Savior Of The World

"He is FOR US."

THERE IS therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. None. Zippo. Zilch. Nada. (John 3:17; Romans 8:1) God will never do nor ask you to do anything which comes from condemnation or gives you condemnation. He would actually rather do nothing and stay silent than condemn you.

The word “judgment” used in the Word means “mercy.” MERCY (James 2:13). Pound that into your thick skull. God is mercy. His judgment is mercy. And yes, this even applies to the end of time. Because God is GOD. You do know the stars keep replicating? They are forever expanding. He’s that big, that fruitful, that powerful.

I once asked Him why He took 6 days to create the earth when He could have done it in seconds. He replied, “I began time in order to end time.” Which makes total sense. He is the first and the last, it says in John’s Revelation (1:11), the beginning and the ending. He made the first sacrifice, clothing Adam and Eve. He made the last sacrifice in the death of His Son. All things are in His control.

There are some who disagree with this. God gave us free choice, they say. And this is true. But it is also true that He planned the birth, life, and death of Jesus, and has already stated how the earth will be renewed and that we, the church, will go to meet Him in the air. These things are certain and will happen as He’s said. His Word never returns to Him void (Isaiah 55:11). The Truth is actually in the center of both thoughts, in that He knows all things and so makes His will known according to what He knows, which is everything.

“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” (Isaiah 55:11)

He doesn’t need condemnation to get things done. He is the Source of wisdom. He cannot fail, will not make mistakes. We, on the other hand, are full of doubts. We need to see these as they are. God is good. He is FOR US. He is always working our good (Romans 8:28). So anything that makes us doubt, gives us fear, condemnation, or any wild emotions that cause rash behavior, is not Him.

The church would say, “It’s the devil.” But that’s not the answer either. The devil is not a thing. What he used to do before Jesus was Resurrected, he can no longer do. Look in the OT at what he caused – by Egypt’s magicians, in Job’s destruction, and the fight of the angels against devils to bring a message to Daniel – all of these are done. In the gospels, there will never be a man consumed by 2,000 unclean spirits again. It can’t be done as all the works of Satan are dissolved (1 John 3:8).

God and that loser are not walking hand-in-hand. Jesus taught this one day to some who were saying so. “You’re doing miracles by Satan,” they said. But Satan cannot fight against Satan or his kingdom will fall (Matthew 12:26). We’ve read that and thought He meant, so Satan was organized and had his act together. WRONG. He meant Satan was falling apart. Satan, a fallen angel, tempted God who created Him (Jesus, John 1:1), with a Scripture about the legitimate work of actual godly angels, and didn’t recognize Him, right in front of him (Luke 4:9). There’s nothing to stand on there. Jesus came to destroy the devil (Hebrews 2:14)

It’s not the devil that makes us doubt. It is sin and darkness he caused, however. And Jesus won the victory over all of that. So that we could enjoy life, with all our needs met, in health and safety. It’s like this: HE IS THE SAVIOR.

“Ha! Death, where is your victory now? Ha! Death, now, where is your bite?” (1 Corinthians 15:55, Remedy)

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Suzanne D. Williams, Author
www.suzannedwilliams.com
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