Face to Face

For now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. (1 Cor 13:12) Paul the apostle had seen visions of God. He certainly had knowledge of Jesus Christ beyond what most of us come to possess in this life. Yet he says, “Now WE see through a glass darkly.” Paul included himself in the crowd. On our best day, on the top of our highest mountain, we see God only as if, “through a glass darkly.” Now, that ought to be …

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Dead to Sin

Reflections   Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness. (I Peter 2:24)     Jesus Christ did not only bear the judgment for sin – He died – but He also bore sin itself. This was a supernatural identification wherein the entire Adam race was gathered together in Jesus Christ – and thus, His death on the Cross was the death of the Adam race. When we come to Christ and are joined to Him, we are by faith taking our place in …

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SEEKING GUIDANCE: THE PATTERN

We often want to know God’s plan, but there’s a process to seeking His guidance.   Matthew 7:7-8(KJV) 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. There’s a pattern we should follow in seeking God’s guidance, and the first step involves cleansing. Sin can strangle the Holy Spirit’s power in us and cloud judgment, so we must ask God to reveal and then forgive anything that …

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