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All That Matters

Galatians 3&4; 2 Corinthians 5

I am your son, Father, through faith in Christ Jesus. I was baptized into Christ, and I have put on Christ. It’s not about my background or my social status or my gender. All that matters is that I am one with you, Father, in Christ Jesus.

At your ordained time, you sent forth your son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem all who are yours, that we could receive adoption as your children.

Now, because I am your child, you have put the spirit of the Lord Jesus into my heart. By your spirit, I know I am your child, and I cry out to you, Abba, Father.

Now, Father, I am an heir of yours through Christ. Everything now in my life is from you, Father. I am reconciled to you through Jesus Christ. You are in Christ, reconciling me to you and not charging my trespasses against me and committing to me a ministry of reconciliation.

Now and Forever

2 Corinthians 12&13

Hallelujah! The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, my father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit is with me.

I am weak, but the power of Christ rests on me. For though he was crucified in weakness, yet now he lives by the power of God. I am also weak, but now I live with you, Lord Jesus, by the power of God, our father.

I examine myself. I am living in faith. I know that you, Lord, dwell in me. I am complete in you, Lord Jesus.

I have your mind in every situation. I live in your peace, a peace that passes understanding. Our father, the God of Love and Peace, is with us, and we are with him now and forever.

Every Word

2 Corinthians 10

I do still live in this flesh, but I am no longer led by my flesh. Now I am born from above. I have a new man dwelling in me through your Holy Spirit, Father. I belong to you now, Lord Jesus, and you equip me with spiritual weapons.

I am transformed as you renew my mind, day by day, with your living word and your personal communion. Now I have illumination by your mighty truth.

I pull down the strongholds of past hurts and ungodly labels that have attached to me.

I carefully examine what I believe about issues in life, and I cast down old high beliefs that hold themselves up against the knowledge from you, Father.

Now day by day, I examine each thought, and those that disagree with your word, Lord Jesus, I grab them and force them to change and to agree with every word that proceeds from your mouth.

Now and Now

2 Corinthians 6&7

Father, with Isaiah you foretold me that an acceptable time would come; that a day would come for salvation. For me, now is the accepted time, and now is the day of salvation.

By your grace and the gift of your Holy Spirit, I am your temple. You dwell in me, and you walk with me. You are my God, and I am your person.

Therefore, I have come out from among those who will not believe, those who live to defy you, Father. I am now separate from them.

I do not touch what is unclean. I am your child, filled with your nature. You are my father.

I live in your promises, and I cleanse myself of all filthiness of flesh and spirit. I am perfected in holiness in a reverent fear and love of you, Father.

Revive

2 Corinthians 4; Romans 12; Ephesians 2; 1 Peter 5

I do not look at the things that are seen in this life, but at the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are temporary, but the unseen things are eternal.

Therefore, I do not lose heart, even though outwardly, I am perishing, because I know, inwardly, you are renewing me day by day. You, Father, through your Holy Spirit, are renewing my mind and transforming me every moment of every day.

The prince of the power of the air has deceived many in our country, and they walk in sin and foolishness according to the course of this world. They are truly sons of disobedience.

I was once among them, but you, Father, in your mercy and love, even while I was dead in trespasses, made me alive together with Christ.

So I do not lose hope. I humble myself under your mighty hand, Father, and I pray for my country. I cast these cares on you for I know you care for me and for all who are yours.

Revive us and revive this country. Perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle our country into one nation under you as Almighty God.

Manifested

2 Corinthians 3&4

Father, your gospel is veiled to those who are perishing. Their minds are blinded by the god of this age. They do not believe.

The veil is taken away in Christ. By your grace and call, I have turned to the Lord Jesus, and the veil is taken away. Now the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of you, Father, shines in me.

I behold as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, and I am transformed into the same image from glory to glory, by your Holy Spirit.

You give me the light of the knowledge of your very presence in me by the gift of your Holy Spirit. I have your spirit filling me like a treasure in a clay jar. It is obvious to me that this living, transforming power comes from you, Father, and not from me. The very life of Jesus is manifested in my mortal flesh. 

Daily Sufficient

2 Corinthians 1,2, & 3

Thank you, Almighty, loving, and sovereign God, that you establish us together with each other in Christ, and you anoint us and seal us with your Holy Spirit as a guarantee. We are fellow workers who work with joy and stand by faith.

By your grace and led by your spirit, Father, we reaffirm our love for one another. We thank you, Lord, that you always lead us in triumph in Christ.

Through us, you diffuse the fragrance of the knowledge of you to all who are around us. We are, through you, Lord, the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved, and among those who are perishing.

We are epistles of Christ. You have ministered salvation to each of us, Lord, and written your eternal gospel on our heart by your living spirit.

Our sufficiency is from you, Father. You make us daily sufficient as ministers of your new covenant, your new life.

Son of Light

John 12, 14, &12

Hallelujah, I do not fear because you, my king, Lord Jesus, have come. Like a grain of wheat, you have gone into the ground and died, but now, you have risen and brought forth much fruit and new everlasting life.

I offer up my life in this temporary world, and you make my life eternal. With joy and endurance, I serve you, and I follow you. You and our father love me and make your abode with me.

You came to serve and honor the Father. By your word, this world will be judged, and the ruler of this world will be cast out. You, Lord Jesus, are lifted up from the earth, and all those people who are yours are drawn to you.

Now, by your grace and dwelling spirit, I walk in the light. I have the light. I believe in the light. I am a son of light. 

With Joy

Galatians 6; Ephesians 2; 1 Corinthians 6

I am not deceived, Father. I know that you are not mocked. Whatever I sow is what I reap. When I sowed to the flesh, I reaped corruption. Now I sow to the spirit, and I harvest eternal life.

I enjoy living in your good presence, Holy Spirit. I am energized by your communion and your living word. With my eyes on you, I do not lose heart.

I was lost, but now, by grace through faith, I am saved from sin. I have been washed. I am sanctified and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus by your indwelling, sovereign presence, Holy Spirit.

Now, my body is a member of Christ. I am joined to you, Lord Jesus, and one spirit with you. My body is your temple, Holy Spirit. You dwell in me as a gift from God, my father.

I am not my own, for I have been bought at a price. Therefore, with joy, I glorify you, Father, in my body, and in my spirit, which are both yours.

All and All

1 Corinthians 6&3

Hallelujah, I am not my own for you, Lord, have bought me at a price. I belong to you, Lord Jesus. I glorify you in my body and in my spirit because I belong to God.

I have had many people minister into my life. Some have planted and some have watered, but it is always you, Father, who gives the life and the increase.

Now I move along, led by your spirit, in the ministry that you have given me with other fellow workers. Guide us and guard us that we will always be accurate in your spirit, Father, and never carnal.

See that in all I do I am led by your spirit; that it is you doing it through me and not me in my flesh. See that I build on your foundation with gold, silver, and priceless truth so that the work you use me for will endure

By your grace and your mysterious plan, I am your temple, Father, and your Holy Spirit dwells in me. Where you are is glory and glorious.

In knowledge and communion with you, all things present and all things to come are mine, because I am Christ’s, and Christ is yours, Father.