God Reveals in Saints
(Part 2)
God said to Abraham 'And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:' (Genesis 12:2) is because praising Abraham is praising God who is in him. And to oppose Abraham is to oppose God, who dwells in him (and works in him). To praise the saints is to praise God, who is devoted to them (working in him). To praise Abraham is to praise oneself.
God said to Abraham 'And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:' (Genesis 12:2) is because praising Abraham is praising God who is in him. And to oppose Abraham is to oppose God, who dwells in him (and works in him). To praise the saints is to praise God, who is devoted to them (working in him). To praise Abraham is to praise oneself. Because someone praised or cursed Abraham, God did not directly say, "Blessed or cursed." When one praises Abraham, at the same moment he himself is praised. When he curses Abraham, he himself is cursed at the same moment. It is the living God whose word does not change. This is why it is said that praising the saints is praising God. Praising Abraham and praising the saints is only beneficial to oneself. Their God has praised and honored them more than they can, so our thanks are nothing to them. Abraham's God, who said, "I will bless those who bless you," is with them, so if we thank them, we are the ones who are thankful in return.
👉Why does Christ appear to the saints?
Because someone praised or cursed Abraham, God did not directly say, "Blessed or cursed." When one praises Abraham, at the same moment he himself is praised. When he curses Abraham, he himself is cursed at the same moment. It is the living God whose word does not change. This is why it is said that praising the saints is praising God. Praising Abraham and praising the saints is only beneficial to oneself. Their God has praised and honored them more than they can, so our thanks are nothing to them. Abraham's God, who said, "I will bless those who bless you," is with them, so if we thank them, we are the ones who are thankful in return.
👉Why does Christ appear to the saints?
God is the God of victory and defeat. His victory was revealed to Pharaoh and others. His defeat was revealed to the saints. Even though we are sinners, our Lord was overcome by our love and died on the cross for us. So, in short, why does Christ appear to the saints? We can see that in the following detailed points:
👉Because the love of the saints compels Him, He will reveal Himself to them:
"He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself." to him.'' John 14:21:: He will be revealed to all the righteous who make the death of Christ their death, leave their warm and bright house and their possessions, wander on the wild cliffs, lick the dew, sleep on the rocks, and live a life of struggle. Also, even if some are called to live as a king/queen in the world, Christ will be revealed to all the martyrs who gave their bodies to the fire and the sword saying, "It is better for us to carry the cross of Christ's suffering." Our Loard has said "He who does not bear my cross and does not follow after me is not worthy of me, and whoever destroys his life will find it." So, thinking or believing that our Lord will not appear to the saints is like saying to the Loard that you are not faithful to your words, You are not close to those who need you .
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