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Beloved
"........for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known
to you." John 15:15
We act in this manner as Christ, withholding nothing of value from brethren, even risking
cordial relations but doing so in care and concern, in love. For "What would Christ do" always in our minds eye by The Spirit,
risking ALL pleasure and comfort if need be, to pull one out of the fires of eternal doom, or brethren from the jaws of spiritual
defeat unto greater usefulness for His Glory by the truth that unbinds The Spirit, bound by their sin.
And though
the loss here may sting, may hurt grievously, His suffering more, we pray now that one day we will see this one who lashes
out, at the sacred waters of life we drink eternally in "new Jerusalem,, and the Tree Of Life producing 12 fruits we
can eat and leaves to heal the nations, yes!, even at His throne and embrace each other in a perfection He gives, whose seed
was sown on bloody earth, causing division and discord in the lost, but the truth in Him, and no more remembered except for
the perfect love now shared together forever.
WE ARE TROUBLED AND GROW IN CHRIST
WE ARE IN TROUBLES! They will get worse. God is with us. It is His plan. The classroom is the world
systems, our flesh, the Devil, and the lessons we learn by the Holy Spirit who takes them and applies THE FAITH which
Christ so richly bestows on us who are willing, and the teacher the troubles we shall overcome in Him.
Why Does God Want His Saints to Experience Tribulation (Troubles)?
The answer to the question as to why God allows His saints to experience tribulation
is revealed time and time again in the Bible. As Romans 5 says tribulation is a way to be made patient which teaches us to
wait for the Lord.
Psalm 59: 9 "[Because of] his strength will I wait upon thee: for God
[is] my defense".
Psalm 33:20 "Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he [is] our help
and our shield". Waiting for the Lord is important because He wants us to rely completely on Him and not on ourselves.
Proverbs 3: 5 "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not
unto thine own understanding." Doing this is our ultimate signal to God of our trust and faith in His plan for us. We
will all have to carry our own cross just like Jesus did! Matthew 10:38: "And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth
after me, is not worthy of me."
I have listed some scriptures below that clearly tell us that as a disciple of
Jesus, which we all are if we believe in Him, we will suffer tribulation because of our belief in Him.
Romans 5: 3-4
"And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations
also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope:"
We who are His elect find joy in troubles, knowing that trouble works patience,
and patience experience; `and experience, hope.
Here we see three words associated with trouble. Joy, hopeand patience. They
are fruits of The Spirit. It takes trouble to work out the best in a believers life. The only way God can get the best out
of our lives is by pruning us. He is the vine, and we the branches. We stay in im and go through the trouble. He will feed
us the word of life and we will not whither on the vine.
Acts 14: 22
"Confirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the
faith, and that we must through much tribulation [to] enter into the kingdom of God."
"Tribulations" brings thoughts of trouble, anxiety, fear, and doubt. However, Paul writes
in Romans 5:3-5 that those who have peace with God and access to Him
. . . glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character;
and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which was given to us.
This peace is not a kind of secular contentment that men can find by lowering their standards
and expectations. It is both a gift from God to those reconciled to Him through Jesus Christ and a product of the Holy Spirit
in us as we grow in a continuing, trustful relationship through the daily affairs of our life.
The Christian's outlook on life can be entirely different from those in the world, untroubled by the calamity they see all around them. This does not mean that the Christian's peace is a sort of
magic or that he ignores the seriousness of the situation. Nor does it mean that the Christian achieves this wonderful quality
instantly or that it is always constant. However, it is always available through faith because he has access to the Sovereign, Almighty God. He always has everything under control and is filled with love
and wisdom that He is willing to use for our benefit.
John 16:33
" These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye
might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."
We can have peace in this life, through Jesus Christ our Lord and He alone. In
the world we will have tribulation (troubles). But He overcame and we through Him will as well. And in this trouble we will
find our joy: Jesus Christ the Righteous One! In Him we WILL overcome the world and ALL it's troubles.
Revelation
2:10:
"Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison,
that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of
life."
We are encouraged by the Lord in the midst of troubles. Persecutions, imprisonments,
harsh economic circumstances, even death itself. The Devil is behind much of our suffering, but not all. For we reap what
we have sown as well! The Lord has a special crown for those who suffer for His namesake.
"Blessed is the man who has endured temptation; for when he is tried, he shall
receive the crown of life, which bthe Lord has promised to them that love him" (James 1:12).
Revelation 2:11:
He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches".
Have you heard?
BELOVED, HERE...WE ARE!
Matthew 10:38:
"And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy
of me."
None of us are worthy of Him! But thank God he will not throw one of us overboard!
Still, some of us will follow Him and in so doing He will use us for His glory.
THE GREATEST
MIRACLE WITHIN YOU
WILL THE REAL CHURCH STEP FORWARD!
Church is where the Lord is.
Its a ministry of The Holy Spirit through
pardoned sinners.
DO YOU NEED A GOOD WASHING EVERYDAY BY HIS BLOOD HE PLEADS RIGHT NOW FOR YOUR SINS? 1 Jn.1:8-10
You
are HIS Church, A called out one. In, but not of, this world.
You have been raised from the spiritually dead by Him and
born again for His glory.You look for a better place Christ has built for you: The Golden City, New Jerusalem (Heb.13:14).
You
are a priest and saint, a minister of the Gospel. God has called you out to serve Him at His pleasure. (1Pet.2:9; Rom.8:27).
YOUR
SALVATION IS SECURE IN HIM.Jn. 10:27-29, Eph.4:30
A HARD RAIN IS GONNA FALL
Dig in. Plant
your feet in the word of God. Keep Him in front of you. Put on the armor. Ask GOD our Father for fillings. Remember Jesus
and pray for the salvation of the enemies of the cross. Love them in the mighty love of Jesus Christ, the only way you can
love them is in Him. Bind the wicked spirits that run wild around us. The blood of the children has risen up to heaven and
God will defend His word. The insanity of man has ascended on high and the godless are exposed. They are so loud! God hears
them!
A hard rain is gonna fall. But you who are under the wings of our Lord will be protected. His peace He has given
you. You are guaranteed for eternity. Don't let your heart be troubled. But be ready.
Rejoice in HIS LOVE. He is coming.
NOT I BUT CHRIST
Not I but Christ
who lives in me is no idle boast (Rom.8:1-2;Gal.5:16). It is the truth of being born again. We die in Christ daily. The old
man in Adam is dead on the cross and the new man in Christ is alive by the indwelling power of The Holy Spirit. A dead life
is conquered by real life and His Spirit will lead us closer and closer to Jesus and the life God has in store for us. So
what would Jesus do is a good question to ask oneself before we do.(Jn. 17:9-17).
Finally, the greatest blessing is
free!
"He that believes on me has everlasting life" (Jn.6:47).
KEEP THE FAITH
Faith
is believing. To have faith in God is to believe Him (Jn.1:12; 3:16; 6:47; 20:29; Acts 8:37; Eph.3:17; 2:8; Gal.5:22).
The
essence of faith consists in believing and receiving what God has revealed. It may be defined as that trust in the God of
the scriptures and in Jesus Christ whom He has sent, which receives Him as Lord and Savior and impels to loving obedience
and good works (Jn.1:12; Jas.2:14-2).
The gift of faith is from GOD by grace through Jesus Christ The Lord (Isa.28:16;
45:22: Jn.12:46; 2Cor.13:5; Rom.12:3; Mt.9:29; Rom.4:20).
RICH IN CHRIST
We are the temple of
the Holy Spirit (1Cor.6:19).
Blessed (Gal.3:9).
A saint (Rom.1:7;1 Cor.1:2; Phil.1:2).
Holy and without blame (Eph.1:4).
One
of God's elect (Col.3:12; Rom.8:33).
Established to the end (1Cor.1:8).
SALVATION GUARANTEED BY CHRIST Jn.10:27-30)
Strong
in the Lord (Eph.:10).
"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might".
Dead to sin (Rom.6:2,11).
More
than a conqueror (Rom.8:37).
Joint heirs with Christ (Rom.8:17).
Sealed with the Holy Spirit (Eph.1:13).
In Christ
by His doing (1Cor.1:30).
Accepted in the beloved (Eph.1:6).
Complete in Him (Col.2:10).
Crucified and alive with
Christ (Gal.2:20; Eph2:5).
Reconciled to God and free from condemnation (2Cor.5:18; Rom.8:1).
A fellow citizen with
the saints and of the household of God and qualified to share in His inheritance (Eph.2:19; Col.1:12).
ELIJAH IS A
MODEL FOR US
Elijah is a model for us. Didn't Jesus say that if our faith is present we can do great things
for God as mighty as the Lord or greater? (Heb.4:16; Mk.16:17-18; Lk.10:17,19; 1Jn.5:4; Rom.8:37-39).
Will we ask for
the full anointing of the Holy Spirit to do God's will? Like Jesus said: "Thy will be done". Do we have Elijah faith? Are
we ready ? Are we looking up for that blessed hope who is Christ Jesus? Listening for His almighty voice? Do we have that
armor on yet? (Eph.6:13-17).
In Him we are victorious and free (Rev.21:7; Jn.8:31-33). Be strong in Christ. He keeps
his word!
THREATS
We are not intimidated by the
enemies of Jesus Christ. We pray for them, that they too should come to His throne of grace and leave their bombs behind.
Jesus loves you, a sinner like us. John 3:16.
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Eph.6:12).
...Fear
not, for I have redeemed you,.."(Isa.43:1-3).
"You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater
is He that is in you, then he that is in the world."(1John 4:4).
"Peace I leave with you,...Let not your heart be troubled,
neither let it be afraid."(John 14:27)
TRUE PEACE
"Peace I leave with you,
my peace I give unto you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."(John
14:27)
"BLESSED IS THE NATION WHOSE GOD IS THE LORD" (Psalm 33:12)
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WHY
NOT PASS IT ON?
We are so blessed. One sows and passes it to you. Then you water and God reaps. We are a family.
No one takes a bow . We do it for Christ's glory. We are doing a faithful work together. It matters not who initiates it.
We are told that He is the vine and we the branches. We need to stop with this me, me, me, I see so much of. This materialism
of self. This self importance.
GOD records our faithful works that we do together. It has equal weight with Him. Let
us go on to maturity and get beyond self. Frankly, it grieves me to see HOW MUCH PRECIOUS TIME WE ARE LOSING.
If I
say pass this faithful work on, why NOT. Is it unfaithful? Is it not biblical? Can't it help someone? ONE SPIRIT, ONE GOD
and FATHER, the SON and The HOLY SPIRIT AND ONE FAMILY IN THEM.
One sows, another waters and GOD reaps.
MEDITATE ON THIS
Philippians 4:8
Finally,
brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever
things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate
on these things.
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THE CERTAINTY OF SALVATION IS IN CHRIST
Chaim, a saint and elect by the will of God to the saints and faithful brethren
in Christ who are in the world over, greetings in the peace of Christ from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I give thanks to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ , praying for all of
you daily, that your faith be strengthened in these times of ever increasing apostasy and grave error.
What a Savior we have in Jesus. Through him "once saved always saved" is a God
enforced truth. We believe the beautiful gospel. So many of us have walked the path of doubt as to our salvation after conduct
unbecoming a saint. And because of a lack of bible study, or the failure of good counsel, we have found ourselves between
a rock and hard place.
The demons gleefully jump up and down on the t.v screen and The Prince of this world makes his
accusations before our Father. And Jesus says "My blood is on this one" and The Father says "its done".
We are not
greater, smarter or more slick than Satan. He could destroy our life in a moment. We are in Christ and He is in us. Be mindful
that which is in us (The Holy Spirit) is greater than that spirit who is the ruler of this world.
Such as it is, error and heresy fall upon us from all sides, promoted
by wolves in sheeps clothing. Even more dangerous, it comes from misinformed brethren who think it not too dangerous
to promolgate nonfoundational teachings as if they were given some gift by God.
2 Timothy 2:15: "Study to shew thyself approved unto
God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
2 Timothy 2:19: "Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his.
And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity."
But they do err and dishonor His power and glory, His word and His Testament
in His blood, that those He has known, chosen and called could ever be lost again into perdition and eternal separation from
His Glory.
THE ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY OF YOUR SALVATION:
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God loves us and gave us Jesus Christ, unto eternal life, in our family
of faith, the church. He guarantees our salvation once we believe on Him and His finished work on our behalf for remission
of our sins and washing by His blood. He did it and still does it by His precious blood in Heaven as our High Priest.
Hebrews 1:1-3:
1 "God,
who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his
Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the
express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat
down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:"
Hebrews 9:11-15
11"But Christ being come an high priest of good things
to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but
by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the
ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who
through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living
God?
15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the
new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they
which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance."
1 Cor.6:20
20 "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."
Romans 3:25
25 "Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through
faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;"
He came to remit not only our sins in the future from His time but those "sins that are past"
of those who lived before the cross who were of the faith such as Abel who was a man of faith and obediant to God's instuctions
to bring a sacrifice of a lamb looking ahead to the day of Christ who is the Lamb of God and God Himself who gave each of
us life eternal who believe in Him.
Romans 10:17
17 "So then faith
cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
Romans 3:30
30 "Seeing it is
one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith."
2 Cor.5:18
18 "And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ..."
HE DID IT! Just as He KEEPS US IN HIM NOW! We can do nothing to gain it or to lose it! It is
in His authority and power to keep us. We are a love gift to Him from His Father who is our Father through Him. We are adopted
into His house and granted an equal share in His legacies because:
HE KNEW US BEFORE WE WERE BORN, CHOOSE US, CALLED US IN THE NOW, AND WE ARE HIS ELECT
BRIDE AND CHURCH...ALL BY HIS DOING AND WE CANNOT NOT WILL NOT UNDO ONE IOTA OF IT BY OUR WORKS OR LACK OF THEM!
Ephesians 1:3
3 "Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:"
John 6:37
37 "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."
Colossians 1:21-22
21 "And you, that
were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present
you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:"
And has sealed us, a FINISHED TRANSACTION, with the Holy
Spirit when we first believed.
Ephesians 1:13-14
13 "In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that
ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
14 Which is the earnest of our
inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory."
The Holy Spirit is Himself the seal. In the symbolism of Scriptures a seal signifies
a finished transaction, ownership and security.
John 17:4
"I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work
which thou gavest me to do."
Jeremiah 32:11-12
11 "So
I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
12 And I gave the evidence of the purchase
unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the
witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison."
The salvation we are blessed to have was not earned by us but
was given by His grace. What God does in grace is a done deal in eternity.
Ephesians 2:8
8 "For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves,it is the gift of God"
In Christ we are forgiven of all our sins and washed in His blood
Ephesians 1:7
7 "In
whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;"
We are a new creation!
2 Corintians 5:17
17 "Therefore if
any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Holy AND Without Blame.
Ephesians 1:4
4 "According as he
hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:"
One Of God's Elect.
Colossians 3:12
12 "Put on therefore,
as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;"
Romans 8:33
33"Who shall lay
any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth."
Established To The End
1 Corinthians 1:8
8 "Who shall also
confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Reconciled To God And Free From Condemnation
2 Corintians 5:18
18 "And all things
are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;"
Romans 8:1
1 "There is
therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
Beloved of God and delivered from the power of darkness and translated into the kingdom
of his dear Son
Col.1:12-14
12 "Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made
us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of
darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14 In whom we have redemption through his
blood, even the forgiveness of sins:"
Access by one Spirit to the Father
Ephesians 2:18
18 "For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the
Father."
Hebrews.4:16
16"Let us, therefore, come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and
find grace in time of need"
HE KEEPS US SAVED
He KEEPS us saved no matter what, because He is the worker behind our eternal life, not
we. Our life now and forever is guaranteed by His faithful service to all of mankind, ever, who believe on Him.
When we sin we go to our Father and have a loving talk telling GOD what we did and how
we feel about it as HIS son or daughter and do so in Jesus name. GOD forgives because His SON died for us and will remember
the sins NO MORE.
And if we have unconfessed sin in our lives we lose FELLOWSHIP
but not salvation (1 John 1: 6-10; 2:1-2).
When
we need help He will answer us with blessings that HE knows is best for us according to HIS will for us (1 John 5:14-15).
God has told us that the MORE we study HIS word the closer
we will walk with HIM and the stronger we will get. HIS word is the truth. It is LIFE for us. We are not like the world. The
world is not for GOD it is for itself! (1 John 2:15-17; 3:1-3; 4:2-3).
The Holy Spirit will help you understand the bible and the words of GOD to you. It is the greatest gift you
will ever get besides Jesus Christ. GLORY TO GOD. HE loves us so much and has made
sure our life is in HIS hands (John 10:27-29: Romans 8:28-39 ).
The spiritual blessings which you and I have been
given are in accord with the divine will and in perfect unison with God's purpose. We are to open our gift to see what God
has done for us and then move out IN FAITH and lay hold of them and live on His high plane He has brought us in Christ. This
was God's plan before creation.
The church was planned, God the Son
paid for us, and God the Holy Spirit protects us. The source of all our blessings is God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The source of our salvation is not of ourselves (works), God is. (Eph.2:8-9).
God planned
our salvation before we were! Christ came down in time to deliver it in His completed work on the cross. The Holy Spirit is
the One who convicts us of sin. He brings us to a place of faith in Christ and to a saving knowledge of the grace of God that
is revealed in the Lord Jesus Christ. God does the saving and we, the sinning.
We were lost and He found us!
God chose us before the foundation of the world. He did not choose us because we were good! He chose us so that we could do
some good. It is by His sovereign will and His goodness and wisdom that we are here now serving Him.
"You have not chosen
me, but I have chosen you..."(John 15:16)
"...that we should be holy and without blame before
him in love"
God's choice of us was in order to sanctify us that we might be holy. A holy life is demanded by God's
election. We don't then go out and do as we please (Rom.6:1-2). We can't use grace as a license
to sin. If we are living IN SIN it is because we are sinners who haven't been saved. A sinner who has been saved will show
a change in his way of living.
We are elect of God that we should also be "without blame". God chose Israel and would
not allow Balaam to curse Israel or to find fault with His people (Num.23:21). But God found fault
with them AND JUDGED THEM in order to sanctify and purify them. God will discipline us when sin is present and un-confessed.
If
there is no evidence of change in our lives then we must ask ourselves, "are we one of His elect"? This is what we look for,
and God has made provision to absolve us from our sins which all of us do (1 John 2:1-2).
The fact that we know we sin is a
change in our life! There is NO limited atonement. Christ died for the world as this verse shows.
"And he is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the world" (1
John 2:2)
The call of God has gone out to the whole world. If we hear it and respond, according to our free will,
then we are one of the "elect" (John 6:37). Some chose not to. They are the lost.
"CHOSEN US IN HIM"
."But we are bound to give thanks always
to God for you, brethren beloved in the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification
of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereby he called you to our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus
Christ" (2 Thess. 2 :13-14).
Peter writes in 1 Pet. 1:2, "Elect
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the
blood of Jesus Christ..."
"Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself,
according to the good pleasure of his will" (Eph.1:5).
We need to know that we have been chosen in Him in order to stand for God today. This assurance will make a
world of difference in our life.
The elect are the whosoever wills and the non-elect are the whosoever wonts
according to His purpose.
Predestination means that when God saves you
He will see you through to the end.
This is all about our sanctification, our spiritual development. It is the work of God
in the heart and life of the believer.
Our salvation and development as a son and daughter of God is guaranteed by His perfection
and His responsibility towards us. Jesus is the author and finisher of the faith He gave us in Him. No one will be lost who
is found in Christ according to God's predetermination. See Luke15 and the parable of the one lost sheep. There were 99 left
but that one who strayed was as important as the 99. All of us are of equal importance with God. This
is election! God will NOT lose one of us! (Rom.8:28-39).
Paul
says in Romans 8:1: "There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus..."
And expands that truth to it's conclusive triumph in Romans 8:33:
"Who shall lay any thing
to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifies."
Nothing can change what is ours through the Lord and our faith
in His blood sacrifice that cleaned us forever...and does so each day.
Paul continues: in Romans 8:34-39:
"Who is he that condemns? It is Christ
that died, and that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who makes intercession for us".
Now hear
what the Spirit, through Paul, has to say:
"What shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep
for the slaughter. In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded that neither
death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth,
nor anything created, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord."
Now
let's hear what Jesus has to say in John 10:27-28:
"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them,
and they follow me: And I give to them ETERNAL LIFE"
He goes on to add in verse 28-29:
"And they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of
my hand. My Father, which gave me to them, is greater than all; and no man is able to take them out of my Father's hand".
You
see it is not us who holds on but God who holds us. God is supreme and all powerful. Once saved always saved is guaranteed
by Jesus.
HAVE YOU REACHED THIS POINT? YOU DO WELL. MAY GOD BLESS YOU IN HIS WORD. IT IS
YOUR LIFE, YOUR TRUTH, YOUR SECURITY AND THE ROADMAP TO ETERNITY!
YOU ARE HIS
You were His from before the earth was made
His to bless
His heart of Love
You were His to give Him the glory
His while you waited in the womb of your blessed mother
Your
days were known to Him
Your faithfulness guaranteed
The hairs on your head counted
Your breaths measured
Your
life in His hands
You were His for eternity
His when you first awoke from a death's sleep
His in your moments of
doubt
His in the battle
His when you rise and lay down
He will never give you up
You are His precious possession
His
no matter what transpires
His in the New Jerusalem
You are His in love forever
You are because He is.
(1)
"And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the
world was" (John 17:5).
(2) "Father, I will that they also, whom thou has given me,
be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou has given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of
the world" (John 17:24)
(3) "Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works,
but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world
began" (II Tim. 1:9).
(4) "But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which
God ordained before the world unto our glory" (I Cor.2:7).
(5) "In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised
before the world began" (Titus 1:2).
CONCLUSION
His love, in He who gave
His life for us, we aspire to reach in full, that in OUR LIFETIME, we might kiss this dawn of forever, where eternal love
abides, through the slow extinction of our dead "self" we seek so badly for GOD to make disappear.
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