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Word for Today:  March 7

The Word tells us that those who are Born Again have become “partakers” of the Divine Nature of God the Father.

 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.  2 Pet 1:4 

 The word for “partakers” in this context means:

A partner, associate, comrade, companion,

A partner, sharer, in anything. (Strong’s Concordance).

So, according to the Bible, at the time of Conversion, the believer becomes a sharer, a partner, an associate with God.  This experience affects the recipient, spirit, soul, and body.

The Spirit is quickened and brought to life, the Soul (mind and emotions) is renewed by the Word and the Body becomes the Temple of the Holy Ghost… the very dwelling place of God Himself.

In this verse, the word “nature” which is here described as “divine” is translated to mean “natural, lineal descent.”   (Gk. Phusis)  It is therefore in order to say that the Believer is a “natural, lineal descendent” of God Himself. This is incredible.  When we are Born Again, Regenerated… we have the very Nature of God, a Divine Nature, imputed into us and we become at that very instant a descendent of Almighty God.

What a deal

Word for Today:  March 6

And God said, Let us make man (Adam) in our image, after our likeness:  Genesis 1:26 

 There is no truth in the statement that Believers are “only human”… this has been a lie from hell for centuries.  We have actually become partakers of the very Divine Nature of God.  (2Pet 1:4)

God has taken up habitation inside of us and we are possessors of His Perfection and His Righteousness.  We are God’s dwelling place.  He has chosen to live in us.  He has chosen to reproduce Himself in us.  He has given us power (the legal right) to become “sons of God.”  (John 1:12)

 We have received Jesus and therefore we have the legal right to partake (share in) the Divine Nature (Righteousness) of God.  Therefore, every believer is a God-person.  We have the Supernatural Life of God in us.  God has not limited us.

There are no boundaries… no lids… no fences… no walls… no restraints.  What God has made us to be, WE ARE.

We have limited ourselves by saying that we are “only human” and thereby excuse ourselves for all the weaknesses and temptations we allow.

 As He (Jesus) is, so are we in this world… 1Jn 4:17.

Word for Today:  March 5

And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.  Eph 3:19 

I believe the “fullness of God” has to do with the Righteousness of God.  Righteousness is the force, the energy and the power of being “Just Right” with God….   Justified:   (“Just-as-if-I’d” never sinned).

When we receive Jesus by faith, we receive the Righteousness of God.  When we are Born Again, we are born OUT OF our sin nature and INTO the Righteous nature of God.

On the Cross, Jesus exchanged His righteous nature for our sin nature.  He became what we were in order that we might become Who He is.  When we make Jesus Lord of our lives we are born out of our sin nature and into the righteous nature of God.  We are not a person with two natures, but we are NEW, having never existed before.

All things that are now in us are from God…2Cor 5:18

What was before… the sin nature, darkness, lack of power, sin, poverty and lack, failure and frustration… is dead. Stone Cold Dead.  (So don’t be guilty of resurrecting this old dead nature).

Jesus has bought back and brought back what Adam lost… and MORE.

Jesus became what we were in order that we might be Who He is.

Redeemed

Word for Today:  March 4

The Mysteries will be revealed.

In the Gospels Jesus told His disciples that they were given the ability to “know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God.”  Luke 8:10   In this context a “mystery” is something that has previously been hidden but is now made known.

Paul wrote about “the mystery” in the letter to the Ephesians.  He spoke of the revelation of this mystery and the “fellowship” or communication and joint participation of the mystery which God is making known to the Church;    Ephesians 3:8-9:

8  Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable (beyond finding out) riches of Christ;

 9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship (communication; joint participation) of the mystery, (a hidden or secret thing, not obvious to the understanding) which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

According to Paul, this truth or “mystery” had been “hid” in God from the beginning of the world.  The “Eternal Purpose” and Plan of God is the revealing and unveiling of this “hidden” truth which centers in the Redemptive Work of Jesus Christ.

What all this means, I believe, is that in the latter days, truths that have been “hidden” in God from the beginning of all creation will be supernaturally revealed to the Church.  The power and effectiveness of this revelation will be the Force that makes the Church that Glorious Church we read about in Ephesians 5:27:

 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.    

Word for Today:  March 3

One Solitary Life.

“Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty, and then for three years He was an itinerant preacher.

• He never wrote a book.
• He never held an office.
• He never owned a home.
• He never had a family.
• He never went to college.
• He never put His feet inside a big city.
• He never traveled two hundred miles from the place where He was born.
• He never did one of the things that usually accompany greatness.
• He had no credentials but Himself.

While still a young man, the tide of popular opinion turned against Him. His friends ran away. One of them denied Him. He was turned over to His enemies. He went through the mockery of atrial. He was nailed upon a cross between two thieves. His executioners gambled for the only piece of property He had on earth while He was dying, and that was His coat. When He was dead, He was taken down and laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.  Twenty centuries have come and gone, and today He is the centerpiece of the human race and the leader of the column of progress.

I am far within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched, and all the navies that were ever built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, and all the kings that ever reigned, put together have not affected the life of man upon this earth as has that one solitary life.”

Author unknown

Word for Today:  March 2

Confident of our Covenant.

When bad things happen to good people… what is the explanation?  We understand that we are living in a world that is staggering under the curse of sin.  We are daily subjected to the forces of evil and the powers of darkness.  However, when we are Confident of our Covenant we move into a place of divine protection.  The evil may come and the destruction may be around us, but our Faithful Covenant-Keeping Heavenly Father is with us and will deliver us through every fiery furnace and every den of lions.

 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. Isa 43:2

Our deliverance and our protection are contingent on just how confident we are in the Covenant.

Are we 100% confident?  Then we are provided with 100% protection.  Are we 75% confident?  Then we are provided with 75% protection.Are we 50% confident?  Then we only have 50% protection.

Our protection from evil and our deliverance from destruction is dependent on the level of our Trust.  Our Confidence.  Our Faith.

 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 1Jo 5:4

Word for Today:  March 1

The Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.  Mt 13:44

Treasure is priceless.   No treasure on earth can compare with Treasure that can be found in the Kingdom of Heaven.

We get into this Field of Treasure when we get Born Again.  God plants us in His Treasure Field when we get saved.  All saved people are able to discover priceless and life-saving treasures God has provided in His Kingdom.   It is sad that many Believers are living with Treasures all around and are still spiritually poor.

Spiritual poverty is marked by lack, need, sickness, disease, demon oppression, worry, fear, unhappiness, depression and every wicked and vile thing that comes out of hell to hurt God’s People.  I want you to dig down and discover some treasures God has provided for you.

These “treasures” will change your life.  They will give you a new perspective.  They will move you into a different dimension.  Most everything that is really important in life has come through these simple discoveries.  They have kept me alive.  They have saved my household from disaster time and time again.  They have preserved the ministry.  They have kept us through every storm.  They have given us the ability to defeat the devil and overcome hell.  They have proven God and tested the Word.

These Treasures and hidden to many.  As we live in the Kingdom of heaven here on earth, I challenge you to discover these treasures and cash them in.  If you do, you will live and not die!

The Treasure of Redemption

The Treasure of Forgiveness

The Treasure of the Anointing

The Treasure of Freedom

The Treasure of Healing and Wholeness

The Treasure of Having all your needs met

The Treasure of Assurance

The Treasure of Victory and Power

The Treasure of Peace and Rest

Find your Treasure today