Sin: The Nature Aspect and The Ignorance Aspect

OK, imagine two persons you know. One hasn't received Jesus as His Lord, in other words, isn't born again, while the other one is born again. Galatians 5:19-21 talks of the works of the flesh such as adultery, jealousy, envy and so on. What you observed is that two of these people exhibit works of the flesh. The question now is are both of them sinners, better still, why is the person who claims to be born again still exhibiting the works of the flesh?

Now, a quick one, there are two nature's of living. The first is the nature of sin, which came from Adam, which we were all born into, while the second is the nature of God, which comes from our Lord Jesus Christ. No one can have both natures at the same time, (ref.: Romans 5:18&19; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20).

The one who isn’t born again has the nature of sin, which is a carnal way of life that is enmity again God. But the one who is born again has received the life of Jesus, which is the life of the Spirit, that is one with God.

The reason why you still find the works of the flesh in the behaviour of the born again person is not because he has the nature of sin, but because he is ignorant of who he is right now. In other words, he hasn't come to the full understanding of who is new life is.

The scriptures says in Romans 12:1&2, "Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? I encourage you to surrender yourselves to God to be his sacred, living sacrifices. And live in holiness, experiencing all that delights his heart. For this becomes your genuine expression of worship. ²Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes." TPT.

A person who just got born again is like a baby, and shouldn't be left alone, but should be taken care of by a mature Son or Daughter of God, whom the Lord would use as he or she guides the young born again person into growth in the fulness of Christ, making the person aware of what he or she has received. And as the person becomes more aware the soul submits to who the Spirit has become, and it reflects in the daily living of the person. And in so doing, the works of the flesh reduces drastically and the fruit of the Spirit start to show forth.

The presence of the works of the flesh in a Son or Daughter of God is a state of emptiness, which indicates ignorance. However, the Holy Spirit would have been pricking the person, as the person would have been feeling uncomfortable in some areas or doing what isn't of Christ. But the person can only know who he or she is, when being fed with the Spiritual food, and being led by the Holy Spirit in living the life of Jesus.

As a whole, the works of the flesh could be lurking around the empty side of a Son or Daughter of God, no matter how little, because that place hasn't received the illumination of who he or she is in Christ.

Now, the battle where there is the need to feed one's mind with the word of God lies within the soul, because the soul is where the ignorance lies, and should be illuminated with the light and life of Christ, allowing the soul to function in full capacity of who the Spirit now is. But in any and every way, the carnal way of living is enmity against God, so it is important to renew our minds quickly, so as not to fall prey of the evil one.

And don't forget, the moment you have Jesus as Lord, you have His nature, meaning, you are no longer a sinner. So, you need to feed your mind with you new food, (ref.: Romans 6:1-14).

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Your Dance In The Spirit

There are places of work where certain benefits are given as a person or worker under that organisation rises in levels. Things like allowances could increase, and other benefits that weren't there could start coming in. You then see yourself different from the level you were in before and the level you are now. Well, that's how the world operates. Just wanted to give you an idea of what my write-up is focused on today.

Colossians 1:13&14 says, "He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, ¹⁴in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins." Now, to be moved from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of Jesus is not just a change of level, but a change of life entirely, and it comes with a whole lot of benefits. 

In Christ Jesus are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, (ref.:Colossians 2:3). In Christ Jesus, we are blessed with all Spiritual blessings in heavenly places, (ref.: Ephesians 1:3). Entering into the kingdom of Christ Jesus implies the stripes of Jesus had made you healed, because He bore ALL your sicknesses, diseases and infirmities, and nailed it to the cross, (ref.: Isaiah 53:4; 1 Peter 2:24).

All authority has been given to Jesus Christ. He is the highest name. Every other name bow down and declare that Jesus is Lord, (ref.: Matthew 28:18; 1 Corinthians 15:27; Ephesians 1:19-23; Philippians 2:9,10). Jesus represents everyone born under the new creation. In fact, He is the new creation, and we are in Him, one with Him, and because all things are under His feet, they are equally under our feet, (ref.: Romans 8:17; Ephesians 1:22,23; 2:6).

In summary, we have the mind and fullness of Christ, (ref.: 1 Corinthians 2:16; Colossians 2:9,10). We are far above the deception of this world by the devil. We operate at a level that in Jesus', which we received by Grace through faith. It is a dance in the Spirit knowing all Jesus has, you have received as an inheritance. The Lord God is awesome, and He loves us so much.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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The Seeds Amongst Thorns

Few years ago, I had a series on the parable of the sower, and of course I wrote on the seeds amongst thorns. Today, I singled out the seeds amongst thorns, amongst the parable of the sower, as I decided to revisit it again because for me I believe a lot of us fall into this category when we are not careful. And it is a serious issue that I had to call our attention to what the seeds amongst thorns really mean.

The parable of the sower was written in Matthew, Mark and Luke, (ref.: Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:1-15). And as I wrote, my focus is on the seeds amongst thorns. Let's take a look at Matthew 13:3&7, "³Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow.  ⁷And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them." The seeds grew, but the thorns sprang up and choked them. This is to imply that if the thorns weren't there, the seeds would have grown fine. The focus here is to know what these thorns are.

Jesus explained what the parable means and for the seeds amongst thorns, Jesus said in Matthew 13:22 "Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful."

The EASY translation puts Matthew 13:22 thus, "Some seeds fell among thorn bushes . This is like people who hear the message from God. But they have many troubles in their minds. They want to get more money and more things. They think that this will make them happy. So they do not let God's message change them. They are like plants that do not grow well and make new seeds." EASY.

The seeds represents the word of God, while the soil or ground represents the heart of the receiver of the word of God. Some may think the cares of this world and deceitfulness of riches would imply those who spend lavishly, those who sin. But take note, the soil represents the heart,  and the EASY translation made us understand that the thorns Jesus spoke of represents the troubles in our hearts.

Many times we allow bills to trouble us, such as rent, children school fees, what to eat, what to drink, what to wear, worry over our health. We want to get more money for what we term as "justifiable reasons", and in all these we forget the word of God, and to Jesus, we choke the word of God. This is why we don't see God's word manifesting in our lives.

Jesus had asked us to trust in Him completely in Matthew 6:25-34. Jesus also asked us to come to Him when we are heavy laden because He will give us rest.

The question we should ask ourselves is why did Jesus come, and of what use is the word of God when we keep facing worries on this earth?

Jesus came to give us rest. Rest from every worries of life, and we find this rest in His word, which come as seeds. But when we fail to look up to Him and look within our abilities in solving these worries we choke the word we get. And guess what? You can never take your worries away, no matter the billions you are given. Why not give your worries to the only person that can take your worries away permanently. This is the rest Jesus has brought for us.

Jesus said in John 14:16-18, "¹⁶‐¹⁷And I will ask the Father and he will give you another Savior, the Holy Spirit of Truth, who will be to you a friend just like me—and he will never leave you. The world won’t receive him because they can’t see him or know him. But you know him intimately because he remains with you and will live inside you. ¹⁸“I promise that I will never leave you helpless or abandon you as orphans—I will come back to you!" TPT

The Holy Spirit is always there living in every Son and Daughter of God to lead us into a worry free life. Allow the word of the Lord to fall on good soil, a heart that is hungry for the word of God, a heart ready to diligent to follow the word of Truth.

Yes, there are worries and anxieties everywhere, but know this, it is not your job to take your worries away, it is His job, so, rest in Him.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Faithful In Little

Jesus gave a parable of the unjust steward in Luke 16:1-13. The lesson behind the parable was that people of the world are wiser than people of God in their dealings over things entrusted to them. They have a sound sense of judgement, even though they are of the world. But the Sons and Daughters of God lack a sound sense of judgement, and in this case a state of faithfulness. Which was why Jesus said in Luke 16:10, "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much."

When God entitles you with a thing, how faithful are you to that thing? What we fail to understand is that our faithfulness to things God has given us right now, opens bigger doors for us. It is not just about being a Son or Daughter of God, believing that we have inherited the fulness of Jesus, which includes His wealth, health and favour. What activates it is our being faithful to what we have been given.

Our meditation on the word of God is expected to strengthen us in being faithful, because we are to express the image of the Jesus, who was extra faithful to God His Father. And this is possible because we now have His Spirit.

What crosses your mind when things are entitled to you, even at a small level? What should cross our mind is that these things belong to us, and if we don't take care of these things, how would it grow, or how do we increase the value of that thing?

If we come with the mindset that it isn’t yours, or you're not in charge of it, nothing would work, and God would entrust you with something bigger because you showed to Him that you could not take care of the little one He gave us.

God knows our abilities, and would never give us anything beyond our capacity. And then again, He gives us things to make us fix our attention on Him, as Apostle Paul said in Philippians 4:13, which says, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

The wisdom and manner of approach in getting anything done lies in the ability of Christ Jesus, who strengthens us."

If you have issues in your finances, or you seem not to make progress generally, despite meditating on the word day and night, ask yourself if you have been faithful to the things God had set before you. And to know that is to listen to the Holy Spirit, because there is no way He wouldn’t have been guiding you on what and how to do things the Lord has set before you.

Faithfulness is key, and it start from what is before you. And remember even after meditating on the word of God, listen to the leading of the Holy Spirit and obey, because your obedience implies faithfulness. And you'll see that you aren't stagnant anymore.

Your faithfulness starts...NOW!

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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What's Your Vocabulary Like?

Vocabulary,...sounds academic. Well, it is basically a body of words used within a particular language. They are words specific to a particular language, which are used in language composition. What we've come to understand is that the very first thing that gives anyone a strong sense of confidence when found in a different part of the world is knowing the language of that place. And the more you develop the vocabulary of that language, the more sense of belonging you get. The same applies to the Spiritual sense of things.

There is so much emphasis on the meditation on the word of God, which is of great importance, but there is the aspect that is many don't see neglected, and that is the aspect of being led in what has meditated on, which allows those born of the Spirit to activate the meditated into reality. And that was my major focus in my last write-up. But there's more to that story.

Now, let's say you have a PhD in Mathematics, there practically no mathematical equation you cannot solve, it would imply that you're an expert in your field right? Right. But then, you have an eight years old boy in grade 3, it is expected that the height of his knowledge in Mathematics is the grade 3 mathematics.

Now, you have been hired as a mathematics lesson teacher for the boy to bring him up to speed with his mathematics (lest I forget, you also love teaching). There's no way you could impact a secondary or high school level mathematics into the boys mind, not to talk of the university level mathematics, why? The reason is because the boys level is at the grade 3 level. So, you could explain mathematics to him from kindergarten up to grade 3 to him, because that is how much knowledge he has of mathematics. 

But if it happens that the boy studies grade 4 mathematics, you would have more to explain to him. If he goes on to grade 5, then you would have more to explain to him. The more he continues, the more you would have more to explain, because he is increasing his mathematical vocabulary.

The more we meditate on the word, the more revelation we receive from the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit doesn't go outside what we haven't meditated on. In other words, your revelation knowledge on God's word, is based on how much you grow your spiritual vocabulary.

The Bible says in 2 Peter 3:18, "but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen." The fulness of Christ who is Grace Himself has been given to us. But the understanding of this Grace is left to us. The more we know about this Grace, the more the Holy Spirit reveals how to activate and use this Grace.

More Grace isn't given to us, it is more understanding of the Grace that is given to us, because God gave us the peak of Grace in the person of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. It is left to us to meditate on who this Grace is, and the more we meditate, the more the Holy Spirit reveals to us based on our knowledge of His Grace.

Ignorance on the part of a Son or Daughter of God is the lack of meditation on the word of God. Jesus said in Matthew 5:6, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled." The more you crave the word of God, the more you would fill the void or emptiness in you with the revelation of His word. This is so important because it is the void that the devil attacks us from because the void depicts ignorance on who we are in the Grace God has freely given to us.

So, whenever you're faced with any challenge, rather than freaking out as people of the world do, why not know meditate on the Grace of God concerning that situation, and receive leading of the Holy Spirit on how to go about solving that challenge. The answer is all in His Grace or Word. So, the more you meditate, the more revelation you get on how to leave the Jesus life here on earth.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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The Woki-Toki System

A woki toki is a device that has a radio transmitter and a receiver, commonly used by the police. Now, this device is used to communicate, and a leader of the group could communicate using the woki toki, and the those receiving the information can respond to the message.

Jesus came to save the world from sin by freeing us from it, and also to bring into a brand new life without sin, a perfect life beyond our wildest dreams and imagination, a life having the Spirit of God Himself. Now, Jesus death was the sacrifice we needed to free us from the bondage of sin. While His resurrection was the evidence that we have been freed from sin, (ref.: 1 Corinthians 15:17).

Now, that Christ Jesus has risen, many didn't know they are free from the bondage of sin, and they have an offer of a brand new life by Grace. So, Jesus commissioned His disciples to go into all the world, letting them know that they have been free from sin, and they have the chance to join a brand new life in the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus commanded His disciples to stay in an upper room, and wait for their woki toki to arrive, which He, Jesus would use to communicate with them, telling them how to go about the mission, because He alone knows the perfect way of carrying out the mission, (ref.: Acts 1:4). Without the woki toki, they cannot begin the mission. They would need to communicate with Jesus to get directions from Him, and He would always direct their steps because He see ahead of them. He knows how everyone moves because He has cameras everywhere that can see everything that is happening. So, the disciples can bank on Him for His leading and direction, and must always be in tune with Him, or else they could fall victim of the evil guys; and won't be able to locate those they have been sent to rescue.

The woki toki symbolises the Holy Spirit whom Jesus has promised to send us. The leading of the Holy Spirit is actually Jesus still leading (another evidence that Jesus and the Holy Spirit are one and the same).

Sadly, there are those who have received the woli toki, but don't listen to Jesus when He speaks because they are carried away by the things of the world. With this, they fall victim of the evil one, and wonder why their lives aren't going smoothly. The question is, have you been listening to the woki toki?

Another set of people can't recognise who is speaking in the woki toki because they haven't studied the map on how to move, and the weapons they possess (referring to the meditating on the word of God). By meditating on the word of God daily, the word becomes alive in you, especially with the fact that you now carry His Spirit. So, when the Lord Jesus speaks as the Holy Spirit, He corresponds with the word of God and your Spirit, which makes you know who is speaking.

In as much as meditating on the word of God is very important, the leading of the Holy Spirit is also very important and must not be left out. This is because to meditate on the word and leave out the Holy Spirit or rest on your degree, is like knowing the way, but having all senses cut off, which is so sad to imagine.

Study the map [meditate on the word of God], but never leave out the woki toki [never neglect the leading of the Holy Spirit], it must be a dialogue, and not a monologue.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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WAKE UP!

When we sleep and eventually dream, our dreams appear real while we are still in that state. But the moment we wake up, we find out it had all been a dream, and all that was experienced within the dream wasn't real.

But, you'll notice that you never knew your dream wasn't real when you were in that state. So, we moved from a dream state to a more realistic state of consciousness that we are in right now. But are you aware that there is an even more realistic state of consciousness that ultimately supercedes what we experience right now? So, let's find that out. 

Have you been in a dream that the moment you found out you were dreaming you woke up? This has happened to me several times. The moment you find out you are dreaming, you disregard that state and move to a more conscious state. But I'm here to tell you that you still in a state of dream, because there is an ultimately realistic state, and it is important we realise this right now and move into the true and real state of existence.

I had written in a few write-ups ago on Operating With The Spiritual Sense. The Spiritual state is the most realistic state of existence, and whatever is real there is real and cannot be changed.

2 Corinthians 4:18b says, "For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal." The things that are seen which is the state we are presently, are temporary, while the things that are unseen are eternal. The things that are unseen are of the Spirit realm, and they are eternal.

Apostle Paul had acknowledged us to look at the things that unseen rather than on the things that seen, (ref.: 2 Corinthians 4:18; Colossians 3:2).

Now, Colossians 3:1 says, "If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God." Why? There is an emphasis on those who are raised with Christ, and this is because those who are raised with Christ are those born again, and are now one with Christ Jesus, who are partakers of His eternal glory. So, it would only make sense to look up into the realm they are in, seated with Christ, to live the life Christ is living right here on earth.

Let me explain that. Christ Jesus has has the highest name, the name above every other name, with an authority so great that every other thing bows at the name of Jesus, (ref.: Ephesians 1:19-23; Philippians 2:9-11). Christ was made a supreme conqueror over all things. So, sickness, disease, covid-19, poverty, depression, and every other thing that is an oppression are all under His feet. And the scriptures says those who are born of God are partakers of this glory, because they are one with Jesus, fused together as one entity. Therefore, this is the real life we are to live to overcome the deception of the devil here on earth.

And in case you forgot, the Bible says in Colossians 2:15 that Jesus disarmed every principality and powers in hell, made an open show of them, and triumphed over them. Do not also forget what Jesus said about the devil in John 8:44, where Jesus the devil is a murderer and a liar, because there is no truth in it (devil). Whenever it opens its mouth, lies comes out. So, why are you ignorant of the devil's devices. Wake up! And live the real life you have been born again to be.

Any oppression that comes your way is first a lie of the devil, and also you are seated with Christ in the heavenly realm. Therefore, you are to operate on the VICTORY that Jesus obtained and has given to you by grace.

Like a dream, this world is passing away, so, WAKE UP!

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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