My child, forget what lies behind and reach forward to what lies ahead. Press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God to Christ Jesus. For your citizenship is in heaven, from which also you eagerly wait for Me. I will transform the body of your humble state into conformity with the body of My glory, by the exertion of the power that I have even to subject all things to Myself.
Philippians 3: 13-14 Philippians 3: 20-21
My child, love covers a multitude of sins. Let love be the main thing you focus on today. My love will flow through you as you give yourself away to others. It’s not a ‘sacrifice’ or ‘giving up’ when you give My love freely. Walk in My love and experience the life you were meant to live.
1 Peter 4:8
My child, start calling things that are not as if they already are. Pray My Word with power and authority. I have overcome the evil one and I desire My bride to walk in My power, My authority and My love. Be bold, My child. Go out in the power that I have equipped you with.
Romans 4:17
The fact of the matter is that God has provided the remedy for all our sin—past, present and future.(Psalm 103:10&14) But even so, it’s obvious in Scripture that He intends for us to be holy, and thus commands us not to sin. How is it, then, that He could willingly overlook the sin which so easily flows from our nature? The answer, of course, is that by grace He forgives our sins, which is indeed absolutely true.
Fortunately, Jesus revealed the full extent of the gospel to Paul, not only that his curiosity might be satisfied but that both his generation and those to follow might also reach a deeper understanding of Christ’s provision. This is vitally important, because a complete awareness both of our human condition and how we now relate to our Creator is the key to walking in the total freedom God always meant for us to experience.
We know from Scripture that God forgives our sin through Christ Jesus as a free gift. Yet even more important to understand is that this free gift of forgiveness and righteousness is rooted in the fact that He has caused us to die to sin altogether.(1 Peter 2:24) But just exactly what does dying to sin mean? I don’t feel very dead to sin!
My child, I love those who love Me. And those who diligently seek Me will find Me. I am a rewarder of those who seek Me. I will reward those who come to Me in faith. Who love Me more than they love their own lives. Lay down your life and take Mine up. For you are strangers and exiles on the earth. Your true home is with Me.
Proverbs 8:17 Hebrews 11:6 Hebrews 11:16
My child, give Me your thoughts. Give Me your desires. Lay everything down at the food of My Cross and rest there. There is so much distraction and confusion in the world. If you come and sit at the foot of the Cross, I will fill you with My peace, My joy, My strength and My Spirit. Come and receive all from Me today.
In his endeavor to bring us down, Satan wields a two-edged sword: “It only makes sense that God would expect you to perform for your salvation,” he says. And on the flip side, “Give it up! You’re a failure! You’ll never be able to overcome that sin. You can’t please God unless you work at this thing a little harder.” His devices really shouldn’t surprise us, though. He is unambiguously described in Scripture both as the deceiver and the accuser of God’s people.(Revelation 12:9-10)
Satan’s tactic of accusation is always rooted in lies. Jesus said it well in John 8:44, “…Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” The devil is a master of manipulation, having perfected his methods of deceit and accusation through the combined experience of thousands of years of both observation and application.
But Paul knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that we cannot earn our way into good standing with God. Through Christ, God made provision for our righteousness in spite of our sin, and in so doing He also chose to override the necessity of performing good works in order to satisfy Him. So it’s not hard to see why the utmost desire of Paul’s heart, both for himself and for others, was to be found in Christ—having a righteousness anchored in God’s provision rather than our own efforts.(Philippians 3:9)
Excerpted from: Free from the Power of Sin: The Keys to Growing in God in Spite of Yourself
My child, It all boils down to faith, endurance and hope. Will you believe Me? Will you endure to the end? Will you continue to hope in Me alone? This is the life I have called you to. Faith, endurance and hope.
Hebrews 11:6 Matthew 24:13 Hebrews 10:37-39
I will open doors before you so that gates will not be shut. I will go before you and make the rough places smooth. I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden wealth of secret places so that you may know that it is I, The Lord, The God of Israel who calls you by your name.
Isaiah 45: 1-3
My child, I want you to live with an expectant mind set. Expect Me to show up. Expect Me to provide. Expect Me to heal and deliver. Expect Me to save and redeem. I am God and you can trust Me. Stop putting limitations on what you expect Me to do. Choose to believe and stop doubting. Live an expectant life!