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World Framers Part 3
June 2002 Hebrews 1:1 "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" - KJV Our study this month takes us into Part 3 of our World Framers series. Our focus is firstly on the fact that Jesus is appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. The Amplified Bible gives us a clue as to what really was going on here. It says, "But in the last of these days He has spoken to us in the person of a Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time -[that is,] He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order. This is the example that we have of Jesus. He is our model and the one in whom we shall fashion our life after.Notice that in these last days Jesus is speaking to us. And What does He want us to know? We are to understand that Jesus created the worlds with his speech or words. Hebrews11:3 "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." - KJV It is the words of Jesus that have made, produced. built, operated, arranged in order the worlds which Jesus created. As we consider Jesus in His earthly ministry, we can find scriptural examples that demonstrate how Jesus regularly used His words to create and establish His Father's will in both natural and spiritual dimensions. While some instances are mundane others seem unquestionably important. Let us consider how Jesus used His words create. In this passage we have determined that Jesus has recognized what His Father's will is for Him in the earth and has focused every resource to firmly establish in this earth God's plan. We also recognize that even before Jesus was born into this earth, that God had already started the process of His will being established by having His Prophets to declare in the earth afore time. Jesus intentionally continues to reinforce, produce and build on that which the Prophets have already declared about Himself. Luke 4:17 "And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." - KJV Notice that Jesus after reading the Holy Word, closes the book and sat down. Symbolically, I believe that when Jesus closed the book of the law and sat down He was giving those around Him and to us as well, a clear message. He wasn't finished in what He was saying. Normally, you would not sit down until you were finished with your oration. However, Jesus sat down and then said," This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. Not only did He agree with the prophetic word, but also added illumination to it. At the moment He said those gracious words, the Power of God was manifest to operate and produce the works of God in the lives of all those who would receive Him. I believe that this same pattern is reflected into the lives of every believer to some extent or another. There are men and women of God that have prayed for us and even declared the will of God over our lives. Sometimes we may be aware of this, while at other times we may never know that someone has interceded on our behalf. Distinctly though, when we are walking and living in the will of God for our lives, we will be able to form the same connection with the accurate Holy Spirit inspired, prophetic words that have gone before us that we now embrace and confess ourselves. Words are the key to ones ability to create or destroy what God has intended for them to receive in this earth. The scripture tells us:
Proverbs 12:28 In the way of righteousness is life ; and in the pathway thereof there is no death." - KJV God's righteousness is directly connected to our faith. Since our own righteousness is that found only in the Law it is not meritorious for us to approach God. It is only through the righteousness that Jesus has secured for us that we may approach God and all He has for us. This righteousness can only come through faith in Jesus. Understanding the connection between His righteousness and faith is important. Let me show you the connection between the two.
Romans 5:17 "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." - KJV
Faith is directly a main component to walking in His righteousness. Faith operates on two prongs. 1] Confession with your mouth. 2] Believing with your heart. Everything that has to do with your Christian walk will be directly anchored to your Faith. You make, produce, build, operate, and arranged in order the plans and purposes that the Lord has set before you. Brother Andrew |
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