OUR
POSITION IN CHRIST
Memorise:
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in
Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:6
Read;
Ephesians 2:1-6, Bible in one year: 2nd Kings 1-2, Luke 7:36-8:3
The Bible reveals that Christians who
are genuine children of God are joint-heirs with Jesus Christ through divine
adoption (Romans 8:16-17). This is an amazing truth. It implies that we have
access to the same resources of heaven which backed up the work of Jesus while
He was here on earth. Why then is it that lots of Christians are not operating
at the level which he operated while He was here on earth? The problem lies in
the fact that although they bear the Name of Jesus, such people are not ready
to pay the price that bring a child of God demands of them. Jesus summarised
the price we need to pay to operate as children of God in Matthew 11:29a:
“Take
saith upon you, and learn of me;”
His yoke has to do with His passion to
please His Father. John 4:34 thus says:
“Jesus
saith unto them, my meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish
his work.”
Our Lord Jesus Christ, while on earth,
was passionate about doing His Father’s will. This is the reason why the Father
always heard Him when He prayed. He proudly declared this fact at the tomb of
Lazarus in John 11:42:
“And
I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I
said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.”
To establish His claim, He commanded the
dead Lazarus. Who was already decaying, to come out alive, and Lazarus become a
living soul again (John 11:43-44)
The proof of our adoption as children of
God is manifested in freedom from the sins which we hitherto lived under before
our glorious encounter with Jesus Christ. This is the crux of the message in
our Bible reading. As children of God, we must therefore live a life void of
sin to the glory of God (1st John 3:9-10). We should also recognise
that while we are on earth, we occupy the same position Jesus Christ did while
He was on earth; therefore, we can do all that He did and enjoy every privilege
He enjoyed (1st John 4:17). Our position in Christ therefore, is to
share with Him the same miracle-working experience He had, and give Him the
glory. However, we must be children of God indeed. If you have not given you
life to Christ, you have no position to share with Jesus Christ. Today is the
day of salvation for you.
Prayer
Point
Father,
grant me grace not to lose my position in Christ to the flesh, sin or this
present age.
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