<TITLE>15. Par 180-195</TITLE>L-180 His character, His characteristics, was the Word being identified. Was His characteristics showing that the Word was God, so that was God being identified in Christ. Now watch it. Note.

L-181 To Peter, He was identified to Peter by calling his name. He was identified to Nathanael by telling him what he done. He was identified by the woman, by telling what she was. What he... who he was; what he done; and what she was. He identified His Messiahic characteristic that was to be the characteristic of the Messiah.

L-182   Look at the little woman say the same thing. "Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. We haven't had a prophet for hundreds of years. We've had plenty of church, plenty of fusses and denominational difference, but we haven't had a prophet for hundreds of years. We know that when Messiah cometh, this is what will identify Him."

L-183 He said, "I am He, that speaks to you." Nothing uncertain about it, "I am He." That identified Him.

L-184 The woman with the blood issue, identified Him the Word. How? By what He done when her faith touched Him. He turned around and said, "Who touched Me?" He knowed something happened. That identified Jesus as Messiah.

L-185 She believed it, and she said, "If I can touch His garment, I'll be made well."

L-186 So as soon as she touched, He turned, said, "Now who touched Me?" And they all denied it. But His Messiahic characteristic...

L-187   Amen! I hope you see that, the congregation. Listen, as we're closing.

L-188 There she touched Him. There was hundreds, maybe, trying to touch Him. Peter even rebuked Him, said, "Well, all of them is touching You."

L-189 He said, "Yes, but somebody touched Me different." That's that different, that faith touch. See? Said, "Somebody touched Me. It was a different touch. I got weak. Strength went out of Me. Virtue has gone from Me." Now, there He stands.

L-190 Now, even His Own disciple saying, in other words, "You sound--sound like You were some delinquent person. Why, people, everybody is touching You."

L-191 Watch His, watch His identification now. He turned around, looked through the crowd. He singled her right out. She couldn't hide herself any longer. He told her of her condition, and said, "Her faith had made her well." She knowed, by this.

L-192 That, Hebrews 4:12, "The Word discerns the thoughts, its intents of the heart." His characteristic identified Him to be "the Word of God made flesh and dwelling among us." Amen.

L-193 I think the same thing tonight identifies Him, the resurrected Jesus Christ living among us tonight, the same yesterday, today, and forever. Now, as Hebrews 13:8 is true, His character will identify Him today, as it did then, the same manner.

L-194   Look at Cleopas and them, after the resurrection. Jesus identified Himself the way He broke that bread, that He done it just the way He did it before He was crucified. And they... That identified His characteristic, 'cause that's the way He did it.

L-195 Now if He was here tonight, how would He identify Himself? Just like He did yesterday, for He's the same today, and will be forever. It's the identification. Hebrews 4, four-... 14 and 15, "He is now..." Says, "He is our High Priest that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities." He is our High Priest right now. After His resurrection, after His death, after His burial, after His resurrection, after His ascension, amen, He still remains the same yesterday, today, and forever, a High Priest that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities. Amen. He is that, right now, to every man and woman here that'll believe it. He is our High Priest, same yesterday, today, and forever.


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