Group 1 – Section 2

… (Your name), listen to what I am saying. Believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

… (Your name), during Old Testament times, under the Old Covenant of works (what we do), “…when you offer a sacrifice…to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.” (Lev. 19:5 and Lev. 22:29). And, “As a soothing aroma I will accept you…” (Eze. 20:4, 43:27). Thank You God that I don’t have to live according to the Old Covenant anymore.

…I repent of feeling like I have to make sacrifices to be acceptable. … (Your name), under the New Covenant of grace (what God gives), “…the gospel of God, [is] so that…the Gentiles might become acceptable…” (Rom. 15:16). And that includes me! “…Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God…” (Eph. 5:2). Jesus is “…the Lamb of God…” (John 1:29). “… .He Himself is the…[payment] for our sin…” (1 John 2:2). And God accepts me by my believing that Jesus made the payment for my sin. “…Christ…gave Himself up for us…a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.” (Eph. 5:2).

…I turn away from having to find the acceptance I need based on what I do or how well I perform. I repent of trying to find the acceptance I need from how kind I am to others. It is right to be good and kind, but I repent and turn away from self-effort and works as the way to find the acceptance I need. I am turning my heart to trust God to give me His acceptance freely.

…I repent of feeling like I have to achieve perfection to deserve God’s acceptance. I turn away from depending on pride in how much I know to feel acceptable to myself. I turn away from pushing to find the acceptance I need by my impressiveness. Lord, YOU are my God, NOT myself. I repent and turn away from earthly sources and toward YOU, God.

… (Your name), by my entrusting myself to the death of Jesus as punishment for my sin, I have the full acceptance of God. So, I am turning away from protecting myself with disbelief about it. The LIVING God accepts me because I am putting my faith in the power of the death of Christ as payment for my sins. It is right, safe, and best for me to submit into the place of believing the truth. The gospel is so that I would become acceptable to God. And God says to me that “…by grace you have been saved through faith…it is the gift of God…” (Eph 2:8-9). Heart, salvation is a gift from God that is given freely to me by His grace. And I have to believe it because I am saved “through faith.” And God forgives us for His own sake (Isa. 43:25; Psa. 23:3), so it is safe and correct for me to believe that God has saved me and accepts me because I believe it. Heart, submit into being confident that God has gifted me with salvation. Thank you, God!

… (Your name), it is “…by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Eph 2:8,9). So heart, hear this and believe that the acceptance that comes through salvation depends on my faith in HIM and does NOT depend on faith in how well I can earn it! Heart, “…God is my salvation…” (Isa. 12:2). I repent of wanting to achieve a place of deserving acceptance from God. I turn my faith to believe God gives His acceptance to me “by His grace.” And I rejoice in that. Thank You, God, that because of turning to trust You for the acceptance I need, I CAN repent of pushing for acceptance by other means.

Heart, it is to the one who does not work for God’s acceptance, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness” (Rom. 4:5). My faith is credited as righteousness when I believe God justifies me so that He can make me acceptable for spending eternity with Him after I die.

Since we are told to present our bodies to God, I must also accept myself! For self-acceptance, I am getting my heart to hear and love that “…the Lord is our righteousness” (Jer. 33:16), even for my physical body. And, “…He loves righteousness…” (Psa. 11:7). I turn my heart to love God as my righteousness God so that I can present my body to God and stand before Him as a kingdom priest (Rom. 12:1; 1 Chron. 29:11; Rev. 5:10). I cut off disbelief and turn my heart to agree that God accepts and loves ME because God loves righteousness. Heart, rejoice in the truth that God is MY righteousness, here, in me by salvation, and close all around me because His nearness washes me here.

God, I love Your acceptance by salvation. By salvation, I have the right to receive and put onto my body, YOUR righteousness, God (Gal. 3:14)! I love You! Thank You that because You cleanse me with your perfection and holiness by my faith in You and NOT in myself, I can accept myself because of the righteousness in me through the finished work salvation (2 Cor. 5:21) and are doing for my body as I trust You are cleansing me even now: “…God is Light… if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light…the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:5,7).

… Because I have opened up and received Christ, the Holy Spirit in me is what makes me acceptable. So, Lord, I submit to the truth, and I rest in enjoying Your full acceptance of me. And God, I am letting myself believe and enjoy the truth that You accept me without reservation. Thank You for my being able to put on and wear Your acceptance of me as my identity. Heart, I am turning to make the Lord my God. And I am turning away from “works” where I have to trust myself to earn the acceptance I need.

… (Your name), listen to what I am saying. Believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

… (Your name), hear this, “…the gospel of God, [is] so that…the Gentiles might become acceptable…” (Rom. 15:16). So I am teaching my heart to believe that the gospel is so that I would become acceptable to God. Thank You, God, that it is right and safe for me to believe it! (let yourself feel reassured by it!)

Heart, I am turning away from loving the false protection I feel from disbelief about God’s acceptance. It is NOT safe for me to hold back from believing the truth. Salvation is powerful enough to save me and make me completely acceptable to God. So, I repent of trying to protect myself with disbelief. Holding back from faith in the acceptance of God does NOT protect me.

“…God is the one who justifies” (Rom. 10:33). And “…the one who…believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness” (Rom. 4:5). So I am turning my heart to believe that God credits me with righteousness by actually making a deposit of His righteousness in me. “…Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness…” (James 2:23 NIV).

Heart, “[The Father] made [Jesus] who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Co 5:21). So, thank You, God, that your deposit of righteousness in me makes me acceptable to You. So I turn toward You, God, and I open up to receive Your righteousness even now…

Thank You, God, for the truth. Jesus died as a sacrifice so that by believing it, I become acceptable to God. Jesus died and was glorified so that we are “…saved…by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior” (Titus 3:5,6). Heart, Jesus earned the right to pour His Spirit onto me, and Jesus saved me by pouring the Holy Spirit upon me and washing me inside and out.

And, “…as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name (John 1:12). So it is right to open myself toward God. And I turn my heart to enjoy believing that I have received Him and am receiving Him even now. Heart, God has saved me, God accepts me, I am a child of God. Heart, believe this, “…God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid…” (Isa. 12:2).

Heart, turn away from fighting against the truth. Hear it again, “…God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid…” (Isa. 12:2). Thank You, God, that You accept me entirely because my righteousness it isn’t about me. The Bible says that “…the Lord is our righteousness” (Jer. 33:16). God, I am turning my heart to depend on YOU for the righteousness that makes me acceptable to You! I am telling my heart to believe it, and I rest into believing that You are giving it to me even now.

…People everywhere need to feel accepted. And I need acceptance. So I am turning my heart to find the acceptance I need from YOU, God. I am turning my heart away from earthly sources and embracing Your being my God. I repent of having to earn acceptance and then praise myself inside for what I earned.

…I repent of acceptance by my “works,” and I turn to enjoy acceptance freely given by Your grace God. Earthly sources hurt me and don’t give me enough of what I need. So, Lord, I am turning to You as my God. Like King David, I tell myself, “My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble will hear it and rejoice” (Psa. 34:2).

I humble myself away from wanting to deserve pride in the acceptance I have earned. I turn away from having to depend on earthly sources and turn my heart to believe and boast in Your acceptance, God. Thank You God! I rejoice about my being able to make YOU my God. Your acceptance is what I am turning my heart to believe and love. I am turning my heart away from fear. I repent away from wanting to deserve acceptance from other people or from You, God. I am directing my heart to believe and enjoy the truth that God’s acceptance comes to me by faith in His grace, and Lord, I praise the glory of Your grace (Eph. 1:6).

Lord, YOU are my God, so I am turning my heart to put on and wear the acceptance of God as MY identity. Earthly sources are damaging and undependable, so I am turning to boast in the acceptance of God and praise YOU for it, God!

… (Your name), listen to what I am saying. Believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

Heart, hear this. When I cut off depending on earthly sources, I have to make the closeness of God my identity and praise His nearness, or turning to God won’t be practical and effective for me. So I am turning to love the closeness of YOUR acceptance, God! I receive it washing over me even now. Heart rejoice in it and praise God for it!

I set my heart into submitting into faith that what Jesus said to the Father includes me: “…Of those whom You have given Me I lost not one” (John 18:9). Thank You God that You have NOT and will not lose me! Thank You God!

…Heart, rejoice in the truth that my being acceptable is not prevented by my human condition: “…the Lord is our righteousness” (Jer. 33:16). So I am turning to love that the power of God’s acceptance is far greater than what my humanity lacks. I repent of having to earn or wanting to deserve salvation. I repent of having to earn or deserve the acceptance of God. The acceptance I need comes from confidently believing God has saved me. I submit to that as truth that salvation is for the inside of me and my body still needs cleansing: “If Christ is in you… the spirit is alive because of righteousness (Rom. 8:10); yet, the “body” is still “dead because of sin” (Rom. 8:10); so, “do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God” (Rom. 6:13).

Thank You God that when I present my body before you and believe your radiance is on me, you wash me clean (1 John 1:5, 7). Heart, “the body is …for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body” (1 Cor. 6:13). So, I rest into opening up to God so I can freely receive the touch of God’s holiness that burns away the evil that tries to push itself onto my body here. God’s presence is washing me and is bringing His acceptance all over and through my humanity: “…have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus…draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean and our bodies washed with pure water” (Heb. 10:19, 22); “…cleansing their hearts by faith” (Acts 15:9). Heart, the Lord is my God. So, “My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble will hear it and rejoice” (Psa. 34:2). So, I humble myself into receiving, putting on, and wearing the acceptance and the righteousness of God as my identity. And I repent of depending on the pride I feel from the acceptance I earn as my identity.

…Hear it again, “…the gospel of God, [is] so that…the Gentiles might become acceptable…” (Rom. 15:16). And, “…by grace you have been saved through faith…it is the gift of God…” (Eph 2:8,9). And, Jesus “…Himself is the…[payment] for our sin…” (1 John 2:2). So Jesus died for me so that salvation and the acceptance of God could be given to me freely by God’s grace. Heart, grace means that God GIVES His acceptance when I turn from having to earn it, and just believe that He has saved me by GIVING salvation to me freely…

…I turn away from trying to justify God’s acceptance of me by doing more or being something different! I repent of doing more good things to earn God’s acceptance. I set my heart to love the truth that when God washed me with the Holy Spirit for salvation, He burned away everything in my spirit that was evil.

After salvation, when I enter the throne room before the Lord by receiving Heaven here with gratitude (Heb. 12:22-24, 28), I can praise you, God, that as You draw near Your presence washes my conscience and physical body here (Heb. 10:19-22; 12:28). I turn my heart to “ascend” Your holy hill by trusting that I am receiving the mountain of God and the kingdom of Heaven and that as You draw near, You are cleansing my hands and washing my heart, so that I don’t shrink away in shame as you come (Ps. 24:3-4; James 4:8; 1 John 2:28). Heart, I am telling myself to love receiving the substance of God’s acceptance upon and around me so I can stand before the Lord and abide in Him. By trusting that I am putting on Your presence God, I am intentionally believing and enjoying that I am basking in Your holiness and acceptance as my identity, God.

…Heart, rejoice that I don’t have to protect myself or hide from believing that God accepts me. And I rejoice that the power of God’s acceptance toward me can’t be overcome by how bad I have been. I was “…saved…by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior” (Titus 3:5,6). God saved me that way, and whenever forgiveness is needed, God still washes me freely in that same way (1 John 1:5, 7). So, I open up to God and trust that He is freely drawing near to cleanse me even now. Thank You, Jesus, that by your sinless life, death, resurrection, and glorification, You earned the right to give me the radiant “Spirit of glory” (1 Pet. 4:14), that pours out from You (John 7:39). Thank You God that I can repent of trying to earn that for myself!

…Heart, my being saved and acceptable to God is NOT based on how much I do for God or on how much I sacrifice for Him! How much I sacrifice for other people is not what saves me! I make sacrifices for people and God because of my love for Him. My being saved does NOT depend on my being good enough, and I repent of self-directed praise for acceptance based on what I do or don’t do. I am turning my worship away from myself and toward You, God. You are my God, NOT me! The acceptance of God by faith in His acceptance gives me the freedom to turn away from pushing to get it from earthly sources. Heart, I am turning my worship toward God and away from myself! I am turning my heart to trust what the Bible says, “He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done…” (Titus 3:5).

I am turning to depend on YOU, God! It is written, “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid…” (Isa. 12:2). So I grab my heart and turn it away from believing lies. I repent of self-protection that keeps me from believing that God accepts me completely. Heart, I have God’s acceptance because of my faith in the salvation and cleansing that Jesus earned the right to give me freely: “…cleansing their hearts by faith” (Acts 15:9).

…So I turn my heart to believe and enjoy this truth. God credits me with His righteousness by depositing HIS righteousness in me and onto my humanity! I am turning my heart to enjoy that because of His nearness; HE is the only God who justifies me. I repent of self-protection that keeps me holding back from faith. The death and punishment Jesus suffered were more than enough to pay for my sin and make me acceptable to God. Thank you, God, that all I have to do is believe it; “…cleansing their hearts by faith” (Acts 15:9)!

… (Your name) , listen to what I am saying. Believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

…Heart, turn away from avoiding faith. Turn away from all disbelief. It is safe and right to believe God because “…Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness…” (James 2:23). And heart, “…Christ… gave Himself up for us…a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.” (Eph. 5:2). So it is the truth about me where God says “As a soothing aroma I will accept you…” (Eze. 20:41; see also Eze. 43:27). Heart agree with the truth. It is NOT safe for me to protect myself by holding back from faith. Hear it again, God says “As a soothing aroma I will accept you…” (Eze. 20:41; see also Eze. 43:27). So God is soothed by His being able to accept me. So it is accurate, safe, and good for me to believe and enjoy that God accepts me, without His holding back at all. Thank You God!

…Heart, hear it again because it is NOT about any of my human righteousness or unrighteousness. Being acceptable to God is not prevented by what is wrong with me, humanly speaking. Jesus died for that, too! Jesus lived a sinless life and died on my behalf. When I believe that Jesus paid the needed price, I can freely open up and receive God washing me inside and out with the Holy Spirit. Heart, God deposits His righteousness into me by the Holy Spirit, and God accepts me because I believe that is true. Inflicting punishment on myself for sin does NOT satisfy God! Heart, hear it again, “…Christ… gave Himself up for us…a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.” (Eph. 5:2). And God says, “As a soothing aroma I will accept you…” (Eze. 20:41; see also Eze. 43:27).

So, I repent of loving self-directed punishment that comes from trying to find protection by keeping myself away from faith. Again, I repent of loving the protection that comes from keeping myself away from faith. And I turn my heart to love the safety that comes from believing the power of God to save me. It is God who makes me acceptable because “As a soothing aroma I will accept you…” (Eze. 20:41), so God is soothed by my being saved.

…Hear it again and believe it. My salvation does NOT depend on “deeds” I do for God! “He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done…” (Titus 3:5). God saves me because of my faith in His grace to save me. “…by grace you have been saved through faith…” (Eph 2:8,9). And, “…to the one who…believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness” (Rom. 4:5);

I turn my heart to agree with the truth. God accepts me completely BECAUSE of my bold belief that Jesus died and made full payment for my sin: “…cleansing their hearts by faith” (Acts 15:9).

…” He saved us…by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior” (Titus 3:5-6). I turn away from having to build up the identity I feel from my name by being strengthened because of receiving glory from a compliment or from something done right.

…Salvation is vital! But, because the name of the Lord is both Jesus (Luke 2:21) and God’s presence (Deut. 14:23), I open myself up to receive the name of the Lord as what I depend on for identity: “…as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name” (John 1:12; Matt. 1:23; Deut. 12:5; Ps. 29:2).

“the Lord descended in the cloud and stood there with him as he called upon the name of the Lord” (Exo. 34:5).

“…You are in our midst, O Lord, and we are called by Your name…” (Jer. 14:9; 2 Chron. 7:14).

…So hear this again: “…the gospel of God, [is] so that…the Gentiles might become acceptable…” (Rom. 15:16). So heart, it is right and good for me to believe God and to completely entrust myself to the power of the death of Christ as punishment on my behalf. And because I am directing my heart to be more childlike and free to enjoy God’s acceptance, I will be more confident about believing that He accepts me completely. Thank You God! I love You, God, because of it! I turn to You.

…I turn my heart from finding the acceptance I need by what I do, by how much authority I have over other people, or by praise toward myself for how much I get done. Heart, rejoice in the truth that I don’t have to love the righteousness that comes from what I do or how well I perform—that is NOT what makes me acceptable to God. “…Christ also accepted us to the glory of God” (Rom. 15:7). So, I set my heart to trust the blood of Christ. And I turn my heart to praise You for my salvation, God. Thank You for saving me! Heart, turn away from having to depend on the glory of the acceptance I feel from people! I turn away from having to earn and achieve pride in myself as my identity. I turn my heart to rest confidently in the full acceptance of God. Thank You for Your acceptance, God. The substance of Your acceptance is my identity. My soul SHALL boast in the Lord, in the cleansing that brings the acceptance of God, and NOT in the acceptance I earn! And I love YOU, God!

Thank You, Jesus, for your sinless life, death, resurrection, and glorification that makes it possible for me to receive the Holy Spirit for salvation and as the Helper after salvation. I embrace that we receive the promise of the Holy Spirit by believing we are receiving (Gal. 3:14), and I thank You, Jesus, for earning the right to freely give me an abundance of the Holy Spirit that never stops pouring out from all around You! Heart, drop your self-protection, open up to God, and believe His kingdom and presence are coming to you even now.

…Heart, rejoice in the truth that I am not made acceptable by the ways God has used me in the past. Lord, You are the God who makes me acceptable… (pause to let yourself feel confident because of the truth!)

…I am turning away from trying to justify God’s acceptance of me! I repent by teaching my heart to love and treasure the truth. The Bible says, “Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies” (Rom. 8:33). And, “…Christ…died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God…” (1 Peter 3:18). So, God’s presence burns away everything about me that is unacceptable. Lord, I love basking in Your acceptance of me, God!

…Heart, rejoice that the acceptance of God can NOT be earned by my kindness toward other people. I should be kind and loving toward other people. But I am trusting God for salvation. And, I rejoice that I don’t have to get the acceptance I need from people. I love receiving and wearing God’s acceptance even now…

…I am NOT made acceptable by how much I help others because of what I teach them. I put my faith in the power of the death of Jesus—Jesus earned the acceptance of God for me. Heart, believe that “…by His doing you are in Christ Jesus…” (1 Cor. 1:30). Thank you God for that wonderful truth!

… (Your name), listen to what you are saying. Let yourself believe, love, and be thankful for the truth!

…I turn from disbelieving God’s word in an attempt to protect myself. “…Christ also accepted us to the glory of God” (Rom. 15:7). By trusting the power of the cross, I have God’s full acceptance! My faith causes Him pleasure! Lord, I submit into believing the wonderful truth that You are coming to me with Your cleansing acceptance all around and touching me here: “…have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus…draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean and our bodies washed with pure water” (Heb. 10:19, 22); “…cleansing their hearts by faith” (Acts 15:9). I declare to my heart, “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid…” (Isa. 12:2). And Lord, instead of running away from You, I am turning my heart to believe YOU, God. “…there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Rom. 8:1).

And, “My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble will hear it and rejoice” (Psa. 34:2). So thank You for YOUR acceptance. I receive it, put it on, and wear that as my identity. I love YOU, God!

…Heart, hear and believe where the Bible says it is “…the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith” (Phil. 3:9). So I repent of trying to earn or deserve salvation! I turn away from wanting to be good enough for God to save me. “…to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness” (Rom. 4:5). The Bible says that so I am turning my heart to believe it. “…the Lord is [my] righteousness.” (Jer. 33:16). And, “…He loves righteousness…” (Psa. 11:7). Thank You God for loving me. So, “…there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Rom. 8:1). And, “…by His doing you are in Christ Jesus…” (1 Cor. 1:30).

…Heart, by my trusting the power of the cross, I have God’s full acceptance! It also says that because of my faith, I also have God’s approval and His pleasure! “Now faith is…the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval.” (Heb. 11:1,2). “And without faith it is impossible to please Him…” (Heb. 11:6). So, thank You, God!

Heart, it is right and good for me to believe that I have the acceptance of God by my faith in Him to save me and NOT in me to save myself!

I also have the approval and pleasure of God because of my childlike faith that treasures the truth. Hear it again, by their “faith…men of old gained approval” (Heb. 11:1,2). And, “…without faith it is impossible to please Him…” (Heb. 11:6). So it is right for me to enjoy God’s approval. Enjoying it as truth helps me to more fully believe and love God for accepting me!

Heart, I am turning to enjoy God’s pleasure because of my faith! By enjoying God’s pleasure in my faith, I find greater freedom to be more playfully childlike and love God more! So I turn my heart to strongly believe that because of my faith in God, it is justified for me to put on and wear His acceptance, to wear God’s approval, and to put on the truth that I make God feel pleasure.

Heart, the Bible says it so I am going to believe it more and more. “…the Lord is our righteousness” (Jer. 33:16). And “…God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid…” (Isa. 12:2).

Heart, it is “…by His doing you are in Christ Jesus…” (1 Cor. 1:30). So I thank You God for this truth and I am determined to believe and treasure it as truth!

Heart, hear this: More and more, my identity is based on the goodness, holiness, and glory of God around me because I am directing my heart to stay open to His radiance and believe the presence of God and His kingdom are coming to me in ongoing ways.

After Salvation

Thank You God for salvation that lets me spend eternity with You in Heaven after I die. Thank You God I don’t have to wait to be with You until after I die! Thank You God that I can enter like a child by receiving the kingdom of Heaven kingdom here: “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all” (Mark 10:15); “…the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these’” (Matt. 19:14).

Thank You God that I can enter the throne room in Heaven now with the gratitude and faith of a child by boldly trusting that You are bringing Heaven to me here so that You can make my humanity holy: “By those who come near Me I will be treated as holy” (Lev 10:3); and, “Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? And who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart…” (Ps. 24:3-4); God says to us, “…I am the Lord who sanctifies you” (Lev 22:32).

Thank You God that “You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth” (Rev. 5:10). And, speaking even to me as a priest it says, “…do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before Him, to minister to Him, and to be His ministers…” (2 Chron. 29:11).

Jesus told us to pray that His kingdom would come (Matt. 6:33: Matt. 6:10) and whatever we pray we are to believe that we have received (Mark 11:24). Heart, when I draw near to God and coming before the Lord, God is drawing near to me here because “since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude” (Heb. 12:22-24, 28).

So, heart, be confident about Heaven coming here I am to present my body to God (Rom. 12:1) and it is “…through [Jesus] we…have our access in one Spirit to the Father” (Eph. 2:18).; “…we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him” (Eph. 3:12).

I set my heart to trust that the radiance around God washes me clean when by faith I draw near to God by trusting that He is drawing near to me here “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts…” (James 4:8); when I enter before God by receiving Heaven here, He comes and washes me clean because it is written that “…we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus…having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water” (Heb. 10:19-22).

Thank You God that because of the cleansing power of the holiness that trust is shining from God upon me, I can “…present [my body]…acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship” (Rom 12:1). Thank You God that by receiving Heaven around me here, Jesus is sending the Helper to me by the radiance of His Spirit that shines from Him (John 7:39), and by this, I become an overcomer (Rev. 3:12), and walk in newness of life by the glory of the Father (Rom. 6:4). Thank You God that by my receiving like this I get to abide in “…the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God…” (Rev. 3:12).

Thank You God that by faith I enter before You by receiving Heaven here, “…you have come to Mount Zion…the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels… and to God…and to Jesus… Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude…” (Heb. 12:22-24, 28).