Ummm,
I see how eager we are to know the secret of being triumphant. That is alright.
Let’s take a brief study together.
…and on this rock I will build my
church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it...Matt. 16:18 (NIV).
Reading
through Matthew 16:13-19, Christ asked His disciples who people said He was.
After series of hilarious answers, Christ then asked His disciples, “who do you say I am”. Peter, by a
revelation from God (the Father of Light), gave Him a mind blowing response. He
said, “You are Christ the son of the
living God”.
Let
me ask the same question; who is Jesus? I can imagine various answers like
Jesus is the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Prince of Peace, Adonai, Lily of the
Valley. AWESOME! But let’s push it a little further; where did you get that
from? Your pastor, books, sermon, films, social media, friends, or………? Again, I
ask, who do you say Jesus is? What revelation
of Jesus have you caught?
Checking
out Jesus response to Peter, He said,
“…this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven”. (Matt 16:1)7.
God reveals His son to us. Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ also prayed for
the saints at Ephesus, he said ”…that the
God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit
of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him” (Eph 1:17). When we know
the son Jesus Christ, we know the father God because “Christ is the express image of God”. (Heb 1:3).
“…and
on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome
it” (Matt 16:18).
Church
signifies the body of Christ, you and I. Rock signifies Christ. “…and that rock was Christ” (1 Cor !0:4). Simply put, the secret of being triumphant
is Christ.
For
us to be triumphant, we can only be built on Christ. Gates of hades, failure,
sickness, opposition, afflictions, spiritual poverty cannot overcome us if and
only if we are built on Christ the rock. You want to be a triumphant woman? You
want to live triumphantly? It’s very simple, KNOW CHRIST! Not just the Sunday messages or the religious
recitations of Christ names, not just the letters or logos, I mean RHEMA! The kind that takes you in real
worship to God; the kind of revelation that sets your soul on fire and reveals
the holiness of God to you. This kind of revelation will never leave you the
same again.
My
dear sister, it’s not about the amount of scriptures you can quote, or the
amount of tongues you can speak, it’s about the light of God that has flooded
your heart with revelation of Christ. No wonder Paul said “…that I may know Him” that’s deep!. You can’t know Christ and
remain the same again. NEVER! Probably you have been struggling with your spiritual
growth and it seems like you are not growing, go to God with humility of heart
and pray the same prayer that Paul prayed for the saints in Ephesus. (Ephesians
1:17-18)
In
this dispensation, a lot of things are happening around the world, knowing God
keeps us strong. Many Christians are being tossed here and there because they
don’t know Christ for themselves. Come to God, He will show you great and
mighty things about Himself, He will reveal His son to you by His spirit. Seek
after Him with your whole heart, He promises that you will find Him (Jer 29:13).
Draw near to Him, He is waiting. Don’t be carried away by the events of the
world. He loves you and He longs for your fellowship with Him.
ALWAYS REMEMBER
THIS…THE SECRET OF BEING TRIUMPHANT IS CHRIST!
