If Ye Be Risen With Christ Part 1
The finished word of Christ on the cross was that everlasting, unchanging work by which a sinner is not only forgiven of his sins, and born of the Spirit...he is also brought into living union with Christ, with regard to His death resurrection, and presently with his position in Christ at the right hand of God. He has been made complete in Him, accepted in the Beloved, with the blessed privilege of entering into the presence of God.
God's Time In And Out Of Season
God's timing is God's alone. That being said, there is the matter that the time is now, an accepltable time. This concept has to do with redeeming the time, using that allotment of time as God would have us use it...for His glory, in His will.
The Pathway Promises Realized
What is God's way to reveal Himself to the heart and mind? Is it not to give to the believer a knowledge of His ways, that when they are embraced and followed, God's glory is revealed? God's promises are commitments on His part to reveal His glory to the believing soul. Moses wanted to see the glory of God...He did, after he prayed to know God's ways. Martha saw the glory of God, because she believed the Lord Jesus, taking Him at His word.
The Giver Of Grace And Glory
Who is God, and what is He like? The only true, and absolute point of reference is the Lord Jesus Christ. Why? The Son of God was filled with grace and glory, grace because of God's wholehearted desire to love, and to give life to the lost and dying. Also, Christ is that One who has revealed the glory of God to us, that very true revelation of the nature and person of God. To know Christ is to begin to know His grace and glory.
The Fire Upon The Sacrifice
What is the testimony, or the confirmation, that God accepts a sacrifice? It is the fire that consumes it. This not only applies to the sacrifices mentioned in the Old Testament, but to the individual believer who is wholly Christ's, who live for and by Him. This fire is the Spirit of God who reveals Christ to the world in the heart and life of the believer who lives by the Spirit, in the will of God, for the purpose of God.
The Certainty Of Guidance
Does God lead and guide with certainty? Does He desire that we be assured of His leading, so that we can go forth with full assurance of faith. It is essential to seek the Lord for guidance, and trust Him to give us His peace when it is revealed.
In The Fulness Of Time
God's timing and that of man are often not the same. This is due to the sinfulness and limitations of man as opposed to the holy, eternal, unchanging nature of God. It is for this reason that Scripture speaks to us concerning what is called, "...the fulness of time." This is that moment when, from God's standpoint, His time has come to accomplish that which only God can do, and this, for His glory.
God Speaking In The Stillness
How can one discern the voice of God, but by being still. Stillness is not just a matter of not moving, but of quietly waiting in expectancy to receive that which God gives, "daily bread," so as to be led and blessed. He who waits on the Lord will never be ashamed.
The Vision That Will Be
What is a vision of God? Is it not that perception that God gives us in truth concerning His person, and nature? Is it not that clear and firm grasp of what He reveals to the heart concerning what He will do, and how He will work? The vision is given to men so that they will trust wholly in Him, and live to prove the truth of the revelation by their lives lived, and His work revealed.
The Importance Of A Name
What is in a name? Is the name not the reflection of the one who bears it, whether of honor or dishonor, blessing or cursing? To declare that God's name is to be hollowed, or honored to the highest degree, reflects the greatness and beauty of God, revealed to us in Christ. This is why He is to be worshipped in the greatest measure.