The Sword of the LORD

"And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided Him, saying, He saved others; let Him save Himself, if He be Christ, the chosen of God. And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming to Him, and offering Him vinegar, and saying, If Thou be the king of the Jews, save Thyself. And a superscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on Him, saying, If Thou be Christ, save Thyself and us." (Luke 23:35-39) "And they that passed by railed on Him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save Thyself, and come down from the cross." (Mark 15:29, 30) Oh, the wisdom and the depth of God's great love! His plan for our redemption was such that it could not be comprehended by the all the forces of evil. To think that a virgin would conceive, and bear a Son, and that that Son ...

"Ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and My servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He: before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside Me there is no Saviour. I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God." (Isaiah 43:10-12) We often struggle to understand our purpose in this life. We wonder what we should be doing, and how we can best invest ourselves. The answer is very simple - too simple for our finite minds to easily grasp perhaps. We think that we must climb some great mountain peak, locate a mysterious guru perched at the top, and ask him to tell us the meaning of life. God has already made it quite plain for us in His Word, however. He says of man, "I have created him for My glory." (Isaiah 43:7) We have been called to be God's witnesse...