REDEEMED AND CALLED. Isa. 43:1 The redeemed are called to repentance. They are called to walk with the Lord and to be His prized
possession. Rom. 8:30 Predetermined not to redemption but to the
ultimate result of redemption which is to be like Christ. None are excluded from redemption, Christ bore the sin of all men. There was not a sin
committed, nor will there ever be for which He has not paid the redemptive price. The invitation is extended to the whosoever will. The one responding to the call is the one benefited to be justified. The climax of justification is to be glorified. Glorified as the Bride of Christ. Glorified as the redeemed
of the Lord in His eternal new heavens and new earth. The glory of the Lord
will be upon His redeemed.
DELIVERANCE ASSURED. Isa. 43:2 Water is a vital element to the
continuation of life on our planet. It is also representative of the
flow of the Spirit. However waters, (plural} can depict just the opposite. Isa.
17:12-14 The nations in upheaval. A time of distress and troubles. But it is God
who fights for His own and will rebuke the enemy. Mt. 24:9 This not an easy
thing to accept, especially so when we are living a peaceful life, without
too much personal disturbance as far as persecution is concerned. As certain as any other sign of the last days and the coming of Christ is the statement that Jesus made. There is affliction and horrible persecution for the sake of Christ in many nations of the world today. Every day there are martyrs who are giving their lives for the Gospel. There must be and will be those who die. There will also be those who receive wonderful and miraculous deliverance. Acts 6:5 A man full of the Holy Spirit and a man of great faith. Acts 6:8 Full of faith and power doing wonders and miracles. Seemingly one who was of great benefit and use to the Lord and to the church. Yet he is to become the first to die for the Word of God in the early church. There will be many like him in these last days who will be privileged to give their lives for the Lord. Other will be delivered in a miraculous way. To be or not to be, either way is glorious. :END: