The Open Door Of Asking God
The believer does not receive from God, even though he has all in Christ, because he does not ask. To a great extent the measure of one's fruitfulness is the measure of his prayer life. In other words, the man of faith knows that he needs everything from Christ, and thus, he prays trusting God to not only give, but to enable him to receive.
The Continual Anointing
The anointing of God is that special application of the Spirit of God for all that God desires to accomplish in and through the believer. Christ was anointed by the Spirit for His work of redemption. There was never a moment when the Spirit was not supplying Him will every resource in the Father, so that He could accomplish His mission. The same anointing belongs to every child of God, so that by the Spirit of Christ he too may accomplish the will of God.
Forgiveness And God's Faithfulness
The faithfulness of God is one of the greatest attributes of God, and thus, so very important to mankind. Why? On the basis of God's faithfulness, that power, authority, and commitment to do and accomplish all that He declares, is the believer's foundation for trusting Him. The Eternal God changes not, nor do His ways. The testimonies of those who have trusted Him throughout the ages rings loud and clear down to this very day, for each believer singularly placed his trust in God according to His word, proving His trustworthiness His faithfulness.
Abram The Lord's Free Man
What constitutes true freedom? It is first and foremost a true vision of God, specifically that of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. When once one has seen through the Scriptures, revealed by the Spirit of God, something of the glory of God, one cannot be the same. The vision will drive one away from God or draw the one of faith to Him. The closer he comes, the freer he is from the power of sin, the world, and Satan. Jesus said, "You will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free." It is the Son of God who truly sets the soul free to love God, and love others according to the will of God.
Why The Cross
Why was the cross necessary in the design of God so that man might be saved? It was first to be that communicating to mankind of the wretchedness of sin for which the Savior died, and at the same time, the greatest manifestation and meaning of the love of God in His design and work to save men from the penalty and power of sin. The cross was the symbol of the meaning of sin in God's eyes, and at the same time, the revelation of the Savior from it.
Things Which Were, Are, And Will Be
True Christianity begins with God, what He was, is, and evermore shall be. He declares Himself to be the "I AM THAT I AM." Why? For mankind it is because man is a creation of God, called to know Him, and to live with, by, and for His glory at every moment. On this earth there are limits in truly knowing Him, but the possibilities are great.
The Primacy Of Fellowship With God
When God works in the heart of an individual, we often say it is to save him from sin and death, giving to him a new life in Christ. We say, as the Scriptures declare, that God is working to save the lost soul. But to what end? Is it not to bring the lost, helpless soul into fellowship with Himself? Is it not to commune with Christ at His table, and know the reality of His indwelling life by the Spirit?
Making Wars To Cease
There are different kinds of wars. They can be great or small, very personal or not. But there is one war which rises above all the others in importance. It is the war of the lost soul who is an enemy of the cross, and a quiet or loud defiant unbeliever, at war with God, His holiness, goodness, and truth. There is only one way that this war can cease, and it is by the sovereign power of the Prince of Peace, who comes to seek the lost to find. He comes in His mercy and grace, His lowliness and meekness to bring the rebellious soul to faith in Him, in order to remove the stoney heart and replacing it with a flesh one, one where Christ can take up His residence by the Spirit.
Alone But Not Alone
There is never a moment when the Lord Jesus is not present with the born-again believer. His Spirit is ever in the heart and soul of the believer, having become one with him at the moment of the new birth. However, to live in the reality of the presence of the Lord, and especially when two or three are gathered together in His name, one needs faith, faith to believe in the faithfulness of God to honor His word. This faith comes from looking unto Jesus who is also sitting at the right hand of God, who told the disciples: "I will never leave you or forsake you."
The Bountiful Care Of God
What is the limit of the bountiful care of God to men, especially to lost men? First of all, we must understand that we cannot fathom the depths of His care, for it is too great to take in, describe, and even to show forth fully to others. It is as the hymnwriter put it: "His bountiful care, what tongue can recite, it breathes in the air, it shines in the light." And yet, with the glimpse of the goodness of God which He gives us in creation, what greater manifestation is it to men to see the love of God, His merciful care to save, and glorify His name in those who will trust Him fully?