You’re not ordinary, nor are you from this world. You have a divine purpose in this world.

To The Bible 2 Corinthians 5:20 NASB

“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.”

LET’S TALK

Let’s imagine for a moment that you’re the ambassador of a very rich country to a not-so-rich one. Now, as your government’s representative in that foreign country, everything you require to make your stay there comfortable is fully provided by your home country. It doesn’t matter what the economic situation of that country where you’re posted is, it won’t affect you, because your supply comes from your home country. This simple illustration should give you an idea of the privileges the Christian has as God’s representative here on earth.

The Bible describes the Christian as an ambassador. This is because he isn’t a citizen of this world but a citizen of heaven (Philippians 3:20). He lives on earth as a representative of heaven, just as an ambassador lives in another country as his nation’s representative. As an ambassador, the Christian gets to enjoy all the wonderful privileges of the heavenly Kingdom here on earth, because God sees to it that all his needs and requirements are supplied. He doesn’t lack anything!

As you go about your affairs, be conscious of the truth that you’re God’s representative here on earth, and live as one. Don’t struggle or live like the rest of the world, because your citizenship is not of this world, but of the heavenly Kingdom.

Go Deeper John 17:14-16

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Speak

I’m an ambassador of the heavenly Kingdom, a legal representative of Christ. I refuse to struggle like the people of the world, for I belong to Christ and I enjoy my privileges to the full.

Act

Identify the responsibilities of an ambassador. Relate these to yourself, as an ambassador of God’s Kingdom here on earth.

If you’re born again, then you’re different from everyone else: You’ve been chosen out of the world and separated to the glory-life.

To The Bible John 15:19

“If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.”

LET’S TALK

Have you got the life of God in you? If your answer is an emphatic yes, then you ought to live differently from others. You’re not of this world, so don’t think, talk or live as though you are. Refuse to be ruled by the world, and its evil systems, which are programmed to fail. Instead live by God’s Word. The Bible says you’ve “…been chosen by God himself—you are priests of the King, you are holy and pure, you are God’s very own—all this so that you may show to others how God called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light” (1 Peter 2:9 TLB).

You’re a special kid, born with the life and nature of God, and called to display the perfect and excellent beauty and divinity that’s in you. You’ve been born into a kingly lineage. Yes, physically, you look just like any other youth out there, but in reality, you’re royalty, because you’re born of God. He’s planned your path to be that of victory, triumph and success only.

Always remember who you are; you’ve been separated from the general class to the glorious life. You’ve been chosen to reign as royalty in this life. Though you’re in the world, you’re not of the world; you’re called into the triumphant life.

Go Deeper John 17:14-16

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Prayer

Dear Father, thank you for choosing me and separating me for the life of glory, triumph, victory and prosperity. I recognise that though I’m in the world, I’m not of the world; therefore, I refuse to operate by the principles and standards of this world! I reign in my world today as a king, and manifest the virtues of your divine life in me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Act

Meditate on these scriptures:

1. Titus 2:11-15
2. 1 Peter 2:9 AMP

TO THE BIBLE: Ephesians 1:17-18 AMP

“[For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him, by having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called you….”

LET’S TALK

Christianity is neither an assumption nor a speculation. It deals with truths—absolutes—and not guesswork. As a Christian, you’ve got to know God’s truth for yourself, and His truth is reality! It’s called absolute knowledge—the “epignosis” of God. At the realm of His truth, all doubts are dissolved; revelation is imparted to your spirit, and you just “know.” For example, you weren’t there when Jesus Christ was born, but you believe and are fully assured that He was born of a virgin! This truth is eternally lodged in your spirit, and you know it! That’s the same way that you know He’s the Son of God!

Furthermore, you don’t have any doubts about His death and resurrection from the dead! God raised Him from the dead, and you can affirm that, not because you were there when it happened, but because the knowledge has been granted you. You’re not struggling to believe it. You’ve passed from “believing” to living with a certain mindset regarding these truths. When you believed, eternal life was imparted to your spirit, and you were awakened to the fatherhood of God!  But since then, you’ve moved from being a “believer” to a “knower” and a “haver.”

In Christianity, you’ve been brought into the arena of reality; a divine knowledge! No wonder the Apostle Paul prays that God “…may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowledge of Him” (Ephesians 1:17 AMP). He wants the truth of your origin and inheritance in Christ Jesus and your oneness with Him to flood your heart and inundate your mind. And that isn’t religion, but absolute reality by which you must live!

Go Deeper

Ephesians 1:15-18; 2 Thessalonians 2:13

Pray

Dear Father, I believe in your Son, Jesus, whom you sent to take away the sins of the world. I believe with all my heart that He was raised from the dead, for my justification. I’ve got eternal life in my spirit; your glory fills my heart, and it’s revealed through me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Daily Bible Reading

ONE YEAR

Romans 9:30-10:1-21, Psalms 78

TWO YEAR

Luke 13:31-35, Judges 13-14

Act

Write out some assumptions you know people make and write out scriptures that clarify God’s will on those areas.

TO  THE  BIBLE    Mark 4:8 NASB

“Other seeds fell into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”

LET’S  TALK

Refuse To Have A Lack Mentality “I always end up broke whenever I give,” Howard pondered as he walked home from church, “I think I’ll just stop this ‘giving’ thing altogether.” What Howard didn’t realise was that he failed to see positive results from his giving because his mind was focused on what he had let go of rather than what he stood to gain—a multiplied harvest of his seed!

When you give to the Lord, you shouldn’t do so with the mentality of loss; don’t get in the flesh by “calculating” what you have left. For instance, if you had a hundred dollars, and wanted to give God twenty, don’t start thinking, “But I’ll only have eighty dollars left. That won’t be enough for all my other expenses!” You could have a thirty-fold, sixty-fold, or even a hundred-fold return! Now imagine that you had a hundred, and you gave twenty to the Lord; thirty-fold of that would be six hundred. That’s six hundred plus the eighty you had left, making six-eighty! That should be your mentality. That way, you set into motion the miracle-working power of God for a great harvest. Interestingly, the promise of a thirty-fold harvest is the least: there’s the sixty, as well as the hundred-fold harvest; it depends on which one your faith can go for.

Someone might wonder, “What kind of calculation is that?” It’s Kingdom Mathematics! It’s a mystery to the people of the world, but in the Kingdom, it’s something real and practicable. It’s a mentality; train yourself in it; be positive and expectant of a multiplied harvest when you give to the Lord.

Go Deeper

2 Corinthians 9:6-8; Luke 6:38

Pray

Dear Father, thank you for showing me how to experience increase on every side. I have mighty harvests of blessings and miracles today. You’ve made all grace available to me, to have all sufficiency in all things, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Daily  Bible  Reading

ONE YEAR

Acts 21:37-22:1-21, Job 32-35

TWO YEAR

Luke 8:26-39, Joshua 9

TO THE BIBLE: James 1:18

“Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures”

LET’S TALK

When God says you’re a kind of firstfruits of His creatures, He means you’re the first and the best among all that He created. Isn’t that amazing! He created a lot of beautiful stuff, yet he says you’re His first and His best.

This lets you know God didn’t create you to be a failure in life; neither does He enjoy watching you wallow in anxiety and self-pity. Rather, He wants you to look into His Word, discover the awesome potentials He’s placed within you, and then unveil them to the world. In Isaiah 43:7, He says, “Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him.” That means God made you for His glory.

Learn to take pleasure in your uniqueness; delight in your peculiarity, because no other person can be exactly like you. You’re specially favoured of God, and your distinctiveness can’t be imitated. You need not struggle to outdo anyone. Just look inwards and let the Holy Spirit help you bring forth your true value.

Go Deeper

Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 2:9

Speak

My life is for the glory of God. His beauty, excellence, and grace are manifested through me. I know who I am – His first and His Best. And I walk daily in light of this reality. I’m fulfilling my destiny in God, bringing forth fruits unto His praise and glory. Amen.

Daily Bible Reading

ONE YEAR

Acts 13:1-12, Nehemiah 7-8

TWO YEAR

Luke 4:33-44, Deuteronomy 25

Act

Take your notepad and make a caption like this: “Who God says I am.” As you study your Bible every day, note the things God says about you under this caption.