The love of God is the master key to all exceeding greatness __Bishop David Oyedepo.
Author: Dotun Peter
Jesus’ Blood Speaks Better Things
Hebrews 12:24
24. to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.
Today, forensic science tells us that blood has a voice. DNA can be extracted from just one small drop of the murderer’s blood and the results used in court as evidence.
So blood in a sense can speak. And when it is the blood of Jesus, it “speaks better things” than that of Abel. Abel’s blood cried out, “Vengeance! Vengeance!” after his brother Cain murdered him. (Genesis 4:8–11) But Jesus’ blood cries out forgiveness for our sins, healing for our bodies, and peace and soundness for our minds. It cries out protection for our coming-ins and going-outs, prosperity for the works of our hands, the righteousness of Christ as our acceptance before God and much more!
In the Bible, Jesus’ blood speaking of “better things” is found in the context of the last days when things are being shaken, so that the things which cannot be shaken will remain. (Hebrews 12:27) God wants you to know that you will not be shaken when you put your faith in Jesus’ blood, which speaks better things for you. That is why God wants you to see Jesus’ blood shed for you in every area that causes your heart to tremble and your confidence to be shaken.
For example, if you are afraid of losing your job, speak the blood of Jesus over your job. His blood cries out, “Favor with his boss!” And in these days when you are shaken by fears that terrorism may strike anyone, anywhere, anytime, plead the blood of Jesus which cries out, “Protection and deliverance!” When fear rises in your heart as the doctor gives you his prognosis, plead the blood of Jesus over your body. His blood cries out, “Healing and wholeness!”
The eternal blood of Jesus, which speaks better things, will never lose its power. Beloved, see that you do not refuse Him who speaks. (Hebrews 12:25) See that you keep hearing the voice of grace, which speaks salvation, righteousness, protection, deliverance, prosperity and healing over your life!
Divinely Arranged, Beautifully Timed.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
11He has made everything beautiful in its time…
Nothing happens to you by accident when you have God in your life. Even a “chance” meeting with someone is part of His plan to set in motion His blessings in your life.
Such was the divinely arranged meeting of the Shunammite woman and Prophet Elisha. It led to the prophet pronouncing over her the blessing of a miracle child even though she was barren and her husband was old. (2 Kings 4:8–17) A few years later, it was this friendship with the man of God, which saw her through a crisis when her son fell seriously ill and died — Elisha raised her son back to life. (2 Kings 4:18–37)
When God is the one orchestrating the events in your life, neither lack nor danger nor destruction can affect you. When famine hit the land, the Shunammite woman’s family did not suffer because through Elisha, God had told them to leave the land. They went to the land of the Philistines and dwelt there throughout the seven years of famine. (2 Kings 8:1–2)
God can place you at the right place at the right time, even through your daily decision-making. The Shunammite woman returned to Shunem after the famine had ended. She then decided to appeal to the king of Israel for help to regain her house and land, which had been illegally acquired by others during her absence. This decision brought her before the king on the same day that Elisha’s servant Gehazi was in audience with the king.
The king wanted to hear all about the miracles performed by Elisha. This gave the Shunammite woman the opportunity to share firsthand with the king how Elisha had raised her son from the dead. The thrilled king then ordered the restoration of her house and land, including all the proceeds of the field from the day that she had left until then. (2 Kings 8:3–6) The Lord had timed and set up everything beautifully for her!
Beloved, God can also make all things beautiful in its time for you. As you involve Him in your daily life and trust His love for you, you too will see Him lead and place you at the right place at the right time to enjoy His blessings
Scripture digest #jeremiah 33:8-12#
Jeremiah33:8
I (God) will cleanse them (Judah and Jerusalem) from all the sin they have committted against me and will forgive ALL their sins of rebellion against me. 9.Then this city will bring me renown, Joy, Praise and honor before all nations on the earth that here of all the good things I do for it: and they will be in awe and will tremble at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it,
10. This is what the lord says: ‘You say about this place, “It is a desolate place without men or animals.” Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, inhabited by neither men nor animals, there will be heard once more “the sounds of Joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bride groom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the lord. Saying;
“Give thanks to the lord
Almighty, for the lord
is good; his love endures
forever.”
For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,’ says the lord.
_IN DEPT_
In this portion of the word of God we refer ‘Judah and Jerusalem’ as ‘You and me’
Here (verse8) God is telling Jeremiah how he will cleanse ‘Judah and Jerusalem’ from ALL their sins as the same way God is telling me how he has cleansed ‘You and me’ from all our sins (both past, present and future sins) (romans6:14, 8:1).
CHAPTER 9. Is talking about the result of the forgiveness from the previous verse. As you and me will show Jesus’ righteousness in our life to the world and bring Joy and honor to the name of the lord.
In Chapter 10 and 11, God is saying though people say you are a waste that nothing good can come out of you as the same way they said Jerusalem and Judah is a waste without men or animals. Yet, God is saying the sound of Joy and gladness, good deeds shall not seize in your life via the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus.
_IN SUMMARY_
The key to a fulfilled and abundant prosperous life is experiencing the total forgiveness and grace of Jesus christ.
You can make a wise use of this moment by making Jesus the Lord of your life. Tell him how much you love him and how much you want him to come into your life now. HALLELUYAH!!!
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All who believe in Jesus receive the forgiveness of all their sins and are justified from all things! _DESTINED TO REIGN
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Stop depending on your self-efforts to earn and qualify for God’s blessings in your life
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The secret of reigning in life lies with receiving everything that Jesus has done for us on the cross.
Your Sins Will Not Be Screened In Heaven
Hebrews 10:17
17. Then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
When I was a young Christian, I read a little tract entitledThis Was Your Life.In that tract, it said that when you get to heaven, God will replay your entire life, including all your sins, on a huge video screen for all the angels and other saints to watch!
The idea that God was making such a video of my life with the intention of screening it for everyone to watch used to make me feel awful and condemned before God. How could I ever stand boldly in His presence? And how was I going to face my loved ones and Christian friends in heaven?
I was a nervous wreck, thinking about all my sins that God was recording down, until I read this in the Bible: “Blessed is the man to whom the Lordshall notimpute sin.” (Romans 4:8) Hallelujah! I jumped for joy when I found out that God was not counting my sins against me, and that He has given me something called “non-imputation of sins”!
My friend, the reason that God does not impute any of our sins to us is that He has already imputed all of them to the body of His Son Jesus when He hung on the cross 2,000 years ago. Not only that, when God punished His Son for our sins, He caused the curse of the law to fall stroke by stroke upon Jesus’ entire body until every curse had been fully satisfied. That is why we have been redeemed from the curse of the law. (Galatians 3:13) That is why, instead of imputing sin to us, God imputes righteousness!
God wants us to know that our sins and lawless deeds He will rememberno more. The words “no more” in the original Greek text carry a strong double-negative meaning. In other words, God is saying, “No way, by no means, will I ever remember your sins again!”
Beloved, since God says that He will remember your sins no more, why do you still remember them? Or for that matter, your spouse’s or neighbor’s sins? God does not want you to be conscious of sins because He is not. So rejoice! Come to Him boldly and expect Him to show you mercy and grace because He remembers your sins no more!