We need never again be lonely or feel forsaken or abandoned. We have a friend who sticks closer than a brother or a sister.Pr°.18:24 Jesus says, I will
never leave you, nor forsake you. Heb.13:5 Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Mat.28:20
Now God says, I will dwell in you, and walk in you; and I will be your God, and you shall be my people ...I will be a Father unto you, and you shall be my
sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.2co.6:16,18 You are the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. Gal 3:26
You are no more a servant but a son or daugh ter, an heir of God through Christ.Gal.4:7
We are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens ... of the household of God.Eph.2:19
Now Jesus says we can abide in Him, and He will abide in us. Joh.15:4 When we do that, we can ask what we will and it shall be done to us. J°h.15:7
He promises, If we love Him, we will keep His words: and His Father will love us, and they will both come to us and make their abode with us. Joh.14:23
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The Father's presence is no longer limited to some holy sanctuary. Our sin problem has been settled. We have been given Eternal Life and have
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become part of His family. We now abide with Him, and He abides with us.Joh.15:4
This is the result of God's divine plan of redemption for us.
With the barrier of our sins removed and with the righteousness of Jesus Christ credited to our account, we can drink from the same cup. Rev.3:20 We
now have the same righteousness that He has. We Now Share The Same Life
His sanctification is ours. We share His abundant Life and the same relationship with God that Jesus has. Gal.4:6-7; Joh.17:21-23 His Father is our Father.
His Life is ours. We come into His presence with the same freedom that Jesus has. We are in the Eph.3:14-15; 2Pe.1:4; 1Jo.3:1 We are redeemed.Eph.1:7;
Family.
c°1.1:14 We are Royalty.lPe.2:9; Rev.1:5-6
We do not cry, beg and plead as though we were poor, unworthy, inferior indigents hoping for small favors from God. We are children of His household with fullness of fellowship and fullness of joy.
At One Again With God
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vation.lco.1:30 LB We live in daily companionship with Him.
He is the vine, and we are the branches boh.15:5 so that we share the same Life source. We are one.
How priceless is this discovery! This is the Good News. It is The MESSAGE That WORKS. The Way Forever Open
Fear not: For I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my
righteousness."'-":10
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you; when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned. Isa.43:2
The Lord Himself does go before you; He will be with you, He will not fail you or forsake you: Fear not, nei ther be dismayed.Deu.31a
Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be dismayed: for the Lord your God is with you. Jos.1:9 I will be with you: I will not fail you or forsake you. Jos.1:5
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AS YOU PRAY this prayer-confession aloud, remember the price that has been paid by Christ to open The Way into God's presence.
Draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith.Heb.1o:22 His ears are open unto your prayers.
1Pe.3:12 Through Christ, you now have access by one Spirit to the Father.EPh.2as Say this to Him:
DEAR LORD: I thank you for opening The Way for me to approach you without fear. What a comfort to know that you want to walk and talk with me as you did with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden!
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You are always a friend to the friendless, a companion to the lonely, a defense to those in battle, a shelter to those in danger.
You are always strength to the weak, joy to the sorrowful, help to the helpless, health to the sick, righteousness and peace to the sinful, the source of every supply to the needy, the Savior to the lost.
I am overwhelmed knowing that you long to make your abode with me-just as I am.
I THANK YOU for helping me to understand your plan for my salvation. Day and night my heart has longed for you, but I was afraid of your presence. I felt guilty, unworthy and condemned. The best I could hope for was that I might be tolerated as an unworthy supplicant of small favors.
I never knew that you desired my companionship like loving parents long to have their children near them. Even the formalities of religion re-enforced the idea that you were afar off and almost unapproachable. Prayer seemed, at best, only a ritual, with answers unlikely. I was constantly made aware of my sins and of your holiness, and that I could only plead and hope for small favors.
NOW I UNDERSTAND, dear Lord, that you created Adam and Eve to be your friends and companions, but that their rebellion required that they be separated from your holy presence until succeeding generations could learn the
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sacredness and value of companionship with you.
My heart is overwhelmed to see how you sought a way to remove this wall of separation between us, so that I could come back to your side as your child.
I now understand that the Old Testament is like a schoolmaster Gal.3:24 that teaches me the
meaning of the Cross of Christ and the sacredness of rapport with you.
You used the old system of animal sacrifices and of human priests to illustrate the sacrifice of your Son as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. J° .1:29 It teaches me how Christ, as my great High Priest,xeb.2:17, 4:14 took His own blood into the Holy Sanctuary of
Heaven and sealed my eternal redemption from sins.Heb.9:12.
NOW I CONFESS that Jesus is the Lamb of God, slain for my sins.J°h.1:29, Rev.5:9-12 When you paid my penalty, my debt was absolved, and
Rom.8:1
You believed that if you would send me the Good News, I would respond to your love by repenting and accepting Jesus as my Redeemer.
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NOW, I ENTER your holy presence to live. The barrier between you and me is gone f orever. The Way is open for me to live in your presence again.
I am no longer guilty before you. What wonderful words! I am not guilty any more. You have declared me not guilty!R°m.5:9 LB My pen
alty has been paid by my Savior, Jesus Christ!
NOW I HAVE your righteousness. A new Life is in me. I am saved. You and I are one. Thank you, Lord, for redeeming me. Thank you for sending me this message. Your love dwells in me now. My body is your temple. You have come to make your abode with me. We now drink from the same cup.
You are my defense, my protection, my healing and my peace. You are my righteousness and my happiness. You are the source of Life in me now. You are my health and my strength. You stand against my enemies. When plagues and evil threaten me now, they must deal with you because I am hidden in Christ.
Now I have peace and tranquillity. I have strength and joy. My FRIENDSHIP WITH YOU IS RESUMED. Thank you! Amen!
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