He Arose! What Does It Mean To Us?

Hello everyone,

Last time I wrote on the importance of the power statement Jesus gave on the cross, which was the statement, “it is finished.” The statement represents, the end of an age, the completion of His work here on earth, and the end of our suffering under the Adamic covenant with its attributes, which includes sickness, diseases, poverty, depression, control of our lives by the devil. All these attributes were put to an end the moment Jesus said it is finished. But the question now is to know what next after the end of the era Jesus closed? This is what I would write on today.

We all understand the importance of the death of Jesus, as His death was a sacrifice on our behalf to save us from the works of the devil. But all these would just be a waste of time if one the thing hadn’t happened, which is the resurrection of our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST.

Without the resurrection of Jesus, we would still be in our sins, and the sacrifice on the cross would have just been a waste.

The greatest miracle ever, was and still is the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and why is this so? When Jesus died, He went straight to hell, but what the devil didn’t know was that he didn’t have power over Jesus. Jesus went to hell to set the captives free, which are the righteous people who stayed in Abraham’s bosom till the coming of Jesus. People such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Moses, Joshua, Samuel, and many others. And another thing which was so important which Jesus did was to take back the powers of the earth which Adam gave to the devil from him, which is why Colossians 2:15 says, “[God] disarmed the principalities and powers that were ranged against us and made a bold display and public example of them, in triumphing over them in Him and in it [the cross].” AMP. How was this possible? It was made possible through the blood of Jesus, the blood which speaks better things than that of Abel.

It was the blood of Jesus which went to God, which made God appeased, and allowed Jesus to redeem us from hell. Jesus represented the whole world, “Therefore [because He stooped so low] God has highly exalted Him and has freely bestowed on Him the name that is above every name.” AMP. This was where the resurrection took place. And this is why in order to leave the old covenant, which is the Adamic covenant into the new covenant, we have to receive Jesus into our lives as our new Lord and Saviour.

In receiving Jesus as Lord, Colossians 2:12 says, “[Thus you were circumcised when] you were buried with Him in [your] baptism, in which you were also raised with Him [to a new life] through [your] faith in the working of God [as displayed] when He raised Him up from the dead.” So, as Jesus died, we also died, as He was buried, we were also buried, and as He resurrected, we also resurrected with Him into a brand new body and life and under Jesus.

Colossians 1:13-14 says, “[The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, ₁₄ in Whom we have our redemption through His blood, [which means] the forgiveness of our sins.” AMP.

In understanding the importance of Christ’s resurrection, let’s take a look at Romans 5:12 which says, “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned.” Romans 5:15 says, “But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.” Romans 5:17 says, “For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.”

We need to understand the importance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. For Adam, all authority and dominion on earth were given to him, thus, every of his offspring would possess this same dominion. But for Jesus who is the last Adam, all authority, in heaven and earth has been given to Him, and everyone who is born of Him possesses this exact same authority. In other words, sickness is under you, poverty is under you, cancer is under. All you have to do is to be born of Christ Jesus and believe in the authority He possesses right, that you also possess the exact same authority.

Therefore, in Christ, we operate the authority of Christ Jesus and not outside Him. We need to meditate and confess this authority because His name is above every other name, all things are under His feet, and as He is so are you in this world, (ref.: 1 John 4:17).

I cannot explain enough the Grace we have received from God through faith in Christ Jesus. It is something we unfold more and more, that which we grow into as we fix our eyes on the One true King—Jesus Christ Our Lord. He arose, and our lives changed just because of Him. Thank you, Jesus!

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

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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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)