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Title: Jesus Christ desires that you experience resurrection power which will give you a real time experience of eternal life.
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?”
John 11:25-26 KJV
In Jesus Christ is the resurrection because Christ having been raised from the dead will never die again forever. Death has no power over Him. When you receive Him as Lord of your life your spirit is made alive and joined to the Spirit of Jesus Christ. When your physical body dies your spirit can no longer die because it is joined to the spirit of Jesus Christ for all eternity. Your spirit is also given the foretaste of eternity- the foretaste of eternity is a necessary experience for every child of God as it makes you bold to stand for Jesus Christ even at the point of death. That is why Stephen in Acts continued preaching Jesus Christ as he was being stoned. (Acts 7:55-60).
Point of reflection: Being given the foretaste of eternity is a critical experience for every child of God. You need to have an experience of eternal life. This makes you at peace with the thought that one day you will leave this present body. It makes you live knowing you have only one life, it will soon be past and only what's done for Jesus Christ will last into all eternity. It makes you want to do your best for God everyday. It removes from you the fear of death which has put a lot of people into bondage.
“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”
Hebrews 2:14-15 KJV
Jesus Christ partook of flesh and blood- this body so that He could die and by His resurrection destroy him Satan who had the power of death and deliver you totally and completely from bondage of fear of death. Glory be to God forever more. You therefore need to experience for yourself - resurrection power. That is why Philippians 3:10 says “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;”
This means to experience His resurrection power you need to put on the same frame of mind He had as He suffered, and as He died.. for you- appreciate His love for you- and for mankind. Are you ready? If so-
Prayer: Heavenly Father I thank you for salvation and forgiveness of sin in the name of the risen Jesus Christ. I acknowledge you Jesus Christ as Lord of my life from today. I thank you that Jesus Christ tasted death on my behalf and by His death and resurrection, He destroyed Satan to give me an experience of His resurrection power and a real time taste of eternal life as well as total and complete victory over fear of death.
In Jesus Christ name I pray. Amen.
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