The Power Of The Mystery
The mystery of God is that hidden from the perception and understanding of man. God has his reasons for declaring certain mysteries, but also, His purposes in revealing them. His objective is to enable man to see that God alone can do the work of God in His time and in His way. The result of the revealing of the mystery is the falling down before Christ, to worship God in Spirit and truth, in full assurance of faith.
The Day Of March Has Come
Clarity in combat is essential to victory. The sound of the trumpet, that voice of God speaking to the believer in Scripture, must be very clear if faith is to lay hold on Christ for the fulfilling of His will and purpose. May God give us ears to hear the sound of His trumpet for this day and time.
Led Certainly By The Spirit
There is no more certain reality than that God desires and will lead His children, His servants, in the way that they should go. He will not fail to do so, for He is our Father, Comforter, and Shepherd, also our Lord and Life. To doubt His guidance is to question the faithfulness of the covenant God, who cannot lie. Thus, the call is to cast our all upon Him, commit all to Him, relying wholly upon Him to lead, guide, and provide.
Leave No Unguarded Place
The spiritual armor of God is complete, given by Christ so that the believer can overcome any, and all of the wiles of the devil. The believer's "tank," or perfect protection is Christ Himself, for in Him is the authority to make the enemy flee. To Christ's church has been a mandate for victory, not by virtue of her own strength and wisdom, but by the Spirit of Christ, for whom nothing is impossible.
Alive But Bound
It is one thing to know something of the liberty in Christ from the domination of sin and Satan. It is quite another to live in the joyful liberty of the love of God, living to worship and serve Christ, the King and our Life. All things are possible by the perfect work of Christ on the cross. How do we know it? Because Scripture tells us that all things are possible to God, to Christ, the power of God in us.
To Know Him And To Make Him Known
Eternal life is to know God, and Jesus Christ whom He has sent. The believer, who is an ambassador of Christ, has the living Christ dwelling in Him by the Spirit of God. He has been commissioned by God to be a vessel of honor, bearing with him a very precious possession, that of the life of Christ. The believer is to so live by faith and love, abiding in Christ, so that Christ may dwell in him, revealing His life to a lost world. The fragrance of Christ's life is to be spread abroad.
The Unchanging Power Of Christ
Scripture tells us that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. So is His power. That which we see throughout the Old and New Testaments is the same today. That is not the issue. The issue is the appropriation, or receiving, of that power to live for the glory of God. All is in Christ by the Holy Spirit, for the glory of God, where we live. Ours is to believe God for all that we need to honor Him.
The Preparation And Practice Of True Worship
The worship of God is unique, and singular. It can only be accomplished by two things...the truth of God, and the Spirit of God. The truth is essential because anything less than the truth is a lie, and idolatrous. The Spirit of God is essential because only by His power can one come to God in faith, without doubting, receiving from God in Christ all that is needful to live for God's glory.
The Perfect Servant
Christ alone is the perfect Servant. He came to this earth to minister, not to be ministered to. As a servant, He came to reveal to us what true holiness is, the reason for it, and the way by which man can know something of it. It begins with His work on Calvary to save mankind from itself, delivering the sinner from the domination of a self-oriented life, to live for first for God, and then for others.
Old Things Passed Away
God does not sew a new cloth on an old piece of clothing, nor pour new wine into an old wineskin which will burst. He does not take the sins of men, and the old sinful nature of man to make a vessel that is honorable. What then does He do? In Christ He does away with all that is not of God, of Christ, in order to give that which is of Christ by the Spirit. He gives NEWNESS of life in Christ by the Spirit for His glory and honor.