12/4/2024
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17)
The life in Christ starts when you get born again. And in today's devotional, I want you to pay attention to the emphasis on the concept of being born again. Jesus said, “...Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3). To be born again implies that you have been born of God. It means that like a newborn child in the natural realm, your survival is completely dependent on someone else. It means that like a newborn, who has no motor skills, no language and no means of sustenance you must depend absolutely on your parents.
However, many have never learnt how to walk, talk or be sustained as one newly born of God for the fact that they have not taken in the fact and possibilities of their new life in Christ. In 2 Corinthians 5:17, the Bible says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."
The implication of this is that everything you knew prior to being born again is no longer viable for your existence and must now be subject to the Word of God that you are learning. This is why the Bible says, "...as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby (1 Peter 2:2).
Hear me, many believers have never really desire the Word as a newborn in the natural might desire milk, to stay alive and grow. But it is a voracious appetite that is required to grow in the God-life. This voracious appetite for the Word of God is what will take you from being a baby in Christ into adulthood,; from being a slave to situations to becoming the master that God ordained you to be. Galatians 4:1-2 says, "Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father."
Notice that the reason why you have the God-life, if you are born again, is that God desires to share His awesome life with you, in love, based on His election. You are His heir, the lord of all-in waiting.. James 1:18 says, "Of His [God's] own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures."
You are not supposed to be subject to anything on this planet if you are the top class of all of the Father's creatures. This is why when bad things happen to Chriistians, it is an indication of an abuse of the God-life. Think of it this way; if nothing bad can happen to God, nothing bad should happen to you.
There is a fresh call to look in the mirror of the Word and see that sickness, debt, failure are not predators, they are the prey. Lions move in tribes called prides and Jesus is called the Lion of the tribe of Judah. If 1 John 4:17 says that you are exactly like Jesus in this world, then it's time to roar and hunt down every limitation that has confounded you up till this time. You are the hunter, not the hunted and until you see this image in the mirror of God's word,, those bad experiences, nightmares and depression spells will not stop.
Look in the mirror today and be who God has called you to be.
Hallelujah!
Faith-Filled Confession
I live the God-life. I think, talk and act in conformity to the life of God in me, knowing that as the Father has life in Himself, so do I. Hallelujah !
Prayer Direction
Nuhum 1:9
What do ye imagine against the Lord? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
- We begin with with Praise and Thanksgiving for every plan of the wicked against our family that God rendered useless and worthless. Praise Him for the peace of mind and fruitfulness that He has given us.
Praise the Lord for the doors of afflictions, loss, calamity, reproach, regression and death that has been close permanently. Declare your victory and praise song over the remaining days of this year.
Job 5:12
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
Pray against the works of satan to sabotage churches and pastors. Declare that the churches are marvelously helped by God and prevailing in Jesus mighty name.
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