"He is able also to save them to the uttermost” (Hebrews 7:25).
When I listened to Sunder Singh’s preaching, I found he expressed very clearly certain basic truths in spiritual life. He said: "Salvation is not just forgiveness of sins, but deliverance from sin.” We are here to worship God. We must not allow slavery to sin in the slightest measure anywhere in our life. We must aim at complete deliverance, because Jesus died to give this to us. When a man begins to live a life led by the Spirit, he is freed from sin. When he is born again, he no longer gravitates towards sin. When Jesus comes into our life, heavenly joy and divine love come into our lives. We are spontaneously drawn towards heavenly things.
Nature and everything on this earth around us is meant to be subject to us. Jesus commanded the winds and the waves of the sea and they obeyed Him. Joshua commanded the sun and it stood still till the battle was done. We become masters over nature by becoming servants to God. When seeking God and His righteousness first becomes the rule of our life, we find that we rule over nature. The transforming nature of Christ will flow out of you.
When you are filled with the love of God, the earth around you will become heaven. You need not do anything great. Just get filled with the love of God. You will then radiate the power of God. People will be drawn to you and cannot disengage themselves from that power. "Ten men shall take hold ... of the skirt of him ... saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you” (Zechariah 8:23). We fail because we lack the love of God. Seek the highest things. Receive these […] and go home enriched. The richest man on earth is he that is filled with the love of Jesus.
Madam Guyon, that French saint, was filled with the love of God. Once her carriage had to pass through dark woods. It was the haunt of thieves. Seeing a carriage and a woman travelling alone, violent and evil men came to attack her. They were armed. When they came near, they saw God’s love flash out of her eyes. They fell back. They had never seen such a woman. Instead of killing her, they began to reverence and love her. Such transforming power is in the love of God.
Possess it and you will be a great blessing in this world. The other name for a Christian is "Blessing.” God told Abraham, "I will bless thee, and thou shalt be a blessing!” What a beautiful pronouncement of a marvellous promise! And God did make Abraham a blessing, and that forever! We should ask ourselves, "Am I a blessing? A blessing even to my enemy?” May God help us.