TAKING OVER BY WALKING IN HIS STEPS

“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps” 1 Peter 2:21

LIGHT FOR THE NOW: A true son does what he sees the father do.

The Lord Jesus in his earthly walk led an exemplary life. Not only was He a phenomenal, He was extra ordinary in all facets. He was never in want; He had no consciousness of need; He was always in charge of situations and circumstances. He used words like no one ever did. As believers in Christ, there isn’t a more perfect example for us to emulate than Christ Jesus. He exercised absolute mastery over circumstances; He was never flustered or ruffled by anything. Every word He spoke came to pass. Once, He was in a boat with His disciples and they heard Him talk to the boisterous winds and waves. Prior to that time, they heard Him talk to the tree and the tree withered from the roots. He talked to blind eyes, and to lame legs, they all heard and obeyed Him. No wonder the people asked in bewilderment, “What manner of man is this?”

Jesus is head of the new creation. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation. A man in Christ is a new kind of man. He is like Jesus. As believers in Christ, we are of the same stock with Jesus. 1 John 4:17 says, “…as he is, so are we in this world.” This is the reason we can emulate Him. Our key scripture tells us to follow His steps and His examples, because as He is, so are we. Mark 11:23 says, “You shall have what you say”. Practice this even now. Command anything that may be billowing against your finances, your job, your academics, your marriage, your family, your ministry to cease, speak to that diabetes or any ailment in your body to be healed and tell that cancerous growth to dematerialize. Like Jesus, you can talk to anything and it will obey you. That’s the example Jesus left us with, His very steps that we have to follow. It is only through this that we can truly take over in all facets of our lives.

INSTRUCTION: Be imitators of God, beloved children imitate their father.

PRAYER: Father, I take charge of situations and circumstances in Jesus name.

QUOTE: You shall have what you say!