Unveiling the Christ

Unveiling the Christ

By Apostle Felix

19  And now we are brothers and sisters in God’s family because of the blood of Jesus, and he welcomes us to come right into the most holy sanctuary in the heavenly realm—boldly and with no hesitation. 

20  For he has dedicated a new, life-giving way for us to approach God. For just as the veil was torn in two, Jesus’ body was torn open to give us free and fresh access to him! 

21  And since we now have a magnificent King-Priest to welcome us into God’s house, 

22  we come closer to God and approach him with an open heart, fully convinced by faith that nothing will keep us at a distance from him. For our hearts have been sprinkled with blood to remove impurity and we have been freed from an accusing conscience and now we are clean, unstained, and presentable to God inside and out! 

Hebrews 10: 19 – 22

The theme for June,  is unveiling the Christ. Why this theme? What is it such a big deal emphasizing Christ? This is because Christ is the theme of the Bible. The Bible without Christ turns into a novel, a story book, carrying no power nor life. Christ is the central theme of the book, we call the Bible. When we are reading and studying the Bible and we end up with something else, other than Christ, then we have not read the Bible well. The Holy Spirit’s responsibility is to reveal Christ to us through His word. Jesus, Himself told the disciples that when He, the Holy Spirit comes, shall come to glorify Christ.

13  Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 

14  He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 

John 16: 13, 14

The Holy Spirit’s subject is the revelation of Christ. He is committed to making Christ known to His people. He makes the abstract become a reality in our lives.

In this month of June, we will delve into unveiling the Christ with the help of the Holy Spirit. This commitment to unveiling the Christ came as a result of the illumination received from Jesus’ own words from Matthew 16: 18:

18  And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Matthew 16: 18

The church has been built on the revelation of Christ. Therefore, you and I cannot decide to change the material God Himself has built His church with. We are mandated to use the material as God suggested. The apostle Paul referred to it as well.

11  For no one is empowered to lay an alternative foundation other than the good foundation that exists, which is Jesus Christ! 

 (12-13) The quality of materials used by anyone building on this foundation will soon be made apparent, whether it has been built with gold, silver, and costly stones, or wood, hay, and straw. Their work will soon become evident, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by blazing fire! And the fire will test and prove the workmanship of each builder. 

1 Corinthians 3: 11 – 13

What kind of material are you using to build your life with? Examine it, and see if it is Christ’s material. It is unfortunate that many are building their lives with the expired material. Jesus confronted the people of that generation about the kind of material one is using.

46  “What good does it do for you to say I am your Lord and Master if what I teach you is not put into practice? 

47  Let me describe the one who truly follows me and does what I say. 

48  He is like a man who chooses the right place to build a house and then lays a deep and secure foundation. When the storms and floods rage against that house, it continues to stand strong and unshaken through the tempest, for it has been wisely built on the right foundation. 

49  But the one who has heard my teaching and does not obey it is like a man who builds a house without laying any foundation whatsoever. When the storms and floods rage against that house, it will immediately collapse and become a total loss. Which of these two builders will you be?” 

Luke 6: 46 – 49

Mind you, Jesus dealt with a bunch of religious folks, whose lives were dedicated to following the law of Moses. So, He wasn’t addressing atheists at all. It’s people who were familiar with the law of God and assumed they knew God. The foundation Jesus referred to was the revelation of Himself. The unveiling of Christ that was concealed in the Jewish feasts and religious rituals. Please, read the devotions this June. I cannot preempt all in one morning. God bless you.