Centurion Faith

Jesus is The Vine and we are His branches. The Father is the Gardener. Let The Father prune your branches daily with the sharp two edged pruning shears which He calls His Word. Every branch that bears fruit He prunes so that it may be even more fruitful. Aren’t you glad that He trims off the ugly so we can bear the beauty of His Fruit?! Galatians 5:22

Salvation is a free gift. It can be received no other way. It’s God’s gift to you. Trying to earn salvation (by being a “good person”) is an offensive affront to God. Christ suffered the worst mental and physical anguish that a man could ever suffer in order to reconnect you to God. Don’t try to add to what Jesus has already done for you! Just say thank you Jesus!

When you start any sentence with “I”, what follows after will determine whether you are in The Flesh (In The Word) or in The Spirit. Set your “l’s” on Jesus, The Word made flesh who now lives in your flesh by His Spirit.

Let’s stop worshipping the unholy trinity of me, myself and I. Once we take our eyes and “I’s” off ourself and set them on Jesus we are set free. Seeing Jesus for who He IS causes us to see His Glory and that glory reflects off of us and on to others. 2Corinthians 3:18

Jesus actually made His Grace harder than the law by amplifying it. He made it a matter of the heart (spirit) than a matter of the flesh (law). He said if we look at a woman with lust it’s like committing adultery and if we are angry with a brother it’s like murdering him. He made our walk with Him “Mission Impossible” in the flesh, but “Mission HIM-possible” through our new Spiritual Union with H...

For He hath made Him to be Sin for us, who knew no sin; that we MIGHT be made the righteousness of God in Him. 2Corinthians 5:21

The Church has been given a wake up call. As we enter these last days, we need to look to and learn from Jesus through His Word and His Spirit. Let us humble ourselves and take The Lord’s correction and redirection as He stands at the door of our hearts and knocks to come in!

Salvation has always been God’s Idea. Christ came to save sinners. This was God’s plan born out of His Love towards us. Forgiveness of sins is a beautiful gift and so is God’s presence in our lives through Holy Spirit. Receive both today and say thank you to God!

We have all we need in Jesus. Through our spiritual union with Christ (Holy Spirit) we lack nothing. Yes we have this wretched flesh to contend with, but in our spirits we are sealed in Him. There is nothing missing in your spirit and nothing broken. Walk in The Spirit today!

GRACE stands for God’s Righteousness At Christ’s Expense. How can we “frustrate” The Grace of God? By trying to earn our Righteousness (Salvation) by our works, or trying to pay God back for this gift. We are saved By Grace through faith in what Christ HAS done for us through His FINISHED work. See Galatians 2:21 & Ephesians 2:8-10.

Jesus hangs out with and heals the worst of the worst that society has to offer. He even heals your Mother-in-law! Matthew 8:14-15

We should never wonder what God’s Will is for our lives when He has already given us His last Will and Testament. This is what we call The Bible. We have both a written copy of The Father’s Will for His Children and a Holy Spirit that also bears witness to His Word/Will in our lives. Let us go to the reading of The Father’s Will today and see what He has left us.

Lately I have been alarmed by my own hardness of heart. Jesus warned us in Matthew 24:12 that in the last days (which we are surely in) that the love of many shall wax cold. Let’s not let that be you and me. Let’s learn today how to abide in The Love of Jesus Christ.

There are approximately 8,810 promised given to us in God’s Word (that’s The Bible for you heathens) According to God’s Word ALL of His promises are answered YES and AMEN in The Name of Jesus. In our Spiritual Union with Christ we have The Promise Keeper Himself and The Promises do follow!

Let’s look at John 20:20 today along with the other scriptures that remind us that Jesus was and will be recognized by us when we see His Scars. The disciples could not recognize Jesus in His glorified body until He showed them His scars. Let’s let His Scars take us beyond the stars where Jesus sits resting from His finished work. We are seated with Him! Ephesians 2:6, Luke 24:13-53

The Father is The Master Potter and we are His JARS of Clay. We are the work of His hands. 2Corinthians 4:7 Isaiah 64:8 2Timothy 2:20

The Bible says we “HAVE” this treasure (God’s Spirit) in JARS of clay (cracked pots) that’s you and I, to show that this power is from God and NOT from us. Do you feel weak and helpless and hopeless? The weaker we are, the stronger HE (Jesus) becomes.

Is believing in Jesus enough to save you? According to God’s Word (The Scriptures) the answer is a resounding “YES”!!!

You have The Faith of Jesus because you have The Holy Spirit whom He sent. You have all the faith you will ever need in your Spiritual Union with Christ. You don’t need to try and produce anything in your flesh but instead learn to walk in The Spirit. Galatians 2:20-21 & 5:16-23.

Did you know that you are no longer under the heavy burden of The Law if you have trusted in Jesus Christ as both Savior and Lord? (Romans 6:14). In 1Tim 1:7 God says His Law is not for the Righteous but for the disobedient. Romans 13:10 says that Love is the fulfillment of His Law. Find out more today as we delve into God’s Holy Word.

Yesterday we talked about the first five words of The Gospel in Ten Words, which was Christ Died For Your Sins. Today we will just ouch on the next 5 words: He Rose From The Dead. The resurrection of Christ from the dead is the high water mark of our Faith. Without the resurrection we are lost, but in it we are found.

Christ died for your sins, He rose from the dead. That’s The Gospel (The Good News) in Ten Words. Today we will study the first 5 words: Christ died for your sins. Tomorrow we will study the last 5 words, He rose from the dead.

Jesus says in John 14:13-14 that we can go to The Father’s throne room and ask ANYTHING in His name (Jesus) and HE (Jesus) will do it. So in essence, when we pray and ask God for help, and to meet our greatest needs, He is faithful to answer.

You cannot separate God’s Words from His Works. So why try? Just be a hearer AND a doer of His Word and you will find yourself doing His Works! Easy peasy.

I love Jesus’s short and sweet teaching on Prayer found in Luke 18:1. If an unjust judge will give a persistent widow what she wants, how much more will God, the most Just Judge ever give His children what they need? Have faith that God actually wants to reward your prayers by meeting your needs.