YOU ARE NOW GOD’S SUPERMAN!

EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SATURDAY MAY 23, 2020.

SUBJECT : YOU ARE NOW GOD’S SUPERMAN!

Memory verse: "Most assuredly, I say to you, He who believes in Me, the works that I do He will do also, and greater works than these he will , because I go to my Father." (John 14 vs 12.) 

READ: Matthew 17 vs 17 - 20: 

17:17: Then Jesus answered and said, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.”

17:18: And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of Him; and the child was cured from that very hour.

17:19: Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast out it out? 

17:20: So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; nothing will be impossible for you. 

INTIMATION:

God's Superman is the New Creation man recreated in Christ Jesus. He believes in his heart and confesses with his mouth the Lord Jesus. In the passage we read today, Jesus stated some prophetic facts about believers. Jesus stated a fact when He said, ".......Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you. if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing shall be impossible for you." 

The disciples were unable to cast out the demon because they had no faith. The faith that enabled them accomplish the works they before then was the faith of Christ that accompanied them as they went without Him. It is the power of God, plus our faith, that moves mountains. The mustard seed was the smallest particle imaginable. Jesus said that even faith as small or undeveloped as the size of mustard seed would have been sufficient. Perhaps, the disciples had tried to cast out the demon with their own ability rather than God’s. There is great potential in even a little faith when we trust in God’s power to act. 

Jesus wasn’t condemning the disciples for substandard faith; He was trying to show how important faith would be in their future ministry. This is applicable to all believers also; faith is our greatest tool in our work with Christ. If you are facing a problem that seems as big and immovable as a mountain, turn your eyes from the mountain and look to Christ for more faith. Only then will you be able to overcome the obstacles that may stand in your way.

Note that Jesus told the disciples the consequence of their unbelief, they weren't able to cast out the evil spirit (Demon) from the epileptic son. (See Matthew17 vs 14 - 20).

But Jesus said to them, "If you have faith" - "If you believe," you will perform the great miracle of moving a mountain from here to there by simply speaking faith in the lips of that believer. 

Now reconcile it with Matthew 19 vs 26, when Jesus said, "....."With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." As I presumed earlier, the disciples tried casting out the demon in their own power, and it was impossible because they are mere men. But the recreated man (the believer) has that same spirit that was at work in Jesus, and that same spirit will be at work in him and enable him to do what Christ did and even more. (John 14 vs 12).

Also take this with Mark 11 vs 24, "Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them." This is because Jesus said, "all things are possible to him who believes." (Mark 9 vs 23). There were no believers in that time Jesus Christ was preaching. They were Jews under law. The believing ones came into being at Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon men. It means that a believer is a New Creation Man. The New Creation Man is a partaker of God's nature. He is really an incarnation. He has received the nature and life of God. Then he invites the Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead, who came the day of Pentecost, to make His home in his body. This man, not only has God's nature, but has God actually living in him.

If this doesn't constitute a superman, then I don't know what a superman is.This man is with God's nature, and God is indwelling him, he has been given a legal right to the use of the Name of Jesus with the power of attorney. This believer, God's superman, this new creation in Christ, is a child of Deity. He stands  before the world as a very branch of the vine. He is taking the place of Jesus in the world.

Prayer: Abba Father, thank You most gracious Father for making one with You, and for the gift of the Holy Spirit indwelling me. I am a god, and a joint heir with Christ. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Engrace me for exploits in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!