KEY SCRIPTURE: Galatians 3:27 “For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”

In our previous study, we considered the fact that our faith in the finished work of our Lord Jesus gives us access to the grace of God. Romans 5:2.

We would look at how God identifies us with Christ in all that He did, which makes us benefactors of the grace of God.

Our key scripture tells us that as many of us as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. The word baptize is a Greek word which was translated into English. It is the word “baptizo” which means “to dip”,  “immerse” or “to submerge”. This scripture reveals that when we came to Jesus we were dipped or immersed into Christ. This is a work of the Holy Spirit as revealed in 1st Corinthians 12:13a ” For by one spirit are we all baptized into one body….”. This is not just water baptism; it is a spiritual immersion into the Spirit of Christ. By this work of the spirit, we become partakers with Jesus in everything he did, including His suffering, burial, defeat of the devil, resurrection ascension into heaven, and His seat at the right hand of God (Eph 2,5&6).

 Please note this, it is not the right-hand side, which is a location, it is the right hand which is a place of authority. The right hand of God is His authority and strength. (Exodus 15:6). Romans 6:4a says “Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so, we should walk in newness of life”. Through this spiritual act of immersion into Him, we have become one with Him in everything He did and has obtained. This is what has brought us into the grace of God.

By this act of spiritual immersion which has made us share in whatever He did and has attained, there is an inseparable union between us and Jesus. (1st Corinthians 6:17) We represent Him on earth and He represents us in Heaven when Jesus appeared to Saul when he used to persecute the church, Jesus did not say why are you persecuting them but rather ” He said Saul, Saul why are you persecuting me? (Acts 9:4b).

Beloved stop looking down on yourself and being scared of the devil, you are one with Jesus. This is the Grace of God.

    CONFESSION

Thank you, heavenly Father, for making me one with Jesus through the spiritual immersion into Him. I am not an ordinary individual. My life would only shine to His glory.

THOUGHT: OUR IMMERSION INTO CHRIST MEANS WE LIVE IN CHRIST AND FUNCTION FROM THERE

FURTHER STUDIES.

Colossians 2:12 ” Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.”

1 Corinthians 12:13 ” For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.”