Luke 19:9-10: “And Jesus said unto him, ‘this day is salvation come to this house, for so much as he also is a son of Abraham. 10: For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
From the very beginning, the creation of the world was perfect, glorious and unique; the life of the first human beings on earth, Adam and Eve, were full of happiness, contentment and spiritual alertness, and commitment to God’s will. Unfortunately, all these were shortlived because of the fall of man, as a result of Adam’s disobedience to God’s word, by eating the forbidden fruit. The fall of man was as a result of deceit of man by Satan, the devil who led Adam and Eve into eating the fruit God had earlier warned them not to touch, stressing that the day they will eat it, they will die. True to the divine warning, Adam and Eve died spiritually as soon as they ate the fruit, as God separated Himself from them. God turned His back against Adam and Eve and gave them adequate punishment for their sins — disobedience.
However, in His mercy and generosity, God made a promise of the seed of man that will bruise the head of the serpent for everlasting deliverance as the Bible presents it in Genesis 3:15 saying: “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” The first promise of the Redeemer is made here; revealing a highway of seeds, Abel, Seth, Noah (Genesis 6:8-10), Shem (Gen. 9:26-27), Abraham (Gen.12:1-4), Isaac (Gen.17:19-21), Jacob (Gen.28:10-14), Judah (Gen.49:10), David (2nd Sam. 7:5-17), Immanuel – who is our Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world; who in His first advent on earth conquered Satan, death and released many from the bondage of the devil.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is the seed of man that will bruise the head of the serpent. One of the authors of the synoptic gospels, Luke presented Jesus Christ as the son of man, showcasing His perfect humanity, tracing His genealogy to Adam.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Saviour of the world. In the lead scripture above, the Bible says that He has come to seek and to save that which was lost. The moment Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruits they were disconnected from God. Then all their seeds, which are all the men on earth were all separated from God. Christ has come for reconciliation of man with God and for spiritual reawakening that will redirect man in the way and will of God to enable him return to God after life on earth.
Christ came to bring us back to God. That is why the Bible makes it clear in John 3:16-18 saying: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.18: He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
It is out of love and mercy that God sent His only son Jesus Christ that the mistake of the Garden of Eden be reversed through Jesus Christ. As many as received and believed in Him will not suffer destruction. Belief, translated from the Greek word “pistis” (noun), “pisteuo” (verb) denotes more that an intellectual assent to a fact, but also means adherence to, committal to, faith in, reliance upon, and trust in a person or an object involving the total consent of the mind, an act of the heart and will of the subject. The expression ‘whosoever believeth in him’ is equivalent to, “whosoever trusts in, or commits himself to him (Christ). Belief, then, is synonymous with faith. In the New Testament, faith consists of believing and receiving what God has revealed. The acceptance and belief in Christ must be wholehearted.
Then, the word perish translated from the Greek word “apollumi” denotes marred, lost; it does not indicate cessation of conscious existence or consciousness rather it means a state of conscious suffering, which continues everlasting and this is the inevitable punishment for sin. Our Lord Jesus Christ has come to save mankind from that eternal suffering, which the sin of Adam in the Garden of Eden plunged man into.
In order to save man from everlasting suffering, our Lord Jesus Christ came to bear the brunt of the sin of mankind and interceded for the sins of man. That is why the Bible in Isaiah 53:11-12, says: “He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.12: Therefore, will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.”
His coming is purposely to save the world from the wrath of God. He bore the sin of the world and died on their behalf. Right now, He is interceding for the sins of the world in the presence of the Almighty God. He is coming back to take the people that believe in Him to establish a government of perfect order that will be based on justice. As a further prove of the purpose of His coming prior to His birth, it was prophesised in Isaiah 9:6-7 saying: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7: Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”
The fulfillment of the above scripture will be in His second advent; this is the ultimate goal of His coming and the purpose of the race of all Christians. This is the everlasting government and glory, while the people who lived in sin will go into eternal but conscious suffering. He will rule in peace based on justice. The perfect kingdom lost in the Garden of Eden will be re-established by the Saviour of the world in His second coming. God has prepared so much for His people; eye has not seen nor the ear heard or the heart imagined what God has prepared for the people that love and serve Him. It will, therefore, be unfortunate for any Christian to miss the kingdom of heaven.
The only factor that will constitute a hindrance to everlasting life in glory is sin. The Bible says in Roman 6:23: “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” The death in this context is what we earlier described as conscious everlasting suffering, which will take place after resurrection. The people in this category will rise into damnation. Their resurrection will take place a thousand years after the saints who rose into life must have left the graves to meet with our Lord Jesus Christ. Everyman living on earth, today, should repent and accept Jesus Christ so that the work on the Cross of Calvary will not be in vain. Strive, therefore, that you will be saved and be with Christ and live everlasting life.
Testimony Of The Lord’s Doing
‘Seed Sowing Brought Unquantifiable Promotion, Riches’
Luke 6v38 says: ”Give, and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, and shaken together and running over, shall men give unto your bosom, for with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”
EVERY word of God is true and manifests in reality if applied in righteousness. I started to experience God’s abundant blessing as soon as I began to give to the work of God.
My name is Brother Emmanuel Okwu. I reside at IbejuLekki, and joined The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries in 2009 during a programme, titled: “From Sorrow To Joy.” I appreciate God for the grace of my family and I to be a Chosen.
In 2009, I was about to commit suicide when my wife gave birth to our second baby and affliction came from nowhere upon her. I took her to several places for solution, but all to no avail. So, the condition overwhelmed me and I wanted to take my life. With all hopes lost, especially when the last hospital we went said the only solution was to inject her to death, but I rejected that evil counsel and took my wife home. At home, I was in my room, when I suddenly heard a voice that said, ‘take her to Chosen,’ I did not understand the voice, so, I laid down again. The voice came again and said: ‘go to Chosen?’ Eventually, we came for the programme, “From Sorrow To Joy,” and the first thing that caught my attention was: ‘The God of Chosen answers prayers.’ As at this time, my wife could not sit down, she was always lying down and her body was like ice-water. Moreover, she could not talk. But after the programme that first day, the situation changed and as we were going home, I was discussing with her. Immediately, I got home, I renounced the membership of my former church and all the titles that they gave to my wife and I. I, thereafter, located a branch of Chosen in Lekki and began to attend with my wife the next Sunday. Then, I bought megaphones for my wife and myself for evangelical works. As we started the preaching, my wife that could not walk properly began to walk well and eventually became perfectly healed. I, then, threw all the drugs she had been using away. And we became Chosen indeed. Then I discovered that the secret of prosperity is in giving, so, I began to pledge and was always happy whenever, our General Overseer called for pledges. As I was doing that, in 2015, God promoted me to a senior manager, and then to a principal manager and then deputy general manager. Before I knew it, God made me, a house owner; he also went ahead to build four more houses and bought several plots of land in Ibeju-Lekki for me. Last year, I sowed another seed and in March, I was promoted to general manager.
It might interest you to know that since I joined Chosen, I have not driven second hand cars; it has always been brand new cars. This new position came with a new car, 2021 model. God of Chosen has made a name for Himself.
Last month, I had an attack; but when I woke up I cancelled it. Suddenly, I began to urinate blood. That fateful Friday, I was about to go for vigil and so I began to address the affliction “don’t you know that I am a Chosen and dangerous?” Then I prepared and went for the vigil. In the middle of the vigil, I went out to ease myself and behold, I could not see the blood again. God of Chosen had taken it away. Praise the Lord!
The devil was not satisfied, he now afflicted me with frequent urinating and my testes were enlarged with excruciating pain. I went to hospital and the doctor said, I would need operation to correct the abnormality. But after our retreat, the problem disappeared. Now, I am very hale and hearty. God of Chosen is wonderful indeed. May His name be glorified in Jesus’name.
I pray for our General Overseer,his family and all Chosen members worldwide, heaven at last in Jesus’ name. Praise the Lord!
