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BORN AGAIN

If we want to know God, we must come to Him through His Son. This requires us to be born again and believe in Christ Jesus. After giving our lives to Him, we must be baptized into his death by immersion, a great symbol showing we are dead with Christ Jesus and no power of sin should have dominion over us.

Roman 6:3-5

  1. Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
  2. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
  3. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Kjv

God expects us to experience a newness of life in every aspect of our lives without limitation after being baptized into Jesus Christ. The same power has been made available, it’s obvious several of us couldn’t tap into it nor manifest this newness of Life purchased by His death and resurrection.

Oftentimes, people are been baptized without experiencing the benefits. Right now, some group of people are still preparing their way to be baptized. We are expected to manifest the true nature of Christ Jesus but it’s disappointing that the reason of been baptized these days is to become a member of a church or a worker in the church. Then we have not been able to focus on the main aim which is the power attached to it, we rather focus on membership of church organization.

This is an opportunity for you to be able to read and study with me, it often takes revelation to walk with God. Without the insight of Him you will not be able to sight Him in his word, Apostle Paul says in the book of Galatians 3:27

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Kjv

To understand the depth of the power of Christ Jesus, we must keep walking with Him closely by thoroughly studying the word of God, with fasting and prayer.  Every spiritual stage you desire to attain has a price needed to be paid. The fact is there is a general grace in Christ Jesus we all enjoy and there are higher graces that require much sacrifice(s) without which you and I can never achieve. Christ has paid the price for the salvation of our soul but without the confession by our mouth, it is difficult to possess it.

Pastor E. A. Adeboye said he fasted and prayed to God in his early days of ministry as the general overseer of RCCG and his prayer point was “God anoint me to able to work in signs and wonders; give me the anointing of Peter, Paul and Jesus Christ during their earthly ministries multiplied by ten”. No wonder he is doing great and greater works.

Apostle Johnson Suleman said he fasted and prayed for the anointing to raise the dead with several hours of speaking in tongues. The founder of deeper life bible Church in Nigeria fasted for twenty-one (21) days asking God to make him holy. Brethren these are God’s generals, you can never walk with Him without complete sacrifice and it’s continuous.

There was a day we were called by one of our senior pastors to pray for forthcoming programs, he made a remark stating that; it is not how long you pray because God already knows what you are about to ask. Yes, He knows the thought of our hearts but He also said ask! In other words, I know what you want but you know if you need it, so ask.

You can never get to a level with your one hour of prayers nor with your one hour of study! The more time you spend with Him will determine the time men will spend with you. God has not created us without a purpose or a set goal for us to achieve but people find it so difficult to achieve or reached their goal because they lack sacrificial life.

...to be continued