SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE: SOURCE OF TRUE FREEDOM
Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi
Jer 9:24 NKJV
“But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows
Me,
That I am the Lord, exercising
loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
For in these I delight," says
the Lord.”
The born again believer is delivered
completely without reservation from the kingdom of darkness and translated into
God’s kingdom. However, there is an aspect of the believer that must be aligned
with the new status of liberty in Christ in other to enjoy the full benefits of
the salvation experience .It is the mind. A person’s state of mind determines
the quality and quantity of his or her life on earth.
The devil isn’t threatened by our
fasting , prayers, offerings and other acts of devotion but is terrified by the
revelation of who we are in Jesus Christ.
He fights against the teaching on the realities of the new birth
experience. This is what is referred to as spiritual knowledge. It determines a
person’s position (rights and privileges) in the realm of the spirit .
If you must boast, it should be
on nothing else but the knowledge of the power of God’s word (Jer.9:24) and it
comes as a result of acquaintance with God . A personal one- of- a- kind relationship
with God is a must to receive the revelation of His word (Hos6:3).It requires
what king David refers to as 'following hard after Him' Ps 63:8 KJV. “My
soul followeth hard after thee: “
True followership requires obedience to
His voice and this leads to spiritual knowledge, John 7:16-18 NKJV says “ Jesus answered them and said, "My
doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know
concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own
authority.” Spiritual knowledge is
screened from persons who have not made a commitment to obey God’s commandments
of unconditional love for one’s neighbor. Obedience results in complete liberty
in the spirit and freedom from all spiritual error. It is this freedom that
results in the joy of the spirit. Many believers still serve God without this
joy and suffer a lack of zeal and have to be bribed with some material, earthly
benefit before they can serve in the church. It is the reason behind the
grumblings in the Church. Truth liberates John 8:31-32 NKJV says ” ..Jesus said to those Jews who believed
Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And
you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
The truth doesn’t just sets a person free
rather it makes him or her free: they become an embodiment of the
liberated life, hallelujah; imagine living free of guilt and condemnation .This
is the indicator of eternal life in a believer, and it comes from spiritual knowledge
John 17:3-4 NKJV says “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the
only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” Eternal life in Christ begins the moment you
receive spiritual knowledge of who you are in God through Jesus Christ.
As you receive Jesus Christ as
lord and savior and read this now , receive grace for spiritual insight in
Jesus name.
Prayer /counseling
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