As I typed “mysteries” my editing app brought out other synonyms like secret, puzzles, enigma and more. I (your name).……………………………………………………………. know the mysteries of God. In Genesis, God couldn’t keep stuff from his friend Abraham. What makes you think that He will keep stuff from you who is a carrier of his spirit? Abraham needed […]
You have been chosen in Christ beforehand for God’s will
This isn’t one of those “your life is your own” conversations; this is sonship and surrender. It is easy to assume we have been chosen so we can prance around shoving our freedom in other people’s faces. The Bible says In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of […]
You are sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise
Verse 14 of our anchor text gives us more context. NLT The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him. Have you ever loved something enough to preorder it […]
God has lavish grace towards you
I love the word ‘lavish’ as it quickly tells us what to expect – to bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities. Years ago, a dear friend said the story of the prodigal son should have been named prodigal father as the father knew his son will squander his inheritance yet he gave it to him and still […]
You have redemption through his blood – the forgiveness of sin
We all know shame personally as shame is a tool of education across generations and tribes – you do something wrong, we will shame you so you don’t do it again and it works culturally. Interestingly, it doesn’t work with God. God has never needed anything that minimizes who He created you to be as […]
You are accepted in the beloved
The grace you have access to has nothing to do with your person and everything to do with the son of God, Jesus Christ. You don’t get an extra litre of grace for getting straight A’s. You don’t get one Holy Ghost hug for every time you didn’t swear at someone (even though it feels […]
You are a saint and you can be faithful.
We easily exclude ourselves from the household of God by calling ourselves sinners and holding ourselves ransom with our past. If you doubt Ephesians 1:1 then check out Romans 1:7 where you are called a saint, a holy person, and one who is loved by God. This isn’t a question for God but for you: […]
You are blessed with all spiritual blessings
I felt the need to break down the cadre of this blessing. Not only are you blessed, you have spiritual blessings in heavenly places. Literally, there is no blessing God enjoys that you don’t have access to. Remember your biblical blessings? If you have never consciously blessed yourself, here is the opportunity to do so. […]
You are chosen to be holy and without blame before God in love
How scary it is to imagine God wants us to be holy – God whose holiness has the angels singing “holy” for millennials expects me to be holy? I remember being an undergraduate battling with addiction and telling God “Lord, it’s like you didn’t save me well. So, I will backslide and you will save […]
You were predestinated to be adopted
When you go to an adoption agency, you adopt whoever is available; that’s not what God did. Your creator knew when He made you that you will be in a world that will attempt to sever your access as a son so Jesus was always ready to pay the price to adopt you again into […]