The Big Picture

There are two kinds of people in this world. Only two, no more no less. Those who are born again of God through Jesus by the Holy Spirit, and those who are not. The one is dead to the world, and alive unto God. The other is dead to God, and is of this world which is passing away through the coruption that is in it by sin.

An interesting thing; those in Christ may think that they are a mixture of both. You are not. Your old life died, and you were given a new life. The life of Christ. This life is the nature, the spirit, and the inclinations of God. A holy life with the desires of pleasing God. Just like Jesus. In thought, in word, and in deed.

The trouble is we don't see who we are. We look at things from a reasoning stand-point. God declares us from an eternal stand-point. He knows what has been accomplished, and calls it done. We are to take His word for it, and by faith also to reckon it done. To take God's word for it and accept it by faith, and declare what God has said is so, the Amen in our heart. Not according to our reason, but by His word.

To obtain to the life we now have in Christ, we have to agree with God. We have to re-think ourselves to be what God says. It is not reasonable to think that a man can be one with the Father and Jesus by the Holy Spirit. But it is scriptual. To say anything else is a lie. Jesus said; "I and the Father are one." Again; "that you may be one with me". Not two, one in life, one in thought, and one in deeds. As in marriage, the two are one. You have your own identity and mind, but your thoughts and words and actions are submitted through your partner to see and be sure that he or she is in agreement.

In the churchs case, the will to be of service and pleasing to God is the formost thought in the minds of the people. All of our thoughts and words and action are submitted to the Father to see if they are approved and will bring forth fruit. Always with the willingness to change direction or stop. And to receive better instruction from God.

To walk in the fulness of the Lord we have to lose our view of things and look to the word to find out who we are and stop short-circuiting the work of God in our lives. In other words, get rid of our unbelief. Every-thing we could ever need for life and godliness has already been given. Hasn't God said; "I will walk in them, and be their God, and they shall be my people." Aren't we the temple of God? What does that mean? The all knowing, all powerful, every-where present God, is alive and living in me! In His fulness and wisdom and power.

The mind of man can not grasp the significance of this. But by faith I can confess that it is so. And by faith I can walk in the reality of this. And watch and look and listen to the promting of God with-in me. To give me direction, and wisdom, and power to defeat all my enemies. And to show me the wonder of this reality. That God is in me to reckoncile the world unto Himself. To carry forth the work that Jesus began in his body of flesh, and now in my body of flesh. That the world may see the manifestations of God, with signs, wonders, and miracles. These are the proofs that it is Jesus in me and that He has risen from the dead. And been exalted by God who has placed all things under His feet. So that men might seek Him and be saved.