You and I were born “for such a time as this” (Esther 4:14 KJV). Our various backgrounds demand we take what we know and work toward where God is directing us. What do we know? “That He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6). Would we seek Him, if we did not think Him to be good? What has God done? (1) God has spoken to us in the Old Covenant “unto the fathers by the prophets” (Hebrews 1:1). (2) God has further “spoken unto us by His Son” (Hebrews 1:2) in the New Covenant. (3) Christ has “purged our sins” (Hebrews 1:3), which we accept by faith. (4) “But unto the Son He [the Father] saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever” (Hebrews 1:8), establishing Christ’s preeminence over us. (5) God has made and will “make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ” (Hebrews 13:21). LORD, we thank You for Your wisdom in placing us in our circumstances. May we magnify You as we respond with understanding to our responsibilities and opportunities. May we embrace You as our perfection that ultimately “shall we ever be with the Lord” (1Thessalonians 4:17). In Jesus’ name, amen.
Go On Unto Perfection
Practice the Presence of God
When sin is cast out of our lives, it must be replaced with the holiness of God, which is another way of saying, ‘We must practice the presence of God.’ “Christ is all, and in all” (Colossians 3:11 KJV). Nature abhors a vacuum, and so our heart finds necessary the presence of God. Humanity was never created to exist apart from God. Our greatest liberty is to dwell with God. In past, this has often been called simply the ‘Providence of God’ or ‘walking in the Spirit’ (Romans 8:1; Galatians 5:16), but is now referred to as “keeping in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25 NIV). Elementary Christianity deals with the first “principles of the doctrine of Christ” (Hebrews 6:1 KJV) of repenting of the “dead works” (6:1) of self-trust, returning to confidence or “faith toward God” (6:1), “baptisms” (6:2) to confess our repentance and to oath our loyalty to Christ, “laying on of hands” (6:2) to give and affirm the presence of the Holy Spirit and His gifts, teaching our hope of the “resurrection of the dead” (6:2), and certainty of “eternal judgment” (6:2) of reward for the righteous and punishment for the damned. But, we are commanded, “Let us go on unto perfection” (6:1). And, who is the Perfect One, but God? We are commanded to go on unto the maturity of practicing the presence of God, and “this will we do, if God permit” (6:3). Father, let us elevate our thinking in returning to practicing the presence of God. In Jesus’ name, we pray, return quickly, amen.
We Need A Miracle 