YOU'RE GODS CHOSEN:

"For many are called, but few are chosen (Matthew 22:14)."

When Jesus said many are called but few are chosen, some believe He meant, "...many are called to be Christians but only a few will be chosen to go to heaven." That is not true. The call being made is the call of salvation to the whole world; that Jesus has died and risen for everyone. Those who believe and are saved are the chosen ones, who have been sanctified and separated from the world unto God.

The day you gave your heart to Christ you were separated from the world. The Lord Jesus, while talking about you in John 15:19, said, "...ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world...." In other words, you have been called out or chosen out of the evil and decay that exist in the world to a life of purpose, victory, and success. This choice was made before the foundations of the earth: "According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love" (Ephesians 1:4).

The Lord chose you to be holy and without blame before Him in love; He did this before you were born again. Accept this truth and never think you are not good enough for God. He chose you before you knew Him. He knew all the mistakes you would ever make and still chose you, to reveal His glory through you. Jesus said, "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain..." (John 15:16).

Don’t allow guilt-consciousness rob you of your special place in God; you are the chosen of the Lord, created in Christ Jesus unto good works.

FURTHER STUDY:

1 Peter 2:9 

Deuteronomy 14:2

Andy Agim

Christ Realities

GLORY WITHIN:

"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord (2 Corinthians 3:18)."

In Exodus 34:28, we find an interesting account of how Moses was in the presence of God for forty days and forty nights where he received the Ten Commandments. Ordinarily, it wouldn’t have taken a whole day to receive the Ten Commandments since it consisted of just few sentences. So why did Moses need to be in the presence of God for forty days and forty nights to receive the Ten Commandments?

For Moses, it was more than Ten Commandments. As he listened to God speak forth those commandments, all he could see was the glory of God. He contemplated and meditated on the (the glory) of God, until the glory so rubbed-off on him and began to radiate from his face. Such was the radiance of glory emanating from his face that the people withdrew when they saw him step down from Mount Sinai (2 Corinthians 3:7). It’s important to note that this glory came on Moses while he meditated on the Ten Commandments.

Now, the Bible lets us know that the glory of God that was on the face of Moses resides in us, and that glory far exceeds what Moses had. It is called the more excellent glory: "For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth" (2 Corinthians 3:9-10).

This inherent glory in us is what the Apostle Paul referenced in our opening scripture. He lets us know that as we behold the glory of God in the Word of God, we are metamorphosed; we are transfigured into the same glory that we see in the Word. This means we are not only the carriers or effulgence of God’s glory; we are the glory of God!

FURTHER STUDY:

John 17:22 

Isaiah 60:1

Andy Agim

Christ Realities

FAITH MAKES THE WORD PRODUCTIVE:

"For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it (Hebrews 4:2)."

One time, the Lord rebuked the Pharisees and the Scribes because they had made the Word of God to have no effect by reason of their traditions: "Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye" (Mark 7:13). The same Word they nullified, made void and rendered ineffective created the entire universe: "All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made" (John 1:3). The Word is what upholds, maintains, guides, and propels the universe; it is the force that keeps everything in its course (Hebrews 1:3). You will have to always create the right environment of faith for the Word to thrive and yield fruits in your life.

It is like planting an orange seed in the right environment. Soon enough, it will germinate into an orange tree and produce fruits. Same way, the environment you need for the Word to be productive in you and for you is the environment of faith. The Bible says "…without faith it is impossible to please him…" (Hebrews 11:6). If you mix the Word with faith, it doesn’t matter what comes against you, you will come out victorious. God’s Word is absolutely trustworthy and dependable. The Word on your lips, mixed with faith will produce undeniable results.

The Word of God doesn’t consider the size of the problem, neither is it intimidated by the name of the sickness or disease. It has no restrictions; all it requires is for you to believe and boldly speak it forth in faith, and it will effect a change.

FURTHER STUDY:

Isaiah 55:11

Hebrews 4:2

Andy Agim

Christ Realities