BELIEVERS’ INHERITANCE IN CHRIST! - PART 1.

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SATURDAY APRIL 30, 2022.

SUBJECT: BELIEVERS’ INHERITANCE IN CHRIST! - PART 1.

Memory verse: "But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered  into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” (First Corinthians 2 vs 9.)

READ: First Corinthians 2 vs 7 - 12:

2:7: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory,

2:8: which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

2:9: But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered  into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.

2:10: But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 

2:11: For What man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in Him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

2:12: Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

INTIMATION:

When I think of the believers inheritance in Christ, I always feel a chill rush through my spine, because the knowledge is exceedingly amazing. The major problem of believers is the lack of that knowledge, and understanding of the fact. Hence, the devil’s domination of many people. The Scripture, in Hosea 4 vs 6 notes, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.....” In the coming days we shall X-ray our true identity or inheritance in Jesus Christ.

Jesus gave the greatest revelation of Himself, and also, the believers inheritance in Him, to the apostle Paul who, in writing to the church in Corinth in the passage we read today, said that these things have been revealed to us by the Spirit of God who is in the heart of believers. Eventually, the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. (See First Corinthians 2 vs 14).

The knowledge of the "deep things of God" refers to God's un-fathomable nature and His wonderful plan —Jesus' death and resurrection, and the promise of salvation to those who believe in Him, who it has been given to know all they need to know to be saved. The mystery of salvation was revealed directly from God. This was the plan of God to save man. It was in the mind of God before the creation of the world (Revelation 13 vs 8.)

The knowledge, however, can't be grasped by even the wisest people unless they accept God's message. All who reject God's message are foolish, no matter how wise the world thinks they are.

This knowledge wasn’t made known to the rulers and wise men of Jesus’ days on His earth walk. The principalities, the powers, the rulers of the darkness of this age, who are under the headship of Satan—the ruler of this world, never in their wisdom, knew Christ's mission. He was misunderstood and rejected by those whom the world considered wise and great. 

He was put to death by the rulers in Palestine - the high priest, King Herod, Pilate, and the Pharisees, Sadducees, and all the Jewish unbelievers. They were dominated by their sense knowledge, and they thought that killing Him will achieve their aim of dominating the world. They had no part in the spiritual wisdom and revelation given to believers in the knowledge of Him. 

Unfortunately, most Christians are in their infancy in the knowledge of “the Truth.” Even many of our leaders have never passed beyond that. They are still dominated by their senses in the flesh. They are big men in the sense knowledge in the flesh. Very little is known by many so called Christians of "spiritual wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him."

The obvious truth is that the believers have been blessed with every spiritual blessings in the heavenly realm, which was purchased in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. All that Jesus did and accomplished were for us—the body of Christ. As a Deity, He has no need for them because they are His from the beginning!

To be continued.

Prayer: Abba Father, forever I will offer my praise and thanksgiving to You for all You wrought for me in redemption. Engrace me to fully harness the heavenly blessings which You have blessed me with in Christ through the revelation of the knowledge and understanding of this mystery, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!