What is the Character of Christians as Oaks of Righteousness?
Jesus came to earth to plant Oaks of Righteousness that will bring glory to His Father. We can Identify Isaiah the Prophet; God chose to plant him in his Eternal Kingdom, He is forever God’s family. Seeing that a person can truly have a intimate relationship with God; Confident that God calls to salvation for the calling, for a Secure Kingdom.
Multiply as Oaks Of Righteousness. “This brings us to search and look at todays Church – Body. The body of Christ Jesus. Let’s see what Jesus describes as a Church should be, He Says; The Church receives their light from Christ and the gospel, and hold it forth to others. We speak of a lightning glance being a Lamp stand, shining forth Christ Jesus Lighting a dark world. The golden candlesticks that should be precious and pure not only the ministers, but the members of the church. Their light should shine before men.The Church does not create the Light, They reflected the light, for we are the temple of Jesus Chrsit, The boby of himself reflecting for others to see Jesus Christ’s likeness within each person. The Church receives their light from Christ Jesus, He is with his church always to the end of the world filling them with Light and Love.
The Lord Christ Jesus, Having appeared as the sacrificial offering of himself on the cross. He is the risen, ascended glorified Son of the most Hight God. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Who has become the First-Fruit from the dead and the head of a new creation finalizing the unveiling of the Lord Christ Jesus. The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, the Risen Glorified and Highly exalted Son of the True living God, all supreme authority has been given to Him. He is the Faithful witness who has been uniquely appointed as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Ruler of the ends of the earth. He is the man whom God has ordained to judge the world in righteousness at His second coming, Justice and truth will be told.
God Provide our Strength and Power. The roots are the pillar of a strong leader developing righteousness in our identity with Christ. We grow stronger and mature spiritually and this gives Glory to God. Our branches spread widely, growing together. The believer loves spending time with God while meditating on his word. Their life is firmly rooted in and influenced by the abiding presence of the spirit of Christ that is within him or herself. This follower of Christ yields Godly fruit, whose leaf does not wither and whose spiritual ways are always prosperous. Isaiah revered life always bringing Glory to God by laying down selfish ambition and pride. An Oak of Righteousness will always point others to the wonderful person and ways of God.If your spiritual life were to be portrayed as a tree, how would it looks like ? How would God interpreted ? We must encourage one another to humbly work in the Righteousness that flows out of Jesus Christ abiding presence in our lives
Oaks of Righteousness Living to please God by loving God, others and ourselves.
Community-We seek to help others and their whole families with Equality, Kindness and as Peacemakers through Reconciliation with Purpose. We must work on helping others, providing the framework for the purpose of bringing Good News to the poor and healing for those in darkness. Building up the broken hearted, proclaiming God’s deliverance from injustice, comforting those who with hope mourn
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. {Matthew 6:33}
We are to place God at the center of our family and to live according to God’s Kingdom. We have to trust that our Lord Jesus, “Our King” has given us Salvation to make us Oaks of Righteousness The planting of the Lord to display God’s Glory.
The Tree Image-The abstract concept of Righteousness more concrete to our children.
Tree of Faith-Reminder that we are his people planted like a mighty tree for the display of his splendor living as an Oak of Righteousness. Psalms 52:8 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.
God’s Glory
They will be called Oaks of Righteousness to display
Righteousness by acting uprightly choosing to follow God’s ways. We are Righteous because he is Righteous, not because of anything we do. 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
For we brothers and sisters our sin made separation and effects our life. Over 2000 years ago it affected us and it is no different now. Sin brings darkness and death binding you to live not worthy of the calling. God sent his beloved son into the world – For redemption of our sins and all our penalties to help humanity. To change in the inner being disposition from wickedness to work in us Righteousness.
God’s purpose for us by sending his son Jesus – Is for us to be healed from the wounds this world ruled by Satan has given us.
Isaiah 61:1-3 is completely the essence and uniqueness of the living God. This prophetic word has come to pass through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Sovereign Lordis on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind,to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
When we think about what Jesus came to do, our God came and bound up our broken hearts. He proclaimed freedom for the captive. He releases us from the darkness, and the darkness on this fallen world. Isaiah proclaims the year of the Lords favor. We exist because Jesus has fulfilled this prophecy. Jesus will give to the broken hearted, the captive who mourn a crown of beauty.
Not one person has ever lived a sinless life – except Jesus Christ the son of the Living God. Therefore Jesus is the only one qualified to mediate between a perfectly holy God and a sinful race. 1 Timothy 2:5-6 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.
Our sins make a separation from God, and the just punishment for our sins is death and hell. Jesus took all of our sins upon himself and bore the punishment for them through his death on the cross. He died as ransom and substitute for us, and rose from the dead three days later, making reconciliation with God possible. In order to be reconciled to God, forgiveness of our sins and to be granted eternal life we must repent, confess and turn away from our sins. Place our faith in Jesus Christ to be our Personal Savior from our sins and all of our penalties. God fervently longs to have a close personal relationship with every single person. He sent his son for us. Romans 6:14
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Entering into a personal intimate relationship with God is the most significant event in our lives. We must surrender our lives to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. The Holy Spirit regenerates your spirit (by taking you from being spiritually dead to spiritually alive and complete within your inner being to disposition from sin inclined to holiness inclined.) Romans 5:6
The Holy Spirit comes to dwell inside of us and progressively transforms us more and more into the Holy likeness of Jesus Christ. We will find a loving, faithful, compassionate, and gracious God. God is perfect in Holiness and Righteousness and cannot be in the presence of Sin. Ephesians 1:13-14
For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God, and justified-placed into eternal right to stand before the living God. Freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Our God presented Jesus as a Holy sacrifice of atonement through faith in his blood line. Jesus death which atones for sin. We cannot stand in his presence if we don’t repent. No repentance we will be cut off from God. Romans 3:23-25
Despite the fact we are sinners, God still loves us and still longs to have that personal intimate relationship with us. God is perfect in love and justice. The entire reason why God gave us his Holy law was to demonstrate to us that we are by nature sinners, who do not and cannot keep God’s commands, or live a Holy life. Romans 3:20, Galatians 3:1-25
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:6-8
Ephesians 2:1-10 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
John 8:31-36To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?” Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
To live the perfect sinless life we could never live. Jesus took upon himself all of our sins and bore the punishment for them through his death on the cross. He died as a ransom and substitute. A scapegoat for all those who would repent and live in him. He rose from the dead three days later, Eternally conquering sin, death, hell and the devil. Through his death and resurrection he has made reconciliation with God possible for us.
In order to be reconciled to God and enter into a loving personal intimate relationship with him, we must repent, confess our sin and turn away from all sin that has bondage on us. God promises to freely forgive all of our sins we have committed no matter how horrible they are. 1 John 1:9
We must trust in Jesus Christ to be our Personal Savior-believe in our heart that Jesus has paid-the punishment for our sins through his death on the cross. We must recieve him in Faith as our Lord and Savior, then all our sins (Past, Present and Future) are all forgiven and eternally removed.
Hebrews 8:12 For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.
Ephesians 2:1-9As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
This power is not of ourselves rather it is the Holy Spirit powerfully working through us.If we will believe and firmly abide with Jesus Christ our Lord and savior. As Jesus redeems us from our sins, heals us from it’s effects a supernatural completeness within our inner disposition and gives us power to live holy lives. Philippians 2:12-13 and Philippians 3:20-21
God according to his own sovereign good pleasure and will,has saved us from sins curse and grip, has planted us to become Mighty Oaks of Righteousness. His Sovereign Mighty power continually grows and matures us into the likeness of Christ. That the whole world may know we are truly a planting of the Lord to display his Splendor.
Ephesians 1: 4-5 Romans 5:1-11 Ephesians 2:1-11 Matthew 15:13 Mark 4:26-29 Romans 8:29 Philippians 1:6 Isaiah 60:21
No Christian achieves salvation through their own work, even a Christian saving faith is not of themselves, but is a gift sovereignly given them by God. Salvation is on God alone-for he is Gods sovereign work in us and not our own work.
Ephesians 2:8-9 Acts 16:14 John 6:43 John 6:65 Acts 13:48
This is a Principle it remenber Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. John 3:6
We can not strive in the power of our own, being independent from God. The ministry which God alone plants and grows always displays his glorious splendor. The Lord does not take pleasure in our own effort for him, rather he takes pleasures in the perfect work he does through us, for the Christian life is not by work.
For we are his workmanship, through the surrender within-not striving but to glorify God in us.If we want God to be glorified to the utmost in our lives and ministries we are willing to be rendered impotent by God alone. Ephesians 2:8-9 Ephesians 2:10 Mark 8:34-37 John 12:24-26
Jesus, before he started his public ministry, went through 40 days of fasting,where he was tested and tried for service. He was proven to be a man who would not act from out of himself, independent of his own will and power of the Father. By the example of our Lord Jesus, Lets look how the power of the Holy Spirit rested upon his ministry-for he did the Fathers will, not his will. Look how he brought Glory to the Father through his work.
Gods work must be done in his will-like our Lord Jesus Christ.We must entrust all our Godly desires for ministry to God and go through death, looking to the cross and glorious resurrection morning in our lives and minister that make all suffering worth it. When we enter into death it is absolute surrender, and we come through the resurrection we see our offspring. God gets the glory plant and grows to flourish.
Luke 4:13 John 5:19 John 8:28 John 12:49 John 14:10 John 14:30 Romans 8:18 I saiah 53:8-11 1 John 5:14-15
May God continue to give us each his Grace to yield to the Cross so that our ministries may be a Planting of the Lord, for the display of his splendor and to Glorify God to the utmost measure of joy. Isaiah 49:3 1 Peter 4:10-11 Matthew 28:16-20
God’s Letter To the Previous Church
The Body Of Christ Jesus that will reflect the New Age
John faithful servant, is giving the description on each aspect of Christ Jesus appearance. John spoke of him as, Mighty Majesty, Dominion, Glory, and Power .This is the disclosure of the 7 Churches.The body of Jesus Christ .
Revelations 1:1-3 The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
Each letter is proclaimed by Christ Jesus and recorded by John the Apostle. Who the Lord kept until the time was to reveal by declaring the triumphs and failing of the recipient church and warn each congregation to repent.
The Apostle John saw as though the Lord Christ Jesus appeared in the mist of the golden candlesticks. John son of Zebedee was killed multiple times, but he never died. He was exiled on a rocky inhospitable island Patmos. He was imprisoned for going against the will of the Roman Empire. As he was on the island he was visited and seized by the Holy Spirit and received a prophetic vision from Christ Jesus. It was given to Him to write all that he saw and to testify the word of God and the testimony of Christ Jesus.
God’s open letter of revelation to the previous church and the unveiling of the new age Church-Body of Christ Jesus, “Is to equip each member as to what is to come, and how a body of Crist Jesus must walk. The revealing is to keep the awakening an always renewing of Hope which awaits for the Saints. Christ Jesus apocalyptic message was given to the churches in their prominent cities, for he knew this would spread worldwide.
Christ Jesus is reminding us that He is Victorious. He is demonstrating his return in all His Glory as ruler over everything. He will bring justice, through his judgement, and every knee will bow at his presence as the living God.
The specification given in Revelations is valuable to Christian congregations today. The main purpose is to reveal the seven different types of individuals of the Church-Body of Christ Jesus for the instruction, of repentance, awaking, and for those that their love has gone cold. The Lord’s message is giving the promise to those who will over come when the times are near and darkened, and other reasons is to communicate to the Church and meet their needs at the time of Tribulation.
Admonition and warning was given to 7 churches in Asia, which now reflects in the new age, Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea. Instruction given for these congregations are vital for the new age Church-Body of Christ Jesus. They were chosen for this apocalyptic message for the Roman’s were persecuting and trying to defeat the new movement.
The message that would spread to the Christian and the rest of the province for the prediction of the triumph of the Christian church over the empire that persecuted them. The hope and faith they had was that the romans Empire would be defeated.
This for us today, is clearly a reminder to Stay in the Truth. On the Straight Narrow Road, the Right path and not get distracted by the worldly culture. Christ Jesus primary focus is to encourage the awakening of the Church. Testifying that God has conveyed Christ Jesus all authority to execute judgement for he is the son of man. Glorifying all Dominion Glory, and a kingdom that is given to the son of man. The Seal judgement, The Trumpet judgement and The Bowl judgment.
We also strive daily to live righteously according to his word. Gods proclamation paid our debt of sin, we pursue righteousness as an act of obedience that is motivated by love. When we pursue righteousness as a believer we become Oaks of Righteousness for the Kingdom, exquisite persons planted to display his splendor. We must display this splendor with Gods people for the World, that includes our Family, neightbors, Family, comminity, and the world.
The Faithful Church Philadelphia
Christ Letter to the Church Philadelphia
{Revelation 1:9-20}
I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.” I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. “Write, therefore, what you have seen, what is now and what will take place later. The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
To the Church in Philadelphia {Revelation 3:7-13}
“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth. I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
This Judgment begins at the house of God , This apocalyptic message prediction of doom.
And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man. {John 5:27} Christ Jesus has extended a warning to Christians in this new age of Grace, to ensure that our consciences is right with the Lord, that we must wakeup and return to our first Love. That we escrow every kind of evil and hold fast to his word and truth. To listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit and be able to decern what the church is doing. Each one of us we will stand at the Rise ascended Glorified Son of the most high God, to be judged for our conducts rather they were good or evil, not one person will escape the final judgment of the coming son of man. May we earthily contend for the faith knowing its fast approaching when all those will come to pass.
Prayer…
Heavenly Father, Thank you for the revelation of your son Jesus Christ which you gave to your servant John, to show all what must take place and come to pass in the not to distant future. Thank you that our Lord Jesus Christs, sacrificial dying on the cross, capturing all the sin of the world, to bring us back to reconciliation with you. And that He has CLOTHED US IN RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH. in his death and resurrection. May you continue to use me as your faithful and true witness of your goodness, and grace as you did with John. And only to hear you say well done my Faithful Servant. May I escape every kind of evil, hold fast to His word of Truth and listen carefully to all that the Holy spirit says to the churches for your greater honor, praise and glory in the righteousness powerful name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
The Lord Jesus Christ said: No one can come and undo the work of him, he will rein forever. No one will out vote him and he will never resign. The Lord Jesus will give every Saint a permanent eternal home in the structure of GOD’S Kingdom. His people will live forever in the presence of God, they will be people of prominence in his Kingdom, for they are a pillar for his Kingdom. THE LORD JESUS SAID: we will be renamed and marked as GOD’S people for our Kingdom is our citizenship. The earth will be recreated, made new into Heavens, it will come down from God out of the Heavens and make it’s place on earth and we will be at home.
Everyone Will Bow Down- To “THE LION OF JUDAH”
The Name of Jesus, The Savior, The Lamb who was Slain, The Redeemer, The True One and Holy One,