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Security; Pleasure; Achievement 3

Word of Righteousness

"Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. (John 15:9—NASB)

Christ Himself is our Security. Christ Himself is our Guarantee of always having as much protection as we need, as much home as we need, as much comfort and independence as we need, as much money as we need.

Christ Himself is our Confidence in the future. He is central in the hearts and minds of the saints in the realm of security. In Christ, Eden is restored. Paradise is restored.

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my strength, in whom I will trust, my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (Psalms 18:2)

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ. (Philippians 4:19)

The Ark of the Covenant, the chest kept within the Holy of Holies of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, reveals the Character of Christ and also the character of the mature saint. The articles placed within the Ark of the Covenant, the jar of manna, the Ten Commandments, and Aaron's rod that budded, speak of security, pleasure, and achievement.

The jar of manna represents security. The mature saint has learned to trust God moment by moment for food, clothing, shelter, health, strength, and every other element of safety and well-being.

As we have stated, the three issues facing men are "money, women, and monuments" (another way of describing security, pleasure, and achievement).

We are associating women with pleasure and joy because they often go together. After a man thinks he is secure he turns toward the second great loss of Eden—that of pleasure.

Pleasure is the realm of interest, stimulation, excitement, creativity, relaxation, gratification of appetites and desires. It also is the domain of worship.

The greatest pleasure any creature of God can know and, in fact, that God Himself can know, is pure love for another person.

God's love pouring into Christ; the love of God in Christ pouring into us; the love of God in Christ in us pouring into other people—these are the motivations for the things God creates.

There is no other aspect of life that approaches in significance the love of God in Christ in us.

God's love in Christ in us flowing out to others is the highest priority of all. It is the only true basis for the creation of eternal relationships and things.

There is no other pleasure as great as the flowing of God's love. God's love is more powerful by far than death itself. It is the power that will raise the dead bodies of the saints.

Adam and Eve were driven from Paradise, and then the search for pleasure began.

The Ten Commandments, which were kept in the Ark of the Covenant, are God's judgments against Satan and his followers. The Ten Commandments have to do with relationships, with morality. The Ten Commandments point us toward the holiness that God loves. Holiness is Christ, is oneness with God and other people through Christ, and is freedom from relationships with unclean spirits.

Satan and his followers are helplessly chained in the area of relationships.

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-<p>For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. (I Timothy 6:10—NIV) </p>
+<p>"Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. (John 15:9—NASB) </p>
-<p>It is what we do after we receive Christ that determines whether we will become a part of God's eternal plan to fill Heaven and earth with the Lord Jesus Christ or whether we will become a competitor of Christ in the universe. </p>
+<p>Christ Himself is our Security. Christ Himself is our Guarantee of always having as much protection as we need, as much home as we need, as much comfort and independence as we need, as much money as we need. </p>
-<p>Security, pleasure, achievement—these are the three issues of life. </p>
+<p>Christ Himself is our Confidence in the future. He is central in the hearts and minds of the saints in the realm of security. In Christ, Eden is restored. Paradise is restored. </p>
-<p>When God placed Adam and Eve in the garden that was located eastward in Eden, God gave his new son and daughter all the security they needed, all the pleasure they needed, and all the achievement they needed. </p>
+<p>The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my strength, in whom I will trust, my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (Psalms 18:2) </p>
-<p>But one of the lessons we learn in life is that the things that come to us easily and readily we may lose as easily and readily. Before we humans can hold things of value we first may have to lose them. It is in the labor to gain back our blessings that we learn to appreciate our gifts and that we develop the strength to hold them properly in God so they do not become gods to us. </p>
+<p>But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ. (Philippians 4:19) </p>
-<p>Security has to do with protection, a home, confidence in the future, a fortress against the enemy, privacy, shelter, warmth, comfort, independence. </p>
+<p>The Ark of the Covenant, the chest kept within the Holy of Holies of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, reveals the Character of Christ and also the character of the mature saint. The articles placed within the Ark of the Covenant, the jar of manna, the Ten Commandments, and Aaron's rod that budded, speak of security, pleasure, and achievement. </p>
-<p>Adam and Eve had perfect security in the Lord. Food, shelter, survival, were no problem in the garden of Eden. God had graciously and lovingly supplied their every need. </p>
+<p>The jar of manna represents security. The mature saint has learned to trust God moment by moment for food, clothing, shelter, health, strength, and every other element of safety and well-being. </p>
-<p>But sin, the great destroyer, entered. The man and woman were thrust out into a threatening environment. The issue of security emerged as the first of the three great questions of life. </p>
+<p>As we have stated, the three issues facing men are "money, women, and monuments" (another way of describing security, pleasure, and achievement). </p>
-<p>Money is the symbol of security. Men seek money in order to gain protection, a home, confidence in the future, protection against the enemy, privacy, shelter, warmth, comfort, independence. </p>
+<p>We are associating women with pleasure and joy because they often go together. After a man thinks he is secure he turns toward the second great loss of Eden—that of pleasure. </p>
-<p>Men seek money because they do not trust God. They worry that God's promises concerning our material needs will fail. Money is our insurance against the failure of God's Word; it is our guarantee of survival in case God's Character is not all it should be. This is why no person can serve both God and money. </p>
+<p>Pleasure is the realm of interest, stimulation, excitement, creativity, relaxation, gratification of appetites and desires. It also is the domain of worship. </p>
-<p>The soldiers of Christ's army must draw on the grace of God until the issue of security has been mastered. </p>
+<p>The greatest pleasure any creature of God can know and, in fact, that God Himself can know, is pure love for another person. </p>
-<p>Will God provide our needs or not? That is the first great question of living outside the garden of Eden. The decision that faces us is whether we will place Christ as the eternal Center of the answer to this question. </p>
+<p>God's love pouring into Christ; the love of God in Christ pouring into us; the love of God in Christ in us pouring into other people—these are the motivations for the things God creates. </p>
-<p>Is Christ alone sufficient for our security on the earth (and in Heaven)? Is He actually the Lord who provides? Shall we indeed know no want and fear no evil? </p>
+<p>There is no other aspect of life that approaches in significance the love of God in Christ in us. </p>
-<p>No individual can serve both God and money. Money appears to make us independent of God; therefore, the love of it is the root of all evil. The conquering saint does God's will whether or not he can understand how the necessary means for survival will be forthcoming. </p>
+<p>God's love in Christ in us flowing out to others is the highest priority of all. It is the only true basis for the creation of eternal relationships and things. </p>
-<p>The soldiers of Christ march forward at the sound of the trumpet. They trust Christ to meet their needs. They will not be stopped by their inability to see the future. They know what God has stated. That is sufficient for them. </p>
+<p>There is no other pleasure as great as the flowing of God's love. God's love is more powerful by far than death itself. It is the power that will raise the dead bodies of the saints. </p>
-<p>''To be continued.'' [[ Security; Pleasure; Achievement 3]]<br>
+<p>Adam and Eve were driven from Paradise, and then the search for pleasure began. </p>
+<p>The Ten Commandments, which were kept in the Ark of the Covenant, are God's judgments against Satan and his followers. The Ten Commandments have to do with relationships, with morality. The Ten Commandments point us toward the holiness that God loves. Holiness is Christ, is oneness with God and other people through Christ, and is freedom from relationships with unclean spirits. </p>
+<p>Satan and his followers are helplessly chained in the area of relationships. </p>
+<p>''To be continued.'' [[ Security; Pleasure; Achievement 4]]<br>
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