Posted by By Patrick Enilama [pastorpatrick@sunnewsonline.com] on
Many believers may not know exactly the great redemptive work the Lord Jesus accomplished for us on the Cross. Quite a lot was done to make the believer a dominant force on earth.
"And had made us kings and priests---". Rev. 1:6
Many believers may not know exactly the great redemptive work the Lord Jesus accomplished for us on the Cross. Quite a lot was done to make the believer a dominant force on earth.
• Thanks to our God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ who gave His ONLY begotten Son to the world.
•Then Christ himself gave his life to save us.
•The Holy Spirit in turn gave us nine gifts of the spirit. You can see that the believer is fully equipped to live a triumphant life on earth, provided he knows his redemptive right.
(a) CHRIST HAS REDEEMED YOU: Rev. 1:5 "And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood".
(b) CHRIST HAS MADE THE BELIEVER KING: Rev. 1:6 "And had made us kings and priests unto God and his father, to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Let the believer know that a complete work had been done for him at the cross of Calvary .
Our Lord Jesus died for you so that you can reign on earth as (i) King (ii) Priest (iii) Reign as King. As king you are required to ride on the horse and not be found trekking. Jesus has conquered the world for you. You are to be on top and not the bottom ladder.
As priest you have been empowered to pray directly to God. As priest you can seek the face of the Lord direct. You may not necessarily ask the priest to intercede for you. If you do it is an added asset.
As king you can ask God to prolong your life in accordance with his word. Psm 61:6 "Thou will prolong the kings life: and his years as many generation." You are going to ask God to fulfill his word and prolong your life as a king. Not even an epidemic can cut short your life.
•Not even long years of family quarrels can cut short your life.
• Not even wrong business associates can cut short your life.
•Not even poison can cut short your life. O Lord, prolong my life and years of many generations. The lamb has prevailed for you to rule as a king here on earth. How?
The Lord Jesus opened John the Revealator to see what has been done for you and me: "And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angles round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands.
"Saying with a loud voice, worthy is the lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, strength and honour, and glory and blessing.
When Christ died he left behind for you and me the following seven elements in destiny.
(1) Power - to get rich. Power to stop opposition. Power to step on poison and nothing harmful will happen to you. Power for life dominion. etc
(2) Riches: He left riches for you. Though he was rich he became poor so that you can be rich.
(3) Wisdom - for all you get, go for wisdom. The wisdom of God enables you to reach your goal in destiny easily.
(4) Strength - He said to the weak you are strong in the Lord.
(5) Honour:
(6) Glory Makes the believers live a fulfilled life.
(7) Blessing