Prior to salvation, no person on earth can conceive of the
enormous abundance, which God prepared for everyone that loves Him. If the
people, who lived on earth with Jesus, understood God’s love, they never would
have crucified Him. Even now, however, the unsaved, modern population has no
concept of the glorious wisdom of God, because it is foolishness to them. Only
spiritual people can discern spiritual concepts (1
Corinthians 2:7-15).
God gave us His Word and His Spirit to reveal these
wondrous mysteries to anyone who will humble their self in order to receive His
salvation. When salvation brings us into union with Christ, we no longer have a
life apart from God. We willingly lay down our old life, as well as all of our
intentions to live a detached or self-governing life. We surrender our
independence at the foot of the cross (Romans 12:1). Christ
fully envelops our spirit, saturates every cell in our body, and influences
every choice, thought and emotion of our soul (2 Corinthians 4:7).
Before Adam sinned, human beings were created in the image
of the Trinity (Genesis 1:27). After his sin, our spirit is
dead when we are born. Since Jesus paid the price for our sin and eradicated it
from our life, Born Again Believers return to living in the image of the God
with a body, soul and living spirit. As the Holy Spirit transforms our life
from one stage of holiness to the next, we slowly take on the mind and nature
of Christ, who is the exact image of our Father (Colossians 1:15; 2 Corinthians
3:18). We function more each day from the reality of the indwelling divinity
of Jesus Christ within us (Galatians 2:20).
Without the full recognition of what it means for Christ
to dwell within us, bringing with Him all the divinity of the triune God, we
are powerless to accomplish God’s entire will in our life. As long as this
earth makes up the sum total of our life, we are confined to the natural realm.
Conversely, with our spirit, body and soul – our mind, will and emotions –
focused on the Kingdom of God and sensitive to the leading of God’s Spirit, we
open our self up to unlimited possibilities for our life.
Within our body, the temple of the Holy Spirit, abides all
of the power of the entire triune Godhead, which is ready to change our world from
the inside out. We limit this power by our lack of understanding, our doubts
and our fears. Only when we comprehend that we are in a spiritual union with
God through Christ, and that our humanity is already dead (Colossians
3:3), do we have more trust in the Spirit’s direction moment by moment
throughout our day. With faith and obedience, we achieve what seems impossible
to the analytical, human mind.
Prayer:
Father God, the amazing reality of the concept of Christ
living within us reveals the truth that we no longer need to “make time” in our
schedule to spend with You, but that we dwell in our union with You through
each of the 1440 minutes of our day. You are always present in our life,
regardless of what we say, do or experience. Your Spirit dwells in our spirit
and You live out Your will through our body and soul. I want to experience more
of the divinity of the entire Godhead in my life now, which is possible because
Christ, Your treasure, lives in our earthen vessels (2
Corinthians 4:7).
Thought for the Day:
We do not have to wait until heaven to live the divine
life, because the divine Christ is our whole life now. - Colossians 3:4