The Moment Jesus Died
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Matthew 27:50,51
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The Greatest And Highest Calling
What is the highest and greatest calling of man by God but to know God, love God, and know the riches of His grace and mercy while having fellowship with Him. It is in communion with God, that blessed calling to experience the presence and power of God in day to day living, that the believer is given access to the Father, to have fellowship with Him, and with the Spirit, and with Christ. This is true Life.
Teach Me Your Way O Lord
Man is not born "taught." He must be taught by One who is greater, higher, holy, and good. There is none beside God Himself who is the Master Teacher, for in His teaching there is not only absolute truth, but the power of the Life of truth, Christ Himself. Christ is both the truth and its power, and life. How does one learn but to seek God in His word, absolutely dependent upon the Holy Spirit to teach him.
Ready To Meet Christ
It is one thing to know that Christ will come again one day. It is quite another to look for Him to come today. The imminent return of Christ is a fundamental teaching of Christ, and this with great emphasis. Why? Because of its motivational factor, the aspect and power of the eternal hope of the believer, but also the anticipated meeting of God and man as GOD intended it to be.
Finding Christ
What does it mean to find God, or Christ? It means to find Life, eternal Life. That Life is a gift of God, totally free to receive, but very costly to give. The Eternal Father gave His all in giving His Son to die on a cross for sinful men. Why? It is because He is altogether other than what we are. He is perfect Love. Perfect Love gives all to those whom He loves, even though they might be lost and wandering.
Boldly Approaching The Throne Of God
Can one be bold before the Almighty God, even to the point of not being timid or afraid? Yes, and yet, in all honesty, only by the grace of God can the redeemed sinner stand in the presence of God, to worship Him, so great and glorious, and in particular, so holy. It is only on the basis of the precious shed blood of Christ, the everlasting name of Christ, and the strengthening of the Spirit, that one can "approach the eternal throne, and claim the crown through Christ my own."
The Unchanging Almighty God
The constancy of faith that the believer is to have and know has its basis in the unchanging, eternal character of God, who reveals Himself through His eternal word, and always works in answer to faith by the power of His Spirit. Faith in God, is faith in the Rock of ALL Ages, never shifting, or being altered by time and circumstance. God-given faith is that which overcomes all that is hurled against it, and this, by the grace of God.
The Strategic Grasp Of Worship
Essential to all else in the Christian life is the true worship of God in Spirit and truth. But it is not general, or impersonal worship, but that giving glory and honor to God our Creator and Redeemer, from a sincere heart that has been washed in the blood of the Lamb. It is also the praise and adoration of God in Christ according to the eternal truth of His word. At the very essence of it is the person of the Holy Spirit, directing our attention to the Father of creation, and Christ our Redeemer.
Ready For Christ's Return
It is one thing to believe in the return of Christ from heaven, for His church at the rapture, then later, when He comes to judge the earth, and set up His millennial kingdom, and quite another to actively live in the light of it. It is a consistent them, even a command of God, that every believer live in the light of Christ's imminent return. Why? That we should be ready in faith-filled works, about our Father's business.
Gideon's God
The man Gideon is mentioned in the Bible because he made a choice, a choice to believe and obey God, even though from a strictly human standpoint, it was hopeless. The key to Gideon's faith was his response to the revelation of Christ to his heart. God spoke to Gideon, and Gideon singularly, individually responded in obedience to God. God rewarded his faith with victory over his enemies.
Four Prayers Of Blessing
When God answers prayer it is always according to His will and purposes. So, it stands to reason that if we find in Scripture the knowledge of His will concerning prayer, and the subject of prayer, then the believer can pray effectively by faith, and receive by faith that which he has asked. As the believe depends upon the Spirit of God to lead him in the Scriptures, so will He lead him in effective prayer.