We want to know where to go -- God wants us to know Him, who is the Way.
We want energy and power -- God wants us to receive Himself, the Life.
We want to know the answers -- He wants us to rely on Him, the Truth.
Believers have for too long divorced what God has given to us through His Son, Jesus Christ.
John the Baptist made this very clear:
"John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven." (John 3:27)
Who was given to us from Heaven?
"For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
"Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
"And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." (John 6:33-35)
Jesus is the very One whom God has given us, and through Him, in Hi, with Him, we receive all things:
"What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
"He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" (Romans 8:31-32)
And then:
"But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
"That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord." (1 Corinthians 1:30-31)
Christ is our wisdom; He is our righteousness (for we have been made the righteousness of God in Him! (cf 2 Corinthians 5:21)
He is our sanctification! We are transformed from glory to glory by the indwelling power of the Holy Ghost through faith, not through exertion of self-effort!
He is our redemption! We never need worry about condemnation of any kind!
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." (Romans 8:1)
Why, then do we trouble ourselves seeking individual blessings? Receive Christ in all His fullness, and through Him we receive all blessings!
Even Father Abraham learned this early in His walk:
"After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward." (Genesis 15:1)
God Himself, the great I AM is our protection and our "exceeding great reward"! We cannot go any higher or better than that!
"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
"Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen." (Ephesians 3:20-12)
We want energy and power -- God wants us to receive Himself, the Life.
We want to know the answers -- He wants us to rely on Him, the Truth.
Believers have for too long divorced what God has given to us through His Son, Jesus Christ.
John the Baptist made this very clear:
"John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven." (John 3:27)
Who was given to us from Heaven?
"For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
"Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
"And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." (John 6:33-35)
Jesus is the very One whom God has given us, and through Him, in Hi, with Him, we receive all things:
"What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
"He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" (Romans 8:31-32)
And then:
"But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
"That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord." (1 Corinthians 1:30-31)
Christ is our wisdom; He is our righteousness (for we have been made the righteousness of God in Him! (cf 2 Corinthians 5:21)
He is our sanctification! We are transformed from glory to glory by the indwelling power of the Holy Ghost through faith, not through exertion of self-effort!
He is our redemption! We never need worry about condemnation of any kind!
"There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." (Romans 8:1)
Why, then do we trouble ourselves seeking individual blessings? Receive Christ in all His fullness, and through Him we receive all blessings!
Even Father Abraham learned this early in His walk:
"After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward." (Genesis 15:1)
God Himself, the great I AM is our protection and our "exceeding great reward"! We cannot go any higher or better than that!
"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
"Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen." (Ephesians 3:20-12)
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