and the truth as it is found in Christ Jesus.
Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
Psalm 65.8
And now at the end of the age the colorful displays, like that of the morning and the evenings’ joyful entrance and exit,
are going to be more and more evident.
God is making his salvation and power known.
As dramatically as at the first he comes now at the end of the age.
And these coming days as a result could indeed be our (the Church’s)
Finest hour.
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD… Jeremiah 31.12
The call is going forth and many hearts are being touched.
There are many who are responding to the call
and drawing near in this hour.
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple .
Psalm 65.4
And as many as draw near unto God are used of God
in the work of his Kingdom and power.
The day of “professional ministers” is swept away
as God raises up members of his body to work together
in the accomplishing of the work; people like you and me.
Everyone has their part and their place.
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part , maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. Ephesians 4.16
To those who believe and trust God doors are being opened that the Witness
might go forth even when doors are closed in a traditional system. And that which for a long time has been considered non-traditional or non- denominational is now become traditional and dead.
God is looking for new wines skins to hold this new wine of these latter days.
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The Church’s Finest Hour- part 2
The word “church” is said to have derived from the Greek word Kuriakon:
meaning the Lord’s house.
(See Eaton’s Bible Dictionary)
But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we… Hebrews 3.6
We“the whole body of the redeemed, those whom the Father hath given to Christ, the invisilbe…church… ” are God’s house. (Eaton)
We who are saved through the sacrifice of the Lamb are become living tabernacles of the Holy Ghost, washed by the water of the word and cleansed through the blood of the everlasting covenant. Hebrews 13.20
Yes, we are the temple of God, the ecclesia, the called out ones.
…ye also are the called of Jesus Christ. Romans 1.6
And as the called of God we are given a lively hope with much to be fulfilled in this life and in this hour
Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. Romans 8.30
And there is a glory to be found on us even in this life.
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. Acts 6.15
Especially for those who standing up for truth in this hour and suffer persecution for their witness.
The king's daughter is all glorious within:
her clothing is of wrought gold. Psalm 45.13
O, yes there is a glory to be found within for as Jesus said,
"the Kingdom of God is witnin you."
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye;
for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you:
on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
1 Peter 4.14
Yes, it is the finest hour of the church of Jesus Christ when she stands valiant for the truth and suffers for His name’s sake.
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God… Acts 7.55
Through the scriptures, recording the colorful birth of the Church
in the age of the Apostles, we can get an idea of what God is looking for in this age as the sun begins to descend towards the horizon resplendently.
A friend of mine once told me that he pictured the church in the last days like a bright white spot on a dark and black background.
This still rings true for me.
Have you ever seen all the colors that make up 'white'?
And scripture confirms as well.
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. Isaiah 60.2
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The Church’s Finest Hour: part 3
For the LORD will not forsake his people
for his great name’s sake:
because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
1 Samuel. 12.22
Isn’t that awesome? Wow! It makes me want to shout!
We who have the inner workings of the Spirit of God have light within, and the Spirit bears witness of the truth in power.
Our eyes behold scripture that stirs a breathing,
an inspiration, as the Holy Ghost confirms and strengthens our hearts
in the redemption that flows though God’s own Son like a mighty river.
…thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God… Psalm 65.9
O halleluja!
Ah, we who were once not a people are now the people of God.
We who were once wandering aimless and hopeless through the wilderness
of this world are now made partakers.
We who were once so lost and broken and addicted are now immersed
into the very Body of Christ and are members one of another.
And God does not call us to build him a house,
He is building a house for us!
Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house. 1Chronicles 17.10
Has any such thing so great and glorious ever been imagined?
But now as we look to the image of Christ we find that all is exceedingly abundantly above anything that we could think or ask. (Ephesians 3.20)
The images of the world always disappoint- they always look better
than they turn out to be in actuality.
But the image of the invisible God always goes beyond expectation.
In fact, it is not even in us to expect so great things,
but we receive them by faith.
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things
that are freely given to us of God.
1 Corinthians 2.12
‘So great a salvation’ becomes ours as we seek him all our days.
...and serve him in truth with all your heart:
for consider how great things he hath done for you.
1 Samuel 12.24
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