KEY SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them”.

According to our key scripture, we were created in Christ Jesus to produce actions or deeds that are after His order. ( good works)

Now let’s take the translation of our key scripture from the amplified bible: “For we are His workmanship (His master work, a work of art), created in Christ Jesus (reborn from above-spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used) for good works, which God prepared for us beforehand (taking paths which He set), so that we would walk in them (living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us”. This scripture is amazing. One point comes out so clear in these scripture; and that is, that we are made to know who we are. This is very important.

In this very revelation the Holy Spirit makes us see that we are the workmanship of God, God’s own masterpiece and work. On many occasions the quality and performance of any object is dependent on the credibility and track record of the manufacturer. He also said we are reborn from above and are spiritually transformed. We are made of the substance of our Lord Jesus Christ. We must never lose sight of who we are. The Lord Jesus always referred to who he was.  If we are made in heaven and dispatched to this earth like Jesus, then we can also say we are the light and salt of the world (Matthew 5:12-14).

We have been designed for good works. He even said he has prepared the paths for us to walk in. We have been designed for the path of righteousness. We have been designed to bring solutions to the world. We have been designed to conquer the enemy of mankind (Satan and his host) that men would breath an air of freedom.

There is no failure with us. There is nothing that would not glorify God about us. We have to set up our minds this way. We have to meditate on these things to the point that we see ourselves as a special people on this earth with a glorious life. Philemon 1:6 states “that the communication of your faith may become effectual through the acknowledgement of every good thing which is in you, in Christ Jesus”. We have to acknowledge all the wonderful things in us in Christ Jesus. This would cause us to yield very positive results by our faith.

 CONFESSION

I am God’s masterpiece. I am designed for excellence and perfection. I have success, victory and greatness in me. I am a great success in this life. I am God’s perfect handiwork, made from the Lord Jesus Himself, the best of the best.I therefore refuse to accept anything that does not look like Him.

THOUGHT: KNOWING WHO YOU ARE MAKES YOU DO WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO.

FURTHER STUDIES.

2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new”.

Ephesians 3:10 “To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God”,

KEY SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 1:5 “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will”,

From our key scripture, we learn that we have been predestinated unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ unto God. This is according to the good pleasure of His will.

The word for our consideration in this revelation given to Apostle Paul is “adoption “. This word is different in meaning from the usual act of adopting a child from an orphanage or directly from the parent. The word adoption is translated from a Greek word that means “son placing”. It means being given the rights to a son who has come of full age. This picture is clearly stated in Galatians 4:1-6.

Galatians 4:1,2 states, “Now I say, that the heir as long as he is a child, differs not from a servant though he be Lord of all; but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father”. The bible teaches that when the heir, that is the one who has the right to inherit the throne or estate is a child, he is not different from a servant or a slave. The word used here for a child is “nepios”. This word means not speaking or an infant. Because he is an infant or does not know how to speak he is not different from a slave or servant. He has no access to the estate or throne, rather others dominate and rule over him. (Don’t be a Christian who does not know how to speak the word of God).

When this child grows to the age of responsibility. He is then placed as a son. In Roman culture, this son is officially given the right to his father’s estate. He now inherits whatever is due him. He is said to be adopted as a son.

In our key scripture, the Bible says God has adopted us or placed us as sons. He predestined that when we accept the message of the gospel of our salvation, we become automatic adults’ sons with full rights to all that He has as God.  This is the reason Romans 8:17 says “We are joint heirs with Jesus”. It is our adoption as adult sons that makes us joint heirs with Jesus. *A joint-heir is a joint owner. We are not part owners of the father’s estate, but joint owners with full rights to whatever our Lord Jesus has. Romans 8:15 says for ye have not received the spirit of bondage (slavery) again to fear, but ye have received the Spirit of adoption whereby we cry Abba Father”.

Dear child of God, God is our Father just like our Lord Jesus. We have the same Spirit that He has. We share with Him all the rights of His kingdom.

Decide to accept all the provisions of the gospel, stand on your rights, and exercise your authority in this life. You have been adopted or placed as an Adult Son.

CONFESSION

I am the adopted son of God, having full rights of the throne to exercise dominion in heaven, on this earth, and under this Earth. I am a joint owner of all that our Lord Jesus has obtained. All the power of darkness is subjected to me in Jesus’ name.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Romans 8:17 ” And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.”

Galatians 4:6 ” And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father”.

KEY SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 1:13-14 ” In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,

Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory”.

According to our key scripture,  when one believed in Jesus the Holy Spirit did not only come to impart life to us, empower us, or teach us, rather He also became God’s seal of ownership over our lives. This is one other ŕole of the Holy Spirit that we have to take notice of. The scripture continued in verse 14 that the Holy Spirit as God’s seal over our lives is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession.

The meaning of verse 14 is that the Holy Spirit is a guarantee or a down payment that God has made awaiting the final appearance of our Saviour to fully redeem us. This is very important for us to know how to maintain a very good relationship with the Holy Spirit and not to do things that grieve Him. We must not do things that influence His work in us, to the intent that it may affect our ultimate asses to the kingdom of the Lord.

In Matthew 25:1-13 the Lord Jesus narrated a parable of the virgins. Five made sure they had enough oil (a symbol of the Holy Spirit). The other five had no oil and did nothing about it. Now please understand this, the Christian needs to be filled every day. The cream of getting filled is fellowship with the Spirit. There are various ways to fellowship with the Spirit. Joining other believers in church is one of the ways to get filled up. Personal devotion, prayer, worship studying the word get you filled up. When the Christian neglects his fellowship with the Lord he gets depleted and loses that influence and infilling of the Spirit.

In that story, the bridegroom came and the five who were described as wise had their lamps filled, while the other five had empty lamps. These five foolish virgins hurriedly went searching for oil, only to come back to find the door locked. You need to have the Holy Spirit filling you more and more every day. Never neglect the fellowship of the Spirit. Do not neglect fellowshipping with the brethren. Do not neglect personal prayer, meditation, fellowship, Bible study, and fasting as well. Note this, it is His presence in our lives that allows Him to be a seal of the Father on our lives.

Maintain the seal of the Holy Spirit always over your life. Don’t be a foolish virgin. Be filled with the Holy Spirit always. You do not know when the Lord shall come.

 CONFESSION

The Holy Spirit is God’s seal of ownership over my life. I always maintain a sweet fellowship with the Spirit such that I am always filled up with Him. My life is ever victorious ever ready for the Lord.

THOUGHT: TO BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT IS TO BE READY TO MEET JESUS.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Ephesians 5:18 ” And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit”;

Acts 4:31 ” And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness”.

KEY SCRIPTURE: Romans 4:25 “Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification”.

Our key scripture reveals information that is very insightful and revealing. It says our Lord Jesus was delivered for our offences and was raised again for our justification. This statement has two parts.

The first part states that our Lord Jesus was delivered because of our offences. It simply means God gave Him over to take away our sins. (Isaiah 53:5&6, John 1:29.)

The second part is made clearer through the insight given to Paul.   It says he was raised again for our justification.

Through the writings of Apostle  Paul, we get to know that we were identified with our Lord  Jesus in all that He went through, that is, His passion, resurrection, and His enthronement in heaven  According to Romans 6:6, the body of sin which carried the law of sin and death was crucified with the Lord Jesus. (Rom 8:2)

The Lord Jesus resurrected with us, giving us a new life. This new life or new man had never existed. It is called a new creature (2nd Corinth 5:17). It is a completely new personality with nothing to do with our past life. The Bible used the word raised for our justification because the new man who came out of this resurrection with Jesus is sinless, therefore it is Justified or righteous… Please just consider the way our new personality is described in Colossians 1:21, 22 “And you that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath He reconciled In the body of His flesh through death, to present you Holy and unblameable and unreproveable in His sight”.

Before we came to Christ, we were enemies in our minds. We were also by nature dead unto God (Ephesians 2:1). The law of sin and death worked and produced all the wrong things in us. It produced sin, sickness, failure, and many more. Now, after our resurrection with the Lord. We are described as Holy, unblameable, and unreproveable.  Dear child of God, our new nature is completely free from the law of sin and death. Now the law at work in our new man is the law of the Spirit of life”. The product of the law of the Spirit of life is true love for all, good health, success, and good deeds. (Romans 8:2).

This is all by the grace of God. Stop calling yourself a sinner rather than the righteousness of God. You are now superior to Satan and his demons. Satan would raise all kinds of things to challenge your position, but stand your ground and resist him. Live a victorious life, manifesting the very nature of the new man created after God in righteousness and true Holiness. Eph 4:24.

 CONFESSION

Thank you, heavenly Father, for giving me life through the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am a new man completely free from the negative influences of the old indwelling evil nature. I now manifest Christ’s nature and victories. Love is my nature. Peace and all good fruits are what I demonstrate.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Ephesians 4:24 “And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness”.

Romans 8:2 “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death”.

KEY SCRIPTURE: Philippians 3:14 “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus”.

Our key scripture reveals the proper attitude that every successful man or woman ought to have.

In verse 13, the apostle Paul states that he does not claim he is perfect or has arrived, but he forgets those things that are past. This statement has been referred to by many motivational speakers, yet it carries a very deep spiritual truth. Every man, no matter your achievements and success, needs to keep succeeding and advancing your cause. Winning and succeeding add up to your life. The moment one stops winning, succeeding, or triumphing, his life begins to depreciate or takes a descent

There is always a glow in the eyes of all who are making strides in life. The Victories they are having give a sparkle to their life. Never stop advancing and making exploits.

Apostle Paul said he does one thing. This one thing has two parts. They are forgetting those things that are behind and striving ahead. It involves even moments or things you fail to achieve your goals. They must all be put aside. The statement “I forget” does not mean forget in the sense of absolute neglect. Rather, it means putting them aside. It also means I refuse to let them occupy me. It can restrict or obstruct you from moving forward, so you need to put them aside and get on to higher heights.

Apostle Paul said, “I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” There is a place in God that most of us have not known. There are places of deep encounter that are barren to most of us. He says I press towards them. Paul had a desire, DESIRE IS THE VEHICLE TO ACHIEVEMENT Press in prayer, press in studying the word, press in fasting, press in meditating on the scriptures, press in making sacrificial giving, and press in proclaiming your faith to win the lost. It means discomforting yourself. It also means making sacrifices. Note: No pain, no gain. There is no success for the lazy man. There is a need for great diligence. Fear of failure must not be entertained in this affair. Pressing always comes against some opposition, some barriers, and some people who may not agree with you. He presses towards the mark for the prize. Prizes are not won by sleeping, overeating, and snoring.  Prizes are won on the field of competition. The first demand to win is the right attitude to win.

Get that attitude and go into the field of competition and win.

 CONFESSION

I was born a winner. I keep moving and am never satisfied with what I have. I will keep moving and keep advancing.

THOUGHT: AN ATTITUDE TO WIN IS THE FIRST  THING TO HAVE TO WIN

FURTHER STUDIES.

John 9:4  ” I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh when no man can work”.

1 Peter 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

KEY SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 9:27 “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway”.

In one of our earlier studies, we realized every child of God is united with the master, such that he represents us in heaven and we also represent Him on this earth. This implies we share His authority and power with Him. If this is the case, why are most Christians not walking in power? One major cause is the influence and dominance of the flesh.

We must allow the Lord to take over our hearts. This means loving Him with our whole being. The next is to bring our flesh under control.

Among many ways to bring the flesh under control is to employ fastings. Apostle Paul says in 2nd Corinth 11:27 that he fasts often.

 Fasting should be a means of fellowship with the master not only when one needs something from God. David said I humbled my soul with fasting(Psalms 35:13). This should be coupled with meditation and a continuous life of prayer. You can also do this by reducing your meals to very minimal levels to raise your focus on the Lord. Note that some people with certain health challenges must seek medical counsel before engaging in such a lifestyle.

Satan has used man’s desire for food to control and caused men to get out, of course, with God. He succeeded with Adam and Eve, Esau also lost his birthright, and the people of Israel were destroyed in the wilderness because of meat.

Apostle Paul was such a great man of God and says he fasts often—no wonder he was mightily used by God.

These last days are going to be days of great outpouring of the Spirit, and many who raise their spiritual sensitivity would be great instruments in the hands of the master.

Join God’s end-time army by being different from the majority.

Please note that, if the flesh dictates to you, you will be cast away at the final judgement according to our key scripture. Endure hardness, so you will be a good soldier, and always please the Lord who called you.

CONFESSION

My body is an instrument for me to glorify God I am in charge of my body not my body in charge of me. My heart is committed to the Lord and so I take charge of my body so I do not fall short of God’s standard.

THOUGHT: YOUR MATURITY AS A CHRISTIAN,  DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF YOUR BODY.

FURTHER STUDIES

Romans 12:1” I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service”.

Psalms 35:13 ” But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom”.

KEY SCRIPTURE:2 Corinthians 5:19 ” To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation”.

This is a special message for anyone who has not secured his or her eternal salvation. Our key scripture tells us something very wonderful.

It says God is not counting your sins against you. Many people feel so guilty and disappointed with their live style such that they have concluded they are unqualified, unwanted, and rejected by God. Dear brother or sister it does not matter how deep. You have fallen or practiced sin, the Lord says in our key scripture that, God is not holding any of those wrong actions against you. You, because they were all placed on Jesus.

Jesus’ death on the cross is a manifestation of God’s judgement and anger against the sins of men. On the cross He took our place and was made sin (2nd Corinth 5:21). He was made a curse for us. (Gal 3:13)He compared Himself to Moses lifting the serpent on the pole. (John 3:14)The result of all these is that. He has changed us completely. Until you accept all that He did for you, you have not come home and therefore, you are lost.

You don’t. Have an excuse to reject this offer and live in your sins. All you need to do is to believe that He did all these things for you, and then accept Him as your Lord and Saviour.

One reason why people would suffer hellfire is because they turned down this great offer of love through Jesus Christ’s sacrifice. Please listen to what the word says in Hebrews 2:3 “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; ……..”

  Why would you continue to live in sin, and do those things which consistently rob you of your peace? Today is your chance, tomorrow may never come for you, so make that important decision right now.

The moment you make Jesus Lord over your life and believe in what He did for you, you will instantly become a child of God and also become the very righteousness of God. You would become a new creature (2nd Corinth 5:17 and you would become a citizen of heaven.

CONFESSION

Lord Jesus, I believe you died for my sins. And rose up on the third day for my Justification. I declare you are the Lord over my life and would serve and live for you, for the rest of my days on the earth. Thank you for saving my soul.

FURTHER STUDIES

2 Corinthians 5:21 “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”

John 3:14-15 “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so, must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

KEY SCRIPTURE:2 Corinthians 5:19 ” To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation”.

Our key scripture is an amazing truth that the Holy Spirit revealed to us through the Apostle Paul. God was in Christ Jesus reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their sins unto them.

The Lord Jesus is God. (John 10:30, Col 2:9). According to the scripture He was reconciling the world unto Himself. The word reconcile is translated from the Greek word ‘katalasso ‘which means ‘to ‘change’ or ‘to change thoroughly’ “He took away the sin of the whole world. (John 1:29 “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”)By taking away the sin of the world, He has changed it thoroughly.

 All mankind is potentially saved. Jesus, our Lord, took away the sin of the world. This is the reason He is not counting the sins of the world against them. All the offenses, past, present, and future of the world have been taken away. This is the good news. Unfortunately, this has not been preached to the world.

 God is not angry with any sinner. God’s heart is in pain and broken over every unrepentant sinner. There is no barrier to their salvation except unbelief.

Dear child of God, what the sinner needs is an opening of his eyes to the heart of the Father for him or her. The god of this world has blinded the minds of them that believe not (2 Corinthians 4:4 in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them).

There is a need for an intercession for sinners. Pray to rebuke that blinding devil from his influence over their minds. Apostle Paul said he travails in birth again until Christ is formed in them. (Gal 4:19)To see a mass influx of souls into God’s house we need to do as Paul did; travail in birth pains for the power of Satan over the minds of sinners to be destroyed.

We have to teach this truth to the lost as well. Tell them God is not counting their sins against them. Rather, it is their lack of repentance and unbelief that is keeping them away. God is not mad at the sinner.

 CONFESSION

God, through Jesus, has finished everything for the salvation of all humanity. I would commit myself to praying for their eyes to be opened as I share the truth with them.

THOUGHT: GOD IS NOT MAD AT SINNERS.

FURTHER STUDIES

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Isaiah 62:1 ” For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth”.

KEY SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 5:17 ” Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

Our key scripture is one of the amazing revelations the Holy Spirit gave to Apostle Paul. He said,” Therefore if any man be in Christ he is a new creature, old things have passed away, behold everything has become new. “The scripture states further that, “and all things are of God….”The word ‘ of ‘ means ‘ out of ‘ or ‘ from ‘.This means everything that the man in Christ is or has become is a manifestation of God’s nature and ability in him. He has become a supernatural being.

The man in Christ is no more the man who is subject to the forces and elements of this life. He is a manifestation of the abilities and nature of God to ‘reconcile’ men to God. (2nd Corinth 5:18&19).

This is very wonderful. If you are in Christ, you play the role of our Lord Jesus. The Lord said in “‘John 17:18 “As thou hast sent me into the world, even so, have I also sent them into the world”. Jesus our Lord was sent with super powers to fulfill His mission. This is what we are. We have been made superhumans like our master Jesus to do this work of reconciling men to God.

In 2nd Corinth 5:16 apostle Paul confessed” Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more”. He is saying he used to see Christians after the flesh and even considered the Lord that way, but he does not consider Him anymore after the flesh.

Dear child of God stop considering yourself after the flesh. The lot of people of the flesh is sin, sicknesses, lack, and misery of all kinds. They are subject to the dictates of the devil. You are no more after the flesh. You are superior to the devil and all his works. You are a spiritual being. Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit …”

Keep seeing yourself from God’s  mirror, the word of God.2 Corinthians 3:18  ” But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”

You are what the Bible says you are. Keep looking at it and you will become what you see in the bible.

CONFESSION

I am a new creature, recreated after the nature and abilities of my Lord Jesus Christ. I am here on a mission, reconciling men back to God. I am not subject to any work of Satan. I am very successful in setting men free from Satan’s hold. Amen

THOUGHT: WITH GOD’S NATURE, WE  MUST NATURALLY PLAY JESUS’  ROLE

FURTHER STUDIES

Ephesians 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them”

Ephesians 4:24 “And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness”.