LEARNING TO EXERCISE YOUR FAITH THROUGH THE POWER OF CHRIST

ABOVE THE DEVIL’S SCHEMES

May 17, 2022

GOD CREATED YOU FOR A PURPOSE!

May 19, 2022

18th MAY 2022

And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. – Romans 8:10-14

FAITH is a cardinal principle of Christianity. We teach about the need to have faith in God so God can work with us all the time. Nothing seems to have changed despite these teachings, for we still are not able to exercise faith. Faith is POWER which we can only exercise in the realm of God. To exercise faith, you must, ONE, take a journey to the heart and soul of CHRIST.

By this, I mean that Faith is exercised, NOT from your own heart, but the heart of CHRIST. Therefore, when you exercise faith, you must align or merge your heart with that of CHRIST in such a way that there is no more difference between your heart and that of Christ. And from that point, each of your decrees and declarations become a law binding on ALL. What is this, you may ask? I am saying; IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU. IT IS ABOUT CHRIST IN YOU.

Faith is beyond human; it is in the realm of Christ. Though faith is a gift from God to Man, you cannot exercise faith without Jesus Christ. No wonder then that the scriptures say that Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. TWO, understand that Jesus Christ has the key to the heart and the soul of GOD. Why? Because Jesus has all the authority in heaven and on earth as given to him by God! THREE, understand that Christ in you is the Hope of Glory. Christ lives in you. Starting from today, take up His heart and make it yours. Christ who lives in you will exercise faith, not ordinary you! If you allow Christ to take over your heart and submit to Him, He will conquer all things for you! Therefore beloved, let Christ become your source of example, follow His footsteps and obey His commands.

PRAYER

Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you for the revelation of Jesus Christ. Lord Jesus, take hold of my heart today and make it yours. Henceforth, all my declarations have become yours. Thank you, Jesus, for you are the author and finisher of my faith. AMEN

FURTHER READING: Colossians 1:26 – 29

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.