LOOK 10

Depends what you are Looking for

March 8, 1992

Brian Kocourek

 

Last  Sunday  night we examined PP. 66-67 where  brother  Branham said  the following statement. "YOU KNOW WHERE YOU STAND  BECAUSE YOU'VE  BEEN ZEROED IN WITH GOD. YOU SEE YOUR LIFE  HITTING  THAT TARGET  JUST LIKE THOSE APOSTLES DID. ...THEN YOU KNOW WHERE  YOU ARE STANDING... YOU KNOW YOUR PRAYERS GO STRAIGHT TO THEIR DESTI­NATION.

 

We examined these statements in view of this end-time  conditions  that  we live in and in light of the scripture. We  believe  that if the Bride is to receive a rapturing faith, then something must happen to what little faith we already have. Something that  will spur  our  faith to a much higher plain. Brother  Branham  always said, we have so little faith, if we hardly have enough faith for healing,  what kind of faith will we need to bring on the  change of our body?.

 

Last Sunday evening we  found our answer in the scripture and  in  a Word that Jesus, Paul and John all spoke of, one which referred to a sort of dynamic faith or a something that would happen to us to  bring  us into a condition that would bring about  a  greater confidence in our faith.

 

The  word  that  was used referring to Jesus  Dynamic  faith  and Paul's  Dynamic  faith and Peter and John's Dynamic  faith  is  a Greek word "PARRHESIA" which means: All outspokenness, frankness, bluntness-assurance,  openly confident.  The scripture  tells  us that  we shall arrive in this certain frame of mind at the  great Appearing of Christ.

 

I  JOHN 2:28 (read)  At His (PRESENCE) or Parousia, when  we  see Him Manifest Himself in His True Character which is His Phaneroo, This  seeing  Him revealed in His True Character,  brings  on  an outspoken CONFIDENCE or Parrhesia among the Elect of God."

 

JOHN 7:14-30 (read) Here  we see that Jesus had this same confidence, this  Parrhesia because  He knew who He was and who sent Him and the Words  which He  spoke were not his own but He only said what the  father  had spoken. The bride does the same in this last hour and this  gives her  a  complete boldness and confidence. Because it is  not  her words she speaks but the Words that God has come down and Person­ally given to her by means of revelation.

 

ACTS 4:13-14, 29-31 (read) PETER  and JOHN were so filled with Parrhesia they couldn't  hold their peace. They knew where they stood.

 

I JOHN 4:17 (read) Parrhesia  Why?, He is the Word. ( JOHN 1:1) As He is so are  we. We have His mind. We have His faith ( EPH 3:12) We have His Word. It is not our faith we trust in nor our word but He has come down with  a Shout, which is a Message and has Revealed His own  Faith to us. The Mighty God Unveiled.
 

 

Let's pick up today at PP. 69-76. (read) TREMENDOUS READING! Now  let'  just focus our attention for the next few  minutes  on what he is saying here.

 

I) " THE ONLY WAY WE CAN SEE JESUS IS TO SEE THE WORD."

 

    A) JOHN 14:21-24 Emphanizo (to exhibit in person or disclose by Words. To declare, inform...Heb 11:13-14

 

   B) II COR 5:16   GINOSKO ( to know, recognize, understand  "KNOWETH NO MAN BY THE FLESH"

 

    Then how do we know?

            

               1) PROVERBS 23:7 "AS A MAN THINKETH IN HIS HEART, SO IS HE..." Then how do you know what is in his heart?

             

               2) MATT 12:34 " FOR OUT OF THE ABUNDANCE OF THE HEART THE MOUTH SPEAKETH."

 

    C) II COR 11: 1-4 Which JESUS? " WHAT YOU SEE ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT."

              

 Paul feared that the church would be seduced like eve was. She wasn't raped. she was willing! But he still deceived her into it. That is how the church looks for another Jesus, Gospel, Spirit.

 

II)  ONLY GOD HIMSELF CAN TAKE AHOLD OF THE CAMERA OF  YOUR  EYES AND  LET YOU SEE WHAT GOD IS, AND WHAT HIS PURPOSE IS...FAITH  IS DESIGNED  TO SEE WHAT GOD WILLS AND WANTS...YOUR GOD-GIVEN  FAITH FOCUSES  YOU WITH THE WORD OF GOD, IT FOCUSES YOU AWAY  FROM  ALL ELSE.

 

MATT 13:10-17 VS 11: GINOSKO: To know as in a sense to realize, to understand, definiteness.

JOHN 6:37-69    45: EVERYONE THAT HEARD AND HATH LEARNED

JOHN 8:38-47    HE THAT IS OF GOD UNDERSTANDETH MY WORD.

EPH 1:17-19     He wants us to know His purpose for us.

) II COR 3:18     YOUR FOCUS IS AWAY FROM EVERYTHING BUT

                        CHRIST. "IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU LOOK AT"

 

Two eyes to view with, a natural eye and spiritual eyes.

 

MATTHEW 6: 19 - 24.

Notice:  "IF YOUR EYES BE SINGLE," not if you have only one  eye, but  if  your sight is focused in on one treasure,  not  two  or more.  But if your singleness of heart is to Focus upon  the  One True and Living God, then your purpose in Life will also be  one. Don't  FOCUS upon anything outside this WORD. Seek ye  first  the KINGDOM of GOD and all these things shall be added unto you.  

 

So you can see we have two eyes, the natural eye and the eyes  of our  heart as EPH 1:18 calls it. That is the Spiritual  eye  that discerns.

 

I COR 2:9-13  (read)

 

III) " THE WORD BRINGS YOU INTO RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST."

 

JOHN 10:(14*)-(27*)-29 GINOSKO: (N.T. frequently indicates     a relationship  between the person knowing and the object known; in this respect,  what is known is of value or importance to the one who knows, and hence the establishment of the relationship

 

I COR 13:9-12  One day we are to see Him face to face and this does not speak of a physical face for we do not know Him after the flesh, but the  face of God is the Mind of God. EX 33:11-23

 

I JOHN 3:1-2  " WE SHALL BE LIKE HIM, FOR WE SHALL SEE HIM AS HE IS." He is the Word. COL 3:4

 

EPH 3:19 GINOSKO: to know that we might be filled with Him

 

I COR 8:3,  JOHN 14:20*-24, 31* (shows appreciation)

 

I JOHN 2:3,Wuest   5:20 shows relationship

 

II TIM 2:19 This knowledge also shows relationship

   

GEN 18:17-19, JAMES 2:23 Abraham called the friend of God

       

II PETER 3:18 As in any relationship, there is always room

                     to grow some more.

 

    JOHN 17:14-26

 

            Let’s PRAY