The bible astonishes us to ‘’be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus (2 Timothy 2:1) that means we should take advantage of God's unmerited favour! He has qualified us by himself as to be blessed. It is not our works but his own work on our behalf that has qualified us for this special place. That’s what grace is all about, and Paul the Apostle encourages us to take advantage of it
God has qualified you to be a partaker of his inheritiance of the saints in light (Colossians 1:2) In other words, you’re qualified to receive God’s best, not because of your own works of righteousness but through the grace of Jesus Christ
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Some Christians have prayed unsuccessful for many years to receive the Holy Spirir, to the point that they begin to doubt the authenticity of the Holy Spririt in others. Eventually, they conclude that what others have is not genuine
In their search, they pray everyday, asking God to give them the Holy Spirit, but in spite of all their praying, they still haven’t received him. Their problem is not prayer, neither is it because they don’t have faith!
Their problem is they don’t know how to receive!
They assumed they would receive the Holy Spirit on the basis of their good works, ‘’I;m so holy, I rarely do anything wrong, yeet I haven’t received the Holy Spirit in spite of my praying for many years’’ that is their usual remark
On the other hand, a scruffy-looking guy with earrings, probably on drugs and might have been drinking heavily too. However, somebody might talk to him about Jesus. He accepts the gpspel and is borm again. The next moment, he recives the Holy Sprit and strarts speaking in tongues. These other fellows who have been praying for years to receive the Holy Spirit may find this very confusing
You need to know that receiving for God is not according to the works that you have done, but according to his grace. That grace is in Christ jesus hemade us qualify to receive God’s best
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For your faith to work you must learn not to trust in your human ability or qualifications but in Christ. You must trust in the blood of Jesus Christ that speaks better things than the blood of Abel. He’s the reason God cannot bless you
Settle this truth in your heart: nothing can disqualify you from receiving God’s best, not even your sins!
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You’re qualified to receive every good thing that God made ready for all those who are in Christ Jesus. The Bible says it’s not of works lest any man should boast but through the grace that’s in Chirst Jesus (Ephesians 2:8-9)
You may say ‘’But a sinner cant receive the blessings of God because God does not answer the prayer of sinners’’ Undertstand this: there’s ma great difference between the new creation and the unregenerate man. The new creation is not righteous because he does not sin, but because he is recreated in righteousness (Ephesians 4:24) when you’re born again you’re no longer a sinner but a saint. You become as righteous as God is righteous because he gives you very righteousness
‘’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’’
(2 Corinthians 5:21)
So if God is not going to answer the prayer of a sinner, that’s not you. You’re the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus . you’re not a sinner. The sinner is the man who doesn’t have the life and nature of God in Christ Jesus
So why, then are many Christians praying and receiving? Even though God has qualified us, and ordained us to receive answers when we pray, why aren’t they receiving? The reason is they don’t know how to receive
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