Being born
again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which
liveth and abideth for ever (1 Peter 1:23).
Imagine
someone who’s Japanese or Korean—in the flesh. It’s in the flesh, because
there’s really nothing “Korean” or “Japanese” inside that person’s body!
Nevertheless, because of the way he’s been raised or cultured, his ways of
doing things, and behaviour that’s peculiar to the culture of the Koreans or
Japanese, it won’t take long for someone to be able to tell that he’s from
either of those countries.
Now, what
God expects is for us to be so inundated with the Word, so soaked in the Word
until we’re known by our heavenly culture, rather than an earthly nativity or
culture. Now, this can only happen through the right spiritual upbringing
through the Word. As you receive and assimilate the Word, letting it get into
your consciousness, you’ll naturally think and act accordingly.
The Word of
God was delivered to us to give us a certain culture; a different way of doing
things, because the world already gave us a culture, consciously or
unconsciously. We had picked up from our environment some of the world’s ways
of doing things. That’s why now that you’re born again, you must constantly
renew your mind with the Word.
As you hear
the Word, it ministers faith to you and you’re cultured for the life of the
Kingdom. As you learn the Word of God, see through the Word, and understand by
the Word—you’ll walk in the culture of the Word. This gives you a new lifestyle
altogether, and causes you to function from a totally different realm; the
realm of glory.
CONFESSION:
I’m born of the Word of God and that makes me more than a conqueror and an
overcomer in this life. I’m cultured by the Word to think and produce
excellence, and express the righteousness of God always, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER
STUDY: Romans 12:2, 1 Peter 1:23, Colossians 3:16
1 YEAR
BIBLE READING PLAN: 2 Peter 2, Ezekiel 39-40
2 YEAR BIBLEREADING
2 YEAR BIBLE
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