DIVINE TRANSFORMATION I
Memorise: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he
is a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold all things are become
new. 2nd Corinthians 5:17
Read: 1st Corinthians 6:9-11, 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the
kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor
adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor
thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall
inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And
such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are
justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Bible in one
year: Deuteronomy 31:14-32:47, Job 9:13-24
MESSAGE!!!
Yesterday, we read
about the state of the heart of man being very wicked. We also read about
spiritual surgery which can bring about divine transformation. The work of
redemption performed by Jesus Christ makes divine transformation possible.
In the Bible reading
for today, we note the terrible things that man
is capable of. Paul, an apostle
of Jesus Christ, unequivocally said that those who do those things shall not
inherit the kingdom of God. However, he wrote:
“And such were some of
you; but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name
of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
1st
Corinthians 6:11
Our Lord Jesus Christ
was speaking to Nicodemus about divine transformation when He said to him:
“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man is born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God.” Being born of water and of the Spirit brings about divine
transformation.
The mystery of the new
birth cannot be explained by human reasoning except through the enlightenment
by the Spirit of our God. For example, in the epistle of John:
“He that commiteth sin
is of the devil; for the devil sinneth form the beginning. For this purpose the
Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him:
and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.”
1st John
3:8-9
There are two main
avenues for experiencing divine transformation: the first is genuine
repentance; when a man voluntarily submits his will to God in obedience. The
other one is the power in the blood of Jesus Christ; the blood of the new
covenant us much more superior to the blood of the bull (Hebrews 10:4).
Therefore, for divine transformation, Jesus Christ is the answer. I pray that
all the necessary transformation you need to live an acceptable life before God
will be given to you through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Prayer Point
Father, please cleanse me from all impunities
and let my life conform to Your original image.
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