Eternal Glorious Fountain Ministry (EGFM)
Programme: Writing the Vision (April Edition)
Date: Saturday, 23rd April 2022
Speaker 4: Pastor Tosin Gabriel
We must know and agree that the world is not good at all. We must not love this present evil world because it is evil. As such, anyone that loves this world loves evil. “Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father…” (Gal. 1:4).
The will of God and the Father is to deliver us from this present evil world. To accurately respond to the will of God is to be delivered from this present evil world and we can only respond to the will of God when we have understanding. It took one of the Godhead to leave the estate of glory and condescend to become a man (John 1:14), in order to restore understanding back to man.
The intent of God is to deliver us from this present evil world. This is why Jesus gave Himself for our sins. What attaches us to this present evil world is our sin. Jesus gave Himself for the purging of our sins (Heb. 1:3). After He purged our sins, He sat down and began to administer to us the substances that would remit our sins. After the fall of man, sin reigned upon man (Rom. 5:21) such that man lived, breathed and thought sin. This means the judgement that man lives by originated from sin.
Adam and his descendants could not be ransomed because the price Satan placed against sin (for the redemption of man) was a sinless Man. A man under the reign of sin cannot deliver man from the slavery of sin. Satan in his intelligence condemned the whole creation so that it would be hard for God to produce a sinless man to redeem man, except He created another Adam (1 Cor. 15:45).
“For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” (1 Cor. 1:21). The redemption of man has been fulfilled before the foundation of the world when the Lamb of God was slain (Rev. 13:8). Jesus went to the source of sin and purged it by His blood. Though He was God, He condescended and made that sacrifice to come as man. Satan thought he won, but he was ignorant of the wisdom of God.
Satan projected far and was confident that no one could rescue man. He positioned faults and stains around the likes of Abraham, Moses, David, and everyone that had the potential to rescue man; to disqualify them, such that they will not be able to atone for sin. He was always accusing them before God, but God in His wisdom made Jesus to be born through a virgin (Isa. 7:14).
Jesus was born where the wisdom of Satan could not reach; God hid Jesus. His profession and life were wisdom. Jesus was an intelligent being walking the face of the earth, but He came in the fashion that He did (in a hidden form) so that He would be looked down upon and despised. It is wisdom to hide. God in His wisdom silenced the boast of Satan. God told Satan that He would create enmity between him and the woman, and then her seed would bruise his head (Gen. 3:15). Satan kept looking for the seed, but God hid Him.
At the age of 12, Jesus had started doing the Father’s business (Luke 2:49). The Father's business is to save us from this present evil world. The Father's business is the Father's will, not ministry. A man may not be in the ministry and yet, be doing the Father's business. At the age of 30, when Jesus was baptised in Jordan, there was a testimony from God concerning Him and only three people heard the testimony – John the Baptist, Jesus and Satan (Luke 3:22). Satan heard this proclamation by the Father because at every temptation he referred to Jesus as the Son of God (Luke 4:1-13).
Satan came with temptations to prove the sonship of Jesus using the things of this world – lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and pride of life (1 John 2:16) – to tempt Him. Jesus was already interacting with the glories of the Father so He could disdain the glories Satan was offering.
Satan did not expect Jesus to resist his temptations because man had never resisted the things of the world. After his defeat in the wilderness, Satan moved Him to a higher level of temptation. When Jesus was before Pilate, He was asked, “Are you a king?”. This was Satan trying to tempt Him to become an earthly king (John 18:37). He also moved the people around after the multiplication of the bread and fish to press Him to become king (John 6:5-14).
We must move to a point where our judgement is complete because Satan can raise lies, even using scriptures. Satan did not leave Jesus. Every confrontation Jesus faced in the synagogue was not from natural men, it was designed by Satan to provoke Him. He wanted Jesus to come out of His hiding place because he did not want the ransom for salvation paid.
Satan kept provoking and pushing Him throughout up till the cross. Pilate kept pressing Him to talk but it was actually Satan behind this because the commandment of God to Him was that He must not open His mouth (John 18:38). It might have been correct for Jesus to tell Pilate what the truth was, but that would have stopped the plan of redemption because He had to go to the cross. Even on the cross, with the devil trying to use one of the thieves on the cross to get Him, He still did not open His mouth.
A lot of things happened for Jesus to buy redemption for man. A lot of judgements, obedience, doctrine, and sacrifice were put in place. Many times, we do not know the weight of a price. For example, when a lady is delayed in marriage, she starts questioning God, but one must rather grow up to become a son assured in the love of God and the plan of salvation. Such a lady should rather thank God, knowing that God will give her a husband.
When Jesus went to hell, evil spirits must have tormented Him there but He still did not open His mouth, as He was waiting for the glory of the Father. If He opened his mouth to defend Himself, He would break the code. He was quiet until the glory of the Father came. When He rose, according to the judgement of the scriptures, He was x-rayed but there was no fault found in Him. On earth, He did not do anything except what He saw the Father do and say (John 5:19). If He had done anything of Himself, He would have been found with blame.
“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” (Heb. 4:15). The testimony of the heavens was that Jesus was without sin. He could not have purged men’s sin if He had sin. His blood was potent enough to redeem sin so He did it once and for all. When He had purged sin, He sat down at the right hand of the Father (Heb. 1:3).
Every utterance is a rain of righteousness that is falling. It is not coming from any of the Pastors, but from the mercy seat and the essence is to purge many brethren to be able to sit on the Throne. When Jesus sat, the world was condemned. Prior to His ascending and seating, the world was not seen as evil, but when He sat, it became clear that the world is sinful.
When we are journeying to the Throne, we would also be tempted but He would be succouring us (Heb. 2:18). The succour is not to give us anything earthly, but to give us judgement. He would train us as He was trained. To be without sin is possible! Sinlessness is possible! If God has ordained that we would be sinless, then we must think big.
“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.” (1 John 3:9). This should be our ambition! If we do not have it as our ambition then we lack judgement. It is an error of judgement to say that no one can be free from sin.
Many people encounter scriptures where they claim earthly provisions of God and profess that they cannot be sick or poor. Likewise, many would break into judgements and be unable to sin. This is what Jesus is working on – it is what He is doing now. His thoughts for us are how we can be sinless like He is; where we would not have the capacity, propensity, ability, or tendency to sin. The provision to overcome sin is here and now and not in the future.
Everlasting life is present in this season because everlasting death is racing. It is obvious in the current situations of the earth that everlasting death is racing, so we have to race. The light of the incorruptible seed is coming so that we can race. As such, we must be diligent and committed to it. The only way we can come into this judgement is to eat the flesh and drink the blood of Jesus (John 6:54). The flesh of Jesus is not just His body; it is the program of His earthly sojourn.
Jesus ran a program of God and finished it on earth. He then gave it to us to also finish. Unless we eat His flesh and drink His blood, we cannot overcome like He did. Even though we fall, we must keep obeying the judgement coming to us and we will be cleansed. Works of the flesh should not be mentioned among us now. When our thoughts are not aligned with God's thoughts, we sin. The solution to this is to consistently eat the flesh of Jesus. In the days of our flesh, when we finish eating His flesh, then we would also become sinless.
We must follow the coming of judgement through the mouth of the servants of God. We must follow keenly. As we hear the judgements of God, we must follow and obey. When we do not receive His judgments, we are telling Him that we do not want to be partakers of sinlessness.
Blessings!
Summary
1. The will of God and the Father is to deliver us from this present evil world. To accurately respond to the will of God is to be delivered from this present evil world and we can only respond to the will of God when we have understanding.
2. A man under the reign of sin cannot deliver man from the slavery of sin. Satan in his intelligence condemned the whole creation so that it would be hard for God to produce a sinless man to redeem man, except He created another Adam (1 Cor. 15:45).
3. Jesus gave Himself for the purging of our sins. After He purged our sins, He sat down and began to administer to us the substances that would remit our sins.
4. At the age of 12, Jesus had started doing the Father’s business (Luke 2:49). The Father's business is to save us from this present evil world. The Father's business is the Father's will, not ministry. A man may not be in the ministry and yet, be doing the Father's business
5. Satan came with temptations to prove the sonship of Jesus using the things of this world – lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and pride of life (1 John 2:16) – to tempt Him. Jesus was already interacting with the glories of the Father so He could disdain the glories Satan was offering.
6. (Heb. 4:15) The testimony of the heavens was that Jesus was without sin. He could not have purged men’s sin if He had sin. His blood was potent enough to redeem sin so He did it once and for all. When He had purged sin, He sat down at the right hand of the Father.
7. When we are journeying to the Throne, we would also be tempted but He would be succouring us (Heb. 2:18). The succour is not to give us anything earthly, but to give us judgement.
8. (1 John 3:9) Sinlessness should be our ambition! If we do not have it as our ambition then we lack judgement. It is an error of judgement to say that no one can be free from sin.
9. Jesus ran a program of God and finished it on earth. He then gave it to us to also finish. Unless we eat His flesh and drink His blood, we cannot overcome like He did.
10. As we hear the judgements of God, we must follow and obey. When we do not receive His judgments, we are telling Him that we do not want to be partakers of sinlessness.