When God Says …
“And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.” (John 1:16 KJV)This passage, acclaiming the Word who became flesh - the God of creation, reminds us that out of the fullness of His grace which He has given in the beginning, He came to restore us in grace. He came to restore us all who are fallen from grace, because of Adam's fall. Yes, He is completing His work upon us 'grace upon grace.'
It is His original intent and plan. “God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him. After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. After he called them by name, he set them on a solid basis with himself. And then, after getting them established, he stayed with them to the end, gloriously completing what he had begun.” (Romans 8:29-30 MSG).
He calls you and I, by name! He accomplished this restoration by imputing in us, through faith in Christ Jesus, His finished work of righteousness on the cross (2 Corinthians 5:21). Not through our self-effort of righteousness by religion and by trying hard. Those are filthy rags in God's eyes (Isaiah 64:6).
Totally, by His grace through faith in Christ Jesus, He continually transforms us to His image. This is affirmed in Apostle Paul's exhortation, as he reminds: “Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” (Colossians 3:9-10 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
Totally, by His grace through faith in Christ Jesus, He continually transforms us to His image. This is affirmed in Apostle Paul's exhortation, as he reminds: “Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” (Colossians 3:9-10 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
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