Wayne's World...(20Dec09)

Malachi Par 3
The law shuts and curses, Christ qualifies and blesses.
 
The word curse occurs 175 times in the bible.
4 of them in Malachi.
In the new Testament, and in the New Covenant, there is only one way listed that a believer can be cursed.

John 7:49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed."

Gal 3:9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. 10For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them." 11Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for "The righteous shall live by faith."(Or The one who by faith is righteous will live)  12But the law is not of faith, rather "The one who does them shall live by them." 13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us - for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree" - 14so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.
The law is a curse.
How is the law a curse?
Well like Malachi teaches us, when we don't keep the law we are declared guilty, and we are cursed and punished.
10You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you.
Please note that the law declares all guilty. There is a picture of this in Malachi.
What did God say? You are cursed with a curse, the whole nation of you!
Was God saying that the every person was not tithing and bringing offering?
No, under the law, many who are innocent are made guilty in the ministry of disqualification.
17Then those who feared the LORD spoke with one another. The LORD paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the LORD and esteemed his name. 18"They shall be mine, says the LORD of hosts, in the day when I make up my trea sured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. [ (Malachi 3:19) Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him. ] 
 
There was a remnant of those who feared the Lord! Whose names were written in the book of remembrance.
How can you say that innocent suffer under the law?
Well when woman had a period, they were considered unclean? Was that unfair?
Lepers were considered unclean!
If a priest touched a heathen gentile woman he was unclean, and had to bathe and ceremonially wash and was banned from temple for the day!
The law even disqualified all other nations from the blessing of God. The law celebrates war and hatred against others.
Under Christ all are qualified, even the guilty.
All are loved, are forgiven in Christ, as soon as faith comes, there salvation will be a reality.
How's this? We have a lady come to Jesus, she has an issue of blood. She is a heathen. Could she be more disqualified under the law. She touches Jesus and is healed!
The law disqualifies, and is a curse, Jesus qualifies.
 
Christ enables. Under the law if you sinned, you became a target for the demonic. You required Christ to rebuke the devourer for you. If you were disobedient, He would not rebuke, and you would suffer.
How does this work under the new?
In the new every believer is empowered, by the supernatural inheritance and Devine order of God to have authority over all the work of the enemy, to have power over the demons!
We don't need Him to rebuke the devourer for us; we can do it ourselves through Him!
 
Under the old God would at times not even hear or answer prayer of the unfaithful! The heavens were shut!
Under the new we have powerful promises about prayer.
James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.6But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; 8he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.
Wow what a promise.
Look at this carefully it teaches us much!
It says that when we come to Him in prayer and ask, we can believe that we will receive wisdom.
Look how he gives, generously, without finding fault.
Under the old first you had to find wisdom and remove your fault, under the new he gives wisdom and power to remove the fault, all the while answering our need in prayer.
 
Note this when we ask we must believe. It's called faith and the promises of the new covenant are received through faith.
What destroys faith, what removes faith and makes you think God will not?
 
It's the law.
God wont speak to me. I cant hear His voice. I've don't things wrong so He wont speak. There is no faith here. We must ask and believe, the new covenant is a covenant of faith.
What do we believe when we pray? We believe in the finished work of the cross. That through Jesus our prayers are always heard and answered. Why are they answered? Because we are righteous.
James
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.(Or The effective prayer of a righteous person has great power)  17Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit
 
Why were His prayers powerful? He was righteous.
Believing you a are righteous will release faith into your prayers and your prayer life will explode.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.(Or creature)  The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19that is, in Christ God was reconciling(Or God was in Christ, reconciling)  the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
 
You are righteous through Christ, he will always hear and answer your prayers! Generously, without finding fault!
Because we have been reconciled to God, made sons. Beceause Christs perfect righteousness has been credited to our account, we are a blessed people. All we need do is lay hold of the promises.
The gospel does not benefit until there is faith.
 
Hebrews 4:2 For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.(Some manuscripts it did not meet with faith in the hearers) 
 
The new Covenant is, when you believe it you receive it!
What will you choose to believe.
Choose to believe you are healed!
Choose to believe you are victorious in every area of your life!
Choose to believe you are in perfect right standing with God through Christ!
Believe that He hears and answers your prayers!
Believe you have power over all the work of the enemy!
Believe you are loved!
Believe you are forgiven!
Believe you have power and anointing in you!
Believe you are generous!
Believe you can operate in all the gifts of the spirit!
Believe you can enter the presence of God and receive the Holy Spirit at any time!
What do you believe?
He says you are holy blameless and perfect in His sight!
Believe it!
He says He will never turn away anyone from His presence or throne room!
Believe it and receive it!
He says He gives us His peace and we need not be anxious about anything!
Believe it.
 
Christ Qualifies.
Col
11May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, 12giving thanks(Or patience, with joy giving thanks)  to the Father, who has qualified you(Some manuscripts us)  to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. 15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16For by(That is, by means of; or in)  him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things were created through him and for him. 17And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
 
Christ Jesus has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints of light!
You are qualified! Christ has qualified you!
You are in Him the one who hold all things together, and He hold you in Him. You are qualified!
Now go you righteous son and daughter, and life in faith, live in belief.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15( John bore witness about him, and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.'") 16And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
The more you see Jesus, the more blessed you are.
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