THIS IS THE WILL OF THE HOLY FATHER IN HEAVEN FOR ALL HUMAN RACE!!!

CHRISTIAN LIFE

INTRODUCTION;

Just like rain falling on dry land and making it fruitful, so it is when a person becomes a CHRISTIAN. This is the beginning of a new living relationship based on the LOVE and GRACE of Jesus Christ! (1 John 4:10,... Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.)

A Christian is a person who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ and has started a new life living in union with Him.

Christianinty is not just about believing the truth - it's about Living It. It is not just about justification - It Is about Sanctification. If we have never given our life to the Lord personally and have never accepted his grace, then we will never be able to live a Christian Life. But if Christ has saved us, then His grace and love will become visible and evident in our lives daily and our faith will show itself in our actions (James 2:17,... Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

THE VICTORIOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE

• A mother bird is sitting on the nest hatching her eggs. One day the eggs crack and the baby birds are born. Weak and without feathers they might sound like birds, but they don't look like real birds, do they? They are hungry and greedily gobble down what the parents feed them. Inside, they are identical to their parents and will sooner or later learn to fly. This is their true purpose, not to stay in the nest forever or be stolen and eaten, or even worse, fall out and be trampled on.

This illustration may help us to understand what the Christian Life is about. As our Saviour, Jesus has given us new birth. He wants us to triumph over sin and be free like the birds in flight, carried by the air current on the ups and downs of life. Some Christians "learn to fly" from the first day. They simply trust the Lord to carry them through. They follow Him faithfully and experience the thrill of being free from SIN. They are victorious. Others take a lot of time to grow Spiritually. They don't easily understand what the Lord tells them in His word and needs a lot of attention until they fully grasp the Victorious life in Christ. Still others are forever "clinging to the nest". When will they put their faith into practice? Why don't they "learn to fly"? They have no victory over sin, and no one can tell the difference between their life now and before.
They have not understood the real purpose of being a Christian.
The question is: What is the difference between the life of a Christian and a non - Christian? Are we Christians because we don't Smoke, we are not Corrupt, we go to Church on Regularly, we read our Bible, etc? Surely these things are part of the Christian Life. But the root of new life lies in the fact that  Christ lives in us and we in Him! (Galatians 2:20 says "

 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

2 Corinthians 6:16 - 18 says"

 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

1 John 5:3 - 4 says"

 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith."

Praise God! He gives us other promises too that help us to live a life of victory.

Romans 6:14 says"

 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

2 Corinthians 2:14 says"

 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

"Always," says the Holy Bible, not just sometimes, e.g. on good days!

Our is the victory of Christ.

What else helps us to live victorious lives? Our Faith! says the Holy Bible. Our Salvation is a gift. We cannot achieve victory in our own strength.

Romans 1:14 says"

 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live (a victorious life) by faith.

THE SECRET OF A VICTORIOUS LIFE - IDENTIFICATION WITH CHRIST

 Praise God, we can know the secret of a victorious life!

• We need to become like Christ (identify with Him) in His death. (Romans 6:6 - 7 says"
  
   Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
   For he that is dead is freed from sin." 
  • We need to become like Christ (identify with Him) in His burial. (Romans 6:4a says"
    
     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.

    • We need to become like Christ ( identify with Him) in his ressurection! (Romans 6:4b, 5 says"
      
       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. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:"

      • As a results of all these, we share or identify Ourselves with Christ's present triumphant life. (Romans 6:6b says"
         Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

        Galatians 2:20 says"

         I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

        2 Corinthians 5:15 says"
        

         And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

        Colossians 1:27 says"

         To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

          

        Again: The secret of a victorious life is the indwelling Christ living in the heart and life of each believer. Christ wants to become the Lord and Master in each believer's life. 

        
        

        Reasons why we might lose the battle against SIN;

        Inspite of the wonderful facts stated above, here are some reasons why we Christians might still be  facing a losing battle:

      • If we deny that it is possible in today's world to live a victorious life.

      • If we still "love or cherish" some sins and are not willing to let them go. It means, we do not allow Christ to be Master of our lives.

      • If our worship is man - centred as opposed to God - centred. Our aim is should not be to impress and manipulate God, in order to get out of Him what we desire, but to glorify Him.
      
      
      •  If we try in our own strength to be model Christians by participating in certain Church rituals. We want to impress others by praying more, fasting more, reading the Holy Bible more, giving more, etc.
      
      
      • If we are proud of our achievements like the Pharisee Saul who thought that obeying the Law would meet the requirements for righteousness. (Philippians 3:9 says"
         And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
          
        THE RIGHT APPROACH TO WINNING THE BATTLE
        
        
    • Christians need to yield or offer their lives to Christ. This is not something that happens once for all. NO! We need to daily remind ourselves that we belong to Christ. We do not belong to ourselves anymore or to the World with all its Lusts or Satan. (Romans 6:13 says"
      
      ¹³ Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God."
      •  The Choice is OURS! Do you want to live a life of defeat in SIN or a life of Victory? (Romans 6:16 says"
        
         Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?"
      I do trust that all our hearts' desire is to lead a life in Obdience, Righteousness and Holiness.

AND ONE LAST QUESTION
WHAT SHALL WE DO IF WE HAVE FAILED CHRIST AND FALLEN INTO SIN?

 Shall we give up? Shall we deny that we have committed SIN? Shall we say, "Never mind, just froget it and move on in life? " The answer is, "NO and NO again!"
Remember, 1 John 1:19 is still TRUE, which says"

 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Christ does not fail us. Our fall does not weaken Christ. He will forgive us and use our fall to strengthen us against similar failures. Do not rely on PAST VICTORIES!

Always rely on Christ alone! He IS our Victory!!! Amen.

BELOVED, DO YOU LONG TO BE LOVED AND TO ENJOY THE COMFORT, HAPPINESS AND SECURITY IN TRUE LOVE?

DO YOU WANT TO BE ASSURED OF ETERNITY EVEN HERE ON EARTH?

DO YOU DESIRE TO WALK ALONG WITH JESUS THE TRUE FAITHFUL FRIEND HENCEFORTH?

INDEED, SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT OF GOD TO MANKIND OUT OF HIS INDESCRIBABLE LOVE FOR HIS CREATION, THIS SALVATION PACK WHICH IN ESSENCE EVERLASTING LIFE, IS ONLY FOUND IN CHRIST JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD ALMIGHTY!

TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION AND NOW IS THE OUR OF YOUR VISITATION, BELOVED!

TO GET ALONG AND BEGIN A NEW AND LIVING LIFE WITH GOD THROUGH CHRIST JESUS, PRAY THIS PRAYER FROM THE DEPTHS OF YOUR HEART, MEANING EVERY SINGLE WORD THAT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH:

 

REPENTANCE PRAYER: 

Precious Jesus, 

I acknowledge today that you are LORD and savior of all mankind, 

and today I have recognized my shortfall,

I repent and turn away from all sin. 

Please cover me with your precious blood, 

and establish your word in my life,

that I may be found in righteousness and holiness 

and write my name in your book of life 

and baptize me with the power of the Holy Spirit 

in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. 

AMEN.