The Turning Point
What constitutes a turning point in a life? If it is to be an eternal one, is it not going to be by the Spirit of God? In Scripture we find where God promises new beginnings, cleansing and renewing, revival and the outpouring of the Spirit, not only upon the church but upon the individual life. His declared invitation to believe Him for such is the beginning of knowing such a new beginning , a turning point.
The Transforming Vision
The vision of God which was given to Isaiah, was certainly do so so that we as believers could in some small measure see what he saw. It is as if, like in the book of Revelation, that the Lord calls him to come up and look through a door into heaven, there to behold God upon His throne. What is the purpose of the vision? It is in the giving of truth by the Spirit that light comes to the heart. Faith is then born, and the life is transformed into the image of Christ.
The Cost Of Freedom
What is true freedom? Why has God called us to be free, to live in freedom, rather than in slavery? It has to do with His nature, His most high and holy nature in which there is no fault or flaw. In His perfection, in His love, He calls us to walk in the liberty of His truth and life. It is in the submission to His authority that He sets us free from sin, satan, and death. The cost of this freedom was the immeasurable cost Christ paid on Calvary.
The Almighty God
Who is God? How does He present Himself in Scripture? Is He not supreme in His power and authority, declaring Himself to be Almighty and Holy, worthy of our worship and praise? Faith can only rise as high as one's grasp of Christ's power as God. For Him to declare to us that He is Almighty lays the foundation for us to believe Him for that which exceeds all that we could ask or think.
Practicing The Promises Of God
The promises of God are not just to be known and memorized. Their purpose is to give the believer direction to his faith in Christ, believing Him for the outworking of the truths expressed in those promises. That which is fundamental to "living" the promises, is trusting fully in the faithful One who has given them to us. "Faithful is He who calls you who also will do it."
Overcoming The Enemy
What does it mean to overcome the enemy? What is the enemy, and what has God provided in Christ that we should not only resist him, but overcome by faith his attacks, temptations, and resistance to doing the will of God?
The Authority To Live And To Conquer
What gives to the believer the right and means to live in a fallen world, where faith is sometimes rare? It is the authority and power of Christ by His Spirit, confirmed and clearly revealed by the word of God. All authority was given to Christ by the Father, and that authority, was also given to the believer. The question then becomes, "Can the believer receive it, and use it well according to the will and purpose of God?"
Resting In The Storm
True Christianity is proven in the storms of life, for it is at those times that the presence and power of God are distinctly revealed. Just as no man spoke like the Lord Jesus, in power, authority, and love, so no man can give the peace of God in the storms of life, but God Himself.
If Ye Be Risen With Christ Part 3
The revealing of the truth that is in Christ has for its objective to bring the believer to an experience of the life and power of Christ, according to that truth. When the believer begins to grasp something of his oneness of Christ, and his position in Christ, at the right hand of the Father, he begins to grasp something of the privilege and the power of Christ's resurrection. The same eternal Spirit, by which Christ conquered death, is that One who is in the heart to enable one to live by the life of Christ to the glory of God.
If Ye Be Risen With Christ Part 2
When the Lord Jesus finished His work on Calvary, was raised from the dead, then to sit down at the right hand of the Father, He did so, not just to reveal to us His victory, and to demonstrate to all in heaven and earth that He had accomplished it, but He did so to lay the groundwork for the faith of the believver, that he should appropriate this victorious Life of Christ, entering into His fulness, power, and love. Objective truth becomes subjective experience when the work of Christ is revealed to the heart.