Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in 2 Corinthians chapter 5:
21 For God took the sinless Christ and poured into him our sins. Then, in exchange, he poured God’s goodness into us! (Living Bible)
21 He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness]. (Amplified Version)
When FATHER sees you and me, HE sees HIS Beloved Son. This act of Love was a gift to us and was not given to us according to our works but was provided by Our Lord Jesus Christ. Our works could never be sufficient to earn our salvation thus FATHER’S manifested expression of Love provided The Way for us to be reconciled to HIM. This foundation of Love should be ever present in our consciousness as we proceed in our daily lives. This is why we should give thanks unto FATHER as we start our day. Paul also wrote by THE SPIRIT in Roman chapter 4:
5 But to the one who does not work [that is, the one who does not try to earn his salvation by doing good], but believes and completely trusts in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited to him as righteousness (right standing with God). (Amplified Version)
How can we show our appreciation to OUR LORD? We should pursue greater maturity in Christ on a daily basis as well as express Love to others as a testimony to the free gift of redemption we received through Christ. What better way to rejoice in our gift than to be a blessing to others and show them the same Love that FATHER expressed to us by redeeming us from death and destruction.
We can be sure that we will be challenged by the adversary who will try to dilute or divert our attention by pointing out our past failures. Our past is gone and FATHER sees us today through the Blood of Christ thus HE no longer holds us accountable for our past. Jesus once and for all dealt with our past sins so we should not let them prevent us from moving forward into full maturity. Jesus did not take on a small portion of our sins, He took on all of them. His work of Love on the cross is the foundation of our life so we should always keep a fresh awareness of this foundation of Love as we go about our day.
In Matthew chapter 5, Jesus spoke:
14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
What better was to rejoice in our gift than to be a light to others. FATHER has enabled us to do good works so we should become HIS expression of Love to the world. Don’t allow time to cause you to lose the excitement of the gift of Love received from FATHER. Don’t grow cold and become a hearer only. James wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 1:
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;
24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
Some walk as though they have forgotten the gift of salvation bestowed on them by FATHER through Our Lord Jesus Christ. Only after a life changing event do they receive their wake up call. Let us not become lethargic in our daily walk but let us rejoice in our gift of Love and express our gratitude by walking in HIS Love toward others and sharing the blessings bestowed on us. Let our walk testify of the Good News.