Made Alive In Christ
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in
trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1).
The word “quickened” above means “made alive”:
“AND YOU [He made alive], when you were dead (slain) by
[your] trespasses and sins” (Ephesians 2:1 AMP).
This is a consciousness God wants us to have as His children.
We’ve been made alive in Christ; the life of Christ is at work in
your system; every fibre of your being is inundated
with the divine life and energy of God. Can you see
why no one, and nothing, can destroy you? You’re
unconquerable!
Consider that Jesus Christ, the Son of God in truth,
gave Himself for you on the cross and died as your
saviour, and that God raised Him from the dead to give
you a new life. That life isn’t at all subject to defeat,
failure or death. John 1:14 says about Him: “And the
Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we
beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of
the Father,) full of grace and truth.” In John 10:10
He emphasized that He came so that we might have
life-His divine life-to the full. He couldn’t have done
all these for nothing.
Therefore, as a Christian, live your life to show
that what Jesus did wasn’t for nothing; live up to His
dream! Jesus the creator of the whole world, the maker
of all things died for you, to give you a new life-the
impregnable life of God. That’s something big! He
thought we were valuable and important to the Father,
so He came just for us. Why then should anyone live
an empty or unhappy life?
The way to show your gratitude for all He’s done
for you is to live up to His dream, by maintaining your
superiority and victory over Satan and the cohorts of
darkness. You’re His seed, and He’s prolonging His
days through you today (Isaiah 53:10). When you show
up, Jesus shows up! You’re the express image of His
person, called to show forth the beauty and excellence
of His divine life in you.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for sending Jesus to die in my stead,
a display of your love, and testimony of my worth and value to you.
I live triumphantly today and always, conscious of your
infinite grace and love, and the life of righteousness that
I have in Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen
Further study
1 John 5:11-13; Colossians 3:3-4; ephesians 2:4-6
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Isaiah 23-24
ephesians 4:1-16
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 timothy 2:11-26
Jeremiah 45