THE ENEMIES DON’T COUNT

(We Reign In The Midst Of Adversities)
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Sunday, 8th June 2025
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD

TO THE BIBLE
1 Corinthians 15:25
“For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.”

LET’S TALK
Some people read the verse above and think it means not all enemies are under Jesus’ feet, but that’s not what it’s saying. Look closely! It doesn’t say Christ will reign when all enemies are under His feet. Instead, it says, “…until He has put all enemies under His feet.” In other words, He reigns in the midst of His enemies.

The Greek word translated reign is basileuō (a verb), which means to rule or to king. To get a clearer picture, let’s look at Romans 5:17: “…much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.”

The Lord Jesus is in heaven, where there are no enemies to rule over. So where is He reigning? Right here on earth, but through us, His Church!

Colossians 1:18 NIV says, “And he [Jesus] is the head of the body, the church….” Jesus is the head, the Church is His body, and the feet, as highlighted in the theme text, are a part of the body. Thus, Jesus continues to reign in the earth until all the enemies are subject to every member of the body of Christ.

That must happen before Jesus comes back. Can you see that the Lord isn’t coming for a beggarly, weakly, feeble or frail church? No! He’s coming for a triumphant Church (Ephesians 5:27). The Bible says He has “…made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.” 24 (Revelation 5:10).

No wonder the Lord Jesus said in John 16:33, “…In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” We’re born of Him and our faith in Him is our victory over the world. Now you see why James 1:2 says to count it all joy when you go through diverse tests. That’s because we reign in the midst of adversities. It reminds of what David said, “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies…” (Psalm 23:5). The enemies don’t count. In their midst, you reign and you rule. Glory to God!

GO DEEPER
Romans 5:17 AMPC
Colossians 1:16-18
Romans 8:35-39

PRAY
Dear Father, thank you for the victory we have in Christ Jesus. I’m a member of the body of Christ, empowered to reign, rule and walk on in victory in this world. I reign in righteousness, walk in victory and manifest your Kingdom here on earth, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

DAILY BIBLE READING
ONE YEAR
John 20:19-31, 1 Chronicles 23-25

TWO YEAR
1 Corinthians 16:13-24, Ecclesiastes 7-8

ACT
Encourage someone to walk in their God-given authority today by sharing this message with them.

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