Word of the Day
Beloved, I am He who established the heavens and the earth. With words of My mouth all things were made. The worlds were framed by My words, My wisdom and My understanding (Hebrews 11:3; Proverbs 3:19; Jeremiah 10:12). I gathered the wind in My fist…I bound the waters in My garment and I established all the ends of the earth to be a habitation and not a wasteland (Proverbs 30:4).
Just as I created and established the earth I did the same for you. The earth was created to be a habitation for you and you were created to be a habitation for Me…a place of intimacy and communion…a meeting of hearts to express the truest language of love; mutual respect and adoration.
Because of My great love I gave you something yet unheard of. I gave you free will and then wooed you…drew you into My loving embrace…an embrace forged on blood soaked wood…forged out of a dying son’s obedience because of the joy set before Him; that joy is you. You are worth it.
Beloved, establish means to securely and permanently position someone or something…to enable them to be planted and grow successfully in a new place. I did this for you. I delivered you out of the control and dominion of darkness and placed you in the Kingdom of My son, Jesus (Colossians 1:13). I made covenant with you when you called upon the name of My son to receive all He gave His life for. At the moment you received Him you were given all you will ever need to be accepted…to be called My son as was Jesus, the first born among the brethren (Matthew 5:9; Romans 8:29).
Someone had to die to establish a secure and safe place for you to dwell and be free from the law of sin and death. Someone had to die in order for you to live (Hebrews 7:22). Someone gladly did and now we are united in intimacy and fellowship, bound together for all time. My covenant to you is imprinted upon My heart (Psalms 105:8).
Yes, I am bound by My Word and His sacrifice. Therefore, do not ever doubt the lengths I will go to in order to set you in a large place…to pull you out of pits…or to make your crooked way straight and your rough way smooth. I am here to encourage you…to establish and ratify the truth of My covenant with you. I sanctioned, approved of, and authorized the death of My son in order to securely make a place for you with Us.
Beloved, today is a day of renewed covenant with you…a day to call you into the Secret Place of divine romance where no condemnation lives or can have power…to call you into a place where resurrection has triumphed over the law of sin and death…to a place where you can be no more loved no matter what you do than you are right now.
I am removing all the wrong structures which say you have to do something, besides what has already been done, to be established in Me. No more performance…no more trying to make yourself into an image you feel will be acceptable to Me because of good works…no more anything but being established as who you already are, My beloved child who is of a covenant ratified with blood, who I love unconditionally…who I would do it all over for in a heartbeat (Matthew 26:28; 1 Corinthians 11:25). You are worth it all and always will be. I love you.
By faith we understand that the worlds [during the successive ages] were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible. (Hebrews 11:3 Amplified)
He is [earnestly] mindful of His covenant and forever it is imprinted on His heart, the word which He commanded and established to a thousand generations, (Psalms 105:8 Amplified)
And I will establish My covenant with you, and you shall know (understand and realize) that I am the Lord, (Ezekiel 16:62 Amplified)
Similarly when supper was ended, He took the cup also, saying, This cup is the new covenant [ratified and established] in My blood. Do this, as often as you drink [it], to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance. (1 Corinthians 11:25 Amplified)
In keeping with [the oath’s greater strength and force], Jesus has become the Guarantee of a better (stronger) agreement [a more excellent and more advantageous covenant]. (Hebrews 7:22 Amplified)
Prayer
Father, it is an awesome thought to know You not only created Heaven and Earth for my habitation, but You created me as an exquisite habitation for You…created me as a temple to house Your glorious Presence. How amazing this is. My heart longs to fathom the depth of Your great love and Your willingness to live in me.
Thank You for creating an intimate place where we can share our hearts…a place of relationship and confidence where we can express the truest language of all, the mutual expression of devoted love. You have given me the gift of free will. You allow me to choose to respond to Your call and Your loving embrace. No matter how I respond, you still love me; therefore, I am motivated to react in positive ways, taking all You have promised at face value. I believe and I receive.
Lord, help me to walk in complete freedom and not in a performance based mentality. Relationship with You is built on the accepting the Cross of Christ and all it means. You thought I was worth dying for therefore, I choose to walk in a manner which demonstrates You are worth living for. I choose to enter into a renewed covenant with You today, knowing You rescued me from darkness and placed me into the Kingdom of Your Son. I praise You knowing there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus for You triumph over the law of sin and death. It is truly awesome to know that I cannot be loved any more than I am right now. No more performance, for it is by the Cross I am saved. I am free to be me, the creation of God You have made me to be. Amen.
Reflect and Journal
1. Have you been struggling thinking you needed to be good enough for the Lord? Have you believed you need to perform in some way in order to make yourself into a specific image God would more likely or be proud of and accept?
2. Write a list of things you believed you have to do to be secure in the salvation of the Lord or to feel more acceptable to Him. Recognize nothing on anyone’s list can secure the path to Heaven. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
3. Do you understand the depth of value the Lord ascribes to you? Selah and write Him a thank you note.
4. He died for you and by accepting Him you are a new creature whose debt is “Paid in Full”! Take time to praise God for paying the price for your salvation.
5. What do you think the word establish means? He has established you to be in His Kingdom for eternity. Meditate on the security of your salvation in the midst of world where everything that can be shaken is being shaken.
6. God has given you a free will. Are you willing to use your free will to draw closer to Him and praise Him for the price He paid for you?
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