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22 May

DAILY NUGGETS

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Jesus said: I am the vine, you are the branches: He who abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing. John 15:5.

You and I in Christ, inside of God Almighty brings and assure absolute security and sufficiency. God is our Source-Being.

Mankind craves independence. Successful independence is that which is hinged on our dependence on God. God equips us with his enormous and all-sufficient self and sends us forth to impact the world, as his Ambassadors. We have the powerful message of peace and deliverance for mankind. It is the divinely ordained word of reconciliation with God. And all things are of God, who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation. 2Corinthians 5:18.

The abiding and assuring presence of the LORD is in us and around us, to propel us. This is awesome and powerful. We should go forth and declare the good news of God restoring peace, hope, wholeness and new life to a world gripped with fear, torment and confusion.

Through Jesus Christ, God reconciles the world unto himself. God no longer calls mankind guilty nor passes condemnation upon us. To those who have trusted him and surrendered their lives to him, he has authorised and commissioned to bear the message of reconciliation. That is what Ambassadors do.

Ambassadors for Christ are they whose lives have been transformed from within. The old life has been done away with; the new life has begun. We now carry the message of living hope to men and women in every land: An old song readily comes to mind. “If any man be in Christ 2ce. He is a new creation. The old things have passed away; And all things are new. If any man be in Christ 2ce. He is a new creation; And all things are new.” It is the newness of life which is tangibly demonstrated in words, action and the accompanying power of God.

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: We earnestly urge you as representatives of Christ that you be reconciled to God. God did make Christ, who is sinless to become sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2 Corinthians 5: 17-21

30 May

AGAPE NUGGETS

Posted by AgapeFocus in AGAPE NUGGETS, Jesus Died For Everybody. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

As Christians we can glory and make boast in the LORD. This is not because we are good or better off than others but that God Almighty, through Jesus Christ, has chosen to rescue people who once were wretched because of sins; and transformed them into his own goodness and righteousness.
Truly, here is God, reconciling the world unto himself; not treating them as sinners but through Christ, making them new creatures. People who have been forgiven and given a new nature that overcomes sin and every resemblance of evil and  wickedness.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away and all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Having reconciled us to himself, God now encourages, empowers and emboldenes us to go all out to bring back people around the world to himself. God sends us out as ambassadors of reconciliation, urging people to become reconciled unto him. We are ambassadors for Christ.
Jesus Christ, the means of reconciliation, died on the cross for everyone who ever lived and who is yet to be born. As a result of his death, Jesus paid the price for human sin. He who never sinned, died as the worst of sinners. He took my place and  yours and died instead of me and you on the cross. His blood shed on the cross made peace between sinful mankind and our offended Creator; the Almighty God!
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16.
Therefore now, we urge you with great boldness, confidence and urgency: Be reconciled to God. Do so quickly. Do so consciously. Do so with your  whole heart, appreciatively. Do so today, even now.
Here is the Good news. Having judged and punished sin in the substitutional sacrifice for sin  (His only begotten Son Jesus Christ), God offers pardon to all of mankind. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but that through his Son the world might be saved. John 3:17.
Practically you can experience the salvation from God now. If you shall confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day according to the Scriptures, you shall be saved. With your heart you believe and you are justified and with your mouth you confess and you are saved. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10: 9-13.
Call upon Jesus as you are. Call wherever you may be. God bless you.