As we are going through Kenneth E. Hagin's "Faith Food" devotional in our Morning Prayer services, some days really stand out! Today's message is one of those! I want to share it with you, too!
Raised Together
And what is the exceeding greatness of his power . . . Which
he wrought in Christ, WHEN HE RAISED HIM from the dead, and set him at his own
right hand in the heavenly places. . . . AND YOU hath he quickened, who were
dead in trespasses and sins. — EPHESIANS 1:19,20; 2:1
If you were to open your Bibles to Ephesians 2:1, a King
James Version would look something like this:
CHAPTER 2
AND you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses
and sins. When a word is italicized in the King James Version, that means
the word is not in the original manuscripts; the translators have added it. So
the original reads, “And you who were dead in trespasses and sins.”
I wanted you to see that the verb which controls Ephesians
2:1 is back in Ephesians 1:20! (Paul didn’t write in chapter and verse; men
divided Paul’s writings later for easy reference.) Our text today makes it
clearer for you. Notice the capitalized words: “. . . WHEN HE [GOD] RAISED
HIM [Christ] from the dead. . . . AND [raised] YOU . . .
who were dead in trespasses and sins.” The same verb that expresses the
reviving of Christ also expresses the reviving of Christ’s people! So the
mighty act of God which raised Christ from the dead also raised His Body!
Confession: The same mighty Power that raised Jesus
from the dead also raised me!
I hope that you will continue to meditate on this POWERFUL TRUTH so that Holy Spirit can reveal those mysteries and secrets directly from the heart of Almighty God to your very own heart, so that you can act on the Word and stand strong in faith on the Word as YOUR ultimate authority! Remember that God's Word is Truth (John 17:17)! It has no contradictions! We can count on it! On HIM! Amen! Here is Hillsong with "Say The Word":
Shalom in Him!
