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The Triumphant Christ
When we are born again, you and I are filled with the Person
of the Triumphant Christ. Think about it. What a great liberating truth.
John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children,
and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that
is in the world.
There is nothing in this world (Kosmos) that can defeat
you because of Him that is in you. At Calvary He defeated every enemy of
your soul.
Col. 2:15 And having spoiled principalities
and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
I love the Message Bible translation here:
Col. 2:15-Msg. He stripped all the
spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross
and marched them naked through the streets.
No longer do we have to live like we lived prior to His
entrance into our hearts. Absolute victory dwells within us and is for
us (on our side).
Eph. 1:19-Amp. And [so that you can know
and understand] what is the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness
of His power in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working
of His mighty strength.
The Triumphant You!
Not only is He in and for us but we are no longer the same
person we were. God did not repair our sin damaged spirit but gave us a
brand new spirit that makes us a new, triumphant man. Thus it is written:
2 Cor. 5:17 Therefore if any man be
in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all
things are become new.
Quit thinking of yourself as a poor sinner saved by grace.
You were a poor sinner and you were saved by grace, but now you are a new
creature who is more than a conqueror and an overcomer in the sight of
God. This the reality of your Christian life. The sooner you receive it,
recognize it, respond to it, the sooner you will begin to live in victory.
Rom 8:37-Amp ... we are more than conquerors
and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us.
Avail yourself of the powerful, resurrected Christ and
His anointing in you. There is now nothing impossible for you:
Mark 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou
canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
The Voice . . .
Just as certainly as God said, “Let there be,” there was
the creation of that which He spoke:
And God said, Let there be light: and there was
light. Genesis 1:3 (KJV) [Genesis 1:6; 14]
We can understand creation by faith in the tried, tested
and true Word of God which reveals the testimony of the ages:
Through faith we understand that the worlds
were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not
made of things which do appear. Hebrews 11:3 (KJV)
Light came when the Holy Spirit overshadowed the virgin Mary.
There is no doubt that God, the Father, spoke that which was created and
brought it into manifestation in the virgin’s womb.
And the angel answered and said unto her, The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow
thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall
be called the Son of God. Luke 1:35 (KJV)
The power of God is released in His spoken words:
Where the word of a king is, there is power:
. . . Eccles. 8:4 (KJV)
. . . his word was with power. Luke 4:32
(KJV)
The Voice of the Lord can be heard “walking” in the very
place that the footsteps of mankind can be heard. His Word brings
His presence and places the footprint of the weight of His glory to bear
upon that which is spoken to:
And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking
in the garden in the cool of the day: . . Genesis 3:8 (KJV)
The Word . . .
In the beginning [before all time] was the Word
(Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. He was
present originally with God. All things were made and came into existence
through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come
into being. In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men. John 1:1-4
(AMP)
Imagine! The Word was spoken into being in the womb of a
young virgin. I can hear the Voice as He spoke, “Let there be, My Son in
an earthen vessel conceived.” Immediately, the Holy Spirit overshadows
the precious chosen, and willing, vessel named Mary. The Miracle of miracles
takes place and once for all the eternal Son of God becomes flesh.
Nine months later, the Christ Child is born in Bethlehem.
Caravans laden with gold, frankincense, and myrrh weave their way across
the expanse of desert sands, guided by a divinely directed star as angels
proclaim His arrival on the pages of history.
The Word spoken is now seen. Rhema has become the Logos
to mankind.
[Now] He is the exact likeness of the unseen
God [the visible representation of the invisible]; He is the Firstborn
of all creation (Col. 1:15 Amp) .
God and man at table are now set down to reason together:
Come now, and let us reason together, says the
Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool. Isaiah 1:18
(Amp)
It is Christmas time in the city. Selah! |
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