Continuing Michael’s message on supernatural God, he writes that the word “justice” is defined as: The virtue which consists in giving to every one what is his due; practical conformity to the laws and to principles of rectitude in the dealings of men and women with each other. Therefore, our sense of "Justice" says the other guilty person needs to be punished for his sins. However, what was God thinking when He sacrificed His own Son to pay for our own debt of sin? God will "shake that which can be shaken." When the crisis comes and courage is required, God expects His people to be the reliable ones who will rise to the occasion according to His strength. With infinite God no problem is too big. Problems are inversely proportional to the power required to overcome them. How big is our God? Jesus said, "For with God nothing will be impossible.” - Luke 1:37
Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.”
Upon hearing the "supernatural message" of the gospel there are four types of reactions. In the first category are those who reject the gospel outright. The second category consists of those who claim salvation, but never really complete the transaction. A gift must be accepted and received. They may go to church but have no assurance of salvation. In the third category is by works, those of whom Jesus spoke when he said, "Some say Lord, Lord," but I shall say to them, "I never knew you." In the fourth category are the true Christians ... those who know that they know that they are saved by grace. There are diagnostic questions to find out whether a man or woman is really saved. One is, "where will you go when you die?" The follow up question is "how do you know if you'll go to heaven?" If you're standing at the entrance of Heaven and the gatekeeper asks, "why should I let you in, what will you say?" If the answer is because of the things I've done, Jesus will say, "I never knew you." Salvation is only by the grace of God through Jesus' supreme sacrifice on our behalf. Now is the acceptable year of the Lord. For in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for the ungodly. When we're saved, our righteousness is only in Him and not in our own power. This is the supernatural reality: He who was without sin became the perfect sin sacrifice on our behalf that we may be made the righteousness of God in Him.
There is supernatural power in the "sinner's prayer" for conversion unto salvation. In order to come to God's throne of grace, we must forsake our selfish selves. We must approach God with a heart of meekness and humility. God in His infinite wisdom made His eternal plan. What is God's plan? We are his plan and there is no plan B. We're His workmanship, his magnum opus, his great work, created in Christ Jesus unto good works which he's foreordained that we should walk therein. We are God's supernatural plan, for His plan of redemption through our Lord Jesus Christ. For it is God who works in you to will and to do of His good pleasure. Salvation is not because we are good ... rather it's because God is good, gracious, merciful and loving. This is the super-natural nature of God himself ... to forgive the unforgivable and to love the unlovable.
May God richly bless you!
Your brother in Christ, Michael
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