The Quality Of Your
Personality
…For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a
man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth
his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was (James 1:22-24).
Our opening scripture isn’t dealing
with the image, in terms of the external form or representation of the man who
looks at himself in the mirror, but with the "manner" or
"kind" of man. A doer of the Word doesn’t forget the
"manner" of man he is: the quality of his personality.
You’d understand this better if we read
from the eighteenth verse; it says, "Of his own will begat he us with the
word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures"
(James 1:18).
God gave birth to us by the Word of
truth; that is, the Gospel of Christ, so that we should be a kind or type of
firstfruits of His creatures. That’s awesome! What’s the meaning of
firstfruits? It means the first and the best of God’s creatures.
When you were born again, you came up
with a new kind and quality of life—the God-life. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says,
"...If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation..." As a new
creation in Christ Jesus, you’re the perfection of beauty, and the best of
everything God made. You’re superior to Satan.
Thus, when a Christian says, "I
need deliverance from the devil," it’s because he has forgotten what
"manner" or "type" of man he is. How could you need
deliverance from Satan when you’re superior to him?
The Bible says you’re seated together
with Christ in the heavenly realms, far above all principality and power. You
occupy the place of the highest authority in Christ Jesus, far above Satan and
everything that’s connected to him.
Get to know the quality of your
personality. It’s the reason we bring the Word of God to you every day on
different platforms, to enlighten you on who you are in Christ.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for making me
the first and the best of everything you created. I’m the perfection of beauty,
fashioned for excellence. My life is the manifestation of your glorious and
majestic splendour; I display your perfections and unveil your multifaceted
wisdom to the world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study: romans 6:4; Ephesians 2:10 AMP
1 Year Bible Reading Plan :
hebrews12:14-29 Ezekiel 13-15
2 Year Bible Reading Plan : 1 John
3:1-12 Ezekiel 47
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