Post by Les Brewer on Jun 18, 2012 15:50:38 GMT
ý"THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!" by Pastor Robert Oliver
Romans 16:25 Says~ "Now to 'HIM' that Is Of POWER to 'Stablish' YOU According to 'My' GOSPEL, and the 'PREACHING' OF JESUS CHRIST, According to the 'REVELATION' of THE MYSTERY, Which Was Kept 'SECRET' Since the World Began!"
WOW!!! What a Tremendous Verse Beloved Believers We Have to 'Dissect' today! Here is some Extremely "DEEP TRUTH" Uncovered For All to Admire! Let's Examine "8" Amazing Things together here:
First, Notice "WHEN" this GLORY Is Revealed! Paul writes~ "NOW!" Oh Yes Beloved One, 'Our' GOD is "NOW" Glorified 'Through' the "FINISHED WORK OF HIS SON!" And After '16' Incredible Chapters of the Book of Romans, 'Outlining' in Great Detail the "Eternal Plan" of GOD, Paul Says that "NOW" it's Time For Our 'GOD' to be Glorified!!!
But Secondly, Notice "WHO" is to Be Glorified! He says~ "NOW 'TO' HIM!" Question: 'Who' is the "HIM" of verse 25? Answer: verse 27~ "TO GOD 'ONLY' WISE, BE 'GLORY' THROUGH JESUS CHRIST FOR EVER, AMEN!" Listen, "ALL GLORY" Must 'Redound' to the "ORIGINATOR" of OUR SALVATION, and that is "GOD OUR FATHER!!!"
Ok But Thirdly, Notice "WHAT" OUR GOD HAS! Paul says~ "NOW TO HIM THAT IS 'OF' POWER!" Ah Yes Saints, 'OUR GOD' is the "GOD OF 'ALL' POWER!" David said in Psalm 62:11~ "GOD Hath Spoken Once; 'TWICE' Have I Heard This: that 'POWER' BELONGETH UNTO GOD!!!" JESUS Said in Matthew 28:18~ "ALL 'POWER' IS GIVEN UNTO 'ME' IN HEAVEN & EARTH!!!" Yes, OUR GOD IS A GOD OF ETERNAL "OMNIPOTENT POWER!!!"
But Fourthly, Notice "WHAT" HIS POWER CAN 'DO' FOR US! He says~ "NOW TO HIM THAT IS OF 'POWER' TO 'STABLISH' YOU!" Oh Glory to GOD, I 'Love' this! I'm So 'Glad' that I Serve the 'GOD' That Has the 'ABILITY' to "ESTABLISH ME" In HIS 'GRACE' for "SERVICE!" Listen, The 'Greek' Word here is "Sterizo!" It Literally Translates~ "TO TURN 'RESOLUTELY' IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION!" Did You 'Hear' That? 'Our' GOD HAS THE POWER TO "TURN US RESOLUTELY IN 'HIS' CERTAIN DIVINE DIRECTION!!!" Listen to me Beloved, 'YOU' Do "NOT" Have the Ability to "TURN" Over a New Leaf, Because Human 'Effort' will Always "FAIL" Miserably! But the "POWER OF GOD'S SPIRIT WORKING 'IN' US CAN GET IT DONE!!!"
Alright Fifthly, Notice the "INSTRUMENTALITY" that GOD 'Uses' to STABLISH US! Paul writes~ "NOW TO HIM THAT IS OF POWER TO STABLISH YOU 'ACCORDING' TO MY GOSPEL!" What? Did You 'Catch' that Church? Ah Yes, 'Here' We Find the 'KEY' to "SPIRITUAL ESTABLISHMENT!" It's the "GOSPEL!" Listen, 'ONLY' THE GOSPEL HAS THE 'POWER' OF GOD TO "TRANSFORM" THE MIND & HEART & SOUL OF MAN 'INTO' THE "IMAGE OF GOD'S SON!!!" And 'This' is the Critical Reason 'Why' We MUST "PREACH THE GOSPEL FROM OUR PULPITS TODAY!" IT IS THE "POWER OF GOD" UNTO SALVATION TO EVERY ONE THAT BELIEVETH, AND IT IS THE POWER OF GOD TO 'ESTABLISH' THOSE WHO "HAVE BELIEVED!!!"
But Sixthly, Notice the "CENTRAL OBJECT" of Paul's Preaching! He says~ "NOW TO HIM THAT IS OF POWER TO STABLISH YOU ACCORDING TO MY GOSPEL, AND THE PREACHING 'OF' JESUS CHRIST!" Oh Yes, 'Here' is the Absolute "CENTRAL THEME" of ALL 'TRUE' BIBLICAL EXPOSITION, the "PREACHING OF JESUS CHRIST!!!" Beloved, We "MUST PREACH JESUS" till HE COMES!!! And let me say this: If We Are "NOT PREACHING JESUS OUR PREACHING IS VAIN & USELESS!" JESUS Said~ "And I, IF 'I' BE LIFTED UP, WILL DRAW 'ALL' MEN UNTO ME!" So Be Like Paul and "LIFT JESUS 'HIGHER' PREACHERS!!!"
Ok Seventhly, Notice the DIVINE "REVELATION!" Paul writes~ "NOW TO HIM THAT IS OF POWER TO STABLISH YOU ACCORDING TO MY GOSPEL, AND THE PREACHING OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO THE 'REVELATION' OF THE MYSTERY!" Well, 'What' MYSTERY is that Paul? Listen, Colossians 1:27 Says~ "TO WHOM GOD WOULD MAKE 'KNOWN' WHAT IS THE RICHES OF THE GLORY OF 'THIS' MYSTERY AMONG THE GENTILES, WHICH 'IS' CHRIST 'IN' YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY!!!" Did You 'Catch' That Saints? Paul "UNVEILS" the 'MYSTERY' Here, By Explaining that "JESUS CHRIST" Would "INDWELL" HIS FOLLOWERS WITH HIS 'OWN' SPIRIT!!! Listen, Old Testament Believers Did 'Not' Fully Understand this Great 'MYSTERY' Because it Was "NOT YET REVEALED!!!"
But Eighthly, Finally, Notice OUR DIVINE "PRIVILEGE!" He says~ "NOW TO HIM THAT IS OF POWER TO STABLISH YOU ACCORDING TO MY GOSPEL, AND THE PREACHING OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO THE REVELATION OF THE MYSTERY, WHICH WAS KEPT 'SECRET' SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN!" Oh Me Oh My Beloved, Don't 'Miss' this! Paul Says, that "You & I" Have Been Divinely PRIVILEGED, to "KNOW & UNDERSTAND" Something that 'Countless' Generations "NEVER DID!" Do You 'Realize' today Christian, that this 'GREAT MYSTERY' was "KEPT SECRET" For Over "4000 YEARS?" Beloved, You Are Very 'PRIVILEGED' to "KNOW JESUS CHRIST" Today! Listen, I Peter 1:10 says~ "Of Which 'Salvation' the PROPHETS Have 'ENQUIRED' and 'SEARCHED' DILIGENTLY!" Why??? Because They 'Wanted' to KNOW "WHEN" GOD Would "UNFOLD HIS DIVINE PLAN OF REDEMPTION FOR THE WORLD" and to UNDERSTAND "HOW" HE WOULD DO IT!!! But "YOU & I" Have Been 'PRIVILEGED' to "KNOW" the Things that They Never Did! So Beloved Believers, My 'Word' to You today is this: "Realize HOW 'BLESSED' WE ARE, to 'KNOW' THE THINGS WE KNOW, and LET US 'LIVE' OUR LIVES IN SUCH A MANNER As to BRING 'ETERNAL GLORY' TO OUR GREAT GOD & SAVIOUR!!! Blessings to All, and Shalom...
Romans 16:25 Says~ "Now to 'HIM' that Is Of POWER to 'Stablish' YOU According to 'My' GOSPEL, and the 'PREACHING' OF JESUS CHRIST, According to the 'REVELATION' of THE MYSTERY, Which Was Kept 'SECRET' Since the World Began!"
WOW!!! What a Tremendous Verse Beloved Believers We Have to 'Dissect' today! Here is some Extremely "DEEP TRUTH" Uncovered For All to Admire! Let's Examine "8" Amazing Things together here:
First, Notice "WHEN" this GLORY Is Revealed! Paul writes~ "NOW!" Oh Yes Beloved One, 'Our' GOD is "NOW" Glorified 'Through' the "FINISHED WORK OF HIS SON!" And After '16' Incredible Chapters of the Book of Romans, 'Outlining' in Great Detail the "Eternal Plan" of GOD, Paul Says that "NOW" it's Time For Our 'GOD' to be Glorified!!!
But Secondly, Notice "WHO" is to Be Glorified! He says~ "NOW 'TO' HIM!" Question: 'Who' is the "HIM" of verse 25? Answer: verse 27~ "TO GOD 'ONLY' WISE, BE 'GLORY' THROUGH JESUS CHRIST FOR EVER, AMEN!" Listen, "ALL GLORY" Must 'Redound' to the "ORIGINATOR" of OUR SALVATION, and that is "GOD OUR FATHER!!!"
Ok But Thirdly, Notice "WHAT" OUR GOD HAS! Paul says~ "NOW TO HIM THAT IS 'OF' POWER!" Ah Yes Saints, 'OUR GOD' is the "GOD OF 'ALL' POWER!" David said in Psalm 62:11~ "GOD Hath Spoken Once; 'TWICE' Have I Heard This: that 'POWER' BELONGETH UNTO GOD!!!" JESUS Said in Matthew 28:18~ "ALL 'POWER' IS GIVEN UNTO 'ME' IN HEAVEN & EARTH!!!" Yes, OUR GOD IS A GOD OF ETERNAL "OMNIPOTENT POWER!!!"
But Fourthly, Notice "WHAT" HIS POWER CAN 'DO' FOR US! He says~ "NOW TO HIM THAT IS OF 'POWER' TO 'STABLISH' YOU!" Oh Glory to GOD, I 'Love' this! I'm So 'Glad' that I Serve the 'GOD' That Has the 'ABILITY' to "ESTABLISH ME" In HIS 'GRACE' for "SERVICE!" Listen, The 'Greek' Word here is "Sterizo!" It Literally Translates~ "TO TURN 'RESOLUTELY' IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION!" Did You 'Hear' That? 'Our' GOD HAS THE POWER TO "TURN US RESOLUTELY IN 'HIS' CERTAIN DIVINE DIRECTION!!!" Listen to me Beloved, 'YOU' Do "NOT" Have the Ability to "TURN" Over a New Leaf, Because Human 'Effort' will Always "FAIL" Miserably! But the "POWER OF GOD'S SPIRIT WORKING 'IN' US CAN GET IT DONE!!!"
Alright Fifthly, Notice the "INSTRUMENTALITY" that GOD 'Uses' to STABLISH US! Paul writes~ "NOW TO HIM THAT IS OF POWER TO STABLISH YOU 'ACCORDING' TO MY GOSPEL!" What? Did You 'Catch' that Church? Ah Yes, 'Here' We Find the 'KEY' to "SPIRITUAL ESTABLISHMENT!" It's the "GOSPEL!" Listen, 'ONLY' THE GOSPEL HAS THE 'POWER' OF GOD TO "TRANSFORM" THE MIND & HEART & SOUL OF MAN 'INTO' THE "IMAGE OF GOD'S SON!!!" And 'This' is the Critical Reason 'Why' We MUST "PREACH THE GOSPEL FROM OUR PULPITS TODAY!" IT IS THE "POWER OF GOD" UNTO SALVATION TO EVERY ONE THAT BELIEVETH, AND IT IS THE POWER OF GOD TO 'ESTABLISH' THOSE WHO "HAVE BELIEVED!!!"
But Sixthly, Notice the "CENTRAL OBJECT" of Paul's Preaching! He says~ "NOW TO HIM THAT IS OF POWER TO STABLISH YOU ACCORDING TO MY GOSPEL, AND THE PREACHING 'OF' JESUS CHRIST!" Oh Yes, 'Here' is the Absolute "CENTRAL THEME" of ALL 'TRUE' BIBLICAL EXPOSITION, the "PREACHING OF JESUS CHRIST!!!" Beloved, We "MUST PREACH JESUS" till HE COMES!!! And let me say this: If We Are "NOT PREACHING JESUS OUR PREACHING IS VAIN & USELESS!" JESUS Said~ "And I, IF 'I' BE LIFTED UP, WILL DRAW 'ALL' MEN UNTO ME!" So Be Like Paul and "LIFT JESUS 'HIGHER' PREACHERS!!!"
Ok Seventhly, Notice the DIVINE "REVELATION!" Paul writes~ "NOW TO HIM THAT IS OF POWER TO STABLISH YOU ACCORDING TO MY GOSPEL, AND THE PREACHING OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO THE 'REVELATION' OF THE MYSTERY!" Well, 'What' MYSTERY is that Paul? Listen, Colossians 1:27 Says~ "TO WHOM GOD WOULD MAKE 'KNOWN' WHAT IS THE RICHES OF THE GLORY OF 'THIS' MYSTERY AMONG THE GENTILES, WHICH 'IS' CHRIST 'IN' YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY!!!" Did You 'Catch' That Saints? Paul "UNVEILS" the 'MYSTERY' Here, By Explaining that "JESUS CHRIST" Would "INDWELL" HIS FOLLOWERS WITH HIS 'OWN' SPIRIT!!! Listen, Old Testament Believers Did 'Not' Fully Understand this Great 'MYSTERY' Because it Was "NOT YET REVEALED!!!"
But Eighthly, Finally, Notice OUR DIVINE "PRIVILEGE!" He says~ "NOW TO HIM THAT IS OF POWER TO STABLISH YOU ACCORDING TO MY GOSPEL, AND THE PREACHING OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO THE REVELATION OF THE MYSTERY, WHICH WAS KEPT 'SECRET' SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN!" Oh Me Oh My Beloved, Don't 'Miss' this! Paul Says, that "You & I" Have Been Divinely PRIVILEGED, to "KNOW & UNDERSTAND" Something that 'Countless' Generations "NEVER DID!" Do You 'Realize' today Christian, that this 'GREAT MYSTERY' was "KEPT SECRET" For Over "4000 YEARS?" Beloved, You Are Very 'PRIVILEGED' to "KNOW JESUS CHRIST" Today! Listen, I Peter 1:10 says~ "Of Which 'Salvation' the PROPHETS Have 'ENQUIRED' and 'SEARCHED' DILIGENTLY!" Why??? Because They 'Wanted' to KNOW "WHEN" GOD Would "UNFOLD HIS DIVINE PLAN OF REDEMPTION FOR THE WORLD" and to UNDERSTAND "HOW" HE WOULD DO IT!!! But "YOU & I" Have Been 'PRIVILEGED' to "KNOW" the Things that They Never Did! So Beloved Believers, My 'Word' to You today is this: "Realize HOW 'BLESSED' WE ARE, to 'KNOW' THE THINGS WE KNOW, and LET US 'LIVE' OUR LIVES IN SUCH A MANNER As to BRING 'ETERNAL GLORY' TO OUR GREAT GOD & SAVIOUR!!! Blessings to All, and Shalom...
