When push comes to shove, what do we really believe in our hearts? When we don't see the light at the end of the tunnel, do we still trust God? When all things that surround us seem so bleak, do we still dare hold tightly to the Word? Are we truly being transformed within or are we just plain "lip service" our faith?
True transformation doesn't come from our doings or workings. We do and work because there is an inward desire to perform well, to do good, because our hearts have been transformed by the Lord. It has been touched by the grace of God! It is through the hearing of the gospel that we are being transformed!
When we grow in the Lord, we will want to dwell more in His word. For when fresh revelation of Jesus and His finished work at the cross comes, we WILL want to find out more about Jesus! And the more we hear or read the word, the more we will be conscious of Jesus' presence in our lives. And the more we will want to dwell in His word! It is an upward spiral in His goodness.
The law insists that we do good. Yet we are not able to do good, in and of ourselves, under the law for the law demands and does not impart strength to us to perform. That is the basis of the law: demand. Yet when we were under the law, there was no way to fulfill the law for everyone of us has sinned and fall short of the glory of God!
However, Jesus has fully fulfilled the demands of God at the cross some two thousand years ago. Today we are no longer under law but under grace! The basis of grace is this: supply! Jesus has borne all our punishments for our sins and transgressions at the cross and through His finished work at the cross, the divine exchange has taken place. We are made right with God because of Jesus' finished work.
It is His grace that will transform us from within. The bible says we are to prosper outwardly as our souls prosper. We are being prospered by God everyday of our lives. Sometimes it may seem that God is slow in answering our prayer, but His timing is always perfect. If the manifestation of a request has not come to pass, it is because it is not the right time yet. We just simply have to trust in God's grace for us for only His grace will see us through!
When we first see the answer in our hearts, we shall see the outward manifestation in our lives. It is His delight to answer our prayer. And God never fails! He has a master plan for every child of His and He is still carrying out that plan which He has originally. It is the goodness of God that transforms us and not our own works.
The bible tells us how Peter fell at Jesus' when he and his partners caught a net-breaking, boat-sinking load of fishes. He believed AFTER he saw God's goodness. We believe because in one point of our lives, we heard about Jesus and we believed Him and accepted His gift of salvation.
Keep hearing the word of God. For it is God's will that through the foolishness of preaching that we are been sozoed, made whole in every aspect of our lives. When God is so Big in our hearts, all the outward circumstances shall fall in line with His word. All things will turn out to be good for those in Christ. To quote Pastor Prince: When you see Him in His grace, He sees you in your faith! Hallelujah!
True transformation doesn't come from our doings or workings. We do and work because there is an inward desire to perform well, to do good, because our hearts have been transformed by the Lord. It has been touched by the grace of God! It is through the hearing of the gospel that we are being transformed!
When we grow in the Lord, we will want to dwell more in His word. For when fresh revelation of Jesus and His finished work at the cross comes, we WILL want to find out more about Jesus! And the more we hear or read the word, the more we will be conscious of Jesus' presence in our lives. And the more we will want to dwell in His word! It is an upward spiral in His goodness.
The law insists that we do good. Yet we are not able to do good, in and of ourselves, under the law for the law demands and does not impart strength to us to perform. That is the basis of the law: demand. Yet when we were under the law, there was no way to fulfill the law for everyone of us has sinned and fall short of the glory of God!
However, Jesus has fully fulfilled the demands of God at the cross some two thousand years ago. Today we are no longer under law but under grace! The basis of grace is this: supply! Jesus has borne all our punishments for our sins and transgressions at the cross and through His finished work at the cross, the divine exchange has taken place. We are made right with God because of Jesus' finished work.
It is His grace that will transform us from within. The bible says we are to prosper outwardly as our souls prosper. We are being prospered by God everyday of our lives. Sometimes it may seem that God is slow in answering our prayer, but His timing is always perfect. If the manifestation of a request has not come to pass, it is because it is not the right time yet. We just simply have to trust in God's grace for us for only His grace will see us through!
When we first see the answer in our hearts, we shall see the outward manifestation in our lives. It is His delight to answer our prayer. And God never fails! He has a master plan for every child of His and He is still carrying out that plan which He has originally. It is the goodness of God that transforms us and not our own works.
The bible tells us how Peter fell at Jesus' when he and his partners caught a net-breaking, boat-sinking load of fishes. He believed AFTER he saw God's goodness. We believe because in one point of our lives, we heard about Jesus and we believed Him and accepted His gift of salvation.
Keep hearing the word of God. For it is God's will that through the foolishness of preaching that we are been sozoed, made whole in every aspect of our lives. When God is so Big in our hearts, all the outward circumstances shall fall in line with His word. All things will turn out to be good for those in Christ. To quote Pastor Prince: When you see Him in His grace, He sees you in your faith! Hallelujah!
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