MONTH JUNE – YOU ARE GOD’S – RULE AND REIGN 

MONTH JUNE – YOU ARE GOD’S – RULE AND REIGN: YOU ARE REDEEMED AND COMMISSIONED! 

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a NEW CREATION; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become NEW. 18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has GIVEN us the MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION, 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us THE WORD OF RECONCILIATION. 20 Now then, WE ARE AMBASSADORS for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” 2 Corinthians 5 :17-21. 

The born-of-God child of God, ascribed as the New Creation, is in a mission with God in Christ Jesus. For the New Creation is both redeemed by God and commissioned by God, with a mandate to fulfil in Christ Jesus’ stead. The contextual scripture of 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, indicates the New Creation is given the ministry of reconciliation with the WORD of reconciliation, and is commissioned thereby to carry the WORD of reconciliation by serving as an ambassador, God’s representative on earth in the earthly affairs for the heavenly. And to represent the heavenly in the earthly affairs he has to be equipped. That’s exactly what Jesus did for us in the redemption. 

And the redeemed and commissioned New Creation that’s born of God in Christ Jesus, has two major tasks as a minister with the ministry of reconciliation that’s given The WORD of reconciliation, representing the heavenly in the earthly affairs.  

These are the tasks: 

1. REDEEMED [Born of God] to rule and reign over Poverty, Sickness and Spiritual Death [Revelation 1:4-6; Revelation 5:9-10; Galatians 3:6-9, 13-14, 26-29]. 

 

1. COMMISSIONED [Empowered] to reign and rule over the Devil and cohorts works of darkness. [Luke 10:17-20]. 

The first task: when man sold his identity away to satan and cohorts, man died spiritually. And the consequences of that spiritual death resulted to poverty and sickness. For man’s treason of disobedience resulted in the CURSE of the fall. And resolving the curse of the fall brought about the law. And man’s inability to live up to the law brought the curse of the law. And in redemption, Jesus settled once for all lifetime, the bill for the curse of the law and the curse of the fall so that man can live in freedom again. Hence Apostle Paul wrote to the Galatians Church of it’s worth to avoid them returning back to such realm that redemption had settled as written. 

“It was for this FREEDOM that Christ set us free [completely liberating us]; therefore keep standing firm and do not be SUBJECT again to a YOKE of slavery [which you once removed]” Galatians 5:1/Amplified. 

Now that we’ve been redeemed to freedom by being born of God as New Creation, and given the Ministry of reconciliation with the WORD of reconciliation, we’re commissioned to be God’s representative, an ambassador for Christ in the earthly affairs for the heavenly. But there’s a problem, which is, the redeemed and commissioned man must recognise what opportunity he lost in the first place to serve while in Eden, that he doesn’t repeat it. The first man was made “god” of the earth (under God), as his representative, an ambassador, but fell through identity crisis. He didn’t know who he was – then sold his commission-right away to the enemy and cohorts. While he was the first ever ambassador, he never knew the implications and today humanity is suffering and dying because of it while waiting for God’s reckoning judgement day. 

“I have said, Ye ARE gods; and all of you ARE children of the most High” Psalms 82:6. 

“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be AS gods, knowing good and evil” Genesis 3:5. 

Identity crisis triggered the fall of the first upright human creation of God, and many today are still living in the same pedestal while in Christ Jesus – and you can visibly see it in how they pray, worship, and serve; and by the way they do life and live in godliness. Hence, there’s the struggle of identity and to identify with Jesus wholly and live freely in the grace, without being attached to the fleshly-ruled nature that leads to further bondages as referenced earlier in Genesis 3:5 and Galatians 5:1/Amplified. 

Our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ, while in humanity to showcase for our example what it takes to be Father God’s ambassador [representative] on the earth, have to deal severally with the religiosity and religious people – they thought they worshipped God but didn’t know WHO THEY WERE or their relationship with God. And they were so mad and almost killed Him before time for telling them who they ARE, as way to help them become God’s ambassador which they never had a clue about, yet they were willing to die for a cause but wrongly known and understood. 

“I and my Father are one. 31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. 34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; 36 say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?” John 10:30-36. 

“I have said, Ye ARE gods; and all of you ARE children of the most High” Psalms 82:6. 

“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be AS gods, knowing good and evil” Genesis 3:5. 

For its about us to fully sort out our identity nature with God as New Creation, peradventure we can then begin to actualise who we ARE in Christ Jesus, to make us an efficient and effective ambassador for Christ in the grace. [John 10:22-38; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:14-16].  You ARE Gods, representing the heavenly in the earthly affairs. For in Christ Jesus, we’re kings and priests unto God. And kings rule and reign. And as ambassadors with kingly and priestly mandate, we are either prepared to become what God says of us to fulfil His purpose or we sell off our citizenship again as Adam and Eve did, claiming we are born-again but no stand in the grace. 

“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that LOVED us, and WASHED us from our sins in His own blood, 6 and hath MADE us KINGS and PRIESTS unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen” Revelation 1:5-6. 

“And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast REDEEMED us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 and hast made us unto our God KINGS and PRIESTS: and we shall REIGN on the earth” Revelation 5:9-10. 

“But you are a CHOSEN generation, a ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, a HOLY nation, His own SPECIAL people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy” 1 Peter 2:9-10. 

“Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit” Ephesians 2:19-22/NKJV. 

Step into June, affirming who you ARE. “YOU ARE GOD’S! TO REIGN AND RULE” in Christ Jesus stead. Knowing who you ARE in the grace and identifying yourself in it will cause you to volunteer to reign and rule in VICTORY, MORE THAN CONQUERORS, OVERCOMER and TRIUMPH in every place of doing live and living godly in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. But when you can’t affirm who you ARE and need someone else to do it, you are set to be sold out cheaply, abused, adulterated, and distorted with falsehoods and perversions instead of the TRUTH that sets free and gives freedom unlimited. You will know you have identity problems when you can’t choose between who you ARE to God in Christ Jesus, and what the devil says you will be AS to God, which negates you from who you ARE in redemption as in the Holy scriptures in context of our redemption. 

“Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye ARE gods? 35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture CANNOT be broken; 36 say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?” John 10:34-36. 

So, I ask you: Do you know who you ARE in God in Christ Jesus? Are you living and walking in that freedom of grace to reign and rule? Are you actualising who you ARE in the grace, or are you embattled with religiosity and religious people of traditionalism and denominationalism with their by-laws, creeds, and dogmas that makes God’s Word of no effect in your being? Are you in an identity struggle? Do you know who you are in the grace wherein you stand in Christ Jesus? These and many more are what we will deal with this month of June, to ensure your rights and privileges in redemption are no longer questionable by yourself, anyone else, or the enemy and his cohorts. 

You can stand up in the grace with head up, shoulders high, and on the high heels of faith in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. It’s time to volunteer and take your place as the redeemed and ambassador of God for Christ Jesus. For out of Zion, the Church, God will rule and reign over the enemy and cohorts of our faith. You are empowered of God in Christ Jesus to have dominion – not over people, but over the enemy and cohorts. Anything contrary to scripture indicates we do not know who we ARE as redeemed of God, representing the heavenly in our earthly affairs. 

“And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, I GIVE unto you POWER to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the POWER of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven” Luke 10:17-20. 

“The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool.” 2. The Lord shall send the ROD of Your strength out of Zion. RULE in the midst of your enemies! 3 Your people shall be VOLUNTEERS in the day of your POWER; in the BEAUTIES of holiness, from the womb of the morning, you have the DEW of Your youth” Psalms 110:1-3/NKJV. 

Therefore, rise up in faith, by the grace, wherein you’ve been given the rights and privileges in redemption to explore, innovate, initiate, and create the atmosphere you love to behold – whereby you can reign and rule – for you ARE god in the earth, commissioned by God as an ambassador and representative of the heavenly for earthly affairs in Christ Jesus stead. [2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Ephesians 6:29; Proverbs 13:17]. 

I PRAY that as you think about the implications of the context scripturally and meditatively in the grace, you will discover yourself and then make your REALITY become what God’s word says about you and not what religion and religiosity show and indicate. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHT WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool.” 2. The Lord shall send the ROD of Your strength out of Zion. RULE in the midst of your enemies! 3 Your people shall be VOLUNTEERS in the day of your POWER; in the BEAUTIES of holiness, from the womb of the morning, you have the DEW of Your youth” Psalms 110:1-3/NKJV. 

“And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 19 Behold, I GIVE unto you POWER to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the POWER of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven” Luke 10:17-20. 

“And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch. 24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me. 26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and my Father are one. 31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. 34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; 36 say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? 37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. 38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him” John 10:22-38. 

“I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High” Psalms 82:6. 

“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil” Genesis 3:5. 

“And they sung a NEW SONG, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast REDEEMED us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 and hast MADE us unto our God KINGS and PRIESTS: and we shall REIGN on the earth” Revelation 5:9-10. 

“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the FIRST BEGOTTEN OF THE DEAD, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 6 and hath MADE us KINGS and PRIESTS unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen” Revelation 1:5-6. 

“But ye ARE a CHOSEN GENERATION, a ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, an HOLY NATION, a PECULIAR PEOPLE; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath CALLED you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10 which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had NOT OBTAINED mercy, but now HAVE OBTAINED mercy” 1 Peter 2:9-10. 

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a NEW creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become NEW. 18 And all things ARE of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not IMPUTING their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us THE WORD OF RECONCILIATION. 20 Now then we are AMBASSADORS for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 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” 2 Corinthians 5:17-21. 

“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.) 18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 that as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace REIGN through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord” Romans 5:17-21. 

SUMMARY: 

The message is talking about the restored identity and authority of the believer in Christ Jesus as a redeemed king, priest, and ambassador mandated to reign and rule in life. June is presented as the season to affirm this identity and execute the dominion mandate by grace. 

 KEY POINTS 

1. FOUNDATIONAL TRUTH: WHOYOU ARE IN CHRIST 

• You are a NEW CREATION in Christ – old things passed away; all things became new 2 Cor 5:17. 

• You are REDEEMED by the blood of Jesus, washed from sin, made KINGS & PRIESTS Rev 1:5-6. 

• You are a CHOSEN GENERATION, ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, HOLY NATION, SPECIAL PEOPLE 1 Pet 2:9. 

• God declares: YOU ARE GODS, children of the Most High Psalm 82:6 – not “AS gods” like Adam’s deception Gen 3:5. 

2. THE DIVINE COMMISSION

• God reconciled us to Himself through Christ and GAVE us the MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION + THE WORD OF RECONCILIATION 2 Cor 5:18-19. 

• Therefore, WE ARE AMBASSADORS for Christ 2 Cor 5:20 – authorised representatives of heaven in earthly affairs. 

• Jesus empowered you: Luke 10:19 – “I GIVE you POWER over ALL the power of the enemy; nothing shall by any means hurt you.” 

3. THE HINDRANCE: IDENTITY CRISIS

• Adam lost dominion because he didn’t know WHO HE WAS, then sold his commission-right to Satan Gen 3:5. 

• Many believers today are in the same struggle – can’t choose between God’s verdict vs devil’s verdict about them. 

• Religiosity, traditionalism, denominational by-laws, creeds, dogmas make God’s Word of no effect John 10:34-36. 

• Consequence of lost identity: Poverty, sickness, spiritual death, bondage to the curse of law/fall Gal 3:13. Gal 5:1 warns: Stand firm in FREEDOM, don’t return to yoke of slavery. 

4. THE JUNE CHARGE: AFFIRM & VOLUNTEER

• June declaring: “YOU ARE GOD’S! TO REIGN & RULE” in Christ Jesus. 

• Knowing who you ARE in grace makes you volunteer in VICTORY, MORE THAN CONQUERORS, OVERCOMERS, TRIUMPH in every place of godly living. 

• If you cannot affirm it, you’ll be sold out cheap, abused, adulterated, distorted by falsehoods instead of TRUTH that sets free. 

• Stand up in grace: head up, shoulders high, on high heels of faith. Take your place as a redeemed ambassador. 

5. THE TWO-FOLD MANDATE

• REDEEMED MANDATE: Rule & reign over Poverty, Sickness, Spiritual Death. Jesus settled the curse of law and fall once for all. 

• COMMISSIONED MANDATE: Rule & reign over the Devil and works of darkness. 

6. FINAL IMPERATIVE

• Out of Zion, the Church, God rules & reigns over enemies Psalm 110:2. His people are VOLUNTEERS on the day of His POWER Psalm 110:3. 

• Rise in faith by grace. Use your rights in redemption to explore, innovate, initiate, and create the atmosphere you love. 

• Meditate scripturally until your REALITY matches God’s Word, not religion/religiosity. 

Bottom line: No identity settled = no dominion exercised. Affirm WHO YOU ARE, then reign & rule. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI