Reigning In Life As A King

CONTENTS

1. Reigning In Life By One, Jesus Christ

2. Reigning In Life Through Our Exalted Position In Christ

3. Reigning In Life Through The Abundance Of Grace

4. Reigning In Life Through The Gift Of Righteousness

5. Reigning In Life Through The Name Of Jesus

6. Reigning In Life Through The Confession Of God's Word

7. Reigning In Life Through Forgiveness

8. Reigning In Life Through The Power Of Humility

Chapter One
Reigning In Life By
One, Jesus Christ

We may not be what we want to be, but thank God we are not what we used to be! We should not be critical of ourselves. We should not judge ourselves by the way we picture others.

And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 1:5-6

God created man to be a king. The very moment you receive Jesus Christ as your Savior, you are made a KING and a PRIEST.

JESUS IS THE KING OF KINGS!

The Bible says that Jesus is the King of kings. Have you ever wondered who the other kings are? You are one of them. I am one of them. God intends for all Christians to reign as kings.

Make this confession:

I AM A KING.

I REIGN IN LIFE AS A KING.

That is what God says about you.

For if, because of one man's trespass (lapse, offense) death reigned through that one, much more surely will those who receive [God's] overflowing grace (unmerited favor) and the free gift of righteousness (putting them into right standing with Himself) reign as kings in life through the One, Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One.

Romans 5:17 (Amplified)

Many times people say, "Let's just hold out to the end. We may barely make it through this life. We may get to heaven dressed in rags, but in the next life we will reign."

That is certainly not what Romans 5:17 means. The Apostle Paul said that death reigned in life through the offence of Adam, but we which have received the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness are to reign in life through Jesus Christ.

In the midst of trials,
In the midst of tribulations,
In the midst of the uncertainties of life,
In the midst of raising a family,
In the midst of all the problems that are
hurled at us,

We are to live independent of circumstances,

and REIGN AS KINGS!

You may say:

"I don't see it!" You will see it.

"I can't make it!" Well, you will.

"I don't understand it!"

You will understand it soon.

"I feel like a slave!"

You will feel differently.

You may have barely managed to get a copy of this book, but thank God you got one!

God has given you this book so that you can learn to reign victoriously over your circumstances even

in the midst of a broken home,

in the midst of divorce,

in the midst of the disappointments of life.

You should be so informed of your rights in Christ that you reign AS A KING in all situations.

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.

Romans 5:17

God has given us three great truths in this passage of scripture.

First of all, it IS possible for us to reign in this life.

If we are not reigning in some areas, it is our own fault! Whatever comes against us to overcome us is not God's will. The Bible says we are to reign as kings in THIS life.

Second, we are to reign by One, Jesus Christ.

We cannot reign as kings in our own power. We must be one with Christ. Since we reign by One, we only need to be concerned about our relationship with Him. He makes it possible for each of us to reign.

Third, we reign in life because we have received an abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness.

If we do not understand grace and righteousness, we will live under condemnation all our lives. That is a very simple statement, but to reign as kings we must understand that we have received salvation through the abundant grace of God, and not through our own works.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Ephesians 2:8-9

In the eyes of our Heavenly Father, we are as righteous as the Lord Jesus Christ! (II Corinthians 5:21)

WE ARE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.

Therefore, we will reign in this life as a king.

We are to reign as kings over our bodies, our carnal minds, our homes, our circumstances, the atmosphere around us, every demonic power, every sickness and disease.

We are to reign over all the forces of darkness.

Many sons and daughters of God are actually living like slaves.

This fact stirs my heart to study, to pray, to develop my own spirit, and to change my thinking. I want to be able to help those who are living defeated lives because of then-lack of knowledge.

Many children of God who should be reigning as kings in life are groveling in the dust as slaves, whipped by satanic powers. This ought not to be!

I want you to examine these scriptures with me.

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ...

Romans 8:16-17a

Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all.

Galatians 4:1

Make this confession boldly:

I AM AN HEIR.

I AM AN HEIR OF GOD.

I AM A JOINT-HEIR WITH JESUS.

You have been made lord of all by the great love of God.

There are three things that will keep you from KNOWING that you are lord of all:

1) Laziness

2) Indifference

3) Preoccupation with the world

If you continue as a child in your thinking, if you are uninformed in your spirit, if you are lazy and indifferent, if you are preoccupied with the things of the world, you will live as a servant. You will not function as a king in this life.

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

I Corinthians 2:12

Confess what the Bible says about you:

I HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD.

MY BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GHOST.

Why do we have the Holy Ghost living within us? We have received the Spirit which is of God that we might KNOW the things that God has freely given to us.

The Holy Ghost dwells within us that we may understand the things of God. He wants to teach us the truths of the Word of God so that Satan will not be able to rob us of the blessings God has for us in this life. The Holy Ghost desires that we might fully know what God has provided for us. We should be constantly learning.

Near the end of his life, the Apostle Paul wrote to the Philippians:

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:8-14

FORGET THE PAST!

When you are born into the family of God, you are like a newborn baby. You have no past. Your past sins and failures are gone. Your sins and iniquities are remembered no more. You are a new creature in Christ Jesus.

There is no past with God. Forget yesterday, and the yesterday before that! Forget it! God has wiped it away!

PRESS IN TO KNOW HIM!

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

I Corinthians 3:1

This short passage of scripture tells us that there are three kinds of Christians:

spiritual Christians,

carnal Christians,

baby Christians.

If a person acts like a baby and needs pampering, that does not mean he is not a Christian. A new Christian is often carnal because he has not yet learned many truths from the Word of God.

There are spiritual Christians, carnal Christians, and baby Christians. God will put up with babies, and give them time to grow.

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

I Corinthians 3:2-3

Carnal Christians walk as men who are not ruled by the Spirit of God. This does not mean they are not Christians.

Many Christians are involved in questionable activities. That does not mean they have lost eternal life. It only indicates that they are worldly.

If we only knew the power of looking at something with our eyes, or hearing something with our ears, registering that in our brains, and sending it down to our spirits, we would be more careful to guard our eyes and our ears.

All kinds of blessings are available to those Christians who walk after the Spirit of God, and not after the flesh.

A close friend of ours shared with me a dream that the Lord had given her in the night. This dream came at a time when her family had great needs. They had not yet come to understand how to reign in life.

God revealed to her the most lovely banquet table, exquisitely set and filled with beautiful food. She sat down at her place, reached around all that luscious food, and pulled out a dry peanut butter and jelly sandwich to eat.

Then God gave her an understanding of the dream. God had provided far more for her family than they were taking. Now, she and her husband have learned how to reign as kings.

Many of us have heard from good Bible teachers what wonderful blessings God has available for us. Yet, some of us are such babies that we sit down and eat our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. We go on complaining, driving our rattle traps, living in old dumps, and putting up with everything the devil throws at us.

It is time to throw down the peanut butter and jelly sandwich! Rise up in your spirit and declare:

I WILL REIGN AS A KING IN THIS LIFE!

Your enemy, the devil, rejoices over your lack of knowledge and every victory he gains over you.

Let us begin to confess that we do not have a lack of knowledge, and rejoice that we are victorious over the devil. The devil gets nervous when saints begin to understand who they are in Christ. God is developing an army of kings. If you want to remain a baby Christian or continue as a carnal Christian, that is up to you. I cannot make you become a king. However, I have made my decision!