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Prayer 2021 - December 21 - The Last Will and Testament pt 1
Scripture For Today:Matthew 26:39“Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” The Last Will and Testament pt 1
I know I’ve taught a lot this year from 1 John 5:14-15… but that is because it is a powerful scripture that should give us great confidence in that our prayers are heard. In fact, let’s read it again right now:
“And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask any thing according to His will, He hears us; and if we know that He hears us, whatsoever we ask, we KNOW that we HAVE the petitions that we desired of Him.”
We talked before about knowing God’s will during our prayer time. I discussed, in great detail, that God’s will is expressed through His Word. God’s Word – the Bible – is His Will.
Think about what we call the two major divisions of the Bible: The OLD Testament and the NEW Testament. Right?
In legal proceedings, when someone dies and they want to leave what possessions and valuables, etc. to certain people, what is that called? Their “WILL.” Right?
And what do the lawyers put at the top of the document in most cases?
“This is the last “will and testament” of “so and so.” Right?
Now, stick with me here…
WAY BACK, in Genesis, Satan stole Adam’s inheritance by deceiving Adam into giving up his authority. God promised that there would be “one who heel you bruise but whose heel will crush your head.”
From that moment on – God’s WILL – was to give back to mankind all of creation. Amen.
In order to do that, there had to be a payment for the sin that Adam committed. Throughout the Old Testament, we can read that the family of the person needed to make restitution. Since ALL have descended from Adam, each of us was just a guilty as he…there had to be a perfect sacrifice.
Now, I’m not going to get into the legalities of it all here. But, let’s just agree that JESUS fulfilled ALL of the requirements. He lived a sinless life and therefore, HE could inherit everything. Right?
But, He had the right to call 12 Legions of angels to save him from death on the cross and He could have still inherited it all. But He would have been the only one. Period.
He chose to die in our place. That was a sacrifice for US. God accepted His sacrifice, opening the door for US to be forgiven and made perfect in God’s eyes. But, we were still not able to fulfill ALL the law required…
So Jesus gave us HIS “Last Will and Testament.” It was written in John 17:20-22 when He prayed:
I am not asking on behalf of them only (His disciples standing there), but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their message (that means YOU and ME)! So that ALL of them may be ONE as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You. May they also be in US, so that the world may believe that you sent me…”
Folks, THAT is the Last Will and Testament of Jesus! That the inheritance that He gained would be passed on to “Those that believe God sent Him.” PRAISE GOD!
That’s where we will take it up again tomorrow. Amen!
Let’s Pray!
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Scripture For Today:Matthew 26:39“Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” The Last Will and Testament pt 1
I know I’ve taught a lot this year from 1 John 5:14-15… but that is because it is a powerful scripture that should give us great confidence in that our prayers are heard. In fact, let’s read it again right now:
“And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask any thing according to His will, He hears us; and if we know that He hears us, whatsoever we ask, we KNOW that we HAVE the petitions that we desired of Him.”
We talked before about knowing God’s will during our prayer time. I discussed, in great detail, that God’s will is expressed through His Word. God’s Word – the Bible – is His Will.
Think about what we call the two major divisions of the Bible: The OLD Testament and the NEW Testament. Right?
In legal proceedings, when someone dies and they want to leave what possessions and valuables, etc. to certain people, what is that called? Their “WILL.” Right?
And what do the lawyers put at the top of the document in most cases?
“This is the last “will and testament” of “so and so.” Right?
Now, stick with me here…
WAY BACK, in Genesis, Satan stole Adam’s inheritance by deceiving Adam into giving up his authority. God promised that there would be “one who heel you bruise but whose heel will crush your head.”
From that moment on – God’s WILL – was to give back to mankind all of creation. Amen.
In order to do that, there had to be a payment for the sin that Adam committed. Throughout the Old Testament, we can read that the family of the person needed to make restitution. Since ALL have descended from Adam, each of us was just a guilty as he…there had to be a perfect sacrifice.
Now, I’m not going to get into the legalities of it all here. But, let’s just agree that JESUS fulfilled ALL of the requirements. He lived a sinless life and therefore, HE could inherit everything. Right?
But, He had the right to call 12 Legions of angels to save him from death on the cross and He could have still inherited it all. But He would have been the only one. Period.
He chose to die in our place. That was a sacrifice for US. God accepted His sacrifice, opening the door for US to be forgiven and made perfect in God’s eyes. But, we were still not able to fulfill ALL the law required…
So Jesus gave us HIS “Last Will and Testament.” It was written in John 17:20-22 when He prayed:
I am not asking on behalf of them only (His disciples standing there), but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their message (that means YOU and ME)! So that ALL of them may be ONE as You, Father, are in Me and I am in You. May they also be in US, so that the world may believe that you sent me…”
Folks, THAT is the Last Will and Testament of Jesus! That the inheritance that He gained would be passed on to “Those that believe God sent Him.” PRAISE GOD!
That’s where we will take it up again tomorrow. Amen!
Let’s Pray!
Please subscribe to this podcast, leave us a quick 5 star review on Apple Podcasts to help us grow and be sure to visit our website for more information on our ministry: https://podcastersforchrist.com. And while you are at the website, download the free resource I have for you… it is free and is called, “How to Start a Christian Podcast.” It will bless you – go and download it today.
You can also WATCH these session on our Facebook Playlist at this link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtKWeKtmv-BwgkquBTsSh-GznbmuUp_R2