This final lesson is one I have looked forward to sharing. Sowing into the garden of life is so important; Knowing how is the difference between victory or defeat. Isaiah 51:16 helps us unlock the key.
Isaiah 51:16 And I have put My words in your mouth; I have covered you with the shadow of My hand, That I may plant the heavens, Lay the foundations of the earth, And say to Zion , 'You are My people.'"
In this final lesson of Galatians and Ephesians through the eyes of grace, I would like to title lesson “Learning To Plant In The Garden Of Life’. As Isaiah says here, God has put His word in our mouth. He covers us with the Shadow of His hand. It for the purpose of planting it in the heavens, and laying the foundations of it in the earth. It causes God to utter “You are My people. In the last 13 weeks God has put so much good word in our mouth. Speaking that word moves heaven and earth and yes it touches the heart of God. By way of review here are verses from every chapter we have covered in the last 13 weeks. Speak it to plant in the garden of life.
Ephesians 1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 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,
Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
Ephesians 3:16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, … 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
Ephesians 4:22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 5:1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Galatians 1:3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, (THE HEARTBEAT)
Galatians 2:19 "For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God. 20 "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Galatians 3:11 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for "the just shall live by faith." 12 Yet the law is not of faith, but "the man who does them shall live by them." 13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"),
Galatians 4:6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
SPEAK IT INTO THE GARDEN OF LIFE ! Your life and those around you!
Galatians 6:1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. 2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
When grace is truly revealed it works with a heart of restoration for the wounded. Those who have fallen should have the body surrounding them with a spirit of restoration. The importance of coming with a spirit of gentleness cannot be overstated. We bear one another’s burdens with the law of Christ engaged. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death. Jesus set the ultimate example with the woman caught in the act of adultery. After He got rid of the accusers, Jesus declared I don’t condemn you “go and sin no more.” Love covers a multitude of sin!
Galatians 6:3 For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 5 For each one shall bear his own load.
If we are going to plant in the garden of life properly, the place to start is an examination of ourselves. Are we are living in the faith? Remember the measuring stick. Trusting in what Christ has done is grace; trusting in one own good works is the law mentality.
Galatians 6:6 Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches.
The simple instruction, when you get the grace message allow it to come back to the one who taught it.
Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.
Everyone is planting something in the garden of their life. From what shall we plant; the flesh or the Spirit? What we put in our mouth determines how and what we reap. God has set us up by putting His word in our mouth. We will be overshadowed by His hand, it will be planted in the heavens, and the foundation of it will be laid in the earth. Sowing to the Spirit is the only viable option if we want to walk in victory. Exalt the word of God over every circumstance in our life and allow that to come out of our mouth. May complaint be put away; let the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus be allowed to flow.
Galatians 6:9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Never give up doing good! The harvest will come to the reaper in due season! Let us plant in the garden of lives by sowing to the Spirit with great expectation for harvest.
Galatians 6:11 See with what large letters I have written to you with my own hand! 12 As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, these would compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. 13 For not even those who are circumcised keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.
Paul speaking to the Galatians warned them to call accursed anyone teaching apart from the heartbeat of God. It is not by keeping the law of Moses or man’s traditions, but it is by grace the good harvest comes.
Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation. 16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.
It is the cross of Jesus Christ alone where victory comes. It is not a remake of the old man. Put off the old and put on the new man. It not rules, codes and regulations but the new creation that empowers the believer to walk in victory.
Galatians 6:17 From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. 18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Brothers and Sisters the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. AMEN! Plant in the garden of life with the Father’s heartbeat in mind.
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