Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Last time I wrote to us, It was on the matter of our new life in Jesus: the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus. This is the new life Jesus told us about; this is the New Testament He advent towards us when He went back to heaven and gave us of His Spirit to be in us to renew, to be with us to guide and to surround us to protect. The work of the Holy Spirit is so crucial in the life of the New Testament believer that without Him [Holy Spirit who is the person of Jesus Christ] it would have been impossible to live victorious life in this age and time (Please study the Book of John Chapter 14).
Salvation came through Jesus taking our place in God's wrath. He took our infirmities, pains and sorrows and paid by His blood the full just recompense for sin on our behalf. This Jesus did [God] because of the love He had towards man and that man was His absolute creation in perfection despite man's weakness of being limited in a physical world; man had a special place in God's heart and in His entire creation. The reason why you and I should let no one demean us in any way ( Psalm 8: 1 - 6 )
Psa 8:1 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Psa 8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
Psa 8:3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Psa 8:4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Psa 8:5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Psa 8:6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet (Courtesy: e-Sword).
After salvation would come the process of the conformance to the "thoughts" and will of God ( 2 Corinthians 10: 3 - 5 & Romans 12: 2). Many things we were used to has to be left behind, not that God wants to control us as machines, hey! no! He wants us to first see, learn and adopt His kingdom's principles which are eternal, real and effective in not only making our souls alive but also able to save other's as well ( Colossians 1: 3). This is are the very true intention(s) of God.
Standing in the Victory of Jesus
Standing in the victory Jesus gave us is the real deal of the " good fight of faith." The adversary will try every trick in his book to usurp that awesome position God Himself gave us through His son. The knowledge of who God is and quality of our relationship with Him through Jesus has to be fully established in the heart of the believer to enable the believer stand his/her ground in Christ.
We must in essence remember that we are no longer under the enemies power but under Jesus'. Paul in his letter to the Colossian Church, stated in chapter 2 what Jesus did on his cross. Hand-writings, covenants and past issues Satan held us bound with were broken by His crucifixion. Paul in his letter to the Ephesians in the sixth chapter declared that the life of the believer is that of a soldier and warfare. He stated that our fights and battles are not against flesh and blood but against unseen wicked spirits that try to outwit us. He stated we needed to stand by the gear of a roman soldier which he used as an analogy to describe how we should conduct our lives in the battles of life and necessary tools we need to acquire and use to stand.
Hebrews 11: 6 talks about faith. It is impossible to please God and maintain our victory without trusting God with our all. Yes, I mean all. I had suffered in the past by not trusting God on some issues, but when I let go and gave up all to Him; I mean in the sense of total trust, victory came and in a very outstanding way too.
The battle in the thought realm is most crucial and I must tell us; it would be unrelenting by the wicked one especially in these last days.
Thought bombs, suggestions, TV, Music, Magazines, Friends, Family, Foes, Education system(s), even through fellow church goers ( I am careful here not to say believers as I assume a believer is grounded and filled with the Holy Spirit rightly dividing the truth and knowing how to go out and come in, in the affairs of life); will be used as agents against you and I.
Fear not, I must say again, fear not.
Leaning on the Holy Spirit will see us in many cases and times not even knowing the depth of the attack Satan had planned against us. We have God's support, His Angels and the Blood of the Lamb that covers us faultless before God as great weapons of warfare to stand against Satan's attacks.
We must also remember at this time that we are not fighting for VICTORY, rather, we are standing in the VICTORY Jesus gave us through His death and resurrection for us.
Never have the idea that you are fighting to win, rather you are standing as a winner. Standing your ground over the "land" your savior gave you on His behalf by His weapon.
The evil one will try over and over again to let you take the position of fighting for victory, nay! Avoid it with all your soul. You and I are standing in for Jesus. We are His ambassadors, His Royal Priests, called out of darkness into His wonderful light. (1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
1 Peter 2:10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy).
In Closing, to remain victorious, the scriptures is sure the standard. Reading, studying and meditating on God's word is where we find victory and maintain it. A good student of the bible and prayer is a victorious believer.
The writings here are gleanings from God's Holy Spirit to help show us direction: and what I mean by direction, is to God's Holy Scriptures.
Read, study, pray and meditate. God bless you.
Last time I wrote to us, It was on the matter of our new life in Jesus: the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus. This is the new life Jesus told us about; this is the New Testament He advent towards us when He went back to heaven and gave us of His Spirit to be in us to renew, to be with us to guide and to surround us to protect. The work of the Holy Spirit is so crucial in the life of the New Testament believer that without Him [Holy Spirit who is the person of Jesus Christ] it would have been impossible to live victorious life in this age and time (Please study the Book of John Chapter 14).
Salvation came through Jesus taking our place in God's wrath. He took our infirmities, pains and sorrows and paid by His blood the full just recompense for sin on our behalf. This Jesus did [God] because of the love He had towards man and that man was His absolute creation in perfection despite man's weakness of being limited in a physical world; man had a special place in God's heart and in His entire creation. The reason why you and I should let no one demean us in any way ( Psalm 8: 1 - 6 )
Psa 8:1 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
Psa 8:2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
Psa 8:3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
Psa 8:4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Psa 8:5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Psa 8:6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet (Courtesy: e-Sword).
Standing in the Victory of Jesus
Standing in the victory Jesus gave us is the real deal of the " good fight of faith." The adversary will try every trick in his book to usurp that awesome position God Himself gave us through His son. The knowledge of who God is and quality of our relationship with Him through Jesus has to be fully established in the heart of the believer to enable the believer stand his/her ground in Christ.
We must in essence remember that we are no longer under the enemies power but under Jesus'. Paul in his letter to the Colossian Church, stated in chapter 2 what Jesus did on his cross. Hand-writings, covenants and past issues Satan held us bound with were broken by His crucifixion. Paul in his letter to the Ephesians in the sixth chapter declared that the life of the believer is that of a soldier and warfare. He stated that our fights and battles are not against flesh and blood but against unseen wicked spirits that try to outwit us. He stated we needed to stand by the gear of a roman soldier which he used as an analogy to describe how we should conduct our lives in the battles of life and necessary tools we need to acquire and use to stand.
Hebrews 11: 6 talks about faith. It is impossible to please God and maintain our victory without trusting God with our all. Yes, I mean all. I had suffered in the past by not trusting God on some issues, but when I let go and gave up all to Him; I mean in the sense of total trust, victory came and in a very outstanding way too.
The battle in the thought realm is most crucial and I must tell us; it would be unrelenting by the wicked one especially in these last days.
Thought bombs, suggestions, TV, Music, Magazines, Friends, Family, Foes, Education system(s), even through fellow church goers ( I am careful here not to say believers as I assume a believer is grounded and filled with the Holy Spirit rightly dividing the truth and knowing how to go out and come in, in the affairs of life); will be used as agents against you and I.
Fear not, I must say again, fear not.
Leaning on the Holy Spirit will see us in many cases and times not even knowing the depth of the attack Satan had planned against us. We have God's support, His Angels and the Blood of the Lamb that covers us faultless before God as great weapons of warfare to stand against Satan's attacks.
We must also remember at this time that we are not fighting for VICTORY, rather, we are standing in the VICTORY Jesus gave us through His death and resurrection for us.
Never have the idea that you are fighting to win, rather you are standing as a winner. Standing your ground over the "land" your savior gave you on His behalf by His weapon.
The evil one will try over and over again to let you take the position of fighting for victory, nay! Avoid it with all your soul. You and I are standing in for Jesus. We are His ambassadors, His Royal Priests, called out of darkness into His wonderful light. (1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
1 Peter 2:10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy).
In Closing, to remain victorious, the scriptures is sure the standard. Reading, studying and meditating on God's word is where we find victory and maintain it. A good student of the bible and prayer is a victorious believer.
The writings here are gleanings from God's Holy Spirit to help show us direction: and what I mean by direction, is to God's Holy Scriptures.
Read, study, pray and meditate. God bless you.
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