"Converted To Saint"

"Therefore thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale. But when he seeth his children, the Work of Mine Hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify My Name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel. They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine." (Isaiah 29:22-24) What part of God's Grace did you not understand? Jesus rising from the dead was the easy part for Him; fore, before He died upon the cross, He declared, "It Is Finished!" Which meant, that He had accomplished that for which He came; which really meant, that in that moment, He had conquered sin and death, because the two go hand in hand. Which really means, that He did not conquer death upon His resurrection, but that He conquered it upon the cross; the resurrection was just the fulfillment of His victory upon the cross. Okay; What am I trying to say? Simply this: His Grace is sufficient for us!!! Just before Jesus told Peter, in Luke 22, "Satan hath desired to have you", He said this in verses 29 & 30, "And I appoint unto you a Kingdom, as My Father hath appointed unto Me. That ye may eat and drink at My Table in My Kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel." It is very interesting that the Lord would jump from saying this, to telling Peter about the ordeal he was going to face, including Peter's denial of Him. But when you consider what the Lord said next, it makes perfect sense: "And He said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, Nothing." And then He went on to tell them that they must get ready for a battle, and He declared this in verse 37: "For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in Me: And He was reckoned among the transgressors: For the things concerning Me have an end." Here is a quote from the definition of Grace: "Grace, when received by faith, transforms man and causes him to love and seek after the righteousness of God. Grace is initially regeneration, the work of the Holy Spirit in which Spiritual Life is given to man and by which his nature is brought under the dominion of righteousness. The maintenance of this condition requires an unbroken and immense supply of Grace. Grace remains constant in, and basic to, a believer's fight without against the devil and his struggle within against sin. Renewal is stimulated and impelled by God's illuminating and strengthening of the soul, and will continue and increase so long as the soul preservers. God's Grace insures that those who have truly regenerated will persevere until the end of life. This entire work is called 'sanctification', a Work of God whereby we are renewed in the whole man and are enabled more and more to die daily unto sin and to live unto righteousness." In 1 Peter 5, after saying in verse 8, "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour;" he went on to conclude with this very important instruction: "Whom (meaning the devil) resist steadfast in the Faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. But the God of all Grace, who hath called us unto His Eternal Glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To Him be Glory and Dominion for Ever and Ever. Amen."