Jesus Said, "If Thou Canst Believe, All Things Are Possible To Him That Believeth" - Part 1121

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ -- by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God ..." (Romans 5:1-2)

"But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were afar off are made nigh by the blood of Christ -- for He is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us ..." (Ephesians 2:13-14)

Interestingly, Paul writes -- "For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which is given me to you-ward, how that by revelation He made known unto me the mystery (as I wrote afore in few words), whereby when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ." (Ephesians 3:1-4)

Do you remember when Paul, on the road to Damascus "with authority and commission from the chief priests" was stopped in his tracks? (Acts 26:12) Indeed, at midday, Paul saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining around about him and them which journeyed with him. And when they were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me? It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks." (Acts 26:13-14)

What was Saul's first words? "Who art Thou, Lord?" Imagine, here was the same Saul that was known throughout the land for persecuting the church asking, "Who art Thou, Lord?"

Even at this time, Saul knew whom He was that had blinded him. Perhaps, in his heart, Saul was convicted of his wrong doing after Stephen was stoned to death. For now, suffice us to recognize that "Saul was consenting unto [Stephen's] death. And at the time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem, and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. And devout men carried Stephen  to [his burial] and made great lamentation over him. As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house and haling men and women committed [them] to prison." (Acts 8:1-3)

Still, those that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the Word. The same Word that told the disciples of the things that were about to happen to Him before Jesus was taken up. (Acts 1:1-4)

"Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and unto the scribes and they shall condemn Him to death, and shall deliver Him to the Gentiles, and they shall mock Him, and they shall scourge Him, and shall spit upon Him. and shall kill Him, and the third day He shall rise again." (Mark 10:33-34; Matthew 20:18)

The same Word who was in the beginning with God and was God. (John 1:1-4; Isaiah 9:6; I Timothy 3:16) The same God who was made flesh and dwelt among us and yet His own people received Him not, (John 1:10-14) "All things were made by Him and without Him was not any thing made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men, and the light shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehended it not ... He was in the world and the world was made by Him and the world knew Him not." (John 1:1-10)

Yes, His name is Jesus. Not another "person" as the modern day religious culture would have us believe but the One and Only -- Almighty God Himself who gave His disciples the power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. (Matthew 10:1; Luke 6:17-18)

The blind to see, the lame to walk, the deaf to hear, and the dead raised. And to the poor the gospel is preached. (Luke 7:22-23; Matthew 11:4-5; Isaiah 35:4-6)

Even while Saul was consenting to Stephen's stoning, he recognized the Lord for who He was. In fact, after Saul was converted, Paul wrote repeatedly that he would not that we should be ignorant of the mystery of godliness, "lest ye should be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in." (Romans 11:25)

We who "in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through [Israel's] unbelief. Even so have these also now not believed that through your mercy, they also may obtain mercy. For God hath concluded them all in unbelief that He might have mercy upon all. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments, and His ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or, who hath been His counsellor? Or who hath first given to Him, and it shall be recompensed unto Him again? For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory, forever, Amen." (Romans 11:30-36)

Continue in the goodness and mercy of Jesus. Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable and perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of [himself] more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." (Romans 12:1-3)

If there was ever a time that we need to press into our Lord God and Saviour Christ Jesus, it is today. Thus, stand firm on His Word so that when you read, you may understand the same knowledge of the mystery of Christ that apostle Paul did. Rejoice in the hope of the glory of God, patient in tribulation, continuing instant in prayer. And let the God of peace "that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ -- to whom be glory for ever and ever." (Hebrews 13:20-21)

Stand in the offering plate with Jesus today.