YOU ARE REDEEMED – FROM SIN AND ITS EFFECT: POVERTY, SICKNESS AND SPIRITUAL DEATH!
Do you know what? I am so spirited, super excited, graciously happy, genuinely rejuvenating and absolutely overwhelmed with unspeakable joy and peace – simply for the daily KNOWING and UNDERSTANDING that – Christ had REDEEMED us from the CURSE of the FALL and of the LAW; for the LAW was as a consequence and results of the FALL. This makes my intent in Christ Jesus, more of a reality, awesomely and amazingly driven to POSSESSING OUR POSSESSIONS in REDEMPTION.
Much more, we are REDEEMED from the summed curse EFFECT and STING of SIN: POVERTY, SICKNESS and SPIRITUAL DEATH. When you know and understand this, then your only responsibility is to APPROPRIATE, ENACT and ENSURE it by grace through FAITH toward GOD in Christ Jesus stead – Romans 5:1-2. For it is your spiritual – vital and legal RIGHTS and PRIVILEGES in Christ Jesus, to POSSESS YOUR POSSESSIONS in Him. Amen.
In the OLD TESTAMENT, the BLESSING of God was based on CONDITION – that is, CONDITIONALITY; but in the NEW TESTAMENT for the NEW CREATION in Christ Jesus, God’s BLESSING is GIVEN, based on the DONE work of Christ Jesus for our REDEMPTION. Hence, I am emboldened to say that our REDEMPTION BLESSING – IS A DONE DEED. Just your act of Faith on the believe of the done deed is all you need to do. Even as Abraham BELIEVED the GOSPEL PREACHED to Him and he RECEIVED, so can we RECEIVE ‘WHEN’ not on the ‘IF’, we also BELIEVE as it’s written – 2 Corinthians 4:13, Galatians 3:6-9. Praise God. Hallelujah. Amen.
Be BLESSED in God’s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus.
SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK.
SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:
“We having the SAME spirit of FAITH, according as it is written, I BELIEVED, and therefore have I SPOKEN; we also BELIEVE, and therefore SPEAK” 2 Corinthians 4:13.
“Therefore being JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, we have PEACE with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 by whom also we have ACCESS BY FAITH into this GRACE wherein we STAND, and REJOICE in hope of the GLORY of God” Romans 5:1-2.
“Even as Abraham BELIEVED God, and it was ACCOUNTED to him for RIGHTEOUSNESS. 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would JUSTIFY the heathen through faith, PREACHED before the GOSPEL unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall ALL nations be BLESSED. 9 So then they which be of faith are BLESSED with faithful Abraham . . . 13 Christ hath REDEEMED us from the CURSE of the LAW, being made a CURSE for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14 that the BLESSING of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might RECEIVE the PROMISE of the Spirit through faith . . . 26 For ye ARE all the CHILDREN of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is NEITHER Jew nor Greek, there is NEITHER bond nor free, there is NEITHER male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and HEIRS according to the PROMISE” Galatians 3:6-9, 13-14., 26-29.
“And it shall come to pass, IF thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2 and all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, IF thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God” Deuteronomy 28:1-2.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath BLESSED us with ALL spiritual BLESSINGS in heavenly places in Christ” Ephesians 1:3.
“THE BLESSING of the Lord, it MAKETH rich, and he ADDETH no SORROW with it” Proverbs 10:22.
Further Scriptural Reading Text: Genesis 3; Genesis 12:1-3; Colossians 1:13-14; Ephesians 1:7-8; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Timothy 2:13-15; Deuteronomy 28; Romans 10:9-13; Luke 1:68-75.
SUMMARY:
The message is a declaration of the believer’s redemption and blessedness in Christ Jesus. It emphasises that Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the fall and the law, and that we are blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places (Ephesians 1:3).
Key Points:
- Redemption from sin and its effects: Christ has redeemed us from sin and its effects, including poverty, sickness, and spiritual death.
- Blessedness in Christ: We are blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ (Ephesians 1:3).
- Faith appropriates redemption: Our responsibility is to appropriate, enact, and ensure our redemption by grace through faith toward God in Christ Jesus (Romans 5:1-2).
- Old Testament vs. New Testament blessings: In the Old Testament, blessings were conditional (“if”), but in the New Testament, blessings are given based on the done work of Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:3, Romans 4).
- Redemption is a done deed: Our redemption is a done deed, and our act of faith is to believe and receive it (2 Corinthians 4:13).
- Possess your possessions: Believers are encouraged to possess their possessions in Christ Jesus, exercising their spiritual rights and privileges (Ephesians 1:7-8).
Scriptural Emphases:
- “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3).
- “We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak” (2 Corinthians 4:13).
- “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us” (Galatians 3:13).
Call to Action:
Believers are encouraged to:
- Know and understand their redemption in Christ Jesus.
- Appropriate and enact their redemption by faith.
- Possess their possessions in Christ Jesus.
- Believe and receive the blessings of God.
- Speak and declare their faith in God’s Word.
REV. CHUKIE MORSI
