Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Daily Scripture Writing - March 2023: Grace = Growth

    


We can approach the throne room of God in His grace and find the mercy He offers.  And we can count on His grace day in and day out.  

But I argue that we must not be content to stay there.  Yes, we are allowed to have times of seeking Him and His face on our knees.  Yes, we can remain there as long as it takes to find the peace and healing that comes from being in His presence.  But this Christian life is about learning and growing in the grace that He offers.  We must find the will to keep walking this life and learn the lessons He wants to teach us.  We must desire to walk the walk that God lays out for us.  We must keep reading the Bible and hiding His truth in our hearts and minds.  We must keep learning and seeking Him.  We must desire to be holy as He is holy.  We must challenge ourselves to become more like Christ as we walk and be worthy of that calling.  We must grow in grace.

Use this list of verses -write a verse each day this month- to learn about His amazing grace and hide them in your heart for the times where you must walk worthy of His calling (Ephesians 4:1).

And grow in grace, my friend.

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Psalm 91:1-2

Proverbs 29:23

Isaiah 40:31

Zechariah 12:10

Matthew 5:14-15

Matthew 6:21

John 1:16

Romans 3:24

Romans 5:20

Romans 6:14

2 Corinthians 5:17

2 Corinthians 9:8

2 Corinthians 12:9

Ephesians 1:7

Ephesians 2:10

Ephesians 3:20

Philippians 2:13

Colossians 1:6

Colossians 4:6

2 Thessalonians 1:11-12

2 Timothy 1:9

2 Timothy 2:1

Titus 2 11-14

Hebrews 4:14-16

James 4:6

1 Peter 5:5

1 Peter 5:10





Saturday, February 18, 2023

40 Things At The Moment of Salvation - 29 & 30

  At the moment of salvation, every believer in Jesus Christ receives 40 things from God. Of the 40 things, 39 of them are permanent and can never be removed from the believer - even by God himself! The only temporary thing is the Filling of the Holy Spirit which we lose due to our own free will to act against God. We can repeatedly gain the Filling of the Spirit following confession of our known sins to the Father.


29. Access to God

At the moment of salvation, we obtain access to God. This eternal entree or access is ours because our Lord Jesus Christ, at the Father’s right hand, is our great High Priest. He is also our Intercessor, our Advocate, our Representative and our Surety that we will one day live with God forever! This is our Lord’s present session at the Father’s right hand. Ephesians 2:18; Romans 5:2; Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 4:16; Hebrews 10:19-20

For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. (Ephesians 2:18)

Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. (Romans 5:2)

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. (Hebrews 4:14)

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (Hebrews 4:16)

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, (Hebrews 10:19-20)

30. We Are Under God’s Care

We are within the "much more" care of God. We are objects of His love. Ephesians 2:4; Ephesians 5:2. We are objects of His grace; 1) For salvation Ephesians 2:8-9, 2) For keeping Romans 5:2, 3) For service Ephesians 4:7, and 4) For instruction Titus 2:12-13.

We are objects of His power. Ephesians 1:9; Philippians 2:13. We are objects of His faithfulness. Hebrews 13:5; Philippians 1:6. We are objects of His peace. Colossians 3:15. We are objects of His consolation. 2 Thessalonians 2:16. We are objects of His intercession. Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 9:24; Romans 8:34.

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, (Ephesians 2:4)

And live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. (Ephesians 5:2)

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. (Romans 5:2)

But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. (Ephesians 4:7)

It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, (Titus 2:12-13

And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, (Ephesians 1:9)

for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. (Philippians 2:13)

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5)

being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:6)

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. (Colossians 3:15)

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, (2 Thessalonians 2:16)

Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. (Hebrews 7:25)

For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God's presence. (Hebrews 9:24)

Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. (Romans 8:34)