The Family Altar Audio Devotional – Day 360

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. (Zechariah 12:10) 91 Now, God, so anointed Jesus with the fulness of Himself till the…He was God’s Gift to the world. That the wise men are clearly identified, that they’re offering their gift to Him; showed that in their heart they knew who He was, and what He was going to do for them. So (no wonder) the first thing they did, they fell down, perfectly in order, and worshipped Him. Before they could even understand it, they fell down and worshipped Him and then presented their gifts. That’s the way to have real Christmas: worship Him, then present your gift; presenting your body as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. 92 But you know what, after the wise men did that? The father and mother of Christ…the foster father (of course) and also mother, because God was both His father and mother. But we find out that they accepted these gifts from these wise men. No wonder they were called wise men. They were wise. They were really…had wisdom. If men today would just be that wise, just as wise! It takes a wise man to come to Christ. A man that turns away from Him is a unwise man. But it takes a wise man, to come to Christ. 93 Now notice! And after then the wise men identifying Him what He would be, and we find through the Scripture that’s exactly what He was: Deity in service for death. What for? Deity in service to God for death. Jesus was Deity in service for death, to redeem the world. But what did the world do to It? They refused It. They rejected It. Why? Some of them, a big part of them, did that because this: because He did die! They said, “He couldn’t be Deity and die.” The Man (the body) was not Deity, but Deity was in the body. This body has to perish. The very Christ that’s in you is the only thing that can raise you up. That’s Deity, God in you. 94 Now, notice! Now, the same as now, they reject identified Deity. Do you get it? They will certainly put their name on a church book and say, “I’ll try to live by this creed.” They’ll take an oath by this. But when it comes to accepting Deity, and expressing back the same kind of a gift like they did…that you are identified by your gift, that you give your entire being to It, to identified Deity. Then you identify yourself with the Deity, by giving all you are, what you are, to Deity Himself. 95 Now, Christ in this day, that we now live in, is still a Dei-…identifying Himself: Deity, among the people. He’s still Deity, because He is the Word. And when we see the Word living Itself, then we know that man can’t do that. It’s Deity, the Word being made manifest by man. And Jesus said Himself, “The Son can do nothing in Himself. I can’t do nothing, I’m a Man,” Jesus said. “But My Father that dwelleth in Me, He showeth Me all things that Himself doeth.” Amen! There you are! What is it? Deity being identified in man. Now, the same thing is today; that Deity, the promised Word for this day, can identify Itself in you. Amen! Then give your whole to It. Show that you believe in It. Give It Deity: believe It, service, and be ready to die out to yourself and your own thoughts. But today It’s rejected as It was then. 63-1222 - "God's Gifts Always Find Their Places" Rev. William Marrion Branham ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Order your own copy of the Family Altar at http://store.bibleway.org Appreciate what we do? Consider supporting us: https://anchor.fm/ten-thousand-worlds/support