Grace Abounds: God Is On Our Side
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Romans 8:23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. 24 For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
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The apostle Paul begins this whole letter telling us the just shall live by faith! As long as we the believer are in this mortal body we will be walking in this covenant of faith. Bible faith is always the object of our faith being in Jesus Christ and Him crucified. The obedience of Jesus Christ makes possible for every believer to walk in hope. Not the wishful thinking hope of the world; this is the hope of confident and certain expectation in the redeeming power of the risen Savior.
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Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
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What a great God we serve! While we are in eager expectation for the redemption of our mortal body we have the help of the Spirit! The Spirit also helps in our weaknesses! Coming into this covenant of life in Christ Jesus is so powerful. The Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groaning which cannot be utter. Imagine the Spirit’s strong intercession; the Spirit’s intercession is always according to the will of God! Our union with God is much more vast than most dare to believer! Remember the much more’s of Romans chapter 5. Now we have an unveiling of the heart of God! The Spirit Himself interceding helping us in our weaknesses!
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Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
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This covenant of grace we have been called to is so great! Those who have enter that covenant have a promise that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Genuine faith in Jesus Christ grants such great privilege. The no condemnation message is so great. All things working together for our good! Wow! What ever you may be going through the strong intercession of the Spirit is turning it for your good! Whatever the trial or affliction you have been given the privilege to cry out “Abba” Father. Jesus came to set us free from every bondage and all oppression. In the plan of salvation we have the mighty arm of God bringing salvation in the midst of our weakness.
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Romans 8:29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
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God’s plan for us is to bring us into the image of His Son. God longs for you to such a great degree. John told us the Father is seeking us. Here we find Jesus came in full cooperation for the Father to find us. What a awesome truth to know the Holy Spirit is too in cooperation with the fulfilling of the plan of God. It is so great that He is interceding on our behalf. Grace is God working in you!
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Romans 8:30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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If God is for you who can be against you? Oh the depth of His calling for us. Oh the depth of justification we have. How great is it to say we have been glorified! God will not share His glory with men but those who are His sons have been glorified! These words of truth are so wonderful many saints don’t dare to believer the depths of the truth.
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Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
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Do we dare believe the grace is so great that we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing? The saints are so busy trying to find the blessing they have missed the blessing has already been given! The saints are so busy looking for the favor we have missed favor has been granted by the sacrifice of Jesus. The Father has made you a partaker in the kingdom by the depth of the sacrifice of Jesus.
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2 Peter1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
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The Father’s divine power has given us every thing we need for the issue of life. We must grow in the knowledge of the fullness of His grace! While we run around trying to find the victory through self improvement we have missed fullness of the gospel. The Father made provision for us to walk in full victory; God is on your side if you have ever truly surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus.
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Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
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Jesus invitation is marvelous! “learn from me”! Wow, Jesus invites us to learn from Him! Is your life laborious and are you heavy laden? If we will but run to the grace of God in the midst of our weakness He has promised us rest! Can’t serve God in your own strength? God has been waiting for you to give up for a long time! Now come learn of His goodness working in you!
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Hebrews 13:20 Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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As it turns out the working out of our salvation is letting God work in us!
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Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
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So many have told a half truth which is really nothing more than a lie. We must not tell the believer to work out their own salvation with fear and trembling and not finish the complete truth of it all! For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
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Romans 8:32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
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Here we have in Romans 8 such beautiful truth it is hard to grasp completely. The Father spared not His Son for us; The Holy Spirit is interceding for us! Now Jesus is at the right hand of God making intercession for us! With Jesus the Father is freely giving us all things!
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While religious folks may be accusing you, and the devil may be accusing you, God is standing up for you through Jesus Christ! Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies! Never forget you have an Advocate with the Father. The Advocate is Christ Jesus who stands forever as your propitiation! You have been joined to Christ and no one else has any right to accuse you! You have been blood bought by Jesus Christ and He is even now making intercession for you!
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Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written: "For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter." 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
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Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ; He has made us more than conquerors! Jesus is the conqueror; He has made us more than conquerors. Jesus won the victory on our behalf.
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Colossians 2:13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, 14 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
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Jesus has triumphed over everything that was against us! The principalities and powers holding us in sin shame and condemnation has been made a public spectacle. No principalities or powers have any claim or right to us; Jesus paid it all.
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Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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God is on your side! Grace abounds and you can walk in complete victory!
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