Empowered by God
"And because we are his sons God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts,
so now we can rightly speak of God as our dear Father. Now we are no longer slaves,
but God's own sons. And since we are his sons, everything he
has belongs to us, for that is the way God planned."
Galatians 4: 6-7.
As Christians, we are children of the King.
We are called heirs and joint heirs with Christ;
if so be that we suffer with Him that we may be also glorified together.
Under the Roman law, an adopted child was guaranteed all legal rights to the
Father's property.
He was not a second-class son; he was equal to any other sons,
biological or adopted, in his earthly Father's family.
As adopted sons and daughters of God, we also share with Jesus the
rights to God's resources.
One condition is that we seek the Kingdom of
God first, and all things will be added unto us.
Since we are heirs of God, we can claim all he has provided for us and our full identity as
his children. His Holy Spirit speaks to us deep within our hearts, and
tells us that we really are God's children. Our new
citizenship is not of this world but is of the heavenlies as our name has been written in the Book of Life.
Our conversation, (lifestyle), and walk is to be in the Spirit according to Romans 8.
Since we are his children, we can share his treasure. But, if we are to share his glory;
we are told there will also be suffering in this life.
Our suffering here is nothing compared
to the glory he will give us hereafter.
For all creation is waiting patiently and hopefully for that
future day when God will resurrect the righteous to share in
glorious freedom. To be absent in this fleshly body is to be present with the Lord. There
will be a great Resurrection day in the future when all those in Christ will be caught
up to forever be with the Lord.
We are to comfort one another with these words.
Until the day of his appearing, we are to worship and be about the Father's business
in the vineyard of the Lord.
We can give thanks today for everything which the Lord had planned for
us since the beginning of time.
We have been justified and made a member
of the wonderful family of God.
We have been empowered by God as we could do nothing
on our own without his Spirit.
If our words are God's words and if spoken in spirit and truth,
they are anointed words. We are given unction by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the Gospel message.
If the seed of God's word falls on prepared hearts and is received,
the anointing breaks the yoke.
The yoke of man is heavy and burdensome but the yoke
of the Lord is easy and his burden is light.
It is a blessing to know that true
peace can be found when one hears his voice and comes to Him.
Blessings in Christ,
Jo Ann
J. P.'s Inspirations (c) 2002
"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy
to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."
Romans 8: 17.
"A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax
shall he not quench; he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the
earth; and the isles shall wait for his
law." Isa. 42: 3-4
Children of the King
Adopted into the royal family,
We are children of the King,
Heirs and joint-heirs with Jesus,
Is the reason our hearts sing.
Heavenly choirs join in his praises,
Angels bow before the throne,
He who lives and reigns forever,
Gave the greatest gift ever known.
We will worship and adore Him,
Sons & Daughters of royalty
Empowered on earth and kept by his Spirit,
We are saved by grace and have been set free.
Jo Ann Kelly
J. P.'S Inspirations (c) 2002 |
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