Wouldn't you love to receive an early inheritance, especially if you are young and have a small family? Why wait when you could use it now? Talk about kindness and generosity. That is exactly what Jesus did for His bride, the church.
When Christ died and rose again, He bequeathed to His new bride, here on earth, His healing, His faith, His hope, His love, His peace , His forgiveness and everything He was on earth as the Son of God. Romans 8:16 says, " The Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with Him in order that we may also be glorified with him." (ESV) His death and resurrection released the first installment of His inheritance. We don't have to first physically die to appreciate and appropriate His inheritance. We can start by enjoying it here on earth and receive the fullness later.
The following verses are only a few of the many blessings we have already inherited in Christ. The full inheritance awaits us, but until then, the Lord has released to His Bride an amazing EARLY inheritance for us to receive by faith. As you mediate on these verses you will be blessed.
WE HAVE INHERITED..............
1. All things that pertain unto life and godliness--2Peter 1:3
2 The divine nature of Christ--2 Peter 1:4
3. Power and anointing in the Holy Spirit--Acts 1:8, 1John 2:27
4. Forgiveness of sins and freedom from guilt--1John 1:9 &
Romans 8:1
5. Divine health and healing--Matthew 8:17
6. Prosperity in all things including our soul--3John 1:2
7. Love, joy, peace and righteousness in the Holy Spirit
Romans 14:17
8. Victory and freedom from the bondage of sin--Romans 8:11
9. More than conquerors in all things--Romans 8:37
10. An Abundance of grace for every good work
2 Corinthians 9:8
11. Freedom from poverty --assurance that our needs will be met.
Matthew 6:36
12. An understanding of the mystery of God's will--Ephesians 1:9
13. Divine guidance--Romans 8:14
14. Security--Psalm 91
15. Co-laborers with God--1 Corinthians 3:9
16. Seated in heavenly places with Christ--Ephesians 2:6
and much, much more.
In this life we already have received an inheritance far beyond anything that we deserve. To receive and experience all this inheritance here on earth will take more than a life time. Enjoy the journey.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
OUR INHERITANCE IN CHRIST
When I think of inheritance I think of someone dying and leaving a Will. There may be some stipulations if you are under 21 years of age or perhaps it would be given out as a measured as a allowance. There are many ways to leave a Will.
However, a man has died and left an inheritance of extraordinary abundance to His love ones. The Lord Jesus Christ has died and He has given to His bride the Church the first downpayment of His whole inheritance to enable us to live in the world and NOT to be of it.
As you listen to this tape may the Lord bless your spiritual ears and eyes to see your new inheritance in Christ.
Tape by Jonathan David Helser and Granham Cooke.
However, a man has died and left an inheritance of extraordinary abundance to His love ones. The Lord Jesus Christ has died and He has given to His bride the Church the first downpayment of His whole inheritance to enable us to live in the world and NOT to be of it.
As you listen to this tape may the Lord bless your spiritual ears and eyes to see your new inheritance in Christ.
Tape by Jonathan David Helser and Granham Cooke.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
"God's Shalom/Peace
Have you ever thought of the difference between the peace OF God and the peace WITH God? Is there a difference?
John 14:27 says, "Peace I leave with you, MY peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
In this verse, our Lord was speaking to His disciples seeking to explain to them "His peace" that He was going to leave to them. He spoke in Hebrew, using the word "shalom". He would have said to them, "Shalom I leave with you, My shalom I bequeath to you, not as the world gives, I give to you."
Hebrew is a beautiful language, but when translated into our English vernacular, we can miss the beauty of it's original intent. For instance, according to the Strong's Concordance, you will find that the definition of the word shalom, (peace) includes "well-being, health, prosperity", not just peace of mind in the usual sense. The peace that Jesus left behind for us is literally His health and prosperity for our spirit, soul and body. So when He said,, "My shalom I leave with you", He bequeathed to us as an inheritance, His very own health and prosperity through the person of the Holy
Spirit.
Even the word "peace" in a Greek lexicon means peace and rest in contrast with strife. The word denotes the absence or end of strife. And as influenced by the Hebrew word "shalom", it also means a state of health, a state of untroubled, undisturbed well-being. God's will for us is to live by His Spirit in a perpetual state of shalom.
Impossible, you say? It sure is. Apart from Christ there is no peace with God. We must be born again to receive the peace OF God and the peace WITH God. We may not realize it at first, but as we grow to know His heart, we will learn to rest in His shalom. It will take time.
But, we must always remember that the devil will try to disturb our sense of peace. Don't let him. We have the privilege of receiving the same peace that Jesus experienced with His Father, when He walked among men. He trusted Himself only to His Father. (John 2:25) By faith as believers, we now have "HIS PEACE" bequeathed to us. We can REST in Him alone for true love, and acceptance. As the Father loves His Son, so He loves His body, the church. We are hidden in Christ in God. (Col. 3:3)
His peace is truly not of this world. It is His gift to us and as we grow to understand His Kingdom is within us, we will confess that His kingdom is His " RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE AND JOY in the Holy Spirit", Rom.14:17. This is just another one of our inheritance in Christ to enjoy in this life.
John 14:27 says, "Peace I leave with you, MY peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
In this verse, our Lord was speaking to His disciples seeking to explain to them "His peace" that He was going to leave to them. He spoke in Hebrew, using the word "shalom". He would have said to them, "Shalom I leave with you, My shalom I bequeath to you, not as the world gives, I give to you."
Hebrew is a beautiful language, but when translated into our English vernacular, we can miss the beauty of it's original intent. For instance, according to the Strong's Concordance, you will find that the definition of the word shalom, (peace) includes "well-being, health, prosperity", not just peace of mind in the usual sense. The peace that Jesus left behind for us is literally His health and prosperity for our spirit, soul and body. So when He said,, "My shalom I leave with you", He bequeathed to us as an inheritance, His very own health and prosperity through the person of the Holy
Spirit.
Even the word "peace" in a Greek lexicon means peace and rest in contrast with strife. The word denotes the absence or end of strife. And as influenced by the Hebrew word "shalom", it also means a state of health, a state of untroubled, undisturbed well-being. God's will for us is to live by His Spirit in a perpetual state of shalom.
Impossible, you say? It sure is. Apart from Christ there is no peace with God. We must be born again to receive the peace OF God and the peace WITH God. We may not realize it at first, but as we grow to know His heart, we will learn to rest in His shalom. It will take time.
But, we must always remember that the devil will try to disturb our sense of peace. Don't let him. We have the privilege of receiving the same peace that Jesus experienced with His Father, when He walked among men. He trusted Himself only to His Father. (John 2:25) By faith as believers, we now have "HIS PEACE" bequeathed to us. We can REST in Him alone for true love, and acceptance. As the Father loves His Son, so He loves His body, the church. We are hidden in Christ in God. (Col. 3:3)
His peace is truly not of this world. It is His gift to us and as we grow to understand His Kingdom is within us, we will confess that His kingdom is His " RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE AND JOY in the Holy Spirit", Rom.14:17. This is just another one of our inheritance in Christ to enjoy in this life.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Affirming Who We Are in Christ
There are several promises from the Word of God that reveal our true identity. When we know these truths, we will no longer ask ourselves, "Who am I?" Our search for our personal identity is fulfilled in the promises. The following are a few of the many promises, that we need to be confessing to affirm ourselves in Christ.
In Christ , we are a new creation. The old things are gone, and all things have become new to us.
In Christ, we have been delivered from the Kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of light.
In Christ, we have access to all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
In Christ, we are complete.
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me"(John 14:6) As we personalize this promise in prayer and affirmation, we say, "Jesus is MY way, MY truth, and MY life." This is a powerful faith building affirmation.
As we pray, it is important to lay claim to our rightful inheritance as children of the King by reflecting on who Jesus is to us, individually and personally. For example, we would pray: "Lord Jesus, you are my Shepherd. I shall not want. You lead me. ( Psalms 23) You are my Good Shepherd. (John 10:14) You are the door that opens an entirely new life for me. (John 10-9) You are my fortress, and my sure defense. (Psalms 89:18)
"You are my rock of refuge, my high tower, my shield, and my buckler. (Psalm 18:30) You are the Word that became flesh and dwelt among us. (John 1:14) You are the Word of life. (1John1:1) You are Immanuel--God with me. (Isa. 7:14) You are my righteousness and my salvation; therefore, I have nothing to fear. (Psalm27:1)
I thank you that you are the first and the last, the Alpha and Omega. (Rev. 1:8) You are the Sun of righteousness. (Mal. 4:2) You are the fragrant rose of Sharon and the fairest of ten thousand. You are the Lily of the Valley.( Song of Solomon 2:1) You are the bright and morning star. (Rev 22:16) You are the light of the world, and in you there is NO darkness at all. (John 1:5)
"You are called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the everlasting Father, and the Prince of peace. (Is. 9:6) You are the Holy One of Israel, the Lamb that was slain from the foundation of the world.(Rev. 13:8) At your name, every knee will bow and tongue confess that you are Lord to the glory of god the Father. (Phil.2:10) You are the God in whom I live and move and have my being. (Acts 17:28) You meet all my needs." (Phil 4:19)
Our position in Christ enables us to lay claim to all of the promises of God. His indwelling presence in our lives fulfills each of those promises to us. Christ dwells within us, and we are truly complete in Him. (Col. 2:10). It doesn't get any better than that !!
In Christ , we are a new creation. The old things are gone, and all things have become new to us.
In Christ, we have been delivered from the Kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of light.
In Christ, we have access to all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
In Christ, we are complete.
Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me"(John 14:6) As we personalize this promise in prayer and affirmation, we say, "Jesus is MY way, MY truth, and MY life." This is a powerful faith building affirmation.
As we pray, it is important to lay claim to our rightful inheritance as children of the King by reflecting on who Jesus is to us, individually and personally. For example, we would pray: "Lord Jesus, you are my Shepherd. I shall not want. You lead me. ( Psalms 23) You are my Good Shepherd. (John 10:14) You are the door that opens an entirely new life for me. (John 10-9) You are my fortress, and my sure defense. (Psalms 89:18)
"You are my rock of refuge, my high tower, my shield, and my buckler. (Psalm 18:30) You are the Word that became flesh and dwelt among us. (John 1:14) You are the Word of life. (1John1:1) You are Immanuel--God with me. (Isa. 7:14) You are my righteousness and my salvation; therefore, I have nothing to fear. (Psalm27:1)
I thank you that you are the first and the last, the Alpha and Omega. (Rev. 1:8) You are the Sun of righteousness. (Mal. 4:2) You are the fragrant rose of Sharon and the fairest of ten thousand. You are the Lily of the Valley.( Song of Solomon 2:1) You are the bright and morning star. (Rev 22:16) You are the light of the world, and in you there is NO darkness at all. (John 1:5)
"You are called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the everlasting Father, and the Prince of peace. (Is. 9:6) You are the Holy One of Israel, the Lamb that was slain from the foundation of the world.(Rev. 13:8) At your name, every knee will bow and tongue confess that you are Lord to the glory of god the Father. (Phil.2:10) You are the God in whom I live and move and have my being. (Acts 17:28) You meet all my needs." (Phil 4:19)
Our position in Christ enables us to lay claim to all of the promises of God. His indwelling presence in our lives fulfills each of those promises to us. Christ dwells within us, and we are truly complete in Him. (Col. 2:10). It doesn't get any better than that !!
Saturday, August 25, 2012
An Early Inheritance
Have you ever been in a place where you wished that you could get an early inheritance? My husband and I have several times in our fifty-four years of marriage been in need of an early inheritance. There were times when he was out of work and we are able to receive a small early inheritance to help us get back on our feet. I remember thinking, "I am glad that we didn't have to wait until after my parents died to receive any inheritance., we need it NOW!"
Living in a fallen world, we need an early inheritance from our Lord to enable us to survive the ever growing darkness. We believers live in enemy territory. We are in the world but not of it. Jesus said that the prince of this world comes but He has nothing to do with him and neither should we. We are hidden in Christ in God and protected from the evil one. This world is NOT our home. We have been bought by the precious blood of Jesus and we DON'T belong to this world any more. We belong to Christ and His Kingdom. In this world we are surrounded with darkness that wants to keep us in bondage and destroy our faith. That is why we need an early inheritance to secure are journey in this world until we arrive safely home.
I believe our early inheritance is the PERSON of the Holy Spirit. In the early days of my faith I didn't realize how important the person of the Holy Spirit was to keep me in this world from evil, sin and destruction. I had to learn the hard way many times, but it was always the Holy Spirit who met me and pointed me back to Jesus.
When I think about it, if it wasn't for the gift of the Holy Spirit all I would have is Christianity or religion. Ephesians 1:13-14, "we were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it." Another way of saying it is, " the Holy spirit is a taste of earnest or an early inheritance until we receive the full inheritance." But until then, we have ALL the power we need for life and godliness in the person of the Holy Spirit.
For instance, you have a health issue and the doctors are not hopefully. The Holy Spirit always has the LAST word for a believer. Jesus is our healer and the Holy Spirit brings the word of God to bear. Without the Holy Spirit in us and with us, we would not know how much the Lord loves us and desires to heal us. Sometimes, physical healing will come as the Holy Spirit heals our broken heart and delivers our soul from rejection, anger, jealousy or bitterness. We have no idea how much the Holy Spirit desires to help us, if we ONLY we would let Him. As believers He is are only connection with the Father and our Lord. Without Him we know nothing.
In the following post I am going to share our inheritance in Christ and how we can draw on it by faith through the person of the Holy Spirit. The Lord has so much to give to us through the Holy Spirit if ONLY we would acknowledge and believe His life is in us NOW (Romans 5:5).
Living in a fallen world, we need an early inheritance from our Lord to enable us to survive the ever growing darkness. We believers live in enemy territory. We are in the world but not of it. Jesus said that the prince of this world comes but He has nothing to do with him and neither should we. We are hidden in Christ in God and protected from the evil one. This world is NOT our home. We have been bought by the precious blood of Jesus and we DON'T belong to this world any more. We belong to Christ and His Kingdom. In this world we are surrounded with darkness that wants to keep us in bondage and destroy our faith. That is why we need an early inheritance to secure are journey in this world until we arrive safely home.
I believe our early inheritance is the PERSON of the Holy Spirit. In the early days of my faith I didn't realize how important the person of the Holy Spirit was to keep me in this world from evil, sin and destruction. I had to learn the hard way many times, but it was always the Holy Spirit who met me and pointed me back to Jesus.
When I think about it, if it wasn't for the gift of the Holy Spirit all I would have is Christianity or religion. Ephesians 1:13-14, "we were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it." Another way of saying it is, " the Holy spirit is a taste of earnest or an early inheritance until we receive the full inheritance." But until then, we have ALL the power we need for life and godliness in the person of the Holy Spirit.
For instance, you have a health issue and the doctors are not hopefully. The Holy Spirit always has the LAST word for a believer. Jesus is our healer and the Holy Spirit brings the word of God to bear. Without the Holy Spirit in us and with us, we would not know how much the Lord loves us and desires to heal us. Sometimes, physical healing will come as the Holy Spirit heals our broken heart and delivers our soul from rejection, anger, jealousy or bitterness. We have no idea how much the Holy Spirit desires to help us, if we ONLY we would let Him. As believers He is are only connection with the Father and our Lord. Without Him we know nothing.
In the following post I am going to share our inheritance in Christ and how we can draw on it by faith through the person of the Holy Spirit. The Lord has so much to give to us through the Holy Spirit if ONLY we would acknowledge and believe His life is in us NOW (Romans 5:5).
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