II Corinthians 4:5-7
"For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, Who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
April 22nd
"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I
would have told you. I GO TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you
unto Myself; THAT WHERE I AM, THERE YE MAY BE ALSO. AND WHITHER I GO YE KNOW, AND THE WAY YE KNOW." John 14:1-4
"And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her
husband." Revelation 21:2
Many children have fantastic and unfounded concepts of their father's greatness; similarly it is with many Christians with reference to God. They forget He is A REALIST, and always HONEST, always TRUE.
I suppose many Christians are prone to think it pure "happenstance" that Jesus was the Son of a carpenter! Yet NOTHING was ever a happenstance in the marvels wrought by God. THE ABSOLUTE was and is A MASTER ARCHITECT; likewise "the Son" – He had to learn BUILDING, for there were to be in His future an immense amount of it! Already more than 19 centuries He has been at it!
Distantly past – ere the dawn of the ageless mists began, God said: "LET THERE BE…!" "And the Spirit of God vibrated (`moved') upon the face of the waters" (Gen. 1:2)! VIBRATION was the magic by which God wrought! Bear now in mind that it is written: "I have said, ye are gods…" (Ps. 82:6, Jn. 10:34). Wherefore, we too are BUILDERS – by vibration!
Gems for Daily Living (continued tomorrow...)