1Corinthians 1:30
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
Once we become born-again we are in Christ. Eph. 2:6 says we have been raised up together to sit in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. The Father considers us one with Him through Christ making us heirs according to the promise and sons and daughters of God. It is from Him that we gain our new life in Jesus and we live that life through Him.
He has made Jesus to be wisdom to us, revealing His plan and giving us the wisdom of God, or the mind of Christ (I Cor 2:16). If we lack wisdom all we need to do is ask, as James 1 says, and He will give it without holding back. He has made all wisdom and understanding available to us through His Word and the mysteries of the spirit that were hidden for so many years are now opened to us.
We are also sanctified, or set-apart for holy service through Christ. We are not as we were. We are holy vessels for the purpose of worshipful service to God in this place. We should never see ourselves as unworthy or unqualified to do anything God has asked us to do and we should never see anything that we do simply as an earthly excersize. When we are set apart as a holy vessel, God is in everything we do. Whether we are at work, play, or otherwise, it is an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life. Our jobs and associations are for the purpose of serving Him and He supplies our need according to His riches in glory (Phil 4:19). God will never create a vessel that He is unable to fill. He will never ask us to do something He is unable to sustain in us. It is the walk of faith that we step into God's leading, not seeing, but expecting that the provision to fulfill His purpose will always be there (Heb 11:1). We are each set-apart for a holy purpose with specific giftings and graces to do the work God created us for (Eph 4:16).
Christ is redemption unto us. He has redeemed us, or bought us with a price out of slavery under the curse of the law. We are free to live in Christ and flow in the calling and anointing he has given us. We are no longer encumbered by the curse of the law but instead live in the blessing of God. The blessing and curse is spelled out in Deut 28 and it is very clear. God has made us victorious over sin. sickness, and poverty. In verse 2 it says that the blessing will come upon us and overtake us! If we will walk in the blessing by faith in Christ and His Word, we won't be able to get away from the blessing. The key is in verse 1. To obverse and to do His commandments. Do what God has told us to do, or as James 1 puts it, be a doer of the Word.
We need to act like we are the redeemed of the Lord, expecting to be blessed as we do His Word and live obediently. We should act like we're set apart for holy service walking confidently in our position as sons and daughters of God with all the privileges that includes, listening for, and responding to the wisdom of God. If we do we will be blessed in every part of our lives. The blessing will overtake us and will overflow into the lives of those around us (Gen 12:2).
We'll never be the same once we have gained a revelation of our position as sons and daughters of the King of Kings. If Christ is in me, I have been set free, set apart, set in place, and set upon by the wisdom and blessing of God.
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