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.
The Purpose Of God's Anointing
The anointing of God, which every believer receives when he or she is born of the Spirit, is given to enable the believer to glorify God by the doing of His will, and the accomplishing of His purposes. God's anointing by the Spirit is His holy enabling to meet every need of the believer so that he or she can be a conqueror by faith.
The Hope Set Before Us
What is the hope set before mankind, specifically every believer in Christ? It is Christ Himself, in His glory, love and goodness. He is the great Expectation of the believer for all things necessary to honor and glorify God and bless men. In Him is the fulness of God, who has provided all things so that man can give forth by the Spirit that which is good.
The Essence Of One's Calling
The calling by God of and individual believer is a holy calling, from heaven. It is not of men, nor by men. It is given by the Spirit of God, communicated to men, and then confirmed by God's working and blessing in the life.
Persevering Faith
True faith is characterized by being an overcoming faith. Why? It is because true faith, according to the will of God, brings into action the working of the Spirit of God in any and every circumstance. Faith is that which pleases God for He is perfectly trustworthy according to His word.