Dear Saints,
These passages from Ephesians have really helped me over the years. I copied them from the Amplified Classic and altered the pronouns to make them more personal. You see, I've always struggled with insecurity, believing I was unworthy, an odd duck who never fit in. Part of that came from me having an Earthly father who rejected me and wanted nothing to do with me, and a mother who, though she loved me, never really connected with me. Part of it then came from a multitude of rejections by kids, friends, boyfriends, and various people as I grew up. Maybe some of you can relate. So, I make myself vulnerable here in order to share what has helped me. Read the following passage every day until it sinks into your soul and you begin to realize how precious and valuable you are to Father God.
The enemy would love to keep all of us wallowing in our own insecurity and unworthiness. That way, we become ineffective for the Kingdom of God. Don't let him! Rise up and believe that you are a child of the Most High and have been adopted into His family as a precious son or daughter and hence, given all the privileges of royalty.
I hope this helps you and blesses you as much as it has for me.
Blessing be to You, my Father and my Lord Jesus Christ who have blessed me with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm!
Even as in Your love You chose me in Christ before the foundation of the world, that I should be holy, consecrated, and set apart for You and blameless in Your sight, even above reproach, before You in love.
For You foreordained me to be adopted as Your own child through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of Your will because it pleased You and was Your kind intent. So that I might be to the praise and the commendation of Your glorious grace, which You so freely bestowed on me in the Beloved.
In You, I have redemption through Your blood, the forgiveness of my offenses, shortcomings and trespasses, in accordance with the riches and the generosity of Your gracious favor, which You lavished upon me in every kind of wisdom and understanding, practical insight and prudence, making known to me the mystery of Your will, in accordance with Your good pleasure which You had previously purposed and set forth.
You made me God’s heritage and gave me an inheritance; for You foreordained, chose, and appointed me beforehand in accordance with Your purpose, who works out everything in agreement with the counsel and design of Your own will, so that I, who first hoped in You, who first put my confidence in You, have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of Your glory!
In You, I also have heard the Word of Truth, the glad tidings Gospel of my salvation, and have believed in and adhered to and relied on You, and was stamped with the seal of Your long-promised Holy Spirit.
Your Spirit is the guarantee of my inheritance, the firstfruits, the pledge and foretaste, the down payment on my heritage, in anticipation of its full redemption and my acquiring complete possession of it—to the praise of You glory.
And You made me alive when I was dead in trespasses and sins, in which I once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also I once conducted myself in the lusts of my flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and was by nature a child of wrath, just as the others.
But You, Lord, who are so rich in mercy, because of Your great love with which You loved me, even when I was dead in trespasses, made me alive together with You and raised me up and made me sit together in the heavenly places right beside You. So that in the ages to come You might show the exceeding riches of Your grace in Your kindness toward me in Christ Jesus. For by grace I have been saved through faith, and that not of myself; it is Your gift, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For I am Your masterpiece, created by You for good works, which You prepared beforehand that I should walk in them.
MaryLu Here: Keep these powerful passages close to your heart and on your mind. You are exceedingly precious in the eyes of the Lord. You are a child of the Most High God. Satan doesn't want you to know your worth or your power. Look up to your Father and believe how deeply loved you truly are.
Hello Sister in Christ,
ReplyDeleteThese are indeed powerful messages from Ephesians, especially the final one of Ephesians 2:8-9 where it said that “through grace we are saved by faith, and not of works.” I hear that some churches are misleading people by stating good works are also necessary for salvation, which goes against what Jesus said on the cross in John 19:30: “It is finished!”
Regarding rejections, I know I am hated and resented by pretty much everyone I ever met in this life. I am totally fine with that now, since I know that the Lord has promised true love and appreciation in Paradise, so I will continue to take it all in stride while still here.
As you once mentioned, “God chooses people whom the world rejects,” and I felt the Lord proved it through this transformation. One thing I fear is that people who proudly boast of having “many real friends” may think differently when the Restrainer is removed and the real identities of some “friends” are revealed - do you think that could happen?
With the Essenes calendar pointing to Pentecost this coming Sunday the 31st, along with the rare blue moon, I have seen videos and statements on how that could be a high-potential Rapture date. They also stated how the first few days of June may also be possible considering how they are nearly 153 days into the year, citing John 21:1-14 where Peter and the disciples caught 153 fish without the net breaking. Do you think this could be credible?
Also, with the Pride Event happening in Israel next week, I feel that God is preparing His judgment just like how it was with Sodom and Gomorrah, so we must be close to leaving.
You may have heard that the US launched strikes again at Iran despite ongoing peace talks, and this confirms how completely futile and useless it is to even negotiate. One thing that really got my attention is that Trump is reportedly planning to expand on the Abraham Accords amidst the war with Iran. Just by hearing the Accords and the call for its expansion made me thought “possible progress towards the actual Daniel Covenant to start the Tribulation?” If this is true, then the Rapture must be very, and I mean very, near since we will not be here to witness the signing, the revelation of the AC, and of course, the start of the Tribulation. Could this make sense especially how Spring is almost over and Summer starts during the Jewish month of Tammuz, which is on June 16/17?
Have a great day Sister and keep looking up, for I sense we should be leaving soon based on the occurrences above. Peace and Blessings from a Brother in Christ.
Greetings, Brother! Yes.. we are saved completely by Faith.. .our belief, trust, and submission to Jesus and His sacrifice! Thank God, because none of us would make it otherwise. But good works are evidence of that faith... so I don't discount good works either. They do not save us, but they do prove our salvation is real.
DeleteI think there will be many people left behind who are living their best life now and living for this world will be extremely sad and terrified. Even though many have been cruel to you and to me, too, I don't wish that on anyone. But some people can only be saved through fire.
Yes, heard about the US strikes on Iran and the Abraham accords deal being resurrected! Both are very exciting signs that keep us looking up! I still have high hopes for this Sunday, but if that day passes, I still believe it is this year. We just keep growing closer to the Lord and going about His business.. doing what He leads us to do in order to bring in the harvest!
Blessing to you and yours, Brother!
Greetings Holy Messenger of God,
ReplyDeleteAmen, Ephesians is one of the most uplifting books, especially how it emphasizes salvation is earned by faith in Jesus and that God has promised us a place in eternity if we accept His gift wholeheartedly and trust Him always.
Based on the above commenter’s post about the Abraham Accords, if that will lead to the Covenant being finalized prior to signature, could that be done in a matter of months, maybe even shorter despite the ongoing war in the Middle East? If the Tribulation does begin in the Fall as a lot of true Christians believe, then it has to be done sometime in the summer? That is, after we leave and the alien narrative has convinced humanity to settle down?
I saw earlier today about some prophecy watchers saying dogmatically that the Rapture may actually be this Sunday on Pentecost per the Essenes calendar and June 12 may be the latest in view of the prophecy that the World Cup will not happen, which is slated to begin its first match that same day. I recall that “Pastor” Joshua who initially projected the Rapture back in September last year, may have been the one who also predicted the World Cup will not take place, at least that was where I first heard this. Does this sound conflicting?
I looked at the Essenes calendar and I saw on Saturdays that there are some Counts: Count to Omer prior to Pentecost, Count to New Wine on July 19, and Count to New Oil on September 6. After that from September 7-12, there are Wood Offerings from what I believe are the 12 tribes of Israel where the 144,000 missionaries will come from per Revelation 7, with offerings from two tribes each day, culminating on the Feast of Trumpets on September 16. After Yom Kippur on September 25 and Sukkot lasting from September 30 to October 6, I saw there is a Great Day on October 7 (Tishrei 22), also known as Shemini Atzeret. I saw somewhere that this might be the day the Bridegroom comes to get His Bride, but I think that is too far out and the Tribulation would have already started by then?
Regardless, this year has to be it considering how it lines up exactly with how the days were back in 33 AD, if that is really when the Crucifixion and Resurrection took place. Many blessings and Come Quickly Lord Jesus!
Greetings, Yes.. on the Essene calendar Pentecost is actually this Sunday. I'm looking at it, but I'm not pinning my hopes on any day. Like you said, there's a lot going on with the Abraham accords, the war, the disclosure, and a host of other things. IF the Tribulation does start in the fall then we can expect to leave any time before that. I would put zero confidence in anything that man Joshua said.
DeleteYes.... there are many feast days and events coming up on the Jewish calendar. Many of which I have watched intently over the years for the rapture. I no longer do that. I leave it all in the Lord's hands. It's exciting to think about, and I know we are close, but I'm not focusing on any particular date. There are plenty of watchmen who do that, however... year after year... But we should direct our main focus on Jesus Himself. That's what I'm trying to do.
Even so, Come, Lord Jesus!
Blessings