KEY SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 2:10  “For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.”

The death and resurrection of our master brought us into glory. By His death and resurrection we have received the ability to live on this earth like He did. His death and resurrection took us from the pit of sin and made us righteous beings.

Romans 4:25 “Who was delivered for our offenses and was raised again for our justification”. In His death our sin and old man was slain (Romans 6:6).

Through His resurrection we received a new nature. A righteous nature. We became partakers of the divine nature. We have become sons of God. We have divine abilities residing in us. We can act like our master.

We have become saviors (Obadiah 1:21) “And saviors shall come up on Mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; …. You have been made a savior because Jesus died and resurrected. Don’t hide yourself, go out there and talk to the world about our master. He said, heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and bring deliverance to the captives. You are qualified to do this because there is completely a new man in the inside of you.

Dear brother or sister the  Christian is a peculiar person, a holy nation, a chosen generation called out of the world to show the mighty works of our master(1st Peter2:9,).This is real today, because Jesus died and resurrected.

When Paul and Barnabas healed the impotent man at Lystra, they said, the gods have come to us in the likeness of men. (Acts 14:11b) It is the death and resurrection that has made us qualified.

CONFESSION

The death and resurrection of Jesus has qualified me to assume the divine nature of my Lord Jesus Christ to reveal Him to the world. I am one with Him. If you see me you have seen Him because it is He who lives through me.

FURTHER STUDIES:

1 Corinthians 6:17 “But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit”

Colossians 1:12 “Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light”

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 2:24 “But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,”

In our key scripture the bible said Jesus did not commit himself to men because he knew all men. By not committing himself to men, it meant he did not allow men to influence Him or coerce Him.

The question is what is in men? Man without the Lordship of God over him is spiritually lost. (Rom 3:23).The Bible reveals the following about the heart of man. Jeremiah 17:9 ” The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” The Lord committed himself to the father who had sent him. He did not allow the praises of men to influence Him. There were times that the crowds came looking for him yet He left for another town to continue preaching to them too, in order to fulfill, the father’s mission.

In spite of these shortcomings about men Jesus loved all men so much as to give His life for men. How do we explain this paradox? All that the Lord teaches us by His example is to put God first. Relate with men on the bases of God’s word, and always see men through God’s eyes. God unconditionally loves all men. This must be your attitude to men. No man should cause you to act against God.

Please get this once and for all, no matter the status of a man, he has a potential to yield to the devil or yield to God. Romans 6:16  “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”

Like Jesus, always take sides with God. If the individual acts in honor unto God just go along with him or her. If he acts against the way of God, then you stay away from that path. Your policy is simple, put God first, yet you sincerely love all men.

Note this point, you as a child of God must not be torn between good and evil. You must believe and accept that you would always act righteously. LET THIS BE YOUR BELIEVE AND CONFESSION.

CONFESSION

Men may act in their own light yet I am committed first to God. I live to please Him in all I do whiles I sincerely love and appreciate all men, by showing them the love of the father .I always live and act to honor God.

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”.

Jeremiah 17:5 “Thus saith the LORD; cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD”.

KEY SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 2:16″ For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ”

For our next series of teachings, we would consider the mind of Christ as related to various topics

We would consider the mind of Christ as related to sin, our master was tested on all points yet without sin. Hebrews 4:15b”……; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin”

When the Lord was tried Pilate declared, I find no fault with Him. Luke 23:4 “Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man”. Jesus declared Satan had nothing in him.

What made the master lead such an outstanding life although when he was on earth He lived as a Son of man? Jesus knew He came from heaven and allowed the Father to control Him. John 6:57 ” As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me”.

What is the Lord talking about? He meant I am on a mission and I live according to the power and ability of Him who sent me. We also have the mind of Christ according to our opening scripture and must live with His mind.

He did not live by His natural being, but He lived by the supernatural life. This is exactly what Rom 8:10 says.  “And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness”. (We were crucified with Jesus)

Sin simply means living by the flesh and righteousness is living by the Spirit. Rom 8:6  “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace”. The power of sin over a man, is a mind dominated by the flesh. Gal 5:16 “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”

Turn your mind from yourself and focus on the power of the Spirit by focusing on the word of God.Live by the word for this is peace, power and prosperity

CONFESSION

I am of God and I live by the power and ability of the Holy Spirit .I am crucified with Jesus and do not live by my flesh .I live by the word. I have peace power and prospering in all I do.

FURTHER STUDIES:

Romans 8:4 “That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

KEY SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinth 4:5 ” Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God”.

In our previous study we learnt that our Lord Jesus Christ is God’s appointed ultimate Judge of all humanity.

We would consider the purpose for God judging us, as well as some thoughts on the judgment of believers.

The purpose of the judgment.

1. To reveal the true character of each person. (1st Corinth 4:5)
2. To determine the value of the works of men. (1 Cor. 3:13)
3. To render public reward or punishment as men are not always punished in this life.(Rev 22:12)
4. To vindicate the righteous of God in His dealings with men. His justice would be acknowledged. (Rev 19:1&2

JUDGEMENT OF BELIEVERS

All believers must appear at the judgment seat of Christ and be judged for their works. (1st Corinthians 3:11-15).All believers would stand before this seat of Christ and give an account of themselves (Rom 14:10-12).This judgment would take place at His second coming. This is not a judgment concerning, the believers salvation, for this was settled at Calvary; it is a judgment concerning his service and works for the Lord. (1st Corinthians 3:11-15)This is illustrated in the custom of the Greecian games. After the games were over, the winners were assembled before the ‘judgment seat’ of the judge and receive the victor’s crown. Some of the contestants have no winner’s crown. In this sense there was judgment and rewards.

Dearly beloved, there are rewards and crowns to be received, some would be rewarded and crowned, whiles some receive nothing, which one would you be? Run that you may obtain.

PRAYER

Father I commit my life to your course pleasing you alone in all I do. I do not run as one that beat the air but rather, I run to obtain, putting my body under subjection that I may not be a cast away.

FURTHER STUDIES:

1 Corinthians 9:26-27 “I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

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”.

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 5:22 “For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son”:

JESUS is the appointed ultimate judge of all mankind. No matter who you are, you have an appointment with judgment. Hebrews 9:27 “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment”:

Presently our Lord JESUS is the revealer of grace and truth. We must all make full use of the abundance of grace to lead lives free from the dominance of sin. All those who have not surrendered their lives to him, and made him the Lord of their lives must do so, so they would be saved from eternal damnation.

In the near future he would no more be the lamb who took away the sin of the whole but the judge of all.2 Corinth 5:10a ” For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ……”; The proceeding verse says2 Corinth 5:11a  “Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; ….”.

What would be God’s standard of judgment?

1. Men would be judged righteous judgment. (Acts 17:31)

2 .Men would be judged according to God’s holy standard (Rom 2:6, 10, 11)

3. Men would be judged according to their attitude to Christ. (John 12:48)
4. Men would be judged according to the measure of light and opportunity given them (Matt 11:21-24)
5. Men would be rewarded or punished in degrees. (Lk 19:16-19)

Dear brother or sister there is no partiality with God, so in the light of this, let us separate ourselves from all things that defile us, so we may be bold on the Day of Judgment. (1st John 4:17)

PRAYER

Lord I pray that my love for you may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

That I may approve things that are excellent; that I may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

FURTHER STUDIES:

Acts 17:31  “Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead”.

John 12:48 ” He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day”.

KEY SCRIPTURE: John 11:40 ” Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?”

GOD our father is all powerful. What must one do to experience this power in his or her life?

The Apostle Paul said in 1st Corinthians 2:4 “And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power. God’s power is not only for talking but to bring comfort to humanity, so God would be glorified

Please note this, anytime men are blessed by the power of God, God is glorified. John 2:11 “The beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth His glory, and His disciples believed in Him”. In this instant as Jesus manifested God’s power, it came to answer a big crises.

How do we experience this power which God releases for our blessing and subsequently His glory?

When the wine ran out during the wedding at Cana, Mary, the mother of Jesus asked Him to do something. The Lord told her that His time was not ready. Mary, knew how to receive a miracle from God. She told the attendants to go to Jesus and do whatever He instructed. At the end of the story He turned water into wine (John 2:1-11).A miracle was performed, and the crises was averted.

What made the master respond just after He had said His time was not up? Mary did not wait for Jesus time, she acted in faith , placing a demand on the integrity of the Son to manifest His power. Faith in God always sets up the right time for God to respond.

In our key scripture Lazarus was dead, and Jesus said, if they would believe they would see the power or glory of God. Faith in God is always the key that unlocks God’s power.

The disciples asked Jesus in John 6:28. “What must we do that we might work the works of God”. They were simply asking how can we see the power of God in our lives. John 2:29 “Jesus answered and said unto them, this is the work of God, that you believe on Him whom He hath sent”. Faith always receives God’s power to be manifested among men..

CONFESSION
I am not ashamed of the Gospel because it is the power of God unto salvation to all those who would believe. Jesus has overcome for me and I simply trust in His finished work to walk in His power.

FURTHER STUDIES.
Romans 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Hebrews 2:3 “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him”;

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR.
Exodus 12:14-13:16
Matthew 20:29-21:22
Psalm 25:16-22
Proverbs 6:12-15.

KEY SCRIPTURE. Psalms 62:11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

The bible introduces God as the powerful creator of the universe. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth”. God is all powerful. Power is the ability to make things happen. To say God is all powerful means He can cause to happen whatever His perfect wisdom decides without any hindrance. God will not be God if He is not all powerful.

The Psalmist declares “God hath spoken once, twice have I heard this, and that power belongs to God (Psalm 62:11).” This declaration places the father above any other being that may exhibit some level of power. I always read these program headlines that reads “Altar against Altar”. I do ask myself which altar against what altar. When God is pitched against any being it is a mismatch. That context should not be thought about. Nothing in this universe can stand to oppose the power of God. When the Philistines who were ignorant of the power of God placed the Ark of the Covenant before Dagon their chief god, what happened? (1st Samuel 5:1-4). After the first night they came to find Dagon with its face to the floor before the Ark of the Covenant. They made it to stand, but was dismantled on the floor the next day. Dear child of God never carry any mentality that God goes into context against anything. When God shows up that thing is no more.

Satan could not harm Job privately until He had wittingly sort permission from the Almighty. (Job 1:11-12).

The power of God in relation to the power of the devil is represented by the context between light and darkness.

John 1:4,5 ” In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And light shines in darkness and the darkness has never over powered it”. Satan is forever powerless before the Lord. God’s power is ultimate power.

Christians who live in fear of ‘whatever’ are simply uneducated about God’s power. Please note this it is one thing to be informed about God’s power and it is another thing to trust your life into His hands.

CONFESSION
What a Mighty and Powerful God we serve. Indeed all power belongs to him, I have no fear for whatever the enemy may raise against me because my father the omnipotent is on my side

FURTHER STUDIES
Daniel 4:35 “And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?”

2 Samuel 22:33 ” God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect”.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Exodus 10:1-12:13
Matthew 20:1-28
Psalm 25:1-15
Proverbs 6:6-11