the musings of this nigerian gal

When I got admitted into the university, I got to attend the church of my choosing. The very first time in my life, but not the last.

One major characteristic of the churches I have attended so far —minus my parents church— is the emphasis on confessions.

Confession is not just an acknowledgment of belief; profession of one’s faith but also an open admittance.

So this begs the question of “faith in what?” and “admittance of what?”

Colossians 2:11-15 says “In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.” (NKJV)

It’s a long read, I know.

The long and short of the above scripture is this: we have been redeemed from the governance of sin, our sins have been blotted out, and the hold of the devil and his minions is null and void because he has been conquered, rendered nothing.

This is the basis of every word that come out of my mouth, your mouth.

We speak from the reality of the gospel and the gospel alone.

Not facts.

Not emotions.

At every point in our lives, our words are an open admittance of what Christ has done, all He has procured through the shedding of His blood and all that is obtainable on His name.

We speak from a reality that though unseen, controls the seen.

We are not shallow people, tossed to and fro by the winds of life.

Christ is our foundation.

This is why we can stand and scream “it is well with me”. Why we can say “the Lord God is my help, I will not be moved”.

This is the reason why we are at rest and full of joy.

The gospel is the reason why we rejoice.

The reason why we lift our faces to the sky and laugh.

The finished works of Christ is the reason why we live.