Behold the Saviour of the World
By Pastor Lazarus Muoka
John 3:16-18: "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."
The creation of man was both unique and well thought out as God's intention was to create man and empower him as His representative here on earth. There is no other creature that God created in his image and likeness except man. Not only that, He also gave man dominion over all other creatures of His. Man was empowered to be fruitful, multiply, replenish and subdue the earth. Adam, the first man created by God, was placed in the Garden of Eden where everything was provided for his comfortable living. The earth according to God's plan was to be the colony of heaven with man at the head of the government, while God the King rules in heaven with the earth full of His glory. Man was to rule the earth according to God's will by being in total obedience to the will of God. Man, made in the image and likeness of God, was to function like God as the Bible reveals in Genesis 1:26-28, saying: "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."
The earth would have been like heaven, with residents manifesting the culture of heaven in their daily activities and lives, but the Devil, the pretender, represented by serpent came in his subtle way to deceive man. The serpent led man into the sin of disobedience. Man disobeyed God's word by eating the fruit he was instructed not to eat and with this, sin entered the earth and the kingdom was lost to the Devil. Man was ejected from his comfort zone in the Garden of Eden to fend for himself. The Devil having taken over the rulership of the earth, death, sin, desperation, murder and many other evils came into being, leading to depravity of man. Nevertheless, it is not the will or desire of God that man should perish forever, so, he made a provision for man's redemption through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Tim 2:3-4: "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour. 4: Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth," (NKJV). God promised the coming of the seed of man who will bruise the head of the serpent at the appointed time. This seed of man is our Lord, Jesus Christ, the saviour of mankind, which the Bible presents in the lead scripture above.
God loves the man He created to represent Him on the colony of heaven on earth. The saviour of the world our Lord, Jesus Christ, came to reclaim the lost kingdom. He brought back the culture and government of heaven to earth, using the church as an outpost for the spread of heavenly culture on the earth, as colony. The people of the earth who will live their lives according to the legacy, the Saviour has come to propagate, will live everlasting life with Him, as they will be raptured when He comes back in His glory and whosoever will live his or her life according to God's will would be raptured when the Lord will come to rapture the saints and they will be with Him forever. The people who will remain with the sin, which the Devil has put into them through Adam, will not be part of this rapture and the glory that will accompany it. That is why the Bible warned in Romans 3:23-24 saying: "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. 24: Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." Through the sin of Adam in the Garden of Eden, we all have sinned, but there is redemption through our Lord, Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world.
Sin, whose definition comes in various ways, is a transgression against the law. It is an overstepping of the law, the divine boundary between good and evil; it is a departure from the right or failure to meet the divine standard; it is also a trespass, which is the intrusion of self-will into the sphere of divine authority. It is also defined as lawlessness or spiritual anarchy, unbelief or an insult to the divine veracity. All sins originated from the Devil and the only remedy is to accept the Saviour, our Lord, Jesus Christ, Who was crucified on the Cross of Calvary for the salvation of mankind. Christ came to redeem the people under the bondage of sin imposed on them by the Devil. Redemption is to deliver someone through payment of a price (the price here, is the blood of Jesus Christ). Our Lord, Jesus Christ, bought mankind with His blood shed on the Cross of Calvary. He is, therefore, the saviour of the world. He has come for the salvation of mankind. His kingdom and government will be made manifest in the life of the people who will abide by His word and teachings of the kingdom truth. He has come to seek all for everlasting life with Him, according to Luke 19:10: "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."
Our Lord, Jesus Christ, is the seed of man, which God promised that would bruise the head of serpent, has come for the salvation of the world. He has come to reclaim and restore the kingdom lost to the Devil. Your role in this whole exercise is to believe in the redemption work of the saviour of the world. Sin has entered the world through Satan, the devil and can only be purged through the blood of Jesus Christ. When you accept Jesus Christ, you start the race in preparation for His second coming to rapture the saints who will reign with Him forever. Today, as you read this message, reject everything about the Devil in your life, ensure that God's spirit rules in your life through the acceptance of our Lord Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, then you are qualified for the second coming of the master and when the trumpet shall sound. You will make the rapture of the saints in Jesus' name.
Testimony Of The Lord's Doing: '13-year Sorrow Rolled Away With The Birth Of Twin Babies'
Brethren, our God is a great God, indeed. He does what no man can do. He is the Almighty God, the Omnipotent God, the great Jehovah, the Alpha and Omega, the Author and Finisher of our faith. He is the One, Who has made it possible for us to be here today. Our names are Sister Esther Chigozie Ihuoma, my husband's name is Stanley Ihuoma, our twin babies are Brother Blossom Chikamso Ihuoma and Sister Blessed Chizaram. We are here to testify and appreciate God for breaking the yoke of 13-year barrenness in my marriage. We got married in this (The Lord's Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries) in May 2010. Like every other couple, we were eagerly expecting the fruit of the womb; one year passed, two years, three, four and so on. At a point, we knew that it has gone beyond "be careful," but we encouraged ourselves in the Lord and continued because our G.O. says steadfastness in serving God brings freedom. Because of this we went to hospitals, where medical doctors said different things ranging from hormonal imbalance to fibroid, and fallopian tube blockage. In fact, it was all sorts of things. Medically, there was no hope for me, but l held on to God of Chosen and reminded Him of one sister whose fallopian tube was cut off, yet God still made her to conceive and gave birth to five children. I told God that my own case is a small one, then I promised that whether God gives me a child or not, l will continue to serve Him. I was having over bleeding every month, but I was not bothered. I continued to serve this God, believing that one day He will visit me and, today, He has done it for me.
After doing all the tests prescribed, the doctor in the last hospital I visited requested to see my husband, but when I told him that my husband was not in Lagos, he said: "Going by the result of the tests I conducted, there was no way I could be pregnant, but since I am a believer l should hold on to God because there is nothing He cannot do." He gave me my result and l went to my branch pastor to give him feedback on what the doctor has said about my case. This is because, I told him about the test before going. So, when l came back to him in tears, he said to me that he would dedicate my babies before leaving the branch for another on transfer. I continued to visit him, then, one night, in the dream, I saw myself amid some sisters kneeling before the pulpit for prayers. While praying there, I heard the angel of our pastor scolding a particular girl, suddenly, l opened my eyes and saw that the girl that was being scolded was my sales girl. Pastor was telling her to go away from amid the sisters in front of the pulpit. After that, he came back to the altar and told me to stand up, as l stood, he passionately prayed to God to forgive me of my sins and also to deliver me from the evil people of the world have done against me. Suddenly, l awoke. From that moment, my situation changed, God rolled away all the complications and manipulations of the enemy and made me a mother of not just one child, but two children. God of Chosen is, indeed, very great. May His name be glorified in Jesus' name … Amen! I pray that God will bless my pastor and make him to fulfill his ministry. During this trial, we made a vow to God, and I am here to fulfill that vow in Jesus' name.
