21/ But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, though testified to by the law and the prophets,
22/ the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction;
23/ all have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God.
24/ They are justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus,
25/ whom God set forth as an expiation, through faith, by his blood, to prove his righteousness because of the forgiveness of sins previously committed,
26/ through the forbearance of God--to prove his righteousness in the present time, that he might be righteous and justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
In these final days before the celebration of CHRIST JESUS' birth, we must, seriously, and, reverently, ponder this MOST AMAZING GIFT of *GOD* to our lives!!!
22/ the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction;
23/ all have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God.
24/ They are justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus,
25/ whom God set forth as an expiation, through faith, by his blood, to prove his righteousness because of the forgiveness of sins previously committed,
26/ through the forbearance of God--to prove his righteousness in the present time, that he might be righteous and justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
In these final days before the celebration of CHRIST JESUS' birth, we must, seriously, and, reverently, ponder this MOST AMAZING GIFT of *GOD* to our lives!!!
Do we deserve atonement? Absolutely not! However, *GOD* SO LOVES US, and, wants us in HIS presence, that HE found a way to help us to come back to HIM, after being devoured by the fleshy world's hold on us; HE did this through the manifestation of HIMSELF, as a Man, through HIS ONLY begotten SON, CHRIST JESUS, that AS believers of this remarkable, unwarranted GIFT, we might walk in the LIGHT of this GIFT, and then, as an example of the LOVE which prompted this GIFT, even BEFORE the foundations of existence!!!
Even we, the FAITHFUL heirs to this GIFT, have fallen short in our portion of this covenant, which should be thoughtfully considered, then, quickly repaired, that we do NOT defy HIS GIFT (MATTHEW 7: 21), nor, it's eternal benefits! IF we falter, we are to seek to do better, and so, I am living in HOPE that in CONTINUED, CONSTANT, and, DELIBERATE attempts, I SHALL yet see my LORD, my *GOD*, my KING!!!
We know that we are born into sin, and, will die in sin; it is the way it is, since Adam, and, Satan's rule of this world! HOWEVER, we ARE given OPPORTUNITY in great numbers, to TURN AWAY from sin as much as is humanly possible, that we SHOW our *GOD* that we ARE SINCERE in our efforts, and, ARE ACQUIRING understanding of HIS WILL, HIS WAYS, HIS PLAN for our souls!!!
In my estimation, even though I HAVE faltered, even in my enlightened walk with HIM, IF I GIVE UP, based on the price for faltering, as Satan would LOVE me to do, then, I am ALLOWING the world to win over *GOD*, and, I am NOT willing to give this troubled world, nor, it's principalities, the victory which belongs SOLELY, to *GOD*; thus, I WILL CONTINUE to advance my being, in every possible way, IN HOPE that HIS FAVOR SHALL be mine! NEVER GIVE UP on the possibility of becoming as pure as is feasible, given the human condition, BECAUSE, *GOD* DOES LOVE YOU, that much!!!
CHRIST JESUS offered us RECONCILIATION, through HIS life, and, death, as OUR SAVIOUR, that we ARE able to walk with *GOD*, against ALL ODDS! An amazingly GENIUS plan, it is!!!
With HIS OWN BLOOD, we become ONE with *GOD* again, after being estranged from HIM by the temptations of the world, which occurred, all for the GLORY OF *GOD*! We have never really been separated from *GOD*, but, the deceiver, Satan, and of course sin, has placed in our egocentric weaknesses, the ideal that we ARE, which has led us to act in UN*GOD*LY ways, as we imagine that we are lost anyway! Enters JESUS, with a plan so DIVINE, that it is ALMOST impossible for many humans to receive, as it is ABOVE our understanding, BECAUSE we HAVE become ONE with the WORLD, over HIM, in deception!!!
People, it is pretty much about MENTALITY, or, MINDSET! You see, the egocentric self IS WEAK, CONFUSED, and, MISLED easily, IF we ALLOW it to be! However, IF our heart, and mind BELIEVES, and, ACTS in *GOD*, CHRIST, and, the HOLY SPIRIT, the confusion, delusion, and, weaknesses are diminished, as we KNOW that HOLINESS IS THE RIGHTFUL WAY, meaning, we WILL, with ALL of OUR STRENGTH, FOCUS upon that HOLINESS of *GOD* BEFORE that of the world!!!
In these final days of this HOLIEST of seasons, let us reflect upon *GOD'S* GIFT unto us, and, dissect it's internal workings, that we become MORE inclined to RECEIVING this GIFT with ALL of our being, that HIS GIFT is NEVER in vain, and, that we ARE more enabled to SEE that all which is evident in this world IS THE ILLUSION, but, that which IS UNSEEN IN CHRIST, IS THE TRUTH!!! AMEN???
Let us pray:
Dear FATHER, in this season of YOUR GIFT of LOVE unto us, we ask that YOU open our heart of the mind up to the INCLUSIONS in this GIFT, providing us with increased understanding, and, Wisdom, in YOUR precepts, and, in YOUR HOLINESS, that, at best, we might imitate YOUR LOVE, YOUR WISDOM, and, walk in the example of YOUR GREATEST GIFT known! Gratefully, do we ACCEPT YOUR GIFT OF LOVE, as it is a GIFT unprecedented, and, priceless in value; granting us the OPPORTUNITY to become ONE with YOU, and, YOUR HOLY ORDER! Thank you *GOD* for LOVING us so much that, in GENIUS, you devised a plan which would save us from ourselves, and, from the hindrances of this world! It is AWE-INSPIRING upon reflection, and, it is SURELY, THE WAY! May we embrace the intent with which this GIFT was given, and, in example of that intent, FOLLOW YOU, by the LIGHT of that SACRED GIFT! Thank YOU FATHER! YOUR LOVE is far reaching, fulfilling, and, never ending, and, within it, lies HOPE, MERCY, GRACE, and, SALVATION, even though, we deserve it not! We pray for ourselves in YOUR name, that TRULY, YOUR GLORY IS EXEMPLIFIED through us, just as it was through YOUR BEGOTTEN, CHRIST JESUS!!! AMEN...
REV. LWINSOR © 2010
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