The Integrity of the Word
The devil tempted Eve by representing himself as someone who possesed knowledge. He cast doubt on the word of God. Faith in God is believing what he has said. By man's betrayal of this trust, they broke faith with God. Even so God has remained faithful to his word, and to his purpose for man. That man should become "sons of God". The way is by faith, believing what God has said. This is what Jesus preached and lived. All was the fulfillment of the word of God on behalf of man, and God's plan for us. As it is written, "my just shall live by faith". Believe on the Son and you shall be saved. To them gave He power to become the sons of God.
The Lord made man as a vessel for His life, to be a partaker of himself. As these vessels we are made conscious of His nature, His life, and love in us. He is the source of everything good is us, to us, and through us. Think for a moment. Is there any reason to fear? Is there any thing to fear, either now or in the future? Is there any council, or weapon, or devise that can prevail against God? And He lives in us! Indeed we are more than conquerors, through Christ in us. This truth is liberating. We can live in confidence. We can live in victory. We can have all our needs supplied. We can overcome any and all obstacles. We can live just like Jesus.
This is all according to what God has written. And we can live according to His word, just like Jesus did. In God's plan man is a vital and desired helper. We are loved, and wanted, and accepted. We are His crowning glory. "To bring many sons to God". God has valued us worth the life of His own Son! We are valuable to God. We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus. "By His own will be begot us", God will is that we become his sons! Not only so, but He desires companionship, and friendship, and fellowship with us today, tomorrow, and forever. He desires to make known unto us the fulness of His blessing to us who believe. The greatness of His love and power on our behalf. And the goodness of His plans and purposes for us.
As it's written, "eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard, nor hath entered into the heart of man, the things that God hath prepared for them that love Him". But the Spirit will reveal them unto us as we continue to grow in the knowing of our Father. And in His love, and hold fast to the truth of God as He has written in His word.
The Lord made man as a vessel for His life, to be a partaker of himself. As these vessels we are made conscious of His nature, His life, and love in us. He is the source of everything good is us, to us, and through us. Think for a moment. Is there any reason to fear? Is there any thing to fear, either now or in the future? Is there any council, or weapon, or devise that can prevail against God? And He lives in us! Indeed we are more than conquerors, through Christ in us. This truth is liberating. We can live in confidence. We can live in victory. We can have all our needs supplied. We can overcome any and all obstacles. We can live just like Jesus.
This is all according to what God has written. And we can live according to His word, just like Jesus did. In God's plan man is a vital and desired helper. We are loved, and wanted, and accepted. We are His crowning glory. "To bring many sons to God". God has valued us worth the life of His own Son! We are valuable to God. We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus. "By His own will be begot us", God will is that we become his sons! Not only so, but He desires companionship, and friendship, and fellowship with us today, tomorrow, and forever. He desires to make known unto us the fulness of His blessing to us who believe. The greatness of His love and power on our behalf. And the goodness of His plans and purposes for us.
As it's written, "eye hath not seen, nor ear hath heard, nor hath entered into the heart of man, the things that God hath prepared for them that love Him". But the Spirit will reveal them unto us as we continue to grow in the knowing of our Father. And in His love, and hold fast to the truth of God as He has written in His word.
posted by pete porter | 6:28 PM
6 Comments:
Amen Brother! Good Post! The word is truth, the bread of life! Hallelujah!
Thank you Karen, it's always good to hear from you. May the Lord fill you with His good pleasure.
Be Blessed,
Pete
Oh, your post shed some light for me! I'd been wondering about a few things lately, such, as the reason we were created. I had been reading Genesis and from what I gathered, God just decided to create us on a whim. Well, not a whim really - more like a painting. It always seemed that God decided one day to create something and the more He looked at his creation, the more He decided it needed something extra until it was perfect.
And I always wondered why - what purpose do humans serve for an almighty God? Well, again thanks for the great post. It really gave me something else to think about it.
That was beautiful Cosmic. What a magnificent, loving way to look at our Creator!
Thank you Pete. Bless you too. I know the Holy Spirit is working through you, your posts often fill me.
Cosmic,
I thank the Lord for being useful in helping you. Let me add; the Lord made everything with the seed in it to reproduce. The seed must fall to the ground and die, it then is germinated (resurrected) and grows to be what it was in seed form.
Man also is a seed, it to must die and be resurrected. The mystery of the seed growing out of death is in the power of God. The Lord Jesus is our proof, and our life. The seed of man is germinated by the word of God being received by us, the new life is then imparted. Both putting to death the old life, and giving us God's eternal life. So man is the seed to become "Sons to God", but only if germinated by the acceptance of the word of God, which is living and active, and powerful, and able to bring us this life.
Be Blessed,
Karen,
Thank you, the Lord is good, and I am happy to share His goodness. I hope to draw us all closer and to see Him more clearly, and intimately.
Be Blessed,
Pete
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