Discipleship "12 Major Themes Of The Gospel" God made a determination that HE wanted to abundantly persuade and convince the heirs of promise that His counsel is immutable; He swore an oath by the power of all that He is, His promises are true and will come to pass. Oh, that every believer will be fully persuaded. Almost persuaded is nothing more than a variable holding one back from surrendering to the truth.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
The word of God lives! The word of God is powerful! The word of God is the living agent of change in the believer’s life. The word divides between soul and spirit, and joints and marrow, and it is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. God’s word changes those who have come into the rest found exclusively in Jesus Christ. Those who surrender to the working of the word of God will have an intimacy with God unparalleled. Relationship with God is activated by faith in His Word!
Isaiah 55:9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. 10 "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, 11 So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
God is God and we the believer are the new creations! God ways and thoughts are higher than our ways and thoughts; as newly created beings we have been given the mind of Jesus Christ! We can indeed know the heart of God by our Spirit to spirit connection. God’s word going forth does His good pleasure! It is as certain is seed time and harvest! God word will and does His good pleasure!
John 15:7 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
Jesus brought awesome revelation about the word and how it works. If you abide in Jesus and allow His words to abide in you, you will ask what you desire and it shall be done for you! Lay hold of the surety of the word of God; it changes everything.
John 6:63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
It is the words of Jesus that are spirit, and they are life. If our soul will get in tune with what Jesus has spoken to our spirits we will indeed live. It is the strength of the cross and the sacrifice Jesus made there; we can partake of His divine inheritance.
Psalm 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; 8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward.
The word of God converts the soul; The psalmist David knew this truth. He was often found saying “bless the Lord oh my soul” As your soul submits to the truth of the word there is transformation! The word of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes, enduring, true and righteous all together. It is the word of God that is to be desired and longed for! True disciples of Jesus know the sweetness of His words and pursue them!
Proverbs 6:20 My son, keep your father's commands, and don't forget your mother's teaching. 21 Keep their words in mind forever as though you had them tied around your neck. 22 They will guide you when you walk. They will guard you when you sleep. They will speak to you when you are awake.
What is this wisdom that can be found in the word! It will guide you, guard you when you sleep, and speak to you when you are awake! The Word will change everything!
Luke 4:3 And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.“ 4 But Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'“ …
The enemy of our soul has no new tricks. He wants us to believe we are not beloved children of God! When He tempted Jesus, Jesus spoke profound words of truth found in the scripture. “Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceed from the mouth of God. Oh, that we the body would lay hold of the strength of this truth!
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
Jesus is the word of God! Jesus is the life! Jesus is the light. If you want illumination it is found exclusively in Jesus! The darkness did not comprehend the light; Relationship with Jesus enables us to walk in the light!
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. … 6 Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.“ … 9 Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so. … 11 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth"; and it was so. … 14 Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; … 20 Then God said, "Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.“ … 24 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind"; and it was so. …26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
God said it … it was so! Everything is held together by the word of God! Then God said…
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. …
John 1:16 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.
Jesus is the Word! He robed Himself in flesh to clearly manifest the truth of the Father! Jesus came full of grace and truth and from that very fullness we receive from the hand of God! The law came through Moses grace and truth came through Jesus Christ!
1 John 2:14 I have written to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one.
The children need reminded their sins are forgiven; the young me are strong because the word of God abides in them. Those who have the word abiding overcome the wicked one. Victory is not fleeting or elusive; victory is for the one who has grown in the grace and the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ..
1 Peter 2:1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
The pure milk of the word will bring growth to the believer. Verse 3 is piercing and strong “if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Some have no desire for the word because they have not come to a true genuine faith.
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
Jesus Christ loves, cherishes, and nourishes the church. Jesus cleanses her with the washing of the water of the word. Notice it is Jesus doing the work to the bride.
Hebrews 6:17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. 19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, 20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus,
having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
God’s word is true! God spoke His word but in His heart that was not enough. His desire was to convince those who would inherit salvation that His promise is true! With such a heart for the believer He determined He would convince us by making an oath. Because there is nothing or no one greater He swore an oath by the power of all that He is! God cannot lie! His word is immutable. Let this hope anchor your soul! The second immutable truth the Father made Jesus Christ your forerunner into the presence of God. The Father not only desires your presence but through the blood of Jesus qualified you. Jesus is your forerunner you are expected to show up behind the veil where the glory of God is manifested. He loves you and has strong desire for you; it is the strength of the Word!
No comments:
Post a Comment