Made To Shine 💡 Part 2: Diving Deeper
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Dressed For Success...
We have all heard the saying and to some degree it holds true. It is important to dress for the occasion! I had the wonderful honour of performing a wedding ceremony recently. I was standing beside the groom when the doors of the sanctuary opened to reveal the bride.
His bride.
She was radiant, and he was moved emotionally to see her radiance!
They were both dressed for the occasion. It was beautiful, a memory I will cherish for all my days.
In Adam, humanity completely lost relationship and communion with God. Being placed under God's wrath and curse we were made vulnerable to all the miseries of life and to death.
In a shame filled, hopeless and guilty attempt Adam and Eve tried to hide and cover their naked souls and bodies. They attempted to hide from God and deflect blame onto others. They attempted to cover and hide their own shame with clothing made from leaves. God clothed them in coats of skin... or clothed them in humanity. This would be a stark contrast to how they had been clothed previously, they did not wear frail humanity before. It is possible that they were clothed in God's glorious light! Psalm 104:2Matthew 17:2
We mirror our "first parents" in that we are born corrupt, dead, and condemned (Romans 5:12) wearing the coat of skin, wearing frail humanity, death and condemnation.
What a joy and a wonder that by placing faith in Jesus, the son of God, the saviour of the world, we can have our clothes changed!!
Christ gave himself as a ransom for many satisfying God's wrath. He removed our sin and guilt and reconciled us to Himself.
As children of God, we are now wearing the new style redemption line of New Covenant clothing. We are clothed in Righteousness. Jesus clothes us this way.
"I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness."
Isaiah 61:10
What an amazing thing to be clothed by our Lord! He certainly has us dressed for the occasion of His Presence!
Grace and Peace to you!
-Pastor Kevin
Know Jesus
This week, you can dive deeper into the message through one or all of the following:
Write "I (your name) am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. As Jesus is, so am I in this world." Now go and look in a mirror and read that to yourself.
Do a DBS on 2 Corinthians 5:21 & 1 John 4:17
Listen to Sunday's Podcast.
Pray to the Father and ask for the Holy Spirit to teach you about your righteousness which is by grace THROUGH faith.
Discovery Bible Study
TO BEGIN
Pray and ask Holy Spirit to teach you about God from His word.
Next, read the verse a couple of times.
Now, ask these questions:
What does this tell me about God/Jesus?
What does this tell me about people?
How can I respond to what I just read?
When you’re done asking these questions, it’s a great idea to pray and thank God for teaching you more about who He is and who you are!
Discovery Bible Study (DBS) is a way for anyone, anywhere to read God's word! You can dive deeper into this week's message by doing a DBS one any one or all of these scriptures. DBS is a great tool to use for your own devotions, as a bible study with friends, or as an evangelism tool!
"For God made him (Jesus) who had now sin to be sin for us, so that in him (Jesus) we might become the righteousness of God." 2 Corinthians 5:21
"...because as he (Jesus) is so also are we in this world." 1 John 4:17b
Prayer Prompts
Pray for the Lord to open up doors of opportunity for us all to share the Good News of Jesus with those around us.
Pray for those who grieve to be able to grieve with hope.
Pray for the influx of souls into the Kingdom!
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