In my last write-up I wrote, you can't have faith in a person you don't know. And with the understanding we've gotten now that those who are born of God or born again have been fused together with Jesus, in other words, Jesus is now their lives.
In another clearer way, they died, and Jesus took over their lives. And we all know that Jesus is life personified, (ref.: 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 3:4; John 14:6). So, we are not who we are any longer, but who Jesus is right now. But if we don't know who Jesus is, how do we operate?
So, who is Jesus right now?
OK, John 1:1 says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:14 also says, "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth."
So, in summary Jesus is God, and He came in human form.
The essence of Jesus becoming man was to free the entire world from the bondage of sin through the shedding of His blood, (ref.: Hebrews 9:22). Then He resurrected to establish a brand new beginning, (ref.: 1 Corinthians 15:12-14). Who He became when He resurrected is who He is now. And that is the person we became joint heirs with. So, who is this resurrected Jesus?
Matthew 28:18 says, "And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth."
So, we know that all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to to Jesus.
Philippians 2:9-11, "Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, ¹⁰that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, ¹¹and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
The verses above make us understand that Jesus not only has all authority in heaven and earth, He also has the highest name in the universe. In other words, Jesus has the highest name in heaven, earth, and under the earth.
The name of Jesus is an authority on its own. Every name submits to the name of Jesus, which means that sickness, diseases, demons, infirmities, and anything that has a name, even to flowers and trees bow down to the name of Jesus. This goes to show that the name of Jesus has no one greater than Him or even anyone as His equal.
Now, this great authority of Jesus has been given to the church, who are the everyone born of God or born again, those who carry His Spirit.
Ephesians 1:19-23 "and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power ²⁰which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, ²¹far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. ²²And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, ²³which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all."
Jesus having the highest authority is seated at the right hand of God. He has been placed far above every principalities, power, might, dominion, and every name that is named, not only now, but above every name into the future, all of which He has put under His feet. And this is the most interesting part, He has given these to the church, where He is head.
So, understand this that all that Jesus is right now, seated at the right hand of God are all you have become. It is not about you, but about Him, about all that He is, that is your focus.
Go through these scriptures that I've listed above on who Jesus is. To believe this are what God wants from you, and to believe that you have become all that Jesus is BY HIS GRACE, and not by what you did.
This is faith, to believe all that Jesus is that He has given to you by grace.
To know Jesus is to know who you are, because IT IS IN HIS AUTHORITY THAT YOU OPERATE 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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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)
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