Dear friends:

Thank you for the many favorable responses to my message yesterday about God’s grace in my life. I am glad so many of you were blessed.

In the message, I closed with this statement: “My unworthy, wretched life is a testimony of God's grace…”

That is a true statement, but it needs elaboration.  I hope this elaboration will also be a blessing to you.  The truths below are just as true for you as they are for me, if you accept them, by faith.

Indeed, without God’s grace, I would be unworthy and wretched.  But by His grace...
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I am the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21).

I am an heir of God and joint-heir with Christ (Romans 8:17).

I am more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37)

I am blessed with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places (Ephesians 1:3)

I am seated with Christ in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6; my position is my condition.)

I have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16).

I can do all things through Him (Philippians 4:13).

Jesus is my wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption (1 Corinthians 1:30).

I am filled with His power (Acts 1:8).

The old me is dead, but Christ lives in me (Galatians 2:20).

Yes, the old me is dead and my life is hid with Christ in God (Colossians 3;3).

The life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God (Galatians 2:20).

Nothing can separate me from the love of Christ (Romans 8:39)

I am purchased with His blood.  Acts 20:28.

I am justified by His blood.  Romans 5:9.

I am sanctified with His blood.  Hebrews 13:12.

I am redeemed by His blood.  Ephesians 13:12; Hebrews 9:12;

I am brought near (to God) by His blood.  Ephesians 2:13.

I am washed (freed) by His blood.  Revelation 1:5.

I am cleansed by His blood.  I John 1:7.

I am healed by His blood (stripes).  Isaiah 53:5; Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24

I have at-one-ment through His blood.  Romans 3:25.

I have peace through His blood.  Colossians 1:20.

I have boldness before God by His blood.  Hebrews 10:19.

I overcome Satan by His blood, and my testimony.  Revelation 12:11.

I am what the Word says I am,

I can do what the Word says I can do,

I can have what the Word says I can have.

I'm not moved by what I see.

I'm not moved by what I feel.

I'm moved only by what God's Word says about me.

My Word-based words are the voice of Jesus in the earth.

Jesus is my voice in heaven. (Hebrews 7:25)

My Word-based, faith-filled words are alive and full of power.

Jesus is the High Priest of my confession.  (Hebrews 3:1)  (As our Advocate before the Father, Jesus makes it come true in our lives.)

All things are under His feet.

I am in Him,

Therefore, all things are under my feet (Hebrews 4:14, Ephesians 1:22-23).

Today is not a sick day, (3 John 2)

Not a sad day, (Isaiah 61:3)

Not a fearful day. (2 Timothy 1:7, 1 John 4:18)

But every day is a joyful, victorious,

Spirit-filled, Word-filled, Jesus-exalting day!

If people need salvation, speak God’s good news (gospel) to them (Mark 16:15).

If people need healing, speak God’s healing words to them (Mark 16:16-18).

If people need a blessing, speak God’s blessing to them (Numbers 6:24-26).

If people need peace, speak God’s peace to them (John 14:27.)

If people need comforting, speak God’s words of comfort to them (2 Corinthians 1:3-4).

If people need a sense of self-worth, speak God’s unconditional love for them (John 3:16).

If people need provision, speak God’s promises of provision to them (Philippians 4:19).

Speak, believe, and expect results.  See what God says:

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it (Isaiah 55:11, KJV).

Such a deal!  Only a fool could reject Jesus.  Only foolish Christians could reject His promises and provisions.

Jim

(Some of the above is taken from my book, THE POWER! available free online, or by ordering, at http://www.choicesforliving.com/book/the_power.htm