The Believer's Standing and His State

Before delving to the core of this message, I must stress the need to raise your mindset to think like Him (1 Peter 4:1-2). I should also point that the standing and the state of a Christian are two different facets of his life.

As Christians, our standing can determine our state but our state cannot determine our standing. Our standing is permanent and unchangeable, while our state is temporal and changeable. Many times, people judge us according to our state... and not by our standing.

Our standing connotes divinity as it is what Jesus has done for us, while our state requires humanity as it is what we do for ourselves.
"We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit." 2 Cor 3:18 (HCSB)

Who do you see in the mirror when you look? That same person is the glory of the Lord.That is your standing.

Don't measure your life by your state but measure your life by your standing in Christ. For instance; "...the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." Isaiah 53:5 - is your standing in Christ. But what if you are diagnosed of Arthritis or even cancer? Don't worry, calm down, for it will come to pass.

Let your standing determine your faith, don't allow your state determine what you believe in. Your standing must change your state because the Precious Holy Spirit is our agent of change.

Your standing says: "you are the head and not the tail". But you've just been fired from work... You are broke at the moment... You can't even feed... Just don't worry, believe in your standing and allow it to rule your faith.

You have a standing that will change your state. HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Migraines or any manner of sickness isn't your standing, but your state - which is temporal and highly changeable. You must believe in your standing and daily give thanks to God for your standing in Him.

God wants us to "fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." (2 Cor 4:18)

Accordingly, we must not look at the things which are seen - that is, our state - but at the things which are not seen, which is our standing in Christ Jesus.

Your standing is permanent and unchangeable. No man can change it. So, you must believe, think, and act in accordance to your standing in Christ Jesus; and not by what you see.


Remember, by your standing, you are the glory of God.

Prayer: 
Lord, thank you for my standing in Christ Jesus. (Amen)

Every Believer's Garden, like Adam's in Eden

Every believer has been given a garden to maintain and it's our responsibility to take care of it, not God's. Now you must be wondering what this garden is..... Its Our Heart!

Growth is in the heart, failure is in the heart, poverty is in the heart... But how you choose to maintain/guard your garden matters a lot. Adam failed to guard his garden and he gave satan a chance to strike him out. Note that your success or failure in life depends on how you choose to guard your garden.

Every Believer's Garden - Like Adam in Eden

Every believer has been given a garden to maintain and it's our responsibility to take care of it, not God's. Now you must be wondering what this garden is..... Its Our Heart!

Growth is in the heart, failure is in the heart, poverty is in the heart... But how you choose to maintain/guard your garden matters a lot. Adam failed to guard his garden and he gave satan a chance to strike him out. Note that your success or failure in life depends on how you choose to guard your garden.

If you wanted to bring glory to your parents, community and the world at large, then you must know there is still hope. I am saying it is not yet late to achieve that which you dreamt about.You can make a great difference even though you started rough.