28 We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.
Only the Holy Spirit can assure us that all things now work for our good. He assures us that the good things and amen even the bad things now work out for our good. He assures us that there is now no condemnation for us. He assures us that our Father will never leave us or forsake us. He assures us that we are saved to the uttermost and He assures us that it is always our Father’s power within us doing the works.
The Holy Spirit gives us this peace that passes all understanding. The freedom that comes from knowing that nothing that we do will ever harm us, goes beyond logic. It doesn’t make any sense, but that is the glory of Grace. This Truth allows us to go to our Father and know that there is nothing that is hindering Him from helping us and given us all that is needed to live an abundant life.
And, beloved, if our consciences (our hearts) do not accuse us [if they do not make us feel guilty and condemn us], we have confidence (complete assurance and boldness) before God, 1 John 3:21
If our actions mattered, we would always be thinking were they good enough? If we were bad, did we repent enough? The Truth is that our righteousness is as filthy rags, so to have a clear conscience one must be empowered by the Holy Spirit to know that our own actions do not matter. The only action that mattered was Jesus on the Cross. He was that successful. He overcame our actions and now mercy flows to us in abundance.
The wise will say that I am saying that we just now can go and do whatever we want, that I am teaching that we will freely go and sin. They will say that this is an extremely dangerous teaching. But what they fail to realize is that we are now controlled and directed by the Holy Sprit and not by our flesh. They fail to realize that the Truth sets us free from the presence, power, pleasure, and penalty of sin. The only way for us to ever stop sin is by being enlightened with the Truth that it just doesn’t have any power over us. The Truth is what will stop us from committing sin, not a bunch of rules and laws that tell us what to do and not to do.
In Christ’s freedom we can now serve the lost and take no thought for what they have done. We can give and never fear not having provision. We can go into all of the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. We can lay hands on the sick and they will recover, we can cast out demons, freely we have received and freely we are used to give. Nothing that we have done enhances our service to our Father or hinders it. We aren’t condemned and we cannot boast.
In Jesus’ Name I ask You Father for all who read these postings to be blessed with the knowledge of the Truth. We are all in Christ and He is victorious through us all!
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