We Have Been Chosen
Too many folk are being tormented by a defeated enemy – They get ensnared, enslaved and engulfed. Too many have forgotten who they are, Who we are created to be, the head not the tail.
We have a heavenly father who takes no delight in the destruction of his children.
1 Peter 2:9 (NLT): “But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.”
We Are Chosen and We Are Royal Priests. Not Just Holy But Royal, Loyalty Leads To Royalty with God.
Chosen People Are Royal People. Royal = having the status of a king or queen or a member of their family. Don’t feel chosen or royal? It’s because you haven’t received it. It’s been released but you just haven’t received. It’s been ordered even though you’re not operating.
Cruise Ship – Difference Between Coach and First Class.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT): “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”
Your Identity Has Changed
1 Peter 2:10 (NLT): “Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people. Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy.” Galatians 4:7 (NLT): “Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.”
Your Destination Has Changed
Philippians 3:20 (NLT): “But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.”
Your Status Has Changed
Status = The Standing of Someone or Something. 1 John 5:4 (NLT): ”Every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.” Not Every Believer Sees what their Status has Secured. Elijah Ran from Jezebel, He forgot about the God of Fire!! He forgot who he was and who God was. Gideon, the mighty man of valor was hiding in a winepress.
I Want To Spend Some Time On Your Status.
Daniel Wouldn’t Bow Down To Nebuchadnezzar.
David Wouldn’t Submit To Goliath.
Joseph Wouldn’t Sleep With Potiphar’s Wife.
Psalm 23:4 (NLT): “Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.”
You Just Need a Revelation of Who God Is, Who You Are and The System You Are Under.
In Closing: Ecclesiastes 10:5-7 (NLT): “There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake when they give great authority to foolish people and low positions to people of proven worth. I have even seen servants riding horseback like princes—and princes walking like servants!”
The Church Was Designed To Be The Most Powerful Organization in the Earth. Babylonian Strategy Is To Enslave God’s Chosen People. Kingdom Strategy Is To Empower God’s Chosen People
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Rev. Bryan A. Tomes
Crossroads Community Church
www.crossroadsconnects.com