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“For our struggle is not
against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers against the
world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in
the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12).
Hey
Gang: Wow, do I have some fabulous news
for you this morning! Yes, we are
living in that time described by Paul as “perilous times; a time described by
the writer of Hebrew’s, “When everything
which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be
shaken may remain”. (Heb. 13:27).
Notice
the last words of that verse- “…which
cannot shaken”. As I have studied
the Word, I have learned that there are prerequisites to the promises of
God. A neat Word study, and one that
reveals the unbounded love of God for His children, is the phrase “I will”; but, to truly understand this
un-boundless love, you also need to look at the “if’s” that trigger this
un-boundless love.
If I
were able to ask each of you who receive this epistle where Jesus, the Son of
God is at this moment, most would quickly reply, “God raised Him from the dead and seated Him (Jesus) at His right hand
in the heavenly places.” (Eph. 1:20), You would get a star at the top of
your paper!
Now
for the “Wow” lesson of the morning. Paul goes on to give us this fabulous piece
of truth: “By grace you have been saved,
and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in
Christ Jesus” (Eph 2:6).
Perilous
times, yes, but God’s grace is sufficient for even the deepest and widest
wilderness experience. Isaiah gives us a
promise we can take to the bank: “When
you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they
will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you. For I am
the Lord your God” (Isa. 43:2-3a).
When
you hit the Shaker, stop for a moment
or two and remember where you are- you
are seated with Christ in the heavenly places, and have no reason to fear,
for He, the Lord of glory is with us; His rod and His staff are our comfort!. Can you say a big “Amen to that?
Blessings,
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