The Imperative Intervention Of God
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Isaiah 33:14,15
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The Compassionate Approachableness Of Christ
How much does God, revealed in Christ, desire to reveal His compassion and love towards us? We have but to look at the cross and discover something of this love. Christ, by the Spirit, is always seeking to draw out our hearts to Him, so that in fellowship with Him, we might know Him increasingly.
The Christian's Liberty
There is a wondrous liberty which belongs to the Christian, and it is not only that which is seen in one's deliverance from the power of sin, but the introduction into a life by the Spirit of God. Christ died to set us free from sin, but also, to bring us into a place of great joy and peace. It is as the believer walks with Him in thankful, joyful fellowship, that Christ's liberty is known.
God's Revelation To The Church
The mystery hidden from the ages, but now revealed to the living body of Christ, the church, is the truth and reality of "Christ in you, the hope of glory." Because of this blessed union with Christ, the Spirit of Christ dwelling in every believer, the believer is complete in Christ, having been blessed with every blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. There is no need inward or outward which He is not willing and able to meet today.
The True Preacher
The greatest Preacher of all time was, and is Christ. He came in a lowly manner, proclaiming an everlasting message of redemption and salvation. His words were accompanied by the power and authority of the Spirit, being led and enabled to proclaim with perfect accuracy, and truth, an eternal message of Life. This perfect preacher, clothed in humility, filled with compassion, would seek the lost to save, and the rebellious to win. A perfect Preacher, He preached a perfect message for all time. Who will hear Him?
The Prayer For Time
Time is a gift of God, a gift which possesses great possibility to glorify God, and increasingly come to know Christ more deeply. Just the realization that God has created time, and man to live in it, is evidence that God has a reason for it. He has provided it, and certainly He has a purpose, plan, and provision for it. In His time, He brings light out of darkness, peace out of conflict, freedom out of slavery, and redemption out of lostness. May God give us grace to fill up the time which He has given us with that which is well-pleasing to Him.
The Power Of The Word Of God
There is power in the word of God, for there is no dissonance, or discord between His word and His nature. Secondly, by His commandments, the power of God is engaged for the accomplishment of His will. His promises are certain, for God is the Sovereign, Almighty God, for whom all things are possible because of His commitment to fulfill them. For those who have true faith in God, Christ is not only a reality, but one's strength and life according to His word.
The Goodness Of God
It is one thing to hear about the goodness of God, and quite another to experience it. God's goodness is that revelation of Himself that brings joy to the soul, thanksgiving to the heart, and peace, with the assurance of His grace and mercy. His goodness is coupled with His blessing, and in that blessing there is no sorrow. To see the goodness of God is to realize and grasp that God is good not only by what he does, but primarily by what He is.
The Church's Mission
What is the mission of the church, the living body of Christ? For Christ it was to obtain redemption for all men. Is not the mission of the church to communicate that message of redemption to a lost and dying world, so that by the objective truth of the Gospel and the subjective, manifest presence of the Spirit of Christ, men should come to know Him, living for eternity for His glory and their blessing?
The Authority Of The Preacher And The Believer
In the matters pertaining to the Kingdom of God, that which is of essential and great importance, is the issue of authority and power. The Apostle Paul wrote: "For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power." (1 Cor. 4:20) The power of God is that capacity of God to accomplish any and everything in His will regardless of anything in creation, whether visible or invisible. His power is that given capacity to overcome, and reign in life.
The Restorer Of The Soul
God alone can restore one's soul, for to do so requires the intervention of God to forgive sin, correct and instruct the believer in way he should choose, but also to encourage, uplift, console, and strengthen the weary heart in time of need. God alone knows at all times that which each individual soul needs. He gives great grace to the one who will truly seek Him for it. He will not fail to do so.