Four Spiritual Weapons
The spiritual weapons that God has given to the believer in Christ with which to confront the Adversary are declared to be "mighty through God." Why? It is because He has designed them to be used by His strength, and in His power. All is possible by the Spirit to the one who abides in Christ.
Christ Is Coming From The East
There is a principle in the interpretation of Scripture which deals with the "weight" of meaning, or the repeated importance of a certain of a certain truth or doctrine. One of these very important truths which arises many times, especially in the New Testament, is the return of Christ to this earth. Paul's reference to His coming are numerous in his letters, as the great hope and focus of Christendom should be His return, not only to set up His kingdom on earth, but to fulfill His promise, a testimony to the entire visible and invisible world that He is God.
Thirst Christ's Invitation To Come
How does God draw a soul to him, that he should know God? He begins by getting the attention of the individual, and this by many different means. But it is in the thirst that He gives to the soul that the confirmation of His working is seen and known. The promise of God, of Christ, is that when He gives thirst, He is calling the soul to come and receive from Him forgiveness of sins, and true Life eternal by the Spirit.
The Perception And Practice Of Christ's Power
It is in the revelation of God in Christ, and His working throughout history, that mankind has a perception of God's power. It is quite a different thing to perceive it, and then to know it in the life and heart. It is by the power of God that one repents and believes wholly in Christ as Savior and Lord. This is the quiet power convincing, convicting power that works in us by which we can know God.
The Pivotal Importance Of Cyrus
The importance of Cyrus in the Bible is first and foremost to reveal the sovereignty of God as well as His will, and provision for that will to be done across great spans of time. Cyrus was raised up by God as an example of God's faithfulness, goodness and power. God is definitely the sovereign God of history.
The One Thing Missing
The one thing missing to see the glory of God, or to trust God for His intervention in a life, is prayer. It is a specific prayer to God, appealing to His mercy and grace, so that His intervention will meet the needs of the soul. It is a cry for God's intervention to save, sanctify, and glorify His name, bringing about His will on the earth. Prayer, believing prayer, is the great provision by God to see Him work.
The Imperative Of Christ's Indwelling
Christ in the believer is the certain assurance and hope of all things possible to God, to God the power of God in us. Salvation is Christ, and the revelation of His person by the Spirit. To be filled with the Spirit is to be filled with Christ. This is the purpose of man, for in that purpose is the knowledge of God, for He is life.
The Everlasting Love Of God
The love of God is not of this world, though it has been revealed to mankind in this world. It is a love revealed so that man will be drawn by it, in order to know it. In the knowledge of this love is the knowledge of Christ Himself, and the revelation of God's means of being saved from sin and Satan. That love was revealed by the supreme sacrifice of the Son of God to pay for our sins and open a singular way to know the Father. This love is everlasting, unchanging.
To The Ends Of The Earth
The Gospel of God was given by Christ so that it should be taken to the ends of the earth, for in it is the power of God unto salvation for all men. In other words, the message of God to men so that they can be saved from sin in order to know God, and live eternally by His life, is a message for all who are on the earth. It is the church's responsibility to proclaim to every nation the glorious message of Redemption.
The Restoring Of The Soul
What does it mean to have one's soul restored? First, it means that God works in the heart to lift up the soul from being downtrodden, defeated, and certainly weakened by the world and the things of the world. It means also, a reviving, when the Spirit of God comes to strengthen, apply the precious blood of Christ to cleanse from sin, and then give light to the heart. Restoring of the soul means in essence a return to true fellowship with Christ, knowing His blessed life and strength.