29/12/2017 - GLORIED AND JUSTIFIED IN THE LORD

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In the LORD all the descendants of Israel Shall be justified, and shall glory. Isaiah 45:25

What man comes to be as he receives Jesus as Lord and Savior has yet to be fully understood. He becomes seed of Israel and heir to all the promises made first to Abraham and then to Isaac; then to Jacob, the surpasser. The divine plan for those who are born to the family of God is greater than one can imagine.  For this we need holy anointing, so as not to waste what we are in Christ.

Although the newly saved had been overpowered by sin, filled with bad experiences in his world journey, he is made innocent when he is born again (2 Corinthians 5:17), as if he had never done anything wrong, and he becomes a member of the body of Christ.  This way he is no longer separated from the Lord.  We must learn what is conceded to us in the salvation we have been given, since we have become an integral part of the Body of the Son of God!

While being seed of Jacob, the newly converted readily has more from God than the patriarch did, because, being baptized by the Holy Spirit, one becomes the temple of the Almighty (1 Corinthians 6:19).  When this person calls out to God, the Lord is immediately made present.  So being, the responsibility increases, and in order not to provoke scandals, one must flee from sin and whatever obstructs the Word from bearing determined fruits.

From then on, the person’s steps are controlled by the Almighty.  Even if you are in a spiritual desert, do not give up, thinking or saying You do not understand the Lord and are contemplating abandoning Him forever.  The Lord knows how to forge and test those who are His to prepare them for success. The One who started the good work in you, will complete it in Hs manner and way to His glory (Philippians 1:6). Trust this!

Being the seed of Israel does not mean deciding in a natural way.  Jacob, for example, didn’t mind that Esau, his twin brother, while in their mother’s womb, passed him up and was born first (Genesis 25:25,26). The patriarch knew he could overtake his brother at the right time, being led by God in person.  Nobody led by God ever errs, but hits the target completely.  Halleluiah!

We are descendants of the one who believed in the Almighty and was favored by Him.  This way, he came to be heir to all the promises made to his fathers.  He was justified in the Lord and became Israel – the one who struggled with God and won (Genesis 32:28). In Christ we triumph over the devil and his temptations.  So do not be led by the appearances, for, in God you have been made a victor in Jesus.

No son of God has to be crushed or humiliated, sad and confounded, because the Scriptures guarantee that the seed of Israel glory in the heavenly Father.  This means that for us, there will never be a moment of sadness, but only joy.  What kind of life have you been keeping: glorious or mournful?

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares