Grace for Upgrades

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May 30, 2025 – 5/30/2025

5 – The Grace of God

30 – Acts of Redemption and Accomplishing Priestly Service

I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will.

John 5:30 NLT

Grace for Upgrades\n

Everybody wants an upgrade, but most of us can\u2019t handle a quick upgrade. Take Saul for instance. He was made king instantly, but when things happen quickly, you have to surrender your heart to God quickly too. That didn\u2019t happen with Saul.\n

He was invited into radical upgrade and while he embraced the perks (a palace, an army, riches, beautiful women), Saul was not willing to conform his life to God\u2019s way of thinking and moving. It ended up costing him his crown, his family and finally, his life.\n

There are several places in the Bible where forward happens \u201cin a moment,\u201d \u201cin the twinkling of an eye\u201d or \u201con that day.\u201d BOOM! The difference between the long and winding road the Beatles sang about and the \u201csuddenlys\u201d that can happen for all of us, is our willingness to change.\n

Notice what the Word says about the famous day everything changes from temporal to eternal.\n

\u201c\u2026in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed\u201d\u00a0\u2013 1 Corinthians 15:52\n

That is the greatest suddenly and upgrade of all, known as the Rapture of the Church. Instantly, God will miraculously give us the power and grace to change.\n

After these things, I looked and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, \u201cCome up here\u2026\u201d\n

\u2013 Revelation 4:1\n

There is no miraculous going up without a miraculous change on your part. You wanna go up? You have to change! Upgrade is up to you.","hover":"\nWhich Wolf Do You Feed?\n

Jesus-driven thinking helps and heals. This is what the Bible has to say on the subject: For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. \u2013 Romans 8:6\n

The Cherokee nation knew it, too. Check out this spot-on tribal tale:\n

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life. He told the boy, \u201cA terrible fight is going on inside me. It is a fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and self-doubt.\"\n

The old man continued: \u201cThe other wolf is good. He is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.\u201d He then told the boy, \u201cThis same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person, too.\u201d\n

The grandson thought about it for a minute, then asked his grandfather, \u201cWhich wolf will win?\u201d The wise old chief replied, \u201cThe one you feed.\u201d\n

What wolf have you been feeding? Just know the wolf of evil thoughts will eventually devour you, and likely others as well. Thoughts become actions, and there is always collateral damage.\n

That\u2019s not you! You can control your thought life and ensure the evil wolf starves to death."}},"slug":"et_pb_blurb"}">Grace for Upgrades

Everybody wants an upgrade, but most of us can’t handle a quick upgrade. Take Saul for instance. He was made king instantly, but when things happen quickly, you have to surrender your heart to God quickly too. That didn’t happen with Saul.

He was invited into radical upgrade and while he embraced the perks (a palace, an army, riches, beautiful women), Saul was not willing to conform his life to God’s way of thinking and moving. It ended up costing him his crown, his family and finally, his life.

There are several places in the Bible where forward happens “in a moment,” “in the twinkling of an eye” or “on that day.” BOOM! The difference between the long and winding road the Beatles sang about and the “suddenlys” that can happen for all of us, is our willingness to change.

Notice what the Word says about the famous day everything changes from temporal to eternal.

“…in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” – 1 Corinthians 15:52

That is the greatest suddenly and upgrade of all, known as the Rapture of the Church. Instantly, God will miraculously give us the power and grace to change.

After these things, I looked and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here…”

– Revelation 4:1

There is no miraculous going up without a miraculous change on your part. You wanna go up? You have to change! Upgrade is up to you.

Grounded in FaithDeclare!

A quick upgrade requires a quick change. God brings me upgrades, so I keep my heart and mind fixed on Him and His ways, so I am prepared to change.

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