Pastor
Chris
Know
ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized
into his death? 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 (Romans 6:3-4).
In our theme verse, the
Holy Spirit through the Apostle Paul helps us understand our inseparable
oneness with the Lord by saying ‘we were baptized into Jesus Christ.’ We’re
members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones (Ephesians 5:30).
Being baptized into
Jesus Christ, you’ve become inextricably united with Him, such that God doesn’t
distinguish you from Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus reiterated this oneness in
John 15:5: "I am the vine, ye are the branches…." We have the same life
with Him, because life comes through the vine, into the branches.
Another beautiful part
of our oneness with Jesus Christ is that it didn’t end with our baptism into
His death, but continues in a newness of life by His resurrection from the
dead. Romans 6:4 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." His resurrection
ushered us into a newness of life.
Walk in the consciousness
of your new life in Him; it’s the resurrection life. Your past doesn’t exist;
you’re a new creation; a superior creation, perfected in Christ Jesus. You’re
not of this world. Have and live with this consciousness every day.
Prayer Dear Lord,
thank you for the inextricable oneness I have with you; your life in me makes
me supernatural, impregnable to sickness, diseases or infirmity. I live in
victory and in the dominion of the Spirit today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
f u r t h e r s t u d
y: Ephesians 5:29-30; Galatians 3:27
Daily
Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan :
Acts 18:24-19:1-7, Job 12-14
2 Year Reading Plan :
Luke 7:11-17, Joshua 1-2
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