HE RESTORED YOUR IMAGINATION
Your Grace Awakening leads you to realize God has revived, restored, and cleansed your imagination, making it one with His. His Holy Spirit would not reside in you if He did not make you HOLY. The Father wants you to know HE HAS ALREADY sanctified your imagination by the Blood of Jesus, and He did it without your help - receive it as a gift by FAITH.
Romans 8:29-30 "For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified."
And,
Ephesians 1:11 "also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will,"
Jesus, by Grace, is the only one that can cleanse us. Jesus did ALL the work, and we get all of the benefits when we receive it as a free gift. Can you imagine in your heart the fact that JESUS has PAID YOUR FULL DEBT?
Colossians 2:14 "having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross."
Grace is God’s vast imagination and there is nothing missing. IN CHRIST, God thought of everything and provided everything GOOD. Remember, Grace is the absolute goodness of God where everything
is provided in advance.
1 John 1:7 "but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and THE BLOOD OF JESUS His Son CLEANSES US from all sin."
By Grace, we are restored and plugged back into God’s heart and His imagination because it’s one with ours. He does this by Grace; it's unearned and unmerited favor of God.
Revelation 1:5 "and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins BY HIS BLOOD—"
What do you think a prophet is except for a man or woman who hears the thoughts of God or sees the thoughts of God and proclaims them? Where does a prophet hear or see God's thoughts? In his heart and in his imagination! THAT'S HUGE! Whenever the Father visits a prophet, He visits him in his heart, visions, and dreams - and they are pondered in his imagination. Wow!
Hebrews 9:14 "how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, CLEANSE YOUR CONSCIENCE from dead works to serve the living God?"
THE ENEMY ATTACKS OUR IMAGINATION
The world (satan) tries to flood our hearts (imagination) with evil, pain, agony, bad, and doom so that our imaginations are imprisoned by fear. Jesus came to cleanse our hearts and give us abundant life.
John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly."
2 Corinthians 10:3 "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh,"
Ephesians 6:12 “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
God wants our imagination to be filled with FAITH! He is the author of ALL Faith, and He’s given us His faith; with it we immediately get His favor, mercy, wisdom, and love - they are one!
Hebrews 12:2 “fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Faith resides and dwells in our hearts, and our imaginations. We exercise faith when we believe; we believe in our heart; our heart is our creative imagination made in God’s likeness and image.
Hebrews 11:6 "And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him."
God’s thoughts for us are always good. God gives His wisdom (thoughts) to all generously. God always comes to us in the fullness of His Love.
Philippians 4:7 "And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Eden is God’s heart and His imagination. Our imagination is one with God through Peace. Jesus tells us He will Guard our hearts, and so should we.
John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful."
That’s our job and our choice; to guard the gates to our hearts, imagination, and Garden of Eden.
James 4:7 "Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
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Craig Rogers
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