Saturday, April 7, 2012

Experience all power of Easter

UV 373/10,000 Experience all power of Easter Mathew 28 v 18 Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Death is the ultimate challenge for mankind. it nullifies all our achievements, our emotions,our hopes. It erases all our memories. It makes a mockery of the meaning and purpose of life. Everything is brought to nought. It gets its power from the sin of mankind. It took the only sinless One to pay the price of our lives with His priceless and eternal life. But, being sinless and eternal, He could take back upon Himself the life that He voluntarily, knowingly and willingly gave up. Now, death is only a rest, an entrance to a better, brighter, more joyful, victorious and eternal existence. Now, resurrection power is available to all who believe, trust and accept the sacrifice of the sinless One- Jesus. Jesus in His Resurrection from the dead proved He has power over death. In His ministry on earth, He showed He had power over sin and judgement by forgiving sinners. After His Resurrection, Jesus was given all power in heaven and in earth by the Father in Heaven. It implies that Jesus is the Sovereign and ultimate ruler on earth and in Heaven. His earthly life and ministry was a celebration of grace and mercy. His Resurrection heralded the celebration of power. He has all power to execute judgement on the wicked and unrepentant. He has unlimited power to heal and deliver. He has all power to bless and multiply. The word “ all” implies that nothing is beyond the writ and jurisdiction of Jesus in His multiple roles as Redeemer, as Friend, as Healer, as Deliverer, as Counsellor, as Everlasting and Mighty God, as Head of the Church, as Lamb and Lion. He has in turn given or delegated all power and authority to us to teach people of all nations and backgrounds to believe, to observe all that Jesus taught. He has given us power to teach, to heal and to deliver. We can even summon people from death. We can pronounce healing and deliverance in people’s lives. A friend of mine used to say, “ He has conferred a PhD on each of us: preaching, healing and deliverance.” The dead will come to life. The blind will see. The deaf will hear. The crippled will walk. These are signs and wonders that will happen on earth from the authority and power of Jesus. But beyond this, Jesus is given after His Resurrection all power in heaven. It is by this spiritual fact that we are given power so that what we bind in heaven is bound on earth and what we release in heaven is released on earth. If we have been given all power, then why do we yield to temptation and pressure, succumb to circumstances and become subject to moods,insecurities, doubts and fears? Prateep V Philip

1 comment:

  1. Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

    I am very much touch by your sermon about Easter sunday, when i
    preached i was able to mention your testimoney and also your message
    some point. many of them they got encourged this sunday.
    Saroj Kumar

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