There is a wonderful principle that brings astonishing results as you minister to God’s people. So, have a seat and listen (read).
Jesus Christ demonstrated something that we can benefit immensely from. Once He finished redeeming man by His death, God raised Him up and made Him to sit at His right hand. Being seated infers that something is completed. God sat on the seventh day after creation. He was completely done.
Another key point in being seated is that the one seated has authority. You have probably seen movies and TV shows where the king or the judge is seated and different people approach him requesting favor knowing that the person seated has authority to perform. Jesus Christ when He was seated at the right hand of God, He was given authority as head of the Church. He was seated next to God.
Hebrews 10:12 & 13: [ESV] But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet.
When it comes to us walking in power as a son of God, we fully identify with Christ. The work He did we can do and greater work we can do because He went to His Father. God seated Christ at His right hand indicating all power was His.
Jesus delegated His authority to us. We have Christ in us (Colossians 1:27). Our believing flows from our authority in Christ. How do we know we have the authority to minister like Jesus did? We are seated with Him at the right hand of the Father!
Ephesians 1:19 & 20: [KJV] And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
Ephesians 2:6: [KJV] And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
You and I are just like a king or a judge who is seated, exercising his or her authority to make judgements or decisions. As a child of God seated at the right hand of God with Christ, we have the authority over everything that tries to defeat us! Whenever you are confronted by the adversary, remember all you have to do is “have a seat and bring deliverance.”
Agape, Bob
Heaven’s Math
You would think I would be jealous, but I am not. My wife has a relationship going that I much admire. She and the Heavenly Father have this thing going. As a result she always has something wise to share.
This morning she let me in on their most recent conversation. “Never underestimate heaven’s math.” One soul saved can bring about thousands.
We all seem to limit ourselves when we think of our seemingly minuscule efforts in ministering and moving God’s Word. I was reminded not to think disparagingly of what energy we put forth in the Family Business of “All men saved and coming to a knowledge of the truth” (I Timothy 2:4). God multiplies our efforts beyond what we can many times understand. Think about this in light of that: The angels “party down” when even one person repents and joins the family (Luke 15:7). He doesn’t need a whole bunch of people to cause a celebration in heaven.
What one believer can do, can multiply exponentially with God working in them. Look what Daniel and Joseph did with God working in them. Never underestimate heaven’s math!
Never underestimate heaven’s math in light of what you do and can do with the Heavenly Father.
Hebrews 6:14: … Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
Remember, you are more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37); you can do all things through Christ which strengthens you (Philippians 4:13); you “can do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that you can ask or think according to the power that works in you” (Ephesians 3:20).
Agape,
Bob
In John 10:10 we see the badness of the devil and the goodness of the Lord Jesus Christ.
John 10:10: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
It is evident in the world that the devil is actively doing his thing. The manifestation of his influence dominates our times. For us who are Christians, we need to rise up to the realization of what Christ promised, living the more abundant life now!
Some will say that the more abundant life is what we experience when we get to heaven. But, really, our Lord and Savior meant for us to live the more abundant life now, today and the next day and on until He comes to gather us together.
The Heavenly Father has unloaded numerous promises to us so that we could realize victory day in and day out.
Who are we going to believe? Our Father implores us to follow Him and believe His Word. Do we trust His Word?
Not only do we have God’s Word to provide the more abundant life, but we have the gift of holy spirit in us, that will bring us to a higher standard of living a blessed life.
WHAT DO I DO NOW TO LIVE THE MORE ABUNDANT LIFE?
John 17:17: Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Galatians 5:16:..Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
2. BELIEVE who you are in Christ and what God’s Word says.
Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
3. ACT as a child of God. You have Christ in you, which is the gift of holy spirit.
Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
This year of 2019 our ministry theme is “Living the more abundant life now.” We will be working God’s Word to explore the greatness of this more abundant life Jesus Christ provided for us to the extent we can experience it now!
Agape,
Bob
I John 3:2: Beloved, now are we the sons of God,…
She looked into the mirror and saw herself with a crown upon her head. Queen Victoria at the age of 18 took over the monarchy in 1837 of the most powerful nation in the world – Great Britain. At first it was too much for her to bear. But soon in her reign she recognized her authority and started acting with conviction in her role as Queen.
I think we all have imagined at some point in our life what it would be like to reign as a king or queen. Imagine no more, because the spiritual reality of every believer, born again of God’s spirit, is they do reign in life through Christ.
Romans 5:17: For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.
Adam cause a catastrophe in Genesis that sowed the seeds of death in every human being. His one act of disobeying the one thing God told him not to do, ruined God’s dream of a spiritual relationship with man.
Thankfully, His Son, Jesus Christ did the one act of redemption giving His perfect life, which provided man a way back to the Heavenly Father. The new birth via belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and His resurrection from the dead, ushered in the family of God and the gift of righteousness whereby we stand before the throne of God by His grace, guiltless and free of sin.
Romans 5:21: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
2Corinthians 5:21: For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
We now have the boldness to go before the throne of God to fellowship with Him. He has made us righteous and filled us with His spirit so that we can live the more abundant life as we reign with Christ.
Hebrews 4:16: Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Unlike Queen Victoria, we may not have a crown to wear to remind us that we reign in life, but we do have speaking in tongues to put in remembrance our new birth status and that we can reign in life. Let’s continue to recognize who we are in Christ and that we can have authority in this life to handle any situation, because “we reign in life by one Jesus Christ!”
Agape,
Bob
Over 2,000 years ago, the heavenly bodies spoke very loudly to the Magi to the extent they quickly organized a caravan to travel hundreds of miles to witness the new king of the Jews. The Bible story of the “wise men” coming all the way from the East to see the new Messiah, is fascinatingly told in Matthew, Chapter Two.
I am awed by what I observe in our starry skies, but to dedicate months of arduous travel to a strange land by the movement of certain planets and stars, I don’t think so!
These highly educated men acted on a prophecy of a coming Messiah that they had evidently learned from generations before them. Many Biblical scholars attribute Daniel and the other wise Jews during the Babylonian captivity, of teaching them about the signs of the coming Christ. The Magi’s faithful believing was rewarded with a visit by angels and most of all seeing the child who would be not only the king of the Jews, but the Messiah and savior of the whole world!
These men literally acted on the signs they saw in the heavens. They travelled through dangerous lands, carrying gold, frankincense and myrrh to see a young child who would be the king of the Jews. This bold act of believing is an awesome witness to me. I do not have stars and planets to follow, but I do have God’s dynamic Word to believe in and act on.
II Peter 1:2a: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises:…
May we be as bold and daring to step out on the revelation of God’s Word, as the Magi were on the revelation in the sky. May we seek Christ with such passion and conviction.
Agape,
Bob
P.S. Happy Holiday to you all! May we praise Him who so loved the world that He gave us His Son. And may we praise Him who is “…able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us (Ephesians 3:20).