Text: Revelations 1:11-18, Isaiah 53:1, Romans 8:6
In the life of a man, there are many prevailing circumstances. Man is frantically looking for solution. The sick will go to the doctor; the poor and needy will look unto the government and maybe the rich and well to do for help; and man goes to toil and work to get money to meet his daily needs. For a sick person, the doctor may diagnose and give a report. For the poor or needy, the government‘s bailout or the rich may provide temporary but not sufficient relief; for the debt ridden, the bank account and the mountain of unpaid bills may speak volumes.
Our text tells us that Jesus Christ is the beginning of the beginnings; the ending of endings; the first and the last. He is the unchangeable changer in every situation or circumstance. He has the first and last word. The doctor’s report is not the final report on your health. The report of the Lord saying you are healed is the final report (1 Peter 2:24). The negative bank account balance is not the final report. The report of the Lord saying you are rich because He became poor that you might be rich (2 Corinthians 8:9). The redemption from the curse of poverty, sickness, barrenness, stagnation, sin and oppression of the wicked one through the finished work on the Cross of Calvary is the final report (Galatians 3:13-14). Therefore claim your release from any curse hindering your progress.
All other reports are temporal, subject to change, but the report of the Lord is forever and permanent (2 Corinthians 4:18). Whatever you receive from the Lord is forever (Ecclesiastes 3:14) but the prosperity of fools shall ultimately destroy them (Proverbs 1:32). If you believe in the report of the Lord as written in the covenanted promises-the Word of God, you have life and peace. If on the other hand, you believe in the situation report you bring death and failure to the situation.(Romans 8:6) The choice is yours.
So for any situation in your life right now, go to Jesus Christ and The Word of God for answer. It is this word of grace through which we access our inheritance in Christ ( Acts 20:32). Therefore claim your inheritance and overcome any adversary hindering you.
However, the report of the Lord will only be delivered by the arm of the Lord, to those who believe in Jesus Christ and His report in His Word(Isaiah 53:1) and are not living in disobedience to the covenant.(Luke 6:46-49;13:24-27)
Everything starts with dealing with sinner and the sin question which inhibits the delivery of the report or the blessing of the Lord. We do this by acknowledging our sinful nature, our sinful past, asking God the Father to forgive us our sin and wash us with the Blood of his Son, Jesus Christ and receiving Jesus Christ and His Word into our heart and soul, as personal Lord and Savior and becoming members of the family of God.
Then we become born again of the Spirit. We are new creation in Christ in our spirit man(2 Corinthians 5:17), created in righteousness and true holiness(Ephesians 4:24)
Let those who are willing to give their lives to Christ or be restored to genuine fellowship with the Lord : now commit themselves to the Lord as we go to the Lord in prayer.
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