HAVING PREDESTINATED US UNTO THE ADOPTION OF CHILDREN BY JESUS CHRIST TO HIMSELF, ACCORDING TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS WILL:

LWFM EXHORTATION FOR THE MONTH OF DIVINE RELEASE FOR FRIDAY 7/4/2014 IS: EPHESIANS 1:3-6. Friends, our exhortation for today is focused on “HAVING PREDESTINATED US UNTO THE ADOPTION OF CHILDREN BY JESUS CHRIST TO HIMSELF, ACCORDING TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS WILL”. I will be sharing with you on the characteristics of grace that we inherited through divine release from our father in heaven by Jesus our Lord and Savior. It is very important to know that you cannot do all things by your own strength and power but by the grace of God. Here are Characteristics of Grace for Divine Release of Gods Blessings: (A) Grace stresses God’s character and man’s sinfulness, while mercy stresses God’s strength and man’s helplessness. Grace finds its necessity in the fact of God’s holiness and in the sinfulness of man; in the nature of God as the creator and man as the creature. (B) Grace is opposed to and excludes any idea of works for merit, works done as a means of blessing or as payment for what is done. Grace means you never deserve it nor can you earn it even by the old fashion way. The moment one adds works to gain favor with God, you go from grace to meritorious living in a manner fitting, not in a manner that merits God’s love. (C) But at the same time, grace is the fountain from which good works are to be produced in the Christian’s life when appropriated by faith. In other words, Grace gives power and motivation for Christ-like living. Titus 2:11 teaches us that God’s grace in Christ is a dynamic means of instruction on the Christian life. It literally teaches us how we should live. (D) Though grace is the New Testament way of life, it still contains rules and imperatives that God expects us to live by not as a means of merit, but because of and through God’s grace; in other words, grace is not antinomian or anti-law teaches us, God’s grace in Christ demands the denial of the wrong things in life and direction and obedience toward the right things. It becomes quite evident from this that grace never means unbridled living or doing as one pleases for there is the Grace of God. As the word has wisely put it, “The final cause of the revelation of the grace of God in Christ is not creed, but character.” (E) Grace glorifies God because it reveals God’s person, His glory and excellence. God’s gracious salvation and work for man in Christ is to the “praise of the glory of His grace. (F) Grace guarantees the believer’s salvation. It makes it impossible for any man to get out of the plan of God. Why? Because salvation depends on the character and work of God in Christ and not on man’s record for no matter how hard man tries, he always falls short of God’s holy character. (G) Grace guarantees us of God’s love and provision for anything we might face in life. Read below: Ephesians 1:3-6 King James Version (KJV) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. Watch out for our JULY 2014 daily words of Exhortations on "EMPOWERMENT FOR DIVINE RELEASE OF GODS BLESSINGS" TOMORROW JULY 5, 2014. Be blessed as you receive EMPOWERMENT FOR THE MONTH OF DIVINE RELEASE OF GODS BLESSINGS, THAT WILL ESTABLISH YOU ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. For updates join our conversation on tweeter @lwfmpower and like us on Facebook at Living Water Foundation Ministries (LWFM), you can also contact us at info@lwfm.us or lwfm@cox.net