Through the breaking of the
gospel, we become partakers of the divine nature and godly inheritance (Col
1:12-13).
Through the gospel of Christ, we lay hold of the godly inheritance
(Acts 20:32, 1 Cor 2:12). The problem people have is not because God has not
given. In fact, your miracle is causing traffic in heaven. Great is the mystery
of godliness. In Ephesians 3, the mysteries of the gospel is revealed.
The
bible says that God was made manifest in the flesh. A mystery is something that
has been kept secret. Some people did not believe that God came in the flesh.
Some do not believe that Jesus Christ was God manifested in the flesh (Matt
28:15). The word was made flesh in the gospel. Through the death, burial and
resurrection of Christ, we are immersed unto Christ and Isaiah was speaking by
the Spirit of Christ to this in Isaiah 8:18.
Jesus Christ was justified and
vindicated in the Spirit (1 Cor 15). Had Jesus Christ not risen from the dead,
our faith would have been in vain or vanity.
In Romans 1:4, it was by the
resurrection that Jesus was declared the son of God. If He was faultless and He
hadn’t died, we would have become convicted for life (Rom 5:1). Without the manifestation
of Christ, the angels would not have seen God (Luke 2). That is why the angels
rejoiced. Angels also ministered to Him (Matt 4) after He had been tested and
tempted (Luke 4). Angels were also at His beck and call.
Jesus Christ was preached to the
gentiles. The message of Christ initially came to the Jews. It was this mystery
that Paul received; that the gospel would be preached to the gentiles. David by
the Spirit of the Lord in the Old Testament proclaimed this ‘gentilic’
ministry. Zechariah also prophesied in Zechariah 13 about a fountain being open
to the house of David.
When Peter received the gentilic ministry, he did not
accept it. But Paul and Barnabas by the help of the Spirit took up the
challenge. This was how the gospel became a global agenda. In Mark 4, the
potential of the far reaching possibilities of the gospel was explained; local Relevance,
global Impact.
Christ was received up into glory
(Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51). He ascended the throne of heaven. Before Christ, no
man had ascended. Elijah, Moses and Enoch were all taken. And now, we are
taking part of that godly nature which is gifted to us by receiving the gospel.
The power of the gospel delivers us from sin and its consequences. The gospel
takes us to a higher pedestal; above sin.
We have to understand the
dynamics of the kingdom to properly represent it. In every kingdom, there is a
king/queen, royal family and citizens. There is also a domain of influence.
There is also a constitution. The constitution represents the systems and
structures through which the kingdom is being governed. It also contains the
rights, privileges and duties that sustain the kingdom.
Any system that has no
structure has no future. In every kingdom, there is a territorial expansion
plan. There are three kingdoms- the kingdom of darkness, kingdom of this world
and the kingdom of God. Jesus Christ came to His own and His own received him
not, but as many as received Him, to them He gave power to become the sons of
God (John 1:11-13). As many as received Christ
through the gospel, there is power available (1st Cor 4:20).
The wisdom of God is in you. The
word of God is nigh (Rom 10:8). Speak and declare the word and it shall be so.
We receive the grace to manifest the kingdom of God in Jesus Christ name. As a
true citizen of the kingdom of heaven, anywhere you go, you become a terror to
every agent of darkness (Acts 13:10, Acts 16, Mark 16:17-18).
PASTOR NATHANIEL SADELA
Resident Pastor
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