RHAPSODY OF REALITIES THURSDAY, JULY 4TH. Pastor Chris TOPIC ✨WE’RE ONE WITH CHRIST✨

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES THURSDAY, JULY 4TH. Pastor Chris
TOPIC ✨WE’RE ONE WITH CHRIST✨

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks (Acts 9:3-5).

The scripture passage above is a clear reference to the inextricable oneness of Christ and the Church. Before his conversion, Saul wreaked havoc in the early Church and persecuted Christians everywhere, until he had an encounter with the Lord, who intercepted him and asked, “...Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?”

Jesus intimately identifies Himself with the Church. Read again, His words to the injurious Saul of Tarsus in our opening Scripture. The Master didn’t say, “Saul, why persecutest thou my followers?” Rather, He took it personal, because we’re of the same stock with Him. An attack on the Church is an attack on Jesus, because He’s the Vine, and we (the Church) are the branches. We have His very life; He brought us into union with Himself.

Always remember that anything you do for, or against the Church is unto Christ. Persecuting the Church  is  persecuting  Jesus,  because  He’s  the  head of  the  Church:  “And  he  is  the  head  of  the  body, the  church:  who  is  the  beginning,  the  firstborn from  the  dead;  that  in  all  things  he  might  have  the preeminence”  (Colossians  1:18).  The  head  and  the body  go  by  the  same  Name—Christ!  Thus,  we’re members of the body of Christ.

Being  born  again,  you’ve  been  baptized  into  the body  of  Christ.  1  Corinthians  12:27  says,  “Now  ye  are the  body  of  Christ,  and  members  in  particular.”  As a  member  of  the  body  of  Christ,  you  don’t  answer  a name  that’s  different  from  that  of  the  head  or  of  the body,  which  is  Christ.  This  is  to  help  you  see  who  you are,  where  you  are,  and  what  you  have;  you’re  one with Christ.

When  He  was  raised  from  the  dead,  you  were raised  up  together  with  Him.  Now  that  He’s  seated on  the  throne,  you’re  seated  together  with  Him  in  the place  of  dominion,  glory  and  authority.  Therefore,  rule the  world  and  dominate  your  environment  with  the glory of Christ!

CONFESSION
I’m  seated  together  with  Christ  in  the  place  of dominion,  glory  and  authority,  reigning  and  ruling over  circumstances  and  situations,  dominating  my world  by  the  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost!  Glory  to  God forever!

FURTHER STUDY:

John 15:5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Ephesians 5:29-30 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

1 Corinthians 12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 17:1-15 & Job 3-5

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 6:31-38 & Deuteronomy 32