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Show GOD'S BETTER PLAN having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect." (Hebrews 11: 40) "God This is the last of Faith chapter. verse There of Hebrews Hall are no names in the verse, yet it sums up the working of God in His people now that the New Testament has corne. Listen to the conclusion of the matter: "God had better plan for us: faith would corne a that their faith and together to make our one completed whole, their lives of faith not complete apart from ours." May be that's what the Psalmist had in mind when he wrote, "Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell 7 together in unitL"(Psalm 133: 1) Surely that is what Jesus had in mind when he prayer His longest prayer in John 17, "That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us" that the world may believe that thou hast sent me: And glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one." (John 17: 21-22) the Notice, that because "these all" had promise, god provided some better thing for us. What a rich blessings to have great hope and unwavering faith and now to have something provided better! It is a great thing to have a promise, to have that promise fulfilled is better. To anticipate not received the . 8 is wonderful, to realize is better. "God who at sundry times and in divers spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by manners whom also he made the worlds; who being the brightness of his glory, and the image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himselfpurged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they."(Hebrews 1: 1-4) The love of God is brought to bear upon those express who believe. The grace of our Lord 9 Jesus Christ is with us. The communion Holy Spirit binds us together. We fully atoned for all of our sin, once of the are and for all. Then, it is a good thing to things that God has those things we must share. the best not be much heaven if you know that for us are Heaven will are there alone. When the saint of God from the together in holiness and blessedness, there is joy unspeakable joy. When the church on earth is fulfilled with complete salvation, the church in heaven is perfect. When Jesus came, He brought together the old and the new to make one. The one thing that brings us together, in spite of our religions, is the coming of the Christ and Old and New Testament 10 come His cross. Believers then and now make up the one army of the living God. Their sins and ours sins are expiated by the justified and we are justified by the same righteousness. That's what Jesus was talking about same sacrifice. They are said, "It is finished." The Word of God is whole. The everlasting covenant is signed, sealed, and delivered. The curtain of division is ripped. The when He wall of separation has been tom down. paved. The redemption of souls is complete. The forgiveness of sin is accomplished. The judgment and guilt of sin are settled. The promise of salvation is achieved. We are on our way to the Kingdom with Blessed The road to heaven is Assurance. All that is left is the second 11 reigning Christ and the resurrection of the body. coming of the 12 |
