HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF TO ABRAM IN A POWERFUL MANNER. I AM the ALMIGHTY GOD. Gen. 17:1 A fearsome and awesome name. The all sufficient God. The one who is able to become the answer to all situations in life. He delights in supplying every need and does it with great sufficiency. His blessings are numerous and copious upon all who place their trust in Him. The request of the Lord to him was; that he walk before the Lord. Being led of the Lord is the most important step of ones life. Walking in His presence is vital to our spiritual welfare. He was to meet a divine requirement, one most difficult, yet ever so necessary. BE THOU PERFECT. He was to be without blemish, entire, complete and without spot, or altogether perfect. This is a real challenge to the man who is considered to be the Father of all who believe. This is not under the Law, but under faith. This same command was issued by none other than the Lord Jesus Himself. BE PERFECT, Mt. 5:48 Then he established before us the very highest example that could possibly be made, Be as PERFECT as you heavenly Father is PERFECT. This high and holy calling can only be accomplished by the abiding presence of the Living Lord in our spirit being. All things are possible when the Lord Jesus has taken up His abode and is royally welcomed into our innermost spirit nature. There will be a people in the end of the age who are totally joined with Christ.
AN ESTABLISHED GOAL SET BEFORE THE CHURCH. While the church has not yet reached the goal which is set before it. There are some things which may be done in preparation for that achievement. One is to build on the positive lessons of the past, without constantly bemoaning the failures and short comings which are behind us. Looking back indicates an attachment to those things. The wife of Lot looked back and paid a great price for her disobedience. Luke 17:32 The former things which are not beneficial are far better forgotten. In contrast to that we are to follow after spiritual objectives which the Word has established for us and strive toward them. The Word has established a goal which is reachable to every Christian who will dedicate their lives fully to the Lord. Phil. 3:13 When we consider the magnitude of the spiritual life of Paul, still he had not yet succeeded in reaching his full purpose, it becomes a real challenge for we who live today.
SEEKING THE MIND OF THE LORD? Spiritual attitudes that are not focused on the Lord need to be revised. The mind of the Lord is easily discerned by reading the Word of the Lord. The Lord has expressed, very completely His will to us, by what He has already spoken in His Word. Too often when we read it, the understanding that is given to us is not personally applied but we address it to the situation of others. In so doing we miss the voice of the Lord and the blessing which accompanies His voice. Spiritual perfection or maturity is arrived at by obedience to the living Word of the Lord. Our minds, the mind of the Spirit, must be focused on the spiritual and not on the carnal. Phil. 3:15