UNVEILING THE BLESSEDNESS OF SALVATION PT1
INTRODUCTION
In the beginning, God created man in his image and after his likeness to excercise and enjoy dominion over other things that God had made. Unfortunately, man fell into the hands of Satan and sinned against God losing his authority to the devil.
Genesis 1:26
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Man fell into sin and lost his place in God. His authority and dominion was lost to Satan. He now realized that he was naked and became shameful.
Genesis 3:9 – 11
And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
Man faced tough consequences of his sins which includes: being chased out of the garden, his comfort zone to suffer in order to earn survival.
Death, sicknesses and diseases, barrenness, poverty, shame, etc. entered the world.
Man became naked and exposed to all kinds of oppressions and cruelty of the devil.
Romans 5:12
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Ecclesiastes 4:1
So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
Man in his fallen state was reduced to dust. It is the God factor in man that makes him relevant. Once man lost the God factor in him he became as dead as inanimate objects such as dust.
Genesis 3:19
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
God decided to show mercy upon man after a long time of separation and became man in order to save man. God was the only qualified being to save man. He took the flesh of man upon himself in order to be able to rescue him and that is Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
Matthew 1:21
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
WHAT THEN IS SALVATION?
1. Salvation is the reconciliation of mankind to God through the blood of Jesus Christ. Only the blood of Jesus has the capacity to wash away sins.
Hebrews 10:4
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
Hebrews 9:22
And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
Jeremiah 33:8
And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.
2. Salvation means translation from the kingdom of Satan to the kingdom of light. When you are truly translated, you are free from all forms of darkness departs from your life. The real you that God created from the beginning will find full expression.
Colossians 1:13
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
John 8:12
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
3. Salvation means our rescue from all the oppressions of the devil.
John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
1 John 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil
BENEFITS OF SALVATION
1. Access to the kingdom of God . Without salvation, no one has access to God. The blood of Jesus Christ must first of all wash away your sins, cleans your garment and sanctify your soul before you have that access to the father.
John 3:3
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:5-6
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Redemption grants you access to kingdom mysteries and revelations that will change your entire life.
2. Restores us to our original estate.
Romans 11:17
And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
Romans 11:24
For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
James 1:21
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
3. We are now sitted with Christ far above principalities and powers. You are now where God is and where God is there is no trace of darkness or satanic influence there.
Ephesians 2:6
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
Colossians 2:10
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
4. The seal on our destiny has now been removed .
Revelation 5:9
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Revelation 6:1
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. Revelation 6:3
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
Revelation 6:5
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
Revelation 6:7
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
Revelation 6:9
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
Revelation 6:12
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
Revelation 8:1
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
5. Supernatural restoration : God restores to you all that the enemies have stolen from your life. He repairs or replaces all damaged departments of your life and destiny.
John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Joel 2:25-26
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
WHAT ARE THE EVIDENCES OF SALVATION
Revelation 5:12
Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
1. Power
We are redeemed to to have and excercise spiritual authority and dominion over all oppressions of the enemies.
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
1 Corinthians 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
1 Corinthians 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
1 Corinthians 15:43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
Ephesians 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
2. Riches
2 Corinthians 8:9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
1 Timothy 6:17
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
3. Wisdom: God will baptise you with the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation as you grow in the knowledge of Him.
Luke 21:15
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
1 Corinthians 2:6
Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
1 Corinthians 2:7
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
James 1:5
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
4. Strength : God will strengthen your inner man to be able to live a life of dominion. It takes supernatural strength to outrun your stubborn pursuers.
1 Peter 5:10
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
Revelation 5:12
Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
5. Honour: God places His honour upon you.
Hebrews 5:4
And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
6. Glory
Isaiah 60:1-3
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
7. Blessing
1 Corinthians 10:16
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
Galatians 3:14
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
HOW CAN I COME INTO SALVATION?
The only way to be saved is to accept Jesus as your personal lord and savior.
Acts 4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Confess Jesus as your lord and saviour.
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
2. Serve God and the interest of his Kingdom.
Matthew 6:33, Exo 23:25-26.
