We Have An Advocate With the Father -- Jesus Christ the Righteous - Part 1056

"But unto you that fear My name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in His wings, and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves of the stall, and ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do [this]," saith the Lord of hosts. (Malachi 4:2-3)

His name? The precious name of our Lord God and Saviour is Jesus the Christ! We see His name referred to throughout the scriptures, and yet the religious culture of this day distracts us from His name. They will preach anything BUT His precious name given unto us whereby we must be saved. Indeed, as we read from the scriptures, there is NO OTHER NAME. This is the King of the Jews. (Luke 23:38)

"But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God [even] to them that believe on His name." (John 1:12)

"For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus -- for as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ." (Galatians 3:26) "Know ye not that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death? Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death; that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life ..." (Romans 6:3-4)

"For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became very poor that ye through His poverty might be rich." (II Corinthians 8:9)

Further, "the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you but as of the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and this is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him. And now little children, abide in Him that when He shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. if ye know that He is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of Him. (I John 2:27-29)

As "it" hath taught you. Luke used a similar reference when he spoke of the body of Christ. "And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen and laid it in a sepulcher that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid." (Luke 23:53) And again, when Luke scribes Mary's words after the angel told her the Holy Ghost shall come upon her and the power of the Highest shall overshadow her, "therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." (Luke 1:35) It is no wonder Mary said: "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour." (Luke 1:46-47)

This is the message that the modern religious culture doesn't want us to know.

But Jesus said, "And whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father my be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in My name, I will do [it]. If ye love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with your for ever -- [even] the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him, but ye know Him for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I shall not leave you comfortless. I will come to you." (John 14:13-18)

This is the same Comforter who could not come until Jesus had ascended. This explains why we are instructed in whatever we do -- "in both word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus." (Colossians 3:17)

When we seek Jesus with all our heart, soul, mind and strength, our world changes. He gives us hope and joy and peace so that we might be rich because of the poverty He endured. This is the good news gospel that needs to awaken within us, so that He Himself who knew no sin and yet became sin for us can be magnified.

"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life (for the life was manifested and we have seen, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ, and these things write we unto you that your joy may be full." (I John 1:1-4)

"Jesus Christ the righteous; and He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for our's only but also for [the sins of] the whole world and hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments." (I John 2:1-3)

Apostle Paul put it this way" "And my speech and my preaching [was] not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power; that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect; yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought, but we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom] which God ordained before the world unto our glory; which none of the princes of this world knew; for had they known [it] they would not have crucified the Lord of glory ... but God hath revealed [them] unto us by His Spirit, for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God." (I Corinthians 2:6-11)

Receive the Lord Jesus into your heart today. Believe on His name. Seek Him through His Word so that you too can understand the hidden wisdom which God ordained in His bosom from the very beginning -- even before the world was formed. Jesus -- the good news gospel message that brings life in abundance to those who follow Him.

From the old covenant we know that "He left not Himself without witness in that He did good, and gave us  rain from heaven and fruitful seasons filling our hearts with food and gladness." (Acts 14:17) But in this current dispensation of grace, He went beyond our wildest imagination -- the Lord of glory Himself became our Saviour.

"The longsuffering of our Lord [is] salvation." (II Peter 3:15) Stand in the offering plate.