YOU ARE QUALIFIED !!
(Colossians 1:12) and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
In today’s world we come across competition in every field. Education. Sports, Business and politics. Everyone with all their might want to qualify in their respective sphere and be on top. If they qualify and get selected they are happy and if they are disqualified they feel sad and feel dejected. God created Adam in His own image and likeness and thus made him qualify to inherit Eden Garden. Because of jealousy Satan made Adam to disobey God and thus disqualify him. As a result Adam was cursed and lost the intimate relationship he had with God. He was disqualified for enjoying all the blessings from God and also was disqualified to govern the Earth.
But God did not abandon His people. God sent His only son Jesus to redeem us and get back all the blessings lost by Adam and hence we are qualified by the death and resurrection of Jesus. We are made righteous and are qualified in Jesus Christ. But we have to be watchful as Satan deceived Adam he will tempt us too and will try to convict us and disqualify us. He will say that we are sinners and does not qualify for the Blessings.
But we will have to resist the devil. “Submit yourselves then to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you (James 4:7) Jesus has crushed Satan’s head on the Cross and thus freed us from sin, curse and made us righteous. We are a new creation in Jesus. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves so that you live in fear again rather the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, Abba Father. (Romans 8.15)
Prayer
Abba Father, We praise and thank you for giving us Jesus who through His death and resurrection has qualified us to come before you. Thank you for all the blessings bestowed on us and the authority you have given us to resist the devil and for making us qualify. In Jesus's name we pray. Amen. Sol.Amalraj