31/05/2020 - WE ARE THE PROMISED BLESSING

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And it shall come to pass That just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, So I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Do not fear, Let your hands be strong.’ Zechariah 8:13

What God says in this verse has already happened. Now we are the people who inherited the promises made to the patriarchs of the faith. Therefore, we can enjoy all that Jesus has done for us on the cross. There is no way God will fail or His Word will pass. Anyone who wants to live in the fullness of blessings must simply believe in Christ and assume all that has been prepared for him.

God’s people are phenomenally loved by Him, and this love must be announced; Thus, people will come out of suffering and enjoy the abundant life brought by Jesus. We are the blessed children of the Most High, so the enemy will not lead us out of the holy way. Although he breathes his threats against us, nothing he wants to do will succeed. We are no longer a curse, but a blessing.

One of Christ’s greatest and harshest statements was to Himself as He stood in our place. He was the righteousness of God, which required the justification of the sins committed by man against the Most High. With this, it was Jesus who brought us salvation, not a decree exempting us from debt. Now we just need to believe that.

As we learn from the Scriptures the meaning of the Savior’s sacrifice, we are automatically free and will never have to pay one of the old bills again. The note that weighed against us was nailed to the cross, so we have nothing more to suffer. Although we do not understand everything, we must believe.

Today, whoever accepts Christ as his Savior is a blessing, for he was delivered from the empire of darkness and transported to the Kingdom of the Son of His love (Col. 1:13). When we live in the Lord and His words live in us, we can ask for whatever we want and it will be done for us. The enemy will never oppress us again unless we let him do it. Therefore, be strong in the Most High — as the Word speaks of Him and your rights in Jesus and in the power of divine power.

The time is to move forward to take on God’s promised gifts to those who love Him – they have His commandments and keep them. There are many more blessings waiting for you than you have news or need. Heavenly Father abounds in His deeds. He never gives only what you or people need. Take the example of the multiplication of bread and fish carried out for 5,000 men, plus women and children: 12 baskets left.

The only thing that can keep you from receiving the abundance of the Lord, after using faith and doing the right prayer, is not to strive. The Word declares that our hands must be strained (Neh 6: 9), and that means asking (determining), believing, without making or accepting excuses!

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares