Christ The Ever-present Deliverer
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Isaiah 61:1,2
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The Wind Of The Spirit
When God reveals Himself, and His mighty working, He does so with great words i the Scriptures concerning great events, like the moving of mountains, or the rising tides of the ocean. When the Spirit of God came at Pentecost, God spoke of the sound of a mighty, rushing wind. Why? It is because He calls us to realize that He is doing something so monumental by His power, that men need to see, understand, believe, and abide by. God will work in power to fulfill His will on earth as it is in heaven.
The Unrelenting Charge Of God
God's call is as immutable as Himself, for He has declared that it is without repentance. He does not take it back. Every man has been called according to the purpose and design of God. God will lead that man into the knowledge of his calling, and that which pertains to it, if the believer will seek Him for it.
The Straight Path Of God
God's paths are straight, that is, they are clear and direct. They are not revealed so as to be confusing or disorienting. The path the Christ walked was according to the revealed will of God, and so is that of the believer. If he is to know it, then he must look only to Christ by the Spirit, trusting in the living word to accomplish the objective word in the life. Christ alone is the eternal light, life, and love, to be known loved and served.
The Calling Of God Not Of Men
God called the Apostle Paul, and God calls every believer who comes to Him, responding by faith to that call. The calling is not of men, but from heaven itself. It is thus an eternal calling to follow Christ, and to know the Creator and Redeemer of men. With the calling comes the authority and power by the Spirit to love and serve God.
Give Me This Mountain
The words of faith declared by Caleb to Joshua, "Give Me This Mountain," were given because of a promise, one that would be fulfilled by God. The mountain was land, a possession in the promised land. Caleb's confidence in claiming this mountain was the faithfulness of God, the certainty of the "reward" promised to him. The mountain that he claimed by faith, became his to possess and enjoy.
All My Springs Are In Thee
God reveals Himself to men by His Spirit by making very real the Life of Christ to the heart. This comes often first by a desire for the things of God, then a seeking after God to know Him. Invariably this leads to a knowledge of His ways. Is this complicated? No, but the grace of God must be sought, for faith is a gift which comes from God in response to the seeking soul.
Unto Earth's Remotest End
The message of the Gospel was not given solely for the benefit of the nation of Israel. Indeed, we discover through the writings of the prophets, the words of Christ, and those of the Apostles, that the great truths of salvation, and the revelation of the knowledge of Christ in the church, was intended for the whole world. Just as Christ tasted death for every man, so it is the will of God that none should perish, but that all be saved.
The Windows Of Heaven
That which is primary in the perspective of God concerning the great, and multiple needs of men, is His intervention in the heart to make of it a temple, a place of worship in Spirit and truth. Christ once said, "I have come that they may have LIFE, and that they my have it more abundantly." The greatest provision of God to man by God, is the gift, the eternal gift of His Life, to be known and lived.
The Lampstand, The Golden Oil, And The Light
The Bible is full of picture, and also of objects that God has chosen in order to reveal to men something of His ways. A Lampstand was a picture of the means of giving light, not only to Israel but to the whole world. The Golden Oil spoke, and speaks still, of the Spirit of God. Christ the light of the world.
Letters Written By God
The letters that are written by God are eternal in nature. Though some are written on stone, and paper, that which is eternal are the truths revealed in them. With regard to believers who are born of the Spirit, having the Spirit of God dwelling in them, God also writes letters concerning HIs glory revealed in and through them. These are living letters to be read by all men. The letters written on stone and those which are written on hearts, come from the same Author, the Lord Jesus Christ by the Spirit. Both are for the glory of God.