When we were born again, everything changed in our lives. We look the same, circumstances may feel the same, but friend... Everything changed! It indeed is a beautiful exchange. However, the finite mind can't understand the totality of the cross, but through the Spirit, the loveliness of the finished work is unveiled. We have an inheritance, beloved. The question is, what will we do now that we possess the Promise?
We are God's offspring with unlimited access to Him, just like Adam and Eve. Yet, our position is one greater than them, for the Spirit of the Lord lives in us. However, the law of God has never changed; that is the law of faith. What I mean is how we access all God has for us.
An important reminder👉🏾 heirs neither strive nor toil; instead, they simply receive what rightfully belongs to them, based on the merit of another; and for us, the one who has given us everything is Christ Jesus our Lord.
Quick rewind◀️
In the Garden, God gave Adam and Eve dominion over everything, yet, they allowed the enemy to usurp them - trading their glorious position for a lie. May this never be said of us! The problem wasn't ever about what God said; instead, it was whether they believed what God said and His heart of goodness towards them. Friends, the enemy’s tactics haven't changed😉.
Fast forward ⏩ There was a divine reset at the cross. Jesus canceled everything the enemy did! Now we get to live in light of what happened on the cross. His resurrection power lives in us ✝️. We live in the world but are not of it! This is so important because sometimes the children of God forget, attempting to operate the way they did before often because it is familiar and visible. As God's kids, we walk by faith to walk in the fullness of Christ's actions. In Him, we have access to every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1v3). Only by continuous communion with Him can we remember to utilize the proper currency exchange~that of faith.
Meditations for August |
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2v20.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,” Ephesians 1v3.
“In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.” Ephesians 1v11-12.
“Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.” Hebrews 9v15.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” 1 Peter 1v3-5.
Remember 👉🏾 God's greatest blessing is made effective through faith and our confession. God has generously provided us the means to walk in the finished work of Jesus Christ! Friends, it is by faith and through our confession, that the power of God is released in our lives.
Until next time, Faith It🦋
