"To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the beloved." Ephesians 1:6
Do you think of yourself as really being accepted by God? I mean are you absolutely confident to walk right into the Throne Room without any guilt, without any fear whatsoever, and know beyond any doubt that you can and should be there, welcomed and expected? This is how we should think of ourselves, because the Truth is we are now accepted fully and completely by our Father because of what Jesus accomplished for us. We should think that our acceptance is sure because it is God Who has insured it; our Father is the One Who has made us completely and totally accepted. "Now He which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts." 2 Corinthians 1:21-22
Our Father has made us accepted, not our works, not our prayers, not our thoughts, not our moods, and not our church attendance, no physical action on our part has made us accepted. Our Father, Who is God, has sealed us with Himself. So my friends we are sealed and accepted and no man or no thing can take that away from us, including ourselves. Believing this Truth is not a burden placed solely on us. God is our Father and He plays the major role in creating within us a spirit and knowledge of our acceptance.
“And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.” Galatians 4:6 “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:” Romans 8:16 Praise Jesus, our Father has made us accepted! And thank God that He is the One Who is empowering us to accept it and thus allowing us to live in the fullness of it!
As a Father I am responsible to raise my children up in the way they are to go. If they doubt that they are my kids, if I don’t provide for them, educate them, or protect them, what type a parent would I be? If I allowed them into harms way, wouldn’t I be the one held accountable? What if I made them feel that they were not accepted to me, or as so many Christians feel about God, that they cannot be acceptable? I hope you are seeing what I am saying here? Our Father is right here with us, revealing Himself to us, showing us that He loves us, just as He loves Jesus. We are never left alone to do anything, through Christ we are now one with our Father. God actively has His hands and His presence in all areas of our lives! Even if it is an area in our life that needs cleaned up; God is the Gardener that prunes off the branches of our lives that do not produce fruit! Faith comes from hearing the Truth that through the power of Christ we are completely and totally accepted by our Father and nothing will ever change this Truth!
Do you think of yourself as really being accepted by God? I mean are you absolutely confident to walk right into the Throne Room without any guilt, without any fear whatsoever, and know beyond any doubt that you can and should be there, welcomed and expected? This is how we should think of ourselves, because the Truth is we are now accepted fully and completely by our Father because of what Jesus accomplished for us. We should think that our acceptance is sure because it is God Who has insured it; our Father is the One Who has made us completely and totally accepted. "Now He which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts." 2 Corinthians 1:21-22
Our Father has made us accepted, not our works, not our prayers, not our thoughts, not our moods, and not our church attendance, no physical action on our part has made us accepted. Our Father, Who is God, has sealed us with Himself. So my friends we are sealed and accepted and no man or no thing can take that away from us, including ourselves. Believing this Truth is not a burden placed solely on us. God is our Father and He plays the major role in creating within us a spirit and knowledge of our acceptance.
“And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.” Galatians 4:6 “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:” Romans 8:16 Praise Jesus, our Father has made us accepted! And thank God that He is the One Who is empowering us to accept it and thus allowing us to live in the fullness of it!
As a Father I am responsible to raise my children up in the way they are to go. If they doubt that they are my kids, if I don’t provide for them, educate them, or protect them, what type a parent would I be? If I allowed them into harms way, wouldn’t I be the one held accountable? What if I made them feel that they were not accepted to me, or as so many Christians feel about God, that they cannot be acceptable? I hope you are seeing what I am saying here? Our Father is right here with us, revealing Himself to us, showing us that He loves us, just as He loves Jesus. We are never left alone to do anything, through Christ we are now one with our Father. God actively has His hands and His presence in all areas of our lives! Even if it is an area in our life that needs cleaned up; God is the Gardener that prunes off the branches of our lives that do not produce fruit! Faith comes from hearing the Truth that through the power of Christ we are completely and totally accepted by our Father and nothing will ever change this Truth!
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