A Reformation of Grace

For the past few weeks there has been one word that has

been in my spirit so loudly.

Reformation.

Reformation is from the Latin word reformato,
which means restoration, renewal.

We are in such a pivotal, amazing time in history.

We are at the beginning of a reformation.
A reformation in our homes.
A reformation in our churches.
A reformation in our country.
A reformation in our world.
A reformation of Grace.

I dare to say this is the third reformation of the church.
The first was in Acts.
The second in 1517 when Martin Luther hung his thesis on the doors.
And the third is now.

With the reformation of the church in 1517 these things happened,
-it triggered wars.
-there were persecutions.
-and the Catholic Church of Counter Reformation was birthed;
which grew more spiritual,
more literate,
and more educated.
(Kinda sounds like the present condition of believers.)

On October 31, 2017 it will be the 500th anniversary
of the reformation of the church.
What I thought was interesting is the meaning of 500.
-Anointed One.
-Superb Jubilee
-The 500th book in the Bible is Psalms 22 which is the
foreshadowing of Christ's crucifixion.
-and it also means Grace.

There are so many signs and prophetic words that point to what we are
entering into now both as believers and as a country....
and time after time I see the word reformation or restoration.

2,000 years ago, Jesus took the law-death upon Himself
and with His body he nailed the law to a tree...
the cross.

1,500 years later, God poured out the revelation of Grace into a man,
Martin Luther, and then Grace was nailed to a tree....
a door.

And so began the reformation of the church.

Martin Luther said, "...salvation and subsequently, eternal life are not earned
by good deeds but are received ONLY as the FREE gift of
God's GRACE....."

Every since then we have tried to keep the law and do good works
thinking it is what keeps us in right relationship with our Father.
And we have completely taken back on the whole reason Christ died.

This Grace brings freedom, fullness, and new life.
This Grace rids you from striving, from performance,
from guilt and shame.

This Grace abolishes fear!!!
There is no room for fear in Grace!!!

This Grace crucified the law!!
That which was meant to kill us by trying to put us into bondage
by keeping it, was taken care of once and for all on the cross!

This Grace cannot be contained or measured!

This Grace is Jesus!!

This Grace is at the helm of this reformation that we are entering!!
Like I said above,
We are in such a pivotal, amazing time in history.
Lift your eyes,
Be encouraged.
Oh, Grace.