Today, the discussion deals with how God works to make you presentable and special in the eyes of Jesus.
It is impossible to match up to the standards of Jesus but you can become a delight to His eyes.
From the beginning God saw the immortality of mankind and prepared a perfect solution so human beings could be like God and do good works.
You and I have been created in the image of God but we can never please God without Jesus.
The natural man is hopelessly lost. He has an inner nature to defy God and satisfy self. He is driven by the desires of the world.
God knew this predicament and asked Jesus, His only Son, to become a sacrifice for all mankind. The miracle of the Cross is the ability for God to give an individual a new identity through a born again experience.
The commitment to Christ sets a new plan into action for a believer. He becomes transformed into a new creature in Christ filled with the values of Jesus.
This process gives the new believer the capability to do good works like Jesus. This happens by God baptizing a believer into the death and resurrection of Christ. He dies to self and lives for Jesus.
God has sealed the new believer with the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Christ and a burning fire that creates a new spiritual being.
The born again experience is relevant to the seriousness and depth of a believer’s commitment to live for Jesus. If you are lukewarm about Jesus, He will be lukewarm about you.
The secret is to zealously seek the will of Jesus for your life and live under the authority of the Holy Spirit. He will introduce you to the reality of the Living Christ and your life will never be the same!
Hal Hollister Ministry 