THE MANIFESTATION OF THE SONS OF GOD 2
15 FOR YOU DID NOT RECEIVE THE SPIRIT OF BONDAGE AGAIN TO FEAR, BUT YOU RECEIVED THE SPIRIT OF ADOPTION BY WHOM WE CRY OUT, “ABBA, FATHER.”
16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, IF INDEED WE SUFFER WITH HIM, THAT WE MAY ALSO BE GLORIFIED TOGETHER.
18 FOR I CONSIDER THAT THE SUFFERINGS OF THIS PRESENT TIME ARE NOT WORTHY TO BE COMPARED WITH THE GLORY WHICH SHALL BE REVEALED IN US.
19 FOR THE EARNEST EXPECTATION OF THE CREATION EAGERLY WAITS FOR THE REVEALING [Manifestation] OF THE SONS OF GOD."
Romans 8:15-19 (NKJV)
• Those who would not want to be led by God always look for alternative ways to receive directions, and they do that to circumvent, dodge or bypass, the ways of God. They wanted to believe, waiting to be led by God could be difficult because His conditions are too stringent.
- It is a bit easier for such people to visit a prophet somewhere, who would tell them whatever they wanted to hear (2 Timothy 4:3,4).
- While waiting to be led by God as an individual Believer entails the study of the Word of God, prayers, and other spiritual exercises which they think are too demanding or difficult to follow routinely.
- What you passed through in dealing with your flesh;
a. choice not to live in Sin,
b. choice not to compromise your faith, c. choice to fast and pray,
d. choice to attend the services or meetings in your local church,
e. and the choice to be submissive for leadership training that you might be useful in the Kingdom. - What you go through in doing all that are mentioned above cannot be compared with the glory or blessing of being led and being submissive to God's leadings: 16 THAT IS WHY WE NEVER GIVE UP. THOUGH OUR BODIES ARE DYING, OUR INNER STRENGTH IN THE LORD IS GROWING EVERY DAY. 17 THESE TROUBLES AND SUFFERINGS OF OURS ARE, AFTER ALL, QUITE SMALL AND WON'T LAST VERY LONG. YET THIS SHORT TIME OF DISTRESS WILL RESULT IN GOD'S RICHEST BLESSING UPON US FOREVER AND EVER" (2 Corinthians 4:16-18 the Living Bible).
- There is a Glory in being filled with the Anointing of God, and being used to be a blessing to other people—a solution to their problems. The fulfilment gotten in it cannot be gotten through any other thing; money or any material thing.
- The sufferings are the denying of the flesh of certain things, in order to be committed to the spiritual exercises; which would eventually lead to your lifting or promotion.
- The spiritual exercises are the things some Believers are trying to evade, run from, because they wanted to indulge their flesh; thus, they call the spiritual exercises sufferings.
- The whole creations are waiting for the revealing, manifestation, of the sons of God (Romans 8:19). Remember, the sons are those who are mature spiritually. Those who know the mind of God and wanted to be a solution to the predicaments of mankind. And such are the Believers who are completely submissive to God's leadings and want to do whatever He wants.
• You cannot afford not to MANIFEST. It would be an aberration; a strangeness or an abnormality, as a Believer, If you do not manifest.
- God ordained you to manifest in fulfilling a particular purpose, thus, If that was not done, It thus means a spiritual abortion.
- It means you have defeated the purpose of God for your life, and that is a disappointment to God and those whom your life are meant to bless or be impacted.
• Personally I have made the choice to fulfil or manifest the purpose why I was sent to the planet Earth, and whatever it would cost me, I will pay the price.
- What a number of Believers attributed to the devil, as being the reason why they are not fulfilling, could not be the truth. Most of them are not resolute in their convictions about the following, the doing, and the obeying of the things commanded to be done by God.
- The devil cannot cover the glory or hinder the Manifestation of whoever is resolute to obey or do God's Will. The chance or the opportunity that the devil did has in a person's life is given or permitted by the person himself or herself.
• Meditate or ponder on this Scripture, Romans 8:19, in other translations:
"FOR [even the whole] CREATION (all nature) WAITS EXPECTANTLY AND LONGS EARNESTLY FOR GOD'S SONS TO BE MADE KNOWN [waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship]."
Romans 8:19 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)
"THE whole universe that God has made now WAITS for something great to happen. EVERYTHING IS WAITING WITH HOPE TO FIND OUT WHO GOD'S CHILDREN REALLY ARE."
Romans 8:19 (Easy English Bible)
"FOR the earnest expectation of the creature WAITETH FOR THE MANIFESTATION OF THE SONS OF GOD."
Romans 8:19 (KJV)
• You will MANIFEST and fulfil the purpose why you are sent here on the earth in Jesus' name.
- You will not leave the earth unfulfilled in Jesus' name.
- You will not die before your time. And you will totally accomplish the purpose of God for your life in Jesus' name.
- Whatever is not of God in your body, ailing you, such is completely uprooted in Jesus' mighty name.
Peace!
STEPS TO SALVATION
• Take notice of this:
IF you are yet to take the step of salvation, that is, yet to be born-again, do it now, tomorrow might be too late (2 Corinthians 6:1,2; Hebrews 3:7,8,15).
a. Acknowledge that you are a sinner and confess your Sins (1 John 1:9); And ask Jesus Christ to come into your life (Revelation 3:20).
b. Confess that you believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is Lord, and that you confess it with your mouth, Thus, you accept Him As your Lord and Saviour (Romans 10:9,10).
c. As you took the steps A and B your name is written in the Book of Life (Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:8).
- If you took the steps As highlighted above, congratulations, It means you are saved—born-again. Join a Word based church in your area and Town or city, and be part of whatever they are doing there. Peace!