In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us. Ephesians 1:7-8.
Today your LORD (יהוה) God (אלהים) says:
The most important thing in your life for now and eternity is to believe in the good news of salvation and receive and confess Jesus as your Lord.
In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory. Ephesians 1:13-14.
Salvation first, for I am your strength and song and have become your salvation.
“Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; for the LORD God is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2
Salvation first and then all from then on is an upward path, the Way of ascent. Above and not beneath. And Jesus, Salvation (Yeshuah), is the door to all that, the gate that opens the Kingdom and all that is in it to you.
This is the gate of the LORD, the righteous will enter through it. I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation. Psalm 118:20-21.
I have set before you an open door to the Way to the throne and you do not travel it alone.
So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” John 10:7-10.
After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.” Revelation 4:1.
Once you are saved, you are redeemed and never alone again. I watch over those who are Mine.
“I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud and your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.” Isaiah 44:22.
You never come before Me alone. You always come with Jesus. He is with you always, I have done that for you: Christ in you, your hope of glory. And He has put His Spirit in you. He did not leave you orphans nor did I. Through Him, with Him, and in Him you move, live and have your being. Now read this and understand:
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:14-16.
When you believe the good news of your salvation, I seal you in Him by the Holy Spirit. And Jesus and the Holy Spirit work together of grow you up and bring you to the Kingdom with your work on earth completed—the life of good deeds prepared for you in advance in Christ Jesus—so that you are ready to come home. All done and all finished, ready for new assignments in the Kingdom.
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. Jude 1:24-25.
Salvation is given by grace but received and taken by your faith. And once saved, the best decision you will ever make is to take the Way of redemption and get on the Highway of Holiness with the Holy Spirit in you. That High Way is open to you as soon as you take Jesus as Lord, for it is there the redeemed walk, far above the forces of darkness, far above the enemy.
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.” Luke 10:19-20.
In the height, in the light, with you mind set above where I have seated you with Christ at My right hand. You are never alone. You are home with Me constantly. Though in the world you are not of the world. You are in the secret place of the Way. It is only for those indwelt by the Holy Spirit. You are holy. The blood of Jesus and the water of the Word have cleansed every unclean thing out of you. Never let it in again. Walk in the height in the light and the Blood continually cleanses you as you repent each time you take a misstep.
This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:5-7.
But I am there to keep you from falling headlong, for I have hold of your hand.
When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, because the LORD is the One who holds his hand. Psalm 37:24.
The good Shepherd has you in His hand and thus in Mine. And your good Shepherd leads you to the Highway of Holiness once you are on the Way.
A highway will be there, a roadway, and it will be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for him who walks THE WAY, and fools will not wander on it. No lion will be there, nor will any vicious beast go up on it; these will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk there, and the ransomed of the LORD will return and come with joyful singing to Zion, with everlasting joy upon their heads. They will find gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. Isaiah 35:8-10.
That is the path of joy. Even in the midst of trials, persecutions, storms, and the wiles of the devil, you have the answers that will change everything from a low way headed downwards to a high way heading to Heaven itself. Your conversation should at all times be with Me in Heaven, where I have seated you in Christ, and it should be in full agreement with My Word.
The safest place to be is with Me. And you are always with Me and I am always with you because I have put My Spirit in you as a pledge of your redemption. And sealed in Christ and given you to Him. You are sheltered, you are in a refuge.
All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.” John 6:38-40.
Once I give you Jesus as your Salvation, I also give you to Him to keep you and guide you safely through this life and then in eternity. Yes, He will never stop being your great good Shepherd and your great High Priest, always leading you, guiding you, and opening up to you the Way.
They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any heat; for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd and will guide them to springs of the water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes. Revelation 7:16-17.
What then is the Way? It is the lifestyle of the redeemed. And it means to you that everywhere you go you are watched over, protected, loved, and guided, even when you are not aware of it, till you see the miracle come to pass. It means you are given the answers you need, reminded of the things you are to do and have committed to, and given the word of wisdom and the word of knowledge to know what to do and what not to do just on time.
It means that I am always with you and you are always with Me. Constantly, consistently, and continually throughout the day and the night, there is never a moment, not even the twinkling of an eye, that I am not watching over you with loving care and tender mercies. And that is the Way, that is My Way, and I want you to be aware of it and make it your Way.
It is only for the redeemed. Did you know in the spirit those who have received Jesus are obvious to the angels and demons? Yes, and the evil one cannot touch you when you enforce this and stay on the highway of holiness. Do you remember what I showed Ezekiel in the spirit? The evil was so great among the people that I sent six angels to destroy the evil doers but first I called a seventh man, clothed in white linen with a writing case at His side and told Him to “Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark (in Hebrews the word translated “mark” is the tav, which is the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet that was in the original pictograph a cross) on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city.” And when the wrath of justice fell on that city in the vision of Ezekiel and those with the sign on their forehead were spared and not harmed while everyone around them fell.
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath through Him. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. Romans 5:8-11.
Being in My Son with His spiritual sign on your forehead shields you.
He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. John 3:36.
For they themselves report about us what kind of a reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come. 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10.
How do you stay on the Highway of Holiness? By being aware of My presence and knowing you are being led, loved, protected, and directed. It may not feel like it, but if you are walking in the truth, that is, agreeing with My Word above the words of the world, the flesh and the devil, you are full of My glory and wherever My glory comes, evil is eradicated and good is produced.
Think about this, you were indifferent, hating some, loving others, selfish, and seeking worldly things, headed for hell under Adam’s judgment, but I showed up and saved you, not because of the wonderful things you had done but because I did not want to spend eternity without you with Me. I made Heaven for you, I want you to have it and enjoy it with Me.
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:1-10.
Wake up! No matter what else is there, answer the invitation to the wedding feast. Do not miss your visitation. There comes a time when the door will close.
Jesus speaks of the narrow way, not constricted but who is on it is restricted. And I will tell you exactly what that is in our next Life Lesson.
I love you. Stay in, on, and with the WAY and you will arrive at your destination and finish your assignment with joy unspeakable filled with glory.