<TITLE>05. Par 14-18</TITLE>L-14 And now, listen to this closely. Any Divine promise of God, the right mental attitude towards any Divine promise of God will bring it to pass. If you can look at it right and believe it in that way that it's written, say, "God, it's Your Word," and take the right mental attitude towards that Divine promise, it'll bring it to pass; 'cause there's no defeat: faith cannot be defeated. There's no defeat to faith.
Watch the ministry of our Lord. He did not claim to be a great person: borned in a--come by the way of a stable door; went out the way of capital punishment; owned about one garment in His lifetime; never had a place to lay His head; never went very far; traveled along humbly; lived among the peasants; spoke a very common language. He was no great person. Or claimed not to be. The Bible said He took on Himself of no reputation, made Hisself no reputation.

L-15 The man that made a false leg, got a reputation for doing it, but the Man that made the real leg when He was here, didn't get no reputation. The Man that made the real teeth, He didn't get--didn't take Hisself no reputation, but the man that made false teeth got a reputation. The man that made an artificial eye, made hisself a name by doing it, but the Man that made the real eye took on Himself no reputation. But He was Emmanuel.
He walked humbly. He lived among the poor. The Bible said, "The common people heard Him gladly." He was rejected by the fundamentals of that day. Let me repeat that. He was rejected by the fundamentals of that day. Correctly. The very holiest and religious teachers failed to see Him, 'cause their eyes were blinded. Them spirits never die; they live on.

L-16 The peasants, when they was in the temple arguing how--what kind of buttons they must use on their coats, there was some Magis coming across the country, looking at a star. They had observatories in them days like we have today. They even kept time. Every city wall had a tower; they kept time by the stars, but no other men, nobody else saw it. You know why? They wasn't looking for it. And that's the reason they say, "I didn't see nothing happen." They didn't come looking for it. That's the reason people today, say, "I don't see nothing in divine healing. There's nothing to it." You don't look for it; you don't believe it.
A fellow said, not long ago, said, "Brother Branham, I wouldn't believe it no matter..."
I said, "It wasn't for unbelievers; it was for believers." See? It's just those who believe. That's all it was sent for.

L-17 But when He was here on earth, He didn't have much education but He was--He had the power of God till when He was only twelve years old, He confounded the--the wisdom of the priests. God was with Him. That's what makes the difference: God being with you.
And I see Him in the beginning of His ministry; Satan tempted Him. But after His temptation of forty days, He came out. Now, let's watch this character now; that's Who we're looking for. Got a picture of what He is now? Look at Him, what He is now. Just in your mind, draw a mental picture of what He is. And what He was then, that's what He is tonight and what He always will be.

L-18 And now, I want you to notice another thing. He's just beginning to come famous. He was healing a few sick people, and so forth; His fame began to spread out. And there was a man by the name of Philip got converted. And as soon as he got converted, it showed he really got converted: he'd found some good news and he wanted to tell his friend. Anybody that always finds good news wants to tell their friend. So as soon as he was converted, he went and found Nathanael, a buddy of his. He said, "Come foun--see Who I found: Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph.
And this man was a righteous man from the bottom of his heart. He was a truthful man. He said, "Could there be any good thing come out of Nazareth?" a very wicked little city.
He said, "Just come and see."


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