KFLCC Kingdom Economics

F INANCIAL S ECURITY IN THE L AST D AYS

I SAIAH 53:11 Our spirit is the eternal part of our three-part being, and our spirit needs to be born again by receiving Christ as Savior and Lord. Redemption through the blood that Christ shed on the cross is the church’s greatest message for mankind. By redeeming us, Christ has bought us from the slave market of sin, released us from bondage, adopted us as sons and daughters (Gal 4:5), and in the end will bring us into the heavenly kingdom. That is the message of the gospel! Second, Christ’s suffering brought healing to the physical bodies of those who acknowledge God as their healer: But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. I SAIAH 53:5 Prior to His crucifixion, Christ was beaten on His back by a Roman soldier, creating blood covered stripes and deep wounds on His body. These stripes that Christ took on His back were for our physical healing. This is clear in 1 Peter 2:24 when Peter wrote, “... with his stripes ye were healed.” Peter penned this verse many years after Christ’s suffering and he spoke in the past tense, meaning that Christ already provided for our healing when He was scourged prior to the crucifixion (Mark 15:15). A third area of Christ’s atoning work is often overlooked, but is also revealed in the prophetic vision of Isaiah: Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. I SAIAH 53:4 Grief and sorrow are emotional feelings we have when we encounter a tragic event, such as the death of a loved one. We feel sorrow after a death because we miss the person, and we experience a time of grief as the reality of the loss seizes our heart. Jesus, however, carried our grief and sorrow, meaning that we can place our emotional weakness on Him and He will help carry our burdens. Most major denominations in North America accept one or two of the above works of Christ, while others acknowledge all three. However, there is a fourth level of blessing that, in my many years of ministry, I never knew about until it was explained to me by Dr. John Miller. That set me on a journey to research the insights and implications of our blessings in the atonement.

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