REIGNING WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF ETERNAL LIFE(CHRIST).

GRACE LIFE, DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY PASTOR SAM & PASTOR ETANA AYODELE. TUESDAY MARCH 13TH, 2018.

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him (1 John 5:13-15).  
   The knowledge of the life we have received in Christ is so important. With this, the believer is confident that whenever he pray according to God's will, answers are already available. This shows that before praying to God, he has already given us all answers in Christ. What we need to do, is to know that we have eternal life. Your knowledge of eternal life in you, is your guarantee for answers to prayers. If you know the life you have received, then you have confidence that anything you ask God, he hears and if he hears, you have all your request. This is so glorious.
   How do we pray according to God's will? This is praying in line with the desires of God for all men. For example, if a believer is praying for the death of another man, this is a prayer point against God's will because God does not delight in the death of any man. He desire the righteous to prosper and see old age on earth and also, he desire  sinners to be saved. It is never his will for any to perish or experience evil. He is a good God who want only good things for all men. He has released his total goodness to all men, through Christ. Consider the verses below: Psalm 145:9 "The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works." 2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
    Our theme text talked about the knowledge of eternal life. Eternal life is the very life and nature of God in you. This is why you are a Christian; you have the very life and nature of God. All the attributes that makes God who he is, are in you. You are righteous, Holy, great, successful, powerful etc. You have the gene of God, and whatever is in him, is also in you; same life and character. Whatever you can't find in him, can't be in you. This is why 1 John 5:13 is so instructive: "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God." The knowledge of this life in you is the key to absolute success in Christ. The life you have right now and will forever have as a believer, is never the human life but Zoe(eternal life). This is the fullness of God.
   For the unsaved to receive this life, you have to receive Christ because Jesus Christ is eternal life. Declare these words now: Jesus Christ, you are my Lord and Savior. I believe that God raised you from the dead for my justification. Thank you Father, I am saved. Amen.

PRAYER:
In the name of Jesus Christ, thank you Father for your life in me. I have the fullness of God in me. With this life, I am a success and will always be one. I am more than a conqueror, I am an overcomer because the greater one in me is eternal life himself. Divinity is encapsulated in me. I am a beneficiary of the sacrifice of Jesus. Absolutely blessed is my identity in Christ. Amen.