I believe the church is at the beginning stages of finding out what is ours in Christ. Do you know that everything you have ever wanted or needed is found in Christ? Consider these awe-inspiring words God gave to us through apostle Peter.

2 Peter 1:3  His (God’s) divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

Do you see that? Everything you need for both natural life and spiritual life is found in Christ. Apostle John, speaking of Jesus said, “In him was life, and that life was the light of men.” John 1:4 In John 14, Jesus comforted his disciples by saying, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 

Consider this profound insight given by apostle Paul to the church at Colossae: Colossians 2:2-3 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

This is why everything you need is found in Christ! Wisdom and knowledge for business, marriage, intimacy with God, ministry, etc., are in Christ. All too often we are seeking God to try to obtain what is already ours! The Old Testament tells us that we will find God after we have sought him with all of our heart. (Jeremiah 29:13) In the New Testament, Christ is already in us, and in him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge! (Colossians 1:27) This is why faith is necessary to please God. Should you see God? Yes! But your seeking should be to discover what is already yours, not what you must obtain. Hebrews 4:11 encourages us to make every effort to enter the rest of God. This effort is not about striving in the flesh, but rather relinquishing our trust in ourselves and choosing to trust God completely!

God is longing for you to discover what is already yours! You must set your mind on things above! What does that mean? Setting your mind on things above is setting your mind on what God says is already yours! The war the enemy wages against you is a war waged in your mind. His ultimate purpose is to get you to live in the inferior identity of self and self-righteousness! It is, therefore, of paramount importance that you pursue the discovery of who God says you already are and what he says is already yours!

I cannot overemphasize the following statement: You are where you are in life because of what has come into your mind through the gates of your eyes and ears! What you put in you in abundance determines your future! A great life is not a stroke of luck – it is a determination to guard what goes in your heart! (Prov 4:23)

Everything that you watch, read and listen to becomes the seeds of your future! Greater faith comes from a lifestyle of meditating on what God believes about you!

Do you need increase in any area of your life? Everything you need is in Christ! God is with you now and is excited about sharing with you all that is yours in him! If he was willing to give his Son as a sacrifice for you, you can…

TAP INTO WHAT IS YOURS!

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