I heard, “All things are made ready for you!”

God’s Grace in Romans

We from our last discussion that we are crucified with Christ and the body of sin destroyed, therefore we are no longer to serve sin.

Then the apostle continues;

“For he that is dead is freed from sin.” Romans 6:7.

Since our old man or rather our sinful nature died at new birth, we are indeed freed from sin right from the root. “We are freed from sin, and not free to sin.”

Because not many have the revelation that we are freed from sin — they still serve sin. There is a big difference between being “freed from sin,” and not being “free to sin”.

One time a man put a horse in a field, where the entrance was often closed. Now the horse grew so used to being shut in, that one time he traveled for two weeks and left the door open, but the horse did not come out, for it still thought it was shut in. Though the horse was freed, it was not living free.

This is the same with many of us, we have been “freed from sin,” but we have not realized that we now have mastery over sin, therefore, Satan still (and again), put many of us under the bondage of sin.

Enjoying our freedom in Christ is not automatic, but through Faith and Knowledge.

Until we see our death and resurrection with Christ as being effectual, right now, we will not enjoy our freedom!

Then the apostle continues;

“Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.” Romans 6:8-10.

He says the same thing over and over to help us come to cognizance with the reality of our new life in Christ.

In our spirits, these truths are a reality, but until we renew our minds to our spiritual state.

You see, Christ died once and was raised to life; sin and death no longer have dominion over him, even so it is with the Christian.

We died once to sin and are raised together with him into the newness of life. When we have not understood this, we think we are dying to the old self daily. We think every day we are to die to the old self.

The old self is dead and gone (Romans 6:6), we only appropriate what has already happened to us in the spirit through daily renewing our minds to who we are in Christ.

As long as we have not recognized these truths we will forever be subject to sin, hence, the apostle emphasizes;

“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:11.

Observe carefully the statement, “reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin.”

This is how the power of sin is destroyed in our lives. Through accepting and seeing ourselves delivered from the nature of sin and alive to God and not through condemnation.

We reckon ourselves dead and see ourselves alive with the life and nature of Christ as our own. When we know who we are in Christ, we walk in what we already have.

Confession

Gracious father, I thank you for liberating me from sin. I am indeed freed from sin and alive to God.

I see myself raised from the dead with Christ and alive to righteousness.

Sin and death no longer have dominion over me. I died once with Christ, therefore, I refuse to be weak and I refuse to die.

The life of Christ has energized my body; therefore I continually walk in divine health by the power of the Spirit. Hallelujah!

Prophetic Insight

In an Encounter with The LORD, I heard, “Enter into rest dear child. What I have laid on your heart to do I have already done.

I have laboured, and have only called you to the Harvest. My Works are finished from the foundation of the world.

Fret not yourself dear child, all things are made ready for you. Believe, come along and enter into your long awaited rest.”

“For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in My Wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world,” Hebrews 4:3.

 

Blessings in Christ,
~ Pastor Jahfas Victor Ahua
Living Hill Christian Church.

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Jahfas Victor Ahua, presiding pastor, Living Hill Christian Church with a vision to restore the earth to the Gospel of God’s Grace.
Books: A Sure Foundation, The Truth About The Gospel, Galatians Commentary

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