ACTIVATING THE POWER OF THE CROSS

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TOPIC: ACTIVATING THE POWER OF THE CROSS

DATE: July 1, 2010

MATTHEW 27 : 27 – 50; 1 CORINTHIANS 2 : 6 – 8

Introduction

There is God’s wisdom behind the Cross. The Cross basically signifies the embodiment of the suffering that Jesus’ Christ experienced to give us salvation.  The principle of God is to take you through your present challenges to a place of total victory!  You will get there in Jesus precious name!

A believer in Christ is a covenant child of God, and should not be intimidated by any amount of trials or hardship being experienced presently or those that may lie ahead in future. Irrespective of the magnitude of trials or sufferings you may be experiencing right now, major victory lies ahead of you if you don’t give up! Understand that deep suffering only gives birth to great victory!

The darker the darkness, the sharper and the brighter the effect of light.  There was God’s wisdom in manifestation at the death of Jesus Christ. In other words, it was in the best interest of Jesus Christ as well as of you and I that He went through crucifixion. God specializes in turning your mourning into dancing, your sorrow into joy, your suffering into victory and your death into resurrection!

Beginning from this day, God’s wisdom will begin to manifest in all of your past, present and future challenges in Jesus’ mighty name!

THINGS TO NOTE:

1.      God’s wisdom is always hidden to the world-  1 Corinthians 2:6-8

2.      Your present failure or suffering is actually a pathway to your great victory-  2 Corinthians 4:17

3.      The depth of your suffering is what actually determines the height of your victory- Romans 8:18, 1 Peter 1:11

4.      Your labour of faith will eventually be adequately rewarded-Galatians 6:9,  2 Corinthians 1:1-10

PRAYER POINTS

1.      1  Corinthians 15:57 –  “But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

      Prayer Points:

a.    By the precious blood shed for me at Calvary , Lord I thank you for the victory you have given to me in Christ Jesus.

b.      Lord, I express my unreserved gratitude to you for your wisdom that lies within my present circumstance and situation in Jesus’ precious name!

2.      Ephesians 3: 16 – “That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;”

      Prayer Points:

a.  Lord, according to the riches of your glory, strengthen me with might by your Spirit in the inner man in Jesus’ precious name!

3.      Colossians 1: 11 – “Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;”

      Prayer Points:

a.   Lord ,  by your word, strengthen me with all might , according to your glorious power ,unto all patience and long suffering with joyfulness in Jesus’ precious name!

b.      Lord, strengthen me to endure and to overcome my present challenge in Jesus’ precious name!

4.      1 Samuel 23: 16 – “And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.”

      Prayer Points:

a.   Lord, as you strengthened David through Jonathan, so also send to me a helper who will strengthen my hands in you in Jesus’ precious name!

5.      1 Samuel 23: 17 – “And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.”

      Prayer Points:

a.    Lord, let not the hand of my Saul find me in Jesus’ precious name!

b.      Let not the hand of afflictions, failure, defeat, poverty, etc find me in Jesus’ precious name!

6.      1 Peter 5:10 – “But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle [you].”

      Prayer Points:

a.   Lord, you are the God of all grace, and as you have called me unto your eternal glory by Christ Jesus, make me perfect. Establish, strengthen and settle all that concerns me in Jesus’ precious name!

7.      Matthew 27:54 – “Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.”

      Prayer Points:

     a.      Lord, as it was with Jesus Christ, let all that witness my present trials of faith challenges also witness my total victories and supernatural elevation in Jesus’ precious name!