Just as there is nothing we have done to arrive where we are— seated IN Him in the heavenlies (Eph 2:6), hidden IN Christ (Col 3:1–3), assumed into the Divine Life—so too there is nothing we could do, nor have done, that could ever undo this union. As St. Paul tells us, “I am convinced— satisfied to arrive at this conclusion— that NOTHING could ever sever us from the Love of God that IS Christ Jesus.”
For it’s not by our achievements, our moral rightness, nor even our own faith, fidelity, or faithfulness to Him— but by His Faith (Faith the Person), His faithfulness, and His fidelity to us that this marvelous Gift is communicated to us as reality.
The less time we spend nitpicking why others aren’t awakened to this immovable and fixed reality, the more time we can spend simply announcing and enjoying this Glad Message of the Happy God (1 Timothy 1:11, Rhm). In fact, enjoyment is announcement.
The Gospel is not an invitation. It is the communication of a finished act from before time began. It is the ecstatic proclamation—the pure publishing—of what has already been accomplished ONCE FOR ALL in the Incarnation, Death, and Resurrection of Christ. It doesn’t end with a question mark, but rather an exclamation point— the Exclamation Point Himself, God final Word on the matter!
This simple and pure enjoyment of the Glad Message IS the awakening— so, tell all your friends. Just say, “Want to hear something crazy?!” God forbid we keep this Divine Smile to ourselves!
