The New Life In Christ Jesus

I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. (John 10:14)   The Lord Jesus used the scripture above to describe His primary responsibility towards us. Notice He didn’t say, “I am the apostle,” even though he is. He didn’t say, “I am the good prophet” even though yet again He is. He chose to describe Himself as the “good shepherd.” He’s our good shepherd! That’s another way of saying He’s our‘Good pastor’ because a shepherd is a pastor.    David, by the spirit outlined the qualities of the good shepherd in Psalm 23: 1-3: “the lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” The Good shepherd feeds his sheep without their having to ask; He nurtures, guides and protects them from harm. He seeks out the best pasture for them and leads them to that pasture.    As long as y...

 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 5: 1).  The bible lets us know that Jesus wasn’t only delivered on account of our sins, He was also raised for our Justification: “who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for justification” Romans 4: 25. What does it mean to be justified?  Firstly, you need to understand that there’s a difference between justification and forgiveness. The Apostle Paul, in the opening scripture, wasn’t talking about forgiveness, nor was he talking about remission. He was talking justification. To be justified means “to be declared not guilty.” It means to be declared righteous. Thus, in the eyes of God, you never sinned because God Himself who should judge you for your wrongdoing, is saying, “No, you didn’t do wrong; you’re clean.” That’s what it means to be justified.  The bible says, “therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are pas...

 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword… Revelation 1:16  Your mouth is a dangerous weapon which can work for or against you, depending on how you use it. When the Bible tells us to take “the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God” Ephesians 6:17, the term “sword” is actually referring to your mouth. The Greek word translated “mouth” actually means “the front or edge of a weapon.”  When you open your mouth and begin to speak words in faith, you are using your weapon to ward off whatever comes against you. You can use it to cut the adversary down, and chart the course of your life! When you say, “I rebuke this sickness in the name of Jesus”, you are destroying that sickness from its roots! You are cutting down the cancer, cutting down the diabetes, cutting down that heart trouble. When you rebuke poverty in the name of Jesus, you are destroying poverty from your life.  Now, with this informa...