_Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD_
_Tuesday, August 11th 2026_
*ABOVE THE ELEMENTS OF THIS WORLD*
_Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances?_ *(Colossians 2:20)*
As a child of God, you’re not subject to the elements of this world. This isn’t mere rhetoric; it’s the revelation of your nature and position in Christ. The Bible says you’re dead with Christ to the rudiments, the elemental principles of this world. That means they don’t govern you; you reign over them.
Always remember that being born again, you’re not of this world. You’re superior to Satan and the disabling influences of this world. You’re not subject to the same limitations of the unregenerate man. There’s a higher law by which you live: the law of the Spirit of life, and it overrides the natural laws of this world.
For example, when faced with harsh weather conditions, the natural response for the natural man is to yield and say, *“It’s too cold,”* or *“It’s unbearably hot,”* and then adapt to such natural elements. But faith responds differently. You rise above it. You declare your dominion over the elements of this world.
When you’re confronted with an unfavourable condition in your health or finances, don’t accept them as final. Don’t live by the projections of so-called economic and medical experts. Rather, respond on the basis of God’s Word. The Word of God is the governing principle of the divine life in you; it overrides the natural laws and elements of this world.
The Apostle John affirms, *“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them…”* (1 John 4:4). Act on the Word. Refuse to be limited by natural conditions. You don’t have to deny their existence, but you must prohibit their authority over you. The Lord Jesus said, *“…be of good cheer; I have overcome the world”* (John 16:33).
He overcame the world, its systems and elements. And when He did, you were in Him. Walk in this consciousness and consistently manifest victory, dominion and excellence over the systems, structures, and elements of this world.
*PRAYER*
_Dear Father, I thank you for the life of victory you’ve given me in Christ. I’m not subject to the elements of this world, for the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus is at work in me. I walk in dominion and exercise authority over circumstances, systems, structures and principles of this world today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen._
*FURTHER STUDY:*
*Colossians 2:20 DNT* If you died with Christ from[a] the elemental[b] things of the world, why, as-though living in the world, do you submit-to-decrees
*Galatians 4:3-4* Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: *4* But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
*Galatians 6:14 NIV* May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which[a] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
*1 Year Bible Reading Plan :* Romans 12:17-13:1-14 & Psalms 89
*2 Year Bible Reading Plan :* Philippians 1:23-30 & Isaiah 62
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