Written by REVELATIONS FOR TODAY by Pastor Michael Obata
Colossians 1:13-14 – New King James Version (NKJV)
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
The day you believed in the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus and made the confession with the word of your mouth, you became born again. A new creation. According to the main verse, we have been transferred into the Kingdom of light (referred to as the kingdom of Christ Jesus). This means we have already been delivered completely from every form of darkness be it failure, fear, anxiety, financial difficulties, infirmities, or any sort of satanic oppression.
Before you were born again, you had a way of thinking, a set of ideas and a philosophy about life and the way it should be. Your environment, experience, culture, and family upbringing have shaped the course of your life. Being a new creation, GOD has ushered you into a new life and has put HIS Spirit in you as a guarantee of a glorious life filled with goodness. A life of the spirit where your spirit man controls the mind and the body, and not vice versa. This new life has a manual for success, and that is HIS WORD. John 15:3 “Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you….” One thing is to receive Christ, another thing is to be in Christ (to dwell in the word of GOD). Colossians 2:6 & 7 (AMP) says “Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in [union with] Him [reflecting His character in the things you do and say—living lives that lead others away from sin], 7 having been deeply rooted [in Him] and now being continually built up in Him and [becoming increasingly more] established in your faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing in it with gratitude”. Abiding in the WORD of GOD found in the scriptures and continued fellowship with HIS SPIRIT makes us to be the expression of GOD’s love, Glory, & Power.
Deliverance is for the unbeliever: those in darkness. FOR YOU HAVE ASCENDED WITH CHRIST JESUS. This gives us all authority and power to reign as children of the MOST HIGH GOD. Firstly, we must recognise we are now partakers of the divine nature of Christ Jesus (2 Peter 1:4), and every legal demand or accusing finger of satan and his cohorts of darkness has been blotted away by the precious blood of Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:13-15). We are now seated together with Christ in the heavenly realms, establishing the power and the authority of our heavenly FATHER that makes us to experience a triumphant Christian life & ensures our victory always in Christ Jesus.
Scripture meditation
John 15:18-21; 2 Corinthians 2:15-16; 1 Corinthians 15:58; & Proverbs 29:27.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank You for sending me out into the world with the good news of Your saving power and eternal life for humanity in Your son Christ Jesus. I receive the grace and strength to be faithful and remain steadfast even amid trials, in JESUS’ NAME!
Confession
I refuse to be discouraged. I remain steadfast, for I am more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus!