Present-hour Truths
Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the
epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with
ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in
tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart
(2 Corinthians 3:3).
The epistles are special out-breathings of the
Spirit addressed to the new man in Christ, and
they mostly consist of present-hour truths. When you
study the Pauline revelations, Peter’s epistles and some
of John’s Spirit-inspired thoughts, you’d discover truths
that are operative in the “now” of our lives.
For example, Paul tells us, “Therefore if any man
be in Christ, he is a new creature...” (2 Corinthians
5:17). This isn’t history, a prophecy, or a promise. You
aren’t going to become a new creation when you get
to heaven or after you’ve prayed hard enough; you’re
a new creation NOW! It’s a fact for today.
Another beautiful present-hour fact is 1 Peter
2:9. It says, “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal
priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye
should shew forth the praises of him who hath called
you out of darkness into his marvellous light.” You
were created to display and manifest the beauty, glory,
excellence, holiness, grace, and righteousness of God.
This is your calling in Christ Jesus.
When you study Revelation 1:6, you find yet
another operative truth: “And hath made us kings
and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory
and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” This isn’t
something to hope for; it’s already happened. You’re a
king-priest, ordained of God to reign in life; to decree
a thing and have it established unto you.
Another of such glorious realities is that you’re
an heir of God, and a joint-heir with Christ! “And if
children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs
with Christ…” (Romans 8:17). This means everything
that belongs to Him belongs to you in the same way
and degree that they belong to Him. Both of you own
everything one hundred per cent together! Therefore,
like Him, you’ve also been appointed heir of all things.
It’s for the same reason that Paul said, “…all things are
yours” (1 Corinthians 3:21).
These are some of the truths about the new
creation, which, as a Christian, you must be conscious
of and live by. Study the Word to know more, and live
in the reality of who you are in Christ!
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for imparting me with the knowledge
of the truths in your Word, which are operational in the
“now” of my life. I’m enlightened in my spirit to grasp deeper
and higher truths in your Word, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Peter 1:12
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 Kings 16-17
John 12:1-19
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 12:35-44