Chapter
1
Doctrine and Acts of New Creations
Deliverance From Curses
Every last one of us is answerable to God to make beyond doubt that Jesus
Christ is dwelling in us. We must know that He is creating His life through us, and that
we have the witness of the Holy Spirit living within us, Romans 8:16. "Examine
yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves," (2 Corinthians 13:5).
God made us spiritual beings and we live out of our spirit. We are controlled by our
spirit, through our soul (mind) in our body.
When Satan tempted Adam and Eve, they sinned (or fell) from that spiritual
walk, his spirit died and he was separated from God. He lost his God consciousness.
God initiated a plan led by the Holy Spirit of conviction and sacrifice of the cross. This
brings man back to life from the death of sin. Ephesians 2;1, shows us this. Adam was
living physically but dead spiritually. Jesus Christ restores us to our original spiritual
condition when we repent and receive His sacrifice. In Ephesians 2:8, we see that "all
these things are not of ourselves, lest we should boast, but all a gift of God."
"In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us,"
(Romans 8:37). Every Christian emerges either trusting in people, or trusting fully in
God, that is, either cursed or blessed. "Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that
trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but
shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited,"
Jeremiah 17:5-6.
The prophet, Jeremiah, talks about in these verses does not wait for God to
move. He takes matters into his own hands, making his own plans, turning to people to
what he thinks have clout and he takes shortcuts. He is always conspiring, scheming,
conniving, and manipulating. The philosophy is, "It's not what you know that counts,
it's who you know." And this person is forever looking for that special "who" to solve
his/her problems!
Scripture says a spiritual dryness sets into this person's life: ". . . he shall be like
the heath (shrub) in the desert . . . " (Verse 6). This individual looks scarcely alive, with
no fruit, no wellspring of life. He/she is always on the brink of dying!
Jeremiah 17:7,8, "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope
is the LORD. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her
roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and
shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit."
Look at the individual who trusts God in the hard places. This Christian is
planted. He/she has roots, security, a reservoir of Living Water. He/she is always
"spreading out," fruitful and green with fresh life. Scripture says, "he shall not be
careful (frightened) in the year of drought . . ." verse 8. This individual says, "Jesus, I
give up looking to any person to bring me out of my trial. I turn to You alone! You're
my only keeper, my only hope. I look to You to bring me out of this!"
God says, "Trust Me, My child, and you'll be blessed!"
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