How I Know God Answers Prayer Part 12

Romans 5:2.

[A]Romans, chaps. 6 and 8.

1 Corinthians 15:57.

2 Corinthians 2:14.

2 Corinthians 10:5.

Ephesians 1:3, 4.

Colossians 4:12.

1 Thessalonians 5:23.

2 Thessalonians 3:3 (R.V.).

2 Timothy 2:19.

t.i.tus 2:12.

Hebrews 7:25.

1 Peter 1:15.

2 Peter 3:14.

1 John 2:1.

1 John 3:6, 9.

And many other pa.s.sages.

That Christ came as the Saviour from the _power_ as well as the _penalty_ of sin we see in Matthew 1:21, with John 8:34, 36, and t.i.tus 2:14.

=G.o.d's Provision=

G.o.d knew the frailty of man, that his heart was "desperately wicked," that even his righteousness was "as filthy rags," that man's only hope for victory over sin must come from the G.o.d-ward side.

He, therefore, made kingly provision so rich, so sufficient, so exceeding abundant, that as we study it, we feel we have tapped a mine of wealth, too deep to fathom. Just a few suggestions of its riches:

G.o.d's _greatest_ provision is the gift of a part of His Own Being in the person of the Holy Spirit.

The following are but some of the many things the Holy Spirit does for us, as recorded in the Word:

He begets us into the family of G.o.d.--John 3:6.

He seals or marks us as G.o.d's.--Eph. 1:13.

He dwells in us.--1 Cor. 3:16.

He unites us to Christ.--1 Cor. 12:13, 27.

He changes us into the likeness of Christ.--2 Cor. 3:18.

He helps in prayer.--Rom. 8:26.

He comforts.--John 14:16.

He guides.--Rom. 8:14.

He strengthens with power.--Eph. 3:16.

He is the source of power and fruitfulness.--John 7:38, 39.

Some of the victorious _results_ in our life, as Christ has His way in us, are shown in:

Romans 8:32, 27.

Romans 15:13.

2 Corinthians 9:8, 11.

2 Corinthians 2:14.

Ephesians 1:19.

Ephesians 3:16, 20.

Philippians 4:7, 13, 19.

Colossians 1:11.

1 Peter 1:5.

2 Timothy 3:17.

Jude 24.

John 15:7.

To the seeker for further Scripture help the writer would suggest a plan that has proved a great blessing to herself.

Read the Psalms through, making careful record of all the statements of what the Lord was to the writers of the Psalms. The list will surprise you.

Then on your knees go over them one by one, with the prayer that Christ may be to you what he was to David and the others.

Take a Cruden's, or better still a Young's, concordance and look up the texts under such headings as Love, Fulness, Power, Riches, Grace, etc., grouping them into usable Bible studies. As a sample, taking this last word, "grace"; the more one studies it the more wonderful does it become.

Here are some of these headings:

Grace for grace.--John 1:16.

Sufficient grace.--2 Cor. 12:9.

More Grace.--James 4:6.

All Grace.--2 Cor. 9:8.

Abundant grace.--Rom. 5:17.

Exceeding abundant grace.--1 Tim. 1:14.

Exceeding riches of His grace.--Eph. 2:17.

But let us remember that to simply know of riches will never materially benefit us. We must make them our own. All fulness dwells in Christ. It is only as we "apprehend" (which means take hold or take in) Christ through the Holy Spirit can it be possible for these spiritual riches to become ours. The slogan of this glorious life in Christ is just "Let go and let G.o.d."

FOOTNOTES:

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[A] The 7th chapter of Romans should be read in the light of the 6th and 8th chapters.