Endurance And Overcoming
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Revelation 3:21
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Chosen For Fruitfulness
The sacrifice of Christ on Calvary had for its great objective to glorify God. How? Was it for the payment for our sins alone that He died? It is true that the sins of men of necessity had to be dealt with. But, Christ accomplished this so as to remove a barrier between God and man, so that He could come by the Spirit to dwell in the believer, and reveal the eternal fruits of His life in and through the believer, and this, abundantly.
The Saving God Of Jonah
In the story of Jonah we find that God saves Jonah, from himself, the Mariners who were on the ship with him, and the Ninevites to whom God was sending Jonah to proclaim His word to them. God in His sovereign grace and mercy would save them all. Why? And how can He use even the rebellion of one of His servants to accomplish this? It is because He is merciful, filled with grace, and perfect love.
The Old Man's Song
As one grows old, there is a knowledge given to him by God which apply to his age, and offer both a consolation and conviction that the way by which God has led him, was indeed the way of truth, and certainty. The song of the old man, or believer, is filled with faith, truth, and life. It is a song which never grows old, for it speaks of the present eternal, unchangeableness of God in His faithfulness.
The Knowledge Of God
The Knowledge of God is not just knowing a fact, or truth of God. To know God is first of all to be cleansed from all sin, by putting one's faith in Christ alone, trusting in His precious blood shed on Calvary, to wash away all sin. Then it means to be born of the Spirit, so that by the Spirit, the very life of Christ is communicated to the believer, and through his life.
Knowing Something Of The Greatness Of God
How can one so small and limited as we are know the Eternal God, Maker of heaven and earth, and sole Redeemer in Christ for everyone who will truly believe in Him? It is possible when one considers that it is the will of God that we know Him. Secondly, that God has provided a certain way to know Him. And thirdly, that any individual who seeks Him can find Him, and thus, be found by Him.
Eternal Life The Fundamental Issue
The fundamental truth, reality, and expression of true faith, is the unveiling of the life of Christ in the heart. When one is born again of the Spirit of God, he or she is born into the family of God, one spiritually with Him. Christ dwells in the heart. The presence of Christ by His spirit in the heart is the seal of God upon the life, that not only does one HAVE eternal Life in Christ, but that he or she shall live eternally with and by Him, in the fulness of His joy.
The Way Of Fruitfulness
Fruitfulness simply means the expression, or manifestation of the life of Christ in the believer, as revealed by the Spirit of God. This occurs when the believer truly abides in Christ as his Life. In the act and attitude of setting one's life in Christ, deriving all from Him by the inward attitude of faith, one abides in Him, and Him in the believer. It is then that His life is revealed in and through the life for His glory.
The Provider And The Provision Of Seed
It is part of God's work to provide for His children, His servants, those in His service. He is also the provider of daily bread for us all. Paul declares that God will provide according to the riches of His grace, a grace that is sufficient for every need. Submission to Him, to believe Him for the provision of seed in abundance, is necessary in order to receive from Him all that He desires to give for His glory.
The Perfect Present Timing Of God
God is never late, we are. He is never early, we are. To know His peace in the circumstances of His choosing, we must be resigned to the knowledge of His will, as it is perfect and good. It was Hudson Taylor who wrote: "God's work done in God's way, will never lack God's supply."
The Effective Power Of The Gospel
The effective power of the Gospel stems from the faithfulness of God, who speaks living words, to accomplish His perfect will and way according to his word. He sends HIs words, the Gospel, forth, preached in the power of the Spirit, to accomplish His perfect purpose will and way. His word, the Gospel, is the power of God to salvation.