YES IN HIM!!!

For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. --2 Corinthians 1:20

Dear Suzanne, Rebecca, Anna and Mikayla,

I so love this verse.  What a kindness of God that by His sovereignty and perfect will I am here today in my study of God's Word. Today, knowing that my mom's time here on earth may be ending...knowing that she is suffering. Praying God's perfect will for her.  Praying for her knowing that He does not want any of us to perish but desires that all come to life in His Son.  

I will start with this verse from Luke 24.

Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.”

Jesus has fulfilled the law. He has fulfilled what was written about Him in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms. As fully God and fully man, the Son lived a life of perfect obedience to His Father and conquered sin and death by dying in our stead on the Cross at Calvary.  He who knew no sin became sin for us.  In rising from the dead He became the Just and the Justifier and the Author of eternal salvation for all who put their trust in Him. 

Galatians 3 that asks this important question...What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made;

The purpose of the law was to show us our inability to keep it.  None of us could possibly earn salvation or keep the standards of the law.  Even if I love the Lord with all my heart and I do...I cannot keep all His commandments...in my flesh I still sin. 

For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness, 19 for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

Here is the very good news. Jesus is the Seed that was promised. He is the better Hope by which we can draw near to God. There is nothing dependent on me or on you.  It is all taken care of in Jesus Christ.  All we need do is believe.

and more from Chapter 7 of Hebrews...

22 by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant.
23 Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. 24 But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them....For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever.

Jesus is the surety of a better covenant.  He continues forever and has an unchangeable priesthood.  He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.  Jesus is the word of the oath, which came after the law...The Son who has been perfected forever!

If we are in Christ, we can find shelter in each and every promise of God.  Jesus is the perfect One...He is perfect truth, perfect love, and perfect obedience.  He is our perfect Savior. We who are in Him are in the ark of safety.  Me, a foolish and weak sinner can be justified by His grace and made perfect in His love.

All God’s OT and NT promises of peace, joy, love, goodness, forgiveness, salvation, sanctification, fellowship, hope, glorification, and heaven are made possible and fulfilled in Him.  God the Father will always say yes to the Son and He will always affirm what the Son says.  We who believe wear the righteousness of Christ.  When God sees us, He sees His Son. All the promises of God are yes to the Son and because we are in Christ, yes to us!

Praying that each of us will abide under the shelter of His wing...despite how the storms might be raging all around us....There is nothing to fear in Christ. Perfect Love casts out all fear.  

He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? ³³ Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. ³⁴ Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. 

Love

Mom