My OperaThe Word of God Says:
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 11:19:53 AM
God said to Moses..."you shall say this to the sons of Israel, I AM has sent me to you." Jesus said, "before Abraham was, I AM...if you do not believe that I AM, you will die in your sins...No one is good except One, God! But unless you repent, you too will all perish...God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life...." He said, "I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father except through me...Whoever comes to me, I will never drive away...My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one." (See Exodus 3:14; John 8:58, 24; Matthew 19:17; Luke 13:3; John 3:16, 14:6, 6:37, 10:27-30) Did you know that Jesus begins making the following changes in your life when He comes to live in you? 1. Before, you may have ignored your sins. Now you agree with God about them. (1 John 1:7-10) You are not content to continue sinful practices. (1 John 3:9; 1 John 5:18) 2. Before, you broke His commands or ignored them. Now you highly regard them. (1 John 2:3-5) You're not perfect—but you love His perfection. 3. Before, you may have cared for others. Now, you have a greater love for them, especially for other Christians. (1 John 2:9-11; 3:16; 4:20-21; James 2:14-17) 4. Before, you were spiritually dead. Now the Holy Spirit lives in you. (Ephesians 2:1; 1 John 3:24; 4:13; 2 Corinthians 13:5) 5. Before, you may have worried about God’s coming judgment. Now you love Him and want Him to rule in your life. (1 John 5:2) 6. You have a steady and growing trust in what the Bible says about Jesus. (1 John 4:2, 3, 15, 5:1-13) Even the Apostle Paul said that in his own strength he could not live the way God wanted. But "through Christ," he said, "I can do all things." You need to know how the Holy Spirit provides this same power to do God's will.
