But God,…..because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in transgressions, MADE US ALIVE TOGETHER WITH CHRIST (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, in Christ Jesus…..Eph. 2: 4-6.

We started from a foundation of wholeness, health, healing and soundness in and through Christ Jesus - A GIFT OF GOD’S GRACE.   Then we learn to walk according to the Spirit.   We were translated into the Kingdom of  His dear Son – out of the kingdom of darkness – not by any works we could or could not do – we were put into RIGHT STANDING BEFORE GOD BY THE SACRIFICE OF JESUS LOVING US MORE THAN HIS OWN LIFE AND SHEDDING HIS LIFE BLOOD THAT WE MAY STAND INNOCENT BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD.

The lying, deceiving Religious Spirit of piety which has been taught from the pulpit in our churches is NOW being recognized and seen as the lies of satan in the practicing of tradition and doctrines [doctrines of devils[ which have left us with a form of reliigion but lacking in the POWER  OF HOLY SPIRIT THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.  That is why those in the church are as sick, poor and defeated as those in the world because we do not believe the Word of God and put it into action.  We have practiced and believed the lies of satan and feared rather  than stand in faith on the works of Jesus and the RESURRECTION POWER DEMONSTRAED BY GOD WHEN HE RAISED JESUS FROM THE DEAD.   That power is within us, when will we accept Jesus with the power of Holy Spirit, the 3rd party of the Triune God we serve?

Those of us who call ourselves Christins are so busy trying to earn our way to heaven by our works and have not learned how to enter His rest, where He does the work and we rest in the quiet strength of His Presence, being fully convinced an assured of our acceptance in His love.    We do not want God to say, “Depart, for I never knew you!” simply because we never stopped trying to be in control and prove ourselves worthy in His sight.  We can never achieve this!  It is only by Faith, Trusting in Jesus that we are made worthy because of Jesus’  worthiness!  So RECEIVE  HIS GIFT OF GRACE, by being grateful with thanksgiving erupting forth from within us in joy and rejoicing and praise unto God  for we being accepted – just as we are – when we accepted Jesus Christ and His redeeming sacrifice.

Eph. 2: 7   so that in ages to come  (NOW)  – that He might show the surpassing riches of His Grace in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus,  v.18.  for through Him we both have our access in ONE SPIRIT  to the Father.

Romans 15: 13  Now may the God of hope fill you wirh all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.