The Five Steps of an Anointed Life, Glorification

 Glorification 

Hello. Today, we will wrap up the series, “The Five Steps of an Anointed Life.” We have already discussed 1-4.

Foreknowledge - God foreknows you before you are even conceived.
Predestination -   God sets a purpose and plan for you and your life.
Calling -              God calls you to accept Him and His plans for you.
Justification -      God justifies you. A time of preparation.

Today, we will wrap it up with step five.

Glorification - God will glorify you following your time here on earth.

Let us pray.  

"Father, we come before you with all reverence and praise, and glory be to you. As we enter your Word, we pray that we will indeed have eyes to see, ears to hear, and our spirit may be able to receive your truth and your revelations, in Yeshua’s name, Amen!”

If you have your Bible, turn to Romans 8. We are going to look at 8:16 and 17

“The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,”

Remember, this is after the adoption has taken place. After you say yes to His calling.

“and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.”

We are the same as Yeshua, or Jesus Himself. We are “fellow heirs” with Him. Turn to John 14:2-3

“In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am, you may be also.”

Death is not the end for a child of God; it is not something we should fear at all. God is waiting to glorify His children. If you turn to Revelation 21, you can see a description of what the capital of the new earth will look like.

“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.”

This will happen. Everything you know, some of which you may very well love, will “pass away.” But look what is coming.

“And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."

 And he who was seated on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." Also, he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." And he said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty, I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.”

This is for you, child of God. However, this will not be the case for everyone.

“But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death." Revelation 21:1-8

Once again, this will happen. Not maybe, not could, not what if. It is not a matter of if, but when. Want to know more? Read on, and you will see pure beauty that cannot even be comprehended.

This is wonderful news! Ultimately, we will all be glorified by God, and He will wipe away our tears. I want you to pay attention to something important: Paul states that God “glorified” us. This is in the past tense, indicating that it has already happened, right?

When God glorifies us, He does something akin to what He did for Jesus when He exalted Him to His right hand, above all rule and authority. In doing so, God grants us a share in this glory. This is affirmed in Romans 5:2.

“Through him, we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”. Romans 5:2

This is also in 1 Peter 5:1

“So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ as well as a partaker in the glory that is to be revealed.”

A little further in 1 Peter 5, we read this.

“And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” 1 Peter 5:10

This will happen because it has already happened. I’ll say that again. This will happen because it has already happened. You are simply waiting for it to be revealed.

“When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” Colossians 3:4

We are simply waiting to go home. We are no longer citizens of this world; rather, we are already citizens of Heaven.

“Our commonwealth is in heaven, and from it, we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power which enables him even to subject all things to himself. Philippians 3:20-21

Paul wrote to the Church in Ephesus

"For through him, we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him, you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit." Ephesians 2:18-22

You are a Citizen of Heaven. The Lord of lords, and the King of kings, is your Daddy. You are a Prince or Princess of Heaven. It doesn't matter who you are, or rather, who you were.

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:28

We are all the same. We have all been washed clean with the Blood of Christ. The Blood of Jesus. We have all been adopted into the family of God. We are all now citizens of Heaven. This is why we are not to be conformed to this World. Why should we have no fear? As Christ said on the cross, “It is finished.” It is complete. It is done.

Let the world be the world; its fate is sealed. Let the dead bury the dead; their fate is sealed. Let them love money; their fate is sealed. Let them hate God; their fate is sealed. Let them hate you. Instead, be the Child of God He called you to be. Embrace your identity as a Prince or Princess of Heaven. Act as an Ambassador. Be a sower of the Seed and a teller of the Truth.

Yes, at the end of your time here on earth, God will most definitely glorify you. However, He already has. It is finished. We are His. We now wait with all of creation for the return of Yeshua, and the coming of the end of this time. A time when all of the old will be done away with, and the new will come. This includes us. Our old bodies are riddled with sin, sickness, and disease. Our new bodies will be holy and pure.

Look how Romans 8 ends.

“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?”

Remember, we are co-heirs with Christ and all that He has, and it is everything that is to come.

“Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.”

Not a man. Not religion. Surely not the world. God.

“Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died--more than that, who was raised--who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.”

He is our defense, and He is our shield. He is our payment. He paid our price with His blood.

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

As it is written,

"For your sake, we are being killed all day long;

We are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered."

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”

He has already overcome the world. He has already paid the price. He said, “It is finished.”

“For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:31-39

AMEN! And Amen!

Did you say “Yes” when He called you? Is God calling you now? Simply, say this prayer. Right now. Wherever you may be, say it in your own words, and do not doubt in your heart. God will hear you. He will send the Spirit of Life to you. Let us pray.

"Oh, heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Yeshua's sacrifice for me. I believed He rose from the dead. I repent of my sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Yeshua, Amen!"

That's it. It is that simple. Now go tell someone what you have just done. "That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in your heart that God hath raised him from the dead, You shall be saved." Romans 10:9. You need to find a Church that God leads you to and be baptized the way Jesus said to be. You are now a Child of God. A New Creature. You "have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him."Colossians 3:10

The email, if you wish to contact me, is truthbygod1@gmail.com

May the comfort of the Holy Ghost and the peace of our Lord Yeshua be with you all. May God bless and be with you always.

Until next time, be blessed, be a blessing, and Yeshua is Lord!

The Five Steps of an Anointed Life, Calling

 Calling 

Let us pray.

“Oh Heavenly Father, Lord God, please be with us as we gather in Your name to read Your Word and to learn and grow in Spirit. Allow Your Word to nourish our spirits and take firm hold within us, so that we may become fertile soil and bring forth a mighty harvest for You and for the Kingdom's sake. Please, Father, give us eyes to see, ears to hear, and a spirit to understand what You want us to know. In Yeshua’s name, Amen!”

Here are the five steps of an anointed life.

As we have already discussed, God foreknows you before you are even in the womb. Then? He predestined a plan and a purpose for you and your life. This brings us to today. Now, every man and woman who is born goes through these two steps. This is another reason that abortion is so evil. Then there comes step three. 

Calling

You are not here by accident or happenstance. God created you. God has a purpose and a plan for every one of us. This is where you come in. God calls you.

Ever hear someone say, "I found Jesus." Or, "They found Jesus."? That is a lie. Perhaps a misunderstanding, or misspeak, but a lie nonetheless. You cannot find Jesus. You do not know where to look. Unless God calls you out, you are part of the world. You belong to the world. There is nothing you can do. The truth is, most have no desire to change anything. They do not even know there is a better way. It is only when God calls you out or leads you away that you can "find Jesus." It is only when God leads you that you can be saved. Yeshua, or Jesus as translated, even plainly told us this.

"No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. It is written in the Prophets, 'And they will all be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me-- not that anyone has seen the Father except he who is from God; he has seen the Father. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life." John 6:44-47

Have you ever felt that little pull from nowhere? That quiet and subtle urge? It’s the reason you find yourself stopping on the channels when you see TV preachers. Or when you’re browsing in a bookstore and spot a Bible. It even happens during a conversation with someone who regularly attends church, making you think about joining them, just for one Sunday. Just to see what it’s all about. That doesn’t make you weird, right? Just one Sunday?

That is the Holy Spirit. That is God. He is calling you out. He wants you to get to know the Truth about Him, Yeshua, the Holy Spirit, and His plan and purpose for your life. He is calling you out to be His Child.

"For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!" The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him." Romans 8:14-17

He promises that if you say “Yes” and come out from among them, if you accept His call and come out of the world, He will change you.

"And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, that they may walk in my statutes and keep my rules and obey them. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. But as for those whose heart goes after their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their deeds upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD." Ezekiel 11:19-21

Paul tells Timothy that it is solely for God's purpose that He calls us out. It is solely for God's plans that he chooses those He does.

"Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began," 2 Timothy 1:9

Why do you believe you understand the truth? Why do you accept that a man was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, suffered and was murdered, and was hung on a cross, only to rise from the dead on the third day? To many, this seems foolish and impossible. Yet you know it is the absolute and undeniable truth.

Why do you believe it? Are you dumb? Are you smarter than they? Are you more inclined to believe in the supernatural? Nope. You believe, because you were called.

"For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men." 1 Corinthians 1:22-25

Why do we not get it until God calls us out?

"Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word”

A little bit later, Yeshua said this

“Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God." John 8:43 / 47

You see, God loves you. He formed you. He set up a plan and purpose for your life. Now God calls you to accept it. Now it is up to you. Ever think of it this way? The simplicity of life. A one-word answer to a question, by one man. Yeshua said, "Follow me?" Yes, or No?

Again, if you say "No," the ground is not going to open up and suck you down to the pits of Hell. You will not get struck by lightning. At least I do not think you will. {Pause} You will feel no different than you did before. You may even live the rest of your life in peace and comfort, with lots of money in the bank.

However, when the time comes, and the time will come, that you pass on from here, you will stand before Jesus, and He will say to you.

"I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity." Matthew 7:23

If you say "Yes," THAT is when the Spirit of Adoption comes. That is when your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life. That is when you become a child of God. As a child, you have a role to play in the Kingdom.

Yeshua made this statement.

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said this to His disciples. 

“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:35-38

He said this as well.

“For many are called, but few are chosen.” Matthew 22:14

You need to understand what this truly means. If God calls you out of the world and to Himself, He is adopting you into His Family. He becomes your “Abba Father.” I know, I know some have an issue with this. Abba Father simply means Daddy. God, the Creator of the universe, calls you out to be His child, and He wants to be your “Daddy.” This is why we read things like this in Romans 8:28

“And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

Remember, our Lord gave us the “Great Commission.”

“And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20

When you become a child of God, you enter into a process of learning, following, and becoming more like Yeshua the Christ. We are to be a sower of the seed, a teller of truth, and a walker in the way. We should be a shining example of the love of God. Not simply appearing as the rest of the world. Of the lost.

Next time we will be discussing the fourth step, and that is Justification. A time of preparation. A time of learning and growing. This is an important step that, sadly, many try to skip. More on that next time. However, you are now a child of God. It is not a one-time prayer, and all is a good thing. It is a life-changing, relationship-building, wisdom-growing life. It is forever. Even if perhaps you do not feel worthy.

“For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. And because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." 1 Corinthians 26-31

Are you called? Are you adopted into the Family of God?

Say this Prayer. Right now. Wherever you may be. Say it in your own words, and do not doubt in your heart. God will hear you. He will send the Spirit of Life to you. Let us pray.

"Oh, heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Yeshua's sacrifice for me. I believed He rose from the dead. I repent of my sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Yeshua, Amen!"

That's it. It is that simple. Now go tell someone what you have just done. "That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Yeshua, and shalt believe in your heart that God hath raised him from the dead, You shall be saved." Romans 10:9. You need to find a Church that God leads you to and be baptized the way Jesus said to be. You are now a Child of God. A New Creature. You "have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him."Colossians 3:10

The email, if you wish to contact me, is truthbygod1@gmail.com

May the comfort of the Holy Ghost and the peace of our Lord Yeshua be with you all. May God bless and be with you, always.

Until next time, be blessed, be a blessing, and Yeshua is Lord!

The Five Steps of an Anointed Life, Foreknowledge

 God foreknows you before you are conceived

Good morning. Welcome, today. I want you to be sure of this one thing. You are not an accident. You are not a happenstance. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. To be fearfully and wonderfully made includes everyone from life to life everlasting as human beings who bear the image of God. 

Each of us began as an idea in God’s mind at some moment outside of time. He formulated this idea, and as we see in Psalm 139, He even wrote this idea down. He liked this idea—the idea that was you. God then uniquely designed you by and according to God’s will.

Turn if you will to Psalm 139. Starting at verse 13

“For you formed my inward parts;
You knitted me together in my mother's womb.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
In your book, you wrote every one of them,
the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.

How precious to me are your thoughts,
O God! How vast is the sum of them!” Psalm 139:13-17

This is what we will be discussing today. Let us pray. "Heavily Father, we give you all the Praise and glory for all things, both here in this world and in this time, and the time that is to come. Thank you, Father, for allowing us to know Your secrets and Your ways for us through Your Word. As we enter into and study your Word today, we pray for eyes to see, ears to hear, and a spirit to receive and understand your Truth and revelations. We ask this in Your Holy name, Amen!"

Before your earthly daddy and mommy even met, Got knew you. Look what He tells Jeremiah.

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5

Now we will get into the whole predestination thing next time. But this is not just Jeremiah. This is you, me, everyone, whoever has been born. Turn to Acts 17:26

“And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is not far from each one of us, for

"'In him, we live and move and have our being';
as even some of your own poets have said,
"'For we are indeed his offspring.'” Act 17:26-28

He determined the optimal time and place for you to exist in His creation. He placed you here with a purpose already prepared. Again, we will get into that more next time, but it is important to know that you are not an accident.

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them” Ephesians 2:10

God had an idea of who and what you should be. He wrote down your purpose and plan in His book, and then you were fashioned exactly the way He chose. Are you blonde? You have brown hair. You are 6’7" or 4’11". Every aspect of you was planned. Yes, that includes whether you are male or female. God does not make mistakes. Yeshua, or Jesus, as translated, told us that even our very hairs are numbered.

“Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.” Luke 12:7

Go back to Psalm 139 for a few.

"I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.

“My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
In your book, you wrote every one of them,
the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.”

God has a plan, and you are in it. You are His creation. If you have accepted Yeshua, then you are His child as well. If this is true, you are off to a great start. Now get to know your Father and your God.

“Fearfully made” suggests there is a mysterious and awe-inspiring aspect to the process of bringing an individual into existence. Each of us is created in God's image and uniquely designed to fulfill the specific purpose that God has planned for us. David was in awe of this reality.

“How precious to me are your thoughts,
O God! How vast is the sum of them!

If I were to count them, they are more than the sand.
I awake, and I am still with you.”

David is in absolute awe, and we should be too, that the Creator of the entire universe cared so much about every one of us, that He created us the way He did. Isaiah puts it this way.

“But now, O LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64:8

If you choose to listen to the world. They will tell you lies. They will tell you that a man can be a woman. People can choose what they want to be on any given day. The World will tell you that Homosexuality is ok and healthy. They will tell you that abortion is not the murder of the most innocent, but simply a medical procedure to “correct an error.”

The world often claims that we are all here by accident or coincidence, disregarding the fact that a purely evolutionary perspective without God is scientifically and physically impossible. They assert that there is nothing after our time on earth and that death is final. This belief leads many to live life solely for their pleasure, arguing that we should make the most of our only life.

Sadly, this is not the case. Sadly, these folks will find out too late that there is so much more. The word tells us this.

“For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” Romans 14:11

Also here.

“So that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:10-11

Whenever I’m asked, “What if you are wrong? What if there is no God?” My answer is always the same. “If there is no God, what did I lose? I try to be a good person and do good work for others, and then I lie down and die. If there is nothing, then what? I simply cease to exist. However, what if you are wrong? What will you do when you find yourself standing before the living God? I would rather believe in God and come to nothing than believe in nothing and come to God. As it is written,

“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Hebrews 10:31

Why? Because then it is too late. Then your time has come, and He will not be open to your apologies or excuses. Yeshua said that on that day, there will be great distress.

“While the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 8:12

We will be looking into this passage in depth.

“For those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.” Rom 8:29-30

So here are the five steps of an anointed life.

As we discussed today, God foreknows you before you are even in the womb. Then?

Predestination
Calling
Justification
Glorification

You are not here by accident or happenstance. God created you. Join us next time as we discuss step two, predestination. God has a purpose and a plan for every one of us. Do you know what His plan is for you?

Have you been adopted? If not, say this Prayer. Right now. Wherever you may be, say it in your own words, and do not doubt in your heart. God will hear you. He will send the Spirit of Life to you. Let us pray.

"Oh, heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Yeshua's sacrifice for me. I believed He rose from the dead. I repent of my sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Yeshua, Amen!"

That's it. It is that simple. Now go tell someone what you have just done. "That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in your heart that God hath raised him from the dead, You shall be saved." Romans 10:9. You need to find a Church that God leads you to and be baptized the way Jesus said to be. You are now a Child of God. A New Creature. You "have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him."Colossians 3:10

The email, if you wish to contact me, is truthbygod1@gmail.com

May the comfort of the Holy Ghost and the peace of our Lord Yeshua, be with you all. May God bless and be with you always.

Until next time, be blessed, be a blessing, and Yeshua is Lord!