05/17/24 THE EFFICIENT WORK OF GOD

05/17/24 THE EFFICIENT WORK OF GOD

A lost person does not realize he can be forgiven of his sins, reconciled to God and become a new creature in Christ until he is told about justification, regeneration and the cleansing deliverance from sin.

A Christian does not realize he can be delivered from the inner struggle with his sin nature, purified completely and filled with the Holy Spirit until he is told about entire sanctification, total commitment, being filled with all the fullness of God, through death to the Old Man and the purifying filling of the Holy Spirit.

The devil does not want sinners (those without Christ) to hear about conversion from sin and sinning.
The devil does not want saints (those who believe in Christ and follow Him by faith) to hear about entire sanctification, walking in the Spirit, being more than a conqueror.
The devil denies conversion.
The devil denies heart purity.

Sinners need to hear the good news of conversion.
Christians need to hear the good news of perfect love and being conformed to the image of God's Son.

Paul prayed the following prayer for Christians. I have placed asterisks before Paul's specific requests.
Ephesians 3:14-21
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, *to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 *That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; *that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 *May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 *And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, *that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
20 *Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.