You Have Embraced His Promises
I heard, “You have embraced My Promises.”
Yes, we are overcoming. It is a moment to hang in and hang on to The Cross. Just keep waiting, help is on the way.
Yes, Gleanings from The Book of Galatians. We were able to see from our last discussion, that The Law was not God’s main agenda, it was added because of transgression.
It was added to increase sin, to make sin exceedingly sinful so man would run to Jesus for The Grace of God.
But I understand that a lot people reading this won’t be satisfied with what we discussed, hence the Apostle goes on to further say in this verse;
“Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law,” Galatians 3:21.
“Is The Law then against the promises of God? God forbid”
I know someone may say, see? Pastor I told you, Paul even said “GOD FORBID.” The Law is not against God’s promises. That’s right beloved, but look further, it says something very shocking, it says;
“For if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.”
They are two things to be deduced from the above statement;
First, there had never existed any law at any time that could give life. There is no law in existence that could give life. The Law does not give life the law ministers death (2 Corinthians 3:7).
Secondly, The Law does not give righteousness, if it could, righteousness would have been by The Law. But since it has no power to minister righteousness, Christ had to be our righteousness.
The Law does not produce righteousness in us, it entered to empower and increase sin in us, (1 Corinthians 15:56 and Romans 5:20).
If there ever was a law given that could offer life and righteousness, then Christ would not have come. This is why when many say, now that we are saved, we must keep the law for righteousness, its just reveals blunt scriptural ignorance.
There has never been a law given that could offer that.
The Law does not give life and righteousness, its work is to offer death and increase sin in man when you dare look to it for life.
Christ is our life, Christ our righteousness. The Holy one of God is our all and not The Law.
We will continue tomorrow…
In an encounter with The LORD, I saw a Christian waiting on God, then I saw another person with the name ‘Promise’ come and embrace this Christian. And I felt The LORD say, “Now is the set time to fulfill My Promises…”
“Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come,”
Psalms 102:13.
Then The LORD said, “Now is the set time to fulfill my promises upon you. Now is the time to favour Zion.
I have risen out of My Holy Habitation to show you My Mercy. My Favour will now manifest as My Promises have embraced you.
Yes, this is the set time, you are now in union with my favour — for you have embraced My Promises.”
Blessings in Christ,
~ Pastor Jahfas Victor Ahua
Living Hill Christian Church.
Pastor Jahfas Victor Ahua is the founder and lead pastor of Living Hill Christian Church headquartered in Nigeria, which has a vision to restore the earth with the gospel of God’s grace. Called to be a pastor, he functions in the Healing/ Prophetic/ Teaching/ Music and Writing Ministries. He releases Prophetic Words to encourage the body of Christ on the Church’s blog.
With My Heart ❤️ wide open I receive Your Promises. All Your Love and all that is within You to give Me This Day. Thank You Father! I Praise Your Holy Name!
I believe and recieve thank you Father and Holy Spirit in teaching through your Son,thank you Pastor Jahfas.
There are two kinds of righteousness: 1. A righteousness from God through whom we are saved – a person and his name is Jesus: a/ Jer23:5-6:” The days are coming,” declares the LORD,” when I will raise up from David’s line a righteous Branch… This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. b/ Ro3:21-22:” But now A righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known… through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.” c/Ro9:30-32:” What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, A righteousness that is by faith…”( more verses Phi3:9, Ro10:3-4, 1Co1:30,Ps22:31) and this is the righteousness that surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law mentioned in Mt5:20; 2. righteousness to those who obey the law – the doers and through our obedience we receive reward: a/ Dt6:25:” And if we are careful to obey all this law before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.” b/ Ro10:5:Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law:” The man who does these things will live by them.” c/ Ps19:11:” By them is your servant warned, in keeping them there is great reward.”(more verses Isa48:18, Ro2:13, Heb12:11). At last let me encourage all even myself with Ps119:97-104:” Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. Your commands made me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts. I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word. I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me. How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.” Amen !