Christ our Supply

The challenge before us today is to fully enjoy the Lord and His vast supply. From the book of Daniel chapter 11, we read: “And the people who know their god shall be strong and do great exploits." The testimony of Judas Maccabees, a person who was strengthened by God and was able to bring heart, a strong heart to the people. They rose up and ousted an evil king that was determined to overthrow Israel. I want to emphasize,"... the people who know their God." indicating an intimate trust and confidence in their God, a knowing that is beyond intellect or cognition. The inference here is that they would be made strong, strengthened through their intimate relationship with their God and in turn strengthen others. The beauty and the power of this testimony is faith and grace in operation.

Remember the words of Jesus to Peter “And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren (Lk. 22:31, 32). First the Lord called him Simon, which means shifting sand, unstable. This was after the Lord had changed his name to Cephas or stone. Though his name had been changed, satan was still after him to dissuade him from his course. But the Lord prayed, "that his faith fail not.” Then the Lord said to Peter, but when you are converted, pointing to a specific time of recovery, a time when the "Peter" He appointed or called would emerge strengthened by faith in the Lord, for the purpose of strengthening the brethren. We are all like Peter, with Simon dominating more than we would like to think, and it is only by the intercessory work of The High Priest Christ that we have an appointment of full conversion, of restoration, of recovery, where we will be filled with the divine nature for a specific work of exploits. - Amen