THE POWER OF FAITH !
Oh, what a wonderful thing the power of faith is!
God's Word tells us that Christ paid for the sin of humankind with His own blood at the cross; that He fulfilled the law and removed the curse; that He ransomed us from the claims of hell and the devil; that He lived a sinless life, keeping the law at every point; and that He will present us before the Father with a perfect righteousness.The Word goes on to tell us we can have Christ's perfect righteousness attributed to us — that God will consider us as perfectly righteous in Jesus — if only we will believe what He has accomplished for us. Please understand that I am speaking of those who have repented of their sins.
Oh, how my flesh recoils at the simplicity and ease of it all. The flesh cries,
"No way! It can't be that easy. I have to help; I must pay something. After all, I still have problems in my life. I still struggle with sin. I can't expect Him to consider me righteous because I still have so many things needing improvement. I need to clean up my act first."
Certainly there may be tears on our part. We have to be humbled and broken, but a river of tears alone will not save anyone. A lifetime of struggles will not save anyone. God says, "It must be by grace through faith. No flesh shall glory in My presence!"
"For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith" (Romans 1:17).
"For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith" (Galatians 5:5).
"Righteousness . . . which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith" (Philippians 3:9).
My faith has to rise above all my fears, above all satanic lies, all feelings, all circumstances, and rest in what God's Word declares. His Word says that by repentance and faith in Christ, He looks upon me as having the perfect righteousness of Jesus. He accepts me "in the beloved" as holy and righteous.
JESUS FULFILLED THE LAW AND REMOVED THE CURSE!! WOW! HE DID SOMETHING HUGE HERE AND WE NEED TO NEVER FORGET THIS!! HE DID ALL THIS SO WE COULD RECEIVE HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS!!
AND THAT GOD THE FATHER WILL CONSIDER US AS PERFECTLY RIGHTEOUS IN JESUS--IF ONLY WE WILL BELIEVE WHAT HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED FOR US!!!
SOME PEOPLE TRY TELLING ME I HAVE TO DO THIS AND THAT, BUT I TELL THEM NO I DONT I AM STANDING AND BELIEVING THAT I HAVE RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD BECAUSE OF WHAT JESUS HAS DONE FOR ME AND FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS REPENTED!! AMEN!!!
ONLY JESUS COULD PLEASE GOD COMPLETELY AND HE HAS DONE THIS FOR US!!
GLORY TO GOD THE FATHER!!
By Tony Padilla
CREDITED TO OUR ACCOUNT
ReplyDeleteWe will never be justified or accepted as righteous before God unless we stand before Him with Christ's perfect righteousness as our own. That is the only righteousness God will ever recognize, so how can we receive Christ's perfect righteousness?
The heavenly Father imputes it to us through our faith. "Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works . . ." (Romans 4:6). Paul quotes David as saying, "The richest, most blessed, most peaceful man on earth is the one who understands he has a perfect righteousness imputed to him — without works!"
"[Abraham] staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God . . . And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; but for us also, to whom it shall be imputed" (Romans 4: 20-24).
This righteousness has to be imputed to us. It is not ours by infusion. In other words, God doesn't just pour it into us. No, it is never our righteousness, nothing we have done or accomplished. It is always His righteousness, imputed to us, credited to our account.
The word impute means "to regard or esteem, to consider, to attribute to a person something he does not have, to reckon or credit to one's account." When Jesus imputes His righteousness to us, God looks upon it as our very own. No, we did not earn it. Christ did it all and He credits it to our account.
This imputation comes by faith alone. We can't work for it or merit it in any way. Rather, because of our faith in Jesus and His redeeming work, the Lord credits the righteousness of Christ to us and we are reckoned as perfect in Him. By confessing our sins and having faith in Him, we stand before God with an imputed righteousness. And it is a perfect righteousness that is of faith and not of works:
"Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace" (Romans 4:16).
"For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness" (Romans 10:10).
"Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no [distinction]" (Romans 3:22).
YES! WHEN JESUS IMPUTES HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS TO US, GOD THE FATHER LOOKS IT AS OUR VERY OWN!! AMEN!! BY CONFESSING(admitting) OUR SINS AND HAVING FAITH IN HIM, WE STAND BEFORE GOD WITH AN IMPUTED RIGHTEOUSNESS. AND IT IS A PERFECT RIGHTEOUSNESS THAT IS OF FAITH AND NOT OF WORKS!!! GLORY TO GOD!! AMEN & AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!
Tony Padilla
ReplyDeleteden 30 september kl. 13:10
Proof of God's Love and Protection
When it appears law and order is collapsing - Christians do not have to run and hide - because our God is closely monitoring every move!
Proof: "How dare you tell me, 'Flee to the mountains for safety,' when I am trusting in the Lord? For the wicked have strung their bows, drawn their arrows tight against the bowstrings, and aimed from ambush at the people of God. 'Law and order have collapsed,' we are told. 'What can the righteous do but flee?' But the Lord is still in His holy temple; he still rules from heaven. He closely watches everything that happens here on earth. He puts the righteous and the wicked to the test; he hates those loving violence. He will rain down fire and brimstone on the wicked and scorch them with his burning wind. For God is good, and he loves goodness; the godly shall see his face" (Psalm 11 1-7, L.B.).
No matter how much violence and crime is on every side - God promised to keep His loved ones from the reach of evil men.
Proof: "O Lord, we know that you will forever preserve your own from the reach of evil men, although they prowl on every side and vileness is praised throughout the land" (Psalm 12:7-8, L.B.).
Even if the whole world around us begins to collapse - any nation or person who really trusts God will still be standing. We are not even to fear earthquakes.
Proof: "Some nations boast of armies and of weaponry, but our boast is in the Lord our God. Those nations will collapse and perish; we will arise to stand firm and sure" (Psalm 20:7-8, L.B.).
The coming recession need not frighten or worry the true believer - because God has promised to take care of him.
Proof: "Such a man will not be overthrown by evil circumstances. God's constant care of him will make a deep impression on all who see it. He does not fear bad news, nor live in dread of what may happen. For he is settled in his mind that Jehovah will take care of him. That is why he is not afraid, but can calmly face his foes. He gives generously to those in need. His deeds will never be forgotten. He shall have influence and honor. Evil-minded men will be infuriated when they see all this; they will gnash their teeth in anger and slink away, their hopes thwarted" (Psalm 112:6-10, L.B.).
The godly person will not escape all suffering - but God has promised to deliver in the end.
Proof: "The good man does not escape all troubles - he has them, too. But the Lord helps him in each and every one. God even protects him from accidents" (Psalm 34:19-20, L.B.).
ReplyDelete"Who can stand before an angry God? His fury is like fire; the mountains tumble down before his anger. The Lord is good. When trouble comes, he is the place to go! And he knows everyone who trusts in him! But he sweeps away his enemies with an overwhelming flood; he pursues them all night long" (Nahum 1:6-8, L.B.).
"Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand" (Psalm 37:24, K.J.)
God has clearly promised to deliver anyone who trusts Him and who calls upon His name.
Proof: "It is senseless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, fearing you will starve to death; for God wants his loved ones to get their proper rest" (Psalm 127: 2, L.B.).
"I have been young and now I am old. And in all my years I have never seen the Lord forsake a man who loves him; nor have I seen the children of the godly go hungry" (Psalm 37:25, L.B.).
"If you belong to the Lord, reverence him; for everyone who does this has everything he needs. Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those of us who reverence the Lord will never lack any good thing" (Psalm 34:9-10, L.B.).
"Day by day the Lord observes the good deeds done by godly men, and gives them eternal rewards. He cares for them when times are hard; even in famine, they will have enough" (Psalm 37:18-19, L.B.).
"Therefore the Lord God says, You shall starve, but my servants shall eat; you shall be thirsty while they drink; you shall be sad and ashamed, but they shall rejoice. You shall cry in sorrow and vexation and despair, while they sing for joy" (Isaiah 65:13-14,.). THE LORD HAS PROMISED!! STAND ON THESE WONDERFUL PROMISES!!! AMEN!! ALLOW THE LORD TO SHOW YOU ALL HIS PROMISES AND RECEIVE THEM TODAY!!! WE MAY GO THROUGH MANY CIRCUMSTANCES BUT HE HAS PROMISED TO BE WITH US THROUGH THEM, HE WILL HELP US BUT WE HAVE TO TRUST HIM!! AMEN!!