We know for sure that the world did not save us from death and give us
eternal life. God did!
We know for sure that the world did not give us incorruptible seed and call
us sons of God. God did!
We know for sure that the world did not give us the hope of Christ’s
return. God did!
We know for sure that the world did not give us the gift of holy spirit and
the nine manifestations. God did!
We know for sure that the world did not give us access and fellowship with
the Heavenly Father. God did!
Why then do we keep looking to the world for our fulfillment, our peace of
mind and our sense of accomplishment? The worldly man looks at his wisdom and
the power he possesses and thinks he is king of the hill! However, God says in
Jeremiah 9:23 and 24:
“Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the
rich man glory in his riches:
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth
me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and
righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith
the LORD.”
We know for sure that our fulfillment, our peace of mind and our sense of
accomplishment comes from what God’s Word says about us and is a result of our
believing the Word of truth. No greater satisfaction lies ahead of us as
believers than when we are convinced of the truth of God’s Word and can boldly
say:
I John 3:19-21, 24b.
“And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts
before him.
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all
things.
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence
toward God.
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments,
and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. And hereby we know that he
abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.”
What a joy it is to know for sure that we are His and He is ours for
eternity. We can live with great confidence and boldness knowing what we know
for sure!.
Something to Ponder
“You ask, Where you are to worship? We reply wherever God is glorified,
Christ is exalted, God’s Word is honoured, the Holy Spirit’s power is
evidenced and man abased. Never go anywhere where you do not know more of God’s
Word than when you entered. Never be in any Body where you may be “turned
out”; or have your name down where it may be scratched out. Be content with
the membership which God has given you in the spiritual unity of the Body of
Christ, from which no power in Earth or Hell can cut you off; and be content
that your name was written in the Lamb’s “book of life” before the
foundation of the world, and from which no power in Earth or Hell can ever take
it out. Do nothing to imply that you do not hold these priceless privileges to
be of infinite value; or that they can be added to in the slightest degree by
any of man’s corporate unities.”
- E.W. Bullinger
(quoted from E.W. Bullinger: A Biography
by Juanita S. Carey, pages 96 & 97)
