THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH - 2009
FEBRUARY 13th
ONE WHO TRULY ENTERS INTO CLOSE AND INTIMATE FELLOWSHIP WITH THE
FATHER GAINS A BUILT-IN DESIRE [A HUNGERING AND THIRSTING AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS]
TO KNOW HIM TO A CONTINUALLY GREATER DEGREE
...."One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: that I may
dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of
the Lord"....
Psalm 27:4 NASB
Matthew 5:6 NASB
In Psalm 27:4 David gives us the key to what brought him to the place where he
could make such a bold statement in the face of adversity as, "My heart
will not fear" [verse 3]. David desired only to "know" the Lord,
and to seek Him first in all things. He desired only to fellowship with Him,
and to behold His ways. To truly know the Father is to desire to know Him more
fully with each passing day. The one who truly enters into close and intimate
fellowship with Him gains [by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit] a
"built-in" desire to know Him to a continually greater degree [a
hungering and thirsting after righteousness]. As one meditates the Word of God
in the "secret" place of His presence [the "inner
chamber"], His Word is revealed to their heart and they gain deep insight
into His Holy nature. Again, it if from this place of an abiding intimacy that
ALL ground of fear shall be removed from the heart of the believer.
AS ONE COMES TO RELY UPON THE WORD OF GOD
ALONE, THEN THE FATHER SHALL TRULY BE ENABLED TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OUR NEEDS -
AND CONTINUALLY DIRECT US IN THE PATHS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
...."For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; in
the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me upon a rock. And
now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me; and I will offer in
His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises
to the Lord".... vs. 5-6
The Father has lifted us
up above all our enemies; He has seated us at His right hand in the Heavenly
places with Christ. Indeed, we are in the "ascended position of
victory" in Christ [more than conquerors], and as we continue on and
pursue diligently the things of God [the will of God through faith and
obedience] - keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus - THEN we shall be able to see and
understand clearly that we need have NO fear at any time, regardless of
circumstances.
Psalm 94:19 states:
...."When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Thy consolations delight
my soul"....
As one comes to rely
upon the Word of God alone, THEN the Father will truly be "enabled"
to take care of ALL our needs - and continually direct us in the paths of
righteousness. It is also from this position of total reliance upon the
revealed Word of God that we become partakers of the fullness of the ministry
of the Holy Spirit - Who, among other things, is our Comforter and, indeed, the
source of ALL of our divine empowerment [1 John
2:27].
Amen.
Related Scriptures: Ephesians 1:17-23; Ephesians
2:4-6; Hebrews 12:1-2; Romans 8:31-39; Psalm 23:4; John 14:16-17; John 16:13;
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