Three Visits Of Christ
What is God's commitment to mankind but the knowledge of His unchanging ways so that men can come to Him, be cleansed of their sins, and be given a new life in Christ, so that they should glorify God their Creator and Redeemer. His promises are as sure as He is unchangeable. To the one who will truly seek Him His way, by the Lord Jesus Christ, He will surely be found, the proof being born again of the Spirit.
Three Visits Of Christ
After the resurrection, Christ revealed Himself at least three times to His disciples. Every time was intended to bring the disciples to a greater, deeper faith in Him. Whether it meant the removal of barriers to faith, or the encouragement to believe, His objective was to strengthen faith, giving them a greater knowledge of what His will was, and that for which they were trust Him. But such revelations His church would be fed, and the world would hear the glorious gospel with many coming to a saving knowledge in Him.
The Word Of The Lord
What is God's way of dealing with men? It is to speak to them. Why? It is because of the power associated with the word, a power to save, sanctify, and show forth His glory in the individual life. Christ is the living Word, the power of His Life revealed to men that they might live by and for Him. When God speaks there is always a result, one that will always bring glory to His name.
The Essential Element Of Great Blessing
It is one thing to know about the blessing of God, but quite another to experience it. Why is this often the case? And how can one know Christ in a certain, and increasing way? It is first by turning to Him with the whole heart. Is Christ not worthy that we should do so, and trustworthy to fulfill His promises? The blessing of God to men is the will of God, but unbelief and the lack of a true vision of Him, can result in one being unable to receive of Christ's fullness and blessing.
Piercing The Impenetrable
For God all things are possible, specifically that which stands in opposition to His will and purpose, whether it be in the heart of an individual, or the attitude of a nation. He is sovereign in His mercy, and All-mighty in His power to quietly deal with the resistance to Himself, winning the heart and soul of the one who is seeking Him. He penetrates the impenetrable
Dying For Lack Of Knowledge
Knowledge of the truth concerning Christ, God, and salvation, are essential if one is to believe. Sometimes that knowledge is small, and yet truth. The Spirit of God can use even the smallest truth of God in Christ, to bring, or draw the seeking heart to Himself. The more we seek Christ by the Spirit, according to the truth of Scripture, the greater the certainty that Christ gives, that we belong to Him by the faith that He gives.
Assurance Before God
Where does assurance before God come from? It comes first from a knowledge of God, and what Christ has accomplished on the Cross. Peace with God is not only a state or condition before God by Christ's precious blood, but the proof of an invitation to come in faith, nothing doubting. By the Spirit who confirms our access, and strengthens the heart, assurance is a blessed reality.
The Mystery now Revealed
There is a mystery that has been hidden from the foundation of the world, but now revealed unto men, specifically believers in Christ. It is that union with Christ, by the Spirit, whereby at the new birth, Christ comes to dwell in the heart by faith, the believer becoming one with Him and the Father. Out of the truth of this union, the believer is called to live in communion with the Son of God by the Spirit, to the glory of God.
The Essential Fullness
Every believer has a calling from God to be filled with the Spirit. The precious blood of Christ was shed that all might be cleanses from all sin. The cross was endured that all might be free from sin's enslaving power. And the Spirit of God was poured out, and every believer anointed, so that Christ by His Spirit should be trusted to fill the heart by faith. This is true Christianity, Christ in us, filling us.
Stand On Thy Feet And Hear
When God will deal with an individual, He will speak. Sometimes the preparation by circumstances is necessary to bring that individual to the point of first hearing. Again and again in the New Testament the Lord Jesus addresses this matter of being willing to hear, not for the sake of just knowing the truth, but in order to obey God, and prove the goodness, grace, and mercy of God. To follow Christ one must hear His voice, trust Him, and obey according to His word.