DIVINE INTERVENTION

Wade E Taylor

There is a present, urgent need for the intervention of God in the Church, His people, and in the affairs of the nations.

We are approaching the end of the sixth day, when the Church Age will close, and the Millennial Kingdom will be established.  We are living in the time of the Parousia (the appearing) of Jesus, when He will manifestly and actively take His place as the Head of His Body.  The time in which man is in control of the nations is coming to an end.  “Intervention,” in which “Divine control” will be effective, is beginning to take place.

At this present time, the Lord is preparing “overcomers,” who, through a molding process, are being made capable of responding to His voice in obedience to His end-time purposes.  Many are aware that something different is taking place, as there is a “call” to come up into a higher level of relationship to the Lord.

“After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up here, and I will show you things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the Spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and One sat on the throne.”  Revelation 4:1-2

As world conditions increasingly deteriorate, it is becoming evident that there is no lasting human solution to world problems, except “Divine Intervention.”  Methods of solution to present world problems are so elusive that world leaders must come to recognize that they are incapable of any resolution of these problems.  We, as Christians, must pray that they will acknowledge their need for a Higher Power, the Lord Jesus Christ, to intervene.

“Intervention” is a state in which God brings about a condition, or experience in the life of a person or nation, through His sovereign power, which is independent of any ability that the individual may possess, to contact the power of God in order to bring these things to pass.

Many who are spiritual, have witnessed, or experienced such acts of intervention.  But the time and need for the continuous state of “Divine Intervention” is upon us.  This is the time in which the Lord will move upon and lift into His end-time purposes, all those who, as overcomers, have entered a state of rest in His presence and who are looking for His appearing.

There are two aspects of Divine Intervention.

The first is the calling out of a remnant (overcomers), in order to prepare them to be used by the Lord in the closing out of the Church Age and the establishing of the Kingdom Age.  During this time of preparation, there is a special grace that lifts and empowers those who are being qualified for this purpose.  These are seen as being seated with the Lord on His throne in an “intimate relationship” with Him (Bride), and also, as functioning in a “cooperative relationship” with the Lord (sons), in spiritual authority and purpose.

“To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with Me in My throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with My Father in His throne.”  Revelation 3:21

For us to become a part of this “Bride,” who is seated with the Lord on His throne, requires of us an unconditional surrender of the totality of our being to Jesus, as our Head.  Our identity becomes so “one” with His, that in this state of submission, we “become” the expression of His life, as His life is seen through our lives.

Being a mature “son,” we enter into a cooperative relationship with the Lord for the outworking of His purposes in the closing out of the Gentile Age, and in the establishing of the Millennial Kingdom.

These two positions, as a son and as a Bride, can be viewed as being like a two-sided coin.  Each side is different, yet it is one coin.  As we unconditionally commit all that we are, and all that we ever will be, to the Lord, and in obedience rise above all that is less than our Lord's best, each of these relationships are formed within us.  As we yield to His Headship, we become a Bride.  And, as we respond to the Lord in obedience, we grow into spiritual maturity, as a son.

As a “Bride,” by being in total submission to our Head, the Lord Jesus Christ, we are lifted into a relationship of intimate communion and fellowship with Him.

“I am my Beloved's, and His desire is toward me.”  Song of Solomon 7:10

As a “son,” we enter into a cooperative relationship with the Lord in the outworking of His purposes, in which we function effectively, only to the extent that we are in a bridal relationship of “submission” to Him.

“Come, My beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flowers, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give you My loves.”  Song of Solomon 7:11-12

This two-fold “overcoming” relationship is impossible of attainment, apart from the sovereign hand of the Lord being stretched out in our behalf to qualify us for these positions.  Therefore, to merely read these teachings and mentally grasp them is not sufficient.  They must be experientially entered, step upon step.

“I love them that love Me; and those that seek Me early shall find Me ... that I may cause those that love Me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.”  Proverbs 8:17,21

To attain this level of identification with the Lord, we must unconditionally submit the totality of our being to the Lord; that is, all that we are, all that we have, and whatever we do, and then specifically give the Lord permission to deal with us, as He may desire.  Now we are ready to enter into the workings and dealings of an active on-going relationship with the Lord.  As we cooperate with Him in the outworking of this, we will be made ready for His higher Kingdom purposes.

“For whom the Lord loves He chastens, and He scourges every son whom He receives.”  Hebrews 12:6

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.”  Ephesians 2:10

“In Whom you also are built together for a habitation of God through the Spirit.”  Ephesians 2:22

The second aspect of Divine intervention is the “empowering” of this remnant as “a witness” to the world, of the manifest power and glory of the Lord, in order to bring judgment to the Anti-Christ world system.  An “Anti-Christ” is anything, or anyone who exalts himself above the knowledge and Word of God, or denies the anointing and power of God.

This remnant will have a part in the establishment of the Millennial Kingdom of God.

“And has made us to our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.”  Revelation 5:10

Divine Intervention may also be referred to as the “suspension” of the ordinary law of approach to God, and the “interposition” of the Divine hand to do things beyond that which man may attain, through prayer and seeking.  Intervention is the way in which God has often bridged over the shortcomings and failures of His servants.

Intervention is the state in which the Lord is the actor, and man is acted upon.  The result is the elimination of all independent action through the “lifting” of those who are fully submitted to the Lord into their proper state of pliability in His hands.  It is God in the lead as an aspect of His end-time workings, by which He will appear to His servants (Parousia) in order to do exploits through them, altogether beyond what they could believe for or accomplish, apart from intervention.

The Lord made man with a high order of “powers of choice” and gave him the title deed to the earth, with dominion.  For this reason, God chose not to intrude on these rights, even though man completely failed his probationary test and as a result, forfeited his dominion authority.

Therefore, by an exceedingly wise and benevolent plan, the Eternal Son became a man through incarnation, bore upon the cross the curse that came upon man due to his disobedience, and paid the full debt to justice, totally defeating the enemy, and in resurrection, Jesus became the Heir of all things.

The Lord Jesus Christ has set before the redeemed an opportunity to partake with Him of these conveyed powers, now restored to their proper place.  This offer is made to all those who qualify as overcomers.

“For many are called, but few are chosen.”  Matthew 22:14

“And he that overcomes, and keeps My works to the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron.”  Revelation 2:26-27a

Because these overcomers have been slow in coming into the exercise of this end-time spiritual authority, intervention becomes necessary.

During this time, referred to as “the day of the Lord,” there will be great tribulation, which brings the judgments of God.  In this, the time of His Parousia (His appearing), these “overcomers” will have a role and a responsibility to fulfill, as they will be the instruments that are used to execute, or carry out this time of tribulation, rather than their being the victims of it.

“Now thanks be to God, which always causes us to triumph in Christ, and makes manifest the savor of His knowledge by us in every place. For we are to God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are being saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savor of death to death; and to the other the savor of life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?”  II Corinthians 2:14-16

These will be the source of tribulation to the world.  Paul is saying that during this time, we will become a fragrant aroma to all those who have received Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.  Because we are the instruments for judgment to all those who do not believe, the unbeliever will be very uncomfortable in our presence due to this aroma of life, which we receive from Jesus.  They will not want us to be near them, because we will appear to them as being an aroma of death.

“For the Lord takes pleasure in His people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.  Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud on their beds.

“Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; to execute vengeance upon the heathen and punishments upon the people: to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron: To execute upon them the judgment written: this honor have all His saints. Praise you the Lord.”  Psalm 149:4-9

Glory always relates to the presence of the Lord.  Thus, we are to be joyful in His presence.  Also, we are to let “the high praises of God be in our mouth.”  We exalt the Lord by declaring Him to be Whom He says He is: our Righteousness, our Sanctification, our Provider, our Healer, and the One who is present in our lives.

Not only are we to praise the Lord with our mouth, but we are to have a two-edged sword in our hand.  The purpose for this is to execute vengeance on the nations, and judgment on all people.  This will be done by the saint who is singing the high praises of God with this two-edged sword in his hands, and will result in their kings being bound with chains.

We are approaching this day of the Parousia in which we will be empowered through Divine intervention.  As we give expression to the high praises of God, we will be given this flaming sword to bind these kings and their nobles in fetters of iron.  We will have a part in carrying out these judgments and tribulation, while we are still in our mortal bodies.  In our present state, we may say, “How can this be?”  However, we are not to be concerned with our apparent lack - we are to look for Jesus, expecting Him to come in “intervention,” and manifest Himself in us.

In the past, much of the teachings on spirituality were based on methods of attainment, which have been successful, when rightly applied.  Each of these methods calls for a determined waiting upon the Lord with a consistent seeking of Him.  The result of these efforts is an inner quickening and illumination, which opens one to the higher ways of spiritual understanding.

The progress that is made herein is directly related to the effort made in seeking God.  However, that which has been attained though these means is not sufficient for the present urgency in the closing out of the Church Age, and our entering into the Millennial Kingdom.

Therefore, the hand of God's power must become more readily available to us through direct Divine Intervention, to carry us beyond these normal means of spiritual attainment, and to miraculously set us in the place of direct involvement with the Lord in the outworking of His end-time purposes.

This state of Divine intervention is a level of attainment and function in which control passes from the initiative of man into the initiative of the Holy Spirit - a state of being moved upon and propelled by the Divine will.

This lifts one into the place of becoming a partaker in the functioning of the Kingdom of God.  All too few Christians are aware of, or are seeking this state of Divine activity.  However, at this present time, many are being stirred by the Holy Spirit, and are beginning to enter.

It is of the utmost importance, therefore, that we grasp the idea that these “interventions” will bring into clear view, the purpose of the Lord in the closing out of the Church Age, and the establishing of the Millennial Kingdom Age.