THE MIGHTY FORGIVING GOD

THE WATERFALL OF FORGIVENESS
Psalms 103:3 - “He forgiveth me of all my sins”

1. The Revelation of Forgiveness
What is the revelation of forgiveness? Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life. This revelation has changed and transformed lives. Jesus Himself said that those who are forgiven much will love Him much. Those who are forgiven little (they do not exist because all of us have been forgiven much), will love Him only a little.

Woman with an Alabaster oil - Lk. 7:44-47
Do you remember the woman who brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil and anointed Jesus’ feet? Jesus said to Simon, a Pharisee, “I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears sand wiped them with the hair of her head… Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

The revelation is the more you realize that you have been forgiven much, all your sins as in Ps. 103:3 , the more you will love the Lord Jesus. Forgiveness does not lead to a lifestyle of sin. It leads to a life of glorifying the Lord Jesus. What do you think the woman’s response would have been after she had departed from Jesus? Who would have desired to continue living a life of sin? She has been forgiven much by God’s grace, and knowing that she will be strengthened to live a life that honored and glorified Jesus.

All of us have been forgiven much – All of us have broken the Ten Commandments many times over. We have done so in action and all of us have been forgiven much and there is no reason for us not to love Jesus much. The only reason people don’t love Him much is that they don’t understand just how much they have been forgiven.

2. The Secret To Godliness
Many preachers are telling believers that they have to exhibit more Christian character, more self-control, more godliness and more brotherly kindness. But the question is how do we develop them? How do we exhibit more Christian character? When asked for the solution, most people would say, “Discipline! We need to focus more on the Ten Commandments and develop discipline and then these things will come automatically. While all that sounds very good to the flesh, that is not what the Word of God says.

2 Peter 1:5-9- “… add to your faith virtue, …. vs.9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even blind and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.”

What has he forgotten? The main clause of the new covenant! He has forgotten that the blood of Jesus has purchased for him the forgiveness of all his sins. So when you remind yourself daily that you have been cleansed from all your sins, you will exhibit more and more of these Christian character qualities. Your heart will overflow with self-control, godliness, perseverance, brotherly kindness and love.

Pray and enjoy your forgiveness: Dear Father I thank You for the cross of Jesus. I thank You that today because of Jesus blood, I have been forgiven of all my sins, past, present and future. Today, You are merciful to all my sins and lawless deeds. You will remember no more. You see me completely righteous, not because of what I have done, but because of Jesus. I am greatly blessed, highly favored and deeply loved by You. Amen.

(SUMMARY QUOTED FROM JOSEPH PRINCE BOOK “DESTINY TO REIGN” Pg. 99)

THE POWER OF THE CROSS

The power of the Cross and Grace empowers you to live holy lives apart from your good works and good behavior.

Because holiness depends on Jesus first not on our performance.

Holiness is already imparted into us and the nature of it causes it to manifest and produce practical holiness.

2 Peter 1:2 - "Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His Divine Power has given to us all things pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, vs. 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."

The more you realize who you are, the more you start living out who you are. But if you are forced into holy behavior by threats of hell and disapproval from God or the Church then holiness that you go into is false and is based on control and of darkness.

"We don't preach obedience, we don't preach holiness, we don't preach performance - we preach position in Christ because as you have a revelation of that righteousness will flow from your spirit, obedience will flow from your spirit, holiness will flow from your spirit." - Ryan Rufus

Holiness has to do with where you are seated. That is what holiness is - where you are seated in Christ. Living holy is simply living from the place where you are seated in Him. When you know where you are seated and its where the throne of grace is. Then grace will empower you to live holy lives. Sin cannot stop God's grace. In fact, holiness is a privilege we manifest from the divine nature of God.

DO NOT FRUSTRATE THE GRACE OF GOD

There are at least three scriptures telling us not to frustrate the Grace of God. I noticed and colored the word “in vain” below:

Firstly, in Galatians 2:20, 21 – “Yet not I, but Christ (grace) liveth in me, now I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me. I do not frustrate the grace of God (set aside the grace of God) if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.”

The word vain means “useless” or “to no purpose”. In fact, we can nullify the grace of God. God does not pour out His grace upon us for no reason. God’s grace comes upon us to be empowered to do something with it. Everything that comes from God goes back to Him. It takes grace to worship God and at times we do not feel like worshiping God. We say, "the grace of worship" is to worship Him in spirit and truth.

Grace is the power of the Spirit coming into our lives and we can overcome the flesh, devil and this world. Grace empowers us to live holy lives. We are not to worry how to live this holy life because Christ lives in me, we are also not to have a light attitude towards sin for sin will not have dominion over us. Good works and obedience cannot produce grace. Grace will produce good works and obedience. Faith without works is dead but faith in His grace works. Grace will empower us to obey God without trying. We need to tap into the limitless Grace of God.

Another verse in 2 Corinthians 6:1 says, “We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that you receive not the grace of God in vain.”

Grace is God’s ability to do for you, what you cannot do for yourself. Watchman Nee says, “ the law is you’re doing for God; Grace is God’s doing for you, in you, through you.” The Law is me doing it all; Grace is God doing it only. Anything you’re doing it – it is short but if God is doing it – it is good and perfect.

I think you and I do not have a problem that is too big for God’s grace to handle. If our problem gets bigger and bigger, God’s grace gets bigger and greater. If our problem multiplies, so the grace of God multiplies. So let grace flows into your lives and it will become a channel of living grace toward others too. Let us work together with God and receive not this grace of God in vain.

The third verse Apostle Paul quoted in I Corinthians 15:10 – “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.”

This is another powerful word of Grace, we working and laboring with. Paul preached a living grace. He did not want God’s grace to be “in vain” or useless or lying domain in his life. He said he could labored more and more abundantly because of His grace not by his flesh ability. This grace of God is actually living in Paul’s life. He is conscious of it daily and I believe again it is not a doctrine or sermon teaching. It is life changing and transforming power of God to those who believe in it. Pure grace give us power to live holy, godly and sanctified life.

In these last days, we need an ABUNDANCE OF GOD'S GRACE. And God's grace is abounding towards us and is amazing. God’s grace is unstoppable towards us who believe. God is able to do exceeding abundantly and beyond what we think or pray or say with His Grace. His Glory Grace has fallen upon us unconditional today!

RECEIVE IT BY FAITH! Amen.

THE BLOOD OF JESUS

The BLOOD

One night in a church service a young woman felt the tug of God at her heart. She responded to God's call and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior. The young woman had a very rough past, involving alcohol, drugs, and prostitution. But, the change in her was evident. As time went on she became a faithful member of the church. She eventually became involved in the ministry, teaching young children.

It was not very long until this faithful young woman had caught the eye and heart of the pastor's son. The relationship grew and they began to make wedding plans. This was when the problems began.

You see, about one half of the church did not think that a woman with a past such as hers was suitable for a pastor's son. The church began to argue and fight about the matter. So they decided to have a meeting.

As the people made their arguments and tensions increased, the meeting was getting completely out of hand..

The young woman became very upset about all the things being brought up about her past. As she began to cry, the pastor's son stood to speak. He could not bear the pain it was causing his wife to be.

He began to speak and his statement was this:

"My fiancee's past is not what is on trial here.
What you are questioning is the ability of the blood of Jesus to wash away sin.
Today you have put the blood of Jesus on trial.
So, does it wash away sin or not?"

The whole church began to weep as they realized that they had been slandering the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Too often, even as Christians, we bring up the past and use it as a weapon against our brothers and sisters.

Forgiveness is a very foundational part of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Someone says, Jesus forgave our past, present and future sins at the Cross.

If the blood of Jesus does not cleanse the other person completely then it cannot cleanse us completely. If that is the case, then we are all in a lot of trouble.

What can wash away my sins?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus! End of case!!!!

"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." - Psalm 55:23

NO MORE

No More Bondages or Sickness – Lev. 25:10-13
“…it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man to his possession, and ye shall return every man to his family”
Jubilee was a time of liberation, freedom and celebration for the Jews. The 50th sabbatical year was a year when a slave was set free from their taskmasters and return to their own land. Jesus sets us free.
Jubilee also signified a year when oppression from their adversaries ceased. Jesus breaks the yoke of oppression and bondage.
Jubilee to those hold captive to debt, it was a year when all debts were cancelled. Most importantly the Year of Jubilee was a year when God Himself provided the harvest. It was a year when everything went back to God. Jesus has taken it all back for us from the devil and paid the debt of our sin, sickness and bondages. We are free. Declare Jesus to be your Jubilee.

No More Shame – Rom 5:5 “And hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is shed…”
The anchor of hope is in the power of the resurrection. Jesus live and we too shall live in His likeness. You are what you are in God’s sight. It is not you have or have not, its not your appearance, wealth, education that make you who you are. It is Jesus. You are complete in Him. You are highly favored and accepted in His beloved. No more shame. No more defeat and no more failure.
No more guilt conscious or sin conscious – Heb. 10:1-2- “because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins” The only sin keeping anyone out of the Kingdom of God is the sin of rejecting Jesus and what He has done on the cross. Someone says it is the “sin of unbelief”. In John 16:9 - All other sins Jesus forgave and purged at the Cross for us. You are telling God there are some more sins in your life. This type of sin consciousness has caused us to center on and preach sin instead of righteousness. Drive out sin-consciousness in our lives.

No More Limiting God – Luke 22:31, 32
“Simon, Simon, … Satan had desired to shake you, but I have prayed for you, that your faith fails not: and when you are converted, revived, restored, renewed, refreshed, strengthen your brethren.” Amp.
God has more faith in us than we have in ourselves? Why? Because Christ lives inside of us and He will never be defeated by the devil. He is able to do all things beyond our ability and above all that we ask or think… Ephesians 3:20
So stop limiting God. He is still the God of the impossible. He still performs miracles and is ready to bring you and me into abundance, health, victory, vitality, peace and blessings. Jesus was only limited by unbelief.
Daniel 11:32 –“…the people who know their God shall be strong and carry out great exploits.” This verse tells us that during times of great stress, pressure and even economic turmoil. There is a promise that shows us how to survive in a climate of international tension, economic and spiritual change. This will result in greater knowledge (they shall know their God) of God and His Word there is greater maturity Christians, greater strength (they shall be strong) example Daniel and 3 Hebrew children. And greater miracles (they shall carry out great exploits).
In the last days the church of Jesus Christ is not getting weaker and weaker but stronger and stronger. We are going out in a blaze of glory. We are not going to survive but revive - we are going to conquer and keep on conquering.

No More Crumbs (left over for you)
Jesus was approached by a Canaanite woman who wanted bread and Jesus says “bread belongs to the Jews not to gentiles.” But because of her faith she managed to eat crumbs under the table. At the cross Jesus say “come and eat with Me” No more crumbs! No more left over! No more lack or debts! Jesus gave us the best. Sit and eat with favor at the Banqueting table of Jesus. Eat all you can its free.
Psalms 23 “He prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; God anoint my head with oil my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life…” Lord I want to eat at your TABLE OF GRACE. Like “Mephibosheth” Saul’s son ate with King David’s table and his sons continually even he was lame both his feet. (2 Sam 9:13)

Many believers are eating under the table (signs of lack, poverty, guilty and condemned) because they did not know who they are. Do “Sultans” sons eat under the table? Only beggars do that. They had to bend down. Its dark under there and you could not really see anything. Friends, it’s time for Jubilee, Breakthrough, Freedom! It’s time for faith and victory, abundance and wealth. It’s yours. Jesus was rich and he became poor so that we might be poor again. No way, but rich! There is an exchange. God wants us to exchange place with Him. At the cross he did that. Poverty for Plenty; Sickness for Healing; Weakness for Strength; Doubt for Faith.

Yes, No more Bondages and sickness; No more shame, guilt or sin conscious; No more Limiting God; No more crumbs. Declare your Freedom, Liberty, Jubilee! Declare all these blessings to come because of Jesus Gracious Grace! Amen! And Amen!

THEY HAVE THE BONES BUT WE HAVE THE BLOOD!

2 Kings 13:20 "And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the raiding bands from Moab invaded the land in the spring of the year. vs. 21 So it was, as they were burying a man, that suddenly they spied a band of raiders; and they put the man in the tomb of Elisha; and when the man was let down and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived and stood on his feet."

Do you know about the power of resurrection? Here, Elisha died and they was a war going on. The Moabites were burying a man as the dead man touched the bones of Elisha - he became alive. The bones of Elisha resurrected the dead man. The bones of Elisha came to life again. The man of God has died but the God of the man has not died.

Someone says, whatever you have lost - you will recover twice as much. Elisha represent or a symbolic of Jesus ministry. Jesus garments heals, his saliva opened the blind eyes, his shadow healed the diseases. Jesus died at the cross and shed His blood. There is more power in the blood. What will resurrect us now today? The Blood in the Holy Communion we break in church. I believe in the Old Covenant Elisha bones had power, for us in the New Covenant the Blood of Jesus gives life and life flows to us as we partake the blood and bread. THEY HAVE THE BONES BUT WE HAVE THE BLOOD!

His holy blood breaks bondage and blindness. It causes our heart to burn again. It turns weak faith to strong faith. It causes faith and revelation of the Word to be alive. It resurrects us and gives us life. It gives us miracles after miracles. Whenever and whoever touches and drink HIS BLOOD there is transformation, strength, power, healing, life resurrection, fruitfulness and many more blessings. Its called "the cup of blessings". The bones of Elisha gave miracles and life but Jesus blood gave us mighty greater miracles and abundant life including future supernatural resurrection. The bones are natural but the blood is SUPERnatural.

The next time you touch His Blood in the Holy Communion table, something will begin to happen! Its our faith that believes in the supernatural blood of Jesus. It is spirit to spirit LIFE ministry. When He said, "Take, eat; this is My Body" as He broke the bread and gave it to His disciple. He said do this in REMEMBRANCE OF ME! I believe this is not just a ritual or symbolic act. It is the reality and supernatural act meant for us today. So when you eat of His flesh with this revelation, you will have life and the health of the Lord. May the Lord open the eyes of our heart to see today!

THIS IS THE DAY OF GRACE BLESSINGS!

Haggai 2:18, 19 - “…from this day forward, I will bless you.”

This is a day of grace blessings for every one of us, a day when God rends the heavens and intervenes on our behalf. According to this powerful word, for you and me that day is today! This is the day of breakthrough blessings for you and me. This is the day of GRACE BREAKTHROUGH!

God spoke to me one day in the month of September, one day before my birthday concerning this scripture. He says earlier in the Word in vs. 18 “consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the Lords temple was laid consider it. Is the seed in the barn? Yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: “ from this day will I bless you.” That seven letter Word is a very powerful Word to me.

By receiving a personal Word directly from the Lord, I believe the truth of God’s Word strongly enough to transform future hope into the present.

“From this day forward, I will bless you!” This verse not only promises us immediate blessings today, it also enhances hope for tomorrow. “From this day forward” indicates that this is not a “one time” blessing; this is a whole new way of life! A New Breakthrough Life of Grace!

God is saying today for some of us, “not only am I setting you free from all poverty, fear, sickness, trouble, worry and weakness, but for the rest of your life I will continually bless you with good things and gracious blessings. Why? Because I AM A GOOD GRACIOUS GOD you believe and serve. You and I have a lot to look forward to! Believe it, see it and live it! Live in the Grace Blessings Zone! Bless the Lord! Today is your day! May the Lord of Grace bless you graciously!