(No Ho-Hum Stuff Here)
1. Jesus knew who He was
2. Jesus knew what He believed
3. Jesus knew what to say
The above 3 reasons are why Jesus as the Son of God
and the Son of Man was successful. If
you and I will do the same thing, then we can have the same success.
Look at Ephesians 2 with me. I have taken all of the information out of
the Amplified Bible for you. I have put
together who we are in Christ. Jesus
knew who He was, and so can you as a son or daughter of God. In fact, we must have revelation knowledge of
this in order to do the things Jesus did.
Mark
Ephesians chapter two: (Reading the following as it
is written to you personally from God Himself) “You (God) also made me alive, so rich
are You (God) in Your mercy! Because of
and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which You
loved ME, You made ME alive (together in fellowship and in union with
Christ; You gave ME the VERY LIFE
of Christ Himself, the SAME NEW LIFE with which You quickened Him, for it is by grace (the
operation of Your -- God’s power on MY behalf), Your favor and mercy which I
did not deserve that I am (present tense) saved, DELIVERED FROM JUDGMENT and MADE
PARTAKERS (now in this present life) of Christ’s salvation.
AND You (God) raised ME up TOGETHER with You (God)
and made ME sit down TOGETHER, giving ME JOINT SEATING with You (God) in the
heavenly sphere by virtue of MY being in Christ Jesus the Messiah, the Anointed
One. You (God) did this so that You might clearly demonstrate through
the ages to come the IMMEASURABLE (LIMITLESS, SURPASSING) RICHES of Your
(God’s) FREE grace (the operation of Your power and unmerited favor) in Your
(God’s) kindness and goodness of heart toward ME in Christ Jesus.
For it is by FREE grace (the operation of God’s
power and unmerited favor) that I AM SAVED --- delivered from judgment and made
a partaker of Christ’s salvation, through my faith. AND this salvation is not of myself, of my own doing, it came not through my own
striving, but it is the gift of You God.
For I am Your (GOD’S OWN HANDIWORK—YOUR – GOD’S
WORKMANSHIP) recreated in Christ Jesus, born anew SO THAT I may do those good
works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for ME taking paths which You
(God) prepared ahead of time, that I should walk in them, living the GOOD LIFE
which You (God) prearranged and made ready for me to live.
THEREFORE, I am no longer an outsider, excluded from
the rights of citizens, BUT I now share citizenship with the saints – Your
(God’s) own people, consecrated and set apart for Yourself (God). AND, I belong to Your (God’s) own household.
When I read and meditate what is written from
Ephesians, I have victory in every area of my life. Jesus said in I John, “as I am, so are YOU in
this world today. Jesus is well, He is prosperous, doing the will of our Father still,
just as you and I as born-again believers should be doing. He’s given us His Holy Spirit, to live within
US to enlighten us, and show us daily what He wants us to do. This gives us the ability to “see what the
Father did (the same way that Jesus did), hear what the Father wants us to
hear, and DO the things the Father instructs us to do.” If He says in 3 John 2, “beloved, I wish
above all else that you prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers,”
I think that sounds like He wants the very best for us. The provision of the “gifts” our salvation provides, e.g. healing, divine
health, prosperity, deliverance, certainly beats spending hours wondering “if
our health insurance provided by companies is going to be in effect; will there
be enough flu vaccine to go around; how can I ever get out of debt? And so on and so on. If you will take the time to learn “how God wants
it done,” you will have the answer to every dilemma in your life. I did and I do every day. Learn to make your schedule around the Word
of God.
Father God says in His Word, “study to show yourself
approved…, He is a rewarder of them that diligently
seek Him… meditate in the Word of God day and night for THEN shall YOU make
your way prosperous. As I have said so
many times in my articles, it is time for you and I as
believers to “take up the cross
and follow JESUS.” It can’t be done in a “ho-hum” manner – God
says, “seek FIRST the
He has planned for us to be. We are sick, busted, and losing out because
we are not obedient to do what He has told us to do.
So, what will YOU do?
As for me and my house, we will serve the God of the
Bible, having His wisdom, guidance and direction for every day of our lives.
Start the New Year out right, acknowledging Him in
every area of your life and look for Him to direct you. It’s a win-win situation every time.
Rev. Ann White
