What is Your Foundation? (Part 2)

Jesus is not only our foundation, but our saviour. He is God, the Word of God and our ONLY focus. And when I say only focus, I mean the very life of Jesus has become our life. We are to meditate on Him alone to manifest His life as ours. We are to fix our eyes on Him alone to activate the peace of mind within us because in Him alone we have true rest and are to have complete trust.

This focus is achieved when we meditate on His word day and night. In doing this we grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ (ref.: 2 Peter 3:18). Jesus alone is whom we study, because our minds are used to the old way of life left by our old man, this is why it must be renewed to unlearn the old ways and learn who we truly are. And the life of Jesus is the life we now have as our inheritance (ref.: Romans 8:17; Galatians 3:29; Ephesians 1:11).

The very life you were born into when you were born again has a new nature Christ Jesus expresses. And by Grace through faith, we have also received this same nature and life. Romans 8:17 makes us understand that we are joint heirs with Christ Jesus. This is why Christ Jesus is our true foundation.

I’ve heard some people say prayer is their foundation, some say it is healing and miracles, and many more. This is where they move away from their focus. Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 3:11, “For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

Apostle Peter said that we should be diligent to follow Christ Jesus in peace, without spot, blameless, and not twist or misinterpret the scriptures as those who find the scriptures difficult to understand. He further explained that since we know this, we should be on our guard not to be carried away by errors of the wicked. And Apostle Peter said the way to remain firm and not be led astray is to grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (ref.: 2 Peter 3:14-18).

Christ Jesus is our zenith of perfection and perfection personified. And He has put His Spirit in us, and all we are to do is to renew our minds by meditating on Him. Ensuring He alone is our foundation on which we build anything. Only Jesus should be our foundation. Not prayer, miracles, signs and wonders, fasting and more. I am saying all that I listed are bad things, but they are not the point of focus. Jesus is.

Our prayers, fasting, miracles, and any other should point us to Jesus alone. Meditation on the word of God is the growth, knowledge, wisdom, and understanding that is key, because the proper understanding of who Jesus is allows one to pray without praying amiss. I cannot overemphasise this enough, but Jesus alone is and must remain our foundation because He really is.

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, and you are now brand new!

                                          

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What is Your Foundation? (Part 1)

Everything in life has a foundation. From our thoughts to our actions, they all have a foundation on which they are established. Every building has its foundation, without which the building collapses. But then, even when a building has a foundation, if the foundation isn’t strong, it collapses. This goes to say that having a foundation isn’t the issue but having the right foundation is.

As a Son or Daughter of God, or as a church, what is your foundation? Jesus said in Matthew 7:24-27 that whoever hears His sayings, and does them, would be likened to a person who built his house on the rock. And despite the rain, floods and wind descending on the house, it won’t fall, why? It is because the house is founded on the rock.

But Jesus said the case is different for the person who, despite listening to Him, doesn’t do what He said. Jesus said that person would be likened to a person who built his house on the sand. The same rain, floods and wind that descended on the house on rock also descended on the house on the sand. But what was the difference? The house on the sand crashed because it didn’t have the right foundation.

The focus of this parable Jesus gave is that even if the house on the rock and sand were built using the same materials, it is the foundation that determines the outcome of the structure. This means that for a person to call himself or herself a Son or Daughter of God, what makes that true is the foundation, and not any foundation, the right foundation. And what is the true foundation of any Son or Daughter of God? The ‘what’ here is a ‘who’, because Jesus is the true foundation of anyone who claims to be a Son or Daughter of God.

So, why is this so?

Jesus is the beginning of the new creation; therefore, through His resurrection, He became the new or last Adam. Anyone who confesses Jesus, and believes in their heart that God raised Him from the dead, they become born again (ref.: Romans 10:9; John 3:16). In other words the person becomes dead in the spirit to the life he or she was born into (from the first Adam), and then born again with a brand new spirit or life into the kingdom of Jesus as the new Adam.

This is not something new to many of us, but my attention here is that anyone born again emerged from Christ Jesus as their Adam, their God, their King, His temple, their life, and His body (ref.: Daniel 7:14; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:16, 15:45; Revelation 19:16).

Jesus came to redeem us from the curse of death caused by sin to allow us to be united and become one with our Father in heaven—God, thus knowing Him. And this was achieved through His death, burial, and resurrection. Anyone who accepts this new life is born again. And this is the gospel, or good news, we are to take all around the world for people to know what Jesus has done for the world.

Jesus is not only our foundation, but our saviour. He is God, the Word of God, and our ONLY focus. And when I say only focus, I mean the very life of Jesus has become our life. We are to meditate on Him alone to manifest His life as ours. We are to fix our eyes on Him alone to activate the peace of mind within us because in Him alone we have true rest and are to have complete trust. 

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, and you are now brand new!

                                          

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How is the Death of Jesus Important to Me?

You see, many of us were born into a Christian home, whether true Sons of God or were just religious people who went to church. Either way, it would be tagged as a Christian home. Growing up, we often don’t ask deep questions about being a Son or Daughter of God. We just know that Jesus died for our sins to give all those who believe in Him eternal life. We have a set of rules to show that we are Sons or Daughters of God, which in many ways are religious, rather than a personal conviction or relationship with Christ Jesus.

 

So, many times we don’t pay attention to the details of what it means to be a Son or Daughter of God until we have a personal revelation of who Jesus Christ is. And this has nothing to do with being born into a Christian home, but a personal conviction in Jesus Christ. This is where we want to know why the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus were so important.

What I write here isn’t anything new to many, but taking time to rethink it and meditate on it is the importance of this write-up.

Back to the beginning, Adam ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, despite the warning from God. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was there for man to express his ability to choose, thus making use of his free moral agency. If the tree weren’t there, man would be stuck being bound to a decision which really wouldn’t have been a decision because there would have been no option.

But God, in His loving kindness and mercy, gave us a test and also told us the answer to the question, and what would happen if we pick the wrong answer despite being given the right answer. What else could be more loving than that? But Adam, despite all these, still picked the wrong answer. He never knew how huge the result of choosing the wrong option could get, as his entire generation was doomed to death, because he got separated from Life Himself, and was dying off because of his wrong choice.

Only a person within his generation who was connected to God, thus having a perfect spirit (depicting a lamb without blemish) could redeem the whole of humanity back to God through His death. Death on behalf of all mankind (ref.: Hebrews 9:22), thus man having the option to choose Life [God]. And the one who did this was Jesus.

Jesus redeemed man from the shackles of death. And His death broke the bondage of sin that separated the “Adamic” race (the whole world) from connecting with God Almighty, while Jesus’ resurrection confirmed it (ref.: 1 Corinthians 15:17). And the resurrection brought about a brand new beginning. Sort of like God saying “You got off on a wrong start, why don’t you start all over again as a brand new person I have never met?” (ref.: 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20)

Now the test is presented to us again. It is either to remain in this world and get destroyed with it, or to accept Jesus as a brand new life and beginning. And again, the answer was given, and that is to accept Jesus (ref.: John 3:16, 18). Jesus is our new Adam, an Adam who cannot sin, no matter what, because He is God.

The death of Jesus is of extreme importance to us individually, and His resurrection is our hope being answered, as God has given us a second chance to retake the test.

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, and you are now brand new!

                                          

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Is Jesus Enough?

We all have parents, and by parents, I mean biological parents. Whether they are still around, or we never knew them or we do. No matter who brought us up, we can trace our lineage to our parents. Likewise, the whole of the human race can trace their lineage to Adam of Genesis [before the resurrection of Christ Jesus].

Those who are born again can trace their origin to Christ Jesus, because of the resurrection of Christ

Jesus brought about the emergence of the last Adam, who is Christ Jesus Himself. This is why those who are born again are born anew, but this time under the kingdom of Jesus, as Jesus is their Adam. There may not be any difference in appearance, but their spirit is different because it is birth by the spirit (ref.: John 3:5-6).

Now, every Son and Daughter of God claim that Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords (ref.: Revelations 17:14; 19:16), He alone is our all in all, for without Him we can do nothing (ref.: John 15:5). But even with this confession, the Sons and Daughters of God experience things in the world that they could question if Jesus is enough. And the default answer they would give is that Jesus is enough. But really, why is Jesus enough?

This question is critical because when the Sons and Daughters of God are sent into the world to carry out their mission, we see that we use the tools of the world, some of us go to school, work in offices, and others and then the world starts to rub off on some, and they bend off their mission. So, what makes Jesus enough because we end up using all the tools, the tech and other things of the world? How is Jesus enough? Is He really enough? The answer is yes. Allow me to elaborate.

Jesus Christ gave us all things. He knew that He made us in the image and likeness of God. Even when Adam fell in Genesis, the creative ability never stopped, which is why we have seen development over the centuries because of the creative ability of God in man. Now, Adam had a father who is God (ref.: Luke 3:38).

Now, stay with me. Adam’s relationship with God was that of a father and a son, as you could see in Genesis 3 when God visited Adam. Going by how God spoke, it sounded like it was a regular visit or fellowship. But there was a disconnection between Adam and God, his father, when he ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and the disconnection between Adam and God was sin, standing between God and man.

But Adam, even after he fell, still had his creative ability, but whatever Adam or his offspring created had its negative side. This could be immediate or in the long run. There was a need for a solution. This was why Jesus came to free all of mankind.

Jesus of Nazareth died to free all of mankind from the chains of sin. And then, Jesus the resurrected was a brand new beginning, the one who connects us back to our Father as a pure and holy person in His sight, born anew. And as many as receive this opportunity become born again.

So, how is Jesus Christ enough?

Being born again means that you now have the spirit of God residing in you. And the Adam you are now under is God Himself, the flawless Jesus.

Now, the studying of the word of God is the knowledge that anyone can obtain, but to meditate on the word, what you gain beyond knowledge is wisdom, which only those who are born again obtain. Then the Holy Spirit interprets the word of God to you, where you gain understanding. In doing this, the Holy Spirit directs your creativity to be in sync with God’s purpose for you. You are free to create anything, but you are now in sync with God, you understand your purpose, and your creation is not off anymore.

So, when Sons and Daughters go into the world, they create in line with their purpose, or they use the tools they see to create in line with their true purpose to the glory of Christ Jesus in the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Remember, you have the fullness of the Godhead living inside of you. Jesus is your life (ref.: Colossians 3:4), so create like your Father does. Allow the Holy Spirit to direct your path in your creation to fulfil His purpose for you here on earth. Jesus is more than enough!

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, and you are now brand new!

                                          

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What is Spiritual Importance?

There was a time I was preparing for a test back when I was in secondary school (middle-high school), only for me to read the wrong area. I read it so well and wrote it that way. I actually didn’t know it was wrong till the results were released. The reason why I didn’t know was because the events that took place were similar but as similar as they were, they were different. You know, as Sons and Daughters of God, we make these mistakes too. We put so much effort into serving God, whereas what we did was quite irrelevant and not needed. I'll tell you a true life story.

Jesus visited His friends, Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus [whom Jesus raised from the dead]. Now, Martha welcomed Jesus into the house and went in to prepare some things to serve Jesus. But Mary was at the Lord’s feet listening to His word. Not too long Martha came out and was a little upset at Jesus (surprised?). She said “Lord, don’t you think it’s unfair that my sister left me to do all the work by myself? You should tell her to get up and help me.” Luke 10:40b TPT.

To think of it, isn’t it normal and courteous for a person you visit to get something for you, maybe like a drink or snack or even food (like in my country)? But you know one thing about Jesus? He does things from the spiritual to the physical. In order words, the kingdom of God (which He came to establish) is so important to Him that to Him, anyone paying attention to that is much more important than anything else. And this was Jesus' answer to Martha in John 10:41-42, “The Lord answered her, “Martha, my beloved Martha. Why are you upset and troubled, pulled away by all these many distractions? ⁴² Mary has discovered the one thing most important by choosing to sit at my feet. She is undistracted, and I won’t take this from her.” TPT.

Did you see what Jesus said? Jesus said, “Mary has discovered one thing most important by choosing to sit at my feet.” It is not the sitting at the feet that is most important, but what she was learning—the kingdom of God. Jesus’ mission was to establish a new kingdom here on earth, and Jesus was glad that Mary saw its importance and caught it early enough by sitting at His feet.

Jesus said people would have gone about their normal business when the trumpet sounds for His second coming. To discern things in the spirit is highly important. Yes, what Martha did was not wrong, but at that moment, if she could sense things in the spirit, she would have known it wasn’t needed.

Many times, we engulf ourselves in so many church activities that we miss our purpose. We don’t have time to sit at His feet to learn about His kingdom (which anyone born of God is at the moment) and go about the great commission. Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 that we should seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and I don’t mean unnecessary religious church activities. This is strengthening His purpose here on earth through you, which you carry out in the leading of His Spirit (the Holy Spirit). It could come in any form, as a job, as a business owner, as a direct missionary, and more. But all have one mission, and that is the great commission (and not making more money). Telling people about who Jesus is, why He came, and His kingdom they could join at that instant.

Please, learn what is most important because from what I see, the church is being distracted with so many unnecessary activities and the devil is happy about that. Just look around you, is darkness on the increase or decrease? The answer is left to you.

Be like Mary and not Martha. There is no time to waste. The harvest is plenty, but the labourers are few. In this case, many are distracted making the labourers few. Ask the Lord Jesus to help you do the needful today before His second coming.

 

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, and you are now brand new!

                                          

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Mary's Lessons in Cana of Galilee

Last time I wrote on The Mystery in Cana of Galilee, where I explained the real reason why Jesus turned water into wine. My focus was on Jesus. In this write-up, I will still take a look at the wedding in Cana of Galilee, but my character focus would be someone else, and this is because of key things I would like us to take note of.

My focus is on Mary, the mother of Jesus. There are three key points expressed within the event that are important for every Son and Daughter of God to emulate.

The wedding in Cana of Galilee is found in the book of John 2:1-12. And we understand that Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding ceremony. Mary being present at the ceremony would imply that she was also invited to the ceremony. So, while the ceremony was on, it happened that they ran out of wine. This brings me to the three key things I would like you to take away from this write-up.

We understand that Jesus was about thirty years of age about this time, and Mary, being the mother of Jesus, must have had an overdose of the miraculous for thirty years through her relationship with her son. She had come to understand that God was living in her home. Mary knew her son well and knew what He was capable of because He was God-incarnate. So, take note of this.

When the wine was finished, Mary went to Jesus and told Him that they had run out of wine.

So, the first key point here is that the first thing, or in this case, the person that Mary thought of when there was an issue, was Jesus. This is not being religious. She has been able to understand God meets our needs or comes to our aid in the simplest of things and that Jesus was the first person she thought of. And why was that?

Point two, she knew Jesus. This is why it was a relationship and not a religion. She knew Jesus who was God-incarnate, and what He was capable of doing. Hebrews 11:6b makes us understand that to have faith, we must first know Him. You cannot trust someone you don’t know. Imagine when you were a child, and you were in a children's park for hours, then you became hungry, but your parents were not back to pick you up. Then someone came and said, “Don’t worry, someone said food is coming.” You may not believe that person. But if that same person came and said, “I saw your mum. She said I should tell you she is bringing food.” The reason why you would believe the second statement is because you know your mum.

To know a person boosts your faith and trust in that person. This is the same with Jesus, the more we fix our eyes on Him, the more our faith in Him increases (ref.: Romans 10:17; Hebrews 12:2). So, Mary knew Jesus and knew what He was capable of doing.

Point three, she told the servants to do whatever Jesus told them to do. In other words, she had complete faith in Jesus and was ready for Him to lead the way to come out of the challenge. Thus allowing God to be our Shepherd, (ref.: Psalms 23; 119:105). She understood that we just don’t dump our challenges on God and walk away. Instead, she saw the importance of being led. This is where the Holy Spirit comes in for those born of God.

Mary expressed three key points every Son and Daughter of God should emulate as their way of life. We must know the Lord Jesus because Jesus said that eternal life is to know God and Jesus’ purpose on earth, that is, to understand the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus (ref.: John 17:3).

Jesus should be the first point of contact in every situation, which is an expression of faith. Also, we should be ready to do whatever He asks us to do. All these boil down to knowing Him. You cannot follow a person you don’t know. So, to know Jesus is to know grace. And to know Jesus is a natural boost of our faith 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, and you are now brand new!

                                          

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The Mystery in Cana of Galilee

I have heard controversial stories about the first miracle of Jesus, which is the turning of water into wine. Some claim the wine was alcoholic, while others claim it was non-alcoholic. But of what use is that order than to justify the canal cravings to satisfy the flesh when it comes to wine drinking. The thing is we fail to see the big picture here.

Everything Jesus did, had a hidden meaning to it. Well, some are quite obvious when you look at it. But the turning of water to wine had a hidden meaning that I’ll explain to you today.

The miracle of the water turning to wine is found in the book of John 2:1-12. So, Jesus and His disciples were at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. His mother was also at the wedding. Then it happened they ran out of wine, and Jesus’ mother came to Him to do something about the situation. This was because she most likely would have seen Jesus live a miraculous life from His birth till now, as He was about thirty years of age, which was like enough time for Mary to have gotten an overdose of God living in her house, which most likely would have been the very reason why Jesus was the first person she thought of when they ran out of wine.

So, after Mary had summoned Jesus, she told the servants to do whatever He asked them to do. Now, this is where the hidden message within this miracle comes into play.

When Mary told Jesus that the host had run out of wine, Jesus told her that His time had not yet come. Take note of that. But being an obedient son and seeing the faith of His mother, He moved, meaning His time had now come, and just as every speech goes, we must give an objective or give reasons for the speech. Likewise, Jesus had to give an objective as to His reason for His coming to the world. And this was shown in this miracle.

There were six sets of waterpots of stone used for purification according to Jewish tradition. Jesus asked the servants to fill the pots with water to the brim. And then take some out to give to the master of the ceremony. The water had turned to wine, that was it.

The waterpots were used for purification. Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3:5 that unless a person is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. John the Baptist said in Luke 3:16 that he baptises with water, but Jesus, who is greater than himself, will baptise with the Holy Spirit and fire. We understand that anyone who has been baptised into Jesus has a new spirit in him or her because he or she was purified from within. And this was the message Jesus passed when wine instead of water came out of the jars of purification.

The wine represents the new creation or the new spirit, and also the kingdom of God. Thus, talking about what comes out of anyone who is born of God. As Jesus had told the Pharisees it is not what goes into a man that makes him clean or unclean, but that comes out of the man (ref.: Matthew 15:11).

Throughout the scriptures, even before the first coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, there have been signs depicting Jesus Christ and who He is. We must learn to read between the lines, thus asking the Holy Spirit to interpret to us what the scriptures are talking about.

So, the turning of water into wine is not a subject of debate if a person should take alcohol or not because if one looks closely, Jesus always spoke from the spirit down to the physical and not the other way around. This was why He used parables to illustrate things of the spirit for us to understand. Thus, we must first ask ourselves the spiritual meaning of things to understand the physical. Therefore, let God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

 

 

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, and you are now brand new!

                                          

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