There�re those who ignorantly weep over the sufferings of Christ on the cross for us, lamenting what pain and humiliation He suffered for our sakes. Yes, Christ suffered for us on the Cross, but that suffering brought us eternal life, and ushered us into everlasting victory. It was God-ordained that Christ should suffer and the result of His suffering be glory, victory, success and prosperity for us all: "Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow" (1 Peter 1:11). Rather than lament, we ought to celebrate that Jesus died for us; we ought to declare, everyday, the victory of His death. Jesus didn�t die for nothing; His death gave mankind victory over sin and its effects. By hanging on the Cross, as God�s sacrifice for sin, He took your place and gave you the victory. Now, God wants you not only to proclaim that victory, but to live every day in the victory of His death, burial and glorious resurrection. This means if you were lying on a sickbed, it�s time to get up for you�ve been healed in Christ. The same goes for poverty; it shouldn�t take a hold of you anymore for Jesus took your place of poverty on the Cross and gave you prosperity: "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" (2 Corinthians 8:9). You can live absolutely debt-free now because the Lord supplies all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus! Your total salvation�joy, health, peace, prosperity, progress, success and victory is the reason for the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. Live with this consciousness today.
Pastor Anita
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