Jun 1993 - Editorial

That God came to earth to dwell among men in the Person of His beloved son,

Jesus Christ, is the witness of Focus centre pages. The greatest divine revelation to men is that God longs and delights to dwell with men on His own terms (Prov. 8:31; 15.57:15). The greatest God-given experience to men is God's Spirit condescending to dwell in men who accept those terms. Old Testament saints experienced the Holy Spirit coming upon them and empowering them from withouL Our unspeakable privilege as New Testament believers on the Lord Jesus is to know the indwelling presence of the Spirit and His power working through us from within.

His foremost activity in the believer's life is His desire to be Leader. Submitting to His Leadership should be our prime ambition day-by-day. So will He guide our actions and words, lead us into all the truth, enable us to live victorious lives and to worship and witness to God's glory. Such aspects of the indwelling Spirit are addressed by our contributor this month.

Men who aspire to lead in the things of God must thensselves be willing to be led by God's SpiriL Fundamental equipment of a leader of men for God is the knowledge of what God wants to be done. The necessary knowledge is not acquired by world scholarship. World rulers and leaders do not know God's wisdom because they crucified the Lord of glory (1 Cor. 2:6-8). Having learned God's Word in God's school, the leader should then be a teacher of his brethren. Mter learning truth from the Spirit of Truth (John 16:13) there should be commitment of it to faithful men who can teach others (2 Tim. 2:2). What was done in association with the house of God built by the Remnant must also be done in building God's house today, for the continuity of divine testimony into the 21st century, if the Lord tarries. These matters are explored in our Leadership article.

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Editorial