Destined for the throne (the blood of the crown)
Blood at the crossroads
§ Because we believe God for greater things and therefore we choose the blood at the crossroads.
§ Every decision we make to do certain things to glorify Jesus instead of satisfying our own will (which goes in the opposite direction), we’re claiming the power of the blood shed at the crossroads!
Blood of the crown
§ THE CROWN OF FRUITFULESS!
§ Romans 8:30 “And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.” = GOD WANTS TO GLORIFY US!
§ God is exceptionally proud of you! Excited over you! Dances over you! He wants to glory you! He wants to put the crown on you! You are destined for the throne!
§ John 3:17 “For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world.” = GOD DOES NOT WANT TO SHAME US! Never, ever, his intention at all!
§ We have the AUTHORITY AND POWER because Jesus has already shed blood on the crown!
Jesus took the crown of thorns so that he can give you back the crown of glory! So what next?
§ Put it on!
The overcomers! Who are they? These overcomers who are destined for the throne?
§ THE OVERCOMER, WHO DOES NOT GIVE IN TO THE MOMENTARY PLEASURES, TEMPTATIONS, ETC.
§ Revelations 3:21 “To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on m throne, just as I overcame and sat wit my Father on his throne.”
§ Revelations 12:11 “They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb…”
1. Destined to reflect God - CHARACTER
§ Romans 8:29 “… that we look more and more like God …”
§ 2 Corinthians 3:18 “…we can be more glorious tomorrow than today! Because we will grow from glory to glory...”
§ Galatians 5:22-23 “…seven fruits of the spirit…”
§ Psalm 8:5 “…God has designed us to share his glory and honour…”
§ Psalm 149:4 “…you are special in the sight of God, sharing his glory…”
§ Proverbs 10:25 “When the storm passed… the righteous will stand firm…”
§ Proverbs 10:29 “The way of the Lord is a refuge for the righteous…”
2. Destined to reign with God - CONTROL
§ Ephesians 2:6 “… God raise us up… IT IS DONE!”
§ FORGET ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU CANNOT DO… It is about God!
§ Ephesians 1:18-23 “I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, 20which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.”
§ NOT IN ARROGANCE, BUT IN CONFIDENCE, BECAUSE I WEAR THE CROWN THAT GOD GIVES ME, BECAUSE I AM A CHILD OF GOD, BECAUSE JESUS HAS SHED BLOOD ON THE CROSS, ON THE CROWN!
3. Destined to revel in his glory – CELEBRATION
§ Paul Billheimer “Destined for the throne” PRAY AND PRAISE ALWAYS!
§ Psalm 149:6-9 “…to praise God is a double-edged sword”
§ PUT ON THE CROWN EVERYDAY!
Ezekiel 36:26 “(God says) I will give you a new heart, put a new spirit in you, I will remove from you your heart of stone, and give you a heart of flesh.”
§ Remove your old heart, cold heart, stony heart, old desires, your old habits
§ STONY HEARTS
- Slow to action even if you do hear God
§ HEART OF FLESH
- Submissive - obedient to God’s will
- Sensitive - to sins and dangers
- A heart that can enjoy no matter what circumstances
- A heart that can love all man no matter how fallen they are
§ New spirit + new heart = new life = renewed by the Holy Spirit
§ New spirit + new heart = new will, passions, desires, and even sorrows too
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