Angels All Around You
Bless the LORD, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the voice of His word. Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, you ministers of His, who do His pleasure.
Psalm 103:20–21
Some people have the impression that angels look like little babies dressed in white togas, flying about with bows and arrows. The passage above tells us they are strong—they “excel in strength.”
Do you know how strong angels can be? When Sennacherib, the evil king of Assyria, laid a siege around Jerusalem, Hezekiah prayed to the Lord and the Lord sent one angel to the Assyrian camp.
Just one angel. In one night, the Bible tells us that “the angel of the LORD went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers” (2 Kings 19:35 NLT).
Here’s something else about angels: they “do His word.” They do not operate outside the boundaries of God’s Word.
And we have seen in Psalm 91:11–12 that the Lord has given His angels charge over us. The Amplified Classic version says that His angels will “accompany and defend and preserve you in all your ways.” I don’t know about you but that gives me such assurance that I am covered under His wings of refuge and protection!
The Word of God also tells us that when the archangel Lucifer fell, one-third of the angels fell with him. That means that two-thirds of the angels are still on God’s side! Hebrews 12:22 tells us of an “innumerable company of angels.” There are so many angels that they cannot be numbered.
We may not be able to see them, but they are all around us, ministering for us. So don’t be one of those believers who are more conscious of demons than angels. Remember, those who are with us are more than those who are with them (2 Kings 6:16)!
In the garden of Gethsemane, when the Roman soldiers came to arrest our Lord, He said, “Do you suppose that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will immediately provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels?” (Matt. 26:53 AMPC). According to the Amplified translation, twelve legions is more than 80,000 angels!
All Jesus had to do was pray and those angels would have been activated. But He did not do so because He had already chosen to go to the cross and to die the death that we deserved.
He gave up His protection so that today, you and I can claim all the promises of His protection. And as joint heirs with Christ (Rom. 8:17), each one of us can summon twelve legions of angels! May you be encouraged as you see His desire to protect you as well as His provision of angelic protection over your life.
Bless the LORD, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the voice of His word. Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, you ministers of His, who do His pleasure.
Psalm 103:20–21
Some people have the impression that angels look like little babies dressed in white togas, flying about with bows and arrows. The passage above tells us they are strong—they “excel in strength.”
Do you know how strong angels can be? When Sennacherib, the evil king of Assyria, laid a siege around Jerusalem, Hezekiah prayed to the Lord and the Lord sent one angel to the Assyrian camp.
Just one angel. In one night, the Bible tells us that “the angel of the LORD went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers” (2 Kings 19:35 NLT).
Here’s something else about angels: they “do His word.” They do not operate outside the boundaries of God’s Word.
And we have seen in Psalm 91:11–12 that the Lord has given His angels charge over us. The Amplified Classic version says that His angels will “accompany and defend and preserve you in all your ways.” I don’t know about you but that gives me such assurance that I am covered under His wings of refuge and protection!
The Word of God also tells us that when the archangel Lucifer fell, one-third of the angels fell with him. That means that two-thirds of the angels are still on God’s side! Hebrews 12:22 tells us of an “innumerable company of angels.” There are so many angels that they cannot be numbered.
We may not be able to see them, but they are all around us, ministering for us. So don’t be one of those believers who are more conscious of demons than angels. Remember, those who are with us are more than those who are with them (2 Kings 6:16)!
In the garden of Gethsemane, when the Roman soldiers came to arrest our Lord, He said, “Do you suppose that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will immediately provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels?” (Matt. 26:53 AMPC). According to the Amplified translation, twelve legions is more than 80,000 angels!
All Jesus had to do was pray and those angels would have been activated. But He did not do so because He had already chosen to go to the cross and to die the death that we deserved.
He gave up His protection so that today, you and I can claim all the promises of His protection. And as joint heirs with Christ (Rom. 8:17), each one of us can summon twelve legions of angels! May you be encouraged as you see His desire to protect you as well as His provision of angelic protection over your life.
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SALVATION COMES THROUGH FAITH
Ones salvation, redemption and breakthrough comes through his faith in Christ Jesus and as he receives the divine baptism of the Holy Spirit he becomes completely saved in the hands of God.
PRAYER: Heavenly LORD and ever faithful Father, thank you for your divine grace and love shown to all through your Son Jesus Christ, please continue to strengthen our faith in your Word, that we may remain redeemed as citizens of your heavenly kingdom on earth in Jesus Christ's name amen.
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Ones salvation, redemption and breakthrough comes through his faith in Christ Jesus and as he receives the divine baptism of the Holy Spirit he becomes completely saved in the hands of God.
PRAYER: Heavenly LORD and ever faithful Father, thank you for your divine grace and love shown to all through your Son Jesus Christ, please continue to strengthen our faith in your Word, that we may remain redeemed as citizens of your heavenly kingdom on earth in Jesus Christ's name amen.
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SALVATION COMES THROUGH FAITH
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Are You Fully Awake?
Awake to righteousness, and sin not.
1 Corinthians 15:34 KJV
Perhaps you find yourself under a constant siege of condemnation because you have been wrongly taught that the Holy Spirit convicts believers of their sins. You believe that the condemnation you feel is a result of the Holy Spirit’s conviction when it actually originates from the accuser.
Rather than the Holy Spirit being your Helper, convicting you that you are the righteousness of God in Christ, that God will never abandon you even if you have sinned, you are left to struggle with sin, condemnation, and fear. It is time to “awake to righteousness.” As Pamela in Maryland discovered, when you do, oppression, bondage, and sin cannot maintain their hold in your life. Here is Pamela’s testimony:
Dear Pastor Prince, at fifty-nine years of age, I was recovering from multiple fractures in my right ankle and fibula. In the first month, my mobility was severely limited and my physical condition weakened.
During that season of stress, I was oppressed and tormented by strong feelings of fear of abandonment and rejection, experiencing panic attacks almost daily. I was plagued by nightmares and became unable to sleep—due in part to pain medication, but also to the extreme anxiety. Some nights, all I could do was read the Bible until I was exhausted and finally able to sleep.
One day, I came across your television program and was “hooked.” Every day and evening, I watched your program, soaking up the words of life that you were speaking to my soul. I soon ordered one of your books.
For the first time in my life, I heard that it was not the Holy Spirit convicting me of sin, but my conscience. As I read through the book, it was like water to my soul. I read it through three times, each time getting more freedom and peace.
Now, at the age of sixty, I am healthier, happier, and freer than I have ever been in my life. I have been delivered from the stronghold of the fear of abandonment, neglect, and rejection that had oppressed me for most of my life. I have been able to forgive those who physically, emotionally, and sexually abused me, and to repent of my disrespect, self-hatred, bitterness, and resentment.
Today, I am confident that my heavenly Papa loves me, not because of anything I have or have not done, but because of what Jesus did for me. I am continuing to learn that I am completely accepted and righteous in His beloved Son, Jesus, who is altogether lovely, trustworthy, and gracious. Now, I spend my days loving Him and being loved by Him, and I am better able to bless and serve others. Thank you!
Beloved, if you are struggling with condemnation, fear, and sin, the power to overcome is found in knowing that you are the righteousness of God in Christ. When the Bible says, “Awake to righteousness, and sin not,” it means that the more you realize that you are indeed righteous in Christ, and that you are righteous apart from your works, the more you will be empowered to live righteously.
Let this truth sink in and be set free by the knowledge that the Holy Spirit is your Helper, given by God to convict you of righteousness. You are the righteousness of God in Christ!
Awake to righteousness, and sin not.
1 Corinthians 15:34 KJV
Perhaps you find yourself under a constant siege of condemnation because you have been wrongly taught that the Holy Spirit convicts believers of their sins. You believe that the condemnation you feel is a result of the Holy Spirit’s conviction when it actually originates from the accuser.
Rather than the Holy Spirit being your Helper, convicting you that you are the righteousness of God in Christ, that God will never abandon you even if you have sinned, you are left to struggle with sin, condemnation, and fear. It is time to “awake to righteousness.” As Pamela in Maryland discovered, when you do, oppression, bondage, and sin cannot maintain their hold in your life. Here is Pamela’s testimony:
Dear Pastor Prince, at fifty-nine years of age, I was recovering from multiple fractures in my right ankle and fibula. In the first month, my mobility was severely limited and my physical condition weakened.
During that season of stress, I was oppressed and tormented by strong feelings of fear of abandonment and rejection, experiencing panic attacks almost daily. I was plagued by nightmares and became unable to sleep—due in part to pain medication, but also to the extreme anxiety. Some nights, all I could do was read the Bible until I was exhausted and finally able to sleep.
One day, I came across your television program and was “hooked.” Every day and evening, I watched your program, soaking up the words of life that you were speaking to my soul. I soon ordered one of your books.
For the first time in my life, I heard that it was not the Holy Spirit convicting me of sin, but my conscience. As I read through the book, it was like water to my soul. I read it through three times, each time getting more freedom and peace.
Now, at the age of sixty, I am healthier, happier, and freer than I have ever been in my life. I have been delivered from the stronghold of the fear of abandonment, neglect, and rejection that had oppressed me for most of my life. I have been able to forgive those who physically, emotionally, and sexually abused me, and to repent of my disrespect, self-hatred, bitterness, and resentment.
Today, I am confident that my heavenly Papa loves me, not because of anything I have or have not done, but because of what Jesus did for me. I am continuing to learn that I am completely accepted and righteous in His beloved Son, Jesus, who is altogether lovely, trustworthy, and gracious. Now, I spend my days loving Him and being loved by Him, and I am better able to bless and serve others. Thank you!
Beloved, if you are struggling with condemnation, fear, and sin, the power to overcome is found in knowing that you are the righteousness of God in Christ. When the Bible says, “Awake to righteousness, and sin not,” it means that the more you realize that you are indeed righteous in Christ, and that you are righteous apart from your works, the more you will be empowered to live righteously.
Let this truth sink in and be set free by the knowledge that the Holy Spirit is your Helper, given by God to convict you of righteousness. You are the righteousness of God in Christ!
Forwarded from Christ is Life - Seeds to Sow (Mark Lock)
WE ARE COHEIRS AND BLESSED BY GOD IN CHRIST.
#WordFromTheLord
Break of of my life any limitations and restrictions placed on my life by any evil spirits in the name of Jesus. I bind and cast out all python and constrictor spirits in the name of Jesus. Bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast.
Let Your hand be with me, and keep me from evil (1 Chron. 4:10).
Cast out my enemies, and enlarge my borders (Exod. 34:24).
Lord, You have promised to enlarge my borders (Deut. 12:20).
Enlarge my heart so I can run the way of Your commandments (Ps. 119:32).
My mouth is enlarged over my enemies (1 Sam. 2:1).
Enlarge my steps so I can receive Your wealth and prosperity (Isa. 60:5–9).
I receive deliverance and enlargement for my life (Esther 4:14).
The Lord shall increase me more and more, me and my children (Ps. 115:14).
Let Your kingdom and government increase in my life (Isa. 9:7).
Let me increase in the knowledge of God (Col. 2:19).
O Lord, bless me and increase me (Isa. 51:2).
Let me increase exceedingly (Gen. 30:43).
Let me increase with the increase of God (Col. 2:19).
Let me increase and abound in love (1 h ess. 3:12).
Increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side (Ps. 71:21).
Let me increase in wisdom and stature (Luke 2:52).
Let me increase in strength and confound the adversaries (Acts
Let Your grace and favor increase in my life. Let the years of my life be increased (Prov. 9:11).
Let the Word of God increase in my life (Acts 6:7).
Bless me in all my increase (Deut. 14:22).
Let my giving and tithes increase (Deut. 14:22).
Let my latter end greatly increase (Job 8:7).
Let me grow in grace and in the knowledge
of Jesus Christ (2 Pet. 3:18).
I will flourish like a palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon (Ps. 92:12).
Let my faith grow exceedingly (2 h ess. 1:3).
The breaker is gone up before me and broken through every limitation and barrier of the enemy (Mic. 2:13).
Lord, You are the God of the breakthrough. You have broken forth against my enemies (2 Sam. 5:20).
My branches run over every wall erected by the enemy (Gen. 49:22).
I can run through a troop and leap over a wall (Ps. 18:29).
Let my line go through all the earth and my words to the end of the world (Ps. 19:4)
I am a joint-heir with Jesus Christ. Give me the heathen for my inheritance and the uttermost part of the earth for my possession (Ps. 2:8).
May the peace of Christ be with you all.
Christ is Life. John 3:16
#WordFromTheLord
Break of of my life any limitations and restrictions placed on my life by any evil spirits in the name of Jesus. I bind and cast out all python and constrictor spirits in the name of Jesus. Bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast.
Let Your hand be with me, and keep me from evil (1 Chron. 4:10).
Cast out my enemies, and enlarge my borders (Exod. 34:24).
Lord, You have promised to enlarge my borders (Deut. 12:20).
Enlarge my heart so I can run the way of Your commandments (Ps. 119:32).
My mouth is enlarged over my enemies (1 Sam. 2:1).
Enlarge my steps so I can receive Your wealth and prosperity (Isa. 60:5–9).
I receive deliverance and enlargement for my life (Esther 4:14).
The Lord shall increase me more and more, me and my children (Ps. 115:14).
Let Your kingdom and government increase in my life (Isa. 9:7).
Let me increase in the knowledge of God (Col. 2:19).
O Lord, bless me and increase me (Isa. 51:2).
Let me increase exceedingly (Gen. 30:43).
Let me increase with the increase of God (Col. 2:19).
Let me increase and abound in love (1 h ess. 3:12).
Increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side (Ps. 71:21).
Let me increase in wisdom and stature (Luke 2:52).
Let me increase in strength and confound the adversaries (Acts
Let Your grace and favor increase in my life. Let the years of my life be increased (Prov. 9:11).
Let the Word of God increase in my life (Acts 6:7).
Bless me in all my increase (Deut. 14:22).
Let my giving and tithes increase (Deut. 14:22).
Let my latter end greatly increase (Job 8:7).
Let me grow in grace and in the knowledge
of Jesus Christ (2 Pet. 3:18).
I will flourish like a palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon (Ps. 92:12).
Let my faith grow exceedingly (2 h ess. 1:3).
The breaker is gone up before me and broken through every limitation and barrier of the enemy (Mic. 2:13).
Lord, You are the God of the breakthrough. You have broken forth against my enemies (2 Sam. 5:20).
My branches run over every wall erected by the enemy (Gen. 49:22).
I can run through a troop and leap over a wall (Ps. 18:29).
Let my line go through all the earth and my words to the end of the world (Ps. 19:4)
I am a joint-heir with Jesus Christ. Give me the heathen for my inheritance and the uttermost part of the earth for my possession (Ps. 2:8).
May the peace of Christ be with you all.
Christ is Life. John 3:16
Wonderful testimony. Jesus supernaturally heals sceptical French Muslim doctor.
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JESUS SUPERNATURALLY HEALS SCEPTICAL FRENCH MUSLIM DOCTOR
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July 1 - Imputed and Outworked Righteousness
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. (Revelation 19:7–8 KJV)
There are two Greek words that mean “righteousness.” One is dikaiosune, the other is dikaioma. Dikaiosune is righteousness as an abstract concept. Dikaioma is righteousness manifested in act, or an act of righteousness. When you and I believe in Jesus Christ, His righteousness—dikaiosune—is imputed to us. We are made righteous with His righteousness. When we live out our faith, we express that imputed righteousness in dikaioma, which is outworked righteousness, or an act of righteousness.
It is interesting to note that the word used here in Revelation is the plural form of dikaioma, dikaiomata. The fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. It is a very searching statement. “His wife hath made herself ready.” She has done this by her acts of righteousness.
Every culture that I have encountered has embraced one common rule regarding marriage ceremonies. The bridegroom never prepares the bride; rather, the bride always prepares herself. The responsibility is placed on her alone. The Scripture says that the wife of Christ, the church, has made herself ready by her outworked righteous acts. The imputed righteousness of Christ will not avail for the bridal feast. It must be the outworked righteousness—acts that we believers perform because of Christ’s gift of righteousness, given freely to us.
prayer-response (SPEAK OUT LOUD)
Thank You, Jesus, for Your sacrifice. I proclaim that I am living out my faith, expressing imputed righteousness, and acting out my faith, expressing outworked righteousness. I proclaim that I have been made righteous through faith. Amen.
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. (Revelation 19:7–8 KJV)
There are two Greek words that mean “righteousness.” One is dikaiosune, the other is dikaioma. Dikaiosune is righteousness as an abstract concept. Dikaioma is righteousness manifested in act, or an act of righteousness. When you and I believe in Jesus Christ, His righteousness—dikaiosune—is imputed to us. We are made righteous with His righteousness. When we live out our faith, we express that imputed righteousness in dikaioma, which is outworked righteousness, or an act of righteousness.
It is interesting to note that the word used here in Revelation is the plural form of dikaioma, dikaiomata. The fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. It is a very searching statement. “His wife hath made herself ready.” She has done this by her acts of righteousness.
Every culture that I have encountered has embraced one common rule regarding marriage ceremonies. The bridegroom never prepares the bride; rather, the bride always prepares herself. The responsibility is placed on her alone. The Scripture says that the wife of Christ, the church, has made herself ready by her outworked righteous acts. The imputed righteousness of Christ will not avail for the bridal feast. It must be the outworked righteousness—acts that we believers perform because of Christ’s gift of righteousness, given freely to us.
prayer-response (SPEAK OUT LOUD)
Thank You, Jesus, for Your sacrifice. I proclaim that I am living out my faith, expressing imputed righteousness, and acting out my faith, expressing outworked righteousness. I proclaim that I have been made righteous through faith. Amen.
Forwarded from Ricky Chung
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We have to understand the importance of knowing that we as children of God pray from a connection with God. We are not trying to connect with Him because we already are! He has accepted us as sons and…
We have to understand the importance of knowing that we as children of God pray from a connection with God. We are not trying to connect with Him because we already are! He has accepted us as sons and…
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GOD'S GRACE UPON HIS VESSELS
The divine grace of God rests upon His vessels and His presence is always with them, for this is revealed through the signs and wonders which they perform and the divine protection and guidance through the Holy Spirit, which makes them overcomers in Christ Jesus.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father thank you for the glorious call of salvation and the divine commission to do your will on earth, please let your grace and protection, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit continue to abide in us as through vessels of your glorious works on earth in Christ Jesus your Son amen.
https://thefountainoflifegospelministry.blogspot.com/2022/07/salvation-comes-though-faith.html
The divine grace of God rests upon His vessels and His presence is always with them, for this is revealed through the signs and wonders which they perform and the divine protection and guidance through the Holy Spirit, which makes them overcomers in Christ Jesus.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father thank you for the glorious call of salvation and the divine commission to do your will on earth, please let your grace and protection, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit continue to abide in us as through vessels of your glorious works on earth in Christ Jesus your Son amen.
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GOD'S GRACE UPON HIS VESSELS
Daily Devotion and Prayer
Forwarded from The Ministers of Jesus Christ
THE PARABLES & TEACHINGS OF THE MESSIAH
Script 17
The Parable of the Narrow Door and the Messianic Banquet
Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?” And He said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’ then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’ But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’ There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out. They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God. And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.” (Luke 13:23-30)
Jesus’ kingdom is filled with all sorts of surprising people. The people who think they already belong will find themselves excluded. The Dead Sea Scrolls community was absolutely certain about those who were going to participate in the Messianic kingdom, but Jesus created uncertainty among his audience. It’s hard to know if Jesus was also hinting at a person’s eternal destiny or only at a person’s participation in the present reality of the kingdom. The idea of a relatively small number of “saved” was already part of Jewish literature. The book of Ezra says, “Many have been created, but only a few saved” (4 Ezra 8:3).
Luke 13 : 22 - 30 NKJV ✝
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Script 17
The Parable of the Narrow Door and the Messianic Banquet
Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?” And He said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’ then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’ But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’ There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out. They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God. And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.” (Luke 13:23-30)
Jesus’ kingdom is filled with all sorts of surprising people. The people who think they already belong will find themselves excluded. The Dead Sea Scrolls community was absolutely certain about those who were going to participate in the Messianic kingdom, but Jesus created uncertainty among his audience. It’s hard to know if Jesus was also hinting at a person’s eternal destiny or only at a person’s participation in the present reality of the kingdom. The idea of a relatively small number of “saved” was already part of Jewish literature. The book of Ezra says, “Many have been created, but only a few saved” (4 Ezra 8:3).
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DOING THE FATHER’S WILL. #SEEDTOSOW
In Ephesians 1:5, Paul said of all believers that God has “predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself.” He further described God’s purpose for His children in Romans 8:29: “For whom He [God] foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He [Jesus] might be the firstborn among many brethren.” Thus, Jesus is the pattern Son, the One to whom we must all conform in coming to maturity. He Himself is the new and living way by which we go on to perfection, enter the holiest, and draw near to God. (See Hebrews 6:1; 10:19–22.) The way that led Jesus to perfection is the same way that each of us must follow.
The path to maturity was no easier for Jesus than it is for us. He “was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15). In His human nature, Jesus experienced every form of temptation we experience, and yet He never sinned. It is no sin to be tempted! Sin comes only when we yield to temptation.
What was it that enabled Jesus, in spite of His true humanity, to overcome all temptation? His success lay in His single-hearted, unchanging motivation to do the Father’s will. This fact was prophetically foreshown by David in Psalm 40:7–8: “Then I said, ‘Behold, I come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me. I delight to do Your will, O my God.’”
During His earthly ministry, Jesus repeatedly disclosed this underlying motive for all He did. He could never know final satisfaction until He had finished every task His Father had assigned. Near Jacob’s well, He told His disciples, “My food [that which upholds and strengthens Me] is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work” (John 4:34). (See also John 5:30; 6:38.)
PRAYER RESPONSE
Thank You, Lord, that You are leading me onward. I proclaim that I conform to Jesus in coming to maturity, doing the will of God and finishing His work. I shall press on to maturity. Amen.
May the peace of Christ be with you all.
Christ is Life. John 3:16.
In Ephesians 1:5, Paul said of all believers that God has “predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself.” He further described God’s purpose for His children in Romans 8:29: “For whom He [God] foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He [Jesus] might be the firstborn among many brethren.” Thus, Jesus is the pattern Son, the One to whom we must all conform in coming to maturity. He Himself is the new and living way by which we go on to perfection, enter the holiest, and draw near to God. (See Hebrews 6:1; 10:19–22.) The way that led Jesus to perfection is the same way that each of us must follow.
The path to maturity was no easier for Jesus than it is for us. He “was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15). In His human nature, Jesus experienced every form of temptation we experience, and yet He never sinned. It is no sin to be tempted! Sin comes only when we yield to temptation.
What was it that enabled Jesus, in spite of His true humanity, to overcome all temptation? His success lay in His single-hearted, unchanging motivation to do the Father’s will. This fact was prophetically foreshown by David in Psalm 40:7–8: “Then I said, ‘Behold, I come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me. I delight to do Your will, O my God.’”
During His earthly ministry, Jesus repeatedly disclosed this underlying motive for all He did. He could never know final satisfaction until He had finished every task His Father had assigned. Near Jacob’s well, He told His disciples, “My food [that which upholds and strengthens Me] is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work” (John 4:34). (See also John 5:30; 6:38.)
PRAYER RESPONSE
Thank You, Lord, that You are leading me onward. I proclaim that I conform to Jesus in coming to maturity, doing the will of God and finishing His work. I shall press on to maturity. Amen.
May the peace of Christ be with you all.
Christ is Life. John 3:16.
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