The Undeterred, Undistracted Disciple
The disciple of Christ is on a mission. If one would truly follow Christ, and believe Him for the full realization of His will, there can be no one before Christ as King and Lord. Secondly, the disciple is called to not look back, or to the side, only before, unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of faith. All streams of living water are in Christ, and only He is the light of the world who will surely guide and keep.
The High Calling Of God
What is that High Calling Of God but that blessed call of God for mortal man to know God in truth. The way to know Him is that path of salvation by which one begins at the moment of the new birth. From that point, the great pursuit is to know Christ, with the great, full realization of knowing Him occurring at that blessed meeting with Him. In that day, He shall be fully known in fullest measure.
The Call To Fear Not
Fear is an enemy, the very opposite of faith. To fear is to turn away from God, ceasing to first see Him as He is, and then, to neglect to believe Him to be to the soul what He has promised to be. Faith on the other hand is that act and attitude which believes whole-heartedly in God, knowing that He is a Rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
God's Witness To The World
How does God reveal Himself to the world? Where is the witness in our day and time? When Christ ascended on high, He sent the Spirit of God to be poured out at Pentecost. On that day the world changed, for the Spirit of God brought into being the church of God, the body of Christ, His bride. The witness of the Spirit would thereafter indwell every believer, so that today, the witness of Christ is spreading throughout the world.
Christ The Great Original
Christ is the Great Original for He is the Beginning and the Ending, the Creator and Redeemer. He is original in His ways, His truth, and His purposes. He is the only One in heaven and earth who can truly make all things new, and this He does every time a lost sinner comes to Christ and is born again of the Spirit. This new creation if a God-made masterpiece, not a photocopy of existing things.
When God Speaks
Does God speak to us today? If we believe that the Bible is the word of God, and that Christ has sent His Spirit to dwell in our hearts to reveal the things of God to us, cannot we believe Him to make clear to us His will according to the Scriptures, convincing us of His voice speaking? Can we not trust Him to teach us how to hear, and how to respond in faith? God is faithful to respond to our earnest desire to know Him, and His will.
The Imperative Of Preaching The Gospel
Why is it imperative to proclaim the gospel? God works always according to truth, truth being His means of bringing men to faith. Idolatrous thoughts are those whose basis is not the truth, but imagination and error. God is a God of truth, so that if one would truly believe in Christ for the salvation of his soul, he must know the truth in Christ, how that He died for our sins, was raised from the dead to demonstration His power over sin and death, and now is waiting to be received by faith into the heart and life as Savior and Lord.
In Company With Greatness
There is great and wonderful fellowship in the body of Christ with those who are walking in communion with God. It is as it were being in the company of greatness, for where there is the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, Christ is present, revealing the wonder and graciousness of His presence by the blessing He bestows.
Dissolving All Doubts
There is in Scripture a truth that must be respected, and honored if one is to follow the Lord Jesus Christ with assurance. It is that God can and will make clear His will to the one who is willing to do the will of God. God is willing to be clear with the one who is willing to be completely honest and truthful with Him. There is great assurance and certainty when one truly seeks to know and do the will of God.
Christ's Power Working In Us
Christianity is sustained by one thing, the power of God. Christ is the power of the believer. It is as He pours the power into the believer in answer to faith, that Christ's victorious life is revealed. It is by Christ's overcoming power by the Spirit that the believer is able to overcome the obstacles, resistance, and opposition in order to honor God, and accomplish His will.