TAKING OVER TO DOMINATE

“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” 1John 5:4

LIGHT FOR THE NOW: A regenerated man lives a higher life.

At new birth, we receive the life of God. This life is called the higher life. It is a spiritual life. It is an error for a new man in Christ to still live an ordinary life or become a victim of life. A regenerated man is not ordinary. He cannot be predicted. Just as no man can predict the wind, a regenerated man is totally unpredictable and unstoppable. He is not in this world as a victim but he tackles situations of life from a victory point of view. The Bible speaking in 2 Corinthians 2:14 says, “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place”. This is the life of a new man in Christ. He is victorious everywhere, every day and in all things. A new man in Christ walks in constant victory. It is out of ignorance that believers accept sufferings and disappointments. As believers in Christ Jesus, you are to be victorious in every situations of life. The sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross made you one with God and brought you into this lifestyle of victory.

The Scriptures record that God “raised him (Jesus) from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come” (Ephesians 1:20-21). If we are in Christ Jesus, it means we have also been raised up to have dominion over all the situations of life. Ephesians 2:5-6 says that, “God hath also raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus”. God has also raised us together with Christ. We are seated with Christ in heavenly places far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. You are seated with Christ in the place of His glory and authority and this is the very reason you cannot fail nor be defeated in the battles of life. It is the reason nothing can put you down, for greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world (1John 4:4). It does not matter how long you have suffered, or going round in circles; once you locate the realm of the new creation, light has automatically come to you. The truth has been unveiled. Christ is your new world. He is your strength and your victory. “For in Him you live, move and have your being” (Acts 17:28). If you are in Christ, you are more than a conqueror. You were created to have dominion and live triumphantly here on earth.

INSTRUCTION: Consciously live a life of dominion here on earth.

PRAYER: Father, as a new man in Christ, I enforce my victory over all situations of life, in Jesus name.

QUOTE: The greatest need of the church is not prayers but knowledge.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: LUKE CHAPTER 19; EVENING: ESTHER CHAPTER 5