The Cross
‘Calvary is the secret of it all’ has been my
dominating thought this week. All Jesus accomplished on the Cross is His
provisional force in our lives when we appropriate this truth by faith. Our
daily walk is transformed by His resurrection power; as we count (appropriate)
the truth that we are crucified with Christ and we are risen with Christ and
hang on, we are ascended with Christ.
You and I are seated at the right hand of the Father, ‘in’ Christ. The heavenly
Father sees us in His Son, Jesus…. Perfect.
Understanding this phase of our Christian
walk and appropriating the facts of the Cross is a most difficult time for the
believer who is verdantly pursuing the God. Our Lord holds great treasures
within Himself, which He promises to disclose! Glory to God!
John 16:13- 15 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide
you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but
whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to
come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will
disclose it to you. All things that
the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will
disclose it to you.
Today we hear much about church life that consists
of programs and numbers and much ado about nothing! Where is Christ? Where the Cross? No Cross, no life. No
Cross, no Christ centered growth. Just people asking God to bless their ideas
and programs. Where is the beholding
Him? The Lord does not disclose Himself to those who know nothing of the Cross,
nothing of “Not I, but Christ”. There is no
victory for us that was not first His. The provision we are to ‘know’, He
purchased. What He purchased, we should be experiencing. I hope the Lord disclosed
Himself to you in wonderful ways, as you met with Him in His Word! I want to
share my thoughts from scripture this week:
Jesus revealed as the Word is the expression
of Truth.
Jesus as revealed in the Word is the
expression of Thought.
Jesus revealed as an infant born is the
expression of deity.
Jesus revealed as the Shepherd is the
expressions of loving watch care.
Jesus revealed as the Bread and living water
is the expression of daily Provision.
Jesus revealed as Light is the expression of
eternal Glory.
Jesus revealed as ‘I AM’ is the expression of
Omnipotence.
Jesus revealed in nature is the expression of
the Creator God.
Jesus revealed as the Healer is the
expression of great Compassion.
Jesus revealed as Heavenly Father is the
expression of relationship.
Jesus revealed as Teacher is the expression
Forbearance.
Jesus revealed as Servant is the expression
of Humility.
Jesus revealed at the Cross is the expression
of Sacrificial Love.
Jesus revealed as the resurrection is the
expression of Omnipotence.
Jesus revealed as LORD of all is the expression
of His Purpose
Jesus revealed in miracles is the expression
of the merciful, Most High God.
These thoughts inspired me to behold Him in
all His beauty; as I waited on Him to disclose Himself to me, by His Spirit, through
His word. My heart cry echo’s that of Paul in Philippians three,
‘All I want is to
know Christ and the power of His resurrection… becoming like Him… ‘
Lord, You who know me and still
love me, I bow in awe of Your greatness, for it is immeasurable. Thank You for
revealing Yourself in a myriad of ways. I long to know You. Teach me who You
are! Disclose Yourself to me. Thank You for the hard times that drive me to
You. I hunger for You. I do not have to look any farther than the face of Jesus
to see You. I love the name, “I AM”. It has no beginning and no end, but goes
round and round! Just as You have no beginning and no end. I have heard it said that, “You are not
‘I WAS’ or ‘I WILL BE' but 'I AM’, for You are forever present, outside of
time! On my face, I cry ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’ and pray in the holy name of ‘I AM'.
“…When the Lord Jesus said this
word to the Jews, He dared to claim to be the great I AM of the old testament,
whom they all knew to be the covenant God of their fathers. He went farther,
saying that for them heir own eternal destiny would depend on their accepting
Him as such, for He said,
“If ye believe not that I AM,
ye shall die in your sins.” (John 8:24)
RH
God’s personal name became Jehovah and Jesus
claimed this for Himself. The meaning of the name Jehovah, in all it’s
greatness, is two-fold. First it means all that He is, the Ever-present One,
who stands outside of time, to whom there is no past, nor future, but to whom
every thing is ‘present’. “Before Abraham was, I AM.” The name Jehovah is
also connected with Israel, as His people, the Chosen Ones, whom He brought
into covenant relationship with Himself.
Jesus wants to ‘Be’ all those things and more,
to each of us. Oh that we are willing and ready to welcome Him, who
delights to turn our sorrows into that which will bring about the likeness of
Christ in us! He longs for fellowship with us. He does not want patronage.
It is a good thing to go through
hard times, and even to experience grief and loss. Of course it doesn’t seem like
a good thing to our flesh. But adversity makes us realize this world is not our
true home, for here we have no lasting peace of comfort.
TK
Brothers and Sisters I have prayed for you
this week. Especially you who live in countries closed to the Gospel of Christ
and are called to lay down your lives for the sake of Jesus. May God give you
endurance and fill you with faith to trust Him even unto death.
We walk by faith and not by
sight,
az
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