Now Unto Him That Is Able to Do Exceeding Abundantly More Than We Ask - Part 841

"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live ... that thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey His voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto Him: for He is thy life, and the length of thy days." (Deuteronomy 30:19-20)

This particular scriptural passage was scribed in the old testament, under what is recognized today as the old covenant of Law. Since this time, our Lord God has become our Saviour, and torn the veil that stood between us and God from top to bottom. This means that in this current dispensation of grace, we have an opportunity to have a personal relationship with our Lord God and Saviour Jesus the Christ. As such, there is no longer a requirement to go through a priest or clergy to have our transgressions forgiven. Rather, as believers in Jesus by faith, we can approach our High Priest directly for all of our day-to-day longings -- His name is Jesus.

"This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days," saith the Lord, "I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more." (Hebrews 10:6)

Equally important, we who live in this dispensation of grace can walk in the cool of the day with the Lord, just as Adam and Eve originally did in the Garden. (Genesis 3:8) Although admittedly, the earth we live in now is not one and the same as the original Paradise, we can be confident that when we believe on Jesus, and seek His righteousness, we are not only sons and daughters of the Most High King, but His friends too. 

The other point worth noting here is that we are no longer servants to the Law and commandments. We have an intermediary in Jesus who took our sinful place on the cross so that we could have life eternal. Yes, He died so that we could live. He died so that every one of us who had fallen short of the glory of God by virtue of birth could enter into His peace. His rest. 

In other words, we have been destined into a time when "the law is no longer a shadow of good things to come." That is, the dispensation of grace -- whereby the precious blood of Jesus paid the price for our sins -- past, present and future -- once and for all.

"Wherefore the law WAS our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith ... but after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster." (Galatians 3:24-25) Isn't that beautiful? We who believe that our Lord loved us enough to become as one of us and then die --have been set free. We can stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (Galatians 5:1)

And as a consequence, we no longer need a teacher because we have THE teacher who will teach us all things. Why? Because the same King who commands the universe loves us beyond measure. Yes, Jesus -- who is able to do exceeding abundantly more than we ask. 

Paul wrote: "I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ.

To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of Him.

Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, ... that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man ... that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith ... that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints ... what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen." (Ephesians 3:8-21) 

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