The gospel can be defined as the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. This accomplishment has brought freedom to mankind.
Whenever the gospel is mentioned, most people usually think it’s simply about evangelism and winning the lost to Christ. However, the gospel is for everybody whether saved or unsaved. You start your Christian life with the gospel and continue in the gospel.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 - “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also you have received, and wherein you stand; by which also you are saved, if you keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures”
There is no other way that man can be saved except through the gospel. The gospel of Jesus Christ is pregnant with the power of God. This is the only power that sets man free from the works of the devil. This power can only be released when you have faith in the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 1:16 - “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek”.
I will define salvation as liberation from everything that cannot be found in the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is God’s domain. In the kingdom of God, there is no sin, sickness, lack, sorrow, rejection, depression, hatred, bitterness, condemnation, struggles, worries, bondage and the list is unending. In the kingdom of God, there is liberty to communicate and fellowship with God. This Kingdom that I am talking about is within you if you are a born again Christian. “You”, is referring to your spirit man.
Luke 17:20-21- “And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God comes not with observation” Neither shall they say, lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Ideally, there is supposed to be a continuous flow of what lies within you to your soul. This makes you realise who you are and what you have. However, to achieve this, you must allow the word of God to change the way you think. When you read and study the word of God, the word tells you who you really are in Christ. The more you focus on the word of God, the more your soul comes into agreement with who you are in the spirit. This then changes what you think of and how you think. Consequently, both factors begin to influence the words that come out of your mouth.
To release what resides within you, your conversation must be according to the gospel. The words that come out of your mouth must be according to what the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ has accomplished for you. The gospel says that you are saved, delivered, prosperous, and healed and that all the works of the enemy are destroyed. So, no matter the circumstance and the situation, you must always confess positively what Jesus Christ has accomplished for you on the cross. When he said it is finished, He meant what He said. Your pain is finished, your poverty is finished, your bad habits and addictions are finished.
Philippians 1:27a - “Only let your conversation be as it becomes the Gospel of Christ”
Are you a Christian and still walking in the flesh, therefore struggling to live a life that is pleasing unto God? You are trying please God by your works and this leads to frustration. You are still committing fornication, you are addicted to drugs, and you are struggling with various kinds of immoral habits. You keep falling in and out of sin. You feel condemned and you sometimes think that it is God condemning you. I have good news for you.
Romans 8:1- “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit”
The first thing you should know is that God loves you and He looks at you for who you are in your inner man. Secondly, the condemning thoughts you are having are from your heart and it is not God condemning you. The solution to the problem is that you must begin to see yourself the way you really are in the spirit. The kingdom of God lies within you, therefore the problems you are having cannot be in your spirit but it is within your soul. As a result, you must begin to renew your mind with the word of God and this brings a change in what you think and how you think.
The word of God says that “as Christ is, so are you in this world” (1John 4: 17). You have the nature of Christ in you. As you begin to confess who you are, slowly a transformation begins to take place in your soul and this changes the way you think. The manner in which you think, also determines the way you express your words. This is because you will speak out of the abundance of what is in your heart. Shortly you will discover that the desire to sin has disappeared and you are now focused on Godly things.
Whenever there is an issue in your life, your confession must be “this is what Jesus died for”. Your faith must always be in the completed work of our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. You will be confident that it is well because He died and rose again. This is your evidence, your assurance and confidence. You must be fully persuaded that your problems are finished because Jesus himself declared that it is finished on the cross of Calvary.
Enjoy the blessings of God
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