“If this abundance and overflow is not true in our life, it is because something is awry—we have an evil stronghold that is robbing us called the spirit [attitude] of poverty.  The Lord did not just give enough; He gave an abundance, more than was needed.  That is the attitude that controls those who are abiding in Him, who live by His Spirit." Rick Joyner            

Jesus asked, “When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” (Lk 22:35) He wants His followers to live without fear of lack by taking our eyes off our own purse and putting them on Him. Jesus wants us to walk in the same liberty He walked in on earth: to know that no matter if we’re at the end of our own resources, He is there padding our heavenly purse with gifts according to the generosity of the King of Kings.  “Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ.” (Rom. 8:17)  He wants us to simply know that we know that we know that His grace is sufficient and abundant at all times:

“And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].” 2 Co. 9:8 AMP

Rick Joyner writes that grace is the most powerful thing in the universe.  When we are clothed in the mantle of grace it shows we are sons and daughters of the King—the dread champions who prevail against every power of darkness.  We only have true strength to the degree we abide with the King in all His grace.  It is the same mantle that clothed Jesus, Who in the days of His flesh said, “By myself I can do nothing.”  Jesus was poor in spirit, and therefore the Kingdom of God belonged to Him.  The same is true of us; when we grasp a correct understanding of what it means to be poor in spirit and identify ourselves as buried yet seated with the risen Christ, we come to a place where all things are possible.  In spite of our weakness, all that He has is ours!

Adapted from the Coram Deo Secret
http://www.marisarickerson.com/coram-deo.html

CORAM DEO MONDAYS with MARISA
November 18, 2013

“For by grace you have been saved through faith.” Eph 4:8

The word for “salvation” or “saved” in the Greek is “sozo.”  It means “to make alive” and “to make healthy.”  In the contexts in which it is used, it implies spiritual, inward, and physical salvation.  The word “sozo” is used not only when He saved (sozo’d) people from sin and sin’s bondage, (Acts 2:47, Ro. 8:24, Ro. 5:10, Heb 7:25) but also when He saved people from sickness, (Mt. 9:22, Mk. 5:34, Lk. 8:48-50, Jas. 5:15) when He saved people from destruction, (Mt.8:25, 2 Tim. 4:18) and when He saved people from demonic oppression. (Lk. 8:36)  The finished work of the cross supplied “all grace” for all sozo needs.  He came to bring divine enablement mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually—any part that has been lame or crippled. (Pickett 1998)  In other words, the Biblical concept of salvation overlaps into the total deliverance of the whole man.  Now keep in mind these things Jesus sozo’d us from as we read this verse whose familiarity and future tense application has caused us to lose sight of its day to day relevance:

“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”  Eph 2:4-9

It is by grace we are saved (sozo’d) through faith.  Let’s stop.  We have applied this truth for our sozo need of forgiveness of sins for eternal life.  Now let’s apply this truth for our whatsozoever needs.  What areas of our body, soul, and spirit are in need of wholeness?  Begin taking steps of faith in His ‘all grace’ by taking a moment to write down these areas and asking for His salvation to come.  God created all parts of us and wants to apply His healing balm to all areas of our life.  We are powerless to sozo ourselves.  Therefore, day by day, we must persist in yielding to His grace.  

Adapted from the Coram Deo Secret
http://www.marisarickerson.com/coram-deo.html

“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” (Ro. 8:32)

Walking in the light of the abundant grace before His face is not most Christians’ daily experience.  As is the single theme throughout Coram Deo, the reason for this is that we are not living boldly before the throne of grace before His face to obtain mercy and grace to help in time of need. (Heb. 4:16)  Another reason is that we do not know how to be patient farmers abiding on the Vine from which ‘all grace’ flows, “Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming.  See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.”
 (Jas. 5:7-8) 

If the total fruition of God’s grace does not come instantly we shrink back in disappointment and unbelief.  We quit believing in the abundant nature and kingdom of our God “who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” (Ro. 8:32)  We panic and become like the stiff-necked Israelites who spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the desert?  When he struck the rock, water gushed out, and streams flowed abundantly.  But can he also give us food?  Can he supply meat for his people?” (Ps. 78:19-20)  How is it that we confidently trust God’s grace for eternal life, but we lack that same confidence for our everyday small ‘all things’? That is where, like the Israelites, too often put God to the test: “for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance.” (Ps. 78:22)

His honey grace is a sticky irritation to Christians whose lives are still fueled by pride of life. (Wimber & Springer 1987)  It gets all over us, prohibiting us from going our own way, in our own time, and taking credit for our own life.  We want to be our own healer, master, savior, provider, comforter, sanctifier, purifier, path finder, and all-sufficient one.  Yet those names are reserved for God. Like manna, grace cannot be stored up, but must be gathered every morning. Walking in coram Deo ‘all grace’ is a matter of waking up smart each morning and looking up at the face (as reflected by the names) of our freehearted Giver, saying, “Jesus, Name above all names, come be all Your names in my life today.” 

Adapted from the Coram Deo Secret
http://www.marisarickerson.com/coram-deo.htmlNovember 11, 2013

“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” 
(Ro. 8:32)

Walking in the light of the abundant grace before His face is not most Christians’ daily experience.  As is the single theme throughout Coram Deo, the reason for this is that we are not living boldly before the throne of grace before His face to obtain mercy and grace to help in time of need. (Heb. 4:16)  Another reason is that we do not know how to be patient farmers abiding on the Vine from which ‘all grace’ flows, “Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming.  See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.”
 (Jas. 5:7-8) 

If the total fruition of God’s grace does not come instantly we shrink back in disappointment and unbelief.  We quit believing in the abundant nature and kingdom of our God “who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” (Ro. 8:32)  We panic and become like the stiff-necked Israelites who spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the desert?  When he struck the rock, water gushed out, and streams flowed abundantly.  But can he also give us food?  Can he supply meat for his people?” (Ps. 78:19-20)  How is it that we confidently trust God’s grace for eternal life, but we lack that same confidence for our everyday small ‘all things’? That is where, like the Israelites, too often put God to the test: “for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance.” (Ps. 78:22)

His honey grace is a sticky irritation to Christians whose lives are still fueled by pride of life. (Wimber & Springer 1987)  It gets all over us, prohibiting us from going our own way, in our own time, and taking credit for our own life.  We want to be our own healer, master, savior, provider, comforter, sanctifier, purifier, path finder, and all-sufficient one.  Yet those names are reserved for God. Like manna, grace cannot be stored up, but must be gathered every morning. Walking in coram Deo ‘all grace’ is a matter of waking up smart each morning and looking up at the face (as reflected by the names) of our freehearted Giver, saying, “Jesus, Name above all names, come be all Your names in my life today.” 

Adapted from the Coram Deo Secret
http://www.marisarickerson.com/coram-deo.html

“Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.” 
Lk. 15:31

Living coram Deo means living in a state of expectantly asking for and boasting about the exceeding riches of His grace.  He wants us to live each day boldly declaring, “TODAY by grace I am saved through faith, and that not of myself.  TODAY’s provision is the gift of God, not of works, lest I should boast.”  No matter what our current trials may be, He wants us to be so full of honey grace that our poised lives shout the gospel message: we are alive and attached to the Father of every good and perfect thing Who says, “Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.” (Lk 15:31, underline added)  When we receive what we are freely given, then we are able to freely give it out. (Mt. 10:8)  We are to “Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.” (Mt 13: 16 MSG)  Now that’s spreading the gospel!

To understand the magnanimous statement, “All that I have is yours,” is to understand how many resources the King of Kings has at His disposal.  His ALL is ALL there is!  His ‘all grace’ means He has “blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” (Eph. 1:3)  According to the riches of His grace we are blessed, chosen, holy, blameless, adopted, accepted, redeemed, and forgiven. (Eph. 1:3-8)  Not only that, but all wealth, wisdom, strength, and power belong to Him—He is the very source of all created things. (Rev. 4:11, 5:12)  If you and I were to give someone all that we have or bless someone according to the riches of our grace (bounty), it wouldn’t go far.  But when the King of King gives all that He has, that’s never ending abundance—superfluous, more than sufficient, what is above and over, superior and advantageous.  Because Jesus became our curse, His throne of grace is like a honey pot of blessing that is tipped over and never stops flowing.  The Bible says, “For you know t
he grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.” (2 Co. 8:9)  We trade in our all for His ALL.  Not fair, but that’s grace.  

Adapted from the Coram Deo Secret
http://www.marisarickerson.com/coram-deo.html