Jesus IS Because He IS, I AM

                           JESUS IS, not He will be. 

   Jesus is the vindicator of all who believe He shed His blood for them.
     Is. 54:17 "..every tongue that rises against you in judgement
you shall condemn (show to be in the wrong)." "No weapon that is formed against you (who trust in Jesus Christ) shall prosper."

    Jesus is your strength.
      The joy of the Lord IS your strength, (Holy Spirit will reveal what that means to you).

How can this be? Aren't we supposed to hang our head in shame despising our sinful ways, hating the wrongful lusts of our flesh,
crying, repenting and anguishing over our inability to obey God.

   FIRST Jesus became our shame for us. "Jesus endured the cross, DESPISING THE SHAME for the joy (of our deliverance from shame and our salvation) that was set before Him."

   SECOND Jesus forgave ALL our sins the day we asked Him to come into our life. God simply loves us as a NEW creation, born (Holy). God does not create half breeds, half sinner and half holy.

Thirdly
Through the working of the Holy Spirit (by the Word of God) we are CHANGED from our old sinful self (habits, wrong doctrines, loving the world and the things in it-which are all going to perish)
into the very image of the Lord Jesus Himself.
   Our spirit (life) is born holy, but we have to be renewed in our mind. "But let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus."


    By staying in the Word, The Holy Spirit reveals to us the power to believe in Christ's Obedience IN US to the Father. 
   Jesus "Learned obedience (for us) by the things He suffered."
He did not sin yet He became not only our Savior but also our obedience and faithfulness to God's Word IN US.
  Our obedience (in our own efforts) is as filthy rags to God.
We need to believe Jesus has done it all for us if we will just believe Him like a child would.