MY FRIENDS, “I AM A LIVING TESTIMONY, THAT GOD RESTORES”

Aug. 8, 2014

MY FRIENDS, “I AM A LIVING TESTIMONY, THAT GOD RESTORES”

“I AM A LIVING TESTIMONY THAT GOD’S RESTORES” for He took a sinner like me and I hope you can say the same about your life that He has RESTORED, REDEEMED AND RELEASED us from the penalty of sin and transformed our life into His image in spite of the wretched sinners we were.

And now I recognize and believed through my faith in the cross and His word that the transforming power on Calvary absolutely and without any doubt in my mind saved us from the penalty of sin and the clutches of the god of this world. That is why I can say with no reservation that “I AM A LIVING TESTIMONY THAT GOD RESTORES”

Oh the grace of God! And what Calvary meant for our SALVATION and through our faith, we can say Lord, I am going to trust you totally and place all of my confidence, hopes and dreams of eternity exclusively, on Calvary and what Christ did for each of us.

In addition, each who believe they are a child of God, have been given the power of the Spirit For Christ tells us in John 14:15-17 (ESV) “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.”

Also Acts 1:8 (NIV) tells us that “we will receive power [from] the Holy Spirit; and [we] will [be able to represent and speak for our Savior] in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Yes my friends, as Christians we must tell the world of Christ death, resurrection, and soon return.

And most of all we must be willing to follow Him all the way to the cross. This binding contract between the two parties Jesus Christ and each of His Children is so vital in this great controversy between good and evil. In addition, as God’s chosen we must be a LIVING TESTIMONY WHO THROUGH OUR FAITH AND ENDURANCE CAN TELL THE WORLD THAT GOD RESTORES.

And because He RESTORES, there is no need to “live as those who have no hope: but if we “are [His] children, then we are heirs–heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, [but also as His Children we must share] in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.” Rom. 8:17 (NIV)

Because if it is our ambition to [represent] Christ [and receive life eternal we must also] have a passion in [our] heart [that we have] never known before that [will] make [us] love [God even] more. [We must also be willing to] lay [aside] everything that [we seek] on this earth,] all [of our hopes dreams] and ambitions, For what [God] wants [from us as we] take up [our] cross and follow [Him] wherever He may lead.

[and as Omniscient, an all-knowing] God He knows [we] seldom measure up to what [His plans are for us but we must also recognize His love mercy grace] and how far His arms will reach to rescue [each of us from perdition and where the god of this world is trying to take us.

So our heartfelt] prayer [must be to live each day in such a way That in all we do we would bring [our God all the] praise, [glory and honor that He deserves] (Newsong, For the glory of Christ) My friends the power is ours if we are willing to give it all to the Master not just 99.9%.

Consistent with this, through, His grace, love and the power of the cross today as His Children we can Say these words with complete confidence  “I AM A LIVING TESTIMONY, THAT GOD RESTORES”, because we ”once was lost, but now we are found, Was blind, but now, we can see.”

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY