December 21st
Made totally new by
God!
By Riqui Ricón*
that
ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. (Col 4.12b).
The prayer that
Epaphras made for the colossians to stand firm, perfect and completed in
everything that God wanted for their lives, was not in terms of what they
should do or get but in virtue of what Jesus did in the cross and, therefore,
they should already manifest in their lives.
Always remember that
it’s not about what you have to do, as an obligation, to fulfill God’s Will in
your life, but about what you have to do as the logical consequence of who you
are now: firm, perfect and complete in Jesus Christ.
You are a Child of
God, Born Again, and not from a corruptible seed but from the incorruptible
one, from God’s Word which lives and lingers forever! God says it so! It is
established in God’s Word!
For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not
his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him
might be saved. (John 3.16-17).
God loves you so much
that he preferred to give up His own Son to pay for all your sins before losing
you.
BEHOLD, WHAT MANNER
OF LOVE the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of
God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not (1 John
3.1).
The Love that God
feels towards you is so big that the forgiveness of sins was just the
prerequirement for something much more beautiful and excellent: to make you His
own Son, legitimately.
Even unto them will I
give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons
and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut
off… Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my
house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted
upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all
people (Isaiah 56:5, 7).
Since a Child of the
Almighty God can not, in any way, be unholy, unfair, unperfect, then, to be a
Child of the Almighty God it is necessary to be recreated, this is, created new
by God.
Jesus answered and
said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he
cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born
when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be
born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be
born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That
which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is
spirit. (John 3.3-6).
This is, the New
Birth is the indispensable condition to be made a Child of God.
Christ hath redeemed
us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written,
Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham might
come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of
the Spirit through faith (Galatians 3.13-14).
That’s right, my
loved one, you have been redeemed from the curse and now God’s blessing is upon
you. Your sins have been purified and you have been cleaned by God’s Word to be
made a New Creature and, like this, the Holy Spirit can live in you and
with you to never leave you.
You have been born
from the Spirit!
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto
thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was
come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the
wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried,
saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus
stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of
little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were
come into the ship, the wind ceased. Then they that were
in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son
of God. (Matthew 14.28-33).
Like in the case of
strong winds, any problem, disease or anguish that comes to your life today
will have the prime motive to induce you fear and doubt to remove you from your
identity as a Child of God, by reaping fear in your heart it achieves to remove
your sight from Jesus. Voiding your faith by making you doubt His Word.
Consequently, faith
comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about
Christ (Romans 10.17 NIV).
So, no matter how
hard and dark the circumstances of your life are, if you have made Jesus the
Lord of your life, accepting His sacrifice as the just price of your redemption
and freedom, then, you are, as a matter of fact, a Child of God, Born Again.
You are exactly who God says in His Word you are: firm, completed and perfect!
This is why I
guaranty you will come out more than a conqueror in all things!
Lets pray out loud:
Dear heavenly Father,
how wonderful it is to know who I am. Your beloved Child! Thank You, Lord
Jesus! I have no way to thank you enough for what you did for me in that cross.
I know that in the dawn of a new year, a new stage, the best of my life opens
up before my feet. This is why I won’t fear the circumstances that anguish me
but I will believe and declare what is established by Your Word for my life: In
all things I,________________________ (your name here), am more than a
conqueror! I can do all in Christ who strengthens me! Greater is He who is in
me than the one who is in the world! Even if I walk in the valley of the shadow
of death I will fear no evil because You are with me! I resist the spirit of
disease and death in my life and body! I resist the spirit of shortage and
poverty! I resist bitterness and resentment! I reject loneliness and depression
and cast them away from my life! Heavenly Father, I am that loved Child that
You say in the Bible I am: healthy, prosperous and free. I believe and receive
Your Love, joy and peace to live the Plentiful and Abundant Life of a Child of
the King. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Note of importance:
How do I become a
Child of God? How do I establish my relationship with the Almighty?
Simply say this
prayer, placing all of your attention and heart into what you’re saying to God:
Lord Jesus, I believe
that you are the Son of God. That you came to this world from the Virgen Mary
to pay for all of my sins, and I have been a sinner. This is why today I tell
you, I accept. I accept your sacrifice on the cross! Yes, I accept Your
precious Blood, spilled to the very last drop, out of love for me! I open my heart
to you and invite you in, because I want you, oh Lord Jesus, to be my one and
only Savior, my God, my King, my Lord. Thank you, God Almighty, for with this
simple prayer and declaration of faith I have come from death to Life, I have
been displaced from the shadows and into Your marvelous Light. Today I have
been Reborn! God I am now Your Child! You are now my Father! I will never again
be alone! Never again will I live defeated. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
Ricardo C. Peredo
Jaime © 2012
Reading and
Meditating on God’s Word.
Do these daily
readings and by the end of one year you will have read all the Bible.
December 21th
Col 3.18-4.18
/ Ez 31-32 / Isa 56
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