ON THE CROSS

On the CROSS:

1. JESUS FINISHED THE TRANSGRESSION (Isa. 43:25; 53:5; Heb. 9:15 with Jn. 19:30)!

A Brief Scriptural Synopsis of the Finished Work of Christ:

* We are already cleansed and perfected by virtue of the finished work! (Hebrews 10:14) "For by one offering He hath perfected forever them that are sanctified." (Hebrews 10:14 Amplified Bible) "For by a single offering He has forever completely cleansed and perfected those who are consecrated and made holy."

* We are already sanctified by virtue of the blood of the finished work! (Hebrews 13:12) "Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate."

In the past I have always thought of sanctification as a process, however the Word clearly states that I am sanctified by one offering of the blood of Christ. So the process involved is not a process of being sanctified, but rather a process of renewing my mind to the fact that I am already sanctified!

* The work was finished before it even started (in a sense)! (Hebrews 4:3) "...although the works were finished from the foundation of the world." (Revelation 13:8) "..the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world."

* We must appropriate the finished work by faith! (Hebrews 4:1-3) "Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into His rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. For we which have believed do enter into rest..."

2. JESUS MADE AN END OF SINS (Matt. 1:21; Heb. 8:12 with Jn. 1:29; Heb. 9:26)!

3. JESUS MADE RECONCILIATION FOR INIQUITY (Rom. 5:10; Eph. 2:16; with 2 Cor. 5:19; Col. 1:19-20)!

4. JESUS BROUGHT IN EVERLASTING REIGHTEOUSNESS because He IS everlasting righteousness (Rom. 10:3,10; 2 Cor. 5:21; Phil. 3:9 with 1 Cor. 1:30; Heb. 7:1-2)!

5. JESUS SEALED UP THE VISION AND THE PROPHECY, to fulfill the law and the prophets, because He IS the vision and the prophecy, or Prophet (see Isa. 29:10-11; Matt. 5:17-20; 11:13; Jn. 5:39; 6:27; 19:28-37; Acts 3:18; 26:17-19 with Hab. 2:3; Heb. 10:37; Matt. 5:17; Acts 3:22; Rev. 19:10)!

6. JESUS ANOINTED THE MOST HOLY because He IS the anointing (Spirit of Christ) and the most holy-the “holy thing” (Lk. 1:35) and the “holy One” (Acts 3:14; 1 Jn. 2:20). He ripped the Veil from the top to the bottom, opening the way into the “holy of holies” (see Psa. 45:7; Isa. 61:1; Lk. 4:16-21; Acts 2:27; 4:27; 10:38 with Jn. 14:6; Rom. 1:4; Heb. 10:14,19-20).

SEED

SEED

There are two hundred and fifty references in the Bible. Beginning with Genesis, then woven as a thread in a garment, being found in almost every book ending with Revelation. There is basically one Hebrew word for seed in the Old Testament and one in the Greek in the New Testament.

The Hebrew word is “zera” (pronounced: zeh-rah) which describes something that is sown, yields, bears, conceives and produces. The Greek word is “sperma” (pronounced: sper-mah) which translates as “the grain or kernel which contains within itself the germ of the future plant. In Genesis God created this earth with “and God said” then He placed seed within much of His creation and declared that what He had created would yield/produce because its “seed was in itself.” (Genesis 1:11-12)

The entire plan of redemption can be summed up in this concept: God saw a need in the earth, so He planted a seed, HIS SON into it and the rest is…WELL…you know the story and the answer.

In the Old Testament, God began with the seed principle and the earth began to produce. In the New Testament, God’s plan was to sow the seed of His Son into the hearts and lives of humanity (if you will allow me…EARTH). Every seed is designed with the DNA to produce after its own kind. The seed of “…Christ in you…” (Colossians 1:27) is a master blueprint to produce His GLORY in/and through you to the world.

The Psalmist David proclaimed that “…the earth is the LORD’S, and the fullness thereof…” (Psalms 24:1). Our earth (life) is supposed to be fertile ground where all that God has planted/formed in us can be harvested for His Glory. The only thing holding back the coming of the Lord is that His earth (us) must manifest the precious fruit (James 5:7).

You will bloom where He plants you, you will produce a harvest that will bring Him much glory. Your destiny, your calling, your abundance, everything you are and everything you need is ALREADY in you in seed form. As long as the “…earth remaineth…” (You) the ability for “seedtime and harvest” exists. (Genesis 8:22)

God has already sown into your life all that pertains to life and godliness. You future is contained within you earth, and I can promise you that your future is bright. Let the rains of His Spirit come, let the light of His Word reveal and expose, the seed in you will germinate and His harvest will be produced in/and through you. I guess you could say, “It’s always been a seed thing.”

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence and will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of you or another.