07/11/2015 - MADE ALIVE TOGETHER WITH JESUS

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And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses. Colossians 2.13

It is a great privilege that we all have, but only those who accept Jesus truly benefit from it. Therefore, we must preach the Gospel to every creature, for we have the notion of the eternal perdition (Mark 16.15). The lost even mock about our worry; some even offend us. However, this should not disturb us, for they do not know what they are doing. We must be filled with divine anointing to open up their eyes.

The spiritual death that man proved because of the sin of Adam forever separated him from the Creator. However, those who were born again are not in the hands of the enemy any longer. Now those who have not yet had this rich and powerful experience continue under the command of the forces of darkness. Thus, the devil attacks them with his evil works. However, in our case it is different, because when he tempts us, we rebuke him, and he must flee.

In the cross, Jesus experienced death in our place, even without ever sinning. When he took upon Himself our transgressions, the Father had to separate from His communion and turned His back on Him. When this happened, the Savior exclaimed: “My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?” (Mt 27.46).

The Son of God descended to Hell without God at His side and suffered what we were meant to suffer. When He suffered it all, the Spirit of the Lord went to the regions of the dead and gave Him life again. Jesus was revived and left victoriously, for He was not under the authority of death. When He left the grave, He received all power in the Heavens and on Earth (Ph 2.9-11). What a blessing!

See what a beautiful thing the Lord did in our favor: in the moment when Jesus received life again, we received it as well. It did not take even one minute more for us to receive this graceful gift. Now, we are no longer separated from God, and even if the devil might want to convince you that it is not so, do not trust him at all, for he only says lies. We are alive again.

All humanity must listen to the message of the Gospel, for salvation is available for everyone. In the moment when someone accepts Jesus as Savior, this vivification enters in action on his favor. Thus, the saved one should not let any evil work in his life. This explains why the devil does everything to hinder the preaching of the Good News.

Therefore, we will not die spiritually any longer, because now we are alive in Christ, and there is nothing that can separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus (Rm 8.38-39). Even if the evil one might do everything he can to drive us away from the Lord, he will not be successful. We belong to the Father forever and we have power over evil.

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares