From time to time we all need a reminder that the issues we seem to be facing over and over again are a result of the wrong focus. There are times at our workplace or in family-personal relationships that we get in a rut of unfruitfulness as a direct result of our focus on problems and not solutions. We can apply this same line of thinking to our frustration with where we seem to be in relationship with the Lord.
In Romans 4:13, Paul is teaching about the principle of faith righteousness vs. works righteousness using Abraham as his example. It states, "For the promise that he would be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed (us today) through the law, but through the righteousness of faith."
What we focus on and "Behold" will increase! You and me putting focus on our problems and issues and allowing our minds to be filled with doubt, fear and unbelief will only cause issues to be amplified and multiplied. We are put in right standing with the Father by putting our faith in and believing that the blood of Jesus has given us a position of sonship and not slavery (which is what an old testament, law based focus produces). In 2 Corinthians 3:18 Paul is encouraging the Corinthian church to behold the beauty and finished work of what Jesus did on the cross to produce transformation in their lives, not to behold and keep looking at their "ugly behavior". It states, "But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror, the glory of The Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of The Lord.
Focus on the "Person" of Jesus and keep looking to experience the reality of who you are because of what HE did and you will begin to see true breakthrough in your life. Yoke up with Him, he already broke through for you 2000 years ago. Agree with what He says about you in the word and by His precious promises and truths He will speak to your heart and change in circumstances and outward manifestations will follow!
Monday, January 27, 2014
Saturday, June 1, 2013
The "Old Man" is Dead-Don't Resurrect him!
In the NIV translation of the bible, the sinful nature is used to describe the Greek word, "sarx". In actuality the literal translation of that word is the word "flesh". Flesh is described as human nature apart from Gods' influence and direction. So this idea that we still have a sin nature once we are a new creation is a man made idea. The phrase, "We need to die to self" is found nowhere in the bible from Genesis to revelation yet this line of thinking and teaching is common for a host of believers in reference to explaining their current fight with temptation. The old man of sin nature was co crucified with Christ at the cross (see Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:3 and 9, Romans 6:6 and 14 for starters).
The biggest deception of the enemy is deception. There is nothing new under the sun as he tried the same thing on Jesus in the desert temptation going after His identity. As the first Adam lost his original identity to the deception of satan, don't be hoodwinked into believing you have an old self, "black dog" that spiritually exists. The enemy and his cohorts are simply but methodically trying to convince you that you still carry around that old man nature. The truth spiritually (which is who you really are eternally) is that you are ONE with Christ (Ephesians 2:6, 1 Corinthians 6:17)
You cannot crucify yourself! You were co-crucified with Christ, co buried, and therefore co- resurrected with Him and now seated with Him (I john 4:17, Ephesians 2:6).
The reality of the outward behavior of your physical actions is the result of what and how you believe. What you believe to be true will eventually manifest.
So, Romans 6:10-11 is critical: "For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all, but the life He lives, He lives to God. Likewise, you also reckon yourselves dead to sin (noun), but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Flesh is a way of thinking that produces self effort and dead works. This flesh is activated and increased by focusing on right behavior rather than right believing. If you begin to believe right, your behavior has no chance but to start manifesting the fruits of the Spirit instead of the works of the flesh.
Any type of religion including works based Christianity will "prod", "poke", and activate the works of the flesh and not the fruit of the Spirit. Be led by the Spirit and you will see the kingdom of heaven manifest in the earth like never before.
Let that old man stay in the grave! The life of Christ Jesus is in you and He is the hope of manifesting the Glory of God in the earth......
Blessings.......Brad
In the NIV translation of the bible, the sinful nature is used to describe the Greek word, "sarx". In actuality the literal translation of that word is the word "flesh". Flesh is described as human nature apart from Gods' influence and direction. So this idea that we still have a sin nature once we are a new creation is a man made idea. The phrase, "We need to die to self" is found nowhere in the bible from Genesis to revelation yet this line of thinking and teaching is common for a host of believers in reference to explaining their current fight with temptation. The old man of sin nature was co crucified with Christ at the cross (see Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:3 and 9, Romans 6:6 and 14 for starters).
The biggest deception of the enemy is deception. There is nothing new under the sun as he tried the same thing on Jesus in the desert temptation going after His identity. As the first Adam lost his original identity to the deception of satan, don't be hoodwinked into believing you have an old self, "black dog" that spiritually exists. The enemy and his cohorts are simply but methodically trying to convince you that you still carry around that old man nature. The truth spiritually (which is who you really are eternally) is that you are ONE with Christ (Ephesians 2:6, 1 Corinthians 6:17)
You cannot crucify yourself! You were co-crucified with Christ, co buried, and therefore co- resurrected with Him and now seated with Him (I john 4:17, Ephesians 2:6).
The reality of the outward behavior of your physical actions is the result of what and how you believe. What you believe to be true will eventually manifest.
So, Romans 6:10-11 is critical: "For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all, but the life He lives, He lives to God. Likewise, you also reckon yourselves dead to sin (noun), but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Flesh is a way of thinking that produces self effort and dead works. This flesh is activated and increased by focusing on right behavior rather than right believing. If you begin to believe right, your behavior has no chance but to start manifesting the fruits of the Spirit instead of the works of the flesh.
Any type of religion including works based Christianity will "prod", "poke", and activate the works of the flesh and not the fruit of the Spirit. Be led by the Spirit and you will see the kingdom of heaven manifest in the earth like never before.
Let that old man stay in the grave! The life of Christ Jesus is in you and He is the hope of manifesting the Glory of God in the earth......
Blessings.......Brad
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Keep it Simple
Why is it that the human race finds if incredibly difficult to just keep things simple? We tend to think the more twists, turns, regulations, and instructions the better the end result will be. We may not really want to admit this altogether, but if we take an honest look at our lives we may be surprised where we have complicated things.
One of the reasons why God told Adam and Eve to not partake of the tree of the "knowledge of good and evil" was to keep things simple. Simple in terms of where our focus lies.
In 2 Corinthians 11:3-4 the apostle Paul draws a parallel to Eve in the garden. This verse says, 3"But I fear, lest somehow as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.4 For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted-you may well put up with it!NKJV
I have been challenged lately to keep things focused on the simplicity of the Gospel. We need to be struck again with the wonder and amazement of the depth and riches hidden in the very person of Jesus. If you look at what Paul was also saying to the Church in Corinth, simplicity in where wisdom and knowledge is found. Look at this, Colossians 2:2-4 "being knit together in love, and attaining to all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both the Father and of Christ, 3 in whom are hidden ALL the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words."
We have this treasure in our earthen vessel. Christ is in us, the hope of realizing the glory He has imputed to us at the cross. As Moses lifted up the bronze serpent in the desert on a pole for the Israelites to expectantly gaze upon, a constant gaze upon Jesus will bring manifestation for you today. Amen?
One of the reasons why God told Adam and Eve to not partake of the tree of the "knowledge of good and evil" was to keep things simple. Simple in terms of where our focus lies.
In 2 Corinthians 11:3-4 the apostle Paul draws a parallel to Eve in the garden. This verse says, 3"But I fear, lest somehow as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.4 For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted-you may well put up with it!NKJV
I have been challenged lately to keep things focused on the simplicity of the Gospel. We need to be struck again with the wonder and amazement of the depth and riches hidden in the very person of Jesus. If you look at what Paul was also saying to the Church in Corinth, simplicity in where wisdom and knowledge is found. Look at this, Colossians 2:2-4 "being knit together in love, and attaining to all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both the Father and of Christ, 3 in whom are hidden ALL the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words."
We have this treasure in our earthen vessel. Christ is in us, the hope of realizing the glory He has imputed to us at the cross. As Moses lifted up the bronze serpent in the desert on a pole for the Israelites to expectantly gaze upon, a constant gaze upon Jesus will bring manifestation for you today. Amen?
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Wow! What a Gift....Fullness!
This morning I was spending a little time with the Lord and asked Him to show me something I had not seen before or realized. I was led to John Chapter 1:16 which says, "And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace."
To think that when we realized the gift of His son and accepted what He did for us, He gave us His FULLNESS!? I looked up the Greek word used here for "fullness" and found that it literally means: power, agency, riches of Christ, of those things a ship carries for its' journey and is filled with all merchandise-manpower-and supplies needed for the journey! The root word of fullness in the Greek means: to make full, filled to render perfect, to accomplish, and to bring into realization!
All we need to realize is that the Gospel is a receiving kingdom. Out of our revelation of what He has given us we are then able to manifest Him. If we still think we are striving to become something for others and God, then we have stepped into the religion zone. That's a dead end my brothers and sisters!
His "fullness" is a much much better option than beating ourselves up and trying to "obtain fullness" by our efforts and mindless religious activities designed to make us feel better about ourselves. Receive the ongoing gift of His fullness and you will see the fruits of the Spirit manifest and not the works of the flesh, Amen?
To think that when we realized the gift of His son and accepted what He did for us, He gave us His FULLNESS!? I looked up the Greek word used here for "fullness" and found that it literally means: power, agency, riches of Christ, of those things a ship carries for its' journey and is filled with all merchandise-manpower-and supplies needed for the journey! The root word of fullness in the Greek means: to make full, filled to render perfect, to accomplish, and to bring into realization!
All we need to realize is that the Gospel is a receiving kingdom. Out of our revelation of what He has given us we are then able to manifest Him. If we still think we are striving to become something for others and God, then we have stepped into the religion zone. That's a dead end my brothers and sisters!
His "fullness" is a much much better option than beating ourselves up and trying to "obtain fullness" by our efforts and mindless religious activities designed to make us feel better about ourselves. Receive the ongoing gift of His fullness and you will see the fruits of the Spirit manifest and not the works of the flesh, Amen?
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
"How do I know I'm loved?"
At our core, we all cry out to absolutely know that we are loved and desired. It is the greatest need of humanity and always will be. Not how much money we make, how many good friends we have, getting the perfect career, or even having the perfect family life. There is something embedded in our DNA that yearns for intimacy with the One who formed us and made us with an eternal destiny in mind. The truth is, if we find it and then nurture that relationship...it enhances and makes everything else all begin to fall in place.
Many people, weather you are a Christian or not frequently say things outwardly or inwardly like, "God, if you really loved me you would ............." right? I have too my fellow sojourners. Here is what I have found and have seen to be helpful. First off you need to be determined to not just have an "engagement" with Jesus and actually get married and joined to Him. If you are not interested in learning the heart and character of God, the rest of this might not gel with you.
I spent the majority of my Christian life relying on a prayer and "good moral" behavior and found that to be a dry dead end...I started hungering for more of the real thing(about 2004) and boy am I getting more and more evidence of what I had been missing out on! LOL
If you have not really spent time in the word of God lately or ever for that matter...now is a great time! Take a look at how wonderfully Romans 8:32 tells you how you can KNOW He loves you and desires an intimacy with you that may seem impossible where you are at right now in life....It says, "He who did not withhold or spare [even] His own Son but gave Him up for us all, will He not also with Him freely and graciously give us all [other] things?" WOW! In fact Romans chapter 8 is probably one of my favorite chapters in the entire bible to read....consider doing a slow, methodical "soak" there and I guarantee you will see a side of God you might not have really experienced before!
Beloved, I think we in North America need to get back to the raw, powerful message of the cross. What I mean is that God made the greatest love move in the history of mankind when He sent His Son to become "sin" so that we could become the "righteousness" of God through Him (2 Corinthians 5:21).....Romans 5:8 says, "But God shows and clearly proves His own love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ the Messiah (Anointed One) DIED FOR US!"
The bottom line is that the sole expression (Hebrews 1:3 AMP version) of His Glory and majesty paying the penalty for our sins is proof of His love for you. As you continue to ask for revelation and and develop a personal, intimate relationship with Him by spending time and just enjoying His presence...You will KNOW you are loved. This love tank filling will be so superior to anything else available on the earth that anything someone or some thing gives you on earth will just be a nice bonus! Chew on that today and ask the Lord if what I am saying is truth. Blessings to you!
Many people, weather you are a Christian or not frequently say things outwardly or inwardly like, "God, if you really loved me you would ............." right? I have too my fellow sojourners. Here is what I have found and have seen to be helpful. First off you need to be determined to not just have an "engagement" with Jesus and actually get married and joined to Him. If you are not interested in learning the heart and character of God, the rest of this might not gel with you.
I spent the majority of my Christian life relying on a prayer and "good moral" behavior and found that to be a dry dead end...I started hungering for more of the real thing(about 2004) and boy am I getting more and more evidence of what I had been missing out on! LOL
If you have not really spent time in the word of God lately or ever for that matter...now is a great time! Take a look at how wonderfully Romans 8:32 tells you how you can KNOW He loves you and desires an intimacy with you that may seem impossible where you are at right now in life....It says, "He who did not withhold or spare [even] His own Son but gave Him up for us all, will He not also with Him freely and graciously give us all [other] things?" WOW! In fact Romans chapter 8 is probably one of my favorite chapters in the entire bible to read....consider doing a slow, methodical "soak" there and I guarantee you will see a side of God you might not have really experienced before!
Beloved, I think we in North America need to get back to the raw, powerful message of the cross. What I mean is that God made the greatest love move in the history of mankind when He sent His Son to become "sin" so that we could become the "righteousness" of God through Him (2 Corinthians 5:21).....Romans 5:8 says, "But God shows and clearly proves His own love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ the Messiah (Anointed One) DIED FOR US!"
The bottom line is that the sole expression (Hebrews 1:3 AMP version) of His Glory and majesty paying the penalty for our sins is proof of His love for you. As you continue to ask for revelation and and develop a personal, intimate relationship with Him by spending time and just enjoying His presence...You will KNOW you are loved. This love tank filling will be so superior to anything else available on the earth that anything someone or some thing gives you on earth will just be a nice bonus! Chew on that today and ask the Lord if what I am saying is truth. Blessings to you!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
"You Need the Steak & Ice Cream"
When we take an honest look at our lives, do we ever wonder why our Christian life looks hardly any different than the world? I know, I know kind of a tough question to start things off ...sorry :)
Really though: If we are supposed to reflect the loving heart of our heavenly Father and the fruits of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23...something is missing as a corporate whole.
The other day I was ministering to someone and trying to get across the need for the necessity of walking in a revelation of the unconditional love our Father God has for us. What transpired was an explanation from heaven that at the time really touched us both! It may bless you as well....here it is.
What would happen if you put a plate or a bowl in front of someone you were preparing food (in this case a steak or ice cream) for and started pouring steak sauce, marinade, seasonings, or any other "add on" seasoning or flavoring? In the case of the ice cream: whipped cream, syrup, cherry, etc....
Now imagine just starting to eat the toppings, seasoning, and or flavorings without having the steak/ice cream there? Kinda weird right? Well, getting a revelation and ongoing meditation on the Fathers' unconditional love for you is like the steak/ice cream. If you don't have it and walk in it, you will be trying to feed and get your "satisfaction" from the things of this world like money, jobs, other people etc.....All you get from your husband, wife, kids, job, etc.... is icing on the cake....seasoning on the steak.....toppings on the ice cream....it won't satisfy you-feed you-or bring absolute fulfillment to your life! But, if you are "fed" by the steak of His great love...all the other "things" will be a wonderful bonus to the fulfillment you already have in His love for you! Otherwise, you will always be frustrated-upset-and inwardly unsettled because the "condiments" of the world will never satisfy. This is one of the main reasons I think the Church has fallen short as a composite whole in reflecting the love of God to a fallen world...Let's receive the fullness of His Fatherly love and we will see changes happen!!!..take it to Him yourself today and ask Him what He thinks?
Really though: If we are supposed to reflect the loving heart of our heavenly Father and the fruits of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23...something is missing as a corporate whole.
The other day I was ministering to someone and trying to get across the need for the necessity of walking in a revelation of the unconditional love our Father God has for us. What transpired was an explanation from heaven that at the time really touched us both! It may bless you as well....here it is.
What would happen if you put a plate or a bowl in front of someone you were preparing food (in this case a steak or ice cream) for and started pouring steak sauce, marinade, seasonings, or any other "add on" seasoning or flavoring? In the case of the ice cream: whipped cream, syrup, cherry, etc....
Now imagine just starting to eat the toppings, seasoning, and or flavorings without having the steak/ice cream there? Kinda weird right? Well, getting a revelation and ongoing meditation on the Fathers' unconditional love for you is like the steak/ice cream. If you don't have it and walk in it, you will be trying to feed and get your "satisfaction" from the things of this world like money, jobs, other people etc.....All you get from your husband, wife, kids, job, etc.... is icing on the cake....seasoning on the steak.....toppings on the ice cream....it won't satisfy you-feed you-or bring absolute fulfillment to your life! But, if you are "fed" by the steak of His great love...all the other "things" will be a wonderful bonus to the fulfillment you already have in His love for you! Otherwise, you will always be frustrated-upset-and inwardly unsettled because the "condiments" of the world will never satisfy. This is one of the main reasons I think the Church has fallen short as a composite whole in reflecting the love of God to a fallen world...Let's receive the fullness of His Fatherly love and we will see changes happen!!!..take it to Him yourself today and ask Him what He thinks?
Monday, July 23, 2012
Slave or Son?
Sometimes I think the understanding and definition of our current role in partnership with God gets muddled. There is a fine line between viewing ourselves as lowly servants of the Master and joint heirs with Jesus as sons of the Living God. The word of God is very clear that when Jesus came and shed His royal blood for us on the cross and rose to the right hand of power and authority, we are to join Him (1 John 4:17, Ephesians 3:6, Romans 8:14-17). Do you think Jesus serves the purposes of the Father and heaven with a servant mentality that resembles a slave? Now, when I say slave, I am referring to someone who is in bondage to a harsh taskmaster as the Israelites were in Egypt. No way-He served as a humble "son" who knew His rights, privileges, and authority given to Him to enforce the agenda of the kingdom. There is a stream of false humility that runs through some teaching out there that says we ought to see ourselves as lowly "servants" of the mighty Master...A false humility is when we claim to be humble and talk about our low position under the premise that we should, "serve" from a slave mindset. This is very dangerous ground as is a pompous, haughty position that God "owes" me something! He neither wants us "lowly thinking like a slave" or "sticking our chest out and demanding a handout". There are always extremes of teaching and attitudes that bring confusion. The enemy is the author of confusion while the Spirit of the Lord and Wisdom brings freedom. Hosea 4:6 says that "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge."
Galatians 4 is pretty clear of our position in Christ and from what mindset we should approach God. Verse 6-7 say it beautifully, 6-"And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba Father!"(Which literally translates to Daddy God in the Hebrew). 7-Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Then in Romans 8:14-17 is says,14- "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God. 15-For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba Father." 16-The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17-and if children, the heirs-heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. Adopted sons and daughters in our world are not "slaves" of their parents are they? No, they grow in a nurturing parental environment and ideally "obey" and "submit" to their parental guidance from a position of love and respect, not of fear and intimidation. A healthy, loving and intimate relationship produces obedience and respect as a by-product of knowing and receiving unconditional love from the parent. If we do not see and have a revelation of the fatherly, "Daddy" side of God-we will always be measuring ourselves by our performance and ability to "earn" our love from God. God sent Jesus to restore us back to our created value and the intimacy Adam and Eve experienced in the garden prior to them falling into a twisted mindset. He came to put heaven back into us, not slave away to get to it someday by our efforts. Our efforts flow from a loving relationship and intimacy from spending time with Him getting to know His heart and agenda for His children, not man's ideas and knowledge.
Believe you are seated with Him in heavenly places-put on the robe of righteousness purchased by Christs' blood, receive the ring of authority, put sandals back on your feet, receive the hugs and kisses of Daddy, receive the sacrifice of the fattened calf along with the party! You are "Accepted in the Beloved" (Eph 1:6)...this does not produce an" Entitlement attitude", but a gratitude that empowers to live out the sonship Jesus grafted us into! (See Luke 15:20-24 for proof of these claims), matter of fact if you read the whole story, the "older brother" was mad and wanted his younger brother to be treated as a "slave". He thought the father "owed" him and yet he couldn't see it was there for him all along. It might be time we get truly humble and evaluate if we think God "owes" us because we have "served" tirelessly all these years and still have not gotten what we are "due". I think if we come alongside and start agreeing what His word says about our identity, we will see that we have all things that pertain to life and godliness now, because of what Christ already accomplished at Calvary. Amen?
Beloved, we are to serve alongside of Jesus with joy knowing that we are put into Christ not by things we do for God and our fellow man. We are saved and maintained by the Grace of God and knowing our acceptance because of His sacrifice will cause us to humbly serve from a position of joint authority. These are not my thoughts and ideas, but the thoughts and ideas of a loving Father that simply wants to pull as many children to His side as would receive Him. Will you?
Galatians 4 is pretty clear of our position in Christ and from what mindset we should approach God. Verse 6-7 say it beautifully, 6-"And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba Father!"(Which literally translates to Daddy God in the Hebrew). 7-Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Then in Romans 8:14-17 is says,14- "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God. 15-For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba Father." 16-The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17-and if children, the heirs-heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. Adopted sons and daughters in our world are not "slaves" of their parents are they? No, they grow in a nurturing parental environment and ideally "obey" and "submit" to their parental guidance from a position of love and respect, not of fear and intimidation. A healthy, loving and intimate relationship produces obedience and respect as a by-product of knowing and receiving unconditional love from the parent. If we do not see and have a revelation of the fatherly, "Daddy" side of God-we will always be measuring ourselves by our performance and ability to "earn" our love from God. God sent Jesus to restore us back to our created value and the intimacy Adam and Eve experienced in the garden prior to them falling into a twisted mindset. He came to put heaven back into us, not slave away to get to it someday by our efforts. Our efforts flow from a loving relationship and intimacy from spending time with Him getting to know His heart and agenda for His children, not man's ideas and knowledge.
Believe you are seated with Him in heavenly places-put on the robe of righteousness purchased by Christs' blood, receive the ring of authority, put sandals back on your feet, receive the hugs and kisses of Daddy, receive the sacrifice of the fattened calf along with the party! You are "Accepted in the Beloved" (Eph 1:6)...this does not produce an" Entitlement attitude", but a gratitude that empowers to live out the sonship Jesus grafted us into! (See Luke 15:20-24 for proof of these claims), matter of fact if you read the whole story, the "older brother" was mad and wanted his younger brother to be treated as a "slave". He thought the father "owed" him and yet he couldn't see it was there for him all along. It might be time we get truly humble and evaluate if we think God "owes" us because we have "served" tirelessly all these years and still have not gotten what we are "due". I think if we come alongside and start agreeing what His word says about our identity, we will see that we have all things that pertain to life and godliness now, because of what Christ already accomplished at Calvary. Amen?
Beloved, we are to serve alongside of Jesus with joy knowing that we are put into Christ not by things we do for God and our fellow man. We are saved and maintained by the Grace of God and knowing our acceptance because of His sacrifice will cause us to humbly serve from a position of joint authority. These are not my thoughts and ideas, but the thoughts and ideas of a loving Father that simply wants to pull as many children to His side as would receive Him. Will you?
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