Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Romans 5:1-5.
Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:25.
Today your LORD (יהוה) God (אלהים) says:
Dare to believe to the uttermost, this will bring the heavenly host, dare to live at a level unseen far beyond your wildest dream! I am speaking of the confidence in grace that will be in you as you stand in the place of blessed assurance that all I have promised is true and is yours NOW by grace in Jesus Christ your Lord.
It is one thing to mentally assent to the concept of grace because you read about it in the Bible and hear people mention it but it is a whole new level to KNOW grace. You cannot live in perfect peace until you step into the blessed assurance of fully persuaded faith in My grace, the knowledge that by the grace I have extended to you in Jesus Christ complete forgiveness, reconciliation with Me, and everything you need for life and godliness is yours.
When you truly stand in the place of grace you have no fear of any pain, illness, trial, plague, war, storm, persecution, lack, or other weapon that is formed against you. Why? Because you know that every one of My promises is “YES” to you in Christ Jesus by My grace and that for you it will turn out just as I have promised if you only get hold of My Word and refuse to let go and just keep praising and thanking till it comes to pass. And come to pass it will. And remember, before it gets better the storm will usually get worse, like it did for Paul on the boat headed for Rome. But he did not let go of My Word and it turned out better for him and all on that boat than if they had sailed through without a storm. I can make all things work together for your good even when others meant it for harm and it was not My Will. Being in that storm was not My will for that boat or crew, I had warned them of it, but they went anyway. Learn to hear from Me. It will avoid a lot of heartache that I did not want you to go through, but I can deliver you out of anything. And many people believe I can deliver and heal them but they are not sure I will. When you know that you have grace in Jesus, then you can be sure. I am not mad with you, I am well pleased for as My Son is so are you in this world and in Him I am well-pleased. You are His body. I have sworn, by My grace, never to be angry with you again, all My just anger fell on Jesus. He saved you from the wrath. And when you know that, you have peace that passes all understanding.
Today we continue our series on the surpassing riches of grace with Life Lesson No. 6: Grace to the Uttermost.
How do you grow in grace to come to this place of blessed assurance? In knowing Me, the one true God, and just who I am, and the one whom I sent to save you, Jesus Christ. This is eternal life and it begins for believers NOW. Now is the acceptable time, now is the day of Salvation (Yeshuah). This is the age of grace, the church age, and you want to make sure you are a partaker of it.
People often throw away their confidence and give up their confession of faith because they do not see immediate results or the situation gets worse. When Moses first told the Israelites under slavery in Egypt that I had heard their cries and was coming down to save them, they believed and fell down in thanksgiving, but when their slave drivers stepped up their workload to an impossible level because of Moses’ demand to Pharaoh to let them go, they got angry at Moses and wanted to throw in the towel and forget about deliverance. They said he had only made things worse and the promise was not true. But it was true and Moses got them to hang on because he heard from Me and he would not give up. He had gotten to know Me as the great I AM, the LORD (Yahweh). And that is the key to confidence in My Word: knowing who I AM.
My servant Peter understood this. He was wavering in faith until he experienced the grace of Jesus when I raised Him from the dead and He came to Peter. He assured Peter of forgiveness, love, and a new beginning to a level he had never dreamed of in his wildest dreams. He then stepped out in confidence to tell others the wonderful news of grace. And his confidence took him to a whole new level of living. He began doing the works Jesus did and greater by My grace. And he grew greater and greater in his witness and words of compassion in Jesus’ Name.
Paul also knew it was My grace that had turned his life around so that he went from what he called the worst of sinners to the greatest of saints. And how did he get to that level? “Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord,” and “that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection.” It was to know Him and he prayed you would too, “that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:17-19.
And Peter explained the same, you must KNOW Me and the Gift I sent full of grace and truth, Jesus your Lord, to increase to the uttermost confidence of grace, “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 that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 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.” 2 Peter 1:2-4. Grace multiplies towards you the more your faith grows through knowing who I AM and who Jesus is to you, and this multiplies your peace as well. Peace comes from knowing the grace in which you now stand in Jesus.
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Romans 5:1-5.
And how do you increase in this knowledge that makes you have faith to the uttermost? By hearing My Word, and particularly the Word of grace.
The woman with the issue of blood suffered 12 years and went to numerous doctors and went through numerous treatments and only got worse. Was that My Will for her life? NO. I had told the Israelites when they first came out of Egypt that I was the LORD your healer. David had already written Psalm 103 that I forgive all your sins and heal all your ills. Solomon had already written proverbs that told her that My Words are life to those who find them and give health to all your flesh. And Psalm 107:20 that I send My Word to heal and deliver you. But she had no faith for her own healing until she heard the Word about Jesus. And when she heard about Him, she knew for sure she would be healed if she but touched the edge of His garment. She knew the promise in Malachi that the Messiah would rise with healing in the edge of his garment and she went for it with faith. And when the faith was there the grace of healing flowed to her. She had never connected before, though it had always been My Will that she be well and strong.
And knowledge of Me by My Word will connect you to all the promises, which are all YES to you now in Jesus, by knowing of My grace towards you. You do not fear rejection and refusal when you are under grace, for you know that I am well pleased with you.
If you pray anything according to My Will, I hear you, and when you know I hear you, you know that what you have asked for is yours. 1 John 5:14-15. And you know My Will for you find it in My Names and in My promises.
I love you and that is what grace is all about.