BEHOLDING JESUS.

GRACE LIFE, DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY PASTOR SAM & ETANA AYODELE. WEDNESDAY 2ND DECEMBER, 2020.

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life (John 5:20).

The understanding we've received as  believers is never to know us but to know him(Jesus Christ). This is because our identity is rooted in him. The reality is found in him. When we know him by revelations from His Spirit in the word of his grace , then we will know ourselves in him. As a Christian, you will not know the victorious you until you see yourself clearly in Christ. We are bone of his bones and flesh of his flesh and as he is in the heavenly, so are we in this world (Ephesians 5:30, 1 John 4:17). 

The reason many believers still call themselves sinners is because they're not seeing themselves in Christ. There is no one sinner in Christ; Christians are completely righteous in him. With this right believe, the Spirit of Christ will work in and through you, aligning your action with who you’re in Christ (2 Corinthians 3:1-18, Philippians 2:12-13 (NLT). We are righteous by birth and never by works: Romans 5:17 "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)". 

Righteousness is God’s gift for believers. He is righteous, so are we in him. You are not the one living as you but he(Christ) is the one living in, and through you; you've become him by your divine birth in him (Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:4, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 21, Romans 5:17). Because of sin consciousness in many believers, they must confess their sins before prayers all the time not realizing that men already have the gift of forgiveness of sins in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:19 NLT).

Be conscious of your righteous status all the time. Because of Jesus, you’re worthy of God’s blessings. 

From the precise knowledge of Christ, Jesus qualified all men for his favor forever. Believers have accepted this goodwill while unbelievers are yet to. Jesus’ vicarious death on the cross for men’s sins, his burial and resurrection and ascension, with the benefits that followed, is men’s ticket for the total goodness of God forever. When we do good works as believers, we are simply responding to the love of God that is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost (Romans 5:5). We were born to do good works (Ephesians 2:10, Acts 10:38).

PRAYER OF SALVATION FOR THE UNSAVED.

For the unsaved, see what 1 John 5:12 says "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." To have life and be among the living, accept God's love and be saved right now, by declaring these words from Romans 10:9-10: Jesus Christ, I believe in my heart that you died to save me from sin and its consequences. I believe God raised you from the dead for my justification. Now, I declare that you’re my Lord and Savior. Thank you Father, I am a new creation in Christ. Amen. With these words, you are now a son of God, righteous, and filled with the fullness of God. To grow in Christ and function in his victory, please search for a Church or a place of worship where they teach the doctrine of Christ alone.

AFFIRMATION FOR THE SICK:

In the name of Jesus Christ, with the stripes of Jesus, I’m healed. Healing is among the benefits of the finished work of Christ. Therefore, healing is real in my body right now and will always be all through my long years on earth. I experience the goodness of God always because Christ lives in me and I live in him, in the heavenly. Thank you Father. Amen.

PRAYER:

In the name of Jesus Christ, thank you Father for the good news of Christ salvation to all men. With the ability of the Spirit of Christ in me, I have an understanding to know Christ. With this, I always understand the message of Christ. I refuse to be a novice in the school of the revelations of Christ. I grow daily in grace and in the precise knowledge of Christ; I do the word; speaking and acting on the word. I am blessed my deed. Amen.