Sunday, September 12, 2010

The devil IS defeated !

Before the cross the devil had a legal right to accuse man according to the law.
But thanks be to God we now have VICTORY by what Jesus did at the Cross..


Col 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with [him] through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.




Col 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;




Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances (law) that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;




Col 2:15 [And] having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.


Jesus removed the law which made us guilty !! The devil has NOTHING left to accuse us with.


As Christians we need to understand and live our life on this side of the Cross...and be partakers of the new and better covenant.


Heb 8:6 But now hath he (Jesus) obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he (Jesus) is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.


Please listen to the message....Thank you

Thursday, September 2, 2010

The Mercy of God





Mercy is an act of God on our behalf and like Grace it is completely unmerited and undeserved.
Mercy is revealed to us by grace and apart from grace we will never understand the Mercy of God.


Simply defined Mercy is God's willingness to bring undeserving change.


Hebrews 8:12 God say's "I WILL be merciful to their unrighteousness,and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.



It is and has always been God's WILL to be merciful, it is His mercy that He will not remember our sins.
God does not want to judge us according to what we deserve He does not want to bring justice, but is always willing to bring mercy!


Romans 2:25 the word propitiation is the same Greek word as mercy seat found in Hebrews 9:5; Propitiation means an appeasement or the satisfying
of wrath. God's anger has been satisfied in and through Jesus at the cross, we can now come to Him with no fear of judgment.


Hebrews 4:16 say's it like this; Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.


God wants to show us MERCY !


Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.


God's will is that His goodness and mercy follow you not judgment and condemnation !

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Is God Mad At Us?

  
You know, the bible teaches us in (2 Pet. 1:2) that grace and peace are multiplied through the knowledge of God and the Lord Jesus. In (Rom 5:1) that being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
   
   God is no longer angry or separated from humanity because of sin, but on the contrary, we have been reconciled back to God through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The one thing that stood between us and our Heavenly Father and the relationship that He desires to have with us, has now been taken out of the way. (Eph 2:15) by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace,

We now have Peace With God because His great work of redemption through Christ. God loves more than earthly words can describe, and it is not His will that any should perish but that all might receive eternal life.

Peace is a fruit of the Spirit (Gal.5:22) and once we realize that God is no longer mad at us because of sin we can enjoy a relationship of not only knowing Him, but knowing His peace also.

One of the greatest scriptures in the word of God tells us that Jesus not only took away our sins but in fact became sin for us. (2Cr 5:21) For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. Now since we have been made the righteousness of God in Him, we share in all the promises and benefits that have been awarded to Christ for what He accomplished on the cross.

2Cr 1:20 NKJV - For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.

Eph 1:3 NLT - How we praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we belong to Christ.

2Pe 1:3 NKJV - His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,

Understanding what God has done in and through Jesus Christ is the key that unlocks the truth about His marvelous peace. Understanding what He has done in us through Christ is the key to receiving all that God has promised in His word.


In the message below I talk about receiving the Peace of God through the grace of God.