In Christ Is Fullness of Blessing

In Christ Is Fullness of Blessing

The way of Christ, it has been said, is the way of the cross. It is a way that not many mere mortals can endure, left all on their own to somehow find that way within themselves. And of course, God knows all about this. Yet there appears such a demand from on high in Scripture to take up your cross, and follow Christ (Mk. 10:21, etc.). So what else can we find in sacred Scripture that would offer us some further guidance and light to lead us along our faltering way to God, wherein the way would become lighter, and easier to bear for those of us who need further reassurance from God in light of such a seemingly impossible demand? Maybe we need further assurance that He really does exist! That is, He needs to prove Himself somehow by some special sign. Can there be such a thing from God, besides all of the externals that we see all around us in creation that should give us confidence in the Creator, God?
The answer is that God knows our disadvantage, our frame, as it were. He does not leave us to such consternation and turmoil, as many men would do in their impatient assessments and projections about Him from the natural realm. And also about us, as we stand looking down upon our own deficiency in the light of such high calling from on high.
He sends us the clearest messages directly from the pages of sacred Writ that fills in the gaps for us when we allow them the opportunity to do so. Yet, what is sacred Writ except another one of those externals that seems not to reach us closely enough to help us?
When we care enough to study to show ourselves approved of God (II Tim. 2:15) as his faithful workmen, the gaps get filled in in such a splendid manner that we discover his miracle bestowed where before there seemed to be nothing there for us. All of a sudden, in a remarkable instant in time, He proves Himself to us in his supernatural Word come down to us from on high. We get our first glimpse of this when we first come to Christ and accept Him as our Savior. But how do we really go further on with Him and gladly take Him as Lord of our life? It is his just right to demand of us his lordship over us, for without Him we would not even exist! He is the God of answers, and so, if He provided to us a Savior, then surely He supplies all of our other needs in Christ (Phil. 4:19). It is Jesus Christ who comes into our lives when we acknowledge our need for Him. With his coming He brings us great relief, gladness, and joy.
And such as this is the great wonder and majesty of God’s works and spell upon the life of the true believer. When we gladly desire to spend time with his Word, He knows our desire for Him, and so He reveals Himself beyond the things of this world. We begin to see how He works in multidimensional ways that we could never before have fathomed. This multidimensional aspect of God’s working comes into great focus in the new covenant that Christ came to give to his lost world. It is uniquely his new covenant that brings us further along the way like nothing else can ever do. It works in keeping with the ministry of his Holy Spirit, and confirms his truths to our own slow hearts and minds. We come quickly into Christ’s covenant when…
Hmmm? Now what is that all about, can you suppose? I hope, in my time of my need that it does not demand more of me than I can handle! Surely God doesn’t expect me to…
How can I find his fullness of blessing?
There Is A Kingdom reveals God’s inside story of his magnificent workings in this very important issue. It is available under the author’s name, Anita Whalley at Amazon.com.