John 19:30<\/b>\u00a0\u201cWhen He had received the drink, Jesus said, \u201cIt\u00a0is\u00a0finished.\u201d With that, He bowed His head and gave up His spirit<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0Ephesians 1:3-14\u00a0<\/b>\u201c\u00a0Blessed\u00a0be\u00a0the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in\u00a0the heavenly\u00a0places\u00a0in Christ,\u00a04\u00a0just as\u00a0He chose us in Him before\u00a0the foundation of the world, that we would be\u00a0holy and blameless before\u00a0Him.\u00a0In love\u00a05\u00a0He\u00a0predestined us to\u00a0adoption as sons\u00a0and daughters\u00a0through Jesus Christ to Himself,\u00a0according to the good pleasure of His will,\u00a06\u00a0to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in\u00a0the Beloved.\u00a07\u00a0In\u00a0Him we have\u00a0redemption\u00a0through His blood, the\u00a0forgiveness of our wrongdoings, according to\u00a0the riches of His grace\u00a08\u00a0which He\u00a0lavished on\u00a0us. In all wisdom and insight\u00a09\u00a0He\u00a0made known to us the mystery of His will,\u00a0according to His good pleasure which He\u00a0set forth in Him,\u00a010\u00a0regarding\u00a0His\u00a0plan of\u00a0the fullness of the times,\u00a0to bring all things together in Christ, things\u00a0in the heavens and things on the earth.\u00a011\u00a0In Him we also\u00a0have obtained an inheritance, having been\u00a0predestined\u00a0according to the purpose of Him who works all things\u00a0in accordance with the plan of His will,\u00a012\u00a0to the end that\u00a0we who were the first to hope in the\u00a0Christ would be\u00a0to the praise of His glory.\u00a013\u00a0In\u00a0Him,\u00a0you also, after listening to\u00a0the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation\u2014having also\u00a0believed, you were\u00a0sealed in\u00a0Him with\u00a0the Holy Spirit of the promise,\u00a014\u00a0who is a\u00a0first installment of\u00a0our inheritance, in regard to the\u00a0redemption of\u00a0God\u2019s own\u00a0possession,\u00a0to the praise of His glory. \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00a0Praise our God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who so completely had a plan in place to manifest His love on all of us in the form Jesus our Christ.\u00a0 Every spiritual blessing we would ever need He gave to us before we would see the need for it.\u00a0 Before the world was created He lovingly looked upon us and delighted that we would respond to His love with our hearts offered humbly and trustingly to Him. Yes, those whom He foreknew He predestined to be with Him.\u00a0 On those, on us, He poured the power of His mighty love and drew us with indelible power and unerring precision that we might come to Him and that we willingly would give to Him what He intended for us, life.\u00a0 We offer to Him a physical and perishing life and in return He gives to us eternal vibrant life with Him.\u00a0 We give back what is not really our own, He owns even the life within us. As we do we find that He who gave us life is the meaning of life.\u00a0 To hand over to Him what He created and owns is what is right and proper.<\/p>\n
Through the shed blood of Jesus that was shed from His obedience to the Father, and out of His love, we are blessed, safe and secure.\u00a0\u00a0Without reserve we shout out His praises!\u00a0\u00a0We who were utterly defeated He has made ultimate and eternally victors!<\/p>\n
He has given freely given love and grace to all people of all lands, both man and woman, to woman and man.\u00a0\u00a0He gives to all! His grace is offered to all.\u00a0\u00a0The only ones who cannot receive His grace are those who refuse it.\u00a0\u00a0(John 3:18<\/b>)<\/p>\n
After Jesus had completed the work of our salvation He returned to His throne in Heaven that was beside His Father.\u00a0\u00a0But God (such wonderful words) did not leave us alone and vulnerable to the wiles of the enemy.\u00a0\u00a0To those who came to the Father through Jesus He placed His precious Holy Spirit within us to guide, teach and keep us.\u00a0\u00a0He did not leave us unguarded.\u00a0\u00a0We are His loved and protected.\u00a0\u00a0He sent His Spirit within us to protect us, teach us, and to guide us.<\/p>\n
Jesus did not come to partially complete the plan of God.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus came to utterly complete it and that He did.\u00a0\u00a0When He cried out \u201cIt is finished\u201d the meaning was that everything that was needed for our salvation was completed.\u00a0\u00a0Loving Jesus and having faith in His work, in Him, is all we need to do.\u00a0\u00a0The Work for our salvation was completed by Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0To think that there is something we can add to His salvation is insulting to Him.\u00a0\u00a0It is folly.\u00a0\u00a0It is finished!\u00a0\u00a0We don\u2019t need to add to it, any book that says differently is a lie. Any false prophet who preaches anything different is either a liar, a delusional person, or both.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cSalvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.<\/i>\u201d (Acts 4:12<\/b>)\u00a0\u00a0Jesus is the answer.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus is the way, above Him there is no other, Jesus is the way.\u00a0\u00a0He left nothing undone for our salvation.\u00a0\u00a0We only need Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0Look to Him and keep our focus on Him.\u00a0\u00a0That is everything, that is all.\u00a0\u00a0He and no one else.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0Thank you Jesus!<\/p>\n
Psalm 150:6<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!<\/p>\n
Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0But as for me, I watch\u00a0in hope\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will Hear\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
Micah 6:8<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0He has\u00a0shown you, Oh man, what\u00a0is\u00a0good; and what does the\u00a0Lord\u00a0require of you, but\u00a0to do justly, to love\u00a0mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.<\/p>\n
Numbers 6:24-26<\/b>\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0bless you and keep you; 25\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0turn His face\u00a0toward you and give you peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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