One On One #21

    Many Christians still don't know what God's will is for their lives. They believe that God will put sickness and disease on them, in order to teach them something or to discipline them. Gal.3:13-14(Amp) tells us, "Christ purchased our freedom, redeeming us from the Curse (doom) of the Law, and its condemnation, by Himself becoming a curse for us, for it is written in the scriptures, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree (is crucified)." Deut.21:14(Amp) says, "To the end that through their receiving Christ Jesus, the Blessing promised to Abraham might come on the Gentiles, so we all through faith might all receive the Promise of the Holy Spirit."

    2Cor.1:20(Amp) tells us, "For as many as are the Promises of God, they all find their Yes answer in Him (Christ). For this reason we also utter the Amen (so be it) to God through Him (in His Person and by His Agency) to the glory of God." Do we know what God's Promises are? Do we understand the Blessing of Abraham that has come upon us? Do we truly understand what being redeemed from the Curse of the Law means? These are Promises God has made and all His Promises are "Yes and Amen to His praise and glory."

    We can read about God's Promises made through the old covenant and Israel,and now to us through Jesus in the Old Testament. Gal. 3:16-18(Amp) tells us that the Blessing came before the Law. This Promise was actually made to Jesus and Abraham by faith, could walk in it until Jesus (to Whom the Promises was made) came. Now through faith in Jesus, these Promises and Blessings are ours in Him.

    Many read the about the old covenant without understanding that those people were still under the Law and not under the Sacrifice Lamb of God, Who perfectly fulfilled the Law and the Prophets. Jesus said in Matt.5:27-28(Amp), "I come not to do away with the Law, but to fulfill all of the Law and the Prophets." We must go before the Lord one on One, seeking His Truth, instead of what others say. Jesus told the Scribes and Pharisees that they had made God's Word of no affect, because of their traditions. They were following tradition with no understanding or Truth in what they were doing.

    We sometimes get in a rut in our Christian life and do the same things over and over again, without faith in what we're doing. That doesn't mean we're not doing what The Bible says, but we're not believing or expecting it to work. It's just tradition. We've all heard about the Blood of Jesus, the Cross and the Resurrection, but we've lost the Truth of it's Power for believers today.

    These things are all part of the Promise and they're all still "Yes and Amen," in Christ Jesus. When we come before the Father in search of Truth, we need to seek out His Blessing and Promises that are ours today in Jesus. Our walk with the Father would be so much greater and we'll grow closer to Him, when we take time to seek Him. This is already our for while we're still here on earth, not for Heaven. This is where the Curse is, not in Heaven. This is where we need to know that Jesus fulfilled the Law for us and the Blessing is ours through Him. We need to know that Jesus purchased all for us on Calvary's cross. It was important enough for Jesus to die for if and it should be important enough for us to find out and accept what Christ did for us.