A long time ago, before time began, God says, the
three of Us: I, My Spirit and My Son decided to create people like you in Our
image whom We could enjoy in fellowship and glory in perfect relationship in our
beautiful perfect world. But Oh, Our perfect plan got off track as We knew it
would.
Your first parents, Adam and Eve foolishly decided
there was more happiness to be found on their own rather than trusting Us. I had
proposed a “Covenant of works”. I would provide mankind’s total provision &
mankind would give total obedience according to their free choice to Me as
Creator and Lord in perfect existence of eternal life. Titus 1:2
“..which I (God), that cannot lie, promised before the world began.”
I took the initiative &
promised to provide every sufficiency for man. Gen 2:9 “And out of the
ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and
good for food. v-15 And the LORD took the man & put him into the garden of Eden.
“to dress it
and keep it”.
v-16 And the LORD
commanded the man saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat,”
v-17
But of the tree of knowledge of good & evil (I warned) you shall not eat of it,
for in the day that you eat of it, you shall surely die.”
Adam & Eve failed the terms of the covenant when they
took a direction from a created being, a serpent, instead of Me. their Creator,
and ate of the forbidden fruit, disobeying: “you shall not eat of it.” Mankind
was shown to be incapable of perfect obedience to their perfect Creator &
Provider.
I could only continue to deal with man according to
either judgment to utterly perish in death of the human race or extend My Grace:
My divine intervention of My perfection and love in all My Glory would be given
through the promise of a “sinless Mediator” to come.
This Savior to come, would represent mankind in an “Everlasting Covenant” between himself and Myself, to make it possible for him to relate with Me in holiness, justification, perfection and love according to My original plan for complete restored relationship in Everlasting Life.
In grace, I gave a promise of a Savior: Gen 3:15 “And I will put enmity between you (Satan) and the woman, and between your seed and her seed, It shall bruise your head and you shall bruise His heel.”
It was a promise of a Savior and coming victory over Satan. I declared My Son as
Redeemer unto the world: Jn 1:29 “Behold the Lamb of God which takes
away the sin of the world.” 1Pet 3:18-20 “For as much as you know that you were
not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conduct
received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ
as of a lamb without blemish & without spot: who verily was foreordained before
the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for you.” 2Tim
1:9 “Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our
works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given us in Christ
Jesus before the world began.” For I so loved the world through Adam
and Eve when I permitted mankind to continue to exist, and offered a
future
Mediator, a Savior of deliverance from sin and Satan. It was an Everlasting
Covenant of Grace.
My grace was seen in Noah: All people as Adam’s descendants were obliged to My terms to maintain their earthly sufficiency by obedience to My commands.
Gen 6:5 “I, God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. v-6 I was sorry that I had made man on the earth; It grieved Me at My heart. v-8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. v-18 But with you (Noah) will I establish My covenant & you shall come into the ark, you & your sons & your wife & your son’s wives with you.”
After the flood: Gen 9:15-16 “..Neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. And the rainbow shall be in the cloud & I will look upon it that I may remember the Everlasting Covenant between Myself & every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.”
For I so loved the world through Noah when I delivered them from the
flood & destruction due to corruption & disobedience in the world with an
Everlasting Covenant of Grace.
My grace was seen in Abraham: In midst of corruption & false god worship, I approached a God-fearing man named Abram.
Though he & his wife had no children, I said in Gen 12:1-3 “Get out to a land I will show you. I will make of you a great nation.. I will bless them that bless you & curse him that curse you. In you shall all families of the earth be blessed. I miraculously blessed Abram age 100 & his wife age 90 to conceive & bear a son, Isaac. Gen 15:6 “And he Abram believed in the LORD & He counted it to him for righteousness.
See Grace, salvation by faith in Me & a promised Savior 400 years
before the law. I reaffirmed My promise: Gen 17:5-8,10 “Your name shall be
Abraham ..I will establish My cove-nant between Me & you & your seed after you
in their generations for an Everlasting Covenant to be a God unto you & your
seed after you. I will give you all the land of Canaan for an everlasting
possession: & I will be their God. You shall circumcise (every male child) as a
covenant sign between Me & you.”
For I so loved the world through Abraham, when I
promised an Everlasting Covenant of Grace that from One of his descendants, all
families on the earth could be blessed: by faith in Jesus Christ.
Moses found grace when Israel had become slaves in Egypt 400 years before and I said to him,
Ex 3:10 “Come now ..I will send you
unto Pharaoh, that you may bring My people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
v-15 ..say unto the children of Israel: The LORD God of your fathers, the God of
Abraham, the God of Isaac & God of Jacob has sent me unto you: This is My name
(I AM) forever..”
I delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt when I had
sent a death angel that would cause the firstborn of each house to die but would
“pass over” every house of Israel if they put the blood of a lamb, without
blemish, on their doorposts. Then they were to celebrate their deliverance in
the Feast of Passover. Ex 13:9 “And it shall be a sign.. for with a strong hand
has the LORD brought you out of Egypt.”
What did I expect of Israel?
Deut 10:12-13 “..to fear (reverence) Me, the LORD your God, to walk in all My ways & to love & to serve Me with all your heart & all your soul.. for your good. v-16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart and be no more stiffnecked (stubborn).”
But Israel couldn’t do it. So I would do it for them.
Deut 30:6 “the LORD your God
will circumcise your heart & the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD
your God with all your heart & with all your soul that you may live.” For I so
loved the world through Moses I gave grace through redemption from slavery in
Egypt, I gave the Law that he might know what sin was & I gave an order of
worship for them to be close to Me. It pictured redemption from sin through the
sacrifice to come of My Son: Jesus Christ.
I extended My Grace to David, who was a man after My own heart. In spite of his failure in sin which David repented of & was forgiven.
2Sam 7:16. One descendant would be king forever. I confirmed this
promise by an angel to Mary, who would be the mother of the Lord Jesus Christ:
Luke 1:32-33,35 (Jesus) “He shall be great.. & the Lord God shall give unto Him
the throne of His father David: & He shall reign over it forever; and of His
kingdom there shall be no end. ..He shall be called the Son of God.”
For I so loved the world through David
I gave grace by
a promise to David that one from his family would be king forever through the
eternal reign of the true King of kings: Jesus Christ.
I gave grace to Israel through the prophets to preach repentance & forgiveness.
2Kings 17:12,13: “For they served idols: whereof I,
the LORD had said unto them: ‘you shall not do this thing.’ Yet I, the LORD
testified against Israel & against Judah, by all the Prophets. ‘Turn you from
your evil ways & keep My commandments..” I, in mercy & slow to anger, hear
repentive people: 2Chron 7:14 “If My people, which are called by My name shall
humble themselves & pray & seek My face & turn from their wicked ways, then will
I hear from heaven & will forgive their sin & will heal their land.”
Israel had failed Me by turning away from Me to false
gods. Every failure represents an opportunity to bow low before My holiness &
stand tall in My grace.
Only True Repentance of Real Sin lets you experience the Real Joy of True Love. You must see your part in killing My Son by sin & come in brokenness as I set Him on the throne of the world. For I so loved the world I gave grace to Israel & Judah when I sent The Prophets to preach repentance & returning back to Me to receive forgiveness of sin. I was looking ahead to a time of My Son’s victory to come over the whole world.
Grace was given to the Apostles & to all who put their
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ
because all that is promised from the beginning
of time, Paul preached in Acts 13:15-48 “God has fulfilled the same unto us
their children in that He raised up Jesus.. Through this man is preached unto
you forgiveness of sins. By Him all that believe are justified from all things
from which they could not be justified by the law of Moses. (Salvation is not by
works or keeping the law but by faith in Jesus Christ. Will you come to God,
God’s way?) For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set you to be a
light of the Gentiles that you should be for salvation unto the ends of the
earth. And when the Gentiles heard this they were glad and glorified the Word of
the Lord: & as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.” 1Tim 2:5 “For
there is one God & one Mediator between God & men, the man Jesus Christ.” For I
so loved the world through the Apostles I gave grace for them to see I fulfilled
all promises through My Mediator, My Son, the Lord Jesus Christ in giving His
Everlasting Life to all who believe.
With the death, burial & resurrection of my Son, Jesus
Christ, in My Everlasting Covenant with My people, I changed the sign of
covenant relationship from circumcision to baptism & from the celebration of
Passover for deliverance from slavery, to celebrating the Lord’s Supper for
celebration of deliverance from sin by the giving of the body & sinless Blood of
My Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
My love for you is seen by My Grace through a Plan, an
Everlasting Covenant in all of time.
Do you want to be part of My Plan of Everlasting Life? Come to Me through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Why do you need to come?
For all people have rebelled against Me, against love itself, in their sin. Would you say in your heart, “How can I, a lost & guilty sinner stand before a just & holy God?” only by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
Will you come to Him in repentance of sin & faith in what He has done for you?
Look on My incarnate Son. Watch Him live. Watch Him
die. Watch Him live again. In 1Tim 3:16, “Great is the mystery of godliness
among us. Almighty God appeared in the flesh (of a human body).
He was justified (shown innocent without sin) by the
Spirit (supernatural). He was seen by angels.
He was preached among the nations (Gentiles--Good
News of forgiveness of sin available to all people).
He was believed on in the world. (His Truth overcomes
Satan, penetrates the heart & changes lives.)
He was taken up in glory. (Though human, always God,
waiting My command to return).
Do you want to be right with Me & live pleasing to Me? Say: “Yes, Lord, I want to be right with you. Please forgive me of my sins. Jesus, come into my heart & life & live through me.” Amen.
Is that your prayer? The good news of forgiveness must center on the power of God to save you through the cross of Christ not on wisdom or experiences of man. 1Cor 1:18. Will you come to Christ today?
I encourage you,
be part of a “community of people” whose
aim is not “to get” but to “give”.
They are My Son’s Church, I have raised up &
equipped to represent Me & advance My Plan. Commit to serve Him: “Lord please
help us to relate more like you with one another.” My Son stood between My holy
wrath on sin & with a heart full of love said, “Charge his debt to Me.” His
forgiveness of sin says, You wronged me but I swallowed your wrong in the ocean
of My Grace. Will you offer the same grace to others?
You live between 2 appearings of Jesus Christ. You are
to live in the power of My Son’s 1st Coming by relating with one another in the
beauty of My Grace, while in hope of the 2nd Coming, when He appears in the
beauty of the Glory-filled community where you find Me, yourself & my purpose of
joy forever.
Ps 115:1 “Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your
name be the Glory, because of your love and faithfulness.”
A great judgment is coming. It will be the end of
selfishness & destruction of evil. Corruptions & temptations help develop the
fruit of humility in us. 1Pet 5:12 “This is true grace of God wherein we stand.”
But wait eagerly & actively for the day of Great Gathering. Endure by your faith
in Me. Enjoy communion with Me now until our reunion of all believers is
complete.
In Revelation the promise is kept for happiness
forever in My kingdom. We will see Jesus Christ in all His power & glory.
Rev
1:18 “ I (Jesus) am He that lives, was dead, and behold I am alive forevermore,
Amen, & have the keys of hell and death.”
Jesus wins the victory as the Lamb who
died for us.
Look! All things are new. Rev 21:1-3 “And I saw a new
heaven & a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away
and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem coming
down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I
heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of God is with
men and He will dwell with them and they shall be His people, and God Himself
shall be with them and be their God. v-7 He that overcomes (all true believers)
shall inherit all things and I will be his God and he shall be My son (complete
restored relationship).
Rev 22:12 “And behold, I come quickly: and My reward
is with Me, to every man according as his work shall be.”
John 3:16 “For I, God so loved the world, you, through Adam & Eve when I promised a Savior, through Noah when I delivered from destruction of disobedience, through Abraham when I promised one in whom all families would be blessed, through Moses when I prepared for My Son as Savior to come, through David one would be King forever, through Prophets proclaiming repentance to Me for forgiveness, and as My Mediator in an Everlasting Covenant that I gave My only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have Everlasting Life”
Don’t be like in Acts 13:46 whom Paul said,
“Do you judge yourselves unworthy of Everlasting Life?”
Yield your life to Almighty God & see what He can do through you. God can use you to make a difference in Haiti. God has a Plan. He invites you to be part of that Plan & He gives you a guide-book: The Bible to follow. God says, I love you & I have the best way for you. Commit your life to the Lord Jesus Christ? Is that too much to ask?
Not for one who:
1. Knows God loves him & created him in His image;
2. Knows we are lost in sin, darkness & under
influence of Satan;
3. Knows Jesus Christ suffered & died in our place;
4. Knows we will have restored relationship with God
by faith in the sacrifice of Christ for us;
5. Knows we’re in Christ & He’s in us the rest of our
life & for the Everlasting Life He promises.
Come back home to God, your Creator. Isn’t He worth it all? Come now. He’s waiting for you.
-- MaryDavis May 10, 2023