by the
Energy of God..
JOHN 4:5 Then cometh he to a city of
Now, Jesus has
just got done discerning her heart and she catches this discernment and says,
Aha! I know that you must be a prophet. And now she begins to ask this prophet
a question about worship. Notice she does not stand around and try to deny what
he has just discerned, but she readily admits that what he said is true and
thus he is a prophet and so she jumps right into the conversation and says, you
know, I have always been troubled by the difference between how we worship and
the Jews worshipped, so what is the right way to worship?
20 Our fathers worshipped in this
mountain; and ye say, that in
Now, notice
that she not only recognizes that this man is a prophet but since he is a
prophet he will know about the presence of God and how that God will anoint a
man with a gift to discern the very secrets and intents of the hearts and in
this God will identify His Presence among man through this anointed Christ.
26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto
thee am he. 27 ¶ And upon this came his disciples, and marveled
that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why
talkest thou with her? (Now,
notice that these Apostle come at an inopportune time and they have not a clue
as to what is happening here, and they know this woman did not come to the well
when the respectable women usually came, but since she came in an hour that the
respectable women did not come, she must be a woman of disrespectable nature.
And so they begin to wonder within themselves what is going on here between this
man they know to be the Christ and this woman of ill fame.) 28 The woman then left her water pot, and went
her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man, which told
me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
Notice how that
word began to energize within that woman and when it did her cup began to
overflow as David in the Psalms spoke of his cup overflowing. And this
energized Word went out and caught a hold of the local people and they too
became energized by it, and 30 Then they went
out of the city, and came unto him. 31 In the mean while his disciples prayed
him, saying, Master, eat. 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye
know not of. 33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man
brought him ought to eat? 34 Jesus saith unto them, my meat is to do the
will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. 35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and
then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the
fields; for they are white already to harvest.
36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages,
and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that
reapeth may rejoice together. 37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth,
and another reapeth. 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor:
other men labored, and ye are entered into their labors. 39 And many of the
Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which
testified, He told me all that ever I did.
Look at her
testimony. This woman did not try to deny what was very apparent to all. But
instead, she openly admitted to what she
had been but notice that she was now in full repentant mode for her testimony was not look at what He has
told me I am, but what I did which is passed tense. Come, see a man, which told me all things that
ever I did: is not this the Christ? In One fell swoop, the Word of God
energized this woman and her confession and also convicted her to the place of repentance
for what she had been, and in the same breath she was admitting Him to be her
Messiah, which is Savior, and Redeemer, and redeem means to bring back to its
rightful position.
40 So when the Samaritans were come unto
him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two
days. 41 And many more believed because of his own word; 42 And said
unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard
him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the
world.
Notice how that
word energized this people to drop everything they were doing and come to hear
the words of this Messiah.
COLOSSIANS 3:1 ¶ If ye then be risen with
Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right
hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, [who
is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.5 ¶
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication,
uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which
is idolatry: 6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children
of disobedience: 7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in
them. 8 ¶ But now ye also put off all
these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his
deeds; 10 And have put on the new
[man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
COLOSSIANS 1:9 ¶ For this cause we also, since
the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye
might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual
understanding; 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing,
being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Acts
50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable
women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and
Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts. 51But they shook off the dust
of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium. 52 And the disciples were
filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 5:17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which
receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life
by one, Jesus Christ.) Now,
this makes sense only when we understand what the word reign means. And it
comes from a Greek word which means to exercise the highest influence. So let’s
read this with this bit of understanding. For if by one man's offence death exercised the highest
influence over man; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the
gift of right-wise-ness shall the
highest influence be exercised in their life by one, Jesus Christ.