The Good News

Those around you may think it’s crazy you’ve made such a commitment to Christ. But, you don’t see it that way at all because the Holy Spirit has revealed the wonder of a life in Christ to you. “Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets us be called his children, as we truly are. But since the people of this world did not know who Christ is, they don’t know who we are.” (1 John 3:1)

So, never let the devil tell you that you do not have faith, for if you have been born again and received your spirit language, then you have exercised your faith for the two greatest miracles in Christianity. Believing God to meet your need for personal divine healing or a miracle is secondary to this two greatest miracles.

Holy Spirit was sent by Christ to enable you to live the Christian life. For the Christian life is possible only with the power of the Holy Spirit. “Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.” (John 16:7)

And, you may be thinking, I need the Holy Spirit in my life. But, if you are a Christian, He is already there. The Holy Spirit resides in you but, the problem is that you may not be yielding your life to His direction. He may be a resident – without being president. “You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.” (Romans 8:9).

Perhaps life is just hard that it seems like you are never going to get this “Christian thing” right. Let me share this with you my dear, God is real. He is not a wooden cross. He is not a painted idol. He is Spirit. He is far above every ruler, authority, power, dominion, and every name that can be named, not only in the present age but, also in the one to come. His unconditional love for you and all mankind is revealed through His Son Jesus Christ. And, God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church. He communicates via the pages of the Bible, through prayers, through circumstances, visions, dreams, prophets and through contact with believers.

If you sincerely seek God, you will find Him and all His Glory. You do not have to start out being an expert, just patiently get to know Him one day at a time. Be confident in knowing that nothing escapes God’s attention. You are never out of His sight or His care. Before the thought occurred in your mind, God knew it. He has known all things before the foundation of the earth. There is nothing new. So, do not turn or continue turning your back on God, see beyond the deception. “Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.” (Proverbs 3:7-8)

So, the Gospel is an announcement not an argument. You share it, not shove it. The beauty of the Gospel is while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Nothing will ever separate us from His love. If love does not require some sort of sacrifice on your part, you probably are not loving the person at all. However, a love based on conduct would keep you wondering, “Have I done enough?” Instead, God cares for you simply because you are You. Never compare your love story with those in the movies, because they are written by scriptwriters, yours is written by God. The author and the finisher of our faith. Because of the cross you do not have to try to justify what you have done in the past.

To Christ all your sins have been thrown into a sea of forget. The moment you asked for forgiveness, you are forgiven. Nothing feels better than knowing that your sins are forgiven. And, that God loves you. He will never leave you nor forsake you, and he will always take care of you. He is faithful when you are not. He is constant when you are not. He is everything when you are nothing. Yet, He says that you are His. “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)

Sometimes sharing and living in accordance with the gospel always comes with the risk of looking or sounding crazy. I guess that is just a risk you have to take anyway. Keep on testifying about what you witnessed happening in your walk with God. Let the people keep on talking, judging and laughing as you walk in purpose, preparing the way of the LORD, and making straight in the desert a highway for God. For someday you will just have to sit back and let God shut their mouths.

God always leaves a witness to testify about his goodness, so many people that sit in judgement as you toil towards your goals casting their insignificant judgement about your journey typically will become the ones that say, “I remember him or her when…” Perhaps there is some stuff you are going through and cannot talk about now but, when God brings you out of it, talk about it openly and will help so many people while others be silenced. Just as Jesus said to this man “Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you. So the man departed, and related publicly everywhere in the Ten Towns all that Jesus had done for him; and all were astonished.” (Mark 5:19-20)

However, you cannot force someone to comprehend a message they are not ready to receive. But still, do not underestimate the power of planting a seed. Simple words can mean the world to someone when they are spoken with love. Hence, everyone you meet is a work in progress. Unless you know all the work God is doing in their life, be careful that you are not incorrectly judging their progress. As they say if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.

There are many gospels being preached today but, there are few that the Holy Spirit can bear witness with. If the enemy cannot stop you from believing in God, he will try to make you disappointed with God. Do not believe the lie, you did not miss or denied your destiny.

You might be delayed but, you are not denied what God has for you. As long as you have got breath, you have got a purpose. It may not have happened in the past but, God is still on the throne. It will happen in your future. Keep running after what belongs to you. You are never too broken for God. He heals. He restores. And He gets all the glory. He will see you through all the dirtiness, brokenness, and lies. And He will wipe off the dust and calls you His child. You are His. “For [He] you created [your] my inmost being; [He] you knit [you] me together in [your] my mother’s womb.” (Psalm 139:13)

—–“Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which is of no benefit to those who do so.” (Hebrews 13: 9)—–

You may fool everyone else but, you will not fool God. You either have the Word and it abides in you, or you do not. The Bible is not open to private interpretation. It does not matter what you may think it means. It means what it means. God has said what He has said. You are in line with His Word or not. People make doctrine to pretend to understand what they do not understand. That is *dogma. Traditions of men. How can there be many doctrines yet One God and One Way to Him? Do not speak doctrine, speak the Word. Do not speak any Method but, the Cross and Christ crucified. Preach God’s Commandments, Holiness and One Body with One Head. Not doctrines of men. “Though be it in vain do they worship me… teaching for doctrine the Commandments of men.” (Matthew 15:9)

Preach the Gospel of Truth to anyone who will receive it. We cannot call evil good and good evil. For the Lord said, if you Love Him, Keep the Commandments. “Let the word of the Lord remains in you. And this word is the good news that was preached to you.” (1 Peter 1:25)

Moreover, your life speaks volumes every day. It is really what you do that tells others who you are, not what you say. There is a lot of us who are professing that we know the Lord, but in works we deny Him (Titus 1:16). Saying you believe the word of God is one thing but, putting what you believe into action, that’s living the word. It is done with both your lips and with your life.

So, beware that everything that is told is not true and everything that shines is not gold: because you see, even sugar looks like salt, but when you taste it, then you know that is not the real thing. Some people will come into your life with Christian talk, but they don’t have a Christian walk to go along with all that. Hence an ounce of example is worth more than a gallon of advice. “Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them” (Matthew 7:20)

* * *“Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.” (Ephesians 4:14)* * *

When the true gospel is preached or shared, there must be a demonstration of that Good News. Real revelation brings mighty manifestation. When you are operating on what Jesus said, what you do should work every single time you do it in faith. It is also possible to have peace in your life, even if your circumstances do not change. Not only is it possible but, that is why God sent His son. He came to erase the sin stains and guilt from your life. Perhaps you have been asking for “little” things and do not see them happen to you but, to others and now it is tough to ask for stuff like healing, prosperity etc. Do not disqualify yourself. “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)

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*dogma- a belief or set of beliefs that is accepted by the members of a group without being questioned or doubted. “I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.” (Romans 16:17)

* * *Let’s Pray“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” (2 Corinthians 14:15)—–

Grace is unmerited or undeserved favour of God towards humanity. It is unmerited or undeserved because every human being were spiritually separated from God because of sin and became enemies of God, deserving to die and go to hell. But, God in his infinite mercy send Jesus Christ to come and die for all us.

“All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else. But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead-It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved! (Ephesians 2:3-5)

Grace is also gift of God to humanity and it is this grace that bring us into the family of God. It is this grace that make us the sons and daughters of God. It is this grace that make us to be born again. It is this grace that make us acceptable in God sight and side. “God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.” (Ephesians 1:5)

“And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.” (Romans 8:17)

When the grace of God comes into our lives, it accept your repentance from sin, it forgive our sins, it degenerate you and give you salvation. The bible says: “it is by grace that we are saved, through faith, not by ourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)

The only way any of us can enter into a relationship with God is because of His grace toward us. Grace began in the Garden of Eden when God killed an animal to cover the sin of Adam and Eve “The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them” (Genesis 3:21).

Sinful men showed their faith by offering the sacrifices that God required. Now, there are still some people or nations who wants to get salvation outside Jesus Christ. Since, we have the Israelites as a nation, the people that God first chose to bear His name and gave them the Law of Moses. On the other hand the Gentiles-non- Israelites. Now when Christ came and die for the redemption of the whole world.

But, the Israelites didn’t believe on the Messiah death and resurrection that brings redemption and salvation to the whole world. Some of them to this day, still don’t believe in Jesus Christ, as the saviour of the world instead, they practise ordinances or ceremonial rite laws. The bible says: “He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.” (John 1:11-12)

The Bible is clear that, salvation is found in nowhere else, except in Jesus Christ, through faith in him. Therefore, those people who wants to get salvation outside Jesus Christ will not attain it. Since, you cannot get salvation by your good works (giving money to the beggars, helping people in need and doing philanthropist works) or by sacrificing the lambs and goats or by any other means except through believing on the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. “He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins–and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.” (1 John 2:2)

—–“But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.” (Romans 3:21-22) “For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are”. (Romans 3:20)—–

Beloved, the Grace of God does not give us freedom to do the works of flesh. The Word says “The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you”. (John 15:19)

As Jesus said, he has called us out from this world (from sinful and wicked practises of these world) that is the works or the function of grace. Whenever anyone accept the grace of God into their lives, your sins will be forgiven and begin to live in the ways of God. “For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, (Titus 2:11-12)

This grace is not cheap, therefore it should not be despised. There is a consequences for that. “Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice that will cover these sins. There is only the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies. For anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God’s mercy to us. For we know the one who said, “I will take revenge. I will pay them back.” He also said, “The LORD will judge his own people.” (Hebrews 10:26-30)

“For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned me. So I died to the law–I stopped trying to meet all its requirements–so that I might live for God. My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die” (Galatians 2:19-21)

But, rather the grace of God give us ability to live a holy life day by day. A life free from sin. A life like Christ. “For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:16)

“Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people. Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes–these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him. Don’t participate in the things these people do. (Ephesians 5:3-7)

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:8)—–

God offer us these types of grace to enable us to serve him in righteousness and holiness without any excuse. “And now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself.” (Acts 20:32)

Saving grace: “For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8)

Sustaining Grace: “I now place you in God’s care. Remember the message about his gift of undeserved grace! This message can help you and give you what belongs to you as God’s people.” (Acts 20:32)

Supplicating grace: “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. (Zachariah 12:10)

Serving grace: “Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,” (Hebrews 12:28)

“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them–yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me” (Corinthians 15:10)

Sanctifying grace: “How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?” (Hebrews 10:29),

“God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you” (1 Thessalonians 4:7-8),

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