Laying Hold of Anointed Confidence for Our Personal Destiny In Christ!
Scripture: Ephesians 1:7
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches
of His grace…” Forgiveness has a qualifier. Something close to “af-es-is” is the Greek word
“paraptoma”. This means, i.e. (unintentional) error or (willful) transgression: –fall, fault,
offence, sin, trespass. emphasis on guilt.’ The majority of the usage of af-es-is is forgiveness or
remission. It is over the issue of the sin of Adam that brought man into slavery as a condition.
The addition of “paraptoma” implies the culmination of a process of deliverance from which
even the record is expunged. It makes the culmination of the process a complete transformation
which is guaranteed by the Blood of Christ producing a new creation. Ephesians 1 brings the
transformation process into a divine reality of God’s declaration that we are a new creation, as 2
Corinthians 5:17 states, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed
away; behold all things become new.” The Amplified AMPC puts it this way, “Therefore if any
person is ingrafted in Christ, the Messiah, he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the
old (precious moral and spiritual condition) has passed away. Behold the fresh and new has
come.” We are born out of slavery to sin into freedom from sin! The declaration of remission
finishes the process of redemption, which is why it follows the blotting out of the
transgression—it no longer exists! This is precisely what elevated Paul to his calling and destiny.
Due to his depth of understanding of being a son whom God gave to Paul. This change is for all
believers including us. Confidence before God is the fruit! Paul lived the rest of his life in this
realm. Let’s consider the depth and fruitfulness of the treasure Paul produced. He was God’s
scribe for much of the New Testament.
- Pray for such depth of understanding in your life. So, you can dwell outside of the
consciousness of sin and live unto righteousness. - Declare that you are entering into your lifestyle of ever-increasing glory and awe
- Pray that your star will rise and shine even brighter. Anything that has hitherto tried to
cover your star will be swept away by God’s broom of destruction. - Pray that on the day (day of the week) of your birth, God will re-enact the covenant with
creation on your behalf. He will speak to the heavens and the heavens will speak to the
earth and the earth will bring forth its best for you – with bread wine and oil.