New Beginnings With Jesus -Part 611

One Lord, one faith and one baptism. This is the short form confession of the faith that the scriptures render. In this context then, we ought to continually examine our hearts to see whether we are earnestly contending for the confession of faith that was delivered from Jesus to us by His Holy Spirit.

Indeed, the ministry of His Spirit declares that if any man has not the Spirit of Jesus the Christ, then that person has not as of yet accepted redemption. Accepted grace. His abundant love. The mercy of Jesus. Nor has he or she received the opening tongue spoken ministry of the Holy Spirit as recorded in Acts chapter two. The Bible states:

"I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh and as a consequence your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. Similarly, your old men shall dream dreams and upon my servants and upon my handmaidens, I will pour out My Spirit." 

This is the message for today and yet so many of us get caught up in Church-ianity rather than Jesus believer Christianity. Indeed, the New Testament is all about Jesus -- the King of Kings and Lord of lords -- for a reason.   Jesus -- God Almighty in the flesh -- desired to redeem to Himself a people who previously were not a people at all. In fact, the New Testament is necessary because God walked away from the former Covenant when those He had covenanted with had walked away from the Old Covenant law. It is here that the greatest love story of all time began.

Moreover, the New Testament -- the New Covenant -- is a covenant between God who is Spirit and God Himself as a Son. This New Covenant was a ‘God In Christ' covenant involving the death of the testator - Jesus. When we ask Jesus into our lives, we as believers become the benefactors of all that is contained in this everlasting covenant of God in Christ. 

This does not mean that we have a covenant. Rather, we are the recipients of all that Jesus was heir of. All of Jesus the Christ's inheritance has been bequeathed to us as His last will and testament. One does not work for an inheritance. Rather, an inheritance is considered a gift. 

This is why Jesus Christ died for us so that we could be saved. So that all our sins and transgressions -- yesterday's, today's and even tomorrow’s sin -- would be forgiven. Cleansed by the precious blood that Jesus shed on the cross.  This is why Jesus was raised from the grave -- for our justification. When Jesus ascended to Heaven, Jesus sat down. The work is finished. There is nothing we can do because our Lord God and Saviour paid the price once and for all. 

Salvation -- freely given to those who trust in Jesus with all their hearts, their souls and their minds. Ask Jesus into your life today. Let Jesus pour out His Spirit upon you. Read Acts 2 in the Bible. Stand in the offering plate.