LIFE, LOVE, LIBERTY, FAITH AND GRACE =YESHUA

There is only One Lord of Life and He is the only One who gives abundance of Grace and Life. This Life is absolute Love; the Life of Love is the Life of God. Love is stronger than death. The only Law we are now under is the Law of Love, the Law of Liberty, the Law of Faith, and The Law of the Spirit of Life. All these different terms for Grace mean the same thing. Its not our law keeping that gives us righteousness with God, it’s our faith and trust in the finished work of Love that Jesus completed at the Cross.

God found a way to treat us based on what He had accomplished for us rather than expecting us to pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps AND TREATING US ACCORDING TO OUR OWN ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Try bootstrap pulling one day, it won’t even get you one millimetre off the floor. In spite of our best efforts, our own weight will displace any attempt at our best bootstrap pulling.

John 2:16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;


Of course we are still called to be diligent and fervent but this comes from rest in Him, it is the work of Grace that stems from His already completed covenant with man.
I often say that the best hurdle jumper can’t jump over Everest or any other hill or mountain either. Yet we can be totally physically inept and go and relax in a jetliner and we can soar over the highest mountains with ease, why, because we have placed ourself inside a higher power than our own leg jumps. We have seated ourselves inside a container of aerodynamic lift and overcoming mountains is no longer our job, it’s the jet liners job.

Ephesians 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:


Why do we imagine we can achieve righteousness by our own efforts, it’s about as likely as being the cow that jumped over the moon. That’s a nursery rhyme; it can’t actually happen in real life.
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:


Jesus can be compared to an elevator that goes to the 100th floor of a skyscraper. The Father is saying “ Get in, it’s a free ride, the fire escape has been destroyed by a terrorist gang but this elevator is lightning fast and guaranteed to get you all the way to the luxury penthouse, where five star accommodation and dining is waiting. There is nothing for you to do but just have the faith to get onboard and believe I’m telling you the truth.” Sadly many today, won’t get on Gods One Guaranteed Express Elevator. Instead many insist on trying to invent another way based on their own efforts. This often because of human pride, we want to be able to take the credit for our own salvation. Tragically all our own efforts end in failure, we can’t do it by our efforts. Read about Gods elevator to Heaven below :

EPH 2:6 AMPAnd He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together [giving us [a]joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

Ephesians 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:


I recall an old Christian song from the 1970s, the lyric went something like this, “I was trying to get through to Love but the devil blocked all the roads.” Gods Word talks about paths that seem right, but the end is death. Jesus said He was the Only Way. This sounds ludicrous to the natural mind of man, as we would all like to believe that all paths and religions are one. We reason by saying, “Why would God have only One Way, which seems unfair.” When we want to get to a certain geographical location, we know that we must receive clear and accurate directions as all roads don’t lead the same place.

If we are in Florida we know we must travel North on the Interstate system to get to New York. It would be very silly to suppose that we can travel West and say that all roads are one and it all gets to New York, as long as we really believe New York is out west and sincerely desire to get there. Sorry, NY is north, west will land you in LA.

Acts 4:12 (AMP) 12 And there is salvation in and through no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by and in which we must be saved.
John 14:6-7 (PHILLIPS) | 6 “I myself am the road,” replied Jesus, “and the truth and the life. No one approaches the Father except through me.



In The natural world there are clear and concise directions needed to achieve success in reaching a destination. The same is true in the spiritual world. This is why God says it’s impossible to get results without Faith in Him and His Work.

Proverbs 16:25 (VOICE)25 Before every person lies a road that seems to be right but at the end of that road death and destruction wait.


If we can’t trust God, then who can we trust? He is the Biggest, the Best, the Most Awesome and He loves us with an Everlasting Love. Best of all he picked up all the costs of making an Express Way when there was no other Way.

PSALM 37: 3 Trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) in the Lord and do good; so shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His faithfulness, and truly you shall be fed.
4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord [roll and repose each care of your load on Him]; trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) also in Him and He will bring it to pass.

Longsuffering Joyfulness---Divine Paradox

Today I wish to talk about the reality of having joy in the midst of pain and suffering. Of course, no one in their right mind would pray for an additional load of suffering in this life.
We would all rather float downstream on flowery beds of ease if given a choice of lifestyles.
We would all prefer to be at a 5 star spa resort having aromatherapy and massages than have to labor on a hot roof in the tropical sun. Of course, the easy way is not always the fruitful way that brings development.
There is a lot of truth to the saying "No pain no gain" or the more Biblical admonition of "No crowns without crosses" We live in a world and culture that idolizes the painless path of the "quick fix”, easy way out, shortcut to Nirvana.
This is one of the reasons that most modern cultures today are experiencing an epidemic of overprescibed narcotic painkillers. ( not to mention the old standbys of the illicit drugs)
Dentists and doctors think nothing (to be fair though some are changing now) of dispensing powerful narcotic analgesics lest,God forbid, their patients might have to endure a few twinges of pain.
I n the United States last year overdoses of prescribed narcotic painkillers, usually washed down with alcoholic beverages, which contraindicated and caused death, tallied up to approx 39,000.
Former Pres Clinton speaking about this issue said that this was the first time that the death rate of prescribed narcotics had exceeded the deaths of the national road toll. Another alarming statistic he mentioned was that these prescribed pills had caused more overdoses than all the illegal drugs like heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine combined.
I am not just picking on America here either, many of the other western countries have equally horrific stats.
There is a mass of addiction to drugs and alcohol because people are afraid of pain or boredom and demand an instant feel good lifestyle. Of course there is an equal dependence on other sensual pleasures such as dangerous promiscuous sex and also dysfunctional, gluttonous eating habits etc. There are many other less spectacular examples of this syndrome also which I wont list now.
Jesus Christ said “ I am the Bread of Life, he which eats this bread will never hunger again” “I am the Living Water he who drinks shall never thirst”
Also God says that at His Right Hand there are Pleasures forevermore (He is speaking of Eternal spiritual fulfillment –not sensual pleasure)

“ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE”?

For those of us privileged to live in a lovely secure area, life is often a joy to experience. It is wonderful to appreciate and be thankful for our bounty. Remember “Attitude determines Altitude” so let’s have an “Attitude of Gratitude”.

Yet, even in a lovely setting, we are still not exempt from the woes and suffering of this mortal life on planet earth. Even with the wonderful buffer zone that great food, home, environment and family and friends bring, we are still reminded regularly of life’s trials and struggles.

Someone once said that “wealth cannot bring happiness but it can make being miserable comfortable” There is a certain degree of truth to this statement, but the concept that wealth brings peace and happiness is really a myth.

Phil Collins, the well known musician had a popular song called “Another day in Paradise:” In this song he brings attention to the fact of poverty, hunger, homelessness, addiction, and life on the streets for millions around the world. In the song he likens his own life and those of many of his listeners and contemporaries to daily paradise. This is a powerful song and it always touches my heart whenever I hear it. It is so important to be deeply grateful, if we have provision to live comfortably. Millions worldwide live in famine, war zones, and homelessness, or other deep crisis.

Yet, we only have to look at the media reports about many of the movie and musical stars to see that problems affect the “up and outs” as well as the “down and outs.”

Of course, those of us in the socio economic temperate zone, i.e. the middle class between the extremes of wealth and poverty are also not exempt from life’s difficulties.

Oftentimes, as I have conversed with residents of lovely areas, the catch cry of, “another day in paradise” is voiced, with a mixture of residential pride and gratefulness for such a lifestyle. I agree, the opportunity to enjoy this lifestyle sure beats living in third world poverty, or some other trouble spot. Yet, we must be on guard about placing our faith in externals to provide true peace, love and fulfillment,

The fact is, many wealthy folks live lives of quiet desperation and pain. Many go through the motions of having it all together, but inwardly are aching for inner relief and more meaning and fulfillment. Many, (even the world’s richest man) have started finding joy in using their wealth to help eradicate poverty and solve the world’s problems. This is awesome, and deserves admiration. I once heard a person of mega wealth say, “helping others is the greatest joy I have ever discovered”. He was sincere too.

Often the less economically endowed idolize the more wealthy amongst us and aspire to achieve similar positions, believing it will be their answer to life’s problems. They too, will find inner emptiness, unless, they use their position to be “part of the answer”

Man is a spiritual being, this spiritual side is the eternal being, the intellectual and physical being of man is of lesser importance to the spiritual being (though still extremely important) We all need to discover how this spirit man or woman on our inside can be made alive and nourished and then we can be “TRULY A PART OF THE ANSWER, INSTEAD OF PART OF THE PROBLEM” (regardless of our current socio economic status)
Paul Sames—