The Watch Word of Christ — Stephen Kaung

The Signs of Christ’s Ultimate Purpose in John 2

John, the second chapter, we'll read from the first verse. And on the third day a marriage took place in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus also and his disciples were invited to the marriage.

And wine being deficient, the mother of Jesus says to him, they have no wine. Jesus says to her, what have I to do with thee, woman? Mine hour has not yet come. His mother says to the servants, whatever he may say to you, do.

Now there were standing there six stone water vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each. Jesus says to them, fill the water vessels with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

And he says to them, draw out now and carry it to the feast master. And they carried it. And when the feast master had tasted the water, which had been made wine, and knew not whence it was, but the servant knew who drew the water.

The feast master calls the bridegroom and says to him, every man sets on first the good wine. And when men have well drunk, then the inferior. Thou hast kept the good wine till now. This beginning of signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory.

And his disciples believed on him. The same book, chapter twelve. John, chapter twelve. We begin with verse twenty. John twelve, twenty. And there were certain Greeks among those who came up that they might worship in the feast.

These therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee. And they asked him, saying, Sir, we desire to see Jesus. Philip comes and tells Andrew. And again Andrew comes and Philip, and they tell Jesus.

But Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come that the Son of Man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, except the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, it abides alone. But if it die, it bears much fruit.

He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it to life eternal. If anyone serve me, let him follow me. And where I am, there also shall be my servant. And if anyone serve me, him shall the Father honor.

Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But on account of this have I come to this hour. Father, glorify Thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, I both have glorified, and will glorify it again.

Shall we pray? Dear Heavenly Father, we do praise and thank Thee for this privilege of coming to Thee with holy boldness. We thank Thee that we can enter into the holiest of all without any fear or trembling.

It is all because of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. And Father, as we are in Thy presence, we do expect Thee to reveal Thy mind to us and draw us into the very center of Thy purpose, that Thy Son, our Lord Jesus, may be glorified.

The Fullness of Time and the Coming of God’s Son

We commit this time into Thy hands and trust Thy Holy Spirit to do its work. In the name of our Lord Jesus. Amen. Yesterday morning we went through the Old Testament to prove what King Solomon says. There is a season for everything.

A time for each purpose. And a wise man's heart knows the time and the manner. That is to say, a wise man knows when and what to do. Now this morning we would like to continue on this into the New Testament.

And of course when we come to the New Testament, the first one that we will focus our attention upon is none other but our Lord Jesus. It is said in Galatians chapter 4 verse 4. When the fullness of time was come, God sent His Son into the world.

Born of woman, born under the law, that He may deliver us out of the curse of the law. That we might receive sonship. A thousand years ago, in the Garden of Eden, after the fall of man, God gave man a wonderful promise.

Saying that the seed of the woman shall crush the head of the serpent. And four thousand years have passed. But these times were not passed in vain. Why? Because God was working. God was working towards the time.

The fullness of time. When He shall send His beloved Son into this world. To deliver us out of the curse of the law. Into. From a Roman standpoint, it seems as if the time was not right for the coming of the Son.

Why? Because it was the time of the Roman Empire. A Caesar was upon the throne of the world empire. A Roman governor was in Jerusalem. And Herod, the Idomite, was the king of the Jews. Not only that, but even you find the people, the Jewish people.

They were really not ready for the coming of the Messiah. Even though it was their prayer. Through the years. For the Messiah to come. Every morning, after the temple was opened. There will be that morning prayer.

And the priest will enter into the holy place. Burn incense at the altar. And there he will offer prayer for the whole nation. And no doubt, the prayer for the whole nation is a prayer. For the Messiah to come.

And yet you find that, in reality. The people, the Jewish people. Though they pray for the coming of the Messiah. Day after day. And yet their hearts were not ready for Him. Now even though in man's eyes the time was not right.

But God said, it was the fullness of time. So God sent His Son into this world. There were some people there, who were ready for the Messiah. A remnant, not many. We have Mary and Joseph. We have Zachariah and Elizabeth.

We have Anna and Simeon. We have those temple shepherds. And we have also those who became the disciples of John. And these were the remnant. Among the Jewish people. Who were prepared in their hearts to receive the Messiah.

And God looked upon these hearts. And God said, the time is right. To send His beloved Son into this world. As we look into the life of our Lord Jesus. We find that His life is characterized by one thing.

Christ’s Watchword: “My Hour”

We find that He has a watchword. And the watchword of Christ. As you'll find especially in the Gospel according to John. It is repeated again and again. And it is that word. My hour. The time. My time.

These are the expressions of what is upon His heart. Our Lord Jesus knows His time. He has not only the knowledge of the time. But He is ever conscious of His time. His whole life moves with the hour.

With the time that God has assigned for that particular period. The first time we find our Lord Jesus mentioned this watchword of His. Is found in the second chapter of the Gospel of John. And there you'll find there was a marriage.

The Marriage at Cana as a Sign of Christ’s Bride

In Cana of Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus and His disciples were also invited. Now marriage was a happy occasion. And evidently this young couple that were to be married were very popular.

Because you'll find that more people were at the wedding than they expected. And probably more people lingered there longer than they expected. So the result was after maybe a day or two of feast and happiness.

The wine began to be exhausted. And it would be a most embarrassing situation to the young couple. At the very height of their happiness sorrow will come in. Shame will come in. Evidently the mother of Jesus was a close friend of either the young man or the young woman.

Therefore she was drawn into the inner circle. She knew about the situation. So she came to the Lord and said they had no wine. Now why did Mary told Jesus about that need? Humanly speaking we would think that naturally she was expecting that Jesus would do something about it.

But to her surprise the Lord Jesus said what have I to do with thee woman? Mine hour has not yet come. Now in the English language you'll find that it seems a little bit harsh. But actually in the original it is very different.

Because when the Lord Jesus said woman. Well in the English language we will say little woman. So actually it wasn't a very harsh word. It is a word of affection. Little woman. Now why is it that the Lord does not say mother and say little woman?

Now probably the reason is because our Lord Jesus now had begun his ministry. When he was at home he was under the authority of his parents. But when he was thirty years old and you remember how he came to John to be baptized.

He stepped out into the public. That was the beginning of his public life. Of his public ministry. And as he entered into his public ministry to be occupied with his father's business. You'll find he was in a different realm.

He wasn't in home. He was in the work of God. And in the work of God he was to be directed by none other but his heavenly father. Human relationship. Natural relationship. Could not enter into the work of God.

Or interfere with God's work. And probably it is for this reason that he does not address his mother say mother. He says woman. Little woman. He loves his mother very much. There is an affection in it.

But he calls him her little woman. What have I to do with thee? Now this what have I to do with thee? Brother T. Austin Spock said. In the original actually it has that kind of meaning. What is there in common between you and me?

What is there in common between you and me? You are thinking of one thing. They have no wine. But I'm thinking of another thing. We are on two different wavelengths. You are thinking that they have no wine.

They need a wine. In order that this marriage may be a success. But this is not in my thought. In my thought I'm thinking of something very different. From what you think. I'm thinking of another marriage.

The marriage that God has in his purpose. Even from the very beginning. I'm thinking that union typified by Adam and Eve. Adam to sleep. God said it was not good for man to be alone. God put him to sleep.

And then out of his sight God took out something. Now in our Bible it says a rib. But in the original it is took out something. God took out something out of Adam. And God used that something out of Adam to build a woman.

And the word build is a word used in architecture. To build a woman with that something coming out of the sight of Adam. And then he led Eve to Adam. When Adam saw Eve he said this is bone by bone and flesh of my flesh.

He shall be called a woman. And from that time on they are united into one flesh. And the Lord as if the Lord is saying now little woman. You are thinking of this marriage in Cana of Galilee. Now it is important to see that this marriage will be a success.

But I am thinking of a greater thing than that. I am thinking of the marriage typified by Adam and Eve in the beginning of human history. I am thinking of the marriage between the lamb and his church.

I am thinking of the union of God and man. I am thinking of that eternal marriage. And surely I want to see that marriage to be a success. So we are on two different wavelengths. You are thinking of one thing I am thinking of another thing.

You know our Lord Jesus when he was on earth. His life was directed, focused to a very clear and definite purpose. He was not just walking upon this earth, drifting, finding his way, hitting upon things.

No, our Lord Jesus his whole life on earth was governed by an ultimate purpose. And that purpose is the marriage. And you will find that the whole Bible actually is centered upon this. Because in the book of Genesis it begins with a marriage.

And when you come to the end of the word of God you will find in Revelation chapter 1, 21 and 22 another marriage. The marriage of the lamb and the holy city, the new Jerusalem. So that is what the Lord has in mind.

What is there in common between you and me? This is upon my heart. But anyway, in order to save the situation, the Lord after the mother told the servants, whatever he says, you do. In other words, let the Lord be the Lord.

And you do not try to direct the Lord or even to suggest the Lord what he should do. So when she put the Lord in his rightful place, then you find our Lord Jesus moving. And he told the servants to pour the water into the water vessels that stands at the door for purification.

And fill these six water vessels to the brim. And then he said draw them out. And show it to the feast master. Let the feast master taste it. And when the feast master tasted it, he found that it was the best wine.

Now brothers and sisters, when the Lord performed this miracle, he said this is in conjunction with my hour. My hour has not yet come. Now what is his hour? He is very conscious of his time. Now what is that hour?

What is that hour that he is looking forward to? He is actually looking forward to that hour when he will pour forth his life like the water drawn out of the water vessel. In order to quench the thirst of those who are thirsty.

In order to make that marriage a success. And this is the hour that our Lord Jesus is looking forward to. The Bible says this is the first sign he did. To manifest his glory. Now you know in the gospel according to John, all the miracles, wonders performed by our Lord Jesus are called signs.

These miracles are wonder works. No doubt about that. But in the gospel of John, all these wonder works, all these miracles are called signs. Why? Because they are not just work of wonders. These work of wonders point out to something.

There is something deeper just performing a miracle. These miracles are to lead us into something more. And that is lead us to see the ultimate purpose of God. Through the working of these wonders we are to be shown the eternal purpose of God.

And that is to manifest his glory. Dear brothers and sisters, how does Lord Jesus manifest his glory? He manifests his glory not just by turning the water into wine. To us that is glorious enough. But to the Lord that is nothing.

That cannot be considered as glory. To manifest his glory he has to perform something much more than that. And what is it that he has done? Through that sign he is telling us that he is going to pour out his life.

And by pouring out his life he is to obtain for himself a bride. And there will be a marriage. And that marriage will be successful. And that marriage will be eternal. Now dear brothers and sisters, this is his glory.

And that is what the Lord Jesus refers to. And this is the hour that he is looking forward. Now the second mentioning of the time on the hour in the gospel of John is found in chapter 4. Now in chapter 4 you find our Lord Jesus, he was in Judea.

And there was some kind of murmuring that he made, he baptized more people than John. In other words you find there was some kind of murmuring, there was some kind of suspicion, there was some kind of unpleasant feeling.

And our Lord Jesus is so gentleman like, he wouldn't even allow such thing to happen. There was no competition between him and John the Baptist. So when he heard about that he decided to leave Judea. To go back to Galilee.

Christ’s Spiritual Necessity in Samaria

And the Bible said he must pass through Samaria. Now dear brothers and sisters you know that even geographically, Judea is in the southern part of Palestine. Galilee is in the northern part. And in between is Samaria.

But according to the custom of the Jews at that time. Because of their hostility towards the Samaritans. And the hostility of the Samaritans towards the Jews. These two races if you can say that. Because the Samaritans actually are mixed race.

But you find there was such enmity, such hostility between the Jews and the Samaritans. That the Jews will not enter into the land of the Samaritans. They will have nothing to do with them. So when they want to go from Judea to Galilee.

They will rather cross the river Jordan to the eastern shore. And then they will travel in Piraeus. And then bypass Samaria and re-enter through the river Jordan into Galilee. That is the way that the Jewish people travel in the days of Christ.

But here you find the Bible said he must go through Samaria. The must there is not according to tradition. The must there is a spiritual must. Because our Lord Jesus knew that there was a woman there that needed him.

And for that reason he broke the tradition of the Jews. You know because our Lord Jesus broke so many traditions of the fathers. He incurred their wrath. And even eventually you find they crucified him.

They wouldn't want him because he did not follow their tradition. But the Lord Jesus said you hold on to the traditions of the father. And even violate the commandment of God. And dear brothers and sisters this was not something new.

We find that it happened even today. But our Lord Jesus broke the traditions all the time. In order to meet that Samaritan woman. So he went to Samaria. And he was so weary in his journey. Because he was walking.

And when they came to the well of Jacob. He rested there. His disciples went into the city to buy food. Because they were not only weary they were also hungry and thirsty. And they left the Lord Jesus there resting a while.

While they entered into the city to buy bread. It was at that time. That a Samaritan woman came out of the city to draw water. Now this was most unusual. It wasn't according to the custom of the time.

Because according to the custom of the time. When the women came out to draw water. They usually came out either in the morning or towards the evening. Because these were the time that they were, it was not very hot.

And they usually came out in groups. They were like companies. They like to talk you know. So they usually come out to draw waters in companies. I remember when I was in Israel. And I still saw the same thing going on.

Saw that these women you know came out in groups. And to draw water. And actually in that area that was the only well. Only source of water. But the difference was in those days. You know when they came to draw water.

They may have a pitcher on their head. But now you know you find there was a gasoline can upon their head. Now that was the difference. But anyway they came to draw water. But this woman didn't come in the morning.

Nor in the evening. Nor with the other women. She came alone. And at noon time. Why? Evidently she wanted to avoid people. She didn't want to have anything to do with people. Because she was well known in the city as a bad woman.

Nobody will keep company with her. And when they saw her probably they will curse her. So she became very hostile to the whole world. She came at noon time. But she was thirsty. So she came at noon time to draw water.

She thought that there will be nobody there. She will all be by herself. And to her surprise she found that a man was sitting by the well. And more so when that man began to talk with her. Now that man was a Jew.

By his garment you know that he was a Jew. And there was nothing between the Jews and the Samaritans. And yet that Jewish man talked to her. And not only talked to her but said give me some water to drink.

Now that was most strange. Because a Jewish man asking a Samaritan woman for water. That was not done in history. But our Lord Jesus in order to contact that woman. He was willing to humble himself even before a Samaritan woman.

And asked that woman to give him water to drink. That's the humility of our Lord Jesus. But the woman did not respond. The woman said now you are a Jewish man. Why do you ask water for me? And the Lord said if you know who is talking with you.

You will ask him to give you water to drink. That water that will become a fountain within you. And you will never be thirsty again. And of course when that Samaritan woman heard about that. Of course she would like to have that water.

She didn't understand. So she said sir you do not have any instrument, vessel to draw the water. The well is very deep. Now how can you draw water without the vessel? And this well our father Jacob give it to us.

Now are you greater than our father Jacob? You can give us a water that will not be exhausted? Give me that water. And the Lord said go and get your husband. In other words the Lord pointed out to her.

Her sins. And when the Lord said that. She realized that she met a prophet. And her conscience was awakened. And dear brothers and sisters you will find when a person's conscience was awakened. The first thing is worship.

Worship is something that is built in human beings. When we were dead in sins and transgressions. We forgot to worship God. But once our conscience is awakened. The first thing is how can I worship God?

Where can I worship Him? How do I worship Him? So you know it is very strange. When the Lord pointed out the sins of that woman. And her conscience was awakened. Now this woman was deep in sins. She wasn't thinking of worship God at all.

But suddenly you will find her conscience was awakened. And immediately she found that this problem. This question of worship became a supreme question. A problem. So she asked the Lord. Where should I worship?

You Jewish people said. If you want to worship God. You must worship God in Jerusalem. In the temple. But we Samaritans. We said. We worship God in this mountain. Mount Gerasing. Because there on Mount Gerasing.

They built a temple. And that's the place where we worship. Now which is the right place to worship? And the Lord Jesus said to that woman. Woman. The hour is coming. When you do not worship. Either in Jerusalem.

Nor on Mount Gerasing. Because the hour is coming. And now is. Those who worship God. Worship Him in spirit and in truth. The Father is seeking for true worshipers. Those who worship Him in spirit and in truth.

Worship in Spirit and Truth in the New Era

Now dear brothers and sisters. Our Lord Jesus. Is ever conscious. Of His hour. Not only the man of the hour. That He does everything. According to the time. That God has assigned. For Him. But you know.

With the coming of the Lord Jesus. He Himself. Live His life. In the hour. And more so. With His coming. He brings in. An hour. A new era. A new time. He is the one. Who. In a sense. Terminates. The old time.

And brings in. A new time. With the coming of the Lord Jesus. Because. The hour. Is changed. It is changed from. The time of the law. Into the time. Of grace. In the time of the law. Worshipping God. Is an external thing.

In other words. Worshipping God. Is limited. By time. And space. There is a place. That you go. To worship God. To the Jews. It is Jerusalem. To the Samaritans. It is Mount Gerizim. Under the law. Worshipping God.

There is a time. With the Jews. They have to go to Jerusalem. Three times a year. To worship God. And. With the Samaritans. Of course. They have. Their own time. Of worship. Under the law. You'll find.

Nothing. Is perfect. Under the law. Everything. Is outward. Is external. God. Is. Far. Above. Beyond. The approach. Of man. Man. Can only. Worship Him. From afar. With fear. And trembling. Now. That was. The time. Under. The law.

But. With the coming. Of the Lord. Jesus. The law said. The hour. Is come. And now. Is. With His. Coming. Everything. Has. Changed. We. Are. Delivered. Out. Of the time. Under the law. Into. The time. Of grace.

And there. The Lord. Jesus. Said. The very nature. Of worship. Has. Changed. You do not. Worship God. Externally. Anymore. You. Worship God. In spirit. And in truth. Now. It. Because. With the coming. Of the Lord. Jesus.

This. Is. Made. Possible. Before. His. Coming. Man's. Spirit. Was. Dead. In. Sins. And. Transgressions. God. Is. A spirit. And. If. We. Want. Worship. Him. We. Must. Worship. Him. In. Spirit. But. Our. Spirit. Was. Dead. In. Sins. And. Transgressions.

So. The. Only. Way. Men. Try. To. Worship. Him. Is. With. His. Body. Course. With. Your. Body. Or. Even. With. Your. Soul. You. Can. Never. Really. Touch. Him. You. Can. Only. Worship. Him. From. Afar. You. That. Is. Never. Complete. But. God. With. Coming. Our. Lord. Jesus. The. Time. Is. Changed. Why?

Spiritual Resurrection and the Future Resurrection

Because. He. Comes. To. Quicken. Our. Dead. Spirit. And. Make. It. A. Spirit. And. With. A. New. Spirit. And. The. Holy. Spirit. Dwelling. In. Our. Spirit. We. Are. Led. Into. True. Worship. We. Can. Contact. God. We. Can. Worship. God. We. Please. God. We. Can. Commune. With. God. So. Today. It. Is. Not. A. Matter. Of. External. Worship. Worship. Has. To. Be. Inward. We. Worship. In. Spirit. And. Truth. The. Truth. There. Is. Not. Only. A. Matter. Of. Teaching. Our. True. Doctrine. Now. The. Jews. In. A. Sense. They. Have. The. Truth. The. Samaritans. Did. Not. Put. My. Name. There. So. In. Other. Words. They. Had. The. Truth. But. To. Them. The. Truth. Was. Just. An. Objective. Truth. An. Outward. Truth. The. Truth. In. Letter. And. The. Letter. Kills. But. Thank. God. With. The. Coming. Of. The. Lord. Jesus. You'll. Find. The. Truth. Has. Become. Living. It. Has. Become. A. The. Lord. Said. I'm. The. Truth. There. Is. A. Reality. Coming. In. And. Today. We. Can. Worship. Him. In. Spirit. And. In. Truth. The. Hour. Has. Changed. He. Changed. The. Hour. Dear. Brothers. And. Sisters. If. Today. People. Are. Still. Worshipping. God. Externally. They. Are. Out. Of. God's. Time. And. If. You. Behave. If. You. Out. Of. God's. Time. Then. You. Are. Out. Of. God's. Purpose. And. If. You. Are. Out. Of. God's. Purpose. That. You. Do. Not. Accomplish. Anything. And. God. Does. Not. Gain. Anything. It. Is. Vanity. So. Today. We. Find. That. With. The. Coming. Of. The. Lord. Jesus. The. Hour. Has. Changed. Now. We. Can. Worship. God. In. Spirit. Truth. And. It. Is. Only. Such. Worship. That. You. Are. Worshipping. In. God's. Time. And. You. Fulfill. God's. Purpose. And. Your. Manner. Your. Behavior. Is. In. Tune. With. God. And. Dear. Brothers. And. Sisters. This. Is. What. The. Lord. Jesus. Has. Provided. Then. You. Find. The. Third. Mentioning. Of. The. Time. And. It. Is. Found. In. John. Chapter. Five. In. John. Chapter. Five. Verse. Twenty. Five. After. Our. Lord. Jesus. Has. Healed. That. Man. In. Firm. Of. Thirty. Eight. Years. Then. The. Lord. Jesus. Said. Verily. Verily. I say unto you. That. An. Hour. Is. Coming. And. Now. Is. When. The. Dead. Shall. Hear. The. Voice. Of. The. Son. Of. God. And. They. That. Have. Heard. Shall. Live. Hour. Came. Nothing. Of. This. Nature. Could. Ever. Happen. How. Could. The. Dead. Hear. The. Voice. Of. The. Son. Of. God. Now. Of. Course. The. Dead. Does. Not. Refers. To. The. Physical. Dead. The. Dead. Hear. Refers. To. The. Spiritually. Dead. The. Spiritually. Dead. Shall. Hear. The. Voice. Of. The. Son. Of. God. And. They. Hear. It. They. Shall. Live. Brothers. And. Sisters. Before. That. Hour. Before. Our. Lord. Jesus. Come. Those. Who. Are. Dead. In. Sins. And. Transgressions. They. Were. Just. They. Couldn't. Hear. They. Couldn't. Hear. The. Voice. Of. The. Son. Of. God. But. The. Son. Of. God. Is. Now. Come. And. When. He. Speak. Even. The. Dead. Shall. Hear. And. When. The. Dead. Should. Hear. Him. They. Will. Live. And. This. Is. What. Is. Happening. Since. The. Coming. Of. The. Lord. Up. To. Our. Present. Time. And. Read. On. To. Verse. Twenty-Eight. And. Twenty-Nine. Verse. Twenty-Nine. Wonder. Not. At. This. For. An. Hour. Is. Coming. In. Which. All. Who. Are. In. The. Tombs. Shall. Hear. His. Voice. And. Shall. Go. For. Those. Who. Have. Practiced. Good. To. Resurrection. Of. Life. And. Those. That. Have. Done. Evil. To. Resurrection. Of. Judgment. Now. Here. You. Lord. Find. Our. Lord. Mention. Another. Hour. Actually. You. Find. These. Two. Are. Different. Hours. In. Verse. Twenty-Five. The. Lord. Said. An. Hour. Is. Coming. And. He. Speak. Spiritually. Dead. And. Those. Who. Here. Will. Live. But. Then. In. Verse. Twenty-Eight. And. Twenty-Nine. He. Mentions. Another. Hour. That. Is. Another. Hour. It. Is. An. Hour. In. The. Future. When. Those. Who. In. The. Tombs. Now. I. Think. It. Is. Very. Clear. The. Lord. Does. Not. Say. Dead. Because. If. He. Said. Just. People. Think. Maybe. Spiritually. Dead. But. He. Said. They. Are. In. The. Tomb. In. Other. Words. These. Are. Referred. To. The. Physically. Dead. Now. Those. Who. Are. Physically. One. Day. When. The. Hour. Shall. Come. They. Shall. Hear. The. Voice. Of. The. Son. Of. God. And. When. They. Hear. His. Voice. They. Shall. All. Be. Raised. Dead. And. Those. Who. Practice. Good. Now. The. Practice. Good. Here. Doesn't. Mean. That. You. Live. A. Life. Doing. Good. Things. And. Because. You. Have. Merit. And. Therefore. One. Day. When. The. Voice. Of. God. Shall. Come. And. You. Will. Be. Raised. From. The. Dead. And. You. Will. Be. Resurrected. Unto. Life. It. Doesn't. Mean. That. In. Bible. The. Good. In. The. Bible. Is. Not. The. Good. That. We. Usually. Think. You. Remember. The. Young. Rich. Ruler. Coming. To. The. Lord. And. Said. Good. What. Shall. Do. That. I. May. Inherit. Eternal. Life. And. The. Lord. Said. Why. Do. You. Call. Me. Good. There. Is. No. One. Good. But. God. In. Words. You'll. Find. The. Good. In. The. Scripture. Simply. Means. God. Is. Good. And. That. Is. To. Say. If. You. Do. The. Will. Of. God. That. Is. Good. If. Not. The. Will. Of. God. No. Matter. How. Good. It. May. Appear. To. The. World. It. Is. No. Good. So. Those. Who. Practice. Good. Simply. God. Is. That. We. Should. Believe. In. Him. Whom. God. Has. Sent. Now. Those. Who. Practice. Good. There. Will. Be. Resurrection. To. Life. But. Even. Those. Who. Done. Evil. Again. Evil. In. The. Same. Sense. Not. Evil. That. The. World. Will. Call. Evil. There. Are. Many. Things. That. The. World. Will. Call. Good. That. Call. Evil. Evil. Simply. Means. Do. Not. Know. The. Will. Of. God. Do. Not. Do. The. Will. Of. God. Do. Things. Against. God. That's. Evil. And. Because. The. Resurrection. Of. The. Just. Is. Before. The. Millennium. And. The. Resurrection. Of. The. Evil. Is. After. Millennium. You'll. Find. That. All. The. Dead. Will. Be. Raised. In. The. Lord. Jesus. Is. Ever. Conscious. Of. The. Hour. There. Is. An. Hour. And. You. Need. To. Know. The. Hour. You. Need. To. Discern. The. Purpose. Of. The. Hour. And. Need. To. Act. Accordingly. There. Will. Be. Our. Now. There. Will. Be. An. Hour. In. The. Future. Now. Another. Mentioning. Of. The. Time. Of. The. Hour. Is. In. Chapter. Seven. Chapter. Seven. Verse. Six. You. Remember. At. That. Time. There. Was. Opposition. To. The. Lord. Jesus. And. He. Was. In. Galilee. Because. The. Jews. Sought. Kill. Him. In. Judea. Now. The. Feast. Of. The. Tabernacles. Have. Come. And. During. The. Feast. Of. Tabernacle. The. Jewish. People. Will. All. Go. To. Judea. Will. Temple. To. Worship. God. But. The. Brethren. That. Is. The. Brethren. According. To. The. Flesh. To. Our. Lord. Jesus. Our. Lord. Jesus. Was. Born. Of. The. Sons. And. Daughters. So. These. Were. The. Brothers. According. To. The. Flesh. To. Our. Lord. Jesus. Now. They. Did. Not. Believe. In. The. Lord. Jesus. So. His. Brethren. Say. To. Him. Remove. Hands. And. Go. To. Judea. That. Thy. Disciples. Also. May. See. Thy. Works. Which. Thou. Doest. For. No. One. Does. Anything. In. Secret. And. Himself. Seeks. To. Be. Known. In. Public. If. Thou. Doest. These. Things. Manifest. Thyself. To. The. World. For. Neither. This. His. Brethren. Believe. In. Him. Now. Dear. Brothers. And. Sisters. Here. You. The. Natural. Mind. The. Natural. Mind. Is. A. Person. Wants. To. Seek. Fame. For. Himself. And. If. You. Are. Ambitious. And. If. You. Want. To. Seek. Fame. For. Yourself. Then. Have. To. Go. Where. The. People. Are. Appeal. Yourself. To. Them. Draw. Them. To. Yourself. And. That's. The. Way. That. You. Become. A. Success. They. Trying. To. Seek. Fame. For. Himself. He. Was. On. Earth. To. Do. The. Father's. Will. To. Glorify. The. Father. That. Was. His. Ambition. And. Nothing. Else. So. Brethren. Could. Not. Understand. Him. And. They. Try. To. Knock. Him. And. Say. Now. Go. To. Judea. Appeal. Yourself. And. Then. You. Will. Be. Success. And. Gain. Fame. And. What. The. Lord. Jesus. Said. Verse. Six. Jesus. Therefore. Says. To. Them. My. Time. Is. Not. Yet. Come. But. Your. Time. Is. Always. Ready. The. Go. Not. To. This. Feast. For. My. Time. Is. Not. Yet. Fulfilled. Having. Said. These. Things. To. Them. She. Abode. In. Galilee. But. After. His. Brethren. Left. But. When. His. Brethren. Had. Gone. Up. Then. He. Himself. Also. Went. Up. To. The. Feast. Not. Openly. But. As. In. Secret. Now. Here. You'll. Find. How. The. Life. Our. Father. Speaks. He. Never. Move. He. Will. Never. Move. Before. The. Time. Nor. Will. He. Left. Behind. The. Time. You'll. Find. That. Our. Lord. Jesus. Always. Move. Exactly. On. Time. So. Brother. Was. Talking. To. Him. The. Father. Hasn't. Revealed. His. Mind. To. Him. Yet. So. He. Said. My. Time. Is. Not. Yet. Come. You. Go. You. Do. Whatever. You. Want. That's. The. Way. Your. Life. Is. But. That's. Not. My. Life. My. Life. Is. Strictly. Governed. By. The. Time. By. My. Father. Oh. What. Disciplined. Life. That. Is. Dear. Brothers. And. Sisters. How. About. Us. Is. Our. Time. Always. In. Our. Own. Hand. We. Can. Go. Anywhere. We. Want. To. We. Do. Anything. We. Like. To. As. Oscar. Chamber. Said. Between. Born. And. Death. Between. These. Two. Limits. You. Can. Choose. Whatever. You. Like. To. Do. According. To. Your. Disposition. You. Make. Your. Time.

A. Sorrowful. Time. Or. You. Can. Make. Your. Time. A. Joyful. Time. You. Can. Do. Whatever. You. Like. You. Make. Your. Own. Time. In other words. You do not care about God's timing. But with the Lord Jesus is different.

He is waiting upon the Father. For the right. Time. And. When the right time comes. You'll find. He moves. Very quickly. It may give the appearance that our Lord was a little bit. But that's not the fact.

If you really know what it means. You see that our Lord Jesus. Moves. On. Time. And when the time comes. Even if there is danger there. He is willing to face. And if you'll read on you'll find. In connection with that.

In. The same chapter. Verse thirty. They sought him therefore. To take him. And no one laid his hand upon him. Because his hour. Had not yet come. His time. Has come. For him to go to Judea. But. His hour.

Accomplishing. The work that God has sent him. To this earth. Has not yet come. And that hour of course refers to his crucifixion. His hour has not yet come. And before that hour comes. No man can lay.

His hand upon him. In other words. His life. Is secured. Dear brothers and sisters. There is a security. If you move. According to God's time. If you live your life. In God's time. Then no matter how dangerous it is.

No matter how people try to take you. No matter how people try to do something to you. No one can lay his hand upon you. Before the hour. Is come. And here you'll find our Lord Jesus. He's not afraid of the danger.

He goes. He goes to Judea. And people try to get him. But they couldn't do it. Because his hour. Is not. Yet come. And the same thing you'll find in chapter eight. Verse twenty. There our Lord was in Jerusalem.

No one lay his hand on him. Again in the treasury. Of the temple. He spoke of his relationship with his father. And he said. I and my father are one. And then in verse thirty. As he spoke these things.

Many believe on him. And twenty. Yeah. Verse twenty. That's right. That's the verse I want. These were his book. In the treasury. Teaching in the temple. And no one took him. Because his hour. Was not.