‘Free To Stand Before God.’
Colossians 1:21-22.
a) We were:-
1- Once far away from God.
2- God’s enemies.
3- Separated from God by our evil thoughts.
4- Separated from God by our evil actions.
b) We are now reconciled to God by the Death of Christ in His Physical Body.
c) We are now brought into God’s Own Presence.
d) We are Holy and Blameless as we stand before God without a single fault.
(I thank God that through this QT I understand that I am Free To Stand Before God)
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‘Jesus The Messiah.’
a) Matthew 1:1. Has a record of His ancestry in the Scriptures.
b) Matthew 1:16 & 18. Had a human birth.
c) Matthew 16:16. Was confessed by Simon Peter.
d) Acts 4:10. Has a Name that can heal people.
e) Acts 8:5 & 12; 24:24. Was the Message of the Evangelist.
f) Acts 10:36; Romans 3:22. Gives Peace with God.
g) Acts 10:48. Was the Name in which True Believers were Baptised.
h) Acts 16:18. Has a Name that can set people free from demon spirits.
i) Acts 20:21. Is the object of our Faith.
j) Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:3. Gives Grace and Peace.
k) Romans 2:16. God will judge everyone’s secret life through Him.
l) Romans 5:6 &8; 8:34. Came at just the correct time and died for us sinners.
m) Romans 5:11. Makes us friends of God.
n) Romans 8:20. Lives within True Believers.
o) Romans 8:39. The Love of God is revealed in Him.
p) Romans 14:9. Is the Lord of both the living people and the dead people.
q) Romans 15:3. He did not live to please Himself.
r) Romans 15:7. Has accepted us.
s) Romans 15:8. Came as a Servant to the Jews.
(Through this Second one I want to proclaim Jesus The Messiah)
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Chris.
Being free to stand before God is the privileged position of every True Believer. We need to understand that God has reconciled us to Himself through the death of His Son Jesus Christ on the Cross for us. Being free to stand before God is a great privilege for us. Then we can enjoy His Presence in our lives more and more.
