Who Is Your Adam?

When you think of the creation story, you remember Adam and Eve. Adam typically is the beginning of the human race. Through him, every person on earth originates.

If we recall, Adam made a wrong choice that separated him from God, which put all of mankind in a death state. This is because to be separated from God is to be separated from life. God told him that if he made the wrong choice of eating the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil he would surely die. And Adam still ate of the tree even when he knew the consequences (ref.: Genesis 3).

Even though it appeared as though all of mankind was doomed, God in His loving kindness made a way out for all of humanity. The devil on the other hand thought it was over for mankind, but it was and still is impossible to trick the Almighty God. He is the One who knows all things, even before they happen.

Jesus played two major roles here on earth. First,

He came as the lamb to save all of humanity. He was born of a virgin to enter this fallen world of the first Adam, thereby becoming the only one of the descendants of Adam who didn't have a sinful nature. With this, He could atone for the whole world. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sin (ref.: Hebrews 9:22). And Jesus was the only perfect person to get this done.

Jesus died on the cross and the wrath of God was satisfied because the sin of the whole world was placed on Jesus (ref.: 2 Corinthians 5:21). In the true sense, Jesus became the scapegoat for all of humanity (ref.: Leviticus 16:6-10).

The second reason Jesus came was to establish a new beginning, as His resurrection signified this. He is the second, or better still, the last Adam. He is the only One begotten of the Father (ref. John 1:14,18; 1 John 4:19).

So, what does Jesus being the last Adam mean to us?

The resurrection of Jesus signifies that there is another Adam and that the sins of the first Adam have truly been atoned for (ref.: 1 Corinthians 15:17). It also signifies that we can partake in the new life under Jesus. This is done by the confession of Jesus as Lord and believing in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead, then we would instantly be grafted into the new life of Jesus, thus no longer under the first Adam (ref.: Romans 10:9; 11:17-32).

Let us understand that Adam defines and determines the type of life everyone born under him experiences. For example, God told him that on the day he eats of the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil, he will surely die, which happened. Adam became like a plucked flower without any source of life. So, every born under him is born into death, because they are just as he is. If he has the tendency to develop any form of sickness or disease, so also would anyone born of him have the tendency to develop any form of sickness or disease, just because of their nature, their source who is Adam.

Jesus being the last Adam is a new beginning. Jesus is God and has the life of God. Of course, we know that God is light and life and has no form of darkness or death in Him. These and many more are the characteristics of our Lord Jesus. And anyone born of Jesus means the complete life of Jesus is given as a gift and an inheritance.

Since you are now born again, you have no business with the life or system of the first Adam. The life you are to focus on is Jesus, because being your Adam, all born under have His life. Know who you have become, confess who you have become, and the moment you believe it, you manifest the life of the last Adam-the Lord Jesus. Know your Adam and live manifest 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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On Top Of The Food Chain

Food chain! I'm sure you must have heard about it. The food chain is an order in the ecosystem where a small living organism is consumed by a larger living organism, which is also consumed by another larger living organism, and on till it gets to the top of the food chain where the living organism has no predator. And man is at the top of the food chain.

I used this analogy to depict what I call a spiritual food chain, where our Lord Jesus is at the top of the food chain. This is why He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Everyone and everything is under Him. And anyone born under Jesus (born-again) has inherited the life of our Lord Jesus and has been given the privilege to function in His authority (ref.: Ephesians 1:21-23).

What does this mean for us? As the body of Christ Jesus, the fulness of Christ Jesus resides on the inside of us. So, when we speak in His authority, it is as Him speaking exactly with no limitation. This is the reason why we command the blind eyes to open, it is Him in us that opens the blind eyes. All these are done by the faith of Jesus.

As Galatians 2:20b says, "...the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." KJV.

Jesus told His disciples in John 15:5 that without Him they [which applies to us] can do nothing. We are His representation here on earth. All that He is, we just express here because we are born of Him.

So, as you walk, remember who you carry on the inside of you because He is on top of the food chain, and so are you.

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 Does Hardness of the Heart Mean?

Hardness of the heart, what does it mean?

The first time I heard or read about the hardness of the heart had to do with the Israelites in the Bible. Several times the LORD God would guide them on where to go and what to do for their good, but almost every time, they didn't listen or believe. This is where the hardness of the heart comes in.

God's word is always bounding, it must always come to pass. He knows the end from the beginning. And most of all His love towards us is beyond human comprehension and imagination. So, why won't you trust Him? But no, the children of Israel didn't. This is called the hardness of the heart.

When they had no trust or belief in God, despite all the promises He gave to them, they couldn't enter into His rest (ref.: Hebrews 4:1-5). And by not entering into God's rest implies we can't receive God's promises. Not because He doesn't want to give us, but because He offered us but our minds are in more than one place at the same time. Sort of having many options.

But remember God is always the 'sure guy'. And any other option cannot be trusted.

To have a hardened heart is to lack faith and trust in a thing or person by holding blindly and stubbornly to another thing.

So, the writer of Hebrews said in chapter 4 that when we hear the true word of Grace, we shouldn't harden our hearts like the children of Israel did (Hebrews 4:6-11).

Now, the word of God filled with the Grace of our Lord Jesus are the words we are to have rest in. 2 Corinthians 1:20 says, "For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us." We can always count on Him every time. But it is left to us to trust in Him. To believe in Him. To have faith in Him. To find our true rest in Him.

If God has said it, then it is done. Remember He is in every time at the same time because He is omnipresent and He is not bound by time. So, everything happens now. So, whatever He has promised us is done. You just have to believe it and not harden your heart over it, no matter who challenges you over it, because again, His promises are yes and AMEN.

God bless you.

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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It's The Other Way Around

There's one thing that's on the mind of man, and that is his needs being met, so he wakes up and runs after his needs every day. He calls it hard work, as he gets a job and works his strength out to get something to compensate for his hard work. It's quite sad.

All these began when Adam and Eve were sent out of the garden. Adam had to till the ground to survive (ref.: Genesis 3:17-19). And that's how the world has been ever since. But was that the plan of God from the beginning?

Before God made Adam he had made provision for all that he would ever need. So, if that was done, what was Adam's job? His job was to tend and guard what God had given him. He had no business toiling. So, looking at what man does today, it's the other way around from God's intention.

So, can we live God's original plan right here on earth?

The man wasn't created to toil. By toiling, we lose sight of our true purpose of existence which is to tend and guard what he has provided ahead.

Now, the moment you receive Christ Jesus into your life, the question you are to ask is what you are to do not to have your needs met, but as the chore of a Son or Daughter of God. Why? It is because all your needs have already been met.

Matthew 6:33 says we should seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all the things we are running up and down for will be added. There won't be a need to run after it because it was already available from the start.

Jesus said earlier in Matthew 6:31 that we shouldn't worry about our needs, and in verse 32 that those who run after these things are unbelievers, those who don't know Him.

Our focus is to live the life He has called us to live, fulfilling our mandate as Sons and Daughters of God here on earth. And we are to be rest assured that by just being His Sons and Daughters, our needs have been sorted.

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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Perseverance

Coming into the new life in Christ Jesus is a different ball game entirely. Living in a world where you need to save the unsaved as being sent on a mission, also has almost everything opposing what you stand for.

Sometimes you ask yourself if you're meant to do this. Sometimes, you feel like giving up. And even when you choose to do it, as that meant to be, you have things and even people, some of whom could be close to you discouraging you on your mission here on earth.

And when things like this happen, the word perseverance should be what we are to hold on to.

Perseverance is a continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition. And in this case, our effort is to focus and achieve our mission no matter what.

But even though we are saved, we are in the flesh. And as I wrote above, the flesh is sensitive to trials and temptation. So, how do we persevere?

Let's take a look at Romans 5:1-5, it says "¹ Our faith in Jesus transfers God’s righteousness to us and he now declares us flawless in his eyes. This means we can now enjoy true and lasting peace with God, all because of what our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, has done for us. ² Our faith guarantees us permanent access into this marvelous kindness that has given us a perfect relationship with God. What incredible joy bursts forth within us as we keep on celebrating our hope of experiencing God’s glory! ³ But that’s not all! Even in times of trouble we have a joyful confidence, knowing that our pressures will develop in us patient endurance. ⁴ And patient endurance will refine our character, and proven character leads us back to hope. ⁵ And this hope is not a disappointing fantasy, because we can now experience the endless love of God cascading into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who lives in us!" TPT.

Apostle Paul reminds us that our faith in Jesus got us born-again, which implies that God's righteousness was transferred to us as our brand new life. It's an eternal joy to live a flawless life of peace with God. So, this was why he also said that even in times of trouble or tribulations, while we carry out the Lord's mission, we glory in it because this enables us to persevere.

And because we know that whatever we face in this world is nothing compared to the eternity we would spend with our Lord Jesus. This then brings about a proper character that rests on the true hope of His return.

This is what Romans 8:25 means, where it says that if we hope for what we don't see, then we wait for it in perseverance.

Perseverance is what keeps us, knowing who we have become and the hope of the redemption of our bodies in His second coming. This strengthens us as we close our eyes to trials that come our way, and as we also receive the strength to overcome the temptations of this world.

We can only persevere when know causes that drive and zeal within us.

Let us not seize to remember what the Lord has done for us. This allows His Spirit to flow through more as we don't resist it. Remember, always remember why you persevere, and why have to keep your hope alive in Him.

God bless you.

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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