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FINISH WHAT HE STARTED V

Jesus is absolutely expecting us to finish what He started. As His body on the planet, our assignment is to continue all He commanded us.

John 6:38, NKJV- For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

So, when we follow Jesus through the scriptures and He heals everyone that came to Him for healing, according to Jesus’ own words, healing has to be the will of God.

The thing about this statement from the lord is that it was one of His first covenant promises to His people after he delivered the from Egypt.

Jesus is absolutely expecting us to finish what He started. As His body on the planet, our assignment is to continue all He commanded us.

John 14:12, NKJV- Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.

v.16, And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever

v.26, But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

There has to be a transformation in our thinking in order for us to appropriate the things God has already done for us. For us to finish what He started.

Remember, Peter tells us God has givenus everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of Him, and He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them we may participate in His divine nature.

2 Timothy 3:16-17,AMP- “Every Scripture is God-breathed, given by His inspiration, and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, and for training in righteousness, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose, and action,
v.17, So that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

I believe without a doubt, the one sure thing He gave His creation was His Word.

And according to this passage, His word was given to train us in righteousness.
So according to this passage, why would He show us and instruct us one way in His word,

then expect us to live a different way and not say one word about it in the scriptures that He left to instruct us in righteousness?

God wants us at a place where we live everyday of our live with intentional expectations. Trusting in every word He’s said to us.

Proverbs 3:5-8, NIV- Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.

One of the biggest things that will help any believer is to make our minds up that Jesus is still the very same person we see in His word.

Hebrews 13:8-9, NIV- Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.

And since Jesus lives in Heaven now, He's actually expecting His body here to be just that, His body. Empower by His Holy Spirit.

And the only way that happens is by faith. He actually designed and commanded us to live by faith.

Hebrews 4:2, NKJV- For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.

And this is why Paul challenges us to stay in the words of Christ until faith comes. So, we can make our minds up that Jesus is still the very same person we see in His word.

Is it possible that just maybe instead of living by faith, we’ve settled for waiting around for God to perform another miracle?

We have to get this issue settled; Jesus has done His part. He’s actually seated at the right hand of the Father in Heaven.

So regardless of what we face, we’ve got to get this reality settled. He is the Lord our Healer. He named Himself that.

He also gave us His written word to reveal His living word. To reveal Himself to us.

The apostle Paul actually tells us that the things written about the children of Israel were written for our admonishment and warning.

Numbers 21:4-9, AMP- And they journeyed from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom, and the people became impatient (depressed, much discouraged), because [of the trials] of the way.
v.5, And the people spoke against God and against Moses, Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, neither is there any water, and we loathe this light (contemptible, unsubstantial) manna.
v.6, Then the Lord sent fiery (burning) serpents among the people; and they bit the people, and many Israelites died.
v.7, And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord, that He may take away the serpents from us. So Moses prayed for the people.
v.8, And the Lord said to Moses, Make a fiery serpent [of bronze] and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.
v.9, And Moses made a serpent of bronze and put it on a pole, and if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of bronze [attentively, expectantly, with a steady and absorbing gaze], he lived.

Or according to Hebrews, we are to fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.