What was given to believers at the resurrection? We were given a clean slate free of condemnation for our poor behavior (aka sin) as well as the ability to participate in the abundant life.

The Resurrection showed all people as well as Satan and his demons, that Jesus Christ is the all powerful Lord and Savior of the world.

“God raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in heavenly places” (Eph 1:20)

The resurrection showed us the door to God’s kingdom and gave us the keys. No longer would a believer in Jesus Christ be locked out of blessings and left in condemnation.

The Old Testament taught us that all transgressions of the Law would result in terrible circumstances.  Deuteronomy 28:15-47  lists the consequences.

[Jesus] having canceled the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.(Col 2:14)

You see, from the beginning, God created human beings to love- much like couples choose to have children in order to love and enjoy them.  But God knew that a reciprocal love couldn’t be forced on us, therefore He gave us free will. The first couple, Adam and Eve were given the choice to love God by obeying or to decide for themselves what was right.

“Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”(John 14:21)

Sin entered The World

Adam and Eve chose their intellectual reasoning as superior to God’s Word.

This is sin in a nutshell.

We need to remember that God is supernatural therefore His ways that are far beyond what our human intellect can understand. No person has a better way of doing things than the Lord Jesus Christ.

“See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.” (Col 2:8)

The curses were the byproduct of living life opposed to God. They include poverty, sickness, spiritual death which keeps us from all that is good. These consequences- even though very unappealing- didn’t stop humanity from sinning, therefore a new plan needed to be carried out.

The Permanent Plan To Block Sin From Ruining Our Life

Jesus was sent by God to live on earth enduring the worst that humanity could dole out yet stayed sin free.

“He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?”(Romans 8:32)

God desires to give us the best of life. He gave us the keys to the kingdom to pull heaven down to earth including healing of diseases, loneliness, anxiety, poverty and every human caused affliction known to mankind.

“Seek first the Kingdom of God and all these things will be given unto you.”(Matt 6:33)

“Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.”(Ps 37:4)

If we seek Jesus and learn everything He taught His disciples about living, we will understand our authority as born again Christians and can exercise this authority and bring all of the blessings Jesus won for us at the cross.

“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written:“They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor…”(2 Cor 9:8-15 NIV)

Believers were given power at the Resurrection. This power can bring all of God’s original plan to earth starting with a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Food For Thought,

Lisa