FATHER’S HEART TO REDEEM THE UNRIGHTEOUS IS HIS REASON FOR THE DISTINCTION. Father God knows how far away from Him and especially from His heart the people of earth have become.
Eph 4:17 “…You should not live like the unbelievers around you who walk in their empty delusions. Their corrupted logic has been clouded because their hearts are so far from God…" TPT
So, He is raising up the righteous and favors them with the Wine of Righteous Living. Then, He sends them out among those who are so far from Him so that they can serve as redemptive bridges to provide the unrighteous a way back to Him.
□ Jesus originally disclosed His redemptive plan to the disciples in Matthew 10.
Matt 10:40 "He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. 41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward." NKJV
□ Spiritual Elegance places us, as His people, squarely in the center of His desire and plans to extend the reality of redemption, liberation, and restoration to those around us, our families, communities, and the nations.
□ His plan is very personal and entirely relational as opposed to corporate, institutional, or ecclesiastical.
□ Whoever receives YOU:
□ Not your words but your story!
□ Not your church but your identity!
□ Not your theology but you as a witness of Jesus!
□ Would receive Jesus and His Father as well!
□ He is offering the people of the nations a “package” plan:
□ If someone receives you for who you are, An Overcoming Lover!
□ They will also receive Jesus for who He is, The Victorious King!
□ They will also receive Father God for who He is, their Sovereign Father!
In his teaching to the disciples, Jesus offers two examples to help them gain understanding. One is of a prophet and the other of a righteous person. These examples further reveal the depth and nature of His “front and center” plan which you can read about next.
The next posting continues to expose unrighteousness for the unrelenting wickedness that it really is, while providing us with hope that Father God has a plan for redemption.
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