The Absolute Essential Of The Cross
The cross of Christ is the symbol and declaration by God of a work whereby the believer is set free from trusting in anything or anyone else but Christ. By the truth of Christ's work on the cross, bonds are broken, and false idols are slain. The cross sets the soul free to trust in Christ alone for His work to be done, and His life-giving power known.
Prayer Heaven's Door
Prayer is that blessed gift of God whereby the believer can speak to God and be spoken to by God. It is that interchange of mind, heart, and spirit which allows the believer on this earth to receive by faith that which the Father desires to give, His life, power, and love. By prayer we rise to the throne of God. By prayerlessness we faint, and falter, not knowing the victorious life that we have in Christ.
Faith's Momentum
How does one gain momentum, that consistency in the Christian life where one knows daily what it means to be nourished on "daily bread," but also, to live by the power of God in Christ? It comes when the word of God is taken as it is, used well to appropriate Christ for every need. Living according to the promises of God gives wings to faith, ever growing in one's experience of Christ and His life.
Two Kings Two Visions
Two kings, one earthly and one heavenly. Which should command our faith and allegiance, and devotion? It is Christ, and Him alone, for in Him is all the fulness of God. Man is called upon by God to trust Him fully because He is holy, good, and worthy. In the revelation of the love of God, in the giving of His Son to save us all, is manifested the greatest demonstration of such love that has ever existed or ever will exist. The greatest motive for responding in faith to God is His love.
The God Of The Much More
How much does God give? Concerning man's existence on this earth, the issue is not the measure of God's giving, but the measure of man's ability, by the grace of God, to receive ALL from Him for every need. In Christ the believer has been made complete, nothing lacking. All is possible by Christ to the one who truly believes, and receives by faith.
The Blessed Counselor
Christ is declared to be in the book of Isaiah the Wonderful Counselor. This is because He is not only the ONLY One who can truly counsel mankind, and the individual seeker of God, but He in all of His dealings with us is wonderful. His knowledge and wisdom, with the love of God, are essential to navigate the constantly moving waters and storms of this world. The one who has made Him to be his Counselor is that one who will find security and His peace.
How Good Is The God We Adore
What is one of the greatest manifestations of the glory of God? When Moses asked to see the glory of God, God unveiled to Him "...all His goodness." The goodness of God fills all that He is and manifests itself in His gracious dealings with men. He is perfect goodness, unfailing, and ever seeking the lost to find, and the wayward to restore.
Four Spiritual Points Of Reference
A point of reference is a point, place, person, or thing which we can refer to when we need to regain our footing, find stability in the storms of life, but mainly find God to be just what He declares, "...a very present help in time of trouble." Spiritual points of reference are those very important truths which realign the believer with the Lord Jesus. It is then that clarity and strength come.
Be Ye Holy
When one speaks of the holiness of God, one is faced with the uniqueness of God, that He is One, and the only Redeemer by Christ. He is holy in that He is separate from all of His creation, as He is the Creator. He is also holy, in that He is singularly the only true object of faith, pure and good. Not only is He perfect in His holiness, but He is perfectly righteous and good, worthy of all man's trust.
The Reoccurring Resounding Commitment Of God
If there is one thing the Cross of Calvary teaches us, it is that God is totally committed to meet the fathomless, eternal needs of men, so that they may truly live, and not die. The call and purpose of God in Christ is to give life, hope, and certainty to the lost soul. His commitment to do so cannot be declared in a more blatant, forthright way, than the giving of His Son to die on the cross for man's sins.