God's Billboard Thursday, June 21, 2007

II Corinthians 3:2 reads:

Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men.

Most of us have heard of this Scripture, but do you know what an epistle is? An epistle is another name for a letter. How could we be a written epistle, read of all men?

Brother Branham said:

Two or three weeks ago, I was crossing the western states, and I was looking along, as driving by myself, going to meet the Christian Business Men up in Idaho, and I was amazed as I watched the billboards, the advertisements. You can almost look around and see what's on people's mind and what's on their hearts. As I've often said. "Let me go into a person's house, and let's see what kind of music they listen to; let me see what kind of books they read, and what kind of songs they sing; what kind of pictures they have in their house; I can just about tell you what the nature of that person is. See? It's because they... No matter what they testify contrary, the fruits prove what it is.

Everywhere we go, we see advertisements. Billboards line the highways. Signs are everywhere. Commercials are constantly on the radio. T-shirts, baseball caps, watches, pens, almost everything is used to advertise something.

The Lord Jesus advertises also. His children are His advertisement. Wherever we go, whatever we do, we are representing Him. We could have no greater honor or responsibility.

Do you represent Jesus Christ? When people see you, do they see the Lord? If the Lord Jesus stepped inside your home today, would He be proud of what He found. Would He be proud of the music you listen to? Would he be proud of the magazines you read? Would He want you to represent Him?

Brother Branham said,

You've heard the old story, "Your life speaks so loud, I can't hear your words." So whatever you are, you are. The life that you live shows what kind of a spirit is in you.

How does a person represent Christ? The Apostle Peter gave the Promise in Acts 2:38 and 2:39:

Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Once the Holy Ghost has come into our lives, we become that advertisement for the Lord Jesus. We begin to talk like Him. Act like Him. Walk like Him. Live like Him. People see Jesus in us. You may be the only Jesus Christ that many people ever see.

We each walk around with our billboards clearly visible. What does your billboard say?

Brother Branham said:

And then the Word becomes a living thing, It just expresses Itself through you. See? Then you're looking in the looking glass, when people sees you as a mirror. Because, you know, God has made a way. People won't read the Bible, so God has made you a Bible. You are. What you do, people is looking at you.