THE GENESIS 1 OF ALL CREATION.
In the beginning was the WORD and the WORD was with God and The Word was God. John 1:1
All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. John 1:3
In Him was Life and the Life was the LIGHT of men. John 1:4
And the LIGHT shines in the darkness and the darkness does not understand it! John 1:5
LETS ESTABLISH THE NEED AND SOLUTION FIRST.
“For all men have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. -Romans 3:23
By this we know that of ourselves we only deserve death. Like death unto the grave, then whatever is below the grave. ( that would be hell by the way. :Eternal Darkness)
This is the verdict for the soul/person who is born in the Sin nature and remains in it.
BUT
Light has come into the world to redeem that man who will BELIEVE, not just hear the story and say ” oh yes that talk about Jesus, I believe it”,
But a person will have BELIEF so strong, however small, he will be transformed in his very nature. These ones will become what Paul Called the NEW CREATION! That’s a Creation that never existed prior to when they BELIEVE.
This Belief will not be of them but of God.
For God is Faithful and Just to forgive us our sins (Old Nature) and cleanse us from all Unrighteousness (its fruit)
-1 John1:9
By receiving this good report of LIGHTS arrival in the earth they will have FAITH.
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Romans 10:17
The Word Is God! The LIGHT Who came into the world in the person of Christ Jesus to Redeem man from the Curse of Darkness i.e Sin and death.
So Faith comes from the very PERSON of God, Faith Is His Nature. And we have faith only by Hearing and Hearing Christ Jesus.
So the more we Hear and hear, the more we BELIEVE, the more we are Transformed in our soul and body.
N.B: The word Hear is translated from the Hebrew text SHEMA which means: Listen and obey, Listen closely, Hear and respond, Pay attention to or Focus On. See SHEMA graphic illustration word study.
Now Notice those who believe receive The New Life of the Kingdom in the spirit (Heavens). This is why Jesus taught His disciples not to look up or out there for the kingdom of God but within themselves for they have received Him and now Believe. Jesus also taught His disciples to pray thus To Our Father In Heaven,
“….. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
-Matthew 6:10
So next time you pray the Lords prayer, make it a little more personal…
“…. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done in this earth (beat your chest) as it is done in the heavens”
For the flesh is of the earth and can only be Transformed by the Finished work of Christ as in the Heavens, let it be so here. Amen.
Now! Back To THE NAME.
When I think about Uchechukwu Nwachukwu, I do not simply imagine words spelt out on a blank surface,
A person comes to my mind.
A living, breathing, walking, talking person in this earth, comes to my mind.
Uchechukwu Nwachukwu is my Friend, Uchechukwu Nwachukwu is His Name and His Name is His person. This is Who He Is.
Jesus told His disciples that they will do all manner of great and wonderful things in His Name! And only in His Name did they have authority to do all He sent them out to do, All Glory to God. (Seriously its so cool check it out in Matthew 10)
But there is one peculiar thing that we can notice about all of Christ’s called, abandoned all to follow, taught and sent ones, They Believed, Rejoicing even unto the point of Physical Death.
Now before you get all gingered Up, Know This…
This was not Normal Guys, No one just wakes up to a story of How Light came into the world to destroy darkness and suddenly decides that His Life ambition is to be a Martyr.
So what was it?! What made these ordinary men so different? And why is death so Inevitable? Jesus said
” verily I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and DIES it abides alone, But if it Dies, it produces many seeds” – John 12:24
Imagine if we eat all the seeds, and eliminate all the eggs in the world, (its a tall order but just imagine it) For a time, it will seem as though there is life but as time goes by there will be silence in the earth. Death Without New life is extinction.
So basically for New life/much fruit to be produced, a seed must first go into the Earth. Be it the ground or a female. This is the principle of Death and Resurrection.
But instead of just Death unto the grave and Hell, This Time its a Death unto New Life.
So the earth (man) ceases to be a grave because in Christ it (his heart) becomes good soil.
At this point, if you’re still nursing ideas of martyrdom I suggest you keep reading, This isn’t over yet.
Now Paul made a disturbing statement in Galatians 2:20
“I am crucified with Christ, ” he said
“Nevertheless I Live,” hmmmm
“Yet not I!” Say what now?!
“But Christ Liveth in me” owkayy…
” and the life I now live in the flesh, I live by THE FAITH OF THE SON OF GOD” 🙂
“Who loved me and gave himself for me” wow!
Paul was a dead man even before he finally exited this World physically. Or as Christ will say “went to sleep” for God is not the God of the dead but of the living.
Stay with me people
That would explain why Isaiah though he was cut in two with a wooden saw, peter was crucified upside down ‘on request by the way’, Paul died many times by stoning, wild beasts and what not, John was soaked in boiling oil, didn’t die and was later banished to Patmos because “annoying” and many other records of ordinary men unafraid, unashamed and unmoved will not recant in the face of persecution.
For they came not In Their Individual names, But in THE NAME of the One Who Lives Forever!
{Praise Break!}
So by the FAITH OF GOD in them, they were made testimonies of Eternal Life even in the World destined for destruction.
(It was not just a new testament thing, God has shown Himself Graceful, Merciful, Mighty, Strong and Awesome in and Through His people right from the beginning of Time God did not just start this 2000yrs ago, He has always been and will always be Loving and Faithful to His People)
Now,
“Arise! Shine! For your Light is come and the glory of the Lord is Risen Upon You! ”
This is where you and I come in…
“… Thy kingdom come, thy will be done in the earth, in me, my soul and body as its already done in the heavens”,
where is heaven? The spirit of God, The kingdom of God, His Reign as Lord and King in You first, then in the earth as a whole. Get it? It starts from within you!
Doesn’t stop there, Transforms the whole World until Darkness is driven out by LIGHT.
“… Revelation 11:15
15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Quick Question, where is your name in the scripture? 🙂
I’d show you,
Living as Those Made Alive in Christ
1Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
5Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry….. Colossians 3.
Want to be a martyr? Here’s a good place to start, Understand that you have Died To Your Flesh in Christ!
Now before you get any bright ideas and start cutting off arms and legs let’s get this straight.
Jesus when He Rose from the Grave! Glory to God!, Told His Disciples
And I paraphrase simply
“If I don’t go and send my Spirit to you, you’d Never Be Me! And I Know you’d miss me but Don’t worry My Spirit only Speaks of Me, He will Guide you into all of Me! (Truth) I have testified of my father and you must do same, Testify of me because You have been with me from the beginning, through Death and Resurrection” – John 15:26, 16: 5-8
To Testify is To Be and To Live As Christ Did in the Earth as it is in Heaven, Just as His Disciples did! -Living Testimonies.
So to Die on your own, thats suicide.
We are only able to Mortify this flesh and its deeds being sanctified ,our lives laid down as a sacrifice by the Help of the Holy Spirit of Truth sent From the father Himself.
God is with us to see us through it all.
His promise to never leave or forsake us is True!
“So walk in the spirit therefore and of the spirit you will bear good fruit of The Spirit” Gal 5.
Talk about being good soil. 😀
Now In Christ you have right to ascend unto Eternal Life You are destined to Die, But in Christ Unto Life, You Cease to Live Now He Lives In You Through You, You Live In the Flesh Now But By His Faith Unto Transformation its Galatians 2:20 all over again!
Your Pass into the Life of God Is THE NAME CHRIST! JESUS! His NAMe is HIS PERSON!
Not just words you say with your mouth, but your BEING.
“You also must testify of me….” Jesus said, He meant your Life, Now His own and No longer yours! Glory to God.
Remember FAITH is of God, Faith does not Fail. So this is why we do not lean on Strength that is born of a nature destined to die instead we SHEMA and SHEMA The WORD.
no more gloomy defeated Living now, Arise and shine .
“…. For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of Righteousness, Peace and Joy in The Holy Spirit!”
Therefore I cease to be __________________ (insert name here.) Because Christ Is and
BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN CHRIST JESUS.
Christ a poet 