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Rev. Dr. Samuel Somuah Asante is an ordained minister of the gospel, who is commissioned to project the Lord Jesus Christ. His ministry emphasis is on th divine elevation of the believer in Christ. He believes strongly that all who are in Christ have the privilege to live above sin and failure, walk in righteousness and the resurrected life of Christ. He encourages Christians, especially pastors, to live a life that manifests the glory of God through them. Rev. Somuah is a graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), Ghana and holds a Masters degree in Theology from International Theological Seminary (Ghana Campus), and a PhD in Biblical Studies from ZOE Theological Seminar (USA). He is the Chief Servant of Jesus Witness Ministry, based in Taifa-Burkina, Accra. He is married to Rev. (Mrs.) Doris Somuah Asante and are blessed with two sons, Samuel and Arnold. They make their home in Accra, Ghana.

GOD SACRIFICED HIS SON FOR YOU

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 3:16 KJV “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.”

God showed His love for you by sacrificing Jesus for you. According to Isaiah 53:6 All men are like sheep who have lost their way. The scripture says we have gone astray, and God has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. The sheep is a creature with so much disadvantages. It is basically helpless before predators. That is the description the Lord makes about you. Your iniquities were all laid on Jesus. The scripture put it beautifully this way.2 Corinth 5:19 KJV” 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.”

The above scripture is so amazing. He says God was in Christ Jesus reconciling the world unto Himself. To reconcile in this context means to change thoroughly. How did He do it? He did it by placing all our sins on Jesus, and as a result we were sinless. He said in the scripture, He did not count any of their sins against them, because they have all been placed on Jesus. Dear one God is not counting any of your sins against you. What is the worse thing you might have done? God is not counting it against you. They have all been placed on Jesus. This was why He died. Jesus died in our place so we could stand before God without any sin. 2nd Corinth 5:21 reveals that God has made Him to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God. This is the wisdom and love of God

Dear one, in the light of all that has been discussed above, are you going to remain defiant to His call? He says I stand at the door knocking, if any will open the door of his heart He would come in and eat and sup with you and you with Him. Any man who refuses such an offer will have himself to blame on the day our Lord Jesus judges the secrets of men’s heart. You may also die and that would also mean a judgement time for You. You would not have another opportunity to repent. After death what awaits you is judgement Heb 9:27″ And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”

THOUGHT: JESUS WOULD HAVE DIED FOR YOU, EVEN, IF YOU HAPPENED TO BE THE ONLY MAN ON EARTH

FURTHER STUDIES

Rom 5:8 KJV But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

1Corinth 15:3 KJV” For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”

GOD LOVES YOU

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 3:16 KJV” 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.”

There are some individuals who live a very sad life, because they just don’t understand the essence for living. They feel this way because they have nothing doing with Jesus and so cannot employ His all-conquering power to suppress any negativity. Some people also live with deep seated inner worries or cares with no solution in sight.

 NO ONE SHOULD LIVE AN UNHAPPY LIFE.

Dear one, the bible teaches that you are very special to God. You are in the centre of His thoughts, plans and love.

 To say God so loved the world, means you are very much within those He so loved.

Please just consider the following verse.1Jn 4:9 KJV “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.”

The scripture says, if He so loved us why wouldn’t He with Him freely give us all other things. (Rom 8:32) Please note that you are so special to Him that, even He knows the number of strands of hair on your head. Luke 12:7 KJV “But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.” NOW, why are most people still hurting, worried, anxious and afraid? The answer is that, the shepherd of their souls has been relegated far away from them. This Lord of glory and prince of peace cannot express any good thing in your life until you choose to take His instructions and leading.

The message for you today is that God loves you, so much yet, you would have to respond to Him, or else, you have no peace outside Him.

 To get the peace of God, you must first be at peace with God.

We have peace with God when we are justified by faith. That is, when you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 KJV “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:” Dear one, make that decision, to make Jesus Lord of your life, and you would be at peace with God. You would then receive the peace of God. The peace of God is that supernatural power that keeps you at peace and unperturbed even in the face of crises. This is what He wants you to have today. Make peace with Him by believing in Jesus.

THOUGHT: ANYONE WHO NEEDS PEACE IS IN NEED OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE.

FURTHER STUDIES

Isaiah 1:18 KJV “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”

Rev 3:20 KJV “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”

LOOK AND BELIEVE

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 3:14 KJV “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:”

In Numbers 21, the children of Israel after defeating the Canaanites went from mount Hor along the red sea to compass the land of Edom. They were weary about the journey and so started speaking against Moses. The Lord allowed fiery serpents to attack and bit them. They started dying, so they called on Moses who also asked the Lord to drive out the serpents. The Lord did not drive out the serpents, but asked Moses to make a bronze serpent and put it on a pole, so that whosoever was bitten and looked at the brazen serpent lived. Num 21:8 KJV. Only those who humbled themselves to look were healed and lived.

The Lord Jesus referring to the above story, said He would likewise be lifted up. Moses’ experience, was foretelling of the Saviour’s death and significance. In the story of the Israelites, they were bitten by serpents, and it was an image of a serpent that God used to save those who believed. Our Lord Jesus became sin on the cross. (2Corinth 5:21) Sin is like serpents that has bitten all humanity. The solution is an exchange or a divine substitution. When you look, as in the wilderness or you believe now in Jesus, the power of sin and its effect shall be broken.

There are many people today who have heard everything about Jesus yet cannot bring themselves to accept that, His death on the cross is God’s provision for salvation.1Corinth 1:18 KJV” For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. ” During the days of Moses some people would have died because they reasoned, how can a brazen serpent on a pole save us? These people sadly refused to look, and so died.

 Now which one is difficult? Just looking and being saved or refusing to look and dying?

In our time you have to turn to Jesus and believe on Him as your Lord and saviour, then instantly you would be saved. Dear one, do not allow your reasoning to rob you of a life of peace, and a true nature of humility.

WRONG REASONING which the bible says is  a blinding effect by the god of this world is a major cause why many refuse this glorious salvation and remain in their sins. Some wrong reasons;

1.This is a Whiteman’s religion.

2 Jesus died so many years ago, how can that save me now?

3 I don’t know if all these about Jesus are true?

4. Some will reason, this is not fair there should be other ways to be saved.

Moses had only one way. Now God has given us only one way. John 14:6

PRAYER

Dear Lord Jesus, you are the only way to be saved. I believe you died to take away my sins, and you were resurrected to give me a new life. Be the Lord of my life from now on.

THOUGHT: IT IS SO SIMPLE TO BE SAVED YET, VERY DIFFICULT FOR MANY.

FURTHER STUDIES

1 Corinth 1:23 KJV “But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.”

John 14:6 KJV “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

OUR HEAVENLY CITIZENS

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 3:13 KJV “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.”

Our Lord Jesus came from heaven to testify of the truth about God to all humanity. Our key scripture revealed a very important observation that we have to carefully consider. The last phrase of our key scripture reads, ” even the Son who is in heaven”. The Lord was physically on earth at that instant yet the scripture said He was in heaven. How was this possible? I explained in our previous study that heaven, that is the dwelling place of God is not a physical place, but a spiritual state. The Lord was of the Spirit and so had his influence power and authority from this spiritual realm. He lived in the presence of the Father. John 8:29 KJV “And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.” The Father is always in this spiritual state called heaven. If the Father, is ever with Him then he was also in the environment of the Father, called heaven. The Lord Jesus therefore operated from the heavenly sphere.

Children of God, although they are physically on the earth are spiritual beings just as our master Jesus. As Jesus they are heavenly beings. Eph 2:6 KJV” And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:” We have an inseparable union with our master Jesus. Once again, the Lord said in John 12:26, that “those who serve Him, would be at where He would be”. Where is he now?

He is presently in heaven. Dear child of God, you are a candidate of heaven or you are actually present in heaven.

One more scripture that clearly reveals our heavenly status is Heb 12:22 ” But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,”

In the light of your heavenly status, you must live with a mentality of absolute superiority over devils. We are seated far above all principalities and powers. Eph 2:6. As heavenly citizens we are holy men and women. The bible says, let your affections be on things above, where Christ is seated on the right hand of God. As heavenly citizens, we are transiting this place. We must make a strong impact on the many who have not found Jesus, through our life and testimony.

THOUGHT:  WE ARE HEAVENLY CITIZENS, BUT MUST MAKE OUR CALLING AND ELECTION SURE

FURTHER STUDIES

Philip 3:20 KJV” For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:”

Colossians 3:1 KJV” If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

LEVELS OF REALITY

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 3:12 KJV” If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?”

Life and the activities of the universe have varying degrees of reality. There are matters relating to men and the earth plain. There are also matters relating to the divine which has a higher level of consciousness. The Lord told Nicodemus that, I am telling you about matters that relate to man and the earth plain, but you do not believe, how would you believe if I talk about issues relating to God, and heavenly matters, which has higher realities. Reality means truth. The matters relating to men and the earth have been given to us to perceive and believe. Please consider the following scripture, Deut 29:29 KJV “The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.”

There are secret things, like issues concerning God and His existence. These matters are secrets or hidden. We would say they are mysteries. These are matters that a man cannot understand from a natural point of view (1 Corinth 1:21). They come to us by revelations as the bible has done. The bible never attempts to prove the existence of God. It starts by saying, in the beginning was God. We would do good to ourselves by accepting the revelation about Himself.

 Heaven, the dwelling place of God is not within this physical world.

We have a physical or atmospheric heaven. In Genesis 1:14 the bible speaks of the firmament of the heaven. This refers to the heavens filled with the stars. The place of God, angels and the spirits of just men which is also heaven is a spiritual state called the third heaven (2nd Corinth 12:2). Apostle Paul says it is not lawful to discuss certain matters of this place (2 Corinth 12:4)   Flesh and blood cannot make it to this place. John 3:3.

Now the amazing part of the heaven in the Spirit is a place that those of us who are born again can relate to, even now because we are part of the place

 Heb 12:22 KJV ” But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,”

The Lord said, he spoke to him about things of the earth. In this matter the Lord was referring to the process of the new birth and what takes place in the life of the one who is born again. All these, although are of the Spirit, happens on the earth in the lives of men. This is what the Lord said, if he is not able to believe, how will he believe those matters that are outside the natural plain. May we always humble ourselves to accept the word of God, in whatever form it comes to us. This is the only means to relate with all levels of realities as revealed by the scriptures.

THOUGHT-: TO ENJOY THE THINGS OF GOD, WE MUST CHILD LIKELY ACCEPT WHAT GOD HAS REVEALED

FURTHER STUDIES

2Co 12:2,4 KJV “I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.;”

Hebrews 12:23 KJV “To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,”

RECEIVE THE TRUTH

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 3:11 KJV “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.”

Man is always torn between accepting the truth or believing a lie. At creation, Adam and Eve his wife sadly accepted the lies of Satan and rejected the truth of God. The Lord Jesus, who is truth personified sat before lawyer Nicodemus yet He did not receive the truth but believed a lie. The Lord said the following to him: John 3:11 KJV” Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.” This unfortunately is the state of most men. The word says Satan is the Father of liars and so he has managed to deceive the whole world. Rev 12:9.

Satan and his angels are not powerful in comparing to God’s power, yet it seems they are in charge of everything. This is so because men believe the lies of the devil than the truth of God. The bible says men would believe the lies of the devil in the last days.

2Th 2:11 KJV “‘And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:” Whenever men, live in fear and in hopelessness, then it simply means they have rejected the truth of the master and are believing the voice of the liar. The ‘whole world’ including some Christians are so much afraid of COVID 19. There is a difference between being preventive and being fearful.

 To be preventive is to obey the natural laws of safety without any subjective feeling of torment caused by fear.

It is always right to be preventive, but very wrong to be afraid.

 Fearfulness is a feeling of hopelessness with an inner torment. The child of God is never hopeless.

What has the Lord also said, that should make us also feel confident and safe? Psalms 91:4 KJV” He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” No one who   believes this statement would be in fear of the virus. Why do children of God also reject God’s word and believe the devil. We can get this answer by considering why Eve believed the devil. (Gen 3:1-7) Eve, after hearing the devil, placed her personal advantage or interest first before the Lord’s word. In that moment she, fell into the trap the enemy had set up, and so openly decided to act for her advantage. This is the way, even believers fall for the lies of the devil, and reject the truth, which is always meant for their blessing, healing, protection, promotion and many more.

 Dear child of God, we are not on this earth to seek our interest or advantage.

Our existence is to always bring pleasure to our dear heavenly father by doing what He tells us. Rev. 4:11. ” Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created”.

 THE TRUTH IS THAT EVERY LAW, INSTRUCTION, OR COMMAND OF GOD IS FOR THE LIBERATION OF MAN.

Dear child of God, always believe in the love, wisdom and power of God, to accept every word of God, no matter, whether it sounds reasonable or foolish.

THOUGHT:  DO NOT REASON ABOUT WHAT GOD SAYS, ACCEPT IT

FURTHER STUDIES

1 John 4:18 KJV “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”

1 John 1:5 KJV “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”

WISHES FOR A BETTER YEAR

KEY SCRIPTURE: James 2:24 KJV “Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.”

At the commencement of the new year, lot and lots of well wishes for a good and prosperous new year will be flying through the airwaves to family and friends. It is a very good thing to wish one another well and even wish the best for yourself. Please note that no year brings anything on its own, rather it is the changed attitudes and actions that results in a changed lifestyle. It is said that, it is insane to do the same things and expect different results. Change or improvement in anything is always as a result of a positive change in one’s action. In Genesis 26, there was a very serious famine in the land. The Lord encountered Isaac and asked him not to go down to Egypt, but said the following to him:

Gen 26:3 KJV ” Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;”

  Isaac success or failure depended on his obedience to the instruction of the Spirit of God. Dear brother or sister your improvement in whatever endeavour depends on your obedience to the instruction of the Holy Spirit. As Christians, the Holy Spirit is our senior partner. He is our helper, guide, guard, Counsellor advocate. It is in doing the instruction of the Spirit that brings about a change in the state of that individual. Isaac was very obedient to the voice of the Holy Spirit. Gen 26:12 KJV” Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.”

We can say that, for that year, Isaac was greatly blessed. He reaped a hundred percent of what he sowed. You can have a glorious year by doing what the Holy Spirit would teach you. The Spirit of God is ready to instruct you on a specific task as a Christian. Make sure you execute it with all the seriousness.

THOUGHT:  MAKE A GOOD YEAR BY MAKING A POSITIVE CHANGE IN WHAT YOU DO

FURTHER STUDIES

James 1:21 ,22, &25 KJV “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

THE WORLDLY WISE

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 3:9 KJV “Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?”

Nicodemus sat before the Lord as He spoke about the great things of the Spirit, yet, could not receive just one point. This could be deduced from his question to Jesus. How shall these things be.? He heard the master, the great miracle worker alright, yet He related to all that he said from a human point of view. He related to the Lord in his natural wisdom. The scriptures have revealed that man by wisdom cannot know God.1Co 1:21 KJV “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” You cannot receive any good thing from God, so long as you attempt to reason out how God works. Nicodemus asked, how can these things be?

The year 2021 is gradually coming to a close. What has been your experiences with God? The only means to enjoy the blessings of God is to believe Him. Do not be like Nicodemus who wanted to understand how the things of the Spirit functions. The bible shows us how to understand the things of the spirit.  Heb 11:3 KJV “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” The preceding verse says through faith, we understand.

Understanding the workings of God, is always a function of our faith. First believe what God says, you would understand Him.

Faith is the access into God’s world. It is a man’s decision to receive what God says without questioning. Man is a dependant being. He can never make it without God. Man over the years have tried to push God out of his life equations, but has always ended up the loser. God has an abundance of peace for the many who are languishing in rebellion and inner torment. Dear one do not enter the next year without submitting your soul into the master of your soul. Do not allow natural human reasoning to rob you of that wonderful blessing of God. The new year has prosperity for those who are ready to submit to the God of the year.

THOUGHT:  GOD LOVES ALL MEN, AND HAS SO MUCH TO SHOW THOSE WHO WOULD BE HUMBLE BEFORE HIM

FURTHER STUDIES

Matthew 11:25 KJV “At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.”

James 4:6,7 KJV But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

CHARACTER OF THE SPIRIT BORN

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 3:8 KJV “The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

After the Lord had stated clearly that every man, wishing to see the kingdom of God must first be born again, He went on to explain the agents of this new birth. Now he describes the character of the man who is born again. The Lord compares him to the wind. He said the wind blows from wherever it wants, and goes to wherever it chooses. One may here It’s sound but can’t tell where it is coming from. The Lord meant anyone born of the Spirit is

 1.Unpredictable

2. He or she is unlimited. This also means nothing is impossible to him.

I wish to say that as Christians we should not live according to the experiences of men, but to match every experience with the word of God. If our experience falls short of scriptural standards, then we must stretch our faith further to match up.

The Christian or the Saint of God should not be dominated, manipulated or victimised under any condition. He is saved to be free. From every satanic, worldly or fleshly domination. Amplified Bible, Classic Edition put Philippians 4:13 this way ” I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency]. Hallelujah! Apostle Paul declares he has learnt to be sufficient in all things because of the Spirit of Christ in him, who strengthens him. One’s reaction in a particular situation determines whether he is being victimised or not.

 If a person rejoices in whatever situation he finds himself, then he is free from the tormenting effect of that condition.

We realised from our initial discourse that, the man born of the Spirit is not limited or restricted by whatever Satan may raise. It could be anything meant to destroy him, yet He stands and overcomes them. The life of our Lord Jesus demonstrated a man who could not be limited or restricted by anything whatsoever. No disease could stand before Him. The waters could not prevent Him from getting to His disciples (Matt 14). Death had no power to restrain Him. A man dead after four days was not enough to get Him, worrying or wondering what to do. He called the dead man back to life without touching or shaking the dead and bound man. Jesus expressed the real life of a man born of the Spirit. Throughout history there has been many men who have likewise demonstrated this life of a man born of the Spirit. Smith Wigglesworth, the uneducated plumber, turned preacher, was a man who proved that, this life of the Spirit is for real. Archbishop Benson Idahosa of Africa, also proved it. Many men of God in our times are proving it.

 It is not an impossible state to walk in or prove.

Let’s accept the word of God, and prove that, the life of a man born of the Spirit is a reality for every child of God.

 It is an indictment of the reality of the power of God for a man of God to be scared of coronavirus.

Indeed, a man born of the Spirit cannot be limited by any of these diseases.

THOUGHT:  YOUR DOGGED STANDS OR TRUST IN THE WORD MAKES YOU UNLIMITED.

FURTHER STUDIES

March 9:23 KJV” Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”

John 6:29 KJV” Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”

SPIRIT BORN, AND FLESH BORN

KEY SRIPTURE: John 3:6 KJV “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”

Every man is first born of the flesh. That is the product of our mothers and fathers. Such a one is most likely controlled by his or her senses. He is called a natural man.1Co 2:14 KJV “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” Like Nicodemus, he could not figure out how a man could be born again. The natural man is dead towards God, and alive to the influence of devils. Eph 2:2 KJV “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:” The man of the flesh is lost in his sins. He must be born from above to be saved.

There are also, those who are born of the Spirit of God. Joh 1:13 says ” Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” The word born is at times misunderstood, when that birth is in relation to God. When the bible uses the word born, it also means, to proceed from God, as we have in 1 John 4:4. Now, 1 Corinth 6:17 says such people have one Spirit with God. They have the same Spirit as God. The apostle Paul explains how this happens. He said in Gal 2:20, ” I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” Just consider how he presents it. He says, I am crucified with Christ. Although you see me living, it is no longer I, but Christ or the Spirit of Christ living in and through me. This is the reason the word says everyone born of the Spirit is a  Son of God (John 1:12,13).God is our real Father.

Our key scripture reminds us that, the man who is born of the flesh is flesh, and he that is born of the Spirit is spirit. The one born of the Spirit is a supernatural man. He is not supposed to live by the dictates of the flesh. He is a product of God’s word, and so lives by the word.

 This man born of God overcomes the world, because he lives by the word (1 John 5:4). According to Col 3:1,2, he sets his affections on things above. He must mortify or kill the appetites of the body, which includes fornication, inordinate affection, covetousness etc. This is done by renewing his mind about himself through the word of God. (Rom 12:2))

THOUGHT:  TO BE BORN OF THE SPIRIT AND TO LIVE BY THE SPIRIT, MAKES YOU A REAL MASTER IN THIS LIFE.

FURTHER STUDIES

Col 3:1 KJV” If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.”

1John 5:4 KJV “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”