Friday, May 11, 2012

God is forever faithful II

And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces. - Genesis 15:17

When God wanted to cut a covenant with Abraham, He put Abraham to sleep and Jesus took Abraham's place instead. It was God the Father and God the Son that went through the covenant cutting ritual. And because Jesus represented Abraham, who is the representative of man, Jesus is now directly responsible for our shortcomings against God.

That's why Jesus has to take our place at the cross for our sins and transgressions. Jesus has willingly given His life for ours. The bible says while we were still sinners, Christ died for us to demonstrate God's unfailing love for His people. At the cross, God's love for His people was exhibited for all to see as Christ was crucified at the cross with His outstretched signifying God has always wanted His people to draw near to Him!

When Christ Jesus cried with a loud voice, "It is finished!", the veil of the tabernacle was torn from top to bottom and all our sins have been forgiven. The redemptive work of salvation is completely complete. We can now be reconciled with God with no separation because of Jesus' shed blood at the cross. The moment we accept the gift of salvation, we are made he righteousness of God in Christ! We are been grafted into the heavenly kingdom.

The Lion of Judah, the sacrificial Lamb of God, has in one sacrifice perfected the work of salvation. With it, God has every right to bless His people. Whoever believes in the redemptive work of salvation at the cross shall be saved and have life more abundantly.

We can now only expect greatness and good from God. The punishment for our sins has been vetted out on the body of Christ Jesus and by His stripe, we are already made whole, completely healed! Expect miracles to manifest in our lives on a regular basis for it is God who performs those miracles.

God is a covenant keeping God. Because of what Christ has done at the cross, we can expect to see good in our lives. We proclaim victory in our every situation. We speak good into lives and see good.

Regardless of what we are going through right now, know this without a doubt God cares dearly for us. He has already gone ahead to prepare the way for us. He has made the path in front of us straight. Come boldly to the throne of grace at any moment. God is always there waiting for us. You will never find another person in the presence of God for He deals with us on a very personal level.

Speak to Abba Father. Commune with Him at any time and at anywhere. He hears our prayers and the bible says the prayers of the righteous are His delights. Praise the Lord for He is good and His mercy endures forever. Hallelujah!

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