Many people believe that the reason that Jesus was a success—why He was master of everything—was because He was the son of God. That’s not true. The reason Jesus Christ mastered the devil, sickness, death, and everything on earth is because He first mastered Himself. He had total mastery over His spirit, soul, and body. He was submitted to God in His mind, will, emotions, and His physical body. Jesus said, “I only do what I see My father do and I only say what I hear My father say.” John 5:19, is the key note scripture for the life of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ knew how to live in the Spirit and not be affected by the physical world. He mastered the art of walking in the spirit. This means He was more aware of the spiritual realm than the physical world. He practiced this art and mastered it. You could say He lived the abnormal Christian life. His own family was concerned that He had lost His mind. Truly, what I am saying is not for the faint of heart or for those who spend most of their time caught up in popular, physical world attractions.
The kind of life that Jesus Christ lived is not the kind of life you get from scrolling through social media all day. You don’t get there by watching TV or the internet. It’s the kind of life that is not caught up in this one. I believe a remnant will rise up and walk like Jesus walked and lived when He was on earth. Jesus is coming back for a glorious church and people.
To master yourself as Jesus did, you have to develop God’s character in you. For many years now, the Lord Jesus Christ has emphasized to me to develop the character of God in my life. I have great success when I spend consistent time in prayer and Bible study. The Lord impressed me to meditate on and put into practice the following scriptures. It will establish you in the character of God. There is more, but the Lord will show you that in time as you grow in Him.
Read, study, meditate on, and practice the following scriptures:
• Colossians chapter three
• Ephesians chapters four and five
• Galatians chapter five
• 1 Corinthians chapter 13
• Isaiah 40:28-31
The Lord told me that I could never master myself (develop the character of God) in my own strength. Jesus told me that Isaiah 40:28–31 was my key to success.
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. – Isaiah 40:28-31
In prayer, you receive the ability to live what you have read and studied in the Bible. You will move into a place of power and anointing like you have never known. God is with us!
