Rising above comes down to believing God and His
promises. The Word of God replaces light for darkness. The Word of God is alive
and powerful. (Hebrews 4) Jesus is the Word of God. (John 1) The Word will give
you joy and understanding. It will convict you and encourage you. The wisdom of
God is written within the pages and there is no end. Dig in and go deeper. As
you study and seek Him with an open heart, the more you will know your God.
When we accept Jesus as Savior, we are “justified.” It is “just as if”
we had never sinned. In that moment of true faith, we are sealed with the Holy
Spirit forever!
And
you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth,, the
gospel of your salvation. When you believed you were marked in Him with a seal,
the promised Holy Spirit. Ephesians 1;13
But He is not done
with our lives on earth. Justification is past, and sanctification begins. This
is the process of setting us apart from the world and growing us in the faith,
making us into the image of Christ. The Word transforms our lives and as we
become more and more His disciples we can grow in the fruit of the Spirit. We
are sanctified in the present and throughout our lives.
But
the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22
And in
the future is our glorification, when we receive our resurrection bodies and
live forever with Jesus. There is never a moment when He is apart from us from
our moment of belief until we step into heaven. You are made right with God. He
is working in Your life right at this moment and one day we will be praising
Him along with the angels. Feel the hope and joy. You are His!
After
this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven
shouting, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God.
Revelation 19:1
We are justified by Christ, sanctified through
Christ and glorified with Christ. Amen!
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