August 21st, 2014. THE BLOOD IS ACTIVE Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, in the blood of the eternal covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:20- 21 That the God of peace brought up from the dead the Lord Jesus in the blood of the eternal covenant means that the power of resurrection was in the blood. Then Paul immediately applies this resurrection power to us:... make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight. When the Lord was in the tomb, that was a death situation. There was no feeling, there was no sensation. There was a cessation of any kind of feeling. It was blank because death was there in the tomb. Yet the blood was working all the time. The blood never ceased. And it was the power of the blood that raised Him from the dead. It was the blood of the eternal covenant. That means the effectiveness of the blood is operating in us and over us when we do not feel a thing. Be sure that when you are the lowest and when you have no emotion, the eternal blood is there. The blood of the eternal covenant is there doing in us what is well pleasing in Gods sight. Our relationship with God is steady and constant. He is operating in our environment, moving a few things around to bring us to Himself directly. All the while, the blood is there. The blood is active. Its effectiveness stands sure without interruption. Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen [Hebrews 13:20]. NOW THE GOD OF PEACE. To render mutual what he desired them to do, he ends his Epistle with prayer; and he asks of God to CONFIRM, or to fit, or to perfect them in EVERY GOOD WORK; for such is the meaning of καταρτίσαι. We hence conclude, that we are by no means fit to do good until we are made or formed for the purpose by God, and that we shall not continue long in doing good unless he strengthens us; for perseverance is his peculiar gift. Nor is there a doubt but that as no common gifts of the Spirit had already, as it seems, appeared in them, the first impression with which they began, is not what is prayed for, but the polishing, which they were to be made perfect. THAT BROUGHT AGAIN FROM THE DEAD. This clause was added for the sake of confirmation; for he intimates that God is then only prayed to aright by us, to lead us on to perfection, when we acknowledge his power in the resurrection of Christ, and acknowledge Christ himself as our pastor. He, in short, would have us to look to Christ, in order that we may rightly trust in God for help; for Christ was raised from death for this end, that we might be renewed unto eternal life, by the same power of God; and he is the great pastor of all, in order that we may protect the sheep committed to him by the Father. THROUGH THE BLOOD. I have rendered it, IN THE BLOOD; for as ב IN, is often taken in the sense of with, so I prefer to regard it here. For it seems to me, that the Apostle means, that Christ so arose from the dead, that his death was not yet abolished, but that it retains its efficacy forever, as though he had said, God raised up his own son, but in such a way that the blood he shed once for all in his death is efficacious after his resurrection for the ratification of the everlasting covenant, and brings forth fruit the same as though it were flowing always. August 21 MORNING [THOU ART] MY PORTION, O LORD. All things are yours.... and ye are Christs; and Christ [is] Gods.-- Our Saviour Jesus Christ... gave himself for us. [God] gave him [to be] the head over all [things] to the church.-- Christ... loved the church, and gave himself for it;... that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD.-- I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness. Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: [but] God [is] the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever-- [O my soul], thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou [art] my Lord: my goodness [extendeth] not to thee.-- The LORD [is] the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly heritage. PSA 119:57. 1 Co 3:21, 23.-- Tit 2:13, 14.-- Ep 1:22.-- Ep 5:25, 27. Ps 34:2.-- Is 61:10. Ps 73:25, 26.-- Ps 16:2, 5, 6. August 21 EVENING There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death. He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.-- Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept [me from] the paths of the destroyer. If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. PROV 14:12. Pr 28:26. Ps 119:105.-- Ps 17:4. De 13:1- 4. Ps 32:8.
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