'In Christ Jesus.'
1 Corinthians 1:30.
a) But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus.
b) Christ Jesus became to us Wisdom from God
c) Revealing God's Plan of Salvation,
d) And Righteousness
e) Making us acceptable to God,
f) And Sanctification
g) Making us Holy and Setting us apart for God,
h) And Redemption
i) Providing our ransom from the penalty for sin.
(Through this QT I discover what it means to be In Christ Jesus)
PRAYER: Thank God that In Christ Jesus we are made acceptable to God.
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'God's Eternal Purpose.'
Ephesians 3:11.
a) This is in accordance with
b) The terms of the Eternal Purpose
c) Which He carried out
d) In Christ Jesus our Lord.
(This Second one teaches me about the circumstances of God's Eternal Purpose)
PRAYER: That we will trust God's Eternal Purpose in every way.
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Chris.
It is from God, not ourselves, that we are in Christ Jesus. Our life in Christ Jesus is totally different from life in the World system. It is in Christ Jesus that we have Hope! This is amazing, that in every circumstance of our life on this Earth, we can have Hope. Some of us may suffer difficulties that no-one else know about, they see our face, maybe every day, or once a week, and they have no idea what we may have been through.
It is Christ, and all that He has done for us, that makes us acceptable to God. There are times that we may ask God "why do we go through such circumstances?" Frankly no-one really has the answer to such, and similar, questions. What we can do is to thank God that He has given to us the Faith and Trust in Himself to keep going along life's road.
God is Faithful and He is able to help us finish the race that He has set before us. Everyone of us has a different race from God, that is why we should not compare ourselves with other people around us. That can really "pull us down". Our focus needs continually to be set upon Jesus, Who is the Author and Finisher of our Faith. With this focus, we receive the strength and Grace to complete this race. We should keep running and allow God to direct our race.
Church should be a place where we find other people running the same race. We strengthen and encourage each other to keep running when we are in a Church environment. Notice I put that 'Church should be a place...', frankly, sometimes it is not. Sometimes our race may be hindered by other people's jealousy or problems, when we face such situations and dangers in the race, we may have to detour, or run around, avoiding those situations, and continue to run the race.
God gives us the Grace to run the race!
