Dr. Jim Richards

Through the new birth, all that God has is ours. We can’t get what has already been given through works (Eph 1:18, begging, or force (Matt 11:12). The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus obtained and secured it for us, thereby ensuring it is always active and available. Our only qualification is to be in Him (Col. 1:12), and our ability to share in that inheritance comes from being one with Him. You can only experience what is yours in Christ to the degree you believe it in your heart and walk it out in faith with God. Ask yourself: when I’m pursuing the promises of God, is my faith based on my works or on the fact that Jesus already obtained it for me? Find out how to look to Jesus who obtained it for you and how to trust in Him to live it.