THE BENEFITS OF EASTER AND THE PATHS OF LIGHT TO ETERNAL LIFE
April 21, 2019
WHAT NEXT AFTER THE RESURRECTION (PART 2)
April 25, 2019

WHAT NEXT AFTER THE RESURRECTION (PART 1)

 
April 24th 2019

"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans 1.7)

In the next three days, we shall explore the scriptures together to get the revelation of Jesus Christ and the good news. After the resurrection comes the GOOD NEWS. What is the good news and how much of it do we believe? The good news is that:
1. As a result of the death of Jesus Christ and His consequent resurrection to life, the process of regeneration has just begun for those who believe in His death and resurrection. The Good News is that we are saved by Grace and Faith. We are now saved from the power of death created by the devil and our sinfulness. But you have to note that salvation is not a one-off event. It’s a continuous exercise of living out the plans and purpose of God while holding onto Jesus. It is not unlikely that like the disciples of Jesus on the road to Emmaus shortly after the crucifixion, some of us are yet to believe that Jesus has actually risen from the dead and is waiting for us to recognize His presence around us at all times. These two disciples on the way to Emmaus could not recognize Jesus among them, not because Jesus had changed, or that He willed that they do not see Him, but because their hearts and thoughts had become estranged and far removed from Jesus.


2. We can count on Jesus to come to our aid when all seems lost in life and we are left feeling sad and downcast. Jesus cares about us. He knows our hearts and He sees through all our thoughts and anxieties. The word of God is telling us today that the Grace of God is abounding in our life. Jesus is always prepared to help us, to comfort and uplift us, just as He did with the two disciples. After His resurrection, Jesus continues to come to us and govern the whole Body of Christ. He carries on His work through His Word. His purpose is to show and teach us that the power of His resurrection and dominion will be exercised here on earth, and it will manifest itself in this life only through the Word, and through faith which holds fast to Christ, even though we have not seen Jesus Christ. Beloved in Christ, from this day onwards, casts all your fears and perplexities on the Master of life – Jesus Christ. He is the Author and Finisher of your Faith.
3. Jesus now lives in our hearts, giving us the power to overcome sins through the power of regeneration going on in us as believers. You are no longer a slave to sin; But truly delivered in the sense that the power to overcome sins now resides in you. Jesus is the hope of eternal glory. AMEN.


Prayer
Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I declare this day that I am strengthened by your word and the testimony of the resurrection of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Lord, by the power of the Holy Spirit, I live henceforth, a life of testimony of your goodness and victory over death and sin. AMEN


FURTHER READING:Hebrews 11:6

 
 
 
Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi
Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi
Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.

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