ADONAI Changes Not

The LORD of hosts, The Righteous Judge has revealed through the beloved prophet Malachi, “I AM the LORD, I change not” (Malachi 3:6a KJV).

This quality of non-variability is also revealed by Apostle Paul in his letter to the Hebrews: “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8, KJV).

Christian faith is rooted in this revelation.

Throughout history, philosophers have unsuccessfully tried to explain change (or the absence thereof). Today, “change” dominates debate in business, industry, science and politics. Yet, there is less, not more, clarity on what it means. Ridiculous as it seems, even scientists and politicians haggle whether the climate is changing or not!

By contrast, in Scriptures it is written “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV).

Hallelujah! “…The Word of our God shall stand for ever” (Isaiah 40:8b KJV).

AMEN

Resurrection and Life

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Anyone who is born again, believer in the Son of God and follower of Jesus Christ, is one with Christ. That means Romans Chapter six verse ten applies to them. ““For by the death He died, He died to sin [ending His relation to it] once for all; and the life that He lives, He is living to God [in unbroken fellowship with Him].” (Romans‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬ ‭AMPC‬‬)

What is the Resurrected Life
For sure, it is eternal (1 Corinthians 15:17). It is a life of faith (Job 19:26) and promise (John 11:25; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). It is Spirit-filled and led (1 Peter3:8; 1 Corinthians 6:15; Romans 8:11). It is a life of love (1 Thessalonians 4:9; 1 John 4:12, 16 & 5:2) and service (Matthew 27:53; John 5:29; Galatians 4:8). It is victorious (Revelation 20:6). It is selfless (Romans 6:4). It is prayerful (1 Thessalonians 5:17). It is Christ-centered and quintessence of Christianity (Romans 8:11; 1 Corinthians 6:14; 15:47-49; Philippians 3:21; 1 John 3:2).

Dear brethren, let us walk in the newness of our resurrected life, for “… if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬ ‭KJV)

The Kingdom of God Has Come

Believers, that is born-again Christian who have called from darkness into His marvellous Light belong to the Kingdom of God and not the kingdoms of this world. In other words, we are citizens of the former, not the latter. There is no dual citizenship; you either belong to one domain, or the other.

The kingdom of God is not a geographic space. It is not an abstract space either. Rather, it is experiential field. “And when He was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, He answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke‬ ‭17‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭KJV‬‬)

It is also written in the Scriptures; “…for the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” (Romans‬ ‭14‬:‭17‬ ‭KJV‬‬)

Finally, the kingdom of God is everlasting: “Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.” (Psalm‬ ‭145‬:‭13‬ ‭KJV‬‬)

Consider Paul the Apostle, who “dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.” (Acts‬ ‭28‬:‭30‬-‭31‬ ‭KJV‬‬) For as the Lord Himself declared, “…Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John‬ ‭3‬:‭3‬b ‭KJV‬‬)

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord for the Kingdom of God has come. And our King is Jesus – “The Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.” (Revelation 22:13 KJV)

The Things Which God Has Prepared for Those Who Love Him

In 1 Corinthians 2:9, the Apostle Paul proclaims a revelation from the Spirit of God.

He quotes the Prophet Isaiah, “But, as it is written, ‘What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him’”— (Isaiah 64:4, ESV). He then proclaims thus: “but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit” (v. 10a).

This wisdom, as Apostle Paul makes clear is from the Spirit of God – Who “searches all things, even the deep things of God” (v. 10b, NIV).

Another clarification is ‘this wisdom is not of this age or of the rulers of this age’. ” But…the wisdom of God…, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory” (1 Corinthians 2:7, KJV).

As it is written, answering a question by one of His Disciples, “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind” (Matthew 22:37, KJV).

This ‘first and great Commandment’ is foundational to knowing what God has prepared for those who love Him.

BETWEEN DEATH AND RESSURECTION

As I was fellowshipping with God in the Holy Spirit, He intuitively conveyed what I received about Jesus. On the day He died He was buried. On the second day, which was a Sabbath, He rested to fulfil the law. On the third day He rose, and He appeared severally to His disciples on diverse days before ascending into heaven.

Jesus Christ fulfilled the righteous law of God in all aspects.

I proclaim this knowledge was not taught to me by human wisdom, but by the Spirit. In spirit I sought and waited patiently for instructions whether, and how, to impart to others this spiritual knowledge; That on the second day – between Jesus’ sacrificial death by crucifixion on a cross, shedding His atoning blood on the cross, and resurrection on the third day – Jesus rested, buried in a grave having finished His work, thus fulfilling the righteous law God instituted at creation as Scriptures confirm (Genesis 2:2-3).

The Great Commission

The Gospel of Matthew, the first book of the New Testament ends dramatically, just as it begins, with the Great Commission - "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing then in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching then to observe whatsover I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen" (Matthew 28:19-20. KJV).

Our Father, we desire that they also, whom Your beloved Son Jesus Christ has given us, be with us in Him (The risen King) so that they may hear Your Word – The Gospel of Jesus Christ – be quickened, believe, receive and continually know (You the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You sent) having their eyes opened to see His glory, which You have given Him, for You loved Him before the foundation of the world, and He loved us and gave His life as a ransom for our sin that we would be called children of God. Amen