Day 26 I really want to build on what we dealt with yesterday. Remember that the serpent was subtle in Genesis 3. Thought that can defeat us are often very subtle thoughts. We have to learn not to only discern between right and wrong but we must discern between right and almost right. Its almost right to ask God to come down and help us. It sounds Holy. It sounds humble. But you will truely be free when you discover is already here. Emmanuel means; God with us! When Jesus Christ came to the earth, He put an end to the separation between God and man. Lets fast from the thoughts that says: God is far from me. Not only is God with us. Not only is God for us. But He is also in us! This is an amazing mystery we wont understand it completely until we are in Heaven. Colossians 1:27 says, ...this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. its almost right to believe that, if we become holier, we can get closer to God. But the separation between we and God is a myth. Its an illusion. The devil want us to believe it to keep us powerless and misinformed concerning our connection with God. Its true that in Isaiah 59:2 it says, Your sins have made a separation between you and your God. But Jesus took away the sin through His blood. Therefore, there is no separation between us and God, if we have been born-again. Its our failure to recognise this that keeps us in bondage, feeling distant from God. We feel sometimes, He is so far away but He is not. He is here, He is there! For us today, let replace this almost right thinking with right thinking. 1. Psalm 46:1 says, He is an ever-present help in times of trouble Wow! You have to love this thought. Have you ever had times of trouble? (Ya think!) But notice, He is ever-present. Then it says, help in the times of trouble. It is His ever-presence, that brings us help in the times of trouble. 2. Take Him at His word. Jesus said in Matthew 28:20, Lo I am with you always even unto the end of the age. There is no way to misinterpret this verse I am with you always. That has to warm your heart and comfort you. 3. Christianity is not a life of attainment but a life of recognition. Philemon verse 6 says, That your faith might become effective, through the acknowledgement of those things which are already in you in Christ Jesus. Many people focus on attaining Gods presence and Gods blessings. But the Scripture is clear: We must recognise and acknowledge that, He is already in us! His gifts are already in us. This produces power, that money and religion cannot buy! The first part of the verse says-this is what make your faith more effective. Acknowledge. Recognise. He is already in you. His gifts are in you. 4. Christianity is not us finding God. Its He came and found us, took us into His arms, spilled His blood to cleanse us from all unrighteousness; and breath His very Spirit into us. Now He lives in every person that has accepted Jesus as their Lord. Romans 8:11 says, and if the same Spirit that raised Jesus from dead lives in you, then He who raised Christ Jesus from dead, will life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit that indwells in you. 5. Eliminate every thought that says God come down and help me or send your Spirit. He has already come. He has already sent His spirit. Our fight, our battle is to believe this whether we feel His presence or not. He is in you! 6. Its not us living for God, its we living from God. Galatians 2:20 says, It is no longer I who lives but Christ lives in me. David said in Psalm 139:7-9 Where can I go from your spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go to the heavens, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. If I take the wings of the dawn and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand will lead me and Your right hand will hold me. Think it and Say it: Today I decide to eliminate the thought that I am separated from God in any way. He is ever-present in my time of trouble. His ever-presence brings me help! He is in my boat. And I will rest in knowing I am in His presence. I recognise He is already in me. That what makes my faith work. He has found me and put His Spirit in me. The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead, is living on the inside of me. God is not far from me. He is right here, right now. I am surrounded by His love and enveloped in His presence. Therefore I am not afraid. He is my shield and refuge. My fortress and my very present help today. I am not trying to live for God, I am living from Him. His power is in me. His presence is in me. His love is in me. And nothing can ever separate me from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus my LORD! Shalom...
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:18:36 +0000
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