25/03/2017 - EXALTED TO PRINCE AND SAVIOR

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Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. Acts 5:31

The resurrection of Jesus was commanded by God. Everything was calculated for the Christ to take our guilt upon Himself and totally free us from the enemy’s grasp, divesting him of all authority he once had over humanity. Then, leaving the grave and taking his very own blood to sprinkle in the Holy of Holies in Heaven, the Son of God was exalted by the Almighty to a position that sealed our fate forever.

The Lord used his right hand, His power to exalt His Son to be Prince and Savior. So vast was this work it wasn’t done by simple decree. The Father had to use His capacity so that Jesus would become the highest authority in Heaven and on Earth and He has since been the Almighty and Most High. Those that accept Him are gifted with the gift of repentance to extricate themselves from bad doings and obtain pardon of sins.

Sad to say He did this for Israel to repent and continue being His people. But they rejected Him, so Christ became our Savior and to those Israelite who like us, repent and obtain forgiveness for their transgression. There is no difference today between the direct descendants of Abraham and us, the gentiles who received Jesus.

Condemnation hangs over each one until they confess Jesus as their Lord and Savior and are thus born again. This is a three step procedure: Repentance, baptism in the waters and baptism in the Holy Spirit. Those who say they have God but don’t have the Holy Spirit are not completely His.

The moment the converted is born again, they are ready to be trained and used by the Lord to do His task. The entire process is directed by the Almighty, who with His right hand, takes the person from the gates of death and leads them to the doors of the daughter of Zion, the Church. Accordingly filled with the Holy Spirit, with knowledge and wisdom conceded by God, the new Christian is considered able to serve Him wherever they are sent. 

God raises us to the status of children, frees us from chains that tied us to our sins. The Holy Spirit leads us to understand the divine will, and from then on, we no longer have to bend to the forces of evil; they will be the ones who will have to bow to our God-given authority. This way, we become blessings in the hands of our Lord, Prince and Savior.

Being born again we become witness to the Word of God, to our Lord Jesus and also to the Holy Spirit. Thus, we can deliver those oppressed by the enemy so they can fulfill God’s chartered course for their life and ministry.

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares