The Gospel IS Divine Truth

The gospel reveals Divine truth, and it imparts Divine grace. In the gospel we see the favor and plan of God for humanity. We are to be His sons; heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ. Jesus came to set us free from the limitations Adam’s sin brought on all mankind. Jesus has the power to raise man from the ruin of the fall — to wash him from his sin — to adorn him with righteousness — to inspire him with sublimity of mind and thought —

Man must follow the path of obedience, through the gospel; and God will exalt him. Ephesians tells us that the believer has been raised up together with Christ far above all principality and power. Man is called to walk in high places with his creator. Eph 1:3, Eph 1:21

God has greater plans for man than he can imagine. Eyes have not seen, ears have not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But who could have imagined such bliss. God was under no obligations to redeem man. His motive is revealed to us in the gospel, and is found in John 3:16 For God so loved the world …

We become our best when we are born-again and come into union with the Father. Through man’s ignorance of the Word of God; he has yet to learn that he can be so much more if he would submit to the Divine plan of God for his life. Man is made in His image and likeness, and has been given dominion over all the works of His hands. This is the inspired teaching that has passed down from God to man. And it is to be taken literally, at its face value. Man means every man has been given the opportunity to walk in the power and authority of the scriptures.

Jesus Gave Gifts To Men.!

Ps 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

God has given every man the capital to start with? We are born again into the family of God and are empowered by God to fulfill our life’s purpose. We are born into a family where all things are possible; God did not easy all thing were easy, but all things were possible.

Praying without working is begging. James 2:20 Faith without works is dead. You have to prepare for the blessing of the Lord. Let not your hands be slack. A slack hand leads to poverty but the hand of the diligent makes rich. Prov 10:4 Every man comes into the world financed by God. Every man is given something to work with; it is up to you to develop your gift. IT IS, what God has put in you that counts. Matt 25:15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

It is the undeveloped resources in your mind, in your spirit, in that inward man that counts. And until you develop it, it has no value. No one else either wishes or has the time to develop it. That is your job. You must put in the time. The training you have to do for yourself. The road that leads to success is an uphill road and most of us have to build the road ourselves. God gave talents to everyman.
Pr 18:16 ¶ A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

Your gift will make room for you. He gave everyone something to work with. With some it is something outward that you can see. With others it isn’t quite as defined and others it is something within that can’t be seen with the naked eye but it is there none the less. With Joseph it wasn’t an outward or visible gift neither was it with Jacob. Jacob said with my staff have I crossed this Jordan and now I have become two bands…. But the favor of God was with him. Laban  said I have learned by experience that the Lord has blessed me for thy sake.

In the life of Joseph, everything he touched the lord blessed….. 

With Daniel it was a spirit of excellence. Dan 1:17 ¶ As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. Da 6:3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

God doesn’t make diamond rings. He puts the diamond in the earth as well as the gold. You have to mine it. He makes trees he doesn’t build houses.  

Wavering faith comes from a lack of knowledge. My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge.

God made you and purpose you for success. Man has been given unlimited potential to learn and to accomplish, to be and to do. Its within your power, it’s within your reach to climb to the top. But you must be willing to work hard and press and push you way to the top. Things want get easier but we must get better, stronger and wiser.

Persistent In Your Purpose!

Have mercy on me and — Consider my distress and extend thy compassion.  Consider the pain of my household Lord. Daily my daughter is being tormented by this unclean spirit.  Her need drives her to Jesus and nothing can drive her from him. She was tenaciously holding on.  Jesus had helped thousands and had never turned one away. This woman was determined she would not be the first. Jesus tries her faith. If she was going to come ahead of the time of the gentiles she would have to be remarkable and she was!  She wasn’t concerned with the conditions and the particulars necessary to get a blessing; she just came believing. Many have a promise but little or no faith to appropriate it. .

In Mt 15:23 the bible says; But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. — There is a piteous cry, but the answer was silence. It wasn’t that Jesus did not hear her, or that he was not moved by her petition. Had the Father of mercies run out of mercy. (  the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, 2Co 1:3 ).  Jesus couldn’t remain silent in the presence of so much sorrow.  She came to be blessed and she would not leave without it. What miracles have been wrought by an iron will and determination.  What impossible deeds have been performed by it! Jacob said, “ I won’t let you go until you bless me”.

God Is MindFul!

God is mindful of our earthly journey and has provided for all we need.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he delighteth in his way. Ps 37:23 Here is the specialty of divine interposition. God watches over each man as if he were the only man on earth. "He will keep the feet of his saints. He tells us: "In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." In Isaiah he tells us; And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, this is the way, walk ye in it." These words guide us and assure us of safety. Job stated, "He knoweth the way that I take." Isaiah tells us, "He giveth power to the faint:" and like Paul we may affirm, that though we are "cast down," yet we are "not destroyed." God is continually at our right hand. It is a small thing for the believer to walk in the light of the divine favor; to be able to hide one"s self in the cleft of the rock until the calamities of life are passed over? Jesus told us He will be with us until the end….

Longing For His Presence

Psalm 42:1, 2 ¶ As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

The sorrow of a godly soul. "My tears have been my meat day and night," &c. David here sets forth—

The object of David’s desire was God, … the living God." David's great longing was not for restoration to his palace and throne, or even to the tabernacle; it was for presence of God.

The cause of his sorrow; David was driven into exile, away from home, family and the tabernacle of God. During his trials he seems to have temporarily lost the sense of the Divine presence and favor of God. The weight and bitterness of the trials led to his inability to realize the presence of God. Under severe afflictions, the soul is apt to feel forsaken. (When trials rage as the rising tide we are inclined to feel forsaken). This was the cause of David's sorrow. He felt himself deserted by God. "Sometimes God teaches us effectually to know the work of mercies by the (lack) want of them. Here his soul is crying out for the living God. He fails to realize the presence of God and cannot be comforted. We all should be so accustomed to the presence of God that, we cannot rest in the absence of it.

— He positions me to prosper —

Positioned For Prosperity, The prosperous way: — The blessing of the Lord is forever. God has ensured us by His word that the way of the believer is a way of prosperity, of influence, happiness and fulfillment. This is one of the most significant promises in the entire bible. "Whatsoever thou doest it shall prosper". No fruitless toil. This promise is not limited to the Old Testament. The promise of God has come on the gentiles. The promise of God is for all the seed of Abraham. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. Gal 3:7, Gal 3:9
The thing that I do prospers because the blessing of God is upon it.
— He positions me for prosperity—
Psalms 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
– This is the description of the believer flourishing and being prosperous. The man who avoids the way of sinners, and who delights in and follows the law of the Lord. This is presented in the form of a tree that’s thriving and is fruitful; - a tree planted where its roots would have abundance of water and nutrients. Strategic planted, God has planned for your success.
Planted by the rivers of water – This is not a tree that springs up spontaneously, but one that is put in a favorable place. Success is not luck or chance. It is by design. God has designed a favorable place for your benefit. This tree is strategically planted. Nothing is done random or haphazard. (Haphazard -- characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless, helter-skelter ) . God did not intend for you and me to make it up as we go along. God methodically and systematically organized the events of your life. Psalms 37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

Man's Miseries!

Man's miseries are often messengers from God messengers of mercy.

Returning to God is a necessity. "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge." An intimate acquaintance and fellowship with God are a necessity. Man cries for God as Father, Friend, and Helper. Man lies in distance from God. It’s not a physical distance but a moral distance, an alienation of heart and spirit from God; in affection and purpose, in thought and deed, man is at variance with his Maker. To be absent from a loved one is grief; but to be without God is the greatest infelicity: as in having no hope.

Though fallen and sinful, the soul has not lost its cravings and necessity for God. "The notion of a God," is inseparable from human nature; to deny one it annuls the other." The word of God appeals to our helpless condition, and invites us to return to God. The grace and the Spirit of God are promised to aid us in returning. Our life and enjoyment consist in friendship and in fellowship with God. "This is life eternal, that we might know Him." John 17:3