Just A word from Brother Clarence, on Our Inheritance, Take Your Place at the Table, [Romans 8:16-17] The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: [V17] And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. Joint heirs with Jesus. What a powerful phrase! If youre ever tempted to doubt how great Gods love is for you, if youre ever inclined to wonder if you have a special place in His heart, remember this: He has made you a joint heir with Christ. Youre not a sub-heir. You dont have a place with God thats inferior to the place that Jesus holds. When you received Jesus as Savior and LORD, you not only received Him, you received His right-standing with God and all that God has given Him. How much does that include? Everything! [Hebrews 1:2 says: Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds; This says He has been appointed heir of all things! I know, someone might say, But Romans says well have to suffer to receive it. Well have to let the devil beat us up awhile with poverty or sickness and disease so we can give some glory to The LORD, wont we? No! it doesnt bring any glory to Jesus, or to us, to let the devil put back on us the very things weve been redeemed from. It doesnt honor God for us to put up with sickness or poverty any more than it honors Him for us to put up with sin. The suffering we experience is spiritual---not physical. It come from the pressure thats involved in standing for whats our in faith and patience, even when things look hopeless. It comes from standing and resisting everything Jesus bore for us on the cross. He bore our sins--so we resist sin, He bore our sickness--so we resist sickness. He bore our poverty --so we resist lack. Some people think well have to wait until we get to Heaven to enjoy our joint heisship with Jesus. They think well have to wait until after we die to partake of the feast Psalm 23 says has been provided for us. But thats not the case at all. That Psalm says God has prepared a table for us in the presence of our enemies, so that cant be a heavenly feast. We dont have any enemies in Heaven. We are supposed to be eating at that table now, in this life. Everything on it belongs to us. And our Father expects us to fight the good fight of faith for it. He expects us to pull up our chair, push the devil out of the way and say, Father, pass me the bread! If you dont think you have a right to do that, think again. Your Father loves you so much He has made you a joint heir with Christ. Youve been given His place at the table. And everything He has belongs to you, in His great Name! [GALATIANS 3:26-29] For ye are all the Children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. [V27] For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. [V28] There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. [V29] And if ye be Christs , then are ye Abrahams seed, and heirs according to the promise. Still in Christ, Brother Clarence.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 23:20:36 +0000
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