Month: December 2020

Royal Life
Daily Devotional & Prophecy
December 28, 2020.

Discovering Christ in Ephesians

We saw in our last discussion, that we are citizens of a different kingdom, even the kingdom of Christ, saints whose spirits are perfected forever.

Then the apostle continues;

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, Ephesians 3:1

“For this cause” for the cause of the Gospel, that the Gentiles should receive the revelation of the truths he has been shared, right from the beginning of this book. That the Gentiles should receive the divine revelation of the will of God for them, Paul voluntarily became “the prisoner of Jesus Christ” for the Gentiles.

This is worthy of emulation. You see, I am for all the blessings the Son of God has brought to us through his death, burial and resurrection. But I do not believe Christianity is just religion of comfort at this side of life.

When we truly love the brethren, it is seen in our letting go of our comforts, a letting go of our freedom for the sake of others. We desire that others also receive the salvation that we already found in Christ, and as such, even if its means we becoming poor, homeless, becoming prisoners, laying down our lives even to death for the sake of the Gospel, it is well pleasing to God, for this is his will for all Christians;

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.1 John 3:16

Without a Paul letting go of all his comforts for the sake of the brethren, you and I would not be celebrating deep revelations of grace today. May the Lord help us to become living sacrifices for his kingdom’s sake.

Then we hear the apostle continue;

If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: Ephesians 3:2

Observe this statement carefully “the dispensation of the grace of God”

The word used above for dispensation is from the Greek word oikonomia, which means an administration or an economy.

O’ that you may see this, we are under a new administration. We are under a new economy. We are under a new divine government called the dispensation of the grace of God.

The administration of the law has been abolished, as we saw in our last discussion. God has brought in a new economy, even the economy of the grace of God. The economy of the underserved, unmerited and unearned favour of God upon the ungodly.

To be under this government and to go seeking to live under the administration of the law is spiritual adultery, caused by spiritual dyslexia; an abnormal spiritual condition where we read things upside down.

You see, Paul says this administration was given to him towards the Gentiles. Before this administration came into play, we were aliens in the commonwealth of Israel, a people without hope, and without God in the world.

The only reason we are ingrafted today in the covenant blessing, is because of this new dispensation. Under the old, under the law , there was a partition between us and the Jew, and even with God. That administration was totally against us, we were viewed as a profane people. A totally unclean people.

O’ may we be grateful for the grace of God we have realised in Christ Jesus. So, this dispensation was committed to Paul towards the Gentiles,

The we hear him continue;

How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Ephesians 3:3

The preaching of the grace of God is the revelation of the mystery of the love of God.

O’ it is a mystery which is why natural minds cannot comprehend the overwhelming love of the father.

Paul says “by revelation he made known unto me the mystery;” It must come to you by revelation, for it is hidden, a divine mystery. If you do not fully comprehend this mystery, you will always be thinking its a license to sin.

Then we hear “as I wrote afore in few words.” But why did he write to them?

Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Ephesians 3:4

Observe carefully this statement “understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ”

Paul personalises his revelation in the mystery of Christ and calls it “my knowledge” Paul had his revelation of Christ, even as the other apostles. At a point Peter had to consent to the fact that, Paul’s revelations of The mystery of Christ were somehow hard to be understood. (2 Peter 3:15 – 18)

It does not matter what people say about Christ, what is your knowledge of him?

This is all we need; to have a personal revelation of the saviour, where we are no longer tossed to and fro by the doctrines of men.

When you read this letters that I write, you get into my knowledge of Christ. It may not be the familiar knowledge of what you hear in your local Church, but if you follow keenly, sooner or later, you will be filled with my personal knowledge of the mystery of Christ.

Desire to have your own revelation of Christ. Know him personally and intimately.

Then we hear the apostle continue on this mystery of Christ;

Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; Ephesians 3:5

Today, the mystery of Christ is demystified to the sons of men. The apostles and the prophets being the first custodians of these oracles.

It was hid to men of old, they could not fully comprehend how a virgin will give birth. How the law which was right and holy in their eyes be abolished. How a God to whom the sinner is an abomination unto him will turn around and unconditionally love the ungodly. How God will come down to take his abode in his mortal bodies of men.

All these were mysteries to the old covenant saints. Why? Because it was not for them. They were under a different economy, even the old dispensation of the law. The prophets prophesied of the grace that was to come to us, and not to them at that time;

Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.1 Peter 1:10-12

Observe the statement “Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things,”

The grace of God was revealed to the old testament saints, but it was not “unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things”

This is why you don’t have to compare your walk with God with the old covenant saints. Grace was not for them, Jesus brought in grace and truth. Because God judged so and so by fire and brimstones doesn’t mean you will be judged thus, You are under a new economy, an era of God’s unmerited favour.

We are in the times of the revelation of the mystery of God’s grace. Today, we have been ingrafted into a new covenant, even the covenant of grace. This is what God committed to Paul for the Gentiles;

That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: Ephesians 3:6

Today we are “fellowheirs” not slaves, not those that work to earn. An heir just receives an inheritance. We are recipients of the promises of God.

We are of the same body; Today, the Jew and Gentile are of the body of Christ, no partition between us, no special people before God.

And today , we are partakers of the promises of God in Christ, not partakers of the wrath of God but the promises of the father in the one he loves, even Christ.

Concession:

Father I thank you for bringing me forth at such a time as this. I am born a generation of Christ. A child of grace. Born under the dispensation of the grace of God.

Thank you making me a partaker of your everlasting covenant. A covenant of promise, ordered in all things.

In my health, your promise of life is manifesting for me, I have the health of God. In my finances, you have ordered your covenant and your promise of prosperity is manifesting for me. Christ my favour and prosperity.

As I minister your word, Christ is the life in every seed I sow in the hearts of men, He is my divine reward. Thank you father for all these blessings in Jesus’ name, Amen!

In encounter with the Lord, I saw a child of God, I saw this dark wind around which came from every side and closed in on this one. it was as though this beloved couldn’t see anyway forward, feeling completely empty as I perceived.

Then I heard this word from the Lord “Do not be anxious about the emptiness you feel, the emptiness you see. I AM emptying the the old, for what I AM about to do in your life. I AM destroying the old, making room for the new chapter I have opened in your life.”

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18-19

Blessings in Christ,
Pastor Jahfas Victor Ahua.
Living Hill Christian Church

Royal Life
Daily Devotional & Prophecy
December 21, 2020.

Discovering Christ in Ephesians.

We saw in our last discussion that, Christ has brought all men near unto God, having broken down the middle wall of partition between the Jew and the Gentile, having slain the enmity even the law of carnal commandments through his body. Today we all have access to God by his Spirit in us.

Then we hear the apostle continue

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; Ephesians 2:19

Today we “are no more strangers and foreigners” in the commonwealth of Israel, We are no longer strangers to the grace of God, not strangers to the love, power, mercy of God, but we have become partakers of the promises, even of the divine nature.
And are today “fellowcitizens with the saints”

First, we are citizens of heaven. We are citizens of the kingdom of God. partakers of the heavenly calling by the blood of Jesus. Our stay on this earth today is to carry out our ambassadorial ministry as ambassadors of Christ’s Kingdom, reconciling the world to God.

But we must see ourselves as citizens of a different kingdom. We are not to accept to be governed by the elements of this world. Sin, sickness, poverty, disease, failure are not part of God’s kingdom, wherefore our mentalities ought to change.

When we start shifting our attention to the realities in our kingdom, knowing that even though we are here, we are still under the government and authority of the Son makes all the difference.

Once our paradigm shifts to kingdom thinking, where we know and live above the elements of this world, far above all principalities and powers, all of a sudden the business begins to work, the drive begins to rise on our inside. The ministry begins to harvest more souls into God’s kingdom. We begin to see things shift from being under this world to operating in the realm of the Spirit. Even the realm of God

Second,Observe this statement again carefully “fellowcitizens with the saints”
We are citizens together with the saints. Which saints are these;

But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, Hebrews 12:22-23

Observe the statement “to the spirits of just men made perfect”

We are fellow citizens with the saints whose spirits are made perfect. This is a radical declaration; that our spirits are created or made perfect together with all saints, every saint that has ever lived.

There are no imperfections in our spirits. And remember the spirit is the real you. When we leave these bodies, we still live, for we are spirit beings living in these earthly temples.

Today, its a privilege that we are members of Church of The firstborn in company of innumerable angels. A people perfected forever.

These things have been hid for along time from the eyes of many, which is the reason a lot of people make prayers to dead saints thinking they are more saints than we are.

Some pray to dead saints to help them reach out to God as though God is angry with us, as though God is an inch away from us and as though Christ the only way to the Father does not suffice.

We are already fellow citizens of the kingdom and life of God.

Then we hear the apostle continue:

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; Ephesians 2:20

“And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets”? But What is this foundation the apostles and the prophets built these believers upon?

We are are clearly told the foundation:

For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11

Christ is the only foundation and nothing else. Not works of the law, not our goodness but In righteousness he is our righteousness, in holiness he is our sanctification, in deliverance he is our salvation, Christ is our all.

The reason why most believers are always unstable is because, they have not learned Christ. How can you be saved and still be under an evil generational foundation.?

A truly saved person does not have foundations but is built upon the foundation of Christ who is the foundation of the apostles.

But we have a knowledge problem. We are unstable because we have believed the lie that we are still under evil foundations, thus daily we are fighting to destroy what we have never been under as children of a different kingdom — which is the reason we find it had experiencing the peace of God. When we have foundations they can be broken:

If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Psalms 11:3

But upon this foundation to which Christ Jesus is the chief corner stone, even the foundation himself, if we build our faith on him, we shall stand, we shall not be unstable and carried away by cunningly devised fables, doctrines of devils, crafted skillfully by the sleight of men. We will be confident that he is our all knowing that;

“the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.” 2 Timothy 2:19

Then we hear the apostle continue;

In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: Ephesians 2:21

This speaks of spiritual growth and the numerical growth of the Body of Christ. This is referring to the church universal firmly fitted in Christ; we are growing with the increase that comes from God, growing up into a holy temple in the Lord.

For;

In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. Ephesians 2:22

As the church universal, the Spirit of God dwells in us corporately. We are God’s habitation. Then as particular Christians God dwells in us by his Spirit.

Confession:

Father I thank you for what you have done for me in Christ. Today, I am an ambassador of Christ’s kingdom. A Fellow citizen with the saints whose spirits are made perfect.

A partaker in the commonwealth of Israel, a habitation of the Living God — a host of the almighty, a the dwelling place of God’s Spirit. Built upon the foundation of Christ, even upon a sure foundation unshakable against the storms of life.

I may not have arrived in my external walk with you Lord, but I am grateful that you are growing me up as I am being built up by your Spirit into a holy temple in the Lord.

I am growing up into you in all things, in wisdom, in power, in love, in longsuffering, in faith, in knowledge, in understanding, in wealth, growing up even into your full stature.

Thank You Jesus for this precious Grace!

In an encounter with the Lord, I saw a child of God enter a province, before the arrival of this child of God, it was as though all things were always known to remain dead.

But because of God’s grace upon this one, things began to yield, not just for this child of God but for the entire province as I saw the presence of God change things.

In was led to;

But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts. For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong. Zechariah 8:11-13

Then I heard ” My Chosen one, my presence has arisen over you and things are changing this moment. Where things were dead, my face is turned to you in grace. What you sow shall yield a great harvest. The seed you sow shall now be prosperous — for I AM giving you the increase of God.

Because I AM with you, the heavens are opened over you to bless the work of your hands. Not just to you alone but those that are of the faith your God shall be blessed by My Hand upon you — for I have given unto you the place your foot is standing on, even the entire province shall now be prosperous because of my presence.

Blessings in Christ,
Pastor Jahfas Victor Ahua
Living Hill Christian Church.

Royal Life
Daily Devotional & Prophecy
December 14, 2020.

“I Am Destroying The Power Of Covetousness!”

Discovering Christ in Ephesians

We saw in our last discussion that we are saved by grace through faith, but this entire work is the gift of God. Whatsoever we have done, we are only walking in his predetermined will for us.

Then the apostle continues;

Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; Ephesians 2:11

“Wherefore remember” the apostle intends to bring the Ephesians to a place of humility as he had declared before that they were without reason to boast, since their salvation was entirely a free gift of God’s grace.

He reminds them of their former state. By them being called uncircumcision, it was a name used by the Jews referring to those who were not part of the covenants. They were dimmed a profane people by that title.

This circumcision made by hands refers to the carnal removal of the foreskin, which was a covenant rite foreshadowing the spiritual circumcision of the heart and spirit in the new creation in the day of the Christ.

It was a vital sign in those days as those without it were those who were not partakers of the covenants of God, so were these Ephesians.

That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: Ephesians 2:12

Before the arrival of Christ, before the door of faith was opened unto the Gentiles, we were totally destitute, aliens from the covenants of promise and totally without God in the world.

All we knew was sin. Even our good works were for self-righteousness.

Paul makes these statements to reveal to us the state of the unregenerate man. He desires to remove the idea of God just been an icing on the cake to a place of nothingness were God is all.

We were hopeless, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, absolutely nothing before the Almighty God.

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Ephesians 2:13

O’ the blood. The hope of an hopeless me. The blood, the reconciling power of him that looks to Jesus. We only come near by one door, and that is the door of the blood of Christ, even as we hear the apostle state that we were “made nigh by the blood of Christ”

No amount of good works could bring us near. The blood was, is and will always be the only power that washes us, purifies us and brings us near to become partakers of the Commonwealth of Israel.

Partakers of the covenants of promise. Possessors of the living God as our very inheritance in Christ.

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Ephesians 2:14

Observe the statement “For he is our peace”

Peace is a person and not a feeling. Christ is the peace between the Jew and the Gentile. Christ is the peace between the sinner and an holy God. You and I are not the peace, for it is not found in us.

We may not feel that God is at peace with us, especially when we are not on our best behaviour, but it is not a feeling, it is knowing, it is a reality.

As long as Christ is in you God is always at peace with you. The war is over. Christ is the end of the warfare between God and man.

For through his blood “he hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us” bringing us near and reconciling us to our God and father.

Before the shed blood, there was a wall of partition between the Jew and the gentile, even between us and God.

The Gentiles were not given the law and the Jews that had it could not meet up with its demands, hence, even the Jew with the law, though he felt superior to the Gentile could not break down this middle wall.

This is why we hear;

Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; Ephesians 2:15

Please carefully observe this words “having ABOLISHED in his flesh The ENMITY”

Abolished is past – tense and not present or future – tense. He is not going to abolish but has already abolished, cancelled, destroyed in his flesh the enmity by his death on the cross.

Enmity? What is this that was our enemy, a middle wall, a hindrance, our unfriendly disposition between God?

We hear “even the law of commandments contained in ordinances”

The law and all it’s ordinances were the enmity between us and God. Because we could not meet up with the demands, it became a hindrance, even an enemy between us and God.

The law hinders relationship between man and God. It never gave relationship but took it out of the way. The law was never our friend but our enemy before God.

Today a lot of people are fighting to maintain this in our Churches. It is a demonic deception. The law is the enmity between man and God, even as it was an enemy between the Jew and Gentile.

But Christ is our peace, for he has removed and abolished this enmity, creating a new man, the new creation, where the Jew and the Gentile are both one and God and man united in Christ.

To bring back the law would be to seek to separate man from God and the Jew from the Gentile. This is not of God.

To seek to have peace with God by the works of the flesh is to altogether remove Christ and deny him of who he is, the peace of God, the unity of God and man.

Peace between God and man is realised by the blood of the cross and not by self-righteousness. It only comes by the blood and not by works. To triumph over the law, you must go to the cross

And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:Ephesians 2:16

You see, the enmity is slain, it is dead. We are dead to the law and all its requirements by the body of Jesus Christ. Our Lord has “slain the enmity” and our job is to keep it dead and not to revive it!

Only one body had power over the law, the sinless body of the Son of God slew the giant and gave us the victory of divine union.

Today we are not seeking to be united to God, but are already united, not seeking to be blessed by God but we are the heirs of God the creator and owner of all. Heirs of the divine being.

The Lord Jesus did the work and came and preached peace unto us and not the law;
And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. Ephesians 2:17

Observe carefully that it does not say he only came and preached to the Gentiles that were far off, but “and to them that were nigh”

Even the Jew that seemed to be near through the law was still far in God’s exonomy and was shown the way of peace, not by the law he was under, but by the Person of Jesus.

The access point to God today is not through ordinances, we don’t have to run to a natural Jerusalem. We don’t have to worship at a designated mountain.

We don’t need the law to have access to God, The Jew and the Gentile alike; For there is only one access point;

For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.Ephesians 2:18

You see, you do not need to observe laws and duties before you can have access to God, you do not need to do anything to deserve God. For he that is All is already in you, as your access and as your inheritance.

May the Lord open our eyes to see this.

Confession:

Father I thank you for this great work of salvation. Through the body and blood of Jesus I am today unified with you. Today I have Christ as my peace with my father.

The middle wall of partition, the enmity, even the law has been abolished and taken away. I have free access unto you by your Spirit in me. I am delivered from the bondage of the law.

The mentality of a slave to a child of the living God, even one with you my dear father.

I proclaim, Christ is my Shalom, my perfect well-being, my all round prosperity! O’ glory to you Jesus!

In an encounter with the lord, I heard ” Dear Child, I Am the fire upon your heart. Because you are dear to me, and I have a good end for you in my will, I am burning away the dross over your heart.

I am destroying the power of covetousness upon your heart until I truly remain your only desire even as you have ever desired.

Yes, there is my fire. Yes, it is hot, but I Am only refining you. Purifying you for a greater yield.

Bringing you to a place where you shall boldly say ‘the Lord is my helper, what can man do unto me’ for I am with you and will never forsake you. Therefore be glad — you have help “

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. Hebrews 13:5-6

Blessings in Christ,
Pastor Jahfas Victor Ahua
Living Hill Christian Church.

Royal Life
Daily Devotional and Prophecy
December 10, 2020

Advance! For I Have Removed The Resistance!

Yes, Discovering Christ in Ephesians.

We saw in our last discussion, that we are seated together with Christ in the heavenly, in the place of extreme authority where all things are subject under our feet, But all this salvation is done by God, that in the ages to come he might show how much gracious he actually is to his chosen ones.

Then we hear the apostle continue;

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Ephesians 2:8

The above verse carries tremendous weight and it’s riches are just inexhaustible.

Observe this statement carefully “For by grace are ye saved through faith”

It does not say by faith are ye saved but by grace are ye saved. There is a depth to this.

Faith in many circles of the Christendom today has been shifted to a thing of work. It is as though it was by our human faith that God saved us.

Many think this way ‘If not that I choose to believe in God, if not that I offered my faith God would not have saved me, hence I contributed my faith. I am saved by grace but it was through my faith.’

You see, Observe this next part of the verse “and that not of yourselves” meaning nothing came from you.

When it comes to the things of salvation, man contributed nothing. We did no work, if we offered a single thing grace is neutralized.

We brought nothing of ourselves. We are absolutely sufficient of nothing. Even the faith we used to access the grace of God was a gift of God’s grace. It is not of ourselves but “it is the gift of God”

You see, faith is what we use to access the grace of God but faith itself is a gift from God. And if it is a gift, then it is the product of God’s grace.

Oh that you may see this;

And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: Acts 18:27

Observe the last statement “had believed through grace”.

Very well explained in the above verse. Here, it is clearly stated that we believe or we put faith in what God has done through the grace of God. Wherefore, faith is a gift of God’s grace.

Grace comes upon a man and gives him the faith to access its riches.

This is why faith is a fruit of the spirit;

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Galatians 5:22

If faith is the fruit of the Spirit of God, then no man has faith resident in himself before salvation. Receiving of faith itself is salvation.

This is why we hear;

And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. 2 Thessalonians 3:2

Observe that statement ” for all men have not faith”

Because it is the fruit of the Spirit, every believer has received this gift of faith by God’s grace and righteousness;

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 Peter 1:1

So truly we are saved by grace through faith, but all this is not from ourselves but it is the gift of God.

This is why the next verse proclaims;

Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:9

If we had offered even our human faith, then we would have had a ground to boast but not before God.

We would have entertained the thought ‘If not for my faith he wouldn’t have been able to save me.’ But now there is nothing to boast. God takes all the glory.

A lot of us find it difficult believing this, but it is the same way we fought against the gospel of grace itself for years until people started praying to God to see if it was true.

This exceeding, this sovereign grace of God may not be understood by many but through prayer and the removing of our defenses, God will reveal himself to us better.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10

Observe this statement; “which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them”

Remember we have established in our previous discussions that we were predestined to salvation and whatsoever we have done and will ever do for the Lord is what has been ordained. We are only walking in the works ordained for us from the foundation of the world.

Does this mean we are just robots? No, never, there are different aspects to God’s will — There is the immutable and there is the permissible will of God.

We will not be going into this here, I have a book coming out soon which deals with the subject of the sovereignty of God.

What a loving God. We must daily glorify God for he has truly pitied us, having given to us this free gift of salvation. This is a mystery.

                      Confession:

Father I thank you for your sovereign grace, it is by your absolute and sovereign grace that I am saved. I brought nothing but today I have it all in you.

I declare I am your workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto to good works. Whatsoever I lay my hand on works for this is my ordained destiny in Jesus Christ. Hallelujah!

In an encounter with the Lord, I heard “My Child, I rebuke Satan on your behalf, for I the Lord have Chosen you for my own glory.

The resistance you have long faced as you have walked in my purpose is now removed. Get up and advance! for I have removed the resistance.

I have cast your sins and your inadequacies out of my sight for you are a brand plucked out of the fire.

I have commanded the clouds to rain down my goodness upon you, for the door of heaven is opened unto you.

Do not be weary, but advance for I have re-mantled you with my garment of righteousness, power and authority.”

And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. Zechariah 3:1-4

Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. Psalms 78:23-24

Blessings in Christ,
Pastor Jahfas Victor Ahua
Living Hill Christian Church.

Royal Life
Daily Devotional & Prophecy
December 6, 2020.

My Child, Be Not Afraid, I AM Helping You!

Yes, Discovering Christ in Ephesians.

We saw in our last discussion that, before received Christ, we were completely dead, totally insensible to God, but by grace he raised us from the dead together with Christ

Then we hear the apostle continue;

And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: Ephesians 2:6

O’ what a declaration! raised us up together with Christ? Made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus?

What does all these mean?

You see, there is a place in God where Christ is seated, we are told from 21 to 23 verses of the 1st chapter of this book that, by the exceeding greatness of God’s power he raised Christ from the dead and set him at his right hand in heavenly places;

Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places. Ephesians 1:20-21

Then we hear that, where he is seated is;

Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church. Ephesians 1:21-22

Observe the statement “far above” if it were to be above, it would have been enough, but far above?

This means where our Lord Jesus is seated is a place of exceeding power, a place of extreme authority. Where every principality, power, might and dominion and every name that can be named is put right under his feet.

Be it demons of poverty, sickness, perversion, death, every devil that can be named. All are under the feet of where Jesus is seated.

If this was left like this, it would have been good, but the amazing thing here is that, he is not there alone, for we hear;

And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: Ephesians 2:6

What an amazing truth! We have seen where he is seated, far above every principality and power and evey dominion and name that can be named.

Where all things are subject to him right under his feet and we are told in the verse above that, we are seated right with him in the heavenly places where today everything is under our feet.

O’ the Lord grant unto us this revelation. Many of us are still praying and asking for power and authority not knowing who we are in and where we are seated. We don’t have to beg God to give us more power.

We don’t have to keep praying God please give us more power, No, never! We are in a place where all power is made subject under our feet. We are to reign by Christ over all dominion. We have to move from begging God to exercising the authority we already have in Christ Jesus. Our only problem is a knowledge problem.

Then we hear the apostle continue;

That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:7

Observe the statement” that he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace”

All the authority, power, the wisdom, all the riches of the inheritance in us. All that God has done for us is for the display of the exceeding riches of his grace.

God wants to reveal to his entire creation, to all the angelic hosts and every devil that has ever existed, how gracious he is.

This is why, when we try to work for our salvation, we are absolutely nullifying the will and desire of God, we make the intent of the work of Christ vain.

God is not out to display how good you can be but how gracious he can be towards you.

O’ in the ages to come, when the enemy raises his mouth of accusation, declaring how we have failed to keep God’s law, the all gracious God shall arise and declare how kind, how merciful, how good, how gracious he has been to the ungodly. This has always been the plan.

It’s not about you, its all about Jesus. Its all about the grace of God. It’s all about God revealing his attribute of grace to his creation.

Rest in the love and grace of God and watch him display how kind, how merciful and how loving he can be to you.

                     Confession:

Father, I thank you for what you have done for me. Thank you for raising me up and making me sit together with Christ, far above all principality and power, and dominion and every name that can be named.

I declare, sickness is under my feet, I have dominion over poverty, I reign in life by Christ Jesus over the spirit of death and every work of darkness.

Thank you father for this exceeding grace. This inexhaustible grace. I understand it is not about me at all, but about the display of your extravagant graciousness. Your unmatched kindness, love and goodness showcased before creation.

I refuse to fight against the glory of your grace by seeking my own goodness through works but I rest in your love and grace and proclaim my praise to the glory of the riches of this exceeding grace! Amen.

In an encounter with the Lord, I heard a word spoken to a child of God and I saw as the Lord sent help for the fulfilment of his word over this child of God.

It was as though the manifestation would be tough, but I saw as God released help to aid this child of God in opening the door to the fulfilment as the Lord had determined it would be at this moment!

Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. Isaiah 45:1-3

Then the Lord said, “My well beloved, hidden in my right hand, loved and elected. I am holding your right hand to subdue nations before you. Kings shall see and tremble at my power through you.

My child, be not afraid, I am helping you. I am opening doors before you, going before you and leveling the hilly places. I am leveling the mountains that have stood before you, which have hindered you from moving into the place I have prepared for you.

I am giving you treasures hidden in private places. Things you have never known and have never thought would be possible, I am bringing them to pass in this season, that you may know that I am your God who calls you by name.”

Blessings in Christ,
Pastor Jahfas Victor Ahua
Living Hill Christian Church.