Living in God's Glory

Jesus is our everlasting light and life (John 6:47; Isaiah 60:19). He takes the place of the sun, moon and stars in our life; and we will never dwell in darkness again (Isaiah 60:20).
 
Jesus’ first miracle at the wedding feast in Cana of Galilee manifested His glory and caused His disciples to truly believe in Him (John 2:11).

The Apostles all wrote about the possibility of us also enjoying the intimate, personal union with Jesus Christ, which they did. Anyone who receives Christ and believes on His name has the right to become a child of God (John 1:12; Acts 16:31).  

All we have to do to enter into this new life is to confess that Jesus is Lord and totally believe that God raised Him from the dead, so that we will be saved.

When our heart believes in Jesus, He gives us His righteousness; when we confess Him as our Lord, we enter into His eternal salvation (Romans 10:9-10). Anyone who does not have the Spirit in them is not Born Again, and they do not belong to God. 

However, if Christ is in us, His Spirit, who raised Christ from the dead, gives life to our mortal body as well as our soul and spirit (Romans 8:9-11).

As vessels of God's fullness, we walk by His Spirit and accomplish His works in the earth (Galatians 5:16-25; Ephesians 2:10). God's children do not live by the flesh, because God's Spirit abides in them. 

Our carnal desires are dead, so that we can rise up through the glory of our Father and walk in this new life in Him (Romans 6:3-5). God freely gives us all things, both to enjoy and to help us to do His will (1 Timothy 6:17; Philippians 2:12-13).

Prayer:

Father God, Satan is the god of this world and creation is subjected to him and the curse of sin. Therefore, all creation groans for the appearance of Your children. 

Creation is waiting for You to restore Your order to the heavens and earth, and to bring us all into Your glory and freedom (Romans 8:19-22). Christ in us is our hope of entering into Your glory forever (Colossians 1:27). Even so, come, Lord Jesus (Revelation 22:20).

Thought for the Day:

We receive the glory of the Lord through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ by faith in Him to justify us, not by our human efforts, but by our faith in Him. 
- Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8-9

Worthy of God's Love

Read: Deuteronomy 5: 7-10

“He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you: but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” - Micah 6:8

None of us are, nor will we ever be, worthy of God’s love; and that really is Good News! We can do nothing to earn His love; and, therefore, we can do nothing to lose it (Ephesians 2:9). It is a free gift (Romans 6:23). Tender mercy is the aspect of God's love that causes Him to help us when, as miserable souls, we break His laws or are drowning in our circumstances. God’s great mercy saves us and allows us to approach His throne boldly to find grace in our time of need (Hebrews 4:16). His mercy always triumphs over the retribution we deserve for our behavior, which otherwise would condemn us to hell.

God not only has mercy on us, but also on our dwelling places in times of natural disasters (Psalm 46:1-3,7). We have every reason to trust in God’s mercy, which surrounds us and follows us all the days of our life (Psalm 23:6). He makes our paths full of mercy, so that we can rejoice and sing praises to His name (Psalm 25:10). God’s abundant mercy is just a call away and comes in spite of the fact that we do not deserve it and never, EVER will! Isn’t that great news?

Since God created us in His image, He expects us to serve as vessels of His magnanimous mercy to others. He desires that the whole earth be full of His mercy (Psalm 119:64). He gives joy to those who show mercy to the poor (Psalm 13:5). The wise book of Proverbs advises us to bind mercy and truth around our neck and to write them on the tablet of our heart, because this gives us favor and high esteem in the sight of man and God. God chooses the merciful to lead others. He prefers mercy over the biggest sacrifice we could ever make for His honor. He also gives the merciful the riches of His glory (Genesis 1:27; Psalm 33:5; Proverbs 3:3).

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, multiply to us Your mercy, peace, and love. If my foot slips, Your mercy will hold me up (Psalm 94:18). If I stumble, you will not allow me to fall (Psalm 91:12). You strengthen me by Your Spirit to fulfill Your purpose for my life in the earth. You count the number of my days (Psalm 30:4) and You send Your angels to escort me to heaven at the end of them (Luke 16:22).

Thought for the Day:

God takes pleasure in those who hope in His mercy. – Psalm 147:11 




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