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We were rescued from the Empire of Darkness to the Kingdom of the Son of Love

It was paid high price for our salvation

11/12/2016

By: Apostolo Valdemiro Santiago

Article by: Victor Correa

The excerpt, Colossians 1.11, tells us that we lived under the emperor`s command. There was no hope to us. Every conditions we overcame, such as epidemics, sufferings, pain, wars, the conditions that we see is still under the influence of that empire because it still exists. The emperor of the darkness is still where it was before. The Lord transported us from that empire, in other words, He took us out there. There will be the day when this emperor will be thrown to hell`s fire, but meanwhile, he is here on the edge of time.

As he knows he is on the edge of time, the emperor of this kingdom of darkness tries to override us, surrounding us, observing us, trapping as if he were a lion trying to catch its prey. He is neither omnipresent, nor omniscient, nor omnipotent. God is and looks after everywhere all the time. He gets to differ all of us and detects our hearts, which belong to Him, in order to tell His angels to distribute blessings and victories.

We may also observe people who were victims of the empire of the darkness. The transport that takes people out there is voluntary. God never forces anyone to come onto the Ark, He simply invites. We, believers, don`t live under the dominance of this empire, so we are no longer defeated. The transport is to believe in the blood of peace and it`s free of charge. If you think that the light went off, reprimand in the name of Jesus because, now, you are in the Kingdom of God`s Love, which it is pure light. You have also to remember that it`s a kingdom not an empire, it`s not a dictatorship. Even though, every now and then, some people jump back to the empire and they are tortured one more time. When Adam and Eve sinned, they hid themselves from God. When we sin, we become ashamed at God and we don`t want our work to be manifested. The whole world is ashamed. They tried to blame one another, but the blame is just on us because we have the choice of living in the empire of darkness or in the Kingdom of Love. Because of our mistake, God wanted to put an end to men. But as it is with everything, God found a solution. In this case, the investment was too high; it was the life of His Only Son. The Holy Supper itself is to make us remember of that high price; Jesus died for us. No father wants to see his son dying, so figure out the Father of Love. Our faith comes from being aware of the lack of power of the emperor on our lives and who finds it out, becomes stronger. When His Son felt pain, humiliation, rejection, offenses, He prayed to His Father. He asked if it were really necessary to go through that condition and when He heard “yes”, He accepted, suffered and died. At the end, He said that it was done, over, and completed. He rescued each one of us for free. Despite all that, there are people who don`t want to get the transport and go to the Kingdom of His Love. It`s enough to accept the His mark of blood. On one hand, the empire of darkness, on the other hand, The Kingdom of the Son of God`s Love; for you to have an idea of the magnitude of God`s sacrifice for us. Jesus was sentenced to die for us. The cross was the evil death, and He was innocent. But he was sentenced and paid for everything. We were kidnapped and God paid the price of the redemption with His Beloved Son. Faith means to know how valuable we are to God. When you find it out, you overcome epidemics, cold, diseases. The origin of the peace is the blood of Jesus. So many people seek this peace in drugs, in people, in actions, and in situations. When you know the blood of Jesus Christ was shed for you and you accept it, peace comes to your life. Everything happens and will happen through Jesus. Everything that was created had its origin in Him. It`s the essence of everything. He comes before everything else. God is everlasting and through Jesus, everyone, you and I become everlasting because He puts the eternity in our hearts.