As the Church of Jesus Christ, God is Powerful to Deliver Us

From: July 14-20, 2008

Pastor: Edith Cruz

Study: # 550

TOPIC: “As the Church of Jesus Christ, God is Powerful to Deliver Us” Isaiah 54:13; John 6:45 Some people think that we are with the Lord because it is awesome, but we received Jesus because it was the Father who led us to Him. The clearer it becomes, the more we will value it. It must be clear to us that we are His children, not just another part of history and that no one can treat us as they please, because we are protected by God. We are in Jesus because God chose us. And we should not become detached in the good or bad days. We have been selected by God. The church didn't begin in Rome, but with our beloved Jesus who was born in Bethlehem. His family was from Nazareth, it originated in Jerusalem, so this is where the primitive church initiated. God’s people were born in Israel. This was where Jesus raised the church with 12 men who followed Him, because the Father brought them to Him and started to teach them. Jerusalem is the major city for us the believers. Sometimes, because of the lack of knowledge, we ignore how much inheritance there is for us on behalf of God for our lives and no one can arrive if the Father is not the one that takes them. We will be taught directly from God. God doesn't remain silent with us, but rather He sits us down in a church to teach us what He has for our lives. It is not a matter of mankind but of God. In many occasions men begin to teach what they believe and it does not work this way, because no one in this world has anything to feed to our spiritual lives. We must not learn from men what they think. After His death, Jesus raised and established the church. He began to work throughout the centuries for the church. We are a part of the Messiah's government; we don't belong to another government. When we are taught by Jehovah the peace of the children multiplies. That prophecy would continue for those who have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ and are servants of God. If we are servants we have inheritance. We are edifiers of what God does on earth. When the beauty of sanctity reigns, the church stands out, the greatest. If we don’t live in sanctity we make the church look bad. There is inheritance for His children and we will be taught by a God that is three times Holy. We are living stones which are built upon. We are not just anything in this world; we are God’s people, an inheritance. We are here to edify, to do. To live in complaint, tribulation, and sorrow is sin. The people of God cannot live this way because then there will not be an inheritance. The people of God are the ones who built what God wants in this world. God teaches us and strengthens us, but what happens is that some don't give him the value that He has; they don't pray or read the Scriptures, God is unknown to them. God glorifies upon the church. We decide. The more we are taught by God, the more peace we will have. This does not decrease because of the circumstances, but rather it multiplies. Peace does not come because of the well-being of a country but because Jehovah brings peace to His children. For that reason it doesn't decrease but rather it multiplies when God is present. As long as we live in sanctity we will be taught. If there is something that we should consider, it is that our peace will multiply and as the days pass by we should go on learning more from God. But, it happens nowadays that as time goes by it is diminishing because the peace and the teaching are not multiplying and we start taking a step back. With justice we will be embellished.

It is in Jesus' heart to lift the church and to give us inheritance, but as the years pass by instead of growing in knowledge some turn back and they doubt, but there are many rewards for those who live in sanctity. A church is established and has strength. It is the one that sustains and maintains that the customs have to be reformed. We are no longer like we were before because the Holy Spirit arrived and there are things that we hate. Our body and lifestyle have been transformed to obtain the promises that belong to us, to have stability and strength as the church. The inheritance of the church is beauty, blessings and prosperity. It is necessary to restore the customs of purity, because we can see that the churches are being degenerated as well as the impious. When we came to Christ we begin to restore the customs of purity, we begin to love purity. As the church, for us to be able to administer justice well we have to be full of honesty. If we’re honest we will never desire what does not belong to us, it will be shown if we are truly taught by God and if there is loyalty in the treatment with one another. We should understand that God teaches us and we have to know that there are things in our lives that we have to change, because it is an obligation, so that it may be seen that in the church there is sanctity. We are the church and we should know where we stand. If we are taught by God it is because we are His people. Although there is danger, God promises protection and security to the ones He has chosen. He is our protector. When things seem to go wrong fear invades and paralyzes us. It is not what is happening but the fear that does not allow us to function. Fear is something that our body cannot struggle with, but there is a promise for us. In order to obtain this there is a price, sanctity. Those who are His children will be far from the oppression. God delivers us not only from evilness but also from fear towards the evil. We sometimes fall in the stupidity of becoming insecure. There can be evil behind our back, but it will not touch us. God is powerful to deliver us as the church of Jesus Christ. If anyone plots against us it will be without God and that person will fall before us. Jehovah will not allow it, for such reason they will fail. There is security in the one who has called us. Those who can build weapons to destroy us don't know that the same God that gave them the art to work with iron and gave men intelligence. God is the one who called us. He chose us as His children and teaches us. Then He will be the one to take care of us. We can live in times where there is war, but for His people it is time of peace and not war, because Jehovah will be the one who will fight on our behalf. There are many projects that come on behalf of the devil because this is the era of war, but none of the enemy's project will prosper or stand. Therefore, as the church we must restore the construction of purity and we administer in justice and in loyalty, knowing that there are armed forces, but no one can go against the church. Whatever harm our enemies want to bring against us will not prosper. Jehovah protects His people, then, what harm can be done to us? Jehovah took us to teach us, to prosper us and to bless us. The evil tongues present false allegations and accuse God’s people as if they were criminals. They will be silenced if we do what is right. Our inheritance is the fulfillment of His promises. Amen.