Embracing God's Irrevocable Blessings and Living Hope

"Father we thank you for Calvary we thank you for the cross we thank you for the blood of Jesus which washes us, makes us white and snow, amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me, God we are thankful this morning oh God we are thankful for every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus who has redeemed us with his blood in whom we have forgiveness of sins oh God, so Father we thank you today and we give you praise and honor today oh God and we put all our trust and our hope in you oh God and Father as you have given us those spiritual blessings oh God as we embrace the spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus we pray oh God for the blessings of health and strength oh God and for prosperity in this new year oh God, Father that you incline your ear toward us to hear our prayers, we thank you for the prayer that was answered today oh God, Lord but we know there are others who are sick and Lord today once again we stand in the gap and we know if you can do it for one, you can do it for others oh God, so Father today we send your word to bring healing and strength oh God remember Andrew in New Jersey Father in the name of Jesus we speak healing oh God cancer be gone in Jesus name diabetes be gone in Jesus name, high blood pressure be gone, COVID be gone in Jesus name, we thank you God because we know that you're a healer and we thank you today for your goodness and your favor and your blessing upon your church" [00:54:11] (91 seconds)


"And the thing about the blessings of the father is that they can never be revoked. In the story of Esau and Jacob in the Old Testament, we see Jacob outsmarting his brother and coming to receive the blessings from his father. And his father calls him and he blesses him. And here's what he says to him. He says, Surely the smell of my son is like the smell of the field which the Lord has blessed. Therefore, may God give you of the dew of heaven, of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine. Let people serve you and nations bow down to you. Be master over your brethren and let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, but blessed be those who bless you. Amen." [00:58:52] (44 seconds)


"So when we talk about a living hope, that's what he's talking about. You see, on Resurrection Sunday, Jesus walked out of the tomb alive. He proved that the resurrection is real. And you see, in Jesus being resurrected, he was simply saying to us that one day you and I will be resurrected too as well. He said, because I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me shall live in me, though he may die, though he may face the grave, though you may be buried at some point. He said, you shall never die. In other words, you shall live again." [01:14:13] (30 seconds)


"jesus is referred to as the firstborn of all creation so we talked about the first son having the right of succession and if he's the firstborn of all creation he gets everything and paul says we are joined heirs with him means that we get to share in that now our inheritance is the firstborn Inheritance is eternal, the Bible tells us. In the book of Hebrews, it says, those who are called may receive the promises or the promise of an eternal inheritance. What is an eternal inheritance? An eternal inheritance is an inheritance that will last forever. It will last forever." [01:31:53] (35 seconds)


"So he's talking about this great power that God has toward us. And he gives an example of the power, and he says, the same power that works in us is the same power that raised Christ from the dead, that puts him in heavenly places. How many of you understand that here today? Amen. You know that this man who was on the cross, who was beaten, bruised, bloodied, snails in his hands, a spear stuck in his side, and placed upon the cross, and he died, and placed in a tomb, and then on his own power, he came to life again. On resurrection Sunday morning. Paul is saying that that same power that raised Christ from the dead is the power that works on your behalf." [01:36:26] (41 seconds)


"You see, Peter tells us his divine power has given us everything that we need for life and godliness. So when we understand what I talked about today and last week and the sum total of this heavenly the spiritual blessings in the heavenly places and we talk about that, it's the power of God, the same power of God that works in our lives that helps us to understand these things. That helps us to walk this path. That helps us to say, I'm committing something to God. I'm not giving up because I know in whom I believed in, Paul says, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. That's the power that works in all our behalf." [01:37:50] (43 seconds)