“Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed.” Romans 9:32-33
Jesus is called the stumbling stone. When we talk about perfection, holiness, glory, and honor, people tend to immediately think of human works and efforts as the forces that bring these things to pass. This type of belief is the stumbling stone and the rock of offense that is Jesus, because these things are only obtained by faith and not by works! The great humbling Truth is this; even our faith is not a human work, because our faith is Authored and Finished by Jesus. We have boldness and access to true Holiness through the free gift of Jesus’ Blood. We are as He is, because He is Who He is, and He is now is within us. Jesus has chosen us to be one with Him, without fault and without blame. Jesus paid a high price to buy our redemption! Don’t stumble at who we are in Christ, because of who you think we are in the flesh. Our flesh is not the force that brings the blessings of God into our lives; Jesus’ flesh is, and His flesh has accomplished it all. There is no need for us to ever stumble, we have the Anointing of God within us, strengthening us with the Truth and the Truth sets us free! God has placed His Spirit within us, and He will lead us into the paths of righteousness, and He will cause us to walk in His ways. Through Christ God can now do all things through us, and without Christ we can do nothing! The Blood of Jesus has made us all of these things!Faith comes from hearing and hearing from the Word of God! The Word of God is what allows us to walk in this revelation of the power of Jesus’ Blood. The Spirit will lead us into the paths of righteousness that the Word of God holds for us, and through the power of Christ (the Anointing), God will be able to do all things through us! Our part is to be used by God, to have Jesus to Author and Finish the faith in our lives, and be the branches that bear the fruit that the Vine produces. Jesus is our Head and we are His body. The Head directs, leads, unifies, and allows the body to walk in perfection. Remember faith is not the human ability to believe God and thus unlock the riches and power of His Kingdom; faith is from God and it is His key, that He Authors and Finishes through us, to unlock the power and victory of His Kingdom! Through Jesus we are now holy and blameless before God in love! Through Jesus we are now one with God Himself, flesh of His flesh, and bone of His bone! Ephesians 5:30-32
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