In an ever challenging world such as ours, it is easy to settle for the ordinary life rather than embrace your identity as one called to dominate the earth. This week I want to stir your spirit to focus on your true identity in Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:47-49
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
The first man is from the earth and therefore is earthy. All human beings that proceeded from the first Adam came from him after the fall. The truth is, when Adam fell he lost the image and likeness of God in his spirit and took on the nature of the devil (John 8:44). It was in this state that he literally fathered the entire human race. \”And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth\” (Genesis 5:3).
This is why everyone that is born by the seed of a man needs to be born again to receive the life and nature of God into his spirit. Do you see the reason for the immaculate conception of Jesus (by a virgin without the seed of a man)? And so the Bible declares, \”the second man is the Lord from heaven\”. You see a whole new breed of new men have and will proceed (through the new birth) from the second man who is the Lord from Heaven.
In Verse 48b of 1 Corinthians 15, the Bible declares \”….and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly\”. This is shouting grounds right here! The second man is the Lord from Heaven. All who proceed from him via the second birth are like him. If you believe in Jesus, you are a Lord from Heaven on the Earth. God\’s original purpose has not changed. He wants Lords and rulers on the Earth representing His interest. You are a Lord from Heaven on the earth! Jesus is the LORD of Lords. He heads up all the Lords. God\’s Purpose and calling for your life is comparable to the letters of credence which the Ambassador of, say the United Kingdom to Ghana will present to the President of Ghana to begin his representation of the UK in Ghana. Understanding the general purpose of the Lords from heaven and your particular role in the agenda of God on the earth will be key in operating as a Lord and Ruler on the earth for God.
And as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. The Lord from Heaven becomes your vision and obsession. You want nothing less than him. And you do not want anything more than you want Him. You are complete in him.
May be as you read this article you feel like everything but a Lord or a ruler. It seems like life has your back against the wall. You seem not to be in charge of your destiny. Listen, God told the Adam to be before He told him to do. That is the best place to start from; working on being before doing. Begin by immersing yourself in the realities of the heavenly kingdom you represent in the earth as a believer. You must saturate your consciousness with the realities of life from the heavenly realm as revealed in the Word of God. Make time for the Holy Spirit to teach your spirit and impart your consciousness with heaven-realities. Make these discoveries your confession. Agree with God on who He says you are in Christ. As you grow in Christ you will find your place in life.
Think on this: as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
Rule for God!