Hello everyone! I am glad to be with you today. The whole team is too. We have been so excited to put forward, the Word of God as impressed on our spirits! Believe me, our God is really concerned for you and still hammers on your need to know who your Father is. May this understanding be with you and charge your spirits in Jesus' name.
You see, to God, we all have been operating as a dysfunctional family of some sort. According to Mike Murdock, in one of his television broadcasts, all God does is speak. He's been doing that since the beginning of time and is still at it. Yet, for His creation -- the very people He is, no doubt, speaking to -- we just do not hear. The topic for today was taken from E.W KENYON's IDENTIFICATION: A Romance in Redemption. Though small, this book is so wonderful and powerful. Throughout the work, he centers his focus on Jesus Christ, His death and the exceeding power He made available to us in His sufferings. While reading, a line struck me and I will love to share with you today. Kenyon wrote: "Sin was not reckoned to Him. Sin was not set to His account. He BECAME sin.
At this point, I had to close the book. That was not the first time I encountered this word in the work. It seemed to jump out at me in every page! Become...become...become! With that came the inevitable question: Why was it so important for God to "become" sin? This went into my journal exactly as it is. It baffled me a bit. However, God gave me a sweet answer.
When there is an act of "becoming", there is, invariably, a process of transformation that has been undergone. Imagine if Jesus had been a mere human that walked the face of the earth. We wouldn't have had what we call Christianity today! We wouldn't have had anything called the Resurrection, eternal life or any hope of glory! Jesus would have been nothing more than a religious martyr! Of course, we would still have been the devil's play thing. Jesus had to become sin. Mind you, Jesus, did not sin. He did not compromise His stand with God for anything, either through speech, thoughts, association or actions. HE was holy from start to finish. So, it would have been impossible for Him to die if a transformation hadn't taken place. When the bible says He was made sin, it only means His spirit was transformed into sin. He had to virtually become the atrocities He had to heal the world from! You can't carry that much sin and not cry "Eloi Eloi lama sabachthani", which, by the way, means "My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me?"
In John 10:17-18, We hear Jesus saying He has the power to lay down His life and take it again. Why, all because of you and me, He did become sin THAT WE MAY BECOME HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS. You see where we come in? We, when we confess Jesus as our Lord AND Savior, also BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS CHRIST! That is why 2Corinthians 5:17 says that "...if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature." There is a transformation that occurs in our spirits. Let me put it this way: when you are born again, you are not a script that will be edited and managed. Far from it! Rather, you are completely erased that a NEW LIFE may begin in you; a life led by the Holy Spirit. However, you have to identify with (understand, accept) the REAL IDENTITY you possess.
Kenyon said something else that startled me. He said that Jesus died two times for us. In his explanation, the Holy Spirit illuminated my spirit. According to him, before Jesus died, His spirit had to die. A natural consequence of this was the death of His mortal body. Jesus had to take all your struggles down with Him to the grave where he shrugged it all off, bursting forth as the first born among the dead, rising in all power and glory. All these He suffered for us. Your life lacks color, vibrancy? It's because you are out of tune with the resurrection power. Accept ALL Jesus stands for -- His life, death, shame, suffering and glorious resurrection -- and you will possess ZOE which is the God-kind of life. Life surely isn't boring with God!
Before I end, I will like to say one more thing. The Bible says Jesus died and was in the grave for 3 whole days. I can't even imagine all that went on down there. He was busy in the courts of hell, taking all of your blame and death. That's not even where I am going. You see, 3 days equals 72 hours. For 72 long hours, Jesus took it all without a singular help from God. I pondered "why?" for some time. Why did God leave Jesus down there for 72 hours? In my inquisitiveness, I decided to google up the significance of the number 72. What I found was shocking!
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE NUMBER OF RACES THAT WAS BORN OUT OF THE FAMILY OF NOAH WAS 72? Noah was the man God used to RE-POPULATE THE EARTH. THEREFORE, FOR EVERY HOUR, JESUS REDEEMED EVERY RACE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH! HE MADE SALVATION THE GIFT FOR ALL PEOPLES OF THE EARTH IN JUST 72 HOURS! ISN'T GOD A GENIUS?
If you know that you really desire this, why don't you open your heart and repeat the following words: DEAR FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME YOUR MASTER PLAN. I THANK YOU FOR JUSTIFYING ME. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE. SWEET JESUS, I OFFER MY LIFE TO YOU TODAY. COME INTO MY SPIRIT AND BE MY LORD AND PERSONAL SAVIOR. I WILL NOT STRUGGLE WITH YOU ANYMORE. THANK YOU LORD!
If you said this, I assure you that you have come into ZOE! Sharpen yourself with the Word and develop your spirit. If you have any question, doubts or comments, feel free to drop your comments here or e-mail me: yomi4eva@yahoo.com. God has started a new thing in you. Be attentive, be alert and above all, BE PRACTICAL WITH YOUR FAITH! GOD BLESS YOU
At this point, I had to close the book. That was not the first time I encountered this word in the work. It seemed to jump out at me in every page! Become...become...become! With that came the inevitable question: Why was it so important for God to "become" sin? This went into my journal exactly as it is. It baffled me a bit. However, God gave me a sweet answer.
When there is an act of "becoming", there is, invariably, a process of transformation that has been undergone. Imagine if Jesus had been a mere human that walked the face of the earth. We wouldn't have had what we call Christianity today! We wouldn't have had anything called the Resurrection, eternal life or any hope of glory! Jesus would have been nothing more than a religious martyr! Of course, we would still have been the devil's play thing. Jesus had to become sin. Mind you, Jesus, did not sin. He did not compromise His stand with God for anything, either through speech, thoughts, association or actions. HE was holy from start to finish. So, it would have been impossible for Him to die if a transformation hadn't taken place. When the bible says He was made sin, it only means His spirit was transformed into sin. He had to virtually become the atrocities He had to heal the world from! You can't carry that much sin and not cry "Eloi Eloi lama sabachthani", which, by the way, means "My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me?"
In John 10:17-18, We hear Jesus saying He has the power to lay down His life and take it again. Why, all because of you and me, He did become sin THAT WE MAY BECOME HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS. You see where we come in? We, when we confess Jesus as our Lord AND Savior, also BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF JESUS CHRIST! That is why 2Corinthians 5:17 says that "...if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature." There is a transformation that occurs in our spirits. Let me put it this way: when you are born again, you are not a script that will be edited and managed. Far from it! Rather, you are completely erased that a NEW LIFE may begin in you; a life led by the Holy Spirit. However, you have to identify with (understand, accept) the REAL IDENTITY you possess.
Kenyon said something else that startled me. He said that Jesus died two times for us. In his explanation, the Holy Spirit illuminated my spirit. According to him, before Jesus died, His spirit had to die. A natural consequence of this was the death of His mortal body. Jesus had to take all your struggles down with Him to the grave where he shrugged it all off, bursting forth as the first born among the dead, rising in all power and glory. All these He suffered for us. Your life lacks color, vibrancy? It's because you are out of tune with the resurrection power. Accept ALL Jesus stands for -- His life, death, shame, suffering and glorious resurrection -- and you will possess ZOE which is the God-kind of life. Life surely isn't boring with God!
Before I end, I will like to say one more thing. The Bible says Jesus died and was in the grave for 3 whole days. I can't even imagine all that went on down there. He was busy in the courts of hell, taking all of your blame and death. That's not even where I am going. You see, 3 days equals 72 hours. For 72 long hours, Jesus took it all without a singular help from God. I pondered "why?" for some time. Why did God leave Jesus down there for 72 hours? In my inquisitiveness, I decided to google up the significance of the number 72. What I found was shocking!
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE NUMBER OF RACES THAT WAS BORN OUT OF THE FAMILY OF NOAH WAS 72? Noah was the man God used to RE-POPULATE THE EARTH. THEREFORE, FOR EVERY HOUR, JESUS REDEEMED EVERY RACE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH! HE MADE SALVATION THE GIFT FOR ALL PEOPLES OF THE EARTH IN JUST 72 HOURS! ISN'T GOD A GENIUS?
If you know that you really desire this, why don't you open your heart and repeat the following words: DEAR FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME YOUR MASTER PLAN. I THANK YOU FOR JUSTIFYING ME. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE. SWEET JESUS, I OFFER MY LIFE TO YOU TODAY. COME INTO MY SPIRIT AND BE MY LORD AND PERSONAL SAVIOR. I WILL NOT STRUGGLE WITH YOU ANYMORE. THANK YOU LORD!
If you said this, I assure you that you have come into ZOE! Sharpen yourself with the Word and develop your spirit. If you have any question, doubts or comments, feel free to drop your comments here or e-mail me: yomi4eva@yahoo.com. God has started a new thing in you. Be attentive, be alert and above all, BE PRACTICAL WITH YOUR FAITH! GOD BLESS YOU
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