Monday, August 6, 2007

Nothing Wrong With God, His Word, And You!

Hebrews 10:14
14For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.

Sometimes, when we are not receiving our healing, breakthrough, restoration, or miracle child, we can't help but think that something is wrong with us. We tell ourselves, "Nothing wrong with God, nothing wrong with the Word, so something must be wrong with me!" My friend, if you think that your miracle depends on you, then you are on rocky ground.

In the old covenant, we see this "it's all up to me" demand put on man. God's part was to bless His people, but only if they played their part by obeying all of His laws. If they didn't do their part, not only would they not be blessed, the curse would come on them.

Most of the time, they ended up under the curse because they just could not keep all of God's laws. So God found fault with that covenant because though He wanted to bless man, man's sins made it difficult for Him to do so. Man himself was the weak link.

In the new covenant, man has no part to play except to believe and receive. The new covenant of grace was cut between God the Father and God the Son - both infallible and more than able to keep the covenant.

God the Son is man's representative. Jesus is representing you and I. So in this covenant, how much we can receive from God depends on how good our representative is, how perfect His obedience is. Of course, Jesus is the perfect Man with perfect obedience. So in Him, we are qualified to receive all the blessings of God! We only need to believe and receive.
Jesus' blood has been shed for the remission of all your sins. You are now the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21). By His one perfect sacrifice for all your sins, He has perfected you forever.

Today, the devil has no right to tell you that you cannot be blessed because there is something wrong with you. So as you are waiting for your miracle, you can say, "Nothing wrong with God, nothing wrong with the Word, and nothing wrong with me."

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