The Confidence of God
What does the Creator of the universe, and all that is in it, place His confidence in? According to Jesus, and the scriptures, it's the word of God. The Word of His power. God is quite confident that the stars will shine in the sky. That all the constellations are present and accounted for. That their planets and moons are in their orbits. That everything is working just as He told them to in their creation. All of this He accomplished by the word of His power.
Let's bring this to our level. That which concerns us, the word and work of God in salvation and redemption of man. As christians we sometime forget that all of creation was by His word. We get so focused on His word to us we look at the heavens, and may not realize that they are a witness to, the word of God. I am glad the Lord reminded me, are you standing on the word of God? Then the heavens are telling you, rest assured, it shall come to pass. On what grounds? The word of God.
No wonder Jesus often had to rebuke his disciples for their lack of faith. Jesus is the Word of God, made manifest in the flesh. He for ages past had spoken, stars, and planets, moons and untold numbers of galaxies into being by His word, and was amazed at their unbelief. Their problem, and ours, is that they didn't know that; whatever He said would come to pass.
The church at large is still slow to believe, I know I have been. Even the advancements I have made is as nothing compared to the unshakeable, infallible, and unfailing words of the power of God. Our minds can't fathom the fact that every word of God will accomplish that for which it was sent, and will not return void. Our hearts get a glimps of it, because the Holy Ghost lives in us, and shows us the things of Jesus.
I ask you, what could be better than knowledge of the Word of God? Jesus said, "it's better for you that I go away, that the Comforter (Holy Spirit) will come to you, and will be with you and live in you". The Spirit of God, that is who is better for us! The Spirit of God is the one who works to bring to pass the Word of the Lord. His job discription is; the Word of God Manifestor! He brings to pass the word, Jesus said; "unless you are born of the Spirit, you can't enter the kingdom of God". The Spirit births in us the life of God. That is only the beginning of our life in God.
Paul in Romans wrote; "I am not ashamed (confident) of the gospel of Christ, it is the power of God unto salvation". The gospel of Jesus sacrifice for our sin, and the resurection from the dead, for our being made alive unto God. This word of the Lord is accomplished in us by the Holy Spirit. As we started in Him, let's walk in Him. Man cannot work the word of God, God the Spirit does the work. We would fail, the Spirit never fails, and will bring it to pass. We are to obey the word, and to act on it, but the Spirit brings it to pass.
It is written; "He that began a good work in you will surely bring it to completion". This is the Confidence of God, that the Spirit will bring that word of promise to pass. Paul said; "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagaine, according to HIS POWER that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen".
Let's bring this to our level. That which concerns us, the word and work of God in salvation and redemption of man. As christians we sometime forget that all of creation was by His word. We get so focused on His word to us we look at the heavens, and may not realize that they are a witness to, the word of God. I am glad the Lord reminded me, are you standing on the word of God? Then the heavens are telling you, rest assured, it shall come to pass. On what grounds? The word of God.
No wonder Jesus often had to rebuke his disciples for their lack of faith. Jesus is the Word of God, made manifest in the flesh. He for ages past had spoken, stars, and planets, moons and untold numbers of galaxies into being by His word, and was amazed at their unbelief. Their problem, and ours, is that they didn't know that; whatever He said would come to pass.
The church at large is still slow to believe, I know I have been. Even the advancements I have made is as nothing compared to the unshakeable, infallible, and unfailing words of the power of God. Our minds can't fathom the fact that every word of God will accomplish that for which it was sent, and will not return void. Our hearts get a glimps of it, because the Holy Ghost lives in us, and shows us the things of Jesus.
I ask you, what could be better than knowledge of the Word of God? Jesus said, "it's better for you that I go away, that the Comforter (Holy Spirit) will come to you, and will be with you and live in you". The Spirit of God, that is who is better for us! The Spirit of God is the one who works to bring to pass the Word of the Lord. His job discription is; the Word of God Manifestor! He brings to pass the word, Jesus said; "unless you are born of the Spirit, you can't enter the kingdom of God". The Spirit births in us the life of God. That is only the beginning of our life in God.
Paul in Romans wrote; "I am not ashamed (confident) of the gospel of Christ, it is the power of God unto salvation". The gospel of Jesus sacrifice for our sin, and the resurection from the dead, for our being made alive unto God. This word of the Lord is accomplished in us by the Holy Spirit. As we started in Him, let's walk in Him. Man cannot work the word of God, God the Spirit does the work. We would fail, the Spirit never fails, and will bring it to pass. We are to obey the word, and to act on it, but the Spirit brings it to pass.
It is written; "He that began a good work in you will surely bring it to completion". This is the Confidence of God, that the Spirit will bring that word of promise to pass. Paul said; "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagaine, according to HIS POWER that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen".
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