30/11/2025
CHRIST IS THE LIFE
GRACE LIFE, DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY PASTOR SAM & ETANA AYODELE. SUNDAY 30TH NOVEMBER, 2025.
2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passedaway; behold, all things are become new."
To be in Christ, is to be in Life because Jesus Christ is "The Life". John 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John 10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." The believer's life is never a collection of seasons or length of days but a person:Jesus Christ.
Colossians 3:4 "When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory." Jesus Christ who is eternal life is the life in our body and spirit. 1 Corinthians 6:20 “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” The believer is the temple of eternal life: 1 Corinthians 3:16 "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" The Spirit of God is also called the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1-2) while Christ is that same Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:17).
For believers, we've passed from death onto life(John 5:24). Ephesians 2:5-6 "....And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places(heavenly) in Christ Jesus." In Christ(Life), is our glorious identity. No reversal from life to death unless a believer deny Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior but has no power to do this because his salvation was the awesome work of the Holy Ghost (Christ himself:2 Corinthians 3:17).
1 Corinthians 12:3 "Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost." We have eternal security, in Christ. This is a product of God's love for men. Jesus Christ is God Almighty, everlasting Father, eternal life and the Holy Spirit in us (Isaiah 9:6, 1 John 5:20, 2 Corinthians 3:17). The major problem of man was sin-the nature of the devil inherited by Adam in the beginning. But Jesus died on the cross for our sins, he was buried, rose and ascended.
This is the root cause of sins, sicknesses and diseases and the misery of this world. Jesus paid the price for sin willingly for man without demanding any compensation from man. He died on the cross for men’s sins, was buried, rose and ascended to glory. The believer is to reign over sin and its consequences, devils and the misery of this world because he’s in Christ-the life. He have the greater one, living in him . With growth in the precise knowledge of Christ from the scriptures, we will spread the gospel to nations, heal the sick, cast out devils etc..
PRAYER OF SALVATION FOR THE UNSAVED.
For the unsaved, see what 1 John 5:12 says "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." To have life and be among the living, accept God's love and be saved right now, by declaring these words from Romans 10:9-10: I believe in my heart that Jesus Christ is Lord. Jesus Christ, you are my Lord and Savior. God raised you from the dead for my justification. Thank you Father, I am new creation in Christ. Amen. With these words, you are now a son of God, righteous, and filled with the fullness of God. To grow in Christ and function in his victory, please search for a Church or a place of worship where they teach the doctrine of Christ alone.
AFFIRMATION :
In the name of Jesus Christ, with the stripes of Jesus, I was healed. Healing is among the benefits of the finished work of Christ. I receive healing right now in Jesus name.
PRAYER:
In the name of Jesus Christ, I have passed from death unto life. Born of God is my status in Christ. Christ is my life. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus freed me from the law of sin which leads to death. Thank you Father for eternal life. Amen.