The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in John 14:2-3,
"My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."
Here Jesus reminds his disciples of what is to come their way as believers in him.
It is just astonishing to think of all that is ours when we embrace Jesus Christ in faith.
- The penalty for all our sins were paid for by Jesus Christ on that cross! We are declared spotless before God's judgment throne!
- We have a "breastplate of righteousness". We stand righteous before God because that sin has been paid for.
- We now exist with the presence of the Holy Spirit within us.
- We each have been gifted by the Holy Spirit with special abilities for participating in God's agenda of building his family.
- We achieve the greatest of meaning, purpose satisfaction and fulfillment in our lives as we utilize those gifts and have been invited by God to participate in the building of his family.
- We have been allowed to draw near to God! We are no longer kept in an estrangement from him.
- God allows us to approach him in prayer... and he responds to those prayers.
- God provides each of us direction, endurance and encouragement through the Scriptures. He reveals himself to us so we can know of him, what he is like and what his agenda is. He lets us know of things he has done in the past, what he is doing today and what is to come in the future as we engage the Scriptures.
- We are given the "mind of Christ", transforming us from our sinful lives into lives that please him. This transformation brings us spiritual health and vitality, the opportunity for healing within our spirits, our minds, our wills, and our emotions.
- We now, currently, possess a lavish inheritance as co-heirs with Jesus Christ, that God has lavished upon us!
None of these things I deserve, yet out of God's incomprehensible love he has so richly blessed us!
I have merely listed a sampling of what is ours as believers in Jesus Christ. What would you add to that list?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
"My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."
Here Jesus reminds his disciples of what is to come their way as believers in him.
It is just astonishing to think of all that is ours when we embrace Jesus Christ in faith.
- The penalty for all our sins were paid for by Jesus Christ on that cross! We are declared spotless before God's judgment throne!
- We have a "breastplate of righteousness". We stand righteous before God because that sin has been paid for.
- We now exist with the presence of the Holy Spirit within us.
- We each have been gifted by the Holy Spirit with special abilities for participating in God's agenda of building his family.
- We achieve the greatest of meaning, purpose satisfaction and fulfillment in our lives as we utilize those gifts and have been invited by God to participate in the building of his family.
- We have been allowed to draw near to God! We are no longer kept in an estrangement from him.
- God allows us to approach him in prayer... and he responds to those prayers.
- God provides each of us direction, endurance and encouragement through the Scriptures. He reveals himself to us so we can know of him, what he is like and what his agenda is. He lets us know of things he has done in the past, what he is doing today and what is to come in the future as we engage the Scriptures.
- We are given the "mind of Christ", transforming us from our sinful lives into lives that please him. This transformation brings us spiritual health and vitality, the opportunity for healing within our spirits, our minds, our wills, and our emotions.
- We now, currently, possess a lavish inheritance as co-heirs with Jesus Christ, that God has lavished upon us!
None of these things I deserve, yet out of God's incomprehensible love he has so richly blessed us!
I have merely listed a sampling of what is ours as believers in Jesus Christ. What would you add to that list?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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