All Changed In One Day
When God intervenes, enormous things occur, both that are seen and unseen. When there is the acuteness of need, felt by the believer, it is not a hard thing for God to do the great or small thing, for all is "small" for Him. However, He gives faith to believe Him for both small and great things. It is in the unveiling of His will, and the strengthening of the heart, that one can see great and mighty things, and things that are small, which will have far reaching results, or consequences.
The Two Anointed Ones
What is God's way in the accomplishing of His will on earth as it is in heaven? The answer is simple, though complex and impossible to men. It is by the Spirit, according to the will and purpose of God, that His work is done. The question then becomes, "Can He find someone on earth who will truly trust in Him," for He delights that believers should be co-laborers with Him.
The Prayer
What does it mean to pray? How can we pray, and that effectively? Scripture tells us that we do not know how to pray as we ought. This is true, but God has given to us His immutable word, and the Spirit of revelation and prayer, that we can pray intelligently, according to His will, strengthened by the Spirit to believe. Prayer is God's provision, so that we might commune with Him in truth.
The Fulfillment Of God's Purposes
How does God fulfill His purposes? For the individual believer, He does so by drawing out the heart of the believer unto Him, to seek Him, and to pray. It is in that seeking that His will is revealed in and through His word. He confirms this word to the heart, not only by the conviction of the Spirit, but by the revealed working of His Spirit in circumstances. He makes no mistakes, and is resolved to do exactly as He has declared. "Faithful is He who calls you who also will do it."
Lord What Will You Do
What is in the mind of God to do in any circumstance or situation? How shall we know it, unless the Spirit takes the objective word of God, to reveal it to us? One thing is for certain, to lean unto our own understanding, not trusting in the Spirit of God, His Spirit of revelation, we shall never know what He will truly do. He is the great Originator of all things, and will do that which is good, right, and will bring great glory to His name.
Led By The Spirit Of god
To be led by the Spirit of God is to walk by faith in Christ, inwardly submitted to His will, living for His glory. There is problem with being led by the Spirit, unless that problem originates with us. God knows our hearts, and all things. He will lead the one who is willing to be led, even along unfamiliar paths. Our privilege and responsibility is to follow Him.
Jesus Lover Of My Soul
What does it mean to be loved of God? Does it not begin with Him, and not with us? In fact, John writes that we love Him because He first loved us. The demonstration of God's gift of saving grace, as we see the Lord Jesus on Calvary, tells us of His love. To know that love is to be born again, then to abide in Christ by the Spirit. Then the love becomes real to our hearts.
Why Are Ye Fearful
What is the cause of fear? Is it not that we are confronted with that which is too much for our little resources to deal with so that we may not suffer hurt, or lose our lives? This could apply to concern for others also. What is God's solution but Himself. The believer is always called upon to believe God, to trust Him fully, especially when our limitations and petty resources are insufficient to face the difficult thing. God has not given to us a Spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
The Practice Of Christ's Presence
How is Christ known? When does His presence become a reality? It is when we come to grips with reality that He does not lie. What He declares is the truth, and His promises are the stepping stones by which we can know Him. It is in taking Him by faith, according to the promise, that He reveals Himself to our hearts by the Spirit.
The Power Of Christ In Us
What is the factor that truly changes the life from within? It is the very real power of God in Christ, by the Spirit. When He comes to save, by cleansing from all sin, then putting Christ's Life in the heart by the Spirit, the believer becomes a new creation...old things are passed away. Everything in God's eyes has become new. This is the perfect work of Calvary, that the believer should walk in newness of Life.