Service from Fridays Meeting
BELIEVING ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES
BELIEVING ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES
Ephesians
3:16 16 That
he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened
with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
If we want to receive Gods blessings, it is important that we stay in
contact with other believers in the body of Christ. God speaks to each of us
individually. Other believers have information that you may not have. Together we
make a good support system for the perfection of God’s word in us.
The family
of God includes all who have believed in Christ in the past, all those who
believe in the present all who will believe in the future.
We are a
family, because we have the same father. He is the source of all creation, the
rightful owner of everything. Even He is the owner of everything He loves
sharing with His children.
God promises
His love and his power to his family. It is an awesome privilege to be able to
approach God with freedom and confidence.
When you
feel shut out or isolated, remember that you can never be lost to Gods love, in
union with Christ Jesus, and through His empowering spirit we are complete in
Gods peace.
Hebrews 13: 20-21 20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
21 Make you perfect in every good work
to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight,
through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
The same God
of peace that raised Jesus from the dead, is the same God through the blood of
Jesus that gives us this everlasting covenant, to make us perfect in every good
work, to equip us with all we need for doing His will.
This blood
bought covenant was designed for the redeemed (or Christians) to continue the
work, from the example that Jesus set before us.
13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that
the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If ye shall ask any thing in my
name, I will do it.
Jesus is the
visible, tangible image of the invisible God, He is the complete revelation of
what God is like.
Jesus said;
verily, verily, which means “in truth” I am saying to you in truth, that the
people who believe on me, the works that you have personally seen me do, you
can do also.
And greater
works than these shall you do, because I am going to my father, and whatever
you need for the work of the Kingdom, that will I do.
That the
father may be glorified in the Son, if you shall ask anything in my name I will
do it.
The reason
Jesus said greater works than theses shall you do, is not meaning per say
‘greater’ works, he was saying, I am sending the Holy Spirit to guide you with
the same power and authority that I used.
Matthew
28:18 18 And Jesus came and
spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
God the Father gave Jesus authority over heaven and earth, and on the
basis of that authority, Jesus told his disciples to make more disciples as
they preached, baptized and taught, with the same authority.
Jesus still commands us to tell others the good news, and make them
disciples for the Kingdom. You don’t have to be a preacher/teacher to spread
the good news to the lost.
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at
hand.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,
raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Why didn’t
Jesus want to send the disciples to teach the gentiles or Samaritans? A gentile
is anyone who is not a Jew. The Samaritans were a race that resulted from inter
marriage between Jews and gentiles.
Jesus asked
the disciples to go only to the Jews, he came first to the Jews.
Romans 1:
16 16 For I am not ashamed
of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one
that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
The reason the message went to the Jew first is because they had been
Gods chosen people for more than two thousand years. Ever since God chose
Abraham and promised him and his descendants great blessings.
God did not choose the Jews because they deserved to be chosen, but
because he wanted to show His love and mercy to them.
For it would be through them that his messiah would come into the world.
God chose them not to play favorites, but so that they would tell the world
about the plan of salvation.
The bible clearly teaches that Gods message of salvation is for all
people, regardless of race, sex or national origin.
If you are a believer, the blessings are always in reach.
Luke 11:28 28 But
he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Proverbs
28:22 22 He that hasteth to
be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
When people rush, and do things trying to get rich they can sometimes be
deceived by people, and often loose what little they have.
When they stop focusing on God, and see the glitter of the world, then
they stop considering the things of God, all ‘these things’ will come to us by
being obedient to His word.
The richest blessings are knowing Christ Jesus as Lord, your fellowship
with God, the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, and friends you can count on.
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