The Grace to Become
The Grace to become is a ruling power from Heaven. Grace allows me to become by partnering with Jesus to bear fruit from the purpose He is igniting in me on the earth. The first Adam forfeited his birthright to be in partnership with God. The “last Adam” who is Jesus–reconnected me to The Kingdom. My purpose is lived from a Kingdom vantage point. There is much in the book of Romans that goes deep into who I am in Christ. Beginning with the idea of the conception of our Lord from the lineage of David through the virgin Mary, the plan of redemption begins with replacing the first Adam with the Last Adam.
The Grace to become is a ruling power from Heaven. The fallen nature of humankind is redeemed through God Himself who became flesh without sin and fulfilled every jot and tittle of the Law on my behalf. The miracle in this is that I am no longer wholly human. In terms of the first Adam who lost the Grace to be linked with His God, Jesus is the “last Adam” who reunited me to God. I am engrafted into the vine of Israel and the Tree of Life. I am now reconciled to the Father just as Jesus is; all of who Jesus is lives in me through the Holy Spirit. This is my standing in God–no longer do I stand in the place of the sinner–I am a saint of Grace because of what Jesus finished.
The Grace to become all that I am created to be is a ruling power of the New Covanant. I am no longer under the Law that passed away with the death of Jesus Christ because all of the requirements of the Law were met by the cross, His burial, and His resurrection; a New Covenant was established in the earth. The New Covenant is a covenant of Grace. Grace means: “The unmerited favor of the Living God.” Grace is a free gift that goes deep into my spirit manifesting in The Fruits of the Spirit through the Power of The Holy Sprit. Grace is the first seed of a new life in Jesus Christ in terms of becoming a new creation. The fullness of Grace is engrafted within me. The Kingdom of Heaven, the Good News, it is the transforming power; Grace is the beginning of eternity because the seed of Grace grows forever in fresh blossoms and green Life as I am united in the vine.
I am the true Vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so that it will bear more fruit [even richer and finer fruit]. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have given you [the teachings which I have discussed with you]. 4 Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me. 5 [b]I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit, for [otherwise] apart from Me [that is, cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing. John 15:1-5
The Grace to become is a ruling power from Heaven. The last Adam is the “first fruit” of a new and living Way; The Kingdom of Heaven. The new and living Way is a life of Grace. The unmerited favor of God gives me a heavenly reality right here on the earth. Because the Kingdom of God is within me directed by the Holy Spirit, my life is now without beginning and without end. His nature is freely given to me through Grace. Grace encompasses eternity because it is the first glimpse into the natural realm of endless mysteries and possibilities in all faith and hope. “Faith brings substance to the things hoped for.” What this means is that I have access to the Holy of Holies through the pure veil of the flesh of Jesus Christ to enter into a Kingdom of Heaven here on earth today. Jesus gives me Grace from the Holy Spirit to own His promises. Understanding who I am in Christ gives me the birthright to enter into those promises.
The Grace to become is a ruling power from Heaven. The promise is a New and Living Way in a New covenant powered by Grace replacing the system of Law with the person of Jesus Christ, who is the New Covenant. Keeping my eyes on the cross, His burial, and His resurrection allows me to be humbled by His suffering while acknowledging my death with Jesus as well as my new life through His resurrection. I am seated with Him in the Kingdom. The first thing that happened when I came to the cross of Jesus Christ was my salvation. The mercy of the Living God saved me from the Law of Sin and Death as well as the dictates of this world.
The Grace to become is a ruling power from Heaven. In terms of the consequences of sin, the influence of the enemy, and my flesh, God’s mercy sanctified me–made me righteous (in right standing with God.) I am now justified–found innocent of the judgement of the Law. The transforming POWER of Grace was initiated on the cross, His death, and the resurrected Lord. Since I was resurrected with Jesus, I also died in Him, was buried, and was resurrected. Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life and is redeeming me to be transformed into His image by overcoming death and the world.
Thank you, Father for the Grace to live in the world without being a part of it. I am grateful that I can embrace who I am in Christ as I partner with the one who lives in me. I am becoming the promises of God as I am ignited by His spirit to live a Kingdom life of wonder, beauty, and love.