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.

A Divine Sentence: The Words of a King (Part 2)

Speak to that stubborn issue

A divine sentence is a divine decree or judgement pronounced on life issues and questions. It is the faith-filled word of God oozing out from one's lips. This is more than an ordinary sentence... It is a supernatural decree!

Following the first part of this life-changing article, which was published last Friday, the Grace of God has made possible the completion of it - so that readers and viewers wouldn't be left stranded with a question like: "how do I release this divine sentence?"

If you read the first part, and you understand what a divine sentence is, here is how you can release the supernatural decree to that long term unemployment issue, poverty cases, life struggles, incurable sicknesses and diseases, amongst other challenging situations. If you have not read the first part, you can read it here.

A Divine Sentence: The Words of a King

Jesus wants us to move those mountains.

I have had to write several articles under the compulsive leadership of the Precious Holy Spirit via the ministrations of God's elated servants; articles meant for a chosen few. Here again, is the good-news of salvation.

A divine sentence differs from a physical one and it is much more effective than a prayer.

It is a divine decree, divine judgement pronounced on life issues and questions. It is the Rhema of God oozing out from one's lips. This is more than an ordinary sentence... It is a supernatural decree characterised be temerity.
DEFINING OUR PERSONALITY...

Turning through to the book of Revelation 1 vs 5 - 6, the Word of God ordained us kings and priests - this position we fully assume when we accept Christ as our Lord and fully believe in Him.

In essence, every believer is a king and a priest - this applies to both men and women as there is no gender segregation in God.

Accordingly, the book of Proverbs 16 vs 10 reads:

"A divine sentence is in the lips of a king: his mouth trangresseth not in judgement." KJV

This biblical sentence opens our eyes to the fact that while releasing divine sentences, one is never careful.

THE MISSING LINK

We have missed the link all this while. Thus, we begged for what was rightfully ours.

However, the good-news is, we are free to assume our kingship position. Words are the only things that have the ability of going into the future before us. Hence, we ought to use them aright.

The Spirit of the Lord urges us to exercise our earthly - unlimited powers since there is power where the word of a king is.

An outright example of a divine sentence is seen in Mark 11 vs 12 - 14, where Jesus pronounced judgement on the unproductive fig tree. Then in verses 20 - 22, we learnt that the fig tree dried up as commanded by Christ.

Now, if we say we cannot do what Christ did, what then is our hope of glory?

To Be Continued...


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