TIME TO GO BACK WHERE JESUS LAID
 

April 4, 2010 am
MF Blume




Romans 6:3-5 KJV  Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?  (4)  Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.  (5)  For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:


The need for KNOWING the truth about the dead of Jesus Christ and how it applies to us is so absolutely vital to the Christian who truly wants to live a powerful Kingdom life for God.

Paul challenged the Roman readers if they REALLY KNEW what their baptism was about.

And there are important things to KNOW about that death.

It is a LACK OF KNOWLEDGE that causes people to be destroyed.

The entire problem with believers that causes them to struggle and become weak in their walks is their lack of KNOWLEDGE.


YOUR MIND will be ATTACKED by the devil and even weakened by your own fleshly thoughts.

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 KJV  (4)  (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)  (5)  Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Ephesians 6:17 KJV  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Taking a helmet of salvation refers to doing something for YOUR MIND TO PROTECT IT FROM AFFLICTION.

Ephesians 6:16 KJV  Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

The THOUGHTS ATTACK YOUR MIND.

Everyone knows they were saved from hell and from sin.

Look at what Col says in association with KINGDOMS.

Colossians 1:9-13 KJV  For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;  (10)  That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;  (11)  Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;  (12)  Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:  (13)  Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

KNOWLEDGE is associated with the fact we were removed from one kingdom where the devil had power over us to another kingdom!

Death cannot defeat you!

You need to claim the blood by understanding that claiming is like having the blood around your door by which death cannot pass and attack you!

You were JUSTIFIED when you were saved.

Romans 5:1 KJV  Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

JUST-AS-IF-I'D never sinned!

You need to KNOW THAT!

Jeremiah 31:34 KJV  And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

PEACE WITH GOD!

Romans 5:1 KJV  Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Not war but PEACE.

Romans 5:17 KJV  For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

Do not work to be good or righteous, but are given the gift of BEING RIGHTEOUS.

2 Corinthians 5:21 KJV  For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

When you KNOW these facts about salvation, like a helmet, the lies of the devil are deflected away from your mind and they cannot harm you!

2 Kings 4:17-21   And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life. (18)  And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. (19)  And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. (20)  And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. (21)  And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

Elisha prophesied to a woman that she would have a son, calling on God to provide her with one.

At an age when the child could work with his father, he was afflicted in his head just like Christians are attacked in their MINDS, and he was taken to his mother.

The mother is like the church.

When you KNOW the truth that the devil lies to you about, the devil can hardly do anything to you.

And the child DIED in his mother's lap.

2 Kings 4(20)  And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.  (21)  And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

The church teaches you to BE ALONE IN A CERTAIN PLACE with no one else except YOU AND JESUS.

The preacher cannot do this for you.

THE BED OF ELISHA is the PLACE WHERE ELISHA SLEPT.

Romans 6:3-4 KJV  Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?  (4)  Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Just like being baptized into Jesus death so we are buried with Him for the purpose of walking in newness of life like Jesus resurrected, the mother laid the lad in the place where Elisha slept.

The entire process of salvation BEGINS with BURIAL INTO JESUS' DEATH.

God counts the death of Jesus as OUR DEATHS.

2 Corinthians 5:14 KJV  For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

2 Corinthians 5:14 GNB  We are ruled by the love of Christ, now that we recognize that one man died for everyone, which means that they all share in his death.

His death CAUSED US TO BE ABLE TO SAY WE DIED.

As soon as you believe, YOU DIE WITH JESUS.

Hebrews 9:27-28 KJV  And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:  (28)  So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.


Why did verse 28 say Jesus died once?

2 Cor 5:14 is saying the same thing as these two verses in Heb 9.

Romans 6:6 KJV  Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

This entire manner of thinking is called IDENTIFYING WITH CHRIST.

THIS IS WHAT WE MUST KNOW IN ORDER TO LIVE AN OVERCOMING LIFE AND REPAIR THE DAMAGES DONE IN OUR MINDS that make us falter.

Romans 6:4 KJV  Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Colossians 2:12 KJV  Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

OPERATION IDENTIFICATION

Ephesians 2:5-6 KJV  Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)  (6)  And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

All of the above is saying WE NEED TO KNOW THAT WHAT BENEFITS JESUS RECEIVED AFTER HE DIED ARE OUR BENEFITS simply because we came into UNION WITH JESUS when we were saved.

When you identify with His death you need to realize that the benefits of Jesus' death became YOUR BENEFITS.

What is so good about identify with His death until we really believe His death counted as our deaths?

Paul answers us:

Romans 6:7-11 KJV  For he that is dead is freed from sin.  (8)  Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:  

How can we believe that our deaths with Christ leads to LIFE AFTER DEATH with Christ?

Paul answers how we can believe we shall live with Him:

(9)  Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.  (10)  For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.  (11)  Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All that is true of Jesus is true of us now!

This same TRUTH is represented by something Joseph of Arimathea did.

Matthew 27:59-60 KJV  And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,  (60)  And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

Just like Joseph laid Jesus in HIS TOMB, in your mind you need to look at it as though Jesus laid IN YOUR TOMB IN WHICH YOU WERE MEANT TO LAY IN DEATH.

We identified with EVERY DETAIL OF JESUS' experiences after He died.

His power is your power.

What he has power over is what you have power over... JUST BECAUSE YOU GOT SAVED and you UNITED WITH HIM in your salvation.

When you truly believe and understand that, you can overcome anything the devil tries to put in your mind.

This is perfectly pictured by the story of the dead lad.

2 Kings 4:32-35   And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.   (33)  He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD. (34)  And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. (35)  Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

First, the lad was laid where Elisha laid.

And when you know these things, you can defeat every lie from the devil!

When you are attacked in your mind, it is time to go the place Jesus laid.

If you have never learned this before, you are actually renewing your mind the more you believe what I am saying.

Elisha specifically identified with the lad's EYES, MOUTH AND HANDS.

MOUTH FIRST.

EYES SECOND

HANDS LAST.

You SPEAK THIS and confess it.

You snap out of your defeatism, and overcome those lies as soon as you remind yourself of your identification with Jesus!

When you feel you are no good, go to the place where Jesus laid.

You always are in the position Jesus has, but if you forget this, or never even knew it, you will not have confidence.

When you UNDERSTAND this truth, you get confidence and realize that if you have the power Jesus has over the devil, then who does the devil think he is when he tries to defeat you!


This is what the bible means when it says you are transformed by the renewing of your mind!

Identifying yourself with Jesus is a NEW WAY OF THINKING.

Becoming spiritual is simply THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF AS THE BIBLE SAYS YOU ARE.


Psalm 77:2-12   In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. (3)  I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. (4)  Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. (5)  I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. (6)  I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search. (7)  Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? (8)  Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? (9)  Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. (10)  And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High. (11)  I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old. (12)  I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

Think of the power of God.

2 Kings 4(35)  Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

Adam Clarke said, "When the nervous influence began to act on the muscular system, before the circulation could be in every part restored, particular muscles, if not the whole body, would be thrown into strong contractions and shiverings, and sternutation or sneezing would be a natural consequence; particularly as obstructions must have taken place in the head and its vessels, because of the disorder of which the child died. Most people, as well as philosophers and physicians, have remarked how beneficial sneezings are to the removal of obstructions in the head."

Obstructions in the head....

Those lies that the devil put into your head to confuse and confound you, that killed your spirituality, ARE OBSTRUCTIONS THAT ARE TOTALLY -- (SEVEN TIMES infers totality) -- removed from your mind.

SNEEZED THEN OPENED EYES.