TOPIC: It’s In You Now
SCRIPTURE: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full (John 10:10 NIV).
Rhapsody of Realities 15th June 2020 Message
Just as divine health, prosperity, forgiveness, justification, sanctification and righteousness arenāt promises from God for the new creation, even so is eternal life not a promise! Eternal life isnāt life in heaven or life you receive when you get to heaven; itās in you now.
Jesus would never have needed to come if all there is to eternal life is going to heaven. After all, Enoch went to heaven before Jesus came (Genesis 5:24). Also, Jesus said God isnāt the God of the dead, but of the living; Heās called the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Read Luke 20:37-38); meaning that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are alive and in heaven.
Even Elijah was carried to heaven with a chariot of fire (2 Kings 2:11); he didnāt need Jesus to have come first. This proves that eternal life isnāt about living endlessly in heaven. Jesus didnāt come to give us something that was already available; He was the manifestation of the life which God promised before the world began. Godās plan for man was to live like God, live in His image, live as His reflection in this world. But man lost out on Godās plan due to Adamās transgression.
However, through Christ Jesus, eternal lifeāthe life and nature of God is now available to anyone who believes in Him. Thereās animal life, plant life, human life, and then you have the God-life, which you receive when youāre born again. Thatās the life Jesus spoke about in our theme verse. Itās indestructible and untainted.
That eternal life controls everything about your life now; it vitalizes your physical body. It destroys sickness, disease, infirmity and everything thatās not of God in your physical body. Hallelujah!
CONFESSION
Eternal life is my present-hour possession in Christ. I have that unfading, incorruptible, indestructible, imperishable life, resident in my spirit. Iāve been brought from humanity to eternity; therefore, I have dominion over death, sickness, disease, infirmity, failure, lack, and all the rudiments of this world.
FURTHER STUDY:
John 3:16; John 10:27-28; 1 John 5:11-13
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Acts 5:12-42; 2 Chronicles 23-25
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
2 Corinthians 4:1-6; Isaiah 1
We trust you have been blessed by this devotional.Ā We invite you to make Jesus Christ the Lord of your life by praying thus:
āO Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe Heās alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; Iām born again. Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! Iām now a child of God. Hallelujah!ā
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Rhapsody of Realities 15th June 2020 Devotional was written by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is the founder and president of LoveWorldĀ Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, based in Lagos, Nigeria.