Your Position In Christ
Jesus said in John 15:5 that He is the vine and we are the branches. He did not say that we should try to be branches but we are the branches ones we become born again. We do not have to struggle to become the branches. Just like an apple tree does not have to struggle to produce apple fruits so should we be branches of the vine without struggling.
As His branches, we only have to abide or remain in the vine which is Christ. How do we continuously abide in Him? We do that by simply being conscious every day of our position in Christ. When you become born again you are grafted into Him and are accepted in the Beloved (2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 1:6). God accepts us because we are in the Beloved and He is in us. That is how God sees us today when we come into His presence and we must also see ourselves as such.
Anytime we go through any kind of difficulties or challenges, all the devil wants us to do is to focus on the difficulties instead of our position in Christ. He wants you to forget that you are an heir of God and a joint heir with Christ (Romans 8:17). You are the righteousness of God in Christ and you are seated with Him in heavenly places at the Father’s right hand (2 Corinthians 5:21, Ephesians 2:6).
The devil knows that the only way to change your current condition is to focus on your position in Christ so he will do everything possible to dissuade you. But I am here to tell you that it won’t work in the mighty name of Jesus. No sickness, challenge, lack has the ability to dissuade you if you don’t give it the chance. When you focus on your position in Christ you become a victor in all that you do and nothing in this world can ever defeat you. When you live in Him, you are in the position of peace, protection and provision; a place where you become a blessing not only to your generation but to the generation yet unborn.
My beloved, none of these glorious things can happen by your own doing, but by His life which flows through you. Just as sap flowing through the branches of a vine will cause them to bring forth fruit, His life flowing through you will bring forth a bountiful harvest of healing, miracles and provision. You only need to remain conscious of who you are in Christ and all things shall be yours!
